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VAT WOULD BE ECONOMIC new revenue source in comparison to in­ been made of the possible salutary effects on DISASTER creases in income tax rates. Since higher the balance of payments from adopting the marginal tax rates are the worst possible value-added tax, there is . . . no evidence way to raise additional revenue, because that it had any material impact on the bal­ HON. JOE KNOLLENBERG they penalize economic success, a VAT natu­ ance of trade." OF MICHIGAN rally looks better by comparison. Equally misleading is the argument that is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES While it is certainly true that a wholesale the driving force in the push for a VAT-that replacement of the existing income tax sys­ a VAT will improve the rate of saving. While Wednesday, April 28, 1993 tem with a consumption-based tax would im­ there may be some small impact on saving Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I strong­ prove our economic performance, this is not from raising the cost of consumption rel­ ly oppose a so-called value added tax or VAT. really the option the Clinton administration ative to saving, the real impact on saving is considering. In fact, the administration's would come from using revenue from a VAT In virtually every country where a VAT has own ideology would prevent that. Here's either to reduce the federal budget deficit or been implemented government has grown dra­ why: The academics' favorite schemes-such to lower taxes on capital. However, a "Hil­ matically. I would like to share with my col­ as rewriting the tax code to replace our cur­ lary VAT"-a VAT dedicated to paying the leagues the attached article on the VAT by rent progressive income-tax scale with a health-care costs of America's uninsured Bruce Bartlett. He is currently working on a pure consumption tax- would result in mas­ citizens-will do neither. (In fact, widening study of the VAT for the Alexis de Tocqueville sive tax cuts for the rich and massive tax in­ the state's role as a health-care provider Institution. creases for the poor. (Everyone needs to stands little chance of narrowing the budget Mr. Bartlett shows that in the past 25 years spend on necessities, but such spending rep­ deficit. Medicare and Medicaid, our two resents a greater share of the poor's income.) major existing state programs, have helped the level of taxation in the European Economic Even exempting necessities such as food bring the deficit to its current level.) Community has risen dramatically. The reason from the tax and instituting higher rates on Despite this, the Clinton administration is the VAT, which has been adopted by vir­ luxury items cannot fully offset the will undoubtedly seek to widen support for tually every country in the EEC. I believe that regressivity. That would certainly not fit in its VAT by claiming that VAT revenues will the adoption of a VAT in this country would with the administration's " tax the rich" and serve two purposes-to pay for health care lead to the same dramatic growth in the size " make them pay for the 1980s" philosophy. and to reduce the deficit. History, unfortu­ and power of the Federal Government. Consequently, the only way a VAT could nately, suggests that higher taxes seldom, if ever come about is as an additional revenue ever, lead to permanently lower deficits. [From the Wall Street Journal, Apr. 16, 1993] source. And that is the path the administra­ Higher revenues simply finance higher NOT VAT AGAIN! tion has chosen: It wants not only higher in­ spending. This was certainly the case in Eu­ (By Bruce Bartlett) come taxes, but also a VAT to pay for widen­ rope. As the figure illustrates, total taxes as a It's no real surprise that the Clinton ad­ ing the state's role in health care. Should support for a VAT strengthen in share of gross domestic product in the Euro­ ministration has suggested it will consider a pean Economic Community were only a lit­ value-added tax to fund our nation's health­ coming weeks, VAT advocates will probably cite the experience of Europe to buttress tle higher than in the U.S. in the mid-1960s. care reform. The VAT is one of those ideas However, in the late 1960s virtually every that pops up every few years as the cure for their argument. In particular, it is fre­ quently argued that a VAT will improve the country in Europe adopted a VAT. The result everything from the low rate of personal sav­ was that the share of taxes in national in­ ing to the trade deficit. In years past it has trade balance. The reason for this is because the tax would apply to imports at the border come in Europe rose steadily, year after not gotten very far, because there was not year, while remaining relatively constant in yet a critical mass of support for it. The new but be rebated on exports. Thus it appears at first glance that a VAT penalizes imports the U.S. Taxes in Europe are now far higher mood of " national sacrifice" means, how­ than in the U.S., and most European coun­ ever, that this critical mass may have been while providing a de facto subsidy on ex­ ports. tries continue to run budget deficits of simi­ achieved and that the likelihood of a VAT in lar magnitude to those in the U.S. as well. our future has become almost overwhelming. In fact, a VAT does nothing either to pe­ nalize imports or subsidize exports. Since all While it is difficult to prove that the VAT What would prompt American consumers caused taxes and spending to rise, there is to back what, for their pocketbooks, is the domestically produced goods include the VAT, imposition of the tax on imports only strong evidence to support this view. For ex­ equivalent of a national sales tax? One an­ ample, a recent study for the International swer is the desire to promote saving. Now puts imports and exports on the same foot­ ing; both are taxed equally. Similarly, while Monetary Fund by David Mellor concluded there seems to be a growing consensus that introduction of a VAT does increase the among academic economists and within the the VAT is rebated on exports, once they enter another country with a VAT the tax share of taxes in national income. The rea­ business community that the U.S. ought to son is that the introduction of a VAT. which shift its tax system more toward a consump­ would again apply. Exports to countries without a VAT would be treated the same as requires collection of a tax at every stage in tion-based tax system and away from the in­ the manufacture of a product, builds tax bu­ come tax. This is because a tax on income they are now. Once again, imports and do­ mestically produced· goods would be on the reaucracy substantially. The revenues from penalizes saving and investment in a way a cash cow like the VAT in turn build gov­ that consumption taxes do not. same footing. To be sure, it is certainly preferable from ernment and encourage government spend­ BEFORE WE BUY a trade standpoint to have a VAT instead of ing. (C. Northcote Parkinson's second law: A bipartisan commission representing both some other tax that is not rebatable. Some " Expenditure rises to meet income.") labor and business, chaired by Sens. Sam portion of corporate taxes, property taxes THE ALLURE TO CLINTON Nunn (D ., Ga.) and Peter Domenici (R., and other taxes paid by American businesses Even VAT supporters, such as Charles N.M.), last fall recommended that the whole are obviously included in the prices of their McLure of the Hoover Institution, concede federal tax system be scrapped in favor of goods and services. Insofar as companies in the point: " If foreign experience is any one that taxes only consumption, exempting other countries do not pay such taxes or pay guide, introduction of a VAT would facilitate all saving and investment. Sens. David Boren them at lower rates, they would have a com­ growth in the relative size of the federal gov­ (D., Okla.) and John Danforth (R., Mo.) are petitive advantage over American firms. ernment, whether the VAT was initially in­ reportedly working on such a plan. However, every country with a VAT also has troduced to raise additional revenue or only Before we buy the idea of a Clinton VAT, these taxes as well, often at much higher as a subs ti tu te for existing taxes." though, we should remember that virtually rates than American firms pay. It's not hard to see why the Clinton admin­ every study that has ever found significant Thus it is not surprising that adoption of istration is tempted. The allure of the VAT economic benefits from adoption of a VAT the VAT by European countries failed to im­ is that it is the most efficient tax ever de­ has assumed that it would replace some ex­ prove their trade balances. As Henry Aaron vised-it reduces output less per dollar isting tax- for example, the corporate tax. of the Brookings Institution notes in a study raised than any other tax known. A VAT Studies also frequently look at the VAT as a of the VAT in Europe: "Though much has that raises the same revenue as our existing

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8567 tax system would certainly lead to incr eased solid partnership of Federal, local government, Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to our Nation's growth. However , its Achilles' h eel is tha t it nonprofit, and community efforts. The services registered nurses. invaria bly leads to significantly higher tax funded by the Federal CDBG Program, admin­ Mr. Speaker, the week of May 3 represents levels fo r everyone over t ime. President istered by the local governments and often de­ National Nurses Week. The event will cele­ Reagan said a VAT " gives the government a brate the 2.1 million registered nurses in the chance to blindfold the people and grow in livered by local nonprofit organizations, relies stature and size." The higher t ax burden heavily on the dedication and good will of all United States. They are our largest health probably negates most of the beneficial ef­ these combined efforts. care resource, able to provide 60-80 percent fects of the VAT . Befo r e the U.S. considers a During National Community Development of primary and preventative care traditionally VAT for heal th care. defi cit reduction or a ny Week 1993, the residents of Cook County, IL, done by physicians. And, with the aging of the other purpose, ther e must first be some guar­ gave special thanks and recognition to all par­ American population, the demand for their antee tha t it will not become a pure money ticipants whose hard work and devotion to cost-effective, quality care is even greater. machine for a still-wasteful government. their neighborhoods and their residents help The U.S. Department of Labor projects the ensure the quality and effectiveness of the creation of nearly 350,000 new jobs for reg­ TRIBUTE TO A PHILADELPHIA Community Development Block Grant Pro­ istered nurses by the year 2000. ARTIST gram. Mr. Speaker, the health care system in this Today, I would like to take this opportunity country may be in trouble, but the nurses of to acknowledge the outstanding work being this country have delivered a solid century HON. THOMAS M. FOGUETIA worth of care under rigorous conditions and OF PENNSYLVANIA done, both locally and nationally, by the Com­ with little complaint. I commend them for their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES munity Development Block Grant Program. I am sure that my colleagues join me in rec­ selfless efforts on behalf of their fellow citi­ Wednesday, April 28 , 1993 ognizing this worthwhile program and the zens. I join the rest of America in honoring Mr. FOGLIETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today great job that has been done all over the Na­ these consummate professionals during Na­ to pay tribute to Mr. Reginald Beauchamp, for tion and specifically in Cook County, IL. tional Nurses Week. his lifetime of service to the city of Philadel­ phia. Donating his time, energy, and artistic talent, he has made Philadelphia a better JEANNETTE HERBERT, GOOD A TRIBUTE TO MARTIN place for all its citizens. SAMARITAN GOLDSMITH I best remember Reginald's fine journalistic work with the Evening and Sunday Bulletin in HON. RICHARD E. NEAL HON. THOMAS M. FOGUETIA OF PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia. It was always a pleasure to read OF MASSACHUSETTS any article under his byline. He has also gen­ IN THE HOU SE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES erously donated his time to numerous other Wednesday , April 28, 1993 Philadelphia organizations, including the Unit­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Mr. FOGLIETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ed Way, chamber of commerce, the Police Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I to honor Mr. Martin Goldsmith, the recipient of Athletic League, and the Hero Scholarship would like to share the news of an award this year's Anti-Defamation League Torch of Fund. The school children of Philadelphia being given to a truly remarkable woman. Liberty Award. Mr. Goldsmith has earned th is have benefited from his creative energies as Jeannette Herbert of Bellingham, MA, will be award through his almost 20 dedicated years he spearheaded such programs as spelling honored as Senior Mother of the Year in a of service to the Albert Einstein Healthcare bees, writing awards, scholastic press con­ ceremony Sunday, May 2, 1993. Foundation in Philadelphia. During his tenure, ferences, and the annual schools on parade For those who know Mrs. Herbert this rec­ Mr. Goldsmith ensured that the foundation re­ showcase for Philadelphia's public and paro­ ognition should come as no surprise. For the mained true to its origins, providing quality chial schools. past 15 years of her retirement she has de­ health care to all those in need, regardless of Perhaps most importantly, Reginald has voted all of her efforts to aiding the poor used his talents to beautify our great city. He race, ethnic origins, or ability to pay. Mr. Gold­ through the Edmundite Missions, a Catholic smith's selfless dedication to the pursuit of has freely donated dozens of his artistic cre­ nonprofit organization based in Selma, AL. ations to all areas of Philadelphia both for es­ human rights and equal opportunity for all Mrs. Herbert mails clothing and other goods people is the essence of what the Torch of thetics and to honor numerous causes impor­ three times a year to the mission. At Christ­ tant to the community. Liberty Award embodies. Rather than living for mastime, she includes dolls and toys in her the moment, Mr. Goldsmith has worked to­ For all of his dedication to making the Phila­ mailing. Jeannette became familiar with the ward a better future for all Americans. delphia community a better place, I stand with Edmundite Missions when she was a young his family, friends, and all the citizens of Phila­ Therefore, I rise with Mr. Goldsmith's family, girl in Vermont. friends, and colleagues to applaud his dedica­ delphia in honoring Richard Beauchamp. He is Although she has spent many years helping an example to us all. tion to the principals of the Albert Einstein the people at the mission, she only recently Health Foundation, for which he has been visited Selma. There she saw firsthand the ef­ honored with the prestigious Torch of Liberty TRIBUTE TO 1993 COMMUNITY DE­ fects of poverty and her efforts to help these Award. The Philadelphia community is hon­ VELOPMENT WEEK IN COOK people. She went back to Bellingham more ored by his longtime service. COUNTY, IL determined than ever to aid these people in Selma. HON. WIUJAM 0. LIPINSKI Mr. Speaker, please join me in wishing con­ TRIBUTE TO MARIA HIGH SCHOOL gratulations to Mrs. Herbert for this well de­ MUSIC STUDENTS OF ILLINOIS served award. May she continue her goal of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES helping the truly needy of this world. HON. WILUAM 0. LIPINSKI Wednesday , April 28, 1993 OF ILLINOIS Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES recognize National Community Development TRIBUTE TO OUR NATION'S Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Week which took place the week of April 5- REGISTERED NURSES 11, 1993. Cook County, IL, is an active partici­ Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pant in the Community Development Block HON. JAMFS A. TRAACANT, JR. pay tribute to a group of young ladies from Grant [CDBG] Program which funds numerous OF OHIO Maria High School in Chicago, IL. Recently, social services, economic development, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES six students participated in the Northshore housing programs in this community located Concert Band and Northwestern University within the Third Congressional District of Illi­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Festival of Music which took place on Satur­ nois. Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today day, March 20, 1993, at the Regenstein Music Cook County, IL, recognizes that the Com­ in honor of a sector of society that makes dif­ Center at Northwestern's campus in munity Development Block Grant Program is a ficult times a little bit more bearable. Mr. Evanston, IL. 8568 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 Monica Jendzio, senior; Audra Prialgauskas, invited by President Bush to the White House gave land to the city of Warren from the family sophomore; Amy Simmons, sophomore; and to attend the formal signing of the official Law property to be used as a park, replete with Katie Uznanski, freshman, each won First Di­ Day Proclamation. ponds, shelter houses, and gardens. vision Medals. The girls are instructed by Judge Larkin is a member of the ABA's 60- In his will, Packard designated that funds Maria's flute teacher, Miss Anna Belle O'Shea. member executive-nominating-committee would be set aside in a trust to build a music In addition, Monica Jendzio received a First which is responsible for the selection of the hall and finance the establishment of a band Division Medal for piano. president of the American Bar Association and to play in it for the "edification and entertain­ Amy Fiedor, senior, and Denise Mickalski, its other officers. He has served on the faculty ment of the people of Warren." The Packard junior, won First Division Medals in the vocal of Anna Maria College and, in recent years, Music Hall officially opened October 15, 1955, section guided by their instructor, Sister The­ has taught at the National College of the Judi­ at a cost of $1.4 million. resa Papsis. ciary, at Reno, the Army's Judge Advocate Today, the hall is the center of cultural and Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate General's School at Charlottesville, VA, and entertainment programs in the Warren area. It these students for their fine performances and the Naval Justice School at Newport, RI. has hosted everything from wedding recep­ I wish them all the best for the years to come. On November 1, 1992, Judge Larkin re­ tions and small gatherings to gala balls and, of ceived the Distinguished Jurist Award and course, the free Packard Band concerts. For Medal of the St. Thomas More Society of the two decades the hall gained national recogni­ JUDGE FRANCIS J. LARKIN, Worcester County Bar Association. He has tion as the home of the Kenley Players. It also PUBLIC SERVANT been chosen as a Knight of the Holy Sep­ served as a temporary home for hundreds of ulcher and is a patron of the Vatican Art Mu­ Warren residents who were flooded out of HON. RICHARD E. NEAL seum. their homes in 1959. OF MASSACHUSETTS For more than 20 years, Judge Larkin has Mr. Speaker, W.D. Packard gave a commu­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES been a member of the board of directors of nity in my district a gift which will last a life­ Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Bos­ time. If it is true that music feeds the soul, Wednesday, April 28, 1993 ton. On January 15, 1993, he was invested in Warren has been truly enriched. Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, it the American Association of the Master is with great pleasure that I rise to pay tribute Knights of the Sovereign Military Order of to a man who has been a shining light in the Malta in New York. It is the highest honor be­ TRIBUTE TO LEON S. COHAN judicial sector of this Nation. It is with great stowed from the Vatican in Rome, Italy. pride that we honor Judge Francis J. Larkin, a Mr. Speaker, I salute Judge Francis J. HON. JOHN D. DINGEil man who has accomplished great things as a Larkin for his many years of service to the OF MICHIGAN judge, an educator, and in his church commu­ community as an educator and a judge. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nity. Francis is a man who has given of himself Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Francis J. Larkin, a native of Milford, MA, through his integrity, his talents, and his graduated from Holy Cross College in 1954, church. Mr. Speaker, today we honor Judge Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased and went on to attend the Georgetown Univer­ Francis J. Larkin, a model public servant who, and honored to pay tribute, on behalf of my sity Law Center where he graduated with hon­ throughout his career, has contributed tremen­ Michigan colleagues, to Leon S. Cohan on his ors. Upon graduation, he was immediately ap­ dously to the justice system in this Nation and impending retirement from the Detroit Edison pointed to the faculty and received a master of aided our understanding of it. Co. laws degree in 1958. On May 31, 1993, Leon ends a long and Subsequently, Judge Larkin joined the U.S. successful career divided between public serv­ Army and served 3 years as a member of the TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM DOWD ice-as the longest-serving deputy attorney Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps, leav­ PACKARD general in Michigan history-and private in­ ing active duty in 1961 with the Secretary of dustry, where he has been Detroit Edison's the Army's Commendation Medal. Francis has HON. JAMFS A. TRAACANT, JR. general counsel, a trusted advisor to three remained active in the Army Reserve since his OF OHIO chief executive officers, and the founder and separation from active duty and presently IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES guiding force behind his company's govern­ holds the rank of colonel. He is the senior ment relations organization. This organization, U.S. Army Reservist trial judge and has lec­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 under Leon's guidance, has given valuable as­ tured widely, in this country and in Europe, on Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sistance to my colleagues in the Congress as trends and developments in military law. honor of a man with a dream when it came to we have struggled with difficult energy legisla­ Following his discharge from the service, he music. He loved marches, military music, and tion over recent decades. Leon's influence served as a clerk with the Honorable John the men who played it. But, Mr. Speaker, most was always evident in the honesty and candor Hartigan on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals importantly, William Dowd Packard loved the of Detroit Edison testimony and in the integrity for the First District. In 1963 he was asked to city of Warren, OH. of the responses provided to our information join the faculty at the Boston College Law Mr. Speaker, when Mr. Packard wrote his requests. School as assistant dean and assistant profes­ will in 1920-3 years before his death-he But perhaps Leon Cohan's greatest con­ sor of law, being promoted later to associate made sure that his dream of keeping music tribution to the community has been as a com­ dean, and full professor. alive in Warren would come true after he had mitted private citizen. The makeup of this dear Judge Larkin served 22 years as a member passed on. Now, 70 years later, his dream man is reflected perfectly in the causes to of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of has become an important part of the cultural which he has been committed and the passion Massachusetts [Milford District Court] and as a and entertainment life in the Warren area. with which he has pursued them: Racial and member of the appellate division of the district Mr. Packard and his brother formed a com­ religious harmony and respect for all people; court department. For over 15 years he has pany in 1890 to produce incandescent carbon­ support for the arts so that their benefits might edited the Judges Journal, the national publi­ arc lamps and transformers. In 1899, they built be available to all; ethics in our government cation of the Judicial Administration Division of the first automobile bearing the Packard institutions and leaders; and research to treat the ABA. Under Judge Larkin's leadership this name-a car which quickly became a re­ and end the horrible disease of cancer. journal has won several notable national spected name in the automotive industry. It Leon has dedicated himself to bringing peo­ awards. also led to Packard developing a new product, ple of diverse backgrounds and deep-seated By appointment of the president of the automotive ignition cable. In 1903, the auto­ suspicions together-as a member of the American Bar Association, Judge Larkin cur­ mobile business was moved to Detroit, but the Race Relations Council of Metropolitan De­ rently serves as chairman of the ABA's stand­ cable and manufacturing business remained in troit, as three-term president of the Jewish ing committee on association communications. Warren. The Packard Electric Division of Gen­ Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, and In this capacity he has lead the committee eral Motors Corp. is still one of the area's larg­ as one who has always been ready to mediate charged with coordinating all Law Day-U.S.A. est employers. Mr. Packard's commitment to differences. His service in this regard has events throughout the Nation. In 1991, he was his community was evident in 1911, when he been recognized with: The NAACP-Detroit April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8569 Branch's Judge Ira W. Jayne Award, given an­ The record of history is clear, Sowell writes. Where government controls have been ef­ nually to a person outside the black commu­ The growth of government is the worst thing fective-whether in Europe, Asia, Africa, or nity who has given outstanding service that that could happen to a nation. But I will let the Western Hemisphere- they have been devastating in their impact. High taxes, eco­ builds and benefits all segments of the Detroit Sowell speak for himself. nomic controls, and price-fixing have left community; the Israel Histradrut Menorah GOVERNMENT IS BEST WHICH GOVERNS LEAST wrecked economies and hungry people in Award for leadership and achievements; the There was a special irony in President their wake for hundreds of years and among Fellowship Award of the American Arabic and Clinton's talk on the occasion of the 150th people of every color, language, and religion. Jewish Friends of Metropolitan Detroit; the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jeffer­ Even today, Russia faces an economic cri­ Knights of Charity Award from the Pontificial son. Although Slick Willie tried to suggest sis because it has not allowed free market in­ Institute for Foreign Missions; the Judge that Jefferson would be supporting his pro­ stitutions to develop. In terms of its natural grams if he were alive today, it was Jefferson Learned Hand Award, from the Institute of resources. including oil and gold, Russia is who said: "That government is best which one of the richest countries on earth. But no Human Relations of the American Jewish governs least." one in his right mind would invest the bil­ Committee, for outstanding service that has Obviously, the Clintons believe that that lions of dollars needed to develop that benefited the community; and election to the government is best which governs most-­ wealth without being assured of property international Heritage Hall of Fame by the which fixes prices, raises taxes, and man­ rights and freedom from confiscatory tax­ Friends of the International Institute of Metro­ dates all sorts of programs on all sorts of ation and nationalization policies. politan Detroit. businesses and professions. The same is true in much of the Third History is all on the side of Jefferson, how­ World, where people are living in poverty on In support of the arts, he has served as: ever. chairman of the Michigan Council for the Arts; top of immense mineral weal th and in the Many of the great intellectual, scientific, midst of fertile land and favorable climates. a member of the Arts Commission of the City and technological advances which we associ­ The only clear beneficiaries of activist of Detroit, which is the governing body of the ate with the West originated in fact in Asia. government policies are the people in gov­ Detroit Institute of Arts; director of the Univer­ But much of Asia had far more powerful gov­ ernment, whose egos are allowed full play, to sity of Michigan Musical Society; director of ernments, controlling much larger regions, use the rest of the people as guinea pigs for the Concerned Citizens for the Arts in Michi­ than the governments of medieval Europe. their bright ideas and social experiments. The net result was that the stifling influence gan; and, most recently, founder and president There was a reason why Thomas Jefferson of government control was much less effec­ said, " That government is best which gov­ of the Arts Action Alliance. tive in Europe, which took many of these In recognition of his outstanding contribu­ erns least." Unfortunately, there are also Asian discoveries and inventions and devel­ reasons why petty egotists like Bill Clinton tions he has received the Governor's Arts oped them far beyond the levels reached in and Hillary want to get their hands on the Award for Civic Leadership in the Arts. the lands where they originated. levers of power and run our lives for us. Leon received a gubernatorial appointment China, for example, had clocks before Eu­ to the State Board of Ethics in 1973 and rope and for some time its clocks were more advanced than those of Europe. However, the served with distinction on that board for nearly Chinese government kept these clocks for it­ POLL WORKERS HONORED 20 years, the last 5 as chairman. self and did not let them out among the In fighting cancer he served three terms as masses. In Europe, however, no government HON. DEAN A. GALLO chairman of the board of trustees of the Michi­ of that era covered as vast an area as the gan Cancer Foundation and was honored by Chinese empire, nor was its control as secure OF NEW JERSEY the foundation with lifetime membership on its and pervasive where it did govern. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES board. There was no way for the anointed to keep Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Leon has received the Distinguished Alumni the clock to themselves in medieval Europe. Cities and towns began building clock towers Mr. GALLO. Mr. Speaker, every time an Award from the Wayne State University Law all over the continent. As they competed election is held anywhere in America, our local School and the Distinguished Service Award with one another for distinction, numerous election officials rely on the services of scores of the Wayne State University Board of Gov­ little improvements were made here and of men and women-many of them senior citi­ ernors. there-and eventually clocks in Europe be­ zens-to staff the polling places and ensure Earlier this month he was named a came better than clocks in China. Whether in Europe or Asia, governments the integrity and fairness of the election proc­ "Michiganian of the Year" by the Detroit ess. News. love to control things. Asia, however, had the misfortune to develop large and strong Each dedicated poll worker puts in a very Leon also has been a friend and mentor to governments before Europe-which is to say, long day and receives minimal pay for their scores of men and women in government they could stifle their own people's creativ­ work. Every poll worker I've ever met was service, in industry and in their personal lives. ity more effectively than European govern­ working at the polling place out of a sense of Many are now in leadership roles throughout ments could. civic duty and patriotism. We could not run our Sometimes governments in Asia and the our Nation. I dare say that everyone who has democracy without these people. been touched by Leon Cohan has been a bet­ Middle East were wise enough to ease up on their people, in order to promote prosperity But, since 1991, in accordance with the ter person for it. 1990 Budget Reconciliation Act, any poll work­ I am pleased and honored to pay these re­ and increase the government's revenue with­ out having to raise the tax rates. But what er who receives more than $100 a year in spects to a dedicated servant of the commu­ required wisdom in Asia often required only compensation-and that is most of them-is nity and my good friend, Leon Cohan. insufficient government power in medieval subject to 7.65 percent Social Security [FICA] Europe, where fragmented sovereignties re­ withholding tax. Those who work at the polls sulted from feudal barons and the competing are offended by this petty bureaucratic exer­ GOVERNMENT IS BEST WHICH power of the Catholic church, later further GOVERNS LEAST fragmented by the rise of Protestantism. cis~and I don't blame them. By and large, governments governed less in Many poll workers are resigning rather than medieval Western Europe than in China, pay this tax. One wrote to a local election offi­ HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON India, or the Ottoman Empire because they cial in my district, saying: OF NEW YORK had no choice. European governments had As a senior citizen who has worked on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES price controls, protectionism, and all sorts of polls for many years I must protest the tax Wednesday, April 28, 1993 other monkeying with the economy cen­ taken from my pittance called sal­ turies ago-just what the Clinton adminis­ ary. * * * I am 79 years old and have no de­ Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, every once in tration wants to do today in the name of duction. This tax was taken from my non­ a while we encounter a newspaper column "change"-but fortunately many of these taxable funds. If this policy is to continue, I which, in a mere few words, gets right to the government controls were more easily have worked my last election. evaded in those days. bottom of what's gone wrong in this country. Another wrote: Thomas Sowell's recent column about the In many parts of Europe, elements of the free market came into existence long before You can count me out in the future if this unwarranted growth of the Federal Govern­ Adam Smith came along in the eighteenth is the way it is to be. We get little enough ment was printed in the April 24 Albany century to expose the economics fallacies for 14 hours whether we're busy or not. Most Times-Union, the largest daily newspaper in and political chicanery behind government of us are senior citizens who really are vol­ our district. economic controls. unteering our time and effort-and then we 8570 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 are to pay tax on it or even have to go SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS depreciation for short wheel-base vehicles pur­ through the process of getting a refund? Not TOM RUSSO HONORED AS EAST­ chased before October 1, 1991. These limita­ this volunteer. ERN DISTRICT ATHLETIC DIREC­ tions were approved by Congress as part of I believe it's time to show our election day TOR OF THE YEAR the lntermodal Surface Transportation Effi­ poll workers that we respect and appreciate cier.cy Act [!STEA] of 1991. The bill would the contribution they are making to help our HON. RICHARD E. NEAL also provide a moratorium on the withholding democracy work. That is why I am today intro­ OF MASSACHUSETTS of any Federal highway money to the State of ducing legislation that would exempt election IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ohio until the Secretary makes a determina­ day workers from FICA withholding. tion on whether or not to grant Ohio a waiver. I urge my colleagues to join me by cospon­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Mr. Speaker, failure to approve this meas­ soring this much-needed legislation. Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, ure will have a damaging impact on Ohio's being an educator is one of the most impor­ trucking industry. Following the enactment of tant professions. As a former educator I rise !STEA on October 1, 1991, Ohio was required today to pay tribute to an outstanding resident to adopt the motor vehicle weight limitations of A TRIBUTE TO 50 YEARS OF of my district, Mr. Tom Russo. the Federal bridge formula by October 1, HAPPINESS Springfield resident Thomas Russo was 1992, or face losing its apportionment of Fed­ honored on March 22, 1993 as the eastern re­ eral highway funds. The Ohio Department of HON. THOMAS M. FOGUE'ITA gional winner of the National Council of Sec­ Transportation issued 8-month temporary per­ OF PENNSYLVANIA ondary Schools [NCSSAD] award program by mits to those trucking companies with equip­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the National Association for Sport and Phys­ ment not in compliance with the new weight ical Education [NASPE] at its national conven­ limitations. These permits expire at the end of Wednesday, April 28, 1993 tion in Washington, DC. At the convention, Mr. May 1993. Mr. FOGLIETIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Russo competed with four other district win­ According to the Ohio Trucking Association, to help celebrate the 50th wedding anniver­ ners from around the country for the National 10,000 trucks in Ohio are affected by the new sary of James and Eunice Lee Banks Brodie, Athletic Director of the Year Award. weight limitations. Under the Federal bridge residents of Chester, PA. Joined in holy matri­ The list of Tom Russo's accomplishments is formula, many Ohio trucking companies will mony on April 15, 1943, James and Eunice long and impressive. Besides his serving the have to underload their vehicles-damaging help us to reafirm our faith in the sanctity of Springfield Public Schools as supervisor of their profits in an industry that already has a marriage, and remind us of the true meaning athletics for the past 16 years, Mr. Russo re­ narrow profit margin of about 2 percent. of the word commitment. Along with their two cently completed his term as president of the The trucking companies affected made deci­ daughters, Eunice Paulette and Valerie, they Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Admin­ sions-prior to enactment of !STEA-to pur­ have formed a stable, loving, and lasting fam­ istrators Association. He is also a member of chase equipment based on what Ohio law was ily, at a time when the American family is sup­ the District F Athletic Directors Association, at the time of the purchase. Since Ohio has posedly in decline. Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Di­ been forced to adopt the Federal bridge for­ So on this wonderful day, I rise with the rectors Association, and Pioneer Valley Inter­ mula, companies that made purchases of legal friends and family of James and Eunice Brodie scholastic Athletic Conference executive equipment now find that much of their equip­ to celebrate their golden anniversary and wish board. ment no longer meets State standards. It is them many more happy anniversaries in the Besides being an outstanding educator and only fair that these companies be allowed a future. administrator of athletic programs, Tom Russo reasonable period of time to depreciate this has made his life an example to others as a equipment, before being forced to purchase person who gives to his school and commu­ new equipment or make alterations on their nity. In his hours of tireless and selfless work existing vehicle fleet. TRIBUTE TO ENID TOUHY he has improved the lives of students who Many of these trucking companies not only learn that teamwork extends into their lives, ordered equipment prior to the implementation HON. WIWAM 0. UPINSKI and does not end on the playing field. of the law, they also signed contracts to move Mr. Speaker, I salute Tom Russo for his a specific amount of freight at a given price. OF ILLINOIS dedication to school athletics and the students If a waiver is not granted, as of June 1, 1993 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES who compete in them; and congratulate him these companies will no longer be able to Wednesday, April 28, 1993 on being honored with the National Council of move that freight for the price they contracted Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Award. for. Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with Mr. Speaker, the bottom line is, if a reason­ a sense of loss after the death of Enid Touhy. able phase-in period is not granted, numerous Mrs. Touhy was a resident of the Third Con­ LEGISLATION TO REVIEW MOTOR trucking companies in Ohio will be driven out gressional District of Illinois. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS, of business. Approval of this legislation will Mrs. Touhy's entire life was simply about THE STATE OF OHIO save jobs and ensure that trucking companies caring, helping, and giving. She was a friend are not unfairly penalized. I urge all of my col­ or a mother to nearly everyone she touched. HON. JAMES A. TRAFlCANT, JR. leagues to support this legislation. Perhaps the childhood she spent in an or­ OF OHIO H.R.- phanage fostered her sensitivity toward others. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep­ Enid taught all those with whom she came in resentatives of the United States of America in contact how to live by example. Her constant Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Congress assembled, acts of kindness were overwhelming and her Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, today I am SECTION 1. VEffiCLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS IN gentleness of spirit was a source of sunshine introducing legislation to direct the Secretary THE STATE OF omo. to all those who knew her. of Transportation to review the Federal and (a) REVIEW.- The Secretary of Transpor­ tation shall review the Federal and State We remember Enid today, and all the won­ State commercial motor vehicle weight limita­ derful things she contributed to our commu­ commercial motor vehicle weight limita­ tions applicable to Federal-aid highways in the tions applicable to Federal-aid highways in nity. Her presence in our lives will be deeply State of Ohio. Under this legislation, if the the State of Ohio. missed. Secretary of Transportation determines, on the (b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.-If the Secretary of Enid is survived by her six children: Kathy, basis of his review, that it is in the public inter­ Transportation determines, on the basis of Tim, John, Dan, Sue, and Pat. est, the Secretary shall waive application of the review conducted under subsection (a), Mr. Speaker, as I rise today to recognize the vehicle weight limitations of section 127(a) that it is in the public interest, the Sec­ Enid Touhy, I wish to honor the memory of retary shall waive application of the vehicle of title 23, United States Code in the State of weight limitations of section 127(a) of title this exceptional woman. I hope my colleagues Ohio for short wheel-base vehicles for such 23, United States Code, in whole or in part, will join me and my constituents in saluting period as the Secretary determines may be to highways on the Dwight D. Eisenhower her. necessary to permit a reasonable period of System of Interstate and Defense Highways April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8571 in the State of Ohio for short wheel-base ve­ people pay for practically everything. They Harrison in Indiana. The Indiana Army Am­ hicles for such period as the Secretary deter­ say that thereafter it also has been a major munition Plant has been inactivated outside mines may be necessary to permit a reason­ contributor to the persistent inflation that the formal base closure process. This year's able period of depreciation for short wheel­ most of Europe has suffered from-inflation list will be followed, under current law, by a base vehicles purchased before October 1, much more severe than our own. final round in 1995. 