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INTRODUCTION OF THE SUPER­ cleanup costs at Superfund sites will be deter­ suits. Although the allocation is nonbinding as FUND LIABILITY ALLOCATION mined in an expedited manner, in most cases to the parties, the exposure to joint and sev­ ACT OF 1994 within 18 to 24 months. Second, the parties eral liability and possible suits for contribution will be required to pay only their fair share of serves as a disincentive to reject the allocated HON. RICK BOUCHER the cleanup costs, which corresponds to their share. OF VIRGINIA respective roles at the site and to the amount 9. The Government is bound by the alloca­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of waste they contribute to the site. Finally, the tion unless there is proof of bias, fraud or un­ expedited process for determining liability and Thursday, May 5, 1994 lawful conduct on the allocator's part or unless the limited judicial review of that process will "no rational interpretation of the facts before Mr. BOUCHER. Mr. Speaker, today I am greatly reduce the transaction costs for parties pleased to be joined by my friend from Michi­ the allocator, in light of the factors he is re­ at Superfund sites. quired to consider, would form a reasonable gan, FRED ·UPTON, a highly capable veteran I want to thank my two colleagues for their basis" for the allocation. The Government only member of the Energy and Commerce Com­ contribution to this successful process and ac­ has 180 days during which such review can mittee, and my friend from Arkansas, BLANCHE knowledge the work of Roger Goodman on my occur, after which the right to reject the alloca­ lAMBERT, a new member of our committee staff and Len Barson of AL SWIFT's sub­ tion is waived. who has an excellent record of accomplish­ committee staff. I also commend the EPA and ment, in introducing the Superfund Liability Al­ the Justice Department representatives as well 10. The orphan share (for defunct and insol­ location Act of 1994. Our legislation reforms as the private sector participants, all of whom vent parties) is paid out of the Superfund. the process under which liability for cleanup have brought to this process a determination 11. The Government reimburses parties costs in determined for parties at Superfund to construct a fair and workable liability alloca­ who pay for the cleanup for amounts spent sites. tion system. The product of that work, em­ beyond their allocated shares. The Govern­ We are introducing the measure today for bodied in the legislation we are introducing ment also pursues recalcitrant parties who fail purposes of eliciting public comment, and it is today, will be a fairer and far more efficient to pay their allocated shares. our intention to offer this new means of deter­ system than the scheme of joint and several mining Superfund liability as an amendment liability which plagues Superfund today. when the Transportation and Hazardous Mate­ The liability allocation system in the bill we rials Subcommittee holds its markup of the are introducing will operate as follows: TRIBUTE TO SARA K. PENTON broader Superfund reform legislation. 1. After a site is listed on Superfund's Na­ In November of last year, I introduced with tional Priority List, EPA notifies all parties at Mr. UPTON H.R. 3624, the Superfund Liability the site that they are required to participate in HON. PAUL E. GIILMOR Reform Act, which established a new process the liability allocation process. for determining liability for parties at Superfund 2. The parties choose private allocators to OF OHIO sites. In February of this year, the administra­ preside over the process and make the alloca­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion presented its comprehensive Superfund tion. reform proposal to the Congress, which re­ 3. Any of the parties notified ·by EPA may Thursday, May 5, 1994 sulted in the introduction of H.R. 3800 in the nominate additional parties to be included in House. H.R. 3800 also included a new proc­ the process. Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ess for determining liability which was sub­ 4. EPA is required to provide expedited set­ take this opportunity to recognize an excep­ stantially similar to the legislation FRED and I tlements to "de minimis" parties to enable tional young woman from my district who has had put forth. In the intervening period, we en­ such parties to avoid having to participate in recently accepted her appointment as a mem­ gaged in negotiations with the administration the 18-month allocation process, satisfying ber of the class of 1998 at the U.S. Naval and interested parties representing the busi­ small business' major concern. Academy. ness and environmental communities to work 5. The allocator is armed with the necessary Sara K. Penton will soon graduate Van Wert out the differences between our respective ap­ information-gathering powers, including sub­ High School after 4 years of outstanding aca­ proaches, and those negotiations have now poena power, and is able to enforce such demic achievement as well as extracurricular been concluded successfully. powers with the backing of the Justice Depart­ involvement. While in high school Sara has The Superfund Liability Allocation Act of ment. Parties who do not cooperate in provid­ distinguished herself as a leader among her 1994, which we are introducing today, reflects ing information are subject to civil and criminal peers. She is an honor roll student and mem­ the agreement we have reached among the penalties. ber of the National Honor Society. In addition, Environmental Protection Agency, the Depart­ 6. Each party is given the opportunity to be she is in the German Club, a member of the ment of Justice, the environmental community heard, including submitting an initial statement school band, and her church youth choir. and the industrial community. The bill sets and commenting on the draft allocation report Mr. Speaker, one of the most important re­ forth a new structure under the Superfund pro­ before the final report is issued. sponsibilities of Members of Congress is to gram for allocating liability for cleanup costs 7. After considering the "Gore Factors" (in­ identify outstanding young men and women among parties at Superfund sites. In addition, cluding the party's role at the site and the tox­ and to nominate them for admission to the the legislation includes provisions to help icity and volume of material each party has U.S. service academies. While at the Acad­ small businesses resolve their Superfund li­ contributed), the allocator issues a report iden­ emy, they will be the beneficiaries of one of abilities through an expedited process, and I tifying each party's share of liability for the the finest educations available, so that in the want to commend Congresswoman lAMBERT cleanup costs at the site. future, they might be entrusted with the very for successfully brokering that important part 8. Each party may settle with the EPA security of our Nation. of the agreement. As a result of her work, based on its allocated share. As consideration, small businesses can be assured that they will each party which accepts its allocated share is I am confident that Sara Penton has both have a rapid resolution of their liability. shielded from joint and several liability and the ability and the desire to meet this chal­ The agreement we have reached on reform­ from actions for contribution from other par­ lenge. I ask my colleagues to join me in con­ ing the liability system under Superfund ties. Any party who rejects its allocated share gratulating her for her accomplishments to achieves the three essential objectives we had will be exposed to joint and several liability date and to wish her the best of luck as she initially sought. First, each party's liability for and remains unprotected from contribution begins her career in service to our country.

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May 5, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9555 IN HONOR OF CONGRESSMAN care game of pick and choose could have dis­ pressing our gratitude to Bob Halloran for his ROBERT ROE astrous results-the loss of American jobs. outstanding contributions to the community. If we pick an employer mandate to pay for HON. HERB KLEIN health care reform, we will all lose. My own OF NEW JERSEY State of Nevada is expected to lose over 6,000 jobs and 850,000 jobs will be lost na­ RUTH AND WAYNE HULTGREN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tionwide if employer mandates are required. CELEBRATE 50TH WEDDING AN­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 Not only will jobs be lost, but wages of those NIVERSARY Mr. KLEIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay individuals lucky to keep their jobs will be re­ tribute to my distinguished predecessor, Con­ duced. This is not a scare tactic, this is not a gressman Robert Roe. I am very proud to join child's game, this is hard reality. HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Yes, health care reform is important. But we OF CALIFORNIA Agencies in honoring him as he receives this must not sacrifice our jobs and our pride to organization's Public Service Award in the na­ pay for an untested health program. Our econ­ HON. VIC FAZIO omy and our work force is fragile, just like tional level category for 1994. OF CALIFORNIA Before his retirement in 1992, Congressman Humpty Dumpty. One great fall and no one, Roe was the dean of the New Jersey delega­ not even Clinton's men, will be able to put it IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion and chairman of the Public Works and together again. I do not believe we can take Thursday, May 5, 1994 Transportation Committee. that risk with an employer mandate and any Congressman Roe had a long career in proposal containing one will not have my vote. Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, my colleague public service before he was elected to Con­ from California [Mr. FAZIO], and I rise today to gress. He served in the Governor's cabinet as pay tribute to a special union which is now in State of New Jersey commissioner of Con­ TRIBUTE TO ROBERT A. its 51st year. On February 24, 1994, Ruth and servation and Economic Development. He was HALLORAN OF ALTOONA, PA­ Wayne Hultgren celebrated their 50th wedding also active in local government as director of THREE DECADES OF SERVICE IN anniversary here in Sacramento, CA. BLAIR COUNTY the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Passaic As a founder of the Sacramento Modern County, and mayor of Wayne. Transit Society, Mr. Hultgren led the grass­ Congressman Roe was first elected to the HON. BUD SHUSTER roots movement which brought light rail to U.S. House of Representatives to fill an OF PENNSYLVANIA Sacramento, as an alternative to another free­ unexpired term of office in a special election in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES way. For this, he is known in Sacramento as 1969, and was re-elected to each succeeding Thursday, May 5, 1994 the father of light rail and was recognized for Congress. Congressman Roe became Chair­ his role by the American Lung Association, the Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, in June 1994, man of the House Science, Space, and Tech­ Environmental Council of Sacramento, and the Mr. Robert A. Halloran of Altoona, PA will nology Committee in 1987, and played a key California State Legislature. role in returning the United States to space in begin a well-deserved retirement after 29 September 1988 when the space shuttle Dis­ years of service as director of industrial devel­ Mrs. Hultgren, in her career as an early covery was launched. During his chairman­ opment for Altoona Enterprises, Inc. In addi­ childhood educator, was also an organizer. ship, the committee also worked to improve tion to his considerable responsibilities at Al­ She founded the very successful legislative United States technological competitiveness, toona Enterprises, Bob Halloran simulta­ symposium for children, a State-wide advo­ fusion development, the modernization of neously utilized his many talents as director of cacy event now in its 14th year. She has been American university research facilities, and the Blair County Industrial Development Au­ named to the Hall of Fame of the Child Care providing for the tracking of medical wastes. thority since its inception in 1968. Under his Coalition of Sacramento County and also as a Congressman Roe was elected Chairman of direction, the following are some of the trendsetter by the Association for Education of the House Public Works and Transportation projects that were created and implemented: Young Children. Committee in 1991, and was the primary au­ Development of the Peterson Industrial Park In 1982, Mr. and Mrs. Hultgren joined the thor of the $151 billion lntermodal Surface with the location of five companies within the growing antinuclear weapons campaign. For a Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. He had complex. decade they have held lead positions in the previously served as chairman of the Sub­ Establishment and operation of the Altoona Sacramento Nuclear Weapons Freeze, now committee on Water Resources where he Area Incubator as a facility to promote entre­ called Peace Action. Mrs. Hultgren has served wrote environmental and water quality legisla­ preneurial development for new and emerging as president for three terms and Mr. Hultgren tion including three major bills which later be­ businesses. has twice served as coordinator for the came laws: The Superfund Reauthorization of Development of the William W. Ward Indus­ group's most successful petition campaigns. 1986, the Water Resources Development Act trial Park and the Tyrone Industrial Park. Mrs. Hultgren founded the August Women's of 1986, and the Clean Water Act of 1987. Location of over 55 new manufacturing Peace Event, now in its 1Oth year, to com­ It was a great honor to succeed Congress­ companies to the Blair County community. memorate the bombing of Hiroshima and Na­ man Roe. In addition to thanking him for all of Sponsorship by Altoona Enterprises, Inc. of gasaki by inspiring women to join the peace his efforts, it is with great pleasure that I ask over 100 projects under the Pennsylvania In­ movement. She also founded and cochaired all Members to join me in congratulating their dustrial Development Authority [PIDA] Pro­ the Campaign for New Priorities, Sacramento former colleague for his many years of dedi­ gram. chapter. Her efforts in the peace movement cated service to this institution, New Jersey, Almost 30 years ago, Bob Halloran under­ have been recognized by the California State and our country. stood that Altoona could no longer depend on Assembly and by designation as Woman of railroading as its primary source of economic the Year in State Senator Leroy Greene's dis­ stability. He understood that, in order to main­ trict in 1988. EMPLOYER MANDATES tain jobs and create new ones, a new environ­ ment conducive to business growth must be Apart from their tireless dedication to peace HON. BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH cultivated. He acted on his vision of economic campaigns and their professions, the stability and prosperity for the region, and the Hultgrens have supported numerous other OF NEVADA causes and have inspired countless IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES results were a comprehensive county-wide economic development program which is de­ Sacramentans to volunteer time and resources Thursday, May 5, 1994 signed to carry Altoona/Blair County into the toward the enrichment of this city's services Mrs. VUCANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, one em­ 21st century. and programs. ployer mandate, two mandates, three man­ On Thursday, May 26, 1994, Bob will be Mr. Speaker, we ask our colleagues to join dates, four, five jobs lost, six jobs lost, seven honored for his three decades of outstanding us in saluting the Hultgren's outstanding com­ jobs lost and more. While patterned after a service. I ask this distinguished body to join munity spirit and in congratulating them on children's game, the Congressional health me and the residents of Blair County in ex- their 50 years together. 9556 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 5, 1994 MEDICARE AND MEDICAID identify outstanding young men and women CONTROL OF CONSUMER'S COVERAGE DATA BANK and to nominate them for admission to the PERSONAL INFORMATION United States service academies. While at the HON. EARL POMEROY Academy, they will be the beneficiaries of one OF NORTH DAKOTA of the finest educations available, so that in HON. DEAN A. GAllO the future, they might be entrusted with the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW JERSEY very security of our Nation. Thursday , May 5, 1994 I am confident that Michael Curry has both IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Speaker, today I am in­ the ability and the desire to meet this chal­ troducing legislation to rel ieve our Nation's lenge. I ask my colleagues to join me in con­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 business community of an unreasonable and gratulating him for his accomplishments to costly burden. Mr. GALLO. Mr. Speaker, in today's high­ date and to wish him the best of luck as he technology society, it has become increasingly In last year's omnibus budget bill, Congress begins his career in service to our country. approved a provision to create a Medicare and important to take steps to protect an individ­ Medicaid Coverage Data Bank. The idea was ual's basic right of privacy. That is why I am to identify the types of insurance coverage TRIBUTE TO FATHER FRANK introducing two bills today which I believe are that workers and their dependents are carry­ O'GRADY very important to protecting that basic right. ing. Medicare and Medicaid could then avoid I am concerned when information like a per­ making erroneous payments that should be HON. HERB KLEIN son's address. telephone number, or what made by a third-party insurer. OF NEW JERSEY hotel they prefer to stay in, is available at the The goal of the data bank is a good one. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES touch of a button and can be sold at next to However, it will not be effective without major nothing. changes. Thursday, May 5, 1994 The data bank law placed the burden of col­ Consumers have a right to know that when Mr. KLEIN. Mr. Speaker, it is with great they sign a guest book at a hotel, or apply for lecting and reporting the information on our pleasure that I rise today to honor Father Nation's employers, beginning January 1 , a credit card, or order from a catalog that the Frank O'Grady as Our Lady of Pompei Church information they provide is going to be com­ 1994. However, since no funds were appro­ in Paterson, NJ, celebrates his 25th anniver­ priated for the project, businesses now are piled and sold to any company that has a few sary in the priesthood. dollars to pay for it. collecting information for a data bank that Father Frank was born in County Sligo, Ire­ technically does not exist. Furthermore, as of land in 1945 to Patrick and Catherine That is why I am introducing legislation today, HCFA has failed to issue reporting O'Grady. He attended Cairn National School which would require any company or organiza­ guidelines. and later graduated from St. Joseph's High tion that participates in the sale of lists to pro­ Another inequity is this: Businesses have to School in 1963. It was during this period that vide notification to the consumer that their report on 100 percent of their employees, but he decided to become a priest. He subse­ name, address, phone number, or any other only about 2 percent of the American work quently enrolled at St. Patrick's College in personal information is going to be put on a force is eligible for Medicare. In other words, Thurles where he played soccer and Gaelic list for sale. My legislation also provides the about 98 percent of the information that we football. consumer the option of asking that their name are forcing businesses to collect is irrelevant. Father Frank was ordained on June 7, be removed from any list made available for Tomorrow, GAO will release a report that 1969, at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Thurles. He sale. details the many problems they found with the then moved to St. John's in New Ferry, In addition, a person's Social Security num­ data bank. Until we can address these prob­ Merseyside, England and stayed until 1975 lems, we must relieve our business community ber is the one means of identification that re­ when he was assigned to nearby St. Law­ mains with them for their entire life. Names. of the burden of having to gather and report rence Church. this useless data. Today I am introducing leg­ addresses, and phone numbers all change. A In 1978 Father Frank moved to the United Social Security number does not. That is why islation to repeal the employer reporting re­ States and was located at St. Margaret's quirements. I am also introducing a bill to preserve the pri­ Church in Morristown. During his stay at St. vacy of a person's Social Security number. I also am writing the chairmen of the Ways Margaret's, he attended Drew University and and Means Committee and the Energy and received his doctorate in ministry. He also Social Security numbers are used by the Commerce Committee to urge them to appro­ served as president of the Morristown Clergy Social Security Administration to keep track of priately address this problem as part of health Association, and was chaplain to the Lone all the Social Security taxes a person's ever care reform. Eagle Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol at paid. Even though the Social Security Admin­ Morristown Airport. istration and other Federal agencies maintain tight confidentiality of a Social Security num­ TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL D. CURRY Father Frank's next assignment brought him to Our Lady of Pompei in Paterson as paro­ ber and other personal information, there are HON. PAUL E. GIUMOR chial vicar in 1983. While at Pompei, he taught several ways that businesses can obtain such at DePaul High School in Wayne before be­ information. OF OHIO coming youth minister at Paterson Catholic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Many State agencies, colleges and univer­ High School. From 1989 to 1993, Father sities, private businesses, and other private or­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 Frank was Paterson deanery coordinate for ganizations require or request individuals to Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to youths. He currently serves with the U.S. reveal their Social Security numbers in order take this opportunity to recognize an excerr Army Reserve 2d brigade 76th division in for them to obtain the desired services. Once tiona! young man from my district who has re­ Lodi. During the Persian Gulf war, he served such a State or private organization obtains cently accepted his appointment as a member on active duty at Fort Dix. these numbers, it can, and frequently does, of the Class of 1998 at the U.S. Air Force Father Frank has other accomplishments. sell or give away this private information. Academy. He is chaplain to the Knights of Columbus There is very little protection in Federal law Michael D. Curry will soon graduate Edon Council 240, the Morristown Fire Department, against this practice. High School after 4 years of outstanding aca­ and the Emerald Society in Morris and Pas­ demic achievement as well as extracurricular saic Counties. In addition, he is cofounder and For this reason, I have introduced legislation involvement. While in high school Christopher chaplain of the Passaic County Irish-American that will halt this practice by governing the has distinguished himself as a leader among Cultural Society. Moreover, this month he is transfer of this information by a third party, his peers. He is a member of the National graduating from Fordham University and will prohibit the buying or selling of Social Security Honor Society as well as a member of his receive his masters in social work. numbers, and extend the strict penalties under school basketball and baseball teams. I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing the Social Security Act to private companies. Mr. Speaker, one of the most important re­ Father Frank a wonderful day, and the best of I urge my colleagues' support of these im­ sponsibilities of Members of Congress is to luck in his future efforts. portant bills. May 5, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9557 KANTUS CORP.: 10 YEARS OF exports of goods and services. International among his peers. He is an honor roll student MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE tourism spending-the amount of money inter­ and member of the National Honor Society. In national visitors spend on travel arrangements addition, he is a member of his school's var­ HON. BART GOROON to this country, combined with the money that sity baseball, basketball, and soccer teams. Mr. Speaker, one of the most important re­ OF TENNESSEE they spend while they are here-is greater than the spending on commodities such as sponsibilities of Members of Congress is to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES automobiles, computers and even agricultural identify outstanding young men and women Thursday, May 5, 1994 products. and to nominate them for admission to the Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, this week I would again like to acknowledge the im­ U.S. service academies. While at the Acad­ Kantus Corp., one of North America's fore­ portance of the travel and tourism industry for emy, they will be the beneficiaries of one of most suppliers of automotive instrument panel the key role that it plays in both my home the finest educations available, so that in the systems, is celebrating 10 years of manufac­ State of Nevada, and the Nation as a whole. future, they might be entrusted with the very turing excellence in Lewisburg, TN. security of our Nation. Since opening its doors in May 1984 with I am confident that Joshua Armey has both 100 employees, Kantus has grown to a PONTELANDOLFO COMMUNITY the ability and the desire to meet this chal­ workforce of almost 800 people. Its original CLUB lenge. I ask my colleagues to join me in con­ $13 million investment in the Marshall County gratulating him for him accomplishments to community has grown to more than $60 mil­ HON. GARY A. FRANKS date and to wish him the best of luck as he begins his career in service to our country. lion today. OF CONNECTICUT Kantus is truly a Tennessee success story, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES showing what midsized operations can mean Thursday, May 5, 1994 TRIBUTE TO CATHERINE to an entire State and region through leader­ WHITAKER AND MAE BROOKS ship and innovation. Kantus is the only auto­ Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, motive supplier in North America able to man­ today I want to recognize a club that has been HON. HERB KLEIN ufacture a complete instrument panel system, and continues to be a source of strength to the community in Waterbury, CT. The OF NEW JERSEY including design and development of all plas­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tics, instrumentation and harness components. Pontelandolfo Community Club, affectionately The company also has begun in-house pro­ known as the Ponte Club, was formed in the Thursday, May 5, 1994 duction of circuit boards for its meters and north end of Waterbury in 1930. Its original Mr. KLEIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay gauges and this year, it has begun the proto­ purpose was to help its members and their tribute to two women who have dedicated their type and development of a new airbag door. families in times of crisis and need. Italian lives to the children of Paterson, NJ. In addition to supplying Nissan and Ford in people in the community warmly welcomed Ms. Mae Brooks was born in North Carolina the United States, Kantus, a wholly owned this gesture of security and togetherness. and began her career with the Paterson United States subsidiary of Kansei Corp., ex­ As a result of the last major immigration to school system in December of 1966. During ports products to Japan and Mexico. In­ Waterbury from Pontelandolfo, Italy in 1957, her time in Paterson, she also studied at Wil­ creased exports to Mexico are expected to the Ponte Club grew immensely in member­ liam Paterson College, Montclair State Col­ begin in January 1995. ship and the extent of their facilities. The club lege, Rutgers University, and Ramapo Col­ Please join me in congratulating Kantus, provided counsel and guidance to its new lege. At some time during her 18 years in and just as importantly, its 800 workers in members and their families as they sought to Paterson, she has taught at nearly every Lewisburg, TN, who are the backbone of this realize a new life in this country. The Ponte school in Paterson. Ms. Brooks informs me continuing success story. Club also provided facilities and opportunities that retirement · has allowed her to be a full­ for the youth of the community to participate in time mother, grandmother, stepmother, and sports, in the hope that they would realize the mother-in-law. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE importance of teamwork and achievement. Ms. Catherine Whitaker was hired over 30 TOURISM AND TRAVEL INDUSTRY Today, under the leadership of President years ago as a science teacher by the Antonio Rubbo, the Pontelandolfo Community Paterson Board of Education. She taught HON. BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH Club of Waterbury continues to grow and science at Eastside High School and J.F.K. High School, and was also a resource teacher OF NEVADA prosper. It continues to be a source of inspira­ for several elementary schools. Not only did IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion and guidance for its younger members. With its membership continuing to grow, the Ms. Whitaker conduct various science-related Thursday, May 5, 1994 Ponte Club has a bright future. Its impact on workshops, but she also assisted the science Mrs. VUCANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I would the community promises to be fruitful and pro­ committee to develop the curricula and select like to take this opportunity today to recognize ductive. the science textbooks. In addition, she taught the importance of the tourism and travel indus­ I salute the untiring efforts of the Ponte Club at the Upward Bound program at Fairleigh try, not only in the great State of Nevada, but and I commend its members. Dickinson University and participated in the in our Nation as a whole. I mention this today Student Enrichment Program at the New Jer­ because May 2 through May 8 is National sey Institute of Technology. Tourism Week. It is one week set aside each TRIBUTE TO JOSHUA P. ARMEY It is with great pleasure that I ask my col­ May since 1984 to recognize the economic leagues to honor them at their retirement. and cultural impact of this vital industry. HON. PAUL E. GIILMOR After many years in Paterson, I know that they will be missed by the students, parents, fac­ For me, the mention of travel and tourism in OF OHIO ulty, and entire Paterson school system. I wish my State of Nevada often brings to mind IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thoughts of places like Great Basin Park, the them the best of luck and many more wonder­ Lake Tahoe region, the overwhelming beauty Thursday, May 5, 1994 ful and happy years. of the high desert regions in rural Nevada, Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Hoover Dam, and last but certainly not least take this opportunity to recognize an excep­ TRIDUTE TO FATHER DAN the wonders found in Reno and Las Vegas; tional young man from my district who has re­ MADIGAN but it is much more. The travel and tourism in­ cently accepted his appointment as a member dustry is our Nation's second largest em­ of the Class of 1998 at the U.S. Air Force ployer, providing 6 million jobs, and is a $360 Academy. HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI billion a year enterprise. Tourism accounts for Joshua P. Armey will soon graduate Con­ OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 46 percent of all jobs in the State of Nevada, tinental High School after 4 years of outstand­ more than 290,000. ing academic achievement as well as extra­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 Tourism is our Nation's largest services curricular involvement. While in high school Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to business, and accounts for 11 percent of total Joshua has distinguished himself as a leader pay tribute to Father Dan Madigan, a Sac- 9558 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 5, 1994 ramento legend whose tireless work for the which is the Clinton administration's proposal JOHN A. McCOLE RECEIVES DIS­ homeless, the hungry, and the sick will be rec­ for comprehensive reform or the provisions of TINGUISHED COMMUNITY SERV­ ognized on April 14, 1994, with a tribute din­ the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ICE AWARD ner also honoring his 30th anniversary as a pertaining to pesticides. Although pesticides priest. are by far the most dangerous substance that HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI Evidence of Father Madigan's commitment we intentionally add to foods, they have never OF PENNSYLVANIA to the greater Sacramento community is found been subjected to the elementary public health IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in many places but perhaps his most widely standards that we demand of other food addi­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 recognized contribution is Sacramento Food tives. Bank Services, of which he is the founder and Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today director. After 20 years of reviewing pesticides, EPA to pay tribute to an outstanding man and a Over the years, his call to uplift and em­ has completed its evaluation for only a handful close personal friend, John A. McCole. On power the poor has been aided by numerous of substances. And even after that review is May 5, 1994, Jack will be honored by the Anti­ individuals, volunteer organizations, and fund­ completed, current law permits EPA to leave Defamation League of the B'nai B'rith in ing sources. With a great vision and a great on the market a pesticide that causes a risk to Wilkes-Barre, PA as the recipient of their Dis­ sense of management, Father Madigan has public health if the so-called benefits of that tinguished Community Service Award. woven SFBS' contributions together to form a pesticide outweigh its risks. The award recognizes those individuals who vast safety net which literally saves the lives I believe that it is imperative that we amend exemplify the League's high standards of lead­ of thousands of Sacramentans each year. our pesticide laws in order to protect the pub­ ership and community enrichment through its Today, the SFBS operates in 6 different lo­ lic. It is for this reason that for the past three teachings against hatred and mindless vio­ cations,- collectively feeding over 200,000 fami­ lence. It is evident to all who know him, that Congresses I have