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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEX show that 80 LG&E vehicles and 25 customer I commend the Wichita Falls Social Security PADILLA, EAGLE SCOUT vehicles use the station on a regular basis. Office for making it a priority to handle all The refueling station is unique because it is business with exceptional efficiency and cour­ HON. THOMAS J. MANTON controlled by a state-of-the-art mechanism tesy. Those in the Wichita Falls area who de­ which allows the station to be operated in a OF NEW YORK pend on this office for Social Security and SSI self-service manner. The magnetic fuel card IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES payments have been Iucky to work with such not only gives access to the natural gas fuel, Wednesday, May 18, 1994 but also records the purchases. dedicated and dependable people. Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to The station itself is designed to look like a Once again, I would like to extend my con­ congratulate Alex Padilla on achieving the normal gas station with dispensers pro­ gratulations to the staff of the Wichita Falls highest honor in Scouting, becoming an Eagle grammed to show gallons, unit price, and total Social Security Office. They are very deserv­ Scout. This honor will take place on Friday, quantity and cost of fuel. The Micro-Mini Dis­ ing of the annual Superior Office Award. June 3, 1994 at Cathedral Preparatory Semi­ pensers are unique because they calculate the nary in Elmhurst, Queens located in the Sev­ volume of compressed natural gas that is dis­ enth District of New York, which I have the pensed to an accuracy of ±0.5 percent. pleasure of representing. The decision to invest in natural gas vehi­ IN RECOGNITION OF BETH Alex has worked diligently toward achieving cles and the necessary support structure was DARRETT, ELLEN BEAN AND this goal along with merit medals Ad Altare prompted by LG&E's desire to reduce air pol­ SUZANNA SOKOL Dei and Pope Pius XII in the Catholic Commit­ lution. The technologies employed by the util­ tee. He also is an integral part of the ity can lower hydrocarbon emissions by 70 Suanhacky Lodge of the Order of the Arrow. percent, carbon monoxide emissions by 50 HON. MICHAEL BIURAKIS Mr. Speaker, for his Eagle Project, Alex built percent and carbon dioxide emissions by 30 three toy like walking carts which are used percent. Natural gas, unlike liquid fuels, dis­ OF FLORIDA daily by children with disabilities. They were sipates quickly when released into the atmos­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES donated to Stepping Stone Day School Inc. phere. If liquid fuel is leaked, it will be soaked Al ex is a sophomore at Cathedral Preparatory up by the ground causing groundwater pollu­ Wednesday, May 18, 1994 Seminary where his ceremony will be taking tion. With natural gas, fuel groundwater pollu­ tion is eliminated. Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, this week, I place. am privileged to have in my office three con­ Mr. Speaker, Alex illustrates leadership and There are financial benefits as well. Natural stituents, Beth Darrett, Ellen Bean, and loyalty not only to his country and scouting gas costs roughly 40 cents less per gallon Suzanna Sokol. These women are in my office community, but his school and church as well. then gasoline which adds up to savings for the I know my colleagues join me in congratulat­ consumer. Prices, and, therefore, the savings, through the auspices of the Congressional ing Alex on this very special day. may vary, depending on current prices of gas­ Senior Citizen Intern Program. I rise today to oline and natural gas, however, it is estimated recognize their interest and involvement in our that approximately 122,000 gallons of gasoline governmental system and the welfare of the LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO. a year are saved due to this one natural gas people of the Ninth District of Florida. RECEIVES A WARD FROM U.S. DE­ refueling station. PARTMENT OF ENERGY I extend congratulations to Louisville Gas Beth, Ellen, and Suzanna were selected to and Electric Company for its pioneering work represent the ninth district because of their in­ HON. ROMANO L MAZZOU in providing our community with greener forms terest and activism in their communities. It is of energy and transportation. my hope that upon completion of the program, OF KENTUCKY they will be better prepared to take a leader­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ship role once they return home. As our HONORING THE WICHITA FALLS Wednesday, May 18, 1994 former Speaker Tip O'Neill once said, "all poli­ SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, the Louisville tics is local." I certainly believe that not only Gas and Electric Co. [LG&E] of Louisville and HON. Bill SARPAUUS effective governance-but effective change-­ Jefferson County, KY, was recently cited by arises on the local level. the U.S. Department of Energy in connection OF TEXAS with the Department's 1994 National Awards IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES While participating in this program, Beth, Program for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Wednesday, May 18, 1994 Ellen, and Suzanna will spend some time in Energy. Mr. SARPALIUS. Mr. Speaker, I would like my office learning all the facets of legislative The Department of Energy honored 50 to encourage my colleagues to join me in hon­ work. In addition, they will be meeting and projects around the Nation which utilized initia­ oring the Wichita Falls Social Security Office. working with approximately 200 other senior tives to increase the use of renewable energy, This office was recently recognized as one of interns from across the country to experience, to reduce overall energy consumption, to en­ the best performing offices in 1993 in the five­ first-hand, the legislative process, and to dis­ hance the environment, and to increase pro­ State Southwest Region of the Social Security cover that by working effectively with their ductivity. Among those 50 awardees was Administration. elected officials, they can shape public policy LG&E's Natural Gas Vehicle Fuels Program. Only a select few of the 134 district and today and in the future. LG&E is the first electric utility in Kentucky branch offices in the region are selected for Specifically, these interns, as most seniors and one of the first in the Nation to open and the annual Superior Office Award by the agen­ across the Nation, pay close attention to the maintain a commercial natural gas refueling cy's regional commissioner. This region in­ station. The station is accessible to LG&E em­ cludes the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, New events that take place in the Federal Govern­ ployees and to those people in the public who Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. ment. They know their future-and their chil­ drive vehicles powered by natural gas. A mag­ More than 34,355 Social Security bene­ dren's future-depends on it. As part of Older netic card is issued which allows the customer ficiaries and 3,500 supplemental security in­ Americans Month, I am proud to have these to access the station 24-hours a day, 7 days come recipients are served by the Wichita constituents in my office and their dedication a week. Statistics, as of September 1993, Falls office. to learn more about American government.

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. May 18, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10955 CONGRATULATIONS TO DESCHA J. FAIRDALE-KENTUCKY crown in three years as head coach. He was DAEMGEN, EAGLE SCOUT BASKETBALL'S "TOP DOG" Stan Hardin's assistant in 1990 and '91. "Sure, it feels better because I'm the head coach now," Gardner said. "It means we're HON. THOMAS J. MANTON HON. ROMANO L MAUOU carrying on the tradition and that we have OF KENTUCKY OF NEW YORK accomplished something." IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fairdale was No. 2 in The Courier-Jour­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nal's Litkenhous Ratings at the end of the Wednesday, May 18, 1994 Wednesday, May 18, 1994 regular season even though the Bulldogs had Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, one of the most won two prestigious tourneys, the Louisville Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to important subjects in the Commonwealth of Invitational and King of the Bluegrass. congratulate Descha J. Daemgen on his be­ Kentucky is basketball. "Can anyone tell me these kids aren't No. coming an Eagle Scout, the highest honor in 1 now?" Gardner asked. Today, I congratulate the Fairdale High Has Fairdale built a dynasty now? scouting. He will receive this honor on June School Bulldogs for winning the 77th annual "It means the program is still alive," he 11 , 1994, at the First United Methodist Church Kentucky State High School Basketball Tour­ said. "I'm so happy for the kids. I don't see of Jamaica, NY located in the Seventh Con­ nament. It is the third State title Fairdale, lo­ how they've put up with me so long, but gressional District, which I have the pleasure cated in the district I am proud to represent, when the key time in the game comes, they of representing. has won. listen to me." Descha began his trail to Eagle when he Tony Wales scored 14 points for Fairdale, All the teams played extremely well as evi­ including three baskets early in the fourth joined Troop 61 in 1988 where he became a denced by the final game between Fairdale quarter. Tourney Most Valuable Player Boy Scout at the age of 11. His activity in the and the Paul Dunbar School of Lexington. In Rashawn Morris added 13, including a three­ troop, his scout spirit, and his living of the fact, the game's most frantic action came in pointer at the horn ending the first quarter. Scout law led him through the ranks. He be­ the last 44 seconds. The final score of 59-56 But the husky Jones hit the game-winner, came a tender foot in 1988 and a Second gave Fairdale the victory before 9,000 scream­ the shot that gave Fairdale (34-4) its ninth Class Scout in 1989. In 1990, Descha became straight victory and made Paul Dunbar (32- ing fans at Freedom Hall in Louisville. 9) the runner-up for the second straight year. a first class Scout, senior patrol leader of Lloyd Gardner, who was the assistant coach Troop 61, and vice-president of Explorer Post at Fairdale in 1990 and 1991, took home his 61. Remaining senior patrol leader and post first championship as head coach. His assist­ HONORING O'BRIEN WEST FOR HIS vice-president, he became a Star Scout in ant coaches are: Kent Able, Greg Longacre, HEROISM 1991 and a Life Scout in 1992. Descha com­ John Smith and Ernest Smith. The team train­ pleted his Eagle Scout project on June 19, ers are: Jimmy Croan and Eric Withers. And, HON. 811! SARP AUUS 1993. He officially became an Eagle Scout in the members of the 1994 Kentucky State OF TEXAS March of 1994. Championship team are: Theo Kenemore; An­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, Descha earned 21 merit thony Wales; Antwuan Jones; Tony Hawkins; Wednesday, May 18, 1994 badges plus an optional 14 giving him a total Keith Weathers; Brent Hicks; Tony Wales; Wil­ of 35 merit badges. He also managed to earn liam Anderson; Terrance Jones; B.J. Davis; Mr. SARPALIUS. Mr. Speaker, I would like the snorkeling, mile swim, and Boy Scout life­ Monty Bussey; Jimmy Kincaid; Eric Martin; to ask my colleagues to join me in paying trib­ guard awards. His Eagle project was to aid in Jenson Bell; Bryon Strawter; Troy Brown; and, ute to an outstanding young man in the 13th the restoration of the United Methodist Out­ Rashawn Morris, who was voted the game's ' District of Texas-O'Brien West. On Sunday, reach Center in Far Rockaway. most valuable player. May 15, 1994, O'Brien demonstrated the best Descha has been involved in various com­ I congratulate Fairdale High School and ask in heroism and human compassion. munity activities with the help of Scouting and now that the following article be included in At 9:00 p.m. that evening, a fire set off the Exploring. He participated in numerous food the RECORD: fire alarm in the home of 95-year-old Marion Johnson. Unfortunately, her arthritis slowed distributions at the First United Methodist [From the Courier-Journal, Mar. 27, 1994] her pace and delayed her getting to her Church, served dinner to senior citizens on TOP DOGS phone. She recalls not being able to remem­ Thanksgiving and participated in the Christ­ (By Bob White) mas holiday party for the children of Cremore ber the fire department's phone number. Terrance Jones' three-pointer from the Suddenly, putting his life in harm's way, State Hospital. In 1990, he became a member right corner was the shot that gave Fairdale O'Brien entered the burning house and put of the Order of the Arrow. In 1991, Descha its third boys' state high school basketball championship in five years last night, but one of his arms around Ms. Johnson and the joined the staff of Ten Mile River Scout Res­ other around her walker. Together they made ervation's Camp Kunatah as an assistant di­ some of the game's most frantic action came in the remaining 44 seconds of the battle be­ their way to the much-needed fresh air out­ rector of the Lenape Native American pro­ tween Bulldogs. side. But his concern for others continued. gram. In 1992, he returned to Camp Kunatah Jones' goal erased a 56--54 lead by Paul Not knowing if anyone was still inside the as a junior assistant scoutmaster of Provi­ Dunbar of Lexington and gave Fairdale a 57- house, O'Brien rushed back inside and found sional Troop 640. In 1993, he was assistant 56 edge en route to a 5~56 victory in the 77th a closed door. He knocked loudly on the door director of the newly joined Lenape and Scout annual State Tournament final before 9,640 and yelled for anyone who might be inside. fans in Freedom Hall. Skills Program. Because no one answered, O'Brien kicked the Mr. Speaker, in addition to his participation Jones, however, missed the front end of the bonus with 24.6 seconds left, and teammate door down only to be met by a wall of black in the Boy Scouts, Descha has also been very Anthony Wales did the same at 0:09.0. smoke and intense heat. He worked his way active in his school and community. As a stu­ Before adding this title to those it won in to the bed but no one was left. Content that dent at Hunter College High School he is a 1990 and '91, Fairdale had to watch Paul the house was now empty he returned out­ co-captain and 4-year member of the very Dunbar's Terrance Huguely miss two free side. successful cross-country and track teams. He throws with 3.4 seconds remaining and his Mr. Speaker, O'Brien's act of courage is is also co-president of the science club, former team trailing by a point. most notable because of his age. He is an 18- coach of the Hunter Elementary School Track After Huguely's second miss, Fairdale's 6- foot-5 Eric Martin grabbed the rebound and year-old senior at Burkburnett High School. In Team and a staff writer for two school news­ was fouled by Greg Jones at 0:01.7. Martin, a time when young people seem only to make papers. Descha has also been vice-president who had 14 points and 12 rebounds in the headlines because of unacceptable behavior, of his church's youth group. He is currently game, swished two free throws to make it 5~ it is an honor to pay tribute to a young man planning to attend Cornell University's College 56. for uncommon courage. I trust we can all learn of Engineering in the fall. Even than Fairdale couldn't celebrate. from his bravery and ability to think of others Mr. Speaker, Descha is the epitome of lead­ Paul Dunba'r•s long inbounds pass was re­ beyond himself. ership not only in his church and school com­ flected, but Jeff Baker got off a 30-footer And to make this story grander, Ms. John­ that bounced off the rim at the buzzer, fi­ munity, but the scouting community as well. I nally enabling Fairdale's players to mob son celebrated her 96th birthday the following know my colleagues join me in congratulating each other in jubilation. day. I trust my colleagues will join me in prais­ Descha Joseph Daemgen on his very special It was Fairdale's third title in six trips to ing O'Brien West for a job well done. In the day. the Sweet Sixteen but Lloyd Gardner's first words of Ms. Johnson, "He's a hero." 10956 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 18, 1994 SALUTE TO SMALL BUSINESS IN COMMEMORATION OF ASIAN- TRIBUTE TO PAUL LAWRENCE WEEK AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL, FORT AND THE VISIT OF THE HONOR- WORTH, TX HON. LARRY COMBEST ABLE P.V. NARASIMHA RAO OF OF TEXAS INDIA TO THE UNITED STATES HON. MARTIN FROST IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TEXAS Wednesday, May 18, 1994 HON. MARTIN T. MEEHAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, May 18, 1994 Mr. COMBEST.. Mr. Speaker, May 1-7 OF MASSACHUSETTS marks Small Business Week, an event to Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor the hard-working Americans that ac­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pleasure to announce that Paul Lawrence count for 99. 7 percent of all employers in the Dunbar High School in Fort Worth, TX, be­ Wednesday, May 18, 1994 United States. These individuals are our un­ came the first school in the history of Univer­ sung heroes, committed to the establishment Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate sity Interscholastic League State academic of free enterprise which has helped shape Asian-American Heritage Month and we wel­ competitions to win the science and computer men and women such as Alexander Graham come the Honorable Prime Minister P.V. science competitions in the same year. The Bell, Estee Lauder, Sam Walton, Debbie Narasimha Rao of India to our country, I think students won three gold medals in computer Fields, Levi Strauss, and many others. we should take a moment to consider the science, five golds in the science category and Small-business men and women keep alive need for closer relations between the United one silver in current events. the great tradition of entrepreneurship which States and India. Given the shared interests of This achievement is a prime example of this country was built upon, by employing India and the United States, I hope that the what our young people can do given the de­ about 54 percent of the private work force and Prime Minister's visit signals a new direction in termination and encouragement. Too often we providing most Americans with their first jobs. the relationship between our countries. hear and read about the students who get in To run a successful small business requires trouble or drop out of school. We need to be persistence, creativity, and hard work, all of By the year 2050 India will be the most pop­ reminded of students like these at Dunbar who which these individuals display every day. ulous democratic country in the world. The strive for excellence and pay tribute to their Small business has long been the backbone United States is one of India's largest trading accomplishments. in building America's future, and will continue partners. Recently, India was identified as one I salute the teachers and students of Dun­ to be the force that drives the Nation's econ­ of the world's great emerging markets. Yet our bar High School and congratulate them for omy well into the 21st century. The U.S. econ­ relations have at times been strained over a their academic excellence: The teachers are omy is projected to add 25 million new jobs by variety of issues. Fortunately, both nations are Lillian Estes, Gary Hicks, Patricia Martin, 2005, with small businesses contributing ap­ working to build stronger ties. Donna Redding, Dotti Rosson, Dinesh Shah, proximately 68 percent of these new jobs. We must promote greater understanding be­ and Carolyn Turner; and the students are Sponsored by the Small Business Adminis­ tween the United States and India, particularly Spencer Chang, John Dallas, Robert Gordon, tration, this year's 31st annual celebration rec­ in the economic, political and cultural areas. Clay Stevenson, Thai Tran, Tung Tran, ognizes the estimated 21 million small busi­ India has made tremendous strides in convert­ Ashwin Vasan, and Jason Yandell. nesses in America, proving once again that ing to a market economy. Far-reaching reform there is nothing small about small business. efforts have resulted in economic growth, in­ U.S. FISHERIES To all of these men and women from West creased foreign trade, and opportunities for Texas and all across the Nation-we salute American investment. However, we cannot ig­ you. nore the difficulty involved in the ongoing eco­ HON. LEE H. HAMILTON nomic transformation, and progress must con­ OF INDIANA tinue if bilateral trade is to grow. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HONORING KINGSBRIDGE CENTER About 1 million Indian-Americans live in the Wednesday, May 18, 1994 OF ISRAEL United States. Many Americans assume that Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I am inserting Indian-Americans, because they are often my Washington Report for Wednesday, May HON. ELIOT L ENGEL well-educated, do not face the same problems 18, 1994 into the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: OF NEW YORK as other minorities. They are wrong. In many THE CRISIS IN U.S. FISHERIES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES parts of this country Indian-Americans are vic­ "There's plenty more fish in the sea" is tims of hate crimes and racial harassment. Wednesday, May 18, 1994 fast becoming an outdated phrase. Major They are victims of discrimination in business fishing areas around the world are in serious Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, it is with great and in education. Members of Congress can­ decline. The depletion of U.S. fisheries is es­ pleasure that I recognize today the 60th anni­ not ignore these issues. pecially acute in the New England area. Pol­ versary of Kingsbridge Center of Israel, the lution and changing weather patterns have first synagogue established in the Riverdale­ As a member of the congressional caucus contributed to the problem, but most experts Kingsbridge area. on India and Indian-Americans, I want to work agree that overfishing-driven by growing with my colleagues in Congress and members consumer demand, technological innovation, What started as a small gathering of 12 and poor management policies-is the single families in a rented storefront in 1934 eventu­ of the Indian-American community to address these problems. It is imperative that the De­ leading pause. While the depletion of fish ally grew to be a vital part of hundreds of peo­ stocks does not impact Indiana seriously, ple's lives. For six decades, the members of partment of Labor enforce existing anti-dis­ Hoosiers are affected by the availability, the Kingsbridge Center have served their crimination laws. No one should be denied ac­ cost, and the long term viability of this food neighbors and fellow Jews. For example, the cess to professional or educational opportuni­ supply. The current situation has sparked Kingsbridge Center once sponsored refugees ties because of their ethnicity. The United discussion about how to reverse the trend States has always been considered a melting and ensure the long term sustainability of from Nazi Germany, and now its members are marine resources. The Magnuson Fishery busy helping emigres from the former Soviet pot of peoples, religions and ethnic groups. We in Congress cannot allow people who Conservation and Management Act, which union. At its peak, the Kingsbridge Center had governs fishing in federally controlled ocean more than 200 students in its religious school. come to this country to be victimized or sub­ waters, is up for reauthorization and several The constant has always been the Torahs, jected to bigotry. reforms are under consideration. and the ideals and history they represent. It is I urge my colleagues in Congress to recog­ The New England Crisis: For more than 200 a credit to the leaders and members of the nize the importance of India and the Indian­ years, groundfish species, such as cod, had­ Kingsbridge Center of Israel that they have American community. I can think of no better dock, and flounder, have sustained the New England fishing industry and, to a certain kept these traditions alive. I commend them time to reflect on our mutual interests than extent, the region's economy. Over-fishing for their dedication and wish them success as during the Prime Minister's visit to Washing­ and habitat degradation are jeopardizing this they continue into the future. ton. important resource. May 18, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10957 Some New England species have declined are in short supply) cost several thousand As the world's largest democracy and lone su­ to the point where they are commercially ex­ dollars each. perpower, the United States of America has a tinct--that is, rare enough that boat owners New Approaches: President Clinton has moral obligation to protest the intolerable cannot make money by fishing for them. provided some assistance to New England New England haddock catches fell by 90% be­ communities affected by the downturn. The human rights abuses taking place in Punjab, tween 1983 and 1990. The 1993 cod catch, down money will be used to encourage economic Khalistan at the hands of the Indian Govern­ 19% from the previous year, fell to the low­ diversification and otherwise assist local ment. est level in 20 years. The situation is even fishermen. This aid might help some fisher­ worse in Canada where cod fishing on the men in the short term, but it is not a long Grand Banks of Newfoundland is now banned term solution for the ailing industry. A SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY altogether. Fisheries in the West are also Congressional hearings on the Act have CELEBRATION under stress. Much has been written about been held, and the administration and Con­ the decline in salmon stocks in the Pacific gress are reviewing alternatives for making Northwest. the industry sustainable in the long term. HON. JOHN P. MURTHA Reasons for the Decline: Pollution is one Possible strategies include establishing a OF PENNSYLVANIA factor that has contributed to the decline in boat buyback program to reduce the size of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S. fisheries. For instance, pollution off the the fishing fleet; developing markets for Wednesday, May 18, 1994 North Carolina coastline has had the effect underutilized species; raising fish in con­ of depleting life-sustaining oxygen for fish. trolled environments (as is done with salm­ Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, when the veter­ Natural weather cycles and unusual weather on); limiting access to fish stocks in high de­ ans of the Vietnam conflict returned home, the patterns have also caused fish declines. On mand; and improving coastal fish habitats. It national wounds of that war's debate left many shore construction and development have is essential that any reauthorization bill be of these young veterans jobless, unrecog­ threatened certain fish stocks. Dams in the sensible, prudent, and based on sound nized, and forgotten. Pacific Northwest, for example, have made it science. more difficult for salmon species to reach Conclusion: The crisis in New England has As an older reservist who had re-enlisted for their spawning grounds and, consequently, focused attention on how to better balance a year's duty in Vietnam, I was fortunate in have depleted the population. the goals of resource conversation and job being able to handle the situation better than Still, overfishing is considered the primary preservation. The current policy is not work­ many younger veterans. But so many of my cause for the declines, and it continues de­ ing and, if left unchanged, would further fellow servicemen and women have suffered, spite federal efforts to protect U.S. fisheries. decimate the New England fisheries. Rebuilt as the attitude they were greeted with when The Act was enacted in 1976 in response to stocks in New England and elsewhere will they returned to the United States started a concerns that foreign fishing fleets were sys­ eventually provide benefits to producers and spiral in which veterans of all ages began to tematically overfishing U.S. waters. The law consumers, but, at the present, efforts to authorized the federal government to regu­ halt overfishing, restore the depleted re­ feel like forgotten Americans. late fishing activities up to 200 miles off­ source, and conserve habitats will decrease Today, however, more and more Americans shore in an area known as the "exclusive revenues to fishermen and drive some out of have begun to realize that the r,ollapse of the economic zone," or EEZ. Eight regional business. The industry will have to sustain Berlin wall, the demise of communism, the councils set overall limits on the number of some losses in the short term if it is to re­ end of the cold war, and the better relations fish that can be caught in a season, and allo­ main viable in the long term. we have with many countries around the globe cate the catch among user groups. The law can be traced directly to the commitments has had the effect of "Americanizing" the made by the thousands of veterans and their EEZ. The once-substantial share of fish HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES taken by foreign vessels has been reduced to families who suffered the hardships of war zero. through World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The Act, however, has not curbed overfish­ HON. PETER T. KING As we remember the 50th anniversary of 0- ing by domestic fishermen. Tax incentives OF NEW YORK Day and the sacrifices made by the military and loan programs that followed the 1976 law IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES personnel who served our country, let's all join encouraged U.S. fishermen to expand their in closing the cycle of the forgotten American, Wednesday, May 18, 1994 fleets and helped to create overcapacity in and restore the honor fully due American vet­ the industry: too many boats and too many Mr. KING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ex­ erans and their families. Mothers lost sons, fishermen to harvest fish at sustainable or press my concern over the terrible persecution profitable levels. In New England, the num­ wives lost husbands, and young men endured ber of fishermen harvesting groundfish more of the Sikh people in Punjab, Khalistan by the disabling injuries for the freedoms, liberties, than doubled between 1976 and 1984. Over the Indian Government. This organized campaign and democracy we enjoy and want others in same period, technological innovations were of oppression has resulted in the deaths of the world to enjoy. making it possible to track and catch fish thousands of Sikh men, women and children, The month of May and early June will be with increasing proficiency. and the imprisonment without trial and torture filled with remembrances of the critical events Protecting U.S. Fisheries: Several environ­ of thousands more. of 50 years ago, culminating in the celebra­ mental organizations filed suit in 1991 charg­ As a member of the Congressional Human tions in France. But we should also use this ing that the government had failed to pro­ Rights Caucus, I am deeply concerned by the tect and rebuild New England groundfish time to properly honor all of America's veter­ stocks as required by the Act. This case hundreds of reports of government-sponsored ans, and remember their dedication and sac­ prompted the government to issue regula­ atrocities in Punjab, Khalistan. According to rifices in the cause of freedom. tions in January, 1994 to reduce the rate at Amnesty International, "each year scores of which groundfish are caught by roughly one­ people 'disappear' in Punjab among the thou­ half over the next five to seven years. These sands of political prisoners detained in the IN HONOR OF RAPHAEL regulations, which are being implemented, state. State complicity in such practices is evi­ BELLUOMINI require fishermen to use nets with larger dent from a clear pattern of official cover-up." holes; limit boats to 500 pounds of haddock The 1994 State Department Human Rights per trip; require many boats to carry elec­ HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK tronic tracking devices; and limit the num­ Report on India states that between 1991 and OF CALIFORNIA ber of days fishermen can spend at sea. 1993, over 41,000 cash bonuses were award­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fishermen generally agree that action ed to police officers for killing Sikh militants. must be taken to ensure the long term via­ This government-run campaign of oppres­ Wednesday, May 18, 1994 bility of the industry. Even so, many fear sion, imprisonment, and murder has many Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, today I would like that the new regulations will drive them out parallels to the illegal British occupation of the to take a few minutes to recognize Raphael of business. New restrictions mean higher six northeastern counties of Ireland. Under Belluomini's distinguished career of service to costs for an industry already in financial dif­ both systems, a religious minority is denied its the schools of the San Francisco Bay area. ficulty. Most boat owners are independents with high fixed costs-as much as $10,000 a basic human rights and a people are denied For almost 40 years, Mr. Belluomini has month in loan payments and insurance-­ their right to self-determination. served California's children, as classroom even if they never leave port. A 10-day fish­ I have written to President Clinton to urge teacher, principal, director of secondary edu­ ing trip can cost $10,000 in fuel, ice, and food. him to address these issues during his meet­ cation, and superintendent of the Fremont Uni­ In addition, the new wider-mesh nets (which ing with Indian Prime Minister Narasimha Rao. fied School District. In that time, he has 10958 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 18, 1994 stressed hands-on involvement by parents in hold the intent of the U.S. Constitution by For his outstanding service to the commu­ their children's education. His keen sense of vetoing FACE. nity, Mr. Slatus received the HCFA Beneficiary judgment has been heralded by employee Services Certificate of Merit Award at a spe­ groups and management alike. cial ceremony hosted by the Health Care Fi­ In 1955, he began his service as an ele­ THE INTRODUCTION OF THE LOCK nancing Administration in Baltimore. mentary school teacher. In 1965, he became OUT CHILD CRIME ACT OF 1944 I am very proud to ask my colleagues to join a vice-principal of Mt. Diablo High School and, with me in honoring Mr. Slatus for the assist­ ·3 short years later, became the high school's HON. MEL REYNOLDS ance he has given to thousands of seniors. principal, a position he held for 11 years. Mr. OF ILLINOIS IN HONOR OF THE MEMORY OF Belluomini came to the Freemont Unified IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MYRAH A. KEATING SMITH School District in 1983 as assistant super­ Wednesday, May 18, 1994 intendent of curriculum and instruction. In this position, he was responsible for the develop­ Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today HON. RON de LUGO ment of an outstanding curriculum that has to introduce the Lock Out Child Act of 1994. OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS been the model for the East Bay area. In This legislation would federalize the crime of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1987, Mr. Belluomini became the superintend­ child molestation. I urge my colleagues sup­ Wednesday, May 18, 1994 ent of the Freemont Unified School District port for this vital legislation. Mr. DE LUGO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor and, for the past 7 years, has overseen the The LOCK bill makes the horrible, sick the memory of Myrah A. Keating Smith, nurse, education of 28,000 students annually. crime of child molestation a Federal offense. It midwife, mother and matriarch, who served For his dedication, Mr. Belluomini has re­ is intended to ensure that child molesters do the island of St. John with love and dedication ceived numerous awards, among which are not slip through the cracks of the current sys­ for more than four decades. the PTA Honorary Service Award in 1993 and tem of prosecution. Myrah Keating Smith was godmother for the PTA Golden Oak Award in 1994. This legislation would institute a minimum 500 babies she helped deliver on the island of I would like to join with those who have rec­ mandatory sentence of no less than 10 years St. John over the course of her 45-year ca­ ognized Mr. Belluomini for his life-long com­ for anyone convicted of child molestation and reer, and she became known as the Angel of mitment to the education of our children and permits a sentence of up to life. Mercy for her selflessness and devotion to the his outstanding abilities as teacher and admin­ Our children are our most precious re­ people of the community she served. istrator. source, Mr. Speaker. They are not adequately Myrah Keating Smith was one of the first Raphael Belluomini will be sorely missed by protected by the various laws of the States Virgin Islanders to earn a degree in nursing the Freemont Unified School District. I wish and municipalities. Sometimes, through over­ and then return home to practice her skills for him happiness and success in all of his future sight and miscommunication in the various the benefit of the residents of her islands. endeavors. levels of government, accused child molesters After graduation, she lived and worked on walk the streets stalking our children. We must her native St. Thomas and then spent the rest end the uncertainty of the present system as of her career on the island of St. John where REMARKS ON THE FREEDOM OF it relates to these crimes against children. she was in charge of the Cruz Bay Clinic. ACCESS TO CLINIC ENTRANCES I urge my colleagues' support and cospon­ As isolated as St. John was years ago when ACT sorship of the Lock Out Child Crime legisla­ transportation between the islands was a chal­ tion. lenge and communications were difficult at HON. ROD GRAMS best, Myrah Keating Smith was the health ex­ pert that residents relied upon for their care. OF MINNESOTA TRIBUTE TO LEO SLATUS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For routine exams or emergencies, she was the person that two generations of St. Wednesday, May 18, 1994 HON. HERB KLEIN Johnians trusted with their health and their Mr. GRAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to OF NEW JERSEY lives. oppose the conference report on S. 636, the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 1963, the St. John Business and Profes- Freedom of Access to Clinic . Entrances Act sional Women's Club honored her as Woman [FACE], which the House and Senate have re­ Wednesday, May 18, 1994 of the Year. In 1977, she was cited by the cently passed. It is up to President Clinton to Mr. KLEIN. Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to 12th legislature for her years of hard work and decide whether or not to sign FACE into law. honor Mr. Leo Slatus, health advocate for duty to the people of St. John as a registered I would urge the President to veto FACE be­ Essex County, NJ. nurse. cause it undermines the intent of the U.S. After retiring in 1981, Mr. Slatus enrolled at Also in her honor, the Department of Health Constitution by making Federal felons out of Bloomfield College majoring in sociology. Not established the Myrah Keating Smith Health concerned citizens who are seeking to non­ only did he complete his degree, but he then Scholarship so deserving students on St. John violently exercise their constitutional rights. received a certificate from the gerontology de- could pursue their medical educations. While I do not condone violence in any way, partment at Seton Hall University and also In 1983, the newly built St. John clinic was I believe one of the most precious rights we took courses in counseling and guidance at named in her honor. have as Americans is the first amendment's Montclair State College. Myrah Keating Smith retired in 1976 and, 2 "freedom of speech" clause, which tacitly in­ During his studies, he became associated weeks ago, passed away at the age of 86. cludes sidewalk vigils, legal pickets, and public with Neal Clarke of Essex County Senior She left behind a grateful community that for prayers. To punish one group on the basis of Service. Soon after, he began a 2-year period . two generations was faithfully served by her its convictions is contrary to the principles with the Nursing Home Advocacy Program. In craft and genuinely touched by her kindness. upon which America was founded. 1983, he attended a Medicare seminar spon- Penalties for violating this bill are extremely sored by the American Association of Retired PRESIDENT ALFREDO CRISTIAN! harsh. Under FACE, an abortion clinic can Persons. Subsequently, he initiated the Senior take a prolifer to court without the person Service Corps benefits counseling program. HON. JOHN P. MURTHA being convicted of a crime. Those convicted of Through this effort, he assisted many seniors . OF PENNSYLVANIA a second offense could receive up to 18 by explaining the procedures and options months in prison and fined up to $250,000. available to them. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This degree of punishment is disproportionate In 1987, the State of New Jersey authorized Wednesday, May 18, 1994 to punishment most other acts of nonviolent, the Senior Health Insurance Program for all 21 Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I want to submit peaceful civil disobedience receive. New Jersey counties. This legislation was an excellent article written last week by Mr. Mr. Speaker, no group should be given spe­ modeled on Mr. Slatus' program that he cre­ Bernard Aronson, former Secretary of State cial privileges or preferences and no group ated in Essex County. Also that year, he be­ for inter-American Affairs, concerning the ex­ should be singled out and penalized based on came SHIP coordinator in Essex County and cellent job done by President Cristiani in El their beliefs. Again, I urge the President to up- he supervised 60 volunteers. Salvador. May 18, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10959 Having been part of the oversight teams of Richard Nixon's historic opening to China. ing is addictive and threatens the health and that certified the elections in El Salvador, I'm No military in Latin America had ever life of its users, and so very grateful that President Cristiani has agreed to anything like a purge of 107 senior Whereas one or more tobacco companies have continued to market tobacco products done so well. officers by a U.N.-appointed civilian commis­ sion. No police force had ever been peace­ for financial gain in spite of their knowledge The steps the United States helped to pro­ fully abolished. Cristiani agreed to land re­ that tobacco products are addictive and mote toward democracy in Central America form, human rights reform, a Truth Commis­ threaten the health and life of their users are among the most significant foreign policy sion, judicial reform and electoral reform. and steps taken in the last decade. I think the Through it all, somehow, he retained the Whereas concealing this information is, in members will be very pleased when they read trust and confidence not only of all Salva­ fact, a conspiracy to murder millions of what has been accomplished in El Salvador. doran political factions but also of leaders of Americans, and [From the Washington Post, May 11, 1994] both the government and guerrilla armies. Whereas someone has made public some of these concealed documents, thus potentially THE MAN WHO SAVED EL SALVADOR At the peace treaty signing ceremony in January 1992 in Mexico City, Cristiani sat helping save millions of Americans in the fu­ (By Bernard Aronson) above the audience at the center· of a row of ture, and To answer the perennial question-Do po­ heads of state. The FMLN representative Whereas one tobacco company and its law litical leaders or historic forces shape his­ gave a tough, uncompromising speech that firm are seeking to punish the whistleblower tory?