1991. Those who are advocating a VAT for this What has been proposed? Defense Sec­ (C) MORATORIUM ON WITHHOLDING OF country like to describe it as just another retary Aspin recommended on March 12, 1993 FUNDS.-Until the Secretary of Transpor­ form of sales tax. They argue that, since we that 31 major military installations be tation makes a determination relating to already have state and city sales taxes, a closed and that 12 others be realigned to sup­ public interest under subsection (b), the Sec­ new one at the federal level would not be all port a smaller and less costly force struc­ retary shall not withhold funds under sec­ that new or different. ture. In addition, Aspin announced rec­ tion 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, However, Bernard D. Kaplan, who writes on ommendations for the closure, realignment from apportionment to the State of Ohio for international affairs for our newspapers from and disestablishment of 122 other small bases failure to comply with such section. Paris, reminded me in a memo last week and activities. This round of base closures SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. that the VAT is far more than a simple sales and realignments is projected to save $3.1 billion per year starting in 2000 and reduce Section 127(d)(l)(E) of title 23, United tax. What it really represents, he pointed out, is a wholly new philosophy of taxation, DOD employment by 24,000 military and States Code,' is amended by striking "July 5, 57,000 civilian personnel nationwide. 1991" and inserting " July 6, 1991" . unknown up to now in America. The VAT taxes goods at every stage of pro­ Why were these recommendations made? duction from raw material to finished prod­ Secretary Aspin said these closures are nec­ essary because there is no way to downsize HEARST COLUMN ON VAT TELLS uct and, then, slaps on the tax one last time to the consumer. In Europe, it has also come the military without closing military bases. IT LIKE IT IS to be imposed on most forms of services. Thus far, base closures have not kept pace Electricians and plumbers are obliged to add with the overall reductions in defense. The defense budget will decline by more than 40% HON. GERAID B.H. SOLOMON a VAT to their bills. from 1985 to 1997, and military personnel in OF NEW YORK The average VAT rate over there is 15 per cent. In some countries and on some items, the U.S. will be reduced by about 30%. In IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES contrast, base closings agreed to in 1988 and it's twice that. The first thing that European 1991 will reduce the domestic base structure Wednesday, April 28, 1993 governments tend to do when they find themselves in financial straits is to hike the by 9%. Aspin's proposals would raise that fig­ Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I've been ure to 15%. VAT rate and extend it to more things. The What is the closure process? Secretary As­ warning constituents in the 22d District of New British government did just that last month. York about the so-called "value-added" tax, or pin's closure list will undergo a vigorous re­ Kaplan tells me that European bureaucrats view process. A bi-partisan Base Closure and VAT, and I hope other Members are doing the think VAT is the greatest tax ever invented. Realignment Commission is now holding same thing. It's virtually evasion-proof. But, more im­ hearings on the list; the list will also be ana­ The best analysis I've seen of the VAT is portant from the government's point of view, lyzed by the General Accounting Office. The the recent column of publishing giant William taxpayers are usually unaware of how much Base Closure Commission will report to value-added tax they're actually paying. Un­ Randolph Hearst, Jr. It was printed last Sun­ President Clinton with its own set of rec­ like our sales taxes, the amount that the day, April 25, in the Albany Times-Union, the ommendations by July 1. The President will VAT adds to the overall cost of a car or a box then have until July 15 to accept or reject largest daily in our district. I urge all Members of cornflakes is never clearly specified in the to read it, because once you do, you will find the Commission's findings. If the list is re­ final bill. jected, the Commission will have until Au­ it hard to support this ill-conceived plan to bur­ Western Europe's high production costs gust 15 to submit a second list to the Presi­ den the already hard-pressed American tax­ have increasingly handicapped its exports. dent. If the President accepts the original or payer. Its share of world markets has been shrink­ revised list, he will then submit the list to VAT TAX WILL DAMAGE THE U.S. ECONOMY ing. Kaplan says a growing number of Euro­ Congress. From that point, Congress will pean economists put at least some of the (By William Randolph Hearst, Jr.) have 45 days to consider the recommenda­ blame for this on the inflationary pressures tions and reject them by joint resolution if it NEW YoRK.-My experience has been to caused by the VAT system. so chooses. If Congress does not act, or the watch out when government officials prom­ By contrast, America's well-contained in­ resolution fails in either house, the Sec­ ise that a proposed new tax will be applied in flation and relatively low-cost production retary of Defense may proceed with the base a way that causes the least possible pain. have been major factors in the remarkable closings. So I'm skeptical about assurances that the expansion of our exports in recent years. What is the impact on the 9th District? so-called value-added tax, if enacted into A more effective and fairer system of The 9th District would not be affected by As­ law, would be light and wouldn't be imposed health care for all Americans has to be cre­ pin 's recommendations. Crane and the Naval on many necessities like food. ated and paid for. No argument exists about Ordnance Station are not on the list. Taxes, once on the books, tend not only to that. What is the impact on Indiana? The pro­ stay there but to become wider in scope. I But it would be self-defeating, to say the posed closures and realignments would have think this would especially turn out to be least, to finance health care reform through a minor impact on Indiana. Aspin would the case for a "hidden" levy like the value­ a form of taxation that would ultimately close a Defense Information Systems Agency added tax which people are rarely conscious damage the U.S. economy. A VAT is not the site in Indianapolis and reserve centers in they are paying. right prescription. It's bad medicine±. Terre Haute and Fort Wayne. Overall, Indi­ During the past few months, I've devoted a ana will lose 206 personnel. In contrast, Cali­ couple of these columns to the issue of the fornia would lose about 31,000 personnel; value-added tax or, as it is called for short, THE BASE CLOSURE PROCESS South Carolina about 10,000; and Virginia the VAT. I thought I was done with the mat­ about 8,000. Indiana was hit hard in previous ter because President Clinton, after due con- closure rounds, and the state will lose over ·sideration, seemed to agree with me that it HON. LEE H. HAMILTON 13,000 military jobs and more than $200 mil­ was a bad idea and to have dropped it as a OF INDIANA lion in annual output and earnings. possible method of financing the administra­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES What is the status of the DF AS competi­ tion's health care reforms. Wednesday. April 28, 1993 tion? Evansville and Indianapolis were But now reports from Washington suggest among the 20 finalists in the Defense Depart­ that he has changed his mind and is giving Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ment's competition for Defense Finance and the VAT another look. This has led me to re­ insert my Washington Report for Wednesday, Accounting Service (DF AS) centers. Aspin turn to the subject one more time, even at April 7, 1993, into the CONGRESSIONAL decided to suspend the competition because the risk of boring some of my readers. In my RECORD: he thought it would be unfair to "transfer view, the issue is just too important for from the federal government to local tax­ Americans to be ignored. THE BASE CLOSURE PROCESS payers the burden of financing facilities used The value-added tax has existed in Western The base closure process for 1993 is now by DOD." For the time being DFAS oper­ Europe, firs.t in France and then the rest of under way. It is the third round of closings ations will continue at the existing five large the European Community, for the past 40 since 1988. The 1988 and 1991 lists closed, in centers-including Indianapolis-as Aspin re­ years. My informants over there tell me that part or in whole, 125 military installations, views the issue. everywhere it has been imposed it has led to including the Jefferson Proving Ground, What is the impact on overseas bases? Cur­ an immediate leap in the prices ordinary Grissom Air Force Base and Ft. Benjamin rent law does not allow Secretary Aspin to 8572 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 include overseas bases on his closure list. tributions to the Goodfellows and our commu­ is the most extensive educational program in However, since January 1990, the Depart­ nity. the country developed especially to educate ment of Defense, in consultation with host Mr. Vandenbergh has been deeply involved young people about the Constitution and the nations, has undertaken plans to end or re­ in our community. He is a member of the Bill of Rights. The 3-day academic competition duce its operations at 629 overseas installa­ tions, a reduction of 35 percent. Central Macomb County Chamber of Com­ simulates a congressional hearing. Students, How will workers and communities be merce, the Economi.c Club of Macomb County, acting as expert witnesses, testify before a helped? President Clinton has proposed the Wayne State University Alumni Associa­ panel of prominent professionals from around spending $1.8 billion this year and $20 billion tion, and the Michigan Mortuary Science the country to demonstrate their knowledge of over the next four years on defense conver­ Foundation. He frequently speaks to schools, constitutional issues. Administered by the sion programs. This year's package would churches, and civic organizations about fu­ Center for Civic Education, the program, now provide $375 million for transition assist­ neral-related topics. He is also a speaker for in its sixth year, has reached over 12,000,000 ance, employment services and job training. It would also provide over $100 million in the volunteer training program for the St. Jo­ students in 21,490 elementary, middle, and economic adjustment assistance for commu­ seph Mercy Hospital Hospice Program. high schools nationwide. nities adversely affected by cuts in defense Mr. Vandenbergh has been recognized by The program provides an excellent oppor­ spending. being awarded the Pursuit of Excellence tunity for students to gain an appreciation of What about cleanup problems? Many clos­ Award in 1991 and 1993. This is a national the significance of our Constitution and its ing installations like JPG have major envi­ award given for outstanding excellence in place in our history and our lives today. I am ronmental problems which can hamper or community service, public relations programs, proud of these students representing south­ delay community plans for reuse. Congress training, and continuing education. west Missouri and commend them and their approved legislation last year that will expe­ dite the release of clean parcels of land at In addition to his career and his contribution teacher for their hard work. I wish them the contaminated bases. Congress has also ap­ to the community through various community best of luck in this competition-and a bright propriated $830 million to clean up closing organizations, Mr. Vandenbergh is an avid future thereafter. bases-although overall cleanup costs for ac­ boater. He has been seriously racing boats for tive and closing bases will likely exceed $35 22 years and has participated in 14 Port billion. A recent study found that the clean­ Huron to Mackinac races. TRIBUTE TO RIGOBERTA MENCHU up costs for JPG alone range from $1-8 bil­ I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting lion depending on the level of reuse. Mr. Bob Vandenbergh. He has demonstrated What is happening at JPG? JPG was in­ HON. JOHN EDWARD PORTER cluded on the 1988 base closure list. JPG is his commitment to our community. I congratu­ OF ILLINOIS slated to close in 1995, but testing will cease late Mr. Vandenbergh on being named 1993 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES at the base in 1994. JPG employees are being Clinton Township Goodfellow of the Year. Wednesday, April 28, 1993 offered transition assistance. The JPG Rede­ velopment Board is planning for reuses of Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to the installation after closure. Possible reuses JOPLIN HIGH SCHOOL TO COM­ pay tribute to Rigoberta Menchu, the winner of might include: commercial use of the build­ PETE IN WE THE PEOPLE the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. Ms. Menchu, ings in the 3,000 acre cantonment area; use of THE CITIZENS AND CONSTITU­ a Quiche Indian woman from Guatemala, has the firing ranges by a private contractor; ex­ TION PROGRAM endured great tragedy in her life which has led panded use of the facility by the Indiana her to become an advocate of human rights Guard; commercial use of a resurfaced air­ field at JPG; and use of the northern portion HON. MEL HANCOCK and the rights of indigenous peoples in Guate­ of the base as a nature preserve/recreation OF MISSOURI mala. The recognition she has received as a area. I am also working on securing funding IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES spokesperson for the rights of indigenous peo­ for cleanup activities at JPG. ples has provided an example to others in What is happening at INAAP? The ammo Wednesday, April 28, 1993 search of a way to work peacefully to secure plant was inactivated last year. The Mr. HANCOCK. Mr. Speaker, on May 1-3, their rights. workforce has been cut from 1,000 to 200, who more than 1,200 students from 47 States and Ms. Menchu worked with her family as a are assisting with layaway activities. The day laborer on coffee, cotton, and sugar plan­ workforce will