February 1, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 123 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

A SALUTE TO BLACK HISTORY tems on its list are rated in the academic top Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me MONTH 20 percent of all systems. Money also scored in congratulating the Autism Society of Amer- its ``Top 100'' in the context of housing afford- ica for its 30 years of service and in sharing HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER ability. In other words, Money combined high in their celebration of National Autism Aware- OF NEW YORK scholastic standards with community live- ness Month. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES abilityÐand Livermore was one of the top 100 f Wednesday, January 31, 1996 school systems out of 16,665 systems in the Nation to meet this stringent test. TIME TO CLARIFY THE ROLE OF Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I urge my col- It is an honor for me to recognize the par- CHURCHES IN THE POLITICAL leagues to join me this February in celebrating ents, teachers, administrators, and students of SPHERE Black History Month. I would like to take a mo- the Livermore public school system for achiev- ment to reflect on the courageous leadership ing this exceptional honor. I am proud to rep- HON. PHILIP M. CRANE and civic duty that has shaped the commu- resent this remarkable group of people in Con- OF ILLINOIS nities of New York throughout this decade. As gress, and appreciate all they have done to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES we approach a new century, New Yorkers of make their schools and community the won- Wednesday, January 31, 1996 all ethnic backgrounds will face a new set of derful places they are. economic, social, and political challenges. If f Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- we stop and recognize the perseverance of ducing legislation along with my colleague African-Americans in times of change, their AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA from New York, CHARLIE RANGEL, which will record of commitment to the pursuit of pros- CELEBRATES NATIONAL AUTISM allow churches to carry on a minimal degree perity, integrity, and opportunity for their fami- AWARENESS MONTH of grassroots lobbying and campaign activity lies and friends speaks for itself. without jeopardizing their tax exempt status. The tireless work of community and reli- HON. RICHARD A. GEPHARDT The proposal can best be described in two gious leaders in guiding African-American OF MISSOURI parts, with the first part focusing on the grass- communities have done much to improve the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES roots lobbying activity of churches. Section quality of life in our city. I am proud to honor 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code states this important occasion where African-Ameri- Wednesday, January 31, 1996 that ``no substantial part of [church] activities cans join hands to acknowledge their accom- Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today [can] consist of carrying on propaganda or plishments and their unique contributions to to join the Autism Society of America [ASA] in otherwise attempting to influence legislation.'' our society and the world. recognition of January as National Autism While this language clearly suggests that The level of civic participation in today's cul- Awareness Month. some such activity is acceptable, churches ture is depressingly low among average Amer- This has been a year of progress and have had a hard time determining just exactly ican citizens. However, I am always inspired achievement for the ASA. Last spring, in re- what level will pass muster with the Internal by the surge of community spirit and leader- sponse to a request from Congress, the Na- Revenue Service. Because of the verbiage ship from African-Americans in New York. Our tional Institutes of Health [NIH] held an Autism ``no substantial part,'' and varying court inter- society would be a better place if more Ameri- State-of-the-Science Conference. The con- pretations as to just exactly what ``substantial'' cans emulated the civic duty and moral ference brought researchers, clinicians and means, churches are very shy about engaging strength of their African-American counter- parents together in an effort to evaluate exist- in any lobbying activity on issues at all be- parts. I hope that Black History Month is rec- ing science and identify new areas for re- cause of the fear that they could lose their tax ognized and honored by citizens of all back- search. exempt status. In an effort to give churches a grounds. I honor the work and vision of my Af- The conference highlighted the fact that au- better idea of just exactly how much in the rican-American colleagues in Congress and tism affects some 400,000 Americans. While way of resources they can devote to grass throughout New York. May our city continue to the exact cause of autism is still unknown, roots lobbying, we have drafted a proposal be blessed with their leadership. conference participants agreed that, at least which would give churches and the IRS a f for some individuals with autism, there ap- bright line test. HONORING LIVERMORE PUBLIC pears to be a genetic linkÐone that could very Working with legislative counsel, we have SCHOOLS probably be identified with the work being con- crafted a proposal which allows churches to ducted by the NIH National Center for Human continue to maintain their tax exempt status as Genome Research. long as they do not make lobbying expendi- HON. BILL BAKER Undoubtedly the most important outcome of tures in a taxable year ``in excess of an OF CALIFORNIA the conference was the conclusion that more amount equal to 20 percent of such organiza- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES research is desperately needed. Autism is a tion's gross revenue for such year.'' This ``20 Wednesday, January 31, 1996 lifelong disability. Its social, emotional, and fi- percent rule'' for lobbying activity parallels an- Mr. BAKER of California. Mr. Speaker, nancial costs are staggering, ranging from other provision in the Code for nonprofits Money Magazine is generally recognized as $30,000 to $100,000 per year per personÐ (501(h)). one of the most reliable financial guides in the millions of dollars for each individual over the The second part of the proposal addresses country. That's why, when Money recognized course of a normal lifespan. These numbers church involvement in actual campaign activ- the public schools in Livermore, CA as among speak to the need for more research on the ity. The Code currently states that churches the ``100 Top Schools in Towns You Can Af- possible causes of autism as well as medical, cannot engage in ``any political campaign on ford,'' America took notice. social, and behavioral interventions. behalf ofÐor in opposition toÐany candidate Livermore is a lovely community situated The ASA was the major force behind this for public office.'' In other words, a church is amid rolling hills and farmland in central Cali- conference. Backed by the strength and prohibited from campaigning for or against a fornia's east bay region. Home of the Law- knowledge of its 18,000 parent members, the specific candidate. rence Livermore National Laboratory, Liver- ASA has been the primary source of informa- The current language begs some questions. more is committed to the community values tion and referral on autism and the largest col- Is allowing a candidate to come into a church that make for a high quality of life. It is not lective voice representing the autism commu- to speak from the pulpit or allowing a meeting surprising to me that its school system would nity. Founded over three decades ago, its of a candidate's volunteers in the church be cited for excellence. members are now connected through a volun- basement really something we want to pro- Money set demanding criteria as the basis teer network of over 220 chapters in 48 hibit? Shouldn't a certain minimal degree of of its selections. Money said the school sys- States. activity be acceptable? Without getting into a

∑ 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. E 124 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 1996 lengthy debate on the subject of separation of A healthy shuttle program is fundamental to January 17, 1996 into the CONGRESSIONAL church and state, I do need to make some ob- construction of the international space sta- RECORD: servations on that matter at this juncture. As tionÐstarting in late 1997, which will be the TELEVISION VIOLENCE a Ph.D. in American History, I have taken basis of further human exploration of Mars Most of us have seen something offensive great pains to study our Constitution and the and beyond. NASA plans to launch 26 shuttle on television—portrayals of casual sex, talk writings of the Founding Fathers. There is no flights between 1997 and 2002 to help assem- shows which glorify all the wrong values, or question in my mind that the so-called wall ble this station. Additionally, a preliminary plan graphic violence. Adults can, and often do, erected to separate church and state was designed by NASA and the Russian Space turn off the set in disgust; but these images erected to prevent the state from interfering Agency envisions using the space shuttle to can be both powerful and confusing to chil- deliver Russian hardware to resupply the orbit- dren. While many parents try to closely with the activities of the churchÐnot to pre- monitor what their children watch, in this vent the church from being involved in the ac- ing Mir station. Therefore, the space shuttle age of cable television they are frequently tivities of the state. In other words, it is my program will be instrumental in the enhance- confounded by the proliferation of new pro- view that church involvement in the political ment of international cooperation, the forerun- grams. process is not something that would have ner of world space. Furthermore, the reusable TV has become a very strong competitor to been frowned upon at all by the Founding Fa- space shuttle is the way of the future for families, schools, and other community in- thers. Indeed, I would imagine that they might launching commercial and military satellites. stitutions in shaping young people’s atti- be surprised if there were no such activity. As one of the parents of the astronauts re- tudes and values about acceptable behavior. Frankly, plenty of churches on both the right marked, he was ``pleased that the crew's foot- Television is cheap, accessible and conven- steps were being followed'' and ``that their ient. Most research on the effects of tele- and left currently allow such activity, and that vision on children has centered on violent fact raises the question of selective enforce- hopes and dreams are marching forward.'' On programming. Congress has also discussed a ment by the IRS. If the IRS decides to step up the 10th anniversary of this disaster, we must number of approaches to lessen TV violence. express support for the continuation of the enforcement in this area, are we going to see RESEARCH some churches lose their tax exempt status space exploration mission in order to truly honor those seven brave explorers. Virtually every American household has at simply because of a volunteer meeting in the least one television set, and children are f church basement? Will we see a situation among the most avid viewers. The average where, depending on the political party in TRIBUTE TO GERARD KLUPP pre-schooler and school-aged child watches power at the time, harassment of churches ex- two to four hours of TV per day. By the time clusively on the right or churches exclusively children finish elementary school, they have on the left? If the reality is that the IRS cur- HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA on average viewed 8,000 murders and over rently looks the other way when it comes to OF WISCONSIN 100,000 additional acts of violence on tele- such minimal activity, putting a bright line test IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vision. A 1994 report analyzed ten television channels for 18 hours one day and found over in law for such minimal activity will put every- Wednesday, January 31, 1996 1,800 acts of violence—more than 10 violent one's mind at ease and would seem reason- Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to scenes per hour, per channel, all day. But able. pay tribute to a lifelong friend and resident of perhaps most disturbing is the finding that To address these concerns and questions, Milwaukee, my hometown, Mr. Gerard Klupp, TV violence is most common on Saturday the second part of this bill states that it is ac- as he is honored as Person of the Year by the morning, when children are most likely to be watching. ceptable for a church to devote up to 5 per- South Side Advancement Association at the cent of the organization's gross revenues to No one believes that television by itself 49th annual Lincoln Day banquet. causes aggression, but research indicates campaign on behalf ofÐor in opposition toÐ Jerry Klupp is devoted to his family, his any political campaign or candidate for public convincingly that violent programming con- God, and his Nation. He is the proud father of tributes to the problem. Most of the 1,000 or office. This would allow for the very limited two children and grandfather of five and has so studies on TV violence show that it can and modest activities given as examples served his parish, St. Adalbert's, in many ca- influence viewers of all ages and socio- above. pacities. Enlisting in the Air National Guard in economic levels toward more violent and ag- Finally, I would note that the legislation con- 1949, Jerry was activated into the Air Force in gressive behavior. Watching the more vio- tains an aggregate limit which states that both 1951, and was honorably discharged in 1953 lent shows can easily lead a person to de- velop an image of a mean world in which the grass roots lobbying activity and the cam- as a sergeant. He is currently active in his paign activity combined cannot exceed 20 per- people cannot be trusted and in which vio- American Legion Post and the AMVETS. lence is commonplace, even acceptable. cent of gross revenues. Jerry Klupp is also a successful business- It is my hope that this proposal will generate WHAT CAN BE DONE man. Working in his father's business, Frank broad bipartisan support, and I encourage my J. Klupp & Sons, a construction firm, Jerry has The public has increasingly demanded that colleagues to join us and cosponsor this legis- had a personal, hands-on influence to many broadcasters show more restraint, but lation. progress was slow. The industry for many f public and private projects, both big and small, years denied that violent programming was in the Milwaukee area. harmful to children, and argued that restric- A TRIBUTE TO THE CREW OF Many Milwaukee civic organizations have tions could limit creativity and interfere SPACE SHUTTLE ‘‘CHALLENGER’’ also been graced with Jerry's service over the with First Amendment protections on free years. Beneficiaries of Jerry's gifts of time and speech. However, the four major television HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS talents include the South Side Business Club, networks agreed in 1993 to place parental OF FLORIDA the Milwaukee SocietyÐPolish National Alli- warnings on programs that might contain IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ance, the South Side Advancement Associa- excessive violence. In early 1994, network and cable television executives agreed to Wednesday, January 31, 1996 tion, and Polish Fest. have their programming independently mon- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. Speaker, Jerry Klupp's dedication to his itored for two years. rise to pay tribute to the seven crew members community should serve as an example to us Meanwhile, pressure for greater govern- of the space shuttle Challenger. Ten years all. ment involvement in limiting violent pro- With all of this in mind, I am pleased to ago on January 28, 1986, these brave astro- gramming has also mounted. The federal present Jerry Klupp with an American flag government generally has imposed only lim- nauts fell victim to one of our Nation's most which has proudly flown over our Nation's ited restrictions on the content of television horrific tragediesÐthe Challenger explosion. Capitol. Keep up the good work, God Bless, shows. The Supreme Court this month Indeed, human space exploration is and has and thanks for being a model citizen, Jerry. upheld federal regulations that ban indecent always been inherently risky but this should programming between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 f not deter us from reaching for the stars or p.m. However, this ban has usually been en- from exploring this new frontier. TELEVISION VIOLENCE forced against programming which is sexu- Forty nine space shuttle missions have ally explicit or contains vulgar language— been succssfully completed since 1986. The not against violent programming. HON. LEE H. HAMILTON Attention has recently focused on the so- safety features of the space shuttle have im- OF INDIANA proved substantially since the Challenger trag- called ‘‘V-chip,’’ which would allow parents IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to block violent programming. Under this edy. It is possible, NASA officials believe, that Wednesday, January 31, 1996 proposal, television programs would be rated if a similar accident happened today, crew much as movies are. These ratings would be members could escape with their own oxygen Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to electronically transmitted to the V-chip, a supply and parachutes. insert my Washington Report for Wednesday, receptor inside the television set. Parents February 1, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 125 could then program their TVs not to receive lius Morrison, assistant director Metro-Dade District. He received his education from Fres- programs with certain ratings. Police Department. After serving 4 years in no City College, St. Mary's College, and the During consideration of a telecommuni- the Air Force, on January 17, 1966 Willie Mor- California State University at Hayward. He cations reform bill in August 1995, I voted for an amendment to require that all 13-inch and rison became a patrol officer with the public then became the dean of students of St. larger TVs sold in the United States include safety department. Mary's College and dean of instruction at the a V-chip. The measure, which was approved This was the beginning of a quick and College of Alameda. by the House, would give broadcasters one steady rise to leadership. In 1970 Officer Mor- He continued to make important contribu- year to establish voluntary rules for rating rison became Sergeant Morrison. Three years tions to increase standards for higher edu- video programming and to begin transmit- later, he was promoted to lieutenant. By 1979 cation as president of Laney College, where ting such ratings. If the industry failed to he was the police major for the north region. he oversaw the educational opportunities af- act, the Federal Communications Commis- In February 1980, he was designated as chief forded to the most ethnically diverse of the sion (FCC) would develop its own guidelines. A House-Senate conference committee has of the newly formed special services division. California community colleges. agreed to the V-chip provisions. During this rapid rise within the leadership Odell's many contributions as a respected Critics of the V-chip charge that it would ranks, Willie Morrison achieved several firsts. leader extend beyond the boundaries of the impose unconstitutional restrictions on TV He was the first black lieutenant in the Metro- bay area. They include State and national rec- programming. However, the V-chip proposal Dade Police Department, the first black police ognition for his outstanding service to higher does not bar broadcasters from showing vio- major; the first black police chief; and the first education. In addition to his services as an ed- lent programs—it simply allows consumers and only black assistant director within the de- ucator, he has been active on boards in com- to regulate the reception of such programs in partment. munity-based organizations such as the West their homes. Just as the system of voluntary movie ratings has survived legal scrutiny, I Willie Morrison has served in a variety of Oakland Health Center, the Black Adoption believe that the V-chip will as well. professional positions and he faithfully serves Placement and Research Center, the Oakland In addition, the Chairman of the FCC has as husband and father to Rose and Julius re- Ensemble Theater, and the Bay Area Dance proposed greater requirements on broad- spectively. Series. casters to air educational programs for chil- It is important for you to know that this dis- Odell also maintains a strong commitment dren. Some schools have also begun media tinguished leader has served the Metropolitan to assisting young people in identifying and literacy programs to encourage students to Dade County community well. We thank him achieving their personal, educational, and ca- view TV more critically. for 30 years of public service. reer goals. Through his leadership, he has as- OUTLOOK f sisted many students in developing and under- Many parents feel bombarded by ideas and standing a respect and an appreciation for images hostile to the values they want to in- TRIBUTE TO BENJAMIN LONGMAN people from diverse backgrounds and cul- still in their children. Television is not the only source of trouble—music, video games, tures. movies, and the Internet can also be con- HON. MARTIN OLAV SABO f duits for violence or vulgarity. But TV re- OF MINNESOTA THE TOWING VESSEL SAFETY ACT mains by far the most influential type of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES media, and how we deal with it will be in- OF 1996 structive in dealing with other types. Wednesday, January 31, 1996 Many questions remain: How can the V- Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, our Nation recently HON. PATRICK J. KENNEDY chip technology be made more affordable? celebrated the 50th anniversary of our hard- OF RHODE ISLAND What distinctions should we make between fought victory in World War II. During this con- different violent images—for example, Wile IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES flict, many people at home and abroad made E. Coyote attacking the Road Runner vs. a Wednesday, January 31, 1996 documentary on the Holocaust? How should sacrifices for their country. One of these was violence depicted on television news be my constituent, Mr. Benjamin Longman. Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island. Mr. Speak- treated? Not all instances of violent pro- Mr. Longman served in World War II as a er, I rise today to announce the introduction of gramming are necessarily inappropriate, but flight trainee and later as a flight instructor. the Towing Vessel Safety Act of 1996. This bill we must figure out how to protect children Due to an administrative error, however, mili- was brought to the top of my legislative agen- from violence that is clearly excessive. I tary records did not accurately reflect his serv- da due to the recent oil spill that occurred off think it might help to require each broad- ice until they were corrected in May of 1982. the coast of Rhode Island. caster to say when it applies to the FCC for Almost 1 million gallons of home heating oil renewal of its license what it intends to do At that time, the U.S. Air Force confirmed that for the children that it serves and how it in- Mr. Longman did in fact serve on active mili- spilled into our waters when the Scandia tug- tends to discourage violence. tary duty in 1943. boat caught fire and caused the North Cape It is clear that there are no easy solutions Mr. Longman, now 82 years old, was honor- barge to run aground. Sadly, this incident has to this problem, but we cannot abandon our ably discharged from military service in 1945. had serious environmental and economic re- children to the wasteland of television vio- As his representative in Congress, I wish to percussions in my State. Most notable is the lence. I believe the V-chip can come to be an publicly thank him for his military service to damage to our coastal ecosystems. Thou- important tool for parents to use in combat- the United States of America. All of our fellow sands of lobsters and other wildlife were heav- ting the effects of TV violence. But I do not ily impacted by this tragedy. In all, it will take believe that technology will ever serve as a citizens should be grateful for his patriotism. substitute for the role parents play in Mr. Speaker, I commend Benjamin Longman's months to remediate the damage and restore screening the programs their children watch example of service to all Members of Con- our environment and industries like commer- and discussing with them what they see. gress and to all Americans. cial fishing and tourism to their full health. Right now, violence sells. It is up to the pub- f The Towing Vessel Safety Act will establish lic to remove this perverse economic incen- guidelines that every tugboat have naviga- tive by voting with our feet—or more accu- ODELL JOHNSON, JR., AND HIS tional, fire prevention, and various other safety rately, with our remote controls. Without COMMITMENT TO HIGHER EDU- provisions necessary to avoid incidents like any doubt public pressure will be more im- CATION the one in Rhode Island. Moreover, the bill will portant than a federal statute to make the purveyors of media violence display good ensure that the master and crew of tugboats judgment and exercise self-restraint. HON. RONALD V. DELLUMS are properly trained and licensed in the oper- f OF CALIFORNIA ation of the vessel and its equipment. Lastly, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Towing Vessel Safety Act will require the TRIBUTE TO WILLIE JULIUS Coast Guard to make routine inspections to MORRISON Wednesday, January 31, 1996 guarantee that all guidelines are followed. Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. Speaker, I am deeply saddened by what HON. CARRIE P. MEEK share with my colleagues the fact that Mr. has happened in Rhode Island. I am hopeful, OF FLORIDA Odell Johnson, Jr., has dedicated over 25 however, that the Towing Vessel Safety Act IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES years of committed service to the education of will be an important first step in avoiding simi- Oakland and the bay area. lar tragedies. Wednesday, January 31, 1996 Odell served as Laney College president for I am looking forward to working with the Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise 15 years, longer than any other president in Coast Guard, the House Transportation Com- today to announce the retirement of Willie Ju- the history of the Peralta Community College mittee, and all my colleagues in Congress to E 126 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 1996 ensure that this important legislation becomes (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as (b) EXCEPTION.