-consider the achievement of Alfredo stressed the enormous losses of FMLN mem­ through legal action, and Cristiani, who ends his five-year term as bers and supporters. It was a speech for the Whereas anyone with any common sense president of El Salvador June 1. When cadres, perhaps necessary but not concilia­ recognizes that the true criminals are those Cristiani ran for president five years ago, he tory. Cristiani, in a plea for national rec­ who concealed evidence that they were plot­ was a little-known businessman representing onciliation, declared that El Salvador's war ting the murder of millions of Americans and the rightist party known as ARENA. The was rooted in past injustice and repression. that the person who exposes this plot is dis­ conventional wisdom was that his election A decade earlier, Salvadoran leftists had dis­ playing a true sense of civic duty which would polarize the country's politics and appeared for making similar statements; for should be rewarded: Now, therefore, be it lead to a new onslaught of right-wing vio­ an ARENA president to utter such thoughts Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep­ lence. would have been unthinkable. When he fin­ resentatives of the United States of America in When I first met him back then, I was ished, Cristiani walked down to the audience Congress assembled, That the Congress shall struck by how little candidate Cristiani re­ and one by one shook hands for the first bestow a Congressional Medal of Apprecia­ sembled the stereotype. He spoke quietly, time with each FMLN comandante. A sense tion for Public Spirit to the courageous citi­ with moderation and common sense. In his of relief and exhilaration filled the hall. zen who made the concealed documents pub­ inaugural address, he announced his pre­ The only time I heard of Cristiani letting lic. eminent goal: to end El Salvador's bloody his hair down was on the flight returning civil insurgency through negotiations. During Cristiani's first year as president, from the peace ceremony. When Cristiani's presidential plane reached San Salvador, BICYCLE HELMETS SAVE CHIL- FMLN hit squads systematically assas­ DREN'S LIVES: A SUCCESS sinated prominent right-wing figures, includ­ carrying the entire elected leadership of his ing several members of Cristiani's cabinet. country, it buzzed the outdoor stadium STORY FROM SEATTLE In January 1990, I sat next to him in a huge where Salvadorans were celebrating late into outdoor amphitheater for the inaugural cere­ the night. I am told this decision-reached HON. MIKE KREIDLER monies of the new Honduran president. after a number of celebratory toast&-had Cristiani's personal approval. I shudder to OF WASHINGTON "Last night was the first night I got a de.cent IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rest in months," he said. He meant that the think of what could have happened to that night he had spent in Honduras was the first tipsy plane, with all the hopes of peace in Wednesday, May 18, 1994 the country riding with it. night he slept without fear of assassination. Mr. KREIDLER. Mr. Speaker, as the House Six weeks earlier, the FMLN had launched In the midst of war, and then protracted a massive offensive on San Salvador. The negotiations, Cristiani found time to radi­ takes up the conference report on H.R. 965, first night, guerrilla sappers tried to overrun cally reform the ravaged economy. Last year the Child Safety Protection Act, I want to ex­ Cristiani's home, the home of his vice presi­ was El Salvador's fourth year of strong eco­ press my special support for title II of the bill, dent, and that of the president of the na­ nomic growth. The overwhelming victory of the Children's Bicycle Helmet Safety Act. This tional assembly, in an attempt to decapitate the ARENA presidential candidate in El Sal­ legislation authorizes Federal assistance to vador's recent election is largely a tribute to El Salvador's leadership. I spoke with State and local programs that require or en­ Cristiani every day during the 13-day long of­ Cristiani's leadership. From Bosnia to Angola to former Soviet courage children to wear bicycle helmets. fensive. While thousands of guerrillas Five to six hundred American children die streamed into San Salvador and the coun­ Georgia to East Timor, societies and nations try's survival hung in the balance, Cristiani are being torn apart by ethnic, religious and each year from bicycling injuries, but we could spoke in the same measured, calm tone as al­ political differences. After a brutal civil war, prevent 85 percent of head injuries in bicycling ways. In fact, in five years of his presidency, El Salvador is coming together. Many forces if everyone used a helmet. That's why it is so I never heard him raise his voice. created opportunity for negotiations, but important to see that children wear helmets Once only, he made reference to the pres­ Alfredo Cristiani was the catalyst and glue when riding bicycles, and to get that message sure he was under. It was April 1991, a criti­ that held the peace process together. His leg­ acy is secure. to every parent and child in this country. This cal moment in the peace negotiations. The bill will help accomplish that goal. · FMLN was insisting that the process of re­ Recently the Injury Prevention and Re­ forming the Constitution be changed to allow a single national assembly-not two TO PROVIDE A CONGRESSIONAL search Center at Harborview Medical Center successive assemblies-to amend the Con­ MEDAL TO THE COURAGEOUS in Seattle examined the effect of its bicycle stitution. The proposal provoked a political CITIZEN WHO EXPOSED THE CON­ helmet promotion campaign on bicycle-related firestorm, particularly from ARENA par­ SPIRACY TO MURDER MILLIONS head injury admissions to local hospitals. This tisans. The United Nations was pressing OF AMERICANS is the first time such a direct correlation has Cristiani to relent. been made between increasing helmet use "I've been pulling this string little by lit­ and reduction in injuries. tle," Cristiani said. "But I don't think I can HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK Harborview's center is one of eight injury pull it any further." The United States sup­ OF CALIFORNIA control centers designated by the Centers for ported Cristiani 's refusal to change the proc­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ess. In the end, it turned out to be a good Disease Control and Prevention, and I want to tactic. The guerrillas and the government Wedne~day, May 18, 1994 share the findings of this research with my col­ knew they had to agree on constitutional re­ Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I have today intro­ leagues. As Dr. David Grossman, acting direc­ forms in time for the outgoing national as­ duced the following House Joint Resolution: tor of the center, wrote to me, "saving lives sembly to ratify them before it expired on TO PROVIDE A CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL TO THE and dollars and informing others how to do the May 1. In the final days of April, they same is something we can all be proud of." reached agreement on a series of constitu­ COURAGEOUS CITIZEN WHO EXPOSED THE tional amendments-the first major break­ CONSPIRACY TO MURDER MILLIONS OF AMER­ That's why I am including with these re­ through in the negotiations. ICANS marks an article from the April 4, 1994 issue Time and again in the peace process, Whereas one or more tobacco companies of Pediatrics, the professional journal of the Cristiani performed the political equivalent have known for decades that cigarette smok- American Academy of Pediatrics, reporting the 10960 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 18, 1994 success of Seattle's educational campaign to cording to median household income and di­ TABLE 1.-0BSERVED BICYCLE HELMET USE, SEATILE, increase bicycle helmet use among children. vided into tertiles based on the number of 1992-Continued The authors are Dr. Frederick P. Rivara, resident children aged 5 to 15 years. Within each income tertile a sample of 150 sites was Helmet Diane C. Thompson, Dr. Robert S. Thompson, randomly allocated with probability propor­ users in Lisa W. Rogers, Bruce Alexander, Debra Category Percent category, tional to the number of children residing in percent Felix, and Dr. Abraham B. Bergman. each census tract. Observers went to each Seattle's program is an outstanding example site for 20 minutes and recorded data on all Store ...... 19 2.7 21.1 If Companions: of what can be accomplished. This bill will children observed riding bicycles. the chil­ Adult with helmet ...... 57 8.1 94.7 help make such programs possible across this dren were accompanied by adults, their hel­ Adult without helmet . 14 2.0 35.7 country. I commend the Seattle experience to met use was also recorded. Observations Child with helmet ...... 99 14.1 81.8 were conducted during a 2-week period on Child without helmet ...... 143 20.4 7.0 everyone concerned about children's safety Riding alone ...... 388 55.4 34.0 afternoons throughout weekdays and the and health. weekend. The same observation sites were THE SEATTLE CHILDREN'S BICYCLE HELMET There was a remarkable decline in head in­ used each year. juries among 5- to 9- and 10- to 14-year-old CAMPAIGN: CHANGES IN HELMET USE AND Unadjusted rates of helmet use for each ob­ children in the GHC surveillance population HEAD INJURY ADMISSIONS servation period are reported. In our pre­ vious report, a confounder score had been (Table 2). Medically treated head injuries de­ Abstract. Objective. To describe the im­ creased by 66.6% in the younger age group pact of a community bicycle helmet cam­ used to develop estimates adjusted for poten­ tial confounding variable.5 However, ad­ and by 67.6% among the older children. In paign on helmet use and the incidence of bi­ contrast, injuries to children not involving cycle-related head injuries. justed and unadjusted rates were nearly identical; thus, for simplicity only crude the head decreased by 13.7% and 25.9%, re­ Setting. Metropolitan community and a spectively. Head injuries accounted for 32.1 % large health maintenance organization. rates are reported here. Interventions. Communitywide bicycle hel­ Population-based rates of bicycle-related of all injuries in 1987 and only 12.1 % in 1992. met campaign. injuries were obtained from Group Health Helmet wearing in this population increased Outcomes. Rate of observed bicycle helmet Cooperative of Puget Sound (GHC), a large from 4.3% in children younger than 15 years use in the community and incidence of bicy­ staff-model health maintenance organiza­ of age in 1987 4 to 54% for 5- to 9-year-olds and cle-related injuries in a health maintenance tion. GHC membership is demographically 37.7% for 10- to 14-year-olds in 1992. organization population. similar to the surrounding population in the Results. Helmet use among school-aged Seattle metropolitan area. GHC patients re­ TABLE 2.-INCIDENCE OF BICYCLE-RELATED INJURIES children increased from 5.5% in 1987 to 40.2% ceive nearly all their outpatient, emergency PER 100,000 IN 1987 AND 1992: GROUP HEALTH CO­ in 1992. Bicycle-related head injuries de­ department, and hospital care at GHC facili­ OPERATIVE OF PUGET SOUND EMERGENCY DEPART­ creased by 66.6% in 5- to 9-year-old and 67.6% ties. Injured GHC cyclists were identified MENT SURVEILLANCE in 10- to 14-year-old members of a health during a 1-year surveillance of the two GHC Percent maintenance organization. Seattle area emergency departments and 1987 1992 Conclusions. Educational campaigns can their respective hospitals from December 1, decreased increase helmet use and decrease the inci­ 1986, to November 30, 1987, and again from 5- to 9-year-olds: dence of bicycle-related head injury. Pediat­ March 1, 1992, to February 28, 1993. The re­ Head injuries ...... 283 94 .6 66.6 Non-head injuries . 388 335 13.7 rics 1994; 93:567-569; bicycle-related head in­ sults of the prior survey have been reported All injuries 671 429 36.1 jury, bicycle helmet, educational campaign. previously.6 Incidence rates were calculated JO- to 14-year-olds: Bicycling injuries to children account for using the midyear 1986 and 1992 membership Head injuries ...... 188 60.9 67 .6 some 300,000 emergency department visits 1 Non-head injuries ...... 621 460 25.9 population of GHC, respectively. All injuries ...... 809 521 35.6 and 500 to 600 deaths each year in the United RESULTS Head injuries. percent of total 32.1 16.4 48.9 2 States. Helmets have been shown to be very Helmet use among Seattle metropolitan effective, reducing the risk of bicycle-related area school-aged children increased from DISCUSSION head injuries by 85%.3 A campaign in Se­ 5.5% in 1987 to 40.2% in 1992 (Table 1). Helmet This study indicates that the campaign has attle, WA, which addressed barriers to hel­ 4 use of 38.1 % in boys compared with 47.2% in been associated with a continued increase in met use, was previously reported to increase girls, and 47.8% in whites compared with helmet use in Seattle. This has been accom­ helmet use from 5.5% to 15.7% in its first 2 8.2% in black and 15.5% in Asians. Helmet panied by a gratifying and remarkable de­ years, compared with no significant change 5 use in 1992 was highest for children riding on crease in bicycling-related. head injuries in a in Portland, OR, a control community. bike paths (82.7%) compared with children subset of the target population of children. We wish to update our observations on the riding on streets (23.1 %), at schools (38.1 %), effects of this campaign and to report on the These results strongly suggest that a con­ or at playgrounds/parks (39_.1 %). Helmet use certed, coordinated communitywide ap­ changes in bicycle-related admissions for was highest among children riding with head trauma. proach which counters a specific injury prob­ adults who were helmeted (94.7%) and lowest lem with a specific intervention can be effec­ METHODS among children riding with unhelmeted tive. Similar programs have now been devel­ The campaign has been described in detail peers (7%). Helmet use was highest among oped by the American Academy of Pediat­ previously.4 The program sought to increase children riding in the highest income census rics, the National SAFE KIDS program, and parental awareness of the need for helmets, tracts (44.4%). Nevertheless, 31.6% of chil­ heal th providers across the country. reduce financial barriers to helmet purchase, dren riding in the lowest income areas were In addition to educational programs and and promote use of helmets by children. A helmeted. efforts to lower financial barriers, recent ef­ communitywide coalition used several meth­ forts by others have included legislation for ods to accomplish these goals, including sto­ TABLE 1.-0BSERVED BICYCLE HELMET ·USE, SEATILE, mandatory helmet use. One such evaluation ries in the print and electronic media, public 1992 showed a marked increase in helmet use service announcements, press conferences, through legislation.7 Legislation mandating posters, brochures, stickers, heal th fairs, Helmet bicycle helmet use has been very effective in bike rodeos, school and youth programs, and users in Category Percent category, increasing use and has been associated with a discount coupon. The campaign has been percent a decrease in bicycling-related head injuries held annually since 1986 with intensive ac­ in the state of Victoria, Australia.a The tivities from April through September of Total ...... 701 100 40.2 gradual plateauing of the effect of our edu­ each year. . Sex: cational program in the past 2 years indi­ The evaluation of the campaign employed Male ...... 538 76.8 381 cates that legislation may be necessary to observations of helmet use each fall as de­ Female ...... 163 23.2 47 .2 achieve helmet use by the majority of chil­ scribed previously.5 In brief, children esti­ Race: dren riding bicycles. mated to be between 5 and 12 years old were White ...... '556 79.3 47.8 Use of bicycle helmets by school-aged chil­ observed at the same sites each year while Black ...... 73 10.4 8.2 dren seems to be associated with peer and riding two-wheeled bicycles. Using a formal Asian ...... 58 8.3 15.5 Other ...... 14 2.0 7.0 adult role models. Efforts to increase helmet sampling scheme, observation sites were Medium household income of site: use should be generalized to all age groups to chosen to represent bicycle-riding and hel­ Low ...... 168 24.0 31.6 achieve the greatest benefit. met-wearing behaviors of children through­ Middle ...... 283 40.4 41.7 High ...... 250 35.7 44.4 Unlike our previous report on this cam­ out the Seattle metropolitan area. The 139 Site type: paign, the present study did not control for census tracts in Seattle were numbered ac- Street ... 130 18.5 23.J other possible influences on helmet use in School ...... 333 47.5 38.J Park/playground ...... 138 19.7 39.J Seattle. Interest of both the lay and profes­ Footnotes at end of article. Bike path ...... 81 11.6 82.7 sional communities in bicycle helmet use May 18, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10961 has certainly expanded nationally in the last [From the New York Times, Mar. 31, 1994) fense. A central argument is that while the few years. This has been accompanied by in­ ARKANSAS SECRETS Clintons' dealings were not pretty, you can­ formation in the media on the need for hel­ There will be plenty of time to explore not apply the standards of the outside world met use, as well as by a general lowering of whether laws were violated when the Clin­ to Arkansas, where a thousand or so insiders helmet prices and increased availability of tons went into the land development busi­ run things in a loosey-goosey way that may helmets in many stores. The impact of these ness with James and Susan McDougal or look unethical or even illegal to outsiders. factors in Seattle cannot be separated from when George Stephanopoulos and other This logic holds that whatever the Clintons the specific bicycle helmet promotion cam­ White House aides meddled with Treasury did was penny-ante stuff that the Repub­ paign. This was a multifaceted community­ Department investigations. For the momerit, licans and the press ought to be willing to wide campaign. It is therefore very difficult it is enough to ponder the fluid morality im­ overlook in service to the higher national in­ to disaggregate the components of the pro­ plicit in the Clintons' tax returns and the terests. gram which appeared to be causally related records of Mrs. Clinton's short but profitable Certainly, there is a national interest in a to the increased use of helmets and de­ career as a commodities trader. viable Presidency and in swift progress on creased incidence of head injuries. We be­ The inescapable conclusion is that this health care reform and other pressing issues. lieve, in fact, that each of the components is couple, early and late, suffered from a the­ But the genius of the Federal system does likely to be ineffective when used by itself. matic insensitivity to the normal rules of not reside in importing to Washington the The power of communitywide campaigns lies conflict of interest. At every turn of their fi­ faults and idiosyncracies of the state cap­ in the multiple avenues of health education nancial life, the then-governor and First itals. used. We do believe, however, that the dis­ Lady of Arkansas were receiving financial The effort to keep a lid on the Clinton's count coupon played a central role by lower­ favors from individuals who had something personal and financial histories has led to ing the cost and barriers to helmet use.4• 9 to gain from having friends in high places. the development of a distinctive Clinton With the increasing emphasis on health care Consider the Whitewater case. The 230-acre style-to withhod critical information and to costs in this country, more attention should development was supposed to be a 50-50 part­ respond furiously with attacks on the mo­ be paid to actual subsidies to lower the cost nership between the two couples. To be clean tives of critics. It is a viable campaign prac­ of helmets further and to push usage rates politically, the deal had to be one of equal tice. But the clumsy efforts to silence Con­ higher. Such subsidies can be cost-effective investment and equal risk. But from the mo­ gressional critics and the possible White through the cost savings of medical care for ment that Jeff Gerth of The New York Times House interference with Federal agencies the resultant heaG. injuries which are avert­ wrote the first Whitewater story in 1992, 8 demonstrates that it is a dangerous way to ed.10 March, the Clinton campaign and later the govern. Observations in fall of 1993 indicate almost White House press office dodged questions 60% of children were helmeted. and withheld documents. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The reason is clear. The Clintons put up INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION This work was funded in part by grant R49/ -$500 initially and claimed losses of $43,635, FATALLY FLAWED CCR002570 from the Centers for Disease Con­ most of it in payments on loans, by the time trol and Prevention, and the Snell Memorial of the 1992 campaign. In contrast, the HON. TIM ROEMER Foundation. McDouglas paid out $268,000 and withdrew $175,800 for a loss of $92,200. Although the OF INDIANA FOOTNOTES records are muddled, the McDougals appar­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 Centers for Disease Control. Bicycle related inju­ ently paid dramatically larger amounts to ries: data from the National Electronic Injury Sur­ support Whitewater than did their sup­ Wednesday, May 18, 1994 veillance System. MMWR. 1987; 36:269-271 posedly equal partners, the Clintons. Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, the proposed 2Baker SP, O'Neill, Ginsburg MJ, Li G. The Injury Moreover, Mr. McDougal's heaviest con­ Fact Book. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University joint United States/Russian space station effort Press; 1992 tributions to the partnership came after he is a phoenix rising from the ashes of the re­ 3Thompson RS, Rivara FP, Thompson DC . A case­ acquired Madison Guaranty, a savings and cent, failed U.S. space station redesign effort. control study of the effectiveness of bicycle safety loan that was part of Mr. Clinton's regu­ helmets. N Engl J Med. 1989; 320:1361-1367 latory responsibility as Governor. The dis­ Early this year, the President asked NASA to 4Bergman AB, Rivara FP, Richards DD. Rogers order of Whitewater and Madison records is prepare three options for a replacement for LW. The Seattle children's bicycle helmet cam­ such that it is unknown whether the Clin­ space station Freedom, to cost $5 billion, $7 paign. AJDC. 1990; 144:727-731 tons benefited from any fund transfers be­ billion, and $9 billion respectively. The result 5DiGuiseppi CG, Rivara FP, Koepsell TD, Polissar L. Bicycle helmet use by children. Evaluation of a tween Madison Guaranty and Whitwater De­ were five, not three options, dubbed A-1, A- community-wide helmet campaign [see comments). velopment, or whether Madison benefited 2, B-1, B-2, and C. JAMA. 1989; 262:2256-2261 from favorable treatment by Mr. Clinton's These options, in turn, evolved into space 6 Thompson, DC, Thompson RS, Rivara FP. Inci­ regulators. That is a legal determination, station Alpha, an amalgam of these five ver­ dence of bicycle related injuries in a defined popu­ but the political conclusion is clear. From lation. Am J Public Health. 1990; 80:1383-1389 the start of his governorship, Mr. Clinton sions and the original Freedom. The pricetag: 7 Cote TR, Sacks JJ, Lambert-Huber DA, et al. Bi­ was involved in potentially compromising fi­ about $19.5 billion. NASA has publicly stated cycle helmet use among Maryland school children: that the two countries did not have the re­ effect of legislation and education. Pediatrics. 1992; nancial entanglements. 89:1216-1220 The same goes for Mrs. Clinton. On an ini­ sources to keep two space station programs &Vulcan AP, Cameron MH, Watson WL. Mandatory tial investment of Sl,000 she made $98,000 by going. Presumably, this is an admission that bicycle helmet use: experience in Victoria, Aus­ trading in agricultural commodities while NASA knows we cannot go forward with a tralia. World J Surg. 1992; 16:389-397 her husband was running for governor. Her space station alone. 