June 26, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 15717 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS SANTA MONICA STUDENTS HELP this happening" and is more conscious of people a day, Executive Director Vivian THE HOMELESS the homeless. Rothstein said. Every year, it serves about A few students who have brought extra 4,500 people. "You just have to need food. lunches said they did so-at least original We provide it," Rothstein said. HON. MEL LEVINE ly-because it's a school activity. About a third of the food is donated by in OF CALIFORNIA Casey Mortensen, 11, said he participates dividuals, churches, restaurants and civic to help people who are less fortunate." But groups, a third is from the Westside Food IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he acknowledged that "I normally wouldn't Bank and a third is bought, Rothstein said. Tuesday, June 26, 1990 have thought of it . . . but [the school] Donations, especially juice and high-protein brought it up." Others said they felt power food, are always needed, she said. Mr. LEVINE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise less to help the homeless, and the lunch Other schools run food drives periodically, today to draw my colleagues' attention to an program provided an easy way to do so. but PS No. 1 is the only one to provide sack elementary school in my district whose stu The plight of the homeless is not new to lunches on a regular basis, Rothstein said. dents are doing their part to alleviate hunger the children, most of whom live on the Nico Zimmerman said the visit left him among Santa Monica's homeless community. Westside. They see transients on Wilshire sad. "People could give a little more money Every Wednesday, students at Pluralistic Boulevard and at the beach. PS No. 1 class Cto the homeless]," he said, adding that he School No. 1 bring extra sack lunches to es regularly play and eat lunch at Memorial gives panhandlers any spare change he has. Park, and uneaten lunches are left for the He fired off other suggestions to help the school to donate to the Ocean Park Commu homeless. homeless: employment programs, "vacant nity Center, just seven blocks away. The Some of the homeless are probably just motel rooms-let them use them, an initia center in turn distributes the lunches to the lazy, students said. "But some Cwerel fired tive to give them more money." homeless. from their job through no failings of their His opinion on why they are homeless is The lunch program should serve as a model own," Casey said. He said that instead of strong and clear: "I think it's capitalism. A to other schools that are lookng to move food, he likes to bring shampoo, toothpaste lot of people are idiots, a lot of people are beyond holiday food drives to make an ongo or toothbrushes on Wednesdays, because greedy." ing commitment to improving the lives of the they last longer. "Communism would be better," he said. Homelessness could happen to anyone, Or at least, he quickly added, a combination less fortunate members of their community. children said. "It probably wasn't even their of "the best of both" capitalism and commu The students of PS No. 1 have shown that fault," said Danny Levene, 10. "They're reg nism. anyone with a sense of compassion and some ular people-with no money." Andersson said that, in discussing home initiative can help. No one need feel power "You see then in blankets, huddled in less people with her children, "I just try to less. doorways," he said. "It's just terrible to see make it clear it's just people-who're down Mr. Speaker, an article recently appeared in them." on their luck." The lunch project, she said, the Los Angeles Times which describes the "But you can understand that they'd go is "an extension of the way kids are treated nuts living like that," said Nico Zimmerman, program and the students' involvement in Cat PS No. ll. Kids are treated as individ 11. uals.... You don't put people down." greater detail. I ask that it be included in the On a recent Wednesday, it was Nico's turn "Elementary school is the time for kids to RECORD at this point. to visit the Ocean Park Community Center. learn about people who're different from [From the Los Angeles Times, June 14, At 9:15 a.m. Nico, his mother and 6-year-old themselves," PS No. 1 Director Joel Pel 1990] sister loaded the lunches into the family's cyger said. Toyota Land Cruiser for the seven-block He said that the school has had seven SCHOOL FULL OF COMPASSION juant from the school on Euclid Street to deaf students in classes with the hearing 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. 