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CAMPAIGN COST REDUCTION visions in the law, but because the Court Fourth, as many PAC's themselves recog­ AND REFORM ACT INTRODUCED eliminated portions of the law that were in­ nize, they are on accelerating treadmill of tended to avoid those undesirable conse­ fundraising they cannot control. They are con­ HON. AL SWIFr quences. stantly subject to increasing demands from OF WASHINGTON The most important improvement we can­ candidates for more and more contributions. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES make in the current law is not something new; Since they do have an interest in legislation it is to return to the law an element that was before the Congress, they are susceptible to Tuesday, May 19, 1987 intended to be there all along. That element is pressure from candidates, just as the reverse Mr. SWIFT. Mr. Speaker, I take this opportu­ campaign spending limits. Congress knew is true. nity to discuss a comprehensive campaign fi­ limits were important then, and they are even Fifth, small individual contributions are tend­ nance bill I am introducing today, along with more obviously crucial now. ing to disappear. Not that there are fewer Mo UDALL, LEE HAMILTON, LEON PANETTA, The cost of running for a House seat is small campaign contributions. Far from it. The DAN GLICKMAN, GEORGE BROWN, BRUCE rising more than twice as fast as inflation. In amount of money in campaign contributions of VENTO, DON PEASE, SAM GEJDENSON, JIM 1974, a House campaign cost about three­ $200 or less to House candidates has been BATES, and MERVYN DYMALLY. and-a-half times the average income for a rising at roughly the same rate as inflation. I have introduced this bill, the Campaign family of four. By 1986, the cost had risen to The problem is that overall campaign spend­ Cost Reduction and Reform Act of 1987, be­ eight times the average family income. Per­ ing is rising twice as fast as inflation. The dif­ cause I am committed to improving our cur­ haps, as the Supreme Court has suggested, ference is being made up from PAC contribu­ rent campaign financing system. In particular, I that kind of increase alone is not sufficient tions, and individual contributors-our con­ am deeply concerned about the spiraling cost reason to support campaign spending limits­ stituents-are getting submerged. of running for the House of Representatives, but what that kind of increase leads to in our So what do we do? We seek voluntary cam­ which is increasing twice as fast as inflation. paign spending limits. campaign finance system is more than suffi­ Limiting this spending arms race is the single The problem with spending limits last time cient reason. Trying to raise anywhere from most important change we can make. was that Congress sought to impose limits on half a million to a million dollars for a competi­ First, however, before addressing the kinds all candidates, rather than encouraging candi­ tive race, within a year or two, invites the cur­ of changes I would like to see in the law, and dates to accept the limits. The Court has indi­ rent massive flows of PAC dollars into the why those changes are important, let me step cated that candidates must be offered the op­ system, and it inevitably brings enormous back a moment to say that suggesting the law portunity to accept limits, rather than having can be improved is not to imply that the cur­ pressure to bear on all participants. them imposed. rent law is fatally flawed. First, our current fundraising system inter­ The conventional inducement for candi­ It is often asserted that campaign laws feres with our responsibilities as legislators dates to agree to spending limits, of course, is produce different results from those that had and as representatives. We spend a dispro­ public financing. Personally, I have always been expected; that there is a "law of unin­ portionate amount of our time raising money, supported public financing in concept. I have tended· consequences." To some extent, that and worrying about raising money. The fund­ absolutely no philosophical objection to it, and is true. But I think those kinds of statements raising process can become so all-consuming I believe it has worked well in Presidential leave an implication with which I do not agree. that we could spend less and less time doing races. However, the more I tried to figure out The implication is that nothing we do makes the things we spend all the money to come how to take a system that functions smoothly the situation better-that every time we try to here and do in the first place, from solving the with a relative handful of Presidential candi­ improve the campaign financing system, we Nation's problems to meeting with individual dates, and apply it to 800 or more House can­ make it worse instead. That is wrong. While constituents. didates, the more I became convinced that we might all agree that our campaign financ­ Second, the current system increasingly public financing in House races would be ing system is not everything we would like, it prevents nonwealthy candidates from even enormously complex and expensive to admin­ is certainly better than it was 15 years ago. considering offering themselves for public ister. Contribution limits have reduced the influence office. Nonwealthy challengers-particularly Furthermore, I believe that the cost reduc­ of large individual contributors. Spending in nonincumbents-are either priced out of the tion package I am introducing will not only be the Presidential system, which of course is market at the start, or finish with heavy loads tremendously easier to administer, it will also publicly financed, has kept pace with inflation, of debt. provide a better inducement than public fi­ rather than spiraling out of control like spend­ Third, there is no question that the appear­ nancing, and at much less cost. ing in congressional races. Disclosure, which ance of corruption, and the potential for actual This proposal, unlike public financing, does is probably the single most important element corruption as well, are serious and growing not give money to candidates to pay their of the law, is infinitely better than it was when candidates take increasingly large per­ campaign costs. Instead, it seeks to limit the before the Federal Election Campaign Act centages of their campaign funds from well-fi­ rapid increase in some of the costs them­ [FECA] took effect. nanced, well-identified, influential, economic selves, particularly those that are most impor­ To the degree that we have experienced interest groups-each with an interest in legis­ tant in a competitive campaign: broadcasting "unintended consequences," I would like to lation before the Congress; many with little or time and postage. Under this proposal, candi­ remind my colleagues that the Congress that no connnection to the candidate's home dis­ dates who agree to an overall spending limit passed the FECA and its amendments in the trict. Certainly, I am not inherently opposed to are entitled to reduced postage and broad­ 1970's did not pass the law we know today. PAC's, or to their right to participate in the casting rates. Most importantly, the law that Congress process. They have a role to play that I be­ Briefly, the proposal is as follows: passed contained spending limits for congres­ lieve is a completely legitimate one. I accept 1. The spending limit.-Just as under cur­ sional races. Those limits were stricken by the campiagn contributions from PAC's myself. rent law, a candidate would have to file with Supreme Court. If those limits were still in What does trouble me is the way their role is the FEC immediately upon having raised or place, we would not have the dramatic in­ increasing by leaps and bounds from one spent $5,000. Under the new system, part of creases we have today, either in PAC contri­ election cycle to the next. Ten years ago a the filing would be a statement as to whether butions, or in overall campaign spending. The House candidate was likely to get about one­ the candidate accepted the inducements and problems we face today have come about, not fourth of his money from PAC's; 5 years ago it the spending limit. A "participating candidate" so much because Congress failed to antici­ was about one-third; now, it is edging perilous­ would be one who accepted the spending limit pate undesirable consequences of certain pro- ly close to half. of $200,000 per election-$400,000 per cycle,

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91-059 0-89-28 will be re­ duction proposal will at least provide that dis­ campaign finance ideas have been around pealed. Instead, the Federal Communica­ counts may be offered to participating candi­ much longer than this, and that people might tions Commission will determine the dates-so long as the same discount is of­ initially feel an inclination toward one or more "normal and usual" charge for various class­ fered to all participating candidates-without of them just because of their familiarity. But I es of time. At least 7 days before each elec­ being considered corporate contributions. tion period, broadcasters will be required to would urge anyone who is interested in im­ publish the "normal and usual" rates that 4. Aggregate PAC Limit.-The cost reduc­ proving our Campaign Finance System to take will be in effect for each such period. The tion proposal includes an aggregate PAC limit a moment to look this over, to think about it, election period is 45 days before each pri­ of $75,000 per election-$150,000 per to think about the alternatives, and then to mary, and 60 days before each general elec­ cycle- that applies to all candidates, both think about this a little more. This is a new tion. participating and nonparticipating. concept, and some parts of it certainly are A participating candidate will receive 5. Removal of spending limits for candidate subject to refinement, but in basic outline I be­ radio and television rates that are discount­ with nonparticipating opponent.-A participat­ lieve it has significant advantages, both over ed 30% from the "normal and usual" ing candidate with a non-participating oppo­ charge. A non-participating candidate will our current system and over other proposals not be entitled to the discount. nent may spend money without limitation, to change the current system. Reduce postage costs. [Sec. 2041: while still enjoying the benefits of the cost re­ Included below is a complete summary of For each mailing, a participating candi­ duction package. Therefore, the nonparticipat­ the bill. I welcome your thoughts, comments, date will be entitled to choose either: ( 1) ing candidate with a nonparticipating oppo­ ideas and suggestions as the Subcommittee one-half the first class postage rate; or <2> more than $1 for every $1 raised by the par­ on Elections proceeds to examine the whole the non-profit third class rate. ticipating candidate. The spending ceiling for area of campaign finance reform: Encouragement for reduced print media the participating candidate would be lifted costs. [Sec. 102l: CAMPAIGN COST REDUCTION AND REFORM ACT The print media may offer discounts to once the nonparticipating candidate had OF 1987 COMPLETE SUMMARY participating candidates, so long as the raised or spent half the limit. I. MAJOR COMPONENTS OF PROPOSAL same discount is offered to all participating 6. Enforcement.-Candidates who spent A. Eligibility [Sec. 101 and 1041: candidates, without the discounts being con­ more than the limit, but less than 5 percent Just as under current law, a candidate will sidered corporate contributions. more, would have to repay the excess file with the FEC after raising or spending [Note: Under current law the print media amount. For overspending by more than 5 $5,000. Part of the filing will be a statement is prohibited from providing discounts to percent, a candidate would be required to by a candidate accepting or rejecting a cam­ candidates, because such discounts are con­ repay three times the excess expenditure. For paign spending limit. A "participating candi­ sidered corporate contributions. Unlike date" will be one who accepts the spending broadcaster, the print media of what might reasonably be considered penditures instead. efit to non-serious candidates, because a an error or an oversight. B. Bundling [Sec. 11 ll: candidate has to raise a reasonably signifi­ These penalties are, of course, civil. This proposal stipulates that campaign cant amount of money to be able to buy the "Knowing and willful" violations of the law contributions are applied both to the contri­ broadcast time or postage and take advan­ are subject to criminal penalties, under bution limits of those who actually made tage of the discounts. solicit D. Aggregate PAC Limit [Sec. 1091: plete election cycles. contributions from their members and The cost reduction proposal includes an Explanation: Although there has been in­ transmit the contributions to a candidate. aggregate PAC limit that applies to all can­ terest in a bill effective for the 1988 elec­ The entity that is acting as a conduit does didates, both participating and nonpartici­ tion, it is simply not possible to change the not count the "bundled" contributions pating. The aggregate limit is $75,000 per campaign financing system in the midst of toward its contribution limit; the contribu­ election discounts. other things, it stipulates that a person or print, billboards, and almost any other Explanation: This provision protects a political committee is not truly independent means of mass communication, direct mail participating candidate's ability to compete of a candidate if: <1) there has been arrange­ is private. The candidate criticized often is effectively when faced with a nonparticipat­ ment or coordination between the "inde­ not aware of the contents of a mailing until ing opponent. pendent" and the candidate committee; (2) it is too late to respond. Like other proposals, this bill does not any person associated with the "independ­ This provision of the bill continues to remove spending limits simply because a ent" effort was involved in the candidate's allow any House candidate complete free­ nonparticipating candidate is in the race. campaign during the same election cycle; or dom to say whatever he wishes in a mail Such a system would be easily abused by <3> the "independent" has counseled the piece; it simply requires that a copy of the non-serious candidates. It must be clear that candidate during the same election cycle. piece be provided to any other House candi­ the nonparticipating candidate is able to Third, also similar to the Senate bill, this date the piece targets. mount a serious challenge before the spend­ proposal requires that television ads of an D. Personal use [Sec. 1071: ing limits come off. independent person or committee continu­ No campaign funds raised after the effec­ Unlike other proposals, however, this bill ously display a scrawl on the screen identi­ tive date of this bill could be converted to does not force the participating candidate to fying the name of the person or committee personal use. wait until his opponent has actually gone responsible for the ad. Also, newspaper, Explanation: In 1980 the Federal Election beyond the spending limit before he can magazine, billboard, direct mail and other Campaign Act was amended to prohibit con­ begin to respond. By then it may be too late kinds of general public communications version of campaign funds to personal use, for the participating candidate to catch up. must include similar identifying informa­ except that all individuals who were then This bill allows the participating candidate tion, along with the sentence: 'The cost of Members of the House were covered by a to take action once an opponent raises or presenting this communication is not sub­ grandfather clause. In addition, there is a spends half the spending limit. ject to any campaign expenditure limits.' House rule that prevents personal use of Furthermore, the participating candidate Explanation: By far the most important campaign funds by sitting Members. Conse­ enjoys a significant advantage in the spend­ provision of this section is the first one, lim­ quently, the present system is: (1) all Mem­ ing arms race that then ensues, because a iting separate segregated funds to contribu­ bers are prohibited from using campaign large percentage of the marginal dollars in tions. Currently, separate segregated funds funds for personal use; (2) Members elected such a competitive race go into postage and operate under an exception in the law. The prior to 1980 may convert campaign funds broadcasting, which are discounted for the exception says that no union, corporate or to personal use when they leave the House participating candidate. Consequently, the trade association funds may be used for po­ ; and (3) nonparticipating candidate must raise sub­ litical purposes except, and one of the three Members elected in 1980 or later may not stantially more than $1 for every $1 raised exceptions is for the establishment and ad­ convert campaign funds to personal use, by the participating candidate. ministration of a separat~ segregated fund. even after they leave the House. F. Enforcement [Sec. 1101: This amendment narrows the existing ex­ This provision is not retroactive. That is, Candidates who spent more than the ception. It stipulates that union, corporate it will not affect funds already in campaign limit, but less than 5% more, would repay or trade association funds may be used for accounts; they will continue to be treated the excess amount. For overspending by the establishment and administration of a just as they are under current law and more than 5%, a candidate would be re­ separate segregated fund only when it is House rules. But it will prevent the conver­ quired to repay three times the excess ex­ used solely for the purpose of making con­ sion to personal use of all campaign funds penditures. For overspending by 10% or tributions. This provision will do two things. raised after the effective date of this bill. more, the FEC could impose additional pen­ First, it will restrict the handful of separate E. Leadership PACs [Sec. 1051: alties, over and above triple repayment of segregated funds that already have poured This provision will prevent House candi­ the excess expenditure. hundreds of thousands of dollars in inde­ dates from establishing or controlling multi­ Explanation: Effective enforcement is a pendent spending into races in the last few candidate committees. crucial element of any proposal, particularly election cycles. Second, it will prevent PAC Explanation: Currently, House candidates one that includes spending limits. Conse- dollars that will no longer be going to candi- may establish so-called leadership PACs sep- 13282 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 20, 1987 arate from their own campaign committees. Broadcasters are required to give priority have proven a significant accounting burden These additional PACs raise contributions to candidates in selling political time. for campaigns and an equally difficult audit in addition to those made directly to the Explanation: This provision assures that and enforcement task for the Commission." candidate's campaign committee. The candi­ in allocating scarce time, broadcasters give In short, the Commission's view is: "Given date PACs then make contributions to other priority to candidates over other political our experience to date, we believe that this candidates. Those contributions are subject users. change to the Act would be of substantial to the limit on multicandidate PACs of 3. Candidate debates. [Sec. 203(a)]: benefit to all parties concerned." $5,000 per election, rather than the limit on This provision exempts debates between a candidate's own political committee of candidates from the equal opportunities $1,000 per election. provision of the Communications Act. This provision would eliminate leadership Explanation: This provision will allow PAYING TRIBUTE TO SEAMAN PACs. broadcasters to sponsor debates. KENNETH JANUSIK, JR. III. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE FECA c. Presidential: AND THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT 1. Contributions to draft committees. [Sec. A. General: 112]: HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG 1. Method of valuing certain contributions This provision clarifies that presidential OF FLORIDA and expenditures. [Sec. 102(a)( 1) and draft committees are political committees 103(a)(l)J: subject to the provisions of the Federal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This provision clarifies the term "any­ Election Campaign Act. Tuesday, May 19, 1987 thing of value" that is presently in the law. Explanation: The Federal Election Com­ It stipulates that the value is to be deter­ mission has recommended this provision, Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, we mined by the highest of: <1) the cost to the since their authority over draft committees grieve today with the families of the 37 Ameri­ person making the contribution; or (2) the has been undermined by several court deci­ can servicemen who were killed Sunday under fair market value. sions. As the Commission noted, the current tragic circumstances aboard the U.S.S. Stark. Explanation: In the current law, contribu­ situation creates "a serious imbalance in the tions and expenditures are defined as gifts, election law and the political process be­ Among those who died was Seaman Ken­ loans, etc. or "anything of value." This last cause a nonauthorized group organized to neth Dale Janusik, Jr., of Pinellas County, FL. provision has been interpreted so broadly support someone who has not yet become a Kent, as he was known to his families and that polls, concerts. art work and other candidate may operate completely outside friends, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1985 after items donated to campaigns have been as­ the strictures of the CFECAl. However, any graduating from Clearwater High School and cribed virtually no monetary value. This group organized to support someone who was an operations specialist. His dedication provision will tighten the definition. has in fact become a candidate is subject to 2. Clarification of certain contributions the Act's registration and reporting require­ and valor is typical of the men serving aboard and expenditures. CSec. 102(a)(2), 102Ca)(3), ments and contribution limitations. There­ the U.S.S. Stark who volunteered to serve our 103(a)(2) and 103Ca)(3)]: fore. the potential exists for funneling large Nation and protect our freedom and liberty. These provisions clarify that "any gift, aggregations of money, both corporate and Americans proudly serve around the world subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of private, into the Federal electoral process knowing that their uniforms and the American money or anything of value" is a contribu­ through unlimited contributions made to flag are signs of U.S. strength and freedom to tion or an expenditure if it is made: (1) by a nonauthorized draft committees that sup­ person to encourage an individual to become port a person who has not yet become a can­ our friends and allies. This is the case in the a candidate; or (2) by a political committee" didate." Persian Gulf where U.S. naval ships signal with respect to a clearly identified candidate 2. Increased personal contributions for that these international waterways will not be in an election for Federal office." presidential candidates. [Sec. 1131: denied to us or to our allies who depend so Explanation: These provisions tighten ex­ This provision raises the limit on individ­ greatly on the oil shipped from this region. isting definitions. ual contributions to presidential candidates 2. Clarification of exclusion of mailing only from $1,000 per election to $2,500. The brave men and women who give so costs from party-building provisions. [Sec. Explanation: While spending limits in much of themselves to serve our country 102(b) and 103(b)]: presidential elections are indexed to infla­ know that there is always the risk that they This provision strikes certain references tion, contribution limits are not. In the will come under attack no matter where they to "direct mail" in the law, and inserts years since the $1,000 limitation was passed serve. The crew members of the U.S.S. Stark "mail." its value has eroded considerably, and presi­ were aware of the daily dangers that sur­ Explanation: This clarifies the original dential candidates have had increasing diffi­ intent of the provision. The exclusion was culty raising sufficient funds. Several have rounded them, especially in an area as volatile to allow more volunteer-related activities, ended up with substantial debts. This provi­ as the Middle East. and not general public advertising through sion will ease some of their fund-raising The truth of the events surrounding the mass mailings. burden, without doing violence to either the attack upon the U.S.S. Stark must be deter­ 3. Prohibitions of false representation to letter or the spirit of the law. mined-not only so we know what happened solicit contributions. CSec. 1161: 3. Eliminate state-by-state spending limits. and why, but also to ensure that Americans This provosion prohibits persons soliciting CSec. 1081: campaign contributions from falsely repre­ This provision would eliminate the state­ serving abroad are never left vulnerable in senting themselves as agents of a candidate by-state limits that, in addition to an overall similar threatening situations. As a member of or political committee. expenditure limitation, presently govern the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Explanation: This is a recommendation presidential primary spending. National Defense, it is my responsibility and submitted to the House Administration Explanation: This is another suggestion the responsibility of each Member of this Con­ Committee by the Federal Election Commis­ made to the House Administration Commit­ gress to ensure that our military personnel sion. There have been instances in recent tee by the Federal Election Commission. years in which individuals represented The Commission has indicated that the lim­ have the best and most advanced military themselves as working on behalf of certain itations have little impact on campaign weapons and technology available to defend candidates, and raising money that never spending in a given state, with the excep­ themselves from hostile attacks. made its way to the candidates. Currently tion of Iowa and New Hampshire. And even Mr. Speaker, the death of Kent Janusik and such activity is not against the law; under in those two states, the limits are so easily his 36 shipmates is a tremendous tragedy and this provision it will be. evaded, by a variety of means, as to be virtu­ B. Communications provisions: ally meaningless. In most other states, cam­ every American shares the sorrow of their 1. Discrimination against candidates by paigns either are unable or unwilling to families and friends. We salute them for their broadcasters. [Sec. 201]: spend the permissible total. In any case, the sacrifice in the defense of freedom and liberty Broadcasters are prohibited from discrimi­ overall national limit serves as an adequate and we must take from this experience the nating against candidates in the "amount, constraint on state spending, even in the strongest possible resolve to do all that can class, or period of time made available to early primaries. be done to reduce the threat to the safety of Removal of the state-by-state limits, then, such candidate on behalf of his candidacy." other Americans serving wherever they may Explanation: This provision is intended to would: (1) have little impact on overall ensure that a candidate is not foreclosed by spending; and (2) allow candidates broader be in the world. a broadcast station from obtaining the time discretion in running their campaigns. Fur­ he believes necessary to his campaign. thermore, the Commission argues that "the 2. Priority to candidates. [Sec. 2021: allocation of expenditures to the States May 20, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13283 WHO'S MINDING THE KIDS? to the certainty of AFDC becomes the only ra­ age taxpayers have called for meeting the tional choice to protect their children. budget targets with the most regressive kind The Census Bureau study corroborated the of tax increase imaginable: sharply higher HON. GEORGE MILLER federal excise taxes. At the heart of these OF CALIFORNIA extensive investigations of the Select Commit­ proposals are increased gasoline taxes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tee on Children, Youth, and Families, which Thus, The Post speaks favorably of a 10- first organized all of the available piecemeal Tuesday, May 19, 1987 cent or an 18-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax data to describe the child care arrangements hike, and The New York Times concurs. Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, just of working families. The New Republic goes even further, sup­ last week, the U.S. Bureau of the Census re­ The select committee's work also estab­ porting a 50-cent-a-gallon jump. And Ways leased a study, "Who's Minding the Kids?", lished that the current child care system is and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, the most comprehensive data collection effort fragmented and unstable at best. The supply one of the heroes of last year's tax reform ever conducted by the Census Bureau on the of care is woefully low, waiting lists are fight, has said he'll consider proposing a child care arrangements of working families. gasoline tax increase as well. common, especially for infants, and the num­ Increasing gasoline taxes may not seem Until now, we have had little systematic na­ bers of families needing out-of-home care for like such a big deal in Washington. Because tional information about how and where chil­ their children is increasing. The result is chil­ of its extensive system of public transporta­ dren are being cared for while their parents dren whose care is haphazard at best, or fre­ tion, the District ranks dead last in the are at work. The new Census study makes an quently dangerous or nonexistent. share of personal income that would be paid important contribution to the dearth of data As a recent front page story in the Wash­ through a gas tax hike, compared with any that now exist. ington Post, "Babies Need Not Apply," May 12, of the 50 states. Residents of other highly The Census Bureau reports that in 1984-85: urbanized northeastern areas also may tend 1987, confirmed, even in the Washington met­ to minimize the impact of higher gasoline More than 29 million children under age 15 ropolitan area, for every infant in care, hun­ had mothers who worked; almost 19 million- taxes. Illinois, Massachusetts, New York dreds remain on waiting lists. and Connecticut, for instance, rank 47th 66 percent-of these children had mothers When child care arrangements fail, the work through 50th in terms of the impact of a who worked full time. productivity of parents predictably declines. gasoline tax increase as a share of personal The estimated annual child care expendi­ According to the Census Bureau, thousands income. tures made by working families for their chil­ of families report that they lost time from work Geographically, the big losers from a gas­ dren are more than $11 billion. in a given month because of a disruption or oline tax increase live in the South and the West. South Carolina, Wyoming, Montana, There are 8.2 million pre-school-age chil­ failure in their child care arrangement. dren who have working mothers and require South Dakota, Arkansas, Mississippi, Ala­ As policymakers we must recognize how bama, Tennessee, New Mexico and Utah are some form of child care arrangement. Sixty the critically short supply of child care, espe­ percent of preschool children are cared for the top 10 when it comes to a gasoline tax cially for infants, is affecting the Nation's fami­ hike as a share of personal income. outside the home, mostly by nonrelatives, lies, as well as our economic stability. I urge But the problems with a gasoline tax in­ while their parents are working. my colleagues to apply this information to up­ crease go beyond geography. The more im­ One in four working women with a child coming legislation on welfare reform, educa­ portant inequity shared even in "winner under age 5 used some type of organized tional - equity, and comprehensive child care states" is that gasoline taxes, like all excise child care facility for their youngest child, up taxes, take a much higher share of the which will help expand the opportunities for income of poor and middle-income families from 16 percent in 1982. quality care for America's working parents and Almost 1.4 million infants under age 1 re­ than they take from the rich. their children. The recently enacted federal tax reform quired child care services while their mothers bill, Rostenkowski's proudest achievement, were at work. Almost 55 percent were cared was designed to begin to restore fairness to for outside the home, again mostly by nonrela­ HIGHER GASOLINE TAXES? NO! the federal tax code, notably by ensuring tives, including organized day care center pro­ that the poorest people-those with the viders. HON.GLENNM.ANDERSON least ability to pay taxes-would no longer Fourteen percent of infants were cared for OF CALIFORNIA be subject to federal income taxes. But a big in organized child care facilities, a substantial IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES increase in the gasoline tax would undercut the purpose and spirit of the tax reform act. increase over the 5 percent estimated for in­ Tuesday, May 19, 1987 fants in 1982. If Congress were to meet its budget tar­ Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Speaker, I think that gets with a gas tax increase, families earn­ The study is especially timely because we ing less than $10,000 would have to shell out are hearing a lot these days about making most of us in this body agree that we must act 3 percent of their incomes in higher taxes­ America more competitive in the international to reduce and eventually eliminate the terrible almost double the tax cut they got from the marketplace. Becoming more competitive, deficit that is facing our Nation. In my view, tax reform act. Middle-income families however, means using the full resources of our failure to do so will, sooner or later, be would lose about 1 percent of their income our work force-men and women alike. economically devastating. Clearly, difficult to increased gasoline taxes. But for people We also hear that one answer to removing choices lie ahead. I am increasingly con­ making more than $200,000, the added gaso­ families from welfare dependency is to compel cerned, though, that an effort will be made to line taxes would amount to only a trivial reduce the deficit by increasing the Federal one-tenth of a percent of income. work, or provide the opportunity to work-for Some defend higher gasoline taxes as an men and women alike. gasoline tax. energy conservation incentive. But energy. For most families today, just to keep up I am pleased that the Washington Post yes­ efficient cars are here to stay with or with­ their standard of living and raise their children terday ran an op-ed piece pointing out the out added taxes on gasoline. And whatever depends on the incomes of both parents. shortcomings in this approach. I ask that it be marginal reduction in driving might occur When children are living with only one parent, printed in the RECORD and commend it to our as a result of higher taxes on gasoline must that parent's participation in the workforce be­ colleagues for their study and consideration. be balanced against the clear and substan­ [From the Washington Post, May 18, 19871 tial damage to tax fairness that a gasoline comes almost mandatory. tax increase would incur. Consequently, in today's world, achieving HIGHER GASOLINE TAXES? No With higher revenues mandated as part of our national goals requires that both mothers the budget, Congress will have to choose. and fathers have jobs. If another of America's Congress is on the verge of adopting a One path would be to enact regressive meas­ goals-that of healthy and stable families-is budget resolution that calls for higher ures, such as increasing gasoline or other to be achieved in tandem, then reliable, taxes. Soon it will have to face the big ques­ excise taxes. The other path is to continue decent child care become absolutely essen­ tion: Whose taxes should be raised? in the spirit of tax reform by closing more tial. In rejecting President Reagan's simplistic loopholes or adopting Speaker Jim Wright's For low-income mothers trying to get train­ view that the answer to the deficit problem proposal to postpone indefinitely the tax is a constitutional amendment, Congress is cuts for the wealthy scheduled for next ing, enter the job market, or hold on to hard­ being realistic. But not all the budget news year. won employment, the absence of decent af­ is heartening. Some who have supported fair taxes in fordable child care for their children creates Some of those who usually style them­ the past are now backing the first alterna­ an insurmountable barrier. Too often, returning selves as defenders of tax fairness and aver- tive on the theory that if a tax increase is 13284 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 20, 1987 sufficiently regressive, the president might peals by the American firm, Storage-Tek, Not being a lawyer, I will not attempt to be willing to tolerate it. But trying to figure and another U.S. bidder, IBM. According to argue against this gag order on legal grounds. out what the president's promise to veto corporate documents obtained by our re­ But from even a cursory knowledge of consti­ "any" tax increase really means is a daunt­ porter Karen Talley, StorageTek's bid was ing task, especially since his own budget at least $10 million less for the Agriculture tutional rights, it is clear that this gag order, calls for $20 billion in excise, payroll and contract, while IBM's bid was "several" mil­ preventing the Congressman from explaining income tax increases over the next three lion dollars lower than the winning Hitachi his position to his constituents and, in effect, years. price. limiting his ability to defend himself, violates Those who think tax fairness is impor­ The General Services Administration is his first amendment right of free speech and, tant, including Rostenkowski, ought to stop reviewing the bidding, and a decision on the more importantly, casts an immovable shadow trying to divine the path of least presiden­ appeals by StorageTek and IBM is expected of guilt over his head. This is an unconsiciona­ tial resistance and instead heed Rostenkow­ in June. ble and totally inappropriate restriction to ski's words from a speech last September: The particular Hitachi equipment that place on a Member of Congress. "If we need more money for government, Agriculture wants to buy from ViON is not then let's go through the front door and col­ subject to the president's trade sanctions. There are numerous questions surrounding lect it from those who can pay-not through But Hitachi is one of the Japanese compa­ the handling of this case which demand expla­ the back from those who can't." nies whose practice of dumping computer nations. Why was the Congressman indicted chips on the U.S. market at below-cost only days before the expiration of the statute prices led to the sanctions imposed last of limitations on the original grand jury, and USDA CONTRACT GOES TO month, according to Gary Holmes of the after 4 years of unsuccessful attempts to HITACHI U.S. Trade Representative's office. indict him? The idea behind the sanctions was that a get-tough approach would persuade the Why have the Justice Department, grand HON. FRANK HORTON Japanese government to eliminate some of jury, and the U.S. attorney refused to allow OF NEW YORK the trade barriers that have made it diffi­ HAROLD FORD and his attorneys to present his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cult or impossible for U.S. exporters to sell case and evidence in his own defense? Tuesday, May 19, 1987 their goods in Japan. Why is there the appearance of a vendetta The Agriculture Department's get-soft ap­ against HAROLD FORD and his family? Mr. HORTON. Mr. Speaker, for my col­ proach to Japan manifestly has not worked. The process has obviously been flawed and leagues who might have missed it, I wanted to At about the same time that his procure­ raises the ugly spectre of discrimination insert into the RECORD a recent column from ment division was awarding the computer against all Members of Congress in the appli­ the Washington Post written by Jack Ander­ contract, Agriculture Secretary Richard E. Lyng was in Tokyo trying without success to cation of constitutional protections. son and Dale Van Atta. In it, the article details get import restrictions lifted on American HAROLD FORD has served his constituents how the U.S. Agriculture Department, on the beef, rice, and citrus fruit. and this Nation well during his six elected very same day that President Reagan an­ Documents filed by StorageTek pointedly terms. I believe he deserves the implication of nounced sanctions against some Japanese state that its computer "is manufactured in innocence as guaranteed by the Constitution imports, awarded a huge multimillion dollar the United States" while ViON's "is manu­ and I also believe he deserves the opportunity contract to Hitachi, one of Japan's leading factured by Hitachi in Japan." While Stora­ to present his case to his constituents, col­ electronics companies. geTek and IBM say their bids were substan­ leagues, and the American people in the spirit To make matters worse, Mr. Speaker, the tially lower than ViON's, neither firm would reveal its exact bid, in case the contract is of fairness and free speech that he has dedi­ article states that two U.S. firms, StorageTek reopened in response to their appeal. cated his life to uphold. and IBM, actually came in under the figure bid Agriculture officials said the Hitachi by Hitachi. One of the firms was more than system is better suited to the department's $10 million less. To make the situation even needs than either IBM's or StorageTek's. THE HOMELESS VETERAN more frustrating, when the contract award was The equipment is needed for a variety of ad­ announced, Agriculture Secretary Lyng was in ministrative functions, such as finance and Tokyo trying unsuccessfully to get the Japa­ payroll, for offices in Washington and HON. PATRICIA SCHROEDER nese to eliminate import restrictions against across the country. OF COLORADO The department's bid proposal stated that American citrus, rice and beef. "technical superiority will be considered IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The contract award has been appealed by more important than cost," and added: Tuesday, May 19, 1987 the two American firms, and is currently pend­ "Award, however, will go to the offerer ing in the courts. Sadly, this example is not whose offer represents the combination of Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, I would unique. American companies can point to technical merit and cost most favorable to like to share with my colleagues an article case after case of similar double standards. the government." published in the Homeless Advocate that President Reagan, in announcing the Japa­ Both IBM and StorageTek maintain that highlights an alarming problem faced by veter­ nese sanctions, was sending a signal to the Agriculture Department judged their ans-homelessness. The Advocate found that equipment improperly. Each said it would Tokyo that we are not going to play patsies an estimated 60 percent of homeless men in have won the contract if the evaluation had Denver are veterans. any more. Too bad the message was not been done correctly. heard several blocks away at the Agriculture HOMELESS VETERANS Department. Two years ago a group of veterans got to­ The article follows: HAROLD FORD gether to find out if there was any truth to [From the Washington Post, May 15, 1987] the notion that there were large numbers of HON. KWEISI MFUME homeless veterans in Denver. USDA CONTRACT GOES TO JAPANESE FIRM Clad in jeans and work shirts, they went OF MARYLAND out on the streets, to the shelters, under The Agriculture Department is only a few IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES loading docks and bridges, to soup kitchens blocks from the White House, but apparent­ Tuesday, May 19, 1987 and churches. ly its purchasing people did not get word What they learned was that the stories that President Reagan was declaring a trade Mr. MFUME. Mr. Speaker, it is indeed unfor­ were not rumors. They spoke with many war against Japan. tunate that in this, the year of the bicentennial who identified themselves as veterans, most On April 17, the very day the president celebration of the signing of the Constitution, of whom had served in or during the Viet­ announced sanctions against some Japanese there remain those who would subvert its nam war. These men did not trust the group imports, an American computer manufac­ intent and resort to arbitrary and blatant un­ that sought them out. They were angry, turer was informed by an Agriculture De­ constitutional interpretations to suit their self­ bitter, demoralized, depressed, and like all partment contract officer that it had lost homeless people, their lives were caught up out on a multimillion-dollar contract-to Hi­ ish whims. I am speaking in this instance of in the struggle to survive. From the data tachi, the Japanese electronics giant. the current gag order issued by U.S. district and evidence accumulated, they estimated The $48 million computer contract, award­ court Judge James H. Jarvis in the case that some 60% of all homeless men in ed to Hitachi's American distributor, ViON against our distinguished colleague HAROLD Denver were veterans. Based on this infor­ Corp., has been put on hold because of ap- FORD. mation they went forward to the federal May 20, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13285 government and sought assistance to help recognizing the bounty of America, its beauty, contribution to our society and our economy­ homeless veterans. its excitement, and the history offered by its as well as to the millions of men and women Following many months of research and exploration. With some 240 million Americans who help make it a success. development, the American G.I. Forum Vet­ traveling within the United States each year, erans Outreach Program of Denver, Inc. re­ Truly, tourism works for Virginia-and for ceived a $25,000 matching grant to imple­ people are central to the travel industry, there­ America. ment a project for the provision of services fore we must be aware of the fact that tourism to homeless veterans in Denver. It is one of works for America. The travel industry is a ten veterans pilot projects in targeted cities growing force-an economic heavyweight vital A TRIBUTE TO A VERY SPECIAL nationwide and administered through the to our national and State economy. In a single SCHOOL FOR VERY SPECIAL Denver Employment and Training Adminis­ year, the task of transporting, lodging, and CHILDREN ON THE OCCASION tration. feeding Americans on the move creates $300 OF ITS lOTH ANNIVERSARY The G.I. Forum then negotiated with the billion in revenues nationwide. Volunteers of America for the provision of Today, the travel and tourism industry is office and classroom space at their York HON. JACK F. KEMP Street Shelter, in addition to an arrange­ America's third largest retail or service econo­ OF NEW YORK ment for extended stays for homeless veter­ my, and in Virginia, it is the second largest in­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ans making use of this Outreach Program. dustry. In 1985, U.S. and foreign travelers A broad-based resource network and spent $258 billion while traveling in the United Tuesday, May 19, 1987 tracking system was implemented and by States which is 6.5 percent of the gross na­ Mr. KEMP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec­ mid-February the first employability classes tional product. ognize an outstanding organization in western for veterans was held at the York Street It is important to note that over 5 million New York on the occasion of its 10th anniver­ Shelter. jobs are directly and indirectly supported by Services include referrals for emergency sary. The Language Development Program of and transitional housing, mental health the travel and tourism industry. At a time Western New York is to be highly commended counseling, substance abuse treatment, vet­ when various sectors of the economy are fal­ for its efforts to promote greater understand­ erans benefits, food, clothing, employability tering, the travel industry pushes ahead em­ ing of communication disorders among chil­ training, and various other emergency refer­ ploying 1 of every 15 Americans in a job relat­ dren. In the past 1O years, the Language De­ rals and assistance. ing to tourism. velopment Program has made great strides in Once barriers to employment have been Travel and tourism rank as the first, second, improving the lives of children with special addressed effectively, veterans are trans­ or third largest employer in 41 States. In 13 education needs. We are fortunate to have ferred into the agency's employment pro­ States, it is the first employer; in 14 States it such a dedicated organization within our com­ gram and assigned to a counselor who as­ is the second largest employer. In my State of sists with job applications, resumes, job re­ munity. This outstanding program and its fine ferral and placement, as well as with trans­ Virginia, some 33 million travelers cross our staff deserve our highest praise, support, and portation, food and clothing. If the veteran borders each year. They spend a total of $6 recognition for the caring and assistance they is offered a position, but requires tools and billion traveling for either business or pleasure. provide to young children and their families in equipment, the agency is able to assist As a result, travel provided more than 37,000 western New York. through La Raza Supportive Services. jobs in 1985-86, more than 5 percent of all of Fourteen years ago, Nancy Harris, the exec­ The Homeless Project also includes provi­ the jobs in Virginia. International visitors com­ utive director of the Language Development sion of workshops to service providers, vet­ prise a crucial segment of our industry market­ Program, became interested in expanding the erans organizations, government and civic place considering 22 million international trav­ agencies to exchange information and en­ speech and language skills of her own se­ hance cooperation and coordination of serv­ elers visited the United States last year, verely hearing impaired son. She worked with ices to the homeless. Community coopera­ spending $13 billion. The payments visitors him as well as three other preschool children tion and coordination is reflected in the suc­ from abroad make for buses, planes, trains, in the kitchen of her own home. Nancy felt cess of the Homeless Veterans Program hotels, meals, and museums are considered strongly that these young children needed to thus far in assisting veterans toward self­ "invisible dollars" that greatly help our econo­ develop meaningful speech and language by sufficiency. my. "doing, by touching, feeling, and experiencing Provides are urged to refer veterans in Travel industry inflation has remained low everything in their environment." In June need to the project and can count on the while the disposable personal income of agency to do whatever is necessary and pos­ 1977, the Language Development Program sible to get veterans and others who are eco­ Americans has increased by 6.6 percent. As a was approved as a nonprofit agency providing nomically disadvantaged back on their feet. result, consumers are enjoying real income al­ special services to preschool children with The outreach team is headed by Homeless lowing them to purchase discretionary items speech, language, and hearing disabilities. Programs Director Paul Sandoval with Out­ such as pleasure trips. Today, as the Language Development Pro­ reach Specialist Ruben Gomez developing Annual vacations and even shorter excur­ gram celebrates its 10th anniversary, 172 full­ additional support services and jobs. Train­ sions are increasingly common and have time, part-time, and contractual staff members ing classes are conducted by Larry Simkins. become the third largest household expendi­ are dedicated to helping these very special All three are veterans, two served in the ture, not far behind the house and car. Southeast Asia theater and are bi-lingual children with communication disorders. I Spanish. They are professional and commit­ One important point: gasoline prices, which regret that I am unable to be with these spe­ ted to helping veterans help themselves, nearly doubled during the 1979-80 period cial friends at the 10th anniversary dinner­ with caring and compassion. have now declined making travel in the United dance on June 6, but my thoughts and pray­ If you would like to refer a veteran to the States a tremendous buy. Lodging and food ers are with them. program, obtain more information, attend costs are increasing only two-thirds as fast as I am pleased to have this opportunity to call workshops, donate time, food, clothing, or they did over the last decade, and food serv­ attention to their accomplishments and wish financial assistance, please contact Paul ice costs, only one-half as rapidly. them even more success as they begin the Sandoval at 893-3745. National Tourism Week was initiated 4 next 1O years of service to the community. I years ago to highlight the economic impor­ encourage my colleagues to read the follow­ NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK tance of tourism in the United States and to ing article from the Kenmore-Tonawanda Bee provide the industry the opportunity for recog­ which pays tribute to the efforts and accom­ HON. HERBERT H. BATEMAN nition it deserves. For example, we are trying plishments of this outstanding group. to implement ways to reduce the Federal defi­ OF VIRGINIA LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GIVES cit. As we do this, we must be aware and not IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LOTS OF LoVE-NO STRINGS ATTACHED take actions that might discourage travel into c-exempt Zonta Club has served our community, but sake of political expediency. status. I would encourage my colleagues who even more uniquely it has worked to be of have been contacted by constituents about service to the worldwide community. AN ARTISTIC DISCOVERY this type of mailing and who share my con­ A service organization made up of profes­ cern to cosponsor and support my bill. sional and business women, Zonta Interna­ tional was founded in Buffalo in 1919. Its in­ HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ H.R. 2472 coming president, Clare Cumberland; vice OF TEXAS president, Lorri Simmons; and all the officers IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and members have worked tirelessly over the Tuesday, May 19, 1987 HON. EDWARD J. MARKEY years to return in service what they have re­ OF MASSACHUSETTS ceived from their business and professional Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES successes. pleasure to present to my colleagues the work Tuesday, May 19, 1987 Zonta lnternational's new biennium project, of Mr. Pat Garcia, a student at Homer Hanna called UNIFEM, will work in five third world High School in Brownsville, the winner of the Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, today I am in­ Artistic Discovery competition in the 27th Con­ countries and Argentina. Their goal is to bring troducing legislation to authorize appropria­ gressional District of Texas. His outstanding tions for activities of the National Telecom­ seed money to women's groups who are help­ ing their sisters to work, and to support child entry, entitled "At Peace With Nature," dem­ munications and Information Administration. onstrates superior artistic talent for a person care and education in each country. Through­ The bill authorizes $14,718,000 for fiscal year of such a young age. out the United States, Zonta women work to 1988 and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to have Pat and allows for necessary nondiscretionary help battered women and, locally, the organi­ zation will continue its support of the Mont­ represent my home district in the Artistic Dis­ cost increases. The funding levels, identical to covery competition. His work was selected as gomery Hospice, special projects in cancer re­ the figures President Reagan requested in his grand prize winner out of 31 entries from sev­ search, touch toys, and again give a scholar­ 1988 budget request to Congress, will enable eral high schools in the 27th District. This ship at the University of Maryland to a woman the agency to continue its important role in week Pat's artwork will be displayed at the Art in aeronautical engineering, called the Amelia developing our national policy for the telecom­ Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi. Earhart Scholarship. munication industry. Mr. Garcia's silkscreen will soon be shipped I am proud to honor this organization: proud Since its formation in 1978, the NTIA has to Washington, DC, where it will be displayed to be an honorary member and proud of its served as the principal executive branch ad­ with other winning entries from across the accomplishments. viser to the President on domestic and inter­ country. The works will hang for a year in the national communications policy. NTIA reports Mr. Speaker, I commend the Bethesda/ Silver Spring Zonta Club on its 35th birthday, corridors of the Capitol. I urge you to take the and recommendations have fueled debate time to stop and admire this fine collection of and I wish the club continued success in its and promoted improvements on a wide range artwork, especially the silkscreen entered by important work. of domestic telecommunications issues. Pat Garcia of my congressional district. NTIA's international activities have advanced the U.S. trade and technology interests in the A CASE OF JUSTICE DENIED world's telecommunications marketplace. Ad­ STOP THE WAR ON PAKISTAN ditionally, NTIA allocates and manages the HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS Federal radio frequency spectrum and con­ OF NEW YORK HON. JACK BUECHNER ducts extensive research in telecommunica­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MISSOURI tions sciences at the Institute of Telecom­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES munications Sciences. Tuesday, May 19, 1987 NTIA also administers the Public Television Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Tuesday, May 19, 1987 Facilities Program, a matching grant program associate myself with the remarks of my col­ Mr. BUECHNER. Mr. Speaker, I wish to designed to fund facilities and to increase the leagues, given earlier today, regarding the submit for the RECORD a copy of a recent edi­ coverage of public television and public radio. miscarriage of justice experienced by a torial that appeared in the Detroit Free Press. The Reagan administration has repeatedly Member of this body, Mr. FORD of Tennessee. Those who would have us believe that Af­ proposed to abolish this program which pro­ The court case involving our colleague from ghanistan is simply "another Vietnam" and vides a vital service in insuring that public tel­ Tennessee, Mr. FORD, calls into question the that the Soviets only want to consolidate con­ evision and public radio is available to all the abuse of prosecutorial discretion as well as trol inside the country should think again. A citizens, not just thos-3 living near urban cen­ the abuse of the grand jury system. couple of weeks ago, the Soviet's puppet ters. Under NTIA's management, the PTFP The extreme measures undertaken by the regime in Afghanistan shot down a Pakistani has proven to be an exceptionally successful prosecution, against the gentleman from Ten­ Air Force jet. This latest border violation inside and necessary program that deserves to be nessee, have been further exacerbated by the Pakistan, just 1 of at least 1,000 reported in­ continued. judge's gag order which prevents our col­ cursions this year, clearly shows that the Sovi­ The funding levels for NTIA contained in league from telling his side of the story. While ets are interested in expanding their influence this legislation are consistent with the needs this restriction is difficult enough for anyone in the Middle East. The only logical explana­ of the agency and the needs of our Govern­ facing criminal charges in a court of law, the tion for this Soviet strategy is that they seek ment in the development and coordination of order makes no allowances for the fact that to absorb northern Afghanistan, turning the our national policy for the critically important the gentleman from Tennessee represents rest of the country into puppet buffer states. 