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May 11, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2969 We know that it will now be very dif- Center for Policy Studies Markovic, Djordje Natosevic, Veljko ficult and sometimes very painful. The NEZAVISNOST; Center for Transition Vlahovic, Sangaj, and Djuro Danicic example of the German-French post- to Democracy; Civic Initiatives; Dis- and a day care center Duga. war reconciliation and cooperation trict 0230 ; EKO Center; Euro- Mr. Speaker, I have a list I would could serve as a model and stimulus. In pean Movement in ; Forum for like to submit to the House of Rep- the sake of future life together the Ethnic Relations and Foundation for resentatives of all of the public facili- pain of crime has to be revealed so that Peace and Crisis Management; Founda- ties, the hospitals, the schools, the it is with forgiveness remembered. This tion for Peace and Crisis Management; housing facilities, the infrastructure, tragedy, yours and ours, personal and Group 484; the Helsinki Committee for telecommunications, cultural, reli- collective, is a result of a long series of Human Rights in Serbia; Society for gious shrines and cultural and histor- erroneous policies of the most radical Peace and Tolerance (Backa Palanka); ical monuments and museums that forces among us and in the inter- ’s Peace Group (Sombor); the have been damaged in the NATO bomb- national community. The continuation Student Union of Yugoslavia; the ing. of these policies will take both Trade Union Confederation; the Union 4. HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE CENTRES (16): and into abyss. Also, the for Truth about Anti-Fascist Resist- Hospitals and health-care institutions, road of collective guilt is a road of ance; the Urban Inn (Novi Pazar); VIN which have been damaged in bombing in- frustration, continuation of hatred and Weekly Video News; Women in Black; clude: endless vengeance. That is why this YU Lawyersi Committee for Human Hospital and Medical Centre in the terri- road has to be abandoned. Our first Rights. tory in ; Hospital and Poly-clinic in step of distancing from hatred, ethnic This comes from , dated Nis; Geronotological Centre in Leskovac; conflict and bloody retaliations is a April 30, 1999. General Hospital in Djakovica; City Hospital public expression of our deepest com- Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Speaker, will in ; Gynaecological Hospital and the gentleman yield? Maternity Ward of the Clinical Centre in passion and sincere condemnation of Belgrade; Neuropsychiatric Ward ‘‘Dr. Laza everything that you and your fellow Mr. KUCINICH. I yield to the gen- Lazarevic’’ and Central Pharmacy of the citizens are experiencing,’’ and keep in tleman from California. Emergency Centre in Belgrade; Army Med- mind, Mr. Speaker, this is a letter from Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask ical Academy in Belgrade; Medical Centre members of a Serbian nongovern- the indulgence of the House simply to and Ambulance Centre in ; ‘‘Sveti mental organization pro-democracy put on record that the citizens of Ohio Sava’’ hospital in Belgrade; Medical Centre group. and the citizens of Cleveland in par- in ; Dispensary on Mount Zlatibor; ticular ought to recognize the courage Health Care Centre in Rakovica. b 1930 and wisdom of their representative, the 5. SCHOOLS (MORE THAN 190 FACILITIES) They go on to say, and this is a letter gentleman from Ohio (Mr. KUCINICH), Over 190 schools, faculties and facilities for to their Albanian brothers and sisters, that alone, in the midst of a lot of pres- students and children were damaged in ‘‘As citizens of Serbia we today suffer sure, he stood up for the constitutional NATO bombing (over 20 faculties, 6 collages, destruction and casualties as a result obligation that this body go on record 40 secondary and 80 elementary schools, 6 student dormitories), including: of NATO bombing, armed conflict in before we commit our troops to war, and long-lasting economic and Elementary schools ‘‘16. oktobar’’ and and in a bipartisan way I wish to recog- ‘‘Vladimir Rolovic’’ in Belgrade; Day-care social tumbles under the burden of the nize that this evening during his spe- centre in settlement Petlovo Brdo in Bel- dictatorship’s deadly policies. Ethnic cial order. grade; Two secondary schools in the terri- cleansing, NATO bombing and armed Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I thank tory of Nis; Elementary schools ‘‘Toza conflict should stop because they are