H3042 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE May 15, 2000 The President will go in June. We WOOD), who is currently the chairman During this time of celebration, Mr. will be in session the rest of June and of our Congressional Asian Pacific Cau- Speaker, it is only fitting that we July. We will break in August, come cus, along with our other colleagues, honor our fellow citizens of Asian Pa- back in September. No arms control will hold a special order commemo- cific descent both from the past and agreement has ever been ratified that rating the month of May which honors the present that have blessed and en- quickly by a Senate, and the President Asian Pacific Americans. riched our Nation. I submit that Asian knows that. So he will not have to get I commend and thank the gentleman Pacific Americans have certainly been the support of the Congress in the next from Guam (Mr. UNDERWOOD) for his an asset to our country's development session. It will be either Al Gore or strong leadership of the Congressional and it is most appropriate that our George W. Bush. Asian Pacific Caucus, which he has President and the Congress recognize So my advice to the President would brought to the forefront and addressed these achievements by establishing a be, bring in Republicans and Demo- many of the critical issues facing our National Asian Pacific Heritage crats, Mr. Speaker; have an honest dis- Nation. Month. cussion with us about our approach Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, I will The peoples of the Asian Pacific have with the Russians; clear up the START not be able to participate in the special contributed much to America's devel- II treaty; get rid of those two protocols order tomorrow, as I have a prior com- opment. For example, in the fields of that were never a part of the START II mitment to give an Asian Pacific sciences and in medicine nothing exem- treaty that the Senate ratified in 1993 American Heritage Month speech at plifies this more than Time Magazine's and bring in George W. Bush along Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and then at Fort selection a few years ago of a Chinese with Al Gore and involve both of them Hood, Texas, this coming weekend. American as its Man of the Year, Dr. in any discussions with the Russians, On that note, Mr. Speaker, I have David Ho, head of the prestigious because if the President does not, Mr. just returned from Fort Bragg, North Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center Speaker, if he does not do that then we Carolina, and Fort Sam Houston, at New York University Medical could only read his intent as being Texas, where last week I delivered ad- School. purely political; purely political be- dresses to our service men and women Dr. Ho's journey, starting as a 12- cause the President knows that his at their Asia Pacific Heritage Month year-old immigrant from Taiwan to only attempt would be to, one, change programs. gracing the cover of Time Magazine, his own legacy and, two, bolster Al I certainly want to extend my deep- has given hope to millions of people Gore's campaign and not to a sincere est appreciation to Major General Wil- around the world afflicted by the HIV effort to get this country's legislative liam Boykin of the U.S. Army Special virus. His story is a stirring testament bodies to ratify a substantive agree- Forces headquarters and Brigadier to the significant contributions that ment with Russia, because if that were General Thomas Turner of the U.S. Asian Pacific American immigrants the case the President would involve Army 82nd Airborne, both groups at have made to our Nation. As one of the this Congress and he would involve Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and also foremost AIDS scientists in the world, George W. Bush in this process before my good friend Major General James Dr. Ho pioneered a treatment for the he goes to Moscow. Peake, the commanding general at HIV infection with the usage of an Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my Fort Sam Houston, for their warm and anti-viral drug. This has fundamen- colleagues to convey their concerns, as gracious hospitality and the courtesies tally changed the approach of combat- I will be doing. that were extended to me when I vis- ting AIDS, stated Time Magazine in f ited them earlier this month. honoring Dr. Ho. Dr. Ho's work is REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- Mr. Speaker, I am privileged to be greatly responsible for containing the VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF here tonight to share with our great AIDS epidemic in America and today H.R. 4425, MILITARY CONSTRUC- Nation a legacy of those Americans less than 1 percent of our citizens are TION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001 whose roots extend from the soils of infected. nations in the Asia and Pacific region. Mr. DREIER (during