May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9095 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS CONGRESSMAN BEN CARDIN: chuckle." "It's kind of a paradox; he's not some people," said Representative James A. GREAT ADDITION TO THE the typical politician." Hayes, D-La., a former colleague on the WAYS AND MEANS COMMIT- But Representative Steny H. Hoyer, D Public Works Committee. Md.-5th, who served as Senate president in In December, Mr. Cardin finally realized TEE Annapolis shortly before Mr. Cardin ran the his dream of a seat on the Ways and Means House, sees in his close friend an astute pol Committee, one of the Hill's most powerful HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK itician, who combines intellect and hard panels, with a policy reach that extends to work with an "intuitive feel for what moti Social Security and health care, trade and OF CALIFORNIA vates people." taxes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The man who once "ran the state," in the He came out swinging early. In a heated Tuesday, May 1, 1990 words of a Maryland legislator, settles into a exchange with Richard G. Darman, director chair in his office above North Baltimore's of the Office of Management and Budget, Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, Congressman East Belvedere Avenue. Short and husky, Mr. Cardin sharply questioned the Bush ad BEN CARDIN's recent appointment to the Ways with wispy gray hair and a wide smile, he is ministration's plans to cut the capital gains and Means Committee has also been a gain as approachable as the comer grocer. tax. for the Health Subcommittee, because of the "I try to be myself. I don't try to put on a "He asks thoughtful questions, he digs be Congressman's deep interest in improving show," said the congressman, a bit defen neath the surface," said Representative health care for all Americans. sively. "I enjoy all aspects of political life." Sander M. Levin, D-Mich., a fellow Ways I recently enjoyed reading the April 3, 1990, Politics is in his genes. Both his father, and Means member. "He's already making a Meyer, and uncle Maurice were elected to mark." Baltimore Sun piece entitled, "Cardin genial, the House of Delegates and created a politi "It really is a perfect match for what I but he grabs hard issues." From his work on cal organization in the Forest Park-Ashbur want to do," said Mr. Cardin, who plans to the Health Subcommittee, it is clear that the ton area. concentrate on perhaps the two thorniest article accurately reflects a hard-working, bril The younger Cardin hoisted campaign issues in Washington: the budget deficit and liant Representative. signs as a toddler and held office as a health care. The article follows: schoolboy. "Theodore McKeldin [the In January he called for removal of the former governor and Baltimore mayor] was Social Security trust fund from the budget CARDIN GENIAL, BUT HE GRABS HARD ISSUES at my bar mitzvah. He'd be at our house and calculations and for reduction of the deficit would talk politics all the time," he recalled. with a mixture of new taxes and spending One Friday night each month, a group of "My father would talk politics all the time." cuts. men assembles deep in the Baltimore area As a young married couple, Ben and Many question the political will for such a with a deck of cards and some poker chips Myrna Cardin considered moving out of Bal move. Representative Byron L. Dorgan, D etched with the letters "BLC." timore into the new apartments rising along N.D., recently told his Ways and Means col The initials stand for Benjamin L. Cardin, Liberty Road. But Meyer Cardin, political leagues that using Social Security surpluses D-Md.-3rd, who jokes that no matter what patriarch, cautioned against the move. "He was "fundamentally dishonest" but politi cards are dealt, he'll go home with all the said, 'You should stay in the city you might cally necessary since Democrats "don't want chips. want to go into politics,'" Myrna Cardin re to make choices either." "He does anyway; he's the best card called. "Dealing with the deficit probably will not player," says Baltimore County Sheriff J. The 22-year-old law student was elected to be a popular thing to do because it means Edward Malone, a player in the game that the House of Delegates from the Cardin increasing taxes and/or reducing spending," began in the early 1970s. "You can't read stronghold in 1966. concedes Mr. Cardin. "We're elected to do him. You can't read whether he's got it or Mr. Cardin set out to prove himself, not to just the opposite." he's bluffing." overcome a notion of family favoritism, he Similar difficulties surround health In politics, Mr. Cardin often seems to walk said, but to rise to the strong tradition of policy. off with all the chips. In Annapolis in 1979, 5th District lawmakers. "I had to feel "I was very much in favor of the cata he became the youngest speaker of the worthy of the seat," he said. strophic health care program," said Mr. House of Delegates at the age of 35. A Arriving in Annapolis, Mr. Cardin devel Cardin, referring to the law that was decade later on Capitol Hill, his star has oped a reputation as an intense-if some scrapped by Congress last fall after out been on the rise through a combination of what bland-legislator. He evolved from his raged senior citizens objected to bearing all reputation, skills and his recent elevation to family's backroom politics of patronage and the costs for the program. Mr. Cardin-who the powerful Ways and Means Committee. organization into a legislator who found his caught some heat from constituents-vainly Along the way he also has been hard to niche "in substantive issues rather than pol pushed a plan that would have reduced the read at times, more complex than his genial itics for politics' sake." Medicare premiums through increased to demeanor would reveal. Prince George's District Judge Gerard F. bacco taxes. Laid back and shy-almost compulsively Devlin, then a fellow House member, re The congressman lapses into a lengthy nice-he is a devoted family man whose members a legislative retreat in Ocean City discussion of health care issues. ("That tender talk with his wife on a car phone can with this new delegate from Baltimore. "Ev turns him on," said his wife.) He chats make aides blush. A successful politician, he erybody was on the beach and Ben was pre about costs and policies in other countries. seems removed from the egocentric tenden paring a report," he recalled adding with a Facts and figures spill out: The federal role. cies of many colleagues: his long career has laugh, "I think he took his tie off." The private role. He's on a roll. been marked by inclusion and compromise. "I prefer to work on a bill than to try to "Why not let people under 65 buy Medi Yet he was not shy about wielding power win favor from my colleagues from being a care?'' he finally asks. "I would favor the de in Annapolis to push through a bill or gavel social person,'' Mr. Cardin said. velopment of a national program provided a recalcitrant lawmaker. And today, at times The nose-to-the-grindstone style also has that we allow private insurers to write simi frustrated by the slow pace in Washington, served him well two decades later in Wash lar policies to compete with the federal gov he longs for the return of a strong House ington, where he is viewed by colleagues and ernment." speaker. staffers as a "nuts and bolts" legislator. Ben Cardin often seems absorbed in the Quietly driven, Mr. Cardin zealously pur Fellow lawmakers point to his work on na intricacies of legislation. But in his district, sued his Ways and Means seat even before tional bills-such as reparations for Japa the politician shifts toward the practical, he was sworn in. He "cracks the whip" for nese-American internees during World War working his constituents like the ward heel more briefing material, said a former aide. 11-and to local concerns such as money for ers from the political heyday of his Cardin When he picks up a book he can never read cleanup of toxic chemicals in Baltimore's elders. a few pages: he must finish a chapter. harbor. A recent night found two dozen South "We used to call him Dr. Jekyll and Mr. "He's a very professional legislator with Baltimore voters seated in folding chairs in Hyde," recalled his wife Myrna, with a an attention to detail, a quality lacking in the sparse basement of a Methodist church.
e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 9096 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 1, 1990 Before them is the man they elected with 73 I commend Jack Kemp's remarks to my col comproinise and split our differences with percent of the vote. leagues. He underscores for all of us the im enemies and adversaries-but we are re "Ben's a good man," said George Jones, portance of remembering this dark chapter in minded that Neville Chamberlain and past president of the Beechfield Community history and calls on us to honor the victims by Eduard Daladier came to learn at Munich in Association, lighting up a cigarette and ges September of 1938 that not every enemy turing toward the speaker. "I think he supporting the "orphaned child," the State of can be appeased. Not every conflict can just works for his people." Israel. At a time of continued tension in the be negotiated away. The congressman receives high marks for Mideast and the prospect of wider emigration The Holocaust presents Jews with particu his constituents' services, which involves of Jews from the Soviet Union, this speech larly painful and unpleasant lessons. It has, more than helping with Social Security will help us put our current policies in the ap in particular, taught them that there were checks, said observers, who note that Mr. propriate context. more people around the world willing to eu Cardin has organized mock legislatures REMARKS BY SECRETARY JACK KEMP logize them than were there to raise a hand where high school seniors draft bills. "It to save them when they were attacked by goes beyond the mundane to the visionary," This annual observance of the "days of re Nazis. It has taught Jews that there are said Baltimore City Councilman Anthony J. membrance" of the Nazi Holocaust and the more people willing to apologize to them for Ambridge, D-2nd. historically unprecedented, and unparal the past than are willing to stand by them Dressed in a gray suit and a paisley tie, leled destruction of a thousand-year-old civi lization, that of European Jewry, serves when they are attacked by anti-Semites, vi Ben Cardin comes off like an earnest night lified at the UN, and blasphemed with a res school professor. He chats about legislation, many purposes. It revives our memories. It olution equating Zionism with the evil of throws in some lame jokes and then tries to honors the victims. It informs the young and it is vital to our understanding, not only racism. The victims cry out for that resolu perk up the crowd using the Socratic tion to be repealed now! method. of Jewish history, but to Jewish survival as well. Holocaust commemorations always culmi "How does the deficit affect us?" nate in the exhortation, "Never Again!" But They are young and old, black and white, A few years ago at a small Passover Seder with Elie and Marian Wiesel and family it is vital that we remind ourselves that this residents of a "quilt" district that stretches is not just a plea. It is not just a declaration from blue-collar Little Italy to middle-class friends of ours in Miami, FL, my wife and I learned what Jewish children have been somehow aimed at would-be perpetrators Columbia. The 3rd District also is highly or urging them not to repeat the crime; rather ganized, with myriad political clubs and as learning for centuries about slavery and suf fering, about struggle, and the exodus, out it is our solemn and sacred pledge, our pro sociations, each with assorted factions. fession of personal resolve to prevent a new The congressman lacks a club but forges of the hands of Pharaoh's Egypt. President Bush said on the eve of this Holocaust. But as important as it is to take an alliance with this political polyglot. Still, this pledge, I believe it is a profound Inis true to his roots, he has "several thousand" years Passover celebration, that it has spe cial significance because he said, "A great take to see that pledge as the only meaning people he can call on for money or political of the Holocaust. grunt work. "They've been extremely re march of freedom is underway for Soviet Jewry, and this year many thousands will In fact, to see it that way is in my view a sponsive," he said. great disservice to the memories of those Mr. Cardin has had only token opposition celebrate the Seder with their families in Israel. For these people, and for their breth who died and to the lives of those who sur since his decision to run for the seat in 1986 vived. The Holocaust was not only an histor when Barbara A. Mikulski, then a repre ren waiting to emigrate, "next year in Jeru sentative, launched a successful U.S. Senate salem" is becoming a promise fulfilled." ical event. It was after all a specific event bid. The Passover Haggadah specifically in unleashed against a particular people at an More formidable candidates-state Sen. structs Jews to instruct their children about absolute moment in time, and in a specific John A. Pica Jr., D-Baltimore, and former the redemption from Egypt. Memory and place. Besides the untold suffering of mil Baltimore County Executive Theodore G. remembrance means a fidelity to the truth lions, the utter destruction of a thousand Venetoulis-decided against the race, given of history and at this Holocaust Memorial yea~-old civilization, but of European Jewry, Mr. Cardin's stature and also his strong sup we recommit ourselves-Jews and Christian naziSm destroyed not only a people, but a port. The latest federal election report alike-to the integrity of memory and to the culture, a language, a way of life, and a mil shows Mr. Cardin led Maryland delegation truth of history. Thus this day, as Elie lennium of memories. in fundraising, pulling in $235,000 in the Wiesel pointed out recently, can be both sad It is true that Zionism predates the Holo last six months. and hopeful. And it puts us all in a correct caust, but in the broader historical sense Ben Cardin's quick rise to influence in frame of mind for contemplating the awful the State of Israel is the successor, the Washington raises the inevitable questions insights, the warnings and lessons that orphaned child, of that great, now-destroyed about his future course. emerge from this particular moment in his civilization of European Jewry. Much of the Some political observers believe that if a tory that we recall and remember this day. culture, the way of life, as well as many in U.S. Senate seat should open up, Mr. Cardin Why is there a holocaust memorial in dividual survivors of European Jewry have would be the first to announce his candida Washington? There were no concentration taken new root and new hope in Israel, and cy. This congressional district was the base camps here; but I believe no location for the while the Holocaust tragically decreed that of Ms. Mikulski and also the state's other U.S. Holocaust Museum could be more ap not only would Europe be Jewry's past, it U.S. Senator, Democrat PaulS. Sarbanes. propriate than within the site of our memo also decreed that Israel would be Jewry's The congressman brushes aside such talk. rials to Thomas Jefferson, George Washing future. But the poker player in him knows what to ton, and Abraham Lincoln. Thus the best way to honor the memory do when the cards are dealt. What an exciting moment in history it is of that destroyed Jewish past is by cherish "If opportunities present themselves," he to know that these founders of our precious ing, protecting, and nurturing its future as said, "I'll be prepared to make quick deci democratic institutions are being quoted in embodied by the rebirth of Israel. sions." every language and in every corner of the It is not enough to mourn the parent world. President Bush called it the Revolu unless we give succor and support to the or tion of 1989; perhaps it's but the Revolution phaned child. Indeed it diminishes the REMEMBERING THE of 1776, but not yet completed. memory of the vanished parent to do any HOLOCAUST This memorial and this day of remem thing less. brance teaches equally important lessons, Criticism of the State of Israel, is not in some of which are unpleasant but others so and of itself an act of anti-Semitism, nor is HON. VIN WEBER necessary to keeping our pledge, "Never it necessarily an act of anti-Zionism. Those OF MINNESOTA Again!" This day whets our appetite for the who would hector and abuse, those who IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES true brotherhood of man. We yearn as did would play politics with its very survival, the Prophet Isaiah for the days of which, those who would criticize it according to Tuesday, May 1, 1990 "They shall beat their swords into plow standards that no other country in the Mr. WEBER. Mr. Speaker, last week our shares and their spears into pruninghooks." world is subjected to, are doing more than former colleague, Jack Kemp, Secretary of the To think about and remember the Holo being unjust to one country. They are be Department of Housing and Urban Develop caust makes us sick of violence and war, but traying the memory of a murdered people ment, addressed the annual National Civic makes clear that good men and women, whose culture and civilization, whose hopes when threatened by aggressors and tyrants, and dreams, whose sons and daughters have Commemoration of the Days of Remem may at times have no alternative to defend found their home at last in Israel. brance. This ceremony pays tribute to the ing themselves than by force of arms. It is not too much to say then, that when memory of the 6 million victims of the Nazi As Elie Weisel reminded us at the first a Middle East tyrant threatens genocide by Holocaust and is organized by the U.S. Holo Holocaust Memorial, "indifference to evil is poison gas warfare against Israel, and pro caust Memorial Council. evil." Would that it were always possible to posed to turn into the last gas chamber, he May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9097 is declaring himself prepared to finish the Massachusetts has drawn its strength and Award assistance to municipalities based work of the Holocaust. its sense of character from its seacoast, with on financial and environmental criteria, The lesson of this day, in this sacred Boston Harbor as a focal point. with a maximum subsidy of 75 percent. place, at this moment in history, is that we The sense of history in the Harbor is Create a $20 million watershed-protection must protect and defend what has come to strong: In its waters the U.S.S. Constitution grants program. take its place in Jewish and world history, is docked; through its waters colonists were Create a $200 million revolving loan fund the resurrected Jewish state of Israel. supplied with raw materials which nurtured for water treatment facilities. I believe that helping Israel resist tyrants the spirit of American independence. In a Allow cities and towns to participate in a and tyranny and to resist others who would real sense, Boston Harbor has played a sig state bonding pool so as to reduce the debt threaten to compromise and weaken the nificant role in two presidential elections. A costs of building water and sewer facilities. Jewish state, is, the best way to honor the Tea Party there helped make George Wash However, even with the increased user victims of the Holocaust. ington our first president. Sewage there fees, maxmium share of state bond andre helped make George Bush our 41st presi volving loan funds, additional federal funds dent. are critical to prevent intolerable rate in BOSTON HARBOR FUNDING Candidate Bush was certainly correct creases-increases that amount to devastat when he called Boston Harbor's water ing rate shock. filthy. Boston Harbor has accurately been When it passed the Clean Water Act in HON. CHESTER G. ATKINS labeled the dirtiest harbor in America and 1972, the federal government began a feder OF MASSACHUSETTS the public health implications are frighten al-state partnership which would result in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing. the transformation of the nation's water re Tuesday, May 1, 1990 Eighty-two percent of flounder and other sources. Under this historic program, over fin-fish in the harbor are diseased; twenty $40 billion has been authorized to help fund Mr. ATKINS. Mr. Speaker, in the 1988 presi three percent have visible tumors. High over 15,000 projects. Rivers like the Cuya dential campaign then-Vice President George levels of cancer-causing PCB's have been hoga, the Hudson, and your own Potomac, Bush traveled to Boston and called Boston found in lobster tamale. Half of the har are being reclaimed for future generations. Harbor a national disgrace. Now, as holder of bor's 4, 700 acres of shellfish beds are closed But make no mistake about it, there is our highest national office, he has ignored this permanently-all of them are closed after it much more to be done. EPA's own needs rains. Even those clams which can be har survey estimates that over $80 billion worth problem by failing to commit Federal re vested must undergo a purification process. of work remains to be done. sources to the $6.1 billion Boston Harbor Swimmers entering the waters of urban In recognition of the Boston Harbor crisis, cleanup effort. beaches are at risk for infections-not to Congress authorized $100 million in the Last year, Congress appropriated $20 mil mention the questionable aesthetics. But 1987 reauthorization of the Clean Water lion to ignite the cleanup and ease water and what was not mentioned during the Presi Act. To date, $61 million has already been sewer bill rate shock for Greater Boston resi dential campaign, however, was what is appropriated and put to work on vital dents. In his fiscal year 1991 budget request, being done in response. The Massachusetts harbor projects such as: the President deleted those funds, and ig Water Resources Authority, the agency cre Site preparation for the new treatment ated by the Massachusetts legislature in plant-$25 million nored the $39 million left from a 1987 con 1985 to clean Boston Harbor, is undertaking Marine borings for the effluent outfall gressional authorization. The citizens of Mas the design and construction of $6.1 billion tunnel-$17 million sachusetts are doing their part by accepting worth of new wastewater treatment facili Design of the cross harbor conveyance water and sewer rate hikes of close to 300 ties to end the pollution of Boston Harbor. tunnel-$19 million percent in the last 4 years, and the Massa The program, which is under a federal court Congress has already made an investment chusetts Legislature has done its part by cre order, is well underway and most agree on in the future of the Harbor. MWRA antici ating a $1.4 billion revolving loan fund to pay schedule. It is a complex, expensive and pates spending the balance of $39 million for wastewater treatment improvements. challenging program of men, machinery and for the construction of the conveyance plumbing and I might add, controversial. As tunnel which will transmit wastewater from Sadly, our environmental President, who ex complex and challenging as the engineering the South System, under the Harbor, for ploited a tragic situation for his own personal and construction may be, the biggest chal treatment at the new Deer Island plant. gain, sits on the sidelines and does nothing. lenge facing the MWRA and the 2.5 million Thus allowing the de-commissioning of the With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I would users of its system is how to pay for it. facility at Nut Island. This antiquated plant like to submit a statement delivered today by The MWRA is making a strong effort to currently treats the sewage from 20 commu Massachusetts State Representative R. draw upon its own resources to meet this nities west and south of Boston. Though Emmet Hayes before the Appropriations Sub challenge. In the last four years, water and Boston Harbor gets all the attention, the committee on VA, HUD and Independent sewer rates have increased 272 percent. The problexns do not end with the Harbor. The average family of four is currently paying South Essex Sewer District, which receives Agencies, which oversees the Environmental just under $400 per year in user fees. The and treats water from 5 communities north Protection Agency's budget. Representative rates by the mid 1990's are anticipated to be of Boston, is under a consent decree to build Hayes has shown remarkable leadership on in excess of $800; and by the turn of the a secondary treatment plant. The water this crucial environmental issue by sponsoring century, ratepayers could be facing bills of quality problexns in New Bedford Harbor the legislation that created the State's revolv $1200 of $1400 per year. In addition, the are so serious, parts of it are designated ing loan fund. His statement eloquently sum MWRA to date has issued over $1.1 billion super fund sites. Many cities and towns marizes the daunting task facing the citizens in bonds. The most recent issue, 836 million, through-out the Commonwealth are faced of Massachusetts and the progress that has was put to market in January of this year. with massive capital expenditures to fix and been made so far. · There have been other efforts to meet the in many cases replace aging sewer pipes. For funding challenge of the Boston Harbor these reasons alone, it is imperative that STATEMENT BY RoBERT EMMET HAYES, MAssA Clean-Up at the state level. The Massachu Congress appropriate the full $2.4 billion CHUSETTS STATE REPRESENTATIVE, CHAIR setts state legislature unanimously passed, authorized for next fiscal year. MAN, CoMMITTEE oN FEDERAL FINANCIAL As and the governor recently signed legislation The harsh realities of the federal budget SISTANCE which I am proud to say I sponsored. This deficit are well known and I realize how Good afternoon, my name is Robert legislation will bring some measure of rate strapped the budget allocation for your sub Emmet Hayes. I am a State Representative relief not only to MWRA users, but all com committee is. As a state legislator, I under from the 7th Plymouth District in Massa munities in the Commonwealth facing simi stand the importance of the housing issue; chusetts and I serve as House Chairman of lar projects. The bill, Chapter 275 of the as a state legislator, I have consistently sup the Committee on Federal Financial Assist Acts of 1989, will allow cities and towns to ported each veteran's program that has ance. I am here today to urge your support be able to tap into a $1.4 billion revolving come to the floor of the Massachusetts for the appropriation of $39 million for the loan fund to help pay for water and sewer house. As an American, I