October 14, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31221 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS CHRIS LAPP DAY IN MONAHANS on "Good Morning, America." Chris says he have an enjoyable and educational trip in didn't say too much on the program-he was the Soviet Union. suffering from "stage fright." By the way, Anna, you and Chris can pick HON. RONALD D. COLEMAN He has since overcome his shyness and up the t-shirts at Anthony's anytime be­ OF TEXAS has a lot to say about his upcoming trip and tween now and Tuesday. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Young Astronauts' program. "People Tuesday, October 14, 1986 tell me what I have done is amazing," Chris relates. "But I'm just doing what I love to FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS Mr. COLEMAN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am do. The Young Astronauts' program will HONORED honored to announce that today has been of­ cause our next generation to be more orien­ ficially proclaimed as "Chris Lapp Day" in the tated toward high-technology careers. It west Texas community of Monahans, TX. will help them to be better educated as they HON. PAULE. KANJORSKI Chris Lapp is the only Texan to be selected grow." OF PENNSYLVANIA What Chris loves is space. He sees it as a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as 1 of 1O outstanding young astronauts from frontier to be utilized by humans both for the United States to participate in the Young developing technologies and for settlements. Tuesday, October 14, 1986 Astronaut Exchange Program with the Soviet "As long as we don't pollute it," he says. Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, few of us Union, and I am proud to bring his accom­ He mentions the need of a "garbage" plishments to the attention of my colleagues shuttle to collect the debris already floating ever risk our lives in the course of a day's in the U.S. House of Representatives: around in space and to eliminate future work, yet our Nation's firefighters are called upon to do just this every day of their careers. MONAHANS, TX PROCLAMATION waste material. Whereas, Chris Lapp has been selected as He wants to be an aerospace engineer and I would like to take this opportunity to draw at­ one of ten outstanding young astronauts "some kind of space pilot." He sees space in tention to those brave men and women who from the United States, and the only Texan such a concept that "by the time I'm re­ have died in service to their communities. to be selected to participate in the Young tired, the planet earth will be just like the On Sunday, October 12, the fifth annual ob­ Astronaut Exchange Program with Russia, town of Monahans in the Universe." Right now, back on the planet earth and servance to honor the career and volunteer and firefighters who died while in service was held Whereas, The City of Monahans is justly in Monahans, Chris' main worry about his trip to the Soviet Union is losing his luggage at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in proud of the recent recognition bestowed Emmitsburg, MD. Established on October 4, upon our fine young citizen for his out­ on the 17-hour flight. standing achievements and wish to recog­ He says they have been warned to expect 1981, this memorial was formally dedicated to nize these accomplishments. "below zero temperatures" and to take the memory of the Nation's firefighters who Now, Therefore, I, Richard J. Hoyer, warm clothing. He and the other nine have died in the line of duty. Among those Mayor of the City of Monahans do hereby Young Astronauts selected for the trip, will honored this year for their brave service were proclaim October 14, 1986 as Chris Lapp stay in hotels in Russia. Pennsylvanians John C. Edwards of the Hun­ Day in Monahans, Texas. "We have been told not to be surprised if men dressed in black suits follow us around lock Creek Volunteer Fire Co. and Phillip CFrom the Monahans CTX) News, Oct. 9, in black Mercedes," Chris said. The entou­ R. Eicke of the Kingston Fire Department. 1986] rage of Americans, including Linda Long, To give one's life in the effort to save the TUESDAY IS CHRIS LAPP DAY, AND DEPARTURE trip coordinator and T. Wendell Butler, ex­ lives of others is the most precious gift any of TIME FOR RUSSIA ecutive director of the program; and an as­ us have to give, and no memorial can ever ex­ (By Johnie Kemp) tronaut, will be kept together as a group. press adequate gratitude. To the families of Tuesday, Oct. 14 is Chris Lapp Day in 'We probably won't have a chance to talk to those who lost their lives while performing Monahans, according to a proclamation Soviet citizens," Chris says. their duty as firefighters, we who have benefit­ signed by Mayor Richard Hoyer Monday, The young people have been warned what Oct. 6. But Chris will not be here to enjoy to say, what not to say. "I'm not sure how ed from their services can bestow honor upon the honor. At 7 a.m. that Tuesday he will they Cthe Russians) will act until we get their names and remember their deeds. This board an American Airlines flight headed over there," Chris noted. "The Young Cos­ small tribute is the least we can do. for Washington, D.C. where he will undergo monauts' group will be coming over here in Mr. Speaker, we too often fail to recognize two days of "protocol briefing." Two days December. They're told the same things the everyday bravery our Nation's firefighters later the fifteen-year old sophomore at about us." exhibit in their efforts to save lives from fires. Monahans High School will leave the He hopes to meet the Young Cosmonaut It is an honor for me to bring to our attention United States for a two-week stay in the group at Johnson Space Center when they the deeds of the fire companies which serve Soviet Union. come to the United States. He feels the ex­ Lapp is one of ten students, the only change program is an important part of communities across our Nation. Texan, selected from approximately 250,000 international relationships. "If young kids Young Astronauts across the nation who ap­ can get along with each other, grown people plied for the Young Astronaut Exchange can too," he pointed out. FOR THE RELIEF OF BELA Program to the U.S.S.R. In May of 1986, Chris will be taking pictures on his Rus­ KAROLYI chapter leaders of the Young Astronaut sian trip with cameras and film provided by Program received letters requesting nomina­ the Kodak company. tions of members for the exchange program. He will be taking spending money given HON.THOMASJ.DOWNEY Nominees had to be in grades 7-9, ages 13- him by the Optimist Club, the Rotary Club, OF NEW YORK 16. friends and his grandfather. The Rotary IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fran Pevey, leader of Young Astronauts Club has also given him a Rotary Club chapter 2594 here, took the application to International bannner to take with him on Tuesday, October 14, 1986 Chris who filled in his achievement test the trip. Mr. DOWNEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, scores and wrote an essay telling why he Mayor Moyer is considering sending along today I have introduced a private bill for the wanted to go to the Soviet Union. These a supply of Monahans' water tower lapel relief of Mr. Bela Karolyi, the distinguished were sent, along with a nomination letter pins. The Chamber of Commerce is donat­ gymnastics coach who, among many other ac­ from Pevey, to the Young Astronauts' head­ ing a supply of Monahans' America t-shirts quarters in Washington. for distribution in Russia; one of them de­ complishments, was Mary Lou Retton's To the surprise and delight of everyone signed to fit Soviet Premier Gorbachev. coach. involved. He and his mother, Anna Lapp, No wonder Chris is worried about losing Mr. Karolyi defected to the United States made a trip to New York for an appearance his luggage. Good luck, Chris Lapp, and from his native Romania in April 1981, with his

This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. x fatter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 31222 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 14, 1986 wife Marta. Their daughter Andrea followed Speak out and say no. I would. A friend that was pleased to have the special insight of­ them to the United States later that year. Mr. offers you drugs isn't really a friend at all. fered by my six cotravelers: Michael Varbalow Karolyi and his wife initially took positions at president of the Jewish Federation; Marcy on to a private gymnastics club in Houston. As a good citizen, how I can help my com­ Sanders, the president of the Federation's Bela Karolyi has coached a whole new gen­ munity: In this community a lot of things Women's Division; Morton Jacobs, a past eration of young gymnasts and is widely cred­ are going on that I don't particularly like. president of the Jewish Community Relations ited with contributing to the United States suc­ People aren't very nice to each other. They Council, and his wife Claire, a professor of cess at the Los Angeles Olympics. are always putting people down, swearing, mathematics at Rutgers University, and Alan I have introduced this bill, Mr. Speaker, in talking behind someone's back, or getting Raspier, the executive director of the Jewish order to make it possible for Mr. Karolyi to someone into drugs. All of this is very incon­ Community Relations Council. become an American citizen in time to serve siderate, and I think that I can help by being a good example. Soon after our trip, the Jewish Community as the coach for the gymnastics team which Voice published an article describing the trip will represent the United States at the 1988 lating to the condition of Soviet Jewish refuse­ present time, a resident alien in the United What I would do if offered drugs: If I were niks and the prospects for progress on this States, a status he has enjoyed since October offered drugs, I would flatly refuse. I feel very important issue. I wanted to share with 1983. Under normal circumstances, he would that misused drugs are extemely harmful. I my colleagues this very insightful article: be eligible for citizenship 1 month after the feel so strongly that even if people constant­ ly asked me, tried to bribe me, trick me, or CFrom the Jewish Community Voice, July 1988 Olympics. 30, 1986] Mr. Karolyi is unsurpassed in his chosen threaten me, I would still refuse. Drugs can field. He has contributed a great deal to the affect your mind and your body. COMMUNITY MEMBERS REAFFIRM ISRAELI, As a good citizen, how I can help my com­ SoVIET JEWISH TIEs-LEADERS, FLORIO United States already-as a coach and a munity: I think that I could help my com­ VISIT JEWS OF HOPE teacher, and as a businessman. Passage of munity in many ways. Cleaning up my this bill would allow him to contribute his ex­ neighborhood would definitely help. Trying tensive talents to the U.S. Olympic team. to help stop pollution in nearby rivers, Six Jewish community leaders arrived in streams, etc., would also help. Visiting a re­ Leningrad on the evening of July 4, for a 10- H.R.- day visit to Leningrad and Moscow. Con­ A bill for the relief of Bela Karolyi tirement home would help the community and doing yardwork for elderly people gressman James Florio joined the group on Be it enacted by the Senate and House of would help extremely. July 7. Representatives, of the United States of The Mission was sponsored by the Jewish America in Congress assembled, That Bela its leaders the chance to meet with promi­ (1) shall be held and considered to have What I would do if offered drugs: If I were nent Jewish refusenik leaders, hear their satisfied the requirements of section 316 of offered drugs, I would definitely say "no!" If stories first-hand, and offer moral support; the Immigration and Nationality Act relat­ the drug dealer kept bothering me I would and to give the congressman personal in­ ing to required periods of residence and walk away from them. After that happened, sight, through meeting refusenik leaders, physical presence within the United States, I would tell a responsible adult, like my into the importance of linking human rights and mom, and have them go and tell.the police. issues with U.S.-Soviet trade agreements. <2> notwithstanding the provisions of sec­ Drugs don't make anything better-just Participants were attorney Michael Varba­ tion 310 of that Act, may be naturalized worse. low, Federation president; Dr. Eugene Bass, at any time after the date of enactment of As a good citizen, how I can help my com­ Federation vice president; Marcy Sanders, this Act, munity: As a good citizen, I would take president of Federation's Women's Division; if he is otherwise eligible for naturalization classes about drugs and spread the news to attorney Morton Jacobs, a past president of under the Immigration and Nationality Act my friends. I care about my friends and I the Jewish Community Relations Council; and files an application for naturalization think drugs are a waste of time, money, and Claire Jacobs, professor of Mathematics at under that Act within two years after the life. A big waste of life. Rutgers Unversity, Camden, and Alan date of the enactment of this Act. Respler, executive director of the Jewish They met with some 35 refusenik families, DRUG ABUSE What I would do if offered drugs: I would speaking with individuals ranging from the say, "No!" I've got good friends, a loving early teens well into the 60s. family, and a great life. Drugs turn winners A report on the group's reactions follows. HON. RON WYDEN into losers. They kill brain cells that can't Congessman Floria's story, in his own OF OREGON be replaced. Why waste all that money for words, appears elsewhere on this page. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES so-called satisfaction when people could be They were an informed and dedicated helped who need food, medical care, and Tuesday, October 14, 1986 group. Why else go to Russia, particularly homes. in the wake of Chernobyl. Mr. WYDEN. Mr. Speaker, we are all con­ As a good citizen, how I can help my com­ Their dedication has increased immeasur­ cerned about drug abuse and its effects on munity: As a good citizen I can help by re­ ably because of their visit. The Soviet expe­ our children. We must teach our children porting any suspicious actions I see. I can rience confirmed all that each read prior to about the dangers of drug abuse and how to make sure I'm not involved with people on the trip; all that each heard from former re­ drugs. I can participate and assist in anti­ fuseniks touring this country. But the expe­ say "no" to drugs. And, by encouraging drug programs. youngsters to say no to drug use, we also en­ rience proved more intense than any expect­ ed. courage them to say "yes" to becoming good "Everything was more," said Claire citizens. I would like to share the following COTRAVELERS DESCRIBE Jacobs. "The refuseniks were sadder than I essays, written by school children in my FLORIO SOVIET TRIP imagined, and more inspiring as individuals. Oregon district. The essays are a response to Their plight was more desperate than I the questions "What would you do if offered HON. JAMES J. FLORIO imagined. But they had a greater sense of drugs" and "As a good citizen, how can you OF NEW JERSEY purpose and far more hope than I anticipat­ help your community." ed." IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A fashionably dressed and coiffed vibrant DRUG ESSAY CONTEST Tuesday, October 14, 1986 woman, in refusal for more than 10 years, fought to join her mother in Israel for nine the Soviet Union not only provided me with an What I would do if offered drugs: What years. Recently, her mother died. Despite would you do if offered drugs? Would you excellent opportunity to explore issues of her loss and grief, she displays a happy face boldly say no? Reluctantly say yes? Or mutual concern between the two countries but and tremendous composure. Her determina­ answer maybe later, with a fervent hope also left a lasting impression on the six indi­ tion to leave the Soviet Union and her hope that you won't have to decide that again? viduals who accompanied me on my trip. I are now survival tools," Jacobs said. October 14, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31223 The warmth of her reception also exceed­ building was in bad shape physically. The communities have sensitive, dedicated repre­ ed Claire's expectations. She felt instant Moscow synagogue seemed in better condi­ sentatives, they'd do well to follow our rapport during every visit, as if she was tion, and the service was more structured, lead," Varbalow said. meeting family. "These are wonderful and more formal. But I saw only old people, and Although not surprised by the Soviet gov­ deserving people. A 40-ish woman pulled me I wondered if anyone would be left in a few ernment's "paranoia," Varbalow was taken towards her to tell me not to minimize the years," she said. aback by the average Russian's disdain for importance of my visit. I almost cried," said ENORMOUS COURAGE Western society. "The Russian people have Jacobs. a tremendous thirst for Western material Only by seeing it, can you understand The courage of the refusnik leaders im­ goods, but they don't want our ideologies," that being a refusenik: means being a slave, pressed her as greater than she thought he said. according to Jacobs. "When the government possible. She cited prominent refusenik According to Varbalow, the average Rus­ dictates if you work and what work you can Leonid Kelbert who trained as physicist, sian is convinced that the average American do, how much you can move about in your then changed careers and became an award­ citizen has traded off physical safety for own country and where you pan live, that is winning film director. "His career ended consumer goods. Every street in America is slavery. We cannot have slaves in the 20th when he applied for his exit visa. Now, he viewed as crime-ridden. Century. We who are free must get the mes­ works as a menial, lives in poverty, and is "Refusenik leaders and activists are better sage through to our government that get­ completely frustrated because he cannot ex­ informed, because they meet with people ting the refuseniks out is imperative," she press himself. But his primary concern is like us, and they read the U.S. publications said. for the safety of his friend Vladamir Lef­ shitz, the Prisoner of Conscience," Sanders that we bring them. Also, they meet with ACTIVISTS FEEL FREE many embassy and consulate personnel," he said. There are 400,000 refuseniks; 400,000 Jews American Jews must become more in­ said. who have been denied permission to live in volved with the human rights issue, accord­ American officials in Leningrad and Israel. All are in trouble. "When you apply ing to Sanders. She is convinced that the Moscow are supportive. Varbalow said that for an exit visa, you label yourself a traitor. 30 refusenk leaders attended a party at the more American Jews do, the less Soviet consulate in Leningrad on July 4th, and A high official told that to my husband," Jews will suffer. said Anna Lifschitz, in refusal since 1981. Alan Respler found the extent of Soviet that Ambassador Hartman hosted a seder The irony here is that the vast majority of "Catch Twenty-Two's," capriciousness and specifically for refusenik leaders on Pass­ those 400,000 cannot know what it means to lies bordering on the incredible. "I saw for over the past two years. be Jewish, thus live in quite desperation, myself that the reunification of families, "Refusenik leaders value social contact victimized by institutionalized anti-Semi­ which the Soviet government promises, with Americans more than gifts. They also tism masquerading as anti-Zionism, accord­ often does not happen," Respler said. Cur­ value books and periodicals. To them, West­ ing to Eugene Bass. The anti-Semitism that rently, there are some 20 divided spouses in ern ideas are treasures. They jumped at the drove our parents and grandparents from the U.S.S.R. And although the majority of copies of 'Scientific American' that Gene Russia did not, as hoped, end with the Rus­ those who marry do eventually leave, Bass brought in," Varbalow said. sian Revolution. But the pogroms were re­ He noted, too, that younger refusenik ac­ Jewish emigration has all but come to a tivists are increasingly interested in Jewish­ placed with something more insidious-Rus­ halt. sification. Individuals may choose to be Rus­ "Also, the Soviet posture that no one is ness. "Circumcision of male children is not sians or Jews. No-one can be both. Those detained for more than 10 years is not true. customary in Moscow. But young refuseniks who choose to be Jews are in trouble. We visited men and women who have lived want their children circumcized," he point­ The refusenik: activists and leaders unlike in refusal for more than 15 years," said ed out. "Circumcision itself is not illegal. most of the 400,000 who will not relinquish But there is only one authorized mohel in Jewish identity, feel liberated by declaring Respler. Moscow. A very old, 'official' Jew who their intentions to live as Jews while in the Citing the experience of 56-year-old re­ names names, so it isn't very popular,' Var­ Soviet Union and their determination to fusenik Lev Blitshtein, Respler revealed the balow said. American surgical kits are some­ obtain their exit visas, according to Bass. kinds of "state secrets" for which Jews were how being smuggled in for circumcisions. "Being refuseniks, bucking the system to detained. Blithstein never held a classified Whoever performs the circumcision is guilty preserve Judaism has increased their job, but has been told that his access to of a crime. strength," he said. state secrets will keep him in Russia. For­ Varbalow pointed out that the Soviet These activists and leaders are the Soviet merly an engineer for a meat and poultry Jewish community is the third largest in the Jews who study Hebrew, Jewish cutlure, his­ processing plant, he says that the only world, representing some 15-20% of the tory and a religion clandestinely and at secret he knows is "how the Soviets make world Jewish population. "If nothing is great peril. Indeed, Anna Lifschitz' husband sausage without meat." done for Soviet Jewery, we will witness a is a Prisoner of Conscience, imprisoned in Lev now works in a small office as a labor­ Holocaust by assimilation," he said. the remotest area of Siberia. And Anna er. He divorced his wife offically nine years Refusenik Askaddi Leonov, described by spends eight-months salary to make the two ago so that she and their children could his peers as one of the best brains among yearly visits to him permitted by the gov­ leave the Soviet Union. According to them, said that the Soviet Union will not ernment. Recently, her son was drafted de­ Respler, Lev is proof of all three Soviet lies: give in to Jewish demands for emigration spite an illness that disqualifed him for mili­ he is separated from his family, he is wait­ because it is concerned with loss of face and tary service. "Anna attributes her courage ing for an exit visa after 12 years, and he is a chain reaction among other disgruntled and strength to the freedom she feels in accused of knowing mythical state secrets. groups. aserting her Jewish identity," Bass said. FLORIO EFFECTIVE Varbalow agrees. "Loss of face is the real The United States has a moral responsibil­ Michael Varbalow summarized the group's issue. That is why if the U.S. tries to overt ity to aid all 400,000, for they all live as conviction that Congressman Florio repre­ trade-off for human rights, the bargaining third-class citizens, according to Bass. His sented more hope to the refusnik communi­ stops," he said. trip convinced him that the U.S. govern­ ty than anyone anticipated. "Still, through private, skillful diplomacy ment has considerable bargaining power. He "We know that Jim would be interested, that bargaining is possible. And now, with said that Soviet technology is so backward sensitive and supportive," Varbalow said. Reagan in the White House we have a that the water in Leningrad is not safe to "After all, he has adopted a refusenik: chance. We can set the stage so that Gorba­ drink and 40 percent of the nation's tomato family, and works actively on their behalf." chev makes the first move prior to his visit corp dies in the fields. The special impact came from Floria's to the United States so that he is not em­ Ronald Reagan is truly supportive of travelling with a Federation group. "Seeing barassed by the mass demonstrations bound Soviet Jewry, according to Bass. And if indi­ Jim as an integral part of the Jewish com­ to take place upon his arrival. vidual Jews, Jewish organization and other munity, not Just another politician dropping Morton Jacobs, too, sees a potential concerned citizens tell their elected officials in to make speeches on an official junket, second Holocaust, but takes hope in that that human rights is top priority, and lobby gave the refuseniks special hope. It was like today's Jews are in a position to do what on behalf of Soviet Jewry, the U.S. govern­ we were travelling with our own 'righteous Jews could not do some 40 years ago. Much ment will find a way to pressure the Soviets gentile'. That an elected official, someone of this hope comes from the refusenik: lead­ until they move on the issue, Bass believes. with clout, with the ability to help them, ers themselves. The synagogues in Len.ingrad and had true commitment to the Jewish commu­ "They are courageous people. They have Moscow, both under government control, nity impressed the refusenik leaders beyond taken on the Soviet state and are sticking were sadder than Marcie Sanders imagined. words," Varbalow said. their necks out with their families. It is not "In Leningrad, even though the service felt He would like to see Federation sponsor a easy. Expressions of hatred permeate their Jewish and familiar, it was eerie. I knew similar Soviet Mission with another area lives. Seeing them in their hurts was unbe­ that everyone was being watched, and the legislator in the near future. "And if other lievably inspiring, and I gained at least as 31224 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 14, 1986 much emotional strength from them as I It is classic anti-Semitism, hatred of Jews MINNESOTA'S AWARD-WINNING gave them," he said. fueled not only by nationalism run rampant PUBLIC PROJECTS Especially impressive to Jacobs were two but by primitive religious sensibilities, that physicists in their 40s who applied for exit led these terrorists to seek out a synagogue. visas, knowing that they would be stripped • • •Similarly, it was anti-Semitism that led HON. BRUCE F. VENTO of their degrees and their jobs, some five their compatriots before them to murder OF MINNESOTA years ago with emigration at its lowest. Jews in synagogues in Rome, in Paris, in "These are special people. They are will­ Antwerp, and in Vienna. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing to give up not only their livelihood but Tuesday, October 14, 1986 valued careers rather than be Russified. Mr. Speaker, I feel that Mr. Seigman's re­ This is not just a Russian issue, not just a marks deserve the attention of my colleagues. Mr. VENTO. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Jewish issue, it's a human issue, it's a strug­ Accordingly, I ask that they be reprinted in full take this opportunity to commend two Minne­ gle for every free man and woman to pursue at this point in the RECORD. sota good-government projects which re­ because it represents a threat to all of us," Only two months ago, the Chief Rabbi ceived the prestigious Ford Foundation Inno­ he said. vations in State and Local Government The entire Southern New Jersey contin­ and the leaders of your community wel­ gent will long remember the position of a comed me and a delegation of the American Awards. Moscow couple, both well into their 60s and Jewish Congress into your midst. It was an The Ford Foundation awards were estab­ living in refusal for almost 20 years. "Re­ historic encounter between Turkish and lished in 1985 to recognize exemplary new member, when the Soviets bargain they American Jewries, the first of its kind, and programs and policies that address important want to get a lot but give as little as possi­ we celebrated that encounter with the joy social and economic issues. Of 1,347 pro­ ble,'' husband and wife concurred. and warmth that marks a family reunion. grams submitted by State, county, and local The group will remember, too, the words I am back in your midst only two months governments across the country, 10 were of a young woman: "The Soviets see us, the later, far sooner than I expected to be. honored by the foundation. Two of the ten refuseniks, as hostages. They hate us but Sadly, what brought me back is the grief know that we are bargaining tools. So treat honored projects are in Minnesota; both are that marks a family tragedy. based in the city of St. Paul, which I repre­ us like goods. Trade refuseniks for what you I am here to express to the families of the have to offer them. Make it a business deal victims of a brutal slaughter, and to your sent. and don't be easy." entire community, the profound sympathy The purpose of the Ford Foundation com­ Twenty-eight year old refusenik Yuri and the solidarity of American Jews. I do so petition is to award projects that successfully Blank put it most succinctly. "The Soviets not only on behalf of the American Jewish aid State and local governments fulfill their ex­ would trade computers for Jews," he said. Congress but also on behalf of the Confer­ panding responsibilities in meeting public "Thinking of Jews as chattle again makes needs. The State of Minnesota provides a one cringe,'' said Jacobs. "I remember when ence of Presidents of Major American Eichmann negotiated the Jews of Hungary Jewish Organizations. wonderful environment for innovative ap­ for trucks." It is difficult not to succumb to anger proaches to meet public needs and has taken standing before these 21 coffins. How often a lead in this area as is demonstrated by the have we heard from Arab countries, includ­ awards the State's projects received in the THE NEVE SHALOM MASSACRE ing those that are the hosts of the terrorist competition. IN ISTANBUL organizations that claim credit for last Sat­ The recent contaction of the Federal do­ urday's slaughter in this synagogue, how mestic role has posed new challenges for often have we heard from them that their State and local governments and I am proud HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN war is not with Jews or Judaism, but with OF NEW YORK Zionism and the State of Israel. Their war, that Minnesotans have responded with imagi­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES they say, is not motivated by anti-Semitism native new programs. One of the honored projects is the Block Tuesday, October 14, 1986 but by frustrated nationalism. The bodies that are before us give the lie Nurse Program which helps elderly neighbor­ Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, the world was to that claim. It is classic anti-Semitism, hood residents remain in their own homes for shocked by the massacre on September 6 in hatred of Jews fueled not only by national­ as long as possible before moving to nursing the Neve Shalom Synagogue in Istanbul, ism run rampant but by primitive religious homes. According to the General Accounting Turkey. Aside from the Turkish Jewish com­ sensibilities, that led these terrorists to seek Office, from 20 percent to 40 percent of nurs­ munity and the Turkish nation, no one was out a synagogue and to massacre innocent ing home residents are not so disabled that more shocked than the many Americans of Jews at prayer. Similarly, it was anti-Semi­ they need to be in institutions. Many nursing the Jewish faith. We have become, over the tism that led their compatriots before them home residents feel they have no alternative years, interested in the history and culture of to murder Jews in synagogues in Rome, in as Medicare only provides limited reimburse­ the Jewish community of Turkey. Paris, in Antwerp and in Vienna. ment for home health care. As a member of Jews have lived in peace in Turkey from The blood that still stains the pews on the Select Committee on Aging, I am well which we sit and the ground on which we times of antiquity; their population was bol­ stand demands that we speak the truth to aware of the struggle to solve this dilemma at stered nearly 500 years ago when the Otto­ the Arab world. We say to them: Speak out, the Federal level. So far, Congress has been man Sultan sent ships to rescue members of and act finally to stop this hatred and this unable to successfully address this issue but the Spanish Jewish community, which was ex­ madness in your midst; rid yourself of this two nurses from St. Paul have been extremely pelled in 1492, and brought them to safety in deadly bigotry. For if you do not, if you con­ successful in meeting the needs of the elderly his empire. tinued to finance and to provide havens for on a local level. The American Jewish Congress has been in these murderers, you will be judged by Two registered nurses, Ida Martinson and the forefront of contracts between the Ameri­ decent men and women everywhere-indeed, Marjorie Jamieson, organized the Block Nurse can and Turkish Jewish communities, and it by history itself-to be murderers like them. Program in the St. Anthony Park neighbor­ was therefore appropriate that the president We will not succumb to anger or despair. hood of St. Paul. The program tries to avoid of the congress, Mr. Henry Seigman, attended Resolve in the midst of tragedy, confidence premature nursing home confinement by co­ the funeral of the victims of the massacre in in a better future even as we mourn our ordinating health and social services that Istanbul. dead, is a Jewish imperative. It is a sensibili­ make it possible for the elderly to stay at The moving remarks of Mr. Seigman, which ty captured so beautifully in the traditional home. The nursing staff and volunteers pro­ Jewish belief that on the day the Temple in were made at a meeting with leaders of the vide personal care, companionship, and help Jerusalem was destroyed the Messiah was Jewish community of Turkey after the funeral, born. with household chores. More than 80 elderly express the feelings of Americans-feelings of American Jews and Jews everywhere men and women have been served since the anger at the inhuman killings of worshipers, stand with you. We pray that the Almighty program's inception in 1982. Without the pro­ killings which give lie to the allegation that the will comfort the bereaved. gram, it is estimated that most of them would violence of the Middle East is a violence have had to enter a nursing home. The pro­ borne out of nationalist frustration, aimed not gram costs about $350 a month per client, at the Jewish people but at "Zionism." In the compared to about $1,000 per month for nurs­ words of Mr. Seigman: ing home care. October 14, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31225 The program has been so successful that plary new programs and policies that ad­ foreign sources during wartime for materials there are not enough trained aides to meet dress important social an<;i economic issues." and components necessary to meet the vast the demand. The Ford Foundation has grant­ The first awards were presented Thursday. quantities of military equipment that would be Of 1,347 programs submitted by state, ed the city of St. Paul $80,000 to recruit new county and local governments for evalua­ needed to sustain our fighting forces. aides and provide training and continuing edu­ tion, 10 were honored. Two of the 10 were As every sound military historian will tell cation courses for the program's current staff. from Minnesota. you, victory in World War II was not only due The grant will also support an evaluation of One was the Striving for Excellence in to superior firepower and military leadership, the program's cost effectiveness and its po­ Performance program directed by but also because of unsurpassed defense pro­ tential for wide-scale replication. The fame of the state Department of Administration. As duction by U.S. industry and labor. We were this program is spreading and I understand befits Minnesota, STEP is a public-private able to produce warplanes, ships, tanks, and that inquiries have come from all over the partnership. The program is overseen by a steering committee that includes members other weapons for ourselves and our Allies country and as far away as Japan. from business, labor, the nonprofit sector faster than the enemy could destroy them. The second Minnesota project honored by and state government. STEP invites career The Axis Powers could not. the Ford Foundation is a unique partnership state employees to propose innovations that We must face the fact that the United between the State government's mid-level promise to improve productivity, enhance States would be hard-pressed to duplicate the managers and their counterparts in the private service or reduce cost. From more than 300 defense production record which led to our -' sector. Through the STEP [Strive Toward Ex­ proposals, 40 have been selected. Employees victory in World War II. This is true despite the ' cellence in Performance] Program, career who submit accepted proposals receive billions of dollars we are pouring into efforts to government employees are encouraged to training and help in finding the resources their project needs and in cutting the red strenghten our military defenses. submit innovative proposals to improve pro­ tape that often smothers new ideas. Some In any event, I don't believe we can feel ductivity, enhance service, or reduce cost. projects also are assigned private-sector comfortable about having to depend on for­ Employees whose proposals are accepted re­ partners who provide special expertise. eign production facilities located nearer to the ceive training and assistance in finding the re­ The second Minnesota winner is the Block Soviet Union than our own, and therefore, sources to complete the project. Good ideas Nurse Program in the St. Anthony Park more subject to Soviet interdiction. are approved with a minimum of the redtape neighborhood of St. Paul. The brainchild of As chairman of the Subcommittee on Sea­ that often smothers creative ideas. two St. Anthony Park nurses, the project seeks to help elderly neighborhood resi­ power and Strategic and Critical Materials, I The Minnesota Department of Administra­ dents remain in their own homes for as long am concerned that under current circum­ tion directs the program and it is overseen by as possible. The nursing and volunteer stances, we are becoming increasingly de­ a steering committee that includes members staffs help the elderly with personal and pendent upon foreign sources for the very from business, labor, nonprofit organizations, health-care needs, provide companionship parts and components which are absolutely and leaders of several State agencies. Minne­ and help with chores. In four years, the pro­ essential to the sophisticated weapons sys­ sota has a number of successful private-public gram has helped more than 80 elderly tems now used by our Armed Forces. partnerships so it is not unusual that a pro­ neighborhood residents. Each month that one elderly person is able to remain at home That's why I am pleased that a new national gram of this type would emerge in the State. nonprofit, nonpartisan organization has been What is unusual is the rate of success this saves more than $1,000 in nursing-home fees. formed to focus greater public attention on program has achieved. Along with its award, STEP will receive the complex problems of our defense industri­ Three hundred innovations have been pro­ $90,000 to help prepare manuals and confer­ al base. That organization is the National posed, and of those, 40 have been developed ences to introduce the STEP process to Council to Preserve the U.S. Defense Industri­ into pilot projects. The innovations include an county and local governments. St. Paul will al Base, with headquarters in Washington, DC. advertising program that increased sales of receive $80,000 to recruit new aides for the The Council was recently organized by a State park permits by more than 300 percent. St. Anthony Park program and to provide group of former governmental officials, retired As chairman of the House Subcommittee on education and training for the current staff. The 10 award winners, in the Ford Foun­ military officers, business and labor execu­ National Parks and Recreation, I find that ac­ tives, and other citizens concerned about the complishment of particular interest. Other in­ dation's words, capture "a spirit of innova­ tion, displaying the qualities of leadership, erosion of our defense industrial base. The novations completed under the project in­ creativity and dedication that exist in many purpose of the Council is to direct public at­ clude: A work and training program for welfare places within state and local governments." tention to the need to strengthen the U.S. in­ recipients, an improved system of cash man­ Well said. We salute Minnesota's deserving dustrial capability, particularly as it relates to agement that has increased the State's inter­ award winners and all unhearalded state our national security requirements. est earnings, and the opening of the State's and local-government employees who seek Mr. Speaker, I want to wish success to the low-cost telecommunications system to local with equal dedication to serve the public good. new National Council to Preserve the U.S. De­ governments. The $90,000 grant from the fense Industrial Base in its efforts to imple­ Ford Foundation will allow Minnesota to intro­ ment an effective public awareness campaign duce STEP to county and local governments NEW NATIONAL COUNCIL TO AD­ to help educate the public, and inform the and to officials from other States. DRESS WARTIME INDUSTRIAL news media and policymakers about the need I applaud the people of Minnesota for creat­ BASE PROBLEMS to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base ing innovative projects to address public to respond quickly to a military crisis. needs and I commend the Ford Foundation HON. CHARLES E. BENNETT for stimulating the expansion of these innova­ OF FLORIDA tions. IN TRIBUTE TO THE PORT OF At this time, I would like to call my col­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STOCKTON-NATIONAL PORT leagues' attention to an editorial on the Min­ Tuesday, October 14, 1986 WEEK nesota projects which appeared in the Minne­ Mr. BENNETT. Mr. Speaker, a significant apolis Star and Tribune on September 27. problem facing the reliability of our defense in­ HON. RICHARD H. LEHMAN [From the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, dustrial base to meet the production demands