—Section 3302 of title 46, law. follows: United States Code, is amended by adding at Mr. Speaker, I insert the text of the Towing ‘‘(a) An owner, charterer, managing opera- the end the following: tor, agent, master, or individual in charge of ‘‘(n) A towing vessel is not subject to in- Vessel Safety Act for the RECORD. a vessel may not discharge, temporarily re- spection under section 3301(14) of this title if H.R. — move, or in any manner discriminate against the vessel— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- a seaman because the seaman— ‘‘(1) is used only for towing disabled ves- resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘(1) in good faith has reported or is about sels; or Congress assembled, to report to the Coast Guard that the sea- ‘‘(2) is not used to pull, push, or haul SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. man believes that a violation of this sub- alongside a barge that is subject to inspec- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Towing Ves- title, or a regulation issued under this sub- tion under section 3301 of this title.’’. sel Safety Act of 1996’’. title, has occurred; or (c) EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Section SEC. 2. MINIMUM NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY EQUIP- ‘‘(2) refuses to violate this subtitle or a 3306 of title 46, United States Code, is amend- MENT FOR TOWING VESSELS. regulation issued under this subtitle.’’; and ed by adding at the end the following: (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4102 of title 46, (2) in subsection (b)— ‘‘(j) In prescribing regulations for towing United States Code, is amended by adding at (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ vessels, the Secretary shall— the end the following: after the semicolon; ‘‘(1) consider the characteristics, meth- ‘‘(f)(1) In prescribing regulations for towing (B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period ods of operation, and nature of the service of vessels, the Secretary shall— and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and towing vessels; ‘‘(A) consider the characteristics, methods (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) consult with the Towing Safety Ad- of operation, and nature of the service of ‘‘(3) an award of cost and reasonable attor- visory Committee; and towing vessels; ney’s fees to the prevailing plaintiff.’’. ‘‘(3) require, to the extent appropriate, ‘‘(B) consult with the Towing Safety Advi- SEC. 6. MANNING AND LICENSING REQUIRE- the installation, maintenance, and use of the sory Committee; and MENTS FOR TOWING VESSELS. following equipment on each towing vessel, ‘‘(C) require, to the extent appropriate, the (a) MANNING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 8904 other than a towing vessel that is used only installation, maintenance, and use of and fa- of title 46, United States Code, is amended by for towing disabled vessels: miliarity with the following equipment on adding at the end the following: ‘‘(A) A radar system. each towing vessel, other than a towing ves- ‘‘(c) A towing vessel, other than a vessel ‘‘(B) An electronic position-fixing device. sel that is used only for towing disabled ves- referred to in subsection (b), shall— ‘‘(C) Adequate communications equip- sels: ‘‘(1) while being operated, have on board an ment. ‘‘(i) A radar system. individual licensed by the Secretary as a ‘‘(D) A sonic depth finder. ‘‘(ii) An electronic position-fixing device. master of that type of towing vessel; and ‘‘(E) A compass or swing meter. ‘‘(iii) A sonic depth finder. ‘‘(2) be operated by an individual licensed ‘‘(F) Adequate towing equipment. ‘‘(iv) A compass or swing meter. by the Secretary to operate that type of tow- ‘‘(G) Up-to-date navigational charts and ‘‘(v) Adequate towing wire and associated ing vessel.’’. equipment. publications for the areas normally transited (b) REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING LICENSES ‘‘(vi) Up-to-date navigational charts and by the vessel. FOR MASTERS AND OPERATORS.—Section 7101 publications for the areas normally transited ‘‘(I) Adequate fire fighting equipment. of title 46, United States Code, is amended by ‘‘(I) Other equipment the Secretary de- by the vessel. adding at the end the following: ‘‘(vii) Other safety equipment the Sec- termines will minimize the risk of injury to ‘‘(j)(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regu- retary determines to be necessary. the crew or the risk of a vessel or barge cas- lations which establish licenses for masters ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall establish in regu- ualty.’’. and mates of towing vessels. lations under this chapter requirements (d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of ‘‘(2) Regulations under this subsection that— Transportation shall prescribe regulations shall provide that an individual may be is- ‘‘(A) any equipment required on a towing implementing this section within 1 year sued a license as a master or mate of a tow- vessel under paragraph (1) shall be main- after the date of enactment of this Act. ing vessel only if the individual— tained in effective operating condition; and SEC. 8. CIVIL PENALTIES. ‘‘(A) demonstrates proficiency in the use of ‘‘(B) if such equipment on a vessel ceases (a) PROHIBITED OPERATION OF to operate, the master of the vessel shall ex- the equipment required pursuant to section 4102(f)(1)(C) of this title; and UNINSPECTED TOWING VESSEL, GENERALLY.— ercise due diligence to restore the equipment Section 4106 of title 46, United States Code, to effective operating condition, or cause it ‘‘(B) demonstrates proficiency in operating a towing vessel. is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting to be restored to that condition, at the earli- ‘‘$25,000’’. est practicable date.’’. ‘‘(3) Regulations under this subsection may establish standards and procedures under (b) OPERATION OF UNINSPECTED TOWING (b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Trans- which the Secretary may delegate, to indi- VESSEL IN VIOLATION OF MANNING REQUIRE- portation shall issue regulations by not later MENTS.—Section 8906 of title 46, United than 12 months after the date of the enact- viduals who have experience in the operation of towing vessels and to other qualified per- States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ ment of this Act, prescribing navigational and inserting ‘‘not more than $25,000’’. publication and equipment requirements sons, the authority to conduct examinations under subsection (f) of section 4102 of title 46, required for the issuance of a license as a f United States Code, as added by subsection master or mate of a towing vessel.’’. (a) of this section. (c) EXISTING UNINSPECTED TOWING VESSEL OPERATOR LICENSE HOLDERS.—An HONORING DR. RON GALLOWAY SEC. 3. REPORTING MARINE CASUALTIES. uninspected towing vessel operator license (a) EXPEDITED REPORTING REQUIRED.—Sec- that is valid on the date of enactment of this tion 6101(b) of title 46 United States Code, is Act shall be valid as a master or mate li- HON. CHARLIE NORWOOD amended by striking ‘‘within 5 days’’ and in- cense required under section 8904 of title 46, OF GEORGIA serting ‘‘by as soon as practicable, but in no United States Code, as amended by this sec- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES case later than within 5 days,’’. tion, until otherwise required to be renewed. (b) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT A The Secretary shall require that an individ- Wednesday, January 31, 1996 CASUALTY.—Section 6103(a) of title 46, United ual applying for a first renewal of such a li- States Code is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased cense as a master or mate license under that and inserting ‘‘not more than $25,000’’. to bring to your attention the distinguished ca- section demonstrate proficiency under the reer of Dr. Ronald Frost Galloway. Dr. Gallo- SEC. 4. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISH- requirements of section 7101(j) of title 46, ING A DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSI- United States Code, as added by this section. way is retiring today from University Hospital TIONING SATELLITE NAVIGATION in Augusta, GA. He has practiced at University SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC CHARTS (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments FOR INLAND WATERWAYS. made by this section shall take effect 2 years Hospital since 1963, where he established the Not later than 6 months after the date of after the date of the enactment of this Act. first cardiac surgical program at the hospital in the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of (e) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—The 1974. He has served on the Richmond County Transportation shall submit a report to the Secretary of the department in which the Hospital Authority for 7 years helping shape Congress on the feasibility of establishing a Coast Guard is operating shall issue regula- what University Hospital is today. differential global positioning satellite navi- tions under the amendments made by this section by not later than 1 year after the Mr. Speaker, Dr. Galloway has enhanced gation system and creating electronic charts the quality of life for the people of the Augusta for the inland waterways of the United date of the enactment of this Act. States. SEC. 7. INSPECTION OF TOWING VESSELS. community for many years. He is a man of un- SEC. 5. PROTECTION OF SEAMEN AGAINST DIS- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3301 of title 46, compromising integrity, a truly remarkable CRIMINATION. United States Code, is amended by adding at physician, and a gentleman. I am pleased to Section 2114 of title 46, United States Code, the end the following: honor him today before the House of Rep- is amended— ‘‘(14) towing vessels.’’. resentatives. February 1, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 127 SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY RELIEF ELLA LEE COLLINS TURNS 100 Federal, state and local governments im- FEBRUARY 20 HON. LEE H. HAMILTON pose too many requirements on the oper- ation of businesses. The burdens often in- OF INDIANA HON. JAMES T. WALSH clude substantial paperwork and record- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW YORK keeping requirements. The White House Con- Wednesday, January 31, 1996 ference made several recommendations for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to easing or eliminating federal regulations, Wednesday, January 31, 1996 some of which have been acted upon and oth- insert my Washington Report for Wednesday, ers of which are under consideration in Con- Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I ask my col- January 24, 1996 into the CONGRESSIONAL gress. leagues to join me today in wishing a special RECORD: Congress, with my support, approved a happy birthday to Ella Lee Collins of Syra- SMALL BUSINESS: CREATING OPPORTUNITY measure to minimize the paperwork burden cuse, NY, who turns 100 on February 20. Small businesses are the backbone of the for regulatory compliance. I have also sup- On behalf of her 3 children, 19 grand- American economy. They generate a major- ported bills, approved by the House and children, and 26 great-grandchildren, all of ity of our new jobs and provide many impor- pending in the Senate, to impose a tem- whom turn to her for advice and guidance as tant technological innovations. They also porary moratorium on regulations; require she remains an active matriarch and all of play a vital role in satisfying the country’s federal agencies to conduct risk assessment whom have never been neglected a birthday need for opportunity and choice. For years, and cost-benefit analysis of federal regula- small businesses have repeatedly led this tions; permit small businesses to challenge wish from herÐI wish her a happy, happy country out of troubled economic times and proposed federal rules in court; require com- centennial celebration. into prosperity. pensation for property owners adversely af- On my own behalf I want to thank her for 30 There are over 5.8 million small businesses fected by regulations; reform product liabil- years of service as an active member of the in the U.S. today, employing more than 92 ity laws; and change federal procurement Board of Elections in Baldwinsville, NY. Fulfill- million private sector workers. Small busi- laws to increase government use of commer- ing civic responsibility in this way, she has nesses account for 50% of the nation’s sales, cial items. gained many admirers through her career. 50% of private sector output, 53% of U.S. em- We need a commonsense regulatory system Having spent her life in service to family and ployment, and 99.7% of all employers. There that works for small businesses, not against community, Ella Lee Collins now lives in the are over 129,000 small businesses in Indiana, them. The system should protect health, employing over 2.1 million people. By any Bishop Ludden Apartments and spends her safety and the environment without impos- private time on some favorite TV watching: measure, small businesses are a key source ing unacceptable or unreasonable costs on of growth and dynamism in our economy. small business. Regulations should recognize The Guiding Light soap opera and New York WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE that the private sector is the best engine for Yankees games. The small business community, however, economic growth, respect the role of state May God grant us all the longevity and vital- does face numerous challenges in the na- and local governments, and be effective, sen- ity of Mrs. Collins. tional and global marketplaces. Last sum- sible and understandable. f mer a bipartisan delegation of over 2,000 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT small business men and women, including BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE ARMY representatives from southern Indiana, met As business technology has become more CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO MAKE in Washington to identify the key concerns complex and the world economy more com- CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO of America’s entrepreneurs and develop spe- petitive, the strength of the American econ- WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT cific recommendations for maintaining and omy depends on the skills and training of encouraging the economic viability of small our workforce. Small business owners often business. tell me of the need to improve the quality of HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON The White House Conference on Small education and access to skill training. The OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Business made 60 recommendations, focus- White House Conference echoed these views. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sing on three critical areas: improving ac- The task of preparing our workers falls on cess to capital; easing regulatory burdens; many of us: parents, educators, businesses, Wednesday, January 31, 1996 and making investments in our workforce. and the public sector. The federal govern- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, since 1859, the Congress and the President took some steps ment has a secondary, though, important Washington Aqueduct has provided Washing- over the last year to address these concerns, role. Congress, with my support, is currently ton, DC, and the metropolitan region with safe but more work needs to be done. reforming federal job training efforts— drinking water. Each and every day, 24 hours CAPITAL FORMATION streamlining various programs and giving more flexibility to the states. I do not sup- each day, the Aqueduct collects, treats, and Access to capital is a critical problem for transports water to the District, Arlington many small businesses. More than two-thirds port, however, the deep cuts in job training of all new firms begin with less than $10,000 and school-to-work programs favored by County, Falls Church, the Pentagon, National in total capital, much of it provided by the Speaker Gingrich. Airport, and Arlington Cemetery. The Army owner, family members or friends. Once es- The White House Conference also focused Corps of Engineers owns and operates the tablished, a small firm must face interest attention on the rising cost of providing Aqueduct on behalf of the Department of the rates on bank loans two or three percentage workplace benefits, urging various pension Army and in fiscal year 1994 alone, delivered points above the prime rate. The White and health care reforms to ease these pres- 67 billion gallons of water to Aqueduct cus- House Conference made several recommenda- sures. Congress, with my support, approved a tomersÐ60 percent of that amount to the Dis- tions to improve access to the capital needed measure to reinstate the 25% health insur- trict of Columbia. to finance the survival and growth of small ance premium deduction for the self-em- businesses, and Congress has acted on some ployed and raise the deduction level to 30% In his February 1, 1996 report, The Wash- of those proposals. in tax year 1996. I favor a 100% deduction. ington Aqueduct: Financing and Ownership Congress, with my support, approved the Congress is also debating proposals to en- Study, Secretary of the Army Togo West re- Small Business Lending Enhancement Act courage greater retirement savings. ports that throughout its history, the Aqueduct which will allow SBA to increase total loan CONCLUSION has been continually upgraded and improved volume at a lower cost to the taxpayers, and to meet changing regulations and new tech- SBA has acted independently to simplify the We Americans should try to help small nology. The Secretary, however, admits that businesses compete by increasing their pro- application process for small businesses. Aqueduct facilities currently are ``in need of Furthermore, federal bank regulators have ductivity—by increasing the quality and reduced regulation and paperwork burdens quantity of capital their workers use, by im- modernization to meet future drinking water for small national banks, and securities reg- proving their employee skills through train- and water quality.'' Evolving Safe Water Drink- ulators have eased registration and filing ing, and by enhancing their management ing Act standards in fact require upgrading Aq- burdens for small business. skills. Ensuring that financing is available ueduct facilities. Small business is also keenly interested in and affordable will be critical to allowing Last November, Virginia Senator JOHN WAR- tax relief, particularly relating to capital small business to achieve these goals. Their NER, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on gains and estate taxes. I agree that the fed- competitiveness will also be improved by Transportation and Infrastructure, included a eral government should encourage invest- easing regulations. Small firms must also ment, and have been supportive of carefully continue to do what they do best—experi- provision in both the Water Resources Devel- designed efforts to increase savings and in- ment with new products and process innova- opment Act (S. 640) and the Safe Drinking vestment. I would expect to support such tions—if they are to hold their important po- Water Act (S. 1316) which authorizes the changes again in the context of comprehen- sition at the leading edge of the American Army Corps of Engineers to borrow the funds sive, fiscally responsible tax reform. economy. from the Treasury necessary for improving the E 128 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 1996 Washington Aqueduct. This loan would have (A) provide that the public water supply gratulations and commendations for this dedi- to be repaid by the Aqueduct's customers and, customer pledges future income from fees as- cation. as such, the Congressional Budget Office sessed to operate and maintain the Washing- The dedication of the Helen G. Jacob Wom- ton Aqueduct; scores it as no cost to the Federal govern- (B) provide the United States priority over en's Wellness Center is also testimony to the ment. The measure I introduce today is iden- all other creditors; and innovative spirit of the hospital itself, as it is tical to Senator WARNER's legislation. (C) include other conditions that the Sec- the only one of its kind nationwide in a veter- This bill will provide a financial mechanism retary of the Treasury determines to be ap- ans hospital or medical center. for the repairs so that the hundreds of millions propriate. Mr. Speaker, today I join with the Jacob of dollars for the work do not result in exorbi- (c) BORROWING AUTHORITY.—Subject to an family, her colleagues, friends, all of those tant hikes in water rates. Under current rules, appropriation under subsection (a)(2) and who served our Nation in the Armed Forces, after entering into a series of contracts and indeed, the entire western New York com- any needed capital improvements at the Aque- under subsection (b), the Secretary, acting duct must be paid for in advance by District through the Chief of Engineers of the Army munity to honor Ms. Helen G. Jacob for her consumers and consumers in Arlington County Corps of Engineers, shall seek borrowing au- dedication, hard work, and commitment to and the city of Falls Church. thority from the Secretary of the Treasury western New York and its veterans. In response to more stringent water quality under subsection (a)(2). f requirements being implemented nationally by (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: the EPA, substantial costly improvements of (1) PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY CUSTOMER.—The AMERICORPS: INVESTMENTS term ‘‘public water supply customer’’ means $200±$500 million will be necessary at the Aq- WORTH MAKING IN OUR CHIL- the District of Columbia, the county of Ar- DREN AND COMMUNITIES ueduct over the next 10±15 years. Affordable lington, Virginia, and the city of Falls water rates can be maintained only if pay- Church, Virginia. ments are spread out over an extended period (2) VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The term HON. BRUCE F. VENTO of time. This bill will ensure the long term fu- ‘‘value to the Government’’ means the net OF MINNESOTA ture of the Aqueduct at reasonable consumer present value of a contract under subsection IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (b) calculated under the rules set forth in rates. Wednesday, January 31, 1996 I urge my colleagues to support this impor- subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 tant measure granting the Corps of Engineers Mr. VENTO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in U.S.C. 661a(5)), excluding section 502(5)(B)(i) support of a valuable initiative that is an in- the authority to provide vital improvements to of the Act, as though the contracts provided the Aqueduct and ensuring safe drinking water vestment in both our Nation's communities for the repayment of direct loans to the pub- and the citizens who live in them, the for all of those served by this facility. lic water supply customers. AmeriCorps Program. AmeriCorps participants H.R. —— (3) WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.—The term ‘‘Washington Aqueduct’’ means the water earn money for their education by giving their Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- supply system of treatment plans, raw water time to efforts that improve communities and resentatives of the United States of America in intakes, conduits, reservoirs, transmission Congress assembled, help people in need. The goal of the mains, and pumping stations owned by the AmeriCorps Program is to support commu- SECTION 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE Federal Government located in the metro- WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. nities' efforts to provide for the human, edu- politan Washington, District of Columbia, cational, environmental, and public safety (a) AUTHORIZATIONS.— area. (1) AUTHORIZATION OF MODERNIZATION.— needs in their area. AmeriCorps initiatives Subject to approval in, and in such amounts f serve to strengthen communities, increase as may be provided in appropriations Acts, TRIBUTE TO HELEN G. JACOB civic responsibility, and expand opportunities the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of for our Nation's citizens in need. These goals Engineers is authorized to modernize the mean the AmeriCorps Program benefits our Washington Aqueduct. HON. JACK QUINN Nation on two fronts. It expands the knowl- (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— OF NEW YORK edge and skill of our Nation's next generation There is authorized to be appropriated to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Army Corps of Engineers borrowing author- of workers while simultaneously benefiting ity in amounts sufficient to cover the full Wednesday, January 31, 1996 community organizations that are struggling to costs of modernizing the Washington Aque- Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- deliver essential assistance to our most vul- duct. The borrowing authority shall be pro- ognize the distinguished community service of nerable citizens, a struggle that will only in- vided by the Secretary of the Treasury, Helen G. Jacob, on the occasion of the open- crease in future years as budgets tighten and under such terms and conditions as are es- these organizations are asked to take a more tablished by the Secretary of the Treasury, ing of the Department of Veteran's Affairs after a series of contracts with each public Western New York Healthcare System Wom- prominent role in the delivery of such assist- water supply customer has been entered into en's Wellness Center dedicated in her honor. ance. under subsection (b). Ms. Jacob has served the State of New When discussing AmeriCorps, some of my (b) CONTRACTS WITH PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY York as the chairperson of the Rehabilitation colleagues have referred to a General Ac- CUSTOMERS.— Committee for Women Veterans, a project counting Office [GAO] study that shows higher (1) CONTRACTS TO REPAY CORPS DEBT.