look with pride, as Boston Harbor Clean-up effort and the full improvements. This new law is the culmina you do, at our space accomplishments. But I funding of $2.4 billion for the Federal Clean tion of a two-year campaign to come to grips can think of no better investment the gov Water Act authorization. with billions in federal water and sewer ernment can make than investing in the en Boston Harbor encompasses an area of 50 mandates in Massachusetts. vironment in which we live. The interest in square miles. It houses the largest popula Chapter 275 will: our recent commemoration of Earth Day in tion concentration of any area of the Massa Establish a $1.4 billion trust fund to pro dicates the public concern with a clean and chusetts coast line, and is New England's vide financial assistance to cities and towns healthy earth. I urge you to include in the largest seaport. For more than 350 years, for water and sewer projects. budget $39 million for the Boston Harbor 9098 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 1, 1990 Clean-Up and to fully fund at $2.4 billion facilitate a cooperative transition to a more The United States pledged that only from a for the fiscal year authorization of the Fed stable deterrence which relies increasingly limited number of ABM Test Satellites eral Clean Water Act. on nonnuclear defenses against strategic would it conduct testing of a component of Thank you for your consideration. ballistic missiles, should they prove feasible. an ABM system based on other physical Today's strategic balance relies almost ex principles and capable of substituting for an clusively on nuclear offensive weapons. Ad ABM interceptor missile. Such testing COOPERATIVE TRANSITION TO vances in nonnuclear technologies now would be to counter a strategic ballistic STRATEGIC DEFENSES make it likely that greater reliance on ad mssile or its elements in flight trajectory. vanced defenses can be combined with stabi The number of U.S. ABM Test Satellites in HON. JON L. KYL lizing reductions in strategic offenses to orbit simultaneously will not exceed a reduce further the risk of war. number well short of that associated with OF ARIZONA To achieve these goals, the United States any realistic deployed capability. To build IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has a forward-looking approach in the De confidence further, the United States has Tuesday, May 1, 1990 fense and Space Talks. We seek to assure proposed as a predictability measure notifi full testing rights for advanced defensive cations for launches, tests, changes of Mr. KYL. Mr. Speaker, when President technologies, as allowed in the 1972 Anti orbits, and deorbits of ABM Test Satellites. Reagan introduced America to the opportunity Ballistic Missile, or ARM Treaty. We seek to The United States has also proposed that of defense against ballistic missiles and led free space-based ABM radars and their sub both sides be permitted to develop, test, or the way with the formation of the SDI Pro stitutes from outdated ABM Treaty limits. deploy space-based ABM radars and their gram, his critics went into high gear. SDI, they U.S. proposals would require serious and substitutes without restriction. This would said, would never work and would destabilize thorough discussions with Soviet Union on avoid future definitional and verification deterrence if it did. specific measures for a cooperative transi problems likely to arise because of advanc tion prior to either Party's future deploy ing space-based technology, and it would en Well, 7 years of solid technical progress ment of advanced defenses beyond current have routed the "it will never work" crowd. courage the evolution of stabilizing space ABM Treaty limits. U.S. proposals would based sensors. Yes, it will work, and innovative concepts like also assure deployment rights after those Another major concept in the U.S. draft brilliant pebbles can be on the President's talks. Finally, the United States seeks, Treaty is ensuring predictability in the de desk for a decision during his first term. through predictability-that is, confidence velopment of the U.S.-Soviet strategic rela Now it is time to underscore that strategic building-measures, to avert future techno tionship in order to reduce the risk of nucle defenses will be stabilizing. The fact is that logical surprises by encouraging greater ar war. This objective was agreed at the openness in both sides' activities in the field 1987 Washington Summit. In 1988 the survivable and effective defenses would of strategic ballistic missile defense. strengthen deterrence and reduce the risk of United States proposed predictability meas II war by significantly complicating the planning ures to implement this objective. These The centerpiece of the U.S. approach is measures include annual exchanges of pro and execution of a first strike with strategic of our proposed Defense and Space Treaty, grammatic data, meetings of experts, brief fensive forces. Moreover, a cooperative transi aimed at facilitating a cooperative transi ings, visits to laboratories, and observations tion to deterrence which includes nonnuclear tion. The U.S. draft, updated last December, of tests in the field of strategic ballistic Inis defenses would complement stabilizing reduc retains key understandings reached at the sile defense. These measures would be car tions of strategic offensive weapons in the 1987 Washington Summit and takes into ac ried out on a voluntary, reciprocal, and com START Treaty. count the outcome of the September 1989 parable basis. Their purpose is to create a And despite the noise level from Moscow Wyoming meeting of Secretary Baker and better understanding of each side's ballistic on SDI, greater stability means greater securi Foreign Minister Shevardnadze. At that ses missile defense activities as early as the re sion the Soviet Union dropped its demand search stage-years before the appearance ty for Soviet people, too. All the better if the for agreement on a period of nonwithdrawal of advanced defenses in the field. move can be made cooperatively. from the ABM Treaty. The Soviet Union At the Wyoming ministerial, Secretary of A cooperative transition is precisely what also dropped its linkage between signature State Baker began an effort to see whether the United States is proposing in the Geneva and implementation of a START Treaty the areas of agreement on predictability Defense and Space Talks. Our proposals and reaching a new agreement on Defense measures could be expanded to become a would require 3 years of serious discussion and Space. The United States welcomed this point of mutual advantage. To stimulate our with the Soviets on specific measures for a step. Soviet colleagues' understanding of the U.S. cooperative transition prior to either party's The U.S. draft Treaty provides for proce predictability measure for "visits to labora dures whereby either Party may declare its tories," Secretary Baker offered a first future deployment of advanced defenses intent to deploy strategic defenses by giving hand, practical demonstration. He invited a beyond current ABM Treaty limits. Another notice and proposing specific measures for group of Soviet experts to visit two U.S. lab key feature of the U.S. proposal is predictabil implementing a cooperative transition. The oratories conducting SDI research. The visit ity, that is, confidence-building, measures to Parties would be required to conduct three took place last December and was very suc avert future technological surprises by open years of intensive discussions of the pro cessful. Ambassador Youri Nazarkin, who ing for both sides an early wide window into posed specific measures and the implica led the group, described the visit as a useful the other's activities in the field of strategic tions for strategic stability. Subsequently, confidence-building measure. The Soviet ex ballistic missile defense. unless agreed otherwise, if a Party decided perts received briefings, saw hardware first to commence deployments beyond those al hand, and had an opportunity to ask numer Mr. Speaker, President Bush has a forward lowed by the ABM Treaty, it would have to ous questions of U.S. scientists conducting looking approach in the Defense and Space give a further six months' notice. the research. The visit was designed both to Talks. On April 19, Ambassador Dave Smith, This proposed mechanism offers a more foster transparency and to stimulate the ne our D&S negotiator, provided a succinct over stable path for deploying advanced defenses gotiations on predictability measures. Sub view of the talks to the Geneva Conference than the current alternative, which is to ex sequent to the visit, we were pleased when on Disarmament. I commend his statement to ercise the supreme interest withdrawal pro the Soviet Union accepted the concept of my colleagues: vision of the ABM Treaty. The ABM Treaty visits to laboratories as a predictability permits a Party to withdraw and deploy measure. STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR DAVID J. SMITH, after only six months' notice. Our proposed At the meeting between Secretary Baker CHIEF U.S. NEGOTIATOR FOR THE DEFENSE new mechanism would help ensure a mean and Foreign Minister Shevardnadze in AND SPACE TALKS ingful and timely dialogue on how to Washington earlier this month, the United I achieve a stable, cooperative transition. States proposed that the two sides agree on Mr. President, I appreciate this opportuni The revised U.S. draft Treaty also reflects predictability measures in the form of a ty to share with the Conference on Disar the full rights of the Parties under the free-standing agreement-not linked to the mament our perspectives on the Defense ABM Treaty to develop and test advanced ABM Treaty. The U.S. draft agreement calls and Space negotiations. My predecessor, space-based ABM systems and components. on the Parties to implement the predictabil Ambassador Cooper, spoke with you last To build confidence and prevent mispercep ity measures outlined above. August. Since then several positive develop tions about such testing, the United States To illustrate how such an agreement ments have occurred, although key areas of offered a Space Testing Assurance in Octo might work and to inform our negotiations, disagreement remain. ber 1988. It assures the Soviet Union that last month in Geneva the United States pro Throughout the five-year history of the U.S. space-based ABM testing which is per posed reciprocal pilot implementation of the Defense and Space Talks the United States mitted by the ABM Treaty could not consti U.S. predictability measures for a single has had a consistent objective. We seek to tute a prohibited deployment of defenses. project on each side. The U.S. chose as its May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9099 project the Infrared Background Signature and in a cooperative way. This is our goal in respond to applied loads. As an example, a Survey. We have asked the Soviet Union to the Defense and Space Talks. computer model of a ten story building, select a Soviet project for pilot implementa IV which was generated on the LLNL computer tion. The U.S. idea is that the sides should Mr. President, it has been an honor to system, is shown in Figure 1. One could en conduct a "try-out" before implementing appear before the Conference on Disarma vision this structure as a scale model which the free-standing predictability agreement. ment today. I wish you the best for the suc resides in the memory of the computer In this respect the initiative is similar to cessful conclusion of the Spring Session, rather than in actual physical form. "try-outs" in other negotiations-the Joint and I hope to have the opportunity to ad [Figures not reproducible in the REcoRD.] Verification Experiment in the U.S.-Soviet dress this body again in the future. Nuclear Testing Talks, the Verification and The use of large scale, fast supercom Stability Measures in the START negotia puters has revolutionized the structural tions, and the Bilateral Data Exchange and design process. As part of this modern proc LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATION ess, a computer model is constructed for vir Verification Experiment in the U.S.-Soviet AL LABORATORY DEVELOPS chemical weapons bilateral discussions. tually all complex structural systems rang There has been recent and important NEW TECHNOLOGY TO DETER ing from airplanes to bridges to buildings. progress on predictability measures. The MINE STRUCTURAL SAFETY The computer aided design process allows a sides agree that they should expand and rigorous check of the safety of the structur strengthen it. On the remaining issues in al design as well as an economical optimiza HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK tion of the design. our negotiations, much remains to be done OF CALIFORNIA to achieve a Defense and Space Treaty that Over the past 15 to 20 years the Mechani provides for greater stability in the years IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cal Engineering Department at Lawrence ahead as new technologies open the way for Tuesday, May 1, 1990 Livermore National Laboratory has devel reducing the threat posed by ballistic mis oped numerical analysis software tools . Taking into account these purposes and and displacements in the structure and After the recent Loma Prieta earthquake, their relevance now, the United States is de design changes can rapidly be incorporated LLNL Directors instructed the Engineering termined to preserve the option to develop in this model. The computer can also be Department at LLNL to help in post earth and deploy effective, advanced defenses used to generate pictures of the structure quake studies as a public service to the state when they are ready, at a measured pace which visually show how the structure will of California. Engineering management de- 9100 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 1, 1990 cided that one way in which the Engineer SUMMARY ecutions-even in the face of unbelievable ing Department could make a significant As a result of the Lorna Prieta earth and avoidable tragedies at worksites which positive contribution was to make LLNL quake, much of our non-defense work has seemed like Dante's inner circles of Hell. At computer simulation capabilities and experi focused on California structures. However, the time of my Subcommittee hearings, enced engineering analysts available to re the problem of decaying infrastructure is only 14 criminal cases had been referred searchers and organizations studying the national in scope and we believe that a con from OSHA to the Justice Department in performance and retrofit of critical struc tribution could be made by LLNL at the na its 18-year history. The Subcommittee tures. Currently LLNL is providing support tional level. Engineers at LLNL are very en report entitled "Getting Away With Murder to the California Department of Transpor thusiastic about the possibility of utilizing in the Workplace: OSHA's Nonuse of Cri tation post Lorna Pierta earthquake studies. their talents and LLNL tools to address non minial Penalties for Safety Violations," was One group at LLNL is working in conjunc defense problems important to the econom unanimously approved and included recom tion with a research team from the Univer ic well being of both California and the mendations to beef up criminal sanctions to sity of California at Berkeley in a study of nation. encourage their use by the Federal govern an elevated structure which was significantly damaged in the work in this area and consequently we have Things have improved only marginally Lorna Prieta earthquake. In this study not developed the appropriate national con since then. There have been two prison sen LLNL is constructing very detailed models tacts or funding sources. We are extremely tences imposed under the OSH Act-both of the structure to set the structure in motion. panies and wish to squeeze a higher profit made clear. This motion is very small but still detectable from their business or postpone safety ex During my Subcommittee's hearing, testi using sensitive accelerometers which are penditures, even if it means allowing life mony was presented which showed that one placed at strategic locations on the struc threatening and dangerous worksites. I do reason there were so few criminal prosecu ture. The data from the accelerometers not believe most businesses choose this tions under the OSH Act was the paltry in substandard struc hearings and a subsequent report detailed prehensive and irreversible brain damage. tures of interest. the limited scope of OSHA criminal pros- The employers had the untrained worker May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9101 handling mercury in an unventilated base Giving serious attention to this project is the United States. Even the Congressional ment with no safety equipment provided. one way that the Attorney General could Budget Office, in a report issued this month in That worker will spend the rest of his life in give meaning to President Bush's Labor Day connection with pending plebiscite legislation a severely impaired condition-but the em message. Last fall President Bush paid in the Senate, outlined the almost prohibitive ployer under the OSH Act is liable for a homage to America's working men and civil fine only. women by giving thanks for the "rights and costs of statehood. This specific case illustrates the third and freedoms our system of government en But some pro-statehood advocates in last section of the proposed legislation. The sures," including "freedom from health and Puerto Rico are telling the people that state bill clearly states that the OSH Act does safety hazards in the workplace." Holding hood would result in a bonanza of benefits to NOT preempt state and local law. The mer people accountable for actions that result in them from the U.S. Treasury and are thus cre cury case, for example, is moving through death to innocent workers is an important ating a "land of milk and honey" expectation the courts of New York as a criminal case way to insure that there is in fact freedom level. For them, statehood would be the pana pressed under State law. If OSHA cannot or from health and safety hazards in the work place. cea for all the problems of Puerto Rico. They will not pursue blatant criminal violations are doing this in the face of the CBO report. of its own Act-then the states should be Because there are only a handful of cases given an unequivocal green light to use involved, the project would not require very Their allies in the United States should set the their own laws and resources to pursue much time, but it would be time well spent. record straight for them and warn Puerto worksite offenses under traditional state Data obtained from the Department of Jus Ricans of the very things the CBO report police powers. Reiteration of the intent of tice regarding the handling of six cases points out. Congress not to preempt state and local which were pending for 2V:z to 3 years at the To that end, Mr. Speaker, I would like to police powers adds an extra and important Department suggest that there may be some share with my colleagues today a remarkably · layer to enforcement of worksite health and administrative problems which could be cor perceptive, no-nonsense column in the San safety laws. rected. For example, in one case there was a five month delay between referral to main Juan Star by Alex Maldonado. He is a former The OSHA Criminal Penalty Reform Act editor of two daily newspapers in Puerto Rico is simple, just and long overdue. Support for Justice and referral to the U.S. Attorney. the proposed Act is widespread, and in The decision to decline the case was made and a former Nieman fellow at Harvard. I hope cludes a general letter of support from the 22 months later. Are there undue processing my colleagues will carefully reflect upon the Office of the U.S. Attorney General. I com delays which mean that by the time a deci truths in Alex Maldonado's column, entitled mend this Subcommittee and its Chairman sion can be made the case is unattractive for "Hawaii vs. Puerto Rico," which appeared in from recognizing the importance of creating prosecution? Could direct referrals or elimi the April 15, 1990, edition of the San Juan tough criminal sanctions within the OSH nating review steps speed up the process Star. Act and the need for widening its scope. and make it more effective? Is there inad equate preparation of the cases in the first HAWAil vs PUERTO RICO place? Do prosecutors need to be involved On July 29, 1989, here in Puerto Rico, a STATEMENT OF HON. BOB WISE with the development of the case earlier in Cuban by the name of Javier Sotomayor Today I join with my colleague Mr. Lantos the process? If the Department would iden leaped to a height of eight feet. A world to co-sponsor legislation which will increase tify the types of problems which would record for the high jump. the penalties for violations of the Occupa make prosecution difficult, it could work Sotomayer has, of course, two arms and tional Safety and Health Act when with OSHA to correct the defects. two legs. an employee dies as a result of violations of I recognize that prosecution of drug cases Does this mean that since you and I also OSHA standards. It will also add to the is a national priority, that the workload is have two arms and two legs, if we really Act's criminal provisions violations for will growing and prosecutors must spend a lot of want to, we also can jump eight feet? Of ful actions which result in serious injury time on these cases. But it is important that course not. This is ridiculous. Even dumb. and reckless endangerment of human life. our concern about drugs in our society does This is exactly the kind of false logic that Annually, 7,000-11,000 workers are killed not intrude on effective implementation of the Puerto Rican people are subjected to in on the job and thousands more die from the this important regulatory statute. We can our so-called political status debate. Forget long-term effects of occupational illnesses. do a better job of preventing the loss of life economic reality, we are told, we can be Since enactment of the Occupational Safety from avoidable work place accidents. I look what we want to be. and Health Act of 1970, more than 100,000 forward to hearing how the Department of The latest example is the New Progressive workers have lost their lives because of Justice addresses these problems and antici Party reaction to the Congressional Budget unsafe working conditions. These statistics pate that a stronger law OSHA statute will Office report that includes a chilling de translate into the disruption of families and encourage more aggressive action on the scription of the economic effect of state economic hardship when mothers, fathers, part of the enforcement agencies. hood: a considerable reduction in industrial sons and daughters die at the workplace. investment, a significant reduction in our The Government Operations Committee economic growth and a huge increase in un has documented the dismal record for pros STATEHOOD FOR HAWAII IS employment. ecutions under this statute. By enacting this NOT THE SAME AS STATE The NPP leadership, accompanied by legislation we will remove one of the causes HOOD FOR PUERTO RICO economists, held a press conference last for this poor record. But legislative change Wednesday to denounce the study. Its fun is not enough. The Departments of Labor damental argument is this: and Justice must give priority attention to HON. JAIME B. FUSTER All the 50 states are much richer than the development and prosecution of these OF PUERTO RICO Puerto Rico. There are states as small in cases. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES size as Puerto Rico. Therefore, if Puerto The Department of Labor does not refer Tuesday, May 1, 1990 Rico became a state, it must become as rich very many cases to the Department of Jus as the other 50 states. tice and of those which are referred, most Mr. FUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise again to Acting NPP president, Rep. Zaida are declined for prosecution. It takes no point out to my colleagues significant articles "Cucusa" Hernandez said: genius to understand that over time there and other observations about an issue which "Not a single state has become bankrupt will be little incentive for OSHA investiga they will soon have to confront: the matter of or has suffered an economic disaster upon tors to spend the time required to develop being admitted into the union. On the con cases to be referred to Justice for prosecu a congressionally sanctioned political status trary, absolutely all the territories that tion. plebiscite in Puerto Rico between the choices opted for statehood, including Hawaii, im Accordingly last September, as Chairman of statehood, independence or an enhance proved their respective economies, raising of the Government Information, Justice ment of the existing commonwealth status. As the standard of living of their citizens to and Agriculture Subcommittee, I urged the you know, Mr. Speaker, I favor the latter runong the highest in the world." Attorney General to focus attention on this option, because commonwealth status has The last thing that the statehooders important issue. I recommended that he proven itself to be in the best interests of should do is to compare Pureto Rico to make clear to U.S. Attorneys throughout Puerto Rico and the United States ever since Hawaii. As a previous CBO report lion. producing weapons-grade uranium in 1986. In sum, six ongoing Pakistani nuclear "They have agreed to help her," said Alan As of mid-1988, information available pub projects depended critically upon materiel Wachter, a Washington public relations ex licly indicated that Pakistan has obtained or design information clandestinely ob ecutive representing Showa Denko. "The clandestine assistance for the facility-and tained from the advanced nuclear supplier extent of the help has not been determined. for an expansion of its enrichment capabili countries: the original Kahuta enrichment They haven't met yet." ties either at Kahuta or at a second enrich plant; the Dera Ghazi Khan uranium hexa The disorder is characterized by severe ment plant possibly under construction in fluoride plant; a major expansion of Paki muscle and joint pain as well as flulike the town of Golra-from firms in Canada, stan's enrichment capability; the possible symptoms. It draws its name from the aches Great Britain, the Netherlands, Switzer construction of a secret reactor for the pro known as myalgia and the abnormal in land, and the United States. The assistance duction of tritium; a tritium purification crease in a type of white blood cell known as included: design technology for the gas cen plant; and various material and equipment eosinophils. trifuges that are the heart of the Kahuta needed for the manufacture of nuclear Since the FDA's warning in November plant; essential electronic components and weapons. measuring equipment; special "maraging" about the suspected link between L-trypto steel for the construction of the centrifuges; phan and EMS, the number of cases report and vacuum pumps and other equipment for MOTHER'S DAY TRIBUTE: EMS ed to the federal Centers for Disease Con handling uranium hexafluoride gas within CLINIC IN DENVER trol has grown to 1,463 from 287. The the facility, some of which hardware was number of deaths has jumped to 21 from specifically designed to handle weapons one. In Colorado, 44 cases have been report grade material. In addition, between 1977 HON. PATRICIA SCHROEDER ed. Although a containment in the manufac and 1980, with the help of a West German OF COLORADO turing process of L-tryptophan originally businessman, who was subsequently convict IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ed for the smuggling operation, Pakistan ob was thought to be causing the outbreak of tained an entire installation for converting Tuesday, May 1, 1990 EMS, an intensive search so far has failed to natural uranium into uranium hexafluoride, find anything. Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, as Moth No single batch of L-tryptophan or any the form of uranium processed in uranium er's Day approaches, I can think of no more enrichment plants. The facility was built one manufacturer's product has been tied to near Dera Ghazi Khan. fitting testimonial than the story of Dyan Hum the EMS outbreak, although an Oregon During 1989, investigations in West Ger phries' successful fight to establish America's woman who blames her EMS on ingestion of many uncovered yet another major Paki first EMS clinic in Denver, CO. Ms. Humphries Showa Denko's product has sued the Japa stani smuggling network, involving two began her struggle when she learned her nese company for $20 million. firms in the Federal Republic, Neue Tech mother had been stricken by EMS, a blood "At this point, Showo Denko could not nologien GmbH and a subsidiary it disorder caused by L-tryptophan, a nonpre have picked a more appropriate moment to established to mask its participation, Physi step in and help," Humphries said. "They scription drug used as a dietary supplement or have the opportunity to create so much kalische-Technische Beratung . Be sleeping aid. I would like to share with my col tween 1983 and 1987, these firms reportedly good press for themselves." assisted Pakistan's uranium enrichment ef leagues the moving account of Ms. Hum Showa Denko, with 5,000 employees, last forts by providing specialized containers for phries' achievement, which was published last year reported revenues of $5 billion and net the transport and storage of uranium hexa month in the Denver Business Journal. income of $144 million. fluoride and 130 metric tons of aluminum [From the Denver Business Journal, Apr. Humphries began gathering information for use as centrifuge housings. cians with whom she made contact and In addition, NTG and PTB provided criti The nation's first clinic devoted to re started the foundation in December to cally important assistance to a new phase of searching the painful and sometimes fatal share what she had discovered. the Pakistani nuclear weapons effort, the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome will open in The foundation plans to open a clinic at production of tritium for advanced nuclear Denver this June with funding from the the Colorado Neurological Institute when weapons. According to various press ac world's leading supplier of the dietary aid the institute moves into new offices at counts, NTG or PTB provided Pakistan with blamed for the blood disorder. Swedish Medical Center in June. Early test quantities of tritium gas, a tritium puri "You're watching another American plans called for an EMS patient to be exam fication and storage plant, tritium precursor Cancer Society get off the ground," said ined by specialists in two different fields at materials, the design for a reactor that Dyan Humphries, founder and executive di the same time, so the patient could avoid could be used for tritium production, and rector of Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome repeat trips to the clinic.
39-059 Q-91-46 (Pt. 6) 9104 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 1, 1990 "We will bring in as many people as neces Senator Anjain was selected because of his do just about anything else, he challenged a sary," said Humphries, who is running the leadership in the struggle to get the U.S. Gov powerful foreign government by taking an foundation from a drafting table at her ernment to live up to responsibilities to the unpopular stand on behalf of his people and home. "What we need is aggressive re people of Rongelap atoll, whom he repre at considerable personal and political risk. search. That's where we need the bucks." "The 1985 move into exile by the Range Plans for the clinic have grown with sents. These responsibilities came about lap People was made in the face of consider Showa Denlto's announced intent to con when out Nation's huge "Bravo" thermonucle able opposition. It was a courageous act of tribute to its operation. Although the exact ar test in 1954 irradiated the atoll. Rongelap faith. Only recently has that move come to operations of the clinic won't be decided was then a part of the Territory of the Pacific be viewed by others, including key members until Showa Denlto makes its contribution, Islands which the United States administered of the U.S. Congress, as justified. the preliminary idea calls for the addition in trust for the United Nations. "The People of Rongelap have expressed of specialists in more fields, as well as coun Because the Insular and International Af a desire no different from anyone else-that selors and physical therapists to help EMS fairs Subcommittee, which I chair, has jurisdic they and their children be allowed to live in patients mentally and physically. an environment free from contamination. "Kind of like one-stop shopping," said Dr. tion over Marshall Islands matters, I can per Their determination, as evidenced by their Neil Rosenberg, director of the neurotoxico sonally attest to the effectiveness and dedica move away from their ancestral homeland, logy, neuroimmunology and neuromuscular tion of Senator Anjain's commitment to im is an inspiration for all of us. For this programs at the institute. proving the environment of his people's home reason, in honoring Senator Anjain, we Already examining EMS patients on his land and the treatment of people subjected to honor too the Rongelap People. own, Rosenberg will be joined by specialists nuclear fallout. "It is significant too that notwithstanding in other fields once the clinic opens. His efforts are not only improving the quality having asked the ultimate sacrifice of his "The big question is whether we are going of life of all of the Marshallese people ad people, Senator Anjain remains loved and to see a huge increase in the number of revered throughout the Marshall Islands. cases," he said. "We may be just seeing the versely affected by U.S. nuclear testing; but "Senator Anjain is clearly a leader of prin tip of the iceberg now." also of people everywhere who have ever had cipal, integrity and courage. His dedication Rosenberg believes Humphries' plan to problems with radiation. to his people and to the truth commands all add counselors to the clinic is a good one. Senator Anjain has been persistent and cre of us to salute him in his efforts." "We need someone involved in the clinic ative over the years in fighting wrong and bu to give counseling because people with any reaucratic decisions within the U.S. Depart chronic disease need counseling, coping ment of Energy related to his people's con SHOW TO SUPPORT skills," he said. cerns about their health and the safety of their DEMOCRACY The clinic also must serve as a research center into the cause of EMS and explore atoll. His example is a model of responsible possible treatments of the mysterious disor leadership in attacking difficult environmental HON. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO der. problems. "Even the doctors at this point are not all For the benefit of all Members, I would like OF CALIFORNIA that educated about it," Rosenberg said. to insert in the RECORD at this point a copy of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rosenberg began seeing EMS patients last the press release Rolling Stone issued April Tuesday, May 1, 1990 month and met Humphries when he made a 12 regarding its selection of Senator Anjain. house call to her mother's home. Hum [From the Rolling Stone Magazine, Apr. 12, Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, my col phries' mother, Gloria Smith of Littleton, 1990] league and good friend, the vice chairman of took daily doses of L-tryptophan for years the House Foreign Affairs Committee, BILL before becoming sick last October with what [Press Release] she thought was the flu. Smith responded Statement by Howard Kohn, an editor at BROOMFIELD has written a compelling analysis by increasing her dosage of L-tryptophan. Rolling Stone, accompanying the announce about the failure of the Congress to support in EMS has left her a quadraplegic. ment of Senator Anjain's selection to the a timely fashion democracy in the Western "It has so weakened her body that she is Rolling Stone Environmental Hall of Fame: Hemisphere. unable to lift her arms, lift her legs," Hum "The individuals and organizations we After years of debate and after authorizing phries said. "We don't know if she'll ever be have selected were considered to be the hundreds of millions of dollars in an effort to able to function again, if she'll ever be able foremost environmental leaders world-wide promote democracy in Nicaragua and to walk again." of the last 20 years. These are leaders who Although her mother's diagnosis original have come to the forefront of the environ Panama, the Congress is now in peril of miss ly propelled Humphries into learning about mental debate since the first 'Earth Day' in ing the opportunity to secure the objective it EMS, her interest in finding a cure now is April of 1970. Each in his or her own right has so long sought. more widespread. Humphries spends several has a record of long-term accomplishment. The new democratic governments in Nicara hours a night leafing through a battered "Many individuals and organizations with gua and Panama desperately need economic spiral notebook containing the names of good intentions and significant accomplish assistance now to prevent the collapse of EMS victims, as she calls them, and talking ments were considered. However, those we their economies and the survival of their fledg to them all across the country. selected stood out from all others because of ling administrations. The Congress, after years "I have a real vested interest," Humphries their unique dedication and the special sac of saying we should be sending economic as said. "And it's not just for my mom any rifice each in his or her own right has made. more. It's 1,400 others." Those we honor have taken that extra step, sistance instead of military assistance, has the gone that extra mile, or pushed themselves chance to do that very thing, and it is wasting to the limits in order to achieve the particu time. NAMING OF MARSHALL ISLANDS lar justice each has sought. Significant to Congressman BROOMFIELD assesses this SENATOR JETON ANJAIN TO each of the 25 individuals and organizations problem clearing in his commentary published THE ENVIRONMENTAL HALL selected is the fact that they have each in the Washington Times on April 24, 1990. I OF FAME dedicated their lives and their existence, urge my colleagues to give his thoughts their year after year after year, to a better life most serious consideration. for those they represent. HON. RON de LUGO "Moreover, those finally chosen were [From the Washington Times, Apr. 24, OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS people who history has shown to have been 1990] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES correct, however unpopular their stands SLOW To SUPPORT DEMOCRACY might have been initially. Time and history Tuesday, May 1, 1990 have vindicated each respectively. These are my own, in the same way I would want my "Whoever it is, they'll certainly be behind Principal Jess Wilson's office at Mayfield own daughter looked after," he says. the person," he says. Elementary School is a cluttered room, but Wilson and his wife, Hilda, who works as a In parting, he points out some more of the a visitor can tell at a glance that its occu secretary at Vail Middle School, have three children's drawings. A heart still up from pant is an active man with many interests. children. Their daughter, Carla, named Valentine's Day is signed: "I love you, Mr. On the walls are photos of some of the an Ohio Junior Miss in 1988, is now a student Wilson.'' tique cars he has restored over the years, majoring in telecommunications at the Uni "Things like that I'd miss if I weren't needlepoint pictures, a large quilt made for versity of Kentucky. Their twin sons, around little people," he says. him by the school's Girl Scouts and a small Rodney and Robert, are multihandicapped er one by the first-grade Daisies. There is a and reside at Doty House where Wilson recent gift of a watercolor of the 50-year-old visits them every day. school by local artist W.B. Rehse, and on a Having two handicapped children has ATTORNEY GENERAL COM- table a sculpture of a cowboy brings to mind taught Wilson "a lot of patience," he says, MENDS DALLAS POLICE DETEC Wilson's boyhood in Elk City, Okla. Family and it has also helped him to understand TIVE TRULY HOLMES photos hang on the wall to the left of his parents of other children with handicaps. desk and on the other side is a portrait of J. "It's taught me a lot of patience with Edgar Hoover, a remembrance from his kids-to be patient working with little HON. JOHN BRYANT years with the FBI. people, listening to them, hearing them OF TEXAS But Wilson draws attention to a child's out." drawing on paper that shows the imprint of Coming to Middletown to teach was some IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES little hands. "Now, that is probably some thing of a fluke for Wilson. He had been Tuesday, May 1, 1990 thing only a mother could love, but this working with the FBI, first in Washington little person wanted me to have it," he says. and then in Oklahoma City for about three Mr. BRYANT. Mr. Speaker, U.S. Attorney "The children give me these, and I tell years. But in 1963, he began thinking about General Dick Thornburgh recently commend them I'll put them up in my office. And a career move. One of his friends got a ed Dallas Police Department Detective Truly then they'll come look for it. It's important packet of information from a teachers' Holmes for his assistance in the investigation to them," he says. He points to a three-pan placement bureau, and Middletown was one eled louvered screen at the office door. "I of the school systems described in it. and prosecution of "skinheads" for racial vio just keep this here because it makes a good "It sounded nice from what was in the ma lence and vandalism in Dallas. place to display their drawings." terial," he says. "So I left the FBI and came As one who fully shares the concern of the Wilson, 50, is retiring at the end of this here." He and his wife arrived in a car U.S. Department of Justice, the Dallas Police school year, after serving as an educator in towing a U-Haul trailer with all their pos Department the Dallas County District Attor the Middletown City School District for 27 sessions. He says he thought at the time years. He has spent 12 of those years as ney's Office, and numerous citizens' groups teaching was something he'd try for a while. about the increasing incidence of hate crimes, principal at Mayfield where the staff mem He says he's leaving now before he started bers and parents say they hate to see him getting grandchildren of his first students. racial and religion-related violence in Dallas leave. But he says it is time to do something Wilson taught at Sherman School for four and other major cities, I want to share with my different, although he plans to remain in years, and then was principal at Spring Hill colleagues General Thornburgh's letter of Middletown. "Jess has a unique style of leadership," for one year before returning to Sherman as commendation to Detective Holmes. Superintendent Harry Eastridge says. "He principal. He was transferred to Mayfield in And, of course, I add my own sincere ap seems to have a down-home flavor in deal 1978. preciation to Detective Truly Holmes for his ing with parents. He's great at the public re Helping families in the community has been part of his job as principal. Wilson vigorous pursuit of justice in these cases, lations part. He has almost a sixth sense of which are so important in helping to stop what parents want to see for their child. . . . says there isn't a week that goes by that he "It's going to be tough to replace a guy doesn't refer someone to one of the United these detestable acts of violence and vandal who's become an institution." Way agencies. He also suggests families in ism. School board member Fred Finney, who trouble consult a clergyman if they attend Attorney General Thornburgh wrote the fol was president of the Mayfield PTO in the church. lowing letter to Detective Truly: late 1960's, says Wilson is probably "the top He is reticent about his religion, saying simply: "We've always been active in OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, elementary principal in southwest Ohio" in Washington, DC, April 5, 1990. terms of motivating students and staff. He church." But back in his office, he keeps a large Bible on a table opposite his desk. Detective TRULY HoLMES, says he has raised the academic level of the Dallas Police Department. 2014 Main Street. school" from mediocre to outstanding." "I found it in a closet at Sherman School," he explains. It had been given to Room 506, Dallas, TX But Wilson gives credit to the school's DEAR DETECTIVE HOLMES: I wish to com teachers for the success of a program which Sherman by the Daughters of America in 1915. He kept it in his office there and then mend you for your outstanding efforts tests all students in grades 2-6 to identify during the course of the investigation and "trouble areas" where more instruction is brought it with him to Mayfield. needed. Average test scores were a half-year Wilson also serves as a go-between to help trial of United States v. Sean Tarrant. et aL, behind grade level before the program; families in need. Businesses that want to a joint local and federal prosecution of acts three years later, students' scores improved help a family at Thanksgiving or Christmas of racial violence and vandalism by Dallas to at grade level or above. contact him, and then he makes the ar skinheads. Wilson is a familiar sight at Mayfield be rangements being careful not to hurt any The Department attorneys who prosecut ginning each day outside the building greet one's pride. ed the case have informed me of the excep ing parents as they drop off their children. "Some are a little proud, but if you say, tional investigative work you contributed At the school day's close, he again takes up 'Can I help you?' they generally will .... I during the initial investigation on this case, his post outside the school, watching out for appreciate their feelings and privacy, and I its lengthy grand jury investigation and its his students. don't want to ever embarrass anyone," he ultimate trial. Your tenacity in locating wit "I can meet more people on the street says. It takes a few years to build up a rela nesses, your sophisticated interviewing tech than I can in my office," he says. tionship with a community like that, he niques and your willingness to perform any "I enjoy getting to meet the parents. says. "But they know I'm interested in their service needed by the prosecution quickly That's so much a part of the job, a big part children." were invaluable. of my job-to know the parents and for PTO President Kenny Gibson says Wilson Acts of racial and religious hatred, such as them to know me." "relates to kids on all levels" and he relates those disclosed by the evidence in this case, The vigilance of his FBI training is evi to parents as well. are simply intolerable in a free society. That dent as he describes how far in each direc "I've never heard anyone say: 'he doesn't was the message of this prosecution and tion he can see from the school. like me' or 'he's picking on me.' " Gibson your efforts were its cornerstone. "I know just about 95 percent of the par says. It is always a privilege to have law en ents," he says, explaining he makes a point "He's good at what he does. You can't re of meeting any strangers at the· school. place him. It's going to 'be hard to find an forcement officers like yourself on our pros They usually turn out to be a grandparent other guy just like him." ecution team. On behalf of the entire De- 9108 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 1, 1990 partment of Justice, I congratulate and [From the New York Times Magazine, Jan. of Western-style democracy and the materi thank you for your fine work. 28, 1990] alism of Western markets. They pine for a Sincerely, RUSSIAN NATIONALISTS: YEARNING FOR AN romanticized, patriarchal Russia. DICK THORNBURGH, IRON HAND "Let other countries surpass us in the Attorney GeneraL perestroika-re chants from the loudspeakers mounted Russia, and have largely taken control of structuring the Soviet Union's political and above the square. the officially sponsored temperance organi social framework-and with glasnost-free Near the end, the dissenters strutted into zations and cultural societies. The nationalist spirit burns with new in dom of expression and enhanced civil rights. I view, led by a pudgy and intense 30-year-old named Aleksandr P. Repetov. Reaching the tensity, too, in the Russian Orthodox feel it is in the United States' best interest for square, they hoisted their banners high and Church, where some dissident priests are the Gorbachev program to succeed. slowed their pace to give spectators time to trying to revive the fundamentals of Rus But, there is one disquieting development decipher the near white lettering on their sian faith smothered by decades of secular, clouding these positive maneuvers. It is the placards. Communist state dogma. "Russia, Russia, save yourself!" exhorted So far, the Russian patriots are too divid appalling and totally unacceptable re-emer ed, too indecisive about their own priorities, gence of anti-Semitic attitudes among certain one banner, fluttering in the icy wind along side an icon of St. George the Dragon too ill at ease in the ways of politics, to be nationalist groups in the Soviet Union. Slayer, a popular saint of Old Russia. considered a formidable political force. At at The U.S.S.R. has an unhappy history when "They need great upheavals, but we need time when ethnic politics has inflamed the it comes to relations with the Jewish commu a Great Russia!" proclaimed another, echo Soviet Union, it sometimes seems there are nity, and Mr. Gorbachev's silence on recent ing a famous appeal uttered by the czarist more committed nationalists among the 4.6 million Soviet Armenians, now mobilizing events-while that does not establish that he minister Peter Stolypin in 1907, against the radicals then threatening the czar's govern for civil war against their neighbors in Azer condones them-does worsen the problem. ment, and now directed against the radicals baijan, or the 3 million Lithuanians coolly Among the more notorious Russian nation surrounding President Gorbachev. Then charting their exit from the Soviet Union, alist organizations advocating ill will toward came this sonorous echo of czarist Russia: than among the 145 million Russians. But Soviet Jews is Pamyat. Pamyat is the Russian "For the faith, the people and the Father Russian nationalism appeals to a deep con word for memory. Pamyat is using the new era land!" servative streak in the Russian psychology, Repetov and his followers belong to a a yearning for order and a distaste for indi of openness and freedom of expression as a group called Fatherland, bent on saving vidual ambition. And with the failure of springboard to revive old and discredited theo ethnic Russian culture and values from the Communism, it is the most potent ideology ries which are not even worthy of recital here. Communist melting pot. To them, Nov. 7- on sale. Suffice it to say, Mr. Speaker, that Pamyat the anniversary of the Russian Revolution Among ethnic Russians what is going on blames many of the U.S.S.R.'s and the is a day of infamy, marking the moment now is a frantic search, first for a coherent world's ills on Jewish people. when Russian history was stopped brutally Russian faith and then for the political in its course and the Communists began means to execute it. What results from this While Pamyat is the most notable of the na their systematic extermination of Russian search will be more than an academic ques tionalist groups-reviving after a long quies culture, the Russian church, the Russian tion, for the Russians are both the domi cence under communism-there are other soul. nant nationality in the Soviet Union and groups spreading virulent and dangerous rhet Their presence here on this anniversary of the most imposing obstacle to Gorbachev's oric about Jews in the U.S.S.R. the Communist state was not just an ironic campaign of modernization. protest, however, but a small sign of an in Westerners often think of the whole A recent New York Times magazine cover triguing political flirtation now going on be Soviet patchwork as "Russia," a mistake story by Bill Keller detailed the wide range of tween Russian nationalists and the conserv that is as offensive to a Russian nationalist nationalist activity in the Russian Republic. ative wing of the Communist Party, two as it is to a colonized Latvian or Georgian. I am proud to be a cosponsor of House forces that suddenly find themselves driven Uzbekistan and Lithuania may be Soviet, Concurrent Resolution 264, which calls on together by a common danger: Mikhail S. but they are not Russian. Indeed, a devout Russian nationalist even wonders about Pr~sident Bush to urge President Gorbachev Gorbachev. More and more often during the past year, the children of the czar have parts of Russia itself. A Siberian, for exam to publicly condemn the growth of anti-Semi found themselves marching alongside the ple, will tell you that Leningrad is too "cos tism in the Soviet Union and to adopt any children of Lenin. mopolitan" to be truly Russian, and that measures to protect Jewish citizens in the In this era of glasnost, similar groups with Moscow, now the capital of world Commu Soviet Union from harassment and persecu names such