13290 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 20, 1987 Pakistan is a part of the buff er state strategy. military ties to the Soviet Union were over­ for children in special education. This out­ But gaining control of Pakistan would give the thrown with the help of pro-Soviet Afghan standing educator can also take credit for Soviet Union its first warm water port * * * military officers-and both had seriously at­ tempted to improve relations with surround­ staff-development programs in computer tech­ something the Soviets have long desired. The ing states, particularly Pakistan. In addi­ nology, establishing parent workshops, and best way to stop this frightening spread of tion, puppet Afghan leader Babrak Karmal implementing a special cultural/arts program. Soviet expansion is through increased funding met in Septmber 1985 with Pushtun tribes Although Joan does not do what she does to the Afghan freedom fighters. We have an from both sides of the Afghanistan-Paki­ for recognition or fame, it is nice to know that obligation to support our friends in Pakistan stan border, openly calling for reunification her peers have taken note of her devotion to who are helping to resist the Soviet bear for of the separated tribes under Afghan sover­ the schools and their students. Others in the the cause of freedom. As the Detroit Free eignty. This call was backed with increased field of education have recognized the illustri­ Press writes, we must rally world opinion training of some tribe members for terror­ ism in Pakistan and large bribes to tribe ous career of Joan Kenny, and have rightly against the Soviets, who have flinched in the leaders to interdict supplies to the Afghan honored her. In 1982, she received the Edu­ past when their conduct was subjected to in­ rebels. cator of the Year Award from the National tense world scrutiny and condemnation. In the light of recent events, the United Council of Administrative Women in Educa­ The editorial follows: States urgently needs to refine its Pakistan tion. The New York State Reading Association STOP THE WAR ON PAKISTAN strategy. With Pakistan-and a warm water made her a Friend of Reading in 1984. The situation on the Afghanistan-Paki­ port-under its control, the Kremlin would It is obvious that this woman, who has stan border took a turn for the worse last gain the potential to regulate the flow of oil served district 25 for the last 15 years, is an week when a Pakistani Air Force jet was shipments from the Middle East, North Africa, and Persian Gulf region to the exceptional educator. All of us in New York, in shot down for the first time by the Soviet Queens, and in the educational community, Union's puppet regime of Afghanistan. The United States and its allies. In addition, the apparent violation of Pakistani air space is Soviets could increase their influence from are very proud of this woman. Mr. Speaker, I just one of at least 1,000 incursions that this centrally located country to the Middle ask all of my colleagues to join me in honor­ Pakistan authorities have reported this East, Southeast Asia, and Africa. ing Joan M. Kenny and her lifelong devotion year, more than three times the rate of last The best way to stop the spread of Soviet to educating our youth. year. These Soviet-instigated confrontations expansion is through increased funding to fit into the Soviet Union's long-term cam­ the Afghan rebels, who have pestered the paign to take over Pakistan, a development Soviets for seven years and could do even NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL that would destabilize the region. more with more supplies and weapons, and SENIOR AWARDED SCIENCE According to conventional wisdom, the So­ an unrelenting publicity campaign. The So­ PRIZE viets are mired in their own sort of Vietnam viets have been able to pursue their strategy War in Afghanistan and merely want to quietly because they intimidated the media consolidate control. Yet as Defense Depart­ by publicly threatening to kill reporters HON. JAMES J. FLORIO ment analyst Elie Krakowski points out in inside Afghanistan-threats they have car­ OF NEW JERSEY the recent issue of the National Interest, ried out. The United States therefore must IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Soviet practices seem to contradict this rally world opinion against the Soviets, who strategy. Indeed, the Soviets have moved have flinched in the past when their con­ Tuesday, May 19, 1987 from their initial policy of consolidation to duct was subjected to intense world scrutiny Mr. FLORIO. Mr. Speaker, I would like to one of ensuring favorable conditions to and condemnation. bring to the attention of my colleagues the expand their influence in the Middle East. achievement of a young man from New Soviet policies indicate the Kremlin wants to annex the northern part of Afghanistan HONORING JOAN M. KENNY Jersey. Alan Stein, a senior at the Cherry Hill and turn the rest of the country into a sub­ West High School in Cherry Hill, NJ, was re­ servient wasteland. The Soviet Union al­ HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN cently awarded a silver medal at the Delaware ready annexed a small northeastern strip of OF NEW YORK Valley Science Fairs held in Philadelphia from territory in 1980 ostensibly to clarify its bor­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7 through 11. ders. The Delaware Valley Science Fairs, a series But the other areas of Afghanistan, where Tuesday, May 19, 1987 of five science fairs held for different grade development would be more badly needed Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like levels and including more than 700 students for true consolidation, are scorned. The military concentrates its efforts here, anni­ to take this opportunity to salute a celebrated from Philadelphia, southern New Jersey, and hilating and depopulating the cities. These member of the New York City public educa­ Delaware, is a showcase for the knowledge barbaric efforts explain why Pakistan has tion community. I am not alone in acknowl­ and the dedication of all the entrants. the world's largest refugee population, with edging the accomplishments of Joan M. For his entry in the computer sciences, Alan 3.5 million to four million Afghanistans. An Kenny, community superintendent of School becomes a pioneer for the rest of the stu­ estimated two million internal refugees District 25-Queens. On May 26, the stu­ dents at Cherry Hill West. This is the first time wander throughout Afghanistan. dents, teachers, and residents of the school that a student representing the school has The only logical explanation for the district will hold a testimonial dinner to honor won this award. Soviet strategy is that Moscow wants to absorb northern Afghanistan, with its com­ Miss Kenny in recognition of her 15 years of But Alan is also continuing in a long line of patible ethnic population and comparatively outstanding service to the school system she winners and entrants. In the past 39 fairs that vast natural resources, and turn the rest of cares about so dearly. have been held, hundreds of students have the country into puppet buffer states. By Joan Kenny's entire career has been devot­ had the opportunity to apply themselves and laying waste to these areas, the Soviets ed to education-first as a teacher, later as a the principles that they have learned in their would ensure the new states would be eco­ principal, and then a community superintend­ studies. They are all a tribute to their educa­ nomically and militarily dependent. With­ ent. Miss Kenny came to district 25 in 1971, tion and their desire to learn. By participating out an overt Soviet presence, these puppet and was appointed supervising principal. A in these fairs, they have gone that extra mile states would be more acceptable to sur­ rounding countries and world opinion, much short 1 year later she was appointed as com­ to demonstrate what they have learned and to like the Afghanistan regime is today. munity superintendent, a position she still contribute to the betterment of our world Pakistan is part of the buffer state strate­ proudly holds today. through their projects. gy. Sure, the Soviets are attacking Pakistan In her 15 years in administrative and super­ For the past 5 years, James Priest, a teach­ in part because the American-supplied visory roles, Joan has many great accomplish­ er at the Brainerd Middle School in Cherry Hill, Afghan rebels, who have successfully shot ments of which she can be very proud. She has sponsored Alan and his projects. For down Afghan planes with shoulder­ has launched innovative programs to improve those 5 years, Alan has gained from the inspi­ launched Stinger missiles, and their supplies the learning environment for students who are ration, the help, and the expertise of his pass through that country. But gaining con­ trol of Pakistan would give the Soviet Union exceptionally bright, just as she has done for teacher. its first warm water port, a traditional goal those students who may be learning impaired. Many other people have given their time, of Russia's czarist and Communist regimes. Miss Kenny has implemented strategies to not only to Alan, who has had an opportunity Soviet designs on Pakistan could be first identify and teach gifted children, and directed to compete with his peers and to build upon detected during the 1970s. Two rulers with effective academic mainstreaming programs his knowledge in the computer sciences, but May 20, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13291 also to the hundreds of other students who compete, can't adjust to the changing econo­ REV. DR. BILL HENDERSON RE­ have participated in the past. Among them are my. Try telling that to Mike Kearney." TIRES FROM FIRST UNITED the sponsors of the Delaware Valley Science Mike Kearney can tell us a lot. He can tell METHODIST CHURCH IN Fair, the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy us that the creativity and initiative of the JOPLIN, MO and Science, the Franklin Institute, and the American worker are our greatest economic Philadelphia Inquirer. asset. He can tell us that one man can make HON. GENE TAYLOR At a time when the debate in Congress fo­ a difference and that with hard work and dedi­ OF MISSOURI cuses on improving the education of our chil­ cation we can work together for a better dren, Alan and his classmates have proven future. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the tools of education can go far, indeed. I hope that the leadership of Mike Kearney Tuesday, May 19, 1987 I commend Alan for his sterling accomplish­ and the success of Seymour Specialty Wire ment, and I urge him and his classmates in Mr. TAYLOR. Mr. Speaker, On Sunday, May Cherry Hill West and throughout the country prove to be an example both for my col­ 31, 1987, the Reverend Dr. William H. Hen­ to pursue their studies further, forging a better leagues and for all Americans who want our derson will preach his retirement sermon at world for themselves and for all of us. Nation to stay at the forefront of industrial the First United Methodist Church in Joplin, prosperity. MO. Following the completion of his theological SALUTE TO MICHAEL P. training at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wil­ KEARNEY IN HONOR OF THE MEMORY OF more, KY, Pastor Henderson was ordained in WILBUR J. COHEN 1942. HON. JOHN G. ROWLAND He served a number of churches in the OF CONNECTICUT HON. IKE SKELTON State of Illinois during the succeeding years IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and also served as chaplain in both the State OF MISSOURI house of representatives and the senate in Tuesday, May 19, 1987 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Springfield, IL. Mr. ROWLAND of Connecticut. Mr. Speak­ In 1960, Bill and his wife, Jean, transferred er, I rise today to salute one of the outstand­ Monday, May 18, 1987 to the Missouri Conference where the next 6 ing leaders in my district, Michael P. Kearney Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I was sad­ years were spent as the pastor of the First of Seymour. dened to learn of the sudden death of former United Methodist Church in St. Joseph. In Mr. Kearney's efforts on behalf of his fellow HEW Secretary Wilbur J. Cohen. His name 1966, Reverend Henderson moved to First workers at the Seymour Specialty Wire Co. may not be a household word, but his tireless, United Methodist in Joplin, where he has have earned him the first annual Nat Wein­ lifelong work in making Social Security and served for the past 21 years. berg Award-an award established to recog­ Medicare realities will benefit virtually every During those years he received an honorary nize and encourage individuals who seek pio­ American family for years to come. doctor of divinity degree from Asbury College neering solutions to the problems of working Wilbur Cohen came to Washington at a time in Wilmore, KY, and served both as a member people worldwide. of the Asbury Alumni Board and currently as a when attitudes toward Government were quite I remember well the summer of 1984, when member of the board of trustees of the col­ different. In those dark days of the Great De­ Mr. Kearney's employer, the Bridgeport Brass lege. pression, the American people looked to the Co., wanted to sell their Seymour plant. Hun­ He is a member of the board of the newly dreds of jobs and in many ways the future of Federal Government as their last source of organized Mission Society for United Method­ the entire town of Seymour were at stake. hope. If the Federal Government failed, the ists concerned about the evangelical thrust of Often we see troubled companies simply country may have slipped into chaos. But the United Methodist Church on the mission close their doors without much of a fight. Wilbur Cohen, and others like him, helped field. However, the workers at Seymour Specialty maintain the faith of common Americans in Not only has Reverend Henderson and his Wire weren't quitters. their Government. wife served the spiritual needs of the Joplin Through the dedicated leadership of Mike It must have been with great irony that community these past years, they have also Kearney and his fellow workers of United Auto Wilbur Cohen saw in his later years an un­ been active in civil affairs and Jean has taught Workers Local 1827 a solution was found. precedented attack on the Federal Govern­ in the public school system. Agreements were hammered out with man­ ment's role in improving the lives of the less I join the congregation of the First United agement and community groups to devise a privileged members of our society. For it was Methodist Church in thanking Reverend Bill worker buyout plan. They developed cost con­ during those later years that it became in­ and Jean for their devotion, their dedication, tainment and marketing plans, and found the creasingly apparent that the two programs he and their commitment to the church. We hope necessary capital to make the buyout work. championed throughout his life were lifting the they enjoy their well earned retirement and There are many people in Seymour who con­ elderly and disabled out of poverty and sick­ convey to them our sincere best wishes. tributed to the buyout's success, but Mike ness. Kearney was their leader. When a great American passes from the Seymour Specialty Wire is perhaps the most TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF scene, we have a tendency to erect a monu­ EDWIN C. "BILL" BERRY impressive success story in the industrial re­ ment or name a building in his or her honor. surgence we have seen across the Naugatuck Wilbur Cohen was, indeed, a great American. Valley. Since the buyout was completed pay But we should not memorialize him in stone HON. GUS SAVAGE levels have been restored, new markets, and and mortar. Our greatest tribute would be to OF ILLINOIS new jobs have been created, and union mem­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bers have actively helped lead the firm to a dedicate ourselves to preserving and improv­ better future. ing Social Security and Medicare. Those pro­ Tuesday, May 19, 1987 grams are truly Wilbur Cohen's living legacy to We have heard talk about how America is Mr. SAVAGE. Mr. Speaker, today my heart the Nation. destined to be deindustrialized and that it has is saddened, as it is for many Chicagoans as no future except for high-technology and serv­ we eulogize Edwin C. "Bill" Berry. He stood ice businesses. Brass wire is not an industry tall among us all. His concern ran deep to in vogue, but Mike Kearney and the workers reach all who believed in the equality of all at Seymour Specialty Wire have proven that men. He was a supreme organizer, strategist, workers in Connecticut can outproduce any and humanitarian whose efforts served to competitor. benefit the furtherance of peace throughout The former president of the UAW, Douglas this land. Fraser, said it best. "Again and again these He stood as a beacon of fairness and jus­ days, we hear how American workers can't tice, moderating between militancy and concil- 13292 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 20, 1987 iation. He was a bridge builder and visionary activities, one can sense the special feeling of TRIBUTE TO DR. FRED whose leadership forced American society to love and kindness that is a result of the gentle STEWART live up to its promises. characters of the members and club founder, As a civic leader and civil rights activist, he John Altona. attained national prominence during his 14- The month of May marks the first anniver­ HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI year tenure, beginning in 1956, as the execu­ sary of the founding of the Royal Senior Citi­ OF CALIFORNIA tive director of the Chicago Urban League. zens Club. Due to his sincere commitment IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Under his stewardship, the urban league en­ and remarkable dedication to community serv­ Tuesday, May 19, 1987 tered into the most formidable task in its his­ ice, John Altona has made this occasion a tory-attempting to dismantle the practice of very special landmark in the ongoing pursuit Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, it is with great racism in a city which had been described as for a truly caring and compassionate society. pleasure that I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. the most segregated large city in America. Through the founding of the Royal Senior Citi­ Fred Stewart upon his retirement after his His efforts were not in vain. We all benefit zens Club, he has broadened and enriched service to the Sacramento City united school from a society that believes in open housing, the lives of many senior citizens who are all district as well as the San Juan unified school equal employment opportunities, and a quality too often neglected and ignored. Thus, it is district during the past 38 years. Dr. Stewart's education for all its citizens. with pleasure and special thanks that I join the hard work, dedication, and compassion in a Edwin C. "Bill" Berry was truly a giant of a people of the 17th Congressional District in variety of capacities has earned him the re­ man. His contribution was a great one; his honoring the accomplishments and admirable spect and admiration of friends and col­ legacy, everlasting. Let's hope history serves character of John Altona. leagues throughout the community. to portray him in as bright a light as we do, After receiving his bachelor's degree from because he was friend to us all. the University of California, Santa Barbara, in OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 1949, Dr. Stewart began his teaching career at Sutter Junior High School in Sacramento. A TRIBUTE TO MR. JOHN Subsequently, Dr. Stewart assumed various ALFONA HON. STEPHEN J. SOLARZ administrative positions, culminating in his ap­ HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR. OF NEW YORK pointment in 1979 as superintendent of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES schools for the San Juan unified school dis­ OF OHIO trict in Carmichael, CA. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, May 19, 1987 Dr. Stewart has also served our community Tuesday, May 19, 1987 Mr. SOLARZ. Mr. Speaker, I would like to by participating actively in various organiza­ pay tribute to Our Lady of Mount Carmel tions. The United Way, the Boy Scouts of Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, today I rise Church, located in the Greenpoint section of America, the Arden-Arcade Rotary Club, and in order to pay tribute to Mr. John Altona, a my district, which is celebrating its centennial the Community Action Against Drug Abuse are very special resident of my 17th Congression­ this year. Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been just several of the organizations which have al District. As one of the senior citizens of the in the forefront of spiritual and community ac­ benefited from Dr. Stewart's energy and ex­ Mahoning Valley, Mr. Altona is an integral part pertise. of the community. Through his tireless efforts tivities since its founding in 1887. I am proud of the exemplary service that the church has Mr. Speaker, it is impossible to adequately as an active member of numerous senior citi­ thank Dr. Stewart for his service to the com­ zens' groups, he has enabled many to find given to the residents of my district for so many years. munity, but I would like to add my voice to comfort in knowing that their physical and psy­ those thanking him for his distinguished serv­ chological encumbrances are not barriers to The church has been located on several dif­ ferent sites during the past century, but has ice and wishing him every success in the living an enjoyable and meaningful life. future. In spite of debilitating health problems, Mr. always been a gathering place for religious, Altona has attained a very active and produc­ cultural and civic groups. The church's home tive employment history. After working at one from 1912 to 1930 was a beautiful, cathedral­ A TRIBUTE TO JEAN TOOHEY of the district's State liquor stores, he then like structure. In 1936, Eugenio Cardinal Pa­ became an employee of the city of Youngs­ celli visited the parish. Cardinal Pacelli was town where he worked at the Youngstown later elected Pope Pius XII. In 1947, this HON. DON YOUNG Municipal Airport. As a result of an unfortu­ neighborhood landmark was razed to permit OF ALASKA construction of the Brooklyn-Queens Express­ nate accident incurred at the airport, John IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Altona was unable to continue working and way. Not only did the expressway's construc­ has been retired ever since. It was then that tion force the church to find a new location, Tuesday, May 19, 1987 Mr. Altona became interested in senior organi­ but it served to split Greenpoint into two sepa­ Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, at the zations, joining several as an active member. rate sections. Three years later, a new church end of this month, the Committee on Interior Through these associations, he was able to was completed. Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Insular Affairs will lose the services of relate to the anxieties of fellow seniors and re­ has remained on that site ever since. one of its most valued professional staff mem­ alized the benefits of open discussion. As a Our Lady of Mount Carmel has long held bers. At that time, Jean Toohey will leave result of a strong conviction to extend these the philosophy that community service goes Federal service and take a position in the pri­ important services to other seniors, Mr. Altona hand in hand with religious service. It has es­ vate sector. formed the Royal Senior Citizens Club of tablished a tradition of community involvement For the past 8 years, Jean has played an which he is founder and president. that will continue to benefit Greenpoint resi­ important role in shaping countless Federal Since its inception in May 1986, the Royal dents for years to come. Despite neighbor­ laws dealing with the Nation's public lands. Senior Citizens Club has been one of the hood changes and numerous relocations, the With professionalism, competence, and fair­ communities most important assets. Complete church has continued to administer sacra­ ness, she dealt with competing interests in with bylaws and elected officers, this organi­ ments, care for the elderly and destitute and one of our most difficult environmental areas, zation provides an enlightened forum for help­ educate the young. The spiritual and civic that of wilderness designation. By its nature, ful interaction during its monthly meetings. strength that the Greenpoint community has legislation regulating uses of Federal lands Due to his wise and dilligent planning, guest drawn from Our Lady of Mount Carmel has raises difficult issues and provokes hard-felt speakers are a common occurrence as Mr. enabled Greenpoint to grow into one of the feelings by competing interest groups. Jean Altona seeks to keep the members informed safest and most prosperous neighborhoods in has handled these competing interests ex­ concerning the issues that affect them. In ad­ Brooklyn. traordinarily well. dition, Mr. Altona has planned several 1 day On the anniversary of its centennial, I am Far more than most staff members, Jean tours, as well as yearly overnight trips, all of proud to honor Our Lady of Mount Carmel as Toohey understood individual Member con­ which engage the seniors in imaginative edu­ one of the finest religious and community or­ cerns and looked out for the interests of new cational activities. During the meetings and ganizations in my district. Members and those not on the Interior Com- ...... ,--~.~Jlf'-.---r '

May 20, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13293 mittee. Her ability and diligence in this regard initial public offering in U.S. history. With market was so good on March 26 when we has been a model for other professional staff. railroads, investment banks, and other com­ sold Conrail. A week later the market had On behalf of the other members of the panies spending hundreds of thousands in dropped almost 100 points." She neglects to Washington to press their views, the deal mention that Conrail shares did not suffer Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and was also one of the most expensive lobbying (see Personal Investing). other Members of this body, I would like to efforts ever. The Conrail sale signaled the Burnley is a conservative Republican who, thank Jean for her dedicated professional dramatic start of the Reagan Administra­ according to those who have worked with service and to wish her well in her new em­ tion's move toward privatizing big federal him, has a phobia about Democrats that ployment and with her young family. projects. It may also have heralded the end goes beyond the requirements of his politi­ of that effort. The six-year ride from when cal persuasion. His feelings about the party the Administration first looked into selling in control of the House made him just as COMMENDATIONS ON THE SALE Conrail until the CRR symbol lit up on the fearful of a public offering as his boss. Sup­ OF CONRAIL New York Stock Exchange was tiring and pose the market wouldn't take Conrail in a bumpy, and demonstrated how painfully single bite and the railroad had to be sold difficult it is to unite government and Wall off in pieces over a long time. As long as the HON. AL SWIFf Street even behind such an eminently rea­ government owned even just a piece of Con­ OF WASHINGTON sonable idea as placing a once bankrupt fed­ rail, Burnley worried. Congress would treat IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eral operation in private hands. it like a cow, milking it for cash when the Wednesday, May 20, 1987 Although Ronald Reagan campaigned in railway business was good and feeding it 1980 on a pledge to sell to the private sector subsidies when times were bad. Above all, Mr. SWIFT. Mr. Speaker, the privatization of businesses that govenment should not be in Dole and Burnley did not want Conrail, Conrail is now history. The initial public offer­ the President stayed above the Conrail fray, which had already taken $7 billion in feder­ ing authorized by the Conrail Privatization Act partly because the details were tedious. al handouts, coming to the Treasury for was the largest ever in the United States, rais­ "When you talk about housing and trans­ more. They reckoned that the safest thing ing $1.65 billion. Together with $300 million in portation, the President's eyes glaze over," to do with this cripple was put it in a stable, says a former White House aide. His De­ supportive home through a private sale. cash transferred to the Government from Con­ partment of Transportation, under the lead­ After looking at 15 bids, they accepted the rail's treasury, the sale raised nearly $2 billion, ership of Secretary Elizabeth Hanford Dole, one that seemed to offer the sturdiest shel­ all of which has been used to reduce the Fed­ resisted selling stock in Conrail to the ter, Norfolk Southern, one of the best-man­ eral deficit. I am sure my colleagues would public, the freest of free-market solutions, aged railroads in the country. agree that, all things considered, the sale of until the end. The unlikely savior of the What brought Dole and Burnley to this Conrail has been a huge success. public offering was a Democrat, Representa­ pass was their unshakable assumption that The process that led to the sale, however, tive John Dingell from industrial Dearborn, Conrail was a loser, an attitude established was long and arduous. Hearings in the Energy Michigan, the chairman of the Energy and at DOT before they arrived. Because freight Commerce Committee. His ally: Morgan revenues in the slow-growing Northeast and Commerce Committee extended over Stanley, a big, aristocratic New York invest­ were not likely to rise, Dole felt duty-bound some 15 months. The Senate initially ap­ ment bank. Says one of the participants: "It to advertise the product she was selling as a proved a sale plan that few in the House sup­ was wild. All of the roles were reversed." lemon-not a technique that Lee Iacocca ported. The administration did not quickly To fully savor this tale of a world turned would use. Stephen Berger, a former invest­ come to the negotiating table as our commit­ upside down, it may help to have a precis at ment banker who from 1980 to early this tee crafted a public offering bill. And the con­ the outset. In 1976 the government assem­ year headed the U.S. Railway Association, ference was complicated by arguments over bled Consolidated Rail Corp. out of the fi­ an agency created by Congress to oversee Staggers Act reforms and labor protection. nancial wreckage of Penn Central Railroad Conrail, says: "I've bought and I've sold, but and five other bankrupt Northeast lines. A when I've been selling I've never made it a Viewing the Conrail sale process in retro­ soon as Reagan came to Washington in point to knock the product." spect, it is not surprising that some have 1981. Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis The irony is that even though Dole and questioned Washington's enthusiasm for any started looking for a way to get rid of Con­ Burnley genuinely believed they were ped­ further privatization efforts. An article in the rail. Dole inherited the project from Lewis dling a clunker, this was no longer the case. May 25, 1987 issue of Fortune magazine when she became Secretary in 1983 and by In 1981 Conrail got an inspiring new chief raises precisely this issue. A sidebar article, February 1985, after lengthy study, decided executive, Stanley Crane, a sort of Sugar titled "Why Privatization is Stalled," suggests to sell Conrail to Norfolk Southern Corp., in Ray Leonard of the railway industry; small, the unlikelihood of any further Federal asset the process rejecting the alternative of a smart, scrappy, and bored in retirement. public offering. The Senate, no doubt at The year before, at age 65, Crane had been sales. least somewhat influenced by her husband, forced to step down as chairman of South­ The administration, in a quest driven more Bob Dole, then majority leader, approved ern Railway Co., shortly before it merged by ideology than economics, would like to put her plan 54 to 39 the following February. with the Norfolk & Western Railway to the power marketing administrations, TVA, Several months later, however, Congress­ become Norfolk Southern. Conrail hired Amtrak, the naval petroleum reserves, and man Dingell declared he could not support Crane as chairman. After studying the situ­ other assets on the auction block. The For­ the Norfolk Southern Sale. Mrs. Dole capi­ ation, he concluded that the railroad could tune articles not only illustrate the difficulty in tulated. be run for profit, and launched an effort to accomplishing such sales, but discuss the In retrospect, Dole, 50, and Deputy Trans­ win Congress and the workers to his view. portation Secretary James Burnley, 38, on Crane acknowledged that revenues were substantive arguments against them. whom she relied heavily, were wrong for the not likely to highball, but he knew as well Clearly, Conrail was a unique situation, and job of selling Conrail. Not that they lacked as any railway man the other way to skin even there the task was not a simple one. As integrity, dedication, or intellect. Both the cat. He cut costs, with enormous help these articles point out, the Conrail legislation Liddy Dole, a Phi Beta Kappa from Duke, from federal legislation that allowed him to would never have made it to the finish line and Jim Burnley, a magna cum laude from abandon some freight routes, turn over com­ were it not for the careful study and diligent Yale, are Harvard Law School graduates. muter operations to local governments, and efforts of our distinguished chairman, JOHN But they thought too much like lawyers; lay off excess workers with settlements of DINGELL, and the invaluable help of the com­ they were cautious and legalistic to the up to $25,000 each. In 1981 Conrail made a point of rigidity. Twice Dole asked Goldman small profit. mittee's financial adviser, Lazard Freres & Co. Sachs, the DOT's financial adviser on Con­ Dole's decision to sell the newly profitable Because the Fortune articles provide a rail, to look into a public offering that Conrail to Norfolk Southern did not please number of interesting insights into the process would have preserved the railroad as an in­ some of her supporters. The Heritage Foun­ that led to the Conrail sale, as well as an ex­ dependent company. Twice she rejected dation, a Washington think tank that serves planation of why other privatization efforts are such a scheme because of the twin risks it as a sort of theological seminary for Reagan unlikely to meet with similar success, I am in­ carried; In a bear market Conrail might not Administration clerics, favored a public of­ cluding them in the RECORD at this point: be able to sell all its shares: in a bull market fering that could work as a model for future the issue might be underpriced, leaving too privatizations. Daniel Burke, the president Is THIS ANY WAY To SELL A RAILROAD? much money-taxpayers money-on the of Capital Cities/ABC and a Reagan-ap­ table. "I had to think of the public inter­ pointed member of the Conrail board, let it When the U.S. government sold Conrail in est," says Dole, holding her hands around be known that he was willing to consider a March, records fell right and left. At a price her eyes like blinders to emphasize the nar­ public offering. The Thatcher government of more than $1.6 billion, it was the largest rowness of her focus. "We were lucky the had impressed him with its public sale of 13294 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 20, 1987 British Telecom. Burke says: "The Ameri­ The Senate was the first to judge between Zarb's labors, had made his life miserable. can taxpayers had put a lot into Conrail, Crane's arguments for an independent Con­ But when Zarb moved to New York, the two and I thought they were entitled to buy in rail and Secretary Dole's push for cash. The became friends and hunting buddies. "The if they wanted to." In response, Burnley two antagonists went to extraordinary firm came to the conclusion that a public told Burke he would not be reappointed to lengths to get regional politicians, shippers, offering would work." says Zarb. "And the the board. and voters to pressure Washington. Morgan government should get at least $1.8 billion." Determined and inflexible, the Depart­ Stanley staked out governors' conferences In the unlikely friendship of Dingell and ment of Transportation isolated itself in its and sponsored symposiums where state Zarb, Wall Street and Washington saw eye Seventh Street fortress. Proponents of the transportation officials were briefed on Con­ to eye. The proposal to sell Conrail to Nor­ public offering made their case to Joseph R. rail's prospects. The firm dispatched a man­ folk Southern died in Dingell's committee. Wright, deputy director of the White aging director to alert city fathers in Seattle Congress later voted to endorse the public House's Office of Management and Budget. and Tacoma and Portland, Oregon, that if offering. When Burnley found out the antimerger Norfolk Southern were to take over Conrail, Ultimately Dole embraced the public of­ forces had taken a back door to the White traffic patterns in the Northwest would fering. She graciously salutes her former ad­ House, he told Wright to mind his own busi­ suffer. Rubber from Singapore that now dis­ versary, Stanley Crane, with whom she had ness: The Conrail sale was a DOT matter. embarks at Northwestern ports, for exam­ not spoken for more than two years, as "a Much to the anger of Dole and Burnley, ple, might be unloaded in New Orleans. fine railway man." For the record he consid­ Crane fought the proposed sale like any Meanwhile. Dole spent days in the halls of ers her a "fine Southern lady." The taxpay­ chairman threatened with a hostile takeov­ Congress and hours on the telephone seek­ ers came out well. As a condition of the sale, er. Crane's most important ally was Thomas ing support. Norfolk Southern and its staff the government was allowed to get $300 mil­ A. Saunders III, 50, an intense and fero­ of four professional lobbyists, including lion back from Conrail before the offering. ciously competitive managing director of Edward T. Breathitt, a former governor of Since the issue yielded $1.65 billion, minus Morgan Stanley. Crane had hired Saunders Kentucky, spent at least $3 million to pro­ $70 million for underwriting fees, the gov­ to see how Conrail could become independ­ mote the sale. Mrs. Dole's powerful husband ernment netted, $1.88 billion from the sale. ent. The investment banker came up with a did not bottonhole his Senate colleagues for Before it quit the field Norfolk Southern plan in which a syndicate of big investors, votes; since his sentiments were obvious, he had upped its offer to $1.9 billion, but that including Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford did not have to. figure included $500 million of Conrail's universities, the CSX railroad, and Morgan Saunders, the outsider, didn't seem to assets. Dingell called the bid "a shell game." Stanley itself, would buy Conrail. The gov­ stand much of a chance in the Senate. He At the insistence of Congressman Dan Ros­ ernment would get a guaranteed $1.4 billion kept roaming the corridors of power, tenkowski, chairman of the Ways and up front, eliminating the uncertainties of a though, pushing open the great mahogany Means Committee, Congress wrote down the public offering. The investors would later doors. Behind them he discovered Senators value of Conrail's assets before the sale, sell shares to the public. Dole told Saun­ like Russell Long, who was thoroughly fa­ which will lower the amount of depreciation ders, in effect, to get lost. "There were too miliar with the pros and cons of public of­ the railroad can claim in the years to come many ways for the investors to get out at ferings, and San Nunn, who invited the and therefore raise its taxes. If that hadn't the last minute," she says. "Norfolk South­ combatants to debate in his office so that happened, Conrail could have been worth ern was cash on the barrelhead." Saunders, he could master the issues. But Saunders roughly $200 million more in the public of­ a relentless salesman whose aggressiveness also found many other lawmakers who were fering. would be insufferable if it were not softened poorly informed and preferred to stay that Though the free-market forces won in the by a Virginia gentleman's manner, declined way. One elderly Senator, after years of end, the Conrail saga points out that Wall to give up. Morgan Stanley let him gamble hearing about Conrail, did not realize the Street and Washington are separated by what may have been as much as $5 million government still owned it. "Senators kept more than a few hundred miles. Representa­ on efforts to secure an independent Conrail. asking thing like. 'What does Morgan Stan­ tives of the securities industry, who are And so the great lobbying war began. On ley know about running a railroad?" says likely to be before Congress testifying about one side were Conrail, Morgan Stanley, and Saunders. He pointed out to them that insider trading or lobbying against restric­ CSX; on the other the Department of under the American system those who buy tive legislation should learn from the Con­ Transportation and Norfolk Southern. Each and sell the stock do not necessarily run the rail epic that most lawmakers do not under­ competitor hired K Street lawyers and lob­ company. stand what investment bankers do, and byists by the dozens. "If you laid the lobby­ When the Senate finally voted to go along most regulators, even those in a sympathet­ ists out like ties, you could have built an­ with the sale of Norfolk Southern, the ic Administration, do not care. other railroad," quips Berger. battle shifted to the House, where the One more lesson for Wall Street firms: The pro-public-offering forces pointed out Democrats were in control. As Burnley Try to iron out your differences before you that at the $1.2-billion figure proposed by feared, the Democrats less enthusiastic go looking for something on Capitol Hill. Norfolk Southern, Conrail was a bargain. about privatization than the Republicans. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley spat­ The railroad had over $800 million in cash But on the subject of a Conrail public offer­ ted about which would be first among and another $300 million in securities above ing, the Democrats were open-minded. For equals as underwriters for the initial public what it needed to fund its pension plan. one thing, labor was not opposed. offering. In an unusual arrangement six Also, Norfolk Southern would have been In the end, Conrail's future rested with main underwriters get equal fees of about able to reduce its taxes by using Conrail's one man, the imperious Congressman Din­ $7 million each, but only one can boast that depreciation and investment tax credits. gell. The Conrail bill, like more than a quar­ it managed the issue. Goldman had a claim That could have cost the Treasury $400 mil­ ter of all legislation, had to pass Dingell's to that honor because its contract with the lion or more. committee. Observes lobbyist Breathitt: Department of Transportation stipulated By selling Conrail to another railroad the "There were two keys to getting the merger that if Conrail were sold in a public offering government would be taking a big hand in approved by the House-find out what Goldman would be lead underwriter. consolidating the railroad industry. Such a Chairman Dingell wanted and give it to Morgan Stanley insisted that its unceasing move represented a significant departure him." efforts for the issue entitled it to the prize. from the policy that railroads should initi­ What Dingell wanted was facts. "I wasn't For two successive weekends. Zarb refereed ate mergers and government should decide especially excited about doing anything a nasty argument between the two, finally whether the proposed combinations violate with Conrail." he says, "It was making deciding in Goldman's favor. He says of the antitrust laws. Besides, the anti-Dole forces money for the government. But I felt if squabble: "It could have blown up the argued, the merger threatened to reduce you're going to sell a damn railroad, do it public offering." competition in another way. Even though right." His staff surveyed several dozen trucks fight penny for penny with the rail­ shippers and discovered that many were roads to haul cargo everywhere in the East, concerned that a merger might reduce com­ WHY PRIVATIZATION IS STALLED some commodities, such as coal and bulk petition and drive up costs. Dingell cooled to When the sale of Conrail was almost com­ chemicals, move almost exclusively by rail. the merger plan. plete, some supporters of privatization gath­ The Conrail-Norfolk Southern merger To help analyze the public offering, Din­ ered to celebrate, and Ronald Reagan asked: would have put CSX at a considerable disad­ gell turmed to what might seem an improb­ "Okay when do we sell the TVA?" The vantage. Norfolk Southern would be able to able source-a rare and trusted friend on faithful looked at their shoes. The Presi­ ship paper from Georgia mills to New Eng­ Wall Street, namely Frank Zarb, senior dent told about a tiff he had had with TVA land over its own track, for example, while partner of the investment company Lazard years ago. Everyone laughed. Then someone CSX would have to hand that load over to Freres. For 21/2 years Zarb had been energy changed the subject. the merged Conrail to reach the same czar in the Ford Administration, and Din­ TVA is not likely to go on sale. Nor are market. gell, as head of the committee inspecting many other major federal assets the Admin- May 20, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13295 istration would like to put on the block ures. Equal to about 40 tons of TNT, a mere barrage of standard nuclear warheads to except perhaps for loans. Not just in the .2 percent as strong as the Hiroshima blast, ensure that they were knocked out. But, as U.S., but around the world, governments are it would be feeble in a missile warhead. But John Pike, a weapons expert with the Fed­ meeting resistance in trying to unload in space, packed into the closed end of a eration of American Scientists, points out, projects and properties that the private stubby barrel and tamped dowi:i with hun­ "a single third-generation nuke could blan­ sector could run better. Of 1,000 attempts to dreds of thousands of metal pellets, the low­ ket a wide area with microwaves, which privatize state-run operations, only 150 have yield weapon could wreak havoc. Unlike a would short-circuit the electronic mecha­ been successful, says the International Mon­ standard nuclear explosion, which would va­ nisms disabling the missiles." etary Fund. porize the pellets and barrel, this one would Another third-generation technique is to In the U.S. the movement has stalled for spray the pellets through space at speeds up shape bombs in such a way that their blast several reasons. TVA and other major agen­ to 100 times that of a high-velocity rifle is focused in specific directions, as is now cies that produce electric power, like Bonne­ bullet. These pellets could not only burst done with conventional explosives. Making ville in the Pacific Northwest, will not be the decoy balloons that would accompany a a nuclear bomb disk-shaped, for example, sold because the buyers would inevitably swarm of warheads but also destroy incom­ channels most of the destructive force into raise rates for local customers. "Legislators ing missiles before their warheads were re­ two opposite-directed cones of energy, from those regions would be nailed to a leased. rather than sending it evenly in all direc­ cross before they'd allow anything like Lieut. General James Abrahamson, direc­ tions. The result: destruction of specific tar­ that," says a Congressman. In fact, Con­ tor of the Strategic Defense Initiative, has gets rather than entire cities. gress passed legislation forbidding the Ad­ confirmed that such a weapon, which he The debate is not over whether these ministration from even thinking about such calls a "kind of nuclear shotgun with little weapons can be developed but whether they sales last year. pellets," is being developed under the code should be. Physicist Edward Teller, the Amtrak. which operates passenger trains name Prometheus, despite SDI's supposedly father of the hydrogen bomb, argues that across 24,000 miles of track, might seem nonnuclear status. It is only one among sev­ they are "uniquely designed for defensive likely to chug off into the private sector eral new approaches to nuclear weaponry purposes" and that "we need to know what after Conrail. Indeed, the Administration is secretly under study in the nation's bomb­ the other side is doing and how to defend counting on the sale of Amtrak's Northeast design shops, including the Lawrence Liver­ against it." But IBM's Richard Garwin, a corridor to reduce the deficit by as much as more and Los Alamos national laboratories. weapons expert and active arms-control ad­ $1 billion in the next fiscal year. But no The first generation of nuclear weapons vocate, disagrees: "We shouldn't be going buyers have stepped forward. Amtrak trains were the fission bombs of the 1940s and this route, not just because it's a Pandora's do not make enough to cover operating ex­ early '50s. In their quest for more powerful box but because it serves as justification for penses, much less provide for capital im­ blasts, scientists developed fusion bombs, further nuclear testing. The human race provements. which became the second generation of nu­ has enough destructive weapons already. The government also wants to sell off the clear weapons. Now a third generation is Lowell Wood, the weapons designer at Naval Petroleum Reserves, oil fields in Cali­ being developed that stresses finesse and California's Livermore Laboratory who fornia and Wyoming. But oil prices are so pinpoint targeting. headed the Excalibur X-ray project, notes low that a Mobil or an Exxon might not be Among these new weapons is a bomb that approvingly that the "obvious direction of willing to pay more than $5 a barrel. At that would produce mostly microwaves; exploded weapons design is to increase the utility of price, some politicians would surely cry sell­ in space, it could fry the electronic circuitry weapons and at the same time decrease the out. Stuart Butler, a Heritage Foundation and computer chips of an enemy command disadvantages intrinsic to their use." But scholar, thinks that if Conrail had been sold center. Another bomb would concentrate that is precisely what worries opponents. quickly and smoothly through a public of­ the force of a nuclear blast on a small Because the new nukes will be smaller and fering, the deal would have served as a target; aimed at, say, the Kremlin, it could less indiscriminately destructive, they will model for spinning off the petroleum re­ leave the rest of Moscow intact. The result, blur the line between nonunclear and nucle­ serves as an independent company. Since says Physicist Ted Taylor, "is a weapon as ar weapons, thus making it more probable the Conrail sale was anything but smooth, · different from current nuclear weapons as a that a conventional skirmish would escalate the chances of selling the petroleum re­ rifle is technologically from gunpowder." It into a nuclear exchange. serves are slim. is, he continues, "qualitatively a new phase Despite the controversy, the Reagan Ad­ in nuclear weapons development." ministration is proceeding with the new A THIRD GENERATION OF Taylor should know: a nuclear-weapons weapons. Sylvester Foley Jr., Assistant Sec­ designer at Los Alamos from 1949 to 1956, retary of the Department of Energy for de­ NUKES he later worked for General Dynamics' fense programs, says his department spends atomic division and served as deputy direc­ "about 10%" of its $1.85 billion research, de­ HON.EDWARDJ.MARKEY tor of what is now the Defense Nuclear velopment and weapons-testing budget on OF MASSACHUSETTS Agency. In the April Scientific American, directed-energy nuclear bombs. The push to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he argues that designers can enhance or perfect third-generation nukes, some ex­ suppress any of a bomb's destructive effects, perts say, is the main reason that the U.S. Wednesday, May 20, 1987 including shock waves, heat and various has refused to accept repeated Soviet pro­ Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the types of electromagnetic radiation. posals for a ban on nuclear testing.-By Mi­ House voted overwhelmingly to suspend fund­ One advanced version is the Excalibur, al­ chael D. Lemonick. Reported by Bruce van ing for nuclear tests over one kiloton, so long ready being tested, which boosts the X rays Voorst/Washington produced by a nuclear explosion. The idea is as the Soviets agree to limit their tests to this to use the X rays to power lasers, which level and accept in-country verification. would then be targeted at enemy missiles as A TRIBUTE TO THEO E. The administration has argued that testing they fly through space. Taylor argues that SKARTSIARIS is needed for safety and reliability, but as an microwaves are a better bet for enhance­ article that appeared in Time magazine this ment. Microwaves-the same kind of elec­ week suggests, the push to develop new nu­ tromagnetic emissions that cook TV din­ HON. HOWARD WOLPE clear warheads for the President's allegedly ners-have a longer wavelength than X rays OF MICHIGAN nonnuclear star wars program may be the real and can scramble electrical systems (hence the warnings to wearers of the early, un­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES reason why Reagan refuses to negotiate a shielded heart pacemakers to stay away Wednesday, May 20, 1987 test ban. from some microwave ovens). Unlike X rays, In voting against more nuclear testing, the microwaves can penetrate the atmosphere, Mr. WOLPE. Mr. Speaker, I want to pay trib­ House has sent a strong signal to the world reaching the earth's surface from space. ute to a very special constituent of mine, Mr. that it favors arms control over an arms race Rudy Garbely, an electrical engineer with Theo E. Skartsiaris. On Sunday, May 17, Theo in third generation nuclear weapons such as ITT Cannon in Phoenix, says the micro­ was honored by the Kalamazoo Chapter of the hydrogen bomb-pumped x-ray laser. waves from a ten-megaton detonation in the Daughters of Iphigenia for his outstanding I commend the Time article to my col­ space could turn virtually every unprotected leadership within the Greek community and electronic and electrical circuit within a leagues attention. 2,000-mile radius into a "piece of junk." for his selfless service to the people of Kala­ A THIRD GENERATION OF NUKES Microwaves could be an effective way to de­ mazoo. It is an honor that is well-deserved, The Hazebrook nuclear device that was stroy an enemy's mobile missiles. Because indeed. detonated some 700 ft. below the Nevada these missiles are not sitting in an easily Theo Skartsiaris came to the United States desert last Feb. 3 was puny by most meas- targeted, fixed silo, it would take a large from his native Greece shortly after his grad- 13296 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 20, 1987 uation from high school. He-along with his the songs and dances of this distinguished Two years later, Romberg, organized his wife, Stacy, and their two children-moved to composer who was born 100 years ago. I am own orchestra. His group secured a job at Kalamazoo, Ml, in 1973 and has since estab­ delighted that my colleagues in Washington, Bustanoby's, one of the most popular cafes lished himself as a most successful restaura­ DC, will also have the opportunity to view this on the New York circuit. Not only was Rom­ teur. Currently serving as governor of the show when it is presented at the Smithsonian berg able to handle the 17-hour grind of play­ Order of Ahepa, District 1O of Michigan, Theo Institution on September 25. ing dance tunes from noon to 5 in the morn­ has held many positions of leadership in Often called the American successor to ing, but he also found time to compose such Ahepa and has served as an officer of the An­ Johann Strauss, Viennese-educated Sigmund dances as "Leg to Mutton," "Some Smoke," nunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Romberg brought a nostalgic flavor to his lilt­ and "The Poem." While Theo serves on several public and ing melodies which Americans have been Romberg is best remembered, however, for professional committees in the Kalamazoo humming for years. I congratulate Canada his wonderful musical scores and operettas. area, he and Stacy are most noted for their College on helping new generations of Ameri­ J.J. Shubert engaged Romberg to write a philanthropic endeavors. Eight years ago, they cans enjoy his music. Their newly established score for the first Winter Garden show in began a tradition of opening one of their Center of the American Musicial is playing a 1913. Romberg's first show, "The Whirl of the downtown restaurants on Thanksgiving Day to crucial role in keeping alive a unique American World," was an· immediate success, establish­ the needy, the elderly, and the lonely-serving tradition-the American musical. ing both the reputation of Romberg and of the 1,800 meals each year. Recently, Theo and Sigmund Romberg's delightful songs, musi­ Winter Garden shows. In his lifetime, Romberg Stacy were successful in convincing other cials, and operettas have been a source of composed over 70 operettas; "The Midnight Ahepans to do the same throughout the State pleasure and pride for many years. This native Girl" (1914), "The Blue Paradise" (1915), of Michigan. This successful program fed Hungarian generously shared his gift of music "Maytime" (1917), "Blossom Time" (1921), 7,200 people and may become an annual with his new-found nation, and left behind a "The Rose of Stamboul" (1922), "The Stu­ event of Ahepa. For their unselfish deeds, the musical legacy that has inspired young Ameri­ dent Prince" (1924), "The Desert Song" city of Kalamazoo has twice proclaimed can talent to this day. Tonight, the students of (1926), "My Maryland" (1927), "The New "Theo and Stacy Day" and the Southwest Canada College have demonstrated that Rom­ Moon" (1928), and "Up in Central Park" Michigan Association of Social Workers has berg's enduring music can be enjoyed by all (1945) being among the best loved. In fact, recognized Theo and Stacy as its "Citizens of generations. Sigmund Romberg is the only composer in the the Year." I congratulate Mr. Joe Markey of Canada history of the New York stage to have had Despite his success . since immigrating to College on his work in compiling this tribute to three shows that each have seen more than the United States, Theo has never forgotten Sigmund Romberg. He and his students are 500 performances on B~oadway. his roots nor turned his back on his country of helping keep alive one of our great traditions, the musical. I wish them success with their origin. In 1986, for example, when Stacy's WORLD TRADE WEEK, 1987 hometown was struck by an earthquake, Theo future endeavors, and encourage the Center rounded up a truck full of clothing and con­ for the American Muscial to continue sharing vinced the Upjohn Co. to contribute over with us this unique part of our musical legacy. HON. DON BONKER $4,000 in medical supplies to aid the disaster Born in 1887 to a middle-class Hungarian OF WASHINGTON victims. family of artists and musicians, Romberg was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES encouraged by his father to study engineering. Theo Skartsiaris is a perfect example of Wednesday, May 20, 1987 what makes this country special. Here, people He enrolled in the Vienna Techische Hochs­ can succeed by the dint of their energy and chule, but spent his leisure hours in Vienna Mr. BONKER. Mr. Speaker, as you are hard work and imagination. Theo has done ex­ musical circles. Young Romberg taught him­ aware, we are in the midst of World Trade actly that. Here, people give of themselves to self the basics of composition, and was soon Week. The purpose of this commemoration is help others who need help, whether they're in writing his first scores. However, when he to call our attention to the large and growing the same town or another continent. And turned 20, Romberg's studies were interrupted importance that trade plays in our economy. Theo has done that, too. by Austria's compulsory 1-year army training. In 1986, in spite of poor economic perform­ Mr. Speaker, last week, Kalamazoo cele­ Afterward, he had no desire to resume his ance overseas, persistent trade barriers and 5 brated Theo Skartsiaris. His service, his phi­ studies in civil engineering. It was decided that years of battering by unfavorable exchange lanthropy, and his personal success are all Sigmund would travel to America-"the land rates, U.S. exporters shipped 358 billion dol­ qualities to be honored and emulated. And in of boundless opportunity" -to begin life in the lars' worth of goods and services overseas, a broader sense, our celebration of Theo was new world. accounting for 8.5 percent of U.S. GNP. Over really a celebration of Kalamazoo's entire In September 1909, Sigmund Romberg saw 9 million Americans owe their jobs directly to Greek community-a community of people Lady Liberty for the first time. His heart was these exports. who, like Theo, have worked hard to uphold filled with dreams of endless opportunities, The U.S. exports 20 percent of its agricul­ common values of family and community, of and his pockets with his life savings of $300. tural output, 30 percent of its output of com­ giving and democracy. Romberg began working at the Eagle Pencil puter equipment, 25 percent of its aircraft pro­ I'm delighted to have Theo as a constituent, Co. in New York City for $7 a week. On his duction, 22 percent of its construction machin­ and I'm proud to have him as a friend. I want fourth day of work, Romberg found himself ery, and 75 percent of its oilfield machinery, to to congratulate him and to wish him and his penniless. After borrowing 25 cents from a co­ name just a few sectors. family many more years of happiness and worker, he walked to the Second Avenue It has been a long time in coming, but the success. Cafe, where a plate of Hungarian goulash, half falling dollar finally appears to be having a a loaf of rye bread, and a stein of beer could positive impact on our exports. In volume be purchased for a quarter. It was the music, terms, exports have been increasing steadily CANADA COLLEGE CELEBRATES rather than the food, however, that attracted since the fourth quarter of 1986. Economists lOOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE Romberg to the little cafe. The cafe featured have noted that what little economic growth BIRTH OF SIGMUND ROMBERG music by a string quartet, and was a rende­ we have had in the past 6 months has been vous for musicians. largely export driven. In the first part of this HON. TOM LANTOS The young foreigner had won an audition year, as compared to the same period last OF CALIFORNIA and was offered a job as a pianist. Romberg year, exports of paper products are up 22 per­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was to be paid $15 a week, plus all the gou­ cent, electrical equipment 9 percent, and tex­ lash he could eat in a working day. Less than tile mill products 9 percent. Exports to the Eu­ Wednesday, May 20, 1987 a month later, the manager of Pabst's Harlem ropean Community are up 7 percent, exports Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted Restaurant heard Romberg play, and persuad­ to Japan are up 7 percent, and exports to today to join in Canada College's salute to ed him to work at has restaurant for $25 a Hong Kong are up to 18 percent. Sigmund Romberg. The Center of the Ameri­ week, plus all the fried chicken he could eat. Although the outlook is brighter, we are still can Musical founded at Canada 3 years ago Within the year Romberg had published his a long way from balancing our trade accounts. has compiled an exciting 2%-hour program of first American composition, "Memories." The United States ran a trade deficit of •"":''~---...... -· ~- • --~· .... ~.~.~.~ ...... "" .. -..,--~~------or . - .

