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MICHIGAN FAMILIES OF THE tion. This person will be responsible for intelli­ were manifestations of the CIA or the Contras, VICTIMS OF PAN AM 103 DE­ gence information, security policy, and plan­ and most influential human rights groups ig­ TERMINED TO HAVE BETTER ning. In addition, the act establishes in the nored our evidence. AVIATION SECURITY Federal Aviation Administration an Assistant We now know that our concerns were justi­ Administrator for Civil Aviation Security who fied. Mass graves of Nicaraguan peasants, HON. WM. S. BROOMFIELD will be responsible for the daily management churchworkers, and farmers are even now OF MICHIGAN and oversight of field security resources and being uncovered throughout the country, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the enforcement of security-related require­ Nicaraguan citizens are lining up to tell similar ments. stories of detention, torture, and execution at Monday, September 24, 1990 The bill also creates the positions of Feder­ the hands of the Sandinista police. I would Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker, a number al Security Manager at domestic high-risk air­ like to submit for the record an article that ap­ of Michigan families of the victims of Pan Am ports and the Foreign Security Liaison Officer peared recently in the Wall Street Journal 103 recently visited Capitol Hill, including Mrs. at foreign high-threat airports. The legislation which details the difficulty that one particular Susan Bennett from Chelsa, and Mrs. Geor­ sets new standards and procedures for the group, the Puebla Institute, had in uncovering gann Fuller and Mrs. Susan Kosmowski from hiring of airport and air carrier security person­ these charges. Birmingham. I had the opportunity to talk at nel and requires that the FAA and the FBI I offer this for my colleagues' attention in length with Susan Kosmowski and her son conduct assessments of the security threats the hopes that in the future, this body will be about that tragedy and the loss of Mr. Gregory to domestic airports. The act also directs the more careful in dismissing allegations of Kosmowski who perished along with 269 other FAA to start an intensive counterterrorism re­ human rights abuses by an existing govern­ passengers and Scottish citizens on Decem­ search and development program and sets ment before appropriate attention has been ber 21, 1988. Thanks to the determination and new guidelines concerning the notification of paid to the charges. good work of these Michigan families and the public about threats to civil aviation. It re­ Thank you. others from across the United States, our quires the Ambassador-At-Large for Counter­ [From the Wall Street Journal, Friday, Aug. Government has made great progress in en­ terrorism in the Department of State to be re­ 24, 1990] hancing aviation security. Much more, howev­ sponsible for coordinating international avia­ UNCOVERING THE AWFUL TRUTH OF er, remains to be done. The Aviation Security tion security. The act also provides disaster Improvement Act of 1990 is a step in the right NICARAGUA'S KILLING FIELDS training for State Department consular officers direction. and increases funding levels for aviation secu­ The families of the victims of Pan Am 103 In early 1987 in a remote UN refugee rity assistance. camp in rural Costa Rica, Jose Aguirre San­ visited Washington to express their strong Without the energetic efforts of the families support for H.R. 5200, the Aviation Security chez, a 57-year-old bean farmer from south­ of the victims of Pan Am 103, the President's ern Nicaragua, told me about Sandinista Improvement Act of 1990. This week, the Commission report and the Aviation Security mass murders in his home village 18 months Public Works and Transportation Committee Improvement Act of 1990 would not have before that drove him into exile: may complete consideration of the legislation. become a reality. The families are united in "The Sandinista army stinted killing civil­ The House Foreign Affairs Committee will their dedication to improving the overall level ians. My close friend was killed in it. He mark up the bill on September 26. The House of aviation security and want to ensure that read a Catholic Bible and liked to tell bill may be considered on the floor in October. people about it. He was kind of a preacher. terrorist attacks against innocent travelers will One day the Sandinistas surrounded his Similar legislation, S. 2822, is also pending in never happen again. the Senate. house while he was eating dinner. The San­ My heart goes out to the families of all of dinistas threw a grenade at the house and The victims' families encouraged President the victims of Pan Am 103, especially to the started shooting at it. They shot my friend Bush to establish the President's Commission Michgian residents who paid a high price for in the arm and all the children in the house on Aviation Security and Terrorism. That Com­ the failure of our aviation security program. ran out. The Sandinistas said they would mission began its work in November 1989 and The President's Commission report and the take my friend to the hospital to get treat­ it was chaired by the