March 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E477 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO TRIBUTE TO JUSTIN JOSLIN AND In addition to the almost 13 years he has REMOVE THE SOCIAL SECURITY ROGER BISHOP spent in the National Guard, he served for 4 TRUST FUND AND MEDICARE years in the Marine Corps, enlisting after grad- OFF-BUDGET HON. HEATHER WILSON uating from high school. Despite his success, OF NEW MEXICO SFC Dolan remains modest, citing the exem- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES plary work of other Pennsylvania Guardsmen. HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR. Thursday, March 18, 1999 He is in quite a good position to determine the proficiency of his colleagues, as it is his duty OF OHIO Mrs. WILSON. Mr. Speaker, I wish to bring to inspect unit readiness throughout the state. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to your attention the humanitarian acts of Jus- In this capacity, he helps review a third of the tin Joslin and Roger Bishop, two students of National Guard every year. Thursday, March 18, 1999 Sandia High School in Albuquerque, NM. SFC Dolan, in the true spirit of the minute- In November 1998 these two young men Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, over the man, initially joined the same National Guard were driving around after school when they unit in which his father served. He currently years, the Federal Government has raided the saw a slow-moving vehicle veer dangerously Social Security trust fund and Medicare and lives with his wife, Vincenta, who is also a across oncoming traffic toward houses. The member of the PA Guard, and their 10-month diverted the money earmarked for retirement driver of this vehicle appeared passed out, her old daughter, Kaitlin. and medical benefits to a host of other pro- head tipped back against the seat. Without ex- The honor of the title of Soldier of the Year grams. This would be bad enough if Social changing a word, both young men sprang into is a great one. That the award is in such good Security faced no financial crisis. But the pro- action to stop the car, saving the woman and hands bodes well for the future of the Penn- gram is projected to start running cash-flow possibly others, from injury. Justin stopped his sylvania National Guard. The people of Penn- shortages around 2013, which makes the mis- car, and he and Roger jumped out and ran sylvania can feel secure in the knowledge that use of the trust fund unconscionable. I have along opposite sides of the other vehicle. men and women like SFC Dolan are working recently introduced legislation calling for a Roger grabbed the passenger's door, which for them. It is an honor to pay tribute to him constitutional amendment to remove the So- was locked and Justin grabbed the drivers' today. cial Security trust fund and Medicare off-budg- door and was able to jump in. Justin pressed f on the brake and put the vehicle in park. The et. I encourage each of my colleagues to sup- 66-year-old driver had apparently fallen uncon- HONORING COLORADO GIRLS port this measure. scious. She was treated at a local hospital and STATE BASKETBALL 3A CHAM- Supporters of the Social Security accounting released. PIONS—EATON HIGH SCHOOL system claim the trust fund is in fine shape, Too many times we hear of bad news in our storing the surpluses in a massive fund that communities or situations that could have con- HON. BOB SCHAFFER cluded better if someone would have acted will ensure that benefit checks keep flowing OF COLORADO with concern and compassion as these young until 2032. The truth is when Social Security's IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES costs exceed tax receipts, the Government will men did. Justin Joslin and Roger Bishop Thursday, March 18, 1999 have to raise taxes and/or borrow more showed that they care about others and are money to help pay benefits. willing to act in a humanitarian way when they Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today see a need. to extend my heartiest congratulations to the Since 1983, Social Security has collected f Eaton High School girls basketball team on more in taxes than it spends on benefits and their impressive State 3A Championship. The other costs. This year, the payroll tax surplus TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT FIRST CLASS JAMES DOLAN victory, a hard fought 50±47 win over Pagosa will total about $52 billion. By 2007, the cumu- Springs High School, was a thrilling contest lative surplus is estimated to be $435 billion. HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS between two talented and deserving teams. In In the past, these funds have been spent on championship competition, though, one team OF PENNSYLVANIA everything from defense to welfare. In return, must emerge victorious, and Eaton proved IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the trust fund has been issued nonmarketable themselves the best in their classÐtruly sec- Treasury bonds, which are merely promises to Thursday, March 18, 1999 ond to none. repay the money with interest at a later date Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to The State 3A Championship is the highest in time. In short, IOU's from the Government pay tribute to Sgt. First Class James Dolan, of achievement in high school basketball. This to itself. To date, the IOU's in the trust fund Jonestown, PA, who recently earned the title coveted trophy symbolizes more than just the team and its coach, Bob Ervin, as it also rep- total over $800 billion. of Soldier of the Year for the Pennsylvania National Guard. SFC Dolan, who serves full- resents the staunch support of the players' The best and only way to shield the Social time at Fort Indiantown Gap in Annville, is the families, fellow students, school personnel and Security and Medicare trust funds from spend- assistant inspector general for the PA Army the community. From now on, these people ing raids is to exclude their funds from Federal National Guard. can point to the 1998±1999 girls basketball budget calculations. Currently, several bills This award is well-earned by an individual team with pride, and know they were part of have been introduced that would do just that. who carries himself with great professionalism a remarkable athletic endeavor. Indeed, visi- However, none of those bills call for amending and distinction in the finest traditions of our tors to this town and school will see a sign the U.S. Constitution to ensure that raiding the country's military history. The noncommis- proclaiming the Girls State 3A Championship, fund is impossible. sioned officers corps serves as the backbone and know something special had taken place of the army, and the benchmark that SFC there. The fundamental goal of the Social Security Dolan has set is emblematic of the lofty stand- The Eaton basketball squad is a testament and Medicare programs is ultimately to guar- ards traditionally set by our nation's non- to the old adage that the team wins games, antee savings and medical coverage for retir- commissioned officers. In order to achieve this not individuals. The combined talents of these ees. The Federal Government has made a honor, SFC Dolan was interviewed by evalua- players coalesced into a dynamic and domi- contract with the American people. Let's show tion boards who ranked his technical pro- nant basketball force. Each team member also that we are serious about addressing the re- ficiency, leadership skills, and military knowl- deserves to be proud of her own role. These tirement system's long term solvency problem. edge and bearing. individuals are the kind of people who lead by Again, I urge each member to support this This award was given to an excellent soldier example and serve as role-models. With the constitutional amendment. who has maintained a brilliant military record. increasing popularity of sports among young

∑ 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. E478 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 people, local athletes are heroes to the young ice to the Christian community, and its efforts tional magazine Cable in the Classroom for in their home towns. I admire the discipline to serve better through expansion. May it long her innovative methods to use technologies in and dedication these high schoolers have continue its growth and success. the classroom. shown in successfully pursuing their dream. f Mrs. Leach is a regular user of video in her The memories of this storied year will last a science class. She has found that by lifetime. I encourage all involved, but espe- UNITED CONFEDERATION OF supplementing the traditional text method of cially the Eaton players, to build on this expe- TAINO PEOPLE DAY teaching she is able to reach different kinds of rience by dreaming bigger dreams and achiev- learners. Some students favor auditory and ing greater successes. I offer my best wishes HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ visual information processing. Mrs. Leach has to this team as they move forward from their OF ILLINOIS found that to reach more students more effec- State 3A Championship to future endeavors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tively she must present the material in as f many different ways as she can. Thursday, March 18, 1999 In addition to her responsibilities as a CONGRATULATING ST. GREGORY Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today science teacher, Onorina Leach is the coach THE ILLUMINATOR CHURCH OF to speak about the taino people and the im- of Highland High School's United States Aca- FOWLER portance of observing the United Confed- demic Decathlon team. Also, Mrs. Leach is eration of Taino People Day. using video to help prepare the Highland High HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH The Taino people are the descendants of School Decathlon team for competition. The OF CALIFORNIA the first Native Peoples of the Americas to students participating in the United States IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES greet Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) Academic Decathlon learn study skills, time- in the year 1492, and have a distinctive spir- Thursday, March 18, 1999 management skills and social skills. A com- itual and material relationship with the lands, pliment given to Mrs. Leach by a student she Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise territories, waters and coastal seas which they had years ago summarizes Ms. Leach's dedi- today to congratulate St. Gregory the Illu- have traditionally been connected to, occupied cation to her students. ``You know, Mrs. minator Church of Fowler, CA, upon its re- and used from time immemorial. Leach, Academic Decathlon did not nec- opening. St. Gregory the Illuminator is the The Taino people have the collective and in- essarily prepare me for graduate school, but it fourth oldest Armenian Church in the United dividual right to identify themselves as indige- did prepare me for life.'' States. nous, to be recognized as such, and to prac- Please join me in honoring and thanking St. Gregory first opened its doors in 1906 as tice, revitalize, develop and transmit to coming Onorina Leach for the difference she is mak- the Armenian Apostolic Church. The services generations the past, present and future mani- ing in the lives of her students and to our were held in the Episcopal Church of Fowler, festations of their distinct identity, ethnic, cul- great community of Albuquerque, New Mexico. and officiated by Father Sahag Vartabed tural and spiritual traditions, history, language, f Nazaretian, pastor of the Holy Trinity Church and customs. in Fresno. During this time, the congregation The Taino people, beyond international and MY COMMITMENT TO FREE AND of the St. Gregory Church consisted of 75 to political borders, have taken positive steps for FAIR TRADE FOR AGRICULTURE 100 families. the recognition, promotion and protection of In 1907, the First Divine Liturgy of the Ar- their collective and individual rights and free- HON. BOB SCHAFFER menian Apostolic Church was celebrated. Im- doms, by organizing themselves for their spir- OF COLORADO mediately following the liturgy, the congrega- itual, social, political, economic, and cultural IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion elected a board of trustees, their objective enhancement. Thursday, March 18, 1999 being the selection of a suitable site for a The Taino people, being represented by in- church building. On April 15, 1909, the present digenous organizations, such as Caney Quinto Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, Colorado ag- church site in Fowler was selected and pur- Mundo, Concejo General de Tainos riculture increasingly depends upon the export chased. Borincanos, Fundacion Social Luz Cosmica market to expand sales and increase reve- Construction of the church building on Feb- Taina, Presencia Taina, Taino Ancestral Leg- nues. The expanding world trade in agriculture ruary 3, 1910. On April 17, the church was acy Keepers, Ciboney Tribe, and Cecibajagua, has a significant impact on both the U.S. trade consecrated in a ceremony in the presence of have in solidarity chosen representatives balance and on specific commodities and indi- a large congregation. The St. Gregory Church themselves and established the United Con- vidual farmers. became the fourth established Armenian Ap- federation of Taino People. No sector of the U.S. economy is subject to ostolic Church in America, under the jurisdic- The United Confederation of Taino People more international trade barriers than agri- tion of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of is celebrating its first historic anniversary, culture. The import quotas, high tariffs, gov- North America. which coincides with, and recognizes the ernment buying monopolies and import bans Over the years, the original church building United Nations International decade of the imposed by other nations, coupled with the has expanded, and a church hall and Sunday World's Indigenous Peoples, and the equinox overwhelming number of trade sanctions and school classes have been added. In 1993 the that signals the beginning of the planting cycle embargoes imposed on other countries by our church decided to expand further. The site has that the Taino People have observed for thou- own government, cost the American agri- since been enhanced by a park, basketball sands of years. culture industry billions of dollars each year in and volleyball courts, a playground and a Mr. Speaker, March 27, 1999 is the United lost export opportunities. courtyard, all of which are frequently used and Confederation of Taino People Day. I encour- These barriers continue to grow in spite of enjoyed by parishioners. Most recently, con- age my colleagues and all of the people of the the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade struction has taken place to expand the sanc- United States to observe that day with the re- (GATT) and the North American Free Trade tuary and church offices; a library and con- spect and dignity it deserves and to learn Agreement (NAFTA). Without question, they ference room have also been added. During more about the great contributions of this peo- are devastating the ability for American agri- this time of construction, services have been ple to our country and civilization. culture to effectively compete, particularly at a held in Markarian Hall, and a drastic increase f time when exports now account for 30% of in the congregation has been observed, mak- U.S. farm cash receipts and nearly 40% of all ing the re-opening of the sanctuary highly an- TRIBUTE TO ONORINA LEACH agricultural production. It is abundantly clear, ticipated. that in addition to free trade, America must It is the memorable event that St. Gregory HON. HEATHER WILSON guarantee fair trade. celebrates as it serves its third generation of OF NEW MEXICO The 1996 Freedom to Farm Act returned Armenians, as well as many converts. It is the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES control of farming operations to producers in prayer of the parish that St. Gregory will be exchange for sharp restrictions on the level of able to meet the challenge of inspiring those Thursday, March 18, 1999 government support. The goal was to provide who worship in and make St. Gregory their Mrs. WILSON. Mr. Speaker, I wish to bring U.S. farmers with the flexibility to run their op- spiritual home. to your attention an honor received by Onorina erations according to the marketplace. But in Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join Leach, Science Teacher at Highland High exchange, the U.S. government has a clear me in congratulating St. Gregory the Illu- School, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mrs. responsibility to ensure that our farmers and minator Church of Fowler on its longtime serv- Leach was profiled in the November 1998 na- ranchers have the ability to compete fairly CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E479 against other exporters, not against foreign THE WORK INCENTIVES ability programs the fourth largest entitlement governments. I will continue my efforts in Con- IMPROVEMENT ACT expenditure in the Federal Government. Now, gress to compel the executive branch to vigor- if only one 1 percent, or 75,000, of the 7.5 mil- ously fight foreign trade barriers and utilize HON. RICK LAZIO lion disabled adults were to become em- available tools such as the Export Enhance- OF NEW YORK ployed, Federal savings in disability benefit would total $3.5 billion over the lifetime of the ment Program and the Market Access Pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES individual. Removing barriers to work is a gram to promote U.S. products abroad. Thursday, March 18, 1999 major benefit to disabled Americans in their Furthermore, the State Department and the Mr. LAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to in- pursuit of self-sufficiency, and it also contrib- current administration must be forced to un- troduce a bill that has one goal and one goal utes to preserving the Social Security trust derstand the economic consequences of uti- onlyÐenabling individuals with disabilities to fund. lizing food as a diplomatic weapon. Our farm- pursue their desire to work. In today's work- The Work incentives Improvement Act ers and ranchers cannot continue to bear the place, less than one-half of one percent of dis- would create new State options for SSDI and SSI beneficiaries who return to work to pur- overwhelming burden of ineffective unilateral abled Americans successfully move from dis- ability benefits to employment and self-suffi- chase the health care coverage they would sanctions. The federal government should be otherwise be entitled to if they did not work. It required to identify funding sources to reim- ciency. A recent Harris Survey, however, found that 72 percent of Americans with dis- would support a user-friendly, public-private burse farmers for the reduction in prices abilities want to work but nearly 75 percent of approach job training and placement assist- caused by our government's actions, and this persons with disabilities are unemployed. ance for individuals with disabilities who want must occur before such actions are permitted What is the problem, here? to work, and it provides for new ways to in- to take place. Let me tell you about a man from my dis- form SSDI and SSI beneficiaries of available Agriculture is the bedrock of the American trict. He is a 39-year-old Navy Veteran from work incentives. Bay Shore, NY. Several years ago, he worked The man from Bay Shore, NY, said, ``I want economy, and our agricultural productivity is to work. I do not want to be a burden to tax- the envy of the world. Assuring Colorado's on Wall Street with the hopes of becoming a stockbroker. Unfortunately, an accident in payers.'' The Work Incentives Improvement farmers keep this edge in the global economy Act will help him become a successful stock- 1983 left him a quadriplegic. Because of his is one of my highest priorities in Congress. broker. When he does so, he hopes to open injury, this man relies on a tracheostomy to to open his own firm and hire people with dis- help him breath and speak. f abilities. He requires nurses or caregives to clean his Now is the time to make major progress to- COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION tracheostomy and requires 24-hour home care ward removing barriers and enabling people ACT OF 1999 to assist him bathing, dressing, housekeeping, with disabilities to work. Millions of Americans and numerous other daily activities. This indi- are waiting eagerly to unleash their creativity vidual's physical challenge, however, does not and pursue the American dream. They are SPEECH OF inhibit his ability to become a stockbroker. Ten waiting for us to act, Mr. Speaker. Let's act years after his tragic accident, he successfully now. HON. DAVID E. BONIOR passed the ``Series 7'' test, a grueling 6-hour f OF MICHIGAN exam, to become a licensed stockbroker. Ex- cept for Federal barriers, he would be a stock PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES broker today. He cannot, however, because OF H.R. 975, REDUCING VOLUME OF STEEL IMPORTS AND ESTAB- Wednesday, March 17, 1999 he would lose his Medicaid and Medicare, which he needs to survive. LISHING STEEL IMPORT NOTIFI- The House in Committee of the Whole His situation is not unique. His predicament CATION AND MONITORING PRO- House on the State of the Union had under is replicated all across this countryÐby the GRAM consideration the bill (H.R. 820) to authorize millions. Suffolk County, NY, alone has SPEECH OF appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 261,000 disabled individualsÐmost of whom for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes: want to work. Yet, disabled Americans must HON. HAROLD E. FORD, JR. choose between working and surviving. Fed- OF TENNESSEE Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Chairman, the U.S. Coast eral benefit programs such as Social Security IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Guard provides many valuable services to our Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Wednesday, March 17, 1999 country. Among them are ice rescues. As Security Income (SSI) provide benefits, includ- many of us along the Great Lakes know, the ing eligibility for health coverage through Medi- Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in sup- Coast Guard has saved countless lives and care and Medicaid. Services that many dis- port of the Bipartisan Steel Recovery Act of provided invaluable services to our commu- abled workers require, such as personal as- 1999. I believe this initiative provides a com- prehensive approach to enforcing trade laws nities. sistance, are often not covered by employer by stating clearly and forcefully that the United health care. So, when a disabled American In the district which I represent, Macomb States does not and will not tolerate violations secures a job and earns income, he or she and St. Clair Counties, recreational uses of of trade laws by foreign corporations. may lose their government benefits and, sub- Lake St. Clair, the St. Clair River, and Lake As we enter a new millennium, we must sequently, their health coverage. Huron are not just limited to summer activities. face and embrace globalism by ensuring that This is why I have introduced the Work In- all our citizens have the skills required to com- Ice fishing is a growing and popular rec- centives Improvement Act in the House of reational activity, but from time to time way- pete in the international economy. Export-driv- Representatives. The Federal Government en job growth ensures that our communities' ward fishermen find themselves in need of should remove existing barriers and allow living standards continue to rise. help. these individuals to work. Like all other Ameri- The primary forces shaping our economyÐ Our communities do a great job in rescuing cans, disabled Americans deserve economic globalization, digitalization, deregulation, and individuals from critical circumstances, but opportunity. They deserve the satisfaction that diversityÐrequire that we consider a broader their rescue capacity could be greatly aided by only a paycheck can bring. They deserve to array of international trade and investment op- a Husky Airboat stationed at the St. Clair be in control of their lives and have the peace portunities. The city of Memphis is considered of mind of independence and personal secu- Shores Coast Guard Station. As we consider America's Distribution Center, and trade liber- rity. The Work Incentives Improvement Act the Coast Guard authorization bill, I hope the alization will help us become the World's Dis- takes significant steps toward reforming Fed- tribution Center. Coast Guard and committee authorizers will eral disability programs, improving access to But, while I support free trade, I also sup- consider the import role the Coast Guard needed services, and releasing the shackles port fair trade. When other countries employ plays in ice rescues and will work toward pro- of dependency. unfair trading practices, we must respond in viding adequate resources to satellite stations, Look at today's disability program: more kind. The rules of the international trading sys- like the one in St. Clair Shores, to fulfill their than 7.5 million disabled Americans receive tem, as laid out in the World Trade Organiza- mission. I look forward to working with the benefits from SSI and SSDI. Providing assist- tion, are predicated upon fair trade. If a coun- Coast Guard and the committees of jurisdic- ance to these individuals costs the Govern- try violates these rules, the system itself suf- tion in this important matter. ment $73 billion a yearÐmaking these dis- fers. E480 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 That is why we must respond forcefully tween our economy and our salmon, which is His ear for music that is outside the main- when foreign firms are dumping their products precisely what those advocating the removal stream, and his willingness to dedicate himself in the United States at prices under the fair of dams are asking us to do. Instead, I believe to it and the musicians who perform it, has en- market value. That is why we must respond we can have both a strong economy and abled him to be successful for over 36 years. forcefully when huge import surges threaten healthy fish runs. With his son at his side, Steve will undoubt- American jobs. This bipartisan measure dem- This Congress must make it clear that de- edly continue to help all types of great music onstrates to the rest of the world that there is stroying the dams on the Columbia and Snake find an audience. a right way and a wrong way to pursue Rivers is not a ``silver bullet'' solution to restor- Ladies and gentlemen please join me in globalization. ing salmon runs. Losing the flood control, irri- honoring Steve Popovich. The plight of Birmingham Steel, which oper- gation, clean power generation, and transpor- THE POLKA PUNK ROCKER ates a mini-mill in the Ninth District of Ten- tation benefits of these dams would be a By Laura Demarco nessee, is an example of how the current cri- grave mistake, and one not easily corrected. Steve Popovich made Meat Loaf a main sis is affecting working families in our country. Instead, the federal government and the peo- course and helped tell the world ‘‘Cleveland In Memphis, Birmingham Steel employees ple of the Pacific Northwest must work to- Rocks.’’ Now, he’s looking to strike gold manufacture steel that is eventually fashioned gether to address the entire range of factors again with the ethnic music of his roots— into wire rods. Since 1993, wire rod imports impacting fish populations: habitat, harvest polka—and the DIY spirit of his son’s pas- from non-NAFTA nations have increased 60 levels, hatcheries, dams, predators, and nat- sion—punk rock. The walls of Steve Popovich’s office don’t percent, and in the past 18 months these im- ural climate and ocean conditions. Mr. Speaker, I am confident that the people have to talk to tell his story. Mixed in ports have increased by 16 percent. Surely, among the rows of gold and platinum records we need to rectify this situation. of the Northwest will save our salmon. But we hang ‘‘I love kieska’’ and ‘‘polka naked’’ We also need to be wary of the macro- must do so in a realistic and comprehensive bumper stickers. A ‘‘Cleveland Rocks’’ stick- economic effects of the surge in imports. A re- way, and not by grasping for easy answers. I er decorates the window. His son’s high cent Business Week article noted that the encourage all my colleagues to who believe school class photo hangs near a backstage merchandise trade deficit widened by 25 per- that we can balance human needs with the snapshot of Bruce Springsteen and Billy cent in 1998, to a record $248 billion. Most of needs of endangered and threatened species Joel. A huge, psychedelic poster of Meat to support this resolution. Loaf is framed near a smiling reproduction this can be attributed to surging imports, such of Frankie Yankovic. f as the steel surges from Brazil, Russia, and It’s a scene as colorful and complex as the Japan. Economists agree that while the U.S. IN HONOR OF STEVE POPOVICH man himself. Each memento stands for a economy continues to prosper and grow, a part of Popovich’s life: Music mogul. Proud ballooning current account deficit could prompt ethnic. Even prouder father. Genius Meat a correction in stock prices, a weaker dollar, HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH Loaf marketer. Polka promoter. The man and possibly even a recession. In other words, OF OHIO who helped Ian Hunter tell the world ‘‘Cleve- our unprecedented record of high growthÐ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES land Rocks.’’ Thursday, March 18, 1999 He’s also the busy head of two new subsidi- while keeping inflation and unemployment aries of his Cleveland International Record lowÐis jeopardized by import surges. Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to label, the ethnic/polka Our Heritage * * * About two decades ago, the U.S. steel in- recognize Steven Popovich, founder of the Pass It On line and the punk/metal offshoot, dustry was widely criticized for lagging com- Cleveland International Record label. Grappler Unlimited. petitiveness, excessively high prices, and low Over the past 36 years Mr. Popovich has Why polka and punk? Like the other music labor productivity. Both management and labor achieved considerable success in the music Popovich has championed through his 36- realized that they had to reinvent the way business by taking chances on artists and year music industry career, they’re styles that often get overlooked. Both have a de- steel was produced in the United States. They music at the fringes of the mainstream. For voted core of fans who buy the records, wear did so through reinvestment, streamlining, and example, Popovich signed Meat Loaf to the the fashions and seek out the shows. Neither hard work. The steel industry has since turned Cleveland International label after Meat Loaf gets radio play nor respect in mainstream itself into one of the most admired, productive had been rejected by several record compa- media. Then again, neither did a certain sectors of U.S. business. nies. After signing Meat Loaf, Popovich hefty singer, until Popovich made Meat Loaf Now, as world trading rules are being flaunt- launched what is considered one of the most a household name. ed, it is time for us to come to the aid of this successful marketing campaigns ever. Popovich may look like anything but a music mogul in his jeans, Cleveland Inter- proud industry, an industry that is crucial to Popovich mixed the powerful CBS marketing national T-shirt and Pat Dailey’s baseball our national defense and our American herit- department with grassroots efforts to make cap, but he has struck gold more than once age. Our steel workers deserve better. The Meat Loaf a national icon. by betting on the underdog. Today, he’s try- world trading system deserves better. For Popovich's success with Meat Loaf provides ing it again. these reasons, I am proud to be a cosponsor just one example of how and why Popovich COAL MINER’S SON of the Bipartisan Steel Recovery Act of 1999. has been successful. Once he believes in Popovich doesn’t like to talk about the f someone he puts everything he has into mak- past. He’s rather discuss what he’s working ing that person successful. This dedication on now—expanding Our Heritage * * * Pass INTRODUCTION OF A SENSE OF has worked for Popovich regardless of the art- It On and promoting Grappler’s first band, CONGRESS RESOLUTION RE- ist or type of music he is promoting. Porn Flakes. GARDING THE DAMS ON THE CO- In 1986 Popovich applied this formula to But to understand how Popovich got to LUMBIA AND SNAKE RIVERS this cluttered, homey midtown office, you Polygram Nashville and turned the label into a have to look at where he came from. success. Acts like Johnny Cash, Kris Born in 1942 to a Serbian father and Cro- HON. DOC HASTINGS Kristofferson, the Everly Brothers, and Kathy atian-Slovenian mother in the coal-mining OF WASHINGTON Mattea signed with Popovich and Polygram town of Nemacolin, Penn., Popovich’s early IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Nashville. life was a long way from the Manhattan of- Popovich also signed polka legend Frankie fice buildings he would find himself in years Thursday, March 18, 1999 Yankovic, the Polka King, to the label. later. His father was a miner who opened a Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, the people of Yankovic won a Grammy for his 1986 album grocery store in the last two years of his life. the Pacific Northwest are currently engaged in It was from him and another father figure, ``70 Years of Hits'', which Popovich co-pro- Popovich’s lifelong friend, Father Branko a debate on the best way to ensure the sur- duced. Yankovic and his polka music were Skaljac, that his love for music began. vival and recovery of endangered and threat- quick hits in Nashville. Popovich has since ‘‘My dad played in a tamburitza band with ened salmon and steelhead. These fish are started Our Heritage, a polka and ethnic music his two brothers and a couple other guys. very important to the people of our region, and subsidiary of Cleveland International. They always played music around the house we are dedicated to ensuring their survival. In the fall of 1998 Popovich, along with his and sang. Fr. Branko came and taught us However, Mr. Speaker, ongoing studies by son, Steve, Jr., Ed Shimborske, and Michael tambura [a stringed Balkan instrument] the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Na- Seday, formed another subsidiary of Cleve- every Thursday.’’ Looking back, Popovich sees the impor- tional Marine Fisheries Service into the feasi- land International, Grappler Unlimited. With tance of music for people in a place like bility of removing federal dams to enhance fish Grappler Unlimited, once again, Popovich is Nemacolin. runs have focused the fish recovery debate focusing on music that is perhaps outside the ‘‘I really believe polka was our people’s too narrowly. We do not need to choose be- mainstreamÐpunk. Prozac,’’ he says. ‘‘When they were working CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E481 in the mines, factory jobs, they’d get de- tive left New York to form an independent Loaf, who appeared in multiple interviews, it pressed, so they’d throw on their music or label called Cleveland International that was could have something to do with a 1995 law- pick up their accordion or tambura.’’ backed by Columbia. suit that Popovich’s Cleveland Entertain- A few years after learning the tambura, ‘‘Cleveland was a very important market ment Inc. filed against Sony Music Enter- another stringed instrument caught in those days,’’ says Popovich. ‘‘It really was tainment Inc. and CBS Records in Cuyahoga Popovich’s attention: the upright bass. He WMMS . . . they made a real big impact na- County Common Pleas Court. The suit al- formed a polka-rock band called Ronnie and tionally. That was the reason I moved back leged that Popovich was defrauded out of the Savoys that played out at local hotels here from New York. It was such a viable royalties for Bat Out of Hell through various and the Masontown, Penn., Italian Club. record breakout market that I thought bas- devices, including fraudulently calculated When Popovich’s father died in 1960, he ing a company here would be a good idea.’’ royalties for the sales of CDs. Meat Loaf, moved to Cleveland with his mother and sis- He was correct. Not seven months after the who re-signed to Sony following the filing of ter, where they had family. He attended label started, Popovich signed another un- Popovich’s initial complaint, was expected John Carroll on a football scholarship, but derdog no one else would be near, but one to testify against Popovich at the trial. quit after a year, spending the next few year who soon put Cleveland International on the But the suit never made it to court. doing odd jobs. map. Popovich, who sought $100 million, and Sony Then in 1963, two articles in a paper he was ‘‘Meat Loaf was too fat, too ugly. His hair settled for a confidential amount last Feb- reading caught his attention. The first was a was too long, the voice was too operatic,’’ ruary. Ancillary litigation filed in New York notice that Columbia Records was opening a says Popovich. federal court by Meat Loaf against Sony and Cleveland warehouse. The second was a story That’s what the labels that passed on Meat Cleveland Entertainment was dismissed at saying one of his favorite polka artists, Loaf thought. But the fans thought other- the same time. Cleveland’s Frankie Yankovic, who recorded wise. The product of songwriter Jim Today, Popovich will only say that his suit for Columbia, had been injured in a car acci- Steinman, producer Tod Rundgren and a one- was settled ‘‘amicably.’’ For the first time in dent. of-a-kind singer with a voice big enough to two decades, Meat Loaf is off his plate— ‘‘So I called Frank out of the blue and said match his girth, Marvin Aday (a.k.a. Meat though Popovich says that as a result of his ‘hey you don’t know me, but I play your Loaf), Bat out of Hell is an album few rock Sony lawsuit he does receive royalties from music back in Pennsylvania. Can you get me fans can claim not to have heard—it has sold sales of Bat Out of Hell. an interview?’’’ says Popovich. ‘‘And he did an astonishing estimated 28 million copies. OLD WORLD that from his hospital bed. I never forgot But at the time New York attorney David Popovich grabs a black-and-white photo off that.’’ Sonenberg was shopping it around, no one in a pile of papers on his desk. ‘‘Here, look what Popovich got the job ad thus began his the music business new what to think about I found,’’ he says, talking to his son, Steve, music industry career; schlepping boxes it. So they just stayed away. Except for Jr., who just walked into his office, a mus- around 80 hours a week for $30. On his nights Popovich. cular, spiky haired, tattooed contrast to his off he would play with the Savoys, who had After signing Meat Loaf, Popovich em- barked on what is regarded as one of the father. followed him up to Cleveland. The photo shows a young boy, about 6- But with his strong work ethic, Popovich most successful marketing campaigns ever years-old, standing proudly, hands on his quickly climbed out of the warehouse. He in the music industry. It included radical hips talking to a group of men around him. soon found himself working promotions in tactics, such as Popovich showing up at The men are Johnny Cash, Hank Williams the local Columbia office, and in 1969 was of- radio stations and retailers across the nation Jr. and Cowboy Jack Clements. The boy is fered a promotions job in the label’s New to drop off Meat Loaf tapes—an unheard of Steve, Jr. York office. activity for a record company president. He ‘‘You’re talking to them like you’re Clive A year later, at age 26, Popovich became also convinced CBS to make a $25,000 Meat Davis,’’ his father continues, laughing. the youngest vice president of promotions Loaf promotional film for play in movie the- The photo was taken during Popovich’s ever at CBS Records (Columbia’s parent aters—a noval idea will before the video age. years as vice president of Polygram Nash- company). While there, he worked with the He also battled CBS to put the full force of ville, a position he took in 1986. label’s roster, including rising stars Bruce its marketing department behind the album. ‘‘I had been through a pretty intense di- Springsteen, Boz Scaggs and Chicago. He was ‘‘Adroit marketing propels Meat Loaf up the vorce . . . there had been a whole series of the first and youngest recipient of the Clive charts,’’ proclaims the Wall Street Journal misadventures, including coming out of hav- Davis Award for promotion (named for the in a 1978 front-page article that raved about ing one of the biggest acts in the world and legendary president of CBS Records), and for Popovich’s tactics. ending up with very little,’’ says Popovich two years in a row was named top promotion But though he may have been the biggest, about his decision to shut down Cleveland executive in the country by Billboard. Quite Meat Loaf wasn’t the only act on Cleveland International. ‘‘The reality of that set in, an accomplishment for a ‘‘hunky’’ International. The label was also home to and out of the blue an old friend of mine who (Popovich’s slang term for ethnics) from a Ellen Foley, Ronnie Spector and others; it took over Polygram in New York called and part of America most record execs not-so- was the management company for Ian said ‘hey, you want to have some fun,’ and I fondly dub ‘‘fly-over country.’’ Hunter. It was Popovich who convinced the was like, ‘I’m ready for that.’ ’’ Promoting artists led to signing artists E Street Band to back Hunter on his 1979 In typical Popovich fashion, he took Nash- when Popovich became head of A&R (artists You’re Never Alone With a Schizophrenic ville’s least successful label and built it into and repertoire) in 1974 at CBS subsidiary record, which includes the now infamous a powerhouse, signing Johnny Cash, Kris Epic. If his promotions career seemed re- ‘‘Cleveland Rocks.’’ Kristofferson and the Everly Brothers and markable, his time in A&R was even more LAWSUITS, TV SHOWS AND MEAT LOAF turning Kathy Mattea into a star. impressive. Popovich presided over the sign- ‘‘We were conveniently left out of it. Hey, In not so typical Nashville fashion, ing of Michael Jackson, Cheap Trick, Bos- people try to change history, but a fact’s a Popovich signed his old friend, Frankie ton, Ted Nugent and Southside Johnny & the fact,’’ says Popovich. Yankovic—whose 1986 Grammy Award-win- Asbury Jukes. He also helped Steubenville’s He’s referring to a recent VH–1 ‘‘Behind ning album, 70 Years of Hits he co-pro- Wild Cherry, of ‘‘Play that Funky Music the Music’’ show on Meat Loaf that failed to duced—to the label. Yankovic became a (White Boy)’’ fame, and Michael Stanley find mention of his role in the making of Mr. quick favorite in Nashville, selling out con- a home on Epic. (Decades later, Popovich Loaf. certs and recording one album, Live In Nash- helped another local band when he took a ‘‘It’s been well documented everywhere, ville. tape of Dink to Capitol Records head Gary the historical role the marketing of that But Popovich wasn’t a country boy for Gersh, who signed the band). record played, the fact that it had been [re- long. In 1993, he returned to Cleveland. Sales at Epic rose from $12 million to over jected by] three or four other labels before ‘‘My son wanted to go to Lake Catholic $100 million in three years under Popovich. we got it.’’ High School to play football and wanted to He credits this to his ability to look for art- Popovich says that when he found out the see more of his mother. My family’s up here, ists where other A&R pros never bothered. show was in the works, he called the presi- and I thought it was an opportune time to ‘‘Small-town America, I always try to rep- dent of VH–1, John Sykes, whom he had start another label.’’ resent that,’’ he says. ‘‘What’s going on with worked with when Sykes was a promotions It wasn’t long before he revived Cleveland the blue-collar people . . . those have always man for Columbia in Buffalo. International, this time in partnership with been the fans.’’ ‘‘I called him before it ran and said ‘John, Cleveland businessman and metalwork fac- Cleveland (International) rocks ‘‘Cleve- just tell the truth,’ and [the show] didn’t. tory owner Bill Sopko, a friend since the land, in fact, back then did rock,’’ says He’s the president of VH–1, he knows better.’’ ‘70s. Popovich, leaning forward in this chair, the When questioned about Popovich’s ab- ‘‘The concept was to try to find some new red sticker with the motto he brought to the sence, the producers of ‘‘Behind the Music’’ people that the big companies were not in- world looming on the window behind him. replied that ‘‘regrettably, in the course of terested in, to try to do something region- ‘‘Through it sounds really trite and old fash- telling a person’s life story, someone always ally,’’ says Sopko. ‘‘And he would keep his ioned to now even say the words ‘Cleveland feels left out.’’ Sykes did not return a call ears open and possibly pick another winner. rocks.’ ’’ asking for a comment. We’re still trying to accomplish that.’’ For Popovich, this wasn’t just a slogan. In Why the black out? Considering that the Since Cleveland International’s humble re- 1976, he and two other CBS Records execu- show was obviously sanctioned by Meat birth—it has a staff of two, including E482 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 Popovich, who often even answers the com- Steve, Jr., in chain-clad baggy jeans and a music-industry convention, in hopes of get- pany phone—the label has released 31 al- button-down Adidas shirt, pulls up his sleeve ting world licensing for the group. bums. to reveal the words Zivili Brace, Zivili Despite his connections, Popovich realizes The diversity of sounds is striking: Danish Sestra, a Serbo-Croatian saying meaning it’s not going to be easy to break Porn pop-rock from Michael Learns to Rock to roughly ‘‘to life brother, to life sister.’’ It’s Flakes or any other new band. The times Hanne Boel; a Browns protest compilation also the name of a polka by Johnny have changed since he started in the music called Dawg Gone; a Cockney folk duo called Krizancic. industry, and different rules now apply. Chas and Dave; the cast album from the Like father, like son. High-priced consultants who dictate touring Woody Guthrie American Song pro- A cliche´ perhaps, but a saying that rings playlists across the country rule contem- duction; Ian Hunter’s 1995 Dirty Laundry; true for the Popoviches. Nineteen-year-old porary radio, making a grassroots regional new releases from Polish polka king Eddie Steve, Jr. has just made his move into the push like the one used with Meat Loaf al- Blazonczyk; and the Grammy-nominated 1995 music world, in partnership with his father most impossible. And Cleveland is far from release by Frankie Yankovic and Friends, and the owners of Toledo-based punk-metal the music hub it was in the days when Songs of the Polka King. But it’s his return label Sin Klub Entertainment, Ed WMMS mattered. to his ethnic roots that Popovich is most ex- Shimborske and Michael Seday. The four ‘‘The problem is you have five major com- cited about. have just formed Grappler Unlimited, a sub- panies that control American radio. You ‘‘Maybe that’s what I’m supposed to do at sidiary of Cleveland International. have great local radio people still, people 56 years old. This is what I grew up with, so Unlike Our Heritage, this label has nothing like Walk Tiburski and John Lannigan. The maybe as you get older what you grew up to do with Popovich’s love for the Old World. people are here. The ownership unfortu- with becomes more important. Or maybe it’s It has everything to do with his love for the nately is not here, and the consultants for a reaction to the Sony-fication of the little boy who once stood talking to Johnny the most part are not based here. They live world,’’ he says. Cash and Hank Williams Jr. in Washington, D.C. or Texas and are adding This roots revival has led Popovich to cre- Steve, Jr. was a major reason Sin Klub records in Cleveland, Ohio.’’ ate Our Heritage . . . Pass It On, a mid- first caught his father’s attention. Seday Still, Popovich predicts a future when priced label he describes as ‘‘meant to reflect was dating Popovich’s daughter, Pamela. He radio might not matter that much. the ethnicity of Cleveland and the Midwest.’’ and Steve, Jr. became friends, and he took ‘‘Mushroomhead is not on the radio, and So far, the label features releases by Cleve- the younger Popovich to Toledo to see some they’re packing bars. People love it, and land crooner Rocco Scotti and the Here of Sin Klub’s bands, including a heavy rap- they still manage to attract a crowd. It’s be- Come the Polka Heroes compilation, and punk called Porn Flakes. yond that now going into the next century. Popovich plans to expand the variety of na- ‘‘Something just clicked, I was just drawn You don’t need A&R people now. If you be- tionalities represented on the subsidiary. to it,’’ says Steve, Jr. ‘‘It was like a disease. lieve in what you do, get somebody to put up He’s looking into working with Irish and It was catchy, it really was.’’ the money to press up a thousand records Latin music groups, and he recently assisted Steve, Jr. was so impressed with Porn and put them in stores in consignment. If Cleveland’s Kosovo Men’s Choir, a Serbian Flakes that he came back to Cleveland and, those records go away, get a thousand more. church group, in releasing a record on their at age 16, promoted his first show, a concert And then go on with your Website. You can own label that he may pick up for Our Herit- at the Agora featuring Porn Flakes, Fifth start that way. Then at some point you need age. Wheel, Cannibus Major and Cows in the to be seen at South by Southwest or one of But while his first reason for Our Heritage Graveyard. He also told his father about those New York gigs.’’ may be his love for the music, it’s not what he saw. Steve, Sr. began to take notice Popovich also has some forward thinking Popovich’s only impetus. ‘‘I’d like to see this of this young label that was taking the same ideas about Cleveland International. He’s break through, and I’d be the king of polka kind of regional marketing approach that he talking about starting an Internet radio sta- records. If Sony wanted to deal with polka had always practiced. tion and believes that to sell records you music, they’d have to come to me,’’ he says. ‘‘Popovich started putting his hand into need to get them into unorthodox places, He sees a real future in celebrating the [Sin Klub] and helping us out, giving us ad- like hotel lobbies and drug stores, not just past. vice. He was kind of like a father figure to mega-record stores. ‘‘There is a hunger for the Euro-ethnic. the label,’’ says Shimborske. ‘‘He helped ‘‘I need a person who is a head of sales who Whether it’s in books, music or videos. I’m throw his weight around a little, getting us has no rules, who can think into the next not saying on a titanic level at all, but some better shows.’’ century,’’ he says. Still, there are some troublesome factors. there’s something very interesting going ‘‘He admired the fact that we stuck it out ‘‘It’s a questionable time to be doing what on,’’ he says. for so long,’’ he says. ‘‘Plus, I think he need- I’m doing, given the fact that people can now To prove his point, he pops a video into the ed, or wanted, to kind of fill the void with make their own CDs and that there’s MP3,’’ VCR next to his desk. Groups of brightly his conglomeration of labels, as far as having says Popovich. ‘‘The industry’s going clad dancers emerge on the screen, doing a a younger, more cutting-edge sound. A fresh- through a lot of changes.’’ Croatian folk dance. er, alternative sound.’’ Popovich admits appealing to a younger So why start Grappler? ‘‘You have this group [The Duquesne Uni- ‘‘They’re kind of keeping me in balance,’’ versity Tamburitzans] in Pittsburgh, 35 born audience was a factor behind Grappler. ‘‘We established a certain kind of image he says. ‘‘There’s a whole new world of 19- and raised in America Euro-ethnic kids who year-olds out there who don’t necessarily go and do two hours shows to standing ova- for Cleveland International, and I got a little concerned when people would think it was love ’N Sync or Backstreet Boys or what tions and play all over the country. And then MTV is trying to shove down their throats. you go see them after the show, and they’re only a polka label,’’ he says. Grappler was finally formed in the fall of I’ve always loved that end of the business. wearing their Nine Inch Nails T-shirts.’’ ’98 with Porn Flakes as the first signing. Most of the artists I dealt with no one be- He pops in another video, and the screen is lieved in, in the beginning.’’ filled with polkaing twentysomethings. Though in some ways the new subsidiary has a loose, family feel—Shimborske’s parents That’s how he got all of those records on ‘‘He pops in another video, and the screen the wall. is filled with polkaing twentysomethings. help out with art and photo work, and ‘‘This goes on at Seven Springs on July 4th Popovich once took Frankie Yankovic to f Shimborske’s grandparents’ house for home- every year,’’ he explains, refering to an an- GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN nual polka-fest held at the Pennsylvania ski made pierogis—all four partners are very se- resort. ‘‘I’m the oldest one there. rious. Seday and Shimborske, who still run PREVENTION ACT OF 1999 ‘‘They should get PBS in Pittsburgh down Sin Klub, are doing A&R and marketing. there. This is America, man. If I say polka, Steve, Jr. is doing promotions out of his fa- ther’s office. And Steve, Sr. is doing what he HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS people are like, ‘the p word’. . . but you see OF PENNSYLVANIA the ages of these dancers. The whole floor’s can to help without trying to run the show. ‘‘I don’t want my rules to apply to that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES going nuts. ‘‘We need someone with a TV camera. label. It’s whatever they feel people their age Thursday, March 18, 1999 want. These are three pretty talented guys Someone interviewing these people about Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the the history of this thing and why they love who know the music business,’’ he says. ‘‘They’re real passionate, and that’s the key NFL owners approved the use of an ``instant this. They don’t hear it on the radio, they replay'' system to review controversial calls in don’t see it on TV, they don’t see it on movie word.’’ ‘‘Cleveland International funded it. I try to theaters, but it stays alive. Why? It’s an un- football games. Well, it looks like the NFL is stay in the background and bring these guys derground thing and has been for the greater one step ahead of Congress. The Government along with what contacts I have.’’ part of this century. That’s what I love Shutdown Prevention Act would be an ``instant So far this has meant making calls to about it.’’ radio stations on the label’s behalf and tak- replay'' for the budget, so there is never a NEW WORLD ing the label’s product to conventions. This threat of a shutdown as the clock ticks down ‘‘Show her your tattoo, Pop,’’ says Steve week, Popovich, his son and Seday have on the fiscal year. There have been innumer- Popovich to his son, using the nickname taken Porn Flakes product to the Midem able ``controversial calls'' as budget negotia- they call one another. conference in France, the world’s largest tions have stalled and even completely broken CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E483 down. The Government Shutdown Prevention I will continue my work in Congress to repeal than ever in this century. But what it is is Act allows appropriators to finish their work as the Jones Act and assure a more efficient and insidious, entrenched, tenacious. Until the funding levels automatically continue at the cost-effective system for transporting agricul- day when there will be need for an ACLU or an ACRU . . . it is constructive that we now rate of the previous year: an ``instant replay'' tural goods to market. have both. that allows the Government to operate until a f budget agreement is reached. An ``instant re- f TRIBUTE TO THOMAS FERNANDEZ play'' that allows senior citizens to get their so- AFL–CIO MAKES GOOD SENSE ON cial security checks on time, allows veterans TRADE to receive their benefits, and keeps federal HON. HEATHER WILSON workers on the job during budget negotiations. OF NEW MEXICO HON. BARNEY FRANK I'd say Congress ought to take a page out of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MASSACHUSETTS the NFL play book and pass H.R. 142, the Thursday, March 18, 1999 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Government Shutdown Prevention Act. Mrs. WILSON. Mr. Speaker, I wish to bring f Thursday, March 18, 1999 to your attention an award won by Thomas Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, MY COMMITMENT TO REPEALING Fernandez, a 12-year-old resident of our great one of the most important issues on which THE JONES ACT community, Albuquerque, NM. Thomas many of us are now working is to forge poli- Fernandez is the 1999 BMX Grand National cies which allow us to get the benefits of the HON. BOB SCHAFFER Champion for his age group. global mobility of capital while dealing with the Thomas began competing when he was 41¤2 OF COLORADO negative impacts that accompany that move- years old. He has more than 200 trophies dis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment of money throughout the world in the ab- played at his family's home in Barrio de Thursday, March 18, 1999 sences of sensible, humane public policies. Duranes. This is the second time Thomas has No organization in America has done as Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, American ag- taken this prestigious national title. The first much to articulate the important, principles ricultural producers today do not have access time was in 1992 at the age of 6. that we need to follow in this regard than the Please join me in recognizing this achieve- to domestic deep-sea transportation options AFL±CIO, and the statement on Trade and ment of Thomas Fernandez and wish him con- available to their foreign competitors. There Deindustrialization issued by the AFL±CIO's tinued success. are no bulk carriers operating on either coast executive Council last month is an excellent of the United States, in the Great Lakes, nor f presentation of this problem. A significant out to Guam, Alaska, Puerto Rico, or Hawaii. OPPOSING COMMUNISM number of us here in the House believe that This places Colorado producers at a competi- unless we are able to embody these principles tive disadvantage because foreign producers HON. TOM DeLAY in legislation, the chances of adopting further are able to ship their products to American trade legislation will be substantially dimin- OF TEXAS markets at competitive international rates ished, an support for international financial in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES whereas U.S. producers are not. stitutions will be similarly negatively affected. Colorado agricultural producers also need Thursday, March 18, 1999 Because the AFL±CIO does such a good job access to deep-sea transportation options be- Mr. DELAY. Mr. Speaker, I commend the of spelling out the approach that is economi- cause other modes of transportation are often following remarks given by Paul Harvey in a cally, morally and politically called for in deal- expensive, unpredictable, or unavailable. The radio broadcast on March 16, 1999 to my col- ing with the international economy, I ask that rail car shortage we experienced in 1997 leagues. the Council's statement be printed here. could have been averted if just 2% of domes- TRADE AND DEINDUSTRIALIZATION tic agricultural production could have traveled [Excerpt from Paul Harvey News, March by ocean-going vessel. With continued record 16, 1999] The financial crisis that began in Asia When Communism was threatening to take more than a year-and-a-half ago continues harvests anticipated across our state, the bot- over the world there were Americans with di- and spreads. The countries hit first struggle tlenecks and congestion on rail lines could vided allegiance. Communists had infiltrated to recover, and new countries succumb to easily happen again. This raises rail rates to some high places into the United States. A the contagion. Millions of workers have lost artificially high levels at a time when com- lean young traitor was able to walk out of their livelihoods in the crisis countries and modity prices are already depressed. This in the Supreme Court building with two char- hunger and poverty have grown alarmingly. turn raises the costs of production, lowers in- acter references in his briefcase. The United States is not immune, and many come, and makes it more difficult for Colo- In Hollywood individuals suspected of com- American workers are already paying a high munist sympathies were blacklisted. Some price for global turmoil. rado's producers to compete against sub- were denied employment for years. Less well It is clear that the crisis is neither tem- sidized foreign products. known is the Hollywood blacklist of ANTI porary, nor easily fixed. The cause of the cri- The reason there are no domestic bulkers communists and this one still exists. sis is systemic, and solutions must go available to agriculture shippers is because of March 21, next Sunday; in Los Angeles, straight to the heart of a global trade and in- an outdated maritime law, known as the Jones California at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion vestment regime that is fundamentally Act, which as passed in 1920 in an effort to there will be a ceremony of support for the flawed. Deregulated global markets, whether strengthen the U.S. commercial shipping fleet. actors and actresses who have been for capital and currencies, or for labor and This law mandates any goods transported be- blacklisted because they dared oppose com- goods, are not sustainable. They produce munism. Adolph Menjou, Elia Kazan, and speculative, hot money explosions and a re- tween two U.S. ports must travel on a vessel recognition for his red-white and blue col- lentless search for lower costs that devastate built, owned, manned, and flagged in the leagues: Writer Jack Moffitt, Richard Ma- people, overturn national economies and United StatesÐno exceptions. The domestic caulay, Morris Ryskind, Fred Niblo, Junior. threaten the global economy itself. The so- fleet has languished under the Jones Act be- Albert Mannheimer who dared fight com- called Washington consensus on ‘‘economic cause it is prohibitively expensive to build new munists within the Screen Actors Guild. reform’’—trade and investment liberaliza- ocean-going vessels in U.S. shipyards. Most of these who opposed communism tion, privatization, deregulation, and ex- Only two bulkers have been built in U.S. never worked in Hollywood again. They rep- treme austerity—is a recipe for instability, shipyards in the last 35 years, which has left resent the ‘‘other blacklist.’’ And it is not social strife, environmental degradation, and limited to Hollywood. growing inequality, not long-term growth, our country with the oldest fleet in the industri- All media include some whose patriotism development, and broadly shared prosperity. alized world. To contract for a new ship would is diluted and to whom anybody consistently The combination of the global financial cost an American operator over three times on the right is anathema. They hated crisis and long-term trends in trade and in- the international non-subsidized rate, almost Reagan and still do. vestment have inflicted deep wounds in the assuring no new bulkers are built in the United Such is the ‘‘new discrimination’’ a new or- U.S. manufacturing sector. The United States. ganization has taken root to protect the States has lost 285,000 manufacturing jobs At a time when we should be fighting ever civil rights of the American right. The since March of 1998. Trade-related job loss harder to open foreign markets, reduce unnec- American Civil Rights Union chaired by Rob- will likely grow in 1999, as the trade deficit ert Carlson and with a board comprised of in goods is projected to climb from about essary costs and regulatory burdens, and pro- Bob Bork, Linda Chavez, Ed Meese, Joe Per- $240 billion in 1998 to close to $300 billion this mote sales of American products, we should kins, Ken Tomlinson. year. not be imposing artificial costs and burdens on In my professional experience there is This trade imbalance is accelerating indus- Colorado's hardworking agriculture producers. less—left-right—polarization in our nation trialization in a broad array of industries— E484 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 steel, textile, apparel, auto, electronics, and be the victims of international financial col- WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER aerospace. No region has escaped the ravages lapse. AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1999 of the crisis.The impact is not only job loss, Fast track—the traditional approach to but also the quality and composition of jobs, trade negotiating authority—has been deci- SPEECH OF and therefore the distribution of income. De- sively rejected by Congress and the Amer- spite the recent growth in wages, the typical ican people. Trade negotiations are increas- HON. SHEILA JACKSON-LEE American worker’s real hourly compensation ingly complex, and Congress must have a OF TEXAS is lower today than it was almost a decade IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ago—even as productivity grew by 9 percent. stronger consultative role. Congressional We must address these problems by insist- certification that objectives have been met Tuesday, March 16, 1999 at each stage must be required before the ne- ing upon a set of principles that will guide Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, our trade, investment, and development poli- gotiations can proceed. Both the process of cies at home and in all of the multilateral negotiation and the international institu- I rise today in support of H.R. 774, the Wom- fora. We will strenuously oppose any new tions that implement these agreements need en's Business Center Amendments Act. This trade or investment agreements that do not to be more transparent and accessible to bill increases the authorization for the Wom- reflect these principles, and we will work to non-governmental organizations. en's Business Center Program from $8 million remedy the deep flaws in our current poli- We need to address the problems faced by to $11 million in FY 2000. cies. developing countries more directly, by offer- I support this bill because the Women's First, excessive volatility in international ing deep debt relief and development funds Business Centers are instrumental in assisting flows of goods, services, or capital must be as part of an overall program of engagement women with developing and expanding their controlled. Countries must retain the ability to regulate the flow of speculative capital in and trade. Trade preferences linked to im- own businesses. The Centers provide com- order to protect their economies from this proved labor rights and environmental prehensive training, counseling and informa- volatility. standards change the financial incentives for tion to help women succeed in business. Second, we must not allow international countries seeking market access and in- Women are starting new businesses at trade and investment agreements to be tools creased foreign direct investment; debt relief twice the rate of men and own almost 40 per- which businesses use to force down wages and aid can help provide the resources nec- cent or 8 million of all small businesses in the and working conditions or weaken unions, essary to implement higher standards. United States. Women of color own nearly one here or abroad. The U.S. government needs to address the in eight of the 8 million women-owned busi- Third, we need to pay more attention to problems of chronic trade imbalances and the kind of development we aim to encour- nesses or 1,067,000 businesses. offset agreements, whereby U.S. technology age with our trade policy. Our current poli- Women start businesses for a variety of rea- and jobs are traded for market access. cies reward lower barriers to trade and in- sons. With the recent spate of corporate vestment, and encourage developing coun- But before Congress and the Administra- downsizing in large companies and the var- tries to dismantle domestic regulation. tion craft fundamentally different trade poli- ious changes in the marketplace, small busi- These policies encourage developing coun- cies, we must take urgent steps to fix prob- nesses are becoming a vital part of the eco- tries to grow by tapping rich export markets lems in our current trade agreements. nomic stability of the country. abroad, while keeping wages low at home. NAFTA has been in place for five years now Women often start businesses because they This focus on export-led growth short- and has been a failure. changes developing countries and places want flexibility in raising their children, they We must strengthen the labor rights pro- undue burden on our market. want to escape gender discrimination on the As Congress considers trade initiatives this tections in NAFTA, so that violations of job, they hit the glass ceiling, and many desire year, and as the Administration prepares to core labor standards come under the same to fulfill a dream of becoming an entrepreneur. strict dispute settlement provisions as the host the World Trade Organization (WTO) We should encourage this current trend of business-related aspects of the agreement. ministerial in November, they must adhere women-owned businesses by supporting the rigorously to these principles. This requires We must renegotiate the provisions on Women's Business Center Amendment appro- that: cross-border trucking access. It is clear that The U.S. government must radically reor- priation. fundamental safety issues are far from being The Women's Business Centers offer der its priorities, so that our trading part- satisfactorily addressed. The safety of our ners understand that enforceable worker highways must not be compromised for the women the tools necessary to launch busi- rights and environmental protection are es- sake of compliance with a flawed trade nesses by providing resources and assistance sential elements in the core of any trade and agreement. with the development of a new business. This investment agreements. Unilateral grants of includes developing a business plan, con- preferential trade benefits must also meet The safeguard provisions in NAFTA have proven ineffective in the cases of auto and ducting market research, developing a mar- this standard. The African Growth and Op- keting strategy, and identifying financial serv- portunity Act and the proposed extension of apparel imports, which have surged unac- NAFTA benefits to the Caribbean and Cen- ceptably since NAFTA’s implementation in ices. The centers also offer practical advice tral America fall far short and are unaccept- 1994. These provisions must be corrected. We and support for new business owners. able. must insist on an equitable sharing of auto- Access to this information is essential to We should strengthen worker rights provi- motive production among the three North success in small business. The Women's sions in existing U.S. trade laws and enforce American countries, so that all three coun- Business Centers provide a valuable service these provisions more aggressively and un- tries can benefit from growth in the North to aspiring entrepreneurs. ambiguously to signal our trading partners American market, as well as sharing in its I urge my colleagues to support this bill. that failure to comply will not be tolerated. downturns. And we must ensure that the in- f The U.S. government must enforce the vestment provisions of NAFTA, which grant agreements it is currently party to, before new powers to corporations in their disputes ASSISTING SOCIAL SECURITY DIS- looking to conclude more deals. China’s fail- with governments, are fixed and not used as ure to abide by the 1992 memorandum of un- ABILITY BENEFICIARIES IN a model for any future agreements. derstanding and the 1994 market-opening THEIR RETURN TO WORK: THE agreement must not go unchallenged, and In addition to fixing trade policy, we have WORK INCENTIVES IMPROVE- China’s recent jailing of trade unionists is to make sure that our policies toward invest- MENT ACT OF 1999 yet more evidence that WTO accession ment, development, taxation, and the inter- should be denied. Congressional approval national financial institutions support eco- should be required for China’s accession to nomically rational, humane, and worker- HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI the WTO. friendly rules of competition. We must OF CALIFORNIA Current safeguard provisions in U.S. law change the rules of the international econ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are clumsy and ineffective. We must omy, not so we can have more trade, but so Thursday, March 18, 1999 strengthen and streamline Section 201 and we can build a better world, for working fam- the NAFTA safeguards provisions, so that we ilies here and abroad. Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to can respond quickly and effectively when im- join my colleagues in the introduction of ``The Finally, it is important to remember that port surges cause injury to domestic indus- Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999.'' tries. Until this can be accomplished, we the United States has the right to withdraw from trade agreements to which it is a party. This legislation is designed to help Social Se- should be ready to take unilateral action to curity Disability Insurance and SSI bene- protect against import surges when nec- The U.S. government should undertake an essary. aggressive review of existing trade agree- ficiaries participate more fully in our nation's Immediate steps must be taken to address ments to determine whether they adequately economy. It provides new opportunities and the flood of under-priced imported steel com- protect U.S. interests or whether the U.S. new incentives for people with disabilities to ing into our market. U.S. workers must not should exercise its withdrawal rights. return to the work force. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E485 The Work Incentives Improvement Act of tend Medicare coverage to 10 years for dis- balanced budgets and surpluses into the fu- 1999 enjoys widespread support. It has gath- ability beneficiaries who return to work. Sec- ture. ered bipartisan sponsorship in the House and ond, it would allow states to offer a Medicaid Budget autonomy will also help the District has already been approved by a bipartisan buy-in to people with disabilities whose in- government and the Financial Authority to re- majority in the Senate Finance Committee. comes would make them ineligible for SSI. form budgetary procedures by: (1) stream- Many, many beneficiaries urgently want to Taken together, these provisions offer peo- lining the District's needlessly lengthy and ex- return to work and to make the most of their ple with disabilities the support and the incen- pensive budget process in keeping with the talents and abilities, but they are simply un- tives they need as they strive to return to congressional intent of the Financial Authority able to do so for a variety of reasons. For in- work. Consequently, I hope Members of both Act to reform and simplify D.C. government stance, while people with disabilities possess parties will join me and the other sponsors of procedures, and (2) facilitating more accurate the clear desire to work, they often require vo- the Work Incentives Improvement Act in en- budgetary forecasting. cational rehabilitation, job training, or some acting this innovative legislation this year and This bill would return the city's budget proc- other form of assistance in order to find a job in helping to improve the lives of people with ess to the simple approach passed by the and to hold that job over the long run. This bill disabilities, people who want to work and who Senate during the 1973 consideration of the would create incentives for providers of serv- want to contribute, even more than they al- Home Rule Act. The Senate version provided ices to offer necessary assistance and to stay ready do, to a brighter future for all Ameri- a simple procedure for enacting the city's involved with the individual to assure as he cans. budget into law. Under this procedure, the adjusts to the work force. f Mayor would submit a balanced budget for re- At a hearing before the Ways and Means view by the City Council with only the federal Social Security Subcommittee last week, the THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA payment subjected to congressional approval. General Accounting Office reported that the BUDGET AUTONOMY ACT OF 1999 Under the Constitution's District clause, of single most important barrier to work for peo- AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- course, the Congress would retain the author- ple with disabilities is the fear of loss of med- BIA LEGISLATIVE AUTONOMY ity to intervene at any point in the process in ical coverage. People with disabilities are dis- ACT OF 1999 any case, so nothing of the prerogatives and couraged from securing employment, as they authority of the Congress over the District lose not only their SSDI or SSI benefits but HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON would be lost ultimately. A conference com- also their medical coverage if they are suc- OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA promise, however, vitiated this approach treat- cessful in returning to work. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This legislation would extend medical cov- ing the D.C. government as a full agency Thursday, March 18, 1999 erage for people with disabilities who wish to (hence the 1996 very harmful shutdown of the return to work. The bill that the House passed Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today I intro- D.C. government for a full week when the fed- last year by an overwhelmingly bipartisan mar- duce the District of Columbia Legislative Au- eral government was shut down). The Home ginÐthe Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency tonomy Act of 1999 and the District of Colum- Rule Act of 1973, as passed, requires the ActÐmade admirable progress in this regard. bia Budget Autonomy Act of 1999, continuing Mayor to submit a balanced budget for review But I believe we can, and should, do more. I a series of bills that I will introduce this ses- by the City Council and then subsequently to look forward to working with my colleagues on sion to ensure a process of transition to de- Congress as part of the President's annual the Commerce Committee to remove this bar- mocracy and self-government for the residents budget as if a jurisdiction of 540,000 residents rier to work. of the District of Columbia. The first provision were an agency of the Federal Government. Rather than maintain the current barriers to of the first bill in my D.C. Democracy Now se- The D.C. budget process takes much longer work, we should strive to facilitate the transi- ries, the District of Columbia Democracy 2000 compared to six months for comparable juris- tion back to the workforce for people with dis- Act (D.C. Democracy 2000), has already been dictions. The necessity for a Financial Author- abilities. Rather than penalize people with dis- passed and signed by the President as Public ity significantly extended an already uniquely abilities once they do return to work, we Law 106±1Ðthe first law of the 106th Con- lengthy budget process. Even without the ad- should ensure that they do not have to bear gress. This provision repeals the Faircloth at- dition of the Authority, the current budget proc- the costly burden of health insurance before tachment and returns power to the Mayor and ess requires the city to navigate its way they are able to do so. The Work Incentives City Council. through a complex bureaucratic morass im- Improvement Act accomplishes both those The Revitalization Act passed in 1997 elimi- posed upon it by the Congress. Under the cur- goals. nated the city's traditional, stagnant federal rent process, the Mayor is required to submit The Act would provide disability bene- payment and replaced it with federal assump- a financial plan and budget to the City Council ficiaries with a ``Ticket to Work,'' which could tion of escalating state costs including prisons, and the Authority. The Authority reviews the be presented to either a private vocational re- courts and Medicaid, as well as federally cre- Mayor's budget and determines whether it is habilitation provider or to a State vocational ated pension liability. Federal funding of these approved or rejected. Following this deter- rehabilitation agency in exchange for services state costs involve the jurisdiction of other ap- mination, the Mayor and the City Council such as physical therapy or job training. The propriations subcommittees, not the D.C. ap- (which also holds hearings on the budget) ``Ticket to Work'' would afford SSDI and SSI propriations subcommittee. Yet, it is the D.C. each have two opportunities to gain Authority beneficiaries a much greater choice of pro- subcommittee that must appropriate the Dis- approval of the financial plan and budget. The viders and would thus enable them to match trict's own locally-raised revenue derived from Authority provides recommendations through- their particular needs with the capacities of pri- its own taxpayers before that money can be out this process. If the Authority does not ap- vate entities or public agencies more readily. used by the District government. My bill cor- prove the Council's financial plan and budget Moreover, the Ticket program would spur pro- rects an untenable position whereby a national on second review, it forwards the Council's re- viders, both public and private, to offer the legislature appropriates the entire budget of a vised financial plan and budget (containing the most effective services possible, since, under local city jurisdiction. The District of Columbia Authority's recommendations to bring the plan the Ticket program, providers share in the Budget Autonomy Act would allow the District and budget into compliance) to the District savings to government that arise when a SSDI government to pass its own budget without government and to the President. If the Au- or SSI beneficiary returns to the workforce and congressional approval. thority does approve the budget, that budget is no longer receives benefit payments. Congress has put in place two safeguards then sent to the President without rec- The Work Incentives Improvement Act that duplicate the function of the appropriation ommendations. The proposed District budget would also help to remove the most formi- subcommitteesÐthe Chief Financial Officer is then included in the federal budget, which dable obstacle that people with disabilities (CFO) and the District of Columbia Financial the President forwards to Congress for consid- face in returning to workÐthe loss of their Responsibility and Management Assistance eration. The D.C. subcommittees in both the health care coverage. Last year's House- Authority (Financial Authority). Today, how- House and Senate review the budget and passed bill would have extended Medicare ever, the District has demonstrated that it is present a Chairman's mark for consideration. coverage for an additional two years beyond capable of exercising prudent authority over its Following markup and passage by both current law for individuals who leave the dis- own budget without help from any source ex- Houses, the D.C. appropriations bill is sent to ability rolls to return to work. The Work Incen- cept the CFO. In FY 1997, the District ran a the President for his signature. Throughout tives Improvement Act that I am introducing surplus of $186 million. Last year, the District's this process the bill is not only subject to con- today would build upon the foundation laid last surplus totaled $444 million, and the city gov- siderations of fiscal soundness but individual year in a number of ways. First, it would ex- ernment is scheduled to continue to run political considerations. E486 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 This procedure made a bad budgetary proc- local legislation and the need to pass emer- cluding the Modesto Symphony Guild's Holi- ess much worse causing me to write a con- gency and temporary legislation to keep the day Overture, the American Diabetes Associa- sensus budget provision in the President's Re- District functioning. tion of Stanislaus County's The Great Caper; vitalization Act that allows the parties to sit at Since the adoption of the Home Rule Act in the Opening Night Gala for the Central Cali- the same table and write one budget. Even 1973, over 2000 acts have been passed by fornia Art League's Spring Show, the Bishop so, instead of that budget becoming law then, the council and signed into law by the Mayor. of Stockton's Celebration of Charity; An the District remains without a budget for Only thirty-nine acts have been challenged by Evening Starring Loretta Young for the benefit months, often after the beginning of the fiscal a congressional disapproval resolution. Only of the Sisters of the Cross Convent; the year. three of those resolutions have ever passed YMCA of Stanislaus County's An Autumn Af- Under the legislation I introduce today, the the Congress and two involved a distinct fed- fair; and the Fashion Show for the benefit of District of Columbia still remains subject to the eral interest. Two bills to correct for any fed- St. Stanislaus School. full appropriations process in the House and eral interest, rather than a hold on 2000 bills, A native of Modesto, in my district in Califor- Senate for any federal funds. Nothing in this would have served the purpose and saved nia's great Central Valley, Marie attended Lin- bill diminishes the power of the Congress to considerable time and money for the District coln Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High, and ``exercise exclusive legislation in all cases and the Congress. Modesto High School. She is a graduate of whatsoever'' over the District of Columbia I ask my colleagues who are urging the Dis- the College of Notre Dame and taught in the under Article I, section 8, clause 17 of the trict government to pursue greater efficiency San Francisco school system before her mar- U.S. Constitution should it choose to revise and savings to do your part in giving the city riage to Bob. Marie is an accomplished pianist what the District has done concerning locally the tools to cut through the bureaucratic maze and studied under Bernhard Abramowitsch at raised revenue. Nothing in this legislation pre- the Congress itself has imposed upon the Dis- the University of California/Berkeley. vents any Member of Congress from intro- trict. Congress has been clear that it wants to Mr. Speaker, Marie Gallo exemplifies the ducing a bill that addresses her specific con- see the D.C. government taken apart and put finest spirit of voluntarism and selfless dedica- cerns regarding the District. The Congress back together again in an effort to eliminate tion. I am proud to represent her in the Con- should grant the District the power to propose redundancy and inefficiency. Congress should gress and ask that my colleagues rise and join and enact its own budget containing its own therefore eliminate the bureaucracy in D.C. me in honoring her. revenue free from Congressional control now that Congress is solely responsible for by f during the period when the Authority is still the granting the city budgetary and legislative au- monitoring mechanism providing an important tonomy. TRIBUTE TO JACOB H. ‘‘BUD’’ incentive to help the District reach budget Only through true budgetary and legislative BLITZER balance and meaningful Home Rule. autonomy can the District realize meaningful The second bill I introduce today, the Dis- self-government and Home Rule. The Presi- HON. BRAD SHERMAN trict of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of dent and the Congress took the first step in OF CALIFORNIA 1999, eliminates the congressional review pe- relieving the District of costly escalating state IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES riod of 30 days and 60 days respectively, for functions in the Revitalization Act. This bill Thursday, March 18, 1999 civil and criminal acts passed by the