May 20, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13297 $169.7 billion in 1986-imports c.i.f., an in­ EXPORT CONTROL REFORM Since that first issue-a four-page tabloid crease of 14 percent over the 1985 deficit of While we often complain about the trade which in itself made journalism history-the $148.5 billion. It took us 6 years to get our­ barriers erected by other countries against our Sun has been the mirror of the region. "Light selves into this position, and it will take at exports, we must recognize the barriers we for All" was the refrain of Arunah Shepherd­ least that long to get ourselves out. By the impose on ourselves. A blue-ribbon panel son Abell, the 31-year-old Yankee Puritan time we do balance our trade account, we will sponsored by the National Academy of Sci­ printer who founded the Sun, and the newspa­ also be worrying about paying interest on the ences estimated that excessive export con­ per through the years has shed light-and foreign debt that we have run up, which could trols cost U.S. firms $9.3 billion in 1985. H.R. knowledge-on every aspect of life, not only approach $800 billion before leveling off. So 3 goes a long way toward eliminating these within Baltimore, but throughout the entire not only must we reverse the $170 billion excessive controls. We must recognize that world. trade deficit, we must also achieve a substan­ national security depends not only on prevent­ While it is considered fashionable in some tial trade surplus. ing technological leadage, but on maintaining circles to denigrate the mass media, particu­ The fact is, even if we do nothing at all, the a strong technology base within the United larly television, it is useful to consider the trade deficit will cure itself, but few of us States. communications environment of 1837, and the would want to endure the wrenching econom­ REDUCING REGULATORY BURDENS ic changes. As foreigners lose confidence in vision that Arunah Abell brought to it. Though Exporting from the United States will newspapers were the "mass media" of those our ability to remain competitive, the dollar will impose some unavoidable extra costs on days, most were avowedly partisan, and filled fall, and it could fall so far that imports transactions, but these costs can be lessened. with opinion and even works of fiction, and become prohibitively expensive, and our ex­ H.R. 3 contains language to ease the burdens they were expensive for the time. Not surpris­ ports become the bargains of the world. While caused by compliance with the Foreign Cor­ at first glance the hands-off scenario may rupt Practices Act [FCPA] and preshipment in­ ingly, circulations tended to be small. seem like the way to go, it in fact would bring spection requirements. We can make our ex­ Arunah Abell's vision was of a newspaper unprecedented hardship to the United States. porters more competitive by reducing the that would report the news, and would sell for Prices would rise, interest rates would rise, number of hoops that they must jump through 1 cent. It was virtually revolutionary, and it and our standard of living would fall. to complete a transaction. succeeded beyond belief. In the very first edi­ While there will no doubt be a certain tion, Abell produced a first, with a report that INTERNATIONALIZING THE ECONOMY amount of pain associated with balancing our We are in the midst of a period of unprece­ the Baltimore City Council had decided, in an trade account, we can and must work to dented change in our economy and our socie­ extraordinary session, had approved the issu­ lessen that pain. Restoring the competitive­ ance of "scrip" as substitute money to cope ness of the United States in the world econo­ ty, in which we are being forced to become more competitive and integrated with the with a national banking emergency. None of my is the key. Our import competing sectors the city's six other newspapers had that story. must become more productive in order to re­ world around us. H.R. 3 institutes new pro­ grams to internationalize our educational The Sunpapers have gone on to be not only place more expensive imports, and the export system by providing the Secretary of Educa­ the reporter, but the teacher, conscience and sectors must become more aggressive in win­ booster as well as critic of the community. ning world markets. tion with the authorization to make grants to Readers of the Baltimore Sun know they are The United States has the most open econ­ State educational agencies for such programs well informed, not only on matters close to omy in the world, yet at the same time our ex­ as vocational education, foreign language home, but on important events and develop­ porters must compete with a plethora of unfair training, and an improved science and mathe­ matics curriculum. The bill also provides funds trade practices. While we want the market to ments wherever they occur in the world. for worker readjustment and job training for remain open, we should do so only if trade is The record of historic achievements logged conducted fairly. In order words, we cannot displaced Americans who have lost their jobs by what all recognize as one of the world's allow anarchy to exist in world trade markets. due to a decease in world demand for the preeminent newspapers is truly significant, Our goal must not be to place artificial limits commodities they produce. and I would like to cite just a few, in addition on the imports coming into the Nation, but to World Trade Week serves to remind us of to the 12 Pulitzer Prizes the Sun has won: ensure that we are filling the ships leaving our the rapidly changing world economic environ­ The Baltimore Sun played a major role in ports with high-value, competitive exports. ment in which we will either sink or swim. securing congressional support for Samuel H.R. 3 goes a long way toward accomplish­ Gone are the days when the United States F.B. Morse's experiments with telegraphy; ing our goals. First it reasserts U.S. leadership could establish the rules of trade and assert When World War I hit, the Sun sent a re­ unchallenged leadership. This new environ­ in the world trading system. The rules and porter to cover the 29th Division and printed ment provides us with opportunities as well as principles of free and fair trade must be en­ an overseas edition for Maryland troops; forced, and H.R. 3 gives the President new challenges from which we cannot back down. If we are to maintain our high standard of The Sun put up the bail for John W. and enhanced tools to do so. The second living and our position of world leadership we Scopes, the high school science teacher who major thrust of the bill is to improve the export have no choice but to strengthen our position defied the law by teaching the theory of evolu­ performance of U.S. business by making im­ tion; portant changes in U.S. export policy. in the world economy. We must restore the image of the Yankee Trader, spreading the A Sun reporter was the only reporter for an UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES "Made in the U.S.A." label to the far corners individual newspaper on hand when the Ger­ H.R. 3 includes a new subsection to section of the globe. mans surrendered at Threims to end World 301 which is designed to reduce large foreign War II in 1945, and three Sun reporters wit­ trade surpluses caused by unfair trading prac­ nessed the Japanese surrender aboard the tices. If negotiations taken by the USTR fail to BALTIMORE SUN CELEBRATES U.S.S. Missouri. eliminate trade abuses, the USTR is required 150 YEARS OF SERVICE Through the years, the Sun has become to take action against those practices in an more than merely a newspaper, but a major amount equal to the burden they caused to HON. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA institution. U.S. exporters. OF MARYLAND Mr. Speaker, I am proud that Maryland is EXPORT PROMOTION PROGRAMS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES home, if you will, to a world-class newspaper Government has an important role to play in such as the Baltimore Sun. I am pleased to Wednesday, May 20, 1987 helping U.S. business break into and retain salute it and those who produce it on its 150th export markets. Export promotion services are Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, anniversary, with the very deepest wish that offered by the Commerce Department, Agri­ May 17, the Baltimore Sun celebrated its we may look forward to at least another 150 culture Department, State Department, and 150th anniversary. But, despite the parties years of this great newspaper. the Small Business Administration. H.R. 3 en­ and hoopla, this was no ordinary business hances these programs, providing new tools celebration. The entire city of Baltimore, and and authority to give our exporters the help the surrounding environs turned out because, they need. in a sense, it was their celebration as well. 13298 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 20, 1987 MEANS FOR ACHIEVING U.S. to defend themselves, we limit the potential goals on issues such as peacekeeping, pro­ FOREIGN POLICY of our own involvement in dangerous con­ motion of human rights, and encouraging flicts. Security assistance abroad is produc­ the development of free economic and polit­ HON. WM. S. BROOMFIELD tive investment in our own security. It aids ical systems. deterrence, promotes regional stability, SUPPORT FOR FREEDOM FIGHTERS OF MICHIGAN helps to ensure access to vital overseas mili­ The tools of foreign policy must encom­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tary facilities, and lessens our own military requirements. Resolute use of this valuable pass the special needs of those who resist Wednesday, May 20, 1987 foreign policy tool directly promotes our se­ the Soviet-style regimes implanted in Third World countries in the 1970's and 1980's. Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker, as the curity interests. America has a long history of private and House begins its consideration of legislation ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE government support to groups seeking na­ to authorize appropriations for U.S. foreign af­ In the decades since World War II, Amer­ tional independence and freedom. This is a fairs agencies and their operations, Members ica has contributed nearly $200 billion to vital and important effort, as aggressive should consider what instruments the United the economic development of other coun­ Marxist-Leninist regimes clearly threaten States has available for achieving its foreign tries. These financial resources have played international peace and stability. We seek to policy goals. The debates on the Foreign Re­ a vital role in ensuring critical U.S. objec­ advance the cause of freedom and democra­ lations Authorization Act and the International tives are met. A well structured economic as­ cy, and to demonstrate to the Soviets that Security and Development Cooperation Act, sistance program provide essential support their actions aimed at spreading Marxist­ for our world leadership position. Leninist totalitarianism will bring them no known less formally as the State Department enduring gain. authorization bill and the foreign aid bill, focus TRADE POLICY on which of these instruments to employ and The impact of economic assistance is to what degree, to achieve U.S. foreign policy maximized when it is matched by a sound CURE MAY BE WORSE THAN trade policy that facilitates the best use of goals. our assistance. Moreover, a trade policy that THE ILL President Reagan issued the National Secu­ aggravates the economic difficulties of rity Strategy in January 1987 to guide U.S. others may only increase the need for HON. PAUL 8. HENRY diplomatic, military, and intelligence activities. future American assistance. Adherence to OF MICHIGAN The following excerpt from the National Secu­ the principles of an open and fair world rity Strategy sets forth succinctly the instru­ trading order ensures that countries acquire IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ments of foreign policy available to the United the economic strength to stand on their own Wednesday, May 20, 1987 States: feet, and contributes to our own well-being through mutually beneficial trade. Security Mr. HENRY. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the INSTRUMENTS OF FOREIGN POLICY considerations will sometimes require re­ Education and Labor Committee voted to The United States has an exceptionally di­ strained trade and allied cooperation to pre­ report to the full House of Representatives the verse array of tools for protecting its inter­ vent enhancing the military capabilities of bill H.R. 162, the "High Risk Occupational Dis­ national interests and for supporting the our adversaries. ease Notification and Prevention Act of drive toward democracy across the globe. It is possible that no other nation has ever SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION 1987." been comparably endowed. These instru­ For most countries, access to advanced sci­ Those of us who have opposed this legisla­ ments are normally most effective when entific and technological resources is critical tion have repeatedly emphasized that it has used in concert with others. All of them to prosperity and long-term economic very laudable purposes, but that there are must be adapted to changing situations. The growth. U.S. world leadership and vast re­ very sound reasons for believing that in at­ resurgence of our national strength in this sources in science and technology constitute tempting to reach those purposes, the pro­ decade has been broadly based. It will important strategic assets to strengthen ex­ gram established by the legislation will create endure into the next decade only if we pro­ isting ties with friends and allies, and pro­ tect this base and ensure that the tools mote positive relationships with emerging an avalanche of new liability problems which available to us are properly sustained and nations. many employers simply are not in a position effectively used. The separate, but interre­ PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPING to handle. We have also criticized the duplica­ lated tools on which the success of our for­ ECONOMIES tion involved in establishing a new Federal eign policy depends are: The free flow of international investment program, and have proposed, instead, to MORAL AND POLITICAL EXAMPLE is as central to global economic growth as strengthen and expand the current OSHA American spirit and prosperity represents an open trading order. U.S. private invest­ hazard communication program. In other a critical challenge to the ideology and the ment in less developed countries contributes words, the bill does the wrong things for the practical record of our adversaries: free, plu­ significantly to their economic growth and right reasons. ralist societies work. This power of example promotes social stability. At a time when de­ These same points were recently made in represents a potent advantage of American veloping countries are striving to meet their an editorial in Business Insurance, the trade society, but we should not leave its expres­ debt-servicing obligations and the resources sion to chance. It is in our interest to spread of our national budget are under pressure, publication of the insurance industry. The in­ this message in an organized way. the contribution of private-sector invest­ surance industry is not necessarily one that MILITARY STRENGTH AND ECONOMIC VITALITY ment assumes increased importance. would be expected to oppose this type of leg­ islation-they are not, after all, likely to have A strong U.S. military capability is essen­ DIPLOMATIC MEDIATION their employees or former employees receive tial to maintaining the stable, secure envi­ In regions where conflict threatens our in­ ronment in which diplomacy can be effec­ terests and those of our friends, political ef­ notice of possible exposure from the Risk As­ tive and our adversaries are deterred. Amer­ forts are essential to ending violence, pro­ sessment Board. So, I think it is particularly ica's economic power sustains this strength moting freedom and national self-determi­ worth noting their concerns with this legisla­ and fortifies our relations with the other nation, and laying the foundations for tion. countries that share our interest in a free future stability. The initiatives of American and open international order. CURE MAY BE WORSE THAN THE ILL diplomacy take their strength from effec­ The principles underlying the proposed ALLIANCE RELATIONSHIPS tive and integrated use of the other tools al­ federal High Risk Occupational Disease No­ The pursuit of American goals depends on ready discussed, and from the ability of U.S. tification and Prevention Act are sound risk cooperation with like-minded international representatives to act credibly as mediators management principles, but we are con­ partners. This relationship enhances our of disputes. Making clear the firmness of cerned that implementing them as currently our commitments to friends and allies will, strength and mitigates the understandable envisioned will prove more costly than our reluctance of the American people to shoul­ in fact, increase the incentives of their ad­ economy can afford. der security burdens alone. The predictable versaries to negotiate seriously. As we reported last week, this legislation difficulties that arise from time to time in INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS would create a Risk Assessment Board to all alliance relationships must be measured Multilateral diplomacy and participation identify substances that are likely to cause against the enormous value that these ties in international organizations provide an employees to become ill. That's implement­ bring us and our friends. opportunity to address common global prob­ ing the risk management principle of identi­ SECURITY ASSISTANCE lems and share the task of solving them. fying risk. By helping friends, allies, and those tar­ Skillful U.S. diplomacy within these organi­ Employers that have exposed workers to geted by our adversaries acquire the means zations has served to enhance our overall substances declared hazardous by this board May 20, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13299 would be required to notify current and past down to permit further study and analysis by sharply lowering tax rates, we must employees who are or have been exposed to to determine if it is needed, what its costs closely monitor its effect on their access to the hazardous substances in the workplace will be, whether opponents' concerns are le­ capital. We need to take a closer look at that they should seek medical testing to de­ gitimate and what additional provisions more creative strategies to help finance termine whether that exposure has or is could be included to satisfy legitimate con­ those starting and expanding their business­ likely to result in illness or disease. This re­ cerns. es. quirement, which would aid doctors in diag­ A second major challenge is the array of nosing patients' illnesses and result in early government rules and regulations with treatment of illness, clearly implements the SMALL BUSINESS IN AMERICA which small business must comply. The cost risk management principle of loss control. per employee of meeting these requirements Loss control also is implemented by the HON. LEE H. HAMILTON is nearly three times higher for small firms legislation's requirement that employers OF INDIANA than for large ones. Regulatory flexibility, assign workers who are at risk of illness to a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES which allows the federal government to less hazardous Job. tailor regulations for small businesses, has Under this risk management analysis, the Wednesday, May 20, 1987 been enacted into law, but the coverage of legislation appears to be entirely appropri­ Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to this law should be expanded. A growing ate. And, it appears to complement the Oc­ problem is the extent to which the federal cupational Safety and Health Administra­ insert my Washington Report for Wednesday, May 20, 1987, into the CONGRESSIONAL government is mandating that the private tion, which provides not only for the identi­ sector provide wage and fringe benefits. The fication of hazardous substances, but also RECORD: Congress, for example, has required busi­ requires risk reduction and loss prevention SMALL BUSINESS IN AMERICA nesses to provide health insurance coverage through reduction or elimination of expo­ Small businesses are the backbone of the for separated workers and is considering a sure to hazardous conditions and sub­ American economy. They form a large part raise in the minimum wage and mandatory stances. of our economic structure, are the major parental and family leave policies. While But, some business groups and legal ex­ source of new jobs, and provide many im­ these kinds of proposals address real needs perts are greatly concerned that the High portant technological innovations. The pros­ of workers, some can place heavy burdens Risk Occupational Disease Notification and perity of our country owes a great debt to on small business. Prevention Act, as drafted, will result in bil­ small business. We must take effective The sharply rising cost of liability insur­ lions of dollars in expenses that businesses action to meet the challenges currently ance is another concern. Some congressional cannot afford to pay. Employers, for exam­ facing this vital segment of the economy. action may be needed to stabilize these ple, would be required to pay for the medi­ Small businesses are defined in various rates. While the Congress is holding hear­ cal screening required for current employ­ ways-those with employees of 20 or less, ings on the need for a uniform product li­ ees. "It turns the workplace into a national 100 or less, or even 500 or less. By any defi­ ability law and on the problem of high in­ health system," contends an official with nition, small firms are critical to our econo­ surance premiums, we need to act soon. the Alliance of American Insurers. my. By most estimates, there are over 15 Without effective action, many small firms Further, some legal experts predict a large million small businesses in the U.S., 98% of may not be able to survive. increase in the number of workers compen­ the nation's total. They provide ten times Technological innovation is increasingly sation claims and liability lawsuits filed by more jobs than the federal government, and an issue for small business. Because these workers, including work comp claims based three times more jobs than state and local companies have often been the principal on stress created by fear of future illness governments, and three times more jobs laboratories for new products and processes and liability lawsuits alleging employers than the Fortune 500 companies. In addi­ in the past, we need to encourage them to should have known years ago about the tox­ tion, small firms are an especially important city of certain hazardous substances. The source of job creation, producing over half continue to undertake innovative research. costs will begin adding up for defense alone, of all new jobs. They also generate 47% of As research costs have risen in recent years, even when liability is not found. our gross domestic product industrious and innovative individuals the ing hazardous substances derailed. We do backed loans. Although the Tax Reform Act opportunity to start up their own companies think action on this bill should be slowed of 1986 should help small business overall and realize the benefits of their labors. 