very capable Mrs. Ann Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 ment for the gunshot wound and led him Mclaughlin. Its members included: Senators away. Instead they killed him. His mutilated are living testaments to the determination of body was found later. His name was Rufino FRANK R. LAUTENBERG and ALFONSE M. the families to change a system that was de­ D'AMATO; Representatives JAMES L. OBER­ Laguna. He didn't tell the authorities be­ fective and make flying safer for all of us. We cause we were afraid. The Sandinista sol­ STAR and JOHN P. HAMMERSCHMIDT; Gen. must have excellence in aviation security. diers started killing other people in the Thomas C. Richards, USAF (Retired); and Mr. That is the most fitting tribute that we can pay town." Edward Hidalgo. to those who perished in the skies over Lock­ On the visit to two refugee camps for In May, the Commission concluded its com­ erbie. Nicaraguans in Costa Rica, historian Ronald prehensive evaluation of the existing aviation Radosh and I interviewed 50 refugees who security system, the options for handling ter­ told of similar experiences of fleeing lethal rorist threats and the treatment of families of HUMAN RIGHTS IGNORED Sandinista army attacks on remote villages victims of terrorist acts. The Commission's ex­ where the Contras had passed through but were not present during the assaults. They cellent report contains a list of 64 recommen­ HON. DAVID DREIER said scores of women, children and other ci­ dations designed to dramatically upgrade avia­ OF CALIFORNIA vilians were murdered in cold blood. We tion security procedures. After the release of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES concluded that the Sandinistas has a coun­ the report, the family groups worked closely terinsurgency policy of "draining the sea," with the Congress for the purpose of finding a Monday, September 24, 1990 that is, killing or driving out the "sea" of legislative vehicle for those recommendations. Mr. DREIER of California. Mr. Speaker, rural peasants who could lend support to The report's findings were included in the during the past decade, a number of us here the guerrillas. Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 Other evidence of political massacres by in the Congress have expressed our concerns the Sandinistas emerged as well. Shortly which was introduced in June 1990. about vast human rights abuses committed by after our report was publicized, Gary The act creates the position of Assistant the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. More Moore, an investigator with the Washing­ Secretary for Transportation Security and In­ often than not, we were rebuffed by others in ton-based National Forum Foundation, went telligence in the Department of Transporta- the House who felt that such accusations on muleback to remote areas inside Nicara-

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. 25528 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 24, 1990 gua. There, he taped villagers attesting to ion near Wiwili in northern Jinotega. This They did this as children, but also in later political murders by Sandinista security of­ site yielded parts of 11 skeletons. One by years. My uncle was the main person behind ficials Nicaraguan armed forces "en­ Sandinistas even cited Americas Watch re­ He had great compassion and an abundance gaged in a pattern of killings" in northern ports to deflect too-close scrutiny on rights of simple human kindness. Yet he could also Nicaragua, it stated that it believed the kill­ abuse charges. At the same time, reports be as tough as any judge in the Nation when ings were "a new phenomenon." In other . The loved the law, and it was obvious in every­ five others still are under investigation. In Monday, September 24, 1990 thing he said and did. the excavation of each gravesite, the new, In addition to his professional career, he freely elected mayors have been eager to Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, on September help. Ms. Baltodano told me that local cam­ 1, my uncle, Judge Joe D. Duncan, retired as was active in many civic and charitable organi­ pesinos, who have been too afraid to speak a judge for the Tennessee Court of Criminal zations. openly about the murders before, have now Appeals. He was always especially devoted to Ameri­ enthusiastically volunteered to shovel out I have always felt especially close to my ca's veterans and served as Tennessee State the sites and air the truth. uncle. Next to my own father, he is the man I commander of the American Legion in 1963. In the most recent discovery, on Aug. 15 admire and respect the most. In fact, I believe my father and Uncle Joe are in Mura, a town close to the Honduran My father and my uncle came from a very the only brothers ever to both serve as State border, Ms. Baltodano's group, with a large legion commanders in this Nation. local crowd looking on, found 17 skeletons. good family, but it was one that was very poor Fourteen of the bodies have been identified economically. He has also been a longtime, active as evangelicals who were rounded up by a There were 10 children in the Duncan member of the Cedar Springs Presbyterian Sandinista battalion, forced to dig their