Feingold Returns with Impressions of Capitol by Anthony Caskey

News WM's &&& team art ** ,..., . :'£;' -ff Volume 37, Number 48 Feingold returns with impressions of Capitol By Anthony Caskey U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold voiced his support for a universal, single-payer health care system during a speech he gave at the First Unitarian Church in Milwaukee Sunday morning. He said that he was one of only seven senators that support such a health care package. Health care reforms were just one topic covered in wide ranging presentation about the senator's first months in Wash ington D.C. Of the Clinton administration's health care package, Feingold said "managed competition sounded a little bad to me." The senator said he feared that the administration's idea of managed competition might just benefit the medical insurance industry, but he is not sure since the details of Hillary Rodham Clinton's health care reform package have not yet been released. Feingold said that he has heard from a fellow senator that the administration's health program now coined as "managed competition" may be mislabeled, and that the program actually looks more like a universal single-payer health care system than managed competition. Feingold said he hopes that the administration's health care program is mislabeled, and that their system does look more like the universal single-payer health care system he supports. He also said he would like the administration's health care package to include dental benefits, something the Clinton plan does not currently include. Feingold also talked about campaign reform. The senator who spent less than his opponents by a wide margin last fall said he would like the financing of elections to come solely from public funds. Feingold said Minority Leadership Conference: he was "lucky" that he won last fall, and that "I'm the exception that proved the rule." He also said that when he runs for re-election, the majority of his re-election funds will come from small, individual Student suggests African dream donations that made up a large percentage of his election funds last year. Yolanda White communities throughout the women, capitalist education In response to a question about what the Senator was going to do to United States is the capitalist eco causes confusion and fails to teach stop violence in Milwaukee's schools, Feingold reminded the audience Capitalism was the main focus nomic system. about the collective experiences that he was a co-sponsor of the Brady Bill, which involves a waiting of one University of Wisconsin- "Since the capitalist class in of African-American men and period for handgun purchases. Milwaukee student's presentation the United States is a class pre women, he said. "If you need a gun in a hurry, I don't think you need a gun," Feingold at the Minority Leadership Con dominately composed of Euro According to Williams, this commented. ference held April 2-4 in Eau pean males, the educational struc helps to describe how capitalist Feingold also told his audience that "the first amendment can not be Claire. Four UWM students pre tures we learn in are deeply slanted education has eliminated Africans' misconstrued so that a woman can not get an abortion if she needs one." sented papers. in a Euro-centric perspective," progressive growth and catapulted He said he signed a letter written by Sen. Ted Kennedy that supports Mario Dfon Williams pre he said. He also said that same numerous African women and men legislation designed to protect women from anti-abortion protestors at sented the paper " African-Ameri perspective places African-Ameri into various kinds of battles against abortion clinics. cans 1993, The Road to can males in a position of promi each other. These battles diffuse He also spoke of his position on the United States'-stance toward Kujichijulia." Kujichijulia is a nence over African-American the struggle of Kujichijulia, he Israel. Recently 75 senators signed a letter that said that the United Swahili word that means self-de women. said. African women face greater Nations should not use sanctions against Israel for its treatment of 400 termination, he said. "We learn of the struggle elements of struggle than their Palestinians that Israel extradited from their land. Feingold said he "Self-determination is the abil against oppression by great men male counterparts simply because agreed that Israel should not receive any sanctions from the United ity of a group to control the re such as Frederick Douglass, Mar of their gender, Williams said. Nations, but he did not sign the letter because he was "concerned" with sources that enable the group to tin Luther King and now Malcom He cited, through the use of how the Palestinians were treated. give cultural, political, social and X, as if they were separate from one of Angela Davis' writings, Feingold began his speech saying he and his staff will not accept the economic expression to itself," the struggle of great woman such some examples of how capitalist legal gifts valued at $250 or less that other senators and their staffs Williams said. as Maria W. Stewart and Harriet practices punished these women. routinely accept. He said that the average senator accepts about His paper contended that the Tubman," Williams said. By sepa "For the white male, the black $30,000 worth of these gifts a year. He will not accept nor will he let element that is working against rating the accomplishments of his staff accept any of the gifts. Kujichijulia in African-American African-American men and Please see MARIO page 4 WUWM reporters honored by Milwaukee Press Club By John Jensen program in place in the community where Hemesath said. "All Things Considered" afternoons at 4:25, books are read to children at different meal The theme expressed in the story centers 5:34, 6:04 and 6:34 p.m. on WUWM. Two reporters from WUWM will be sites throughout the community. Hemesath around the building of a community. From Hemesath is also one of 11 full-time honored for their journalistic efforts by the said she went to the meal site with tape the East Side to the Riverwest area, the professional people employed by WUWM Milwaukee Press Club. Shari Hemesath and recorder in hand and basically the story coming together of people is what the whole 89.7 FM. The station is a broadcast service Bob Bach, both reporters for the station will developed itself. program is all about, she said. of UWM and was established in 1965. It is an receive individual awards for their stories in "It was near Christmas and it had snowed "It proves that you don't have to get a affiliate of National Pubic Radio. In 1988, the feature and sports categories for the last that night," said Hemesath. The story uti million-dollar grant from the city to make a the station switched its format to an all news year. lized the various sounds of children as they difference," Hemesath said about the pro station with jazz programming on the week The Press Club is giving a first place stomped the snow off of their boots. It lets gram. end. award to Shari Hemesath for her story on the you hear the children reading mixed with the Originally from Chicago, Hemesath re "The all-news format is the format for the "Bread and Books" project in the feature reality-based sounds of necessary meals be ceived her undergraduate degree from Bra '90s and beyond," according to Bruce Win category. Bob Bach is receiving an honor ing served in the background. dley University. She went on to graduate ter, program manager of WUWM. able mention in the sports category for his "The story was based on the natural school at Sangamon and State University in The radio station itself, located in the Fine story on the "Land O Lakes" baseball league. sounds at the site as opposed to sound bites Springfield, 111., and has been with WUWM The "Bread and Books" project is a which would normally accompany a story," for almost two years. She is the local host for Please see AWARDS page 3 Page 2 April 8, 1993 riefs Planned Parenthood to sponsor Scholarship Project Equality National Board to workshop for parents and teens opportunities visit Milwaukee April 21 - 23 Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is sponsoring a new mini- available Project Equality of Wisconsin welcomes the Project Equality series workshop for parents and teens on April 28 and May 5 National Board of Directors to celebrate 28 years of service in from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Maude Shunk Public Library, W156 Opportunities to win scholar promoting equity and diversity in the workplace, April 21-23 N8446 Pilgrim Road, Menomonee Falls. ships, cash and prizes totaling more at the Manchester East Hotel and Suites. than $20,000 are available by en The program focuses on how to discuss tough sexuality issues Highlighting the event will be a day-long cultural diversity tering this year's Hydro Power facing teens today. Topics include value clarification, goal- seminar entitled, "Histories Denied, Stories Retold," April 22. Contest. setting, decision-making, peer pressure, contraception and sexu Dr. Edwin Nichols, a nationall celebrated facilitator from ally transmitted disease. The contest, to be held Aug. 10 Washington, D.C. will conduct the training seminar. The seminare Cost of the worshop is $20 per team. Those interested in -13, in Nashville, Tenn. will be in will run from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m and 1:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. attending should contact Coreen Dahlberg or Ann Dziewit at conjunction with Waterpower '93, For more information, contact Betty J.

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