D.C. City takes the next logical step by granting the Dis- Council. Under the current system, all acts of trict control over its own budgetary and legisla- Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the Council are subjected to this Congres- tive affairs. I urge my colleagues to pass this pay tribute to the memory of Jacob H. ``Bud'' sional layover period. This unnecessary and important measure. Blitzer. Bud was a man of integrity and tre- undemocratic step adds yet another unneces- f mendous resilience, who used his creativity, sary layer of bureaucracy to an already over- intelligence, humor, and a sense of fairness to burdened city government. HONORING MARIE THERESE navigate through a life of great challenges. My bill would eliminate the need for the Dis- DAMRELL GALLO A victim of polio at age 27, BudÐnever one trict to engage in the byzantine process of en- for self-pityÐbecame a successful business- acting emergency and temporary legislation HON. GARY A. CONDIT man, consultant, educator, mentor, and all concurrently with permanent legislation. The OF CALIFORNIA around mensch. Most important to him were Home Rule charter contemplates that if the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the relationships he cultivated with family, District needs to pass legislation while Con- friends, the I Have a Dream Foundation, and Thursday, March 18, 1999 gress in out of session, it may do so if two- the many people fortunate enough to know thirds of the Council determines that an emer- Mr. CONDIT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to him. gency exists, a majority of the Council ap- honor Marie Therese Damrell Gallo in recogni- But, with his brother-in-law Len Milner, proves the law and the Mayor signs it. Emer- tion of her being awarded the Anti-Defamation founded Integrated Ceilings, Inc., specializing gency legislation, however, lasts for only 90 League's Torch of Liberty Award for the Cen- in innovative architectural custom ceiling de- days, which would (in theory) force the Coun- tral Pacific Region. Marie has established signs. He held many patents for designs which cil to the pass permanent legislation by under- standards for charity and voluntarism which have enhanced numerous office buildings, re- going the usual congressional review process are remarkableÐall the while, gaining the ad- tail stores, and homes. These innovations in- when Congress returns. Similarly, the Home miration and love of the many people who spired an entire industry of ceiling design. He Rule Charter contemplates that the Council have had the pleasure and enjoyment of work- ran his company with the highest standards of may pass temporary legislation lasting 120 ing with her. honesty, quality, and excellence. This commit- days without being subjected to the congres- I'm proud to report that first and foremost in ment was reflected by the employees of the sional review process, but must endure the Marie's life is an incredibly strong commitment company who were loyal and proud of their congressional layover period for that legisla- to her family. Marie married Bob Gallo in 1958 product and most of whom remained with the tion to become law. and together they have raised 8 children, and company throughout the entire time that Bud In actual practice, however, most legislation have 10 grandchildren. was its president and CEO. approved by the City Council is passed con- Yet while raising her family, Marie never for- But did not limit himself to his company. He currently on an emergency, temporary and got her commitment to her friends of her com- also served as a mentor for many young en- permanent basis to ensure that the large, rap- munity. In tribute to her many accomplish- trepreneurs as they began their businesses as idly changing city remains running. This proc- ments, Marie has also received the Liberty well as many people who were struggling with ess is cumbersome and inefficient and would Bell award from the Stanislaus County Bar As- the challenges of life. One notable example be eliminated by my bill. sociation, the Standing Ovation Award from was Tom Greene of the T.A. Greene Co., of It is important to emphasize that my bill the Modesto Symphony Guild, the Outstanding whom Bud was known to have said, ``I started does not prevent review of District laws by Women of the Year award from the Stanislaus out helping Tom, but in the end, it was he who Congress. The D.C. Subcommittee would con- County Commission for Women, and The helped me.'' tinue to scrutinize every piece of legislation Cross for the Church and the Pontiff Papal Bud was a jazz drummer in his youth, passed by the City Council if it wishes and to award from His Holiness, John Paul II. served as an officer in the Army Air Corps, change or strike that legislation under the ple- The diversity and breadth of her interests and was founder and president of the nary authority over the District that the Con- and concerns are amazing. She has been the Lightrend Co., prior to founding Integrated stitution affords to the Congress. My bill mere- founder and chairwoman of innumerable fund- Ceilings, Inc. An avid sailor and a jazz enthu- ly eliminates the automatic hold placed on raising events for charitable organizations, in- siast, a conversationalist par excellence, Bud's CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E487 greatest gift was to make each person he the formal study of music and the develop- I have some real concerns in these situa- spoke with feel special. ment of spatial reasoning skills in young chil- tions, and I believe we need to help our con- Our thoughts are with Bud's family: his wife dren. This past week new research from the stituents understand their benefits when they Dalia; children Jamie and Rob, along with his University of California at Irvine has under- are changed. The Wall Street Journal recently wife Donna; sisters Barbara and Susan and scored this link by showing children who take highlighted some of the information disclosure their husbands George and Len; grandchildren piano lessons and play with newly designed problems when companies change from a tra- Rebecca and Erica; two great grandchildren; computer software perform better on tests with ditional pension plan to a cash-balance plan. nieces and nephews and many friends who fractions and proportional math than students One particular situation involved a company were part of the extended family. not exposed to the piano lessons. who changed their plan and merely informed Mr. Speaker, distinguished colleagues, These findings are especially important the employees that a change had occurred. please join me in remembering a great friend when one considers that a grasp of fractions One 49-year-old employee decided to look and outstanding individual, Jacob ``Bud'' and proportional math is a prerequisite to into this further, because he was thinking Blitzer. math at higher levels, and children who do not about his retirement. He discovered that while f master these areas of math cannot under- he was not going to lose any benefits, he was stand more advanced math critical to high- also not going to accrue any benefits for sev- TRIBUTE TO THE LADY BULLDOGS tech fields. eral years under this new plan. It was only Music lovers like myself have long promoted through his efforts to learn more about it that HON. BARON P. HILL music education as a way to inspire creativity, he discovered this. OF INDIANA develop discipline, and cultivate an apprecia- Now, let me point out that it is not the em- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion for the arts. Although we suspected gains ployer's fault, but the law's. That is why I have in cognitive development, today we have the joined with Senator MOYNIHAN in introducing Thursday, March 18, 1999 research to confirm it. I urge my colleagues to companion legislation to correct this problem. Mr. HILL of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise review the research and encourage families The Pension Right to Know Act, H.R. 1176, today to honor the Women's Basketball Team and educators in their Congressional districts will require increased disclosure of information from New Albany High School. The Lady Bull- to make music education a priority. to employees about their pension plan. It dogs won the Indiana High School Athletic As- f would require an explanation to the employee sociation class 4A basketball championship as to how their pension plan will be affected last Saturday, completing a perfect season. EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO DEC- by any plan change. It will require an indi- Congratulations go out to the entire team: LARATION OF PALESTINIAN vidual benefit statement for each employee Catrina Wilson, Jessica Dablow, Maria STATE showing how they, in particular, will be af- Rickards, Abigail Scharlow, Jessica Huggins, fected by this change. For some the change SPEECH OF Kennitra Johnson, Erin Wall, Amanda will be beneficial, but for others the change Sizemore, Lacy Farris, Noreen Cousins, An- HON. HOWARD P. (BUCK) McKEON could affect how they plan for the future. drea Holbrook, Regina Marshall, Brittany Wil- OF CALIFORNIA My colleagues, I believe we need to protect liams, and Jihan Huggins. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES our constituents who may be expecting one I also wish to congratulate: the team's Tuesday, March 16, 1999 thing, and then receive something very dif- coach Angie Hinton, her assistant coaches ferent. As employers make changes from var- Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support Denise Parrish, Paul Hamilton, Joe Hinton and ious retirement plans to cash-balance plans, of House Concurrent Resolution 24, which op- Katie Myers, team trainer Russ Cook, student employees are left not understanding what poses the unilateral declaration of Palestinian manager Melissa Fisher, the athletic director changes have been made to their retirement statehood. at New Albany Don Unruh, and school prin- plan. While the goal of achieving peace in the cipal Steve Sipes. We can help our citizens who are nearing Middle East has long been elusive, we have in The Lady Bulldogs are the pride of southern retirement and thinking about their retirement recent years seen progress where Israelis and Indiana. I join their families, friends, class- savings programÐand we can help them to Palestinians have come to the negotiating mates and community in celebrating their understand. table to discuss their differences. This negoti- great accomplishment. Mr. Speaker, let us do what we can to help ating process should continue to be respected f employees understand their options. as the best means for Israelis and Palestin- Let us work together. Let us solve this prob- RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE ians to maintain a constructive dialogue on lem, and let us solve it together. OF NEW RESEARCH SUPPORTING fundamental issues of concern. Unilateral ac- f THE BENEFITS OF MUSIC EDU- tions that circumvent this process will only pro- APPRECIATION OF THE HONOR- CATION long potential solutions to the conflicts which have caused great harm to Arabs and Jews in ABLE IMATA KABUA, PRESIDENT Israel. OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MAR- HON. BOB SCHAFFER Approving the resolution before use today SHALL ISLANDS OF COLORADO will convey an important message that the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES United States support continued negotiations HON. ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD Thursday, March 18, 1999 as the best means to create lasting peace in OF GUAM IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today a region where so much blood has been shed. to recognize the importance of new research f Thursday, March 18, 1999 supporting the benefits of music education. THE PENSION RIGHT TO KNOW Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, last month The arts as an academic discipline have ACT I was privileged to travel with the House Re- long been seen as an essential component of sources Congressional Delegation to the Pa- education. Recent scientific studies confirm HON. JERRY WELLER cific Insular areas. Chairman DON YOUNG what teachers of old have always knownÐ should be commended for providing this op- OF ILLINOIS music and the other arts stimulate higher brain portunity to Resource Committee members to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES function. Music education has been shown to educate themselves on the issues that con- elevate test scores in other subjects, particu- Thursday, March 18, 1999 front the people of Guam, American Samoa, larly math. The Statement of Principles is an Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, do we not have the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana important document; it outlines seven basic a responsibility to help our constituents under- Islands and the Republic of the Marshall Is- concepts that, if followed, will maximize the stand their benefits? As a large portion of to- lands. In this regard our trip was a success benefits of arts education for all children. I en- day's population is nearing retirement, em- and I hope that my colleagues who were fortu- tered these same Statements into the CON- ployer-sponsored retirement plans have in- nate to join the Young CODELÐRep. DANA GRESSIONAL RECORD on September 10 so my creased in importance. And many people do ROHRABACHER, Rep. JOHN DOOLITTLE, Rep. colleagues might have a chance to review not understand their benefits. It is an even COLLIN PETERSON, Rep. KEN CALVERT, Rep. them. greater problem when an employer unilaterally ENI FALEOMAVAEGA and Rep. DONNA CHRIS- Mr. Speaker, there is a growing body of re- changes that plan, and minimal explanation is TIAN-CHRISTENSENÐhave gained a better un- search demonstrating a causal link between given. derstanding of Pacific Insular issues. E488 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 I would like to extend my appreciation to the lutions, and this parliamentary body’s Again Mr. Speaker, I commend the following people and leaders of each destination that shared appreciation of the points so elo- column to the attention of all interested par- quently stated in H. Con. Res. 92. ties. the Young CODEL visited for their warm wel- The RMI Government looks forward to en- come and island hospitality. In my remarks gaging the U.S. Government in productive [From the Wall Street Journal, Mar. 16, 1999] today I would like to submit, for the record, the discussions to address certain provisions of THE ROAD TO DOW 10,000 statement of the President Imata Kabua of the the Compact of Free Association. Our des- (By Lawrence Kudlow) Republic of the Marshall Islands. I want to ex- ignated negotiator is ready to meet with The Dow Jones Industrial Average stands press my gratitude for his collaborative efforts your designee to begin our discussions as at the threshold of yet another milestone, on behalf of his country to advance the eco- soon as possible. It is our hope that you can this time 10,000. Meanwhile the longest con- nomic, educational, social and political needs encourage the Administration to expedite tinuous prosperity in the 20th century, begun the appointment of the U.S. chief negotiator of his people. in late 1982 and, interrupted only by a short so we can begin this dialogue. and shallow recession in 1990–91, continues I also want to take this opportunity to state In advance of the upcoming Compact nego- apace. These facts are worth pondering, for a that I share President Kabua's desire for the tiations, our government would like to work proper understanding of them can instruct closely with your Committee, the Members House Resources Committee and the Con- us toward the best future economic policy. gress to work closely in the renegotiations of of the U.S. Congress and the U.S. govern- The current stock market boom began in the Compacts of Free Association with the ment to address some outstanding issues mid-1982 and is now the second longest in the United States which will commence later this that need to be resolved, specifically the century, exceeded only by the post-war 1949– ‘‘changed circumstances’’ issue provided for 68 cycle. Since August 1982 the Dow Jones year. I am hopeful that all issues can be ad- in Section 177, Article IX of the Compact and dressed in the renegotiations and that con- average has appreciated 1,095%, or 615% in concerns we have surrounding Section 111(d). inflation-adjusted terms. The economy has The first Compact has taught us that the cerns of all affected parties will be taken into posted a 3.2% yearly real rate of increase, relationship works and that its continuation consideration. while real corporate profits have expanded is important to both nations. The second STATEMENT OF PRESIDENT IMATA KABUA by 6% annually. Thirty-nine million net new Compact challenges us to think about the jobs have been created, largely from nearly U.S. CODEL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KABUA most appropriate and effective means to 11 million new business start-ups. AND HIS CABINET, FEBRUARY 20, 1999 build on our mutual security and economic Roughly $25.7 trillion of new household Chairman Young, Members of the CODEL, and social needs. wealth has been created, according to the staff, friends: It is indeed an honor and a I would also like to make the CODEL Federal Reserve. Long-term Treasury bond pleasure for me to welcome you to the Re- aware of some of the positive actions the yields, they key discount rate used to cal- public of the Marshall Islands. After your RMI government has undertaken. We have culate the net present value of future cor- long flight, I trust that you now have a bet- initiated major reforms and taken concrete porate earnings, have dropped to 5.5% from ter understanding of the vast distance of steps to ensure progress in our nation-build- roughly 15%. Inflation has fallen to almost ocean and land that we cover every time we ing efforts. zero from nearly 11%, even while the unem- visit you in Washington, DC. Over the past five years, we have success- ployment rate has dropped to 4.4% from 11%. The people and government of the Marshall fully streamlined government, created an en- PESSIMISTIC GURUS Islands have long considered the United vironment conducive for private sector and Yet since 1982 most economic and invest- States our close friend and ally. Our nations foreign investment and have taken impor- ment gurus have preached pessimism. For 17 share commitments to freedom, democracy, tant steps in building our nation’s infra- years they have told the public that neither world peace and well-being for all peoples. structure to sustain economic growth and the bull market nor the prosperity can last, These shared commitments are enshrined in prosperity. because of budget deficits, trade deficits, the Compact of Free Association, the U.S. These efforts are empowering our people to savings shortfalls, high real interest rate, ca- Public Law that joined our nations in the participate in the world economy. We strong- pacity constraints, inadequate productivity, strategic alliance. ly believe that our continued partnership subpart real wages, inflation threats, Philips As the President of the Marshall Islands, I will assist us in meeting the challenges of curves, market bubbles, income inequity, can assure you that our nation is seriously the next century. The RMI has also been aggressively work- Asia, Russia and a variety of other reasons. committed to strengthening our mutually Yet the experts have been proved wrong; beneficial partnership. ing with other mutual allies in the Pacific region. We have established strong diplo- optimism has prevailed. Actually, the stock Critical to our strategic partnership is our market itself is a much better measure of continued hosting of the already expanded matic ties with many of our neighbors and mutual friends. These efforts are beginning economic progress than a barrelful of gov- military testing facilities on Kwajalein ernment statistics. Market prices reflect the Atoll. I would be remiss if I failed to commu- to pay tremendous benefits in the form of economic assistance and private sector in- collective judgment of millions of profit- nicate to you that our relationship with the seeking individuals who buy and sell each U.S. military is the strongest it has ever vestment. At this time, I want to welcome you and to day based on their expectations of future been. We continue to work closely with the wealth creation. Department of Defense to enhance the mili- extend my deep appreciation for this visit. I hope you return to Washington knowing that Why has the outlook for wealth improved tary’s important efforts on the atoll and in so dramatically? In a word, freedom. Free- the region. the Marshallese people are your friends and allies. We want you to enjoy yourselves dom creates wealth, and wealth boosts stock Chairman Young, I want to personally prices. Economic freedom was decisively re- thank you and the members of your Com- while you are here and to take in our island hospitality and beauty. stored by policies launched during the 1980s. mittee for your efforts at extending to the This led to a revival of the risk-taking and Marshall Islands the assistance that honors f entrepreneurship that is so vital to a dy- the objectives of the Compact. namic economy. Specifically, I want to thank you for ex- THE ROAD TO DOW 10,000 President Reagan’s policies, which are tending the Pell Grant to our students, pro- mostly still in place today, removed the bar- viding FEMA support to help us cope with HON. MICHAEL G. OXLEY riers to growth that made in 1970s the worst natural disasters and for continuing to rec- OF OHIO stock-market economy since the ’30s. Strong ognize the agricultural and resettlement IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES disinflation restored purchasing power and needs of the communities harmed the most reduced interest rates. In other words, the by the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Pro- Thursday, March 18, 1999 ‘‘inflation tax’’ on money was repealed, Per- gram. These actions signal to the Marshall Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to sonal and corporate tax rates were slashed, Islands that the Untied States values our bi- bring a Wall Street Journal column by Law- providing new incentives for work and entre- lateral relationship. rence Kudlow to the attention of my col- preneurship. All vestiges of wage, price and Education remains our top priority along energy controls were eliminated, freeing up with health services for our people. We value leagues. The subject is the strength of the markets to allocate resources efficiently. the Federal programs and assistance in these stock market and the ongoing economic ex- Industry deregulation begun by President areas and assure you that accountability and pansion. Carter was services, airlines and later tele- proper administration will always be our The point of the piece is that sound eco- communications. Organized labor excesses main focus. nomic policy making begets solid economic were curbed. Antitrust activism was shelved. I also want to thank you for the resolution growth. Put more precisely, the absence of Free trade was expanded between the U.S. that Chairman Ben Gilman, Delegate Eni anti-growth policies allows free markets to and Canada. The two biggest periods of the stock mar- Faleomavaega and you introduced last Con- flourish. Economic freedom in the form of low gress. House Concurrent Resolution 92 stands ket’s current prosperity have been 1982–87, as a testimony to the success of the bilateral tax rates, deregulation, free trade, and re- when the industrial average moved up by relationship. strained government spending leads to in- roughly 219%, or 26.1% per year, and 1994 to In a few moments, you will be hearing creased private investment, low inflation and a the present, as the average has gained an- more about the Nitijela’s corresponding reso- booming national economy. other 172%, or 22.5% a year. In between the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E489 market meandered, as Presidents Bush and currency. Politicians reacted by discrediting Whereas, the American people would be Clinton raised taxes and imposed regula- free-market economics; in its place, they better served by having the members of the tions. moved toward a regime of oversized govern- House of Representatives focus on issues and But a steadfast Alan Greenspan brought ment powers and diminished personal lib- matters before the Congress rather than con- the inflation rate down to virtually zero erty—a movement that was interrupted only stantly running a campaign; and today from roughly 5% at the beginning of briefly in the 1920s. Whereas, a biennial election of one-half of the 1990s. Along with bringing down interest From Theodore Roosevelt’s trustbusting to the members of the House of Representatives rates, this has sharply lowered the effective Wilson’s tax hikes, Hoover’s tariffs, FDR’s would still allow the American people to ex- tax rate on capital gains (which reflect infla- early entitlement programs, all the way to press their will every two years: Now, there- tion as well as real growth in the value of as- LBJ’s Great Society and Nixon’s funding of fore, be it sets) to about 30% from 80%, providing a tre- it, economic freedom suffered and prosperity Resolved by the members of the Ninety-Sixth mendous boost for the high-risk technology was sporadic. The century was filled with Legislature of Nebraska, First Session: investment that has become the engine of Keynesian nostrums that seldom delivered 1. That the Legislature hereby petitions our new information economy. In effect, Mr. the goods. the Congress of the United States to propose Greenspan’s disinflationary tax cut neutral- The dominant event of the late 20th cen- to the states an amendment to Article I, sec- ized the Bush-Clinton tax hikes. tury is the bull-market prosperity of the tion 2, of the United States Constitution The Republican Congress elected in 1994 1980s and 1990s. This was caused largely by a that would increase the length of the terms put an end to the high-tax and reregulatory shift back to free-market economics, a re- of office for members of the House of Rep- policies of Mr. Clinton’s first two years. Mr. duction in the role of the state and an expan- resentatives from two years to four years Clinton himself morphed into a middle-of- sion of personal liberty. At the turn of a new with one-half of the members’ terms expiring the-road president who signed a capital gains century, taking the right road will extend every two years. tax-rate cut, welfare reform, a balanced the long cycle of wealth creation and techno- 2. That official copies of this resolution be budget plan, the Mexican free-trade agree- logical advance for decades to come. By 2020 prepared and forwarded to the Speaker of the ment and other trade-expanding measures. the Dow index will reach 50000, and the 10000 House of Representatives and President of All these actions helped the stock market to benchmark will be reduced to a small blip on the Senate of the Congress of the United soar a large screen. States and to all members of the Nebraska delegation to the Congress of the United Meanwhile, information technology took f off. The capital gains tax cut and low inter- States, with the request that it be officially est rates intensified Schumpeterian gales of NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE CALLS entered in the Congressional Record as a me- creative destruction. Low interest rates cre- FOR FOUR-YEAR HOUSE TERMS morial to the Congress of the United States. ate much more patient investment money. 