OF CALIFORNIA Sept. 27, 19861 associated with a major military conflict is the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DESERVED APPLAUSE FOR PuBLIC SERVICE ever-increasing dependence on other coun­ Minnesotans are probably more interested tries for critical raw materials and component Tuesday, October 14, 1986 in the fuss over state park managers who parts. In peacetime it makes good economic Mr. LEHMAN of California. Mr. Speaker, hire their wives than in the national tribute sense to depend on foreign sources which during the first week in October, virtually every paid two Minnesota good-government can produce products more cheaply than U.S. American port city celebrates the importance projects Thursday. The disparity is especial­ of our Nation's ports. In special tribute to the ly regrettable in this circumstance because producers. However, should the Nation Minnesotans should be proud of the awards. become embroiled in another major conflict, Port of Stockton, located in my California dis­ In 1985, the Ford Foundation established this policy of relying on foreign materials and trict, I have joined in cosponsoring House the Innovations in State and Local Govern­ components could prove disastrous. Why? Be­ Joint Resolution 714. This resolution author­ ment Awards Program "to recognize exem- cause the United States could not depend on izes President Reagan to officially recognize, 31226 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 14, 1986 during the first week of October, the impor­ TRIBUTE TO HON. JOHN F. spawned five crucial antitrust reform meas­ tance of our Nation's ports. SEIBERLING ures that passed the House and became law The coastal, Great Lakes, and inland river in 1980. More recently, he has helped to ports are expressways through which goods SPEECH OF shape the National Cooperative Research Act worth billions of dollars pass each year. Since HON. PETER W. RODINO, JR. of 1984, the Municipal Antitrust Act of 1984, most goods in international trade are trans­ OF NEW JERSEY and the House Vertical Restraints Resolution ported by ship and pass through ports, they of 1985. are the single most important aspects of inter­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES national trade and ocean transportation. Addi­ Wednesday, October 8, 1986 Throughout this period, JOHN SEIBERLING tionally, the commitment of our ports to build­ Mr. RODINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join my has steadfastly resisted the cries of special in­ ing and maintaining modern and efficient colleagues in tribute to a dear friend and one terests for exemptions from antitrust laws. He shoreside facilities is an important contribution of the finest Members of this great body who is, in short, a man with a vision for free enter­ to the movement of international cargo. Our will retire at the end of this session-the Hon­ prise at its noblest and best. modern and efficient system of ports helps orable JOHN F. SEIBERLING of the 14th District Although I join my colleagues in expressing U.S. farmers and manufacturers to compete in of Ohio. sadness at the news of JOHN'S retirement, I the international marketplace. JOHN SEIBERLING was born into a world of wish him well in the coming years. His unique For 55 years, the inland port in Stockton, privilege. He is the grandson of the founder of compassion, wisdom and commitment will be CA, has been an important facilitator of trade the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. But despite and ocean transportation between American missed by those of us in the House and in the his great wealth and prominent ties, he has Judiciary Committee, but his legacy will live on markets and many nations abroad. The Port never forgotten those in our society who are of Stockton's deepwater facilities and oper­ for many years as all Americans continue to not so blessed. If JOHN'S work in Congress benefit from his legislative skill. ations link truck, flight, and rail systems with could be summarized in one word, it would be ocean carriers, shippers, and receivers on re­ compassion. He has consistently championed gional .. national, and international levels. the needs of the least protected members of Originally, the port district was created and our society-the poor, the elderly, the handi­ developed to provide waterborne transporta­ capped, minorities, children. For this work, tion for the abundance of products harvested LUZERNE COUNTY FOLK JOHN will be remembered by the thousands of FESTIVAL from the fertile soil of the San Joaquin Valley. Americans, in his district and throughout the Through the years, the very existence of the Nation, whose lives he touched. They will re­ port has had a profound effect upon the local member him as a man of rare decency. economy and industry, with nearly 1 million HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI tons of agricultural and related products cur­ JOHN was first elected to the House of Rep­ OF PENNSYLVANIA rently moving across its docks each year for resentatives in 1970. During his 16-year shipment to or from California and elsewhere career in the House, he has successfully led IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES efforts to win millions of dollars in Federal aboard the world's bulk fleet. Tuesday, October 14, 1986 Agriculture still plays an important and inte­ funds for businesses, housing, health care, gral part of the port's presentday operations; and the arts in the 14th District. Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased however, the Port of Stockton's influence now An ardent conservationist, JOHN authored to rise today to draw to your attention the extends far beyond that historical origin. the American Conservation Corps Act to es­ annual Luzerne County Folk Festival which Under the stewardship of Port Director Alex­ tablish a program for hiring America's youth to takes place this week in Kingston, PA. Spon­ ander Krygsman, the operation of Stockton's work to preserve public lands. To give you an sored by the Cultural Heritage Council of seaport has expanded to encompass the ad­ idea of JOHN'S commitment to preserving the Northeastern Pennsylvania, the folk festival ministration of vast capital resources and the beauty of the Nation's parks and wilderness began as a part of the national Bicentennial operation and maintenance of a comprehen­ areas, consider that a computer printout of activities and has endured as a popular cele­ sive physical plant capable of handling a wide wilderness protection bills he has managed is bration of the rich culture of Luzerne County. at least 9 feet long! variety of cargoes ranging from molasses and This year is an especially memorable one fertilizer to jet fuel and other petroleum prod­ JOHN was one of the first Members of this for Luzerne County. As the Nation joins in the ucts, clay, coal, sulfur, cement, cartons, fin­ body to condemn the insanity of the Vietnam celebration of the centennial of the Statue of ished steel, steel scrap, paper products, war, and he has continued to be a staunch Liberty, Luzerne County marks its own 200th bagged grain, and more. advocate for peac~. The Port of Stockton generates over 1,000 anniversary. The folk festival commemorates jobs directly, with an annual payroll of approxi­ Since 1971, JOHN has been one of the both of these occasions in a special tribute to mately $15 million. Another 3,000 to 4,000 most dedicated members of the House Judici­ the significant contribution immigrants have jobs are generated indirectly for a total payroll ary Committee, which I chair. His sensitivity provided to our unique American culture. In impact of over $50 million. and judgment were indispensable during one honor of the Statue of Liberty, a special dis­ The capricious nature of supply and of our Nation's darkest hours-the impeach­ play will feature prints, drawings, and news demand, inherent to international trade, re­ ment proceedings against President Richard clippings outlining the progress of its restora­ Nixon. quires a flexible approach to business, both tion, which was engineered by GSGS&B, a technologically and philosophically. In re­ The Judiciary Committee has also benefited Clarks Summit architectural firm. sponse to the constantly changing needs of from JOHN'S antitrust expertise. Before his As the melting pot of the world, America shippers who must respond quickly to the election to Congress, JOHN was a successful has always been distinguished by its rich cul­ antitrust lawyer for over 20 years. He has whims of world commerce and a fluctuating tural diversity. Old World traditions endure in fought to ensure that the Nation's laws gov­ economy, the Port of Stockton has innovative­ Luzerne County, where Americans with roots ly designed, constructed, and installed multi­ erning the merger of big businesses reflect a from all comers of the Earth have met and purpose equipment which provides highly pro­ sensitivity to consumers, employees, and the ductive, cost-effective services to port cus­ communities in which firms operate. JOHN has shared their own cultural heritage. The Lu­ tomers. played a key role in the passage of every anti­ zerne County Folk Festival is a celebration of This week, I join many of my colleagues in trust law during the last 16 years. The most this heritage, and here one can enjoy ethnic the House of Representatives to pay tribute to important antitrust initiative of this era, the food specialties, traditional folk dances, and all of the ports of our Nation, especially to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976, bears the im­ crafts created with skills passed along for Port of Stockton. In declaring the first week of print of JOHN SEIBERLING's counsel and lead­ generations. October as National Port Week, it is my hope ership. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my neigh­ that the citizens of our Nation will grow more He also was a key member of the National bors in celebrating our rich cultural heritage aware of the vital link that the port system Commission for Review of Antitrust Laws and with the 11th Annual Luzerne County Folk plays in our Nation's economy. Procedures during the late 1970's, which Festival. October 14, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31227 JOHN BUGLER SELECTED AS know him are privileged indeed. Elie Wiesel is The torture methods used in Chile are, ENGINEER OF THE YEAR a very rare and special man. unfortunately, common in many other In Jewish lore lies the belief that there exist countries. Both men and women are beaten, on this Earth 36 "righteous individuals" on submerged in water or suffocated and given HON.THOMASJ.DOWNEY electric shocks to their gums, nipples, geni­ whose goodness the world survives. We can OF NEW YORK tals and anus. Victims are threatened with only speculate as to who these 36 men and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES attack by police dogs and intimidated by women really are, but I do believe that Elie mock executions. Often they are bound in Tuesday, October 14, 1986 Wiesel is one of these. His message be­ extremely painful positions. Women are fre­ Mr. DOWNEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, it speaks our need to solemnly address the quently sexually abused by their captors. is with great pride that I rise today in recogni­ many human rights issues of our time, so that Psychological torture has increased in tion of Mr. John W. Bugler's outstanding future generations can live in peace and har­ recent years, probably because it doesn't mony. leave the dead bodies and physical scars record of achievement that has earned him that have caused problems for the Pinochet selection by the Federal Highway Administra­ By awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Elie government with human-rights groups. Vic­ tion as Engineer of the Year. Wiesel, the Nobel Committee has acknowl­ tims are deprived of sleep and placed in soli­ Maintaining our Nation's highways requires edged what many of us knew long ago: Elie tary confinment. Their clothing and person­ innovative and technical expertise. We all rec­ Wiesel is a man of peace and humanity, and a al privileges are taken away from them. ognize the need for improved roads, yet shining example in an all too often dark world. Their senses are disoriented by the continu­ become frustrated when only one lane is left ous wearing of a blindfold and overloaded by the constant, loud playing of a radio. open on a superhighway during rush hour. Mr. A STATE OF FEAR IN CHILE They are given false information about con­ Bugler, with remarkable enthusiasm and crea­ fessions of close friends and family mem­ tivity, has committed himself to addressing the HON. GEORGE MILLER bers; often they are forced to listen to these problems that plague our infrastructure. His in­ OF CALIFORNIA loved ones scream in pain as they too are novations range from specially designed con­ tortured or sexually abused. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES crete mixers and hydraulic drills to a concrete Another psychological tactic has been mix that dries in 3 hours, thereby eliminating Tuesday, October 14, 1986 added in recent years: Victims are taunted delays on road repairs without compromising Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, for with detailed information about the daily quality. In addition, Mr. Bugler has unselfishly work habits and whereabouts of family and 1O years the world has watched the brutal friends. This demonstration of the long devoted his time and personal resources to a regime of Gen. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte reach of the secret police, along with the variety of civic activities, demonstrating his torture and murder its own citizens. other tactics, heightens the victims' sense of concern for the community. The tragic toll that this rein of terror has helplessness and despair and makes them This award, richly deserved, not only recog­ taken on the entire country is dramatic and vulnerable to the torturer's demand for in­ nizes the significant contributions John Bugler serious. formation or a confession. has made in safeguarding travelers from the This month's Psychology Today outlines Often it is impossible for family members disruptive jolt of the unavoidable pothole, but what it means to live in a state of fear. to obtain information about the where­ abouts of someone detained by the police or more importantly, recognizes his unceasing The article by Amado Padilla and Lillian CNI, or to find out why someone was taken devotion to his profession and his fellow citi­ Comas-Diaz follows: away or how their health is. People are held zen. To John Bugler, I say, keep up the good A STATE OF FEAR in secret as long as 20 days before the secu­ work I shortly Chile was not unusual. The girl, who grew after she had been stopped just a few blocks up in West Germany, hotly disputed this NAACP FREEDOM FUND DINNER from her house, forced into a car by several outrageous statement, but she was the only unknown men, blindfolded and taken to a student to do so. The rest of the class re­ house of torture. She was beaten on her mained silent. HON. PETER W. RODINO, JR. back, burned on her face with a lit cigarette Young women told us that they could not OF NEW JERSEY and questioned about her father, who had see bringing children into a world that holds IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES died in exile several years before. As a final so little promise. Stories of torture and insult, her glasses were broken and she was sexual abuse by the security forces were Tuesday, October 14, 1986 robbed of money belonging to the school widespread among these women. "Who Mr. RODINO. Mr. Speaker, it will be my where she worked. could think of bringing another generation great honor to be a guest at the 72d Annual When we met her, Angelina was terrified into the world?" we were asked. NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner in Newark on that she would be stopped again. She was In a healthy environment, both young and October 24. The dinner will take place at the also afraid of reporting the attack to anyone old have dreams and hopes for the future. at the school, because she felt the govern­ In Chile we heard more about people's Quality Inn and will feature the Honorable ment-appointed school authorities would nightmares and fears than about their fan­ Sharpe James, mayor of Newark, as guest undermine her story and she would lose her tasies and hopes for their children. Instead, speaker. job. She told us that anyone who makes a people told us of the growing problems This dinner will be a special occasion for complaint or even talks about these things among the young, such as drug abuse, pros­ me and for the many Newark residents who is branded a communist or a terrorist and titution, a high rate of school dropouts and care deeply about justice and equality. It will then fired. other forms of delinquency. Hopes for the be a time to reflect on the gains we have Everyone in Chile is a victim, not just future center on emigrating and starting made-the landmark Civil Rights Acts, the those whose scars and losses are easy to see. again in Australia, the United States or "The dictatorship . . . is present day after Sweden. Voting Rights Act and extension, designation day, year after year, saturating everything," There is social protest in Chile, within of Martin Luther King, Jr. 's birthday as a na­ writes Patricia Politzer in Fear in Chile limits. The government seems to understand tional holiday, passage of sanctions against fMiedo en Chile), a candid book published that a certain amount of protest is neces­ the South African Government. It will be a last year in Santiago with the help of the sary to avoid a mass uprising. It allows some time to recall the difficult struggles-marches, Catholic church. "Its victims are not only moderate demonstrations to occur but only arrests, sit-ins-necessary to bring about those who suffer directly from its cruelty under controlled conditions. In recent years these gains. We will celebrate the warm and censorship, but also t hose who are in­ the government has also permitted profes­ friendships forged in those difficult days and different and includes those who support sional associations such as the Chilean Psy­ and justify it, because they are surrounded chological Association to hold a number of recommit ourselves to meeting the challenges by a system that determines what we can meetings about human rights and the treat­ that lie ahead-challenges posed by those in and cannot do, what we think, what we be­ ment of torture victims. the Reagan administration who seek to turn lieve, what we dream and what we are silent Social action and protest give people a back the clock on civil rights and return to the about." sense to purpose and a feeling of control, constitutional "dark ages." Not only is the government repressive, but and it is an outlet for anger and frustration. Mr. Speaker, I salute civil rights champions the economic situation is so bad that many But social action carries risks. The police like Ezella Johnson and Sally Carroll, chairper­ Chileans are living almost entirely on tea and military commonly step in with beat­ sons of the Freedom Fund Dinner; Keith and bread. Ollas comunes ings, arrests and torture. Sharing these risks can be found in some communities, through gives protesters a certain camaraderie that Jones, president, Newark NAACP; John the -efforts of local activist groups and the helps them cope. One woman, aged 69, ex­ Woods, first vice president; Delores Carter, Catholic church. But the very act of feeding plained that, "Since 1973 I have lost my second vice president, Daisy Stokes, secre­ the less fortunate is viewed as subversive by husband, sons, sister, brother-in-law and tary; Denise McCoy, assistant secretary; the government, and these groups are har­ nephew to this regime. I have no family. I Mamie Hale, treasurer-all of the Newark assed and attacked. only have the other members of this organi­ branch of the NAACP. In this situation, many people find that zation of families of the disappeared. Each Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege and the best thing to do is not to complain or person here is a member of my family. To­ pleasure to take this opportunity to pay tribute seek answers. "De eso no se habla" . He continues to support the ing representative of the legal profession Guests at the fundraiser asked Edgar to B'nai B'rith youth program and has served before my colleagues in the U.S. House of oppose Inilitary aid to the government of as its District Advisory Board Chairperson. Representatives. Turkey and to continue to support human In addition to his leadership in B'nai B'rith, rights in Cyprus. Joey, known as 'The Broker of Venice,' has Paul Kotrotsios, of Havertown, general been President of the Venice Reality Board, manager of the Greek Radio Network of President of the Venice Chamber of Com­ TRIBUTE TO CONGRESSMEN America, said the Greek community is also merce, and was honored by the Santa JOHN McCAIN AND ELDON RUDD asking for the withdrawal of all Turkish Monica Chapter of the National Conference military forces from Cyprus. Cyprus was in­ of Christians and Jews. He is a Rotarian, a vaded by the Turkish Army in 1974, he said. member of the Masonic Order, and with HON. MATIHEW G. MARTINEZ "We're asking for human rights in Millie, active in the Del Rey Yacht Club and OF CALIFORNIA Cyprus," said Panos Lambrias, president of members of Sinai Temple. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Cyprus Brotherhood of Delaware Millie, born in Memphis Tennessee, came Valley. "In Cyprus, 230,000 people are refu­ to Santa Monica in her teen years, and Wednesday, October 8, 1986 gees in their own country." became a member of the Santa Monica BBG Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Military aid has to be cut until there's a where she met Joey honor two friends and colleagues, JOHN fair solution, Kotrotsios said. through their active involvement in the McCAIN and ELDON RUDD, who will be leaving The fundraiser, which was attended by ap- B'nai B'rith Young Adult Organization. the House of Representatives at the end of proximately 40 people, was hosted by Dr. Both served as presidents in the higher Nick Tsirakoglou and his wife, Depina. Tsir­ ranks of the organization at the regional, this year. As a Representative from a neigh­ akoglou is president of the Federation of district and national levels. Their marriage boring State, California, I know that the Arizo­ Hellenic American Societies of Philadelphia has been blessed with three children and a na delegation, the California delegation, and and the Hellenic Flame. grandchild. The Baker home has been open the rest of the House deeply appreciate their October 14, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31233 service, and will miss both JOHN and ELDON RADIO WNWK-FM on the Commission's recommendations, and, when we begin the 1OOth Congress next year. unless Congress enacts legislation to continue There can be no doubt that both JOHN and HON. JAMES H. SCHEUER or modify the budget process, it would expire ELDON have been in the forefront in the fight OF NEW YORK on March 15, 1988. to ensure that this country's criminal statutes IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I think I've been as strong a serve as effective deterrents to crime. ELDON, supporter of the budget process over the Tuesday, October 14, 1986 as a former FBI agent, has introduced legisla­ years as anyone around here. I voted for it in tion to impose the death penalty for those Mr. SCHEUER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to 1974, and I've vigorously upheld its provisions who are seriously involved in illicit drug deal­ bring to the attention of my colleagues a through the years as a member of the leader­ ing. This certainly has helped to provide impe­ unique, not-for-profit radio station that broad­ ship and the Rules Committee. But, like many tus for this year's drug bill and the increase in casts to my district and to the Metropolitan of my colleagues, I've begun to wonder just penalties for illegal drug dealers. Without New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area. how effective it has been and how much it ELDON'S work and leadership on this issue, WNWK-FM is a multilingual, multiethnic sta­ may be distorting and disrupting the regular tion that programs in 41 languages, 24 hours the drug bill would certainly not be where it is authorization and appropriations processes. a day, 7 days a week. The station has ap­ today. JOHN, on the other hand, has worked I've formed no final opinions on those ques­ proximately 4 million listeners, many of whom tions, but I do think they are legitimate enough to impose severe penalties for those convict­ find WNWK's community service orientation to ed of child kidnaping offenses. Certainly, this to warrant a full-scale review of the budget be their only source of information, instruction, process by a distinguished Commission com­ crime is extremely serious, and must be pun­ job opportunities, and news· concerning their prised of Members of Congress, the public, ished severely. I also wish to thank JOHN for ethnic community and homeland. the executive branch, and the Comptroller his support of improved English proficiency in Since 1983, WNWK has been operated by General. The Commission would report back this country. Global Broadcasting, Inc., under an interim li­ to us by next September 30. Our committees I know that the Congress will miss both cense. Since that time, the station has operat­ would than have until the end of the year to JOHN and ELDON and their dedication to their ed within the guidelines, expectations, and op­ work. I wish both of them good luck in future erating procedures of the FCC. report legislation either continuing the budget endeavors. WNWK and Global Broadcasting have do­ process in its present or modified form, or rec­ nated 100 percent of the station's profits to ommend its termination. charitable causes throughout the 3 years of its If Congress does not enact legislation spe­ operations. This has amounted to more than cifically extending or modifying the budget process by March 15, 1988, the acts would TRIBUTE TO JOHN SEIBERLING $200,000 each year. Included in these charita­ ble causes are groups like the Fresh Air Fund, expire. The bill would apply to both the Con­ Newark Youth, Community College scholar­ gressional Budget and lmpoundment Control ships, the Boy Scouts, and drug rehabilitation Act of 197 4, and the Balanced Budget and HON. RICK BOUCHER centers. Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the OF VIRGINIA In 1985, WNWK was awarded the Associat­ so-called Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that there are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ed Press "Outstanding Community Service Award" for its region. On September 22, those who will argue that this should be strictly Wednesday, October 8, 1986 1986, the Associated Press announced that an internal review by the House and Senate Mr. BOUCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor WNWK, for the second year in a row, had since we are dealing primarily with the con­ Representative JOHN SEIBERLING, who is retir­ won this prestigious award. gressional budget process. But I would dis­ ing from the Congress after 16 years of serv­ As the interim licensee, Global is prohibited agree for two reasons. First, the 197 4, Budget ice. I have had the privilege of working with by the FCC from competing for the permanent Act provides for not only a congressional JOHN through his chairmanship of the Public license. My intere!?t and concern is for the sta­ budget process, but the Presidential impound­ ment and deferral authority as well. And the Lands Subcommittee as well as his member­ tion and for the continuation of a community ship on the Judiciary Committee. service, multilingual, multiethnic broadcast 1985 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit service that will serve "the public interest" as Control Act not only amends the Congression­ I will always be grateful to JOHN for his hard the FCC is charged to do. al Budget Act, but requires the President to work and strong support in obtaining the pas­ I hope the FCC will study and review the submit budgets which conform with the maxi­ sage of my Virginia Wilderness Act in 1984. adequacy and availability of multilingual and mum deficit amount each year, and to issue The effort to set aside these pristine lands multiethnic broadcast service to the Metropoli­ the Executive order sequestering funds if we had been ongoing for a number of years, and tan New York area. The FCC should properly don't meet that deficit target through the regu­ JOHN'S assistance was invaluable in finally seek participation in the study from the appro­ lar budget process. So, it is important that ex­ achieving this wilderness designation. In addi­ priate committees of Congress and from indi­ ecutive branch officers and employees be rep­ tion to the Virginia Wilderness Act, JOHN suc­ viduals with considerable experience in the resented on this review Commission. cessfully guided 19 other wilderness bills to programming and broadcasting of multilingual, Second, we must never lose sight of the enactment during the 98th Congress. multiethnic programming and community serv­ fact that the way we budget in both branches ice. I will also remember JOHN for his willing­ ultimately affects the people and the alloca­ ness to address the complex and vital issue tion of their tax dollars for public purposes. of the high rail rates charged by railroads that BUDGET PROCESS SUNSET The budget process is much bigger than the enjoy a monopoly over transportation lines. REVIEW ACT internal mechanics of the Congress and the JOHN introduced the Railroad Antimonopoly executive branch. It is the determining force in Act to address this concern for shippers of HON. TRENT LOTT how the people's money will be spent. As such, there should be public representatives bulk products, and I enjoyed working with him OF MISSISSIPPI on this Commission. to advance the bill through our mutual mem­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bership on the Judiciary Committee. The Rail­ Mr. Speaker, I am not suggesting that we Tuesday, October 14, 1986 road Antimonopoly Act made impressive should delegate to the Commission the ulti­ progress this year, and those of us committed Mr. LOTT. Mr. Speaker, today I am introduc­ mate power to decide the future of the con­ to injecting competition into the rail industry to ing the "Budget Process Sunset Review Act gressional and executive budget processes. I reduce high railroad rates will miss JOHN'S of 1986." The bill would establish a bipartisan have not provided in my bill for an up-or-down able leadership in the 1OOth Congress. commission to study the impact of the budget vote on the final recommendations of the process on the two branches, and recom­ Commission. Instead, I have simply required I wish JOHN well in his deserved retirement, mend whether the process should be contin­ that the appropriate committees consider and I thank him for his years of service to the ued, modified or terminated. The bill would those recommendations and report to their re­ Congress and the American people. further require Congress to consider and act spective Houses their own recommendation 31234 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 14, 1986 as to whether the budget process should be House. Two public members shall be ap­ caust are not forgotten, that they have not continued, modified or terminated. pointed by each, and not more than four ex­ died in vain. In over a score of books and The action-forcing mechanism in all this, of ecutive branch officers or employees, four essays, he has reminded us of the horrors of course, is the sunset date which will fall some Senators, four Representatives. Not more than three members for each category of six which man is capable, and of the responsibil­ 5112 months after the Commission report is shall be of the same political party. In addi­ ity that we all bear to head the Scriptural call submitted. If legislation is not enacted by that tion, the Comptroller General shall serve as and "undo the heavy burden and let the op­ March 15, 1988, date, then the two Budget a member. A chairman and vice chairman pressed go free." Acts covered would expire. shall be elected by the members. His selection today as a Nobel Peace laure­ I know there will be those who will argue Miscellaneous: Provisions are made for ate places him in the company of such previ­ that this is an invitation to inaction by those in staff, per diem for non-Federal members ous winners as Andrei Sakharov, Mother Congress who, for a variety of reasons, <$150), travel, hearings, and consultants. To Teresa, Lech Walesa, and Archbishop Des­ the maximum extent possible, the Commis­ oppose one aspect or another of the current mond Tutu. Like them, Elie Wiesel possesses budget laws. But, I do not agree that either sion would draw on existing executive and congressional staff having budgetary exper­ those rare gifts of strength, courage, and House will let these acts expire without taking tise. grace that enable him to "speak truth to a vote on the alternatives. The very fact of a Report. The Commission shall submit its power." He has been a conscience and a cat­ report by a distinguished commission should final report to Congress not later than Sept. alyst, a man of honesty and of compassion. provide sufficient impetus for us to consider 30, 1987. I know every Member of the House joins and vote on its recommendations or any op­ Congressional Review & Action: The me in extending our heartfelt words of con­ tions that might be proposed by our commit­ report shall be referred to the appropriate gratulations to Elie Wiesel on his selection for committees of the House and Senate which tees. I do not think the American people this great honor. The Nobel Committee re­ would forgive us for killing the budget process shall conduct hearings and report their rec­ ommendations to their respective Houses no flects honor upon itself for having made such by inaction. later than Dec. 31. 1987. a magnanimous and fitting selection. On the other hand, if we do not put in place Sunset.· Following such committee reports, a sunset date as an action forcing mecha­ unless legislation is enacted by March 15, nism, I fear we will continue to putter along 1988, specifically continuing or modifying PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR with the present system without taking the the budget acts referred to above, such acts SUPERFUND time or trouble to seriously consider the work shall cease to be effective on that date. of the Commission. I want this Commission's HON. JOHN D. DINGELL report to be something more than a dust-col­ CONGRATULATIONS TO NOBEL lector on a shelf, for a change. The sunset . LAUREATE ELIE WIESEL OFMICfilGAN review process provided in my bill is the best IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES way to ensure that result, in my opinion. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues on both HON. EDWARD F. FEIGHAN Tuesday, October 14, 1986 sides of the aisle to join me in this sincere at­ OFomo Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, Congress has tempt to examine in-depth the current oper­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES spoken on the vital issue of reauthorizing a ation of our budget process and determine Tuesday, October 14, 1986 strong Superfund bill by overwhelming pas­ whether or how it should be continued. I think sage of the Superfund conference report by it's obvious to everyone that things are terribly Mr. FEIGHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to extend a word of thanks to the Nobel Committee for both the House and Senate. It is a strong bill. out of kilter in Congress, and that the over­ It is a reasonable compromise. It is legislation powering presence of the budget process is a its selection of this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, as well as a word of congratula­ vitally needed by our Nation, and particularly major factor in that equation. I am hopeful this needed by States like Michigan which has 66 budget process sunset review proposal will tions to the winner, Boston University Prof. Elie Wiesel. toxic dumpsites on EPA's national priority list. point the way out of this morass. This places the ball in the President's court. At this point in the RECORD, Mr. Speaker, I Elie Wiesel's selection for ·the Nobel Peace Prize is a heartening recognition of his pro­ He can make a wise decision and sign the bill. include a brief summary of my bill. The sum­ On the other hand, he can make a very fool­ mary follows: found vision, dedication, courage, integrity, and remarkable ability to communicate the ish and ill-advised decision and veto the legis­ R.R. 5699 lation. Should the President take the foolish BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROPOSED BUDGET PROCESS horrors of the Nazi Holocaust to the world community. The Nobel Committee's citation and ill-advised course of action, the Congress SUNSET REVIEW ACT will certainly override his veto. The question [Introduced by Representative Lott, Oct. 14, for the award clearly expresses why Elie Wiesel has earned this extraordinary honor: now is one of timing. 1986] I believe the vast majority of American citi­ Tille: The "Budget Process Sunset Review Elie Wiesel has emerged as one of the most important spiritual leaders and guides zens want a Superfund program, and will not Act of 1986". stand for one man to stand in its way. Edito­ Purpose: To establish a Commission on in an age when violence, repression and Budget Process Review, require congression­ racism continue to characterize the world. rials published in newspapers throughout the al consideration of the Commission's recom­ Wiesel is a messenger to mankind; his mes­ entire country reflect this public attitude. For mendations, and to sunset the budget proc­ sage is one of peace, atonement and human this reason, I urge my colleagues to read the ess if no action is taken to extend or modify dignity. His belief that the forces fighting following editorial entitled, "Superfund: Con­ it by March 15, 1988. evil in the world can be victorious is a hard gress Steps Up To An Environmental Prob­ Establishment of Commission: There is es­ won idea. lem," which was published in the October 9 tablished, not later than 60-days after en­ That idea is one that is shared by all who edition of the Detroit Free Press. actment, a Commission on Budget Process care about the cause of human freedom and SUPERFUND: CONGRESS STEPS UP TO AN Review. The Commission would cease to dignity, a cause for which Elie Wiesel has de­ exist on Dec. 31, 1987. ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM Purpose of Commission: The purpose of voted so much of his life and his work. Congress clearly decided it had enough the Commission is to study and review the As a child, he was deported from the small with the backing and filling over Super­ operation and effectiveness of the Congres­ town of Sighet in present day Romania, and fund-one of the more useful and effective sional Budget and Impoundment Control sent to the concentration camps at Auschwitz federal environmental programs-and both Act of 1974, and the Balanced Budget and and Buchenwald. At Auschwitz, his mother the Senate and the House have now voted Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and and his younger sister died; at Buchenwald, overwhelmingly to fund the program at $8.5 their impact on congressional and executive his father. Wiesel was separated from two billion for fiscal 1987. The money will come operations with a view to determining older sisters, and did not learn that they had from taxes on industries whose pollutants whether such Acts should be continued, made Superfund necessary in the first modified, or terminated. survived until the war has been won and the place. Membership: The Comm.ission shall be concentration camp survivors were liberated. President Reagan. has threatened to veto composed of 19 members including six each In the years since that liberation, Elie the bill. Mr. Reagan takes a dim view of the appointed by the President, President pro Wiesel has devoted his life to ensuring that revenue side of the measure because he op­ tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the the millions who lost their lives in the hole- poses the imposition of any new taxes. October 14, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31235 Well, hurrah for the Senate. By a vote of KILDEE HONORS REV. JOSEPH CFrom the New York Times, Oct. 14, 19861 88 to 8-a crushing majority-it sent Mr. R. ROBB OF MICHIGAN HIGHLY SENSITIVE TEST CAN DETECT DIOXIN Reagan a message the C1 > the government YEARS AFTER EXPOSURE has a health-and-welfare responsibility to the citizenry to spur the cleanup of toxic CBy Erik Eckholm) wastes by holding industries responsible for HON. DALE E. KILDEE Using tools of breathtaking sensitivity, sci­ their own messes, and <2> it is not possible OF MICHIGAN entists have learned that they can discern for the government to do its work without traces of dioxin that have persisted in a adequate revenue, which means taxes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES person for years, even decades after expo­ Environmentalists had almost despaired, Tuesday, October 14, 1986 sure. The advance should help resolve the thinking that perhaps Congress would let painfully inclusive debate over the dangers Superfund die. Some of the more zealous Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to of the notorious chemical. got a kick out of industry-bashing, which pay tribute to the long and distinguished The proof that exposure leaves lasting contributed to the crisis over Superfund's career of Rev. Joseph R. Robb. Reverend remnants is a breakthrough, scientist say, retention. But once apprised of the facts of Robb will be celebrating the 40th anniversary because efforts to study the long-term the matter, the Republican-majority Senate of his ordainment on October 26, 1986, at the health effects of dioxin and related chemi­ did the right thing. Now, so has the House. cals have been subverted by uncertainty Mr. Reagan ought to put down his "Manual Knights of Columbus Hall in Davison, Ml. about who was really contaminated and who of Absolutely Doctrinaire Economic Reverend Robb went to Fowlerville High was not. Thought" long enough to see what many of School from where he graduated in 1937. He The steadily improving technology indi­ his partisans in the Senate have seen about then chose to attend Sacred Heart Seminary. cates only the presence of the chemicals, the necessity of Superfund. He graduated in 1943 and 3 years later on and