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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— Extensions of Remarks E1503 HON August 2, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1503 Do you know that it is dalits, atheists and Year by the Jewish Federation, and the Ha- U.S. RELATIONS WITH PERU even moslems who have taken up the issue of dassah National Leadership Award. The com- the present Bill which is bound to affect the munity cannot express the debt that we owe Christians the most? Dr. Satinath Choudhry HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS is one of the earliest to respond. The objec- to my friend Ruth who has shown us all that OF NEW YORK tions to the Bill have appeared before the selflessness will never go unrecognized. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES secular and dalit E-fora even before the head I want to personally thank Ruth Hyman for Wednesday, August 1, 2001 of any Church has even taken note of the Bill. Fascism is here and now. The very being a leader of the Jewish community and Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, U.S. relations rights of individuals are at stake. Have you an excellent role model for our youth. with Peru have recently become a matter of done enough??? concern due to the shoot-down of the U.S. f missionary plane, with the death of two U.S. f nationals, a mother and her child, and the PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING CONNEE GARTLAND ON continued imprisonment of Lori Berenson. At HER 80TH BIRTHDAY the same time, we have been witnessing the HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON growing accusations of corruption and human rights abuses stemming from the arrest of OF TEXAS HON. DONALD M. PAYNE former Peruvian spy chief Vladimiro IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Montesinos. The fact that Berenson was ar- OF NEW JERSEY Wednesday, August 1, 2001 rested and convicted at a time when Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Montesinos virtually controlled the country’s ju- diciary system is enough to arouse suspicion Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. 298 and 299, Wednesday, August 1, 2001 final passage of H.R. 2647, Legislative Branch over the country’s ability to have fairly admin- istered justice. Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2002 and the Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I would like my Berenson’s recent sham retrial, under approval of the Journal, I was detained at the colleagues here in the U.S. House of Rep- Peru’s current provisional government, has White House in a meeting on World Con- resentatives to join me in honoring a very spe- served to bolster those suspicions. As a result ference Against Racism. Had I been present, cial person, Mrs. Connee Gartland, on the oc- of the judiciary’s long ties to the country’s cor- I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on both. casion of her 80th birthday. Family and friends rupt political system, Berenson’s second trial f will gather this weekend in Dennisport, Massa- before a civilian judge, which sentenced her to TRIBUTE TO RUTH HYMAN chusetts to celebrate this milestone. twenty years in prison, marked only a slight Constance Doris Fischer Gartland was born improvement over the original 1996 military HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. on August 7, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts trial in which a hooded judge sentenced to Alfons and Louise M. Fischer. She earned Berenson to life imprisonment. OF NEW JERSEY On the eve of a potential new era of politics a B.S. Degree in Education from Salem State IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Peru, the time to act on the Berenson case College in 1943 and a Master’s in Business Wednesday, August 1, 2001 is now. On July 28th, president-elect Alejandro from Boston University in 1945. During her Toledo will be sworn in as Peru’s new presi- Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to distinguished career as an educator, she held dent and the country, which had been gripped call the attention of Congress to an event on the position of Business Education Teacher at by autocracy for the last ten years under now- Thursday, August 16 in New Jersey. The Jew- Mary Brooks School and Academie Moderne, disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori, ish Family and Children’s Service of Greater both in Boston; and Weston High School in will be given a genuine opportunity to break Monmouth County is holding a dinner and trib- Weston, Massachusetts. with its corrupt past. President Bush and the ute at Temple Beth El of Oakhurst to honor On October 7, 1950 Connee married Ed- U.S. Congress should do all that they can to Ruth Hyman. Ruth will have the distinction of ward V. Gartland, Jr. They became the proud assist President Toledo and the whole of Peru being honored for her work as a philanthropist in their recovery from ten years of corrupt parents of four children: Susan, Pamela, and