3. That a copy of the resolution be pre- Low discount rates also lead to high price- pared and forwarded to President William J. earnings multiples, something the stock HON. LEE TERRY Clinton. market understands even if its critics do not. OF NEBRASKA f The 1980s witnessed a technology surge, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES based mainly on advanced computer chips, IN RECOGNITION OF THE FUTURE cellular telephones and personal computers. Thursday, March 18, 1999 LEADERS OF COLORADO In the 1990s all this was improved, but the Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, on March 3, big push has come from innovative and user 1999, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature HON. BOB SCHAFFER friendly software and Internet commerce. passed Legislative Resolution No. 10. The Though the government’s reports of gross OF COLORADO domestic product take little account of these resolution petitions Congress to amend the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Constitution to increase the terms of members developments, the stock market knows full Thursday, March 18, 1999 well how important these technologies will of the House of Representatives to four years. be to future earnings, productivity, real This is a matter that merits serious debate Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today wages, growth and wealth creation. and consideration. I call the text of the Resolu- to recognize the participants of my first annual In fact, a significant gap has opened be- tion to the attention of my colleagues, as fol- Young Adults Leadership Conference held in tween the performance of the Dow Jones In- lows: Weld County, Colorado. On February 27, dustrial Average, comprised mainly of old- NEBRASKA UNICAMERAL LEGISLA- 1999, 18 teenage students spent the after- economy companies, and the new-economy TURE, NINETY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, noon participating in a political and networking Nasdaq. Since 1990 the Nasdaq has out- Lincoln, NE, March 4, 1999. performed the Dow by 271 percentage points. seminar. Later that evening the students uti- Hon. LEE TERRY, Over the past year, the Nasdaq has increased lized what they had learned at the Weld Coun- U.S. House of Representatives, 36%, while the Dow has gained only 16%. ty Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner. Washington, DC. Amidst all the bull-market prosperity, an- I am honored to have met the following par- DEAR CONGRESSMAN TERRY: I have enclosed other starting development has occurred: the a copy of engrossed Legislative Resolution ticipants: Jeff Armour, Sara Asmus, Darrenn emergence of a new investor class. Numerous No. 10 adopted by the Nebraska Unicameral Call, DeaAnna Call, Donnell Call, Brady surveys report that roughly half of all Amer- Legislature on the third day of March 1999. Duggan, Kevin P. Duggan, Casey Johnson, icans own at least $5,000 worth of stocks, The members of the Legislature have di- Darrick Johnson, Trent Leisy, Tia McDonald, bonds and mutual funds. The investor class rected me to request that the petition be en- surely wishes to keep more of what it earns Jenny Moore, Christopher S. Ong, Mary Beth tered into the Congressional Record. Ong, Helena Pagano, Elizabeth Peetz, Tim- in order to bolster savings that can be in- Please feel free to contact me with any vested in high-return stocks. This is why un- othy Romig, and Jeff Runyan. questions you may have regarding Legisla- I established the Leadership Conference to limited universal individual retirement ac- tive Resolution No. 10. counts may be the sleeper tax issue of the With kind regards. encourage political participation by the young- next few years. Sincerely, er generation. At the conference, elected offi- Roth IRAs—which currently invest after- PATRICK J. O’DONNELL, cials and community leaders led the students tax deposits that will never be taxed again so Clerk of the Legislature. in discussing several different aspects of poli- long as the money is withdrawn at retire- Enclosure. ment—could be expanded to include redi- tics. Greeley Councilman Avery Amaya began the seminar with a discussion of local politics. rected Social Security contributions and NINETY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, FIRST SESSION, Avery was followed by Bill Garcia, a political penalty-free withdrawals for health care in- LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 10 surance, education, home buying and em- consultant, who spoke about political polls. Whereas, members of and candidates for ployment emergencies. Lea Faulkner, a local media personality and the United States House of Representatives This might be the single most popular tax are elected every two years virtually requir- former Greeley City Council member, con- reform among the shareholder class. By ing continual campaigning and fundraising; ducted a hands-on learning experience about eliminating the double and triple taxation of and networking skills. The participants also had the saving and investment, this approach opens Whereas, the delegates to the 1788 Con- a back door to the flat tax, setting the stage opportunity to discuss issues with Colorado stitutional Convention discussed whether for future tax cuts, individual ownership of State Senator Dave Owen. Additionally, Anne the term of office for a representative should Social Security contributions and other free- Miller, Chairperson of the Colorado College be one year or three years and compromised market policies. Republicans invited the students to attend in on a two-year term; and OVERSIZED POWERS Whereas, communications systems and the College Republican's next meeting. What a difference a century makes. The travel accommodations have improved over I, too, had the honor of visiting with the stu- 1890s saw a painful and costly depression the last two hundred years which allows dents. We discussed the importance of good that was principally caused by government quicker and easier communication with con- communication and how all effective organiza- policies such as high tariffs and an inelastic stituents and more direct contact; tions must communicate well. E490 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have met these the government,’’ rather than as a tool to District government. Last year, I spent ten young adults and am confident of their abilities fund needed capital expenditures. hours on the House floor defending the Dis- to lead America in the future. This select Such a concern was true to form. As a mi- trict's appropriation from anti-democratic at- nority member of the legislature for most all tachments, more of them seeking to impose group of young leaders has the integrity and his 28 years in the House—he was minority values needed to ensure a virtuous Colorado leader for six of them—Mr. Guest often found sexual orientation discrimination than any and United States in the next century. himself ‘‘chipping away’’ at the system in other type of attachment that was proposed f hopes that it would run better. Frequently, and passed. We must keep these and other this took the form of legislation that bore anti-gay provisions off this year's appropria- A VIRGINIA GENTLEMAN— witness to the needs of his constituents in tion. The right to adopt children or to qualify RAYMOND R. ‘‘ANDY’’ GUEST the northern Valley. He relished in his ef- for health insurance has everything to do with forts to make the bureaucracy respond to kids in need of homes or residents in need of these needs and to ‘‘see things get done.’’ health care, and nothing to do with the sexual HON. FRANK R. WOLF To be sure, Mr. Guest also will be remem- OF VIRGINIA bered for his courage in combating lym- orientation of our residents. The bigoted mis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES phatic cancer while maintaining a watchful chief done by Congress to the District in the Thursday, March 18, 1999 eye on the General Assembly’s proceedings name of homophobia has known no bounds. from his Richmond hospital bed. Thankfully, The city is now in court seeking to overturn Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I want to share he says his decision to leave the House is not the congressional attachment that prevents with our colleagues a recent editorial from The health-related, but simply predicated by a the release of the November ballot results de- Winchester Star which so eloquently speaks desire to attend to family and business inter- termining whether District residents who are ill about a true ``citizen-legislator,'' Raymond R. ests and to, as they say, ‘‘smell the roses’’ a can use medically prescribed marijuana for ``Andy'' Guest of Front Royal, who has an- bit, perhaps while dove hunting and fly fish- medicinal purposes. Another amendment brim- nounced his retirement as a delegate in the ing, two particular loves. His wife, Mary Scott, says that having ming with discrimination last year all but de- Virginia General Assembly, where he served Andy at home on more or less a regular basis stroyed the District's successful needle ex- for nearly three decades. will translate into more opportunities to change program, leaving this vital, life-saving I am proud to call Andy Guest my con- enjoy the company of friends, sans the de- program to a totally private group with little stituent and friend, and am grateful to have mands that politics brings. funding. had the opportunity to work with him in public ‘‘I’ll be able to say . . . ‘Let’s have dinner I very much appreciate the efforts of our service to so many of the constituents we on Friday or Saturday night and we won’t dedicated and energetic LGBT community to share from the Shenandoah Valley. On behalf have to talk politics,’ ’’ Mrs. Guest said. educate Members concerning the injury done of those people of the Valley, I wish Andy and Without a doubt, she knows her man far to individuals and the insult to self-government better than we, but we suspect that politics His wife, Mary Scott, all the best wherever his will never stray too far from the mind of rendered by congressional anti-gay attach- path now as ``citizen'' leads. Andy Guest. Citizen-legislators may retire, ments. With Equality Begins at Home rallied to [From The Winchester Star, March 2, 1999] but when ‘‘tradition’’ is born in the blood, fight back, we will yet make the Congress un- derstand that it must back offÐback off bigotry VIRGINIA GENTLEMAN—GUEST PERSONIFIED the passion seldom expires. Nor does the leg- LEGISLATIVE TRADITION acy, which, in this case, is considerable. against District residents whose sexual ori- It comes as no small surprise that when f entation differs from the majority, and back off the time came for Raymond R. ‘‘Andy’’ the annual assault on the legislative preroga- Guest Jr. to announce his retirement from THE D.C. EQUALITY BEGINS AT tives of the City Council. the General Assembly he was ‘‘over- HOME EFFORTS Sadly, Mr. Speaker, this bigotry is not lim- whelmed’’ by ‘‘the history, the tradition’’ ited to anti-democratic legislation aimed at the that surrounds anyone in Virginia’s State HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON LGBT community of the District. In the past Capitol. But then, Andy Guest is not ‘‘any- year, this nation has been outraged at the in- OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA one’’; 28 years a man of the House, he was explicable cruelty of the murders of two gay IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES emblematic of that tradition the Old Domin- men in Alabama and Wyoming. These hate-in- ion so admires in her lawmakers, that of Thursday, March 18, 1999 ‘‘citizen-legislator.’’ spired murders underscore the need to pass ‘‘To continue that tradition was a great Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the Hate-Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA) and honor.’’ Mr. Guest said Sunday, roughly 24 pay tribute to the local Equality Begins at the Employment Non-Discrimination Act hours after announcing his intention to Home events here in the District of Columbia (ENDA) immediately. Another session of Con- leave the House, and the people, he served that will take place during the week of March gress must not go by without addressing both for nearly three decades. 21±27, 1999. I will be at the Bipartisan Con- the crimes and the employment discrimination However, the tradition to which he stood gressional Retreat in Hershey, Pennsylvania that emanate from sexual orientation. No other heir goes deeper than ties to Virginia. In a response is acceptable. real sense, he was to the manner born; his fa- on Sunday, March 21, when the District of Co- ther, Raymond Sr., also served in the Gen- lumbia's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and f eral Assembly and was U.S. ambassador to transgender (LGBT) residents kick off a week COMMEMORATING TEJANO MUSIC: Ireland. Thus, as his wife, Mary Scott, suc- of lobbying and conscience raising at Freedom 19TH ANNUAL TEJANO MUSIC cinctly said. ‘‘He was born to be a public Plaza. AWARDS CELEBRATION servant.’’ These events, with an emphasis on local And, as a public servant, he will be dearly needs, are taking place throughout the United missed, by his peers no less than his con- HON. CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ stituents. Among the men and women with States, but no jurisdiction has experienced more bigotry associated with sexual orienta- OF TEXAS whom he engaged in the legislative hurly- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES burly he will be remembered as the gen- tion than the nation's capital. This prejudice, I tleman he is. am happy to say, does not come from the Thursday, March 18, 1999 ‘‘Sometimes we use the word . . . a little people of the District of Columbia, or their lo- Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I am proud too freely,’’ said House Speaker Thomas W. cally elected representatives, who have en- to introduce legislation today that will recog- Moss, D-Norfolk, with whom Guest often acted the most progressive and far-reaching nize one of the unique sounds sweeping tangled, ‘‘but I’ve never known him to be protections in the country. Residents of every anything but a gentleman.’’ across the Nation todayÐTejano music. All Likewise, said state Sen. H. Russell Potts background in the District feel particular anger across America the sounds of tejano have be- Jr., R-Winchester: ‘‘We have lost a good when, in violation of all of the principles of come the music of choice. From deep in the man. His integrity and character exude the self-government, Congress injects itself to heart of south Texas to the Great Plains, from class that typifies a Virginia gentleman. He enact measures at odds with principles of the east coast to the west coast, the pulsating leaves a void that will never be replaced.’’ equality and anti-discrimination that the resi- rhythms of a loud drumbeat, a bajo-sexto gui- That ‘‘void’’ is considerable, in that Mr. dents of this city hold especially dear. tar and an ubiquitous accordian are taking Guest’s voice was one of clear common sense Each year, under congressional attack, I am over the Nation to the beat of Tejano. and consistent conservatism, particularly of the fiscal variety. In his last session, he forced to defend the District's domestic part- During the last several years Tejano artists raised words of concern about the manner in nership law, a very modest provision designed have captured a large percentage of the Latin which the state treats its surplus revenue to afford relatives or partners who live in the music market and continue to rise in popu- (see editorial above). He is worried, as are same household the opportunity to qualify for larity. From the legendary Selena to the in- we, that these dollars will be used to ‘‘grow health benefits at no additional expense to the comparable Little Joe the sweet sounds of CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E491 Tejano continue to climb the American music TRIBUTE TO CAPT. JOSEPH W. particularly police and investigation support charts with one hit after another. The sound of WARFIELD AND THE TEXAS teams, into the regions. In Gujarat, where the Tejano is the sound of a people. For those of STATE PILOTS’ ASSOCIATION attacks have ruined property, the state govern- us in south Texas, Tejano is the tradition and ment has already authorized relief and com- history of the people's thoughts, feelings and HON. GENE GREEN pensation payments for damaged property. Not only has the government of India acted aspirations. Tejano is more than just the high OF TEXAS against the alleged perpetrators, it has con- energy mix of Rock 'n Roll, Country, Jazz and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rhythm & Blues, it is the music of our people demned them, publicly and repeatedly, in no that helps move us and express our emotions. Thursday, March 18, 1999 uncertain terms. Prime Minister Vajpayee and This week, the city of San AntonioÐknown Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to President Narayanan, India's head of govern- as the Tejano capitol of the worldÐwill be pay tribute to Capt. Joe Warfield on his retire- ment and head of state respectively, have host to the 19th Annual Tejano Music Awards. ment as president of the Texas State Pilots' spoken out against these crimes and those The awards presentation will take place on Association. The Texas State Pilots' Associa- who would commit them. The Prime Minister Saturday, March 20, 1999, at the Alamodome tion is the professional organization that rep- even embarked on a one-day fast seeking a in San Antonio and pay tribute to the best and resents our State-licensed maritime pilots. renewal of communal harmony, and did so on brightest in the Tejano music industry. These professional mariners navigate ocean- the January 30 anniversary date of the death A testament to the success of Tejano music going ships safely to and from the many im- of Mahatma Gandhi, India's revered leader, and this annual awards show is the more than portant commercial ports in Texas. thereby trying his government's policies to 40,000 people expected to attend the event I am proud that our State's largest port, the Gandhi's ideals of non-violence and cultural this year. The Annual Tejano Music Awards, Port of Houston, is in my district. The Port of diversity. which began in 1980 with an enthusiastic Houston is connected to the Gulf of Mexico by It is right for the Prime Minister to link his 1,300 in attendance, is now one of our Na- the 53-mile Houston Shop Channel. The Port fast and the ideals of Gandhi. India is a di- tion's premier and fastest growing musical of Houston is the busiest U.S. port in foreign verse nation. Although it is predominantly a celebration. tonnage, second in domestic tonnage and the Hindu nation, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Bud- Today, I offer up this resolution to com- world's eighth busiest U.S. port overall. More dhists and Jains freely practice their religions memorate the 19th Annual Tejano Music than 6,435 vessels navigate the Houston Ship and have for centuries. It is important to note Awards and the spirit and history behind the Channel annually. It is largely because of the that these attacks, as heinous as they are, music that will be celebrated and honored this skill and viligance of professional state pilots have only occurred in two states, which is week in San Antonio. such as Captain Warfield, that our vital water- home to only a small portion of India's Chris- borne commerce moves safely and efficiently tian community. The vast majority of Chris- f through our state waterways. tians live in parts of India that have not seen Captain Warfield, an active Houston Pilot, any signs of violence. TRIBUTE TO MR. ARTHUR served as president of the Texas State Pilots' Mr. Speaker, let me close by noting that BOWERS, JR. Association from 1994 to 1998. He had been these attacks, terrible as they are, remind us vice president of the association the previous that India itself remains a secular democracy, HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN 4 years. Captain Warfield is a graduate of committed to the principles of individual toler- OF SOUTH CAROLINA Texas A&M University and has over 20 years ance and religious diversity. Its government IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of experience with the Houston Pilots. He has has publicly demonstrated that commitment in recent weeks. It is to be commended for it. Thursday, March 18, 1999 held numerous leadership positions within his pilotage association, including three years as f Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Presiding Officer. On the national level, Cap- ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF tain Warfield is active in the American Pilots' ROBERT H. HODGSON, JR. to Mr. Arthur Bowers, Jr. In his hometown of Association. He was an APA Trustee for the Florence, SC, he is very active in community State of Texas from 1994 to 1998 and served HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON affairs and has made many kind and generous as a member of the APA's Navigation and OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA contributions to the local community. He con- Technology Committee for several years. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tinually offers support to his neighbors, friends, Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize the and family. distinguished service to the Port of Houston Thursday, March 18, 1999 Mr. Bowers was born on December 2, 1918, and the State of Texas of Captain Joseph Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to in Ellenton, SC. He is the son of the late Ar- Warfield for his leadership and professional remember a friend, Robert H. Hodgson, Jr., thur Bowers, Sr., and Mrs. Eldora Bowers commitment to the safe dispatch of commerce whose mortal remains will be laid to rest in the Phinizy. He has two siblings: the late Estella on our waterways. We will miss his leadership, columbarium of his home parish, St. Paul's Gantt and Isaiah Phinizy. On February 4, but we wish him well in his retirement. Episcopal Church, on K Street in the District of 1939, Mr. Bowers married the late Mary Cross f Columbia, this Saturday. Bowers. They had six children: Gladys, Dillie, Rob was a native Washingtonian who was Arthur, Jr., Loretta, Gloria, and Michael. In ad- INDIA’S COMMITMENT TO educated at the Campus School of Catholic dition, Mr. Bowers has five grandchildren and RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE University and Gonzaga College High School. one great-grandchild. Rob also earned a BA at Rice University. He In 1979, Mr. Bowers retired after working for HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA died in his sleep on February 18. the railroad for over 37 years. He has been a OF AMERICAN SAMOA Rob was passionately political and politically member of the New Ebenezer Baptist Church IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES compassionate. He thrived in the turbulent for over 50 years where he still serves as seas of D.C., Anglican, and Gay and Lesbian chairman of the Deacon Board. Mr. Bowers is Thursday, March 18, 1999 politics. He worked with numerous District offi- a member of various community organizations. Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, there cials, including Council Chairwoman Linda In particular, he is associated with the Brother- have been a number of news stories recently Cropp, Councilman Harold Brazil, and Council- hood of Sleeping Car Porters, the United about attacks on Christians in India. These at- man James Graham; he served as treasurer Transportation Union, Hiram Masonic Lodge tacks are deplorable and should be con- of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, was a #13, and the Seaboard Fellowship Club. He demned. But even as we condemn them, we vocal board member of Episcopal Caring Re- also serves as organizer and chairman of the ought not to lose sight of the fact that the gov- sponse to AIDS, and an active volunteer in his Carver and Cannon Streets Crime Watch, and ernment of India has acted swiftlyÐin word parish's AIDS and homeless ministries. chairman of the Scouting Committee at New and in deedÐto also condemn the attacks and Those who knew Rob will remember his Ebenezer Baptist Church. to take strong action against those who ap- fondness for gossip. Rob always had the ``in- Mr. Bowers is a remarkable citizen and a pear to be the perpetrators. side scoop,'' not only on the D.C. Council and wonderful asset to the State of South Caro- To date, there have been more than 200 the D.C. Democratic State Committee, but on lina. He follows a motto that provides insight people arrested in the two states, Gujarat and numerous vestries within the Episcopal Dio- into his good character, ``If I can help some- Orissa, where the violence has occurred. Both cese of Washington. Rob often used his skills body as I travel along life's highway, then my the two state governments and the central as a raconteur to enliven a dull reception with living shall not be in vain.'' government have deployed extra manpower, the latest ``dish.'' E492 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 Rob was not survived by his immediate fam- dren’s college tuition. In less than a year, friendship, and remembering the past. Most of ily, but he had many friends, in particular, his that money was gone. After that, she and her all, his songs are aboutÐand are part ofÐthe life-long friend Mary Eva Candon and his con- husband were forced to go into debt to pay real lives of Americans. for her ongoing chemotherapy/radiation In 1973, Bruce released his famous ``Greet- fidant Parker Hallberg. treatment and other procedures including a Mr. Speaker, I ask that this House extend craniotomy and gall bladder surgery. They ings From Asbury Park, N.J.'' album. It was its sympathy and condolences to the many are now more than $40,000 in debt, were followed by ``The Wild, the Innocent and the E friends of Rob Hodgson. forced to move into a much smaller house Street Shuffle.'' In 1975 Bruce followed up f and lost their dream of sending their sons to with ``Born to Run'' which is widely acclaimed college without going into further debt. as one of the finest rock and roll albums ever INTRODUCTION OF THE BREAST The additional stress and pressure placed made. AND CERVICAL CANCER ACT BY on Arlene and her husband by this situation In the late 1970's and early 1980's Bruce MARY ANN WAYGAN has turned a difficult situation into an al- and his band continued with a string of mod- most unbearable one. To make it even worse, Arlene recently found out that the cancer ern rock classicsÐ``Darkness on the Edge of HON. WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT has spread to her hip, pelvis, lungs and liver. Town,'' ``The River,'' and the multi-platinum OF MASSACHUSETTS Through all of this, Arlene has showed tre- album ``Born in the USA.'' In the past few IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mendous resolve. Despite being in pain and years, Springsteen recorded his most suc- discomfort and forced to use a wheelchair, cessful solo song ever, ``Streets of Philadel- Thursday, March 18, 1999 Arlene desperately wanted to be here today phia,'' earning himself more Grammy Awards Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, standing in to share her story with you directly. She and an Academy Award. thought it was important for everyone to un- Springsteen's most recent record, ``The front of our nation's Capitol today was Mary derstand not just what the cancer had done Ann Waygan, a woman from Cape Cod, Mas- to her, but what the effect of having to take Ghost of Tom Joad'' won a Grammy Award for sachusetts, who joined with Senators CHAFEE, on this incredible financial burden had done best contemporary folk album, and builds on MIKULSKI, and SMITH in introducing the Breast to her physical health, mental strength and the work that Bruce began in the 1980's with and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act. As an family resources. his critically-acclaimed album ``Nebraska,'' in original cosponsor of the House version of this Due to her condition, Arlene’s treatment calling attention to, and building on, America's legislation, I would like to share with you her finally is being paid because she qualified for rich folk music heritage. eloquent testimony of those affected by this disability. But to this day, Arlene is con- Despite his incredible success and world- vinced that her cancer would not have spread wide fame, Bruce Springsteen has always tragic disease. had she been able to afford regular visits to stayed true to his central New Jersey roots STATEMENT OF MARY ANN WAYGAN an oncologist. and to the interest of music fans everywhere. Hello, my name is Mary Ann Waygan and Arlene’s energy and determination to fight I am the coordinator for the CDC Breast and this disease and remain positive are amaz- Indeed, in an era of high ticket prices and Cervical Cancer Initiative for Cape Cod, Mas- ing. I feel lucky to know her and to have prima donna stars, Bruce Springsteen has al- sachusetts. worked with her. I only wish that as the pro- ways dedicated himself to providing his fans Before I begin, I would like to thank Sen- gram coordinator, I could have done more— with affordable, consistent entertainment. He ators Chafee, Mikulski, Snowe and Moynihan that I could have assured her that any treat- has been dedicated to seeing that his music for sponsoring this legislation. I would also ment she needed would be paid for and that makes its way into the lives of people. That like to thank Senator Smith for his support she wouldn’t have to spend time dealing with bank statements, mortgages or packing dedication has rightfully earned him the nick- of this bill. name, ``The Boss.'' Clearly, the single largest problem facing boxes on top of everything else. the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening In summary, we hear over and over again Mr. Speaker, Bruce Springsteen has given a Program today is finding resources and care- that early detection saves lives. In actuality, lot to New Jersey, to the lives of music lovers givers to provide treatment to the women early detection alone does nothing but find everywhere and to our nation's rich popular who are diagnosed with breast or cervical the disease; detection must be coupled with culture. We in central New Jersey are rightfully cancer. The lack of treatment dollars is one guaranteed, quality treatment to actually proud to call him a native son and take tre- of the biggest policy gaps in the program— save lives. mendous pride in his induction into the Rock We must pass the Breast and Cervical Can- and the problem is only getting worse. and Roll Hall of Fame. I am proud to say that The barriers to recruiting providers for cer Treatment Act to make sure that screen- ing and treatment always go together. Bruce Springsteen is a constituent of mine. charity care are growing, and funding for the I hope that my colleagues in the House will treatment is an ad-hoc system that relies on I would like to thank the National Breast volunteers, state workers and others to find Cancer Coalition for its leadership role in join me and other central New Jerseyans in treatment services. In the community, we go working to get this legislation passed and extending our congratulations to Bruce to tremendous ends to find treatment—and thank the members of Congress here today Springsteen for this well-deserved honor. raise money to help pay for it. I’ve organized for sponsoring and supporting this legisla- f luncheons, bake sales, raffles—you name it. tion. Anything to raise money for women who f INTRODUCTION OF THE WORK IN- could not afford to pay out of pocket for CENTIVES IMPROVEMENT ACT treatment. Despite these efforts, all too CENTRAL NEW JERSEY CON- OF 1999 often, we come up short. GRATULATES BRUCE Funding for treatment through the CDC SPRINGSTEEN ON HIS INDUCTION HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK program is the biggest problem I face as a INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL coordinator and frankly a barrier to screen- OF FAME OF CALIFORNIA ing and detection. Funding for treatment is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tenuous at best. Without passage of the Thursday, March 18, 1999 Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act, HON. RUSH D. HOLT future funding for treatment for these OF NEW JERSEY Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to women will remain uncertain. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES co-sponsor the Work Incentives Improvement I want to tell you one story in particular Act of 1999. This bill would remove the bar- that clearly illustrates the problem some of Thursday, March 18, 1999 riers to health insurance and employment in- these women face. A woman who lives in Buzzard’s Bay, Massachusetts who was diag- Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to di- herent in the current disability insurance (DI) nosed with breast cancer through the CDC rect the attention of my colleagues to the in- system, and enable many Americans to return program. duction of central New Jersey's Bruce to work. Disabled people have much to offer. Arlene McMann is a married woman in her Springsteen into the Rock and Roll Hall of It is time that we recognize and encourage early forties with two teenage sons and no Fame last Monday. them to participate as contributing members of health insurance. From central New Jersey to central Europe, society. When Arlene was diagnosed with breast you need only mention the name ``Bruce,'' to I am especially pleased to support the Medi- cancer through the CDC screening program, gain immediate recognition of this man's work. care and Medicaid provisions of this bill. With- she was devastated—not just with the diag- nosis, but with the fact that she had no way From classics like ``Promised Land,'' out these programs, many people living with to pay for the treatment she needed. ``Backstreets,'' ``Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,'' disabilities would not have access to the care Faced with that situation, she and her hus- and ``Thunder Road,'' Bruce Springsteen's that is so vital to their health and well-being. band were forced to use the $20,000 they had songs hold special memories for all of us. He Because private health insurance is not afford- been saving for years to pay for their chil- is a storyteller whose songs are about loyalty, able or available to them, even after returning CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E493 to work, we must keep Medicare and Medicaid patients of working age who does not have Mr. Speaker, these are just a few, quick available to the working disabled. severe co-morbidities which the center is able ideas. I am sure that experts in this field could There is one segment to the disabled popu- to help return to work (above a baselineÐper- suggest other steps to ensure that the ESRD lation that I urge my colleagues to give special haps 5% of eligible patients). For example, if program not only saves lives, but helps people consideration: End Stage Renal Disease pa- a center had 100 working age patients, it have a good and productive life. tients. could receive a $1000 payment for each pa- f As you know, there are about 260,000 tient above 5 who had lost employment and is Americans on dialysis and another 80,000 helped to return to work. This would be a phe- A TRIBUTE TO MARY MAHONEY’S who are dependent on a kidney transplant nomenally successful investment and would OLD FRENCH HOUSE RESTAURANT (with about 11,500 kidney transplants per- particularly compensate the dialysis center for formed annually). About 120,000 dialysis pa- the cost of vocational rehab and social work. HON. GENE TAYLOR tients are of working age (between 20 and (3) Renal dialysis networks, which are de- OF MISSISSIPPI 64), yet fewer than 28,000 are working. signed to help ensure ESRD center quality, The ``USRDS Abstract of Medical Evidence should be able to apply for designation as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Reports, June 1, 1996 to June 1, 1997,'' re- rehab agencies and for demonstration grants Thursday, March 18, 1999 under this legislation. veals that 38.1% of all dialysis patients 18±60 Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I years of age were employed full time, part The law spelling out the duties of Networks has a heavy emphasis on rehabilitation. In- rise today to share with my colleagues news time, or were students before onset of ESRD. of two rather unique accolades for the cele- But only 22.9% of ESRD patients in the deed, it is the first duty listed: ``. . . encouraging, consistent with sound brated Mary Mahoney's Old French House same age group were employed full time, part Restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi . time, or were students after the start of dialy- medical practice, the use of those treatment settings most compatible with the successful Since opening its doors on May 7, 1964 in sis. This 15% (38.1% minus 22.9%) differential the refurbished Louis Frasier house that dates is the prime hope for return to work efforts. rehabilitation of the patient and the participa- tion of patients, providers of services, and from 1737, this venerable establishment has Of the transplant patients, most (88%) are been a Gulf Coast culinary landmark serving of working age, but only about half of them renal disease facilities in vocational rehabilita- tion programs;'' 1 friends and travelers from near and far. The are working. late Mary Mahoney and her dedicated family I suspect that the 17 Networks vary widely Section 102 of your bill provides Medicare built their business on the tenets of excellent in their emphasis on rehabilitation. Again, the coverage for working individuals with disabil- cuisine and service as well as an historically Network(s) that do the best should receive itiesÐbut ESRD dialysis patients already have authentic Old South atmosphere, which over recognition and share their success with the this protection. For transplant patients, Medi- time has earned them international acclaim. care does not cover their major health needÐ others. (4) Kidney failure remains a medical mys- Among the numerous celebrities whose coverage of $8,000±$10,000 per year for im- names grace their guest book are Sam Don- munosuppressive drugsÐafter 36 months. tery. It often happens very quickly, with no warning. But for thousands of others, there is aldson, Alexander Haig, Robert Redford, Clearly, we should tailor some special provi- Denzel Washington, Randy Travis, and Dick sions to this population. a gradual decline of kidney function. I am told by medical experts that in many cases the de- Clark. During the Reagan Administration, Mary I would like to suggest a series of ESRD re- scent to terminal or end-stage renal disease Mahoney catered a ceremony on the White turn-to-work amendments that would save can be showed by (1) nutrition counseling, or House lawn for President and Mrs. Reagan total government revenues in the long run. (2) medical treatment by nephrology special- and their guests. While these proposals may increase Medicare ists. All were impressed, but none left a more im- spending, they would reduce Social Security I hope that you will make it clear that the pressive gratuity than author John Grisham. In disability and Medicaid spending. Medicaid (or Medicare) funds provided in this his recent bestseller, The Runaway Jury, Mr. There are just preliminary ideas, and I hope program to prevent disability could be used to Grisham compliments the restaurant by name that you and the renal community could refine delay the on-set of the devastatingly disruptive and offers the reader a glimpse inside by hav- these ideas prior to mark-up. and expensive ESRD. Monies spent in this ing the judge in his novel host a fictional lunch (1) A huge percentage of ESRD patients area would return savings many times over. for the jurors and court officers at ``Mary quality for Medicaid. The disease is so expen- Also in the ``preventive area,'' some of the Mahoney's''. Through Mr. Grisham's narrative sive ($40,000±$60,000 per patient per year) leaders in the renal community are reporting the reader gets to share in the ``crab cakes and the out-of-pocket costs so high that it im- exciting results from more frequent, almost and grilled snapper, fresh oysters and poverishes many. For transplant patients, the nightly dialysis. Like frequent testing by dia- Mahoney's famous gumbo. * * *'' He goes on cost of life-saving immuno-suppressive drugs betics for blood sugar levels, it may be that to write, ``By the time the jury was seated for alone can be $8,000, $10,000 or more per more frequent dialysis can result in a less dis- the afternoon session, everyone present had year. No wonder many are tempted to avoid rupted life and better chance to contribute to heard the story of their splended lunch.'' actions which would disqualify them for help. the workforce. We should watch these medical Now a newly released book celebrates the As part of general Medicare policy, I have developments and if there is a chance that restaurant's vivacious founder and guiding always through that we should cover pharma- some additional spending on more frequent, spirit. It is entitled, A Passion for People: The ceuticals and, in particular, indefinitely cover but less disruptive dialysis would encourage Story of Mary Mahoney and Her Old French immuno-suppressive. It is madding to hear the return to work, we should be supportive. House Restaurant. Written by Mississippi jour- stories of $80,000±$100,000 kidney trans- (5) Finally, I urge you to coordinate this bill nalist and family friend Edward J. Lepoma, plants lost, because a patient couldn't afford with another proposal of the AdministrativeÐ himself a regular in Mary's inner circle of the $10,000 per year of medicine. skilled nursing facility employment of aides to guests, this photo-filled, loving memoir tells of I think a good case can be made to add to help with feeding. As you know, last summer the trials and ultimate triumph of a second this bill coverage of immuno-suppressives in- we received a GAO report on the horror of generation American with a dream. The dream definitely, to encourage people to leave Med- malnutrition and death by starvation in some was that of creating a world class restaurant icaid/Disability and return to work. nursing homes, due to a lack of staffing to in Biloxi, Mississippi, where the dining experi- (2) Some ESRD facilities do a good social take the time to help patients who have trou- ence would be matched by the warm ambi- work job helping patients return to work. Oth- ble eating and swallowing and who take a ance that told all who visited, ``Tonight, you ers don't seem to even try. We should honor long, long time to eat (e.g., many stroke pa- are among friends.'' and reward those centers which, on a risk ad- tients). A coordinated effort by the nursing With its quaint art-filled dining rooms, supe- justed basis, are doing the best job of rehab home industry and ESRD centers to fill this rior wine list, and captivating Southern charm in their renal network area. minimum wage type position would help nurs- and hospitality, Mary Mahoney's Old French The honor could be as simple as a Secre- ing home patients while starting many long- House Restaurant provides a memorable tarial award of excellence and public recogni- out-of-work ESRD patients back on the road evening for first-time and long-time guests, an tion. to work. excellent backdrop for the novelist, and is a The reward could be something more tan- source of civic pride for the citizens of Biloxi gibleÐa cash payment to the facility to each 1 Sec. 1881(c)(2)(A); see also (B) and (H). and the entire Mississippi Gulf Coast region. E494 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 HONORING LAUREN DE BOWES FOR the ``unilateral actions'' taken by Israel in direct requirements have proved so difficult that the OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN violation of Oslo and the Wye River agree- IRS has already relaxed the rules for reporting DANCE ments. It ignores the responsibilities and com- during the 1998 tax year. mitments made by the Netanyahu Administra- I look forward to working with my colleagues HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO tion. In short, it is not a balanced resolution. to pass this important legislation. OF CONNECTICUT In the coming months I will continue to sup- f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES port the Administration's efforts in the Middle EXCELLENCE REWARDED AT Thursday, March 18, 1999 East and offer my support for all those who truly seek peace in the region. I will also work BURBANK HIGH SCHOOL Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased with my colleagues in the House to craft more to rise today to congratulate Lauren DeBowes balanced resolutions that call on both sides to HON. CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ for her outstanding achievements as an Irish adhere to the letter and spirit of their commit- OF TEXAS dancer. A resident of New Haven, she will be ments. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES representing Connecticut and the United f States at the All World Irish Dance Champion- Thursday, March 18, 1999 ship in Ennis County Clare, Ireland. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Lauren is one of five young women in her TO EXPAND THE TAX DEDUC- to recognize the academic decathlon team age group from the New England area who TION FOR STUDENT LOAN IN- members, coaches, and parents at Burbank will be making the trip to compete at the World TEREST PAYMENTS: ELIMI- High School in my hometown, San Antonio, Championship. With only 8 years of competi- NATING THE 60-PAYMENT RE- Texas. At the state Academic Decathlon com- tive dance experience under her belt, this is a STRICTION petition for medium-size schools, Burbank truly impressive accomplishment. Teamed with placed third among 225 Texas high schools. her coach, John O'Keefe, Lauren performs HON. GEORGE MILLER This great accomplishment reflects the hard both the soft dance and hard shoe dance, OF CALIFORNIA work and countless hours of preparation by both of which have led her to success in sev- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES students and school officials alike. eral local competitions. These students have demonstrated excep- I was a tap dancer when I was young and Thursday, March 18, 1999 tional time management skills, self-discipline, can recall the thrill of recitals and concerts. I Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. and determination. They stayed focused on can only imagine the excitement that Lauren is Speaker, today I am introducing legislation on their priorities and set high standards for feeling as she prepares for her trip to Ireland. behalf of myself, and Representatives JOHN- themselves. The City of San Antonio is proud Her hard work, dedication and enthusiasm has SON (of Connecticut), MATSUI, and ENGLISH, to of all nine members who received 14 indi- put her at a level to compete with the best in expand the student loan interest payment tax vidual medals in addition to the third-place the world. deduction. team medal. Included in the team award was I would like to take this opportunity to ex- As a college education becomes both in- a gold medallion and a $250 scholarship for tend my best wishes to Lauren as she cele- creasingly expensive and increasingly impor- each team member. brates her 16th birthday. This is certainly a tant in getting a job and being a productive I would like to thank the coaches and par- special year. It is a pleasure for me to rise and active participant in our democratic soci- ents of these diligent students for all their ef- today and join with her family, friends, and the ety, we must continue to look for ways to help forts in making this accomplishment possible. New Haven community to honor Lauren students pay for tuition and related edu- These students have been successful be- DeBowes for her tremendous accomplish- cational expenses. cause of their hard work and support from ments as an Irish dancer. Connecticut and the As a part of the Tax Payer Relief Act of family and teachers. They are paving the way nation are indeed fortunate to be represented 1997, the interest paid on student loans be- to a bright and exciting future. by such a talented young woman. came eligible for an ``above-the-line'' deduc- f f tion on Federal income taxes. This tax provi- A TRIBUTE TO ST. JOSEPH’S VIL- EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO DEC- sion is just beginning to provide needed relief LAGE IN SELDEN, LONG ISLAND, LARATION OF PALESTINIAN to many student borrowers. NEW YORK STATE However, under current law, only the first 60 loan payments are eligible for the deduction. SPEECH OF Because student loan payments are typically HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES HON. JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI made monthly, this means that students can OF NEW YORK deduct interest payments on their taxes for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MAINE only 5 years of repayment, not including time IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, March 18, 1999 periods spent in either forbearance or Tuesday, March 16, 1999 deferment. Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Mr. BALDACCI. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate Our legislation would simply lift the 60-pay- this historic chamber to share with my col- this opportunity to offer my remarks on both ment restriction and allow borrowers to deduct leagues the story of St. Joseph's Village in the substance of H. Con. Res. 24 and the interest payments for the entire period of re- Selden, Long Island, New York. On Saturday, context in which it is being considered. The payment. March 20, 1999, this special community, built Middle East peace process is at a critical Extending the time limit on the tax deduction by the Diocese of Rockville Center, will cele- stage, the Oslo Agreement will expire on May is one of the most direct and straightforward brate the 20th anniversary of its ground break- 4, 1999 and the legal framework for the peace changes we can make in current law to relieve ing. I stand here today in the People's House process will come to an end. Despite the re- the increasing burden of student loan debt. to talk about St. Joseph's Village because it cent breakdown in negotiations, I applaud Loans now comprise 60 percent of all postsec- embodies a unique spirit of community and President Clinton and Secretary of State ondary student aid, compared to just 45 per- cooperation; where its residents help each Albright for their tireless efforts towards cent 10 years ago. other and work to improve the lives of those achieving a lasting and just peace. Our legislation will be particularly helpful to in the surrounding communityÐeven the I agree with the majority of the text of H. students with high loan debt and those who world. Con. Res. 24 and therefore I supported it. The choose to pay over longer periods. The latter This Saturday evening, I have the privilege final status of the lands controlled by the Pal- group includes those who choose ``income of helping the community pay tribute to a com- estinian Authority should be determined under contingent repayment,'' that is those who munity within a community; St. Joseph's Vil- the auspices of Oslo or another framework. make smaller payments over a longer period lage. Since its inception, 20 years ago, its 200 While Yasser Arafat may have the right to of time, especially those who maintain a com- residents have made noteworthy contributions make unilateral declarations after Oslo, it will mitment to lower-paying public service occu- to an array of causes, from national charities not be helpful to reaching peace and could in- pations. to local food and clothing drives, and have im- flame the violence that looms over the region Eliminating the 60 payment period also will proved the lives of individuals from around the every day. ease difficult, confusing, and costly reporting world and at home on Long Island. However, I am disturbed by what H. Con. requirements currently required for both bor- St. Joseph's Village began as an experi- Res. 24 does not say. It does not condemn rowers and lenders. Thus far, these reporting ment. It was the first subsidized senior and CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E495 disabled housing development built by the Di- HAPPY 300TH ANNIVERSARY TO problems are compounded by increasing loss ocese of Rockville Center on Long Island and, THE SIKH NATION of health care choice and autonomy for those initially at least, a controversial plan. Many people who have insurance leading to disrup- residents in this middle class area resisted the HON. JOHN T. DOOLITTLE tions in care and in relationships with pro- notion of a subsidized apartment complex in OF CALIFORNIA viders. The American Health Security Act I am in- their community. But St. Joseph's Village IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES proved to be an outstanding neighbor and a troducing today embodies the characteristics model for the developments that followed it. Thursday, March 18, 1999 of a truly American bill. It will give to all Ameri- Villagers often visit the nearby Hawkins Ele- Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Gurmit cans the peace of mindÐthe securityÐto mentary School and read to students. This Singh Aulakh, President of the Council of which all citizens should be entitled. It creates unique program, called ``Reading Buddies,'' Khalistan, has brought it to my attention that a system of health care delivered by physi- pairs up seniors with young children for mutual on April 13, the Sikhs will be celebrating their cians chosen by the patient. No one will have literary enjoyment. Other seniors devote their 300th anniversary. Sikhs have been significant to leave their existing relationships with their time preparing and serving to their fellow sen- contributors to America in several sectors of doctors or hospitals or other providers. It is ior citizens at the local Senior Nutrition Center. life, but their anniversary is significant for an- federally financed but administered at the Sixty other residents organized a project to other reason. The Sikh Nation is currently one state level, so the system is highly decentral- donate money each month to improve the of several nations struggling to reclaim its ized. And it provides new mechanisms to im- lives of three underprivileged children living freedom from Hindu India. prove the quality of care every American re- abroad in Third World nations. It is an interesting coincidence that April 13, ceives. The American Health Security Act (the Bill) Mr. Speaker, words can hardly express the the Sikhs' anniversary, is also the birthday of provides universal health insurance coverage deep debt of gratitude we on Long Island owe Thomas Jefferson, the author of our Declara- for all Americans as of January 1, 2000. It to the residents of St. Joseph's Village for all tion of Independence. This symmetry of severs the link between employment and in- they have done to serve our community and events highlights the Sikh Nation's desire to surance. The federal government defines the improve the lives of our neighbors. I ask my be free. It is time that the Sikhs enjoy the free- standard benefit package, collects the pre- Congressional colleagues to join me, the com- dom that we enjoy here in America. mium, and distributes the premium funds to munity and all who have benefited from their In the Declaration of Independence, Jeffer- son wrote that all people ``are endowed by the states. The states, through negotiating generosity in thanking the residents for all panels comprised of representatives from their Creator with certain unalienable rights; their good work. And on this day of their 20th business, labor, consumers and the state gov- that among these are life, liberty, and the pur- anniversary, we wish them many more years ernment, negotiate fees with the providers and suit of happiness; that whenever any form of of success and good fortune. the government controls the rate of price in- government becomes destructive of these creases. The result is health care coverage f ends, it is the right of the people to alter or that never changes when your personal situa- abolish it.'' In India, the government allows FAIRNESS FOR FOSTER CARE tion does, never requires you to change the 70,000 Sikh political prisoners to rot in jail FAMILIES ACT way you seek health care, and never causes without charge or trial, some since 1984. They disruption in your relationships with your pro- should be released on or before April 13 as a HON. RON LEWIS viders. goodwill gesture. Instead, I fear that even The bill provides the coverage under a OF KENTUCKY more Sikhs will be endangered as ``demo- mechanism of global budgets to achieve con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cratic, secular'' India tries to maintain what it trollable and measurable cost containment that Thursday, March 18, 1999 calls its ``territorial integrity.'' will yield scorable savings over the next five In the spirit of Jefferson, let the 300th anni- Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, today years. Unlike other single-payer proposals of versary of the Sikh Nation be an occasion to the past, it provides for almost exclusive state I am introducing a bill that ensures that all fos- do whatever we can to support the Sikhs and ter care families are treated fairly under the administration provided the states meet fed- the other nations of South Asia in their strug- eral budget, benefit package, guarantee of Tax Code. gle to live in the glow of freedom. By stopping The Fairness for Foster Care Families Act free choice of provider, and quality assurance U.S. aid to India (which is one of the top five standards. This bill explicitly preserves free simplifies the current rules for foster care pay- recipient countries) until human rights are uni- ments and recognizes the increasing role that choice of provider by providing a mechanism versally respected, by declaring our support for fee-for-service delivery to compete effec- charitable tax exempt agencies and private for self-determination through a free and fair for-profit agencies play in the placement of tively with HMOs. It will not force Americans plebiscite, and by imposing the same sanc- into HMO models. foster care children and adults. tions on India that we would impose on any The insurance mechanism of the American In 1983, Congress amended the Internal other religious oppressor, we can share the Health security Act is easy to use and under- Revenue Code to permit certain foster care blessings of liberty with the people of South stand. Quite simply, a patient visits the doctor families to exclude from taxable income pay- Asia. This is the best thing that we can do to or other provider. The provider then bills the ments they receive to cover the additional ex- celebrate this important occasion with the Sikh state for the services provided under the penses incurred for caring for the individual. Nation. standard benefit package and the state pays Unfortunately, the exclusion depended on a f the bill on the patient's behalf, just as insur- complicated analysis of three factors: the age ance companies pay medical bills on the pa- of the foster care individual, the type of foster THE AMERICAN HEALTH SECURITY tient's behalf now. The difference is that com- care placement agency and the source of the ACT OF 1999 plicated and expensive formulas for patient co- foster care payment. payments, coinsurance, and deductibles in ad- Congress revisited the tax treatment of fos- HON. JIM McDERMOTT dition to premium costs are eliminated. ter care payments in 1986. Although the proc- OF WASHINGTON The standard benefit package is in fact ex- ess was simplified to an extent, some families IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tremely generous. It covers all inpatient and were still left out. Those families could only re- Thursday, March 18, 1999 outpatient medical services without limits on ceive a tax deduction if they maintained de- duration or intensity except as delineated by tailed expense records to support such deduc- Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today outcomes research and practice guidelines tions. to once again introduce the American Health based on quality standards. It provides for Under the Fairness for Foster Care Families Security Act. The single payer plan I propose coverage of comprehensive long-term care, Act, foster care providers would avoid this bur- is the only plan before Congress that will guar- dental services, mental health services and densome record keeping process. This bill antee health care universality, affordability, se- prescription drugs. Cosmetic procedures and guarantees that the payment is tax-free re- curity and choice. other ``frill'' benefits such as private rooms and gardless of the age of the foster care indi- While this Congress lacks the political will to comfort items are not covered. vidual or the type of agency that places the in- enact comprehensive health reform, the un- The extent of state discretion is substantial. dividual provided that the agency is licensed derlying needs for reform remain prevalent: The federal budget is divided into quality as- and certified by the State. health care costs are more unaffordable to surance, administrative, operating, and med- I hope my colleagues will join me in sup- more people and the number of people with- ical education components. The system is fi- porting this legislation. out health insurance continues to rise. These nanced 86% by the federal government and E496 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 14% by the states. That federal pie is then ap- Federal funding to graduate medical education Reynard, 11, said the officers then started portioned among the states. For example, is tied to achieving this ratio. Funding to the using racial slurs. All the children involved in the incident are black. states with large elderly populations can be National Health Service is also provided to One of the girls at the bus stop yelled an expected to require a larger volume of higher achieve this goal. expletive to the officers. Another girl re- intensity services and will receive a larger fed- Special grants are provided to meet the peated the derogatory rebuff, and Pookie eral contribution. However, the states are free needs of underserved areas through en- started laughing. to determine how that money is allocated hanced funding to the community health cen- ‘‘I said, ‘A-hahaha,’ ’’ the 12-year-old said. among types of providers and to negotiate ters, both rural and urban, to enable outreach ‘‘One of the men said, ‘This ain’t no joke. Bring your little ass over her.’ ’’ those allocations according to the state's indi- and other social support mechanisms. In addi- Pookie said he dropped his school books vidual needs, provided federal standards are tion, states have discretion to make special and walked toward the two. When he was met. The ability of HMOs to operate and com- payment arrangements to such facilities to im- within arm’s reach, they grabbed him and pete on a capitated basis is preserved. prove local access to care. It is anticipated slammed him against the police car, he said. The states must demonstrate the efficacy of that the revenue streams established for the ‘‘Pookie walked over to the cop, to the car, their methodologies or federal models will be public health service, community health cen- and as he was walking over, as soon as he got imposed. However, states are not required to ters, and education of primary care providers near them, they took him,’’ said Gary Ham- seek waivers in advance. While the federal ilton, 26, who was driving the school bus the will double the primary care capacity of rural children were waiting to board. government will not make separate allocations and other underserved areas in this country. ‘‘And one cop has his head down, and the to states for capital and operating budgets, the In summary, the American Health Security other tried to get, I guess, what looked like states are free to allocate capital separately to Act will provide all the citizens with the health an arm bar,’’ he said, referring to a method assure adequate distribution of resources care they need at a price both they and their of immobilizing someone’s arms. throughout the state and to develop their own country can afford. It is clear that we cannot Pookie’s left arm then ‘‘just gave away,’’ Hamilton said. The officers then took Pookie mechanisms for doing so. afford the price of doing nothing. to University Medical Center. The financing package reflects the CBO f scoring of this bill's predecessor, H.R. 1200, in FREE SPEECH AT HEART OF CASE INVOLVING the 103d Congress. The numbers were pro- EXPOSING RACISM STUDENT DENIED LAW LICENSE vided by the Joint Committee on Taxation (By Tara Burghart) (JCT) on the basis of the CBO scoring. Ac- HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON EAST PEORIA, IL. (AP).—In three years of law school Matt Hale made decent grades, cordingly, the bill is fully financed. In fact, JCT OF MISSISSIPPI estimates that the American Health Security participated in student groups, played violin IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Act will lead to deficit reduction approximating in two orchestras—and worked to revive a $100 billion per year by the year 2004. Thursday, March 18, 1999 white supremacist group that advocates ‘‘ra- cial holy war.’’ Everyone will contribute to the health insur- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- A state panel that reviews the ‘‘character ance system, except the very poor. Employers er, in my continuing efforts to document and and fitness’’ of prospective lawyers says will pay 8.7% of payroll and individuals will expose racism in America, I submit the fol- that’s reason enough to refuse Hale a law li- pay 2.2% of their taxable income. A tobacco lowing articles into the CONGRESSIONAL cense. That ruling in turn has prompted de- bate about the balance between free speech tax equal to $0.45 per cigarette pack is also RECORD. imposed. These payroll deductions are lower and an attorney’s obligation to uphold the OFFICERS ACCUSED OF USING RACIAL SLURS, than current insurance costs for most busi- nation’s bedrock belief of equal justice under BREAKING BOY’S ARM the law. nesses and individuals, even while providing LAS VEGAS (AP).—Two Las Vegas off-duty ‘‘The idea that I can’t be lawyer because of universal coverage and a more generous ben- police officers are accused of taunting my views is ludicrous. Plain and simple,’’ efit package than exists in the private market schoolchildren with racial slurs and breaking Hale says, sitting in a home office where an today. The key is that the money necessary to the arm of a 12-year-old boy while arresting Israeli flag serves as a doormat, swastika provide coverage to people who cannot afford him. stickers decorate the walls and the flag of it comes from the administrative savings The Metropolitan Police Department is in- Hale’s group, the World Church of the Cre- achieved through the elimination of the insur- vestigating, and the mother of Parrish ator, hangs from a window. ‘‘Pookie’’ Young Jr., shose arm was broken, Hale’s effort to gain a law license has at- ance company middle man. Americans are tracted some unlikely supporters, including freed from the hassle of obtaining and keeping has contacted an attorney. Police Department spokesman Lt. Rick the Anti-Defamation League and renowned their insurance and have a federal guarantee Alba said Thursday the department began an attorney Alan Dershowitz, who says he may that their health care costs will be paid for, re- internal investigation after the Wednesday help Hale appeal the inquiry panel’s ruling. ‘‘Character committees should not become gardless of who their employer is, where they morning incident through Tammy Lyons, thought police,’’ Dershowitz said. ‘‘It’s not move, or how their personal or family situation Pookie’s mother, has yet to file a compliant the content of the thoughts I’m defending, changes. with the department’s Internal Affairs Bu- it’s the freedom of everybody to express reau. In addition to providing realistic and afford- their views and to become lawyers.’’ able financing, the bill provides quality assur- Lyons’ aunt, Caroline Lyons, said Pookie Hale, 27, grew up in East Peoria, a blue-col- ance mechanisms that enhance system-wide was cited for resisting arrest and impeding lar town on the Illinois River. By his own ac- quality and truly protect the consumer. It at- traffic, both misdemeanors. She said her count he was immersing himself by age 12 in great-nephew’s arm was broken between the tempts to end the interference between doctor books about Nazis and formed a ‘‘Little elbow and the shoulder. Reich’’ group at school. In high school and at and patient. It establishes a system of profiling Twelve-year-old Alex Solomon said the in- practice patterns to identify outliers on a sys- Bradley University he attended ‘‘white cident began when he, Dwayne Childs, 13, power’’ rallies and sent letters filled with ra- tematic basis. Pre-certification of procedures and Pookie met to go to school about 7 a.m. cial slurs to newspapers. and hospitalization (getting permission from in- Wednesday. After making their morning trek He also had a few brushes with the law, in- surers before your doctor can treat you) is to a doughnut shop, they walked to their cluding a citation for littering after trying prohibited except for case management of cat- school bus stop at Mojave Road and Charles- to distribute racist newspapers to homes in astrophic cases. ton Boulevard. Pekin. Practice guidelines and outcomes research Alex said their friend, Zaya Thompson, 12, While attending Southern Illinois Univer- had a can of potato chips, which she tossed are emphasized as the main quality and utili- sity law school Hale was elected head of the to them. The can went into the street, Alex World Church of the Creator. The Anti-Defa- zation control mechanisms which gives physi- said, and he and pookie chased after it. Then, mation League says the group was one of the cians latitude to deviate from cookbook medi- he said, they started ‘‘play fighting’’over it. most violent of its kind in the early 1990s; cine where required for individual cases with- An unidentified woman stopped her car at one member was convicted of killing a black out going through intermediaries. Only if prac- that time and told them to stay out of the Gulf War veteran in 1991 in a Florida parking titioners consistently deviate are they subject road because they could get hurt. lot. to review to ascertain the basis for the pattern Just behind her was a Las Vegas police After the veteran’s family won $1 million of practice. This system includes mechanisms squad car and a white vehicle. An officer in from the church in a lawsuit and its founder uniform got out of the squad car, and an- for education and sanctions including case-by- died, the church foundered, only to experi- other man, who identified himself as an offi- ence a resurgence under Hale, according to case monitoring when the review indicates se- cer, got out of the white vehicle. the league. Hale’s claim of up to 30,000 sup- rious quality problems with a specific provider. The officers scolded the children for run- porters cannot be verified. The need for a 1:1 ratio of primary care ning into the street at the school bus stop, Hale graduated from SIU in May 1998, physicians to specialists is explicitly set forth. but Alex and another student, Candance passed the bar exam and was hired by a CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E497 Champaign law firm that now says it knew It was only the second federal civil rights Reports from the College Board did not nothing about his views. prosecution involving e-mail threats. spell out the racial makeup of USM/Gulf To receive a law license, Hale and other Quon could face up to seven years in prison Coast programs, Chambliss said. prospective lawyers are required to appeal and nearly $700,000 in fines when he is sen- The USM plan would add 150 freshmen next before a judge or attorney working on behalf tenced on April 26, although he is expected fall to the Gulf Park campus at Long Beach of the Illinois Supreme Court’s committee to receive a 2-year sentence under a plea bar- and 750 freshmen and sophomores over a five- on character and fitness who look for prob- gain. year period. The board plan also proposes a lems including dishonesty, criminal activity, Quon, who was charged in January, re- USM-led higher education center on the Gulf academic misconduct or financial irrespon- mains free on bail pending sentencing. Coast. It would allow five universities in- sibility. Quon, a Chinese-American, said outside cluding Jackson State and Alcorn State, and All but 25 of more than 3,000 applicants last court that he ‘‘snapped’’ and sent the mes- a community college, to teach classes. year were approved at that initial stage. sages in March because he couldn’t stand the ‘‘Persons from every sector of the Gulf Hale was not, and then a three-member in- pressures of being ‘‘a high-achieving college Coast support what we are doing,’’ said USM quiry panel voted 2–1 in December not to student.’’ President Horace Fleming Jr. ‘‘We have sup- give him a license. He is a marketing major at California port from leaders in the black community. ‘‘The balance of values that we strike State Polytechnic University, Pomona. We think it would help everybody.’’ leaves Matthew Hale free, as the First Quon sent the same racially derogatory e- Sen. David Jordan, D-Greenwood, is urging Amendment allows, to incite as much racial mail to 42 professors at California State Uni- the Legislature to more than triple the $4.7 hatred as he desires and to attempt to carry versity, Los Angeles and 25 students at Mas- million the College Board is seeking for out his life’s mission of depriving those he sachusetts Institute of Technology. Ayers funding for the three historically dislikes of their legal rigthts,’’ panel mem- ‘‘The only reason you people are in state black universities. bers wrote. colleges is because of affirmative action,’’ f ‘‘But in our view he cannot do this as an the message read. One copy went to Assemblywoman Gloria officer of the court.’’ LEGISLATION FOR ACTION ON Illinois officials say the last case similar Romero, D-Alhambra, a former Cal State to Hale’s was in the early 1950s, when a law psychology professor. MISSING ISRAELI SOLDIERS— student refused to take an anti-Communist Quon also sent the message to employees H.R. 1175 DIRECTS THE U.S. GOV- loyalty oath. The U.S. Supreme Court last of Indiana University, Xerox Corp., the ERNMENT TO PRESS THIS MAT- considered a similar case in 1971, when two Texas Hispanic Journal, the Internal Rev- TER WITH MID–EAST GOVERN- applicants for law licenses in other states enue Service and NASA’s Ames Research MENTS would not reveal their political beliefs. The Center. Outside of court Monday, Quon apologized court ruled in their favor. The Anti-Defamation League believes Hale for the messages and asked the victims to HON. TOM LANTOS shouldn’t be denied a law license because of forgive him. OF CALIFORNIA The only other federal hate e-mail prosecu- the ‘‘slippery slope’’ it creates, said Andrew tion involved Richard Machado, 21, a natu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Shoenthal, assistant director in the group’s ralized citizen from El Salvador who flunked Chicago office. Thursday, March 18, 1999 out of the University of California, Irvine. For instance, Shoenthal asked, could a He was convicted last year of sending mes- Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, almost 17 years prospective lawyer who opposes abortion or sages to 59 Asian students on campus, alleg- ago, three Israeli soldiers were captured in supports school prayer be denied a license if edly out of anger because he felt their good northeastern Lebanon following a tank battle a majority in his community held an oppo- grades were raising the standard for others. with Syrian and Palestinian forces near the site view? He was sentenced to a year in jail and was The Illinois State Bar Association has yet town of Sultan Yaqub. One of the men was ordered to undergo racial tolerance coun- to take a position on Hale’s case, but spokes- Sgt. Zachary Baumel, an American citizen liv- seling. man Dave Anderson said the case ‘‘is a hot ing in Israel. His parents also live in Israel and topic (among lawyers) right now, with spir- also are American citizens. The other two ited debate on both sides.’’ SPEEDY RULING SOUGHT FOR AYERS ISSUE Israeli soldiers captured at Sultan Yaqub are Hale, meanwhile, was fired in November by AFFECTING USM-GULF COAST Tzvi Feldman and Yehuda Katz. the law firm because he couldn’t obtain a li- JACKSON, MISS. (AP).—The State College According to press and intelligence reports, cense. He lives with his parents in East Peo- Board will meet Thursday with its lawyers a pro-Syrian faction of the Palestinian Libera- ria, operating out of an office in their home. to discuss questions raised in a complaint When he’s not talking about his white su- over whether university expansion on the tion Organization (PLO) had custody of these premacist beliefs, Hale seems intelligent, po- Gulf Coast will impact the historically black three men initially, but the faction later split lite, and articulate. colleges. from the PLO and took the three prisoners ‘‘I can’t name a Hollywood movie that Last week, plaintiffs in a long-running col- with them. Just hours after the soldiers were made white supremacists look good,’’ he lege desegregation lawsuit filed papers ask- captured, western journalists in Damascus and said. ‘‘We’re always portrayed as hate mon- ing U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. of Syrian radio reported that three Israeli soldiers gers, villains, uneducated, missing all our Oxford to hold up the University of Southern were paraded through the streets of Damas- teeth, having a shotgun in the backseat and Mississippi Gulf Coast expansion. chewing tobacco.’’ Alvin Chambliss Jr., a law professor at cus in a victory parade. Hale is optimistic he’ll get his license and Texas Southern University and lead attorney Over 10 years later, in 1993, the families of plans to open a solo practice because no law for plaintiffs in the lawsuit, questioned the the MIAs hoped their ordeal might be over firm is likely to hire him. His plans include admissions policies at USM/Gulf Coast oper- when Palestinian Authority Chairman, Yasser challenging affirmative action laws and the ations. Arafat, returned half of Baumel's army dogtag littering law for which he was cited. Chambliss also said he feared the USM up- to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and promised ‘‘For me, the true test of character is grades could interfere with state funding to provide additional information regarding the needed for court-approved remedies. whether a person says what they think, MIAs of Sultan Yaqub. Over 5 years have which is what I have always done,’’ Hale The desegregation case began in January said. ‘‘I believe I show more character than 1975 when the late Jake Ayers Sr. of Glen passed since that time, and no additional in- most attorneys in that I actually practice Allan sued, accusing Mississippi of neglect- formation has been forthcoming from Chair- what I preach.’’ ing the state’s three historically black uni- man Arafat. versities—Jackson State, Alcorn and Mis- According to the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv sissippi Valley State. The U.S. Supreme (April 24, 1994), French President Jacques STUDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO SENDING Court ruled in 1992 that Mississippi operated THREATENING E-MAILS Chirac raised the issue of the three prisoners a segregated college system. during a visit to Lebanon. He reported on his LOS ANGELES (AP).—A college student has USM wants $2 million for Gulf Coast ex- pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges pansions. That includes funds for USM-Long conversations in Beirut: ``I spoke to my friend, that he e-mailed hate messages to dozens of Beach and creation of a multi-university the Prime Minister of Lebanon, and he told me Hispanics around the country. higher education center. The Legislature has in no uncertain terms that only [Syrian Presi- Kingman Quon, 22, of Corona pleaded not yet acted on the money. dent Hafez al] Assad knows what happened to guilty Monday in federal court to seven mis- ‘‘We all hope it doesn’t hold up things,’’ the [Israeli] POWs.'' Syrian officials, however, demeanor counts of interfering with feder- said College Board member Nan Baker of Wi- have repeatedly denied knowledge of the ally protected activities. nona. ‘‘A speedy ruling (from the judge) missing men. Specifically, he was accused of threatening would be best for everybody concerned.’’ to use force against his victims with the in- The College Board endorsed the USM/Gulf Syrian practice in the past has been to deny tent to intimidate or interfere with them be- Coast expansion by a 7–5 vote last month. publicly holding such individuals. For example, cause of their national origin or ethnic Critics say Mississippi can’t afford what may the Syrians repeatedly denied knowledge of a background. become a ninth university. group of Palestinians whom they held for over E498 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 a decade; the Palestinian prisoners only be- this a matter within the responsibility of the union locals in town were not admitting African came known when the Syrian government re- government of Syria; Americans. When he joined the Laborers' pav- leased them in 1995. On the basis of this ex- D. Diplomatic efforts to secure their re- ing local that would eventually become Local lease have been unsuccessful, although PLO 113, he had found a home. perience with Syria, it is quite possible that Chairman Yasir Arafat delivered one half of these Israeli MIAs are still alive and under Zachary Baumel’s dog tag to Israeli govern- Bill Johnson rose through the ranks to the Syrian control. ment authorities; and position of Business Manager, ultimately re- Mr. Speaker, I have chosen to introduce this E. In the Gaza-Jericho agreement between sponsible for contract negotiation and adminis- legislation today because this day holds great the Palestinian Authority and the govern- tration, personnel, and all of the union's other significance for the Jewish people. Today is ment of Israel of May 4, 1994, Palestinian of- business. He has also served as Union Trust- the first day of the month of Nissan on the ficials agreed to cooperate with Israel in lo- ee for 30 years and is a trustee of the Labor- Jewish calendar. Nissan is a very important cating and working for the return of Israeli ers' Employers Cooperation Education Trust. month because Jews from around the world soldiers missing in action. As a leader, Bill Johnson earned the respect celebrate Passover and join with their families SEC. 2. ACTION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. of Local membership. He led by example, with in the observance of the holiday of freedom in A. The Department of State shall raise the dedication to the welfare and professional ad- matter of Zachary Baumel, Yehuda Katz and this month. vancement of the membership. He always re- Zvi Feldman on an urgent basis with appro- membered that a successful union draws It is in the spirit of this month that I ask my priate government officials of Syria, Leb- colleagues in the Congress to join me in help- anon, the Palestinian Authority, and with strength from its members just as they draw ing Zachary Baumel, Tzvi Feldman, and other governments in the region and other strength from the union. Yehuda Katz return to their homes. Sitting in governments elsewhere which in the Depart- After over 40 years, Bill Johnson is retiring the gallery today is Mrs. Miriam Baumel, ment’s view may be helpful in locating and as Business Manager of Laborers Local 113. Zachary Baumel's mother, whose tireless ef- securing the return of these soldiers. His retirement from organized labor does not forts on behalf of H.R. 1175 are a testament B. Decisions with regard to United States mean an end to his public service. Bill has economic and other forms of assistance to been a longtime leader at Mt. Zion Missionary of her deep love for her son and her strong Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, support for this legislation. Miriam and hus- Baptist Church, and he presides over the and other governments in the region and church's economic and community develop- band, Yona, have visited communities across United States policy towards these govern- the country and have met with numerous ments and authorities should take into con- ment corporations. Under his direction, I know Members of Congress and congressional staff sideration the willingness of these govern- that these organizations will continue to work in their tireless effort to rally support for their ments and authorities to assist in locating vigorously to bring housing and economic op- son and to end this family tragedy. and securing the return of these soldiers. portunity to Milwaukee's central city. Bill has I have confidence in this house's ability to SEC. 3. REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. also been active in leadership positions in the do what is right. Mr. Speaker. The Baumel, A. Ninety days after the enactment of this Milwaukee Jobs Initiative, the United Way of Feldman, and Katz families should not have to legislation, the Department of State shall Greater Milwaukee, and Campaign for a Sus- deliver a report in writing to the Congress spend one more night worrying about the fate tainable Milwaukee. detailing its consultations with governments I am proud to join his colleagues, his of Zachary, Tzvi, and Yehuda. pursuant to section 2(A) of this act and H.R. 1175 directs the Department of State friends, and his many admirers in expressing United States policies affected pursuant to my gratitude to Bill Johnson for a lifetime of to raise the fate of these Israeli soldiers with section 2(B) of this act. This report shall be the Palestinian Authority and leaders of the a public document. The report may include a devoted service to Milwaukee's working fami- governments of Syria, Lebanon, and other classified annex. lies. I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting countries in the Middle East in an effort to lo- B. After the initial report to the Congress, Bill and wishing him well as he embarks on a cate and secure the return of these soldiers. the Department of State shall report in writ- new course. This legislation also specifies that U.S. aid to ing within 15 days whenever any additional f information from any source relating to these governments ``should take into consider- these individuals arises. Such report shall be TRIBUTE TO THE BROOKLYN ation the willingness of these governments a public document. The report may include a IRISH-AMERICAN PARADE COM- and authorities to assist in locating and secur- classified annex. MITTEE ing the return of these soldiers.'' The State C. The reports to the Congress identified in Department is directed to report to the Con- paragraph (A) and (B) above shall be made to HON. ANTHONY D. WEINER gress concerning these efforts. the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and to the OF NEW YORK Mr. Speaker, our legislation is introduced in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the hope that we can find answers to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen- ate. questions that have haunted the Baumel, Thursday, March 18, 1999 Katz, and Feldman families for almost 17 f Mr. WEINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to years. I urge my colleagues to support this invite my colleagues to pay tribute to the A SALUTE TO WILLIAM JOHNSON legislation and help to put an end to this trag- Brooklyn Irish-American Parade Committee on edy. the occasion of it's 24th Annual Brooklyn Irish- H.R. 1175 HON. THOMAS M. BARRETT American Parade. The Brooklyn Irish-American Parade high- To locate and secure the return of Zachary OF WISCONSIN Baumel, an American Citizen, and other IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lights the cultural, education and historical ac- complishments and contributions of Brooklyn's Israeli soldiers missing in action. Thursday, March 18, 1999 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Irish-American community. The Annual Brook- resentatives of the United States of America in Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I lyn Irish-American Parade serves as a cele- Congress assembled, appreciate this opportunity to share with my bration of Brooklyn's cultural diversity and rich- SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. colleagues my esteem and regard for William ness and takes place in historic Park Slope on The Congress finds that Johnson, Business Manager of Laborers the hallowed ground of the Battle of Brooklyn A. Zachary Baumel, an American citizen Union Local 113 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On and commemorates the Marylanders, Irish serving in the Israeli military forces, has March 20, his family, friends, union brothers Freedom Fighters and Americans of other eth- been missing in action since June 1982 when and sisters, and admirers will gather to cele- he was captured by forces affiliated with the nic backgrounds who gave their lives to se- Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) brate Bill Johnson's over 40 years of service cure independence for all Americans. The following a tank battle with Syrian forces at to Milwaukee workers and to wish him well as Spirit of '76 was, and still is, the ideal of the Sultan Ya’akub in Lebanon; his life begins a new chapter. Brooklyn Irish-American Parade. B. Yehuda Katz and Zvi Feldman, Israeli Bill returned to his native Alabama in 1955, The Parade Committee, it's officers and citizens serving in the Israeli military an honorably discharged veteran of the United members, continue the memorialization of forces, have been missing in action since States Army. He stayed only a couple of ``The Great Famine'' (An Gorta Mor) which June 1982 when they were also captured by weeks before he agreed to join his brother in caused the deaths of over 1,500,000 people in these same forces in a tank battle with Syr- Milwaukee. Ireland and tens of thousands as they traveled ian forces at Sultan Ya’akub in Lebanon; C. These three soldiers were last known to When he arrived in Milwaukee, Bill Johnson to America. During ``The Great Famine'', over be in the hands of a Palestinian faction found work, but he did not immediately find 1,000,000 of Erin's sons and daughters emi- splintered from the PLO and operating in union representation. During the early days of grated to the United States through the port of Syrian-controlled territory, thus making America's struggle for civil rights, many of the New York. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E499 The theme of this year's Parade is Wolfe Helenan, I am extremely proud of my friend's care provide better care and extend life ex- Tone and The Good Friday Peace Accords. outstanding accomplishments. pectancy, we must also be cognizant of the Wolfe Tone was an Irish Patriot and founder Born in West Virginia in 1926, Justus care we provide in the last stages of an indi- of the Society of the United Irishman, whose Cunningham (J.C.) Pickett received his B.A. vidual's life. vision of Ireland was neither North nor South, degree from West Virginia University in 1956 It is my hope that by addressing the needs neither Protestant nor Catholic, but one Ire- and his medical degree from the Medical Col- of patients and families dealing with pain and land United and Free. The Good Friday Peace lege of Virginia in 1958. He served as a sur- medical difficulties at the end of life, we can Accords, which were overwhelmingly sup- gical intern from 1958 to 1959, a surgical resi- focus attention on the constructive steps that ported by the people of the North and South, dent from 1959 and 1960, and an orthopaedic can be taken to provide help and assistance gave new hope for an end to sectarian vio- resident from 1960 to 1963, all at the Medical to seniors and other Americans during this lence and a peaceful resolution of political and College of Virginia Hospitals. critical period. We should not allow end of life social differences. The members of the Brook- Dr. Pickett was certified by the American care to be eclipsed by the debate over physi- lyn Irish-American Parade Committee salutes Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1955 and be- cian assisted suicide. In my discussions with with gratitude all the peacemakers who se- came a Fellow of the American College of families and physicians, people are concerned cured these accords for the people of Ireland, Surgeons in 1967 and the American Academy with the quality of care and the type of infor- especially the untiring negotiations of former of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 1968. A retired mation available during this difficult period of United States Senator George Mitchell. colonel of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, he one's life. This year's parade is dedicated to the served in a number of important positions: as The Advance Planning and Compassionate memories of Johanna Cronin McAvey of a clinical instructor at Ohio State University, as Care Act builds on the Patient Self-Determina- County Cork, a founder of the Brooklyn Irish- Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery at Queen tion Act enacted in 1990, which I sponsored, American Parade Committee; Past Grand of the Valley Hospital in Napa, as a board by strengthening many of its provisions. The Marshals Paul O'Dwyer and Patrick member of the Napa County Chapter of the Patient Self-Determination Act requires health McGowan, Past Aides to Grand Marshals American Cancer Society, as orthopaedic con- care facilities to distribute information to pa- Maureen Glynn Connolly, Tom Doherty, Eu- sultant to Napa Valley College, and as team tients regarding existing State laws on living gene Reilly and Irene Stevens. physician for Napa High School and Vintage wills, medical powers-of-attorney, and other The Grand Marshal for the 24th Annual Pa- High School. Dr. Pickett is also a member of advance directives so that individuals can doc- rade is Sister Mary Rose McGeady, D.C., the California Orthopaedic Association and the ument the type of care they would like to re- President and Chief Executive Officer of Cov- Western Orthopaedic Association. ceive at the end of their lives. Since passage enant House who has dedicated her life to Dr. Pickett served as President of the Napa of that legislation, there has been an increase homeless children and their families. Sister County Medical Society from 1980 to 1981, as in the number of individuals who have ad- McGeady has long been known as an inno- a member of the CMA House of Delegates vance directives. However, a Robert Wood vator and beacon of good will to all those from 1977 to 1990, and has been a member Johnson study found that less than half of whose lives she has touched. of CMA's Board of Trustees since 1990. In hospitalized patients who had advanced direc- The Grand Marshall, her Aides Robert Han- that capacity, he was Vice-Chair from 1994 to tives had even talked with any of their doctors ley (Irish Culture) Pipe Major NYC Correction 1995, Chair from 1996 to 1997, and President- about having a directive and only about one- Department Pipe Band; Jane Murphy Elect from 1998 to 1999. third of the patients with advanced directives Parchinsky, Ladies AOH Kings County Board Despite his busy medical practice and dedi- had their wishes documented in their medical and Division 17; James Boyle (Irish Business) cation to his profession and patients, Dr. Pick- records. Snook Inn & Green Isle Inn; Bettyanne ett always finds time to spend with his wife This legislation seeks to address these McDonough (Education) Emerald Society Sandra, his three children, Justus problems and improve the quality of informa- Board of Education; Patrick W. Johnson Cunningham Pickett II, Carrie Laing Pickett, tion provided to individuals in hospitals, nurs- (Kings County AOH & Division 22); Geraldine and John Eastman Brown Pickett, his two ing homes and other health care facilities. It McCluskey Lavery (Gaelic Sports/Young Ire- grandchildren Samantha and Joycelyn, and will encourage seniors and families to have lands Camogie Team); Thomas Daniel Duffy his beloved dog Murphy. Dr. Pickett is also more open and informed communication with (Grand Council, United Emerald Societies/ well known to his friends, family, colleagues health care providers concerning their pref- Housing Authority); Parade Chairperson Kath- and patients as a highly skilled physician, gen- erences for end-of-life care. leen McDonagh; Dance Chairperson Charlie tleman farmer, infrequent golfer, and world Specifically, the bill requires that a trained O'Donnell; Journal Chairperson James class over lover of crossword puzzles. professional be available, when requested, to McDonagh; Raffle Chairperson Eileen Fallon; Mr. Speaker, I believe it is fitting and appro- discuss end-of-life care. It also requires that if Parade Officers, Members and all the citizens priate to honor the lifetime of service Dr. Pick- a patient has an advance directive, it must be of Brooklyn, have joined together to participate ett has given to his community, his state and placed in a prominent part of the medical in this important and memorable event. his nation. Undoubtedly, there are many fami- record where all doctors and nurses can clear- In recognition of their many accomplish- lies in Napa County who are thankful each ly see it. In addition, the bill establishes a 24- ments on behalf of my constituents, I offer my day for Dr. Pickett's service. Napa County is hour hotline and information clearinghouse to congratulations and thanks to the Grand Mar- a health community and its resident can point provide consumers, patients and their families shall, her Aides, the Parade Officers and to Dr. Pickett's service as one reason for this. with information about advance directives and members of the Brooklyn Irish-American Pa- Mr. Speaker, I would like to personally com- end-of-life decision making. rade Committee on the occasion of the Brook- mend Dr. Pickett on his dedication and meri- Included in this legislation is a provision de- lyn Irish-American Parade Committee's 24th torious service, and I wish him well this com- signed to ensure that an advance directive Annual Brooklyn Irish-American Parade. ing year as the new president of the CMA. which is valid in one State will be honored in f f another State, as long as the contents of the advance directive do not conflict with the laws IN HONOR OF J.C. PICKETT, M.D., ADVANCE PLANNING AND COM- of the other State. In addition, the bill requires PRESIDNET OF THE CALFORNIA PASSIONATE CARE ACT OF 1999 the Secretary of Health and Human Services MEDICAL ASSOCIATION to gather information and consult with experts HON. SANDER M. LEVIN on the possibility of a uniform advance direc- HON. MIKE THOMPSON OF MICHIGAN tive for all Medicare and Medicaid bene- OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ficiaries, regardless of where they live. A uni- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES form advance directive would enable people to Thursday, March 18, 1999 document the kind of care they wish to get at Thursday, March 18, 1999 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, on March 17, 1999 the end of their lives in a way that is easily Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I reintroduced the Advance Planning and recognizable and understood by everyone. I am pleased today to honor the new Cali- Compassionate Care Act of 1999, along with The Advance Planning and Compassionate fornia Medical Association (CMA) President, my colleagues Representatives JAMES GREEN- Care Act also addresses quality end-of-life Dr. J.C. Pickett, of St. Helena, California. WOOD and DARLENE HOOLEY. This legislation care by responding to the national need for Dr. Pickett has been a longtime leader in intends to respond to the critical needs of the end-of-life standards. It requires the Secretary the Napa community, as well as throughout elderly and their families during often difficult of Health and Human Services, in conjunction the State of California, and as native St. times in their lives. As advancements in health with the Health Care Financing Administration, E500 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 National Institutes of Health, and the Agency vance directive do not conflict with the laws Monmouth College Trustees Board, the Mon- for Care Policy and Research, to develop out- of the other state. mouth County Office of Social Services Board come standards and other measures to evalu- Sec. 6. National Information Hotline for and the Red Bank Community Service Board. End-of-Life Decision-making ate the quality of care provided to patients at HHS, through HCFA, shall establish and Last year, Dr. Donald D. Warner retired the end of their lives. operate directly, or by grant, contract, or after 23 years of service as Superintendent of This legislation also responds to the serious interagency agreement, a clearinghouse and the Red Bank Regional High School District. crisis in pain care. As documented by the In- 24-hour hot-line to provide consumer infor- Dr. Warner began his long and distinguished stitute of Medicine, studies have shown that a mation about advance directives and end-of- career in education 40 years ago, starting out significant proportion of dying patients experi- life decision-making. as a classroom teacher. He earned his ence serious pain despite the availability of ef- Sec. 7. Evaluation of and Demonstration Bachelor's Degree at Temple University and fective pain treatment. In addition, the aggres- Projects for Medicare Beneficiaries his Doctor of Education Degree at the Penn- HHS, through HCFA, will evaluate existing sive use of ineffectual and intrusive interven- innovative programs and also administer sylvania State University. Over the years, he tions at the end of life may actually increase demonstration projects to develop new and has received school and community awards pain and eliminate the possibility for a peace- innovative approaches to providing end-of- too numerous to mention. In his nearly a quar- ful and meaningful end-of-life experience with life care to Medicare beneficiaries. Also, the ter-century in the Red Bank area, he has family and friends. This bill will improve the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report taken on significant community and profes- treatment of pain for Medicare patients with on the quality of end-of-life care under the sional responsibilities, serving on various life threatening diseases. Medicare program, together with any sugges- boards of trustees, foundations and task Currently, Medicare does not generally pay tions for legislation to improve the quality forces in Monmouth County and throughout the cost of self-administered drugs prescribed of such care under that program. Sec. 8. Medicare Coverage of Self-Adminis- the State of New Jersey. for outpatient use. The only outpatient pain tered Medication for Certain Patients with A native of Pennsylvania, Dr. Warner now medications currently covered by Medicare are Chronic Pain lives in Tinton Falls, NJ, with his wife Mer- those that are administered by a portable Medicare will provide coverage for self-ad- cedes, a teacher in the Tinton Falls District. pump. It is widely recognized among physi- ministered pain medications prescribed for The Warners' three children have all achieved cians treating patients with cancer and other outpatients with life-threatening disease and impressive successÐnot surprising, given the life-threatening diseases that self-administered chronic pain. (These medications are cur- commitment to hard work and excellence in- pain medications, including oral drugs and rently covered by Medicare only when ad- stilled in them by both of their parents. Despite ministered by portable pump). transdermal patches, are alternatives that are his retirement, Dr. Warner has remained ac- equally effective at controlling pain, less costly f tive in community affairs, while a scholarship and more comfortable for the patient. To ad- RED BANK MEN’S CLUB 50TH ANNI- being established in his honor will further his dress this inadequacy in coverage, the bill re- VERSARY: ‘‘UNITY—PAST, legacy as an educator by providing opportuni- quires Medicare coverage for self-adminis- PRESENT, FUTURE’’ ties for students to expand their educational tered pain medications prescribed for out- opportunities for years to come. patient use for patients with life-threatening Mr. Speaker, the Red Bank Men's Club has disease and chronic pain. HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. been instrumental over the years in supporting The bill also focuses on the need to develop OF NEW JERSEY youth through scholarships for higher edu- models to improve end-of-life care. The bill IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cation. Many members of the Club serve as provides funding for demonstration projects to Thursday, March 18, 1999 mentors and tutors for youth in the community. develop new and innovative approaches to im- I congratulate the leaders and members of the proving end-of-life care provided to Medicare Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, Red Bank Men's Club, and wish them many beneficiaries. It also includes funding to evalu- April 17, 1999, the members of the Red Bank, years of continued success. ate existing pilot programs that are providing NJ, Men's Club will be celebrating their fiftieth f innovative approaches to end-of-life care. anniversary with a formal dinner ball to be Mr. Speaker, the legislation we are pro- held at the PNC Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ. INTRODUCTION OF H.R. 1150, THE posing seeks to improve the quality of care for The theme for the evening, which will be JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND individuals and their families experiencing the chaired by Mr. Gary Watson, is ``UnityÐPast, DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT last stages of life so they may do so together Present and Future.'' Two of the Red Bank with dignity, independence and compassion. area's leading citizens, James W. Parker, Jr., HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE M.D., and Donald D. Warner, Ed.D., will be SUMMARY: ADVANCE PLANNING AND OF DELAWARE honored at the ball. COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dr. James W. Parker, Jr., was born in Red SECTION 1. TITLE Bank, where he attended the public schools Thursday, March 18, 1999 Sec. 2. Development of Standards to Assess and began his lifelong membership in the End-of-Life Care Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to The HHS Secretary, through HCFA, NIH, Shrewsbury Avenue AME Zion Church. He at- join with my colleague from Pennsylvania, Mr. and AHPR, shall develop outcome standards tended Howard University, graduating in 1940 GREENWOOD, to introduce H.R. 1150, the Ju- and measures to evaluate the performance with a B.S. degree, and earning his M.D. de- venile Crime Control and Delinquency Preven- and quality of health care programs and gree in 1944. He also attained the rank of tion Act. It is essential that Congress join to- projects that provide end-of-life care to indi- First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. After serving gether to fight and reduce the rising rates of viduals. his residency in Norfolk, Va., he came back crime, particularly violent crime among chil- Sec. 3. Study and Recommendation to Con- home to Red Bank and opened a private prac- gress on Issues Relating to Advance Direc- dren. tive Expansion tice. The Korean War interrupted his career on Our children are our most important re- HHS will study and report to Congress on the home front, as Dr. Parker went to serve source. They are our future teachers, doctors, ways to improve the uniformity of advance his country as a Captain in Korea with a Bat- lawyers, engineers, and parents. We need to directives. talion Air Station on the front line, and later in make sure that we do everything in our power Sec. 4. Study and Legislative Proposal to Japan. After the war, he returned to private to keep them safe from harm and prevent Congress family practice, as well as serving on the med- them from becoming involved in at-risk activi- HHS shall study and report to Congress on ical staff at Monmouth Medical Center in Long all matters relating to the creation of a na- ties, such as drugs, alcohol abuse, and crime. tional, uniform policy on advance directives. Branch, NJ, and Riverview Medical Center in In 1996 alone, there were over 100,000 ar- Sec. 5. Expansion of Advance Directives Red Bank. rests of children and youth under the age of Individuals in hospitals, nursing homes Dr. Parker was married to Alice Williams 18 for violent crimes. Over 1,000 of those and health care facilities will have an oppor- Parker in 1944. They have two children and crimes were committed by those under the tunity to discuss issues relating to advance four grandchildren. His community involvement age of 10 and 6,500 were committed by directives with an appropriately trained in- has been and continues to be extensive, in- youths between the ages of 10 and 12. In my dividual. Advance directives must be placed cluding service to the YMCA, the Red Bank home state of Delaware, one out of every five prominently in a patient’s medical record. This section also ensures portability of ad- Board of Health, the American Red Cross, the persons arrested in 1996 was a juvenile. vance directives, so that an advance direc- Red Bank Board of Education, where he The key to lowering these statistics and tive valid in one state will be honored in an- served as vice President, the Monmouth stopping juvenile crime in its tracks is preven- other state, as long as the contents of the ad- County Welfare Board, which he chaired, the tion and that is what we do in the Juvenile CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E501 Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention across the Nation. They have established net- Leonard and Grace Paulson and with best Act. This bill acknowledges that most success- works of trained volunteer service officers who wishes for health and happiness in the years ful solutions to juvenile crime are developed at have helped millions of veterans and their ahead. the state and local levels by people who un- families secure the education, disability com- f derstand the unique characteristics of youth in pensation, pension, and health care benefits their particular area. H.R. 1150 goes a long they are entitled to receive as a result of their INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION way toward providing states and local pro- military service. Moreover, veterans service or- REGARDING THE viders with more flexibility in addressing juve- ganizations have been deeply involved in MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAM nile crime by reducing burdensome state re- countless local community service projects quirements and streamlining current law. and have been constant reminders of the HON. BARBARA CUBIN Funds in H.R. 1150 can be used for preven- American values of duty, honor, and national OF WYOMING tion activities, including for hiring probation of- service. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES With more than 25 million veterans serving ficers to monitor youth to ensure they abide by Thursday, March 18, 1999 the terms of their probation. The bill also ac- as living reminders of the greatness of our Na- knowledges that interventions and prevention tion, it is only fitting and proper that their dedi- Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- activities such as educational assistance, job cated and professional service in times of war ducing a Concurrent Resolution to ensure that training employment services are effective and peace be celebrated in the unique and Medicare beneficiaries will continue to have tools in reducing and preventing juvenile lasting manner by which the Postal Service access to the types of medical care they need. crime. Also included in this bill is the Runaway has honored past heroes. The Postal Service Regrettably, the Medicare+Choice regulations Homeless Youth Act, which targets prevention has seen fit in recent years to memorialize do not ensure that Medicare beneficiaries par- as the best means to combat juvenile violent flowers, dinosaurs, dolls, movie monsters, ticipating in the Medicare+Choice Program re- crime. H.R. 1150 authorizes programs to keep household pets, and even cartoons, but it has ceive coverage for chiropractic services like youth off the streets and away from criminal been intransigent regarding our veterans. This they do under traditional Medicare. activity, so they will never even have the op- ought not be so. Medicare beneficiaries have access to chiro- portunity to become involved in violent crime. I look forward to working with my col- practic services through Medicare Part B. The Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency leaguesÐand the list of cosponsors indicates When the Medicare+Choice Program was cre- Prevention Act provides the missing link in our this is a serious matter on both sides of the ated, Congress stated its intention that all efforts to combat juvenile crime. aisleÐto establish this momentous issuance. services covered under Medicare Parts A and Identical legislation to H.R. 1150 passed the f B would be included in the program. It is un- House of Representatives by a vote of 413 to fortunate that the such services might not be 14 last year. This widely supported legislation COMMEMORATING THE ANNIVER- available under the new program. can go a long way in providing kids support SARY OF LEONARD AND GRACE The Medicare+Choice program allows Medi- when they are most in need. PAULSON care beneficiaries to participate in a managed f care system. For many people, such a system HON. JOHN R. THUNE will better meet their needs. It was also the in- REGARDING H. CON. RES. 60 OF SOUTH DAKOTA tention of Congress, while expanding health IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES care choices, to find cost-effective means of providing care. HON. JOHN D. DINGELL Thursday, March 18, 1999 OF MICHIGAN I urge my colleagues in the House to join IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. THUNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to me in rectifying this problem by supporting this pay tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Paulson bill. Thursday, March 18, 1999 of Clark, South Dakota, on their fiftieth wed- f Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I am particularly ding anniversary. The Paulsons were married pleased to introduce H. Con. Res. 60 telling on March 19, 1949 at Garden City, South Da- PERSONAL EXPLANATION the United States Postal Service that the Con- kota. There they lived, worked and raised six gress believes it should issue a series of com- children, James, Sandra, David, Chantel, HON. XAVIER BECERRA memorative postage stamps honoring vet- Bruce, and Lori. Leonard and Grace were ex- OF CALIFORNIA erans service organizations across the Nation. ceptional role models for their family and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As we are aware, this year, the Veterans of strived to give their children a solid Christian Thursday, March 18, 1999 Foreign Wars of the United States will observe home. And today, all six of their children re- the 100th Anniversary of its founding. This im- side in South Dakota with their families. Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, I was traveling portant occasion represents the perfect oppor- Throughout the past 50 years, Mr. and Mrs. on official business with President Clinton on tunity to recognize the service of America's Paulson have been active members of our his trip to Central America last week and veterans, but the Postal Service has turned a community. As members of the St. Paul Lu- therefore was unable to cast votes on March deaf ear to numerous requests from veterans theran Church, both Leonard and Grace 10 and 11, 1999. The votes I missed on those organizations, Members of Congress, and the served their fellow members through various days include rollcall vote 34 on Approving the American public to issue even a single stamp church activities and organizations. Leonard Journal; rollcall vote 35 on passage of H.R. this year for this noble purpose. also served on several agricultural and edu- 540, the Nursing Home Resident Protection There are numerous organizations that de- cational boards in the Clark County area, and Amendments; rollcall vote 36 on Ordering the serve commendation, including the American continues to be a member of the Clark Lions Previous Question; rollcall vote 37 on the Holt Legion, AMVETS, Blinded Veterans of Amer- Club. Grace continues to serve in the church, Amendment to H.R. 800, the Education Flexi- ica, Disabled American Veterans, Jewish War and is also active in the Clark Lady Lions bility Partnership Act; rollcall vote 38 on the Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Club. Ehlers Amendment to H.R. 800; rollcall vote Vietnam Veterans of America, and the Polish Today, Mr. and Mrs. Paulson reside in the 39 on the George Miller amendment to H.R. League of American Veterans of which I am same farm house since the day of their mar- 800; rollcall vote 40 on the Scott amendment proud to be one. And, these organizations riage in 1949. They enjoy spending time with to H.R. 800; rollcall vote 41 on passage of would be specifically honored with the V.F.W. their children and grandchildren, both at their H.R. 800; rollcall vote 42 on passage of H.R. The Postal Service should be doing all it can farm and at their cabin on Lake Kampeska. 808, the Short Term-Extension of Farm Bank- to make this happen. Veterans have fought for Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I ruptcy Law; rollcall vote 43 on passage of H. our liberties, they should not have to fight for recognize this outstanding American couple. It Res. 32, a resolution Expressing Support for appropriate recognition. is obvious to me that Leonard and Grace Open Elections in Indonesia; rollcall vote 44 From the time of the Founding Fathers, worked as a team to raise their family and on H. Con. Res. 28, a resolution Criticizing American service personnel have sacrificed give back to their community through service. China for its Human Rights Abuses; rollcall dearly to defend our country and its ideals. The dedication they demonstrate to the institu- vote 45 on Ordering the Previous Question; But their service is not confined to the battle- tion of marriage and our community provides rollcall vote 46 on Agreeing to the Resolution; ground. Over time, veterans organizations many Americans with an example to follow. I rollcall vote 47 to Sustain the Rule of the have ably represented the interests of vet- invite my colleagues to join in extending our Chair; rollcall vote 48 on the Fowler Amend- erans in the Congress and State Legislatures congratulations on this milestone occasion to ment to H. Con. Res. 42, a resolution on E502 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 18, 1999 Peacekeeping Operations in Kosovo; and roll- PERSONAL EXPLANATION 42. Had this scheduling conflict not prevented call vote 49 on passage of H. Con. Res. 42. me from being in the House on the evening of Had I been present for the preceding votes, HON. TED STRICKLAND March 11, I would have voted the following: I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall votes 34, OF OHIO ``Yea''ÐH. Con. Res. 42 [Roll No. 49]Ðon IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, and 49. I would agreeing to the resolutionÐpeacekeeping op- have voted ``no'' on rollcall votes 36, 41, 45, Thursday, March 18, 1999 erations in Kosovo. ``Nay''ÐH. Con. Res. 42 46, 47, and 48. Mr. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, on March [Roll No. 48]Ðon agreeing to the amend- 11, 1999, due to a prior personal commitment, mentÐFowler of Florida to Gejdenson of Con- I was unable to cast my vote on H. Con. Res. necticut