own family, raised on a small 25-acre farm in Scott Church in Knoxville. grave and then shot or stabbed to death on County, TN, in the Cumberland Mountains Uncle Joe was always a great family man, April 10, 1982-when the Contra war was near the Kentucky line. having married his childhood sweetheart, my still in its infancy. Family members identi­ I have heard my father say that their father, Aunt Louetta. He has always been especially fied the victims through gold fillings in Papa Duncan, who was a farmer and carpen­ proud of his son, Phillip, who is the political their teeth, remnants of clothes, and in one ter, never made as much as $100 cash editor of the Congressional Quarterly. case an agrarian reform ID number linking him to a local farming cooperative. money any 1 month in his life. He also raised Ray Phillips, legally a In June, the Nicaraguan Association Although not having much money, the nephew, but in reality a second son. He was found another shallow grave in Mokoron, family was very close, and they believed in also very proud of Ray, who is an accountant 220 yards from a Sandinista military battal- helping each other and working hard. for the Carrier Corp. in Knoxville. September 24-, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 25529 Uncle Joe has for several years published a which ultimately opened doors not previous­ This the 7th day of September, 1990. Duncan newsletter, telling of all the big and ly contemplated; and Robert K. Dwyer, John K. Byers, Jerry little events in the Duncan family. This has Whereas, the law firm of Duncan, Duncan Scott, Joe B. Jones, A.A. Birch, Jr., helped keep our very large and very spread­ & McGee soon evolved into Duncan & Ford Gary R. Wade, John H. Peay, Paul G. for the years 1957 through 1966; and Summers, Joseph M. Tipton. out family a close one. Whereas, Lawyer Duncan, ever mindful of I should not close without mentioning Uncle career opportunities, ran a successful cam­ Joe's great sense of humor. Always known as paign for the Office of Criminal Court OCTOBER IS ESCROW MONTH a very witty man, I suppose Uncle Joe has Judge of Knox County, Tennessee, in the been such a happy and joyful man in large year 1966, an office he held until January part because he has so many fine nieces and 15, 1975;and HON. ELTON GALLEGLY Whereas, Judge Duncan, as a trial judge, nephews. OF CALIFORNIA had exercised patience, understanding, and It is with great pride in my family and espe­ occasional flashes of brilliance, distinguish­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cially in my Uncle Joe that I congratulate him ing himself as a jurist and displaying courte­ Monday, September 24, 1990 on his tremendous career. Also, I would like to sy and respect to the lawyers and the liti­ place in the RECORD a special resolution pre­ gants; and Mr. GALLEGL Y. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pared by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Ap­ Whereas, On January 18, 1975, at the bring to my colleagues' attention the fact that peals on the occasion of his retirement. behest of Governor Winfield Dunn, Judge "October is Escrow Month." As a former real­ Duncan Music Hall demonstrated leadership, creativity, and sound Nation of Islam, and Kalif-Aiee Shrine Temple of Fame for his 60 years of participation in judgment can be seen through the numerous No.5. polka music. A banquet and ceremony in cele­ organizations and programs of which he is a His contributions to the community of Lyn­ bration of his participation in polka music will founding member and/or director. wood include: Lynwood Trolley System, as be held in his honor on October 7, 1990. Currently employed as a career employee seen in Austin, TX, Lynwood city flag, Lyn­ Walt Praski was born in Weiland, ON, on with the State of California Employment De­ wood lapel pin and watch, youth commission, March 29, 1914, and moved from there to De­ velopment Department, he has over 19 years womens commiSSIOn, Lynwood shopping troit at the age of 5. As he grew older Walt of dedicated service in unemployment insur­ center, street and sidewalk repairs, street is­ took a great interest in learning to play the ac­ ance, W.I.N., and employment service. He lands and beautification, Anti-Grafitti Program, cordion as he observed his father play accor­ holds the position of employment program su­ strong support of law enforcement, and strong dion music. He wanted to play the accordion pervisor 11 . leadership ability. so badly that he traded his BB-gun for a Mayor Henning presently sits on the board Mr. Speaker, we look forward to many years friend's accordion, which he had to play of directors of numerous organizations for the of effective leadership from Mayor Henning, upside down because he is left-handed. Al­ community, including: The Southeast Mosquito and we salute him for his years of positive, dy­ though he was permitted to take music les­ Abatement District, Hub Cities Joint Powers namic community service. sons, it wasn't until 1929 that his father decid­ Authority, Lynwood Redevelopment Agency, ed Walt had a great talent for the accordion Carlin-Palm Neighborhood Association, Little and decided to buy Walt a piano accordion Miss Lynwood Scholarship