be trimmed to less than 100 the District of Columbia will be in our Nation's people later this year. ICI, the plant contrac­ Capital to compete in the national finals of We tations and later worked as a domestic servant tor, recently signed an Army contract that the People ... The Citizen and the Constitu­ in Guatemala City. In January 1980, her father will allow ICI to secure and maintain the fa­ tion Program. I am proud to announce that the was murdered when the Spanish Embassy cility, bid on available Army and third party class from Joplin High School in Joplin, MO, was burned to the ground. Her mother and production work, and use the resources at will represent Missouri's Seventh Congres­ younger brother were kidnaped, tortured, and the installation for possible non-military sional District for the fourth time. These young murdered shortly after her father's death. Her work. Congress approved $200 million in last scholars have worked diligently to reach the story is unfortunately typical of the type of po­ year's defense law for the Armament Retool­ ing and Manufacturing Support (ARMS) Ini­ national finals again by winning district and litical violence which plagued Guatemala in tiative, a new program designed to help de­ State competitions. The distinguished mem­ the early 1980's. This strong, courageous velop new business and job opportunities at bers of the team representing Missouri are: woman has withstood personal tragedy and ammunition plants like INAAP. The ARMS David Alford, James Bacus, Seth Baldwin, has been involved in numerous efforts to call program provides various incentives for in­ Angela Cook, Heather Daggett, Stuart East­ for peace and justice in Guatemala. She dustry to use government owned facilities man, Emily Esch, Mitsi Gough, Andrew gained international recognition through her for military and non-military commercial Grabau, Katherine Grote, Beth Hinman, Jen­ book, "I Rigoberta Menchu," which provides manufacturing. I have also supported the es­ nifer Hurn, Jessee Kluthe, Gabe Lett, Debbie an autobiography of her family's tragic story. tablishment of a state park on the northern Newman, Jill Rauk, Tracy Rentz, Rachel In recognition of her advocacy of the cause end of the plant. Sage, John Smith, Rikki Smith, Sammie of indigenous people in Guatemala, Ms. Smith, Ryan Stanley, Brian Taylor, Lisa Menchu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize TRIBUTE TO BOB VANDENBERGH Thompson, Marian Trewin, Shane Vau in 1992. She has also been the recipient of Dalsam, Ngobich Vo, Scotty Vorhees, Margot many other awards, including the UNESCO HON. DAVID E. BONIOR Walters, and David White. Award for Peace Education. Furthermore, Ms. I would also like to recognize their teacher, Menchu recently created the Vicente Menchu OF MICHIGAN Barbara Arnold, who deserves much of the Foundation, in memory of her father, in order IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES credit for the success of the team. The district to search for peaceful solutions to armed con­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 coordinator, Kelvin Camerer, and the State co­ flicts and the promotion of human rights in Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ordinator Terry Taylor, have also contributed a particular the rights of indigenous peoples. pay tribute to Mr. Bob Vandenbergh for being great deal of time and effort to help the team This year, the congressional human rights named 1993 Clinton Township Goodfellow of reach the national finals. caucus, which I am proud to cochair with my the Year. Mr. Vandenbergh was selected for The We the People ... The Citizen and the colleague TOM LANTOS, is celebrating its 10- this award because of his outstanding con- Constitution Program, supported by Congress, year anniversary. The caucus has been at the April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8573 forefront of congressional efforts to call atten­ The Widener students have been involved diately with voters. This trend is likely to tion to the issue of the human rights of indige­ in tutoring at homework clinics, sponsoring continue. nous peoples. The caucus has sent letters to recreation programs on campus and at a local COMMUNICATIONS AND POLITICS many governments protesting the killings, school, assisting at the Bernadine Food Cen­ Communications technology has a power­ death threats, and detention of native peoples ter and Delco Blind Sight Center, and serving ful appeal to politicians. First, it helps them who were activists in their communities. We as Big Friends to local children. In all, these get their message out to their constitu­ encies. Politicians can no longer depend only are inspired by the courage of those, like dedicated students have donated more than on political parties to rally support for Rigoberta Menchu, who at great personal risk, 16,000 hours to serving the people of Chester. them. Party organizations are weaker at the who stand up for their human rights. For all the hard work of the Widener stu­ state and local level than they once were, Mr. Speaker, I commend Ms. Menchu for dents, and their altruistic devotion to the Ches­ and more and more Americans now practice speaking out about what she, herself, has ex­ ter community, I rise today with the people of split-ticket voting (voting for candidates of perienced in Guatemala and what many other Chester to applaud and thank them. While so both parties). Politicians must be more en­ have experienced in her country and around many people simply talk about trying to make trepreneurial in making their pitch to voters the world. Her efforts to draw international at­ a difference, these young adults actually used whether it means using 800 telephone num­ bers or televised town hall meetings. tention to the cause of indigenous people are their spare time to get involved. For this they Second, the new technology gives politi­ truly courageous. deserve our highest praise. cians more control over their message. The news media traditionally have played a large role in shaping the content of a candidate's REV. D.W. McFARLAND TRIBUTE TO THE ST. BRENDAN message and influencing how he or she is LADY GOLDEN BEARS perceived by the public. Emerging tech­ HON. TONY P. HAU nology enables candidates to reach the pub­ lic directly, with less reliance on the news OF OHIO HON. JAMFS A. TRAFICANT, JR. media, and provides politicians with more IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF OHIO control over what voters hear and learn. Wednesday, April 28, 1993 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Third, politicians can use communications to target their message to specific groups of Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, on May 16, Wednesday, April 28, 1993 voters. Many cable channels, for example, 1993, Rev. D.W. Mcfarland will retire as pas­ Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise here cater to a particular age or income group, tor of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church after 49 today to pay tribute to the St. Brendan Lady providing candidates with an opportunity to years of faithful service. He has served longer Golden Bears basketball team in my 17th present a message tailored specifically to at one church than any other Baptist pastor in Ohio Congressional District. This team worked that audience. Candidates still actively court general media coverage, but they now the city of Dayton. hard all year and posted a perfect record HH> are much more aggressive in seeking out In addition to his service to his church, Rev­ while capturing the 1992-93 Mahoning/ " specialized" or "niche" voting groups. erend McFarland has made valuable contribu­ Trumball Catholic Conference Division I cham­ Fourth, the new technology allows politi­ tions in the Dayton area. He is past president pionship. This great group of female cagers cians to give voters more information about of the Dayton Baptist Minister's Union, first also triumphed in the Mahoning/Trumbull themselves. Many voters are alienated by chairman of the Opportunities Industrial Cen­ Catholic Conference tournament. slick political campaigns which emphasize ter, and former vice president of the NAACP Mr. Speaker, as an athlete who competed in style over substance and offer few detailed Dayton branch. He also serves on the boards high school and college, I know how hard it is proposals about how to deal with the coun­ try's problems. They are also cynical about of directors of several community organiza­ to post a perfect record. This outstanding the accuracy and impartiality of the news tions including the Dayton Urban League and team made it look easy. The coaching staff of media. Hence, a candidate who appeals di­ Dayton Human Relations Council. Jett Rainer, head coach, and his assistants rectly to voters by answering public ques­ Reverend McFarland is a native of Omaha, Ron Hausmann and Patty Garcar did a tre­ tions on a call-in show can be a welcome GA. He attended P~yne Seminary University, mendous job. I would like to congratulate them change. Wilberforce, OH; and Simmons University, and the team for a job well done. Fifth, candidates can use instantaneous Louisville, KY. He entered the ministry in 1942 Team members include: Valerie Berendt, communications to head off unfavorable news stories or attacks by other candidates. and received his appointment to become pas­ co-captain; Rachel Block, co-captain; Teresa Both presidential campaigns watched raw tor of the Mount Olive Baptist Church Feb­ Haraburda; Amanda Gay; Stephanie Zalovcik; satellite newsfeed transmissions to find out ruary 7, 1944. To celebrate Reverend Jennifer Hagarty; Kelly Lamb; Heather Skufca; what stories would be broadcast later that McFarland's retirement, the Mount Olive Bap­ Margaret Senvisky; Melissa Valasek, man­ evening. The campaigns then would prepare tist Church is planning a "Grand Ce!ebration" ager; Kerry Lamb, manager, and Kathy rebuttals to the potential stories, which at the Dayton Convention Center on May 15, Berendt, scorekeeper. could be sent by satellite across the country, 1993. even before the original story was on the air. I otter my congratulations to Reverend COMMUNICATIONS AND THE PUBLIC McFarland and my thanks for his many years DIRECT DEMOCRACY The new technology has also had a pro­ of leadership and service to his church and to found impact on the public's involvement in the political process. Voters are not simply the Dayton community. HON. LEE H. HAMILTON on the receiving end of the communications OF INDIANA wave. They are using technology themselves IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to communicate more directly and more A TRIBUTE TO THE SELFLESS Wednesday, April 28, 1993 often with their political leaders. STUDENTS OF WIDENER UNIVER­ The number of Hoosiers contacting me has SITY Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to increased continuously over the last 10 insert my Washington report for Wednesday, years. Last year I received an average of 550 HON. THOMAS M. FOGUETIA April 21, 1993, into the CONGRESSIONAL constituent contacts per week, and that fig­ RECORD: ure has surged to over 1,300 per week so far OF PENNSYLVANIA this year. Overall, Congress received over 4.2 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DIRECT DEMOCRACY million phone calls during the first five Modern communications technology is Wednesday, April 28, 1993 weeks of this year. compared to 1.9 million transforming American politics. Fax ma­ calls during a similar period in 1992. Some of Mr. FOGLIETIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today chines, 800 telephone numbers, satellite the increase is attributable to voter anger or to recognize the dedicated work of all those hookups, televised town hall meetings, call­ voter interest in certain issues, but new involved in the Widener University Student in talk shows, and interactive computer net­ communications technology is also respon­ Volunteer Services Program. Over the past 5 works are making our politics more per­ sible. More and more of my mail comes from sonal, more open and more direct. Last years, more than 1 ,200 university students computerized post cards and form letters, as year's presidential campaign was a water­ well as phone and fax contacts with my have volunteered their time and effort to the shed in the use of these technologies as can­ Washington and Jeffersonville offices. Chester, PA, community with no other reward didates took advantage of emerging media Communications technology has made vot­ than their own satisfaction. outlets to communicate directly and imme- ers more informed about the political proc- 8574 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 ess. The news available to the public con­ Mr. Woodring has been a leader in our com­ Born of Scottish ancestry on February 26, cerning governmental activities-whether a munity. He is a former member of the Chip­ 1921, Allan Breakie attended Andrews Univer­ congressional hearing, a campaign stop or a pewa Valley Board of Education. He is a char­ sity and California College of Medical Techni­ State Department briefing- has increased markedly. This information is available in­ ter director of the Clinton Township Economic cians. Mr. Breakie began his career in hospital stantaneously to almost any American who Development Corp., and a former president of operations during World War 11 when he was has access to continuous news sources such that organization. placed in charge of organizing and relocating as CNN or C-SPAN. Mr. Woodring graduated with a B.A. degree Army hospitals in the Pacific theater. He The technology has also given citizens a from Eastern Michigan University. He then re­ gained training in technical and managerial stronger voice in political decision-making. ceived a M.A. from Michigan State University. jobs in various hospitals before becoming the The American people learn instantly what Following a tour of duty with the U.S. Army, Garden City Hospital administrator on Feb­ happens in Washington from television and they tell their leaders what they think right he became a high school mathematics teacher ruary 1, 1954. Starting with a 40-bed maternity away. Call-in talk shows and other media and then a business manager for a Flint area hospital, Garden City Hospital grew. In 1955, programs often encourage listeners to share school district. In 1973, he was named assist­ the hospital purchased the Ridgewood Hos­ their opinions on current and controversial ant superintendent in Clintondale schools. pital near Ypsilanti, Ml. Out of this expansion events. Their views and concerns have an im­ After retiring from Clintondale, he was named the 100-bed acute care Ridgewood Osteo­ pact. Public concerns about Zoe Baird's fail­ chief deputy treasurer for Macomb