—To which she initiated in 1984. She has also costs per participant in the AmeriCorps Pro- the extent provided in appropriations Acts, served as the vice president of the National gram than first calculated. The study states and in accordance with paragraphs (2) and that the average cost per AmeriCorps member (3), the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps Historians' Association, Area I, which encom- of Engineers is authorized to enter into a se- passes 12 States and 3 separate countries. is $26,654. The study, however, neglects to ries of contracts with each public water sup- In addition to these remarkable duties, calculate the benefits, economic or social, that ply customer under which the customer com- Helen Jacob is also the women's coordinator the program provides. In fact, the very objec- mits to repay a pro-rata share of the prin- for the Veterans Administration Medical Center tive of this GAO study was solely to calculate cipal and interest owed by the Army Corps of in Buffalo, NY. In this capacity, she has self- the per participant cost figure, not to deter- Engineers to the Secretary of the Treasury lessly dedicated countless hours on a volun- mine whether the AmeriCorps Program pro- under subsection (a). Under each of the con- teer basis to the personal needs of both inpa- vides higher benefits than those costs or tracts, the customer that enters into the tient and outpatient women in the medical whether the program has been effective in contract shall commit to pay any additional amount necessary to fully offset the risk of center's care. reaching its goals. The GAO analysis, there- default on the contract. Helen also holds the prestigious honor of fore, is a one dimensional study because (2) OFFSETTING OF RISK OF DEFAULT.—Each being the only women elected as Commander major value is added by AmeriCorps partici- contract under paragraph (1) shall include of the American Legion of Erie County, a posi- pants that is not considered. such additional terms and conditions as the tion responsible for approximately 14,000 The University of Minnesota recently com- Secretary of the Treasury may require so members in over 50 posts. pleted a study of the benefits of the that the value to the Government of the con- Since its inception in 1992, Ms. Jacob has AmeriCorps Program in Minnesota and how tracts is estimated to be equal to the provided insight and expertise in veteran relat- those benefits compare with program costs. obligational authority used by the Army Corps of Engineers for modernizing the ed issues on my 30th Congressional District The study noted a number of economic and Washington Aqueduct at the time that each Veterans Advisory Committee. Helen's insight social benefits that the GAO study ignores, series of contracts is entered into. and sage advise on matters concerning our concluding that AmeriCorps initiatives benefit (3) OTHER CONDITIONS.—Each contract en- Nation's veterans is truly appreciated, and I communities far more than they cost. One ex- tered into under paragraph (1) shall— unreservedly offer her my enthusiastic con- ample is an AmeriCorps project in Minneapolis February 1, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 129 where nine AmeriCorps youths, some having the work of AmeriCorps even more essential. where the Sikh people have also been fighting a prior brush with the law, renovated four The AmeriCorps Program is a double invest- for their right to self-determination, the human homes. The resulting benefits to the city in- ment in the future of this Nation. The program rights situation has been just as dismal. In clude property appreciation, increased tax not only gives struggling social service organi- June of 1984, 11 years ago, as the movement payments, decreased cost to the justice sys- zations a helping hand assisting our most vul- for a free Khalistan was gaining steam, the In- tem, and the benefit of having the participating nerable children, adults and elderly citizens, it dian Army launched an assault on the holiest youth learn valuable skills and a strong work helps AmeriCorps participants become rel- Sikh shrineÐthe Golden Temple in Amritsar. ethic. The University of Minnesota study con- evant, productive, successful members of their Thirty-eight other temples were also attacked, cludes that the community received a benefit communities and teaches all participants the and over 20,000 Sikh civilians were murdered. of $3.90 per every dollar put into the project; value and importance of giving back to the that is nearly a 4 to 1 benefit ratio. communities in which they live. The Since that time, life in Punjab has been a In West St. Paul, 14 dedicated AmeriCorps AmeriCorps Program is a good investment in nightmare of repression. Thousands of Sikhs members coached and tutored 800 students, our Nation, and it is working. Let us keep are imprisoned without charges and tortured. contributing to a 30-percent drop in theft and AmeriCorps in place to serve our youth and Young men are abducted by security forces vandalism in the area. This drop in crime our communities. and disappear forever. Entire families are bru- saved taxpayers $160,000 in law enforcement f talized. and property costs, and helped earn this pro- Mr. Speaker, recently, the Indian Govern- gram a $2.94 benefit to each dollar of cost. In MILLIONS SUFFER UNDER INDIAN REPRESSION ment has been making the claim that the addition to the direct economic benefits meas- human rights situation in Punjab has improved ured by the study, this project helped to edu- dramatically. Unfortunately, there is no truth to cate hundreds of students who will benefit HON. DAN BURTON the claim. It has been estimated that as many from that education long after their participa- OF INDIANA as 70,000 Sikhs languish in Indian prisons tion in the project is finished. AmeriCorps IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES without charges. Asia Watch has reported that members in Minnesota also ran a program to Wednesday, January 31, 1996 help high school drop-outs gain their diplomas. ``virtually everyone detained in Punjab is tor- Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, last tured.'' Forty young people earned their diploma from week the nation of India celebrated its Repub- this effort. The community, however, gained lic Day, the 46th anniversary of the adoption Last month, I sent around a Dear Colleague much more in the form of increased income of its constitution in 1950. On this occasion, it letter detailing a particularly horrible encounter tax revenue resulting from these new grad- seems fitting to step back and assess India's that happened late last year. A human rights uates' higher expected incomes and, more im- progress in the areas of human rights and activist was detained by Indian police along portantly, it gained a more educated popu- conflict resolution with its neighbors. with his driver. The driver's legs were tied to lation which is more likely to see the value of It is unfortunate to report that India's two separate jeeps that drove off in opposite voluntarism and give back to their community progress in many areas has not been very directions, tearing the man into pieces. The in later years. good. In terms of making peace with its neigh- human right activist had disappeared. AmeriCorps is working for our communities bor, Pakistan, India's record has frankly been and youth in Minnesota and, I expect, through- abysmal. In fact, on the very day that India In another case that has received wide- out the Nation. In Minnesota, the AmeriCorps was celebrating Republic Day, two rockets spread attention, well-known human rights fig- Program has indeed been effective in reaching were fired into a small town in the Kashmiri re- ure Jaswant Singh Khalra was abducted by its goals and has proven to be an efficient use gion of Pakistan. One struck a mosque just police last September. Mr. Khalra earned the of public funds. Minnesota members of after noon prayers, killing 20 civilians and in- wrath of the Indian Government by publicizing AmeriCorps work with organizations such as juring many more. It is widely assumed that charges that the army had murdered over the Boys and Girls Clubs, the Salvation Army, the rockets were fired by the Indian Army. The 25,000 Sikhs and cremated their bodies to the YMCA, Habitat for Humanity, and the Na- next day, India took the very belligerent step cover up their crimes. Despite international tional Multiple Sclerosis Society as well as of test-firing its Prithvi II missile. This new mis- protests, including a letter from myself and 64 with public entities like Minneapolis Public sile is nuclear-capable and able to reach any of my House colleagues, Mr. Khalra has dis- Schools and the Minnesota Department of major city in Pakistan. appeared into the Indian prison system. Natural Resources. Their activities include tu- India's refusal to negotiate seriously with its Mr. Speaker, Mr. Khalra should be released toring and mentoring young students, reducing neighbor Pakistan, and with the Kashmiri peo- immediately, along with all prisoners of con- adult illiteracy, rehabilitating and constructing ple, over the status of Kashmir has been a science in Punjab and Kashmir. It is long past low-income housing, restoring deteriorating major disappointment to the world community. time for India's reign of terror to come to an parks and green spaces, aiding elderly citi- Much more disappointing has been India's in- end. The Indian Government cannot achieve zens with independent living, and providing human record of government-sanctioned mur- its goals through the systematic abuses of outreach services to victims of domestic vio- der and torture in Kashmir. For years, India's basic human rights. The time has come for the lence, to name only a fraction of their past and security forces have run amuck in Kashmir, Government of India to sit down and negotiate ongoing efforts. These are civic endeavors committing gang-rapes, extrajudicial killings, agreements with Sikh and Kashmiri political that make a real difference in peoples' lives in burning down entire villages, spraying gunfire leaders that respect their rights to democracy, our State, and the AmeriCorps members that into crowds of civilians and committing un- are achieving these successes are young peo- speakable acts of torture on the Kashmiri peo- self-determination, and human rights. ple who, because of AmeriCorps, will gain the ple. India has conducted a carefully orches- I would like to make one final observation. opportunity to go to college or acquire other trated campaign of rape, torture, and murder In the very near future, India's Ambassador to types of training so that they can build better in order to keep the people of Kashmir from the United States, Mr. S.S. Ray, will be return- lives for themselves and their families. demonstrating for independence. ing to India. Mr. Ray has been a controversial A recent Gallup Poll found that 94 percent I was particularly struck by one story re- figure. During the late 1980's, he was the of Americans agree that national service initia- ported by Professor William Baker in a recent Governor of the State of Punjab. This was at tives like AmeriCorps are important efforts for book: the time when some of the worst atrocities the Federal Government to organize and He interviewed a young woman who had were taking place there, and Ambassador Ray maintain. Furthermore, 75 percent of Ameri- been abducted by Indian soldiers who had just was, at the time, in command of the security cans object to reducing or eliminating the pro- searched her village. They dragged her off to forces who were committing them. It was high- gram. Nonetheless, the Republican majority their compound, where they kept her naked in has, ironically, targeted national service initia- a pit. They raped her in a pit for 10 days. ly inappropriate for the Government of India to tives such as AmeriCorps for elimination while They extinguished their cigarettes all over her send to us an ambassador who has been citing a study that only analyzes costs and is body. When they were through with her, they widely charged with responsibility for a cam- blind to the benefits of the program, therefore, took her to the bank of a river, stabbed her in paign of human rights abuses by security concluding erroneously that our Nation cannot the head with a bayonet, and left her for dead. forces under his watch. I hope that, in select- afford such an effort. Today she is so traumatized, she has lost ing a new ambassador, the Indian Govern- Proposed reductions in funding for edu- most of her memory. ment will be more sensitive to the concerns of cation, welfare, and other programs that help For the people of Kashmir, such treatment the American people and the international our children and disadvantaged families make is all too common. In neighboring Punjab, community. E 130 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 1996 TRIBUTE TO CHARLES H. CURLEY this issue in the fiscal year 1996 agriculture Department and various sheriffs, police, and appropriations legislation. The bill, which the juvenile justice organizations. HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY President signed into law back in October, ex- It began in Mr. Barr's office on a shoestring OF CALIFORNIA pects the U.S. Department of Agriculture to budget and was visualized and developed by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES use scientifically credible pest risk assessment Mr. Barr and his small staff. When funds ran and risk management before lifting the current out, Mr. Barr approached Kiwanis International Wednesday, January 31, 1996 quarantine on Mexican avocados. which agreed to promote, print, and distribute Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to During the appropriations process, we the booklet among preschool, kindergarten, honor one of my district's more dedicated and asked for the USDA to conduct an independ- and elementary school children in the United caring individuals, Charles H. Curley. Chuck is ent review of the science. Unfortunately, the States, at no cost to the Government. Eugene being honored as Marin Citizen of the Year for Secretary turned us down and suggested that Junette was appointed chairman. 1995. I wish that I could be with his col- the avocado industry take the lead in this re- Under Mr. Junette's enthusiastic guidance, leagues, friends, and family tonight as we cel- gard. the Play It Safe program multiplied to all 50 ebrate his remarkable accomplishments. The Center for Exotic Pest Research at the States and into 61 foreign countries. The Chuck has been a devoted resident of Marin University of California at Riverside reviewed coloring book is translated into 31 languages. County since he moved here over 35 years the proposed rule and published an extremely Thousands of volunteers now work with what ago. Chuck's work has come as both mone- troubling report. Their findings were strikingly has become Play It Safe International, Inc., tary support and as direct participation on task different from those of the USDA and give me whose address is 1289 N. Temperance Ave- forces and focus groups. Serving as mayor of great cause for concern. UC Riverside found, nue, Fresno, CA 93727. Larkspur, councilman, planning commissioner, and I quote: Numerous service clubs and other nonprofit president of the Police Commission, Chuck The proposed rule’s risk assessment con- organizations are responsible for the distribu- has spent countless hours working with com- tains undocumented assertions, highly ques- tion of some 26 million copies of the coloring munity leaders in an effort to create a strong tionable estimates, and improper methodol- book. Play It Safe, through Mr. Barr, used the alliance throughout Marin. I wish to recognize ogy, and as a result, we find it to be invalid. nationally syndicated children's television pro- Chuck for his commitment to the people of Free trade is the engine that drives a vibrant gram ``Romper Room'' in Baltimore, MD, to Marin County, and to thank him for his long economy. I know that growers in my district jump-start the project that I am told cost the record of public service. will compete against any avocado grower in American taxpayer no more than $20,000. As The enthusiasm that Chuck has for both the the world. However, the UC Riverside report a result, millions of young children have been arts and the environment is seen through his gives credence to their fears that Mexican av- effectively educated about how to minimize participation in various activities throughout ocados coming across the border could carry criminal opportunities against themselves and the county. In addition to serving as president infestation that could spread throughout the their friends. of the Marin Arts Council, Chuck is also a pa- country. I certainly don't believe Secretary Play It Safe volunteers have also helped de- tron of the Marin Society of Artists. His effort Glickman wants to usher in another disaster velop a parent/teacher guide and home safety and dedication has opened the door for nu- like the Mediterranean fruit fly. check list. Mr. Junette has dedicated the last merous artists and has introduced young chil- I think it just makes sense to learn our les- 20 years of his life, often working 16 to 18 dren to the world of art. Chuck and his wife son and take a cautious approach. I urge the hour days, to help protect children from crimi- Nancy were honored in 1994 for their out- Secretary to listen to the experts at UC River- nal activity. I join him in drawing attention to standing contribution to the Arts of Marin. side and craft a rule that does not put the Mr. Barr, of Alexandria, VA, who he credits as Chuck is also committed to protecting our American avocado industry at risk. the man with the vision to see the future pos- environment. He was vice-president of the f sibilities of Play It Safe, not as a Government- Marin Conservation League, and is currently a sponsored project, but as a private sector pro- member of the Pt. Reyes Bird Observatory TRIBUTE TO EUGENE JUNETTE gram dedicated to the safety and wellbeing of and the Sierra Club. children in this and many nations around the Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to pay HON. GEORGE P. RADANOVICH world. Mr. Barr described Play It Safe as a tribute to Charles H. Curley during this special OF CALIFORNIA major accomplishment of his long Government evening at the Marin Civic Center. Marin IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES career. I join his colleagues and friends wish- County owes a great deal of gratitude for the Wednesday, January 31, 1996 ing him well in his retirement. tireless efforts of Chuck over the years. He As the Play It Safe program completes its has worked hard time and time again on be- Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I want to 20th year of private sector sponsorship, I wish half of many people and for many important bring to the attention of my colleagues an ex- to particularly salute my constituent Mr. causes. I extend my hearty congratulations traordinary program that began in government Junette, and all the thousands of volunteers and best wishes to Chuck and his wife Nancy but has for the past 20 years been supported who have helped in furthering the Play It Safe for continued success in the years to come. by the private sector to the benefit of millions project, and to point to this amazing display of f of children in this country and countries volunteerism that I am proud to say has ema- around the world. nated from my congressional district for two LET’S DON’T RISK THE AVOCADO Most particularly I wish to point with pride to decades. INDUSTRY the individual who has carried this splendid f program forward from its beginning in a U.S. HON. RON PACKARD Justice Department agency in the 1970's to ACADEMY REVIEW BOARD OF CALIFORNIA the worldwide anticrime program that is has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES become today. He is my constituent, Eugene HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN Junette of Fresno, CA. Wednesday, January 31, 1996 OF NEW JERSEY The program that Mr. Junette has spear- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, growers in my headed since 1976 is Play It Safe, a crime district produce the most and the best avoca- prevention program launched by the Law En- Wednesday, January 31, 1996 dos in the world. In order to ensure that we re- forcement Assistance Administration [LEAA] Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, every main competitive we need to make sure our Office of Public Affairs in 1974 by its director, year, more high school seniors from the 11th crops remain the best in the world. Malcolm Barr. Mr. Junette has asked that Mr. Congressional District trade in varsity jackets For that reason, I rise to urge the USDA to Barr, who retired Feb. 3, 1996, as an Associ- for Navy peacoats, Air Force flight suits, and stop the rulemaking process that would modify ate Director of Public Affairs, U.S. Department Army brass buckles than any other district in the quarantine on Mexican Hass avocados. I of Commerce, following an illustrious 26-year the country. But this is nothing new: our area ask Secretary Glickman, to prevent a rule from government career, and other Federal Govern- has repeatedly sent an above average propor- going forward which risks the entire avocado ment officials who helped himÐWilbur tion of its sons and daughters to the Nation's industry, especially when there is so much dis- Brantley, the late Cornelius Cooper, and Jo- military academies for decades. agreement about the quality of the science un- seph MulveyÐshare credit for this highly ac- This shouldn't come as a surprise. The edu- derlying the USDA's determination. claimed program. cational excellence of our area is well known As a member of the appropriations Commit- Play It Safe is, in fact, a simple coloring and has long been a magnet for families look- tee, I worked with my colleagues to address book, originally approved by the U.S. Justice ing for the best environment in which to raise February 1, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 131 their children. Our graduates are skilled not Air Force Academy, and 1 to the Merchant Scott Magaziner, Randolph, Randolph, Air only in mathematics, science, and social stud- Marine Academy (the Coast Guard Academy Force. ies, but also have solid backgrounds in sports, does not use the Congressional Nomination Mark Chiarvalloti, Rockaway, Penn State USMA Prep., Military. debate teams, and other extracurricular activi- process). The Board then forwards their rec- Victor Camaya, Pompton Plains, ties. This diverse upbringing makes military ommendations to the academies by January Pequannock, Military. academy recruiters sit up and take noteÐin- 31, where recruiters review files and notify ap- Andrew Moan, Far Hills, Pingry, Naval. deed, many recruiters know our towns and plicants and my office of their final decisions Louis Kuo, Parsippany, Parsippany, Mili- schools by name. on admission. tary. Since the 1830's, Members of Congress It is both reassuring and rewarding to know Michael DeCicco, Raritan, Bridgewater/ have enjoyed meeting, talking with, and nomi- that many of our military officers hail from our Raritan, Military. nating these superb young people to our mili- hometowns or close by. When we consider David Esposito, Caldwell, James Caldwell, tary academies. But how did this process the role of these officers in peace or war, we Military. Joel Tompkins, Chatham, Chatham, Mili- evolve? can rest easier knowing that the best and tary. In 1843, when West Point was the sole brightest are in command. Wherever they are Tatiana Kazdoba, Denville, Villa Walsh academy, Congress ratified the nominating sent, be that Bosnia, Somalia, Haiti, or Viet- Academy, Naval. process and became directly involved in the nam, many of these officers have academy Shane Rowe, Dover, New Mexico Military makeup of our military's leadership. This was training. Institute, Military. not an act of an imperial Congress bent on And while a few people may question the Thomas Rogers, Rockaway, Morris Knolls, controlling every aspect of the Government. motivations and ambitions of some young peo- Air Force. Rather, the procedure still used today was and ple, the academy review process shows that f id one further check and balance in our de- the large majority of our graduates are just as TRIBUTE TO SIDDHARTHA mocracy. It was originally designed to weaken highly motivated as the generation before SHANKAR RAY and divide political coloration in the officer them. They still seek guidance from loving corps, provide geographical balance to our parents, dedicated teachers, and schools, and armed services, and to make the officer corps from trusted clergy and rabbis. Indeed, every HON. THOMAS J. MANTON more resilient to unfettered nepotism that time I visit a school, speak at a college, or OF NEW YORK handicapped European armies. meet a young academy nominee, I am con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 1854, Representative Gerrit Smith of New stantly reminded that we as a Nation are Wednesday, January 31, 1996 York added a new component to the academy blessed with fine young men and women. nomination processÐthe academy review Their willingness and desire to serve their Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to board. This was the first time a Member of country is perhaps the most persuasive evi- pay tribute to Siddhartha Shankar Ray for Congress appointed prominent citizens from dence of all. serving with distinction as India's Ambassador to the United States for the past 31¤2 years. his district to screen applicants and assist with ACADEMY NOMINEES FOR 1995, 11TH the serious duty of nominating candidates for CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, NEW JERSEY During his tenure, relations between the Unit- ed States and India have reached a new pla- academy admission. Today, I am honored to NAME, HOMETOWN, HIGH SCHOOL, AND ACADEMY teau of strength, friendship, and understand- continue this wise tradition in my service to Justin White, Basking Ridge, Ridge, Naval. the 11th Congressional District. Robert Vuolo, Morris Plains, Delbarton, ing. The United States has become India's The Academy Review Board is composed of Naval. largest investor, and India has been named by nine local citizens who have shown exemplary Renuka Vijayanathan, N. Caldwell, West the Department of Commerce as one of the service to New Jersey, to their communities, Essex, Naval. key emerging markets for United States busi- and to the continued excellence of education Kevin Orisini, Sparta, Sparta, Naval. ness for this decade and the next century. Meghan Neumann, Succassunna, Roxbury, in our areaÐmany are veterans. Though