as Fidelity or Renewal or nism, has been profaned. tion from nationalist groups such as Pamyat. I Memory or Fatherland have sprouted in Geographically, Russia is the largest hope this resolution passes swiftly. cities across the vast area of the Soviet Soviet republic, the heart of an empire en Union inhabited by· ethnic Russians. These larged in this century by acquisitions from Mr. Speaker, the Soviet Government should groups are usually tight-knit and avowedly Eastern Europe and Muslim Central Asia. act now to ensure the protection of Soviet apolitical, devoting themselves to the pres Ethnically, Russians are the largest Slavic Jews and the safe departure of any Jewish ervation of churches and old buildings, com race, kin to the Ukrainians, Byelorussians, citizen who may wish to emigrate to another bating drunkeness, or reviving Russian Poles and Czechs. But Russian blood has land. choral folk singing. been diluted since the Mongol invasions, In fact, they are a political rear guard. and the Russian language has become the At this point in the RECORD, I insert the While much of the Soviet bloc seems to be lingua franca of the empire rather than a New York Times magazine cover story of Jan lunging toward Western freedoms, the Rus badge of identity. uary 28, 1990, entitled, "Russian Nationalists: sian nationalists-or Russian patriots, as The Russian patriots consider themselves Yearning for an Iron Hand." they prefer to be called-deplore the chaos not the perpetrators of Communism, but its May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9109 most punished victims. To them, the Com Russian: "A slave psychology, the absence magazines and newspapers favored by the munists are the villains who assassinated of a sense of personal dignity, intolerance nationalists, and in debates at the Russian their monarch, who raped their precious vil toward the opinions of others, a groveling Writers' Union, "the Jewish question" lages and birch-forested tundra with some mixture of spite, envy and the worship of looms large. And with the coming of glas of the most heedless industrialization ever authority. nost, discussion of it has become much less inflicted on any patch of earth. Under Com "Since olden days, the Russians have inhibited. munism, the traumas of crash urbanization, loved strong and cruel authority, and have "I think today the Jews here should feel overcrowed housing, women entering the loved its very cruelty, throughout history responsible for the sin of having carried out work force and easy abortion so reduced the they tended to slavishly submit to force. the Revolution, and for the shape that it Russians' birthrate that, according to the Even now, authority and a 'nostalgia for a J;ook," Valentin Rasputin, who had been 1989 census, they have fallen to a bare 50.8 master' dominates in the psyche of the chosen a member of the Congress of Peo percent majority of the Soviet Union's pop nation ... but the Russians are incapable ple's Deputies, told me in November. "They ulation. of understanding the cause of their misfor should feel responsible for the terror. For "Fifty-eight percent of Russian families tunes. Regarding everything foreign with the terror that existed during the Revolu have only one child," laments Sergei V. Va suspicion and hostility, they tend to accuse tion and especially after the Revolution. silyev, a young Russian from Tyumen who anyone at all of their trouble: the Tatars, They played a large role, and their guilt is has taken up the patriots' cause in the Con the Greeks, the Germans, the Jews ... great. Both for the killing of God, and for gress of People's Deputies. "After another anyone but themselves." that." generation, we'll have nothing but costumes As Estonians, Lithuanians, Georgians and The killing of God? Well, Rasputin said, in museums." others have built their own nationalist that is an ancient sin, and no Jew today can The nationalists see a Russian countryside movements and demanded greater inde be held responsible for the crucifixion of that has languished in poverty while Com pendence from Moscow, the Russians who Christ. But the crimes of Communism are munist leaders colonized Central Asia and live in those republics have had to endure not so quickly forgiven. Eastern Europe; today they watch as Soviet deliberate snubs, which have in turn helped "In this country, those are Jewish sins," leaders desperate for capital sell the Rus galvanize Russian assertiveness. In Estonia Rasputin went on. "Because many Jewish sian birthright-timber, oil, natural gas-to and Moldavia, the Russian minorities have leaders took part in the terror, in the re foreign bidders, and buy, in absurd ex staged strikes to protest local language and pression of the kulaks, of the peasants, and change, meat from France, potatoes from voting laws aimed primarily at limiting the so on. The ideology was produced by Jews. China, wheat from the United States. influence of Russian "occupiers" and "immi But to make them answer for it and to say Under Communism, the Russian Ortho grants." that we won't be able to coexist, is the dox Church, so central to the sense of what "The self-awareness of Russia is growing," wrong approach. We can't make all Jews it means to be Russian, was humilitated, its Rasputin said, sitting in the bright, snow-fil emigrate, and it's not necessary, either, be houses of worship transformed into "muse tered daylight at the Irkutsk Writers' cause they are the brains we need. And I ums of atheism" or smashed to the ground Union. "Strange as it may seem, our repub think the two nations, Russians and Jews, by wrecking balls, its hierarchy vetted and lics have helped us with this: the Baltic re have merged to such an extent that separa corrupted by the K.G.B. publics, Armenia, Azerbaijan and others. tion would be painful-painful for the Rus In Tyumen, Aleksandr Repetov of Father When self-awareness started growing among sian nation, too. With all their faults and land took me on a tour of the former these small peoples, accompanied to a cer merits, they need each other, because on Ilyinsky Church, a 19th-century Russian tain extent by the growth of Russophobia, the one hand it makes for a kind of spiritual Orthdox Church that was gutted during the it helped-or rather, it helps-us Russians competition, and on the other hand it spurs late 1940's and fitted inside with a vodka too, to become aware of ourselves and to the Russian people out of their lethargy." factory. As bemused vodka bottlers looked define our place in history." Shafarevich, in his tract, blames Jews for on, Repetov and I climbed to the cupola, Maybe, suggests Rasputin, not entirely fa promulgating the current wave of Russo where galvanized tanks of vodka drain down cetiously, it is time for Russia to think of se phobia. Not surprisingly, many Russian na to a bottling machine that snakes through ceding from the Soviet Union. Get away tionalists see Jewish influence behind Gor what used to be the nave. On the vaulted from the ingrates. Preserve the integrity of bachev's reforms, and delight in searching ceiling, a few splashes of gold paint remain. Russia. out evidence of Jewish ancestry in the Volgograd, were soundly ed the officer corps in the 1930's. we'll be able to move on." defeated. drank tea in his Tyumen apartment. "But Communist Youth League, and he thinks May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9111 the Russian patriots can pick up useful or Latynian's nightmare is that an opportun became its president, Freed-Hardeman was a ganizational skills. istic clique within the Communist Party, 2-year junior college, serving 758 students in "It is easier to reform the party than to seeking new elemental passions to exploit, replace it," he said. will seize on Russian nationalism-giving 12 buildings. Today, Freed-Hardeman Univer When Alla Latynina, literary critic for the form to the raw emotion. As it becomes sity is a fully accredited 4-year school, with a Literary Gazette, hears that kind of talk, it clear that Western-style democracy and master's program, serving almost 1,200, stu sends a chill up her spine. markets will not instantly raise Russia from dents on a modern campus of 32 buildings. She is one of a growing number of Rus its economic slough, demogogues will find a These great strides forward are due in no sian intellectuals who are trying to find a wider audience. small part to Claude Gardner's vision, effort liberal alternative to the Russian patriotic An outsider who has watched the birth and enthusiasm. movement. They agree that the Revolution pangs of democracy here can only hope La For almost 21 years, President's Gardner's tynina is wrong. But given how late the interrupted Russia's progress toward civili stewardship and Christian example have zation, but disagree about where to resume West recognized the political strength of that history. They are searching for a cen the National Socialists in 1930's Germany or made a difference for good at Fread-Harde trist position, combining the political and the Islamic Fundamentalists in 1970's Iran, man, as well as in Henderson and surrounding economic experience of Western civilization it would be foolish to write off the Russian Chester County. Claude Gardner's involve with what is humane in the Russian tradi nationalists. ment and spirit are evident in the local cham tion. ber of commerce and Rotary Club, which he "We have a different history, and differ helped establish. ent roots," Latynina said during a conversa STATEMENT ON RELIEF FOR HIGH MEDICARE HOSPITALS On June 1, Claude Gardner will retire from tion in her living room, which is decorated the presidency of the proud university he has with her husband's collection of Russian folk toys. "Despite all my affection for the done so much to build, but that will not be the HON. PORTER J. GOSS end of his service or influence there. He will Western world, I understand that we will OF FLORIDA never become France. In order to do that, become the school's first chancellor, and in 200 years of parliamentary work are needed. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that capacity, he will no doubt continue to in And we haven't done that. But I think we Tuesday, May 1, 1990 fluence for good the preparation and training can become a state, a society with liberal Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, southwest Florida of yet another generation. economic models, a society where we can His tenure at Freed-Hardeman has been breathe freely and where our freedom is not has many characteristics that place it first in denied." the record books. But one of our distinctions one of uncommon accomplishment. His The West, and the radical Westernizers is not necessarily something to be proud of record will be the yardstick against which here, tend to think of Russia's past as exclu it's sort of a double-edged sword. those of his successors will be judged. sively one of tyranny and serfdom. It is true Florida 13 has more high Medicare hospi that Russia never developed a property tals than any other district in the country-and TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE owning middle class, the institutions of par that means that problems with the Medicare liamentary democracy or a well-established ROBERT F. WAGNER rule of law. But asS. Frederick Starr, presi system are causing big problems for our area. dent of Oberlin College and an insightful Our hospitals concentrate on the elderly observer of Soviet affairs, has pointed out, and so they end up serving a disproportion BILL GREEN Russia does have a fragile, liberal counter ately high percentage of Medicare benefici OF NEW YORK tradition dating back to the early 18th cen aries. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tury, when Peter the Great exposed young These hospitals are performing an invalu Tuesday, May 1, 1990 Russians to Western ideas. able service to our communities-but they are "When The Moscow News in 1799 con being squeezed from every direction. The Mr. GREEN. Mr. Speaker, I should like to ducted a poll to determine the most signifi Medicare system is already on shaky bring the attention of my colleagues to an cant figures of the waning century," Starr event which will mark the 80th birthday of the wrote in The New Republic, "George Wash ground-and there are some who predict an earthquake ahead. Honorable Robert F. Wagner, one of the ington and the American Founders headed country's most distinguished public servants. the list." Many of our hospitals are operating in the Before the Communists seized power, the red-some have been forced to shut down al On Tuesday, May 15, Mr. Wagner's birthday land reform of 1906 had given land to peas together. Why? Because the Medicare Pro will be marked by the naming of Robert F. ants, and the czars had encouraged a flour gram isn't addressing the needs of a hospital Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at ishing private industry and foreign trade. where Medicare beneficiaries account for 65 New York University. In addition, that celebra Russia at the beginning of this century, percent of the patients. tion will be the occasion to present to the Starr points out, was beginning down a path Honorable Ronald Reagan and Nancy that Western democracies had followed ear Mr. Speaker, it's time we revamped the Medicare payment system to reflect reality. Reagan, and Ambassadors Walter and Leon lier, toward political and economic pluralism ore Annenberg, the first Wagner Medals for and the rule of law. The strength of these These hospitals are operating in the trenches impulses is evident in the brutal force that of the health care battle-we can't afford to Public Service. The extraordinary career of both Lenin and Stalin used to suppress leave them as stranded casualties. Bob Wagner could only be acknowledged in them. And even after that suppression, the an extraordinary way, reflecting his lifelong yearning for Western civilization and mar dedication to the public good. kets lived on her in underground publica E. CLAUDE GARDNER'S On that occasion, I should like to extend my tions and the shadow economy. RETIREMENT best wishes to Robert Wagner for a healthy Today, magazines like Novy Mir are con and happy birthday. ducting an intensive search for a more humane Russian tradition, reviving the HON. DON SUNDQUIST work of pre-Revolutionary philosophers like OF TENNESSEE CONGRATULATING THE 1990 Nikolai Berdyaev, who argued for a synthe IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SMITH ACADEMY FALCON sis of Western and Slavic values, and re Tuesday, May 1, 1990 counting the experience of Russian capital CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL ism at the turn of the century. Mr. SUNDQUIST. Mr. Speaker, in a few TEAM "Maybe the slogan 'Workers of the World, short weeks, Freed-Hardeman University in Unite' seemed romantic at the beginning of Henderson, TN will mark the retirement of its HON. SILVIO 0. CONTE the workers' movement," said Latynina, president and leading booster, Dr. E. Claude "but I feel closer to those of our historic fig OF MASSACHUSETTS Gardner. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ures who never got caught up in this roman I am proud to call Dr. Gardner my friend tic notion of creating the kingdom of labor, Tuesday, May 1, 1990 but who saw that all this would end in dis and proud to call attention to this House the grace. They knew this experiment would record of achievement he has built at Fread Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, it is my great not be successful, they knew that one can't Hardeman. honor to extend my congratulations to the build a society on hatred and on unleashed Claude Gardner began teaching at the Smith Academy Basketball Team of Hatfield, elemental passions." school 41 years ago. In 1969, when he MA. On March 17, the Smith Academy Fal- 9112 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 1, 1990 cons crowned their undefeated 25-0 season expressed alarm this week over what they Some ministries even bought new cars just by beating Mission High School of Boston, to called a systematic looting of public assets to sell them at huge discounts to loyal em win the Massachusetts Division Ill Men's and official moves to conceal it. ployees. Casa Pellas, a major importer, re They said the losses could slow their ef ported selling about 160 new Japanese cars, Championship. forts to revive an economy crippled by years trucks and jeeps in March and April Mr. Speaker, winning a State championship of war with the Contras and Sandinista mis double the pre-election rate. The govern is no small feat for a team from western Mas management. ment bought most of them. sachusetts. It is often the case of David slay "We are about to inherit the shell of a When the opposition newspaper La ing Goliath when one of western teams heads government," said Guillermo Quant, a Cha Prensa reported that a state transport firm east for State tournaments. This is why the morro aide. "Until we look at the books, we had given 12 trucks at no cost to Sandinista accomplishment of the Falcons is all the won't know how thin the shell is." employees, company director Guileobaldo Sandinista authorities have defended greater. Lacayo defended the practice. some giveaways, such as cars and houses, as "It wouldn't be fair to let these trucks end In the championship game, the Falcons dis legitimate rewards for revolutionary service, up in the hands of people who never con played all of the spirit and poise that it takes and they claim to have collected token pay tributed to this enterprise," he said. to make a great championship team. At half ments for some property. But other cases Aides to Chamorro, the first Nicaraguan time, the Falcons trailed Missions High by a involve mysterious pilfering and accusations opposition leader to assume office in . a point. I don't know what Coaches Robert Pelis of embezzlement. peaceful transition, say the looting is worse and Perry Messer told their troops at the half, In one case documented by Chamorro than in 1979, when the Sandinistas deposed but perhaps it was a mixture of Gen. George aides, three container ships and two tankers dictator Anastasio Somoza and inherited a of the government-owned shipping fleet sacked, virtually bankrupt economy. Patton and Red Auerbach. Whatever it was, it have disappeared and turned up for sale in worked. In the second half, the underdog Fal "When Somoza fell, people took advan New York. Also missing, neighboring farm tage of the chaos and power vacuum to steal cons, led by point guard Luke Ryan and 1,000 ers say, are 7,000 of the 17,000 head of cattle little things-refrigerators, television sets, career point scorer Jim Smiarowski, rallied on a state-owned ranch. sound equipment, furniture, food, clothes," and triumphed by a 10 point margin at the Employees report that an entire resort said Vice President-elect Virgilio Godoy. final buzzer. This is a team of diverse, multita five bungalows in the Masaya Volcano na "This time, there is an appearance of nor tional park-was dismantled and trucked mality, but the looting is hidden and much lented players and all of them contributed to away under army guard one night. their teams ultimate victory. Jim Smiarowski, bigger in scale. This time it is ordered and Big-time thievery has hit little towns like directed by the government." Luke Ryan, Brian Hurley, Herb Guyette, Sean Diria, southeast of Managua, where 3,000 O'Connell, Marc Mulherin, Kyle Cahill, Amit Sandinista Vice President Sergio Ramirez slabs of cement for a new cemetery wall and and other officials have made strong state Patel, Travis Daniels, Mike Strong, Mike The all12 sewing machines at the sewing cooper ments denying such charges. But Ramirez berge, and Bill Skorupski are all champions ative vanished, residents said. admitted that a law passed last month by today. In the trenches, the squad was ably as "President Daniel Ortega is blaming the the Sandinista-dominated National Assem sisted by managers Jim Lavallee Tracy Bana state of the economy on North American ag gression, but in these last few weeks the ag bly had aroused suspicion. The law declared sieski, and Katie Flavin. gression is more direct-it's from the Sandi government officials immune from any Basketball is, at times, a magical game. nistas thexnselves," said Salvador Murillo, a crimes committed up to the time they leave This season, the greatest magic was at Smith office. Godoy called it "the first law in his Tourism Ministry employee. "They're tell tory to sanction looting in advance." Academy. And so, Mr. Speaker, I join all of ing their people that they will soon be out Another law passed last month gave San Hatfield, Hampshire County, and western Mas of work, so it's time to grab everything they can." dinistas title to homes confiscated over the sachusetts in congratulating the Smith Acade past decade. Since then, Sandinista military my Falcons-State Champions! The Sandinistas have denied some of the more blatant stealing of which they are ac officers have moved into a complex of 40 cused. But they declined in recent meetings state-owned homes vacated by Cuban mili tary advisers who were withdrawn from SANDINISTAS GIVE MILLIONS IN with Chamorro's transition teams to hand over the inventories, balance sheets and Nicaragua. STATE ASSETS TO FOLLOWERS bank records of any government entity until "An officer with several stripes on his uni the last day. form came to see this house where the HON. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO Jaime Icabalceta, a coordinator of the Cubans lived," said a maid dismissed by the new owners. "The officer told this other OF CALIFORNIA transition teams, said that the Sandinistas apparently sold cheaply or gave away most man that he liked the house but would have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the state's collective farxns in recent problexns because it had only one garage Tuesday, May 1, 1990 weeks, along with most of the late-model ve space and he drives two cars." hicles assigned to government ministries. The high-level scramble for homes and Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, I would Some ministries are turning over fewer than cars appears to have fostered a now-or-never like to call to the attention of my colleagues five cars. atmosphere in Managua, as the poor also an article in the Los Angeles Times which ap In southernmost Rivas province, he said, try to improve their status. Thousands of peared April 25, 1990. The report describes six of the 10 sprawling cattle collectives homeless people have invaded empty lots the policy of the outgoing Sandinista regime in were privatized. One was given to the Sandi and built shacks in the hope that the new nista army and another to Ivan Garcia, out government will not chase them out. Sandi Nicaragua to turn over millions of dollars in nista-led labor unions have staged eight state assets to government officials and party going director of the state television net work. strikes against government agencies in the followers. The state-sponsored grand larceny An irony of the situation is that the San past week, some of them winning 100% wage carried out by the Sandinistas practically guar dinistas, after a decade of commitment to a increases. antees that the succeeding Chamorro govern fairly centralized economy, have suddenly Alcides Altamirano, 29, the Sandinista ment will lack the resources to govern effec embraced Chamorro's free-market princi Youth leader in the city of Granada, is tively and efficiently. ples. They are preempting her promise to doing well for hiinself in this atmosphere. SANDINISTAS GIVE MILLIONS IN STATE ASSETS sell most of the state's property-acquiring The house and car assigned him by the gov To FoLLOWERs many of the goods thexnselves at bargain ernment four years ago have just been given prices and undercutting her government's to him at no cost. A few days ago, he seized ability to raise cash. a plot near Managua's Roberto Huembes MANAGUA, NICARAGUA.