County. He pathic Hospital was established. ure to pay taxes for her housekeeper helped retired from that position in January 1993. A new hospital was build to replace the Gar­ derail her bid for U.S. Attorney General. I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting den City edifice in 1960. During this decade Congress received over 470 ,000 calls on one Mr. Paul Woodring. He has demonstrated his and the 1970's 7 additions were added to Gar­ day, January 21, many of them in opposition den City Hospital increasing capacity and to her confirmation. I always consider the commitment to our community. I congratulate contacts I receive from constituents before Mr. Woodring on being named 1993 Clinton services to a 360-bed osteopathic facility. A casting my vote on bills pending before the Township Goodfellow of the Year. medical and allied health education compo­ House. nent was created and improved under Allan Special interest groups have become par­ Breakie's leadership. The hospital organized ticularly effective at using communications TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO LOST its own accredited medical technologist pro­ technology to get their views across. A small THEIR LIVES IN EXERCISE TIGER gram 8 years ago. Fifty interns and residents industry of experts adept at generating grassroots support phone calls, telegrams, take part in the hospital's program; and stu­ and mail has sprung up for hire by interest HON. JIM SAXTON dents in allied health fields from various col­ groups in an attempt to immediately influ­ OF NEW JERSEY leges in the area participate in clinical rota­ ence the government. The more contacts an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tions as part of their education. interest group can generate, the more likely Allan Breakie is credited with responding to its position will receive consideration from Wednesday, April 28, 1993 the needs of the marketplace in hospital ad­ Congress or the President. I am astonished Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, 49 years ago ministration, yet maintaining the identity of os­ by the number of computerized letters and today, an ill-fated D-day dress rehearsal took teopathic care of Garden City Hospital in the postcards I receive from my constituents on place off the cost of England. An American community. The hospital became the building very specific bills or issues. amphibious assault force consisting of landing block for its parent company, Amerigard CONCLUSION ship tanks was conducting invasion tactics Health Services, owner and operator of two I think communications technology has when German warships launched a surprise long-term care nursing homes, two home had a positive influence on our politics. It has made our politics more democratic, as attack. Two ships were sunk immediately, oth­ health agencies, a substance abuse clinic, a more citizens learn about issues and can­ ers suffered extensive damage. hospice, an industrial clinic, and physician of­ didates and get involved in the political Nine hundred and forty-six men lost their fices. Under Mr. Breakie's leadership, these process. This kind of interaction is part of a lives in this battle-the second highest death facilities enjoy the same reputation of provid­ vigorous and heal thy democracy. My only toll for the entire war, surpassed only by the ing quality health care as the Garden City concern is that technology not overwhelm attack on Pearl Harbor. Hospital. the process. Our system of government Yet, 43 years passed before ~ny acknowl­ Mr. Breakie has served ably in the posts he works best when citizens and their rep­ edgement was given to the battle. Navy offi­ has held in the osteopathic profession. He is resentatives can reflect on issues, then de­ bate, discuss, and decide them. Many of the cials classified information on this top secret a f ~llow with the American College of Hospital problems we face, like the budget deficit or mission and it remained obscure. No medals Administrators and also with the American health care costs, are extraordinarily com­ of valor were awarded to the survivors. College of Osteopathic Hospital Administrators plex. We must act to address them, but con­ Today, the residents of Ship Bottom, NJ, of which he is a past president. Numerous sensus on how to act can take time. I am are prepared to gather and give tribute to the awards have been granted to Mr. Breakie for hopeful that the new technology can serve 946 men who lost their lives in Exercise Tiger. his hard work-the Distinguished Service the democratic process, and not be served by I join them in spirit to honor those unsung he­ Award from the Osteopathic College in 197 4 it. roes who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their and the Award of Merit from the American Os­ country. teopathic Hospital Association in 1988. TRIBUTE TO PAUL WOODRING The tasks and posts held by Allan L. Breakie are many, but worth listing for the HON. DAVID E. BONIOR TRIBUTE TO ALLAN L. BREAKIE care put into each job. In addition to his cur­ rent posts as president of the Amerigard OF MICHIGAN Health Service Corporation and Garden Nurs­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. WIWAM D. FORD OF MICHIGAN ing Center, he has been the chief executive Wednesday, April 28, 1993 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES officer of the Garden City Osteopathic Hospital Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to for 36 years. A member of the American Os­ pay tribute to Mr. Paul Woodring for being Wednesday, April 28, 1993 teopathic Hospital Association since 1975, Mr. named 1993 Clinton Township Goodfellow of Mr. FORD of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, service Breakie has served on most of its committees. the Year. Mr. Woodring was selected for this to one's profession and the community is to As an accreditation surveyor and consultant award because of his outstanding contribu­ be commended. I want to pay tribute to Allan since the late 1960s, he has also worked on tions to the Goodfellows and our community. L. Breakie, who has given 40 years of service AOA task forces through the years. Mr. Woodring has been deeply involved in to the Garden City Hospital in Garden City, Mr. Breakie's service has benefited all of our community. He has been active in the Ml. Friends and coworkers will be honoring Michigan as an dynamic member of the Michi­ Goodfellows since 1981 and served as treas­ Mr. Breakie on Saturday, May 8, in a celebra­ gan Osteopathic Hospital Association. As a urer from 1987 to 1993. Currently, he is a tion of his leadership and his contributions to member of the board, he has served as presi­ member of the Mr. Clemens Rotary Club. He the osteopathic profession. I want to join with dent on several occasions. Mr. Breakie has has been active in several professional organi­ my constituents in recognizing Mr. Breakie's sought the development of a greater osteo­ zations. many achievements. pathic presence in the community and the April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8575 area economy. His efforts have encouraged FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT competed in and won the State championship the establishment of programs that support the AGENCIES BILL INTRODUCED in Lebanon, PA, as well as the Plymouth ABA medical profession in general and particularly and Ridley Tournaments. And although they the osteopathic physicians. HON. JAMFS V. HANSEN came up short in the final game of the world Assisting the community has been Mr. OF UTAH tournament, they displayed the teamwork, spirit, commitment, and sportsmanship of true Breakie's commitment as well. He has rep­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES resented the profession and the hospital in champions. Wednesday, April 28, 1993 work on the board of directors of Blue Cross Therefore, I join with all the citizens of and Blue Shield, the Southeastern Michigan Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I am today in­ Chester in saluting these young athletes: Jus­ Hospital Association Board of Governors, the troducing a bill which will help to depoliticize tine Armstrong, Samuel Copeland, Larry Fain, Michigan Hospital Association, the Southeast and professionalize the four Federal land man­ Ronnell Green, Jalaal Harris, Najeeb Michigan Hospital Council, the Southeast agement agencies: National Park Service, For­ Rasheed, Fareed Burton, Ramee Davis, Kevin Michigan Health Service Agency, the Greater est Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Gandy, Lynn Greer, Jamaal Sterling, and Rob­ Detroit Area Health Council, Schoolcraft Com­ Fish and Wildlife Service. My bill will accom­ ert Williams. They have made us all proud. munity College, the city of Garden City, and plish this by establishing 5-year terms for the agency heads and by making all four agency Goodwill Industries. SMALL BUSINESS A leader in his profession and a community heads subject to Senate confirmation. resource, Allan L. Breakie's work is respected Mr. Speaker, in recent weeks we have read HON. LEE H. HAMILTON by the people he has worked with in making stories indicating that a movie actor and tele­ OF INDIANA patient care a priority. Mr. Speaker, I am hon­ vision star were being considered for the posi­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ored to have the opportunity to recognize the tion of Director of the National Park Service. many special talents of Mr. Allan Breakie. While recent stories have indicated that these Wednesday, April 28, 1993 persons were being considered because the Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to agency currently faces a morale crisis, I would insert my Washington Report for Wednesday, suggest that it will take more than selection of April 14, 1993, into the CONGRESSIONAL a celebrity as the Director to resolve those VICTIMS' RIGHTS RECORD: problems. In fact, selection of someone whose major qualification is that they have visited na­ SMALL BUSINESS HON. TIUJE K. FOWLER tional parks since childhood, but who have no Small business is the backbone of the American economy. It drives our economic OF FLORIDA prior experience in Federal land management success; it is in this sector where jobs are issues would in my opinion be adverse, not IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES created and recoveries generally take off. beneficial, to the agency and employee mo­ Between 1981 and 1992, the number of small Wednesday, April 28, 1993 rale. businesses grew to 21 million from 13 million, The media have also been replete with sto­ and they employ 60 percent of the nation's 99 Mrs. FOWLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup­ ries about how key slots in the administration million private sector workers. They also port of Congressman GEKAS' resolution des­ are being selected. According to some reports, contribute to the economy by applying new ignating National Crime Victims' Rights Week ethnic diversity, gender and political paybacks technologies, introducing new products, serving new markets, and improving working April 25 to May 1, 1993 and I am proud to be are being considered just as much as quali­ a cosponsor of the resolution. conditions. Even so, many small businesses fications in the selection of key positions within are facing challenges as they emerge from It may be hard to believe, but of the next six the administration. In my view, this is wrong. the recent recession. people you come in contact with, five of those My bill would address this problem by set­ THE CREDIT CRUNCH people are likely to become the victim or in­ ting professional standards as the basis for tended victim of crime in their lifetime. And For many months now, small business selecting all four of the agency heads. It would owners have been coming to me and com­ with a violent crime occurring every 17 sec­ further ensure that agencies are able to de­ plaining that they have not been able to get onds in the United States, we are all potential velop and carry out their programs in a profes­ financing. Repeatedly they have told me victims. sional manner by isolating the appointment of that they could expand, employ more people Victims of crime are not just statistics in po­ these key positions from the Presidential elec­ and improve their businesses if they had ac­ lice reports. They are your parents and grand­ tion cycle. cess to capital. Many reasons are given for parents-your brothers and sisters-your hus­ Currently, only the heads of the Bureau of the "credit crunch." Bankers say that new banking regulations which followed the sav­ bands, wives, and children. They are your Land Management and Fish and Wildlife Serv­ ings and loan crisis are overly burdensome neighbors and coworkers-people who ice are subject to Senate confirmation. While and restrictive, costing them money and im­ through no fault of their own have had their the Senate confirmation process has in recent peding their ability to lend. They believe lives drastically changed in a way that some of years focused too heavily on factors unrelated that regulatory red tape is to blame for a · us have no way of truly comprehending unless to the qualification of an individual for a par­ slowdown in bank lending that has kept it has happened to us. ticular position, overall I believe this process small firms from getting loans they need to expand and create new jobs. Others believe All too often, victims of crime feel that they has merit and can see no reason for the cur­ rent double standard in the selection of heads that interest rates, not regulations, are to have no where to turn. The victims' rights blame. While short-term rates are at historic movement has come a long way in changing for the land management agencies. lows, long-term rates have been relatively the way in which the victims are treated. While Therefore, I hope my colleagues will join me high. This spread has allowed banks to there were only three victim service agencies in supporting this important measure. achieve profits simply by investing deposi­ in 1972, today there are more than 8,000 pro­ tors' money in risk-free government securi­ grams across the Nation serving people who ties, rather than in less secure or lower-yield CHESTER'S CHAMPS have been victims of crime. investments. In Jacksonville, FL, we are proud to have a ACCESS TO CA PITAL dedicated group of people who work diligently HON. THOMAS M. FOGIJETTA President Clinton unveiled a new program on March 10, 1993 to spur small business lend­ to protect and defend the rights of victims. OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing by reducing the paperwork needed to One of our outstanding victim rights advo­ make certain loans, easing requirements on cates is Dr. Kara Elizabeth