Pageant, Lynwood LOUIS ALFANO RETIRES that Walt could play right side up. Sheriff Youth Athletic League, Lynwood Infor­ Walt's first and only music teacher was Mr. mation, Inc., Lions International Lynwood Novrotski, who taught accordion and organ in Chapter, Elected Officials Anti-Gang Summit, HON. RONALD K. MACHTLEY Europe before coming to the United States. and Los Angeles Sanitation District. OF RHODE ISLAND His strict technique helped Walt to develop He is cofounder of numerous organizations, the discipline to practice his accordion from 2 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES including: Lions International-Lynwood Chap­ to 4 hours a day. ter, Hub Cities Joint Powers Authority, Black Monday, September 24, 1990 In 1930, when Walt was 15 he moved with American Political Association of California­ Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today his parents to Owosso, MI. It was about this Lynwood Chapter, NAACP-Lynwood Branch, time that Walt started playing professionally, to recognize Louis Alfano who has recently re­ Lynwood Local Development Company, and and soon after formed his first band, Walt tired as commandant from the Rhode Island the 31st Congressional Democratic Club. Praski and His Orchestra, the name all of Veterans' Home. He is a member or associate of numerous Walt's bands have played under. The three organizations including: United States Olympic For 27 years, Louis Alfano worked very dili­ piece band played in Detroit 3 or 4 nights a Society, Joint Center for Political Studies, gently to help veterans maintain their inde­ week. Walt would hitch a ride with the local Business Persons Roundtable, League of Cali­ pendence while in the home. He saw to it that milkman and stay with his sister in Detroit fornia Cities, California Contract Cities Asso­ the home would offer conveniences such as a every weekend. ciation, Central Basin Municipal Water District, bank, library and a gift shop, and programs About 6 years later Walt began playing in Los Angeles County Sanitation District, South­ such as gardening and crafts. He followed a the Owosso area. Since the Owosso area has ern California Association of Governments, In­ philosophy that still makes the home a place a large Czech, Bohemian, and German popu­ dependent Cities Association, Independent veterans would want to live in. That philoso­ lation he began to play Bohemian style music. Cities Risk Management Association, South­ phy comes from the answer to the question, The more Bohemian music he played, the east Animal Control Authority, Southeast Dis­ "If I had to spend my last few years here as a more he liked it and in 1938 he formed an tict Mayors and Councilmembers Association, patient, what would I like to see?" eight piece Bohemian orchestra. WOAP radio National League of Cities, Black American Po­ The Rhode Island Veterans' Home directly station broadcast Walt and his band every litical Association of California, Black Ameri­ benefited under Louis Alfano's leadership. Mr. Sunday for 2 years. can Response to Apartheid, National Associa­ Alfano also maintained an excellent working Throughout his career Walt has played with tion for the Advancement of Colored People, relationship with the neighbors, listening to over 50 musicians. He has cut three records, National Rainbow Coalition, Solid Front for their thoughts and concerns. one 78 and two LP's. He has memorized ap­ Unity In America, Lynwood Local Develop­ Mr. Alfano is a wonderful role model for our proximately 200 songs, and practices about ment Company, St. Francis Tree of Life Club, Nation to follow. He has given extra time and an hour a day, though at one time he prac­ National Forum for Black Public Administra­ effort, over and above that which his job calls ticed 3 to 4 hours a day when he was per­ tors, East Central Area Planning Council, and for, and has made a difference in other peo­ forming nightly. Walt claims that practice and staying away from alcohol and drugs is the Elected Officials Gang Summit. ple's lives. Taking the extra time to help and He has received numerous awards and ac­ only way to make it in the music industry. care for others is something we all need to do colades for dedicated community service, in­ Walt and his wife Helen of more than 20 more of. It is the people like Mr. Alfano who cluding: Senatorial Resolution from California years, make their home in Corunna, Ml where Senator Diane Watson, Proclamation from the remind everyone of this. Even though he is re­ he operates a TV and radio repair business. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, tiring, Mr. Alfano is still working in the behalf Walt also teaches accordion and has no plans Proclamation from the City of Carson, and of veterans. to retire his accordion in the foreseeable Legend Award presented by Congressman I am pleased to stand before my fellow future. MERVYN M. DYMALLY, Annual Hiram Recvel Members of Congress in recognition of such a Mr. Speaker, and my colleagues in the Award presented by BAPAC, Black Achieve­ fine man. I wish him continued success even House, join me today in honoring Mr. Walter ment Award presented by the NAACP, Black in his retirement. Praski, for his musicianship, his energy, and History Award presented by the Lynwood for providing Michigan with polka music for 60 Adult School, Role Model Award presented by years. September 2.4, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 25531 TRIBUTE OF VIRGINIA ALLEN the prevention of child abuse and child ne­ NEWCOMER FINDS MEANING OF glect. They provide countless invaluable serv­ FOURTH OF JULY HON. JACK BUECHNER ices to parents with children from birth to 10 OF MISSOURI years of age in Dade County, FL. A recent HON. PETER HOAGLAND survey conducted by the Junior League of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEBRASKA Monday, September 24, 1990 Miami and the Task Force on Child and Family Life of the Mental Health Association IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. BUECHNER. Mr. Speaker, the close of of Dade County revealed our community's top Monday, September 24, 1990 a long career always has something of sad­ priority need to be the prevention of child Mr. HOAGLAND. Mr. Speaker, I would like ness about it, both for the retiree and their abuse. loved ones. However, in the case of Virginia to take this opportunity to draw attention to The center's mission of alleviating the epi­ Al_len of St. Louis, MO, the sadness is greater the persecution of a young Jewish family in demic proportions of child abuse and child ne­ st1ll, for her career was spent in the service of the Soviet Union. glect is accomplished by social work interven­ the people of Missouri, and her dedication will Their story is not all that different from so indeed be missed. tion with the family, trained parent aide volun­ many other Soviet Jews who are persecuted Virginia Allen has worked as a social worker teers working with parents, parent education and seek to emigrate to the United States. with the Missouri Division of Family Services classes lead by trained volunteers, crisis nurs­ What has drawn my attention to their plight is since June 7, 1954; in the 36 years since, an ery, information, referral and public aware­ a constituent of mine, Anna Metrik. untold number of Missourians have known the ness. The outreach services provide help for Anna and her mother, Esfir Levitan, recently blessing of her expertise and dedication. families through home visits or parent educa­ arrived from the Soviet Union and have reset­ Mrs. Allen began her career as a casework­ tion classes in neighborhood elementary tled in Omaha, NE, in my congressional dis­ er, a position which, more than any other, schools, community centers, churches, and trict. brings a social worker into direct contact with crisis nurseries in north and south Dade But as they begin their new lives in Omaha, people. Perhaps it is to this beginning that we County. they are still waiting to be reunited with can ascribe the sensitivity which marked the With an estimated 1,200 to 1,500 child Anna's sister, lnna Levitan, lnna's husband rest of her career. As she moved into more abuse/ child neglect cases reported by tele­ Lev Ayzner, and their 9-year-old son Alexandr Ayzner. administrative and executive positions, her phone per month, the harsh reality that our Lev is a mathematician by training and work never lost its human element. community's children are being physically, In the years that followed, Virginia held sev­ graduated from the faculty of the mathematics emotionally and sexually abused is all the and cybernetics of Moscow State University in eral different positions, each more responsi­ more evident. It further indicates the urgent ble, including welfare training specialist, assist­ 1975. He was the only Jew in a graduating need for such agencies as the Parent Re­ class of 200 students and was not placed in a ant director, and child welfare field supervisor. source Center, which attempts to reach par­ With each new post, Virginia played a greater job strictly because of his religion. ents who abuse their children before it is too Following graduation Lev returned to role, not only in helping the lives of children late. and families, but also in shaping the policies Odessa in search of job relating to his educa­ Since its incorporation on February 1, 1987, tional background, but instead was forced to and procedures of the Missouri Division of the Parent Resource Center has provided Family Service. move to Nizhnevartovsk, in the far north, to services to over 7,070 clients and their fami­ Finally, Virginia was promoted to the post of find work to support his wife and son. lies. Those who have benefited most from director of the St. Louis County Family Serv­ Alone in Odessa, lnna and her son Alex­ these services are mothers who find them­ ices office, a post she has held for the last 14 andr, are left defend themselves against anti­ years. Under her direction, her agency has selves alone with a young baby, lacking the semitic threats. They are frightened for their begun to work with other State and county education and support systems needed to safety and want desperately to come to the agencies in the interest of doing the best job make child rearing a positive experience. Un­ United States where they can be safe with the possible. The Missouri Division of Family Serv­ employment, lack of family or friends, lack of rest of their family. ices, and especially its