the gentleman from California (Mr. Markovic’’, ‘‘Djordje Natosevic’’, ‘‘Veljko not contributing to the solution of the CAMPBELL) for those remarks. Vlahovic’’, ‘‘Sangaj’’ and ‘‘Djuro Danicic’’ and a day-care centre ‘‘Duga’’ in Novi Sad Kosovo crisis but only making it deep- f en. There should be no more casualties. and creches in Visarionova Street and in the All refugees should be allowed to re- WE CANNOT HAVE DEMOCRACY IN neighborhood of Sangaj; Traffic School Cen- tre, Faculty of Philosophy; Four elementary turn safely to their homes and live in SERBIA IF WE BLOW UP THE CI- VILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE schools and a Medical high school in the ter- the manner appropriate for free and ritory of Leskovac. proud people. We are convinced that to- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Elementary school in Lucane, as well as a gether we will find strength and cour- REYNOLDS). Under a previous order of larger number of education facilities in the age to step on the road of peace, de- the House, the gentleman from Cali- territory of Kosovo and Metohija; Faculties mocracy, respect of human rights, mu- fornia (Mr. CAMPBELL) is recognized for of Law and Economics and elementary tual reconciliation and respect. Dia- 5 minutes. school ‘‘Radoje Domanovic’’ in Nis; Elemen- logue, political negotiations and peace Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Speaker, I yield tary schools in Kraljevo and the villages of Cvetka, Aketa and Ladjevci; In Sombor: ele- process have no alternative. For all of to my friend, the gentleman from Ohio mentary schools ‘‘Ivo Lola Ribar’’, ‘‘A us, it is the only way out of the war (Mr. Kucinich), to finish his remarks. Mrazovic’’, ‘‘N. Vukicevic’’ and ‘‘Nikola conflict. It is the safest way to secure Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I thank Tesla’’ in Kljajicevo; School centre in Kula; the return of refugees to their homes, the gentleman from California (Mr. Elementary school and Engineering sec- to renew normal life and activities and CAMPBELL) for yielding his time. ondary school centre in Rakovica. find a solution to the status of Kosovo. Mr. Speaker, I read that letter from 6. PUBLIC AND HOUSING FACILITIES (TENS OF In order to make this happen, we have the pro democracy groups in Serbia be- THOUSANDS) to join our efforts to end the war con- cause they are relating to the suffering Severe damage to the facilities of the Re- flict, revitalize the peace process and of their Kosovo brothers and sisters. publican and Federal Ministry of the Interior reconstruct, economically and demo- At the same time, as this bombing in Belgrade (3 April 1999). Damage to the cratically, the development of Kosovo, continues, I just want to read briefly building of the Institute for Security of the Serbia and the entire Balkan region. from a list of the damages that have Ministry of the Interior in Banjica (3 April been done already by NATO bombing. 1999); Severe damage to the TV RTS studio We are convinced that by joining forces in Pristina; Heavy damage to Hydro-Mete- we can contribute to the reaching of a Over 190 schools, faculties and facili- orological Station (Bukulja, near just and rational political solution to ties for students and children have Arandjelovac); Post Office in Pristina de- the status of Kosovo and build con- been damaged in the NATO bombing up stroyed (7 April 1999); Refugee centre in fidence and cooperation between Serbs to April 19, according to this report. Pristina destroyed (7 April 1999); ‘‘Tornik’’ and Albanians.’’ Over 20 faculties, 6 colleges, 40 sec- ski resort on Mount Zlatibor (on 8 April This heartfelt letter comes from the ondary and 80 elementary schools; 6 1999); ‘‘Divcibare’’ mountain resort (on 11 Alternative Academic Education Net- student dormitories, including elemen- April 1999); ‘‘Baciste’’ Hotel on Mount work; the Association of Citizens for tary schools; 16 oktobar and Vladimir (on 12 April 1999); City power plant in the town of Krusevac (12–13 April 1999); Democracy, Social Justice and Support Rolovic in Belgrade; the day care cen- Meteorolocial Station on Mount Kopaonik for Trade Unions; the Belgrade Circle; ter in the settlement of Petlovo Brdo damaged (on 13 April 1999). the Belgrade Women Studies Center; in Belgrade; 2 secondary schools in the Four libraries in Rakovica sustained heavy the Center for Policy Studies Center; territory Nis; elementary schools Toza damage: ‘‘Radoje Dakic’’, ‘‘Isidora Sekulic’’, H2970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 11, 1999