the special The rest of the world is not so fortu- Mr. Speaker, the Asian Pacific region nate, Mr. Speaker. Just recently, the order of Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania), is a dynamic area of the world where from the Committee on Rules, sub- Clinton administration announced that mitted a privileged report (Rept. No. two-thirds of the world's population re- global spread of AIDS has reached cat- 106±618) on the resolution (H. Res. 502) side. Our Nation's trade with the Asian astrophic dimensions that threaten to providing for consideration of the bill Pacific region is almost twice of any overwhelm foreign governments, ignite (H.R. 4425) making appropriations for other region, including Europe. wars and destabilize entire regions of I recall Senator DANIEL INOUYE of Ha- military construction, family housing, the world. With 16 million dead from and base realignment and closure for waii once elaborated or illustrated our AIDS and over 33 million infected the Department of Defense for the fis- trade with the Asian Pacific region and worldwide, the AIDS crisis has spread cal year ending September 30, 2001 and Europe in this fashion, he once made from Africa to South Asia to the for other purposes, which was referred the comment that for every one or sin- former Soviet Union and even Eastern to the House Calendar and ordered to gle 747 that flies between the Atlantic Europe. be printed. and the East Coast of our Nation four The global AIDS pandemic is now so 747s fly between the Asian and Pacific f serious that the National Security region to our country. Council of the United Nations has de- ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN Asians, or Americans of Asian Pacific clared it a national security threat HERITAGE MONTH descent, over 10.5 million strong, are even to our own nation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under among the fastest growing demo- Against this backdrop, Dr. Ho's med- the Speaker's announced policy of Jan- graphic groups in the United States ical research is increasingly front and uary 6, 1999, the gentleman from Amer- today. Over the last decade, the Asian center stage in the worldwide battle to ican Samoa (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) is Pacific American community has more contain this destructive disease. By re- recognized for 60 minutes. than doubled and this rapid growth is storing hope to millions of patients Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, expected to continue in the 21st cen- around the world suffering from this a few years back I was privileged, along tury. By 2050 the Asian Pacific Amer- deadly virus, Dr. Ho is a credit to our with my Asian Pacific colleagues on ican population is projected to exceed Nation and the Asian Pacific American Capitol Hill, to attend a special White 40 million people. community. House ceremony where President Clin- As many of my colleagues are aware, Dr. Ho's scientific advances continue ton signed an official proclamation de- the immigrants of the Asian Pacific a long record of service by other Asian claring May, this month, as it is true countries are amongst the newest wave Pacific Americans. For example, in each year, as National Asia Pacific to arrive in the United States in recent 1899 a Japanese immigrant arrived on Heritage Month. years. However, they are merely the the shores of this Nation. After years Tomorrow, my friend and colleague, latest chapter in a long history of of study and work, this man, Dr. the gentleman from Guam (Mr. UNDER- Asian Pacific Americans in our Nation. Hideyo Noguchi, isolated a syphilis VerDate 11-MAY-2000 06:04 May 16, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15MY7.139 pfrm02 PsN: H15PT1 May 15, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE H3043 germ leading to a cure for this deadly Of course, we cannot forget the tens American, Leitani Peitani, known in widespread disease. of dozens of Polynesian Americans, Japan as Musashimaru, has now at- For decades, Dr. Makio Murayama like Samoan All-Pro linebacker Junior tained the last position in sumo wres- conducted vital research in the United Seau of the San Diego Chargers, and tling known as Yokozuna, or grand States that laid groundwork for com- former All-Pro guard Jesse Sapolu of champion. bat in sickle-cell anemia. the San Francisco Forty-Niners, Along with him is a native Hawaiian In 1973, Dr. Leo Esaki, a Japanese former All-Pro tackle Dan Saleaumua by the name of Chad Rowen, or American, was awarded the Nobel Prize of the Kansas City Chiefs, and All-Pro Akebono as he is known in Japan. He in physics for his electron tunneling tackle Luther Ellis of the Detroit has scaled even greater heights in theories, and in engineering few have Lions, who have made their mark as sumo by attaining the exalted status of matched the architectural master- stars in the National Football League.