13300 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 20, 1987 HOW TO AVOID A RECESSION laying the tax cuts or increasing taxes TO CELEBRATE 50TH would be dangerous and destructive folly. ANNIVERSARY OF PRIESTHOOD 2. The U.S. Congress needs to get serious HON. NEWT GINGRICH about reducing the growth rate in spending. OF GEORGIA The evidence is conclusive that high levels HON. CURT WELDON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of government spending reduce the rate of economic growth rather than enhance it. OF PENNSYLVANIA Wednesday, May 20, 1987 Many government spending programs are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, the perform­ clearly counterproductive and result in Wednesday, May 20, 1987 ance of our Nation's economy is an issue that higher levels of unemployment and econom­ should concern us all. However, a cause for ic misery. A responsible Congress, eager to Mr. WELDON. Mr. Speaker, on June 7, avoid a recession, would get rid of much of 1987, the family and friends of Father Law­ even greater concern is the fact that there are the destructive spending and achieve the many in Government today who advocate Gramm-Rudman-Hollings targets without rence J. Conneen 0.S.A. will gather to cele­ policies which only serve to undermine our gimmicks or tax increases. brate Father's 50th anniversary of ordination economy. A recent article by Dr. Richard 3. Congress must not pass any protection­ into the priesthood. Father was ordained on Rahn, who is the vice president and chief ist trade measures. There isn't a responsible June 15, 1937, here in Washington DC. economist of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, economist in the world who won't tell you Mr. Speaker, I take this time to pay special provides a four part plan to avoid the reces­ that protectionism only leads to retaliation tribute because of Father's dedication and and higher domestic prices, which in tum sion that will inevitably result if we continue to service to his fellow man. On this special oc­ follow the counterproductive policies advocat­ slows economic growth and causes higher rates of unemployment and economic casion, we look back on a life of selfless ed by some. I commend his comments to my misery. The destructive effects of protec­ giving: we look forward to the richness of our colleagues. tionism have been well-known for more continued association with him. [From the Washington Times, May 8, 1987] than 200 years. Only the grossly irresponsi­ After ordination, Father was assigned to the How To AVOID A RECESSION ble Wednesday, May 20, 1987 of Gov. John N. Dempsey. America is moderating its drinking behav­ The following morning, the legislator ior. In response to public-service education Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut. Mr. Speak­ from Fairfield went to the Capitol early, campaigns, a trend toward health and fit­ er, I want to share with my colleagues an elo­ awaited the governor's arrival and apolo­ ness, beefed-up enforcement of laws against quent tribute to our late friend and colleague gized for any embarrassment the reports drunk driving, and the gradual aging of the Stewart B. McKinney which appeared in the may have caused Gov. Dempsey. On the oc­ population, consumption of alcohol in this Bridgeport Post and Telegram on May 8, casion, a bond was formed, a friendship that country has been declining steadily in the endured, with each man holding the other past few years. As a result of this relative 1987. in high esteem. There was nothing superfi­ temperance, society suffers fewer alcohol­ REP. STEWART B. McKINNEY-HE DID Us cial about Rep. McKinney. When he be­ related traffic fatalities and a decreasing HONOR lieved a Republican or Democratic president number of alcohol-related cirrhosis deaths. It has been said, "A dying man needs to was right, he supported the chief executive. Despite these health and safety gains, al­ die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep. If he disagreed with policies emanating coholism and alcohol abuse are still the U.S. Rep. Stewart B. McKinney was a man from the White House, he followed the dic­ leading social and health problems in black with intuitive -perception and infinite com­ tates of his conscience. America. When compared to similar prob­ passion. From 1971 until his death, he rep­ At 56, Stewart B. McKinney was too lems among white Americans, the results of resented Connecticut's 4th District in the young to die. And at 56, he had suffered alcohol abuse are disproportionately high, U.S. House of Representatives. from pain far too many years. While Stew despite an overall lower rate of drinking in Some of the wealthiest people in the was in his forties, a coronary bypass saved the black community. The rate of cirrhosis country reside in the district. Conversely, his life. In the past few years, he was beset mortality is twice as high among black pockets of poverty exist in the cities. These by a variety of medical problems, but some­ males as it is among white males nationally; neighborhoods have been injected with the how he managed to carry on, insisting that in some urban areas the rates are three to poison which is the plague of the 20th Cen­ tomorrow would be a better day. twelve times higher than for white males. tury-drugs. Maybe he knew the odds were against The leading causes of "excess death" Stew was deeply concerned about the him, but he fought hard and was cheerful to among blacks-for example homicide, acci­ urban ghettos for a number of reasons, es­ the end. During his campaign in 1986, Stew dents of all kinds and cancer-indicate a cor­ pecially because the youths in these areas was open and frank. He invited voters to relation with alcohol and other drug abuse. are prey for the human parasites who sell scrutinize his record. They did and he won a The rate of cancer of the esophagus among drugs. In a sense, Stew was a Republican 9th term. As he traveled about the 4th Dis­ black males 35-49 years old-a condition whose thinking and actions paralleled those trict, the unthinkable was thought. It might closely linked to alcohol consumption and of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. be the last campaign for the elected official smoking-is a staggering 10 times that of There was no phony pretense about him. people had come to view as "Old Reliable." their white counterparts. In conversation, he was candid. Perhaps, at Members of the Congressman's staff knew In the face of this carnage, blacks are times, Stew was reckless with words. But, people were his first priority. This was a re­ being targeted, as never before, by alcohol always, he spoke his mind. flection of his thoughtful nature, his belief producers intent upon expanding their sales Stew never feigned to be what he was not. that government exists to serve people, not and profits. The appeals range from implicit He loved being a congressman. The U.S. cause them grief. It was an endearing char­ promises of elegance, power and sexual con­ Senate had no appeal for him, nor did the acteristic of the man. quest to outright bribes of community governorship. The gentleman who has been U.S. Rep. Stewart B. McKinney did the groups who are asked to deliver more alco­ taken from us had a special affection for 4th District, the entire state of Connecticut hol consumers in return for jobs and other the House of Representatives. and the U.S. Congress honor by devoting economic development assistance. The facts of the Congressman's life do not much of his adult life to public service. Scholarship donations and sponsorship of fully reveal the nature of the man. Yes, he He never demanded. or asked, or maneu­ Black History Month, though worthy con­ dealt with international and national issues vered anything for himself, Always, he was tributions to the community, are often little with intelligence and decisiveness. Of equal alert to the possibility of privately perform­ more than public relations efforts carefully or more importance was his genuine desire ing an act of kindness. Sadly, today the old staged and publicized to maximize good will to help the disadvantaged. Because Stew saying, "The good die young," rings true. and forestall serious inquiry into prevention McKinney never saw himself as a man de­ policies to reduce the harm from alcohol serving special treatment, he could visit abuse. shelters for the homeless and provide com­ A LEADING KILLER OF BLACK The time has come to question the com­ fort and encouragement for people cruelly AMERICANS mercial activities of alcoholic beverage pro­ trapped by fate. ducers who aim to flood the black communi­ Always alert to the possibility that he HON. JOHN LEWIS ty with this country's most damaging, albeit might be able to make life a little better for legal, drugs. Black civic and religious organi­ others, he obtained a multimillion-dollar OF GEORGIA zations, community groups, and business grant last year for the rebuilding of Father IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and political leaders must develop a strategy Panik Village in Bridgeport. Wednesday, May 20, 1987 to reduce alcohol-related problems in our It was not difficult in Congress for Rep. community. McKinney to cross the aisle and gather the Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise Alcohol marketers, too, have a role to support of Democrats for his proposals. The today to address the issue of alcoholism and play, beginning with reducing the pressure public good, not politics, dominated his alcohol abuse in the black community. Cur- on blacks to drink. Celebrating Black Histo- May 20, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13307 ry Month in advertisements or providing Administration in Washington during Small Mr. Speaker I ask that you join with me in scholarships and other economic opportuni­ Business Week, May 1 O to May 14 of this recognizing this truly unique individual, Ralph ties are helpful, but shallow, gestures when year. compared to massive advertising campaigns Crowley, who has been selected as 1987 that promote drinking. Ralph Crowley truly personifies the entre­ Small Business Person of the Year for Massa­ Young black men don't need Billy Dee preneurial spirit which has enjoyed substantial chusetts. He is a wonderful example of why Williams' or Fred Williamson's promises of growth in the central Massachusetts region small business is so very important. It is with fulfillment through drink. Black communi­ over the past decade. Here is a man who took great pride and joy that I bring to your atten­ ties don't need the plethora of billboards ex­ a small family run business, Polar Beverages tion today this remarkable individual from my tolling the virtues of alcohol. Corp., and transformed this modest company district who is most deserving of the award for Why must so many of our community into the largest nonfranchise bottler in New which he has been chosen. events from school-yard basketball tourna­ England and one of the largest nonfranchise ments to the annual meeting of the Con­ gressional Black Caucus Foundation-be bottlers in the country. Ralph, through innova­ sponsored by beer and liquor companies? tive business practices and hard work, has in­ TRIBUTE TO MR. JOSEPH The help may be gratifying, but is it worth creased the sales of his company from less HOFHEIMER the price? And why do so few makers of than $2 million per year to $36 million per products other than alcohol and cigarettes year in less than two decades. His company court black consumers? Likewise, is it now employes more than 300 people. These HON. JOSEPH J. DioGUARDI healthy for black-owned media and advertis­ achievements, alone, warrant the well-de­ OF NEW YORK ing agencies to be so heavily dependent on served recognition which Ralph is receiving. alcohol-and tobacco-marketers? We must IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ask why they are largely ignored when it This phenomenal success, however, is but comes to advertising more wholesome prod­ one of Ralph's major accomplishments in the Wednesday, May 20, 1987 ucts to black audiences. business world. Mr. D10GUARDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today What is needed immediately is a commit­ In 1986 Ralph purchased a small ski area, to pay tribute to a distinguished resident of my ment-on the part of alcohol marketers and Wachusett Mountain in Princeton, MA. Previ­ district in New York, Mr. Joseph Hofheimer. the black media-to extend their communi­ ously this State-owned ski area had been run ty service in the black community by Mr. Hofheimer is to be honored on June 3 at a financial loss for at least 6 years. Today, at the Westchester Country Club for his 5 launching a full-scale, frontal assault on al­ after major renovations and expansion, Wa­ years of dedicated service as chairman of the cohol, as one of the many drugs that is un­ chusett Mountain holds the reputation as the dermining our community. We suspect that board of directors of White Plains Hospital No. 1 ski area in Massachusetts and is among a sincere endeavor would be rewarded by en­ Medical Center. the top 20 ski areas in the United States. hanced positive brand awareness as well as Joe's many activities as a member of the Ralph turned a losing venture into one of the by solid improvements in the conditions of board have included membership on the: Ex­ black lives. A forthright acknowledgement most successful and well-run ski areas in ecutive Committee; Joint Conference Commit­ of responsibility to do their share to reduce Massachusetts. tee; Committee on Governance; Development the toll of alcohol problems in the black Here is a man who sought to fill a need to Committee; Finance Committee; Long Range community would also help reduce suspi­ the public and against enormous odds and Planning Committee; Standards Committee; cions among many blacks and other indus­ skepticism from the business community and try critics about the true motives of alcohol and Director's Education and Legislative Com­ producers. has surpassed all initial expectations for suc­ cess. Wachusett Mountain offers skiers the mittee. Compared to the incessant advertising re­ Under Joe's leadership and direction, White minders in the black community that create largest teaching school in the Northeast. More an air of acceptability and necessity for than 215,000 skiers visited Wachusett Moun­ Plains Hospital Medical Center has launched drinking, there is a virtual vacuum of pro­ tain last season. Ralph has also established major new programs such as the Family health information and resources. Alcohol an educational foundation designed specifical­ Health Center, the Ambulatory Surgery producers may do a little, but we must ly to meet the needs of the physically chal­ Center, and the Hospice and Geriatric Pro­ demand that government, insurance compa­ gram. He has greatly extended the scope of nies, and others greatly expand programs to lenged. Last year more than 100 adults and children had access to skiing through this very hospital services provided and he greatly en­ correct this imbalance. hanced the hospital's fundraising efforts. We can no longer afford to sit back as the special program. The recreational complex very fabric of our community is tom asun­ which Ralph has created at Wachusett Moun­ Joe's work for the community is as exten­ der by those who, wittingly or not, put tain offers year-round access to the public. Its sive as his work for the hospital. He served 6 profit above the best interests of the black close proximity to several major cities has years on the Scarsdale Board of Education, community. We must not ignore the future made it a favorite spot among Massachusetts including 1 year as president. He has lent his of our children, the stability of our families, residents as well as visitors from Rhode considerable fundraising skills to such groups the safety of our neighborhoods and the Island and Connecticut. as Barnard College, the UJA Federation and health of our people. The time is ripe for se­ Blythedale Children's Hospital where he rious discussion among black-and white­ It is projects such as these which separate civic and political leaders, advertising agen­ Ralph Crowley from the average business­ served as chairman of the board and is cur­ cies, alcohol producers, governmental agen­ man. Ralph has taken his entrepreneurial tal­ rently a member of the board. He has been cies and community groups about how to ents and applied them successfully in every president of the Jewish Community Center work together to fight alcohol problems major project which he has undertaken. I am and a member of the boards of the Scarsdale rather than exacerbate them. Our society pleased to call attention to the dynamic indi­ Town Club and the Family Counseling Serv­ can only benefit as a result. vidual who leads not one, but two, very suc­ ices in Scarsdale. In 1986, Joe was awarded cessful and thriving businesses in Massachu­ the Scarsdale Bowl Award as an outstanding TRIBUTE TO RALPH D. setts. His leadership, dedication and commit­ citizen. CROWLEY, SR. ment have earned him great respect among Joe graduated from Cornell University in the people of central Massachusetts. 1944 where he majored in Government. He HON. JOSEPH D. EARLY Ralph is also a trustee of the Worcester Art proudly served his country as a corporal in the U.S. Army in World War II where he was sta­ OF MASSACHUSETTS Museum and a member of the board of the tioned in Europe during the Battle of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES New England Science Center Corp. He also serves on the boards of a local bank and hos­ Bulge. He has been happily married to Natalie Wednesday, May 20, 1987 pital. He has served as a chairperson for the since 1946. They have 3 daughters, 1 son and Mr. EARLY. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to Worcester Heart Association and is the chair­ 1O grandchildren. have this opportunity to bring to your attention man of the annual fund drive for the Boy Joe's family must be very proud of him and a truly outstanding individual, Ralph D. Crow­ Scouts of America. Here is a man who has re­ all of his accomplishments. I am certainly ley, Sr., of Worcester, MA. Mr. Crowley has ceived numerous private and civic awards and proud to represent him. been selected as 1987 Small Business Person is as dedicated to the service of his communi­ Mr. Speaker, it makes me proud to stand of the Year in Massachusetts. Appropriately, ty as he is to his business and professional here today and pay tribute to such a hard he will be honored by the U.S. Small Business obligations. working, decent human being. 13308 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 20, 1987 A SALUTE TO CANTERBURY years of distinguished service to the Tri­ the Government in the event of a default. My ELEMENTARY SCHOOL County Easter Seal Society for the Handi­ chief concern was for the welfare of the capped and his community. Social Security system. I am tired of Congress HON. LOUIS STOKES Harry Patchin will retire as executive direc­ holding Social Security hostage in such budg­ OF OHIO tor of the Tri-County Easter Seal Society for etary debates. The system is financially the Handicapped ending a career that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES strong, serving millions of elderly Americans spanned nearly four decades. Harry graduated who once supported it with their payroll taxes. Wednesday, May 20, 1987 from Penn State University with a B.S. degree These Americans need and deserve their Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, for the past sev­ in health education in 1948. After a 1 year monthly checks, and this is one Congressman eral years, I have had the honor of bringing to stint with the Department of Public Assistance who will ensure that those checks continue to my colleagues' attention the outstanding at Ford City, PA, Harry became the Easter go out on time. achievements of Canterbury Elementary Seal Society's top man on March 7, 1948-a Second, extending the national debt for an­ School in Cleveland Heights, OH. position he has held to date. other 60 days gives us some breathing I can now boast that the school, located in Harry's activities and accomplishments over room-not to relax, but to work for budget my congressional district, has been cited for the years were not confined to his work for reform. As I noted in other remarks to this the third consecutive year by the National Easter Seals. In fact, his long list of activities body, our budget-making process is in need of School Public Relations Association for exem­ for the benefit of his community, while too nu­ a major overhaul. We can no longer afford to plary performance. Canterbury is the 1987 re­ merous to name them all here, would seem to miss deadlines and waive spending limitations. cipient of the Association's Outstanding Public be enough to satisfy most of us for a lifetime. We must begin to work with the Senate and Relations Award. This distinguished award is For example, Harry has served in a variety of the administration on shaping a new budget presented to only one school in the United leadership positions as president of the Pax­ format which demands that we exercise disci­ States each year. tang Manor Civic Association, the Cosmopoli­ pline and responsibility. The 60-day debt ex­ In 1985 Canterbury School received an tan Club and Susquehanna Little League; tension better suits this purpose than the per­ award from the Association for its Energy chairman of the Susquehanna Board of manent debt extension, which I opposed. The Education Day. The following year the school Health; and treasurer of the Dauphin County latter would have extended the limit through was honored for its Senior Citizens Day. Health Council to name just a few. September 30, 1988. This additional time This year's program, "Harvest Festival" Harry Patchin's participation in many differ­ would compel Congress not to act so much demonstrated a community public relations ini­ ent projects and community services have as to delay. In contrast, the shorter 60-day tiative. These activities, designed to bring the won him special merits of honor, most notably limit generates a serious sense of urgency school and community together, are the ongo­ the Big C Award in 1976 bestowed by Cosmo­ which is too often missing in our budgetary ing efforts of Katie M. Shorter, principal of politan International, Citizen of the Year in deliberations. Canterbury Elementary School. Through her 1982 and Outstanding Distinguished Citizen­ I am pleased that the Senate followed suit efforts and those of her dedicated faculty, the ship for 1981-82 both presented by the Har­ by approving the House-passed 60-day exten­ school has gained recognition for its academic risburg Elks, and a recognition plaque from sion. We must also commend the President achievements. More importantly, its students Open Doors for the Handicapped for advocat­ for his recent pledge to work with Congress to are instilled with a sense of pride and accom­ ing the rights of the handicapped. He has also enact budget reforms. The hard work lies plishment for their efforts. received recognition for his leadership under ahead, but we are off to credible start. Mr. Speaker, we don't often hear enough the Tri-County Easter Seal Society. In closing, Mr. Speaker, I once heard a about the "good things" achieved by our Mr. Speaker, I would like to express my member of the Grace Commission address a youth as they strive to obtain knowledge and congratulations and gratitude to Harry C. Pat­ group of North Carolina businessmen on the skills. Canterbury Elementary School is a spe­ chin for many jobs well done. He has truly en­ subject of the national debt and Government cial place. I have visited the school on many riched the lives of all who have been privi­ spending. He tried to create a reference point occasions and witnessed firsthand the hard leged to know him and work with him. that would allow his audience to understand work of the students and faculty. the significance of the number, 1 trillion, by I know that I speak for the entire Cleveland stating that 1 trillion seconds have not passed IT IS TIME TO GET SERIOUS in time since the birth of Christ. Our national community when I congratulate Mrs. Shorter ABOUT OUR BUDGET PROBLEMS and her school for this outstanding honor. I debt will exceed $2.3 trillion by July. It's time hope that my colleagues in the House will join to get serious about our budget problems. me in saluting Canterbury Elementary HON. HOWARD COBLE OF NORTH CAROLINA School-a very special place. AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TARIFF LEGISLATION A TRIBUTE TO HARRY C. Wednesday, May 20, 1987 PATCHIN Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I have criticized HON. LES ASPIN this legislative body more than once for its in­ OF WISCONSIN HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS attentiveness to important budgetary matters. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The failure of Congress to meet budget dead­ OF PENNSYLVANIA Wednesday, May 20, 1987 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lines and live within other fiscal limitations came back to haunt us on May 13: We were Mr. ASPIN. Mr. Speaker, I am today intro­ Wednesday, May 20, 1987 given the choice of extending our already ducing legislation to direct the U.S. Trade Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, I am no different mind-boggling national debt limit or permitting Representative to seek a reduction in the tariff from many central Pennsylvania citizens who the Government to default on its obligations. imposed by the European Community on agri­ have fond memories of stuffing envelopes or At first blush, default sounds like a good cultural tractor imports. This bill would require otherwise performing volunteer services for idea. Given the amount of havoc Congress the USTR, to add the farm tractor tariff to the Easter Seals under the watchful eye of Harry wreaks on the taxpayers, actually shutting agenda of the current Uruguay round of the Patchin. down the Federal Government might solve GATT talks. For us, Easter Seals and Harry Patchin are more problems than it creates. As tempting as The European Community currently imposes synonymous. this alternative was, however, I opted to sup­ an 8.5-percent tariff on all imported farm trac­ Mr. Speaker, today I would like to call to the port a temporary 60-day debt extension. I did tors. This contrasts with EC tariffs on other attention of my colleagues in the U.S. Con­ so for two reasons. types of farm machinery, which range from 3.5 gress the achievements of Mr. Harry C. Pat­ First, while the Federal Government is too to 4.1 percent. For over 20 years, tractors ex­ chin, a friend and constituent of mine from big, intrusive, and inefficient, it should off er ported to the United States have entered duty Harrisburg, PA. Harry is being honored by his certain services to our citizens. There are free. This tariff advantage enjoyed by the Eu­ family, friends and his Congressman on May many needed, worthwhile programs which ropean Community has served as a disincen­ 22 at the Hershey Motor Lodge for his many would have shut down along with the rest of tive for domestic manufacturers of farm trac- May 20, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13309 tors to continue production in the United sion can kill the longing of people to live in award of Honorary Citizenship of the Eternal States, and has contributed to an increased dignity and freedom. City. flood of imports. Last year, 83 percent of all Many of those who fled Cuba in the past farm tractors sold in this country were import­ few decades represented that nation's best ed. and brightest, and Castro's loss has been this A SALUTE TO CONGRESSIONAL Since 1980, the U.S. farm tractor industry country's gain. These dedicated and hard­ SENIOR CITIZEN INTERN has experienced declining sales and has re­ working exiles readily assimilated into south LOUISE JOYCE PICKETT sponded by laying off over 50,000 employees Florida; our traditions and values became and reducing production by 50 percent. In theirs, and they have proved loyal and con­ HON. LOUIS STOKES 1982, seven major domestic manufacturers structive citizens of this country. Cuban-Ameri­ OF OHIO produced agricultural tractors. Today, only two cans have enriched the community economi­ such manufacturers are still producing trac­ cally, culturally and politically, and we have all IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tors. benefited enormously from their contributions. Wednesday, May 20, 1987 To be sure, many factors have contributed Their successes and apparent in myriad Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, As you know, to the decline in U.S. production of farm trac­ forms and at every turn-from small, thriving May is National Senior Citizen Month. May tors, among them the overall slump in the family businesses to large industries. The vi­ also marks the beginning of our Annual Con­ farm economy, lower labor and material costs tality of the Cuban people and their unfailing gressional Senior Citizen Intern Program overseas, higher market demand in Europe, dedication to the principles of freedom and which is being held May 18-22, 1987. At this and the increased value of the dollar through democracy has made them an example for all time, I would like to salute an outstanding the mid-1980's. However, it has become in­ of us. Therefore, it is only fitting that on this senior from my congressional district who is creasingly clear that the inequitable tariff important anniversary we share in their dream serving as one of my senior citizen interns for structure also has been a significant factor. that Cuba will once again be free. The 1987-Mrs. Louise Joyce Pickett. It is essential for our Government to tackle achievement of this goal is vitally important, Mrs. Pickett has resided in Cleveland since the problems facing the domestic agricultural not only for the Cuban people, but for our her childhood. Through the years, she has tractor industry. My bill would address one of Nation as well. We are reminded on this occa­ become an integral part of our community. these major problems by requiring our trade sion that freedom is fragile at best, and must Mrs. Pickett is currently employed as a officials to start negotiations to eliminate the be protected and nurtured by each succeed­ communications specialist with the Ecumeni­ tariff inequity. A reduction in the EC tariff ing generation. cal Senior Ministries of Collinwood and as an would help to improve the export market for outreach worker with the Euclid Beach Villa agricultural tractors and encourage our do­ Senior Center. She also serves as vice presi­ mestic producers to increase production. TRIBUTE TO MSGR. JOHN PATRICK CARROLL-ABBING dent of the Collinwood Community Congress Finally, I should point out that conditions in and helped to organize the Collinwood Com­ the domestic farm tractor market have not im­ HON. JOSEPH J. DioGUARDI munity Centers Geriatric Nutrition Program. proved in 1987. In fact, imports are expected Mrs. Pickett is chairman of the Handicap to rise by