‘‘Milos Crnjanski’’ and ‘‘Dusan Matic’’; Ref- BELL), for his leadership, his willing- THE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ugee camp ‘‘7 juli’’ in Paracin has sustained ness to stand up and speak out and CAPITAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 1999 heavy damage; Office building of the Provin- challenge this illegal and immoral war. cial Executive Council of , Novi The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Sad; Several thousand housing facilities Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Speaker, re- previous order of the House, the gentle- damaged or destroyed, privately or State claiming my time, I want to thank my woman from Oregon (Ms. HOOLEY) is owned, across Yugoslavia—most striking ex- colleague and applaud his courage and recognized for 5 minutes. amples being housing blocks in downtown farsightedness. Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, Aleksinac and those near Post Office in I rise today to address one of our Na- Pristina. f tion’s fastest-growing industries, the 7. INFRASTRUCTURE high-tech industry. In 1998 alone, the Electrical Power Supply in Batajnica (26 LIVABILITY information technology industry ac- March 1999); Damage to water supply system counted for 15 percent of our Nation’s in (5 April 1999); Damage to a power The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a economic growth, and there is no indi- station in (10 April 1999); Tele- previous order of the House, the gen- phone lines cut off in Bogutovac (10 April cation that this trend will slow in the tleman from Connecticut (Mr. LARSON) 1999); Damage to a power station in Pristina future. (12 April 1999); Damage to Bistrica hydro- is recognized for 5 minutes. Our high-technology economy cre- electric power station in Polinje (13 April Mr. LARSON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to ates better-paying jobs, increases pro- 1999); support a program that is helping cities and ductivity in all sectors of the economy TELECOMMUNICATIONS towns across the country find ways to build and relies on a knowledgeable work- TV TRANSMITTERS (17): safer, stronger, and more economically viable force. Further, high-tech companies Jastrebac (), Gucevo (Loznical), communities. It is called the Transportation currently employ 4.8 million people. Cot (Fruska ), Grmija (Pristina), and Community and System Preservation Pilot But, Mr. Speaker, we have a problem. Bogutovac (Pristina), TV transmitter on Mt program. While many of our state and local Recent studies have shown a signifi- Goles (Pristina), Mokra Gora (Pristina), governments are struggling to deal with the cant shortage of qualified workers in Kutlovac (Stari Trg), ‘‘Cigota’’ (Uzice), problems relating to urban sprawl and how to ‘‘Tornik’’ (Uzice), Transmitter on Crni high-tech industries nationwide. (), Satellite station (In Prilike near create livable communities, this is one pro- Today, there are about 190,000 unfilled ), TV masts and transmitters (Novi gram that focuses on finding solution to these information technology jobs in the Sad), TV transmitter on Mt Ovcara (Cacak), difficult problems. United States, and nearly half of the TV transmitter on Kijevo (Belgrade), TV Funds from this pilot program are provided CEOs of these companies report having transmitter on Mt Cer, Communications to eligible state and local governments and inadequate numbers of workers to staff relay on Mt Jagodnji (Jrupanj). municipal planning organizations to help them their companies. CULTURAL-HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND accomplish goals such as improving the effi- This personnel shortage is expected RELIGIOUS SHRINES ciency of their transportation system and en- to grow rapidly over the next decade. If MEDIEVAL MONASTERIES AND RELIGIOUS suring access to jobs, services, and centers of we fail to give this issue the appro- SHRINES (16): trade. priate attention today, we may send Monastery Gracanica from 14th century (24 many of these well-paying, high-paying March—6 April 1999); Monastery Rekovica Just how necessary is this pilot program to from 17th century (29 March 1999); Patri- cities and towns? Let's look at the numbers: jobs overseas. archate of Pec (1 April 1999); Church in This year 324 applications were received from In order to address this shortage, I Jelasnica near (4 April 1999); Mon- communities across the country, all vieing to have introduced H.R. 709, the Tech- astery of the Church of St. Juraj (built in be