9DiGuiseppi CG, Rivara FP, Koepsell TD. Atti­ principal adviser was James Blair, the law­ tudes toward bicycle helmet ownership and use by yer for Tyson Industries; the broker he chose But this proposal to turn to the Russians for ·school-age children. AJDC. 1990; 144:83-86 for her, Robert (Red) Bone, had once worked help is fraught with peril. The events in Russia 10 Thompson RS, Thompson DC, Rivara FP, of last October, and the alarming demonstra­ Salazar A. Cost-effectiveness analysis of bicycle hel­ for Tyson and had been disciplined by regu­ met subsidies in a defined population. Pediatrics. lators for not keeping good records on which tions of ardent nationalism since, clearly dem­ 1993; 91:902-907 accounts made money and which lost. Once onstrate that the political instability in Russia Mr. Clinton was in office, Tyson received $9 could threaten the program. There remains million in state loans and very gentle treat­ great skepticism that the Russian launch facil­ ment when it came to the water pollution as­ ity, in the country of Kazakhstan, can be main­ ARKANSAS SECRETS sociated with raising and cleaning chickens. The investigators are nowhere near the tained in good working order without tens or bottom of Whitewater. But we now have a even hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars. In HON. ROBERT K. DORNAN fairly clear idea of how it got started and fact, this facility known as the Baikinour OF CALIFORNIA what it is about. It started with a well-mean­ Cosmodrome, is located in Lenisk, a crum­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing young couple who seemed to have an ex­ bling city with no real resources. traordinary indifference to, or difficulty in Mr. Speaker, far too many other questions Wednesday, May 18, 1994 understanding, the normal divisions, be­ remain unanswered. NASA has yet to deter­ Mr. DORNAN. Mr. Speaker, I commend to tween government and personal interests. mine or release any accurate cost figures for Their conduct may not have been illegal, but the attention of my colleagues an editorial it was reckless and politically unattractive. this program, but continues to offer robust as­ from the March 31, 1994 edition of the New To deal with these seedy appearances, Clin­ surances that it will save money. NASA has York Times concerning the President and Mrs. ton supporters are now engaged in what we yet to provide any public information on a dol­ Clinton's financial histories. have come to recognize as The Arkansas De- lar value of the Russian contribution, how 10962 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 18, 1994 much cash, hardware and services the United (4) current political turmoil in Russia, 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MILL- States will be required to give the Russians, which is very likely to continue into the WRIGHTS AND PILEDRIVERS and how many U.S. jobs will go to Russian foreseeable future, creates grave doubts LOCAL UNION #1393 citizens. about the suitability of building a joint In fact, there are far too many questions project costing tens of billions of dollars to the United States; HON. MARCY KAPTUR that require good answers for the United OF OHIO States to be comfortable in signing any lasting (5) Russian insistence on continuing some IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES agreements. The issue of control over the control over the space station components is unacceptable to this country; and space station remains paramount. NASA has Wednesday, May 18, 1994 offered only assurances that the United States (6) in the absence of the International Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, on May 21, the can control the proposed space station while Space Station Alpha program, billions of members of the Millwrights and Piledrivers it is largely a Russian project, but no scientific dollars in Federal obligations will be avail­ able for other National Aeronautics and Local Union #1393 in northwest Ohio will cele­ proof. U.S. citizens are not going to support Space Administration projects. brate their 50th anniversary. I would like to building a space station largely with U.S. dol­ take this opportunity to thank the men and lars that the Russians control. And make no SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF PROGRAM. women of Local #1393 for th.e contributions mistake, the Russians continue to insist that No Federal funds may be appropriated or they have made over the past half-century to they control the station. obligated for the International Space Sta­ our community. I am all for working with our former adver­ tion Alpha program, except for funds nec­ As America was emerging from World War saries, and sharing our knowledge of impor­ essary to terminate such program. II, there was a critical need for skilled trades­ tant scientific issues, aiding Russian democ­ SEC. 3. REDIRECTION OF AMOUNTS SAVED. men throughout the construction industry. In racy and providing economic leadership skills. 1944, a small group of members of the United But NASA is not the place for a massive for­ The amounts appropriated for the Space Station before the date of enactment of this Brotherhood of Carpenters petitioned their eign aid program to Russia. Furthermore, ac­ Act are authorized to be appropriated for ex­ union for a charter for a Millwright Local in To­ cording to a recent New York Times article, penses necessary for the termination of the ledo, OH. On December 22, 1944, a charter the Russians are quickly moving away from program, and the remainder are authorized for Millwright Local Union #1393 was issued. big government space programs and toward to be appropriated to proportionately in­ The original 37 charter members of Local smaller private programs involving commu­ crease the National Aeronautics and Space #1393-the men who were the linchpins that nications, satellites, earth imaging, and com­ Administration budget for- helped form the union-include: John mercial launches. (1) civil aviation programs, to ensure that Arbogast, Bill Barnes, Edward W. Baugher, The United States and Russian space agen­ the United States can continue to compete Edward M. Baugher, Robert Bope, Sr., Paul cies have taken two large, difficult and com­ in and lead international markets for the de­ Deuble, Albert Edwards, Ray Flory, Tony plex space station programs, both of which velopment and production of aircraft, meet­ Fournier, Lloyd Garn, Dick Gramling, Jensie cost huge amounts of money, neither which ing the challenge posed by such competitors Griffith, Joe Hall, Dick Hauter, John Higley, produces affordable quality science, and pro­ as the Airbus consortium; William Kinerm, Grover Kline, Abe Laramie, posed to merge them, thereby making them (2) other space science, research, and edu­ Bill Lebeau, Oscar Longbrake, Charles even more complex and riskier without in­ cation programs which can further build on McArtor, J.E. McCauley, Pat McDaniels, Amzy creasing the promise of success or results. the National Aeronautics and Space Admin­ Ottney, Arthur Poupard, Fred Ralph, Ed The space station program has been istration successes and economic contribu­ Roepke, Jack Sangston, Charles Schultz, Fred through at least seven revisions, and yet sees tions of the past; and Shirtz, Frank Spaulding, Otis Spratt, Bill no improvement. Yet the costs continue to in­ (3) other such purposes and programs with­ Stapleton, Harry Stiger, Jessie Stern, Charles crease, the unanswered questions continue to in the mission of the National Aeronautics Vaughn, and Brad Wilcox. mount, and the promise has long since died. and Space Administration. Fifty years later, Local #1393 has grown I am today introducing legislation to end the Pursuant to Clause 4 of the rule XXII of from its 37 original members to over 340 space station program. In my view, such a the rules of the House of Representatives, today. The members and leadership of Local measure is the only way we can save our the following sponsors are hereby added to #1393 have consistently met the challenges of space leadership role, a vital and healthy H.R. -. Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. PENNY, Mr. our rapidly changing work force by putting into RAMSTAD, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. space program, and restore NASA's role as a KLEIN, Mr. UPTON, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. SAND­ place one of the most aggressive job training leading agency of new and useful tech­ ERS, and Mr. MANN. programs in our community. nologies. I urge my colleagues to cosponsor The Millwrights and Piledrivers Local #1393 and support this legislation. is a union that will lead our community into the It is time to end this program before it de­ 21st century. On behalf of the U.S. Congress, flates NASA and America's space mission. SALUTE TO MOM BOONE I congratulate them on a half-century of serv­ There would be no shame in admitting prob­ ice to our Nation and wish them the best of lems and going back to the drawing board to success in the next 50 years. define a new and better role for manned HON. THOMAS M. FOGUETIA space missions. Pushing forward is an affront to the taxpayers and to good science. The OF PENNSYLVANIA INTRODUCTION OF THE PERMA­ NENT HOUSING FOR HOMELESS choice is clearer than ever. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R.- FAMILIES ACT Wednesday, May 18, 1994 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep­ HON. COLUN C. PETERSON resentatives of the United States of America in Mr. FOGLIETIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to sa­ Congress assembled, OF MINNESOTA lute Mom "Queen Esther" Boone whose 93d SECTION I. FINDINGS. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES birthday will be celebrated this Saturday at the The Congress finds that- Wednesday, May 18, 1994 (1) the International Space Station Alpha Morton Community Center in the Germantown program is neither necessary nor affordable section of Philadelphia. Mom Boone has been Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, to the United States at this time: a resident of the Morton Homes since it's in­ today I am introducing legislation to stop the (2) the presence of this "mega-project" is ception, and has been a cornerstone of her wasteful spending of millions of Federal dol­ causing schedule delays, funding cuts, cost­ community ever since. This celebration which lars to shelter homeless families in privately overruns, and cancellation of other, worthier is being sponsored by the United Morton owned welfare hotels. This legislation will end National Aeronautics and Space Administra­ Homes Tenant Council is a symbol of the tion programs; the use of welfare hotels by developing more (3) the cancellation of the International strength of this neighborhood. Mr. Speaker, I cost-effective and more humane methods of Space Station Alpha program will require a join with the residents of the Morton Homes in sheltering homeless families. I am very number of close-down costs in order to end wishing Mom Boone a very happy 93d birth­ pleased to be joined in this important effort by production and buy out certain contracts; day. my colleagues, Messrs. FLAKE of New York, May 18, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10963 FRANK of Maine, RANGEL of New York, and TRIBUTE TO BRIAN M. DANIELS A HERO OF THE COURTROOM AND OF LIFE VENTO of Minnesota, who share my concern (By Jeffrey Modisett) about welfare hotels. HON. JACK REED The Star last week published the obituary The bill is budget neutral. It targets States OF RHODE ISLAND of Judge Robert F. Peckham, a federal judge from San Francisco who died at age 72. that currently use welfare hotels to shelter IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES homeless families for at least 30 days at a Judge Peckham had achieved national prom­ cost of $1,200 or more per family. The bill Wednesday, May 18, 1994 inence when he presided over the sensational would permit States to use Federal funds that Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sa­ trial of People's Temple follower Larry Layton, who murdered U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan subsidize welfare hotels for alternative housing lute a distinguished young man from Rhode at Jonestown, Guyana, in 1978. approaches such as the rehabilitation, con­ Island who has attained the rank of Eagle Over 900 other temple followers, including struction, rental or purchase of permanent af­ Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He is the Rev. Jim Jones, died in a mass murder­ fordable housing. The State could not spend Brian M. Daniels of Troop 117 in Warwick, RI, suicide moments after the murder. Rev. more funds, on average per homeless family, and he is honored this week for his note­ Jones had started the People's Temple in In­ than it spent the preceding fiscal year. worthy achievement. dianapolis. Welfare hotel costs are staggering. The cost Not every young American who joins the The death of Judge Peckham signals the of a welfare hotel room, up to $2,600 a month Boy Scouts earns the prestigious Eagle Scout loss of an American hero. He was a rare indi­ per family, could support two or three families Award. In fact, only 2.5 percent of all Boy vidual with a strong moral compass based on in their own homes. In New York, 333 hotels love of family, respect and compassion for Scouts do. To earn the award, a Boy Scout all and an appreciation of the law, especially are used to shelter over 1,400 families at an must fulfill requirements in the areas of leader­ constitutional and civil rights. average cost per family of $2,640 per month. ship, service, and outdoor skills. He must earn I was lucky enough to have been Judge In Massachusetts, 55 hotels are used to serve 21 Merit Badges, 11 of which are required Peckham's law clerk from 1981-82, which in­ over 400 families at an average cost per fam­ from areas such as citizenship in the commu­ cluded the retrial of the People's Temple ily of $2, 100 per month. In New Jersey, 18 ho­ nity, citizenship in the Nation, citizenship in the case in 1981. He soon became my friend, my tels serve over 450 families at an average world, safety, environmental science, and first mentor and a powerful influence on my life. cost of $1,571 per month. The monthly I first met this kind, gentle man when he aid. was interviewing prospective law clerks at $2, 100-per-family payment to welfare hotels in As he progresses through the Boy Scout Boston is three times the monthly cost of rent­ Yale Law School in the fall of 1980. It was ranks, a Scout must demonstrate participation immediately obvious he was special, even ing an apartment. Obviously, this is not a good in increasingly more responsible service among jurists. His demeanor spoke of one deal for the taxpayer. projects. He must also demonstrate leadership who cared about everyone he met, even Many of these welfare hotels are squalid. skills by holding one or more specific youth strangers, and his words reflected the wis­ The heat and hot water are inadequate; bath­ leadership positions in his patrol and/or troop. dom of one who had spent years thinking rooms are inoperable; single rooms with one This young man has distinguished himself in deeply about the great issues of our time. or two beds serve an entire family and doors accordance with these criteria. When I showed up for work the following have broken locks. Sometimes, families are For his Eagle Scout project, Brian organized year, he was in the middle of the retrial of split up because a hotel has a limit on the Larry Layton. Both the prosecutors and the local production of the play, Clue, at a local defense attorneys were, as expected, loud and number of children allowed. Recently, a home­ school. Proceeds realized from this production less woman living in the Center City Hotel in aggressive, always pushing their arguments were donated to the Impossible Dream, a local Washington, DC, could bring only two of her as far as they could. But no court observer charitable organization which grants wishes for could help noticing the calm in the middle of four children with her. She had to choose terminally ill children. the storm. Judge Peckham never lost his which two to bring and also find places for her Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues temper, never made a faulty, snap decision, other two children to stay. Some families are to join me in saluting Eagle Scout Brian M. and never addressed any lawyer or witness forced to move from hotel to hotel, because Daniels. In turn, we must duly recognize the with anything but respect. His decisions there are limits on the number of days a family were not always popular, but they were al­ Boy Scouts of America for establishing the can stay in one hotel. This affects the chil­ ways grounded firmly in the Constitution Eagle Scout Award and the strenuous criteria dren's schooling, requiring them to repeat and they always protected minority rights. its aspirants must meet. This program has grades and lowering their achievement. This was nothing new for Judge Peckham. In introducing this bill today my hope is that through its 80 years honed and enhanced the Just two years earlier he had shocked the leadership skills and commitment to public educational system in America by ruling we can stop using costly welfare hotels to that IQ tests that resulted in black students shelter homeless families. service of many outstanding Americans, two dozen of whom now serve in the House. being classified as retarded were biased and It is my sincere belief that Brian M. Daniels illegal. In a quintessential Peckham ruling, the opinion exhibited fairness, compassion IN HONOR OF THE CENTENNIAL OF will continue his public service and in so doing and courage. THE HARRISBURG CHAPTER OF will further distinguish himself and con­ Thinking back, some of my most enjoyable THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMER­ sequently better his community. I join friends, memories of the judge come from a trip we ICAN REVOLUTION colleagues, and family who this week salute took in 1982 to Guam where he was to sit as him. a special judge. On the way, we stopped over HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS in Japan. He arranged for us to visit the Japan Supreme Court and to have lunch with OF PENNSYLVANIA TRIBUTE TO JUDGE ROBERT F. the chief justice. You could tell he was in his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PECKHAM element: Everyone was polite, deferential, Wednesday, May 18, 1994 scholarly and calm. He even managed a per­ Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, it is indeed a fect smile as the repast of cold, slimy eel was HON. ANDREW JACO~, JR. placed before him. pleasure to recognize the centennial of a ven­ OF INDIANA His humor was always genuine. During this erable central Pennsylvania institution, the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES same trip we were entertained at a tradi­ Harrisburg Chapter of the Daughters of .the Wednesday, May 18, 1994 tional Japanese restaurant by a local family. American Revolution. The conversation (through interpreters) was Since its creation by a group of patriotic citi­ Mr. JACOBS. Mr. Speaker, I enclose an ar­ flowing freely as each cup of sake was kept zens on May 19, 1894, the Harrisburg DAR ticle published in the Indianapolis Star of Feb­ filled to the brim. At the end of the dinner, has labored to preserve the rich history of the ruary 24, 1994, and written by the Marion our hosts insisted everyone join in a tradi­ Susquehanna Valley. The organization is well County prosecutor, Jeffery Modisett. tional dance. The judge joined in without known for charitable and educational endeav­ This is a fitting tribute to Mr. Modisett's hesitation and didn't even object when tradi­ ors, and I applaud its efforts to maintain the mentor. Mr. Modisett, modest as he is, might tion required him to wear a bright red ribbon just as well have been writing about himself. around his bald head. No one enj9yed the spirit of the men and women who struggled for evening more than the judge. American independence. His knowledge of the law and skill in applying I hadn't seen Judge Peckham in a few I want to congratulate the Harrisburg DAR it with justice, together with his refreshing civil­ years when I called him in 1989 to ask if he for its 100 years of public service, and extend ity and reasoned tones, make him one of the would marry Jennifer and me. He readily my best wishes for its future. finest public servants in this country. agreed to refused to accept a dime for his 10964 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 18, 1994 flight from San Francisco to the wedding in eloquent words of encouragement and toler­ join hands to create a force of moral author­ Santa Barbara, Calif. Again, he was in his ance for your fellow man bring much of the ity more powerfUl than any army and which element, presiding over a ceremony that was controversy surrounding speeches at college can change the world. romantic, poetic and inspiring. Although there are still places of darkness It seems so hard to find heroes anymore. campuses into perspective. For this reason, I bring my colleagues' attention to these ex­ in the world where the light of reconciliation We search for a person worthy of our admira­ has not penetrated, these two beacons of tion, someone who is not motivated by cerpts from his remarks. hope show what can be done when men and money, power or ego. We want to know that You know, the controversy over Howard's speaking policy has its positive side. It has women of good will work together for peace there is someone who is truly altruistic, who and for progress. has added something to this world and not caused the university to go through a proc­ ess of self-examination, which is always a There is a message in these two historic just taken from it. events for us assembled here today. As the Judge Peckham taught me how to love the healthy thing to do. Since many people have been giving advice world goes forward, we cannot start going law, but only after he taught me how to love backward. life. His place in history may be a small foot­ about how to handle this matter, I thought I note, but his place in the hearts of the thou­ might as well too. African-Americans have come too far and sands he affected during his life will be large. First, I believe with all my heart that we have too far yet to go to take a detour I will miss this American hero. Howard must continue to serve as an institu­ into the swamp of hatred. We, as a people tion of learning excellence where freedom of who have suffered so much from the hatred speech is strongly encouraged and rigorously of others, must not now show tolerance for ON THE RETIREMENT OF protected. any movement or philosophy that has at its That is at the very essence of a great uni­ core the hatred of Jews or of anyone else. MARJORIE DOWLING versity and Howard is a great university, and Our future lies in the philosophy of love freedom of speech means permitting the and understanding and caring and building. HON. ROBERT E. WISE, JR. widest range of views to be presented for de­ Not of hatred and tearing down. OF WEST VIRGINIA bate, however controversial those views may We know that. We must stand up for it and be. speak up for it! IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The first amendment right of free speech is We must not be silent if we would live up Wednesday, May 18, 1994 intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word, and not just comfort­ to the legacy of those who have gone before Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec­ ing platitudes, too mundane to need protec­ us from this campus. ognize a valued staff member who serves on tion. I have no doubt that this controversy will my Subcommittee on Economic Development Some say that by hosting controversial pass and Howard University will emerge even on the Committee on Public Works and Trans­ speakers who shock our sensibilities Howard stronger, even more than ever a symbol of portation. Marjorie Dowling will be retiring is in some way promoting or endorsing their hope, of promise and of excellence. soon after 20 years of service to the House message. Not at all. Howard has helped put That is Howard's