St. Louis branch, is a day care, and the complexities of mother­ This year during a Fourth of July parade I far better institution because of Virginia's con­ hood/fatherhood plague many of the center's attended in Ralston, NE this summer, I invited tributions, and I am confident that her influ­ clients. When these pressures reach a cre­ Anna and her children to walk with me and ence will guide the division well long after her scendo, parents may become depressed and meet the people along the parade route. It retirement. lonely, possibly allowing their emotions to get was her first Fourth of July parade ever-a Mr. Speaker, in an age where many Gov­ the best of them, which could lead to the celebration of liberty and freedom unlike any­ ernment service agencies are marked by in­ abuse of their children. thing they had ever seen. sensitive bureaucracy and cold administration, The Parent Resource Center's Board of Di­ It was a small thing that registered: Anna Mrs. Virginia Allen has been an integral part rectors consists of members of the community commented on how nice it was for the chil­ making the Missouri Division of Family Serv­ who have demonstrated the desire and ability dren to dance and play down the parade ices a sensitive, caring, and deeply human or­ to improve the quality of life for children. I route, instead of marching in columns like they did in the Soviet Union. She said in the ganization. Now, after so many years of dedi­ would like to thank the following for their com­ Soviet Union they have no freedom. Her first cated service, she is trying the division of mitment and dedication: Honorary chairman, Fourth of July celebration brought home the family services for a well-deserved respite. 1 Bob Kuechenberg; officers; Evelyn Cohan, message of freedom like nothing else. ask my colleagues to join me in hoping that president; Carol Sennett Rosen, first vice Virginia, in her retirement, may enjoy the satis­ I am hopeful that next year I can invite president; Carolyn Dubois, second vice presi­ Anna and her sister lnna to join me in another faction of having done much to build a better dent; Carol Von Arx, secretary; Eduardo A. community. Fourth of July parade and celebrate in the Rivera, treasurer; board of directors, Esther wonderful freedoms we have here in the Blynn; Laura Bruney; Paula S. Carter; Peter United States. TRIBUTE TO THE PARENT Gaspari; Manny Crespo; James H. Earnest; Mr. Speaker, I am attaching to this state­ RESOURCE CENTER Jorge Fernandez; Odessa Fiorini; Angeles ment Anna's own report of her own experi­ Fleites; Dorothy W. Graham; David Harper; ence. A column she wrote for the Omaha HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN Felix A. Hernandez; Claude H. Hurst, Jr.; Hya­ Jewish community in the Omaha Jewish cinth 0. Johnson; Robert Kelly; George F. OF FLORIDA Press. She is currently working for that publi­ Knox; Deborah A. Marshall; Joan E. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cation and showing no hesitation of express­ McCaughan; Maria A. Prio Odic; Zoe Prio ing her first amendment rights. Monday, September 24, 1990 Ribero; Linda Stadler; Leonard Joseph NEWCOMER FINDS MEANING TO FIRST FOURTH Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, the Succar; Kate Terry; Ellen Thompson; Nancy OF JULY Parent Resource Center of Dade County, a Traad; Steven L. Wilson; and, the countless EDITOR's NOTE:-Anna Metrik, a recent ar­ nonprofit, United Way agency, is dedicated to volunteers. rival from the Soviet Union, is being reset- 25532 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 24, 1990 tied here by the Omaha Jewish Community be asked for a declaration of war if offensive signs on Saudi Arabia. And coupled with es­ and is currently working for the Jewish action is proposed. Webb says: calating rhetoric, it has created an intracta­ Press. In this column, she reports on her ble siege, with the survival of President first Fourth of July America. Those who believe we should use these forces offensively should realize that this Bush, as well as Saddam Hussein, hanging Vietnam war. tration's overt tilt toward Iraq which caused The President should be aware that, while CONSIDERING CONSEQUENCES the Persian Gulf problems in 1987 and 1988, most Americans are laboring very hard to OF THREATENED DESERT WAR I have no desire to give consolation to support him, a mood of cynicism is just be­ Saddam Hussein now that he is getting the neath their veneer of respect. Many are HON. CHARLES E. BENNETT attention he deserves. But if our experience claiming that the buildup is little more than since World War II tells us anything, it is a "Pentagon budget drill," designed to pre­ OF FLORIDA that justifiable national goals are too fre­ clude cutbacks of an Army searching for a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES quently lost through unfocused and ineffec­ mission as bases in NATO begin to disap­ Monday, September 24, 1990 tive military policy. And the strongest likeli­ pear. hood is that our ground buildup in Saudi Others wonder about the predominance of Mr. BENNETI. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Arabia is the product not of conscious strat­ Texans in the Administration, and the dual draw my colleagues attention to an article egy, but of an initial overreaction that com­ benefit that higher oil prices will bring to published in the New York Times on Sunday, pounds itself with the arrival of every C-5 the Southwest a more robust economy and September 23, 1990 by former Secretary of transport. the concomitant salvation of many S. & L.'s. the Navy James Webb. The Kuwaiti dilemma is not new. This is Others, myself included, worry greatly I hope my colleagues will read these words the third time since 1961 that Iraq has as­ about a military commitment that has of a decorated Vietnam veteran and consider serted, militarily, its claim to Kuwaiti terri­ taken on a momentum of its own-or per­ tory. As such, positioning U.S. aviation units haps a hidden strategy. them in mind and heart. While some speak into Saudi Arabia with ground forces to General Colin Powell is said to have ad­ glibly about surgical strikes and winning with defend them was appropriate as a short­ vised the President that the U.S. should air power, Jim Webb is warning us about prob­ term guarantee of Saudi sovereignty. But take this sort of military action or it would able consequences of going to war in the Per­ the huge buildup of forces began after it no longer be a superpower. This calls to sian Gulf and suggests that Congress should became clear that Iraq had no military de- mind the Suez Crisis of 1956, after Egyptian September 24, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 25533 leader Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. are still in the grip of an illusion-that gov­ ernment's commitment to bailing everyone The British were reeling from a budget af­ ernment policies encouraging excessive and out of his financial troubles would cause a fected by the military costs of maintaining inflationary borrowing and spending were as new peak of interest rates surpassing the the Empire. The Suez Canal was vital for good economics as they were good politics. 15 1/4% on long Treasury bonds in 1981. Now transporting oil. And Anthony Eden, the But our foreign creditors saw through that the dumping of an international military British Prime Minister who had great antip­ illusion two decades ago. crisis on top of our domestic financial one athy toward Nasser for his anti-British rhet­ The borrowing-and-spending spree was suggests that the peak will come sooner oric, wanted him "destroyed." originally touched off by the new economics rather than later.e Britain went forward, largely to preserve of the Kennedy Administration, which its place at the table of the great powers, promised to fine-tune away even mild reces­ drawing in the French and the Israelis. sions by a judicious combination of fiscal TRIBUTE TO JOHN DEGOES Their attack sputtered in the desert. The and monetary ease. That led Americans to U.S., their banker, threatened to withhold believe that the risk of going bankrupt has support for the British pound if they did been diminished, while the risk of inflation HON. RONALD K. MACHTLEY not cease their invasion. The Soviets moved had obviously increased. Aided and abetted OF RHODE ISLAND into Hungary. And sure enough, when the by the tax code, they abandoned the finan­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dust settled, Britain was no longer a great cial prudence of their parents and borrowed power. more and more heavily to buy real things, Monday, September 24, 1990 Too much is at risk, and too many ques­ such as houses, as inflation hedges. And the Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in tions remain for this buildup to continue resulting inflation led the Fed to impose the recognition of John DeGoes who has been without the Administration clarifying its di­ first credit crunch of 1966. rection. And if offensive action is in the chosen by the Prince Henry Club of Rhode For the next 23 years business conditions Island as "Man of the Year." John was cards, it should be taken only after the were largely dicated by the Federal Re­ President receives a declaration of war from serve's stop-go policies. Each credit crunch chosen by this organization because of his the Congress. caused a recession more severe than the one outstanding service to the community. preceding it, but every time the Fed backed In July 1987, John assumed the position of CONGRESSIONAL BORROWING off, the inflationary borrowing and spend­ superintendent of schools in East Providence. ing came back stronger than ever. After the AND SPENDING A CRISIS MAKER As superintendent, John has been instrumen­ Fed relaxed following the 1980-82 crunch, tal in developing a number of new programs the rate of debt formation went through including an alternative education program at HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. the roof. the secondary level, new reading and lan­ Now something different and much more OF TENNESSEE guage arts programs at the elementary level, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ominous is happening. This summer, even before Saddam's troops stole Kuwait, it was coordinated computer plans for the school Monday, September 24, 1990 becoming obvious that the U.S. was sinking system and the highly successful Parents As Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, sometimes