her support of Jewish causes in the area, leadership, if the new administration ensures Deborah and Edward V. III and eventually the as well as in Israel. that Lori Berenson be granted justice. Regard- Ruth, a close friend of mine, was born in my proud grandparents of five grandchildren; ing the Berenson case, we would like to know hometown of Long Branch, New Jersey into a Brian and Kevin Anderson, Delaney and Riley if the State Department did enough to protect family of four boys and four girls. She says Cruickshank, and Edward V. Gartland IV. this U.S. national and what exactly were the that her parents’ direction and teachings of They lived in Newton, Massachusetts and ties between this country and Montesinos, and tzedakah, menschlichkeit, and the Torah guid- spent summers in their home in Dennisport. did we do enough to publicize the villainy of ed her to be the person that she is today. With warmth and generosity, Connee and this man. I’m afraid the answers to these Ruth’s teachings as a child can well be Ed opened their hearts and home over the questions may prove embarrassing. seen in her community involvement. She is a years to neighbors and friends of all ages and Beyond the moral obligation to intervene on life member of Daughters of Miriam, charter from all parts of the country. There was al- Berenson’s behalf, the President has a legal and life member of the Central Jersey Jewish obligation to seek Berenson’s release. Under ways lively and enjoyable conversation in their Home for the Aged, founder and past chair- U.S. Code 22 Section 1732, the President home because of their may interests and ac- person of the Federation Women’s Business must do everything in his power, short of acts tivities. and Professional Division, benefactor and of war, to obtain or effectuate the release of board member of the Jewish Community Cen- During the winter, Connee now lives in Fort a U.S. citizen wrongfully incarcerated by a for- ter, and an active member of B’nai Brith, Myers, Florida where she is a member of the eign government. AMIT, and Congregation Brothers of Israel. Development Committee at her church. Other The following press memorandum was au- For the past twenty-five years Ms. Hyman has memberships include the Women’s Club, the thorized by Mariah Freark and Sabrina Blum, been the Chairperson of the Women’s Division 9-Holers Golf League, where she held the po- Research Associates at the Washington-based of Israel Bonds, and for the past twenty-six sition of Treasurer; and the staff of the Lake Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA), an or- years she has been the president of the Long Fairways Newsletter, The Informer. ganization that has been long-committed to Branch Hadassah. addressing issues associated with democracy This is not the first time that Ruth has been Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues join me and human rights throughout the hemisphere. honored for her service to the community. in sending our congratulations to a wonderful COHA’s researchers have often spoken out Ruth has received the Service Award from the person, Connee Gartland, who has touched so about controversial issues regarding U.S. rela- Jewish Federation Women’s Campaign, may lives as a former educator, parent, grand- tions with Latin America. The attached press Woman of Valor of the Long Branch chapter parent, and friend. Let us extend our best memorandum addresses information con- of Hadassah, Israel Bonds Golda Meir Award wishes for a Happy 80th Birthday and contin- cerning Lori Berenson and Peru, and should and the Ben Gurion Award, Lay Leader of the ued health and happiness. serve to enlighten us. VerDate 11<MAY>2000 03:49 Aug 03, 2001 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A01AU8.043 pfrm04 PsN: E02PT1 E1504 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 2, 2001 [From the American Prospect, May 25, 2001] tinues to maintain that Reich and Noriega enforce’’ anti-dumping and laws to combat OUR MAN IN LITTLE HAVANA are the best qualified candidates to fill the unfair trade practices. THE SECRET COLD WAR HISTORY OF OTTO JUAN vacancies, then the Secretary of State can Immigration: While Bush is strongly op- REICH, GEORGE W. BUSH’S FRIGHTENING NOMI- expect to soon be hearing from Saturday posed to illegal immigration, he has said NEE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE OF Night Live.’’ more should be done to welcome legal immi- WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS grants. He supports expanding temporary ag- ricultural workers program and increasing (By Jason Vest) [From the News Mexico, Jan. 20, 2001] the number of high-tech worker visas. He fa- It was the summer of 1985 and John FAREWELL TO CLINTON, WELCOME TO BUSH vors a six-month standard for processing im- Lantigua, then The Washington Post’s Nica- BUSH SEEN AS MAN WHO CAN DO BUSINESS WITH migration application and would encourage ragua stringer, discovered he had a new nick- MEXICO family reunification.
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