another 5 percent. A lower tariff in OF NEW YORK Advisory Committee of the Western Reserve Europe will not be a miracle cure for the in­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Area Agency on Aging; publicity chairman of dustry, but it will help to make the rules of the Wednesday, May 20, 1987 the Eastside Retired Workers Golden Age trading game more fair. I urge my colleagues Center and chairman of the Northeast District to support this legislation. Mr. D10GUARDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a man whose contributions to Church Women United. She is a member of the youth of the world, and to mankind, are Beulah Baptist Church in Cleveland. CUBAN INDEPENDENCE DAY­ limitless. The Rev. Msgr. John Patrick Carroll­ Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Pickett has received nu­ MAY 20, 1987 Abbing, founder and president of the Boys' merous awards and citations for her communi­ and Girls' Towns of Italy, will be receiving a ty service. However, despite these achieve­ HON. DANTE 8. FASCELL remarkable award in recognition of his work. ments, she has not rested on her laurels. She June 4, the anniversary of the liberation of maintains a leadership role in the fight for criti­ OF FLORIDA cally needed programs to assist seniors, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rome, will be the investiture of the monsignor as an Honorary Citizen of Rome. is an advocate for seniors in the 21st Con­ Wednesday, May 20, 1987 Monsignor Carroll-Abbing will be the 29th gressional District of Ohio and throughout the Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, today marks person over the centuries to receive the dis­ State. the 85th anniversary of Cuban independence tinction of Honorary Citizen of the Eternal City. Mrs. Pickett and her late husband, William, from the domination of Spain. It is a day of Thus far, only 3 of the 29 citizens have been are the parents of five children: James, Abdul celebration and of sadness. For, unfortunately, non-Italians. Monsignor Carroll-Abbing stands Raheem, Charles Henry, Janice and Ronald. the freedom that was so valiantly wrested now in the company of President Woodrow The character and spirit of Mrs. Pickett is best from colonial Spain by Jose Marti, Maximo Wilson and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. described by her favorite quotation: "God Gomez, Antonio Maceo, and countless other Monsignor Carroll-Abbing played a leading grant me the serenity to accept the things I Cuban patriots many years ago has been role in defending the persecuted and assisting cannot change, Courage to change the things stolen from the people of Cuba by Fidel the populations in battle areas during World I can, and Wisdom to know the difference". Castro and his followers. War II. The monsignor developed a nation­ Mr. Speaker, I hope that my colleagues will However, almost 30 years of Communist wide network of medical services for the poor join me in saluting Mrs. Louise Pickett-an dictatorship has not quenched the Cuban peo­ in 1944, and in that same year founded the outstanding senior. ple's thirst for freedom. This burning desire National Organization for Street Boys which has been kept alive in the hearts of Cuba's fed homeless children. His organization has TOBACCO PRODUCTS SHOULD captive people and in the hundreds of thou­ turned into one which provides a fresh start in BE SUBJECT TO CONSUMER sands of Cubans who were forced from their life to homeless youngsters from five conti­ PROTECTION REGULATION homeland, often with little more than the nents in his democratic self-governing com­ clothes on their backs, to take refuge in the munities. United States. Mr. Speaker, I ask that this body commend HON. JIM BATES Cuban Independence Day marks the culmi­ Monsignor Carroll-Abbing's unceasing activity OF CALIFORNIA nation of a 30-year struggle to free this island on behalf of the suffering and his dedicated IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nation from domination by a foreign power. An service to children and young people all alien force, international communism, today around the world. His actions have inspired Wednesday, May 20, 1987 dominates Cuba, so the struggle for freedom the city government of Rome to celebrate his Mr. BATES. Mr. Speaker, I am today intro­ continues. This new struggle will end as the 50 years of service to humanity by conferring ducing legislation which would remove the old one did, because no amount of repress- to Monsignor Carroll-Abbing the extraordinary special and unwarranted exemption accorded 13310 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 20, 1987 to tobacco and tobacco products under the Cannon also enjoys working with young Mr. Speaker, I respectfully request that my Consumer Product Safety Act. people in Scouting and other community ac­ distinguished colleagues in the House of Rep­ Under the act, the Consumer Product tivities. He is affiliated with numerous profes­ resentatives join me in commending the Safety Commission [CPSC] is denied any au­ sional organizations and is an active member SJJCC for 15 years of outstanding service to thority to regulate the safety of tobacco and of the St. Barnabas Church parish. His dem­ our young people in Santa Clara County. As is tobacco products. It has no jurisdiction to ad­ onstrated leadership in the community and often stated, "Job Corps works-and so do its dress the hazards of cigarette smoking to commitment to helping his fellow man are a graduates." consumers. source of inspiration to many. This special treatment is especially ironic Mr. Cannon exemplifies the basic values of considering the serious health effects of to­ honor and integrity, love of family and country WHAT THE PHILIPPINE REVOLU­ bacco. Tobacco accounts for 30 percent of which are the foundation and strength of our TION MEANS TO ONE NEW cancer deaths and the CPSC is denied any great Nation. Therefore, it is appropriate that YORK CITY SCHOOLGIRL authority to regulate consumers' exposure to Mr. Cannon should be honored for his many tobacco. According to the Department of years of service as master of the Fourth HON. STEPHEN J. SOLARZ Health and Human Services, more than Degree which holds patriotism as its main 300,000 Americans a year die prematurely theme. Among the many accomplishments OF NEW YORK from smoking-related diseases. There is no during his long and distinguished tenure in this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES justification for allowing such a harmful prod­ position, Mr. Cannon coordinated local activi­ Wednesday, May 20, 1987 uct to escape the safety system we have es­ ties for the Nation's bicentennial celebration. Mr. SOLARZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tablished for other products. I'd like to join his family and friends in offer­ bring to the attention of my colleagues an ex­ Every serious study that has been done ing my sincere appreciation to Mr. Cannon for cellent essay written by Emily May Jocson, a documents the dire health effects, on smokers his many years of dedicated service to the student at P.S. 115 in Floral Park. This essay and nonsmokers, of inhaling tobacco smoke. community and best wishes for continued demonstrates not only the quality of written Medical authorities across the country repeat­ happiness and success. work which our public schoolchildren can edly urge that we find ways to reduce expo­ produce, but also the appreciation which sure to smoking and to tobacco products. many of our students, even at a tender age, If we deny our regulatory agencies the abili­ SAN JOSE JOB CORPS CENTER have of the importance of freedom and de­ ty to investigate tobacco products, as they do mocracy. all other products, we will never make HON. NORMAN Y. MINETA Emily was born in the Philippines, but her progress in our efforts to reduce the health ef­ OF CALIFORNIA parents fled to the United States in search of fects of tobacco exposure. It is time that we IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES freedom and democracy when she was but an turned the attention of our safety agencies on Wednesday, May 20, 1987 infant. Like millions of other Americans, Emily smoking and tobacco, and take action at the Jocson was deeply moved by the sight of Federal level to protect people. Mr. MINETA. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to huge crowds of ordinary Filipino citizens rally­ Mr. Speaker, this legislation does not re­ salute the San Jose Job Corps Center ing to end the repression they had suffered quire that the CPSC take action in this area. It (SJJCC] for 15 years of excellent service to under the Marcos regime. They were willing to merely gives the agency the jurisdiction to do our community. Job Corps is a specialized risk everything to restore democratic rule to so. I will be exploring additional legislative ini­ training program for young, low-income adults, their country. tiatives to ensure that some action is taken by ages 16 through 21, who volunteer for job skill Recently, Emily had an opportunity to visit the CPSC. In addition, I will be looking at training. the Philippines with her family, where she was other methods to achieve the goal of reducing The SJJCC is part of the nationwide Job privileged to read her essay to many different smoking and the harmful effects of exposure Corps system which began in 1965 as part of audiences. She was invited to read it to Presi­ to tobacco. This legislation is a first step in my the Office of Economic Opportunity, then was dent Corazon Aquino, whom Emily described efforts to eliminate the hazards of exposure to transferred in 1969 to the Comprehensive Em­ to me as "the kindest and most caring person tobacco. ployment and Training Act and in 1982 was moved to the title IV section of the Job Train­ I have ever met." ing Partnership Act. Mr. Speaker, I insert this essay in today's HONORING AUSTIN E. CANNON, The SJJCC was one of the forerunners of CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: JR. the Job Corps Center aimed primarily toward WHAT THE PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION MEANS TO helping Hispanic youths. Recent immigration ME AS AN AMERICAN HON. NORMAN F. LENT trends have changed the target population to The Philippine Revolution happened OF NEW YORK now encompass a large Indochinese popula­ thousands of miles away twelve months ago, but my family and I felt it as though it hap­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion, as well as Afghans, Central Americans, Ethiopians, and Eritreans. pened right here in New York City. What Wednesday, May 20, 1987 did it mean to me? Two words I can think of The SJJCC is a complete residential facility are pride and hope. Mr. LENT. Mr. Speaker, on June 5, the Bell­ providing housing for members during training. I feel proud because I have Filipino blood more Council of the Knights of Columbus will This unique feature is designed to cater to the and their freedom means my freedom, too. host a testimonial dinner honoring a constitu­ needs of students in an environment geared When I was one year old, we left the Philip­ ent of mine, Mr. Austin E. Cannon, Jr., who toward developing maturity and self-discipline, pines because my parents did not want me served for 11 years as master of the Ninth both of which are vital ingredients toward to grow up in a country without freedom. I District of New York, which encompasses greater knowledge. Also, Job Corps has a never learned to speak the language nor do Nassau and Suffolk Counties. In honor of this nonresidential facility that enables qualified in­ I know a lot about the Philippines. I used to dividuals with family obligations to participate dream that one day, Marcos would leave the memorable occasion, I would like to say a few country and make the sorrow of the Filipi­ words in recognition of Mr. Cannon's signifi­ in training. nos go away. cant contributions to the betterment of the The SJJCC instills the value of education I feel proud because Cory Aquino and the Bellmore community. and teaches its students the necessary skills Filipino people did what no one else in the Mr. Cannon is an outstanding American who required for success in the workplace. Of par­ world has done. They won a revolution has given selflessly of his time and energy to ticular emphasis at the SJJCC is a solid in­ without violence but with "People Power". I benefit his church, his community, and his structional program underscoring the impor­ still remember happily, the night we country. As a teacher of social studies at the tance of the work ethic in our society. In the watched on television how Filipinos in the Lindenhurst Junior High School for the past home country and in New York celebrated past 15 years, more than 10,000 young men this wonderful "miracle". We saw nuns and 26 years, Mr. Cannon has worked tirelessly to and women who were previously assisted by children kneel in front of tanks and the provide our young people with the finest edu­ welfare and other Government subsidy pro­ tanks stopped. We have learned from our cation possible and to challenge them to grams have now been trained to compete in teachers about Martin Luther King and his reach their fullest potential as individuals. Mr. the workplace. work for peace. He was before our time but May 20, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13311 Cory Aquino is during my time. I feel proud A SALUTE TO CONGRESSIONAL sent to the United States some 48 years ago. to have her as my heroine. SENIOR CITIZEN INTERN She is also a servant of the people, particular­ I end with hope, hope that the rest of the EVELYN JOYCE CULVER ly the young, with whom she has worked as world make Cory and the events in the Phil­ an educator over the last 40 years, sharing ippines an example for peace and under­ HON. LOUIS STOKES her own extensive knowledge with literally standing without having to use guns and generations of students. bombs to kill people. And maybe, just OF OHIO Sister Morvan's field of expertise is mathe­ maybe, I will learn more about the Philip­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES matics, for which she received both a mas­ pines and even learn to speak the language Wednesday, May 20, 1987 because, you see, I have Hope. ter's degree and a doctorate from Catholic Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure Universtiy. She has taught at a number of for me to salute Mrs. Evelyn Joyce Culver, educational institutions in Vermont, Connecti­ SILVER JUBILEE OF MAYOR'S one of my Congressional Senior Citizen In­ cut, and most recently at the College of Our COMMUNITY RELATIONS COM­ terns for 1987. Mrs. Culver is here this week Lady of the Elms, in Chicopee, MA. I should MITTEE participating in the Congressional Senior Citi­ also add that she furthered her already ad­ zen Intern Program. At this time, I would like vanced education with a year's study of com­ to share information on Mrs. Culver with my puter science at the University of California at HON. JOSEPH J. DioGUARDI colleagues. Berkeley just 5 years ago at age 70. I don't OF NEW YORK Mrs. Culver is a graduate of the University think I have to describe to any of my col­ of Wisconsin with a bachelor degree in philos­ leagues the rigors of a university curriculum; IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ophy. Her family moved to the Cleveland met­ such an undertaking at age 70 is truly a testa­ Wednesday, May 20, 1987 ropolitan area in 1948. From 1965 until her re­ ment to her ability and her thirst for knowl­ Mr. D10GUARDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today tirement 1O years later, Mrs. Culver served as edge. to pay tribute to a distinguished committee of director of the Cudell Senior Center, now a Mr. Speaker, Sister Morvan is a talented volunteers in Yonkers, NY, a city which I am subsidiary of the Golden Age Centers of mathematician, with an exceptional ability to make the mysteries of that science clear to honored to represent. greater Cleveland. As director, she implement­ ed critical programs and services for the el­ her students. She will be honored on her life­ On June 20, 1987, at the Hudson River derly, as well as educated seniors about legis­ time of service this Sunday, May 24, at the Museum in Yonkers, four past mayors of Yon­ lation affecting the elderly. commencement ceremonies at Our Lady of kers, along with current mayor Angelo R. Mar­ Mrs. Culver's involvement and commitment the Elms, and will return to her native France tinelli, will honor the Mayor's Community Rela­ to the elderly in the 21st Congressional Dis­ in September. It is my belief, however, that tions Committee [MCRC] on its silver jubilee. trict is worthy of the highest praise. She is the she will be long remembered in our country The MCRC, which is staffed entirely by vol­ recipient of the Ohio Commission on Aging for the selfless devotion and fine example she unteers, was created in 1962 to, among other Community Service Award; the board of trust­ displayed in one of society's most important things, "promote understanding and respect ees of the Golden Age Centers of Cleveland undertakings, that of teacher. among all racial, religious and cultural Distinguished Service Award; and has re­ groups;" "integrate all groups into the general ceived special citations from the Cleveland life and activities of the community;" "make City Council for her work with seniors. A TRIBUTE TO CHANCELLOR citizens understand the importance of working Mrs. Culver is married to John W. Culver. AND MRS. CHARLES E. YOUNG as a team in order to make the city better;" They are the parents of five children: Eliza­ and "enhance the image of the city." beth, Joan, David, Alexander, and Sally. She HON. MEL LEVINE While the MCRC maintains a low profile, is a member of the Society of Friends. OF CALIFORNIA several highlights of their outstanding commu­ Subscribing to the philosophy, "People can nity work deserve mention here. At Kubasek help one another by taking an interest in their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Trinity Manor, a group of senior citizens gath­ fellow man," Mrs. Culver has been a champi­ Wednesday, May 20, 1987 on for seniors in the 21st Congressional Dis­ ered in the first senior citizens library specifi­ Mr. LEVINE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise cally furnished and dedicated to the memory trict. She is an outstanding individual and I am proud to have her serve as my Congressional today on behalf of Chancellor Charles E. and of the seven astronauts who lost their lives Sue Young, this year's recipients of the Neil aboard the Challenger. This library, organized Senior Citizen Intern for 1987. Mr. Speaker, I deem it an honor to have the H. Jacoby International Award. The Youngs under the direction of Steve Luchka, is the House join me in saluting Mrs. Evelyn Joyce will be honored by the International Student only one of its kind. Culver. Center at the University of California at Los Another outstanding example of their com­ Angeles on June 2, 1987. To mark this occa­ passionate achievements is the ongoing Shar­ sion, I would like to share both the history of ing Community for the Homeless. This group, IN TRIBUTE TO SISTER CHRIS­ this esteemed award, and the Youngs' numer­ in conjunction with several churches and other TINE MORVAN FOR HER 40 ous accomplishments with my colleagues in groups, provides clothing, food, books, and YEARS IN TEACHING the U.S. House of Representatives. various other items that are often in short Since 1963, the International Student supply. HON. EDWARD P. BOLAND Center at UCLA has been a force for interna­ Mr. Speaker, this is just a small sampling of OF MASSACHUSETTS tional understanding through the exchange of all that has been accomplished by this amaz­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ideas among foreign students and the citizens of southern California. In 1983, the center cre­ ing group of volunteers. To list all of their gra­ Wednesday, May 20, 1987 cious deeds would require more time and ated the Neil H. Jacoby International Award in space than we have. I am honored to serve in Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, I would like to order to recognize those whose lives exempli­ call my colleagues' attention to a remarkable fy, in the manner of Dean Jacoby, an active a district where the people care about one an­ woman, Sister Christine Morvan. Sister commitment to the quest for peace. other and make the job of governing that Morvan is retiring from teaching after 40 years Past recipients have been selected from much more worthwhile. of dedicated service. This in itself merits rec­ various fields of human endeavor-Jean and Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulat­ ognition, but to cite her retirement alone Irving Stone in the arts; Frances and Armand ing the Mayor's Community Relations Commit­ would be to paint only a partial picture of her Hammer, commerce and personal diplomacy; tee on their silver anniversary. lifetime of accomplishment. Peter Ueberroth and Mayor Bradley, world Sister Christine Morvan has dedicated her­ wide communication through the Olympics; self to the role of servant. First and foremost, Ellen and Norman Cousins, humanitarian ac­ she is a selfless servant of God who an­ tivists and intellectual leaders. swered a call to a religious vocation as a Dr. Young was selected in recognition of his Daughter of the Holy Spirit in France and was monumental success in guiding UCLA from a

91-059 0 -89-29 (Pt. lOJ 13312 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 20, 1987 good university to one of the world's great COMMENDATION OF MRS. than we are receiving. Often, however, we international research institutions. IVONNE ABD-EL-BAKI BY REP­ forget that many of those dollars are coming During the 18 years of his leadership, UCLA RESENTATIVE MARY ROSE back with tourists to create more jobs and has become international in every respect. OAKAR sustain our economic growth. The faculty is drawn from throughout the And even more of those dollars are expect­ world. Its five multidisciplinary foreign study HON. MARY ROSE OAKAR ed to return this year and in the future. Tour­ centers are ranked as national resources by OF OHIO ism is, indeed, on the rebound. According to the U.S. Office of Education. These centers IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Department of Commerce, nearly 23 mil­ lion international travelers will visit the United bring to the students, faculty and community, Wednesday, May 20, 1987 a focus on Africa, Russia, and Eastern States this year. That is up 4 percent from last Europe, the Near East, East Asia, and Latin Ms. OAKAR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to year. America. In addition, the Center for Interna­ commend to my colleagues, and to all art afi­ It seems tough to please the so-called ex­ tional and Strategic Affairs has achieved inter­ cionados, a splendid cultural exhibit that I had perts, who first complain that the dollar is too the pleasure of attending earlier this month. strong and is hurting exports and then com­ national recognition for its studies in arms The renowned Lebanese artist, Ivonne Abd-El­ plain that it is falling too quickly and hurting control and international security, and the Baki, held more than 1,000 guests in thrall the world economy. most recent addition, the center for Pacific with her showing at the IMF on May 6. But the news about tourism is unequivocally Rim studies, brings an issue-oriented ap­ This inaugural American exhibit of Ivonne's good. proach to the common concern of the peo­ works, "Shadows of the Orient," is inspiring Besides shrinking the trade deficit, tourist ples of the Pacific Rim. art. it is also much more: Mrs. Saki is a politi­ dollars contribute to tax revenue. That reve­ Exchange with foreign universities and cal woman making her statement through her nue reduces the Federal budget deficit and active in Japan, Yugoslavia, Israel, Saudi art. To cement the strong bond of friendship helps State and local governments finance Arabia, Mexico, Liberia, Somalia, and Togo. that exists between the Lebanese-American the education of our youth, aid the less fortu­ Over 5,000 foreign students-immigrant and community and the people of Lebanon, nate among us and build the roads that con­ nonimmigrant-from 108 countries study at Ivonne Abd-El-Baki interweaves the beauty of tribute to economic growth. UCLA, and UCLA enrolls the most ethnically our Lebanese heritage with our people's In fact, the benefits we receive from tourism mixed and culturally diverse undergraduate hopes for peace. are more than economic. Tourism is an ideal student population, both in total and as a per­ Ivonne dedicated her new gouache, "The means to foster good will and improve rela­ centage of enrollment, of any major university Passage," to the resilience of the Lebanese tions with other countries on the most person­ in the United States. people. If I may quote Mrs. Saki for a al and effective level. The International Student Center at UCLA, moment, "The Passage was inspired by the When receipts from domestic and interna­ which is bestowing the Jacoby award upon response of Renoir when urged to lay aside tional tourism in the United States are com­ Chancellor and Mrs. Young, was built through his brushes and rest his arthritic hands. 