joined Senator. KENNEDY in lies each year. Apart from feeding people, Jack McCole has lived his life by these ideals. sponsoring pesticide reform legislation. SFBS clothes families for free; teaches adults A graduate of Wyoming Seminary Pre­ literacy skills one-on-one; offers young moth­ The case for reform is especially compelling paratory School, Jack went on to serve his ers parenting and skills-building classes in ex­ in light of the recent report of the· National country in the U.S. Army. After serving in the change for baby diapers and formula; houses Academy of Sciences entitled "Pesticides in Army and graduating from the University of homeless families; operates a special Sunday the Diets of Infants and Children." That report Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, lunch program; and offers volunteers 55 years demonstrates that our laws are wholly inad­ Jack entered the insurance business. Jack's and older special services through its Senior equate in protecting children from pesticides career in insurance has been successful and Bridge Builders Club. that may cause them serious harm. rewarding as he is a life member of the indus­ Dan Madigan arrived in Sacramento in try's, the Million Dollar Round Table. The administration is to be commended for March 1967, where he began serving the first Jack sits on several prestigious area boards of several disadvantaged parishes. In 1975, developing a proposal that has the support of of directors, including Franklin First Financial after receiving his master's degree in social the three agencies with the principal respon­ Corp., Pennsylvania Millers Mutual Insurance, work, he was appointed pastor of Immaculate sibility for the regulation of pesticides-EPA, Eastern Insurance Group, Wyoming Seminary Conception Church, Sacramento's largest USDA, and FDA. The introduction of the Pes­ and College Misericordia. He also is a mem­ inner-city parish. It was there that his commit­ ticide Reform Act of 1994 has significantly in­ ber of the council of the University of Scran­ ment to the poor was manifested in the out­ creased the chances of reform to strengthen ton, the President's Council of King's College, standing assistance programs and organiza­ our pesticide laws and to improve the safety of the Economic Development Council of North­ tions which are now synonymous with his our food supply. eastern Pennsylvania and the Westmoreland name. Club. In 1976, Father Madigan witnessed and re­ Mr. Speaker, I have known Jack my whole sponded to the needs of over 3,000 hungry life. His family has a long history of dedication men, women, and children-needs that have CHARITABLE GIVING to the community and for its civic-minded­ escalated during years of steady increase in ness-particularly his father, who served as the number of hungry people, many without mayor of Wilkes-Barre. homes, in neighborhoods marked with drugs, HON. MICHAEL HUmNGTON Because I know Jack McCole so well, I crime, and violence. OF CALIFORNIA know that he is deserving of this honor. I ap­ The network of support which Father Mad­ plaud the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League igan has assembled in his nearly 30 years in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in naming John A. McCole as this year's hon­ Sacramento is one of our greatest community oree, and I am proud to be among his many Thursday, May 5, 1994 resources. In addition to food, shelter, and friends in northeastern Pennsylvania. clothing, Father Madigan is a source of hope Mr. HUFFINGTON. Mr. Speaker, today I am and his gift of a brighter and more secure fu­ introducing-with dozens of my colleagues­ TRIBUTE TO LEONARD MUDLOFF ture is one for which thousands of fellow legislation to help charitable organizations and Sacramentans are eternally grateful. ease the pain and suffering of needy Ameri­ Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me cans. HON. FRANK R. WOLF in saluting the outstanding contributions Father OF VIRGINIA Our immense problems-crime, drugs, and Dan Madigan has made to the greater Sac­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ramento area. His long-term commitment to the decline of education-cannot be solved by Thursday, May 5, 1994 the growing segment of our population so des­ more taxes, more Federal mandates and more perate for his service is proof that he is a bureaucrats. Government is failing our fami­ Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, as the Defense community leader we would all do well to lies, schools, and communities. Department moves ahead to close various emulate. Let us call forth the legendary American military bases across the land, including Vint spirit of voluntarism-hundreds of thousands Hill Farms Station in Fauquier County, Vir­ of charitable organizations and millions of ginia, near the town of Warrenton, I want to PESTICIDE REFORM ACT OF 1994 share with my colleagues an almost forgotten dedicated people helping their neighbors. Un­ story involving a young Army soldier named fortunately, there are tax obstacles to chari­ Leonard Mudloff. This story was related to me HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN table giving. We must reform the Tax Code so by Manassas, VA, vice mayor James H. OF CALIFORNIA that charities have enough resources for their Payne, about the selfless devotion to duty of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES noble efforts. a soldier, quietly doing his job, who recog­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 1 urge my colleagues to support this impor- nized the uniqueness of a particular event Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to tant legislation to encourage charitable con­ which had far-reaching impact on the outcome introduce the Pesticide R.eform Act of 1994, tributions. of World War II. May 5, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9559 The story goes that at the outbreak of World CHER, Mr. SCHAEFER and Mr. MANTON, the is, the recyclables they sell which are utilized War II, our military desperately needed to es­ Superfund Recycling Equity Act of 1994. This to make new products. This does not effect li­ tablish an intelligence-gathering facility to lis­ legislation is intended to place traditional recy­ ability for contamination that is created at a fa­ ten in on German communications. At that clable, or secondary, materials which are used cility owned or operated by a recycler. Neither time, short-wave radio operators in northern as feedstocks in the manufacturing process on does it affect liability related to any process Virginia routinely picked up radio trans­ an equal footing with their virgin, or primary, wastes sent by a recycler for treatment or dis­ missions from Berlin taxi drivers. It seemed materials counterparts. Traditional recyclables posal. In order to assure that only bonafide re­ conditions were right to establish a listening are made from paper, glass, plastic, metals, cycling facilities benefit from this bill, I have post for this purpose just south of the Nation's textiles, and rubber. established a number of tests by which liability capital and Vint Hill Farms Station began op­ This legislation has become necessary be­ relief will be denied to sham recyclers. erations in an old barn converted for the cause of an unintended consequence of the Mr. Speaker, in developing this bill I have Army's use. Comprehensive Emergency Response, Com­ had the pleasure of working with Martin Army soldier Leonard Mudloff was assigned pensation, and Liability Act [CERCLA] or McCrory of the Natural Resources Defense as a Morse-code copier at Vint Hill in the early Superfund. Some courts have interpreted Council [NRDC], Patricia Williams of the Na­ days of the war and had the morning shift on CERCLA to mean that the sale of certain tra­ tional Wildlife Federation, representatives from Wednesday, November 10, 1943. As the clock ditional recyclable feedstocks is an arrange­ other environmental groups, as well as rep­ was slowly ticking toward the lunch hour, sol­ ment for the treatment or disposal of a hazard­ resentatives of the traditional recycling indus­ dier Mudloff heard the repeated radio trans­ ous substance and, therefore, fully subject to try, including Mark Reiter, Alex Echols, Tom mission: "Urgent message," "urgent mes­ Superfund liability. This sale of virgin material Wolfe and Herschel Cutler from the Institute of sage," "Berlin Calling Tokyo." Thoughts of feedstocks sold for the same or similar pur­ Scrap Recycling Industries. I have also coordi­ lunch gave way to the intense concentration of pose, understandably, should not be consid­ nated efforts with the staffs from the Environ­ copying a long coded message from Berlin to ered to be the arrangement for the disposal of mental Protection Agency, the Department of Tokyo. It was later learned that this was a dis­ a hazardous substance. Justice, and the Transportation and Hazard­ patch from the Japanese Ambassador to Ger­ There exists in law and legislative history no ous Materials Subcommittee. I wish to thank many in Berlin to the Minister of Foreign Af­ suggestion whatever that the Congress in­ them for their long and hard work in helping tended to impede recycling in America by pro­ fairs back in Tokyo. me to develop a bill which will provide more viding a strong preference for the use of virgin I have seen a copy of this message which environmental protection to the American peo­ materials through the Superfund liability contained a detailed report of the Ambas­ ple than they are presently receiving under the scheme. But, that is precisely what has hap- sador's inspection of German defenses along current regulatory regime. Their support for the French coast at Normandy, listing troop pened. . Mr. Speaker, the American people and their this bill is testament to the consensus we have strengths, dispositions, and even contingency elected leaders have insisted that the recy­ all achieved. plans. This information was received just as cling rates in our country increase-not de­ I ask unanimous consent that the text of this Operation OVERLORD-General Eisen­ crease. I am offering the Superfund Recycling bill be printed in the RECORD. hower's invasion of the European continent­ Equity Act of 21994 to encourage more, not was deep in the final planning stages. D-day less, recycling. Intuitively, our citizens know TRIBUTE TO OUR LADY OF was delayed so this new information could be that increased recycling means less use of factored into battle plans. General Eisenhower LOURDES ACADEMY FOR WIN­ natural resources, which both extends the life NING NATIONWIDE COMPETITION later credited this information with making a of those resources and minimizes any adverse significant contribution to the success of the environmental impacts of their exploitation. attack. Gen. Omar Bradley, who commanded The use of recyclables is also of importance HON. ILEANA ROS.LEHfiNEN the ground troops on the Normandy beaches, to the achievement of the goals of pollution OF FLORIDA later personally visited Vint Hill to commend prevention and waste minimization, which IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the men for their extraordinary achievement. have taken on increased importance in the en­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 For his part in this effort, Army soldier vironmental debates of the past few years. For Mudloff was promoted one grade. Not even example, the use of recycled steel results in a Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would his wife or his family were made aware of the 90 percent savings in virgin material use, 40 like to bring to the attention of the House the key role played by Leonard Mudloff. There are percent reduction in water use, 76 percent re­ achievement of the students of Our Lady of doubtlessly many who crossed the beaches at duction in water pollution and a 97 percent re­ Lourdes Academy in the "We the Normandy that are alive today because this duction in mining waste over the use of virgin People " " " The Citizen and the Constitu­ soldier did his job. ores. Recycling is also more energy efficient tion" national competition. Leonard Mudloff has since passed on. His than the production of primary metals. As an Our Lady of Lourdes Academy is the na­ wife continues to live in Warrenton near Vint illustration, using recycled materials in place of tional champion of this competition on the U.S. Hill Farms Station and was proud to learn of virgin materials results in tremendous energy Constitution and the Bill of Rights which in­ her husband's contribution toward winning the savings: 95 percent for aluminum production, cludes simulated congressional hearings in war in Europe. His daughter, now Mrs. Joann 75 percent for iron and steel, 64 percent for Washington where students apply constitu­ Kassner, who lives in nearby Laurel, MD, paper, and 80 percent for plastics. tional principles and historical facts to current shares her mother's pride. Let me now address what my bill does-and situations. I didn't want this moment in history to be does not-do. The Superfund Recycling Eq­ This is the third year that Our Lady of lost. I wanted to share this story with my col­ uity Act of 1994 acknowledges that the Con­ Lourdes placed in this competition, dem­ leagues and to stand for a moment to let gress did not intend to subject to Superfund li­ onstrating the extraordinary leadership offered America salute Leonard Mudloff, a man who ability those governmental or private entities by Ms. Rosalie Hefferman, the history and so­ did his job-a soldier to remember. who collect and process secondary materials cial studies teacher who was in charge of pre­ for sale as feedstocks for manufacturing. This paring the students for this competition, and amendment removes from liability those who by Sister Susan Marie Kuk, the principal of the INTRODUCTION OF THE SUPER­ collect, process, and sell to manufacturers academy. FUND RECYCLING EQUITY ACT paper, glass, plastic, metal textiles, and rubber It is inspiring to note that our youth are ad­ OF 1994 recyclables. My CERCLA amendment does dressing the Bill of Rights and some our stu­ not address chemical, solvent, sludge, or slag dents, like those at Our Lady of Lourdes, pos­ HON. BLANCHE M. LAMBERT recycling. It addresses traditional recyclables sess in-depth knowledge of our Constitution. OF ARKANSAS in a CERCLA context only. I do not intend it The challenges of the competition, such as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to be viewed as a precedent for any other describing the rights that are protected by pro­ amendment to Superfund or to any other envi­ cedural due process of law, were met suc­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 ronmental statute, whatsoever. cessfully by these bright students. Ms. LAMBERT. Mr. Speaker, today I am in­ It should also be clearly understood that this I am honored to recognize these bright stu­ troducing, along with Mr. UPTON, Mr. SOU- bill addresses the product of recyclers-that dents who are carrying on the torch of know!- 9560 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 5, 1994 edge so that our most basic rights outlined by most science fiction just two decades ago, we Mr. Speaker, I salute the New Lenox Com­ the Founding Fathers of this country may be can look to Roy Merrills as one of the early ar­ munity Park District on 25 years of serving the studied and understood by generations to chitects of the communications highway. recreational needs of its community, and all come. In his many positions at NTI, including presi­ those individuals and organizations that have dent and chairman, Roy helped guide the helped make the park district a success. company which has been a leader in new HONORING A PULASKI COUNTY ideas and technologies. He had responsibility LEADER for marketing, sales and service of all North­ HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS ern Telecom products in the United States. He OF THE OLDTIMERS FOUNDA­ HON. HAROlD ROGERS was instrumental in NTI's growth during the TION OF LOS ANGELES AND SAN OF KENTUCKY early 1970's into one of our Nation's major BERNARDINO COUNTIES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES telecommunications equipment manufacturers. Today, NTI employs 22,000 people across the Thursday, MayS, 1994 HON. LUCillE ROYBAL-AllARD country. OF CALIFORNIA Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Speaker, I am deeply Roy is an engineering graduate of the Liver­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES saddened by the death of my good friend, Dr. pool College of Technology and registered Thursday, May 5, 1994 Stephen Kelley. My family and thousands of professional engineer. He is a member of the others throughout Pulaski County and Ken­ board of trustees of the Aspen Institute. Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, it is tucky are devastated by this terrible loss. He and his charming wife, Marian, have four with great pride and honor that I rise today to Our community has lost an excellent and children. As Roy and Marian begin a · new recognize the significant contributions of the caring physician, an active church leader, an chapter in their lives, they do so knowing they Oldtimers Foundation of Los Angeles and San inspiring civic and community volunteer, a po­ have made a lasting contribution both to the Bernardino Counties on the occasion of their litical leader, and a good Christian friend. He Nashville community and to our Nation's eco­ 30th anniversary. helped everyone he could and always was nomic future. Established in 1964, the Oldtimers Founda­ willing to sacrifice his time for others. tion provides an enjoyable and productive live­ Serving the communities throughout Pulaski lihood for seniors and disabled persons by im­ County for 32 years, Kelley was voted Citizen TRIBUTE TO THE NEW LENOX proving their physical, psychological, and so­ Doctor of the Year by the Kentucky Academy COMMUNITY PARK DISTRICT ON cial well-being. The foundation, by preventing of Family Physicians. He also served as presi­ ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY isolation through the creation of a social net­ dent of the organization. work of seniors, makes it possible for seniors Dr. Kelley was also an ·inspirational leader HON. GEORGE E. SANGMEISTER and disabled persons to maximize their levels to thousands of Boy Scouts. He rose from a OF ILLINOIS of personal dignity and independence within local troop leader, through the presidency of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their community. the Bluegrass Council to vice president of the The Oldtimers Foundation's caring volun­ Southern United States region. He was hon­ Thursday, MayS, 1994 teers and employees offer a variety of pro­ ored numerous times by Boy Scouts of Amer­ Mr. SANGMEISTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise grams to assist seniors and disabled citizens. ica with their highest honors, the Silver Beaver today to pay tribute to an organization in my The foundation maintains a low-cost housing and Silver Antelope for outstanding volunteer district that has provided recreation, entertain­ community with easy access to recreation service. ment, and enjoyment for thousands of my con­ centers and shopping districts. Foundation Dr. Kelley always looked for a way to build stituents during the last 25 years-the New members provide free transportation to and a better community. More times than not, he Lenox Park District, which celebrates its silver from shopping areas, medical centers, and pri­ found that way through hard work, commit­ anniversary this month. vate homes. They serve and deliver over ment, and perseverance. In the early days of New Lenox, which was 750,000 well-balanced meals a year to 17 nu­ Armed with a remarkable ability to energize incorporated in 1957, residents' recreational trition sites for those unable to shop or cook people, Steve had a special gift: the ability to choices were somewhat limited. People used for themselves. The foundation also offers lift people's spirits. Whether it was religion, local facilities such as the VFW Post and open home maintenance services such as plumb­ medicine, civic work, scouting, or politics, he land at the village's sewage treatment plant for ing, electrical, carpentry, and auto repairs. always motivated people to strive and achieve recreational activities. The system operated on Through the excellent and positive work of their best. donations, volunteerism, and goodwill. the Oldtimers Foundation, the spirit of volunta­ Stephen Kelley was a great leader and a In 1969, however, a group of local citizens rism is alive and well in our communities. I good man. He will be sorely missed by many foresaw the need to preserve open space and wish the Oldtimers Foundation continued suc­ thousands. provide more recreation opportunities for the cess in making the world a better place to live growing village and township and formed the for our senior citizens and disabled persons. New Lenox Community Park District. The en­ ROY MERRILLS: DEDICATED TO tire community rallied around the fledgling TELECOMMUNICATION park district and the local Lions Club got the A SALUTE TO NATIVITY OF OUR district off to a fine start by donating 10 acres LORD PARISH HON. BART GORDON of property for park and financing and labor to OF TENNESSEE construct a community center. HON. LUIS V. GUI1ERREZ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES From that beginning, the park district has OF ILLINOIS grown to encompass 375 acres at 15 park IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, May 5, 1994 sites in the township, and two facilities that Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to provide places for activities and community Thursday, MayS, 1994 recognize a constituent and special individual, meetings. The park district cooperates closely Mr. GUTIERREZ . . Mr. Speaker, I rise today Roy Merrills, upon his retirement from North­ with other local government bodies, school to pay tribute to Nativity of Our Lord Parish, ern Telecom, Inc. Roy's distinguished career districts and civic organizations to offer pro­ which will celebrate the 125th Anniversary of with NTI, one of the top telecommunications grams for every age and interest group. its founding on Friday, May 13, 1994. This is companies in the world, spanned 36 years. He The district recently acquired 230 acres of a special occasion not only for Nativity parish­ will be feted this week by his colleagues in the property for the development of a community ioners but also for all of the alumni and friends telecommunications industry and by commu­ park complex. The facility will include an 18- of Nativity. nity leaders at a dinner in Nashville, the home hole golf course and clubhouse, learning cen­ Nativity of Our Lord Parish was formed to of NTI's headquarters. ter, public events area, recreation complex, serve the growing immigrant population of As this generation reaps the benefits of the swimming facility, and an interpretive learning­ post-Civil War Chicago attracted to the newly information age and stands on the doorstep of conversation area with nature walks and opened Chicago Union Stockyards. The immi­ telecommunications opportunities that were al- biking trails. grant wave grew into the religious, prates- May 5, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9561 sional, business, government, and political Clinton administration as one of the keys to Perlmutter, from a family of three sisters, in­ leaders of Chicago. As the parish grew, its ensuring health care security for all Ameri­ cluding Muriel Perlmutter Chenkin and Bea­ alumni moved far and wide throughout Chi­ cans. However, I am concerned that these trice Perlmutter Shapiro, was a resident of the cago and the southwest suburbs. same mandates will result in major job losses east flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn and a As the parish matured and its facilities aged, for my State of Alabama and the Nation as a hard-working and brilliant young graduate of new leaders led efforts to replace or preserve whole. Even the administration admits a po­ Samuel J~ Tilden High School. For them, it its buildings. In 1962, with the leadership of tential job loss of 600,000 while other organi­ was practically love at first sight and I am hon­ Mayor Richard J. Daley, the parish was able zations suggest totals of over 2 million. A re­ ored today, May 5, 1994, Mr. Speaker, to sa­ to construct a new school building. Later, the cent study by the American Federation of lute their love and devotion to each other and church was extensively rehabilitated and ren­ State, County, and Municipal Employees esti­ their family. ovated to prepare the parish for its 21st cen­ mated that in 1998, the 15,700 jobs lost in The Millstein family is a respected family in tury future. Alabama as a consequence of the Clinton Brooklyn. Marvin and Adele have two children, Mr. Speaker, I commend the parishioners plan would result in $1.25 billion dollars in lost Ellen Millstein Gotlob and Lewis Mark for their strength and commitment. Were it not wages and benefits in our State. President Millstein, and three grandchildren, Evan for them, Nativity of Our Lord Parish would not Clinton says that subsidies in his plan will Gotlob, and David and Benjamin Millstein, all be celebrating this important anniversary. make this mandate more affordable for small of whom shared their parent's faith in our polit­ Nearly 4 years ago the parish was faced with business owners. However, the Congressional ical system and the need to maximize the par­ the closing of its church due to structural de­ Budget Office [CBO] reported earlier this year ticipation of all people in our democracy. fects. Not willing to let such a dear part of that the administration underfunds this subsidy In these times when the longevity of love is their lives devastate them, the parishioners by $72 billion. a phenomenon to be cherished and cele­ made strong personal and financial pledges to These additional employer mandates will kill brated, it gives me great pleasure to congratu­ rehabilitate their vintage church. Because of jobs, and will endanger the sector of our econ­ late Marvin and Adele Millstein on this their such devotion, we are now able to celebrate omy that is most responsible for innovation 50th wedding anniversary. It is my hope that the rich history of the parish. and job creation. I fully support universal ac­ the Millstein's will continue to serve as the first I commend the people of this wonderful cess to affordable coverage for all working family of Brooklyn reform politics. community for their strengths, their commit­ Americans but additional burdens on the small ment, and their devotion. business community is not the answer. In a recent Clinton town meeting on health ACCOUNTABILITY FOR POW/MIA'S SUPPORT A TO Z care, the chief executive of a major pizza res­ taurant franchise asked the President how his HON. RICK I.AZIO HON. JAY KIM company could afford the new mandates with­ OF NEW YORK OF CALIFORNIA out laying off workers. The President joked IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that he would be willing to pay more for his Thursday, May 5, 1994 pizza-suggesting that the executive merely Thursday, May 5, 1994 pass his costs on to his customer. Mr. LAZIO. Mr. Speaker, last week, the Mr. KIM. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong sup­ Mr. Speaker, there is nothing funny about House of Representatives passed H.R. 2333, port of the A to Z spending cut legislation. For jobs lost when small businesses can't afford to the State Department and related agencies too many years, Congress has had an un­ keep their doors open as a result of these authorization conference report. I would like to breakable addiction to wasteful deficit spend­ mandates. Let's fix what's broken with our express my disappointment with some of the ing. Even when faced with a national debt health care system without asking our small provisions included in this legislation. which is approaching $4 trillion, this body has business owners and their employees to bear Included in H.R. 2333, which also contains repeatedly shown that it is unwilling and un­ the brunt of the high price tag. Under the cur­ many important authorizations for our foreign able to make the hard choices which are nec­ rent system, there are too many people with­ policy efforts, are provisions regarding rela­ essary to bring the Federal budget under con­ out health coverage and we must work to ad­ tions with Vietnam that I strongly oppose and trol. dress this. However, under the Clinton plan, believe should not have been included in this The reason for this is simple: In the budget employees may be without jobs and health bill. Language in this legislation questionably process, Members of Congress are simply not care. supports lifting the trade embargo against accountable for their actions. Time and time Vietnam and praises that country's increased again, I hear my colleagues argue passion­ cooperation on accounting for POW/MIA's. ately for the need to cut Government spend­ FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF This is despite the fact that we are still trying ing, only to find the favorite programs of these MARVIN AND ADELE MILLSTEIN to determine the fate of nearly 2,400 MIA's. Members tucked away in the backwaters of an Though I support free trade and believe that appropriations bill. HON. MAJOR R. OWENS it is a critical factor in the health of our Na­ The A to Z legislation will be an important OF NEW YORK tion's economy, I did not support President step toward ending this hypocrisy and restor­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Clinton in February when he lifted the trade ing accountability to the congressional budget embargo against Vietnam, and I do not sup­ process. By requiring an up-or-down vote on Thursday, May 5, 1994 port Congress' statement in concurrence in­ specific spending cuts, this bill will force Mem­ Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to cluded in H.R. 2333. I did support the motion bers to put their money where their mouth is salute the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. to recommit offered by Representative OL YM­ and decide whether they support true deficit and Mrs. Marvin and Adele Millstein residing PIA SNOWE of Maine, which insisted upon the reduction. at 506 Avenue J in the County of Kings, the removal of this controversial language. This For this reason, I urge my colleagues to great borough of Brooklyn in New York. The motion to recommit failed, however, and the support A to Z and sign the discharge petition Millsteins have been a driving force in the re­ language remains in the conference report. which is pending before the House. form political movements in Brooklyn and on I want to make it clear that I cannot, and will issues that are of great concern to people not, agree to the normalization of trade rela­ CLINTON'S HEALTH CARE MEANS such as education, health care, and local eco­ tions between the United States and Vietnam EMPLOYER MANDATES nomic development. Adele and members of until we have received a complete and thor­ her family have been honored many times by ough accounting of all American MIA's in HON. TERRY EVERm the elected officials of our borough for their Southeast Asia. Until our Government is com­ work, and that is the case again this evening. pletely satisfied that all current allegations OF ALABAMA Marvin Millstein met the former Adele under investigation are cleared, I believe co­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Perlmutter in the waiting room of a driving operative action between our two Govern­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 school in August of 1943. Mr. Millstein was ments is both unwise and unwarranted. If for Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Speaker, further em­ fighting for this country in the Second World no other reason than out of respect for the ployer mandates have been touted by the War, serving in the U.S. Army in Europe. Ms. families of those still missing and the veterans 9562 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 5, 1994 who fought in Southeast Asia, we should be When asked by reporters to elaborate this hesitant in our support of the Government of point, President Lee suggested that "the Re­ I have just arrived in the U.S. from Vietnam, and the last thing we should be public of China could be termed a nation with­ Pristina. the capital of the Republic of doing is praising them for their actions. in a divided China." Although the eventual re­ Kosova * * * a country that has been with­ While I am supportive of most of what is in­ unification of China is, in his view, a historical out any CSCE or other international pres­ ence since last July, when the Belgrade re­ cluded in H.R. 2333, I object to the President inevitability, contemporary political realities and Congress' decision to lift the trade embar­ gime expelled the handful of CSCE human throughout the world dictate the patient pursuit rights observers who had been in our coun­ go against Vietnam and its support for normal­ of a nonadversarial course. try. ization of relations with Vietnam. I will continue Our foreign policy is devoted to pragmatic Regrettably, the human rights situation in to withhold my support for such actions until diplomacy while our mainland policy is our country has gone from bad to worse since every missing serviceman is accounted for. aimed at promoting mutual trust between monitors were removed. As a member of the the two sides of the Taiwan Strait* * *If we Kosova Council for the Defense of Human all support the ROC during the process of Rights and Freedoms, I have witnessed the AN IMPORTANT POLICY STATE­ pragmatic diplomacy, then there will be no horrible human, civil and national rights MENT BY PRESIDENT LEE TENG­ need for a firm ideological stance when nego­ abuses of the 92 percent Albanian majority HUI OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA tiating with the Chinese mainland, nor for in Kosova. constantly thinking of one's own ideology or Albanians have been committed to peace­ considering oneself the greatest and adopt­ fully oppose the brutality we have experi­ HON. GERAlD B.H. SOLOMON ing a paternalistic stance. We should devote enced since auton0my was abolished and OF NEW YORK ourselves to world peace, progress, and pros­ martial law imposed by Serbia in 1989. The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES perity- this is the direction in which the situation cannot continue. Thursday, May 5, 1994 whole world is heading. Even the Com­ II munists should be heading this way. Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, President Lee It is important to recall that half of the Teng-hui of the Republic of China on Taiwan Mr. Speaker, at a time when our attention total Albanian population in the Balkans recently completed a successful overseas trip has been drawn to the 15th anniversary of the lives not in the Republic of Albania but in enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act, Presi­ ethnic and compact territories in former that took him to the Philippines, Indonesia, Yugoslavia. and Thailand. Although the ROC does not dent Lee is even now on another successful overseas trip to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, South Albanians, as an indigenous population, have formal diplomatic relations with any of make up the third most numerous people in these countries, President Lee was received Africa, and Swaziland. All Members should ap­ former Yugoslavia. Therefore, Albanians in by the head of state in each one. He also met plaud the success of President Lee's trips and former Yugoslavia should not be considered with a wide array of senior officials and policy­ the important statements he makes upon his a minority, but rather a nation that has been makers at each stop on his tour. return. divided. Upon his return to Taiwan, President Lee The continued maturation of the democratic Kosova lost its autonomy when Serbia, un­ conducted a news conference in which he dis­ political system in the Republic of China, as constitutionally by the use of police and cussed the objectives of his trip and also evidence by President Lee's recent remarks, military forces, five years ago abolished the Parliament of Kosova, dismissed the govern­ spoke to some of the larger issues affecting should contribute greatly to the maintenance of stability and prosperity throughout the entire ment and its administration, and closed the ROC's role in the world. Throughout his down television, radio and the only daily Al­ meeting with reporters, he demonstrated a East Asia region. banian language newspaper. strong grasp of international affairs and also Repression intensified following the uncon­ stitutional decision of the Serbian Par­ revealed the current state of his government's HUMAN RIGHTS policy toward mainland China. liament to abolish the autonomy of Kosova After observing that: and apply what they termed " special cir­ Following the end of the cold war, the HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH cumstances." In reality, an emergency situa­ world situation, and in particular the world OF NEW JERSEY tion was enforced and marital law declared. economic situation, has slowly moved to­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Structural repression against the Alba­ nians of Kosova has gained tragic dimensions ward regional cooperation and the further Thursday, May 5, 1994 establishment of inter-regional economic re­ each passing year. lations. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, Serbian apartheid manifests itself in dis­ earlier today the Helsinki Commission con­ crimination that started with rigged politi­ President Lee said his overseas trip was fo­ cal trials before civil and military courts; cused on developing closer economic relations ducted a hearing which focused on human isolation and confinement of hundreds of in­ between Taiwan and the three countries he rights in Kosovo, Sandzak, and Vojvodina. tellectuals, scientists and most eminent ex­ visited. Among the witnesses which were called by perts of Kosova's economy; massive prison Taiwan's extraordinary economic success the Commission was Alush Gashi, a member sentencing of Albanians; killings of peaceful and development over the past 40 years are of the Council for the Defense of Human demonstration; the expulsion of hundreds of widely admired and serve as an appropriate Rights and Freedoms in Pristina, Kosovo. The university professors, scientists and thou­ model for other East Asian countries. Accord­ details of abuse presented at this hearing sands of teachers; dismissals of physicians were moving and, for the benefit of my col­ and other medical staff; and the full denial of ingly, President Lee announced that the ROC human and national rights. will seek to expand its participation in agricul­ leagues, I would ask that the testimony of Dr. As part of this, Serbians authorities in Bel­ tural development projects in the three coun­ Gashi be printed for the RECORD. In short, Dr. grade imposed new bosses in work places tries he visited and move quickly to resolve in­ Gashi's testimony chronicles the deterioration where Albanians had held executive posi­ vestment issues that Taiwan still has with the of the situation in Kosovo, with 3,013 cases of tions. The formal excuses differed, but each Philippines and Indonesia. He also said the brutal violations of human rights against Alba­ case amounted to sanctions against " politi­ establishment of a free trade zone between nians in Kosovo by the Serbian regime. These cal disobedience." Taiwan and the Philippines is under discus­ thousands of cases occurred only in the first III sion. quarter of 1994. Mr. Chairman, when inter­ I have been an eyewitness to frequent vio­ Turning to the larger international issues national observers were present in Kosovo in lence against Albanian medical workers and that face the ROC, President Lee expressed the year previous, the number of cases in the teaching staff of the Faculty of Medicine and this view: first quarter was 1,636. other scientific institutions in Kosova as well as many other Albanians in Kosova. I believe that leaders around the world HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN KOSOVO, SANDZAK, In the presence of astonished and shocked share a common view. What view? That the AND VOJVODINA colleagues, patients and others including political system of a nation should be demo­ (By Dr. Alush A. Gashi) medical students, head physicians have been cratic and free in orientation, and its econ­ Chairman DeConcini, Co-Chairman Hoyer, pulled out of their workrooms and offices, omy should be a free market economy. ladies and gentlemen: Thank you for arrang­ laboratories as well as operating rooms, by Therefore, he said: ing this important and timely hearing, and Serbian police forces. The further development of our nation re­ for the opportunity to present the latest in­ Under physical threat of the heavily armed quires abandoning ideology and striving for formation about the brutal human rights sit­ police, many professors and physicians of dif­ peace, cooperation, and prosperity. uation in my country. ferent specialties have been forced to break May 5, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9563 off exams and leave their students, and even Human Rights at its 50th session in March THE FEDERAL AGENCY ACCESS to sto~ performing surgery in the emergency passed a resolution urgently demanding that ACT operatmg room. Similar measure were taken Serbian authorities: in different places of Kosova. Cease all human and national rights viola­ IV tions, discriminatory measures and practice HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. Regrettably, official Serbian strategy is to a~ainst ethnic Albanians in Kosova, in par­ OF TENNESSEE change the ethnicity of Kosova though insti­ tiCularly arbitrary detention and violation lN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the right to a fair trail and the practice of tutionalized discrimination and structural Thursday, May 5, 1994 repression. It's goal is ethnic cleansing with­ torture and other cruel, inhuman and de­ out open war at this time, but with daily po­ grading treatment; ~r. ~?UNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I am introducing lice brutality. Release all political prisoners and cease all leg1slat1on today that would help all Americans The Serbian police regime has achieved bu­ persecution of political leaders and members by making our Federal agencies more acces­ of Kosov~ human rights organizations; reaucratic ethnic cleansing in all insti tu­ sible. and t~us _more responsive to the people. tions in Kosova by dismissing Albanians. Establish democratic institutions in Kosova and the respect the political will of Th1s leg1slat1on would require all Federal They started with closing schools and dis­ agencies to list a telephone number on their missing professors because. as publicly stat­ inhabitants as the best means of preventing ed by Serbs "A good Albanian is an the escalation of the conflict. stationery. Albanians have asked before and are ask­ It is my_intent_to have each Federal agency uneducated Albanian. Educated Albanians ing again for the U.S. Commission on Secu­ ~re the enemy." The Serbian regime is try­ place on 1ts stationery a local or regional tele­ rity and Cooperation in Europe to help re-es­ phone number. For example, any local or re­ mg to achieve intellectual decapitation of tablish the CSCE long-term mission in Albanians in Kosova with police brutality. gional offices with over 50 employees could In response to this Serbian brutality, Alba­ Kosova immediately, and to explore ways and means of establishing an adequate inter­ place a telephone number on their stationery nians under the leadership of President so that people living in these respective areas Rugova undertook peaceful ways of finding national presence in Kosova. of th~ country could contact the Federal agen­ the solution through establishing democratic Furthermore, it is critical that the Kosova institutions and encouraging dialog without question is part of international efforts to cy w1th any concerns or questions they might preconditions under international mediation ~esolve the former Yugoslavia crisis, which have. by the United States. European Union or the 1s the Balkan crisis, and include legitimate I know that there are many well intentioned United Nations. Kosova Albanian officials in negotiations at Federal employees within our Government. any international conferences or summits on v the Balkans. However, I also believe that our Federal Gov­ ernment has gotten so big, and so cum­ After the expulsion of CSCE monitors from vn Kosova last July, the brutal repression not bersome, that it has lost touch with the very It is a proven fact that Serbian authorities only ~ontinued but increased dramatically. people it is supposed to serve. in Kosova do not respect any international Durmg 1993, the Council for the Defense of I had hoped that Federal agencies would Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) reg­ document about Kosova. Unfortunately, they are abusing the good offices of institutions take this upon themselves and become more istered 13,431 cases of Serbian police brutal­ available to the hard-working taxpayers who ity against Albanians in Kosova. such as the United Nations High Commis­ The total included 15 killed, 14 wounded, sioner on Refugees in their efforts to colo­ pay their salaries. Unfortunately, this is not the 2,305 arrested, 1,994 searched, 849 subjected to nize Kosova. There is no reason or justifica­ case. "informative" talks, 1,777 tortured, 794 mal­ tio~ for bringing Serbian refugees to Kosova, The bureaucracy and the Congress are add­ treated in various ways, 391 plundered, 64 re­ wh1ch already has one of the densest popu­ ing over 60,000 pages of fine print to the Fed­ lation in Europe. pressed by the army, 604 acts of political per­ ~ral Register each year. This is on top of mil­ Structural repression against ethnic Alba­ secution against Albanian political activists, lions of laws, rules, and regulations we have 632 acts of violence directed at education nians in Kosova has become unbearable but Albanians are continuing their peacefui at­ already at the Federal, State, and local levels. science, culture and sports, and 172 incident~ Many small businessmen and businesswomen aimed at children including kindergarten tempts to decolonize Kosova and establish an children. independent state on the basis of the Sep­ cannot keep up with all of these requirements There were 155 acts of violence against tember 26, 1991, referendum as the best way ~nd they are having a difficult time getting women, 3,396 searches under the pretext of to protect human and national rights of all t1mely and responsive assistance from our looking for weapons, 37 acts against Alba­ the population of Kosova. enormous bureaucracy. nians from the diaspora and refugees 68 arbi­ Albanians in Kosova have experienced all Social Security recipients, students, veter­ forms of autonomy and have suffered under trary dismissals from work, and 53 Albanian ans, and many others cannot even contact the families arbitrarily removed from apart­ all of them. As former Yugoslavia disinte­ grates, Kosova as a constituent unit of Federal bureaucrats who are supposed to be ments. helping solve the problems that many Ameri­ According to CDHRF data, in first three former Yugoslavia, exercises its right of self­ months of 1993, 1,636 cases of Serbian police determination with a commitment to an cans are having with their Federal Govern­ brutality were recorded. Some 415 Albanians independent state of Kosova. ment. were arrested (compared with 851 cases in Kosova is a newly emerging state in the Federal employees should be doing all they first three months of 1994), 298 were beaten in Balkans which is dedicated to the continued can to be more accessible and responsive to the first three months of last year (684 beat­ peaceful demonstration in support of free­ the people. I urge my colleagues to cosponsor dom and the democratization of occupied en in first three months of 1994), 229 houses this legislation so that we can help provide all were searched without warrants, and 694 per­ Kosova. Albanians are part of the solution. But, Americans with greater accessibility to their sons suffered in various ways during those Federal Government. house searches (in first three months of 1994 Kosova is subjugated by Serbia, which has 1,229 houses were searched). ' committed the worst possible crimes against During the first three months of 1994 humanity. CDHRF has registered 3,013 cases of brutal In the past, Serbia has enjoyed many privi­ COMMENDING ROSE OCHI violations of human rights against Albanians leges. Serbia wants to keep these privileges in Kosova by the Serbian regime. Two were by any means necessary. In reality. the freedom and independence of HON. LUCillE ROYBAL-AllARD killed, one wounded, 851 arrested, 64 sen­ OF CALIFORNIA tenced for political reasons, 1,229 houses Albanians should be good for Serbia as well. searched on pretense for weapons, 684 beaten Kosova's freedom would help Serbia in its de­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and tortured, and 182 maltreated in various mocratization process. Thursday, May 5, 1994 ways. Good neighborly relations could exist be­ Comparing 3,013 cases in the first quarter tween the Republic of Kosova and the Repub­ Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise of 1994 with 1,636 cases in the first quarter of lic of Serbia, between Albanians and Serbs. today to acknowledge and commend the per­ 1993 when international CSCE monitors were Serbi_a is responsible for many crimes, and sonal and professional accomplishments of present, repression in Kosova has increased by takmg the path of democracy it will re­ Ms. Rose Ochi, a leader who has been nation­ 85 percent, in the absence of any inter­ duce its burden, for its own sake, and the ally recognized for her outstanding efforts in national observers whatsoever. sake of other. The sooner, the better. If this does not come to pass, then without the formulation of public safety and law en­ VI a just solution of the Albanian questions the forcement policy. I commend her on the occa­ Considering the unbearable situation of Al­ agony is bound to continue. sion of the 18th anniversary of Koreisha banians in Kosova, the U.N. Commission on There will be no peace in the Balkans. Chushoku Kai, Nutrition Program for the Elder- 9564 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 5, 1994 ly, in Los Angeles, which is honoring Ms. Ochi ness amenities that are unrivaled in the Carib­ In 1966, Tom was promoted to detective as­ for her lifetime contributions to their program bean. signed to the juvenile division. Without only 2 and to the Japanese-American community. In celebration of National Tourism Week, it years on the job, he was promoted to ser­ Ms. Ochi's was unjustly interned with her is a pleasure to join others honoring this occa­ geant serving in the jail division. Four years family-and 120,000 other Japanese-Ameri­ sion, for visitors to Puerto Rico have a chance later Tom was promoted to lieutenant and cans-during World War II, and was later arbi­ to witness firsthand the common bonds of citi­ then to captain assigned to the Office of the trarily subjected to deportation hearings. zenship, currency, and friendship that link Sheriff in February 1978. On July 1, 1978 Tom These trying experiences helped forge her Puerto Rico to the 50 States and other terri­ became the first police chief for the city of deep commitment to work for social justice. tories. Rancho Cucamonga. In 1984, Tom was trans­ As an attorney and advocate, she has The following points illustrate the importance ferred to the bureau of administration and was worked effectively as an agent for social of tourism to Puerto Rico and the local econ­ assigned the command of the valley/mountain change. She first worked as a staff attorney at omy. bureaus. For the past 3 years Tom has dili­ the University of Southern California Western In 1993, tourist expenditures for Puerto Rico gently served as the assistant sheriff of the Center on Law and Poverty. was over $1.6 billion dollars, an increase of 8 support operations. Ms. Ochi became the first woman to serve percent over 1992. Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our col­ as director of criminal justice Planning for the Total visitors to our island in 1993 were leagues, Tom's family and many friends in city of Los Angeles. In this capacity, she has 3,871 ,119, more than the entire population of honoring this unique individual for his exten­ initiated many innovative programs-including Puerto Rico. sive and dedicated service. Over the years, a domestic violence prosecution unit and shel­ Visitors to tourist hotels for that same year Tom has touched the lives of many people in ter facilities, a juvenile justice diversion were 688,58 and cruise ship visitors were our community and it is only fitting that the project, a community youth gang services pro­ 1,014,490. House recognize him today. gram, and a community drug treatment pro­ These figures make it abundantly clear why gram. Her efforts toward making government our government is expanding the number of more responsive to women's and ethnic mi­ hotels and encouraging, throughout the island, norities' concerns have been particularly the expansion and development of guest TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM K. DRUM­ noted. houses and other tourist destinations. MOND, PUBLIC POWER COUNCIL Ms. Ochi was the first Asian-American to But more than figures, the friendships MANAGER serve as a trustee on the board of the Los An­ forged with Puerto Ricans by many visitors geles County Bar Association, and was a cannot be truly measured, but help to convey founding member of the Japanese-American cultural understanding between U.S. citizens HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO and Minority Bar Associations. Her leadership and with people from other countries. OF OREGON and contribution to volunteer organizations As National Tourism Week is celebrated, I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have been honored by many organizations, in­ encourage anyone who has not been to Puer­ cluding the Young Women's Christian Asso­ to Rico to visit our island. Come to experience Thursday, May 5, 1994 ciation, the National Organization for Women, and enjoy our tropical climate, our culture, our Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, throughout my the National Women's Political Caucus, and heritage, and our hospitality. experience in this body, I have been particu­ the U.S. Department of Justice. larly involved in those issues affecting the Her nomination to the position of Associate TRIBUTE TO TOM WICKUM Bonneville Power Administration, most re­ Director of State and Local Affairs for the Of­ cently serving as chairman of the House Natu­ fice of National Drug Policy has recently been ral Resources Committee task force on Bon­ confirmed by President Clinton. I know that HON. JERRY LEWIS neville. This experience has afforded me nu­ her work in this important new position will be OF CALIFORNIA merous opportunities to meet with Bill Drum­ characterized by the same standards of excel­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mond, one of the leaders of the public power lence that have always been her hallmark. Thursday, May 5, 1994 movement in the Northwest. Later this year, Bill will be leaving his position as manager of Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, the Public Power Council to serve as the gen­ NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK would like to bring to your attention the fine eral manager of the Western Montana G&T work and outstanding public service of Tom Cooperative. I rise today to thank Bill for his Wickum of San Bernardino, CA. Tom, who HON. CARLOS A. ROMERO-BARCELO service at PPC and to extend my best wishes has demonstrated a remarkable dedication to OF PUERTO RICO to Bill and his family. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the needs and safety of San Bernardino Coun­ ty residents over the past 31 years, will be I have long been a strong support of public Thursday, May 5, 1994 honored on May 12, 1994 as he retires from power. These consumer-owned, non-for-profit Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO. Mr. Speaker, the his position as assistant sheriff of support op­ utilities can be important instruments in setting importance of tourism to the economy of Puer­ erations in San Bernardino County. and pursuing progressive energy policies. For to Rico is one measured in more than the Tom attended local schools and spent the instance, the Eugene Water and Electric number of tourists that visit our island. majority of his law enforcement career serving Board in my district has been a leader in de­ Undergirding our island economy, tourism is at the Sheriff's West End Station in San veloping conservation and renewable re­ a never-ending means of promoting cultural Bernardino County. Because of his involve­ sources. understanding between the 3.6 million Amer­ ment and active leadership in the community, As manager of PPC, Bill has continually ican citizens of Puerto Rico and their mainland Tom has been an instrumental force in pre­ lead his members in taking progressive posi­ counterparts, as well as with others from all serving the law and order in San Bernardino tions that best reflect the ideals of public over the world. County. power. Recently, I have worked with Bill to Our present administration in Puerto Rico, Tom's initial interest in being a direct partici­ begin to develop an Integrated Resource Plan­ under the leadership of our Governor, Pedro pant in preserving the peace and well-being of ning Program for Northwest consumer-owned Rossell6 has embarked on an ambitious plan society can be traced back to his dedicated utilities. While this effort requires a minimal in­ to upgrade and expand the number of hotels, service in the U.S. Navy from 1958-61. Fol­ fringement on the traditional autonomy of lo­ guest houses, and tourist facilities throughout lowing his service in the military, Tom served cally controlled utilities, Bill recognized the Puerto Rico, and to diversify the Puerto Rican as deputy sheriff at the Glen Helen Rehabilita­ value of the effort and agreed to work to de­ experience for visitors who come by plane and tion Center until he was transferred to the velop consensus within his membership for a cruise ships. Sheriff's West End Station on February 24, workable and appropriate program. This is but As a banking and commerce center for the 1964 where he served as a patrol officer. one example of the leadership that Bill has entire Caribbean, and as an island with a first­ While at the West End Station, Tom .co­ demonstrated. class telecommunications system, Puerto Rico founded the West End Search and Rescue I wish Bill and his family all the best in their also offers conventions and conference busi- Team and the West End Mountain posse. new career and life in Montana. May 5, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9565 TRIBUTE TO MARTIN STONE. racial hatred. This past Sunday, almost 200 reflects an average that is 3 times more than people, in support of the Hussein family, rep­ Federal expenditures on emergency transpor­ HON. HAMILTON FlSH, JR. resenting the Moslem, Christian, and Jewish tation. OF NEW YORK communities, attended a rally to discuss the I urge you to join my effort to eliminate Med­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES incident, and to consider how we can combat icaid's nonemergency medical transportation these deplorable acts, as well as its impact service and remove State responsibility to Thursday, May 5, 1994 upon individuals, victims, and the community. maintain this program. My measure will not Mr. FISH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay Mr. Speaker, sadly, acts of hatred and intol­ prohibit States from offering transportation tribute to my dear friend Martin Stone, a de­ erance continue to occur throughout our Na­ service under their own maintenance; rather, it voted citizen and a real pioneer in broadcast tion. Yet, we all have an individual responsibil­ will remove all Federal participation and Fed­ journalism. On May 10, Martin will be honored ity to speak out against hatred and intoler­ eral spending, thus saving billions in health by the Mt. Kisco Chamber of Commerce as ance. It is a learned behavior that can, and care dollars. In fact, the elimination of non­ their Citizen of the Year. A resident of Pound must, be reversed. emergency medical transportation will mean Ridge for over 40 years, he is truly a corner­ I am confident that Montgomery County will more funding for real health care delivery to stone of the community. continue to maintain its vigilance and opposi­ help community hospitals, provide subsidies Martin has a long history of service in the tion to hate and intolerance. Only by doing so for small businesses, create grants for facili­ media. He entered broadcasting after graduat­ can we work effectively toward elimination of ties in undeserved areas, conduct medical re­ ing from Yale University school of law, starting hate crimes. search, as well as other much needed serv­ with NBC and creating the show "Author It is unconscionable that these crimes ices. Meets The Critic," which he later moved to tel­ should exist in our Nation, which was founded It is important that we continue to pay close evision. He also produced several other on the principle of tolerance and freedom. We attention to the smaller issues of health care shows, including "The Howdy Doody Show" must bring an end to all violence motivated by reform like medical transportation, because of and "Americana." prejudice and ignorance, bearing in mind the what might seem insignificant to Washington In 1957, Martin decided to set up a radio words of Martin Luther King, Jr.: bureaucrats may prove to have larger con­ station in Mt. Kisco, WVIP, and kicked off the The ultimate weakness of violence is that sequences on actual health care delivery. Fur­ broadcasting with a benefit for Northern West­ it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thermore, if Congress passes any health care chester Hospital, two of the emcees being thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of dimin­ reform package that tolerates continued fraud Howard Cosell and Merv Griffin, who got their ishing evil, it multiplies it. * * *hate cannot and abuse, we will be back at the table in the starts thanks to him. He has maintained direct drive out hate; only love can do that. very near future to fix yet another overgrown, involvement by hosting a daily interview show out-of-control, ailing health care system. I urge called "Meet the VIP's," and it airs on both the you to cosponsor this important and symbolic local cable station and WVIP. He has also THE ELIMINATION OF FRAUD AND legislation. served as a partner of Whitney Communica­ ABUSE IN MEDICAID tions, and was involved with the organization of the New York World's Fair. HON. RICHARD H. BAKER TRIBUTE TO RUFUS HAZEL MYERS In addition to his radio station, Martin has OF LOUISIANA helped better our community by serving as a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. ANDREW JACOBS, JR. trustee of the Northern Westchester Hospital Thursday, May 5, 1994 OF INDIANA Center and of Caramoor Center of Music and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. BAKER of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, there the Arts in Katonah. He is also a charter mem­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 ber of the Mt. Kisco Chamber of Commerce. is a health care crisis in America, not only be­ Mr. Speaker, the residents of Mt. Kisco and cause there are 25 million Americans without Mr. JACOBS. Mr. Speaker, not only the all northern Westchester have every reason to health insurance, but because we, the U.S. family, not only Indianapolis, but our whole be proud of Martin Stone, a man of vision, en­ Congress, have allowed fraud and abuse to Nation has suffered the loss of Rufus Hazel ergy and commitment. I ask that my col­ infect the already overburdened and wasteful Myers, who died in Indianapolis on April 15, leagues join me and the Mt. Kisco Chamber of Medicaid system. Part of our health care prob­ 1994. Commerce in saluting the outstanding leader. lem is that the American taxpayers continue to Mr. Myers was a pioneer in the produce He is a value to the community and a true pour billions of their hard earned dollars into business in Indianapolis. He built an enor­ friend. Our thanks to Martin and our best wish­ programs designed to benefit the poor and mously successful business whose work was es to him for many years to come. needy that actually support a system that much sought after. bleeds our wallets dry while providing minimal He is survived by his wife, Susie Price comfort to Medicaid patients at best. Myers, and daughters, Nikki Myers-Smith and OUR COMMUNITIES MUST BE Today I will introduce a measure that takes Pat Browne. He is also survived by his distin­ VIGILANT AGAINST HATE CRIMES the first step in cutting the fat from one of guished sons, Rufus (Bud), Jr., and Rod Medicaid's most wasteful programs by elimi­ Myers. Bud Myers is the administrative assist­ HON. CONSTANCE A. MOREllA nating the nonemergency medical transpor­ ant to our colleague, CARDISS COLLINS, and OF MARYLAND tation service. Rod Myers accepts the risks of serving as a police officer on Capitol Hill. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The nonemergency medical transportation program is a nonessential program that pro­ Mr. Bud Myers was once administrative as­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 vides federally subsidized transportation for sistant in the 11th District of Indiana Congres­ Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Medicaid recipients to receive additional bene­ sional Office as well as administrative assist­ speak out against a hate crime incident in my fits. Such services include rides to and from a ant subsequently to towering legal figure, Bar­ home district of Montgomery County, MD. Last doctor's office for checkups or to pick up pre­ bara Jordan, and to our dearly departed Mick­ week, Samira Hussein's four children walked scription medicine. However, today these serv­ ey Leland. out of their Gaithersburg home and found their ices somehow include rides to grocery stores, [From the Indianapolis Star, April17, 1994] car marked with a swastika, a tire flattened, convenience stores, and shopping malls. What CITY MARKET PIONEER RUFUS H. MYERS and the door handles glued. Samira Hussein was once another generous Federal entitle­ SPECIALIZED IN FRUIT ARTISTRY, NUTRITION had become a hate crime victim because of ment has essentially become a taxpayer fund­ Services for Rufus Hazel Myers, 84, Indian­ her efforts to educate the community and the ed taxi service that is laden with abuse. In apolis, the first black person to own and op­ school system about her Arab-American and fact, since 1975, Federal nonemergency medi­ erate a stand at the City Market, will be at Islamic culture. cal transportation expenditures have escalated noon Tuesday in Stuart Mortuary, with call­ Although this act of vandalism is reprehen­ ing an hour beforehand. from $300 million to roughly $3 billion in 1991. He died Friday. sible, of greater significance has been the ex­ In Louisiana alone, nonemergency medical Mr. Myers began working in the City Mar­ ceptional outpouring of support by the commu­ transportation expenditures have risen from ket in the early 1940s, taking and delivering nity in denouncing these acts of religious and $800,000 in 1979 to $70 million in 1993-that orders for Jacob Ziers. He bought the 9566 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 5, 1994 produce stand from his boss in 1946 and There still are rivers to be cleaned. But as and to build a second and third sewage-treat­ owned and operated it until1965, specializing Congress prepares to rewrite the Clean Water ment plant. According to Lynn McKee, EPA in fruit basket artistry. Act of 1972, the main challenge will be find­ assistant regional administrator for Idaho, Later, he worked for Sam Rose Inc. and in ing ways to control rural water pollution the agency has provided $30 million to Boise the nutrition department at Indiana Univer­ 'that is primarily the result of pesticides and for sewage upgrade during the past two dec­ sity Medical Center. fertilizer washing off farmland. According to ades, much of that has been matched by ad­ Mr. Myers was a member of Witherspoon an Environmental Protection Agency report ditional state and local funding. Presbyterian Church and attended Indiana issued this week, agriculture accounted for The clean-water law also chased the University. 