one of the 35 that were finally selected. nology Education Capital Investment 1714) in (1 April 1999); Mon- Fortunately for the First District of Con- Act. This legislation would help to astery of Holy Mother (12th century) at the necticut, one of the those 35 final selections stimulate technology education and in- estuary of the Kosanica in the Toplica—ter- was a joint application filed by the city of Hart- crease the number of graduates of engi- ritory of municipality of Kursumlija (4 April ford, the town of Suffield, and the town of neering and technology workers from 1999); Monastery of St. Nicholas (12th cen- our universities and community col- tury) in the territory of the municipality of West Hartford. After reading this unique and Kursumlija (4 April 1999); Monastery of St. resourceful proposal, I was pleased to write a leges. Archangel Gabriel in Zemun (5 April 1999); letter of support to Secretary Slater on behalf The act addresses the issue of worker Roman St. Antonio in of the three communities. The driving force shortage in high-technology industry Djakovica (29 March 1999); Orthodox ceme- behind their project is quite simple: teamwork. by making science and technology a tery in Gnjilane (30 March 1999); Monuments Their proposal, which has received a priority for elementary schools, higher destroyed in Bogutovac (8 April 1999); $480,000 grant through the pilot project, ac- education and businesses alike. My bill ‘‘Kadinjaca’’ memorial complex (8 April would provide money to the National 1999); Vojlovica monastery near Pancevo (12 knowledges the tension that often exists be- tween grassroots, neighborhood efforts and Science Foundation to provide elemen- April 1999); Hopovo monastery, iconostasis tary school children with programs damaged (12 April 1999); Orthodox Christian more top-down regional planning. Therefore, it cemetery in Pristina (12 April 1999); Mon- proposes to use this tension for its creative that encourage math and science. H.R. 709 also creates scholarships for astery church St. Archangel Michael in potential. They will work from both a regional students entering math, science and Rakovica (16 April 1999). and a neighborhood level to develop engineering degree programs and devel- CULTURAL-HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND intermodel design standards that address ops partnerships between high-tech- MUSEUMS (8): walking, biking, parking, transit, trucking and nology firms and institutions of higher Severe damage to the roof structure of the easing traffic congestion. Fortress of Petrovaradin (1 April 1999); education by providing hands-on in- Heavy damage to ‘‘Tabacki bridge’’, four I urge my colleagues to continue to support ternships for college students. centuries old, in Djakovica (5 April 1999); this innovative program so that our cities and Finally, this legislation extends tax Substantial damage to the building in Stara towns can be better prepared to meet the exemption for employer-provided edu- Carsija (Old street) in Djakovica (5 April challenge of the 21st century. They can only cation assistance and establishes a 1999); Destroyed archives housed in one of succeed if we provide the financial framework, the Government buildings in Belgrade (3 Technology Workforce Commission but let their vision create the communities of that would report back to Congress on April 1999); Memorial complex in Gucevo tomorrow. (); Memorial complex ‘‘Sumarice’’ in what to do about this issue. ; Vojvodina Museum in Novi Sad; I have introduced this bill not only f Old Military Barracks in Kragujevac—under because I am deeply concerned with the the protection of the state (16 April 1999). The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a shortage of well-trained high-tech Mr. Speaker, we cannot have democ- previous order of the House, the gentle- workers but also out of concern that racy in Serbia if we blow up the civil- woman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE) our children are falling behind their ian infrastructure, which is a pre- is recognized for 5 minutes. peers in what is already a worldwide condition for ever having a democratic (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas ad- marketplace. movement in that country. dressed the House. Her remarks will We must make education and learn- I am so grateful to my colleague, the appear hereafter in the Extensions of ing a priority. This bill, in fact, will re- gentleman from California (Mr. CAMP- Remarks.) duce the current shortage of qualified