'The bined, the industry generated more than a the contributions of volunteers in the Los An­ pain will pass,' he said, 'but the beauty re­ quarter of a trillion dollars last year. The tour­ geles area, and is supported as a joint venture mains.' " So we all pray for Lebanon, in her ism industry deserves recognition as one of the largest industries in the world, and the of the community and the university. Dating hour of struggle. Mrs. Saki has won numerous international more than 5 million peope who work in tour­ back even before he was chancellor, Dr. awards, including the coveted Le Merite de ism in the United States deserve recognition Young recognized the importance of such a !'Excellence Europeenne and the Award of as vital and important couriers of good will. community effort, and he has consistently the Festival of Graphic Arts of Osaka. Many of And the U.S. Travel and Tourism Adminis­ worked to keep the partnership vibrant. Now, her paintings are on permanent display at tration, which organized the "America-Catch Chancellor Young is the guiding light for a such esteemed institutions as the State Presi­ the Spirit" campaign promoting the United project to build a new, larger international dential Palaces of Lebanon and Ecuador, the States as a destination for foreign travelers, center on the campus of UCLA. Museum of Cannes, and the Goethe Institute deserves recognition from the Congress for its Sue Young has been an integral part of the of Beirut. excellent work. Clearly, "Catch the Spirit" is success of UCLA. She has pioneered new I hope our own National Museum of Women an appropriate slogan. Tourism itself has been thinking about what the role of chancellor's in the Arts as well as the National Gallery of called America's greatest export, but it is our wife entails, and has achieved national recog­ Art, will acquire representative pieces of this spirit that is our most important asset and nition as an advocate for the full recognition Lebanese art. I commend Mrs. Saki's work to tourism allows us to show off that spirit. and appreciation of that role, having recently my friends here in this Chamber and around our Nation. served as chairman of the Council of Presi­ TRIBUTE TO DR. THOMAS dents/Chancellors Spouses of the National SOBOL Association of State Universities and Land­ THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN Grant Colleges. TOURISM Among her many professional duties, Sue HON. JOSEPH J. DioGUARDI Young was the keynote speaker for the 1986 HON. ROBERT E. BADHAM OF NEW YORK conference of the American Association of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA University Women, and she served with dis­ Wednesday, May 20, 1987 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tinction on the Los Angeles City Civil Service Mr. D10GUARDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Commission. Wednesday, May 20, 1987 to pay special tribute to a distinguished and Chancellor and Mrs. Young have two chil­ Mr. BADHAM. Mr. Speaker, recent reports dedicated academic administrator, Dr. Thomas dren and five grandchildren. show the trade deficit is shrinking, but there is Sobol. Dr. Sobol has served as the superin­ It is an honor to be able to pay tribute to more good news about the international eco­ tended of schools in Scarsdale, NY, for the Charles and Sue Young. They are extraordi­ nomic situation than is immediately apparent. past 16 years and has recently been selected nary Americans and I cannot think of two Today, as we take note of National Tourism as commissioner of education for New York more deserving individuals to receive this Week, and its theme, "Tourism Works for State. award. I ask that the leadership and other America," I would like to share with my fellow Dr. Sobol's service to New York State edu­ Members of this body join me in saluting the Members some information about the tremen­ cation does not begin and end in Scarsdale, Youngs for their outstanding accomplishments dous impact of the travel industry upon all of however. A graduate of Teachers College of and wishing them the very best in all their our lives. Columbia University with a masters degree future endeavors. My more dramatically inclined colleagues from the Harvard Graduate School of Educa­ have called the trade deficit a terrible thing. tion, Dr. Sobol has held various teaching and But what do those numbers mean? Quite administrative positions throughout New York. simply, we are sending more dollars abroad The positions he has held include director of May 20, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13313 instruction in Bedford, as well as chairman of NATIONAL PARKINSON'S NATIONAL FOSTER CARE the department of english; assistant supe~in­ DISEASE AWARENESS WEEK MONTH tendent for instruction in Great Neck; presi­ dent Lower Hudson Council of Chief School HON. FLOYD SPENCE Officers; chairman, Distinguished Service HON. MARIO BIAGGI OF SOUTH CAROLINA Committee, New York State Council of School OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Superintendents; president, Metropolitan IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES School Study Council, Teachers College, Co­ Wednesday, May 20, 1987 Wednesday, May 20, 1987 lumbia University. Dr. Sobol is currently a Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to member of the Alumni Council of Teachers Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in rec­ offer a resolution that would designate May of College at Columbia. In addition, Dr. Sobol ognition of "National Parkinson's Disease 1966 as, "National Foster Care Month." has recently written a book entitled "Your Awareness Week," and the many activities It is well known that a family environment Child in School" to be published by Arbor held throughout the Nation this week by the with loving and caring parents is the best pos­ House Publishing Co. Parkinson's support groups of America. I am sible situation for children, however, in this It is obvious that this impressive list of proud to be the author of House Joint Resolu­ country today, there are hundreds of thou­ achievements shows us a man who is un­ tion 111, along with my good friend and a sands of foster children who through no fault ceasingly committed to education. His work in champion of the elderly, CLAUDE PEPPER. We of their own, have been stripped of this New York State has certainly contributed to sponsored this resolution in the hope of in­ normal home relationship that contains love, the improvement of the education of the creasing public awareness and understanding shelter, and the other basic needs of all chil­ young people throughout the State. Quality of of Parkinson's, and ultimately, assisting in ef­ dren. Foster parents give their time, energy, education would greatly suffer were it not for forts to treat and cure this disease. material resources, and most important of all, academicians and administrators such as Dr. While I am deeply saddened that the Mem­ love, 24 hours a day, every day of the week to Sobol. bers did not approve this measure prior to this help these children develop into mature, re­ In honor of Dr. Sobol, the village of Scars­ week, I believe it only appropriate that we sponsible, and productive adults. dale has announced that Sunday, May 31, mark this occasion. Over 1.5 million of our el­ Foster parents have a long and proud tradi­ 1967, will be Thomas Sobol Celebration Day. derly suffer from Parkinson's disease. It tion of reaching out to those children who I would like the Members of the House to strikes 1 out of every 100 Americans over the need them most and it is our duty to publicly join me in congratulating Dr. Sobol for his ac­ age of 60. It is a devastating illness-one of recognize their efforts and call attention to the complishments during his 16 years of service the most crippling disorders of the central vital needs of all foster children in the United for Scarsdale schools and wish him continued nervous system. States. success as commissioner of education for the This resolution signifies our commitment to Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to co­ State of New York. ameliorate Parkinson's disease, and assist sponsor this most worthy resolution. Parkinson's patients and their families. It rep­ resents the promise of our Government to MARY BOWMAN WILL BE meet the challenge and fulfill its role with re­ MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT RETIRING AT THE END OF MAY spect to the prevention, treatment, and cure FOR MAMMOGRAMS for this affliction. It is time for our country to HON.KENNETHJ.GRAY renew and strengthen its efforts regarding HON. TOMMY F. ROBINSON knowledge and the treatment capacity of Par­ OF ARKANSAS OF ILLINOIS kinson's disease. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I want to thank all of the Parkinson's sup­ Wednesday, May 20, 1987 Wednesday, May 20, 1987 port groups across this Nation for joining me in the observance of "National Parkinson's Mr. ROBINSON. Mr. Speaker, today, I am Mr. GRAY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, unfortu­ Disease Awareness Week." It is my hope that introducing legislation to provide Medicare re­ nately, another institution is leaving Capitol my colleagues will join me in this tribute next imbursement for mammograms, the x-ray Hill. At the end of May, Mary Bowman, Super­ year. By approving this important legislation. screening procedure used to detect breast visor of Accounts in the Office of the Post­ For the benefit of everyone, the text of the cancer, and pap smears, a test used to detect master will be retiring after 32 years of serv­ ¥2 resolution follows: uterine cancer. These tests will help save ice to the U.S. House of Representatives. lives and reduce unnecessary surgery and in­ HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 111 Over the years, Mary has seen a great creased medical costs due to late detection of many changes in the Office of the Postmaster Whereas Parkinson's disease is a devastat­ breast and uterine cancer. ing illness afflicting an estimated one mil­ and in the House as a whole. She has devel­ As an old adage states, "an ounce of pre­ oped warm relationships with all those she lion five hundred thousand persons in the United States; vention is worth a pound of cure." The pre­ has touched with her warmth and understand­ Whereas Parkinson's disease strikes one vention of diseases is one area where Medi­ ing and left an indelible mark on all. out of every one hundred Americans over care coverage is sorely lacking. In my opinion, Mary's devotion to her job and her col­ the age of 60; for Medicare to continue as a viable health leagues is legendary. She is always willing to Whereas Parkinson's disease is one of the care policy it must take on an increased role take the time to help her friends no matter most severely crippling disorders of the cen­ in the advocacy of disease prevention. The what the situation. tral nervous system; whole idea of health care is to maintain a Mary's professionalism and dedication to Whereas the various Parkinson's support healthy citizenry that will be able to live out a her job and to the U.S. House of Representa­ groups of America, which are composed en­ tirely of volunteers, are devoted to working productive life, free from debilitating and pain­ tives have won her great respect and admira­ for the amelioration of Parkinsonism and ful diseases. tion over these many years. She has seen the dedicated to assisting Parkinson's patients Breast cancer strikes 1 out of 1O women in operation of the Office of the Postmaster grow and their families in coping with this illness; America today. Each year, 40,000 women will tremendously and has been a vital part of its and die from the disease and thousands more will development. Her input and experience has Whereas our knowledge and treatment ca­ undergo extensive surgery in order to survive. been invaluable to all of us. pacity continues to grow and bring new What is worse is that much of this tragedy is Mary Bowman will be sorely missed and the hope to those who bear the burden of this preventable. Office of the Postmaster will never quite be affliction: Now, therefore, be it The purpose of breast screening by mam­ Resolved by the Senate and the House of the same without her kind words and smiling Representatives of the United States of mography is to improve the survival of women face. America in Congress assembled, That the by detecting breast cancer at an early stage. I know my colleagues join me in wishing a week beginning May 17, 1987 is designated Mammograms can detect a tumor 2 to 3 years great abundance of health and happiness in "National Parkinson's Disease Awareness before a physician is able to by physical her retirement. Week." exam. It is a highly safe, reliable, and accepta- 13314 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 20, 1987 ble procedure. Mammography is capable of SMALL BUSINESS WEEK in the newspaper business, serving the com­ providing the diagnosis of breast cancer munity through honesty and hard work. before it spreads to other parts of the body. HON. RICHARD J. DURBIN THEY JUST DON'T MAKE PEOPLE ANYMORE Treatment applied at this stage can produce a OF ILLINOIS LIKE NEAL ENSMINGER cure rate in excess of 90 percent, according The retirement of J. Neal Ensminger from to the American College of Radiology. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Daily Post-Athenian marks an end to Furthermore, mammograms are cost effec­ Wednesday, May 20, 1987 an era that spans some 50 years of un­ tive. Mammograms can range in cost from matched service, loyalty, productivity, train­ Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in ing of young newspaper reporters, advertis­ $65 at a breast screening clinic to $140 in a recognition of Small Business Week. Small ing sales people, future businessmen and hospital setting. Compare this to the overall business has been the backbone of our women, and more important, financial suc­ costs to a patient who has terminal breast Nation since its inception. It is our largest em­ cess to the owners of the newspaper. cancer, which can run, in the later years of ployer and the principal source of growth in The DPA has been a daily newspaper life, $80 to $85,000. our economy. It employs, researchers and some 56 years and Neal has been "Mr. Post­ An additional provision in my bill will allow produces activities that have made America's Athenian" for 50 of them. There have been economy the strongest in the world. several owners, numerous managers, editors Medicare coverage for mammograms when and hundreds of employees in those years. the technical component of the test is per­ The statistics on small business demon­ There have been good times and bad times formed by a certified radiologic technologist strate the importance of the group to our Na­ as a newspaper is like any other business. under the supervision-though not necessarily tion's welfare. Ninety-eight percent of our Na­ Depressions, recessions, competition and in the presence-of a physician, rather than tion's businesses are considered "small busi­ personnel can threaten its existence. by a physician. However, the interpretation of nesses," over 15 million in all. Last year, Neal Ensminger was the "rock" that kept these businesses accounted for 39 percent of our daily chronicle afloat in tough times the tests and the reportage of results to the and a prize winning paper in good times. I'd patient will remain the responsibility of the our gross national product. Small Business Week is just a small period venture to say that no other newspaper man physician or physician-radiologist. This meas­ in the state of Tennessee has served one of time set aside for us to recognize this im­ ure will provide less expensive breat screen­ newspaper for 50 years, in as many different portant economic sector. However, the work ing while not compromising quality health care jobs, and with such outstanding ability in of small businesses goes on year round. They all of them, as everyone's friend, J. Neal in the least. provide jobs for over one-half of the American Ensminger. The presence of a full-time physician is un­ population, and over 45 percent of America's His retirement does mark an end to his necessary for the technical component of nonagricultural work force. full-time work at The DPA but it does not breast cancer screening tests and would sig­ Congress has a responsibility to come to mark an end to his contributions to his nificantly impact the cost of service. My legis­ the aid of these businesses, by creating church and his community. You could label lation will correct this oversight in Medicare him a "legend in his time" and that legend demand for domestic products, fostering a will continue as his God given talent of policy and will further serve to facilitate rather positive trade atmosphere with our trading superb oratory enriches our lives. than hinder efforts aimed at the early detec­ partners, and providing economic assistance You see he is more than a newspaper man. tion of breast cancer. to allow small businesses to thrive. He is a Sunday School teacher, a lay In order to further advance the prevention We also have a responsibility to reduce the preacher, and a speaker at civic functions, of uterine cancer, my bill will help encourage Federal budget deficit. It is clear that this defi­ graduation exercises, conventions, funerals regular pap tests among women for the early cit is depriving small businesses of success in and any occasion that calls for a person who two ways: by absorbing capital needed to has something to say and knows how to say detection of cervical and endometrial cancer. it. He is recognized as the finest extempor­ In 1987, there will be an estimated 48,000 modernize and expand business, and by ary speaker in our area, a college debating new cases of. uterine cancer in the United taking away capital from consumers to pur­ champion and an eloquent orator. States-17,000 cases of cervical cancer and chase more needed goods and services. In the past 50 years at The DPA, Neal was 35,000 cases of endometrial cancer. Over the As a member of the House Budget Commit­ not only known for his newspaper acumen tee, it was my privilege to play a role in this but is a recognized stalwart in the Method­ last 40 years, the incidence of uterine cancer ist Church, locally and nationally. In this has decreased by about 70 percent, primarily year's budget process. The committee resolu­ tion, which was adopted by the House on period he was considered a "born" Demo­ because of the advent and increased use of April 9, meets the deficit reduction goals set crat Star-Ledger, May stars. once a week. With a certain amount of repe­ 17, 1987] It was decommissioned again in 1958 and tition, the discipline builds up." THE IOWA MYSTIQUE IS FIRMLY ANCHORED IN mothballed in Philadelphia until the In the main battery fire control room, HISTORY Reagan administration began its efforts to Master Chief William McCalla of Rosemark, expand the Navy to 600 ships. Tenn., said the analog computers make cal­ (By Al Frank> Under the program, the battleship New culations that compensate for many varia­ Shrouded in a morning mist and cloaked Jersey was the first to be overhauled. It was bles. in its traditional coat of gray paint, the USS recommissioned in Long Beach, Calif., in Included are the average temperature at Iowa is an awesome sight. December 1982 and is based on the West which the powder has been kept because, As a utility boat ferrying a crowd of veter­ Coast. with warmer powder, the velocity of a shell ans and other visitors bobbed across Narra­ After the Iowa, the Missouri was recom­ increases. gansett Bay in Rhode Island on Friday missioned, while the Wisconsin is now un­ In the meantime, the roll of the ship must morning, the 887-foot battleship towered dergoing its refurbishment and is scheduled be figured into the firing calculations and­ over the water. for recommissioning in 1989. since the shell can travel 21 miles to its Twelve stories above the bay was its mast, Stapleton is one of 10 homeports the Navy target-so must the curvature of the earth. topped by radar and antennas. Below the wants to construct to strategically disperse Also, since the globe has rotated in the one turrets and the superstructure were the out­ its fleet around the country. minute the shell is in the air, that move­ lines of its nine 16-inch guns. In February the first contract for the $203 ment must also be taken into account. Finally, as the boat closed in on the dread­ million project was awarded but several out­ "Everything was built in 1942," Mccalla naught's ladder, hardly more could be seen standing permits must be obtained before said of the computers. "And it's still as accu­ than a wall of 12-inch armor, extending construction can begin in earnest. rate as it was then." yards and yards above and across the water Compared to the crew of almost 2,000 that With some shifts lasting up to 20 hours, line. it carried during World War II, today's Iowa life can be hectic, said Barry Walters of After a month at sea, the 58,000-ton ship, has 1,500 enlisted personnel and 60 officers. East Orange, one of the 100 members of the with a crew of 1,500 and some 300 guests, "It's like running a little city," said Capt. crew that joined in 1983 before the Iowa was about to begin the next-to-last leg of a Frank Kalas of Toland, Conn, who is in was recommissioned. journey back to its homeport in Norfolk, Va. charge of keeping the ship in food, fuel, But, like Bernard Isaza, a budget officer Ever since the Navy announced in 1983 water and other supplies. from Elizabeth, he said the Iowa is the envy that the battlewagon and six other ships He said there is "no recipe card" to tell of the Navy. would be based at Stapleton on Staten him what to load, and he counts on his staff "You get the best ports and the best liber­ Island, the Iowa has made periodic visits to to help in the planning. ty," he said. the port where it was built in 1940 and "It depends on where you're going and Also proud is Joseph Castellanos of launched two years later. what you're going to do," Kalas said. Newark, one of 56 Marines who provide se­ The Iowa, which served in two wars, is one There are certainties, however. curity on the ship. With 900 members of the crew in their of only three Navy battleships afloat. A visi­ teens or just emerging from that age group, "Less than 1 percent of the Marines get tor approaching it is struck with a sense of diets are high on carbohydrates. sea duty," he observed. history. Hamburgers, of course, are a staple, while Steve Leitz of Jersey City, a crew member Despite the teak decks, Capt. Larry Sea­ last year, 20,000 cans of Coca-Cola Classic for seven months, has similar duty. quist, the ship's commanding officer for the were sold from the vending machines Leitz, a technical officer in the electronic last year, emphatically warns, "This is not a around the vessel. warfare department, said he expects things museum." Bakers turn out 8,000 cookies a day. to get particularly busy this fall when the Critics in Congress have charged that "Every Tuesday night they make choco­ Iowa cruises the Mediterranean. spending $402 million to recommission the late chip," Kalas said." And seven hours As chain links the size of picnic tables Iowa was a waste of money. They argued later they're gone." dropped the Iowa's anchor into Upper New that small, computerized missiles have In addition to food, Kalas is also in charge York Bay, some watching the hovering heli­ transformed the battleship into one of the of diesel fuel for the ship-it gets 14,000 copters and the flotilla of welcoming police, Navy's biggest targets. miles, or halfway around the world, on a Coast Guard and fireboats, wondered But Seaquist said the money would hardly full tank-as well as keeping its barbershop, whether the sight would ever become so buy a small frigate these days and, for the ship's store and laundry running. commonplace future arrivals would go un­ same amount. the taxpayers got "an excep­ So it can do some of its own repairs, he marked. tional ship they couldn't get without spend­ stocked about $4.5 million worth of parts But others doubted the magic will ever ing billions of dollars." last year. disappear. Besides, he continued, "the Soviets pay at­ For quite a while, even a moderately tall For Philip Giarrizzo, a Montclair native tention to a battleship," and despite versa­ visitor to the ship will walk inside passage­ who was an electrician's mate on board tile missiles, the Iowa-with a top speed ex­ ways with a slight hunch because low ceil­ "The Big Stick" from 1942-45, the magic ceeding 33 knots, or close to 40 miles per ings and suspended pipes give the illusion has endured for more than 40 years. · hour-is highly maneuverable. that a bump on the head is a distinct possi­ Giarrizzo remembers the day the Iowa "It's a myth that the battleship is a dino­ bility. raised its anchor in Tokyo Bay. He also re­ saur," the skipper said. But Cmdr. Dominick Rascona of Long called her mothballed in Philadelphia. In addition to its speed and armor, the Island, N.Y., one of two doctors who man "She looked like an old scow," he said. Iowa has a host of defenses-electronic as the ship's hospital, said such accidents are "Then she was refurbished and she looked well as conventional armaments-that it can more than a possibility. like the day she was first commissioned­ draw on to fend off an attack. Also, in an "A lot of people wear the official scar just like today." alert, the battleship travels in the company here," he said, pointing to an area of the of other men-o'-war that can provide fur­ scalp above the forehead. ther cover. In addition to the trademark 16-inch guns, VALLEY STREAM, NY, STUDENT "The quality that went into its construc­ the Iowa also has 12 five-inch guns, 32 SELECTED FOR OUTSTANDING tion is unbelievable," Seaquist said, adding Tomahawk cruise missiles and 16 Harpoon ESSAY ON THE CONSTITUTION that the Iowa is good for another 25 to 30 cruise missiles. years of service. The Navy said the ship is capable of firing The Iowa was recommissioned in April nuclear weapons but will not say when such HON.RAYMONDJ.McGRATH 1984, the third time since it was launched weapons are aboard. OF NEW YORK from the New York Naval Shipyard in Cmdr. Gene Kocmich, of Lesterville, S.D., IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Brooklyn on Aug. 27, 1942. the Iowa's weapons officer, said he tried to During World War II it served in the Pa­ schedule 20 minutes of battle practice every Wednesday, May 20, 1987 cific, where it won nine battle stars. It was day. With all the calculations and refine­ in Tokyo Bay when the Japanese surren­ ments that go on, however, such practices Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Speaker, Sabrina Jane dered and would have been the ship used usually last more than an hour. Yazdpour, a seventh grader from Valley for the ceremony "if the President wasn't from Missouri," Seaquist rets housing the 16-inch guns, down from 150 students nationwide for literary excellence joked. 120 during World War II. in penning as essay under the theme: "What 9'i_""'f"'W"...... f' __•,-,..._.....,., __ _

May 20, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13319 the United States Constitution Means to Me "No" on rollcall No. 49, House Concurrent passed an amendment of mine giving Oregon and to Our Country." Resolution 93, the Administration Budget Res­ $2,500,000 over 5 years to review the Energy Conducted under the direction of the U.S. olution for fiscal 1988. Department's activities at Hanford. Department of Education, the project attracted "Yea" on rollcall No. 124, an amendment to I think these actions speak strongly in favor essays from over 1 million students through­ H.R. 1748, Department of Defense authoriza­ of congressional and public support for this out America. Of these entrants, 1,350 were tions for fiscal 1988, to require that the fiscal legislation. Oregonians want the Nuclear nominated by State departments of education, year 1988 appropriated funds for the ADCAP Waste Repository Program put back on the the Council for American Private Education, Torpedo not be obligated until the torpedo right track. This bill would move the Energy and individual schools in cases where State passes operational evaluation tests or particu­ Department in that direction. education agencies did not participate. One lar test failures are identified for correction. hundred and fifty essays were then deemed exceptional by an eight-member national se­ DRUG EDUCATION CHANGES TO lection panel of educators and private citizens AFFECTED STATE STATUS FOR H.R. 5, THE SCHOOL IMPROVE­ under the auspices of Secretary of Education, ALL AFFECTED STATES MENT ACT William J. Bennett. I would like to take this opportunity to in­ HON. LES AuCOIN HON. HARRIS W. FAWELL clude Sabrina's essay in the RECORD. I think OF OREGON OF ILLINOIS all of my colleagues would agree that Ms. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Yazdpour's interpretation of the Constitution Wednesday, May 20, 1987 Wednesday, May 20, 1987 warrants congressional recognition. Mr. AUCOIN. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro­ Mr. FAWELL. Mr. Speaker, when the House WHAT THE U.S. CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME ducing on behalf of the entire Oregon House considers H.R. 5, the School Improvement AND OUR COUNTRY delegation a bill which would broaden the af­ Act, the chairman of the Education and Labor