-Since losing the "They are sucking the state dry to set up market, along with other squatters, and is Nicaraguan election two months ago, the their own companies," said an American building a new house with concrete slabs he Sandinista revolutionaries who leave office businessman. "They are creating a corpo says he acquired cheaply from "a contact" today have given away millions of dollars in rate state within a state." in the Construction Ministry. He expects to state-owned land, houses, cattle, vehicles, Cars have been a hot topic of discussion in sell the other house for $2,500. boats, radio stations and building materials government agencies during the lame-duck So blatant is the looting from the minis to members of their own party, according to period. At the Internal Commerce Ministry, tries, says Altamirano, that he feels his ac government workers and members of the in 15 section heads already assigned cars got to tions are within the limits of ethical behav coming administration. keep them without charge, and 12 other ior. Aides to President-elect Violeta Barrios de Sandinista activists applied for the privilege "Some of those taking advantage of this Chamorro, after transition talks with Sandi of buying five other cars for $30 each, an situation were never Sandinistas," he said. nista officials in each governmental agency, employee said. "They are technocrats, opportunists May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9113 who called themselves Sandinistas to rise to by all of the major California and national con We will all have to recognize that this high positions." servation organizations. urgent task cannot be accomplished quickly, Fearing theft or sabotage by their Sandi I intend to move this bill. My Subcommittee easily, or cheaply. We're going to take all nistas bosses, employees have shut down the on Water, Power, and Offshore Energy Re those promises of sacrifice and individual par Ruben Dario National Theater until the new government takes possession. sources will hold the first hearing on May 15 ticipation from Earth Day, and ask everyone to According to an agreement between the in Washington, DC. pay their fair share. incoming and outgoing governments, all My bill complements an important piece of Our bill is funded jointly by the Federal Gov state property is to be accounted for and legislation by Assemblymen Phil Isenberg and ernment, by the State, and by the Central handed over, a process that started Monday. Bill Baker that is already moving through the Valley project water and power users. Central But when Chamorro's media aides called on California State Legislature. The Isenberg Valley project water rates are already far Arnulfo Urratia, president of a state corpo Saker plan would protect and restore wet below comparable State and nonproject rates. ration that owned 17 of the country's 35 lands and to ensure that the State does its Water users will meet their obligations by radio stations, he announced that the corpo part to implement the North American water ration had been dissolved. means of a $1 an acre-foot surcharge. Fourteen of the stations, it turned out, fowl management plan. In addition, the Western Area Power Admin had been turned over to local governments These bills, one Federal, the others at the istration will issue bonds to pay for the fish that will not change hands until May 10, State level, share the same urgency. and wildlife restoration prescribed by this bill. and two had been sold, one for $5,000. The For decades, the State and Federal govern We in California have enjoyed the benefits other, Radio Primerisima, had been given ments have committed ecological genocide on of cheap water and cheap power for decades. free to a cooperative of its Sandinistas work the fish and wildlife in California. The reper But there has been a price to that consump ers, headed by Urrutia himself. cussions have been felt up and down the Pa tion. I believe the people of the State will be "After 10 years, we have a right to keep cific flyway. The repercussions have been felt willing to share equitably in the effort to re this," he told Chamorro's aides. by commercial fishermen and by all of the The 34 fishing boats of a state shrimp store California for future generations to enjoy. fishing cooperative in Bluefields, on the people who go out on the weekends to fish And that is the goal and the message of Caribbean coast, met a similar fate. The co with their children. The repercussions have this bill. This legislation offers an opportunity operative-with its boats-was turned into a been felt by virtually everyone who enjoys for disparate, and sometimes adversarial, por private entity, run by its Sandinista found hunting, fishing, birdwatching, or just experi tions of our State to come together to accom er. encing the natural environment. plish a common goal: The restoration of our La Prensa declared last week that "de-ca Every year, more and more wildlife habitat wetlands and our fish and wildlife resources. pitalizers of the state" will be "condemned has been dammed, drained, plowed under, as common criminals" after the new con Working together-environmentalist and paved over, reclaimed, and poisoned. Salmon, hunter, farmer and urban resident, developer troller general audits govenment agencies. steelhead, and striped bass have declined by It added a caveat emptor: Anyone buying and preservationist-this bill can be a reality goods stolen from the government runs the 80 to 90 percent. One run of salmon is on the and our common goals of restoring the envi risk of losing them, no money back. threatened species list. Duck populations have ronment of California can be achieved. But the new administration is divided over dropped by 50 percent, reaching a record low Mr. Speaker, we have a unique opportunity how much can be done to receover the last year. and a great responsibility to protect our natu booty. Prosecuting so many Sandinistas, We have wiped out 95 percent of all the ral heritage. Godoy said, would be "uncomfortable," and wetlands of the Central Valley. in many cases impossible, given the likeli I urge my colleagues to join me in this And the State's economy, as well as its effort. hood that incriminating records are being ecology, are gravely endangered. destroyed. As Chamorro's aides debated the issue, We used to have massive fish runs and thieves struck the state-owned country club busy canneries lining the Sacramento River in SUPPORTING REPRESENTATIVE where the new president is to receive visit the delta, employing our citizens and generat GEPHARDT AND A NEW VI ing heads of state tonight. They stole paint ing a tremendous amount of economic activi SIONARY FOREIGN POLICY ings, refrigerators and furniture. Workers ty. But no more. Today, billions of dollars in there blamed the club's Sandinista manage boating, duck clubs, commercial fishing, HON. ROMANO L. MAZZOU ment. aquatic recreation, and related business are OF KENTUCKY jeopardized by the current state of affairs. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES We cannot allow these integral parts of the THE CALIFORNIA FISH AND Tuesday, May 1, 1990 WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT California economy to go the way of the old OF 1990 sardine canneries. Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support Some will point the finger of blame at the of Majority Leader DICK GEPHARDT'S call for a farmers, or the developers, or the urban new and visionary U.S. foreign policy. HON. GEORGE MILLER areas. The fact is-we all share the blame. I was recently in Poland where I met with OF CALIFORNIA We have all enjoyed the prosperity that has Solidarity leader Lech Walesa and other Soli IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES come from the use, and the abuse, of our darity officials. Lech Walesa had a vision in State's natural resources. And now, our 1979 of a Poland free of Communist rule. De Tuesday, May 1, 1990 State's future is endangered by our excesses. spite having to operate underground for years, Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, 2 The time has come for us to give something Walesa's perseverance and courage proved weeks ago, the world celebrated Earth Day. back to the State of California-and that is a successful. We now are beginning to see the There was a great outpouring of sentiment for sound ecological future. We have to leave results-all because Walesa had a vision. changing policies that destroy our air, our California better than we found it. DICK GEPHARDT is not calling for something water, and endanger the future of life on this The bill I am introducing is tough, but fair. radical in America's foreign policy. He is only planet. It requires the Secretary of the Interior to advocating an open debate by those charged Really cleaning up the environment is going double the salmon and steelhead population with the responsibility of addressing a chang to take more than sentiment. by the year 2000 by implementing the upper ing world structure. This means the adminis Today, I am introducing legislation that will Sacramento fisheries and riparian habitat tration and the Congress. initiate the most dramatic effort ever to re management plan, and by protecting and re So far about all our colleague, Representa store the fisheries, wetlands, and wildlife of storing the anadromous fish in the lower Sac tive GEPHARDT, has gotten in return for re California-with firm goals, tough timetables, ramento, the bay and delta, and the San Joa questing a national debate on foreign policy is and a sharing of the burden. quin River. a lot of loose talk from his detractors and I am pleased to say that the bill already It also requires the Secretary to implement even some verbal abuse. enjoys substantial support. Fifty-one Members the North American waterfowl management For my part, I applaud the majority leader of the House have joined as original cospon plan in the Central Valley, including an obliga for his courage in broaching this subject, and sors of the California Fish and Wildlife Resto tion to provide water needed by the refuges the graceful way he handled the resulting criti ration Act of 1990. The bill is also supported for the protection of wildlife. cism. 9114 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 1, 1990 Whether the administration likes it or not, urging a national holiday for Martin Luther Catching problems at the Nation's ports is DICK is right. The debate has to take place. King. Under his leadership, the Interfaith certainly good for making headlines, but it is With the prospects improving for freedom Council sponsored Vietnamese boat people in only part of Customs' responsibility. and democracy in Eastern Europe and Central the country in 1980. He also served on the We believe that improving the ability of im America-and with racial equality not a too Dutchess Council of Human Rights and the porters and exporters to comply fully with the distant dream in South Africa-America City of Poughkeepsie Commission on Human law-before shipments reach the ports-will cannot afford to embrace all the old models of Rights. He devoted countless hours to high improve compliance rates and make it much foreign policy. To remain the global leader, we schools, colleges and correctional facilities. easier to detect those who willfully commit must find new solutions to these new opportu He was always eager to help others. fraud. nities and new challenges. In light of all these accomplishments on I urge my colleagues to give serious consid Mr. Speaker, I do not necessarily agree with behalf of his county and country, the Anti-Def eration to this bill. every initiative the majority leader espoused in amation League of B'nai B'rith of Poughkeep his speech. But, his serious comments de sie will posthumously present its Lifetime serve no less serious a response from us, his Achievement Award to Rabbi Zimet's family PEASE-FRENZEL CUSTOMS BILL colleagues in Congress, from the administra on May 5. No individual is more deserving of INTRODUCED tion, and from the people of America. this honor. I commend the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith for its excellent choice. HON. BILL FRENZEL TRIBUTE TO RETIRING CITY OF MINNESOTA PAYROLL CLERK CUSTOMS INFORMED COMPLI IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ANCE AND AUTOMATION ACT Tuesday, May 1, 1990 HON. RONALD K. MACHTLEY OF 1990 Mr. FRENZEL. Mr. Speaker, today Mr. OF RHODE ISLAND PEASE and I have introduced H.R. 4689, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. DONALD J. PEASE which provides some needed reforms in our Tuesday, May 1, 1990 OF OHIO Customs laws. The overall goals of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Pease-Frenzel bill is to facilitate trade by re Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, today I rise ducing some of the obstacles which Customs to honor a dedicated public servant, Mrs. The Tuesday, May 1, 1990 has erected over the past years. Some may rese R. Gadoury, of Woonsocket, AI. Mrs. Ga Mr. PEASE. Mr. Speaker, together with my argue that we have a new Commissioner of doury recently retired after working 17 years colleague, Mr. FRENZEL, I am introducing the Customs who has nudged the Service back in as the city's payroll clerk. Her hard work and Customs Informed Compliance and Automa the proper direction and that therefore there is achievements stand as a shining example for tion Act of 1990. This bill would strengthen no need for many of these changes. However, other citizens. the U.S. Customs Service's role as a trade fa because of some of our past experiences, I Mrs. Gadoury didn't just work with numbers, cilitator. believe it is very important to make these she made a deep impression upon those who In today's competitive business environ changes, most of which are merely clarifica were blessed to work with her; her integrity ment, imports, and exports play an increasing tions of congressional intent, rather than to and tenderness of spirit is noticed by all. Most ly important and often strategic role in bottom leave interpretation of the law up to the whims fortunate of all is her family. A loving mother, line performance. Delays in meeting delivery of future Commissioners. Mrs. Gadoury has raised seven children. dates, either inbound or outbound, can wreak Most of these changes are designed to pro I commend Mrs. Gadoury for all her accom havoc on carefully planned production sched tect the business community. For instance, we plishments. I wish her all the best for a happy, ules, sales projects, and pricing strategies. give importers more opportunity to comment healthy and enjoyable retirement and may she The Ways and Means Oversight Subcom on and to appeal Customs rulings. We also continue to bless all those who are fortunate mittee, which my colleague, Mr. PICKLE, give them more information on audits con enough to know her. chairs, ably documented these delays and ducted on their business practices. It would other mishaps in its report "Abuses and Mis accredit private testing labs and provide a A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE RABBI management in U.S. Customs Service Com more fair transition to Customs' automation ERWIN ZIMET mercial Operations." program. The ability to make prior disclosures The Joint Industry Group, a coalition of of Customs violations is clarified to avoid the HON. HAMILTON FISH, JR. trade associations and U.S. businesses and current situation whereby some companies OF NEW YORK the chief proponent of this bill, argues persua feel they are discouraged from making prior IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sively that the issue of Customs Commercial disclosures. Operations should not be framed as a choice There are some more controversial areas of Tuesday, May 1, 1990 between moving commerce and enforcing the the bill which are important to me and should Mr. FISH. Mr. Speaker, when the spiritual law. Rather, the issue is more correctly one of be important sections of whatever Customs leader of Temple Beth-El in Poughkeepsie, facilitating compliance with the law. bill the Ways and Means Committee reports. Rabbi Erwin Zimet, passed away last Decem An effective compliance program has three One is clarification of seizure authority the ber, the Hudson Valley region lost an irre elements: congressional intent of which, in my judgment placeable treasure. First, importers and exporters need to know has been grossly misinterpreted by the Cus Rabbi Zimet was a native of Berlin, Germa and be able to find out what the laws are. If toms Service. The Congress did give the ny, and came to this country in the midst of necessary, they also need to have their ques Service additional seizure authority under 19 the Nazi Holocaust against the Jews. Arrested tions answered regarding the treatment of U.S.C. 1595(a)(c) of the code, but only in in one night with his father in 1938, he was sent new articles of commerce. stances where drugs were suspected in the to the Polish border, where he and his dad Second, importers and exporters need shipment. Customs has been using this au waited 3 days and nights in the snow, without some measure of certainty that the law and thority in many other cases, when it has plenty food or shelter. interpretations of it will not be changed sud of authority to pursue violations of Customs In America, Rabbi Zimet tirelessly devoted denly without due notice and opportunity for laws under 19 U.S.C. 1592. H.R. 4689 would himself to his new duties as rabbi, first in New comment. clarify that 1595(a)(c) seizure authority does York City, and then in Poughkeepsie, where Third, importers and exporters expect the not apply to civil penalties under 1592. While I he arrived in 1946. He was an exceptional Customs Service to facilitate international would admit that Customs has made a lot of spiritual leader, visiting members of his con trade, while at the same time ensuring that progress and no longer seizes nearly every gregation in hospitals, nursing homes and the laws are adequately enforced. thing in sight, I would feel much more comfort their houses. In recent years, many in the business com able to have this clarification codified. A But Rabbi Zimet's contributions extended munity have grown concerned about the trend change as major as this one that conflicted far beyond his pastoral duties. He marched for in Customs to focus on the third element of with original congressional intent should have civil rights in Selma, AL. He wrote letters compliance to the exclusion of the first two. been a legislated change, not an arbitrary one May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9115 by Customs. I was personally involved with A TRIBUTE TO DR. DENNIS J. Council on Deafness [GLAD], chaired by Scott the drug bill legislation which made the MURRAY OF POUGHKEEPSIE Ellison. 1595(a)(c) change, and I distinctly recall Cus Mr. Speaker, it's a little-appreciated fact that toms officials ensuring that this added author HON. HAMILTON FISH, JR. 20 million Americans suffer hearing disabil ity would never be used for a case normally OF NEW YORK ities, and that 1 out of every 10 people in Cali fornia are hearing impaired. Because deafness pursued under 1592. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is an "invisible" disability, deaf people often Another controversial issue is the Customs Tuesday, May 1, 1990 regulation implemented last year which rede face barriers which can be alleviated by in creased community awareness and under fined the definition of fraud in order to make Mr. FISH. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, May 5, standing. The aim of Deaf Awareness Month findings of fraud much easier. This was a very the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith will is to help remove those barriers through edu controversial change which should also have present Dr. Dennis J. Murray, president of Marist College in Poughkeepsie, with its Amer cation of the general public and also to take been legislated. The Pease-Frenzel bill would icanism Award. Dennis Murray is most deserv note of the many achievements of hearing im restore the definition to its original form, as ing of this honor. paired individuals and to encourage others to used throughout the entire legal system. During Mr. Murray's 10 years as president, realize their full potential. One other change which I strongly support enrollment at Marist has nearly doubled and Mr. ,Speaker, it is my privilege to take note is the limit on detentions of merchandise to 5 the school has become one of the most tech and participate in the activities of Deaf Aware days unless Customs gives a detailed account nologically advanced liberal arts colleges in ness Month in Ventura and to extent to hear of why merchandise should be held beyond the country. ing impaired people and their families the best that period along with an estimate of how long Education is Dr. Murray's life. He has wishes of the House of Representatives of the the detention will be. We have all heard the served on the American Council on Educa U.S. Congress. horror stories of imports or exports being de tion's Commission on International Education tained for months with no explanation. Most of and is a board member of the Commission on the detentions were released without any Independent Colleges and Universities. His charges. If a detention is necessary, Customs tireless efforts to promote Marist regionally should not be shy about sharing its reasons and nationally earned him an award from the RECOGNITION OF JASON AND with the company involved. This is another Council for the Advancement and Support of SUSIE DITTELMAN area where Customs will say they have Education in 1986. cleaned up their act. They have, somewhat, Dr. Murray is a native Californian, but when but this does not mean that those companies he came to New York he put his heart and that have future detentions should not receive soul into making Poughkeepsie a better place HON. RONALD K. MACHTLEY some protection. to live. He has served on the boards of the OF RHODE ISLAND Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that the Trade United Way, the American Heart Association, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Com and Vassar Brothers Hospital. He also is a mittee has begun hearings on a Customs member of the Board of the Bank of New Tuesday, May 1, 1990 York/Dutchess Division, the Franklin and El reform bill. It is needed, and I am hopeful that eanor Roosevelt Institute, and a director of Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today all of the elements of the Pease-Frenzel bill the McAnn Foundation. to recognize Jason and Susie Dittelman, of will be incorporated into a final bill. One of his most noteworthy causes has East Greenwich, Rl, who have been chosen been battling bigotry and promoting fairness as the 1990 Small Business Persons of the to Jewish-Americans through his work with the Year by the East Greenwich Chamber of Anti-Defamation League. Commerce. Jason and Susie were selected For these and many other solid contribu for their outstanding entrepreneurial spirit as well as for their generous community service. "LAW DAY, U.S.A." tions in education and to his community, the Anti-Defamation League and Poughkeepsie Jason and Susie First opened their business are proud to honor Dr. Murray with this distin in 1976. East Greenwich Photo began as a guished award. very small business, with Jason and Susie as HON. JOHN G. ROWLAND the only employees. Through their hard work OF CONNECTICUT and enthusiasm, Jason and Susie made East DEAF AWARENESS Greenwich Photo expand and grow from its IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES humble beginnings into a thriving store with a HON. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO staff of over 20 employees. They have also Tuesday, May 1, 1990 OF CALIFORNIA expanded their goods and services for their Mr. ROWLAND of Connecticut. Mr. Speak IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES customers over the last 15 years. Jason and Susie now have their own film processing lab er, I would like to take this opportunity to join Tuesday, May 1, 1990 many law professionals around the country in and custom frame shop. They also carry a full recognizing today as "Law Day, U.S.A." I am Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, last year line of cameras and accessories; VCR's, proud to know that many judges and officials this body passed legislation commemorating FAX's, and cellular telephones. from my home town of Waterbury, CT, have the achievements of hearing impaired individ Their entrepreneurial spirit and activities are gathered to celebrate this event. uals and designating the week of March 11 certainly impressive yet equally impressive are . Law Day is more than a day to recognize through March 19, 1990, as Deaf Awareness their activities outside of their bussiness. Week. I was honored to be a cosponsor of Jason and Susie raised two children during the achievements of all law professionals. that legislation, House Joint Resolution 140, these years and have contributed countless Whether advising the elderly or encouraging and today I am honored to call the attention hours to their community. East Greenwich local students to pursue the study of law, the of the House to the celebration of Deaf 'Photo sponsors a Little League team each members of the Waterbury Bar Association Awareness Month in California during the year. They also donate photo materials to a are taking this day to work with the citizens of month of May, which starts today. local camp for their photography classes. Waterbury so they may better understand the I might note that we in California may often Jason serves as a member of the board of di law. Their volunteer efforts on this day will not be late, but we are always more elaborate. rectors of the East Greenwich Chamber of soon be forgotten. Adding a special dimension to this month's Commerce as well as the East Greenwich I am proud to have this opportunity to celebration is the fact that in the city of Ven Rotary Club. Susie does all the photography praise the men and women who make up our tura, CA, we will be kicking off the campaign for the East Greenwich Chamber of Com legal system and am particularly honored to for deaf awareness with a barbecue at Ven merce at no charge. Their largest charity is salute the Waterbury Bar Association for their tura Marina Park, under the auspices of the the Rhode Island Special Olympics for whom recognition of Law Day. Tri County Office of the Greater Los Angeles they do photography for free. 9116 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 1, 1990 It is with great pleasure that I salute Jason an active role in the criminal justice system. The value of a thorough training program and Susie Dittelman for their outstanding en More than 2,000 citizen volunteers devote cannot be underestimated. A properly trained trepreneurial and civic spirit. Their contribu their free time to assist correctional officers in employee will contribute to the reduction of tions to their community not only in dollars but program for criminal offenders. We are well job-related accidents and in the end make the also in time and commitment are a tribute to aware of the problems confronting our courts workplace safer and more productive for ev their love of their community. I wish them, and prisons; overcrowded dockets and pris eryone. I believe that my resolution provides their family, and their business continued ons are stretching our resources and our pa benefits both to operators as well as those ul prosperity in the future. tience. timately charged with the costs of job site ac But in the great spirit of serving and volun cidents. teerism, many Georgians are willing to offer For these reasons I have introduced this their skills, time, and compassion to assist in concurrent resolution. I ask that you join with prison programs. Instead of giving up on those me today and support this measure because TO SAVE A WORLD WAR II incarcerated, these citizen volunteers are en ignoring proper work training puts our future at MEMORIAL couraging inmates to not give up, and the vol risk. unteers are showing by their example that people do care. This week Gov. Joe Frank Harris will honor selected volunteers for their HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN contributions, and I join the Governor and De OF FLORIDA partment of Corrections Commissioner Bobby IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD Whitworth in expressing my appreciation and RECOGNIZES ALABAMA'S TOP Tuesday, May 1, 1990 respect for the efforts of these volunteers. ACADEMIC STUDENTS This year's honorees are as follows: Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, today in Miami all eyes can rest upon a beautiful me Bob Blackwell, Bill Bennett, Ernest Conyers, Joyce Cook, Hub Doyle, Richard Allen Elliott, morial which honors those who bravely served and died in World War II. This memorial, Sr., Barbara Gifford, Charles Lewis Hood, Mi HON. BEN ERDREICH chael Irwin, Wray Kessel, Dot Pinkerton, Clar which stands erect in Baytront Park, acts as a OF ALABAMA remainder that many residents of the city of ence Braxton "Brock" Pound, Jr., Gene and Kay Shephard, and Benay Tavett. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Miami paid the ultimate price for our democra cy today. Look closely and you can see the I commend these individuals for their com Tuesday, May 1, 1990 mitment to volunteerism, and I hope that their pain and sacrifice which built this memorial. Mr. ERDREICH. Mr. Speaker, as the United As you observe the memorial, you might see example will be an inspiration for the individ uals who benefit most from their efforts. States works to maintain its role as an inter the coins collected for it so that our children national leader, there is broad consensus that and grandchildren will remember or sorrowful our educational system is a key to our future. past of an entire world at war. Look today, be We seek to attain greater excellence in edu cause the World War II Memorial might be cation. One thing we must do is expect more gone tomorrow. from our students and recognize the achieve Recently, an article in the Miami Herald pro SUPPORT BETTER TRAINING ments our students are attaining. Such an filed the World War II Memorial in Bayfront effort is going on in my State of Alabama. Park. The article, written by Howard Kleinberg, FOR INDUSTRIAL TRUCK OP ERATORS A newspaper in my district, the Birmingham detailed the conflict which is surrounding the Post-Herald, sponsored a program that recog memorial. Currently, two different proposals to nizes the top-notch high school seniors in Ala renovate Bayfront Park are under consider bama. Students were nominated from seven ation by the Miami City Commission. Although HON. AUSTIN J. MURPHY all-State team districts across the State. neither proposal includes plans to preserve Based on their academic and personal the memorial, the Miami City Commission OF PENNSYLVANIA achievements, ten students were selected should be inspired to rethink the renovation IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from those outstanding students and named plan proposals. It is my hope that the Miami to the 1990 Alabama All-State Academic Tuesday, May 1, 1990 City Commission will save this integral part of T earn. Judges representing seven education our history. I congratulate the commission for Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, today I have in associations selected the top ten students. allocating $10,000 toward this purpose. troduced a concurrent resolution which calls The Post-Herald honored the all-State aca There is no justification for destroying this on the Occupational Safety and Health Admin demic team, and the 60 regional winners, at a important reminder of sacrifice. The memory of istration [OSHA] of the Department of Labor noon luncheon on Saturday, April 21, 1990. numerous young men and women who gal to act on an important matter that has been These students have been offered scholar lantly gave their lives for us should not be pending before them for far too long. As you ships by Auburn University, Birmingham buried amidst the changing face of Miami. The may be aware, a petition was filed in March Southern College, Jacksonville State Universi permanent tribute to freedom and democracy 1988, with OSHA to amend existing Federal ty, Samford University, Troy State University, through the World War II Memorial should regulations requiring training and certification the University of Alabama, the University of remain eternal. for operators of powered industrial trucks. Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of This petition seeks a clarification of the cur South Alabama. rent regulations by specifically outlining the While these are extraordinary students, to elements of an adequate training program for be sure, they are also young people who operators of these vehicles. enjoy leisure-time activities, like most teen While I laud OSHA for what I hope has agers. As noted in the article in the Birming SPECIAL VOLUNTEERS IN been a long and very careful study and analy ham Post-Herald written by Michaelle Chap CRIMINAL JUSTICE sis of this petition, I must now demand that man, "Their top-notch grades and scores on they finally take action. Both the President college entrance tests show they are brains, and the Secretary of Labor have made better but members of the 1990 Alabama All-State HON.GEORGE(BUDDY)DARDEN training and education of the American work Academic T earn do not think of themselves as OF GEORGIA force a priority during their tenures in office. bookworms. In fact, the 1o high school sen IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This petition provides them with an excellent iors-an elite group of students chosen for opportunity to implement their policy goals. their academic and personal achievements Tuesday, May 1, 1990 Yet, this matter has done nothing but languish are involved in all kinds of extracurricular ac Mr. DARDEN. Mr. Speaker, in the State of in the Department of Labor's bureaucratic tivities and have a long list of very ordinary Georgia the citizens themselves are playing maze. hobbies." May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9117 The seniors named to the 1990 Alabama civic leader, died at the age of 74 after a education, tourism, beautification, and industri All-State Academic Team include Claire Eliza battle with cancer. al development. beth Cates, Greenville High; Risa Kaufman, As John Ben's eulogist, Mr. Glenn Biggs, of He was never too busy to help a friend or to Central East High, Tuscaloosa; Sandor Le San Antonio, said, "If Texas had a royal serve a cause in which he believed. And John hoczky, Virgil I. Grissom High, Huntsville; family, John Ben would be king. He was a Ben's devotion to a cause was not in name Trace Michelle Lynn, Albertville High; Kenneth royal catalyst bringing about better schools, only. He wrote thousands of letters, called at F. Ostrom, West Limestone High, Lester; brighter economic rewards, and cultural en all hours of the early morning with brain Donna Jane Shaw, Carroll High, Ozark; hancement. He was the classic constructor of storms, held hundreds of meetings and trav Shreyas S. Vasanawala, LAMP /Lanier High, good." eled extensively giving speeches to promote Montgomery; Stephen Richard Welford, Theo John Ben's legal, business, and political his projects. dore High; and Anna Yoo, Auburn High. I have career spanned the State. He was a native of Texas Gov. William P. Clements, Jr., called saved the last member of the 1990 Alabama Gladewater in deep east Texas but lived and John Ben "one of the most committed public All-State Academic T earn for last, because he worked in the far west Texas oilfield town of servants Texas have ever known." Although is from my own district. His name is Anuj K. Odessa for over 30 years. His interests and John Ben was a lifelong and vocal Democrat, Dua, a senior at Vestavia Hills High, and all of projects affected all 254 Texas counties. the Governor twice appointed him to the us in Jefferson County are particularly proud He chaired the Texas Historical Survey Texas Library and Archives Commission, on of him and his outstanding academic record. Committee in the early 1960's and was re which he served at the time of his death. I would also like to mention the names of all sponsible for the legislation which created As an elected official, John Ben's energies of the students from Jefferson County who local historical commissions throughout the and ethical conduct were legendary. He was were nominated for the all-State academic State. John Ben initiated the roadside histori first appointed to state office by Gov. Allan team. They are all outstanding students, and cal marking program which attracts so much Shivers in 1950 when he became secretary of are most deserving of our highest recognition attention along Texas roadsides. He loved his state. Two terms as attorney general followed and praise. They include Erica Battle, Weno tory and passionately cared that future gen and were spectacularly active. He fought the nah; Craig Brasher, Mortimer Jordan; Meredith erations should understand their roots in order corruption of south Texas' infamous spoils Buchanan, Huffman; Scott Carter, McAdory; to appreciate the American legacy of democ system, leading to literally hundreds of indict Stacey Clark, Leeds; Reginald Clay, Garden racy and heroism. ments against Duval County Judge George dale; Dawn Davis, Bessemer Academy; Shen John Ben also chaired the Texas Industrial Parr and other school and county officials. een Garland, Shades Mountain Christian; Kim Commission and revamped that agency to During the Texas Veterans Land scandals of berly Hager, Shades Valley; Callie Hallmark, work with local chambers of commerce in 1955 and 1956, John Ben successfully investi Warrior; Angie Harris, Holy Family; Raquel order to attract industrial diversification at a gated and prosecuted Land Commissioner Hicks, West End; Kia Holyfield, Parker; Monica time when most Texans were convinced oil Bascom Giles, who spent several years in Hood, Fairfield; Kevin Hughes, Corner; Greg and cattle would never fail. prison for misusing his public office. It was ory Lawson, Oak Grove; Cheyanta Lee, His influence was national. He had the ear during Giles' trial that John Ben was threat Ensley Magnet; Gerald Marbury, Phillips; Jen of Presidents, Governors, and Members of ened with a bullet in the back of the head. nifer Mathews, Ramsay Alternative; Jason Congress. He first became known from coast John Ben persisted-although with a body Morris, John Carroll; Kristy Murray, Fultondale; to coast for his leadership in the U.S. Jay- . guard of Texas Rangers. Denina Parker, Carver; Chad Plumb, West Bir cees. After organizing his local chapter in When John Ben left public office he mingham Christian; Daniel Reynolds, Jess Gladewater while still in high school, John became general counsel for Odessa Natural Lanier; Paul Roberts, Midfield; Steven Shear Ben went on to serve as president of the Gasoline Co., which evolved into the corner er, Pleasant Grover; and Richard Ware, Huey Texas organization. In 1947, he was elected stone of the West Texas petrochemical indus town. national president of what was then known as try, El Paso Products Co. For over 30 years, It gives us all great hope when we see the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. He John Ben was spokesman for the industry and young people who realize the value of a good made and nurtured many lasting friendships, for all West Texas entrepreneurs. He orga education and its direct effect not only on the political allies, and business associates during nized and served as president of the consorti outcome of their own future, but also, on the his travels as national Jaycees president. He um West Texas Chamber. Under his tenure future of our Nation. I commend the Birming transformed a fledgling social organization for the Chamber first began hosting the Texas ham Post-Herald for recognizing Alabama's young men into a dynamic, vital group of con delegation to an annual dinner complete with high school academic scholars, and congratu cerned citizens whose leadership reaches into home-grown beef, Texas trinkets for our late these young people, whom I am certain State legislative chambers, the Supreme spouses, and entertaining sing-alongs of fa will all have a bright future indeed. Court, and Congress. vorite patriotic and spiritual songs. John Ben was named one of the Ten Out John Ben was affectionately known as "the standing Young Men of America in 1949 along General" because he was never afraid to take with former President Gerald Ford. He also charge but always encouraged and offered served as the president of the National Asso others the opportunity to take credit. He was ciation of Attorney Generals in 1956. the founder of many organizations to enhance I first met John Ben when we were both leadership opportunities for young people. I students at the University of Texas in Austin have already mentioned his involvement in the JOHN BEN SHEPPERD: where he attended undergraduate and law Jaycees. He was also instrumental in starting ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS school. Our friendship deepened during the the YMCA's Youth in Government Program heady days of President Lyndon B. Johnson's and continually supported the American Le campaigns. John Ben was a loyal supporter gion's Girls and Boys State. He was a leading and adviser to the President. His grassroots adviser in the creation of the Texas Lyceum organizational skills and true affection for and the inspiration for the John Ben Shepperd HON. J.J. PICKLE every Texas citizen were invaluable. Forum on Public Leadership. He is credited OF TEXAS John Ben's political and people skills could for carrying the political ball for three decades have led him to be Governor of Texas or to a to create and sustain the University of Texas IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES seat in Congress. But after serving two terms of the Permian Basin in Odessa. as attorney general from 1953 to 1957 he de John Ben was a thoughtful and creative Tuesday, May 1, 1990 cided to leave public office because he felt he man. He did more listening than talking. His could be more effective in public service as a philosophy was to move ahead. If an idea is Mr. PICKLE. Mr. Speaker, on March 8, private citizen. He answered the calls of worth doing, it was John Ben's approach to 1990, Texas lost a leading citizen. The Honor seven Governors and four U.S. Presidents do it today, not tomorrow or next year. able John Ben Shepperd, former Texas attor and devoted his time, energy, and consider To honor John Ben Shepperd is not to ney general, secretary of state, political, and able talents to a variety of causes including honor one great accomplishment, but to honor 9118 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 1, 1990 the perseverance of a lifetime. His life is a MANY SMALL TOWNS ARE billion more than the President's budget in blueprint for anyone interested in being a suc FLOURISHING programs to rebuild the competitiveness of cess in public service, whether in or out of po the U.S. economy in cooperation with the pri litical office. He was a man of great political HON. MICHAEL G. OXLEY vate sector. Where the President's budget strength because he always placed the inter OF OHIO tears down, the budget resolution rebuilds. ests of the community, the State, and the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Federal Government's investment in Nation above personal aggrandisement and basic and applied research and development conscience above convenience. He is symbol Tuesday, May 1, 1990 is increased, particularly in new technologies ic of the "can-do" spirit of Texas, the vision Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, we in Ohio have that can be commercially applied-in manu ary who always finds a way to surmount prob always been proud of our small town tradition, facturing, in medicine and health research, lems. and I'm proud that two communities in the and other industries of the future. Expanded John Ben loved his family, his friends, his Fourth Congressional District have earned trade and export opportunities for U.S. busi State, and his country. He was an advocate of high ratings in the recently published book, nesses are supported in this budget. Re free enterprise, good government, individual "The Rating Guide to Life in America's Small sources are also targeted to people and com self worth, and democracy. Cities," by G. Scott Thompson. My hometown, munities adjusting to economic dislocation. Mr. Speaker, I have lost one of the best Findley, was first of 15 Ohio micropolitans rated Education and retraining are emphasized, es friends I have ever had. Our friendship goes in the book. I am also privileged to represent pecially for laid-off and dislocated workers. back to early University of Texas days where Sidney, which was ranked 12th. The Government's commitment to math and we first met and we have remained steadfast It is perhaps one of the best-kept secrets science education at the elementary and uni friends all these years. John Ben and his wife that many small towns are flourishing. They versity levels is deepened with the additional Mamie and a group of dear friends have kept are able to develop their economic potential funds contained in this budget. together closely for nearly 50 years, and we while working to preserve their history. Even The budget resolution's investment in cherish every moment of that time. in these modern times, the advantages of people is reflected in the $800 million in We will not forget and our State and Nation America's small cities provide what many crease above the baseline for the Job Train will not forget the great contributions of this people want; good schools, low crime rates, ing Partnership Act, the Community Develop outstanding public servant. reasonable cost of living, abundant recreation ment Block Grant Program, the Economic De and outdoor life, and professional opportunity. velopment Administration, the Farmers Home THE ARMENIAN RESOLUTION The town square is alive and well in my dis Administration, and vocational education. trict and in many other areas of Ohio, and I'm These funds will be used to rebuild the lives HON. FRANK HORTON grateful to the book's author for highlighting of individuals and communities coping with the fact that small cities exemplify much of economic dislocation. The funds will help dis OF NEW YORK what is great about America. located workers adjust to the global nature of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today's economy and educate a new genera Tuesday, May 1, 1990 WHERE THE BUSH BUDGET tion of workers who have the knowledge and Mr. HORTONT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to TEARS DOWN, THE BUDGET skills to further America's leadership in the praise our colleagues in the Senate and here RESOLUTION REBUILDS international marketplace. The Bush budget, in in the House for their prudence in declining to stark contrast provides $2.1 billion less than endorse through legislation the allegation that HON. MARCY KAPTUR the budget resolution-$351 million less than the baseline-for these programs. Where the Armenians were victims of a genocide in the OF OHIO Bush budget tears down, the budget resolu Ottoman Empire 75 years ago. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I know that some have seen the Armenian tion rebuilds: resolution as a symbolic gesture of sensitivity Tuesday, May 1, 1990 The budget resolution contains a $300 mil to the suffering 75 year ago of the forebears Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong lion increase above the baseline to assist dis of Armenian-American citizens. But this reso support of House Concurrent Resolution 310, located workers through the Job Training Part lution, we have come to learn, is not a merely the budget resolution for fiscal year 1991. I nership Act. This increase will assist approxi sombolic gesture of sympathy devoid of prac commend Chairman PANETIA for his fine lead mately 170,000 dislocated workers who are tical consequences. ership in crafting a budget that protects Amer stripped of their jobs and do not possess skills We know that citizens of our ally, Turkey, ica's economic integrity and begins to rebuild that are transferable to another occupation. citizens of all walks of life there, regard such a America for the 21st century. The Bush budget requests $302 million less resolution as a gratuitous insult to a country The budget resolution, unlike the Bush ad than the baseline-and $600 million less than and people that regard themselves with much ministration budget, provides a 5-year plan to the budget resolution contains-for dislocated justification as loyal and steadfast friends of fully balance the budget without relying on the workers. Rather than trying to rebuild the lives the United States. Social Security trust fund to mask the true di of dislocated workers so that they can again Eminent American historians tell us that en mensions of the Federal deficit. The budget contribute to society ·. in a productive manner, actment of such a resolution risks the legislat plan results in $497 billion in gross deficit re the President leaves them high and dry. ing of faulty history. They have publicly de duction and $382 billion in net deficit reduc The budget resolution increases funding for clared and I quote"* * * much more remains tion between 1991 and 1995. Net deficit re important vocational education programs by to be discovered before historians will be able duction is greater than that in the President's $140 million over the baseline. This increase to precisely sort out responsibility between budget in each year. T~c oudget resolution's will be used for the Tech Prep Program and warring and innocent, and to identify the plan to operate under a pay-as-you-go system will result in the training of thousands of addi causes for the events which resulted in the will result in interest rates dropping as the tional technicians. The budget resolution con death or removal of large numbers of the Government reduces borrowing huge sums of tains $169 million more than the President's eastern Anatolian population, Christian and money from private domestic and foreign budget for vocational education programs. Muslim alike. sources to finance its spending. A sufficient The budget resolution's investment in indi The Congress of the United States ought pool of capital will be released to the private viduals is augmented with initiatives that allevi not to render judgments on controversial his sector to stimulate investment and advance ate the domino effect experienced by entire torical interpretations of events three genera productivity. communities when plants or industries shut tions ago in a remote area of a faraway land The reordering of priorities within this down or relocate offshore. The $200 million that now is one of our most steadfast and reli budget ceiling to invest in technology and the increase above the baseline for the Communi able allies. We must not allow compassion for people to apply and advance that technology ty Development Block Grant Program will be descendants of one groups of victims to lays the foundation to rebuild America's eco used to assist communities in finding alterna cause us to mistakenly and unjustly jeopardize nomic competitiveness. The budget resolu tive uses for existing industrial facilities, relations with one of our most important allies, tion's "Investments in Economic Competitive making infrastructure improvements, and car the Republic of Turkey. ness and Adjustment" initiative invests $2.8 rying out other economic development May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9119 projects to create new job bases for low- and mous with economic security. It also recog THE SECRET DISCHARGE middle-income workers. Funding for the Eco nizes the synergy between reliable modern PETITION nomic Development Administration is in defense technologies and an industrial base creased by $77 million above the baseline to that is up to date and technologically innova assist communities threatened by sudden and tive. The committee supports research into HON. NEWT GINGRICH severe economic dislocation. The Budget generic technologies that will ensure defense OF GEORGIA Committee recognizes the need to provide preparedness and simultaneously rebuild and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES timely and adequate resources to assist com strengthen the manufacturing and high-tech munities such as those affected last year by nology industrial base on which our economy Tuesday, May 1, 1990 Hurricane Hugo and the Lorna Prieta earth depends. The Bush budget continues to pour Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, this editorial quake. Apparently President Bush thought the increases into the military budget but refuses appeared in the Wall Street Journal last Federal Government's response last year was to acknowledge the great potential for com Wednesday. I feel this editorial is well worth more than sufficient as his budget cuts the mercialization of defense technology. my colleague's time as it correctly portrays Economic Development Administration's The budget resolution provides $281 million how we as Members unfairly protect ourselves budget to $26 million below the baseline. The more than the President's budget in Function by keeping the discharge petition a secret. budget resolution also increases funding for 050 for Defense Advanced Research Projects [From the Wall Street Journal, Apr. 25, rural development programs so that the Farm Agency [DARPA], including $100 million for 1990] ers Home Administration can provide grants SEMA TECH, the collaborative semiconductor HOUSE GAG RULE and loans to communities to improve facilities, research and development initiative, $25 mil expand industrial development, and initiate The same congressional leaders who in lion for the National Center for Manufacturing the name of open government demand more water and waste disposal programs. Again, Sciences, and a $20 million increase for high the President cuts assistance to needy com and more access to executive-branch docu resolution information systems research. As ments-even including Ronald Reagan's per munities to the tune of $76 million below the the threat to our national defense lessens, it is sonal diaries-are the protectors of a secret baseline for rural development programs. imperative that the Department of Defense list that prevents the American people from The budget resolution recognizes the impor invest in dual use technologies. Investing now knowing where their representatives really tance of educating tomorrow's work force in stand. A lone Member has now decided to the areas of math and science. The resolution in dual use technologies will ease the eco risk the anger of the House leadership by increases the National Science Foundation nomic dislocation that will be the inevitable ripping away the veil of secrecy. budget by $215 million above the baseline result of downsizing the defense budget. The In the 1950s and 1960s, autocratic House next year and doubles its budget over the administration's defense budget request, cou committee chairmen routinely bottled up pled with the recent decision to remove Craig civil-rights bills and refused to let them next 5 years for investment in basic research come to a floor vote. Today, popular bills and the scientific personnel infrastructure of Fields as the Director of DARPA, illustrates the President's inability to envision a new ranging from amendments to balance the the Nation. Part of the increase for the Nation budget and ban flag desecration are routine al Science Foundation reflects the commit world outlook which emphasizes economic, ly buried in committee because the liberal tee's belief that science engineering education rather than military, competitiveness. House leadership opposes them and wants program investments are needed to raise the The budget resolution also invests in tech to avoid votes that could be used against in ability of our population to cope successfully nology development and transfer programs cumbents. with our new national economic challenges. that are administered outside of the Defense There is only one real way a majority of Funding for Depar:tment of Education math Department. The resolu~ion contains $76 mil Members can bring legislation to the House lion above the baseline, $51 million more than floor if it is blocked in committee: They and science education programs are also in must produce a discharge petition. If 218 creased in the budget resolution. the President's budget, for the National Insti Members-a House majority-sign a dis The budget resolution recognizes