says nothing about their impact on In any event, a presidential veto of the ap­ October 26, 1945, at the Diocese of Lansing, health. But with a method finally available propriation would almost surely be overrid­ Reverend Robb was ordained into priesthood. for knowing who to compare with whom, "it den, and how, on the heels of the override will be possible to study health effects for He started his vocation in Flint that same year more precisely than in the past," said Dr. of his South African sanctions, can that at St. Michael's as an associate pastor. Over help the president's broader political cause? Peter C. Kahn of Rutgers University. Dr. the following 1o years Reverend Robb took Kahn, a biochemist, was co-leader of a study on three more positions as associate pastor, of dioxin levels in Vietnam veterans con­ first at St. Mary's in Jackson, then at St. ducted for the New Jersey Agent Orange TRIBUTE TO DOMINIC DI Commission. FRANCESCO Mary's in Kalamazoo, and finally at St. Mary's in Three Oaks. From 1957 to 1962, he served With techniques that can identify mere as pastor at St. Mary's in Swartz Creek and parts per quadrillion of chemicals in human fat-a quadrillion is a 1 followed by 15 HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS then from 1962 to 1968 as pastor at St. zeros-scientists have discovered that dioxin OF PENNSYLVANIA Mary's in Paw Paw. Then in 1968 he came persists in the body far longer than previ­ back to Flint to preside at the Holy Rosary ously assumed. Recent studies of victims of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Church, where he serves as pastor yet today. industrial accidents, vietnam veterans who Tuesday, October 14, 1986 Currently, Reverend Robb is also the chaplain handled dioxintainted herbicides and resi­ at the Bishop Joseph H. Albers Knights of Co­ dents of a contaminated area of Missouri Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, the Pennsylvania have all found telltale traces of high past American Legion could not have made a lumbus Council No. 4090 in Davison. Mr. Speaker, during his 40 years of service, exposure. better choice when it elected Dominic Di­ In test animals, dioxin is one of the most Reverend Robb has succeeded in far surpass­ Francesco to serve as its 1986-87 State com­ poisonous substances known; minute ing his expected duties as pastor. Our com­ mander. In fact, Dominic is so well thought of amounts are deadly, and extended exposure munities and the congregations that he has and respected in Legion circles that he was to lower levels causes cancer and birth de­ led have greatly benefited by the dedicated elected to the coveted post without opposi­ fects. In humans, high doses of the chemical and unselfish services of Reverend Robb. It is are known to cause skin eruptions and liver tion. That, in my opinion, is quite an honor and indeed an honor and a privilege to pay tribute and neurological ailments. Lower, repeated a high achievement. to this highly regarded man on his 40th anni­ exposures have caused damage to the Having personally known Dominic Di­ versary of ordainment. immune system, but efforts to show an iron­ Francesco for many years, I find it especially clad link to subsequent cancers or other ill­ satisfying to pay tribute today to a man who ness are mirped in controversy. The main object of study so far has been has dedicated his entire lifetime to serving his NEW JERSEY AGENT ORANGE country and community. Dominic, or Donnie Di the form of dioxin believed to be most dan­ COMMISSION WORK YIELDS gerous, 2,3,7,8-TCDD. This chemical as well as his friends call him, was elected American NEW TEST FOR DIOXIN EXPO­ as dozens of other dioxins and more than Legion State commander on July 12, 1986. SURE 300 related chlorine-containing chemicals Prior to his election, he served successfully at known as furans and PCB's resist break­ every level of leadership in the Legion and down and accumulate in the food chain. continues his active involvement in his home­ HON. JAMES J. FLORIO In the coming years, as the detection method is standardized and its meaning is town post 594, Middletown. OF NEW JERSEY Highlights of his American Legion service better understood, it could help identify IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES those who actually have dangerous amounts include 19th district commander and State of dioxin and need special medical atten­ vice commander from the central section as Tuesday, October 14, 1986 tion. Equally crucial, it may also bring peace well as positions on various national commit­ Mr. FLORIO. Mr. Speaker, I have several of mind to many veterans and others who tees and commissions. Dominic, who was a times in the past drawn the attention of my find that, contrary to their fears, they were Navy communication technician during the Ko­ colleagues to the work of the New Jersey not seriously contaminated. Test results will rean war, is currently employed as a planning Agent Orange Commission. The commission probably also be introduced as evidence in lawsuits involving charges of dioxin damage. and resource specialist at the New Cumberland has been at the forefront of scientific research Army Depot. But scientists caution that not enough is relating to tracing the levels of dioxin still known about the meaning of the technology Dominic has chosen as his theme for the present in Vietnam veterans who were ex­ to justify widespread screening. year, "Success is a journey and not a destina­ posed to agent orange during the Vietnam For now, among other benefits, the tech­ tion." This theme is most appropriate in that it war. nique appears likely to break the seven-year accurately reflects a man who has never As my colleagues will learn from the follow­ logjam that has blocked a Federal epidemio­ rested on his laurels but has always strived to ing article there has been substantial progress logical study of whether some Vietnam vet­ go one better. made in the means of discovering the exact erans were harmed by dioxin. The chemical Mr. Speaker, I wish to extend my congratu­ was a contaminant of Agent Orange, an her­ levels of dioxin still in Vietnam veterans. bicide sprayed during the Vietnam War. De­ lations to Dominic DiFrancesco with the back­ I commend the article to my colleague's at­ spite veterans' pleas to answers, Federal sci­ ing of the entire Congress for his many jobs tention. entists have so far been reluctant to under­ well done. The article follows: take the study, which was mandated by 31236 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 14, 1986 Congress in 1979. Officials have argued that SWEDISH DETECTIVE WORK body. But no one expects to see many more the military records of herbicide spraying Use of this method for detecting exposure volunteers for this. and troop movements are insufficient to to dioxin and related compounds was pio­ Many scientists said that for the time identify those exposed with the precision neered by Dr. Christoffer Rappe of the Uni­ being there was no point in individuals, out­ necessary for a scientifically valid compari­ versity of Umea in Sweden, who in the late side of formal studies, having their fat ana­ son of health. Until recently, senior Federal 1970's began studying tissue from factory lyzed for dioxin contamination. Dr. Houk officials resisted the assertion of outside sci­ workers and later worked with Japanese sci­ said he feared that "fly-by-night labs" entists that analysis of fat tissue could clari­ entists studying victims of a 1968 incident in would produce "meaningless results." fy the matter. which cooking oil was contaminated with Even at the best laboratories, "we can get But just last month, at a conference in PCB's and furans. a number, but how do you interpret it clini­ Japan on dioxins and related compounds, Over the last few years several American cally?" asked Dr. Kahn. "Why should a phy­ scientists from the Federal Centers for Dis­ scientists began using the technique on vet­ sician get a number if he doe.sn't know what ease Control announced that residents from erans, industrial accident victims and treatment to give?" But maybe, he said, an area of Missouri exposed to contaminat­ others. Dr. Arnold Schecter of the State things will be different four or five years ed soils did indeed have markedly higher University of New York at Binghamton, for from now. dioxin levels in fats from blood and body example, showed that the general popula­ tissue than a control group. And last month, tion of industrialized countries was contami­ the C.D.C., which is managing several major nated with a "background level" of dioxins IGLWU OPPOSES HOMEWORK health studies of Vietnam veterans, drew up and furans, apparently because the chemi­ DECISION plans to study fats in the blood of 450 veter­ cals appear in many pollutants including in­ ans to validate the accuracy of estimates of dustrial and incinerator emissions and ex­ HON. BARNEY FRANK Agent Orange exposure drawn from mili­ hausts from cars burning leaded gasoline, tary records. This could eliminate the chief and have also been present in widely used OF MASSACHUSETTS scientific objection to the proposed large­ herbicides. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES scale epidemiological comparison of veter­ Dr. Schecter and colleagues have also Tuesday, October 14, 1986 ans exposed to Agent Orange and those who studied dioxin in the tissues of people in were not. Vietnam and most recently showed that Mr. FRANK. Mr. Speaker, the people who The planned study of blood fats, which workers doused with dioxin in a West oppose the recent decision by this administra­ must first be approved by the Congressional German factory in 1953 still carried an aver­ tion to undo the restrictions on industrial work Office of Technology Assessment, will take age of 25 times more of the chemical than being done at home are not motivated by op­ about six months, according to Dr. Vernon their countrymen. position to the desire of people to earn a Houk, director of the Center for Environ­ While outside scientists have welcomed living, but rather by concern that those work­ mental Health at the CDC. If results show the change of heart by the Federal Govern­ that exposures can be reliably estimated ment regarding the utility of the detection ing at home have historically been exploited from records, then the larger health survey method, the C.D.C.'s plans have not escaped by employers. will finally get under way, he said. controversy. Everyone agrees that obtaining People working at home are far less likely Exposure estimates used in the Air Force's blood samples is less intrusive and simpler than those working in shops or factories to be continuing "Ranch Hand" study of men in­ than obtaining fat tissue. But Dr. Schecter given the benefit of protections embodied in a volved in spraying herbicides will also be said that many scientists think it is prema­ variety of laws. The point is well illustrated by tested against the detection method, Dr. ture to rely on blood samples alone, as the a recent article in the AFL-CIO Federationist, Houk said. He said that it would not be fea­ C.D.C. plans to do. He has argued that fat tissue samples, with which scientists have written by Jay Mazur, president of the Interna­ sible to apply the detection procedure itself, tional Ladies Garment Workers Union. ILGWU which costs $1,000 a sample, on the large far more experience, were still necessary for scale required for the broader health sur­ confidence in results. But Dr. Houk asserted was a pioneer in protecting vulnerable work­ veys. that blood specimens could produce equally ers from exploitation, and it continues to be The Federal agency also plans to study reliable results. one of the staunchest defenders of workers people suffering five uncommon types of DISPUTE OVER TECHNOLOGY rights in American society. I ask that Mr. cancer that dioxin is suspected of causing, Like nearly everything about dioxin, the Mazur's article be printed so that people can to see if victims have had unusual dioxin ex­ relevance of the new technology to the con­ understand exactly what motivates ILGWU in posures. troversial court settlement between Viet­ its principled and thoughtful opposition to the At last month's conference in Japan, Dr. nam veterans and the makers of Agent homework decision. Kahn presented the results of the New Orange is also disputed. The judge who de­ HOMEWORK Jersey study, which found that ten veterans vised the settlement, which is now under who handled Agent Orange in the late The Reagan Administration has decided appeal, concluded that it was impossible to to legalize industrial homework in the in­ 1960's had an average of 48 parts per trillion prove who was damaged by Agent Orange, of dioxin in their fats, ten times the level in dustries in which the Labor Dept. banned it and that a fund should be shared among almost half century ago. The Administra­ a control group of veterans. According to any veterans and their families suffering ills Wayne Wilson, executive director of the tion would have us believe that restrictions possibly related to the chemical. on homework are a relic of the past, when New Jersey Agent Orange Commission, the Some who already opposed the settle­ study was undertaken because of frustration in fact the conditions these regulations were ment, such as Mr. Wilson of the New Jersey intended to prevent have returned with a with what he called the "footdragging of commission, himself a veteran, and Dr. the Federal Government" on the matter. In vengeance. The sweatshop has risen again Schecter, said that rather than ignoring the on our cities reviving the scenes of crowded the coming months the health status of the question of who actually suffered health exposed and control groups will be com­ factories and sewing in tenements, child damages, as they say the settlement does, labor and starvation wages which were the pared, although in this study the number of they want to pursue answers. And studies subjects is too small to yield conclusive evi­ shape of this country at the turn of the cen­ using the detection method should make tury. To legalize homework under these con­ dence of dioxin's dangers. this possible. But others observe that the In the detection method, chemical resi­ ditions is a return to the industrial Dark settlement involves