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February 1, 1988 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 457 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Monday, February 1, 1988 The House met at 12 noon. <For message, see proceedings of the care, how it would be financed, the The Chaplain, Rev. James David Senate of today, Monday, February 1, benefits that would accrue to those Ford, D.D., offered the following 1988.) under the program, and the effective prayer: ness for home health as opposed to in As Your Word, 0 God, has given stitutional care. comfort through the ages to people in CONGRATULATIONS TO MICHAEL L. CURTIS, PAGE I think it is essential that we know times of anguish, so we pray that Your these facts before we embark on any Word will speak to every person who <Mr. MAZZOLI asked and was given costly new program of home health has any need. May Your spirit of heal permission to address the House for 1 care. ing and assurance, of hope and confi minute and to revise and extend his I recognize that this will be an issue dence, of forgiveness and reconcilia remarks.) in this session. Therefore, I think it is tion bless those whose lives suffer Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, every vital that we have some pilot programs from any tension or illness or loneli year many bright and enthusiastic to determine how well these ideas will ness or meaninglessness. Inspire us, 0 young men and women come to the work and how much home health care God, to lift our eyes on high to see the U.S. Capitol to serve as pages while will cost over the long term. hopes and promises that You freely continuing their education in the offer to us. Amen. House of Representatives Page School. This past semester, I had the pleasure MARIETTA TO LAUNCH GE of appointing a young man from my SATELLITES THE JOURNAL district of Louisville, Michael L. Curtis, as my page. <Mr. LUJAN asked and was given The SPEAKER. The Chair has ex permission to address the House for 1 amined the Journal of the last day's I am especially proud of Michael who, despite the rigors of classes at minute and to revise and extend his proceedings and announces to the remarks. House his approval thereof. the crack of dawn and endless hours of working and walking, was not only Mr. LUJAN. Mr. Speaker, I would Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the like to call your attention to an article Journal stands approved. able to maintain a high grade point av erage-a feat in itself-but also scored that appeared in last week's Washing high enough on his PSAT examina ton Post, entitled "Marietta To tion to be placed in competition for a Launch GE Satellites." COMMUNICATION FROM THE When this administration an CLERK OF THE HOUSE national merit scholarship. In addition to his scholastic talents, nounced last August that NASA would The SPEAKER laid before the Michael demonstrated leadership no longer be in the business of launch House the following communication abilities and took on the responsibil ing commerical satellites, the hue and from the Clerk of the House: ities of a supervisory position in the cry could be heard around the world. WASHINGTON, DC, page office while also contributing his We all heard the dire predictions. The January 29, 1988. energies to the publication of the communication satellite business Hon. JIM WRIGHT, school yearbook. would all go overseas because U.S. The Speaker, House of Representatives, companies could not compete without Washington, DC. Michael has left to go back home to DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per Louisville to finish his education. I subsidized shuttle launches. And the mission granted in Clause 5 of Rule III of know that he will engage his future ELV industry, accustomed to no-risk the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa endeavors with the same enthusiasm, contracts with the Government-and tives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed dedication, and zeal, and my office also not trusting the Government to envelope received from the White House at staff and I send to him our best wishes stay out of the commerical launch 4:32 p.m. on Friday, January 29, 1988 and for much success in the national merit business-claimed they could not com said to contain a message from the Presi pete in this kind of uncertain market. dent whereby he transmits the notice of his scholarship competition and in his life · intent to remove Hong Kong, the Republic ahead. We would be dependent on Ariane-or of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan from their worse yet the Soviet Proton-to status as beneficiaries of the GSP program. launch our satellites. With great respect, I am ESTABLISHING DEMONSTRA- Well