that the tute of Standards and Technology. The Ad charge petition, the relevant committee Nation's budget and trade deficits are inextri vanced Technology Program, within the Na must either vote out the bill or agree to a cably linked. Although elimination of the tional Institute of Standards and Technology, floor vote. However, only 19 of 347 dis budget deficit will lead to a lowering of the will receive an increase of $37 million above charge petitions have succeeded. trade deficit, the Government must also en the baseline. An additional $2 million is provid This is because the list of Members who force its trade laws to eliminate other nations' ed for the Technology Extension Service, a have signed a petition is kept secret-until program the President proposed to eliminate. the required 218 sign. Only Members can unfair trade practices and create export op view the list, and then only briefly to make portunities for U.S. businesses. The budget The Technology Extension Service will give certain their name is on it. resolution enhances export opportunities businesses access to a cooperative Federal They must first go to the Clerk's desk in through a $125 million increase over the State network of information which will allow the House chamber. They are handed a baseline for Eximbank's direct loan program efficient dissemination of technology. The res statement signed by the Clerk and Speaker and a $125 million increase over the baseline olution also contains $11 million beyond the informing them that disclosing the names for Eximbank loan guarantees to assist busi baseline for research support centers. Each of signers, or the number of names, is region of the Nation will ultimately have a re "strictly prohibited under the precedents of nesses in tapping new markets in central and the House." The sole precedent is an arbi Eastern Europe. The President's budget source center for technology tailored to meet trary 1931 prohibition by Speaker John makes no special provision for the Eximbank the needs of the industries operating within it. Nance Garner that was never made part of to target funds for the newly emerging democ In addition to these increases, the budget res official House rules. racies in central and Eastern Europe strug olution provides $75 million in loan guarantees This restriction has made it easy for gling to make the transition to market econo so that the Small Business Administration can Speakers to squash discharge petitions. mies. Although President Bush certainly was target technology development loans to small Whenever the list comes close to 218 names, eager to see the governments in central and businesses. the Speaker routinely pressures Members to drop off. The list's secrecy allows them to Eastern Europe fall, he has not followed Where the Bush budget tears down the conceal their timidity from the voters. through with initiatives that involve our private manufacturing base of our Nation, ignores the Rep. Chuc~ Douglas, a former New Hamp sector in rebuilding their fragile economies. plight of displaced workers and struggling shire Supreme Court Justice, says the peti Further, the budget resolution contains $7 mil communities, and fails to shift its emphasis tion's secrecy is in direct conflict with lion above the baseline for the Foreign Com from military expenditures to economic securi honest and open government. "This covert mercial Service. Until the United States ade ty, the budget resolution invests in initiatives list allows Members the best of two political quately staffs its foreign embassies in Japan to rebuild America. The resolution's "Invest worlds," he told us. "They can publicly sup and other important trading nations, domestic ments in Economic Competitiveness and Ad port a measure, like protecting the flag, while quietly withholding their names from industry will be unable to penetrate markets, justment" initiative lays out a path for America the petition that would accomplish that." expand United States exports, and forge new to follow to invest in people and technology in He notes that during last year's popular trading relationships. order to regain America's economic sover effort to repeal Section 89 of the tax code, The budget resolution reflects the commit eignty and meet the challenges of the 21st 309 of the 435 House Members signed on to tee's belief that national security is synony- century. a repeal bill, but less than half that number 9120 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 1, 1990 signed the discharge petition, largely to that everyone has a right to qualified advoca TRAUMA CENTERS: A NECES avoid angering House leaders. cy when it is needed. SARY PARTNER IN THE WAR Mr. Douglas has decided to break up this ON DRUGS cozy protection for hypocrites. He has just Probably the most admirable aspect of this filed a discharge petition to force a vote on program, however, is its recognition of the fact his amendment to ban flag desecration. that the greatest defense against inequities HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN While he is obliged to not reveal the names are people who have the courage to try to OF CALIFORNIA of signers, he has announced he will disclose make a change on a personal level. Inasmuch the names of any Members who claim to as I feel that such altruism and community IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have signed the petition but did not actually Tuesday, May 1, 1990 do so. mindedness merit commendation, I have nom He plans to do the same with a second dis inated the "Justice for All" Program for one of Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, today I am charge petition to force a vote on a bal President Bush's "Point of Light Awards" pleased to introduce H.R. 4701, the Trauma anced-budget amendment. It has 246 co which have been established to recognize ex Care Center Revitalization Act of 1990. The sponsors, but Judiciary Committee Chair actly such initiatives. Due to a backlog of purpose of the act is to help stop the closure man Jack Brooks refuses to release it. Rep. nominations, no decision has yet been of trauma centers due to increases in drug re Douglas expects a lot of pressure from his colleagues to back down, but he has no in reached on this nomination; however I am lated violence. tention of budging. confident that the Bush administration will rec Trauma centers-like their MASH predeces The secret discharge petition is only the ognize the value of this initiative and mark it sors in the Korean and Vietnam wars-are on latest example of how House Rules-or in as an example for other cities and bar asso the front lines of the drug war. The violence of this case merely a precedent-are used to ciations to follow. Quoting President Bush the illicit drug culture is increasing. The shield Members from accountability. We himself in a statement last February, "This number of trauma patients suffering penetrat · tried to request documents on the history of ing trauma-generally gun and knife the discharge petition's secrecy by using the program illustrates a growing awareness of Freedom of Information Act, but were in the fact that any definition of a successful wounds-is also increasing. The responsibility formed that Congress has exempted itself life-in particlar, a successful professional for providing medical care to these patients, from that law as well. career-must include service to others. The including many law enforcement officers, falls program shows how we * * * can use our on the Nation's trauma-care centers. In recent years trauma centers have experi skills and resources to help needy members TRIBUTE TO THE BAR ASSOCIA enced an increase in uncompensated medical of our communities." TION OF METROPOLITAN ST. costs because a growing number of patients Mr. Speaker, there are many attributes of LOUIS injured by the drug war are unable to pay for the St. Louis bar which are to be commended; care. As a result, many trauma centers have HON. JACK BUECHNER the above is but one. As a former active been placed in financial jeopardy. Many pri member, I know that the metropolitan bar and vate hospitals have withdrawn from trauma OF MISSOURI its membership will continue to work for the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES center systems. Many public hospitals-par betterment of the legal system which they ticularly those accepting increasing numbers Tuesday, May 1, 1990 serve. On the occasion of "Law Day 1990," I of trauma patients after the withdrawal of pri Mr. BUECHNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ask this assembly to join me in saluting the vate hospitals-are approaching a stage of in tribute to an organization whose purpose is Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis for medical collapse. to safeguard the legal system that our forefa its efforts to provide justice for all. Indeed, in the past 2 years, trauma centers thers worked so hard to develop. On May 4, have closed in Chicago, Miami, Philadelphia, 1990, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Houston, and Los Angeles. Louis will celebrate Law Day and will inaugu While the President's National Drug Strate rate its new officers. I am pleased to have this REGISTERED NURSES AT STATE gy did not address the important role trauma opportunity to salute this outstanding organi VILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER centers play in the drug war, it is a simple fact zation of which I am proud to be a member. that drug-related violence is a major factor in One of the most vital principles in the prac the decline of trauma care nationwide. tice of law was dramatically reminded to me in HON. GEORGE E. SANGMEISTER The closing of trauma centers is a serious the movie "The Verdict". Paul Newman, who OF ILLINOIS threat to any community. When a trauma plays an attorney partially disillusioned with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES center closes, its lifesaving services are the law, tells us that "the courts do not repre denied to all patients. Victims include law en sent justice * * * they represent the chance Tuesday, May 1, 1990 forcement officers wounded in the line of duty. at justice." In that simple statement, Newman Mr. SANGMEISTER. Mr. Speaker, it is with They include the thousands injured in automo expresses, quite poignantly, the importance of great pride that I rise today to salute the work bile accidents-a risk each of us, our families attorneys to our system of justice. Justice of the registered nurses at the Stateville Cor and constituents face daily. does not spontaneously happen; the best of rectional Center in Joliet, IL. These individuals Mr. Speaker, if we are to effectively wage a laws is meaningless by itself. The American provide high-quality nursing care to about war on drugs, we dare not allow the Nation's legal system is only as good or as bad, as ef 3,000 inmates and staff at the maximum secu trauma-care system to fail. fective or as ineffective, and as pure or as rity adult penitentiary. I am impressed by the Hearings on H.R. 4701 will be held by the corrupt as the men and women who comprise Subcommittee on Health and the Environment professionalism which these nurses demon it. Thus we see the importance of organiza on Friday, May 4, 1990. strate in working under circumstances and tions like the Bar Association of Metropolitan Mr. Speaker, funding for this program St. Louis whose primary purpose is to ensure conditions which at times may be extremely should be made a part of the fiscal year 1991 the quality of that system and guarantee to unfavorable. National Drug Abuse Control appropriation. everyone that "chance at justice." I would like to submit to the RECORD a list I submit a copy of H.R. 4701 to be printed Evidence of this commitment is the bar as of the names of the nursing staff at the State in the RECORD at this point. ville Correctional Center. sociation's "Justice for All" program which H.R. 4701 seeks to provide the chance for justice to Deng Baronia, Mary Beth Engel, Armella Be it enacted by the Senate and House of those who might not otherwise be able to Frankowski, Sue Gurley, Laura Healy, Mary Representatives of the United States of afford legal representation. Under this pro Ann Korwin, Jan Leibold, Michelle America in Congress assembled, gram, the largest law firms in St. Louis volun McGann, Barbara Miller, Mary Patterson, Karen Stanford, and Nancy Zlogar. SECfiON 1. SHORT TITLE. teer attorneys for pro-bono work for a certain This .Act may be cited as the "Trauma number of hours per week. Although these I know my colleagues will want to join me in Care Center Revitalization Act of 1990". firms could quite easily direct these efforts congratulating this outstanding group of pro SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM OF GRANTS. toward more lucrative pursuits, the member fessionals for their compassion and dedication Subpart I part D of the Public Health ship of the bar association recognizes the fact to the care of others. Service Act <42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9121 amended by adding at the end the following "(d) COMMITMENT REGARDING CONTINUED "In God's way, I think we're all his broth new section: PARTICIPATION IN TRAUMA-CARE SYSTEM. ers and sisters," she said. And it wasn't just "SEC. 330A. GRANTS WITH RESPECT TO UNCOMPEN The Secretary may not make a grant under a ceremonial cliche; it was real familiarity, SATED COSTS OF TRAUMA-CARE CEN subsection (a) unless the trauma-care center and so many others among the hundreds TERS OPERATING IN AREAS SEVERE involved agrees that- who came to say goodbye seemed to feel it LY IMPACTED BY DRUG-RELATED VI "(1) with respect to the trauma-care was well. OLENCE. system described in subsection (b)(2)(A), the "We've been with him ever since he first "(a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary may center will continue participation in the found out he had AIDS," Nancy Fleek said. make grants for the purpose of providing fi system throughout the 3-year period begin "He had such courage in keeping up the nancial assistance for the operating ex ning on the date that the center first re fight. He didn't dwell on death. Anybody penses of trauma-care centers that have in ceives assistance under the grant; and who can do that is real special." curred substantial uncompensated costs in "(2) if the agreement made pursuant to Nancy shares a birthday with Ryan-Dec. providing trauma care in geographic areas paragraph (1) is violated by the center, the 6. She plays Nintendo, as he did. She consid with a significant incidence of violence aris center will be liable to the United States for ers herself his friend, like thousands of ing from the abuse of drugs. Grants under an amount equal to the sum of- others who knew him only through televi this subsection may be made only to such "(A) the amount of assistance provided to sion, newspapers or letters. trauma-care centers. the center pursuant to subsection ; and Like Jay Jackson, just a few months older "(b) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF TRAUMA "(B) an amount representing interest on than Ryan at 19, who drove all night from CARE CENTERS.- the amount specified in subparagraph . Chattanooga, Tenn., to see him Vlednesday "(!) SIGNIFICANT INCIDENCE OF TREATING PENETRATION WOUNDS.- "(e) APPLICATION.-The Secretary may not for the first time after writing him for "(A) The Secretary may not make a grant make a grant under subsection unless an many months. under subsection (a) to a trauma-care center application for the grant is submitted to the Like white-haired Noma Goodman, who unless the population of patients that has Secretary and the application is in such clutched a reporter's arm and said, "Ever been served by the center for the period form, is made in such manner, and contains since he got sick, the first thing I'd do was specified in subparagraph includes a sig such agreements, assurances, and informa pick up the paper and see how he was nificant number of patients who were treat tion as the Secretary determines to be nec doing." ed for wounds resulting from the penetra essary to carry out such subsection. Like Eric Lewis and Beth Lindsay, who tion of the skin by knives, bullets, or other "(f) LIMITATION ON DURATION OF SUP stood in line for the morning visitation, weapons. PORT.-The period during which a trauma clutching roses and fighting back tears. "(B) The period specified in this subpara care center receives payments under subsec "He was such an inspiration," Lewis said. graph is the 2-year period preceding the tion may not exceed 3 fiscal years, "I think he opened a lot of minds." fiscal year for which the trauma-care center except that the Secretary may waive such For some, the unmet friend did more than involved is applying to receive a grant under requirement for the center and authorize that. subsection (a). the center to receive such payments for 1 Andy Wall and Philip Hinds arrived at "(2) PARTICIPATION IN TRAUMA-CARE SYSTEM additional fiscal year. Second Presbyterian Church with family SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL GUIDE "(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. members and friends, wearing buttons call LINES.-The Secretary may not make a For the purpose of carrying out this section, ing for tolerance for AIDS patients. They grant under subsection (a) unless- there are authorized to be appropriated know AIDS firsthand. "(A) the trauma-care center involved is lo $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, "When I was first diagnosed, my doctor cated in a State or political subdivision $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and said to look around for inspiration," Wall that- $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1993." said. "I did, and I saw Ryan." " (f) has established a system for providing Wall is 24 and was diagnosed in 1988. comprehensive medical care to victims of Hinds is 23 and was diagnosed in 1986. They trauma in the geographic area involved; and THE SENSITIVE WRITING OF have been friends since third grade. They "(ii) has adopted guidelines for the desig DAN CARPENTER get depressed. They have suffered bigotry. nation of trauma-care centers, and for They wonder if some of the celebrities who triage, transfer, and transportation policies, HON. ANDREW JACOBS, JR. drew a horde of photographers to Indianap equivalent to the interest subsidy provided borrow ers of title IV loans during periods of intern Tuesday, May 1, 1990 their loan repayment. As of January 1, 1990, ship or residency is critical to the borrower's medical residents and other students engaged ability to complete his or her educational Mr. DYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to in professional internships or residencies will program; pay tribute to one of the distinguished resi be eligible for deferment of Stafford, SLS, and (2) a number of professional degree pro dents of Maryland's First Congressional Dis Perkins loans for a period of only 2 years. grams have an essential postgraduate train trict, Dr. Judylynn Mitchell. A resident of Salis While a mandated forbearance provision was ing component that can last from one to bury, MD, she has over 15 years of experi agreed to in the Reconciliation Act that will seven or more years; ence as an educator. Dr. Mitchell is an active allow a borrower the privilege of delaying re (3) health professions programs, in par member of her community, participating in ticular, require periods of postgraduate payment and capitalizing the added interest several civic and church organizations. She training for reasons relating to qualification has written three theatrical productions and costs, medical internships and residencies can to practice, licensure, specialty certification, typically last for 3 to 7 years. Under current or access to hospital privileges; over 50 articles on African American history. law, once a borrower has exhausted his or her (4) the educational indebtedness of gradu Her literary works are also featured in the As deferment and forbearance, repayment must ates of professional degree programs has sociation for the Study of African Life and His begin. On a modest stipend, the average reached unprecedented levels; tory 1989-1990 Kit, published by the Associat doctor in training cannot afford a loan pay <5> the educational indebtedness levels of ed Publishers, Inc. Dr. Mitchell is also listed in underrepresented minority graduates are ment of $600 or more per month. "Who's Who Among Black Americans." A even greater than they are among indebted resident of Salisbury, with her husband, Fred, The growing debt burden of professional graduates as a whole; students, particularly medical doctors, has she also has two children, a daughter, Cortni, <6> given the level of financial support and a son, Frederick. reached unprecedented levels. Eighty-one provided to borrowers in postgraduate train McDonald's recent "Salute to Famous percent of 1989 graduates of medical school ing programs growing debt burdens may discourage in its restaurant chain. $50,000. Ninety-five percent of 1989 gradu pursuit of advanced training, adversely Mr. Speaker, in February, w~ paid special ates of osteopathic medical schools were in affect career choice, create financial bar tribute to the contributions of many great Afri debted; the average debt of these graduates riers to practicing in remote locations, and can Americans. However, as my colleagues was approximately $67,000; 64 percent of the exacerbate minority underrepresentation in certain professions; and and I know, there is no single day or month or 1989 graduating class had debts in excess of even year in which we can adequately recog $50,000 and 20 percent had debts exceeding (8) many health professional graduates who are committed to caring for under nize all of the achievements of great Ameri $100,000. Finally, 89 percent of 1989 gradu served community find this career path in cans. Today I am honored to share with all of ates fo dental schools were indebted; the av feasible in light of their enormous debt bur my colleagues a tribute to African Americans, erage debt of these graduates was $43,300; dens and the inability to defer their loan written by Dr. Mitchell. 32 percent of this graduating class had debts payments throughout the period of residen Nationwide and across all geographical in excess of $50,000. cy training. boundaries, our country has joined together Furthermore, the educational indebtedness PuRPOSE.-It is the purpose of this to celebrate African American History levels of underrepresented minority graduates Act- Month. <1 > to permit the deferral of payments on The first observance of this historical tra are even greater than they are among indebt student loans throughout the duration of ed graduates as a whole. The average debt of dition was in 1926, when Dr. Carter C. post-graduate internships and residency Goodwon, father of African American His 1988 underrepresented minority medical programs; and tory, established Negro History Week. In school graduates was $44,897-$6,408 above <2> to ensure that loan repayment obliga 1976, during the bicentennial, the observ the mean for all indebted graduates that year. tions are not acting as a disincentive to ad ance was nationalized as a month-long The legislation I offer today will insure that a vanced training and adversely affecting event. During this month, individuals re borrower can defer repayment for the duration career choice and service to the poor and flected and actively participated in events at underserved by temporarily alleviating loan of the internship/ residency training period. universities, schools, churches, sororities, repayment requirements for borrowers serv fraternities, and within the political-govern Without this grant of deferment, I fear many ing in internship and residency programs. medical students will opt for specialties with ment framework to commemorate those in SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. dividuals who have made-and are making short residency periods or forgo additional (a) GSL PROGRAM.-Section the world a better place to live. training. This view is shared by the American 428O> of the Higher Education With pride, Americans will agree that our Medical Association and the Association of Act of 1965 <20 U.S.C. 1078O><2> of the Higher Education enced or is currently experiencing, African that many medical students who might other Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1>> is Americans have been positive contributors to wise relocate to rural America will instead opt amended by striking "not in excess of two the building and shaping of our Nation. These for higher paying residencies in urban areas years". Americans have significantly been, and unless the current limited deferment period is (C) NDSL PROGRAM.-Section 464(c)(2)(A) remain, an integral part of the artistic, social, extended. Many small cities across the coun of the Higher Education Act of 1965 <20 economical, educational, and political devel try cannot even attract a single doctor. Many U.S.C. 1087dd was close to the mark in describing the professionals, the academic segment, the services mandated by the Older Americans effects of the April 1 increase in the mini care-givers, the employers, the volunteers and Act, but those who provide them, has approxi mum wage, but one part of your analysis all those who strive each day to keep our el mately 135 cosponsors. Senator DAVID should be re-examined. You suggest that, derly citizens independent. These individuals for minimum-wage workers living in pover PRYOR, chairman of the Senate Special Com ty, the increase will be offset by a decrease work tirelessly on often strained budgets to mittee on Aging, has introduced an identical in food stamps. This conclusion misses two provide a variety of services to their constitu resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 99. encies. points about the food-stamp program: We have come a long way in improving the (1} Food-stamp benefits are reduced by Besides the many activities that have been only a fraction of any increase in earnings. planned around the United States to celebrate lives of older Americans. As we return to our For every additional dollar earned, food Older Americans Month, I think it would be a Congressional districts during the month of stamp benefits are reduced 24 cents to 36 fitting tribute to all the older Americans of our May to attend events planned to honor our cents. Most of the increased earnings from a Nation if President Bush would finally make own senior citizens, we must commit our minimum-wage increase will end in the the call for a 1991 White House conference selves not to forget about them during the pockets of minimum-wage workers, even if rest of the year. We still have a long way to they receive food stamps. on aging. Since June of 1989, I along with <2> Only 37 percent of eligible low-income many of my colleagues on both sides of the go. We must work together to ensure that the working households receive food stamps. aisle, have been urging the President to call older Americans of our great country receive Various reasons explain why so many work- the conference, as authorized by Public Law the care and attention they deserve. May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9127 SUMMARY OF 1989 TAX RETURN counting Office that contains disturbing infor WHAT BEING AMERICAN MEANS DATA mation for everyone who lives and works in TO HILARY WILLIAMS the mid-Atlantic region. HON.THOMASJ.DOWNEY This report is called Railroad Safety: More HON. JOSEPH E. BRENNAN OF NEW YORK FRA Oversight Needed to Ensure Rail Safety OF MAINE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Region 2. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I requested the GAO to examine how well Tuesday, May 1, 1990 Tuesday, May 1, 1990 Mr. DOWNEY. Mr. Speaker, I am once the Federal Railroad Administration is regulat ing rail transport of hazardous materials in our Mr. BRENNAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in again making a summary of my income tax recognition of Hiliary Williams, an 11-year-old return public because I believe that Federal part of the country. This report is the result. Its findings indicate that FRA enforcement attending Yarmouth Intermediate School in officeholders should be forthcoming about the Yarmouth, ME, who is this year's eastern sources of their income. Therefore, I ask that in Region 2-an area that includes six States and the District of Columbia-is wholly inad region winner of the Immigration and Natural the following summary be printed in the offi ization Service's 1990 National Poster Con equate. cial record of the day's proceedings: test. Last Friday, Hilary's entry took third place Hon. Thomas J. Downey Let me give three examples. nationally at a ceremony held for the regional Summary of 1989 Tax Return Data The FRA is supposed to inspect shippers of winners at the Department of Justice. Salary-U.S. House of Repre- hazardous materials, and the railroads them The INS contest in which Hilary participated sentatives ...... $89,500 selves. One of its most important duties in this calls the attention of young people to an Less: Contributions to Sec. 401(k) Plan ...... (4,475) area is keeping close watch on these "inspec American experience which ancestors of most Salary-U.S. Senate Disbursing tion points," as they are called. of us share, whether those ancestors arrived Office ...... 20,820 But the GAO found that in FRA Region 2, in the 1630's or the 1930's, whether they Interest Income ...... 432 there are not even any complete, up-to-date were escaping religious or ethnic persecution Dividend Income ...... 619 or seeking economic prosperity in the "Land lists of these inspection points. As a result, 70 New York State Tax Refund ...... 955 of Opportunity." percent of them were not inspected in 1987 Taxable Portion of IRA Distribu- Hiliary's colorful entry showcases this immi tions ...... 5,544 and 1988. grant experience. Though I am unable to Rental and Partnership Losses Moreover, FRA Region 2 does not require ...... 36,700 ---- als. American Means to Me": Total Income ...... 146,183 Second, the GAO discovered that the FRA I am free, yet I belong. I am like others Less: Contributions to Keogh Re- relies on the rail industry to enforce its own because I am equal, but I am one of a kind. tirement Plan ...... (4,787) speed rules. As long as a track is maintained Whether I am a leader or a follower, wheth to its standard, the FAA's inspectors will not er I am rich or poor, it doesn't make a dif Adjusted Gross Income ...... 141,396 ference-! am still an American with rights issue a speed violation. and opportunities. Itemized Deductions: One result is that even when a hazardous I applaud Hilary Williams for her talent and Taxes ...... 11,543 materials accident in my State was the result Interest Expense (after 20% eloquence, and I congratulate her on the rec phase-out for personal inter- of excess speed-when a train was going 60 ognition she received last week here in Wash est)...... 21,498 miles per hour on a curved track with a 40 ington. Contributions...... 15,389 miles-per-hour limit-FAA Region 2 issued no Miscellaneous Deductions violation. Sunday, May 6, 1990 at Caesars would send a signal to America. Such a cow Palace. I have known Bob for many years and ardly act shocked our Nation, but in an ironic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he is truly deserving of this honor. way reminded each of us of the potential day Tuesday, May 1, 1990 Dr. Bob Maxson is clearly one of the most to-day dangers involved in public service. I did not know Judge Vance, but I did know Mr. DONNELLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to influential and recognized civic leaders in of his reputation. He was one of those rare in extend special recognition to one of my con Nevada. His efforts on behalf of our southern dividuals who was held in high regard by stituents, Baron Hugo. This tribute was written Nevada community have resulted in significant those who knew him, and those who wished by Mr. Morris Freedman, and appeared in the improvements in the quality of all Nevadans to know him. Bob Vance loved his family, Milton Record-Transcript on Thursday, No lives. loved public service, and loved his country. vember 20, 1980. Bob assumed his duties as president of the Bob Vance had so many strongly felt convic Born with a musical beat 77 years ago, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on August 1, tions and beliefs, working everyday to move Baron Hugo, Milton and New England's living legend of the "Golden Age of Jazz and the 1984. Before coming to UNLV, he served as Alabama and the Nation in the right direction. Big Band Era" is still keeping feet tapping and the senior vice president for academic affairs His values were concrete, and he was willing dancing with his music, and his dixieland at the University of Houston. In that capacity, to voice them, even when they weren't univer sally popular. That, my colleagues, is the band. he was the chief academic officer of the "Tennessee Waltz, Always, Viennese Waltz, 45,000 student university. meaning of true leadership. America needed Bob Vance, will miss Bob In the Mood, And I Love You So" as well as Bob earned his doctorate from Mississippi Vance, and must always remember Bob "Harlem Nocturne, One O'Clock Jump and State University in 1970. He has written two Vance and what he stood for. By taking this Basin Street Blues" were the favorite songs of college textbooks which together have been small step in renaming this office in his honor, the thousands who heard the Baron Hugo Or adopted in approximately 100 universities. He I hope that his memory will never be forgot chestra at the Totem Pole Ballroom in also has written numerous articles which have ten. Newton. been published in scholarly journals. Please support H.R. 3961. The white-and-dyed-hair set, known as In addition to his professional accomplish "The Stardust Generation," fondly recalls ments, Bob is involved in numerous civic ac when dancing meant holding your partner GENEVIEVE U. GILMORE around the waist, it was proper then, the tivities in Las Vegas and serves on the board closeness was decided on by the dancers. of directors of such organizations as the HON. HOWARD WOLPE Many a romance began and was nourished to Nevada Allied Arts Council, National Confer the music of The Baron at the Totem Pole, ence of Christians and Jews, Nevada Special OF MICHIGAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES enhanced by the dimmed lights and sweet Olympics, American Cancer Society, and the words of endearment whispered and heard. Las Vegas Symphony. He also serves on the Tuesday, May 1, 1990 The strains of his music were also heard executive committee of the Nevada Develop Mr. WOLPE. Mr. Speaker, I want to pay throughout the years at the vaudeville thea ment Authority and on the board of directors special tribute to a constituent of mine, Ms. ters, on boat and moonlight cruises, Sympho of Valley Bank of Nevada and Freeport Genevieve U. Gilmore, who recently passed ny Hall, the World Series at Braves Field in McMoRan Gold. away. On May 7, 1990, the Kalamazoo YWCA 194 7, while hundreds of wedding receptions The American Jewish Committee's Institute will recognize the life of Genevieve Gilmore where made more meaningful by his tuneful of Human Relations Award was first presented and her countless contributions to Kalamazoo presence. in 1977. It is awarded annually to business and the YWCA, which she served for years as The Baron's philosophy concerning music and civic leaders whose contributions have a member of the board of trustees. covers many aspects. He feels that all chil enhanced the community, advanced inter Genevieve chose to dedicate both her time dren should be introduced to music at an group understanding and promoted the cause and resources with the YWCA to those de early age, and be encouraged to sing or play of human rights. I am honored to have this serving and less fortunate. She inspired mem a musical instrument. To the younger set: "Enjoy the best of life, and make the most of opportunity to extend my sincerest congratula bers of her own family to join her endeavors, particularly her daughter, Martha Gilmore it!" On retirement: "Retirement? Never! Music tions to Bob on receiving this well-deserved Parfet, who is currently serving as honorary has never been work to me, so why retire award. chairwoman of the YWCA's Opportunity 2000 from something you enjoy doing?" Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join campaign, and her granddaughter, Sally Parfet His greatest desire has been to make me today in commending Dr. Bob Maxson for Williams, who is past president of the YWCA people happy through his music, be it dancing his distinguished leadership in civic and com and involved in the founding of the Opportuni or listening, a goal he set out to fulfill at an munity endeavors. His contributions to the ty 2000 campaign. early age and hasn't stopped reaching for. State of Nevada have earned him recognition Genevieve's support allowed the YWCA to Shakespeare said it all: "If music be the as an outstanding member of the Las Vegas better aid victims of domestic and sexual as food of love, play on!" Play on, Baron, play community. sault and to offer quality child care programs. on! 9130 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 1, 1990 POLISH UNION OF THE U.S.A. golf tournaments; self and social improvement of a better life. They both worked hard to CELEBRATES lOOTH ANNIVER classes; debutante balls; Christmas and make that dream come true. Mary and Emilio, SARY Easter holiday parties for children; Easter egg who had worked together for an Italian news coloring classes; holiday custom socials for paper in New York in the late 1920's, were HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI the young and old; Polish language classes; married in 1932. They decided to begin their OF PENNSYLVANIA bus trips; family day; fraternal youth frolic; and own newspaper in Paterson, an Italian-Ameri IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cooking classes. can weekly which they called "La Voce lta In addition, the Polish Union has a scholar Tuesday, May 1, 1990 liana" -the Italian Voice-and in the past 58 ship aid program, an archive and library for years their efforts and the efforts of their Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today the promotion of Polish ethnic studies among daughter have produced one of the most im to pay tribute to the Polish Union of the high school and college students. They pro portant and respected publications anywhere. United States of America, located in Wilkes vide students with information on how to They worked hard together to make the Barre, PA. The Polish Union of the U.S.A. is a obtain scholarships and graduate school fraternal benefit organization and is celebrat paper a huge success. Emilio worked the grants, how to participate in summer school presses while Mary sold advertising. Through ing its 1OOth anniversary this year. courses in Poland, and information on becom The Polish Union was established on their work Emilio and Mary Augusto became ing enrolled in medical school programs well known and highly respected in the city of August 27, 1890, in St. Paul, MN, at the site abroad. The Union also offers a modern life Paterson. In 1947, Mary Augusto became the of a flourishing Polish colony. In reaction to insurance plan at an economical cost. They first woman to run for the office of mayor of the large number of Polish immigrants who support civic, charitable, and patriotic move Paterson. came to this country in search of freedom and ments, both local and national, and aid in After the death of her mother in 1982, and opportunity, Monsignor Dominic Majer, a dis genealogical studies. with her father in failing health, Cesarina Earl tinguished Roman Catholic prelate, estab Mr. Speaker, there are approximately lished the Polish Union of the U.S.A. Monsi 12,000,000 Polish Americans in the United assumed duties as editor and publisher of the gnor Majer recognized the need for a national States today. It is with great pride, as a Italian Voice and has carried on the great tra organization to help these people hurdle the Polish-American, that I ask my colleagues in ditions begun by her parents. obstacles they confronted as they came to the House of Representatives to join me in Mrs. Earl herself is a product of Paterson America. The Polish Union attempted to help honoring and congratulating the Polish Union and has made great contributions to her com native Poles overcome the language barrier, of the United States of America as they cele munity. She attended Paterson schools and protect them from unscrupulous strangers, brate their 1OOth anniversary. graduated Seton Hall University in 1965 with a provide them with adequate insurance bene BA degree in history. She has furthered her fits, orient them to the cultural differences, education, taking coursework in library and in ·and preserve both their ancient Catholic faith CONGRESSIONAL TRIBUTE TO formation science at Caldwell College, Rut and the culture and heritage of Poland. LA VOCE ITALIANA AND ITS gers University, Seton Hall University, and the In 1893, the Polish Union had 3,000 mem PUBLISHER, CESARINA EARL, University of California at Santa Barbara. She bers. By 1896, the organization decided to OF TOTOWA, NJ, AND THE holds New Jersey certification as a school li move its national headquarters closer to the LATE EMILIO AND MARY AU brarian/ education media specialist and as a Atlantic coast to more effectively serve the GUSTO professional librarian. Polish immigrants as they arrived in this coun Mr. Speaker, Cesarina Earl has served the try. The headquarters were moved to Buffalo, HON. ROBERT A. ROE children of New Jersey through her fine work NY until 1906, then they were moved to OF NEW JERSEY at the Paterson Free Public Library, the North Wilkes-Barre, PA. Bergen Free Public Library, and at the Horace Monsignor Majer and the other founders IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mann Elementary School No. 9 in North built the Polish Union on high principles and Tuesday, May 1, 1990 Bergen. Along with her work both as a librari standards. The Polish Union established its Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, for nearly six dec an and with the Italian Voice, Mrs. Earl has, constitution at a convention in 1933, held in ades, we in the Eighth Congressional District Wilkes-Barre. The Polish Union still adheres to throughout her life, been extremely active in of New Jersey and, indeed, in the entire New professional and civic organizations. the goals established in 1933. The Union is Jersey-New York-Pennsylvania region, have dedicated to the following purposes as out She is a member of the New Jersey Educa been indeed fortunate to be served by one of tional Media Association, the New Jersey Li lined in its constitution: the Nation's truly outstanding newspapers, La brary Association, the Bergen County School Voce ltaliana-the Italian Voice. 1. The collection and maintenance of Media Association, the Passaic County School funds for the issuance of death certificates This outstanding publication, which was es Media Association-which she founded in to its members, for aid in accidental injury, tablished 58 years ago by the late Emilio Au 1980, the Society of School Librarians Interna or in disease, and for the aid in old age. gusto, and his late wife, Mary Crapelli Au tional, the ZONTA Club of the Paterson area, 2. The collection and maintenance of gusto-gifted people who were true visionar funds for national and educational pur ies-has had its great tradition carried on by the National Organization of Italian-American poses, and such other funds as the conven Women, the National Italian American Foun tion of the Polish Union shall, from time to their daughter, Mrs. Cesarina Earl, who has run this great publication for the past 8 years. dation, the Coalition of ltalo-American Asso time, establish. ciations, the Association of New Jersey Pro 3. To strive for the moral, religious, and Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, May 6, 1990, this material development of the people of great tradition of the Augusto family and their fessional Women, the Women of the Moose Polish descent living in America. tremendous contributions to the Italian com Seaside Chapter No. 1248, the Italian Herit 4. The commemoration of national anni munity of the greater New Jersey-New York age Association of North Jersey, the American versaries. Pennsylvania area, and to all communities, for Italian Cultural Roundtable of New York, the 5. To instill love and loyalty for the that matter, will be celebrated with a dinner at Executive Committee of the Festa ltaliana United States of America. State Arts Center Heritage Festivals, Inc., the 6. To develop in the youth love and honor the Brownstone House in Paterson, NJ. for the Polish people; respect for and obedi I know that just as Mrs. Cesarina Earl will Horace Mann School PTA, the Working Press ence to the principles and teachings of the be there in person, so will the inspiring pres Association of New Jersey, and SIAMO. Mrs. Roman Catholic Church; and at the same ence of her late parents be there in spirit. And Earl is also a member of St. Michael the Arch time to assist in bringing them up as good I know this event will be a great source of angel Roman Catholic Church of Paterson. and useful citizens of the United States. pride, not only to Mrs. Earl, but to her family; Among her numerous honors and awards, The Polish Union of the U.S.A. is working, her devoted husband, Eugene 0. Earl; her Cesarina Earl has received a certificate from as it has in the past, to serve the community. children, Douglas A. Earl and her daughter, the New Jersey Educational Media Associa The organization conducts numerous cultural, Adrienne E. Earl. tion for her research; a plaque from Passaic civic, and family projects, including essay con Mr. Speaker, the late Emilio Augusto and County Community College for her continuing tests; coloring contests for youngsters; polka Mary Crapelli Augusto came to America in the contribution to the ltalo-American Community dance classes for all ages; bowling leagues; 1920's and, like so many immigrants, dreamed of North Jersey, and the Faith in Paterson May 1, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9131 Award from the Greater Paterson Chamber of PERSONAL PROPERTY, COMMON AND PREFERRED BANK AND SAVINGS &LOAN ACCOUNTS-Continued Commerce in 1984. STOCKS-Continued Mr. Speaker, I appreciate this opportunity to Amount present a brief profile of Mrs. Cesarina Earl Number of shares Value Sergeant at Arms, U.S. House of Representatives, checking and her late parents. Truly, in the work they account No. 748 ...... 493.19 have done, as civic leaders and as visionaries 94.601...... US West, Inc., $73.875 ...... 6,988.65 Burke & Herbert Bank of Alexandria, VA, checking account No. 613.370 ...... Tenneco Corp., at $66.875...... 41,019.12 601-301-5 ...... 1,300.69 publishing La Voce Italians, they have made 580 ...... Nevada Power Co., at $22.25 ...... 12,905.00 their community, their State, our Nation, and 838 ...... Newell Corp., at $24.625 ...... 20,635.75 ...... 1,423.38 720 ...... General Mills, Inc., at $73.625...... 53,010.00 Vallrro5~~~-0~~ ~~ ~.~~~.~ : ~~: ~~~~ ~~.~ ~~ :.. the world a better place to live. 1 1 800 ...... Kellogg Corp., at $61.125...... 48,900.00 va lrro5~~t1~ ·.~.... ~~ ··· ~·~·~·~ : ....~ .'. ... ~~~~~·· ··~·~·t· ··· ~~ : .. 516.31 2,000 ...... Dunn & Bradstreet, Inc. , at $45.125...... 90,250.00 Federated Financial Savings & Loan of Butler, WI , individual 1,000 ...... Halliburton Co., at $45.375 ...... 45,375.00 retirement accounts...... 27,363.32 18,576 ...... Kimberly-Oark Corp., $64.625 ...... 1,200,474.00 - -- FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF F. 500 ...... Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing, at $81.375 ..... 40,687.50 Total bank and savings & loan accounts...... 118,566.17 JAMESSENSENBRENNER 100 ...... Rank Organisation AOR, at $13.00 ...... 1,300.00 2,132 ...... Exxon Corp., at $46.125 ...... 98,338.50 Miscellaneous 1,162 ...... Amoco Corp., at $53.50...... 62,167.00 1985 Pontiac 6000 automobile (at Blue Book trade-in value) ..... 5,050.00 1,080 ...... Eastman Kodak Co., at $39.125 ...... 42,255.00 OffiCe furniture and equipment (estimated) ...... 1,000.00 HON.F.JAMESSENSENBRENNER,JR. 1,075 ...... General Electric Co., at $64.25...... 69,068.75 Furniture, clothing and personal property (estimated) ...... 105,000.00 OF WISCONSIN 408 ...... General Motors Corp., at $45.875 ...... 18,717.00 Stamp collection (estimated) ...... 25,000.00 20 ...... General Motors Corp., Series H, at $22.875...... 457.50 Interest in Wisconsin Retirement Fund ...... 35,301.52 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5,213 ...... Merck & Co., Inc., at $69.50 ...... 362,303.50 =its in Congressional Retirement Fund ...... ,.... 58,275.65 Tuesday, May 1, 1990 476 ...... Warner Lambert Co., at $104.75...... 49,861.00 1 1 700 ...... Continental Corp., at $30.375 ...... 21 ,262.50 ~~a~(s~~~ . ~~ .. ~~~. .. ~.~.. ~.~.~~~ •.~~~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: a~:~ Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, 200 ...... Sears Roebuck & Co., at $39.25 ...... 7,850.00 5 2 Total miscellaneous ...... 252,592.61 through the following statement, I am making m:::::::::::::: ~~~~.:at a~Nis~! . . :: ::: :: ::::::::::: :: ::::::::::::::::::::: ~:m : ~~ 418 ...... International Business Machines, at $106.125 ...... 44,360.25 Total assets ...... 4,117,199.84 my financial net worth as of March 31, 1990, 26 ...... Sandusky Voting Trust, at $70.00 ...... 1,820.00 a matter of public record. I have filed similar 71 1...... Monsanto Coro., at $107.375 ...... 76,343.63 Liabilities 450 ...... E.l. du Pont de Nemours Corp., at $38.375 ...... 17,268.75 Sovran Mortgage Co. of Richmond, VA (amount due on statements for each of the 11 preceding years 450 ...... Houston Industries, Inc., at $33.375 ...... 15,018.75 mortgage on Alexandria, VA, residence) loan No. 564377 ...... 183,044.64 I have served in the Congress. 525 ...... Pacific Gas & Electric, Inc., at $21.875...... 11,484.38 Miscellaneous charge accounts (estimated)...... 2,000.00 512 ...... Wisconsin Energy Corp., at $28.50...... 14,592.00 900...... Abbott Laboratories, Inc., at $65.75...... 59,175.00 Total liabilities ...... 185,044.64 ASSETS 1,410 ...... Bane One Corp., at $26.375 ...... 37,188.75 127 ...... Premark International, lnc-.,at $27.50...... 3,492.50 Net worth...... 3,932,155.20 100 ...... Unjsys, Inc., preferred at ~5.75 ...... 3,575.00 Real property Value 333 ...... Benton County Mining Co., at no value ...... Nil Statement of 1989 taxes paid Federal income tax ...... 47,550.00 Total common and preferred stocks...... 2,717,694.62 Wisconsin income tax ...... 14,220.00 ~n~~:;~. r~t"c:t at a~ort :~~~ro~ . Paf~ty ~1 1,995.37 =:.e~~~~~=~.. ~ ::::::::::::::: : : : : :: : : :::::::::: :: :::: ::: :: :: :: 7,064.13 $647,100.00. Ratio of assessed to market value-100%.) Alexandria, VA, property tax ...... 6,887.10 (Encumbered )...... $647,100.00 Condominium at N76 W14726 North Point Drive, Village of LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, WI, at assessor's estimated market value. (Unencumbered.)...... 69,400.00 Cash I further declare that I am trustee of a trust Undivided 25/ 44ths interest in single family residence at N52 Face amount surrender established under the will of my late father, F. W32654 Maple Lane, Village of Chenequa, Waukesha value County, WI at 25/ 44ths of assessor's estimated market James Sensenbrenner, Sr., for the benefit of value of $261 ,800.00 (Unencumbered) ...... 148,750.00 $12,000 ...... Northwestern Mutual No. 4378000...... $18,467.80 my sister, Margaret A. Sensenbrenner, and of Total real property ...... 865,250.00 30,000 ...... Northwestern Mutual No. 4574061...... 44,024.18 my two sons, F. James Sensenbrenner Ill and 10,000 ...... Massachusetts Mutual No.4116575 ...... 4,099.37 100,000 ...... Massachusetts Mutual No. 4228344 ...... 77,100.91 Robert Alan Sensenbrenner. I am further the 25,000 ...... Old Line Life Insurance Co. No.515950 ...... 19,404.18 direct beneficiary of two trusts, but have no PERSONAL PROPERTY, COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCKS --- Total Life insurance policies...... 163,096.44 control over the assets of either trust. My wife, Cheryl Warren Sensenbrenner, and I are trust Number of shares Value ees of separate trusts established for the ben 338 ...... Firstar Coro., at $29.75 ...... $10,055.50 BANK AND SAVINGS & LOAN ACCOUNTS efit of our minor sons and are also custodians 450.225 ...... American l1~one & Telegraph, at $42.00 ...... 18,909.45 . of accounts established for the benefit of 558 ...... Idaho Power ., at $26.875 ...... 14,996.25 22 ...... Ogden Projects ., at $23.75 ...... 522.50 Amount each son under the Uniform Gifts to Minors 15,300.00 Act. 1~~:so4:: ::: : : =~~1:!~:'fec;~~~ aH59:sis-:: :::: 8,358.79 Bank One, Milwaukee, N.A., checking account No. 0046-2366 .... $899.85 Also, I am neither an officer nor a director 92.098 ...... Bell Atlantic Corp., at $94.375: ...... 8,691.75 Bank One, Milwaukee, N.A., preferred savings account No. 208.052 ...... Bell South Corp., at $54.50 ...... 11,338.83 4158-8070 ...... 84,714.01 of any corporation organized under the laws 94.385 ...... NYNEX, Inc., at $81.625 ...... 7,704.18 Bank One, Milwaukee, N.A., savinfs account No. 497-525 ...... 610.31 148 ...... Pacific Telesis, Inc., at $46.50 ...... 6,822.00 of the State of Wisconsin or of any other 143.814 ...... Southwest Bell, Inc., at $56.50 ...... 8,125.49 roo::, ~~~rt..~o~r;e.s. ..~. ....~ .~ ...~~ . .. ~~~: ... ~~: ...~~·~·~ ·~ ·· 1,245.11 State or foreign country.