legal as much as medical Ages. dues in fat are analyzed with gas chroma­ issues, that it will be impossible to prove tography and mass spectrometry. Elements that an ill person was not damaged by 50-YEAR "EXPERIMENT" of fat likely to contain the target chemicals Agent Orange and that it will be years more When the Administration of the Wage & are separated from the rest, vaporized and before any medical answers are likely. Hour Division of the Labor Dept. moved in their molecules given an electric charge. As Even with the new technology, scientists 1942 to outlaw homework in seven indus­ they pass through magnetic fields, the say, major questions about dioxin's dangers tries-jewelry, gloves and mittens, knitted charged molecules land at different points will remain unanswered. Current trace outerwear, women's apparel, buttons and on a detector according to their weights, levels of the chemical do not, for example, buckles, handkerchiefs and embroidery-he producing a pattern on a graph for analysis. necessarily tell how great the initial expo­ had good reasons to do so. He knew that the The technology is advancing to ever more sure was, because scientists do not know Fair Labor Standards Act, which prescribes exquisite levels of sensitivity, but it is reli­ how much the gradual process of chemical minimum wages, maximum hours and other able only with extraordinary quality-control breakdown varies among individuals. labor standards, could not be enforced measures that have been mastered by a One European scientist recently aston­ unless homework was abolished in these in­ handful of laboratories so far, scientists ished his colleagues by swallowing some dustries. He knew it from his own experi­ said. dioxin to follow its passage through his ence; he knew it from the experience of October 14, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31237 state governments over more than a half The Fair Labor Standards Act calls for a states and five previous U.S. Secretaries of century. minimum wage, based on earnings per hour. Labor, fought the Administration's attempt Sweatshops and homework have always Unless there is a government inspector in to legalize homework. Finally, after pro­ gone hand in hand. In a factory, no matter every home where industrial work is carried tracted legal battles, the Dept. of Labor how exploitative, workers still have some re­ on, how is it possible to know how many went ahead in 1984 with a much more limit­ course. They may join together in collective hours were worked? There are no time ed proposal-lifting the ban on homework action, they may look for the union organiz­ clocks, and if there were, who would super­ in the knitted outerwear industry only and er, they may call in the government inspec­ vise them? The law forbids child labor creating a system or registration. This was a tor. But send the work home-to a worker under a certain age. How many eyes would return to the failed efforts by many govern­ who has had to pay for her own machine Uncle Sam need to peer into all those ment agencies in the decades before 1942 to and her own electricity-and it is impossible homes to see when a child is watching TV or "regulate" industrial homework. for workers to join together in their own de­ handling pins or doing both? fense and it is impossible for the govern­ The law calls for employer and employee FAILED REGULATION ment to inspect for minimum wage, child payments to government programs such as The Dept. of Loabor's efforts to regulate labor, or health and safety violations. unemployment insurance, social security, industrial homework in this one industry­ The Dept. of Labor itself in 1967 ington ever know how many cousins, sisters, of other apparel industries-have been no said it very clearly: aunts or neighbors are paid to lend a hand more successful than earlier attempts. This "While there were distinct advantages to with the work-without any contributions failure is hardly surprising, since there is the employer who used homeworkers, all to government funds? The law also requires little evidence that the Dept. of Labor other persons involved suffered. that a certain percentage of the pay will be under Reagan even made a good-faith effort "Industrial homework means: deducted for income taxes. But payment to to enforce the new regulation. "To the homeworker-long hours and low homeworkers is notoriously a cash oper­ Few employers in the knitted outerwear pay. ation, a vigorous part of the underground industry have registered with the Depart­ economy, with under-reporting or non-re­ ment of Labor, and in most of these cases "To the children of the homeworker­ porting of income. child labor, with its attendant evils. the employer has been found in violation of "To the fair-minded employer-unfair DECADES OF FAIRNESS the Fair Labor Standards Act. Record-keep­ competition, because he has to compete From 1942 until Ronald Reagan was elect­ ing, the key to any effort to regulate home­ with the employer who pays lower wages ed President, the ban on industrial home­ work, has been deficient in nearly all cases. and who passes on part of his overhead cost. work was unchallenged. Like the minimum Little effort has been made to crack down "To the factory worker-a constant threat wage and the ban on child labor, they were on homework operations which fail to regis­ to standards of hours, wages, safety and part of the industrial decency which the ter. The government investigates homework other established working conditions. New Deal has brought to this country. primarily on a complaint-only basis, despite "To the consumer-the risk that many Even the arch-conservative ideologues of the clear evidence that homeworkers-out products he uses have not been subject to the Reagan Administration would not dare of fear and desperation-rarely complain. the protective sanitary regulations of the to repeal the minimum wage or the ban on In the face of all this-in the face of factory." child labor or the basic protections of almost a century of hands-on proof that li­ The problem is an old one. The first at­ worker safety which the labor movement censed homework cannot be regulated, in tempt to regulate industrial homework was has gained over so many decades. Yet, by le­ the face of a rising tide of industrial home­ in 1871 by the state of Massachusetts. galizing homework in these industries-in­ work to violate the industrial code and the For nearly half a century before 1942, dustries chosen because they were histori­ tax law, in the face of the most recent expe­ state after state and then the federal gov­ cally most prone to exploitation and sweat­ rience in the knitted outerwear industry­ ernment tried to "regulate" industrial shop conditions-the Reagan Administra­ the Dept. of Labor now proposes to lift the homework while licensing it and they failed. tion effectively proposes to repeal these ban in the remaining six sectors covered The long experiment in the laboratory of basic labor standards for our most vulnera­ since 1942. reality proved that unless industrial home­ ble workers. This new effort to "get government off work was banned, it could not be controlled. Moreover, by the late '70s, the sweatshop the backs of people" will effectively end fed­ It became abundantly clear that industrial had reappeared in an industry which had eral labor standards in the industries where homework was a way, the simplest way, to barely changed in structure and technology sweatshops have flourished on the backs of break laws intended to protect workers, chil­ in 50 years. A combination of factors includ­ those workers who most need protection. dren, other producers and consumers. When ing a large influx of immigrants, many of Some are recent immigrants, often undocu­ the state passed a law regulating child labor them undocumented, growing competition mented, with limited knowledge of English in factories-where inspection is relatively from low-wage imports and cuts in labor or awareness of their rights, but others are easy-the number of children in homework standards enforcement due to government American citizens, who are poor and desper­ rose. When a law was passed regulating the budget cutting contributed to the rise of the ate for work. hours of work for women in factories, work­ sweatshop. Labor Departments across the In reporting on the findings of John ers were given bundles of piece goods to sew country were finding illegal industrial Horn, New Jersey's Labor & Industry Com­ at home. homework, for wages commonly as low as $1 missioner, the Atlantic City Press in 1981 In the early New Deal days, the federal to $1.50 an hour. Clearly, there could not noted the particular vulnerability of immi­ government moved to license and regulate not have been a less auspicious time to grant workers: "In illegal operations, the industrial homework-just as the states had repeal the ban on industrial homework. homeworkers are poorly paid and the work­ tried to do. The Reagan Administration, allied with ing conditions are not checked. Many em­ The United States Children's Bureau con­ right-wing and anti-labor forces throughout ployers pay the foreign homeworkers in cluded of the New Deal experiments under the country began the attack on industrial cash, not only evading state and federal the National Industrial Recovery Adminis­ homework early in Ronald Reagan's first income tax, but also cheating the workers tration: "Great gains were made where the term-on May 5, 1981, when they first pro­ out of ligitimate social security and unem­ codes prohibited the giving out of home­ posed legalizing all industrial homework. ployment comnpensation benefits." work. But in the industries in which home­ From the start, the Administration por­ Frank Mercurio, Regional Administrator, work was still permitted, even though limit­ trayed their assault on our basic rights and Employment Standards Administration of ed by certain regulations, the ancient evils protections as a defense of individual liber­ the U.S. Dept. of Labor, at a 1981 hearing continued to exist and to constitute a ty. Their efforts, they claimed, were in de­ held by the New York State Dept. of Labor, menace to the higher labor standards that fense of the freedom to work of a group of added: "Homeworking is a perfect vehicle had been achieved for factory workers." Vermont women who made knitted ski caps for utilizing and taking advantage of undoc­ in their homes. These workers were a far umented workers." GOVERNMENT FAILED cry from the typical homeworker-they Yet precisely at this moment when the The inability of government agencies to were rural, middle-class women who worked most unscrupulous employers are turning to enforce minimum labor standards as long as in pleasant and spacious homes. Yet even in homework, the Labor Department decides homework was permitted finally compelled this ideal setting, frequent violations of the to make homework legal. Why? the Dept. of Labor to ban industrial home­ minimum wage were found by the Labor The answer lies not in policy or in fact, work in seven industries in 1942. Dept. but in ideology. This Adminstration has felt The testimony is there. But even in the The International Laides' Garment Work­ compelled to pursue its ideological convic­ absence of the long historical record, simple ers' Union, joined by other unions, legiti­ tions regardless of the real suffering inflict­ common sense tells why it is impossible to mate apparel employers, community organi­ ed-on the growing numbers of the poor, "regulate" homework once it is licensed. zations, the Depts. of Labor of various the unemployed, the homeless, the exploit- 31238 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 14, 1986 ed. They believe that the body of social pro­ timated 900 dead, 150,000 homeless and United States to provide whatever emergency tection built up over decades is merely a re­ $600 million of damage. and relief assistance may be needed. straint on personal freedom, and that It was with great sorrow and sympathy that President Duarte has said the earthquake sooner or later, everyone will flourish if only we release the free market to do its we here in the United States learned of this has caused more damage than that caused by magic. disaster. The Salvadoran people have spent 7 years of guerrilla war. It will be several We will continue to resist this Administra­ the past decade struggling courageously months before a full assessment of the tion's ideological fantasies, because we in against war, terrorism, and other man-made damage can be evaluated and reconstruction the ILGWU know that to license homework disasters. It is most unfortunate that they find plans drafted. When those assessments and is to license industrial hell. We cannot stand the tremendous progress which they have plans are completed, I, for one, will stand by while the Administration turns back the made over the past several years so badly clock to the industrial Dark Ages. ready to do what I can to help the Salvador­ damaged by this natural disaster. ans in the massive rehabilitation and ~econ­ In response to this tragedy, the United struction job that lies ahead. STATEMENT BY DANTE FASCELL States has shipped supplies of relief assist­ The Salvadoran people have demonstrated ON THE SAN SALVADOR ance-tents, blankets, water bladders, folding great fortitude in the travails they have con­ EARTHQUAKE litters. It has also dispatched rescue and dis­ fronted and begun to overcome during the aster technicians-a 5 member assessment past decade, and they deserve our help and team, a 15 member medical unit, a 4-dog and prayers. HON. DANTE 8. FASCELL handler team, and a 5 member rescue team OF FLORIDA from Dade County. To date, the U.S. Govern­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment has provided approximately $1.5 million in assistance, and it has transported $1.5 mil­ Tuesday, October 14, 1986 lion in donated medical supplies. Over the Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, on October 10, coming days and weeks we will be providing 1986, an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the additional assistance. At the present time, ex­ Richter scale hit the city of San Salvador, El isting authority and funds under the Foreign Salvador. The effect was devastating-an es- Assistance Act are adequate in order for the