72% of all pollution in " impaired" rivers. A slaughterhouses out of the city, says Michael Survivors: wife, Susie Price Myers; daugh­ working assumption of both lawmakers and Mcintyre, a state water-quality compliance ters, Nikki Myers-Smith and Pat Browne; the White House is that the crisis in Ameri­ officer. Others improved their waste-treat­ sons, Rufus Jr. and Rod Myers; sister, Ethel ca's urban rivers has now largely abated. ment processes. And after the EPA required Dunville; brothers, Albert, Elmon, Cornelius One of those success stories flows through: a nearby dam to improve water flow control and Joseph Myers; six grandchildren; two Idaho's capital, which got its name from the to dilute pollution, residents ended their great-grandchildren. river that first attracted settlers to the area. practice of damming the river with rusting French fur trappers, marveling at the rich cars, while the city set about fishing them flood plain between mountain and desert, out. A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT named it la riviere boisee, or the wooded As the water grew cleaner, something else river. occurred: The Boise River became an attrac­ HON. LARRY LaROCCO COMMON SCENTS tion. "Trash" fish like suckers and carp gave OF IDAHO But Boise developed mainly as a supply way to trout and whitefish, luring anglers IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES center to miners in nearby Idaho City after and eagles. gold was found there in 1863. By the early The river became so swimmable that thou­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 20th century, the Boise River was a floating sands of people now traverse it by inner tube Mr. LAROCCO. Mr. Speaker, the April 22 dump. On its banks stood sawmills and, or canoe during summer. The cleanup even edition of the Wall Street Journal carried a later, slaughterhouses. A woman who grew spawned an annual Boise River Festival that front page article entitled "The River That up in turn-of-the-century Boise once recalled last year drew an estimated half-million peo­ the river smells of her childhood: dead fish, ple. Runs Through Boise Runs Clear Once Again." Another benefit of the cleanup: Develop­ The article recounts the remarkable combina­ rotten bark and refuse. "It really was the classic example of an ment of Boise's downtown began a march to­ tion of local, State, and Federal efforts to re­ urban river used primarily for waste re­ ward the river. Boise-based companies such store the Boise River which runs through moval," say Kevin Coyle, president of the as Albertson's Inc. supermarket chain and Boise. I submit the article for the RECORD. American Rivers environmental group. Ore-Ida Foods Co., H.J. Heinz Co.'s frozen [From the Wall Street Journal, Apr. 22, 1994] By 1962, Idaho's health department had col­ food unit, shifted their headquarters to the lected enough data about " sludge" and riverfront. Morrison Knudsen Corp., the con­ THE RIVER THAT RUNS THROUGH BOISE RUNS struction company, funded a state-run na­ CLEAR ONCE AGAIN- CLEANUP BUOYS ENVI­ " floating grease" . to sound an alarm. State ture center along the city's stretch of river­ RONMENT, STillS THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND officials concluded that bacteria from raw sewage would " present a definite health haz­ side parkland, and Ore-Ida donated land for a LURES BffiDS, BATHERS riverfront amphitheater where Shakespeare (By Timothy Noah) ard to anyone who comes in contact with this water." Norway rats feeding on animal is performed in summer months. BOisE, ID-The Boise is a river trans­ parts from a meatpacking plant, the report Perhaps the grandest symbol of the river's formed, Mallards paddle its clear water. said, were "potential disease carriers." heightened status is the Arid Club, a private Magpies and bald eagles, once a rare sight Growing citizen disgust prompted city offi­ organization that includes 350 members of here, nest in the cottonwoods along its cials to seek ways to clean the river. Momen­ Boise's business elite. In the mid-1980s, the shores, drawn by the river's growing stock of tum accelerated when Harold Atkinson, a club moved to a new building on the edge of trout. And the populace flocks to navigate it California planning consultant hired by the the Greenbelt so diners might gaze out at by inner tube and canoe. New low-rise office city, noticed that Boise owned several par­ the rolling water. buildings and luxury homes crowd the river's cels of riverfront land. Why not create con­ Another stretch of riverfront east of down­ shores. tiguous parkland? The city council adopted town is now among Boise's most exclusive It wasn't always so. While downtown Boise his suggestion in 1966. enclaves, with sylvan subdivisions named huddled in the foothills of the Rockies, the The Greenbelt, as it is now formally Spring Meadow and River Run. Hoboes river below was abandoned to rats scuttling known, sparked a local effort to clean up the pitched shanties here during the Depression; along its banks and to auto bodies and sew­ river. Boy Scouts put chicken wire around today its inhabitants include corporate lead­ age clogging its flow. The refuse from river­ freshly planted cottonwood trees to keep ers and city officials. side slaughterhouses sometimes made it run beavers from chewing them to bits. Moon­ Indeed, the area is in such demand that de­ red with blood. lighting federal officials helped identify the veloper Peter O'Neill has been criticized for But spurred by citizen revulsion-and by varieties of wildlife and folks built shelters limiting access to roller skaters, bikers and federal regulations and tens of millions of in trees for ducks to nest in. even folks wanting to stroll along its paths. dollars of government money-the city ended The other big impetus came from Washing­ " There is a school of thought that the rich the dumping, polluters left, and the water ton. Congress increased funding for cleanup people living along the river are excluding was cleaned up. The payoff isn' t only a of rivers and other waterways through a se­ everybody else," he says. But if you provide cleaner environment, but increased eco­ ries of laws that culminated in the Clean too much public access, " you're going to de­ nomicactivity as well. Water Act. That law required all pipeline stroy the very thing you're trying to cre­ ROLLING ALONG dischargers, such as sewage systems and in­ ate." Boise's experience reflects the historic and dustrial plants, to meet cleanup standards Boise officials say they can't quantify the generally unremarked cleanup of urban riv­ defined by the best available technology. full economic gain of the river's revival, but ers that has occurred since the first Earth Although the 1972 law has clearly failed to clearly " there's value that is gained from Day, 24 years ago today, helped raise the na­ meet some of its loftier goals, among them having an attractive river," says David tion's environment consciousness. Many of an end to all discharge of water pollutants Eberle, a visiting professor at Boise State the filthiest rivers, from Boston's Charles to by 1985, its impact on end-of-the-pipe dump­ University. He says the river festival alone the American in Sacramento, Calif., have ing has as been striking. Industrial pollution has generated as much as $20 million in lodg­ been substantially cleansed. Once-shunned remains a reality, but is steadily declining ing, souvenirs, food purchases and other ex­ riverbanks, such as those along the Willam­ as industries improve pretreatment and shift penses. In a study of the local real-estate ette in Portland, Ore., and the Merrimack in to processes that create less pollution. Older market, he found that the average house and Nashua, N.H., have turned into picturesque urban sewers hooked up to storm-water lot along the Greenbelt sells for $60,000 more gathering places that boost civic pride and drains still back up into river and streams than an equivalent house away from the real-estate values. during heavy rains, but deliberate dumping river. Environmentalists have been slow to of raw sewage is no longer a daily fact of In contrast to business's warnings of eco­ praise this progress for fear of slackening urban life. Less than half of U.S. citizens nomic doom from cleanup requirements, cleanup efforts. And industry, hoping to sent their sewage to a treatment plant in today the Boise Chamber of Commerce stave off further environmental regulation, 1970; today, an overwhelming majority do. boasts about the river as an incentive to get has been hesitant to acknowledge that this In Boise, the clean-water law allowed the companies to move to the area. " Over time," cleanup has been a major spur to economic city to crack down on households that were says chamber president Jay Clemens, " the development. still piping sewage directly into the river cleanup of the river certainly had the impact May 5, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9567 of being a stimulus to the economy in our naw, Ml, will this Saturday be officially in­ Jerry Korman came to these students community." stalled as the 129th president of the Michigan through Young Audiences/New York. Young While some economic activity has merely State Medical Society, succeeding Dr. Gilbert Audiences/New York is one of the oldest arts­ been shifted from one part of town to an­ Bluhm. He will continue the proud tradition of in-education organizations in the Nation. It has other, the new riverfront has greatly added to Boise's appeal. Overall, the city is grow­ the Michigan State Medical Society as one of been introducting performing arts programs to ing at a rapid clip, with a population of the premier professional associations in the school audiences since 1952. Last year it pro­ 140,000-twice what it was in 1960. Nation, having been founded in 1866 and in­ vided over 4,1 00 programs and workshops to After decades of neglecting the river, many creasing its importance for quality medical the New York City public schools which Boiseans now worry whether they will no care in my State to this day. reached more than 225,000 young people. love it to death. With the river's cleanup Dr. Barry will assume his 1-year term as Young Audiences/New York has been en­ now largely complete, says Hugh Harper, a president at a most significant period in Amer­ riching the lives of New York City and metro­ retired wildlife official, " our big fight is ican health care as we here consider the most politan area school children with educational keeping the cotton-picking developers out of responsible options for improving our Nation's it." programs in music, dance, theater and the vis­ health care system. Whatever we develop, Dr. ual arts. All programs are designed jointly by Barry and his colleagues will have to imple­ teachers and administrators to foster apprecia­ CONGRATULATIONS TO NOEL ment and deal with on a daily basis. I have tion for the ethnic and cultural roots of the CASEY great respect for his professional views about community, develop reasoning skills and en­ how our health delivery system, already the courage creativity and active participation. HON. THOMAS J. MANTON best in the world, can be made even better. Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join A dedicated physician for more than three OF NEW YORK me in supporting the New York Committee for decades, Dr. Barry serves splendidly on the Young Audiences for its excellent work in art IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES staffs of Saginaw General Hospital, St. Luke's education as well as for its efforts to combat Thursday, May 5, 1994 Hospital, and St. Mary's Medical Center. Hav­ violence in our communities. The programs Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ing received his medical education at Wayne and artists of Young Audiences/New York are recognize Mr. Noel Casey, who was honored State in Detroit, his internship at St. Luke's outstanding examples of achievement, by the Irish Northern Aid Committee on Feb­ Hospital in Saginaw, and his residency at Hur­ posibility and excellence for the young people ruary 18, 1994 at the Crystal Palace in ley Medical Center in Flint, he has remained in New York. Astoria, NY. loyal to his home State of Michigan, and those I turn to my colleagues today and ask them Noel Casey is a carpenter and shop stew­ of us who have ·been touched by his care of to hear the plea of my young constituents as ard for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters ourselves, a family member, or a friend, re­ we consider H.R. 4296 to ban assault weap­ Local 608. He organized fellow workers to do­ main grateful for his dedication to our needs. ons. In the context of all the debate on this nate time and expertise to the building of His devotion to family practice is as strong bill, it is important to remember how this legis­ 3,000 square feet of space for Sunnyside as his devotion to his own family. It is also lation will directly impact the young people of Community Services as well as a gym for the most essential to the Saginaw community. His our Nation. children of St. Teresa's parish. professional accreditation from the American Finally, I ask my colleagues to join me in Noel Casey was born and raised in Quilty, Board of Family Practice, the American Medi­ congratulating Jerry Korman and his students County Clare, Ireland. He immigrated to the cal Association, and the American College of from my district, Quentmen Felder, lmani Har­ United States of America in 1963 and worked Physician Executives are testimony to his vey, Diana Hernandez, Talitha Hicks, Chrystal in hotels before joining the Carpenters Union wonderful skills. Johnson, Jeremiah Martinez, Anna Marie as an apprentice in 1969. Mr. Casey resided Dr. Barry has been one who does not shirk Torres, and Jvan Valentin for their wonderful in Woodside until the Spring of 1993 when he public responsibility. His service on the Michi­ and meaningful work. moved to College Point. gan State Medical Society Board of Directors, Noel Casey has been honored by the Sun­ and on the Saginaw County Medical Society is nyside Chamber of Commerce and has re­ an admirable dedication to his profession. TRIBUTE TO AVIATION IITGH ceived the Community Service Award for the Dr. Jack L. Barry has been of great value to SCHOOL Anoroc Democratic Club. He recently was his patients, his community, and his profes­ honored by the Sunnyside Community Serv­ sion. I have no doubt that he will serve as one HON. THOMAS J. MANTON of the best presidents ever of the Michigan ices. OF NEW YORK State Medical Society. My congratulations to Mr. Casey has given tirelessly of his time IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and was instrumental in his community in the him, his wife Arline, and his entire family. Thursday, May 5, 1994 revival of Thompson Hill Park. As president of the 108th Precinct Community Council he led TRIBUTE TO TOMORROW Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the way for safety in the Sunnyside neighbor­ pay tribute to Aviation High School in Long Is­ hood, forming a veteran's patrol. He has re­ HON.JOSEE. SERRANO land City, Queens, in my congressional dis­ ceived many awards for his efforts from the trict. This very special high school first opened OF NEW YORK its doors in 1937, and has been at its present Police Benevolent Association, Mayor's office, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the Queens' Borough President's office. site for some 35 years. As is made evident by Noel is a widower, and has a son who also Thursday, May 5, 1994 its name, Aviation High School specializes in follows his father as a carpenter. Mr. Noel Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to aviation technology. Its remarkable impor­ Casey will be marrying Connie Hein this com­ pay tribute to eight remarkable, talented, and tance, however, does not end there. This pub­ ing spring. Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues committed students in my district attending the lic High School graduates more than 300 stu­ join me in congratulating Mr. Casey as a lead­ Roberto Clemente Intermediate School, CIS dents each year, each of whom attains a Fed­ er in the Irish community. 166, in community school district 9. eral Aviation Administration certificate in either Through the direction of the talented artist engine maintenance or air frame maintenance. Jerry Korman and the sponsorship of the If they stay for a fifth year, they can receive CONGRATULATIONS, DR. BARRY Grammys in the Schools Program, the stu­ both certificates. The school boasts an attend­ dents from the South Bronx recently wrote and ance rate of nearly 90 percent, and 77 percent HON. JAMFS A. BARCIA recorded a song entitled "Make Violence of the entering class of 1989 had graduated OF MICHIGAN Cease. Let's Fight for Peace." Students by 1992. On average, 60 percent of those IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES learned about electronic instruments and tech­ graduates will continue on to college, often nical production techniques, as well as the ba­ with honors, while, an additional 10 percent Thursday, May 5, 1994 sics of song structure. They eventually had the will continue with other forms of higher edu­ Mr. BARCIA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, exciting experience of recording their song in cation. today it is with great pleasure that I want to a professional studio and later performing for By the time these students are 18 years old tell our colleagues that Dr. Jack Barry of Sagi- Mayor Giuliani. they are fully skilled technicians prepared for 9568 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 5, 1994 employment with any airline, large or small. comfortable pushing the speedometer needle But the vision we will forever remember is The students do hands-on work with sheet to a number greater than his age in years, his wave while driving his red Corvette on metal and hydraulics on either the modern something that's truly impressive when you re­ Bravo cable station-we thank his family equipment donated by the major airlines, or member that he was in his nineties. In fact, a and friends who shared him with a nation­ this larger than life veteran. the World War II planes in the hangar. They few laps around the Daytona Speedway at Letters and notes of sympathy and condo­ possess, in addition to expertise in current 140 miles per hour in the pace car 5 years lences to his wife Elsye, and sons Richard technology, the tools necessary to adapt to ago didn't do a thing to Winston. He wasn't and Philip, to: Richard Roche', 6031 Beck Av­ ever-changing mechanical procedures and de­ even the least bit impressed. You would think enue, North Hollywood, CA 91606. signs. Aviation High School has steadily sup­ he did this each and every day in his red Cor­ plied New York airports with young, able me­ vette. chanics. I will miss Winston's visits to Washington, DAYTON BUSINESS REPORTER 1994 Last year, the school accepted only 480 of and I will always think about his presentations SMALL BUSINESS A WARDS the 3,139 applicants. The student body is both before the Veterans' Affairs Committee and motivated and disciplined, allowing the school how he would speak so passionately and HON. TONY P. HAIL one of the lowest rates of violent incidents emotionally about the battle experiences of his OF OHIO among New York City high schools. Not only fellow buddies from that war that was sup­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is