from There are many reasons for this dramatic Military. improvement in relations between our two diverse background and professions, they all John Eure, Rockaway, Morris Catholic, share a common dedication to seeing that the Naval. countries. However, I believe it is clear that no best qualified and motivated graduates attend Michael Kester, Bridgewater, Bridgewater/ one has made a greater contribution or played our academies. And, as is true for most volun- Raritan, Naval. a more central role in this transformation than teer panels, their service goes largely unno- Patrick Nelson, Hackettstown, Bridgeton Siddhartha Shankar Ray. He has worked tire- ticed. Academy, Naval. lessly with the Congress and the executive I would like to take a moment to recognize Brian Fitzgerald, Mendham, West Morris branch as well as State and local officials these men and women and to thank them Mendham, Naval. around the country to help ensure that our Daniel Figenshu, Madison, Delbarton, Government fully understands India's needs publicly for participating in this important Naval. panel. Being on this board requires hard work Richard Evans, Flanders, Mt. Olive, Naval. and concerns. He has been a bridge builder and an objective mind. Members have the re- Robert Poggio, Long Valley, West Morris between the United States business and in- sponsibility of interviewing upwards of 50 out- Central, Naval. vestment community and the Indian private standing high school seniors every year in the Cory Winer, Wharton, Choate Rosemary and public sector. He has been a sought after academy review process. Hall, Military. speaker and commentator in the academic The nomination process follows a general Anthony Bruno, East Hanover, Hanover community here, along with numerous impor- Park, Naval. tant think tanks and private foundations. Fi- timetable. High school seniors mail personal Louis Amorosa, Somerville, Immaculata, information directly to the Military Academy, Naval. nally, Ambassador Ray has been an ambas- the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, Jason Corbisiero, Rockaway, Morris Catho- sador ``par excellence'' in the Indian-American and the Merchant Marine Academy once they lic, Naval. community. He has travelled to almost every become interested in attending. Information in- Andrew Gassman, Chatham, Oratory Prep, State and city with an Indian-American popu- cludes academic achievement, college entry Naval. lation reminding Americans of Indian descent test scores, and other activities. At this time, Damon Finaldi, Florham Park, Hanover and of the important economic reforms unfold- they also inform their Representative of their Park Regional, Naval. ing on the subcontinent, while urging Indian- Frederic Haeussler, Florham Park, Choate Americans to be active participants in the desire to be nominated. Rosemary Hall, Naval. The academies then assess the applicants, John Neuhart, Chatham, Ohio State ROTC, transformation of the Indian economy. rank them based on the data supplied, and re- Naval. Mr. Speaker, Ambassador Ray has greatly turn the files to my office with their notations. Mary Faulkner, Long Valley, West Morris impressed many of us in the Congress with In mid-December, our Academy Review Board Central, Air Force. his artful diplomacy, his keen logic and his interviews all of the applicants over the course Brent Kruel, Dover, Randolph, Air Force. persuasive skills. He has taken the thorniest of 2 days. They assess a student's qualifica- Jeffrey Melitski, Bernardsville, issues in the Indo-United States relationship tions and analyze character, desire to serve, Bernardsville, Air Force. and presented them to decision makers in the Hunter Lonsberry, Morristown, Morris- United States in a manner which has been and other talents that may be hidden on town Beard, Air Force. paper. Timothy Larkin, Long Valley, West Morris both convincing and reassuring. It is obvious Last year, the board interviewed 41 appli- Central, Merchant Marine. to anyone who has worked with him during the cants. Nominations included 20 to the Naval James Wong, Randolph, Randolph, Mili- past several years that Ambassador Ray's Academy, 10 to the Military Academy, 6 to the tary. skills as an imminent India barrister have E 132 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 1996 served India well during his term as Ambas- hatred and brutality fueling this conflict. But of government in his State of the Union ad- sador. even more, the pictures reinforce the urgent dress. The speech had no soaring rhetoric, Of course, Ambassador Ray has not need for reconciliation. Violence and terrorism and it was rather blandly written and prob- ably too long, but he delivered it forcefully achieved all of these successes by himself. will not resolve this conflict. Only dialog can and appeared robust and strong. By com- He possesses another invaluable asset: his help overcome bitterness inspired by 12 years plimenting his chief political opponent he lovely wife, Maya, who also is a noted bar- of war. House Concurrent Resolution 136 pro- came across as gracious and fair minded. As rister and former elected official. Maya Ray motes an end to violence and a beginning for usual, he threw about everything into the has been a gracious host, trusted advisor and efforts promoting reconciliation and under- speech. Most observers felt that he had a articulate spokesperson. Together, they have standing. very good night. proven to be a superb team. Mr. Speaker, Chairman SMITH and I are OVERVIEW Mr. Speaker, later this month, Siddhartha sending letters to officials of the Organization He gave an upbeat view of the nation, say- Shankar Ray will leave his position as Ambas- for Security and Cooperation in Europe ing that the state of the union is strong and sador to the United States to return to Cal- [OSCE] urging them to initiate and support that America has made progress in reducing steps to resolve the escalating conflict in Tur- the deficit, creating new jobs, and keeping cutta, his home city, to stand for election to unemployment and inflation low. He empha- the Lokh Sabha, India's House of Parliament. key. We believe the OSCE should establish a sized that the crime rate, teen pregnancies, While it would be improper for any Member of million of long-duration to monitor human high school drop out rates, poverty and wel- this body on either side of the aisle to endorse rights abuses and help defuse sources of con- fare rolls are all down, and that we have had a candidate for office in India, I am certain all flict and have asked that the OSCE chairman- great success in lowering air pollution, cut- of my colleagues agree that Ambassador Ray in-office send a personal representative to de- ting tons of pesticides from water and food will approach the coming campaign with the velop recommendations concerning the man- supplies. He emphasized progress made abroad, with the United States leading to- same level of energy, dedication and articulate date and scope of future OSCE activities in Turkey. We have also asked the president of ward peace in Haiti, Northern Ireland, persuasion that were the hallmark of his years Bosnia, and the Middle East. in Washington. the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to des- But the President did not dwell upon the Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues join me ignate a parliamentary delegation to Turkey to progress; he emphasized the challenges that in wishing Siddhartha Shankar Ray and Maya assist in this task. The OSCE has played a are before us—to balance the budget, keep every good wish in the months and years to critical role in conflict prevention, mediation, families together, provide educational oppor- come. We invite them to visit us in Washing- and human rights monitoring in the former tunities and economic security, continue the fight against crime and drugs, protect the ton often to witness the fruits of Ambassador Yugoslavia, the Caucasus, the Baltic States, and elsewhere. An OSCE presence in Turkey environment, continue American world lead- Ray's labor as the Indo-United States relation- ership, and make our government and its de- ship continues to grow and prosper. would be especially helpful as local non-gov- mocracy work better for less money. ernmental organizations, international humani- f SIZE OF GOVERNMENT tarian groups, including the International Com- SUPPORT PEACE AND DEMOCRACY Throughout the speech the President high- mittee of the Red Cross, and even journalists lighted the theme of smaller government, IN TURKEY: SUPPORT HOUSE are not allowed by authorities to operate freely saying that big government does not have all CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 136 in this region. the answers, that there’s not a program for Mr. Speaker, Turkey and Israel are the only every problem. He’s right. He said that we functional democratic states in the Middle need a smaller, less bureaucratic govern- HON. STENY H. HOYER ment in Washington, one that lives within OF MARYLAND East. Turkey is a NATO ally and OSCE mem- ber. The government's inability to peacefully its means, and he noted that the federal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES workforce is now at its lowest level in 30 and democratically resolve the Kurdish conflict Wednesday, January 31, 1996 years. He laid out the challenges for an age jeopardizes Turkey's democratic foundations, of possibility. He hit hard on the point that Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, on January 25, drains a stumbling economy, threatens re- the government shutdowns are a mistake, 1995, I joined the chairman of the Helsinki gional stability, and makes closer relations also now acknowledged by Speaker Gingrich, Commission, CHRIS SMITH, in introducing H. with Europe and the United States problem- and he challenged Congress never to shut the Con. Res. 136, legislation which advocates a atic. Our Government has been instrumental federal government down again. The Presi- peaceful end to the conflict between the Gov- in helping resolve conflicts in the Middle East, dent was equally sharp in his comments on ernment of Turkey and Kurdish militants. I the Balkans and elsewhere. Mr. Speaker, if we the efforts to threaten the full faith and credit of the U.S. to try to force presidential urge my colleagues to join us as cosponsors truly value our strategic, economic and politi- budget or other policy concessions. of this important resolution aimed at ending a cal partnership with Turkey, and I believe we ECONOMY vicious cycle of violence and terror which has do, we must act now to help end this brutal The President was both optimist and critic claimed so many lives over the past decade conflict. It is precisely because of that partner- of the American economy. He mentioned the and has eroded the impressive strides made ship that we seek to assist Turkey in ending impressive list of economic statistics that by a government committed to achieving full- this conflict. now characterize the American economy. fledged democracy. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to review The economy overall is in good shape, with Mr. Speaker, for more than a decade Tur- House Concurrent Resolution 136. I believe it low inflation and interest rates, steady key's citizens, especially those residing in the represents a balanced and thoughtful first step growth, and relatively low unemployment. southeast, have suffered the horrors of terror- that our Government can and should take to Yet at the same time, many Americans are promote peaceful resolution of a difficult and fearful of layoffs, concerned about the grow- ism and the excesses of a government com- ing gap between the rich and the poor, wor- mitted to eradicating terrorism at any cost. divisive conflict. I call on all my colleagues ried that wages are not keeping up with in- More than 20,000 people have died in clashes who value human rights and our partnership flation, and doubtful about the future of the among security forces, the Kurdistan Workers with Turkey to cosponsor this resolution. We American dream. Party [PKK] and shadowy Muslim fundamen- must try to help stop the violence. MAJOR POINTS talist groups. Turkish troops in southeast Tur- f As usual in a State of the Union address key have forcibly evacuated or destroyed there was something in it for most every- THE STATE OF THE UNION more that 2,650 Kurdish villages, burned body. The President hit very popular themes crops, killed livestock, and displaced more emphasizing a balanced budget, a strength- than three million people. Citizens are de- HON. LEE H. HAMILTON ened American family, moving people from welfare to work, making health care more tained, tortured, extrajudicially executed or dis- OF INDIANA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES available to every American, and supporting appear without a trace. The PKK has also the efforts of state and local police to catch killed innocent civilians, mined local roads, Wednesday, January 31, 1996 criminals and prevent crime. He also and set off bombs in populated areasÐcon- Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to stressed improving educational opportuni- tributing to the cycle of violence and the cli- insert my Washington Report for Wednesday, ties, reducing the drug problem, working with business to cut pollution, curbing the mate of fear that pervades southeast Turkey. January 31, 1996 into the CONGRESSIONAL Mr. Speaker, earlier this month, European influence of special interests in politics, at- RECORD: tacking the problem of illegal immigration, newspapers printed color pictures of Turkish THE PRESIDENT’s STATE OF THE UNION and maintaining America’s role as a peace- soldiers posing with the heads of decapitated ADDRESS maker in the world. Kurdish guerrillas. These gruesome and des- Declaring that the era of big government is Strongly applauded were his references to picable photos all too graphically underline the over, the President embraced a centrist view education and cultural values, and his calls February 1, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 133 for responsible parents, decency on tele- from being a deputy sheriff to becoming Ambassador and Mrs. Ray for their outstand- vision and in the movies, and a crackdown undersheriff, and has served in every rank in ing work in Washington and we wish them on gangs. Reiterating themes he has often the investigation division. success in all of their future endeavors. expressed in the past, he put heavy emphasis One of the highlights of his career came on working together as a community and f reaching across the lines that divide us in when he was involved in the felony investiga- order to find common ground and to make tion involving members of the Symbionese INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT America work better. Again and again he Liberation Army, which resulted in the arrest WILLIAM J. CLINTON said that the future can only be achieved by warrants for the kidnappers of Patty Hearst. teamwork between Republicans and Demo- His diligence in this effort was characteristic of HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL crats and between government and the pri- his assiduous performance throughout his time OF NEW YORK vate sector. in the sheriff's office. He spent remarkably little time talking The men and women who daily put their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES about the protracted struggle over the budg- lives on the line for our safety and well-being Wednesday, January 31, 1996 et, sounding at times as if the fight was al- are among the true heroes of our time. Rus- ready over. His eyes were clearly focused on Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, in a very succinct the future and not the contentious and hos- sell Pitkin is one of the foremost of these he- and incisive interview with Middle East Insight tile battles going on with Congress. He did roes, and all Contra Costans owe him a debt president and editor George Nader in the not lambast the Republicans, indeed he com- of gratitude for all he has done to make the magazine's 15th anniversary issue in Decem- plimented their commitment to a balanced east bay the wonderful place it is. I am hon- ber President Clinton articulated his vision for budget and took the high road throughout ored to recognize him today in the CONGRES- the future of the Middle East and for American his speech. SIONAL RECORD, and to wish him every suc- interests in the region. The President said, The speech was significant in that it pro- cess in his retirement. posed few if any bold new initiatives and ba- ``We want to see the establishment of a f sically repeated calls the President has made peaceful and prosperous region in which all in the past. He is clearly constrained by the TRIBUTE TO H. E. AMBASSADOR nations and people can live in freedom and fact that he has little money to play with SIDDHARTHA SHANKAR RAY security.'' and his emphasis on the limitations of gov- Real progress made in the Middle East ernment. The prominence of the traditional HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN peace process under the Clinton administra- values of family and work were strong tion has been unprecedented. As the Israeli- themes in his speech. A significant omission OF NEW YORK in the speech was any reference to his and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Syrian talks continue to move ahead, and our attention remains focused on further process the First Lady’s problems with Whitewater. Wednesday, January 31, 1996 PROTECTING AGAINST EXCESSES toward lasting peace in the Middle East, I Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- commend the entire interview to my col- I think the President sought to portray himself as a reasonable man who shared ute to my friend and colleague, Ambassador leagues. many of the goals of his political opponents Siddhartha Shankar Ray, India's envoy to the [From Middle East Insight, November- but thought their means were too harsh. He United States. During his 4 years in the United December, 1995] conceded that government programs had be- States, Indo-United States relations signifi- INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. come too costly and inefficient, but he did cantly improved. Ambassador Ray's efforts on CLINTON not abandon the fundamental obligations to behalf of his nation helped to educate so (By George A. Nader) the people who rely on Medicare and Medic- many of us in the Congress about the impor- In this 15th Anniversary issue, President aid, stating: ‘‘America cannot become tant economic reforms currently being imple- stronger if they become weaker.’’ I think the Bill Clinton gives an exclusive interview President is saying that he will cut back big mented in the world's largest democracy. A about U.S. interests in the Middle East to government but he will do it compas- distinguished diplomat, gentleman, and friend, Middle East Insight editor George A. Nader. sionately, that he will keep many govern- Ambassador Ray and his wife, Maya, will be This interview is a follow-up to President ment programs but he will run them more ef- missed in Washington. Clinton’s first interview with Middle East In- ficiently. Prior to coming to Washington, both Ambas- sight as President-elect. sador and Mrs. Ray had distinguished legal President Clinton’s term in office has been CONCLUSION marked by historic agreements between Is- The themes the President hit in his careers and both also served their nation as rael and the PLO, a formal peace treaty be- speech—limited government, an optimistic Members of Parliament. Immediately preced- tween Israel and Jordan, ongoing negotia- view of the future of America with great ing his current post, Ambassador Ray served tions under U.S. auspices between Israel and challenges and possibilities—hit responsive with distinction as Governor of Punjab. Those Syria and Lebnanon, and continued enforce- chords among Americans. In outlining the of us who closely follow events in South Asia ment of dual containment of Iraq and Iran. challenges to the country, the President for fully recognize the challenges Ambassador President Clinton had developed a warm and the most part chose not to attack his politi- Ray faced in Punjab. Despite the seemingly productive relationship with Israeli Prime cal opponents’ positions but rather to em- intractable problems in that region, Ambas- Minister Yitzhak Rabin before his assassina- phasize common ground, and that also was tion last November, and will now be working well received. The key test for the President sador Ray left Punjab, as he now leaves closely with his successor, Shimon Peres, on will be whether he is able to follow through Washington with an impressive list of accom- many vital areas of interest to the United on the themes and vision he laid out. plishments. States in the Middle East. f Mr. Ray was appointed Ambassador to the We are privileged to have President Clin- United States on October 10, 1992, with the ton share his views below on these subjects TRIBUTE TO OFFICER RUSSELL F. rank of Federal Cabinet Minister. That appoint- as well as his vision for the future of the re- PITKIN ment, at that level, demonstrates Prime Min- gion. ister Rao's confidence in Ambassador Ray. As Q: Mr. President, as spiral of violence in HON. BILL BAKER chairman of the House International Relations the Middle East, capped by the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, has OF CALIFORNIA Committee, I fully agree that the Prime Min- challenged the peace process. What are your IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ister's confidence was well-placed. It was during Ambassador Ray's tenure in thoughts about the impact of this assassina- Wednesday, January 31, 1996 tion on the state of the peace process? Washington that Prime Minister Rao ad- A: The tragic death of Prime Minister Mr. BAKER of California. Mr. Speaker, in dressed a joint session of the U.S. Con- Rabin was an attempt to stop the historic March, one of California's finest law officers gressÐthe highest honor our Nation can con- progress which has been made toward a com- will retire after 31 years of dedicated service. vey upon a foreign dignitary. It was during prehensive and lasting settlement of the Russell F. Pitkin has been an integral part of Ambassador Ray's tenure in Washington that Arab-Israeli conflict. But the reaction in Is- the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office for more than the United States and India moved beyond al- rael, the Middle East, and around the world three decades, providing the kind of leader- most all of the difficulties of the cold war. The to this crime demonstrates the ship and excellence that sets the standard for improved climate in Indo-United States rela- marginalization of those who would use vio- lence to achieve their ends and the over- his peers. tions can be tangibly measured by the number whelming support which exists for the peace During the course of his career, Mr. Pitkin of high-level United States official visits to process. The world lost a great man and I— participated in the 99th session of the FBI Washington. along with all Americans—a great friend in Academy in Quantico, VA. A holder of a mas- It is with great regret that we bid farewell to Yitzhak Rabin. A champion of his nation in ter's degree in public administration, he rose Siddhartha and Maya Ray. We commend the conflict, he became a hero for reconciliation E 134 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 1996 and understanding as well. His life paralleled ners in Europe, Asia, and around the world. Rabin, Ocean Township Hadassah in Mon- that of the Middle East in his time: he We are urging them to follow our example mouth County, NJ, has pledged a donation to fought tirelessly for the security and pros- and help ensure that sustained and meaning- the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Cen- ful economic pressure is brought to bear perity of his people, and then turned that ter at Ein Karem, Israel, so that it may con- same strength and wisdom to forging a peace until the behavior of the Iranian government that would ensure that this security and changes. tinue its life-saving work of healing, teaching, prosperity would live on after him. While we are prepared to have a dialogue and research. I rise today, both to pay tribute His death reminds us all that the cost of with authoritative representatives of the to the slain Israeli soldier, statesman, and leadership is sometimes very high. But his government of Iran at any time, it must be peacemaker, and to my friends from the Jer- life serves as an example for what can be made clear that normal relations cannot sey shore area who are striving to pay a last- achieved through courage and determination exist until such time as Iran ceases its objec- ing tribute to this great world leader. to do what is right. The tributes paid to tionable activities. Q: UN economic sanctions have been im- Mr. Speaker, I shall never forget September Prime Minister Rabin by King Hussein, 13, 1995. On that brilliantly sunny day I was President Mubarak, and other leaders from posed on Iraq for five years now. While the sanctions seem to have checked the military fortunate to be among those on the White the region and around the world have been House lawn to witness the signing of the Is- mirrored in the unprecedented outpouring of capabilities of Saddam Hussein, he still re- mains in power and the Iraqi people suffer. support expressed by the people of Israel for rael-PLO treaty by Prime Minister Rabin and How successful can sanctions be? PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat. We witnessed in his living legacy, the pursuit of a just and A. The United States is committed to the enduring peace of all the people of the Mid- person, as did millions of others the world maintenance of sanctions against Iraq until over who watched on television, an event we dle East. I am committed to continue doing Baghdad complies fully with all its UN Secu- all I can to ensure that this goal is realized. rity Council obligations. Recent revelations had hoped for but never really thought we Q: What is your view of the importance of by Iraqi defectors and the work of UN inspec- would see. In his moving speech, the Prime Palestinian economic development to the tors provide compelling evidence that Sad- Minister summed up the feelings of the people success of the peace process? dam Hussein has consistently attempted to of Israel and their many strong supporters A: We agree that Palestinian economic deceive the United Nations. They also show here in America: ``Enough of blood and tears. development is a key ingredient in building that as recently as last summer, Saddam was a lasting peace. It is essential