into a credit-contraction slump caused by Teachers Program in East Providence. John is feel like a broken record. Since coming here the declining confidence of borrowers and known to work extremely well with children. lenders alike that outstanding debts can be They respect him as a professional and as a to Washington, I've been calling for fiscal re­ repaid. The Fed cannot restore that confi­ straint. However, the liberal Congress contin­ friend. John emphasizes the need for student dence now any more than it could in the involvement at all levels. He saw to it that a ues to spend and borrow at an unprecedented 1930s, when the financial writers invented rate. This irresponsible budgeting has helped the cliche that "you can't push on a string." volunteer student tutorial program was institut­ destroy bonfidence in kur binancial &arkets Of course, it is better to return to finan­ ed and that the student government organiza­ and hurt every American taxpayer where it cial prudence late than never to return at tions were revitalized. really counts, in their wallets. all. But I am sorry to have to report that John has also been recently appointed by Mr. Ashby Bladen points out in a recent the damage has already been done. Far too Governor DiPrete to the Advisory Committee many large employers have taken on more to the Department of Children and Families Forbes article that our excessive spending debt than they can carry, and will go bust and borrowing has created an illusion of good and the Board of Directors of the Children's unless the government bails them out. Crusade of Rhode Island. John played a key politics and has led to many of our economic Falling confidence resulting from exces­ ills, both here at home and abroad. I would sive debts was the main cause of the Great role in the creation of the New England Su­ like to share this straightforward article with Depression, too. The main difference be­ perintendents Leadership Council: A consorti­ my colleagues in the House of Representa­ tween the early 1930s and the early 1990s is um for educating language minority students. tives. that the economists have finally convinced He is Rhode Island's representative on the us that the government should bail out ev­ council's advisory board. INTERCONNECTED CRISES erybody whose failure would cause unem­ In addition, John has served on the Board

cent annually between 1980 and 1985. Since 1 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Gramm-Rudman was adopted, however, Estimate. Monday, September 24, 1990 annual spending increases have averaged Source: Budget of the United States Government. about 4.8 percent. Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I want to call to DEFICIT SLASHED the attention of my colleagues the following Gramm-Rudman has also reduced the def­ article written by Daniel J. Mitchell about the TABLE I.-ANNUAL SPENDING INCREASES DURING THE icit. In four of the five years before the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget 1980'S Gramm-Rudman, the deficit increased. Act. Mr. Mitchell offers a very insightful analy­ Since Gramm-Rudman was enacted, howev­ Annual er, the deficit has fallen three of the past sis of the law and its impact on the congres­ S~ndin~ Year ( illions growth five years

before Gramm­ make a one-time $400 million of deficit re­ Rudman was enacted. In 1985, CBO estimat­ duction. The farm credit system was also misrepresent the true extent of government ed that the deficit in 1989 would be $272 bil­ taken off budget, a move that generated an­ borrowing. The Social Security system be­ lion and consume 5.2 percent of GNP. other $400 million of phony savings. longs in the unified budget. Things were supposed to get even worse in Obviously, Gramm-Rudman is not perfect. Some say that, Social Security is special 1990, with the deficit climbing to $296 bil­ But government spending and deficits are because the 1977 and 1983 tax incerase were lion and 5.3 percent of GNP. In reality, lower than they would have been in the ab­ specifically enacted to build a reserve that Gramm-Rudman became law and the 1989 sence of the law. could be used to pay for the baby boom's re­ tirement, so we would not have to rely on a deficit was $152 billion, $120 billion below NEW POLITICAL DYNAMICS the Congressional Budget Office estimate. "pay-as-you-go" system. Perhaps that is Before Gramm-Rudman, the proponents how the tax increases were justified, but it The 1990 deficit is not known yet, but if the of higher spending had the upper hand. current estimate of $123.8 billion is even is not how the Social Security system actu­ Since there was no objective limit on the ally works. In years that Social Security tax close, the deficit easily will be less than half deficit, they could enact new spending pro­ the amount CBO had projected. The deficit revenues exceed outlays, the Social Security grams and increase funding for existing pro­ system exchanges its excess cash with the as a percentage of GNP will also be well grams with little difficulty. Republicans below the CBO estimate. Treasury for U.S. government bonds spite constant complaints about excessively more than the sum of projected revenues plus the deficit target