15718 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 26, 1990 tinuing basis. Community service has to be cause it provides for US-Soviet cooperation The May 30 attack is only the latest demon an ongoing commitment, not just when you in destroying their respective chemical stration that, despite Yasser Arafat's Decem get the guilt." weapons stocks. It is unique because both ber 1988 pledge to renounce terrorism, the superpowers agree to immediately stopping Mr. Speaker, the children at PS No. 1 PLO continues to sponsor terrorism. Further, should be proud of themselves for making a chemical-weapons production, thereby pro viding the best hope for a negotiated global Arafat's refusal to condemn the attack and very real difference in the daily lives of Santa ban. terminate all ties with Abu Abbas, who was Monica's homeless. I urge my colleagues to As the superpowers lay down their chemi also responsible for the hijacking of the join me in commending the students, their par cal swords together, they are challenging all Achille Lauro cruise ship and the murder of ents, and the faculty for their efforts on behalf countries to do the same. No more carping American Leon Klinghoffer, calls into serious of Santa Monica's homeless population. and sniping at the superpowers. No more question his commitment to the pledges he grumbling about past US hypocrisy of want ing to produce new binary chemical weap made in December 1988. LAYING DOWN THE CHEMICAL ons while simultaneously expecting others In fact, according to a special report pre ARMS SWORD to forswear these weapons. The moment of pared by the Adviser for Counter Terrorism to truth has come when all nations must exert the Israeli Prime Minister, titled, "PLO Terror: HON. H. MARTIN LANCASTER the political will and courage necessary to A Year Since its Renunciation"-December ban these inhumane weapons once and for 15, 1988-December 15, 1989-Fatah, Arafat's OF NORTH CAROLINA all. faction of the PLO, conducted 13 terrorist at IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It has been a long, hard eight-year strug tacks inside Israel's pre-1967 borders. In addi Tuesday, June 26, 1990 gle for the House of Representatives finally to convince the executive branch of the for tion, there were 17 border attacks by PLO or Mr. LANCASTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask that eign policy logic, arms control rationale, and ganizations. the attached article be included in the Exten good common sense of its position opposing The simple fact is that the PLO has violated sions of Remarks in the CONGRESSIONAL the production of new binary chemical the terms of the United States-PLO dialog by RECORD . The article, entitled "Laying Down weapons. its continued terrorist attacks. The record on the Chemical-Arms Sword," focuses on the It was simply foolish to spend billions on this is clear. The President's decision to halt new chemical weapons that were: recent chemical weapons arms control agree Technically flawed and which consistently this dialog is correct. This dialog should not ment reached by the United States and the failed the Defense Department's own test resume until Abu Abbas is expelled from the Soviet Union at the recent Washington summit ing standards as documented by the Gener PLO and that organization, as a whole, recog between President Bush and Soviet President al Accounting Office; nizes Israel's right to exist, accepts U.N. Res Gorbachev. Rejected by our European allies; olutions 242 and 338, and renounces terror Of particular import is the article's acknowl Demonstrated to have no practical mili ism. edgment of Congress' role in bringing about tary value; and this important achievement. While we should Morally repugnant to civilized mankind. Contrary to persistent Pentagon conten take pride in our efforts, we must be mindful TRIBUTE TO DR. DELORES tions that binary chemical weapons would CROSS that there is much left to be accomplished if somehow add to US security, the only thing we are to completely eliminate the threat of they added to was the federal deficit! chemical weapons from our world. Consequently, congressional action effec HON.DONALDM.PAYNE Nevertheless, the first momentous step has tively stopped a new generation of chemical OF NEW JERSEY been taken. As my colleagues consider the weapons from being produced and deployed. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This congressional action combined with following article, I urge them to reflect upon Tuesday, June 26, 1990 the importance of this recent agreement and the summit signature of a US-Soviet agree ment to halt chemical-weapons production to continue to amplify their efforts until we Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, and to begin destruction stakes out new am honored to bring to your attention the out achieve the desired end of global elimination credibility and leadership for the US on this of the chemical weapons scourge. issue. standing contributions of one of our country's [From the Christian Science Monitor, June When Presidents Bush and Gorbachev most accomplished educators. Dr. Delores 20, 1990) laid down the chemical-weapons sword at Cross was recently appointed the first woman LAYING DOWN THE CHEMICAL-ARMS SWORD the Washington summit and signed a chemi president of Chicago University. Once again
Extensions of Remarks