that the Pal- Enough.'' planning new threats against his neighbors. Yitzhak Rabin's life in many ways mirrored estinian people see that the peace process We are deeply concerned about the human- has produced tangible benefits in their daily itarian plight of Iraqi people. But there must the history and destiny of his country. He lives, that their future—and that of their be no doubt that Saddam is responsible for fought valiantly in Israel's War of Independ- children—has changed for the better because their suffering. He has refused to avail him- ence in 1948. In the Six Day War of 1967, he of the decision to pursue dialogue and rec- self of the opportunity under UNSC resolu- brilliantly led the Israel Defense Forces in a onciliation over confrontation. Since Octo- tions to sell oil to pay for food and medicine, stunning victory that greatly enhanced Israel's ber 1993, the United States has taken the preferring to divert resources to his support- security. Yet it would still be many years be- lead in mobilizing the international donor ers and military and to use his own people as fore Israel's recalcitrant Arab neighbors were effort to support the Palestinian Authority hostages in the pursuit of international sym- ready to negotiate with the Jewish State. First, and to help provide the foundations for a bet- pathy for lifting of the sanctions. ter and more prosperous life for the Palestin- Sanctions are the primary means available Egypt's President Anwar Sadat came forward ian people. to the international community to compel in the cause of peaceÐand, like Yitzhak The United States has met fully its pledge Iraqi compliance with Security Council reso- Rabin, paid with his life at the hands of fellow of $100 million per year in assistance and we lutions and to ensure that Iraq does not countrymen who were not yet ready to say are encouraging other donors to ensure that again become a threat to the region. Given ``Enough'' to war. Finally, PLO Leader Arafat their aid commitments are fulfilled as rap- Saddam Hussein’s track record, the Council and, more recently, Jordan's King Hussein, idly as possible. In order to help the Pal- has a responsibility to hold him to the high- also chose the road of peace with Israel. Dur- est possible standard. With respect to the fu- estinian Authority meet its responsibilities ing the years that the Arab state of war and under the Interim Agreement and to move ture of Saddam Hussein and his regime, that forward on infrastructure development is a matter for the Iraqi people alone to de- economic boycott against Israel remained in projects critical to the building of a vibrant cide. effect, Yitzhak Rabin stood ready to fight, if economy, we are a major organizer of the Q. As you are involved in the peace proc- necessary, to defend Israel's security. Yet, late Conference on Assistance to the Palestinians ess, and as the region undergoes important in his career, the Prime Minister had the cour- to be held in Europe this December. changes, what is your vision for the future of age to recognize a changing world and to ac- In addition to our leading role in the inter- the Middle East and for America’s interests cept, indeed embrace, change. The huge turn- national donor effort, we are also working to there? A. Our vision for the future of the Middle out of world leaders at Mr. Rabin's funeral improve the environment for private sector demonstratesÐincluding many of his former economic growth and investment. We are East is a simple one. We want to see the es- discussing with Israel and the Palestinians tablishment of a peaceful and prosperous re- Arab enemiesÐjust how rare and impressive gion in which all nations and peoples can the possible establishment of industrial his courage was. While most of us will remem- live in freedom and security. ber Mr. Rabin's gruff demeanor and military zones, as well as ways in which Israel’s jus- There is much work still before us, but we tifiable security concerns can be addressed are making real progress toward our goal. bearing, minutes before his death, Yitzhak consistent with our shared desire to promote The peace process has made unprecedented Rabin was smiling and singing a song of development of the Palestinian economy. advances in the last two years, and despite peace with thousands of Israelis in Tel Aviv. Consistent with our desire to promote Pal- the loss of one of its greatest champions, it On the day of the historic signing of the estinian entrepreneurship, US Trade Rep- continues to gather momentum. The enemies peace accord, my guest was Sharon Portman resentative Kantor has recently announced of peace such as Iran, Iraq, and Libya are in- of Ocean Township, a long-time supporter and an agreement to extend duty-free treatment creasingly isolated. More and more regional leader in Ocean Township Hadassah and to Palestinian goods entering the United governments are recognizing that dialogue States. and reconciliation—and the trade and devel- many other community organizations. Sadly, Q: With the recent imposition of Presi- opment that accompany and reinforce Sharon passed away last summer. Sharon dential sanctions on Iran, US-Iranian rela- peace—are the best means of ensuring a bet- had dedicated so much of her time and en- tions have reached a new low. What are the ter future for their nations. The United ergy to working for a strong and secure Israel, prospects for the success of sanctions on Iran States will continue to stand by those who and believed passionately that one day Israel and what is the potential value of a dialogue take risks for peace and work together with would achieve peace with her Arab neighbors. with Iran? them to ensure that our mutual vision is re- A: Our problem is not with the people of Whenever I think back to that signing cere- alized. mony on the White House Lawn, there is a Iran; it is with the unacceptable behavior of f the Iranian government: direct and indirect tinge of sadness as I think about Sharon. support for and use of terror; subversion of OCEAN TOWNSHIP HADASSAH Mr. Speaker, Ocean Township Hadassah is states friendly to the United States; military PAYS TRIBUTE TO ISRAEL a volunteer organization of close to 450 intimidation of its neighbors; and acquisi- PRIME MINISTER RABIN women ranging in age from their midtwenties tion of weapons and technologies of mass de- to their midfifties. After the assassination of struction—including nuclear. Prime Minister Rabin, members of the organi- The Executive Order I signed earlier this HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. zation, as well other members of the commu- year, imposing a complete ban on US finan- OF NEW JERSEY nity, sought a way to make a lasting tribute cial and commercial dealings with Iran, is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES consistent with Mr. Rabin's life-long dedication intended to demonstrate our resolve that Wednesday, January 31, 1996 Tehran pay a price for continuing its threat- to the betterment of the Jewish State. Prime ening activities. To be fully successful, we Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, in memory and Minister Rabin spoke to the women of Hadas- need the support of Iran’s other trading part- honor of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak sah at their convention in Israel last summer, February 1, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 135 praising their fundraising efforts to build and quently been rebuffed, the services his De- At the end of his active duty in 1946, Mr. maintain hospitals in Israel. The Prime Min- partment provides shows his steadfast com- Busick returned to Bucks County and started ister expressed the fervent hope that Hadas- mitment to our Nation's veterans and their a small quarry in Mt. Pleasant. He continued sah Hospital would treat Israeli children for families. We should not forget the responsibil- to serve in the Air Force Reserve and retired many yearsÐbut ``never again to be treated ity this Nation has to our service members and as a lieutenant colonel in 1969. due to the ravages of war.'' their survivors. Budgets and associated dollars In the intervening years his business grew Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay particular cannot replace the sacrifices these veterans from that small quarry to a company with four tribute to Elynn Shapiro, president of Ocean have made. operational locations and between 80 and 125 Township Hadassah, for her leadership in this As a combat veteran himself, Secretary employees, depending upon the time of year. tribute to Yitzhak Rabin, and to the many Brown has walked the walk. He has ensured In 1955 Mr. Busick took over an abandoned other citizens of our community who have con- that VA benefits and the health care system quarry that has been in existence since 1758. tributed to this most worthy effort. are efficient and support our veterans. He is a In the first year of operation that quarry was f true American, a friend, and a great man. flooded out, but Mr. Busick was undaunted f and continued to work for the growth of his SECRETARY OF VETERANS business. The company produces decorative AFFAIRS, JESSE BROWN CONGRATULATIONS TO CITIBANK stone of all kinds and also building stone for FOR EXCELLENCE facades. Stone from these quarries graces HON. JAMES P. MORAN universities, churches, and commercial build- OF VIRGINIA HON. ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD ings all over the country as well as private IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF GUAM homes and garden walls. Mr. Busick also sells IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES stone produced by other quarries throughout Wednesday, January 31, 1996 the United States. Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Wednesday, January 31, 1996 It was in 1972 that the company's newest express my gratitude for the noteworthy ac- Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, as the operation was opened near Orlando, FL. That complishments achieved by Secretary Jesse saying goes ``we reap what we sow.'' In my operation, called Pebble Junction, creates Brown on behalf of the veterans of this great home district of Guam, one of our local bank- most of Disney World's stone work. Mr. Busick Nation. Since his selection as the Secretary of ing institutions is showing a commitment to and his son, J. Kevan Busick, who is now Veterans Affairs, the women and men who our island in a wonderful way: They are sow- CBO of the business, have recently created a served our country have had a knowledgeable ing seeds, or in this case ``seed money.'' park in Sanford, FL. The park which is open and responsive supporter in that post. Since 1992, Citibank of Guam has awarded to the public is beautified with waterfalls, Among some of Secretary Brown's greatest $10,000 in cash to our island's top teacher of ponds and landscaping stone from their quar- accomplishments are: the year. This is a competition for public and ries. The creation of new clinics allowing veter- private school teachers from kindergarten Joe Busick continues to be active in the ans more access to VA health care. through high school, but the winners are the business with his son, Kevan, but he is also Assistance to one and a half million veter- children. an avid gardener and staunch defender of the ans with employment services in a joint ven- We have many noteworthy teachers on environment. He has turned more than 300 ture with the Department of Labor to increase Guam, and I know they work under difficult acres of his own land into a wildlife preserve the number of veterans hired in the Federal conditions which demand commitment and in- to protect animals from the rapid development Government. tegrity. As a former educator, I salute the taking place in our district. The expansion of programs for homeless teachers of Guam and also Citibank for honor- Mr. Busick has contributed much to our veterans by doubling the resources dedicated ing excellence among professional educators. communities through his successful business to these initiatives, and the institution of a Citibank helped to form a private corporation and through his many other endeavors. grant program to assist public and non-profit to expand this fine program. In addition to f organizations in assisting homeless veterans. Citibank, the newly formed Excellence in ED MEYER: 25 YEARS AT THE A more complete accounting on the register Teaching Foundation now includes corporate HELM OF GREY ADVERTISING of Vietnam veterans' diseases for which serv- citizens Ernst & Young and the Pacific Daily ices-connected compensation is awarded News. Kudos to them as well. based on exposure to herbicide agents. It is events like this program that display the HON. TOM LANTOS OF CALIFORNIA The expansion and great improvement in character of our island community. Our cor- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES health care services for those combat veter- porate citizens took this task upon themselves. ans who suffer from post-traumatic stress dis- They know that a quality education for our Wednesday, January 31, 1996 order. children is the key to their company's success. Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, today marks a The increased attention given to the needs Our teachers are vital, yet their work re- very important milestone for one of the most of women veterans including mammography quires much more than Government can fund, respected and enduring leaders of the busi- quality control and counseling, and medical more than parents can give and more than the ness world. Ed Meyer celebrates his 25th an- programs for women veterans who suffer the private sector can donate. This program pro- niversary as chairman and chief executive offi- after-effects of service-related sexual trauma. vides a little incentive, or seed money, to push cer of Grey Advertising, during which time he The establishment of a home refinancing an already taxed teacher corps. To our 1993 has been a shining example of a good cor- program that enables veterans to obtain lower winner, Ms. Jelly Flores and to our 1994 win- porate citizen. I feel it is important to bring Ed home loan rates, thus saving an average of ner Ms. Sandra Bojtos, I commend you. Meyer's many extraordinary accomplishments $1,500 a year. f to the attention of this body so that we may There are about 70,000 veterans in the appreciate and honor this exemplary Amer- Eighth Congressional District of Virginia, so I TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH O. BUSICK ican. am very concerned about the service these in- There are many successful executives in dividuals receive. Even with such a large num- HON. JAMES C. GREENWOOD this country, but relatively few have been at ber of veterans' needs to be processed from OF PENNSYLVANIA the helm of an industry giant for so long. In- just northern Virginia, the VA procedures are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES deed, Grey Advertising is an industry giantÐ exceptional. The VA under Secretary Brown largely because of the vision, skill, integrity Wednesday, January 31, 1996 has worked so well, in fact, that my need for and humaneness of Ed Meyer. When he inquiries has declined from several cases a Mr. GREENWOOD. Mr. Speaker, today I joined the firm, Grey had 1 office and 14 cli- month to several cases a year. rise to pay tribute to an outstanding business- ents. Today, under Ed's leadership, there are Secretary Brown's initiative to improve serv- man from the Eighth District of Pennsylvania 277 offices in 72 countries, including APCO ices to veterans also saved money through upon the occasion of the 50th anniversary of public affairs here in Washington. streamlining, privatizing or consolidating activi- his business, Delaware Landscape Stone and As a highly successful international entre- ties. I could not ask for better support for Delaware Quarries, Inc. preneur, Ed Meyer has been a pioneer in those who served this country. Mr. Busick served in the Air Force in World leading U.S. firms to new markets throughout While Secretary Brown's promotion of a de- War II and was decorated as a bomber pilot the world, thereby advancing America's posi- cent budget to support these benefits has fre- flying the Flying Fortress B±17. tion as a leader in the global marketplace of E 136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 1996 products and ideas. Ed has been an ambas- INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF LAND DISPOSAL PROGRAM sador of the American way of doing business MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ACT FLEXIBILITY ACT OF 1995 and an example of the best of American ex- OF 1995 ecutives. SPEECH OF

Ed is also a good employer. No one can run SPEECH OF HON. BART STUPAK an organization for 25 years without building a OF MICHIGAN lasting relationship of trust and respect with HON. RICK LAZIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the individuals who are behind the successes. Tuesday, January 30, 1996 Ed is a good citizen, generously giving his val- OF NEW YORK Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I would like to uable time and energy to the community. Grey IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES commend the majority on their handling of this Advertising is a model American company and Tuesday, January 30, 1996 legislation. H.R. 2036 is a bipartisan bill based Ed Meyer is a model executive. on negotiations between the majority, minority Ed Meyer is truly an invaluable American re- Mr. LAZIO of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise and the administration. This bill will relieve source and I invite my colleagues to join me in support of this flow control legislation that companies from the expense of spending over in congratulating Ed Meyer on the 25th anni- we are voting on today, but I want to express $800 million of dollars in unnecessary and versary of his enlightened leadership of Grey my concerns with a certain provision of the burdensome regulation with minimal environ- Advertising. bill. mental benefit. This legislation grandfathers communities Due to previous judicial action, it is vital we f with solid waste facilities that were financed pass this legislation and have it signed into TRIBUTE TO AMBASSADOR with bonded debt or under a contractual obli- law by early May. I want to especially thank SIDDHARTHA SHANKAR RAY, IN- gation. Without this legislation, municipalities Subcommittee Chairman OXLEY for his support DIA’S ENVOY TO WASHINGTON run the risk of not being able to meet their fi- of this measure and his willingness to seek nancial obligations. The relief offered by this Democratic input. bill will allow communities to pay off their The gentlelady from Arkansas Mrs. LINCOLN, HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ bonds and avoid having to raise local taxes. It and Chairman OXLEY and myself offered an OF NEW JERSEY will also help prevent a potential torrent of law- amendment to require EPA to complete the study of impoundments that is called for in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES suits and bond defaults, or a possible down- grading of a municipality's bond rating, all of bill. Simple common sense dictates that if you Wednesday, January 31, 1996 which could occur if Congress delays in pass- order someone to conduct a study, you should expect it to be completed. Even though the Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I would like ing a flow control bill. I am supporting this bill, EPA believes these impoundments do not to pay tribute and bid a fond farewell to Am- not only to move it along in the legislative pose any risk to human health, prudence dic- bassador Siddhartha Shankar Ray, India's process, but more importantly, to protect tax- tates we should have the agency make sure envoy to Washington since 1992. I am certain payers. we do not put our groundwater and commu- he will be successful in achieving his goals I am concerned that the bill's interim con- nities at risk. Although, I'm not an expert in when he returns to India. tracts provision may ultimately erode the abil- surface impoundments, I'll take very seriously ity of many towns on Long Island to utilize During his service, relations between the the agreement between the majority, minority, flow control. As a result of the Supreme United States and India have grown to new EPA, and industry that this bill is a positive Court's decision in C&A Carbone versus heights. In his position, he has stressed the step in requiring more sensible environmental Clarkstown, some waste haulers have entered importance of ties to India. High level visits by regulation. into contracts that would still be honored de- U.S. officials have increased significantly since I was glad to work with Mr. OXLEY and hope Ambassador Ray came to Washington. Since spite the enactment of a Federal flow control the process used in the consideration of this Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao instituted statute. My concern is that these waste haul- measure will become a blueprint for future im- his historic economic reform program for India ers may have contracted to deliver solid waste provement of environmental regulation in the in 1991, United States investment in India has collected within the boundaries of a municipal- House. grown at a substantial rate. ity to a facility outside of the community's juris- f In Washington, Ambassador Ray has been diction. At this point, municipalities located in able to express India's concerns in an articu- my district, such as the towns of Islip and INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF late manner. He has publicized the huge mar- Babylon, cannot determine the volume of MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ACT ket potential that India possesses for business refuse that might be diverted out of their waste OF 1995 investments and consumer goods. Also, he stream as a result of these interim contracts, SPEECH OF has worked to improve the strategic relation- thus subverting the spirit of authorizing local ship between the United States and India in flow control laws. Furthermore, the interim HON. BOB FRANKS South Asia. contract provision would make it difficult for OF NEW JERSEY Since 1957, Ambassador Ray has served municipalities to enforce their taxing powers in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the citizens of the world's largest democracy. municipal collection districts. Municipalities Tuesday, January 30, 1996 He has been a member of the West Bengal would have to trace interim contract waste. This would present tremendous tracking and Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, Assembly, a member of the Lower House of in 1970 my home State of New Jersey ex- the Indian Parliament, Governor of Punjab, administrative problems. Consequently, this potential loss of revenue for the municipalities ported 80 percent of its garbage. In order to Chief Minister of West Bengal, and Minister of achieve self-sufficiency and address com- Education, Social Welfare and Culture for may increase their financial burdens associ- ated with waste storage facilities. plaints about sending our garbage elsewhere, India. The appointment of such an experi- New Jersey invested $2 billion to develop an enced and respected public servant dem- Communities need flow control legislation to extensive flow-control program. Now, thanks onstrates the level of importance that the Gov- ensure they can effectively plan and pay for to flow control, New Jersey exports less than ernment of India places on its relations with their resource recovery programs. In some in- 20 percent of its solid waste. the United States. stances, the intent of Congress has been per- The application of this bill is limited. This Both Ambassador Ray and his wife, Mrs. verted by the discriminate application by local- measure will allow States to continue their Maya Ray, have played an important role in ities of the provision, Expenses incurred on flow-control programs only if they had exer- building United States-India relations during behalf of all residents for the administration of cised their flow-control authority before May the post cold war era. When he returns to waste disposal must not fall disproportionately 16, 1994. India, I am confident that Ambassador Ray will on a few. They must be fairly applied to all. The spirit of this Congress has been to give continue to be a strong advocate of cordial The Senate has already passed a flow con- more power and responsibility to the States to and fruitful United States-India relations. trol bill and the House should do the same. I manage their own affairs. It is wrong, after I ask that my colleagues join me in paying then look forward to working with House-Sen- having once given that power, to now forbid a tribute to Ambassador Ray for his service, and ate conferees to resolve the problems and un- State like New Jersey to manage its own I wish him and his wife best wishes for the fu- certainties that exist with the interim contract waste through methods that have proven to ture. provision. work. February 1, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 137 If New Jersey cannot continue its effective I hope that all of my colleagues and many IN MEMORY OF EFFIE OLIVER system of flow control, the $2 billion burden of readers of the RECORD from all across the flow-control bonds will fall on the backs of the country will take time to read this and pass it HON. GLENN POSHARD residents of New Jersey in the form of new on to others: OF ILLINOIS and higher taxes. I urge a ``yes'' vote on this A FATHER’S LETTER TO SANTA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bill. DEAR SANTA: My five-year-old boy scrib- Wednesday, January 31, 1996 f bled out his Christmas list. It’s there by the fireplace. The Coke and M&Ms are from him, Mr. POSHARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to TRIBUTE TO HY ROSENBLUM in case you’re hungry. You know five-year- remember the passing of Effie Oliver of Deca- olds these days. The Cheezits are from me. tur, IL. Mrs. Oliver died last March after serv- HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON Santa, if you don’t mind, I thought I’d go ing that community for decades in numerous ahead and leave my list, too. It’s long, but do OF NEW YORK caring capacities. Known especially for her de- what you can. votion to children, the Longview Day Care IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It’s all I want for Christmas. Center of Decatur was renamed last October Wednesday, January 31, 1996 CHRISTMAS LIST FROM HIS FATHER the Effie Oliver Child and Family Center in her Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Santa, let my little boy grow up still be- honor. I would like to join the people of Deca- pay my final tribute to a man I have praised lieving that he has the funniest dad in the tur in offering my thanks in recognition of Mrs. before on this floor, Hy Rosenblum of East neighborhood. Oliver's hard work, and my condolences to her Greenbush, NY. Give him many close friends, both boys and girls. May they fill his days with adven- surviving family. May he rest in peace. His life was one long ture, security and dirty fingernails. Leadership and caring were a way of life for act of giving to his community. Leave his mom and me some magic dust Effie. She donated her time and energy to nu- Had he only served as assistant State attor- that will keep him just the size he is now. merous organizations, including the National ney general, town attorney for Schodack and We’d just as soon he stayed five years old Association for the Advancement of Colored East Greenbush, and village attorney for three feet, four inches. People, the Democratic Women's Club, and Castelton, he would have inscribed his name If he must grow up, make sure he still the Women's Progressive Club. Mrs. Oliver on the honor roll of outstanding citizens. But wants to sit on my lap at bedtime and read was also a deaconess at St. Peter's AME he also gave 41 years of his life to Hudson ‘‘The Frog and the Toad.’’ Church and served on the advisory council at If you can help it, Santa, never let him be Valley Community College. the Longview Day Care Center. Her husband, He was appointed to the college's original sent into war. His mother and I love our country, but we love our five-year-old boy Bill Oliver, still serves the community as a De- board of trustees by Gov. Thomas Dewey. He more. catur city councilman. was later named secretary of the board, and While you’re at it, give our world leaders a In her over 20 years of service to the chil- served in that capacity for more than 40 years. copy of the ‘‘The Killer Angels,’’ Michael dren of Longview Day Care Center Effie He did not miss a graduation at the college for Shaara’s retelling of the Battle of Gettys- touched many lives. She improved the envi- 41 years. burg. May it remind them that too many ronment in which these kids spent their days, But that was not all. In 1943 he created the moms and dads have wept at Christmas for so it was utterly appropriate that when the Consideration Award for local high school soldiers who died in battles that needn’t center was renamed for her, it also was im- graduates who had shown high regard for the have been fought. Let our house always be filled with slam- proved. The Effie Oliver Child and Family personal and property rights of others. In ming doors and toilet seats, which are the of- Care Center has expanded classrooms, brand 1946, he incorporated the Hudson Valley ficial sounds of little boys. new restrooms, and beautiful interior additions. Broadcasting Corp., which led to the creation Break it to him gently, Santa, that his dad A portrait of Mrs. Oliver hangs inside. of radio station WROW and WROW±TV. He won’t always be able to carry him to bed at Mr. Speaker, in this day of increasing dis- served on that board of directors as well. In night or brush his teeth for him. Teach him trust in our neighbors and institutions, the life 1957 he chaired the Rensselaer County Park courage in the face of such change. of Effie Oliver should be a remainder to us all Committee, and played a major role in estab- Let him understand that no matter how of what great things can be accomplished lishing the Grafton Lakes State Park. He also nice you are to everyone, the world will when we give of ourselves. She led an exem- participated in such community efforts as lob- sometimes break your heart. As you know, Santa, a child’s feelings are fragile as moth plary life, and I am proud to have represented bying for more State police, and preventing wings. her in the U.S. Congress. the closing of the Fort Orange Paper Co. Let him become a piano player, a soccer f As you can see, Mr. Speaker, Mr. star or a priest. Or all three. Anything but a Rosenblum's contributions were many and tax-and-spend Democrat. FAREWELL TO THE HONORABLE lasting. I was proud to call him a friend, and Give him a hunger for books, music and ge- KWEISI MFUME I speak for many others when I say I will miss ography. May he be the first kid in Kinder- him. You do not replace someone like Hy garten to be able to find Madagascar on a HON. RONALD V. DELLUMS map. Rosenblum. OF CALIFORNIA Mr. Speaker, I ask you and other Members The kid’s a born artist, Santa, so send more crayons. May our kitchen window and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to join me in a final salute to a great Amer- refrigerator doors be ever plastered with his Wednesday, January 31, 1996 ican, Hy Rosenblum, and in offering our con- sketches of surreal rainbows and horse with dolences and deepest regret to his wife, Doris, big ears. Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor and grieving family. Through the years steer him oh so care- an esteemed Member of the House as he de- f fully to that little girl destined to be his parts to fulfill the role of chief executive officer bride. Let his mother and me still be around and president of the National Association for A FATHER’S LETTER TO SANTA when he walks her down the aisle. If there’s the Advancement of Colored People. As I bid a just God, let her daddy be obscenely rich. farewell to my colleague, I am saddened, but Grant him a heart that will cherish what I rejoice and am pleased that my friend goes HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. his parents did right and forgive us for the OF TENNESSEE mistakes we surely will have made over a forward to guide and nurture our Nation's pre- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lifetime of raising him. mier civil rights organization in its continued struggle on behalf of those less fortunate. He Wednesday, January 31, 1996 Let him not hold it against us that he was born with my chin and his mother’s ears. leaves an indelible mark on the institution and Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, one of the most Time will teach him that these are God’s in the hearts of many. He has set himself respected men in Tennessee, Jim Haslam, ways of girding him for life’s adversities. apart as a distinguished Member of the chairman of the Pilot Oil Corporation, recently Hold him steady on the day that he learns House. sent me a copy of ``A Father's Letter to the truth about you and the Easter Bunny. Since the 1960's, KWEISI MFUME has been a Santa.'' May he take the news better than I did. staunch supporter of civil rights and economic While you’re flying around the heavens, This letter was sent to Mr. Haslam by Kevin Santa, make sure God has heard our prayer development and economic empowerment O'Neill, the head basketball coach of the Uni- for this child: Lead my little boy not into through his seven-point plan to revitalize versity of Tennessee. This piece was originally temptation; deliver him from evil. urban areas. As a member of the Banking and written by David Chartrand, a columnist for the Be careful out there, Santa. And close the Financial Institutions Committee, KWEISI has Olathe, KS, Daily News. flue on your way up. proposed amendments to voice the concerns E 138 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 1996 of public housing residents, and has sought to of developing a comprehensive national waste we have no way to know if this is true. Since strengthen the Community Reinvestment Act. management policy, one which addresses the the French Government refuses to allow inde- As chair of the Congressional Black Caucus severe problems facing our own State of Indi- pendent assessment of the environmental im- he heightened substantially the CBC's influ- ana. pact of these nuclear explosions, I must re- ence on major policy issues of concern, both I represent a district in Northcentral Indiana main suspicious. Are the people who live in domestically and internationally. In his efforts which received two-thirds, or around 1 million the South Pacific threatened by nuclear poison to ensure security, growth, and development tons, of the amount of out-of-State waste in their region of the world? What will the eco- for the African-American community, Kweisi dumped in Indiana last year. House Resolu- logical and human health threats 10, 20, or a has exercised his adeptness to build coali- tion 349 does not address this problem of out- 100 years from now? tions. His resourcefulness and ability to make of-State waste which faces many States such Although the Clinton administration has offi- allies is only one of his tremendous leadership as Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and cially denounced the French nuclear testing qualities. Virginia. These States are forced to deal with program, its actions hardly match its rhetoric. He leaves a legacy of leadership, commit- the millions of tons of waste generated by I urge the White House to put real pressure on ment, and responsibility that must be carried other States and localities, and dumped within the Chirac government. Let us not forget our on and preserved in this institution. He serves their borders. I am greatly concerned over the responsibility in this matter: the United States as an example to our youth and others who lack of progress this House has made on this has long supported the French nuclear weap- aspire greatness. issue. I believe this House is ignoring its re- ons program. In fondly remembering his first days in Con- sponsibility and addressing only the financial I must take special exception to the U.S. de- gress and his dear colleague advising Mem- problems of a limited number of states. cision to allow French military aircraft to flying bers of the correct pronunciation of his name, I believe that Congress' lack of action penal- to the South Pacific test site the use of U.S. today we all know who he is and how to pro- izes States like Indiana, which have not only airspace. How can the world take seriously a nounce his name, and now we all cheer for reduced their production of solid waste, but United States criticism of the French nuclear his future and success. have devised a responsible management plan weapons testing program when the United Go forward my friend and do good work. to dispose of it. I am here in support of a na- States refuse to take even the most basic ac- f tional system which will enable and encourage tion to resist the French action. The only as- each State and locality to develop and imple- surance Congress can get from the U.S. State INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF ment responsible, solid waste management Department is that no nuclear materials are MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ACT plans. The only way to do so is to address the being transported ``according to the best of our OF 1995 issue of municipal solid waste management, knowledge.'' This hardly represents strong

SPEECH OF which includes both the problems of flow con- scrutiny by our Government. trol and interstate waste. Now that the French Government has HON. STEPHEN E. BUYER Mr. Chairman, I urge this House to continue ended its series of nuclear detonations, I call OF INDIANA the work of the past 5 years, to follow the on President Chirac to firmly commit his nation IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES work of the Senate, and to consider the work to end all future test. At the very least, France Tuesday, January 30, 1996 of Chairman OXLEY and his colleagues on the should declare the permanent closing of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Haz- South Pacific test site. France should also Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in ardous Material, who have approved H.R. clean up the nuclear mess if left behind and strong opposition to the Flow Control Act of 2323, a comprehensive waste management allow independent monitoring the area. It is 1996, House Resolution 349, as it is currently reform bill. That is why I must stand here the least they can do for the South Pacific drafted. While I support the provisions of this today and call on my colleagues to oppose peoples who will have to live with the legacy resolution, I do not in any way support this ef- this resolution. of decades of nuclear weapons testing. fort to address flow control without addressing f The rationale for nuclear testing ran out the issue of interstate transportation of munici- years ago. If the world governments won't pal solid waste. It is my feeling that doing so, OPPOSES FRENCH GOVERNMENT stop this cold war relic now, then when? I look the House of Representatives is again failing NUCLEAR TESTING PROGRAM forward to the recognition by France that their to provide a national framework of controls ongoing nuclear weapons testing program was and incentives for states and localities to im- HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO simply wrong. Perhaps we can now move to- plement responsible, solid waste management OF OREGON ward a international ban on all future such ex- programs. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES plosive tests. The United States must continue Failure of this House to include comprehen- Wednesday, January 31, 1996 to press for a comprehensive ban on all such sive waste control legislation, including grant- future nuclear test explosions. And France ing States the authority to control the flow of Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I wish to voice must become an active player in these nego- waste as well as to limit the amount of out-of- my strong disapproval with the French Gov- tiations. State waste which can be dumped within their ernment's nuclear testing program. I join with It is my hope that a change in the behavior borders, reveals that the real intent is not to many of my colleaguesÐand most the world of France's Government will allow me to par- encourage responsible waste management. communityÐin protesting the detonation of six ticipate in Mr. Chirac's next visit to Congress. Instead, taking this action sends the message French nuclear weapons in the South Pacific. I also look forward to a successful conclusion that this House is more concerned with the fi- That is why I am joining the congressional to the ongoing comprehensive nuclear talks so nancial resources which are being depleted by boycott of the French President's visit to Con- the world can take an important step toward the lack of flow control authority, than it is with gress. nuclear disarmament. the limited, natural resources being depleted French President Jacques Chirac will ap- f by the lack of State authority to regulate the pear February 1 before a joint session of Con- amount of municipal waste which can be im- gress. I can not of good conscience attend. HONORING WALTER HAGAN ported and dumped. France and the United States have a proud The Supreme Court has acknowledged that relationship of cooperation extending back to HON. BILL RICHARDSON Congress has sole jurisdiction over the regula- the beginning of our Nation. However, OF NEW MEXICO tion of interstate commerce. Over the past 5 France's conduct in the South Pacific can not IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES years, the Congress has acknowledged it be justified. Exploding nuclear weapons in pur- should exercise this authority with regard to suit of further weapons development con- Wednesday, January 31, 1996 the issue of municipal waste. tradicts the view of 175 nationsÐincluding Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, few of us In the 104th Congress, the Senate passed France and the United StatesÐwho signed have the opportunity, desire, or even the abil- comprehensive legislation which addresses the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It also ity to spend 50 years in any one profession. the issue of municipal waste management af- needlessly endangers the environment and Those of us who do accomplish this amazing fecting all 50 states. Early last year, I intro- people of the region. feat deserve special commendation. duced H.R. 1288, the Interstate Transportation Just last week, France acknowledged the I urge my colleagues to join me in congratu- of Municipal Waste Act, which is identical to presence of radioactive iodine in the lagoon lating Walter Hagan of Dallas, TX, as he cele- the bill introduced by Senator COATS. Senator near the Mururoa test site. Despite their dec- brates his 50th year in the airline business. COATS and I did so recognizing the necessity laration that the tests blast are perfectly safe, Mr. Hagan's half-century tenure is particularly February 1, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 139 remarkable as the airline industry is highly lin Limerick, Cork in Ireland and Liverpool, She is 80 years old, although with her clear competitive, oftentimes turbulent, and never a Sheffield in England. During those six years brown eyes and brown hair, she doesn’t look cake walk. of untiring ministry fully 20,000 were con- it. She started practicing medicine when Mr. Hagan started working for American verted by his preaching. While in England, common sense directed how to treat common he met a boy by the name of Wm. Booth and colds. Overseas Airline at LaGuardia Field on Janu- led him to Christ. That boy became the fa- In this age of HMOs, TennCare and other ary 10, 1946. After working as an operations mous General Booth, head of the Salvation programs brought in by big business and gov- representative, he was transferred to Paris, Army. Our interest is intensified when we ernment, the bureaucrats and politicians Copenhagen, and then London where he was learn that a man from Tomhannock was in- have laid down a thick stratum of regulation appointed relief station manager for Europe. strumental in leading this famous leader of a on what used to be an uncluttered profes- He returned to the United States where he worldwide known, religious organization to sion. worked his way up at American from lead Christ. This is a great heritage that comes When Blair entered medicine more than 54 down to us. years ago, so-called innovations, such as pre- agent in Dallas in 1949 to Dallas sales rep- In 1845, this present church building was ventive medicine, boiled down to using good resentative in 1964. After holding various posi- erected on the site of the old church. The common sense. tions with Braniff Airlines in the late 1960's total cost of the building was $3300. Subscrip- These organizations and things they’re and 1970's, Mr. Hagan returned to American tions of $300 and less made possible the build- doing now are all based on economics rather Airlines in 1982 to serve as manager of spe- ing of the church. Roswell Brown had the than treating the patient,’’ says Blair in a cial services. contract for the mason work. This came to clear, high voice. There was a time, however, It was in this latest position that I had the $1200. Two men from Cambridge had the con- a time when . . . opportunity to see Mr. Hagan in operation and tract to the carpenters work. This bill to- Blair was a child when the bridge was put taled $1400. This did not include the steeple across the Tennessee River in Loudon, cut- understand why he's been such a valued em- which was extra. While the church was being ting her family out of the ferry business. Her ployee for 50 years. Mr. Speaker, Walter built, a committee was busy raising funds to family’s ownership of choice real estate Hagan has extended hospitality to many Mem- repair the parsonage. This also was done. In made life easy for her. Maybe too easy. bers of Congress, Senators, and other VIP's 1855, the Social Rooms in back of the church It could be that’s one reason she chose at the Dallas Airport. Luminaries such as Dolly were added at cost of $626.38. In 1859, the medicine. For a young lady in the 1930s, Parton, Roger Staubach, and many others church bell was purchased at a cost of training to be a doctor was far from easy. celebrated his 50 years with a January 10 $53,876. In 1866, the parsonage was rebuilt at Blair made good grades in Loudon County High School, but while the boys were study- luncheon in Dallas. a cost of $2000. In 1871, the church was re- paired and refurnished at an expense of $1188. ing biology and algebra, she was studying While Mr. Hagan recently announced his The period from 1870 to 1880 reveals that ‘‘domestic science’’ with the other girls. formal retirement, Mr. Hagan's admirers were Tomhannock Methodist Church was the out- ‘‘The only thing they thought we could do not surprised to learn that he's still helping out standing rural church of the Conference in was get married or teach school, but when I at his office. So, even in retirement, Walter points of membership, missionary zeal and got out there was no one I wanted to marry Hagan is still contributing and adding on to his local activity. who wanted to marry me, so I went to col- now 50-plus years in the airline industry. In 1896, a building committee raised $2100 lege.’’ She attended two years at Agnes Scott f which was used to redecorate the interior of the church. Three Gothic Pulpit Chairs College in Decatur, Ga., taking her first real TOMHANNOCK UNITED METHODIST (these are in the church today and used each science course there as a sophomore. CHURCH Sunday) and a Pulpit were presented to the ‘‘I like science better than anything, so I church by the pastor, Rev. Thomas Munro. thought, I’ll study more science and be a The Rededication of the church occurred Oc- doctor.’’ HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON tober 14, 1896. Dr. John H. Coleman preached She returned to Tennessee and entered the OF NEW YORK the sermon. University of Tennessee pre-med program. f ‘‘It wasn’t too popular for women to do,’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES she says, and her family and friends needed Wednesday, January 31, 1996 DR. CORRIE ENDURES convincing that she was serious. Her first cousin, Dr. Blair Harrison, was chief of staff Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, the 22d dis- at Knoxville General Hospital, and he offered trict of New York is one of the most historic in HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. to let her take nurse’s training to test her the country. Our oldest churches, in particular, OF TENNESSEE mettle. are virtual repositories of history. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘After that was over, I told them, why yes, The growth of those churches paralleled I still want to be a doctor, and I applied to Wednesday, January 31, 1996 that of the communities they served. And the UT College of Medicine in Memphis. nearly every one of them has a wealth of in- Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, there are two Back then there were no dormitories and we teresting anecdotal information worth preserv- causes for the exorbitant, excessive cost of lived in houses with residents. My family thought it would be OK. There was another ing. One of these churches is the healthcare in this countryÐthe Federal Gov- ernment and large insurance companies. girl in my class, and we went all the way Tomhannock United Methodist Church in the through together.’’ Rensselaer County community of Valley Falls. If it were not for the involvement of these It was while in Memphis that she met Dr. A constituent of mine, Mrs. Zillah S. two entities, medical care would cost only a William Thomas McPeake. Herrington of Johnsonville, was kind enough tiny fraction of what it does. ‘‘He was an old country boy, and I was an to forward a letter from the church's pastor, If we paid for anything else through a third- old country girl. We were staying at the Rev. Gaylord Campbell. I'd like to share the party payor system, costs would skyrocket. same boarding house, and every evening we letter with you, Mr. Speaker, and proudly place That is why I read with great interest the would get together on the front porch. I’d go for a walk and he’d go with me. He was work- it in today's RECORD. opening comments of a recent feature article about Dr. Corrie Blair in the Knoxville News- ing his way through.’’ DEAR GERRY: We learn that the first ser- McPeake graduated ahead of Blair, but mon preached by a Methodist minister near Sentinel. stayed in Memphis to intern until she grad- Tomhannock was in 1788. From that small I also would like to call attention to a similar uated in 1941. When he was called up for mili- beginning, a service in Tomhannock that story in today's Wall Street Journal entitled ``A tary training in Pennsylvania, Blair went to particular Sabbath Day, Methodism has a Magnificent Misfit'' by W.E. Gutman. Philadelphia to serve her medical internship. start in June 1789. Tomhannock had a I wish we had more old-fashioned doctors There, on Jan. 25, 1942, they were married. preaching appointment is the erection of a like Dr. Blair and Dr. Gutman. When McPeake shipped out to North Africa church—it was built the summer of 1811 at a [From the Knoxville News-Sentinel] for service under Gen. George S. Patton, he cost of about $1000. This church later burned left behind a pregnant wife. LOUDON WOMAN HAS BEEN PRACTICING and the present one was built on the same ‘‘Our daughter, Molly, was 3 years old MEDICINE FOR MORE THAN 54 YEARS site in 1845. when he got back,’’ she remembers. She was Before continuing the appointments of 1832 (By Don Williams) the first of four children. an interesting story of Christian adventure ‘‘I’m one of a dying breed,’’ says Dr. Corrie Molly Peeler is a physician at Fort Sand- must be told. James Caughey, an Irish lad, Blair. ers Regional Medical Center. was licensed to preach by the Tomhannock ‘‘I don’t like government medicine, I don’t William T. McPeake is an orthopedic spe- Class. For eight years he preached in our like insurance medicine. I don’t like phar- cialist, practicing mostly at St. Mary’s. conference. Then on one special occasion fol- macists telling you how to practice medi- Sara Louise Gilkey, now a lawyer in lowing a season for prayer, he felt a call to cine.’’ Lynchburg, Va., married a doctor. return to Europe. On July 19, 1841, he set sail If Blair seems set in her ways, she has rea- Ed Blair McPeake operates the family for England. His ministry took him to Dub- son to be. farm, raising cattle in Loudon. E 140 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 1996 The children were all born in Loudon, and You were never surprised to learn that he’d LEGISLATION TO REIMBURSE it was there where McPeake rejoined his wife pedaled several kilometers at night in the WHITE HOUSE TRAVEL OFFICE after the war. rain to deliver a baby on an old kitchen EMPLOYEES FOR LEGAL EX- ‘‘I told him this is the garden spot of the table, or to hold the hand of a dying village PENSES world, and this is where I want to live.’’ patriarch as family and friends looked on. By the time he returned, Blair had cobbled Sometimes it lasted till morning. He’d go together a family practice. straight back to his office looking tired, but HON. WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR. Together they made house calls, mostly in he’d smile, put on a fresh smock and patch OF PENNSYLVANIA a Jeep, like those McPeake knew in the up scraped elbows and knees, and he’d even IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Army. ask how Aunt Lucy or Uncle John was feel- ‘‘We used to deliver all the babies. We’d Thursday, February 1, 1996 ing these days. carry a little ether into the home and knock Mr. CLINGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ‘‘How much do I owe you, doctor?’’ I’d ’em out if they needed it. We’d spend the with several of my colleagues, including Major- night with them and charge about $25. If often hear his patients ask. ity Leader ARMEY, to introduce legislation to they didn’t have the money, sometimes ‘‘Oh I don’t know,’’ he’d answer, staring at they’d give us something. If they were kill- reimburse the seven White House Travel Of- his feet, clearly embarrassed by the ques- fice employees for legal expenses incurred as ing hogs, they’d give you some part of it, or tion. ‘‘Whatever you can.’’ Then he’d quickly maybe a chicken. add, ‘‘Don’t worry if you’re short. You can a result of their firings on May 19, 1993. ‘‘We had real good luck. The Lord took pay me next time.’’ It was nearly 3 years ago that seven men care of us.’’ who had served in the Travel Office for any- The pair bought a little house downtown, Money made him feel uncomfortable. He where from 9 to 32 years were fired summarily had an almost prudish disdain toward it, where they conducted their practice. Later and placed under a cloud of suspicion when they built the modern Loudon Health Care ‘‘There is something incongruous about Clinic, of concrete and steel, and moved the charging money to heal, relieve pain or save the White House announced they were the little house out to their farm. lives,’’ he once told me. ‘‘I shall never get subjects of a criminal investigation. Only one Blair, who kept her maiden name rather used to it’’—a remarkable ethos for a man of the seven men was indicted and, in the than face a mountain of paperwork to who, by his own admission, had embraced wake of a 30-month long investigation, a jury change it on licenses, certificates and other medicine to escape the abject poverty of his took only 2 hours to acquit Billy Dale of the forms, was ahead of her time. childhood. two charges against him. ‘‘I was the first in our hospital (the old ‘‘It all happened in dissection class,’’ he re- The seven men fired from the White House Charles H. Bacon Hospital, now Fort Sanders Travel Office on May 19, 1993, appeared be- Loudon Medical Center) to let a man come in called in a rare moment of wishful introspec- for the delivery of his baby. It worked out tion. ‘‘I wept at the sight of my first cadaver. fore the Committee on Government Reform well. I’ve had husbands jumping up and down He was so very young, so very much alone, and Oversight last Wednesday. Individually when the baby came out. forgotten. Who is this wretched mass no one and collectively, they spoke, with an elo- ‘‘One of the old things, which is good, is had claimed, I asked myself. Has he no fam- quence which has touched the Nation, of the stressing preventive care. I’ve stressed it all ily? Is there no one to mourn him? He was pride they took in serving the White House my life. We told people they shouldn’t alive, he felt pleasure and pain, joy and sor- under Democrat and Republican Presidents. smoke. We had tobacco allotments on the row. He had dreams. He loved. Was he loved Mr. McSweeney put it best when he said, and farm, but quit growing it. We got to feeling in return? Could he have been saved? did pov- I quote: guilty.’’ erty deprive him of good health or rob him of McPeake died three years ago, and despite a decent funeral? I would hope that people would understand hands, swollen at times from arthritis, Blair that, for me and thousands of others, when A pre-med student who now boasts a Fifth still wears her wedding rings on a chain Air Force One would arrive, the markings on around her neck. Avenue practice, a New Canaan estate, and a the side were not Democratic Party or Re- People in town call her Dr. Corrie, and she yacht at anchor in a secluded cove on some publican Party—it read ‘‘United States of has a personal relationship with literally Caribbean coral archipelago once asked my America.’’ The emblem on its side was not a thousands of them. father what he considered to be the three political poster, it was the seal of the Execu- ‘‘I think it’s real important for doctors to most important medical taboos. My father tive Office of the President of the United know their patients. In these new programs replied: States. When the door opened, the man or woman chosen by the people of this country they just rush you through like a herd of ‘‘Do not operate unless your patients’s life to fill that office had my complete loyalty cattle. They don’t talk to you. They don’t clearly is in danger. Do not overmedicate. and support. I did that for 13 of the proudest listen to you.’’ Never charge more than patients can afford. years of my life. Blair still listens, even though specialists Ignore the first two injunctions and you are have taken away many of her patients. unprincipled. Break the third and I shall call I know that Mr. McSweeney spoke for all six She quit delivering babies, for instance, you a vampire’’ of his colleagues when he said those words shortly after babies she had delivered began and he spoke for the pride of a nation in the having babies of their own. These days, more I miss my father, He was incorruptible. He often than not, find her visiting area nursing had no time for sophistry, no patience for Office of the President. homes, a practice she enjoys. equivocation, no room for the shaded areas It pains me to say that I now believe that Asked when she plans to retire, she says separating right and wrong. Compassion was the charges made against those seven men resolutely, ‘‘When something comes along his guide, his patients’ health and welfare by this administration appear to have been and knocks me over. Of course, these new his sole mission and reward. He lived fru- baseless, unwarranted, and intended to pro- medical programs might put me out of busi- gally—‘‘how much does one really need to vide cover for an act of political cronyism. The ness. If that happens, I’ll find something else live with dignity?’’ he once asked a wealthy fact that these men were, and are, innocent, I like to do, but not any better.’’ colleague who found the question incon- however, does not mitigate their suffering as gruous and contentious. My father died poor [From the Wall Street Journal, Jan. 31, 1996] FBI and IRS agents trooped through their but debtless. neighborhoods inquiring into their character, A MAGNIFICENT MISFIT I wish I had a dollar in my pocket for every their conduct, and their families. Nor does it (By W.E. Gutman) patient this 1935 summa cum laude graduate make up for nearly three-quarters of $1 million My father the doctor did everything him- of the Paris Faculty of Medicine treated for in legal expenses they incurred in the course self without benefit of nurses, clerical staff, nothing, for every leg of lamb or basket of of mounting their own defense. or drafty assembly-line consultation cubi- eggs he accepted in lieu of honorarium, for cles. He took your temperature as you sat on Billy Dale's legal defense has cost him near- every debt he forgave. I would have had more ly $500,000. His six colleagues spent more a white enamel swivel chair. He even drew than enough to afford the thorough checkup blood from your finger and let it run up a doctors denied me when I lost my job, when than $200,000 in their own defense, some thin graded tube as you marveled at the unemployment benefits ran out and I could $150,000 of which was reimbursed in a Trans- strange powers of capillary action. no longer afford medical insurance. portation appropriations bill in 1994. This wonderful man had his own cen- While this bill will make financially whole the I was 45 then. I am now 58. Will I find a trifuge, a gleaming autoclave and an old seven fired Travel Office workers for their doctor like my father when I retire and my Roentgen that hummed with imperturbable legal expenses, I regret that nothing I can do omnipotence in a bright, cheerful room that meager scribblings barely cover the cost of a smelled of lavender and cloves. When he ad- simple pine casket? They say it’s cheaper to will ever erase the needless, baseless suffer- ministered injections, he’d deaden the point die than to live. My father devoted his career ing inflicted upon them and their families as of impact with a dry little slap, and he’d talk to reconstructing aphorisms. He was the their reputations were trashed before the world about this and that with neighborly solici- magnificent misfit lesser men do not have to make way for friends of the First Family and tude long after the needle was out. the courage to be. Harry Thomason. For that, I am deeply sorry. February 1, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 141 I want to commend the White House been murdered by the Indian Government THOMAS FRANCIS CORCORAN spokesman for publicly admonishing Mr. Rob- since 1984, tens of thousands of Christians What better place is there in the world ert Bennett, the attorney representing Presi- and Muslims have also been killed. In fact, all when you are 11 years old on a sunny sum- dent Clinton and Harry Thomason for continu- non-Hindus are at risk, of oppression in India. mer afternoon than to be at your grand- ing the administration's attack on Mr. Dale and If India is ``the world's largest democracy,'' as father’s side, in a field, mending fences? What better place to learn what is valuable his colleagues. I wrote the President asking it claims to be, then how can it pile up such in life? My brothers and sisters and I learned him to call off his attack squad and that now a gruesome death toll? If India respects the many lessons from Thomas Francis Corcoran seems to be happening. human rights of the people who live in India, when we lived on the family farm just out- The White House spokesman also indicated why do so many citizens of India want to get side of Ottawa. that the President will sign this legislation. I out from under Indian rule? We learned not by being told—for Grandpa anticipate these bills will pass both Chambers I have criticized the absence of religious was a man who chose his words carefully, relatively quickly. freedom in Burma, Vietnam, China, and other and used them sparingly—but by observing. I am pleased to introduce this bill on behalf totalitarian countries. India's record does not He taught by example. We saw his quiet dig- seem much better. Just this week, the Indian nity, his discipline, his economy, and his of the seven Travel Office employees. They honesty. We saw a man at peace with himself served their country for many years with pride, Government jailed an 88-year-old Catholic and with the world. He gave unqualified love, integrity, and ethics. All of these characteris- priest and a 50-year-old nun on charges of a love my sister Camilla described yesterday tics are essential if we ever hope to restore violating a law outlawing religious conversion. as the purest she had encountered. He left an people's faith in their Government. Beyond India's systematic abuse of human enduring imprint. H.R. — rights in Kashmir, Nagaland, and Khalistan, I Thomas Francis Corcoran was a lifelong farmer. He loved the land. He was in concert Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- am deeply concerned with India's growing with the great silent forces that shape the resentatives of the United States of America in negative role in Afghanistan. India's support world. His work connected him with his com- Congress assembled, for the Rabbani regime in Kabul troubles me munity and with the world. He came from a SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN because of Mr. Rabanni's rejection of efforts time when you would call your neighbors in LEGAL EXPENSES AND RELATED to return Afghanistan to peace. I have pro- the evening and say, ‘‘The crops are in, be FEES. posed that former King Zahir Shah serve as a here early.’’ And the men would come and (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the transitional Head of State of Afghanistan while work in the fields until lunch. There would Treasury shall pay, from amounts in the be two tables set up outside, and after wash- Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such the Afghan people write a constitution, orga- ing at the pump, they would try to sit down sums as are necessary to reimburse former nize elections, and ultimately, establish a at the first table, because there were some employees of the White House Travel Office peaceful and democratic Afghanistan. Unfortu- great eaters in that crowd and you could not whose employment in that Office was termi- nately, Mr. Rabanni has opposed this possible be sure that the food would hold out. At the nated on May 19, 1993, for any legal expenses solution in favor of continued fighting and end of the day no money would change and related fees they incurred with respect chaos. Indian's support for Rabanni makes hands. to that termination. him less likely to accept reasonable efforts to He took pride in the visible return that the (b) VERIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary end Afghanistan's bloodshed. earth makes for labor. He took pride in pass- shall pay an individual in full under sub- ing the land on to the next generation, when section (a) upon submission by the individual India should be our friend. But, Mr. Speaker, his son returned to farm. At the end of each of documentation verifying the legal ex- the more we learn about India, the harder that season, he had increased the stock and store penses and related fees. friendship will be to sustain. of the world. And today, at the close of his (c) NO INFERENCE OF LIABILITY.—Liability f final season, he has added to the storehouse of the United States shall not be inferred of memories of each of us. from enactment of or payment under this TRIBUTE TO THOMAS FRANCIS Grandpa was a strong man, who did hard section. CORCORAN physical labor all his life. In recent years the f time had taken a toll. One of his great loves HON. JERRY WELLER was training and racing horses. Remember HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND that in a race the horse and jockey do not UNFRIENDLY FOREIGN POLICY OF ILLINOIS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES stop when they reach the line: there is a lit- IN INDIA tle canter before reaching a standstill. It is Thursday, February 1, 1996 then that the jockey hears the cheers of the HON. DANA ROHRABACHER Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, I want to inform crowd, and thinks back on the race just run. my colleagues in the House of Representa- I like to think that Grandpa was in a canter OF CALIFORNIA these last years: and special thanks is due to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tives of the recent death of Thomas Francis those who on a daily basis cared for him and Corcoran of Ottawa, IL, at the age of 86. Thursday, February 1, 1996 gave him cheer. Through his son, former Illinois Congressman Thomas Francis Corcoran was not a man of Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, India re- Tom Corcoran, I first became acquainted with sorrow, he was a man of great humor. He cently celebrated the anniversary of the adop- the late Mr. Corcoran many years ago. He never spoke a harsh word to anyone, and tion of its constitution. While I applaud India's was a true man of the land, loved and re- never lost his smile. He would not think it embrace of democratic principles, we should spected by all who knew him. Moreover, he inappropriate to have humor at a funeral. not overlook India's brutal repression of Sikhs, was representative of the hard working, hon- His humor gave him strength and stability to meet the challenges life presents. A story Christians, and Muslims. India and the United est, good men and women who farm our Na- illustrates the point. States should be friends, but our friendship tion's fields to produce food for our own peo- One day in late summer when I was 11 and will become increasingly strained unless India ple and others around the world. my brother Phil 10, we worked an afternoon starts to practice the democratic values it One of the privileges of serving in Congress with Grandpa and there came a time when claims. is meeting America's unsung heroes, either in we needed to return a small tractor to a Also troubling are India's testing of the our congressional district or across this great shed, some distance away. Always encourag- Prithvi±II missile. The missile's 156-mile range country of ours. Thomas Francis Corcoran ing us, Grandpa asked Phil if he knew how to is a clear threat to Pakistan. In context of this was one of those unsung heroes. drive the tractor. Phil, always eager to please his grandfather, said ‘‘Yes.’’ Well we blatant intimidation of Pakistan, India's desire Mr. Corcoran's grandson, Evan, worked on started off down the narrow lane with Phil to test another nuclear device can only be the staff of our friend and colleague from Vir- on the tractor and Grandpa and me in the seen as an extension of its threats to Paki- ginia, Mr. WOLF, and he served on the staff of truck behind. I watched first with amuse- stan. I share India's suspicion of China's re- the House Appropriations Committee before ment, then with concern, as the tractor gional intentions, but that mutual suspicion becoming an assistant U.S. attorney here in began to pick up speed. It began to go faster does not give it leeway to threaten force Washington. In the eloquent eulogy which fol- and faster, and as it did it moved from one against its other neighbors. lows, given by his grandson, Evan, at the fu- side of the lane, bounded by a field of corn, According to the United States State De- neral on December 9, 1995, we are reminded to the other, bounded by a fence, and back and forth again. Well eventually the tractor partment the Indian Government paid over once again about the everyday greatness of took out a couple of rows of corn for a dis- 41,000 cash bounties to police officers for the our people and therefore the greatness of our tance and then came to rest against the killing of Sikhs since 1991. Sikhs are not the country. fence. We stopped and Grandpa walked over only victims of India's state terrorism. In addi- Mr. Speaker, I commend the following Cor- to Phil. With not a hint of anger in his voice, tion to the estimated 150,000 Sikhs who have coran eulogy to my colleagues: he said, ‘‘I thought you said you knew how E 142 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 1996 to drive it.’’ Phil replied, ‘‘I know how to before recovering to defeat Katy Taylor 27±23. from 23 percent to 33 percent by the year drive it Grandpa. I just don’t know how to A narrow 21±20 loss to Westfield followed be- 2005. Realizing the potential of foreign mar- stop.’’ Well, Grandpa just loved that. He fore the Wildcats defeated MacArthur 28±7; kets, delegates to the White House Con- would appreciate the humor in life. Grandpa was a man who, in his own hum- defeated Aldine 26±7; tied Spring 24±24; and ference on Small Business recommended that ble way, walked with God. When he drove a defeated Kingwood 20±3. the Federal Government provide export assist- combine into a new field, he would make the Next, Humble lost to Eisenhower 42±20Ð ance to small businesses, and make export fi- sign of the cross. He is with God now. The putting the Wildcats in a must-win situation to nance more available to these firms through monument to Thomas Francis Corcoran is secure a playoff spot. The Wildcats were up to Federal guarantees. his contribution to our collective spirit, his the challenge; in their regular-season finale, Currently, the Small Business Administration place in the hearts and minds of the family they defeated Nimitz 23±7, winning a place in has a short-term financing program for export and friends and neighbors gathered here in post-season play. transactions. The SBA's Export Working Cap- prayer. In a world where so many forces work to keep us all apart, memories of him In the playoffs, the Wildcats, and their ital Program, which works in conjunction with bind us together. What greater legacy from a coaching staff, showed what they were made the Export-Import Bank, provides loan guaran- decent and a fine man. of. They defeated Baytown Lee 17±14, over- tees to finance small business exports. Until M. EVAN CORCORAN, coming the area's number one-ranked offense. last year, the SBA and the Eximbank har- Ottawa, IL. Next, they tied Texas City 21±21, before going monized their export loan programs to ensure f on to defeat Madison 20±7, and Elkins, 9±5. that all borrowers would have the same loan While the Wildcats' 17±7 loss to San Anto- terms. Both provided a 90 percent guarantee HONORING THREE STATE nio Roosevelt was disappointing, Humble's rate on loans. Businesses seeking to borrow CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAMS players and coaching staff demonstrated last less than $750,000 would apply for an SBA year what they demonstrated the year before: guaranty. Those seeking more than $750,000 HON. CHARLIE NORWOOD that the experts mediocre expectations can be would deal with the Eximbank. Unfortunately, OF GEORGIA exceeded through hard work, dedication, the SBA guarantee rate was reduced in small IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES teamwork and planning. business legislation we enacted last year. As Thursday, February 1, 1996 In addition, to the outstanding record com- a result, a disparity has been created between Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased piled last year by the Wildcats, I want to point the guarantee rate offered to small businesses to bring to your attention three Georgia high out that last year's season also saw Coach by the SBA, and the rate offered to larger school championship football teams from my Quillin achieve his 100th career victoryÐa tes- businesses by the Eximbank. This will likely district. T.W. Josey High School won the tament to his coaching skills. have a chilling effect on small business lend- group AAA championship. The Eagles were In the Wildcats' third-round playoff game ers who will have to incur greater risk in fi- undefeated, going 15±0 under Coach John against Madison, the 17±5A championsÐa nancing small business exports. Starr. Elbert County High School won the game held in Houston AstrodomeÐHumble Mr. Speaker, that is why I am introducing group AA championship. The Blue Devils fin- quarterback Steve O'Neill showed just how tal- legislation today to restore the 90 percent ished the year 14±1 under Coach Tom ented he is. In that game, O'Neill passed for guarantee rate for small businesses who fi- McFerrin. Lincoln County High School won the 92 yards, rushed for 141 yards, and caught nance their export transactions through the group A championship. The Red Devils were two critical passes. His performance in that SBA's Export Working Capital Program. My undefeated, going 15±0 under Coach Larry game impressed even those who were already bill will place small businesses back on a level Campbell. I am very proud of the efforts of familiar with his playing skills earlier in the playing field with larger businesses. This is these young men, there coaches, teachers, season. only fair. While those of us who cheer for the Humble and the communities that supported them. Exporting can be a very lucrative business Wildcats were disappointed by their loss to They are a credit to the State of Georgia. for many of these firms. It's also beneficial for Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct pleasure to San Antonio Roosevelt, we remember that our Nation's economy. The Labor Department herald the accomplishments of these three during their five-game playoff run, the Wildcats Estimates that for every $1 billion in increased champions. won bidistrict, area and regional champion- trade, 20,000 manufacturing jobs and 40,000± f ships. And that's not bad for a team picked to 60,000 service and support jobs are created. finish fifth in their district! Moreover, wages are 22 percent higher on ex- SALUTING COACH NEAL QUILLIN Mr. Speaker, thank you for allowing me to ported goods. AND THE HUMBLE WILDCATS ON do this little hometown boasting. I know you I don't believe anyone in this Chamber ANOTHER GREAT SEASON join with me in congratulating the Humble would intentionally discriminate against small Wildcats and their coaching staff on a truly re- businesses who wish to export their products. HON. JACK FIELDS markable 1995 football season, and in wishing That is why it is important that we restore the OF TEXAS them continued success on an off the field in 90 percent guaranty rate to the Export Work- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the years ahead. They have made all of us ing Capital Program. proud of their accomplishments, and to them The SBA has been invaluable in helping Thursday, February 1, 1996 we say ``thank you.'' small businesses enter international markets. Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the f Nationally, exporters received a total of 1,161 1995 football season was yet another out- loan from the SBA for more than $481 million standing season for the Humble High School SMALL BUSINESS EXPORT WORK- in fiscal year 1994. It is imperative that we Wildcats. The same ``experts'' who predicted ING CAPITAL ENHANCEMENT continue to help the SBA help on small busi- that Humble would finish seventh in their dis- ACT nesses through the Export Working Capital trict in 1994Ðonly to see them win the District Program. I urge my colleagues to show their 21±5A championshipÐwere again proven HON. JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI support for small business exports by cospon- wrong last year. Humble, predicted to finish OF MAINE soring this legislation. fifth in their district in 1995, instead fought IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f their way to a 9±4±2 record, ending their sea- Thursday, February 1, 1996 son in a Division II state semi-final game. IN RECOGNITION OF ARMSTRONG Coach Neal Quillin and the members of the Mr. BALDACCI. Mr. Speaker, as a small WORLD INDUSTRIES OF MARIETTA Humble Wildcats football team have earned businessman, I am acutely aware of the fact the gratitude of their community and fans, and that small businesses are the engines that HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS have earned the respect not only of their op- drive our Nation's economy. I also recognize OF PENNSYLVANIA ponents, but of high school football ``experts'' that these businesses often need assistance IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as well. As an Humble native, and a graduate so that they can expand and increase employ- of Humble High School, I want to take a mo- ment. Thursday, February 1, 1996 ment to salute the remarkable success of the As part of their efforts to expand, many Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, last April, Ameri- Humble High School Wildcat football team this small businesses have begun to recognize the cans were horrified by the image of a past season. potential of markets outside of the United bombed-out courthouse in Oklahoma City. We The Wildcats began the 1995 season on a States. In fact, the percentage of small firms prayed that the tired heroes working day and low noteÐa 24±21 loss to Baytown Sterling, involved in exporting is projected to increase night in the rubble would find more victims February 1, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 143 alive, and return them safely to their worried Whereas, As fishery issues have increas- TRIBUTE TO GENERAL D.O. families. ingly become an important component of GRAHAM Nearly a year after the tragedy, there are water resources management, Mr. Hill has still heroes working to heal the wounds of represented the California Water Commis- sion before Congress and before federal agen- HON. DANA ROHRABACHER Oklahoma City. One such hero is a well- cies to seek funding for needed federal fish- OF CALIFORNIA known business in central Pennsylvania, Arm- ery restoration projects; and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES strong World Industries of Marietta. Whereas, Mr. Hill has been a lifelong resi- Thursday, February 1, 1996 In January, the Marietta plant donated dent of northern California, having been 40,000 square feet of Armstrong ceiling tiles to founder and present of the Redding engineer- Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, Gen. assist in the rebuilding of the Federal court- ing firm of Clair A. Hill and Associates, now Daniel Graham's service to this country has house in Oklahoma City. This generous gift grown to the international firm of CH2MHill. been matched by few Americans. As a tribute was delivered to the director of the Oklahoma In addition to his participation on the Cali- to him and his achievements, I would like to City Customer Service Center of the General fornia Water Commission, he has served as a submit for the RECORD, a letter that Speaker Services Administration. director of the California Chamber of Com- NEWT GINGRICH wrote to General Graham last merce and has been involved with the Amer- year, and General Graham's obituary as it ap- Armstrong World Industries is a shining ex- ican Society of Civil Engineers; and peared in the January 3, 1996, edition of the ample of the charitable spirit that so exempli- Whereas, Mr. Hill’s wealth of knowledge on fies central Pennsylvania. It is this spirit that California water resources management and New York Times. overcomes tragedies and brings people to- long experience in helping the State meet its U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, gether as a community and a nation. water supply needs have made him an in- Washington, DC, May 10, 1995. I am extremely proud of the efforts of the valuable asset to the Water Commission; DEAR DAN: I am sorry I am not able to join Marietta plant and its workers to help their fel- Now, Therefore, I express my sincere you this evening. However, I do not want my low Americans in Oklahoma City. I am certain thanks to Mr. Hill for his service to the peo- appreciation of your achievements to go ple of California and of the Nation, and com- unstated. their generosity will not soon be forgotten. Your contributions to U.S. national secu- f mend him for his personal and professional contributions throughout his career to help- rity and the U.S. space program are excep- ing improve California water management. tionally well known in Congress. As Director TRIBUTE TO CLAIR A. HILL of the Defense Intelligence Agency, your un- WALLY HERGER. flinching analysis of Soviet capabilities and intentions reminded us that the Soviet HON. WALLY HERGER f OF CALIFORNIA Union was an unfailing adversary that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES wished the United States immense harm. TRIBUTE TO JOHN E. KUMPF Your fortitude in telling elected officials the Thursday, February 1, 1996 cold, hard truth, even when they sometimes Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morn- HON. SAM JOHNSON did not want to hear it, served as a guidepost by which we could reorient U.S. foreign pol- ing, to recognize Clair A. Hill, an outstanding OF TEXAS leader in the State of California. icy and win the Cold War. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Even in retirement, General Graham, you Mr. Hill has been an active public servant in were dedicated and forward-thinking which northern California for 30 years and has Thursday, February 1, 1996 you proved by founding High Frontier, a citi- served as chairman of the California Water Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, zen’s organization dedicated to leading the Commission, a director of the California it is with a great deal of personal pleasure that United States towards a secure future in Chamber of Commerce and an active member I recognize the major accomplishments of an space. Your leadership helped President Reagan launch the Strategic Defense Initia- of the American Society of Civil Engineers. individual who dedicated his career to serving His dedication to the balanced management tive, which has brought us ever closer to the interests of our country, Mr. John E. ending the threat of nuclear annihilation. of California's water supply was recognized by Kumpf. the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in its citizen However, you were not satisfied to simply Mr. Kumpf, who has been a resident of Dal- improve national security, but you led High award to him for outstanding lifelong commit- las, TX, for the past 23 years, distinguished Frontier and its sister organization, the ment to the wise use and development of Cali- himself as a fighter pilot from 1950 to 1954. Space Transportation Association, to cre- fornia's water resources. He was a member of the 25th Interceptor atively think about the U.S. future in space. Mr. Speaker, I wish to submit for the Today, under you care and instruction, these Squadron and flew an F±86 Sabre jet during RECORD the following written tribute to Mr. Hill two organizations are among the most cre- in recognition of his distinguished public serv- the Korean war. Mr. Kumpf flew over 100 air ative sources of thinking on developing outer ice and his extraordinary efforts to improve combat and support missions from his base of space as a national resource. The X–33 pro- California water management. Thank you. operations at Suwon, Korea. For his dedicated gram to create a reusable rocket that dra- efforts during this campaign, Mr. Kumpf re- matically lowers the cost of access to space, IN RECOGNITION OF CLAIR A. HILL FOR for example, would not be happening today EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC SERVICE ceived the Distinguished Flying Cross and the without the contributions of you and your Whereas, Clair A. Hill is leaving the Cali- Air Medal with three clusters. He continued in the U.S. Air Force until December 1954 when colleagues. fornia Water Commission after 30 years of In closing, I can only say thank you for public service on that body, his tenure hav- he received an honorable discharge as a cap- your past service in the Cold War and your ing spanned the terms of seven governors; tain. Mr. Kumpf continued to serve his country wonderful contributions to America’s future. and for 20 years through the U.S. Air Force Re- In formulating a vision for space develop- Whereas, Mr. Hill began his service on the serve as a pilot and public information officer, ment, you planted, watered, and nurtured a California Water Commission in 1949, when it retiring as a lieutenant colonel. seed that is growing as we speak and will one was then known as the State Water Re- day surpass our wildest imagination. Thank sources Board, and has ably served as Vice- After Korea, he continued his career in the defense sector by joining Sperry Rand Corp. you Lieutenant General Daniel O. Graham Chair and Chair of that body; and for helping save America. Whereas, His interest in, and dedication to, in 1956. He served them admirably in public Your friend, multi-purposes coordinated management of relations and marketing for 16 years in his NEWT GINGRICH. California’s water supply was recognized by hometown of Minneapolis, MN. [From the New York Times, Jan. 3, 1996] U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in its Citizen In 1972, he joined E-Systems, in Dallas, TX, D.O. GRAHAM, 70, CREATOR OF ‘STAR WARS’ Award to him for ‘‘outstanding lifelong com- as director of public relations and later as vice mitment to the wise use and development of DEFENSE California’s water resources’’; and president, corporate communications. He di- (By Steve Lohr) Whereas, Mr. Hill’s history of involvement rected the annual U.S. savings bonds drive to Lieut. Gen. Daniel O. Graham, one of the in water resources management at the state- solicit employees to buy U.S. savings bonds leading architects of President Ronald Rea- wide level is demonstrated by his long asso- through payroll deduction. As a result, over a gan’s Strategic Defense Initiative, also ciation with the California Water Plan. In 23-year period, E-Systems employees have known as ‘‘Star Wars,’’ died on Sunday at his 1957, he signed the State Water Resources purchased more than $110 million of U.S. sav- home in Arlington, Va. He was 70. Board’s letter transmitting Department of ings bonds. General Graham died of colon cancer, Brig. Water Resources Bulletin 3, the first Califor- Gen. Robert Richardson 3d, a friend and nia water plan. In his most recent term on In summary, Mr. Kumpf merits our thanks longtime colleague, said yesterday. the California Water Commission, he partici- and tribute for the outstanding contribution he While others, including Dr. Edward Teller, pated in the Commission public hearing on has made to his country. My personal thanks played roles in getting the Reagan Adminis- the latest update of the plan; and and extraordinary citizen and constituent. tration to adopt the Star Wars plan to shield E 144 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 1996 the United States from Soviet nuclear at- two brothers, Patrick of San Diego and company's surgical sutures. During World War tack with space-based missiles, even General James of Colorado Springs, and one sister, II, with silk in great demand for parachutes, Graham’s opponents acknowledge that he Sharon Martinez of Pacifica, Calif. Johnson & Johnson began manufacturing its was probably the most persistent advocate f floss using nylon. Today, its floss is available for the approach. in a wide variety of forms and flavors. Flossing ‘‘Dan Graham got it on the national agen- TRIBUTE TO DR. JAMES A DOPPKE da and, though it’s been modified recently, removes plaque, a sticky colorless substance the ballistic missile defense concept has re- that forms on your teeth, from places that can- mained on the agenda ever since,’’ said John HON. JERRY WELLER not be reached by a toothbrush. If plaque isn't Pike, director of the space policy project of OF ILLINOIS removes, especially from below the gum line, the Federation of American Scientists, a re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the bacteria in the plaque can attack the sur- search group in Washington. rounding gums and supporting bone. Flossing The Strategic Defense Initiative changed Thursday, February 1, 1996 its name to the Ballistic Missile Defense is an integral part of proper tooth and gum Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, today, I'd like to care, and is considered by organizations such Project in 1993, Mr. Pike noted, but the congratulate Dr. James A. Doppke as he is in- project is still spending more than $3 billion as the American Dental Association and a year on the kind of high-technology pro- augurated the seventh president to serve at American Dental Hygienists' Association to be grams that General Graham championed the College of St. Francis in Joliet, IL. a major preventative measure against gum A graduate of West Point, General Graham As part of its 75th anniversary celebration, disease and tooth decay. spent 30 years in the military, serving in the College of St. Francis will inaugurate Dr. Mr. Speaker, as a Member of the House Germany, Korea and Vietnam. Much of his Doppke on February 9, 1996. and as a dentist, let me stress that flossing is career was spent in military intelligence as a Dr. Doppke, who previously served as exec- as important for children as it is for adults. Pe- Soviet specialist, and he became an expert in utive vice president of the College of St. missile defense systems and satellite surveil- diatric dentists have found that during the cav- lance. He rose to become deputy director of Francis, was appointed president by unani- ity prone years of childhood, flossing morning the Central Intelligence Agency for two mous board decision, which cited his leader- and night can actually reverse the earliest years in the 1970’s, before he became the di- ship and commitment to the college and its stages of tooth decay by allowing the tooth rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency growth. enamel to reharden. from 1974 to 1976, when he retired. Before coming to the College of St. Francis, Attitudes and habits established at an early The general was known as an ardent hawk, Dr. Doppke was vice president for Educational age are critical in maintaining good oral health even among his Pentagon peers, a man who Affairs at the College of Lake County. He also throughout life. During National Children's strongly believed in the 1970’s that the rapid growth of the Soviet Union’s military was served as associate provost and professor of Dental Health Month, I urge parents to make being ignored within the American intel- English at Chicago State University. sure their children are following a good oral ligence community. And it was after General Dr. Doppke holds a baccalaureate degree healthcare program that includes regular Graham retired from the military that he with honors from the University of Notre Dame brushing and flossing. I also urge everyone to was able to press his views most effectively. and master's degree and doctor of philosophy visit their oral healthcare professional to learn In 1976, General Graham advised Ronald degrees in English from the university of Chi- how to properly care for their teeth and gums. Reagan in his first Presidential campaign, cago. I ask my colleagues to join me as I salute which was unsuccessful. In late 1979, the gen- We need dedicated and hard working edu- the American Dental Association for their con- eral was again asked to advise Mr. Reagan on military matters in his bid for the Presi- cators like Dr. Doppke as we look to a young- tinued responsibility and dedication to the dency. Even then, General Graham was en- er generation for our future leaders, workers, health and well-being of America's children, thusiastic about shifting the nation’s mili- parents, and citizens. and to congratulate Johnson & Johnson for a tary resources to an antimissile defense. But Thank you, Dr. Doppke, for your commit- century of giving Americans a healthy smile. as the general recalled later, the invitation ment to education, and we wish you the best f from Mr. Reagan prompted him to get ‘‘real- of luck during your tenure as President of the SEALY TIGERS WIN CLASS 3A ly busy’’ on finding a way to pursue an anti- College of St. Francis. missile defense policy. STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL In his research, General Graham came f CHAMPIONSHIP—AGAIN upon a plan developed in the Eisenhower Ad- NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DENTAL ministration to destroy Russian missiles early in flight with Ballistic Missile Boost HEALTH MONTH HON. JACK FIELDS Intercepts, or Bambi, an early blueprint for OF TEXAS space-based battle stations. The project was HON. CHARLIE NORWOOD IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES canceled after the Kennedy Administration OF GEORGIA Thursday, February 1, 1996 concluded that it would be costly and un- workable. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, we Tex- Yet General Graham came to the view that Thursday, February 1, 1996 ans take our football pretty seriously. We look technical strides in the intervening two dec- forward to Sunday afternoons when we can ades gave the concept of space-based missile Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today watch the Houston Oilers and the Dallas Cow- defense new life, according to ‘‘Teller’s to recognize two events which have helped to boys. Even more, we relish Saturday after- War,’’ a 1992 history of Star Wars by William keep America smiling over the years. The year noonsÐwhen our A&M Aggies, UT J. Broad. 1996 marks the 55th year of annual recogni- Longhorns, Baylor Bears and other take the In 1981, General Graham set up High Fron- tion of the importance of children's dental field. But what we really live for is Friday eve- tier Inc., a policy organization intended to health. It also marks the 100th anniversary of study and promote defense systems in space. nings, when young men throughout our State In the last few years, High Frontier has fo- Johnson & Johnson's dental floss product. don their uniforms and helmets to fight for the cused more on space transportation and sup- The annual observance of children's dental honor of their high schools and their commu- port systems instead of missiles, said Gen- health began as a 1-day event in Cleveland, nities. eral Richardson, deputy director of High OH, on February 3, 1941. On February 8, Sealy High School is one such high school, Frontier in Arlington, Va. 1949, the American Dental Association held and Sealy, TX, is one such community. Born on April 13, 1925, General Graham the first national observance of Children's Again last year, the players and coaching spent his childhood as the son of farmers Dental Health Day. This single day observ- staff of the Sealy Tigers defended the honor of near Medford, Ore. He came from a poor fam- ily, working in saw mills and orchards as a ance became a week-long event in 1995. By their high school and their home town by com- teen-ager, his son, Douglas, of Arlington, 1981, the program was extended to a month- piling a 15±0 record, and winning the class 3A said yesterday. long celebration known today as National Chil- Texas high school football championship for General Graham is survived by his second dren's Dental Health Month. the second consecutive year. The Sealy Ti- wife, Adele Piro Graham, whom he married As far back as 1850 dental references rec- gers have compiled a 32±0 record over the in 1994. His first wife, Ruth Maxwell Graham, ommended the use of ``waxen silken floss.'' In last two seasons, and a 42±3 record over the died in 1989. 1896, Johnson & Johnson introduced its den- last three seasons. Besides his wife and son, General Graham is survived by six other children, Daniel Jr. tal floss by advertising in dental journals. It Such an outstanding record is a testament of Fairfax, Va.; Melanie of Los Angeles; Lau- was a welcome alternative to the popular to the hard work and dedication of the rie of Falls Church, Va.; Elizabeth of Fal- method of treating gum disease at the timeÐ school's football players, and its coaching mouth, Va.; Julianne Stovall of Alexandria, live leeches. The product was originally made staffÐespecially Sealy High School's head and Margaret Cuccinello of Thomaston, Me.; out of silkÐthe same silk that was used in the football coach and athletic director, T.J. Mills. February 1, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 145 Throughout his career, coach Mills has re- Wisconsin. In addition to her work at Aurora, IN SUPPORT OF OUR TROOPS peated one phrase to his players time and Jestene devotes her time and expertise to time again: ``You've got to find a way to win.'' several key Wisconsin organizations. Jestene HON. DAVID E. BONIOR And they have. In fact, during the 1995 regular is the chairwoman of the Private Industry OF MICHIGAN season, Sealy outscored its opponents 449 to Council Board. She also serves on the State IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 58; during the playoffs, the Tigers outscored Maternal and Child Health Program Advisory their opponents 229 to 43. Thursday, February 1, 1996 Committee, the Milwaukee Area Health Edu- The success of the 1995 Sealy Tigers was cation Centers of Wisconsin board, the UW- Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I proudly rise to recognized when district 23±AAA coachers pay tribute to the American troops who are met recently. Coach Mills was voted coach of Milwaukee School of Nursing advisory council, the National Black Nurses executive commit- helping implement peace in Bosnia and the year by his colleagues, and 19 Sealy play- Herzegovina. In the words of Mrs. Janet tee, and the Wisconsin Black Health Coalition ers were named to the all district team. Maguire, one of the constituents I have the Among those players named to the all-dis- advisory council. In addition, Jestene chairs privilege to represent, ``The men and women trict teams was linebacker Steven Newsome, the Milwaukee Breast Cancer Awareness are prepared to give the ultimate sacrifice if who was voted defensive player of the year. Project advisory board which received a Thou- need be and we should not take them for Others named to the first team offense were sand Points of Light award from former Presi- granted.'' running back Chris Tate; kicker Jeremy dent Bush for its unfailing energy in fighting for Mrs. Maguire epitomizes both the pride and Monsivais; center Ryan Eckelberg; tackle Mike a breast cancer cure. concern that Americans have for the members Kovar; and quarterback Brad Burttschell. Jestene's record of community service is as of our Armed Forces. In her letter to me she Named to the second team were guard Vince states ``They [our troops] have agreed to go to Doyle; tight end Jarrod Novicke; back Jaron equally impressive as her professional en- deavors. She has served as a personal men- a strange land and risk their lives to ensure Dabney; and receiver Chris Lincecum. peace and the least we as Americans can do In addition to Steven Newsome, players tor for many nursing students and developed is give them our support and let them know named to the first team defense were lineman a school-wide mentor program for Milwaukee's they will not be forgotten.'' Because of her ef- Taurus Downey; end Chase Schavrda; line- North Division High School. Jestene has fur- forts, the St. Clair Shores City Council passed backer Paul Martinez; secondary Gary Hill; ther coordinated scores of community health a resolution calling for all citizens to ``support and secondary Stephen Kaye. Named to the fairs for Milwaukee public school students and our service men and women by flying the flag second team were lineman Steve Aguado; at area senior centersÐdemonstrating that and keeping them and their families in our end Nathan Pless; linebacker Mario Tarver; health care awareness is critical for people of thoughts and prayers.'' I applaud Mrs. Maguire and secondary Forrest Wagner. all ages. Jestene is also a familiar face to and the city's leaders for their show of sup- To each of them, and to everyone associ- most Wisconsin residents, routinely appearing port. ated with the Sealy Tigers football team, I say on television and radio programs to discuss I am proud of the fact the American troops congratulations. You have much to be proud are saving lives in Bosnia. We in the United of, and you, together with your coaching staff, pressing health issues. States have a moral duty to stand up for have set an example of excellence for others Jestene has received several awards and peace whenever possible. To do so is in our to follow in the years ahead. commendations for her remarkable work, in- national interest and is in keeping with the f cluding the prestigious Health Advancement ideals on which our Nation was founded. For Award. Throughout my career in the Wiscon- A TRIBUTE TO JESTENE MCCORD, 220 years we have sent American men and A PIONEER IN THE FIELD OF sin State Legislature and here in Congress, I women overseas, not just to defend American HEALTH CARE have seldom seen a person in public life who interests, but to defend American valuesÐto commands as much respect and admiration stand up for freedom, democrary, and human HON. THOMAS M. BARRETT as Jestene. A countless number of elected of- rights. This is what America stands for. And ficials and policymakers including myself, have OF WISCONSIN that is why we should all be proud of our troops who are carrying out their missions in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES come to rely on Jestene's expertise, and will continue to do so well into the future. Jestene support of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina Thursday, February 1, 1996 is truly at the forefront of the health care pro- with professional excellence, dedicated patriot- Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, it fession, and her compassion and energy ism, and exemplary bravery. is with great pride that I join with my col- knows no bounds. We have a responsibility to support these leagues in commemorating the beginning of brave men and women and give them the re- Black History Month by paying tribute to one Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me sources needed to protect themselves against of Wisconsin's truly outstanding African Amer- in saluting the accomplishments of Jestene threats and minimize risk. I ask all Americans ican women, Ms. Jestene McCord. McCord. The people of Milwaukee, and all of to join with me, Mrs. Janet Maguire, and the As the director of urban affairs for Aurora Wisconsin have indeed been blessed by her St. Clair Shores City Council in flying the flag Health Care, Jestene is a tireless advocate for selfless devotion to both her profession and and support our troops while they pave the the people of Milwaukee and cities throughout her community. road to peace in the former Yugoslavia.