I'm happy to see these reports Sincerely yours, TION PROJECT ON HOME of the industry's collapse were a little DONNALD K. ANDERSON, HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS premature. Martin Marietta and GE Clerk, House of Representatives. <Mr. REGULA asked and was given have show us that U.S. industry, work permission to address the House for 1 ing together, can come up with innova minute and to revise and extend his tive solutions, and they can survive. REMOVING HONG KONG, THE remarks.) One success story doesn't mean a REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SINGA Mr. REGULA. Mr. Speaker, today I robust ELV industry, but it does mean PORE, AND TAIWAN AS BENE am introducing a bill to establish dem that we've come a long way since those FICIARIES OF GSP PROGRAM onstration projects on home health days when NASA effectively shut the MESSAGE FROM THE PRESI care programs. The bill would estab private sector out of the launch DENT OF THE UNITED STATES lish five projects and would have a du market by offering shuttle launches CH. DOC. NO. 100-162) ration period of 30 months. It would far below cost. We now have three The SPEAKER laid before the cover the home health care for the el U.S. companies in the market-Martin House the following message from the derly and the chronically ill children Marietta, McDonnell Douglas, and President of the United States; which who are presently covered under Med General Dynamics-all competing was read, referred to the Committee icaid. with Ariane. on Ways and Means, and ordered to be I would hope that this would provide These companies are showing us printed. answers as to the cost of home health that privatization can work. This is D This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., D 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 458 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 1, 1988 not the time to pull the rug out from football team and the Washington to retire the debt of Chester, PA. I can under them. Suggestions that the metropolitan area is proud to share in be proud of this expenditure-I am shuttle should be able to launch com their victorious season. ashamed of the other. mercial satellites again send the wrong The Nation's Capital area is home to signal. a divergence of people and viewpoints, but there is a common bond that draws us all together-from the Dis APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF CONGRATULATIONS TO trict of Columbia to Virginia and PERMANENT SELECT COMMIT REDSKINS TIMMY SMITH Maryland. That unifying force is the TEE ON INTELLIGENCE <Mr. RICHARDSON asked and was Washington Redskins and to them we The SPEAKER. The Chair desires given permission to address the House say, "Congratulations and thanks for a to announce that pursuant to rule for 1 minute and to revise and extend thrilling season." XLVIII, the Chair appoints to fill ex his remarks.) Mr. Speaker, I would like to list at isting vacancies on the Permanent Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, this point in the RECORD the Washing Select Committee on Intelligence the Washington, DC, is a city of tran ton Redskins' players who today are gentleman from Massachusetts CMr. sients, of people who are not from the world champions of professional MAVROULES] and the gentleman from here, of bureaucrats, of Members of football: New Mexico CMr. RICHARDSON]. Congress and Senators who come Anthony Allen, Jeff Bostic, Todd during the week and leave on week Bowles, Reggie Branch, Kelvin ends. It is a city, however, that united Bryant, Dave Butz, Ravin Caldwell, in pride yesterday in the victory of the Joe Caravello, Gary Clark, Monte 0 1215 Washington Redskins. Coleman, Steve Cox, Brian Davis, THE FREEDOM OF INFORMA Republicans, Democrats, the rich Vernon Dean, Clint Didier, Kurt Gou TION PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS and poor, everyone under the Sun veia, Darryl Grant, Darrell Green, ACT OF 1988 came together in unison in cheering Keith Griffin, Russ Grimm, Ali Haji for the Washington Redskins. Sheikh, Dean Hamel, Steve Hamilton, The SPEAKER. Under a previous The Redskins have done the Na Joe Jacoby, Anthony Jones, David order of the House, the gentleman tion's Capital pride. It is with great Jones, Mel Kaufman, Rick Kehr, from Wisconsin CMr. KLECZKAl is rec pride that the State of New Mexico Markus Koch, Dexter Manley, Charles ognized for 5 minutes. honors Timmy Smith from Hobbs, Mann, Mark May, Raleigh McKenzie, Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, today, I am in NM, a rookie who came out of no Rich Milot, Art Monk, Tim Morrison, troducing the Freedom of Information Public where to establish a rushing record Neal Olkewicz, Terry Orr, George Improvements Act of 1988.