Mort. Dr. Mort has Wednesday, April 28, 1993 property appraisals, and making it easier for been tireless in her efforts with our Guardian Mr. FOGLIETIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today banks to make character loans. On March 30, 1993 the President announced a policy to im­ Ad Litem Program. Taking the most difficult to congratulate and applaud the Chester, PA, cases she gives countless hours dedicated to plement one of these initiatives. Under this Biddy Basketball 12-year-old allstar team for policy, which takes effect immediately, com­ the rights of victims. their second place finish at the World Biddy mercial banks will have the opportunity to I applaud the work of Dr. Mort and all vic­ Basketball Tournament in Louisiana. Leading make up to S38 billion in character loans-­ tims' rights advocates across the country. up to the tournament, these 12 young men loans which are based more on a borrower's 8576 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 proven reliability than on rigid compliance icit reduction plan on small business. The infertility can easily reach $10,000. The me­ with rules that require certain documenta­ plan, which includes tax increases, will af­ dian cost of having a baby can cash in at over tion and paperwork. This will allow the na­ fect various businesses differently, and I am $7 ,800. Clearly, many Federal employees will tion's banks to begin making loans to small sympathetic to those who feel that they will find these costs prohibitive. business without the paperwork normally re­ be disproportionately impacted. I agree with quired, and to give the economy a general the view that any tax increase should be Simply put, unless the new health care re­ boost. No action is needed by the Congress. broadly shared, and my preference would be form package encourages couples to explore Other parts of the President's program will to see $2 in spending cuts for every dollar in nontraditional family-building methods, infertil­ be implemented over the next few months. tax increases. I will continue to work with ity will continue to emotionally destroy thou­ SBA GUARANTEED LOANS. my colleagues to achieve additional spending sands of adult lives, while thousands of chil­ The Small Business Administration (SBA) cuts throughout the budget process. Deficit dren's lives remain in limbo. I invite all my col­ plays a role in increasing credit available for reduction could be a big help overall to small leagues to support both of these legislative small business. SBA has evolved from a pro­ business if it leads to lower interest rates. proposals and send a strong message to the gram providing direct loans to a program CONCLUSION White House that the new health care pack­ where bank loans, financed with private My view is that those of us in government age be truly family-friendly by encouraging money, are backed by a government guaran­ should try to help small businesses compete tee. This guarantee secures up to 90% of the couples who want to become parents to build by increasing their productivity-by increas­ their families in the best possible way. loan, should the borrower default. The credit ing the quality and quantity of capital their crunch has placed increased demands on this workers use, by improving their employee program. In response, the House recently ap­ skills through training, by providing tax in­ proved an economic stimulus package that centives to small business, and by enhancing TRIBUTE TO JEFFERY M. CHIOW includes funding for an additional $2.6 billion their management skills. Ensuring that fi­ in guaranteed loans for this year. If enacted, nancing is available and affordable will be the total level of guaranteed loans would rise HON. PAUL E. GlllMOR critical to allowing small business to achieve OF OHIO to $6.2 billion. these goals. Because regulation can place a PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC PLAN disproportionate burden on smaller firms, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congress is considering the President's their competitiveness will also be affected by Wednesday, April 28, 1993 economic plan, which includes several pro­ the regulatory climate. Small firms must Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to posals benefitting small business. First, he als.o continue to do what they do best-ex­ has called for an investment tax credit tar­ periment with new products and process in­ take this opportunity to recognize an excep­ geted for small business. For companies with novations-if they are to hold their impor­ tional young man from my district who has re­ sales of less than $5 million, the plan pro­ tant position at the leading edge of the cently accepted his appointment as a member poses a permanent investment tax credit at American economy. of the class of 1997 at the U.S. Naval Acad­ 7% for the first two years and 5% thereafter. emy. Second, the plan includes a targeted capital Jeffery M. Chiow will soon graduate Defi­ gains tax cut. For companies with less than INTRODUCTION OF TWO PIECES OF $50 million in capital, the President proposes ance Senior High School after 4 years of out­ a 50% capital gains tax break on newly is­ LEGISLATION standing academic achievement as well as ex­ sued stock held for five years or more. Third, tracurricular involvement. During his high the plan would create 50 enterprise zones in HON. PATRICIA SCHROEDER school career, Jeff established himself as a economically distressed areas where small OF COLORADO leader among his peers. Jeff has served as businesses would qualify for certain invest­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES president of the National Honor Society, editor ment incentives and employment tax cred­ of his school paper, and captain of the aca­ its. Other provisions of the President's plan, Wednesday, April 28, 1993 including a partial restoration of the passive demic quiz team. He has also participated in loss deduction, the establishment of commu­ Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, today cross county, several musical groups and was nity development banks, and the develop­ am introducing two bills that I have been work­ selected as a local delegate to the American ment of technology extension centers could ing on for years: the Federal Employee Family Legion's Buckeye Boys State. benefit small business as well. Building Act, and a bill to reimburse Federal Mr. Speaker, one of the most important re­ SECONDARY MARKETS employees up to $2,000 for adoption-related sponsibilities of Members of Congress is to Congress is also debating the merits of cre­ expenses. identify outstanding young men and women ating a secondary market for business loans, The Federal Employee Family Building Act and to nominate them for admission to the a market in which small-business loans is a simple idea. It says that the Federal Em­ U.S. service academies. While at the Acad­ could be bought and sold in much the same ployees Health Benefits Program [FEHBP] emy, they will be the beneficiaries of one of way that mortgage-backed securities are must reimburse infertility and adoption ex­ traded. A secondary market might work as the finest educations available, so that in the follows: A bank that makes a loan to a small penses at the same rate it now covers obstet­ future, they might be entrusted with the very business could sell it, at a profit, to inves­ rical care. This will give premium-paying Fed­ security of our Nation. tors around the country. The cash that the eral employees, who want to raise children but I am confident that Jeff Chiow has both the bank gets from the loan would enable it to cannot conceive or opt to adopt, the financial ability and the desire to meet this challenge. I make additional loans. The secondary mar­ assistance they need. ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating ket would, in effect, bring more people into In addition, I am also introducing legislation him for his accomplishments to date and to the business of lending to small business, to grant a $2,000 reimbursement to Federal wish him the best of luck as he begins his ca­ while also spreading the risk of lending. employees once the adoption process is final­ reer in service to our country. REGULATION ized. This money will assist Federal employ­ Another challenge that continues to face ees with adopted children to offset the para­ small business is the impact of government lyzing medical, legal, counseling, and agency ' TRIBUTE TO ED DAVIN ON THE rules and regulation. Federal regulations do OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT provide a certain degree of protection to in­ fees that accompany every adoption. Further­ dividuals in the workplace and the environ­ more, this legislation will bring the nearly 3 ment, but sometimes they can be overly bur­ million Federal employees in line with active HON. ROBERT MENENDFZ densome. A better balance must be struck. duty military families who enjoy an analogous OF NEW JERSEY Proposals have been introduced in Congress benefit, as well as many private sector em­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to require federal agencies to take into ac­ ployers who offer adoption reimbursements count the impact and cost of their regula­ and other family-building incentives. Wednesday, April 28, 1993 tions on small businesses and to design ways The National Center for Health Statistics es­ Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I would like to minimize that impact. Proposed and exist­ ing regulations should be carefully reviewed timates that nearly 2.3 million Americans suf­ to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Ed in order to eliminate those that are burden­ fer infertility. The National Committee on Davin on the occasion of his retirement as the some and outdated. Adoption estimates that 45,000 children and executive vice president and chief operations DEFICIT REDUCTION 30,000 infants are waiting for permanent officer of the Trust Company of New Jersey. Some small businesses have expressed con­ placements. The average cost of adoption can A lifelong resident of Jersey City and a cern about the impact of the President's def- quickly surpass $9,000. Surgical therapies for graduate of Seton Hall University, Mr. Davin April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8577 began his long and distinguished career with MAYORS AS CITIZEN COSPONSORS TRIBUTE TO CAPT. CASSIN YOUNG the Trust Company of New Jersey in 1954. OF THE FISCAL ACCOUNT ABIL­ Mr. Davin's banking career, in which he has ITY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL HON. TIWE K. FOWLER earned the title of executive vice president and REFORM ACT OF 1993 OF FLORIDA chief operations officer, is laudatory in itself, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES but it is his unwavering dedication and out­ HON. WILLIAM F. GOODLING Wednesday, April 28, 1993 standing service to his community which OF PENNSYLVANIA Mrs. FOWLER. Mr. Speaker, today I come makes him a truly remarkable individual. His IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES before the House to honor one of America's service to professional colleagues, as the military heroes, Capt. Cassin Young. Wednesday, April 28, 1993 president of the Hudson County Bankers As­ On December 7, 1941, Cassin Young was sociation, president of the Northern New Jer­ Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, on March 10 commanding officer of the U.S.S. Vestal, a re­ sey Clearing House Association, and as an in­ of this year Congressman MORAN and I intro­ pair ship moored alongside of the U.S.S. Ari­ zona at Pearl Harbor during the sneak attack structor for 1O years with the American Insti­ duced the Fiscal Accountability and Intergov­ ernmental Reform [FAIR] Act to help State upon our military forces by the Japanese tute of Banking are only a very few of his con­ and local governments alleviate their most Navy. tributions. crushing financial burden, unfunded Federal As the U.S.S. Arizona was attacked, Com­ To the community at large, Mr. Davin's serv­ mandates. mander Young was blown overboard by the ice has been wholly extraordinary. He has As you know, this legislation is necessary to blast but remarkably swam back to his ship, served in leadership roles in the Jersey City safeguard· against a tendency within the insti­ hoisted himself out of the water and returned Jaycees; the New Jersey Jaycees; the Hud­ tution and among Federal agencies to resort to his command. As he surveyed the situation, son County Mental Health Association; the to more and more unfunded Federal man­ he witnessed that the entire front section of the Arizona was a blazing inferno with burning United Way of Hudson County; the Board of dates. oil on the water between the two ships which Trustees of St. Dominic Academy; the Valor This bill would require that any legislation to be considered by the full House or Senate eventually spread to the U.S.S. Vestal. Since Awards Selection and Action Committee of the his own ship was on fire in several places and 200 Club of Hudson County; the executive ad­ have an analysis of the costs of compliance to State and local governments and the private beginning to take on water, Commander visory council to the department of business sector. This bill seeks to enforce provisions al­ Young put the safety of his crew ahead of all administration at Jersey City State College; ready included in the 197 4 Budget Reform else. Between the fire on the water and the and the board of trustees of Christ Hospital in Act. Second, this legislation would require all bombs dropping all around him, he managed Jersey City. Federal agencies to analyze the economic to eventually beach his ship and save his crew. Under his leadership, the three Boys' Clubs costs of new regulations· before they are adopted. On the night of Friday the 13th in November of Jersey City were consolidated into one, 1942, Commander Young was killed in the line Support for this legislation has been in­ which he served admirably as its first presi­ of duty as the Japanese attacked the ship he creased both in the Congress and among dent. Mr. Davin has been recognized with the commanded, the U.S.S. San Francisco and its those who it will help the most, our Nations Distinguished Service A".vard by the academic battle group. During the firestorm, Young gave civic leaders in State and local governments career planning division of Jersey City State his all to save his ship and crew. The attack and small business. College; as Man of the Year, by the Pack on his ship was swift. As Japanese warships Congressman MORAN and I have received rammed into the U.S.S. San Francisco, steer­ Foundation for Cancer Research and Grad­ letters from mayors all over the country ex­ uate Teachings; with