destiny! and the Public Works and Transportation their message in perspective while protect­ ing their right to be heard. So that the mes­ Committee. sage can be exposed to the full light of day. Hailing from Akron, OH, Marge has been a I have every confidence in the ability of JOHN PORTER HONORED FOR HIS terrific help to me as a new subcommittee the administration, the faculty, and the stu­ HARD WORK AND DEVOTION TO chairman on Public Works, and has been a dents of Howard to determine who should HIS CONSTITUENTS steady hand during the frequently hectic nego­ speak on this campus. No outside help need­ tiations over the past months and years on the ed, thank you. legislation that my subcommittee has been I also have complete confidence in the stu­ HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG working on. Anybody who knows her speaks dents of Howard to make informed, educated judgments about what they hear. OF FLORIDA of her always cheerful demeanor, and anyone But for this freedom to hear all views, you IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES who meets her for the first time soon realizes bear a burden to sort out wisdom from fool­ that she really knows her way around the ishness. Wednesday, May 18, 1994 committee and our subject areas. She is There is a great wisdom in the message of self-reliance, of education, of hard work, and Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, for the unflappable, and truly helped me a great deal past 14 years, it has been a pleasure to serve as I learned the ropes at Public Works. I don't of the need to raise strong families. on the House Appropriations Committee with think I ever heard a cross word from her lips, There is utter foolishness, evil and danger in the message of hatred, or of condoning vi­ my colleague from Illinois, JOHN PORTER. He is and every time. she answered the phone when olence, however cleverly the message is a hard-working and very dedicated member of I called down to the subcommittee I always packaged or entertainingly it is presented. our committee and serves as the ranking heard the same patient and helpful voice. Very We must find nothing to stand up and member on our Labor, Health and Human refreshing, indeed. cheer about or applaud in a message of racial Services, and Education Subcommittee. She and her husband Garland deserve or ethnic hatred. nothing less than some relaxation and togeth­ I was at the inauguration of President Sunday, he received the long overdue rec­ erness, and I wish both of them good health Mandela in South Africa earlier this week. ognition he deserves when The Chicago Trib­ You were there too by television and une ran a very positive feature article about and many years of happiness. I also would watched that remarkable event. like for Marge to teach me her tricks about his work and his devotion to representing the Together, we saw what can happen when people of the 10th Congressional District of Il­ how to do crossword puzzles-she is abso­ people stop hating and begin reconciling. lutely the best I have ever seen at them-and De Klerk the jailer became De Klerk the linois. As Tribune staff writer Michael Killian I am sure this is a skill that has helped her on liberator and Mandela the prisoner became . writes, JOHN PORTER continuously fights for Capitol Hill more than once. Mandela the President. Twenty-seven years the people he represents back home, stands Marge, on behalf of all the members of our of imprisonment did not embitter Nelson firmly for the principles he believes in here in subcommittee, I wish you well. Mandela. He invited his three jail keepers to our Nation's Capital, and seeks freedom and the ceremony. human rights for oppressed people abroad. He used his liberation to work with his Mr. Speaker, JOHN PORTER and I share a former tormentors to create a new South Af­ COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS BY rica and to eliminate the curse of apartheid belief that ~e are elected to do the people's GEN. COLIN POWELL from the face of the Earth. What a glorious work and not seek headlines. We agree that example! What a glorious day it was! if we do our job to the best of our ability, the HON. TOM I.ANTOS Last week you also saw Prime Minister word will spread to our constituents. Rabin and PLO Chairman Arafat sign an­ Obviously this has been a very successful OF CALIFORNIA other agreement on their still difficult, long IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES formula for JOHN PORTER and following my re­ road to peace, trying to end hundreds of marks, I would like to include for the benefit of years of hatred and two generations of vio­ Wednesday, May 18, 1994 my colleagues the Chicago Tribune article. It lence. Palestinian authoritie~ have now Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, on May 14, begun entering Gaza and Jericho. is always nice to see a hard-working colleague 1994, Gen. Colin Powell delivered the com­ In these two historic events, intractable receive the public recognition and respect he mencement address at Howard University. His enemies of the past have shown how you can has earned and deserves. May 18, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10965 [From the Chicago Tribune, May 15, 1994) whose constituent-assistance team Porter He and his wife of 20 years, Kathyrn Cameron JOHN PORTER ISN'T A HOUSEHOLD NAME, BUT called one of the best. Porter left earlier spouses for each other and HE'S WORKING ON IT In addition to working on routine Social are one of the great love matches on Capitol Hill. The globe-trotting director of gender (By Michael Killian) Security military and veterans problems, his district-office caseworkers have tracked and social policy for Conservation Inter­ WASHINGTON.-How come John Porter isn't down and recovered the cremated remains of national, she was Porter's first administra­ more famous. Dan Rostankowski is nation­ a constituent's dead husband, which had · tive assistant when he came to Washington ally known for his clout. Henry Hyde became been missent by the Postal Service to a Con­ and has been his campaign manager in all his "Mr. Right to Life," Bobby Rush went to gressional cemetary "Instead of the proper congressional campaigns. Congress as the Black Panther-turned-pol. Jewish one." A Michigan native who worked in George Even newcomer Luis Gutierrez gets calls That kind of attention provides political McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign ("He from around the nation now because CBS' results too. hates it when I talk about my sordid past as "60 Minutes" featured him (dubiously) as a In the past, the 10th has been a swing dis­ a Democrat"), she met Porter following his congressional reformer. trict represented by moderate Republican victory in the 1972 Republican primary for a But Porter, GOP congressman from the Don Rumsfeld, Nixonian conservative Sam North Shore seat in the Illinois House. North Shore's 10th District has never made Young and the unabashedly liberal Mikva, Three of the Porters' five children-John, the media big-time, though he has been who beat Porter by 450 votes in the latter's David, Donna, Robyn and Ann-are from his around for seven terms, his district is one of first congressional try in 1978. Mikva was ap­ previous marriage and two are from hers. the most influential in the state and richest pointed to the federal bench in Washington a They decline to say which are which. "We in the country and he's the perfect Holly­ raised them as ours," she said. few months later, and Porter won the 1980 Porter is perhaps best politically defined wood image of a congressman. general election for the 10th District seat by Granted, his prematurely snow white hair by his forthright and ideologically disparate 61 percent to 89 percent over Democrat Rob­ stands on the federal budget, the environ­ may be a little to sparse to blow dry at age ert Weinberger. 58, and his clean-cut, high-school-yearbook ment and international human rights. Porter has been challenged by doctrinaire He has repeatedly been honored by the con­ good looks are somewhat lined and craggy. right-winger Kathleen Sullivan in the last But Porter still seems the kind of fellow servative. anti-government-spending Na­ two Republican primaries but held off her tional Taxpayers Union and was one of only every mother would have wanted her daugh­ surprisingly strong bid in 1992 by 80 to 40 per­ ter to date (or marry), the kind of non-nerdy six congressmen last session cited as a "Tax­ cent and by a vote of 2-1 last March. payer Superhero" by the Grace Commis­ straight-arrow who makes both "most popu­ In 1992, George Bush edged out Bill Clinton lar" and class valedictorian. sion's Citizens Against Government Waste, He speaks as carefully as he dresses and in the 10th by only 4,000 votes out of more the only Illinoisan and the only member of that's always to beautifully tailored pin­ than 260,000 cast. In that election, Porter the Appropriations Committee to be so cited. striped perfection. His posture, invariably, is beat his young, well-heeled Democratic chal­ He fought the Reagan administration on what you find in official portraits. His bio­ lenger, Michael Kennedy, a 29-year-old Har­ what he considered wasteful defense spend­ graphical sketch lists his nickname as vard graduate and junior-high classmate of ing, including the swifty obsolete B-2 bomb­ one of Porter's daughters, in another land­ "John." er, Star Wars research and new binary chem­ But the Evanston-born former probate law­ slide-65 to 85 percent. ical weaponry, which he argued had repeat­ yer is far from a cardboard cutout. This year, no one filed a candidacy in the edly failed in tests and would not be accept­ When other members of his party were fall­ 10th District Democratic primary to earn the ed by all NATO countries. ing all over themselves in slavish support of right to oppose Porter in the November gen­ "My party, in fact, ran away from me," he Reaganomics, blithely ignoring the deficit eral election, the district's Democratic com­ said "My party used to stand for balanced spending that sent the national debt soaring mitteeman subsequently named Andrew budgets and not allowing the national debt in the 1980s, Porter steadfastly opposed the Krupp, a 25-year-old Arlington Heights man­ to rise. During the 1980's my party began to Reagan deficits ad kept calling for a func­ ufacturing executive, as their candidate to say, 'Deficits don't matter.' I disagree. They tion-by-function freeze in federal spending run against Porter in the fall. quadrupled the national debt." that he claims would have the nation's fi­ A VANISHING SPECIES On the environment, Porter has always leaned far to the other side of the ideological nances balanced by now. Krupp, who is vice president of his family's As co-chairman of the Republican Task fence, and is as outspoken a critic of the Riverside Manufacturing Co., has hooked his despoilation of the world's rain forests. He Force on Congressional Reform Porter has campaign to the charge that Porter "is out long fought the continuing resolutions by has introduced bills to place tight curbs on of touch with the people of his district," but the unregulated export of waste and encour­ which a succession of Congresses financed not all Democrats find him so alien. the government in stop-gap fashion. age recycling. He was congressional delegate "The truth is that John is very representa­ to the United Nations Conference on Envi­ Appropriations Committee colleague C.W. tive of his district," said Highland Park Bill Young (R-Fla.) praises Porter for having ronment better known as the Earth Summit Mayor, Dan Pierce, a liberal who is the 10th last year in Rio a real genius for separating pork and grease Democratic state central committeeman and from nuts and bolts in spending bills. "He's who served in the state legislature with Por­ A ZEAL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS one of the abler members of the House," ter in the 1970's. He's conservative on things Porter's zeal on human rights dates to a Young said. like the federal budget, but he's liberal on visit he and his wife made to Russia in 1982, In 1988, as a congressional overseer of the things like women's rights and the environ­ when she was grabbed and strip-searched by Helsinki Accords, Porter went to Moscow ment. He's very good on constituent services the KGB after the two of them had met with with a list of 694 dissidents who'd been and he's not aloof. He's that vanishing spe­ Soviet dissidents. Porter then joined with barred from leaving the Soviet Union. With­ cies of Republican-the moderate." Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) in founding Con­ in a week, all but one were released. Porter's chief flaw, according to Pierce, is gress Human Rights Caucus, which with Still, Porter isn't widely known. his party affiliation. more than 200 members, is the second largest "I'm famous in my district-and in Hong "He's a ranking member of a party that's caucus on Capitol Hill. Kong," he says, the latter an allusion to his in the perpetual minority and no longer con­ Porter was born and raised in Evanston human-rights activities in Asia. trols the White House," Pierce said. "It's not (the suburb was removed from his district in "I've never felt my greatest human need easy for him to get things done for the dis­ the 1980 reapportionment; he now lives just was to get my name in newspapers," he said, trict." across the line in Wilmette), and got his un­ "I just came down here to do a job." Pierce cited Porter's failure to persuade dergraduate degree from Northwestern Uni­ If he is known mostly to his district, which the Defense Department to convert Ft. versity before going on to the University of runs from Evanston's northern boundary up Sheridan into a lakefront recreation area as Michigan Law School. His late father, Harry to Wisconsin and west to Arlington Heights an example of lack of influence. In response, H. Porter, was the long-time chief judge of and Wheeling, it's in large part because the Porter invokes such local successes as bring­ the Evanston Municipal Court and later North Shore has been his home, personally ing about the Superfund environmental served in the Law Division of Cook County and politically, all his life, and he's fixated cleanup of PCB-plagued Waukegan Harbor Circuit Court. on that territory, though reapportionment Porter got into politics as part of the so­ and securing federal funds to build three res­ called suicide squad of Republican can­ has moved his district's border around over ervoirs along the North Branch of the Chi­ the years. cago River to ease flood problems there. didates for countywide judicial seats in Porter claims to spend a good 80 percent of 1970-a time when the old Daley Democratic his time back in his district-an enthusiasm A LOVE MATCH Machine had a stranglehold on those posts. more common to congressional newcomers The fameless Porter is not an all-work dull Though he and the others lost in the ballot­ than veterans. He has emphasized constitu­ boy. In the 1980s he could be seen fooling ing, he led the ticket on his slate and won ent services to an even greater degree than around the northern Virginia suburb where the support of every newspaper and group en­ his Democratic predecessor, Abner Mikva, he lived in sunglasses and a white sports car. dorsing in the race. 10966 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 18, 1994 "Then my father died very suddenly," Por­ One point is clear, we cannot continue this region. Such publications include the annual ter said. "If he had not died he probably cycle of throwing away millions of Government Journal of Modern Hellenism and over a would have talked me out of any political dollars with absolutely no return on our invest­ dozen books on themes dealing with the career and said, 'Have a happy life and prac­ ment. In New York, we are spending an aver­ Greek American community, Greece, Cyprus tice law."' Instead, Porter ran for the Illinois House age of $2,640 per month for 1,442 families. and United States Foreign Policy in the region. in 1972 and won, serving three terms. Though This number translates to over 562 families in Seminars hosted by the center attracted aca­ he didn't grab many major headlines, he got my district alone. With this kind of money, we demics and professionals from the greater 60 bills passed by the House in Springfield, could live in a mansion or decently house New York area, stimulated discussions and including a ban on leghold traps, government three or four families. But with the current provided the basis for the birth of new ideas. inducements to car pooling, denial of pen­ spending structure, at the end of the year we These extraordinary accomplishments of the sion rights to any public official convicted of have nothing to show for these millions of dol­ center can without a doubt be attributed to a felony, a prohibition against flammable lars. Professor Hero's impressive individual tents and outdoor-use fabrics, and one re­ quiring disclosure of secret beneficiaries of Beyond inefficiencies and Government achievements. For her pioneering efforts in the land trusts involved in business with state waste, there are real people behind these sta­ development of Byzantine and Greek studies government. tistics, many of whom are children. Yes, wel­ from 1977 to the present, Professor Hero has Asked if he has plans for higher office, he fare hotels do provide a temporary roof. How­ been justifiably called "Teacher of the Nation" replied: " I certainly do. I've wanted to be ever, in many cases hotels do not provide a and will receive the prestigious Constantinos president since I was 10 years old. At the mo­ kitchen, provisions for basic health care, edu­ D. Paparrigopoulos Award. Her exceptional ment, I do have to win ... an election. But cation and jobs, sanitation, safety or security. ability will be acknowledged and honored by we do have Senate seats coming up in 96 and Often these hotels are rodent ridden, filled of the presence of many of her former students, 98, and I'm certainly going to look at that." The Senate, of course, could make John crime and prostitution. Studies have shown who were fortunate enough to receive her Edward Porter really famous. But to get time and again that children cannot thrive in guidance and benefit from her talents and de­ there, he'll first have to make himself as this kind of atmosphere. Without hope, we votion to the center. In her own tradition, Pro­ well known in Metropolis, Shawneetown, cannot expect these children to thrive and fessor Hero will give to those at the ceremony Quincy and Galena as he is now along Sheri­ eventually become productive and well-ad­ what she gave to her many students-she will dan Road. justed adults. We are allowing a generation of deliver the 16th annual Constantinos D. innocent children to slip away from us when it Paparrigopoulos Lecture and bring to life the is in our power to stop this cycle. topic on which she is speaking, "Sailing to By­ INTRODUCTION OF THE PERMA­ The Permanent Housing for Homeless Fam­ zantium." The honoring of Professor Hero is a NENT HOUSING FOR HOMELESS ilies Act makes good common sense to ac­ fitting complement to the 20th anniversary FAMILIES ACT complish a variety of Federal goals: reinvent­ celebration of the center, which owes so much ing government, efficient allocating Federal to her efforts. HON. FLOYD H. FlAKE dollars, responsibly alleviating welfare hotels, OF NEW YORK and ultimately, decently and humanely hous­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing every American. MADAGASCAR SERPENT-EAGLE Wednesday, May 18, 1994 HON. MICHAEL D. CRAPO Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro­ HONORING PROFESSOR ANGELA OF IDAHO ducing along with my colleagues, Messrs. PE­ HERO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TERSON of Minnesota, RANGLE of New York, FRANK of Massachusetts, and VENTO of Min­ HON. CAROLYN B. MAWNEY Wednesday, May 18, 1994 nesota, the Permanent Housing for Homeless OF NEW YORK Mr. CRAPO. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Families Act. This legislation would improve IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES congratulate the Peregrine Fund for the work the way the Federal Government spends Fed­ and support they have provided to Madagas­ eral dollars. Instead of pouring millions of dol­ Wednesday, May 18, 1994 car in their work on endangered species. The lars into costly welfare hotels to shelter home­ Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Peregrine Fund is best known for their efforts less families, the bill would permit States to to bring to the attention of my colleagues an to recover the peregrine falcon. Very few peo­ develop cost-effective permanent housing al­ important event which will take place in my ple know that this is an international conserva­ ternatives. Further, homeless families would district this Friday, May 20. On that day, the tion organization which has worked in over 30 no longer be subject to living in dilapidated ho­ Queens College Center for Byzantine and coumries around the world. The discovery in tels with poor living conditions and inadequate Modern Greek Studies is celebrating its 20th November 1993 of the Madagascar serpent­ services. anniversary of service to the college and the eagle is an excellent milestone for this organi­ Last fall, Chairman Peterson of the Govern­ community. At this special anniversary cele­ zation. ment Operations Subcommittee on Employ­ bration, the center is also honoring Prof. An­ Madagascar is one of the world's top ten ment, Housing and Aviation and I held a hear­ gela C. Hero upon her retirement as professor conservation priorities. Three of the world's ing to explore the issue of welfare hotels. The of Byzantine and modern Greek history. most endangered birds of prey exist there. findings of this hearing explicitly confirmed the During its 20 year existence, the Queens The Peregrine Fund has been working in urgent need for legislation to responsibly alle­ College Center for Byzantine and Modern Madagascar since 1990 to conserve these viate the hotels. In response, we drafted the Greek Studies has done much to promote the species and their wetland and rainforest habi­ Permanent Housing for Homeless Families values, culture and ideals common to the Unit­ tats. For the first time since 1930, when early Act. ed States and Greece. explorers shot the last specimen of the Mada­ Because the responsibility of welfare hotels Amongst its contributions to the community, gascar serpent-eagle, Peregrine Fund biolo­ straddle two agencies-HHS and HUD-and the center developed, not only a comprehen­ gists have captured and released for study because so many Americans are in desperate sive and full-fledged B.A. program in Byzan­ this very rare eagle. need of basic shelter, I clearly understand that tine and modern Greek studies in which over Mr. Speaker, I would also like to add a brief alleviating welfare hotels has been complex 8,000 students participated, but also estab­ side note about Boise State University's in­ yet long overdue. We must find a solution that lished a major community outreach program. volvement with the Peregrine Fund. Very few spans jurisdictional issues. The common mis­ The outreach program has included over 20 people know that Boise State University is the sion of these two agencies are to meet the major conferences, several exhibits on Greek only university in the world where one can ob­ basic needs of this Nation and I know they America and a major library for use by both tain a masters degree in raptor biology. Rus­ sincerely want this issue to be resolved. This students and the community. The numerous sell Thorstrom, the biologist who saw the departmental coordination demonstrates true publications of the center have raised aware­ eagle, received this degree in 1993 from Boise reinventing government, an effort for the Fed­ ness of the issues confronting modern Greece State University. eral Government to better and more efficiently as well as the problems facing the United Finally, the Peregrine Fund's project is fund­ serve this Nation. States in the Balkan-Eastern Mediterranean ed by the Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg May 18, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10967 Foundation, Environment Now, the John D. TRIBUTE TO ACCURATE DIAL & ergy would, beginning in 1998, have a mecha­ and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and NAMEPLATE nism for environmentally-safe, cost-effective the U.S. Agency for International Develop­ disposal of spent nuclear fuel. ment. HON.CARLOSJ. MOORHEAD To date, only the customers of nuclear utili­ OF CALIFORNIA ties who have paid almost $8 billion into the Nuclear Waste Fund have met their obligation. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Department of Energy has fallen short of CONGRATULATIONS POLYDOR­ Wednesday, May 18, 1994 satisfying its part of the agreement. In fact, NASHVILLE Mr. MOORHEAD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today under the best case scenario, the Department to pay tribute to a small business in my con­ is at least 16 years away from being ready to gressional district that on May 5, 1994 was receive spent fuel shipments at the proposed HON. BOB CLEMENT recognized by the Small Business Administra­ Yucca Mountain, Nevada site. OF TENNESSEE tion [SBA] for its exemplary product and serv­ Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary has recog­ ices. nized that the Federal Government has a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Accurate Dial & Nameplate of Glendale was moral obligation to meet this 1998 responsibil­ Wednesday, May 18, 1994 one of the 70 SBA nominees for Regional ity and is looking at options to meet this chal­ Small Business Contractor of the Year. I am lenge. This. simply is not enough. Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to proud to announce that the 36-year-old com­ Clearly, one plausible solution is the estab­ join music fans around the world and con­ pany received the SSA's Administrator's lishment of Federal or private sector interim gratulate PolyGram on the opening of its Award for Excellence. off-site spent fuel storage capacity. This par­ Polydor Nashville office. PolyGram has made The national economic recovery is slow in ticular measure has recently been endorsed in immeasurable contributions to country music reaching California. The drastic cuts in de­ a pair of resolutions adopted by the National and Tennessee with Mercury Records. And fense are one major factor. Many small busi­ Association of Regulatory Utility Commis­ now under the guidance of Alain Levy, nesses have been wounded, some mortally. sioners [NARUC]. Indeed, this organization PolyGram is expanding its presence in Nash­ But, Accurate Dial continues to weather the obviously has a major stake in the steward­ ville and the music industry by opening storm. ship of ratepayer monies. Polydor Nashville, its second record label in Accurate Dial makes custom nameplates, The State utility commissioners have gone Music City. dials, equipment identification tags, decals, on record in favor of the Federal Government Polydor is one of the most recognizable and roll labels. Their work-whose specialty is initiating a serious effort to locate an interim names in music, boasting such acts as Eric silkscreening on a variety of metals, plastics, storage facility. Mr. Speaker, I applaud this ini­ Clapton, James Brown, and • the Atlanta and vinyls-has ended up on everything from tiative and encourage Secretary O'Leary to Rhythm Section, and has a reputation world­ rock concert backstage passes to nameplates take decisive action in this direction to trans­ wide as a company that believes in its music. on the B-2 bomber and EuroDisney ride pan­ late her moral obligation into tangible steps With the growth of country music and the suc­ els. that can restore confidence in the ability of the cess of Mercury Nashville, PolyGram decided About 70 percent of the company's clients Nation to deal with this issue in a straight­ the time was right to revive the Polydor label are small businesses, while the other 30 per­ forward and meaningful way. However, notwithstanding my support for in Nashville. cent are military contractors. Accurate Dial, which is owned by David V. the above resolutions, I believe that it is es­ Polydor Nashville is headed by Harold Howarth and Jerry D. Childs, was brought to sential that neither Congress nor NARUC Shedd, who has perhaps been responsible for the attention of the SBA by the Northrop allow an interim facility to divert our attention more success in country music than any other Corp., a prime government contractor. Nor­ and efforts from our primary endeavor-to es­ music executive. Shedd is known for finding throp had literally hundreds of companies from tablish Yucca Mountain as the permanent re­ unique acts who appeal to a broad audience, which to choose to be honored. I think they pository for the permanent disposal of spent and among Harold Shedd's past discoveries made the right choice. fuel. We must not condone, whether directly or are Alabama, Toby Keith, Billy Ray Cyrus, the Again, congratulations to everyone at Accu­ indirectly, continued delays involving this site. Kentucky HeadHunters, K.T. Oslin, and rate Dial & Nameplate of Glendale. From To be sure, Mr. Speaker, with respect to spent Sammy Kershaw. Vinnie to Jerry to Sandy, and the 20-plus nuclear fuel management, the future is now, Now he's ready to unveil a new generation other employees, I am proud to represent not later. of great artists who include Amie Comeaux, such good, honest, and hardworking small In conclusion, I request that the NARUC Graham McHugh, the Moffatts, Shane Sutton, business people. You are what makes this resolutions be printed in the CONGRESSIONAL and Chely Wright. And they will join such stars country run. Thank you. RECORD. as Toby Keith, Davis Daniel, and Clinton RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOP­ Gregory as the first acts on Polydor Nash­ MENT OF PRIVATE TEMPORARY STORAGE FA­ ville's roster. HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE CILITIES MANAGEMENT . Whereas, The United States Departmer.t of Coupled with Harold Shedd's quest for new Energy (DOE) has the responsibility to dis­ sounds is the imagination of Steve Miller, pose of spent nuclear fuel generated by utili­ Polydor Nashville's vice president and general HON. J. DENNIS HASTERT ties in their domestic nuclear power reac­ manager. Steve Miller was the force behind OF ILLINOIS tors; and the launch of Billy Ray Cyrus, whose first IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Whereas, The DOE has the responsibility to accept title to, transport and dispose of album broke all records sales of a debut Wednesday, May 18, 1994 album, including those of the Beatles and the spent nuclear fuel generated by utilities Mr. HASTERT. Mr. Speaker, with respect to beginning not later than January 31, 1998; Elvis Presley. For his achievement, Steve Mil­ and ler was the only music industry executive the issue of high-level nuclear waste manage­ ment, the clock is ticking and the time for a Whereas, The National Association of Reg­ named to Advertising Age's Marketing 100 list. ulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) be­ solution is now. lieves the DOE will not develop a Federal Polydor Nashville will release its first single A dozen years ago, Congress directed the on June 6, with Chely Wright's "He's a Good high-level nuclear waste repository or facil­ Department of Energy, in the Nuclear Waste ity for the storage of spent nuclear fuel Ole Boy." And I believe this is just the begin­ Policy Act, to develop a solution for the safe which would be operational by January 31, ning of many firsts for Polydor Nashville. management of spent nuclear fuel from the 1998; and I would like to thank Alain Levy and commercial nuclear power plants that produce Whereas, Without an operational reposi­ PolyGram for its support and contributions to 20 percent of our electricity. tory, utilities are required to provide for ad­ Nashville and American music. I would also Among other measures, the above legisla­ ditional temporary spent nuclear fuel stor­ age at significant cost to the nuclear electric like to extend my congratulations and best tion stated that, in return for payment of fees utility and their ratepayers; and wishes to Harold Shedd, Steve Miller, and the by customers of the electric utilities that oper­ Whereas, The Mescalero Apache Nation, Polydor Nashville staff. ate nuclear power plants, the Secretary of En- the New Corporation and other parties are 10968 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 18, 1994 interested in developing a temporary facility essary infrastructure (such as transportation TRIBUTE TO AN AMERICAN for the storage of spent nuclear fuel; and capability) exists and will be available to LEGACY Whereas, The DOE and the Congress has support the acceptance of spent fuel for in­ discontinued funding of the efforts of local terim storage in 1998; government entities, including the Mesca­ HON. PHILIP M. CRANE lero Apache Nation, to develop a Federal 6. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission OF ILLINOIS should be asked to review its regulations, Monitored Retrievable Storage facility; and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Whereas, Despite the termination of fund­ and implementation of those regulations, for ing by the Congress and the DOE, the Mesca­ safety, added value, and to ensure the cost Wednesday, May 18, 1994 lero Apache Nation, and New Corporation effectiveness of interim storage facilities; Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, recently the and other parties continue to express their and be it further American conservative community lost an in­ readiness to negotiate a voluntary siting Resolved, That this resolution be commu­ tellectual giant with the death of Russell Kirk. agreement for an MRS as outlined in the 1987 nicated to the United States Congress and to Mr. Kirk is properly credited as the father of amendments to the Federal Nuclear Waste the Secretary of Energy along with a copy of the modern conservative movement. He was Policy Act and maintain an interest in de­ the dialogue report. veloping such a temporary storage facility; an accomplished author, best known for "the now, therefore, be it Sponsored by the Committee on Elec­ Conservative Mind." In addition to writing arti­ Resolved, By the Executive Committee of tricity, Adopted March 2, 1994 cles for National Review, he lectured at col­ the NARUC, convened at its 1994 Winter RESOLUTION REGARDING THE NARUC DIA­ leges all over America, frequently at my alma Committee in Washington, D.C., that it sup­ LOGUE ON SPENT FUEL MANAGEMENT CON­ mater, Hillsdale College. ports the nuclear electric utility industry CLUDED FEBRUARY 25, 1994 As a tribute to Mr. Kirk, I would like to sub­ working to review the development and oper­ mit to the RECORD an article from the May 4, ation of a private temporary storage facility Whereas, Approximately 20% of the United 1994 Washington Times by Timothy Goeglein. for spent nuclear fuel; and be it further States electricity is generated using nuclear I commend Mr. Goeglein's article to the atten­ Resolved, That the NARUC urges DOE to energy; and advocate restoration of Phase II-B funding tion of my colleagues so that they may share for prospective volunteer jurisdictions and if Whereas, The major by-product of nuclear in the glory of Mr. Kirk's legacy. necessary to transfer funds from the site generation is spent nuclear fuel, which has RUSSELL KIRK'S LEGACY characterization effort for a permanent re­ been produced and stored in storage pools at (By Timothy S. Goeglein) over 70 commercial reactor sites; and pository for this effort; and be it further This has been a sad week for American Resolved, That DOE increase its efforts in Whereas, Most reactors do not have suffi­ conservatives. One of our brightest lights assisting with the development of private fa­ cient pool storage capacity to accommodate has been laid to rest. cilities; and be it further all of the spent nuclear fuel; and Russell Kirk passed away at his rural Resolved, That the NARUC Executive Whereas, Congress, in the Nuclear Waste Michigan h6me " Piety Hill" last Friday. He Committee adopts the following principles; was 75. His illness was short, but his achieve­ 1. High-level radioactive waste manage­ Policy Act of 1982, directed the Department of Energy to develop a system to manage ment is lengthy. Mr. Kirk's was nothing ment is the responsibility of this generation; short of a brilliant career. 2. Health, safety and minimization of envi­ commercially-generated spent fuel by 1998, American conservatism's self-described ronmental impact are the overriding prior­ in exchange for electric utility ratepayers "Bohemian Tory" had just celebrated the ities in managing civilian nuclear waste payments into the Federal Nuclear Waste 40th anniversary of the publishing of his with other important considerations includ­ Fund; ratepayers will have paid $10 billion by landmark book "The Conservative Mind" ing: geographical equity, public acceptance, 1998; and last year. It is now in its eighth printing. and cost effectiveness; Whereas, While the Department of Energy Unlike most of the books published in 1953, 3. The Department of Energy has a respon­ is making progress toward the establishment Mr. Kirk's masterpiece is as relevant and as sibility to take title to and remove spent of a repository, such repository is not ex­ prescient today as it was the week it was fuel from reactors beginning in 1998; pected to become available until 2010 or featured on the cover of Henry Luce's Time 4. Consistent with global scientific consen­ magazine and lavishly reviewed in the New sus and congressional mandate, deep geo­ later, therefore, the Subcommittee on Nu­ clear Issues-Nuclear Waste initiated a dia­ York Times. logic disposal of spent fuel should continue Along with William F. Buckley, Whittaker as the ultimate objective of the Federal gov­ logue of stakeholders including commis­ sioners, utility chief executive officers, and Chambers and James Burnham, Mr. Kirk ernment's civilian nuclear waste manage­ played one of the leading and pivotal roles in ment program; environmentalist, a representative of the making Anglo-American conservatism intel­ 5. Compensation alone would not satisfy State of Nevada, and a representative of the lectually respectable when liberalism seemed the Department of Energy's obligation to re­ scientific community in Nevada; and to stand unchallenged in the groves of the move spent fuel from reactor sites; Whereas, The dialogue was initiated to de­ higher learning in the early 1950s. 6. Even though central Department of En­ velop a consensus on how best to deal with Mr. Kirk never looked back after "The ergy interim spent fuel storage facilities interim storage of spent nuclear fuel, given Conservative Mind" became one of the most may be available, subject to the above prin­ the existing political structure; and talked about books of the year. He resigned ciples, each utility should have the option to his professorship at Michigan State College pursue storage on-site or elsewhere should it Whereas, The dialogue produced a report and dedicated the rest of his life to the prin­ be more desirable to do so; and be it further dated February 25, 1994 which included mi­ ciples he outlined in a letter to publisher Resolved, That the NARUC Executive nority reports from the State of Nevada and Henry Regnery: Committee adopts the following rec­ the environmental representative; and " Poverty never bothered me; I can live on ommendations: Whereas, It is the intent of the NARUC to four hundred dollars cash per annum, if I 1. The Federal government needs to estab­ continue discussions with interested parties must; time to think, and freedom of action, lish interim off-site spent fuel storage capa­ regarding implementation of specific rec­ are much more important to me at present bility to allow the Department to take title ommendations and legislative changes re­ than any possible economic advantage. I to and remove spent fuel from reactor sites quired; now, therefore, be it have always had to make my own way, op­ starting in 1998; posed rather than abided by the time and the 2. The voluntary process, including both Resolved, That the Executive Committee men who run matters for us; and I don't the public and private efforts for locating in­ of the National Association of Regulatory mind continuing to do so." terim storage facilities, should continue; Utility Commissioners (NARUC), convened Russell Kirk was that rarest of American 3. The Federal government should initiate at its 1994 Winter Committee Meetings in phenomena: a highly successful man of hu­ a serious effort to locate an interim storage Washington, D.C. accepts the report of the mane letters without a university pedigree facility on Federal or private property; NARUC Dialogue On Spent Fuel Manage­ to sustain his work. In typically humble can­ 4. The Department of Energy should in­ ment presented to this body by the Standing dor, Mr. Kirk called himself "the last leaf on crease the planned rate of acceptance of Committee on Electricity; and be it further the tree." spent fuel from reactors and Congress should Resolved, That the operation of a private His penned 30 books in his seven decades, increase the capacity limit of interim spent the two most recent highly representative of fuel storage facilities in order to efficiently temporary storage facilities does not obviate the need for DOE to meet its responsibility his life's work. and effectively accommodate actual interim The first, "The Politics of Prudence," is a storage needs; to begin accepting fuel from utilities in 1998. wake-up call aimed at young Americans who 5. The Department of Energy should take Sponsored by the Committee on Elec­ are concerned about the direction of their immediate action to ensure that the nee- tricity, Adopted March 2, 1994. country. Mr. Kirk urges prudence (one of the May 18, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10969 four classical virtues) over ideology in navi­ But we shall carry on in the spirit of this into town and attempted to stop the driver for gating the next American century. humble, gifted intellectual giant who gave so speeding. When Trooper Leggett started the The second, "America's British Culture," much back to the country he loved. The patrol car's siren, the passenger fired a shot­ is the most powerfully argued book yet writ­ fight is over nothing less than our individual gun at him. After Trooper Leggett's dogged ten on the dangers of multiculturalism and liberty and intellectual freedom. the subsequent importance of cultural res­ pursuit of the vehicle through the city, the sto­ toration. len Bronco crashed in a yard. The suspects The common thread of both books is a CONGRATULATIONS TO JAMES tried to flee, exchanging gunfire with Mr. strongly proactive way of dealing with some McNARY FOR 25 YEARS OF DEDI­ Leggett. Both escapes were wounded, allow­ of our most pressing concerns. It is that CATED SERVICE AS A BAND DI­ ing them to be apprehended and arrested. thread that continues to make Mr. Kirk Later, one of them cooperated with law en­ highly relevant. RECTOR AT MARION JUNIOR Instead of joining the growing ranks of HIGH SCHOOL forcement officials, and the body of the Florida conservatives who proved adept at showing nursing student was found. Today we thank what they oppose instead of what they favor, HON. GLENN POSHARD John W. Leggett for his bravery and tenacity Mr. Kirk used his profound sense of right in the face of life-threatening danger. Because reason to show young American that it pays OF ILLINOIS of his valor, intuition and ability, the streets of to have a morally imaginative program. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES America are safer. We in Mississippi are fortu­ He begins not by battling against the gains Wednesday, May 18, 1994 nate to have an officer of this caliber to protect of the multiculturalists-as legion us. He will receive a local commendation and reactionaries are wont to do-but by showing Mr. POSHARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the need on the part of conservatives to honor James McNary, an educator and band the Mississippi Highway Patrol Medal of Valor strengthen America's largely multiethnic, director who has influenced and enriched the for his bravery and exemplary service. British culture. Wrote Mr. Kirk: lives of students and parents in my district. Tropper Leggett has been employed by the "A culture is perennially in need of re­ For the past 25 years, Mr. McNary has di­ Mississippi Highway Patrol for 7 years. After newal ... A culture does not survive and rected the Marion Junior High School Band in receiving his training with the Highway Patrol prosper merely by being taken for granted; in Woodville, Ml, he has spent his entire ca­ active defense always is required, and imagi­ Marion, IL. As director, Mr. McNary and his band attained 24 consecutive superior ratings reer with Troop M Brookhaven. This recent ar­ native growth, too. Let us brighten the cul­ rest is not Tropper Legget's first experience in ture corner where we find ourselves." at State contests, a feat believed to be un­ Mr. Kirk called on Americans to affirm and precedented in Illinois history. Just recently, a national manhunt. During his training, he as­ renew their shaken culture shoring up the Mr. McNary and his band participated in their sisted in the arrest and conviction of a murder­ moral order and inveighing against the 1OOth band contest. rapist from California. But despite his impres­ multi-cultural attack: Through his dedication and innumerable sive arrest record, John Leggett is not the type "It is possible to exhaust the moral and so­ of patrolman glorified in movies and on tele­ cial capital; a society relying altogether hours of teaching, Mr. McNary has established a music program of which the entire commu­ vision. He is the father of three children and upon its patrimony soon may find itself stays active in their schools. He lives in Lin­ bankrupt. With civilization, as with the nity of Marion can be proud. A teacher myself, human body, conservation and renewal are I understand the commitment and hard work coln County, near Brookhaven, where he goes possible only if healthful change and reinvig­ that goes into developing a successful edu­ to church and where he enjoys hunting and oration occur from age to age. It is by no cational program. While many schools across fishing. John Leggett described as a very means certain that our present moral and our Nation face cuts to their music and art strong, very quiet person who smiles a great constitutional order is providing sufficiently programs, Mr. McNary gave Marion Junior deal. He is worthy of imitation not only as a for its own future." High School a reason to not only keep its law enforcement officer but also as an out­ The argument, too, provides the theme of standing citizen. "The Politics of Prudence." This collection music program, but to provide an opportunity for the program to expand and grow. Mr. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I ask that my col­ of essays, largely delivered at the Heritage leagues join me in saluting Trooper John W. Foundation, where Mr. Kirk was a Distin­ McNary, his junior high band, the Marion Jun­ guished Fellow, is an action plan for those ior High School, and the entire community Leggett for his bravery and service to my who want to find the middle way between should be commended for their commitment to home State, Mississippi, and to our great Na­ the active and thoughtful life propounded by music and the arts. tion. one of Mr. Kirk's chief political pin-ups, Ed­ . On behalf of the people of the 19th Con­ mund Burke. Mr. Kirk outlined 10 principles that should gressional District, I would like to congratulate WELCOMING THE PRIME MINISTER guide any renaissance in coming social, eco­ Mr. James McNary on his retirement and on OF INDIA, THE HONORABLE P.V. nomic and political battles. He recommends 25 memorable years of instilling musicianship NARASIMHA RAO 10 books that should guide the men and in the minds and hearts of our young people. women who want to be part of that renais­ sance. He concludes with a wonderful exhort­ HON. GEORGEJ. HOCHBRUECKNER atory epilogue that asks: "May the Rising IN RECOGNITION OF MISSISSIPPI OF NEW YORK Generation Redeem the Time?" HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Kirk believed it might just be possible, JOHN W. LEGGETT FOR HIS Wednesday, May 18, 1994 but only if the spiritual and political deca­ BRAVERY AND OUTSTANDING dence of the present century can be over­ Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise come. In this is his last hope: SERVICE TO OUR STATE AND to extend my warm welcome to the Prime Min­ "I have found it to be a real world, its OUR NATION ister of India, P.V. Narasimha Rao, who will be vices notwithstanding: a real world in which speaking before a special joint session of the one still may develop and exercise one's po­ HON. MIKE PARKER Congress today. I recently had the opportunity tential virtues of courage, prudence, temper­ OF MISSISSIPPI to visit India and meet with Prime Minister ance. and justice; one's faith, hope, and char­ Rao. ity. Do not fail to remind yourselves that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES India is a nation of tremendous and growing consciousness is a perpetual adventure. Do Wednesday, May 18, 1994 not ignore the wisdom of the ages, the de­ importance to the United States. It is the most mocracy of the dead." Mr. PARKER. Mr. Speaker, today, I stand in populous democracy in the world. One of its Americans, particularly young Americans, the halls of Congress to ask you to join me in official languages is English. It is strategically who want deeply to preserve and enhance honoring Trooper John W. Leggett of the Mis­ located on the Asian subcontinent and equi­ this inherited order of ours, complete with sissippi Highway Patrol for his outstanding distant between the Persian Gulf and the its unique standards of justice, wisdom and performance in the capture of two North Caro­ newly industrialized states of the Pacific rim. beauty, must feel conflicted by the immense lina prison escapees connected with the mur­ challenge of restoration before us. And, importantly, there are millions of Ameri­ Russell Kirk's plea for cultural renewal der of a young Florida woman. cans of Indian ancestry who are productive, and continuity could not have been more On April 28, 1994, Trooper John W. Leggett active, and concerned members of their local forcefully written, or more timely. We shall observed a suspicious vehicle bearing Florida communities. miss the way he led the charge to "redeem license plates on Highway 51 outside With a total population of over 900 million the time," in T.S. Eliot's words. Brookhaven, Ml. He trailed the stolen vehicle people, India has the third largest technical 10970 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 18, 1994 and scientific workforce in the world and a Stefanik in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, growing middle class of over 200 million eager graduated from Johnstown High School in COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, consumers. Since 1991 Prime Minister Rao 1980. In 1984, he graduated cum laude from Washington, DC, April 22, 1994. has dismantled restrictive regulations and bu­ the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Hon. TIMOTHY WIRTH, earning a B.A. in Accounting. During his Department of State, reaucratic regulations that discouraged foreign high school days, he was active in baseball Washington, DC. investment and steadily moved his country to­ and karate. He loved to lift weights and it DEAR TIM: I write to offer my strong sup­ ward a more open market economy. Average showed. port of US leadership at the upcoming Con­ tariffs on imported goods have declined by Tony worked for the accounting firm ference on Small Island Developing States one-half over the past 2 years and foreign Barnes and Saly until feeling the calling of [SIDS] in Barbados, as you conclude prepara­ companies can now own majority shares in In­ service in October 1985. After graduating tions for your participation there. dian companies. from Officer Training School in January It is important to recognize the impor­ These reforms have yielded substantial ben­ 1986, he went to Mather AFB to earn his Nav­ tance of the small island states and our in­ igator wings. From there, he went to Castle terest in the well-being of their people and efits to American businesses. Today, the Unit­ AFB for B-52 training. His first operational their sustainable development. The United ed States is India's largest trading partner. assignment was in B-52Gs on Guam. He ar­ States has had an historic attachment and Over the last 3 years, United States exports to rived there in 1987. interest in many of the small island states, India have grown from $1.9 billion in 1992 to He married his wife Catherine in 1988. The particularly in the Caribbean and South Pa­ $2.4 billion between January and November in two of them went to Carswell AFB in 1990. cific. Collectively their numbers are consid­ 1993-a 38-percent increase over the cor­ While there, they were blessed with a son, erable. Although widely dispersed and di­ responding period in 1992. Over 200 foreign Anthony III. Tony came to Hurlburt Field verse in characteristics, they share many institutional investors have been registered and the AC-130H in June 1992 as a Fire Con­ common problems and challenges. trol Officer. Traditionally the small island nations with the Securities and Exchange Board of Tony flew on the last B-52 sortie of Oper­ have had little political muscle and influ­ India and as of the beginning of this year ation Desert Storm. He wrote a short story ence until their emergence as the Associa­ $1.13 billion has been invested in India as about his experience. After the bomb run he tion of Small Island States [AOSIS] just portfolio investment. General Electric, Amer­ writes: "As we egressed the area, the radios prior to the first climate negotiations at ican Express, AT&T, Citibank, IBM, Merrill came alive with the sounds of search and res­ Chantilly, Virginia in 1991. Its genesis was a Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and Raytheon are all cue efforts for a downed aircrew." How ironic response to concern regarding the particular actively pursuing markets in India. that just a few years later, the rescue radios vulnerabilities of islands to the impacts of Mr. Speaker, as a founding member of the would be crackling about him. sea level rise from climate change. Although A strong man both physically and emo­ Congressional Caucus on India and Indian­ AOSIS is not a formally established nego­ tionally, his wife, son, mother, father, broth­ tiating group, it exercised remarkable col­ Americans, I have a special interest in India. er Ronald, sister Teri, and all who know him lective influence to draw attention to the I am pleased that the Prime Minister has de­ will miss him greatly.-Eric Swank, Tony's unique concerns of its members. At the cided to visit our country and I look forward to friend. UNCED meeting in Rio, nations agreed that his remarks today. a Conference should be conducted to address the particular development needs confront­ U.N. CONFERENCE ON SUSTAIN­ ing small island states. IN MEMORY OF ANTHONY R. ABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL At Barbados, and in follow-up activities to STEFANIK, JR. ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES the SIDS Conference, I would hope the US will give careful consideration to construc­ tive measures which promote the sustainable HON. JOHN P. MURTHA HON. LEE H. HAMILTON development of the island states. Expecta­ OF PENNSYLVANIA OF INDIANA tions are high among the islands regarding IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Conference outcomes. To date there has been Wednesday, May 18, 1994 little in terms of concrete initiatives specific Wednesday, May 18, 1994 Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I had a chance to the island countries and their particular Mr. HAMIL TON. Mr. Speaker, April 25 to development needs. a few weeks ago to visit with the family of An­ My understanding is a coral reef initiative thony Stefanik, Jr., a 31-year-old Air Force May 6, 1994, the United Nations convened a global conference on the sustainable develop­ may be unveiled in Barbados, building on ef­ captain who was one of seven crewmen to die forts since the Administration's workshop when their ,plane crashed during a routine sur­ ment of small island developing states. The and consultations on coral reefs in January. veillance mission near Somalia. idea for such a conference was approved by I hope such a coral reef initiative will be pre­ Anthony was on his second tour of duty in nations at the 1992 United Nations Con­ mised on local participation, integrate con­ Africa, and had served previously with his ference on Environment and Development servation and management strategies, and brother, Ron, during Desert Storm. [UNCED] in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. promote institutional capacity through ap­ After Operation Desert Storm, he wrote The key output of the conference was a pro­ propriate training and technical assistance. Recognizing the funding constraints, there some notes about his experience, and con­ gram of action which was similar to, although smaller in scope than UNCED's program of are real limitations as to what the US and cluded with: others can offer. However, a package of bilat­ " I realized the best thing about being in action, agenda 21. Fourteen issue areas are eral and multilateral measures should be an­ the military now is we are young, get to fly featured in the small islands program of ac­ nounced which demonstrates US commit­ missions all around the world, meet good tion. They include: climate change, sea level ment to the small islands and to implemen­ friends in unexpected places, and most im­ rise, and climate variability; natural and envi­ tation of the Barbados plan of action. In ad­ portantly, we now have one thing in com­ ronmental disasters; management of wastes; dition to a coral reef initiative, other steps mon: we risked our lives for our country in coastal and marine resources; freshwater re­ can be taken through a variety of channels. the performance of our duties. I also realized sources; land resources; energy resources; Among elements of a US proposal should be that the enemy never had a chance. They tourism resources; biodiversity; national institu­ genuine efforts to address the concerns of had no idea of the talent, training, and pro­ small islands through international conven­ fessionalism they encountered." tions and administrative capacity; regional in­ tions, regional programs and organizations, Anthony symbolized all those qualities, and stitutions and technical cooperation; transport as well as the multilateral development America is a better country today because of and communications; science and technology, banks. Further, the US should encourage the strength of Anthony and his family. and human resource development. other dono.rs to undertake similar actions. Besides my own comments, I'd like to also I submit for the RECORD my exchange of let­ U.S. leadership and a sincere commitment enclose this statement made by Tony's friend, ters with the administration on United States to address the concerns of small islands through a multitude of channels, even Eric Swank. leadership at the conference, and United States statements made at Barbados by the though on a small scale, can provide an im­ ANTHONY R. STEFANIK, JR. portant and effective contribution to the "Greater love has no man than this, that a Honorable Tim Wirth, Deputy Secretary ·of Conference objectives. man lay down his life for his friends." John State, and the Honorable Elinor Constable, With best regards, 15:13 Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Sincerely, Captain Anthony R. Stefanik, Jr. was born International Environmental and Scientific Af­ LEE H. HAMILTON, on 1 October 1962 to Anthony and Donna fairs. Chairman. May 18, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10971 DEPARTMENT OF STATE, in order to bring special attention to the degree of cooperation among the major fund­ Washington, DC, May 13, 1994. problems facing the smali island developing ing sources for sustainable development, in­ DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you for your states. Our delegations have worked hard cluding bilateral donors, multilateral devel­ letter of April 22 to Under Secretary Wirth and well throughout these past two weeks to opment banks, and the private sector. It will regarding U.S. leadership at the UN Global identify and define the specific concerns and require what Prime Minister Sandiford so Conference on Sustainable Development of needs of these nations. well described this morning on a new concept Small Island Developing States in Barbados. Now, we must turn our attention to imple­ of multi-lateralism. It will require new and We are delighted to know of your support for menting a sound, effective program of action imaginative forms of financing, including the Conference objectives and for the con­ that can help ensure the sustainable develop­ debt for nature, public-private partnerships, cerns of the small island states. ment of small island states. As is clear from and the promise of intellectual property pro­ The United States has been an active part­ the work done thus far, this will require a tection combined with the enormous pat­ ner in making this Conference a success, pro­ concerted and sustained international com­ rimony from nature's diversity. It will re­ viding leadership at the two regional tech­ mitment. However, it is also clear from the quire the full engagement of non-govern­ nical meetings (Caribbean and Pacific) as events of these past two weeks that there is mental organizations, some of the most ef­ well as both sessions of the Preparatory no lack of commitment to taking action in fective and creative institutions available to Committee meeting in New York. Through­ this area. carry out the mandate of sustainable devel­ out the formulation of the Program of Ac­ First we must begin with climate change, opment and, at the same time, to hold gov­ tion, the United States provided specific rec­ which, with its potential for sea level rise, ernments accountable. ommendations at the national, regional, and presents such a forbidding prospect for the international levels. The Barbados Con­ future of many small island states. The Unit­ * * * * * ference offered an unparalleled opportunity ed States considers addressing climate U.N. GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON THE SUSTAIN­ to focus global attention on these rec­ change to be a very high priority and we are ABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ISLAND DE­ ommendations. committed to a global partnership in this VELOPING STATES The United States has consistently sup­ area. As an initial step, we are committed to (By Hon. Elinor G. Constable) ported international attention to the special limiting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to Mr. President, distinguished heads of state challenges facing small island developing their 1990 levels by the year 2000. We urge all and government, ministers, your excel­ states. As you say in your letter, funding developed countries to take the steps nec­ lencies, ladies, and gentlemen: constraints impose real limitations. None­ essary to achieve their national commit­ Thank you, Mr. President, for the oppor­ theless, the United States has agreed to sup­ ments for limiting emissions this century. tunity to address this conference. On behalf port a call by the Association of Small Is­ However, we recognize that even if these of the U.S. delegation, I want to express our land States (AOSIS) for multilateral and measures are implemented, atmospheric con­ most sincere appreciation to the people of other development banks to modify existing centrations of greenhouse gases will con­ Barbados for their warm hospi tali ty and guidelines to include assistance for micro­ tinue to grow, thus increasing the potential leadership in organizing this conference. enterprise projects. The United States also for sea level rise and other severe global con­ At the Earth Summit in Rio, the peoples of supports the call by AOSIS for access to the sequences. We therefore believe inter­ the world made it known that we all belong Global Environment Facility, especially for national discussions need to begin now with to a single global community. To be sure, projects which address the areas of biodiver­ regard to what steps should be taken for the our countries come in different sizes and sity, climate change, and international wa­ period after the year 2000. shapes. Some are richer; some are more pop­ ters. * * * * * ulous. But we are all interconnected; what At the Conference, Under Secretary Wirth Some sources estimate that ten percent of each does affects others. We sometimes hear announced that the U.S. is developing a all coral reefs have been degraded beyond re­ it said that the problems small island devel­ Coral Reef Initiative, and urged other coun­ covery, and another thirty percent will be in oping States face from climate change-or tries to join with us in protecting these frag­ peril over the next ten to twenty years. This the challenges they confront in pursuing sus­ ile ecosystems. He also announced the broad is of particular concern to us here because tainable development-are the same as we outline of this initiative in Barbados and ap­ coral reefs are an essential resource base for might face in the U.S. This surely is not so. pealed to other donors for assistance and the sustainable development of many small The problems are different. What is the same support. Furthermore, he stated our support island states, and a rich resource of bio-di­ is the risk: the risk to our global community for enhanced integrated coastal zone man­ versity, key to the discovery of new foods, if we do not take care of our environment, if agement and for the Global Climate Country fiber, fuel and pharmaceuticals for our chil­ we do not safeguard the future through the Studies program. dren and grandchildren. sustainable development of all of our nations Additional information about ongoing U.S. The United States believes that we must and peoples. programs and technical assistance is in­ all begin to work together now to halt this We decided at Rio that we must have a cluded in the enclosed attachments. Please alarming trend. As a first step in this effort, common agenda to deal effectively with the accept our assurance that the United States I am pleased to announce that the United related problems of environment and devel­ will continue to provide leadership on these States is developing a multifaceted Coral opment. We recognized that none of us can issues, and encourage cooperation and sup­ Reef Initiative. Plans for its core elements accomplish this alone. port for the objectives of the Program of Ac­ include strengthening countries' capacity to UNCED called for this conference on sus­ tion. preserve, manage, and protect such tainable development of small island devel­ I hope this response is helpful. Please do oping States to bring special attention to not hesitate to contact us if you need further ecosystems, and improving research and monitoring for management and sustainable the problems that small islands face as they assistance. look to the future. We have worked closely Sincerely, development. As this Initiative becomes more fully developed, we will invite partner­ with you through the last year to identify WENDY R. SHERMAN, the special concerns of small island develop­ Assistant Secretary. ships with other countries and entities, in­ cluding non-governmental organizations, in ing States and to build partnerships to ad­ Legislative Affairs. what will need to become a truly inter­ dress those concerns. Working together on U.N. GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON THE SUSTAIN­ national effort. these vital issues is of utmost importance to ABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ISLAND DE­ We intend to invite key countries, inter­ the U.S. and to the success of all our futures. VELOPING STATES national organizations, and NGO's to a pro­ As a member of both the Caribbean region (By Hon. Timothy E. Wirth) posed intersessional meeting under the aus­ and the Pacific region, the U.S. has a very Thank you Mr. Prime Minister and distin­ pices of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable real partnership with many small island de­ guished delegates. Development by early 1995. We hope to focus veloping States. We have been closely tied to Standing here on this beautiful island it is attention on coral reef ecosystems and pro­ small island States in the Caribbean and the hard to picture the challenges facing small vide an opportunity for substantive and Pacific for over a century. We draw from our island developing states that have been iden­ pragmatic discussion about how we can all experiences in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin tified during the past two weeks. The idea of cooperate in protecting these vital resources. Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Com­ an island is frequently associated in the If we can address the threats to coral reefs, monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, human mind with refuge from ordinary like marine pollution and coastal zone deg­ Palau and the State of Hawaii. These islands cares. But we realize that today many small radation, we will also address many fun­ and their people face many of the same prob­ islands face unprecedented threats to their damental challenges to the sustainable de­ lems as the independent and freely associ­ environment and tremendous challenges in velopment of small island states. ated states of the Pacific, Caribbean, and In­ their efforts to achieve sustainable develop­ Finally, if we are to realize all the ambi­ dian ocean regions. For example, we have ment. tious goals set out during these past two worked with our insular areas to develop The Earth Summit recognized these prob­ weeks, a unified international effort will be new programs aimed specifically at protect­ lems and called for this conference to be held needed. This will include an unprecedented ing invaluable coastal resources, including 10972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 18, 1994 coral reefs. The lessons learned from these sions, and to develop adaptation plans, in­ integrated coastal resource environmental and other experiences in coastal zone man­ cluding integrated coastal management management. We think these sound practices agement are being drawn upon as we support planning, as a response to sea level rise, and should be an integral part of their develop­ the members of the South Pacific Regional other aspects of climate variability. ment assistance activities. We also wel­ Environment Program in their development In keeping with the spirit of Rio, this Ad­ comed Gus Speth's call for a Barbados "Re­ of an integrated coastal zone management ministration has made it clear that sustain­ newable Energy" Initiative and would urge scheme. able development is a national priority. It is that relevant multilateral and bilateral fi­ The small islands developing States Pro­ at the heart of President Clinton's establish­ nancing agencies contribute to promoting gramme of Action can and must be seen as a ment of the President's Council on Sustain­ greater use of renewables in small island de­ model for the rest of the world in implement­ able Development, a national forum for part­ veloping States. ing the goals of the earth summit. We intend nerships among public, private and non-gov­ The World Bank and regional development to take the results of this conference forward ernmental communities to develop national banks represent large sources of funds for de­ in our bilateral and multilateral relation­ strategies, including sustainable commu­ velopment. Multilateral development banks ships. As Ambassador Wensley said in her re­ nities. should be encouraged to finance and support marks earlier this week, " We know that Sustainable development must ensure con­ smaller institutions such as community small islands have big problems, but in ad­ servation and stewardship of natural re­ banks. Small scale grants and micro­ dressing their problems we can help find so­ sources. For many small island states, coral enterprise loans, if implemented properly, lutions for problems that are not unique to reefs and their related ecosystems­ can provide important new sources of financ­ island States but which are of profound im­ mangroves and seagrass beds-are the foun­ ing. We will be vigilant in encouraging devel­ portance for us all." The wisdom of her ob­ dations upon which local livelihoods, cul­ opment assistance organizations to which we servation has been recognized throughout tures, and indeed the islands themselves, are contribute to provide assistance aimed at this conference. The sustainable develop­ built. In terms of biodiversity, these the sustainable development of small island ment of small island developing states is im­ ecosystems are among the richest in the developing states. Case in point: next week portant to all of us. · world, equivalent to the tropical rain forests the Asian Development Bank's board will The Programme of Action must not be­ on land. meet. We should work to place the small is­ come just another document sitting on a The health of these ecosystems is rapidly land developing states' Programme of Action dusty shelf. Instead, let it become the ship declining. By some estimates, over ten per­ on their agenda. we use to navigate our way to collaborative, cent of the world's coral reefs have been de­ Innovative financing mechanisms are re­ . creative, and concrete results reflecting mu­ graded beyond recovery, and another thirty ceiving increased attention, including at this tual commitment to sustainable develop­ percent may face the same fate over the next conference and recently at the meeting of ment in small island developing states. My ten years. The problems often result from de­ the UN Commission on Sustainable Develop­ country is committed to developing a Pro­ velopment, including sedimentation, pollu­ ment's ad hoc working group on finance. We gramme of Action that is both practical and tion, overfishing, and agricultural drainage. strongly support the exploration of such meaningful. But they are also caused by global factors­ mechanisms along with the improved effec­ We want to ensure that this conference is including climate change and ozone deple­ tiveness and the setting of priorities of exist­ part of the continuum of world activity fol­ tion. The response. therefore, must be global ing bilateral and multilateral assistance to­ lowing Rio, that it builds upon the work that in scope, one in which nations join in part­ ward sustainable development goals. At the has been done and contributes to the work nerships to halt and reverse this degrada­ same time, we must move forward to give yet to come. As the first conference to ad­ tion. These rich resources are important to some content and meaning to what these in­ dress the specific implementation of Agenda the global community, and essential to novative financing mechanisms are and put 21, it is critically important to future discus­ many islands peoples' livelihoods. them into practice. sions in many arenas. Of particular interest We know how to solve many of these prob­ For example, like the Dominican Republic, to this conference is the upcoming UNEP lems. As Gus Septh pointed out earlier at the Philippines, Bhutan, Paua New Guinea, Intergovernmental Conference on the Pro­ this meeting, coral mining can be ended, and Bolivia and Panama have created or are cre­ tection of the Marine Environment from marine protected areas can be established. ating trust funds whose boards are made up Land Based Activities. The U.S. will host Integrated coastal zone management can be of representatives from the public and pri­ this meeting in November 1995 in Washing­ employed. The international community can vate sectors, including NGO's. These funds ton. We should work to ensure that the is­ work together to address climate change and are transparent in operation and account­ sues facing small islands are carried forward ozone depletion. We believe that through ability. to the Washington meeting, and are ad­ international cooperation, new programs can My government wants the Commission on dressed in response to the work we do here. be developed in which developing and devel­ Sustainable Development to be a vital mech­ The U.S. has collaborated actively with oped countries work together. in partner­ anism for promoting international partner­ UNEP to promote the development of a pro­ ship, to address the crises that those ships and cooperation, and we believe that tocol on land-based sources of marine pollu­ ecosystems now face. . the CSD could place more emphasis on cre­ tion for the wider Caribbean region (under I encourage you to read the information ative national and regional funding mecha­ the Cartagena Convention). In a recent meet­ briefs presented by the United States. These nisms. ing of experts in Puerto Rico, we urged that describe the general approach we are taking Recent negotiations on the replenishment negotiations on this protocol begin. We hope and many of the programs we currently sup­ of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) the countries of the wider Caribbean, includ­ port in small islands, both domestically and have confirmed the intention of donors to ing the U.S .. will move forward together to internationally. reach the target S2 billion replenishment prevent further pollution of our waters. Much of this conferences has and will focus level. The U.S. pledged to provide $430 mil­ The U.S. also recognizes that climate on the issue of financial resources to support lion to the restructured facility, a signifi­ change and its associated impacts, especially sustainable development, as this issue is a cant contribution. We expect the restruc­ sea level rise, are of particular concern to necessary and critical component of the im­ tured GEF to play an important role in im­ small island developing States, and we are plementation of the Programme of Action. plementing the Programme of Action. committed to doing our part in addressing Mr. President, we all know there is never The U.S. is taking a new look at our assist­ these issues. We were the first of the indus­ enough money. This perennial problem is ance resources in order to become more re­ trialized countries to ratify the Framework also our most serious challenge. As our gov­ sponsive to the concerns of small island de­ Convention on Climate Change, and Presi­ ernment prepared for this conference, we veloping States. Moreover, we are prepared dent Clinton has promised that the U.S. will looked at our current activities. with an eye to explore how our export finance agencies reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to their towards comparing the draft Programme of and trade promotion programs might con­ 1990 levels by the year 2000. This past Octo­ Action to our current programs. This com­ tribute to the implementation of the Pro­ ber, he released the national action plan for parison was informative. gramme of Action, through increased empha­ climate change, which is the U.S. blueprint The U.S. is a major contributor to develop­ sis on facilitating the export of environ­ for achieving this objective. We are search­ ment assistance to small island States mentally sound technologies to small is­ ing for additional steps we can take to carry through our bilateral assistance, the World lands. us into the next century. Bank, the regional development banks, and Some of the most innovative sustainable The U.S. Climate Change Country Study other multilateral assistance agencies. The development projects are being undertaken initiative is currently assisting several is­ U.S. has been very proactive with these orga­ by NGOs and local communities. We encour­ land governments in their efforts to address nizations in promoting policies and proce­ age governments to enter into partnerships the potential impacts of climate change, in­ dures to ensure that· the financing we pro­ with nongovernmental groups in planning cluding sea level rise. The initiative provides vide truly promotes sustainable develop­ and implementing environment and develop­ technical assistance and financial support to ment. These include environmental impact ment actions. Sustainable development re­ conduct inventories of greenhouse gas emis- assessments, energy efficiency, and improved quires both top-down and bottom-up efforts. May 18, 1994 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10973 We recognize that related challenges of en­ 9:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. vironmental protection and sustainable de­ Armed Services Appropriations velopment find sharp expression in the situa­ Business meeting, to discuss issues relat­ Foreign Operations Subcommittee tion of small island developing states. These ing to markup of the proposed National To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ states, like all countries, can achieve sus­ Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal timates for fiscal year 1995 for foreign tainable development. But achieving this ob­ Year 1995. assistance programs, focusing on ex­ jective is not easy for any of us. We owe it to SR-222 port promotion. ourselves to work together for our common Energy and Natural Resources SD-138 good, because we all share the risks of fail­ To hold hearings on the science concern­ Energy and Natural Resources ure. This conference is a unique opportunity ing global climate change. To hold hearings on proposed legislation to develop a model for sustainable develop­ SD-366 authorizing funds for programs of the ment in the context of small island develop­ Environment and Public Works Energy Policy and Conservation Act, ing states which can inspire us all. I look Toxic Substances, Research and Develop­ and S. 2032, to revise the Energy Policy forward to working with you to develop a ment Subcommittee and Conservation Act with respect to Programme of Action that will lead to con­ To hold hearings to examine issues relat­ purchases from the Strategic Petro­ crete results. Let us pledge ourselves to ing to the Environmental Protection leum Reserve by entities in the insular achieve this goal. Agency's research and development areas of the United States. SD-366 SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS programs, focusing on S. 1545, to au­ thorize funds for fiscal years 1994 4:00 p.m. Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, through 1996 for environmental re­ Select on Intelligence agreed to by the Senate on February 4, search, development, and demonstra­ Business meeting, to mark up proposed 1977, calls for establishment of a sys­ tion activities and program manage­ counter-intelligence legislation. tem for a computerized schedule of all ment support of the Office of Research SD-116 and Development of the Environmental meetings and hearings of Senate com­ MAY25 mittees, subcommittees, joint commit­ Protection Agency. SD-406 8:00 a.m. tees, and committees of conference. Indian Affairs Labor and Human Resources This title requires all such committees To hold hearings on S. 2075, to reauthor­ Business meeting, to continue markup of to notify the Office of the Senate Daily ize and improve programs of the Indian proposed legislation to provide for Digest-designated by the Rules Com­ Child Protection and Family Violence health care security. mittee-of the time, place, and purpose Prevention Act, and provisions of S. SH-216 of the meetings, when scheduled, and 2074, to increase the special assessment 9:30 a.m. any cancellations or changes in the for felonies and improve the enforce­ Appropriations meetings as they occur. ment sentences imposing criminal Labor. Health and Human Services, and As an additional procedure along fines. Education Subcommittee with the computerization of this infor­ SR-485 To hold hearings to examine issues relat­ 10:00 a.m. ing to teenage pregnancy. mation, the Office of the Senate Daily Appropriations SD-192 Digest will prepare this information for Defense Subcommittee Governmental Affairs printing in the Extensions of Remarks To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ Permanent Subcommittee on Investiga­ section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD timates for fiscal year 1995 for the De­ tions on Monday and Wednesday of each partment of Defense, focusing on stra­ To hold hearings on organized crime and week. tegic programs. its impact on the United States. Meetings scheduled for Thursday, SD-192 SD-342 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 10:00 a.m. May 19, 1994, may be found in the Daily Appropriations Digest of today's RECORD. Business meeting, to mark up S. 1902, to improve the administration of export Interior Subcommittee MEETINGS SCHEDULED controls, and S. 1952, to authorize the To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ minting of coins to commemorate the timates for fiscal year 1995 for the De­ partment of the Interior. MAY20 175th anniversary of the founding of the United States Botanic Garden, and S-128, Capitol 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a .m. Labor and Human Resources to consider the nominations of Alan S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To continue mark up of proposed legisla­ Blinder, of New Jersey, to be a Member To continue hearings on S. 1822, to safe­ tion to provide for health care secu­ and Vice Chairman of the Board of guard and protect the public interest rity. Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys­ while permitting the growth and devel­ SH-216 tem, Steven Mark Hart Wallman, of opment of new communications tech­ 9:00 a.m. Virginia, to be a Member of the Securi­ nologies, focusing on education and Appropriations ties and Exchange Commission, and telecommunications infrastructure. VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Sub­ Philip N. Diehl, of Texas, to be Direc­ SR-253 committee tor of the Mint. Department of the 2:00 p.m. To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ Treasury. Labor and Human Resources timates for fiscal year 1995 for the De­ SD-538 Business meeting, to continue markup of partments of Veteran's Affairs and Commerce, Science, and Transportation proposed legislation to provide for Housing and Urban Development, and To resume hearings on S. 1822, to safe­ heal th care security. independent agencies. guard and protect the public interest SH-216 SD-138 while permitting the growth and devel­ 2:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m. opment of new communications tech­ Judiciary Governmental Affairs nologies, focusing on public interest To hold hearings on pending nomina- Regulation and Government Information considerations. tions. Subcommittee SR-253 SD-226 To hold hearings to examine whether Judiciary certain medical device materials are a Courts and Administrative Practice Sub­ MAY26 threat to public health. committee 8:00 a.m. SD-342 To hold hearings to examine issues relat­ Labor and Human Resources ing to medical malpractice. Business meeting, to continue markup of MAY24 SD-226 proposed legislation to provide for 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. health care security. Labor and Human Resources Labor and Human Resources SH-216 Business meeting, to resume markup of Business meeting, to continue markup of 9:00 a.m. proposed legislation to provide for proposed legislation to provide for Armed Services heal th care security. heal th care security. Business meeting, to discuss procedures SH-216 SH-216 for markup of the proposed National 10974 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 18, 1994 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2:30 p.m. termination and Education Assistance Year 1995. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Act. SR-222 To hold hearings on S. 1989, to prohibit SR-485 9:30 a.m. the transfer and novation of an insur­ Commerce, Science, and Transportation ance policy without the prior informed JUNE 16 To hold hearings on S. 1350, to revise the written consent of the policyholder. 9:30 a .m . Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of SR-253 Rules and Administration 1977 to provide for an expanded Federal To hold hearings on S. Res. 69, to require program of hazard mitigation and in­ JUNES that an evaluation of the financial im­ surance against the risk of cata­ 9:30 a.m. pact that any Federal mandates would strophic natural disasters, such as hur­ Indian Affairs have on State and local governments ricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic To hold hearings on S. 1936, to provide be included in the committee report eruptions. for the integrated management of In­ accompanying each bill or resolution SR-253 dian resources, and S. 2067, to establish containing such mandates, S. Res. 157, Energy and Natural Resources an Assistant Secretary for Indian to require a supermajority for commit­ To hold hearings to examine policy op­ Health, and to provide for the organiza­ tee approval of bills containing un­ tions for the disposition of excess tional independence of the Indian funded Federal mandates, and S. Res. weapons plutonium. Health Service within the Department 158, to require a supermajority for Sen­ SD-366 of Heal th and Human Services. ate approval of bills or amendments Rules and Administration SR-485 containing unfunded Federal mandates. Business meeting, to mark up S. 1824, SR-301 Legislative Reorganization Act, H.R. 10:00 a.m. 877, Smithsonian National African Appropriations American Museum, an original bill au­ Interior Subcommittee JUNE 23 thorizing appropriations for fiscal year To hold hearings proposed budget esti­ 9:30 a.m. 1995 for the Federal Election Commis­ mates for fiscal year 1995 for the De­ Rules and Administration sion, S. Res. 196, printing resolution for partment of Energy. To hold hearings on the nominations of Aging Committee, an original resolu­ S-128, Capitol Lee Ann Elliott, of Virginia, and tion authorizing the purchase of 1995 2:30 p.m. Danny Lee McDonald, of Oklahoma, wall calendars, H. Con. Res. 222, au­ Energy and Natural Resources each to be a Member of the Federal thorizing acceptance and placement of Water and Power Subcommittee Election Commission. a bust in the Capitol, and other legisla­ To hold hearings to examine water qual­ SR-301 tive business. ity and quantity problems and opportu­ 10:30 a.m. SR-301 nities facing the lower Colorado River Rules and Administration 10:00 a.m. area. To hold oversight hearings on the oper­ Appropriations SD-366 ations of the Office of the Architect of VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Sub­ the Capitol. committee JUNE9 SR-301 To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ 9:30 a.m. timates for fiscal year 1995 for the Na­ Energy and Natural Resources tional Aeronautics and Space Adminis­ Water and Power Subcommittee CANCELLATIONS tration. To continue hearings on water quality SD-106 and quantity problems and opportuni­ MAY19 Finance ties facing the lower Colorado River 2:30 p.m. To hold hearings on provisions of S. 1951 area. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (pending on Senate calendar), to estab­ SD-366 Surface Transportation Subcommittee lish a comprehensive system of reem­ To hold hearings on proposed legislation ployment services, training and income JUNE 14 authorizing funds for rail safety pro­ support for permanently laid off work- 2:30 p.m. grams. ers. Commerce, Science, and Transportation SR-253 SD-215 Surface Transportation Subcommittee 2:00 p.m. To hold hearings on proposed legislation Environment and Public Works authorizing funds for rail safety pro- POSTPONEMENTS To hold hearings on the U.S. Army Corps grams. of Engineer Civil Works program and SR-253 its policies on recreation and environ­ MAY19 mental protection. JUNE 15 10:00 a.m. SD-406 9:30 a.m. Appropriations Labor and Human Resources Indian Affairs Defense Subcommittee Business meeting, to continue markup of To hold hearings on S. 2036, to specify To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ proposed legislation to provide for the terms of contracts entered into by timates for fiscal year 1995 for the De­ heal th care security. the United States and Indian tribal or­ partment of Defense. SH-216 ganizations under the Indian Self-De- SD-192