the school free of graffiti and litter, but its posed to have ended all wars. Thursday, May 5, 1994 walls are decorated with hand-drawn posters Mrs. Muriel Sue Parkhurst, the former exec­ utive administrator of the Veterans of World Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, small busi­ espousing various forms of responsible behav­ nesses are part of the American dream. In our ior. War One, wrote the following about our good friend and a truly outstanding veteran: country, every man or woman can set up a Mr. Speaker, this safe, impressive school company, make a product, sell a service, and THE PASSING OF A WWI PAST NATIONAL has become a haven from the incidents of vio­ hire staff. Small businesses employ about 54 lence that plague other New York City high COMMANDER (By Muriel Sue Parkhurst) percent of the private work force, contribute 52 schools. The program offers numerous college percent of all sales, and create half of all prod­ preparatory courses in areas other than avia­ Meuse-Argonne, St. Die sector, Anould sec­ tor, Vosages, St. Mihiel-French names that ucts produced by the private sector. Small tion. From the advanced programs in English, Winston M. Roche' saw closeup during his businesses are a critical element of the econ­ history, and calculus, students are free to pur­ service in the Army's "Red Diamond" 5th omy of our Nation. sue college degrees in many diverse areas of Division. Help we can offer to encourage small busi­ interest. The school not only provides many Buddy Win answered the final call April nesses is help to our economic future. That's opportunities for its graduates, but gives them 28th in North Hollywood, California. A Me­ why the Small Business Awards Program of a foundation of critical thinking skills that al­ morial Service in Los Angeles is planned for May 7th. the Dayton Business Reporter is so important. lows each of them the ability to earn a good Buddy Roche' of North Hollywood, Califor­ This program recognizes small entrepreneurial middle-class living. nia, has served the organization on every companies for their contributions to our local Most important, Mr. Speaker, Aviation High level, including as Veterans of World War I and national economies. Recently, the Dayton School provides choices and possibilities. I am National Commander 1981- 82, National Legis­ Business Reporter announced the 20 nomi­ sure that we can all appreciate, today, how re­ lative Director and has been serving VWWI nees for the 1994 awards program, the sec­ freshing it is to find a public high school doing as its National Judge Advocate for the sev­ ond year of the program. so much positive work, and producing so eral years and also this administration as The Dayton Business Reporter is sponsor­ many impressive members of the work force. National Parliamentarian. Winston's military service began when as ing the program with the Small Business De­ And, I'm sure my colleagues will all join me in an 18-year-old out of high school, he entered velopment Center [SBDC], WHIG-TV, and offering congratulations to this truly remark­ World War I. He served with the 5th Infantry Mead Data Central as cosponsors. Videos of able program. Division engineers. He has received the Pur­ each nominee are being produced by WHIG­ ple Heart, Alsne-Marne, Chateau-Thierry, St. TV and Bright Ideas for Business. Mihiel and Argonne medals. And for assist­ There are four categories based on the THE PASSING OF A GREAT ing a wounded French soldier to an aid sta­ number of employees. The categories are 1- VETERAN FROM THE GREAT WAR tion, he received the Croix de Guerre. Six 25 employees, 26--99 employees, and 1 years ago he received the Legion of Honor in oo- recognition of the 70th anniversary of Ameri­ 350 employees. The fourth category is the Ex­ HON. DOUGLAS APPLEGATE ca's entry into the war. He was in attendance ecutive of the Year Award. Companies OF OHIO with his family on August 30, 1993 at throughout the Dayton area are represented. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Cantigny outside of Chicago to receive his Winners will be announced at an awards din­ Thursday, May 5, 1994 75th Anniversary Commemorative Medal ner on Tuesday, May 10, at the Mandalay during our VWWI National Convention. Banquet Center in Dayton. Mr. APPLEGATE. Mr. Speaker, a true giant Roche' worked as an engineer for the De­ The judges, as listed by the Dayton Busi­ of a man, an American known and respected partment of Water and Power on the Los An­ geles, California Aqueduct and later was a ness Reporter, are: by so many of his fellow countrymen, a highly Harry Bumgarner, vice president of the decorated veteran of World War One, Winston surveyor and chief of surveys for the city of Los Angeles' recreation and parks. After re­ Small Business Developmental Center; Dr. M. Roche, passed away on April 28 in North tiring in 1969, he served on the Governor's Rishi Kumar, dean of Wright State Univer­ Hollywood, CA. Board on Aging and on the Los Angeles of­ sity's College of Business Administration; Of all of the many thousands of veterans fice of Civil Defense Commission. Dr. Sam Gould, dean of the University of I've had the pleasure and honor to meet and After 27 years, he continued to work as a Dayton's School of Business Administration; know over my several years in Congress, Win volunteer at Sepulveda V.A. Medical Center Marni Flagal, president, County Corp; Ste­ and served California VWWI Department as ven Budd, president, City Wide Development Roche stands out as someone truly larger Corp; Phil Miller, counselor, Small Business than life and someone I always considered to their annual Department Convention Chair­ man and filling the slate of Officers wherever Development Center; Richard Flitcraft, be a very good and dear friend. he was most needed regardless of the job. His former president of Monsanto Corp; and Jim You would think that someone who served reputation for being on the go all the time, Sherwood, COO, PSI Corp. his country in battle during the early years of his love of antique cars and the California Associate sponsors of the 1994 Small Busi­ this century might more rightfully belong in sun and surf had men half his age wondering ness A wards are: AT&T; NBD Bank; Society some nursing home or sequestered away in a what fountain of youth he had dipped into. Bank; Dayton Chapter of CLU &ChFC; Bank rest home. Not our Winston, not by a long His frequent television interviews, Life One; Provident Bank; Fifth Third Bank; Huntington Bank; Star Bank; Lamar Out­ shot. magazine coverage with a larger than life portrait in his WWI uniform, and BBC Lon­ door Advertising and National City Bank. Winston Roche held the distinction of being don Tonight profile kept his face and name The finalist in each of the four categories the fastest man on wheels in his age bracket before the country. Earlier this year CNN are as follows: throughout all· of southern California. As a very carried yet more coverage of a 5th District 1- 25 EMPLOYEES active member of the Southern California Cor­ Meeting where the smile of Roche' again lit Superior Dental Care, Inc., 6683 Centerville vette Club, Winston always felt much more up the television screen. Business Parkway, Dayton. Thomas G. --,-r,_...,....._--.--~ . - ' ' .. _ ,-- I ' - - • • .._ ..

May 5, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9569 Parvy, DMD, is president of the dental care INTRODUCTION OF THE PENSION now entitled to pensions. Multiemployer pen­ facility, which has 18 employees and was es­ REFORM ACT OF 1994 sion plans, however, are not covered by these tablished in 1985. new vesting rules. The Pension Reform Act of Twin Maples Veterinary Hospital Inc., 3646 1994 would extend the 5-year vesting period Watertower Lane, West Carrollton. Warren HON. BARBARA B. KENNELLY E. Snead DVM, is president of the small ani­ OF CONNECTICUT to these types of plans as well. This provision mal veterinary services company, which has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was contained in H.R. 4210 and H.R. 11 in the 102d Congress-both were vetoed by the 23 employees and was established in 1970. Thursday, May 5, 1994 Architects Associated Inc., 118 S. Main, President. It is also contained in H.R. 3419, Dayton, Y.W. Bryan Choi is the president of Mrs. KENNELLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today which has been reported by the Ways and the architectural design company which has to introduce the Pension Reform Act of 1994. Means Committee. It is my hope that we can 12 employees and was established in 1987. There can be no doubt that the status of at least enact this provision this year. Duvall & Associates, Inc., 3066 Kettering women in America has changed dramatically Faster vesting also leads the way to greater Blvd., Dayton. Alan C. Duvall is the manag­ in this century with these changes having pro­ portability, the ability to carry one's credit for ing partner of this financial-CPA firm, which found implications for the long-term economic has 16 employees and was established in 1986. service in an employer-sponsored pension All-Seal Home Improvement, Inc., 102 W. security of women. Whereas, heretofore ex­ plan from job to job. This is of particular im­ Main St., Medway. Jack Kostak is president tended families cared for the aged, both male portance to women as they are much more of this construction and remodeling com­ and female, women today are increasingly likely to change jobs and interrupt their partici­ pany which employs 18 and was established likely to be alone as they age due to the dis­ pation in the work force at one or more times in 1980. appearance of the extended family, mortality in their lives. 26-99 EMPLOYEES rates, and the increased incidence of divorce The Tax Reform Act of 1986 also limited in­ Leever's Grinding Inc., 8050 Springboro, and single parenthood. And when one consid­ tegration, a little known, but potentially dev­ Moraine. Gary Leever is president of this ers the average woman earns 68 cents for astating, mechanism whereby employers may manufacturing and tooling company, which every dollar earned by the average man, it is reduce pension benefits by the amount of So­ has 60 employees and was established in 1982. easy to understand why the poverty rate is so cial Security to which an employee is entitled. Wenco., Inc., 1807 Dalton Drive, New Car­ much higher among older women than older Although originally intended to offset the em­ lisle. Nelson D. Wenrick is president of this men, 15 percent versus 9 percent. Even more ployer contribution to Social Security, integra­ general construction company which has 56 striking is that the median income of women employees and was established in 1983. tion has often had the effect of eliminating an Audio Visual Systems, Inc., 1960 W. Dorthy aged 65 and older is $6,425, 56 percent lower employee's entire private pension. In 1986, Lane, Dayton. Jack H. Culp is president of than the median income of older men­ after much struggle, it was determined that this audio/visual/video computer graphics $11,544. Social Security benefits do not adequately re­ company which has 52 employees and was es­ The Retirement Equity Act of 1984 made an place the preretirement earnings of low- and tablished in 1973. important start. It improves the chance of wid­ middle-income workers. Today, therefore, the Bagel Lovers, Inc., 5523 Salem Ave., Day­ ows actually receiving a pension by offering law limits integration and assures that all eligi­ ton. Edward A. Kazak is president of this survivors protection to employees as soon as ble employees receive some minimum level of wholesale/retail deli, which has 45 employees they become vested and requiring a wife's no­ benefits. However, this protection only applies and was established in 1989. tarized signature before her husband can sign Early Express Service, Inc., 1333 E. Second to benefits earned in plan years beginning St., Dayton. Karen Sensei is president of this away her right to receive a survivor's benefit. · after December 31 , 1988. The Pension Re­ mailing services company which has 82 em­ The law also makes it easier for a divorced form Act of 1994 would extend this protection ployees and was established in 1977 . wife to get a share of a court awarded pension to all benefits earned since January 1, 1987, 1()()-350 EMPLOYEES directly from a former spouse's pension plan, and eliminate integration entirely by January 1, Innovative Technologies Corporation, 1020- lowers the age at which plans begin counting 2000. Woodman Dr., Dayton. Ramesh Mehan is service for vesting credit, and extends the Under current law of the Railroad Retire­ president of this engineering and manage­ amount of time women can take off for child­ ment Act a divorced spouse may receive a di­ ment consulting company, which has 129 em­ rearing without losing credit for prior service. vorced spouse annuity at age 62 if the em­ ployees and was established in 1987. But the Retirement Equity Act didn't go far ployee has attained age 62 and is receiving Twist, Inc., 47 S. Limestone St., James­ enough. Women divorced before its passage an annuity. The Pension Reform Act of 1994 town. Joe Wright is president of this springs, have no pension rights. That means that a 56- would amend the Railroad Retirement Act by wire forms and stamping manufacturing year-old woman divorced in 1980 is now 65 eliminating the language that suspends the company, which has 204 employees and was and has no pension rights. That means we established in 1971. payment of a divorced spouse annuity when Motoman, Inc., 805 Liberty Lane, West could have a whole new class of poor elderly the employee, although he or she is age eligi­ Carrollton. Philip Monnin is president of this women. The Pension Reform Act of 1994 ble, chooses not to receive an annuity. robotics systems manufacturing company, would allow pensions not divided at the time I would urge my colleagues to support this which has 130 employees and was established of divorce, to be divided now, pursuant to a vital piece of legislation. in 1989. Court order thereby effectively making the Re­ Plastic Trim, Inc., 3909 Research Blvd., tirement Equity Act retroactive. The Pension Dayton. C. W. Mercurio is president of this Reform Act of 1994 would also require the di­ TRIBUTE TO LOUIS McLENDON automotive trim manufacturing company, vision of pension assets prospectively unless which has 164 employees and was established in 1990. a domestic relations order provides otherwise. HON. TIIOMAS J. MANTON Advanced Assembly Automation, Inc., 313 The Tax Reform Act of 1986 continued the OF NEW YORK Mound St., Dayton. John F. Logan is presi­ trend of enhanced retirement security for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dent of this engineering and manufacturing women. It reduced the vesting period, the pe­ company, which has 140 employees and was riod of service which must be completed be­ Thursday , May 5, 1994 established in 1984. fore an employee has a nonforfeitable right to Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR a pension, to 5 years for single employer pen­ pay tribute to 47-year-old retired New York Robert F . Challe, president of High Voltage sions. This means that employees must be City correction officer, Louis Mclendon. Mr, Maintenance Corporation, 5100 Energy Drive, 100 percent vested after 5 years of service or, Mclendon, who had never used his gun in his Dayton. using an alternative vesting schedule, 20 per­ career as a correction officer at the Rikers Is­ Larry Song, president of Blue Chip Com­ cent vested after 3 years and 20 percent for land prison facility, demonstrated remarkable puters, 3085 Woodman Drive, Kettering. each year thereafter. In general, therefore, bravery, on New Year's Eve, 1993, when he David W. Dysinger, president of Dysinger employees who have been covered by an eli­ stood up against five well-armed youths in the Tool and Die, 2900 Dryden Rd., Dayton. C. W. Mercurio, president of Plastic Trim, gible pension plan for 5 years and work at process of robbing the Montego Bay clothing Inc., 3909 Research Blvd. Dayton. least 1 hour after January 1, 1989, are auto­ store in Jamaica, Queens. John F . Loga n , president of Advance As­ matically vested. This change is particularly Mr. Mclendon, armed only with a six-shot sembly Automation, Inc., 313 Mound St., important for women as it is estimated that ap­ revolver, working the last night of the year as Dayton. proximately 1.9 million additional workers are a plainclothes guard in the popular store, 9570 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 5, 1994 quickly shot and killed the gang leader, who Mclendon survived the attack. Fortunately, for like Mr. Mclendon, we are given a fighting announced the hold-up brandishing. a 9-milli­ everybody else in the store that evening, Louis chance to resolve these issues and take back meter pistol. That young man was only 21 Mclendon was there to protect them. our streets. It is frightening to think how many years old. In the gun fight that followed, Mr. Mr. Speaker, this is an example of a fine, innocent lives might have been taken had it Mclendon was shot six times, leaving nine brave man standing up against impossible not been for Louis Mclendon. I know my col­ bullet wounds. odds, and putting the safety of others before As all of this was going on, the owner of the his own. It is sad and frustrating that we must leagues join me in commending Louis store, Sasson Biton, was beaten and shot in live in a society where such selfless "take Mclendon for his bravery and service to his the head, in a back room, by one of the as­ charge" action is necessary; however, with the community. sailants. Fortunately, both Mr. Biton and Mr. help of the bravery and strength of citizens