the Whitney M. Young, ing and engine control were damaged. And, pressing their support for the FAIR Act. Clear­ during a continued series of bombings, Amer­ Jr. Award for his service to the goals and ac­ ly, their support of this bill reflects the need for tivities of the Urban League; by the Junior ica lost one of its heros, Cassin Young. The the Congress to reform the way it does busi­ ship did manage to survive to fight again Service League of Hudson County as one of ness. Their support signals the beginning of a thanks to the courage of its commander and the 100 Outstanding Citizens of Hudson Coun­ partnership between the Federal Government crew. ty; as the first honoree to be inducted into the and State and local governments and small Today, as the citizens of Volusia County re­ Community Service Hall of Fame, presented businesses. member the dedication to both his country and with the Sir William Osler, M.D. Humanitarian In order to give our local government a his fellow servicemen, let us also remember Award for his outstanding contributions to pub­ stronger voice in this issue, we have decided with great pride the actions of Capt. Cassin lic health and community service; and as the to make these mayors "Citizen Cosponsors" Young. of the FAIR Act. Mr. Speaker, I am submitting Citizen of the Month by the Police Honor Le­ As a remembrance of his heroism, the for the RECORD, the names of 20 mayors who gion of New Jersey for his unselfish time and American Legion, Ormond Beach Post 267 have written to express their strong support for and its members have decided to rename their outstanding efforts on behalf of the law en­ the passage of the FAIR Act: post to read "American Legion, Inc., Cassin forcement agencies throughout the State. Name, City, and State: Young Memorial Post No. 267." I proudly join Mr. Davin has also been selected by the Richard Arrington, Birmingham, AL. with the members of Post 267 and the family Society of Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of Michael C. Dow, Mobile, AL. of Capt. Cassin Young as we celebrate his Hudson County as their Irishman of the Year Sharon Priest, Little Rock, AR. bravery and actions in the face of danger. in 1987. The following year, he was again se­ James Lindsey, Merced, CA. lected Irishman of the Year by the Jersey City Linda Spiro, Rohnert Park, CA. Fay B. Kastelic, Pueblo, CO. NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. Jacquelyn C. Durrell, Fairfield, CT. PREVENTION MONTH Ed Davin's service to his community even Joseph M. Mazurkiewicz, Cape Coral, FL. includes 14 years as chairman of the Jersey Partrick J. Gibbs, Davenport, IA. HON. DICK swm City Zoning Board of Adjustment, under four Richard A. Brauer, Belleville, IL. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE different Jersey City administrations from Tomilia Allison, Bloomington, IN. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES David Adkisson, Owensboro, KY. 1971-85. His contribution to both the business Wednesday, April 28, 1993 George Dement, Bossier City, LA. community and the community at large has Judith H. Robbins, Attleboro, MA. Mr. SWETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in been, and I trust will continue to be, an exam­ Douglas Duncan, Rockville, MD. recognition of April 1993 as National Child ple to all. John S. Coppage, Midland, M:;:. Abuse Prevention Month. Child abuse has af­ Charles Winkelman, St. Cloud, MN. fected countless Americans but only recently Jack Leonard, Chesterfield, MO. has this tragedy been examined in the na­ James K. Seastrand, North Las Vegas, NV. tional spotlight. The societal impact of child Frank Stare, Newark, OH. abuse is immeasurable. 8578 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 Reported instances of child abuse have Salt Lake City into eastern Idaho and western destroyed Hiroshima, since the prisoner-of-war risen dramatically in the past decade. Accord­ Wyoming heading north touching Montana and camp in which he spent over 3 years was only ing to the National Committee for Prevention reaching the Canadian border in the Idaho 25 miles from Hiroshima. of Child Abuse, between 1985 and 1991 re­ panhandle. In 1957, he and several other Chicago-area ports of child abuse and neglect increased by The proposed route is actually in place Bataan survivors set up an export-import busi­ 40 percent. In 1991, 2,694,000 children were through much of the area. This trail takes ad­ ness to find markets in the United States for reported to child protective services agencies vantage of the rich abundance of public lands goods from the Philippines. as victims of child abuse. This number rep­ throughout the heart of the Rockies. By follow­ Nicholas is survived by his wife Cecilia, a resents an average annual increase of 6 per­ ing mostly existing roads and trails, very little daughter, Diane Andrasek, and two grand­ cent during this period. While substantiation right-of-way acquisition and minimal new con­ children, rates for these alleged cases of abuse hover struction is needed. This trail would be mostly Mr. Speaker, as I rise to today to recognize around 50 percent, the over 1 million con­ on national forests and some public domain Nicholas Fryziuk, I wish to honor the memory firmed instances of abuse, and the 1 ,383 chil­ administered by the Bureau of Land Manage­ of this exceptional man. His courageous ac­ dren who died from abuse and neglect in ment in Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Arizona. tions are an example for all to follow. I hope 1991, are sufficiently chilling to warrant height­ The Great Western Trail [GWT] is actually my colleagues will join me and my constitu­ ened efforts to address this problem. much more than a trail, but rather a corridor ents in saluting Nicholas. He will be deeply Child abuse and neglect occurs in very ra­ of trails and passageways designed to serve missed. cial and demographic group. But it is most the many types of trail interests and users. prevalent among those living below the pov­ Using whatever was available, travelers in the erty line. Although the shocking increase in re­ Old West made their way by foot or horse­ BERLIN TOWNSHIP MAYOR AND ported cases of child abuse can, in part, be at­ back, or by using a variety of vehicles includ­ COUNCIL ANNOUNCE ANOTHER tributed to the greater exposure the problem ing wagons and water craft as they moved be­ YEAR OF RECYCLING SUCCESS has received in the past decade, there is also tween communities, over mountain passes, a clear correlation between the fourfold in­ down rivers, and across valleys. And so it is HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS crease in the number of children below the today along the Great Western Trail as the OF NEW JERSEY poverty line in the past decade and the in­ magic and romance of the Old West unfolds IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES crease in reported cases of child abuse. In my once more to recreational enthusiasts from Wednesday, April 28, 1993 own State, New Hampshire, there are more across the nation and many foreign countries. children living in poverty than ever before, and Opportunities exist for hikers, horseback rid­ Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey. Mr. Speak­ reported cases of neglect and abuse have ers, boaters, mountain bikers, cross country er, I rise today to commend Berlin Township, risen proportionally. Mr. Speaker, it is obvious skiers, and off-road vehicle and snowmobile a municipality in my district, for the success of that helping our Nation's poorest citizens will riders to traverse this scenic and culturally rich their recycling program. I would like to enter also yield dividends in the battle against child area of our Nation in a variety of ways. for the RECORD a statement which the town­ abuse. Mr. Speaker, the Great Western Trail will be ship recently released which explains the pro­ Too many Americans still refuse to believe a valuable natural asset to our country and I gram. I hope that other communities around that child abuse can occur among their friends urge my colleagues support. the country can learn from Berlin Township's or in their community. Unfortunately, the statis­ success: tics tell a different story. Child abuse is a dis­ BERLIN TOWNSHIP MAYOR AND COUNCIL AN­ ease that knows no racial, ethnic, or socio­ TRIBUTE TO NICHOLAS F. NOUNCE ANOTHER YEAR OF RECYCLING SUC­ economic boundaries. Moreover, studies have FRYZIUK CESS shown that those parents most likely to abuse BERLIN TOWNSHIP .-Since the Recycling their children were in fact themselves abused. HON. WIWAM 0. LIPINSKI Program began in the Township of Berlin, This cycle of abuse and suffering must be OF ILLINOIS over twelve (12) years ago, the success of the stopped. Mr. Speaker, we must join together program has continually escalated to an all IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES time high. The recovery rate for 1992 has to eradicate the abuse and neglect of our Na­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 reached 65 percent, which is the highest ever tion's children before another generation is for Berlin Township and perhaps the County witness to its terror. Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with of Camden and the State of New Jersey. The a sense of loss after the death of Nicholas program started back in September of 1980 Fryziuk, a lifelong resident of Chicago's 23d with the voluntary separation of glass, GREAT WESTERN TRAIL BILL ward. Nicholas passed away from leukemia on which proved to be the root of a program INTRODUCED Thursday, April 1, 1993 at Hines Veterans that should be the model for other commu­ Hospital, near Maywood, IL. nities and levels of government. Over the HON. JAME'S V. HANSEN Nicholas was a survivor of the Bataan past decade, with the cooperation of the var­ Death March in the Phillipines in April 1942 ious township departments and officials and OF UTAH most importantly, the residents, this pro­ and of 42 months in a Japanese prisoner-of­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gram has asked more of everyone as far as war camp. Nicholas, a sergeant in the 192d Wednesday, April 28, 1993 participation is concerned, but has proved to Tank Battalion, landed in the Philippines on pay off in a big way. " For a small residential Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, today I along Thanksgiving Day 1941 with 88 other men community to begin a program that would with my colleagues Mr. ORTON, Mr. PASTOR, from the western suburbs of Chicago. Less eventually turn almost two-thirds W3 'S) of Mr. KOLBE, Mr. KYL, Mr. STUMP, Ms. SHEP­ than 1 month later, the Philippines were at­ it's waste stream into recyclable materials is HERD, Mr. THOMAS, and Mr. WILLIAMS intro­ tacked. He was part of the American and Fili­ remarkable." said Councilman Chris Morris, duce a bill to amend the National Trails Sys­ pino force that held off the invaders on the is­ Liaison to the Public Works Department in Berlin Township. tem Act to designate the Great Western Trail land of Corregidor and Bataan peninsula. The Township takes great pride in this for potential addition to the National Trails On April 10, 1942, he and 75,000 other cap­ program and the people who have made it so System. tured soldiers began a 65-mile march from successful. The residents, the public works The Great Western Trail crosses the most Mariveles to San Fernando under a blazing employees, under the direction of Public unique and beautiful areas of the West. Visi­ sun. The Japanese clubbed and beat strag­ Works Director Mike McGee, and the Mayor tors of the Great Western Trail will enjoy a glers with rifle butts, killing those who did not and Council have worked in harmony to wide variety of experiences including wilder­ get up. Nicholas helped to carry a wounded bring about the successes of this program. ness, recreation, cultural, and the historical man much of the way. His two best friends And their efforts have not gone unnoticed, as far back as 1981, Berlin Township has re­ treasures of the West. The Great Western were killed. ceived awards from the County of Camden, Trail begins at the Mexican border in the His war injuries eventually forced him into a the New Jersey Department of Environ­ Coronado National Forest in Arizona and early retirement from Corn Products Co. Inc., mental Protection, the National Recycling heads in a northerly direction by Phoenix, in Argo, IL. It is not known whether his leuke­ Coalition, the Institute for Local Self Reli­ through southern Utah National Parks, past mia was caused by the atomic bomb which ance, Renew America, and the Federal Envi- April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8579 ronmental Protection Agency which recog­ date and to wish him the best of luck as he In the 1960s and 1970s, federal money to state nized this program and awarded the Environ­ takes his place in the "long grey line" and be­ and local governments grew steadily as a mental Quality Award in 1991. Perhaps the gins his career in service to our country. percentage of state and local outlays from most notable award came from the Friends 14% in 1960 to a peak of 27% in 1978, and of the United Nations Environment Program states and localities expressed little concern (FUNEP 500) who recognized the Berlin FEDERAL MANDATES about the conditions attached to federal Township Recycling Program in 1990 and 1992 money. In the 1980s the federal government for their outstanding program and recovery responded, in part, to growing budget defi­ rates achieved. HON. LEE H. HAMILTON cits by cutting aid to states and localities. Achieving such a high recovery rate is no OF INDIANA Financial aid to state and local governments fluke, according to Mike McGee, "Our pro­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dropped to a low of about 18% in 1988. gram achieved a recovery rate of 58 percent However, the number of mandated pro­ for 1989, 60 percent for 1990, 64 percent for Wednesday, April 28, 1993 grams continues to grow even as federal re­ 1991 and now an all time high of 65 percent Mr. HAMIL TON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to sources available for states and localities to for 1992, which is a testament to the efforts insert my Washington Report for Wednesday, meet these mandates dwindle. New regula­ of all involved," said McGee who has been a tions adopted between 1983 and 1990 imposed April 28, 1993, into the CONGRESSIONAL cumulative estimated costs of between $8.9 big proponent of recycling during his tenure RECORD. as Public Works Director. As part of the suc­ billion and $12.7 billion on states and local­ cess realized, McGee is often consulted by FEDERAL MANDATES ities. Although states have challenged the le­ various surrounding communities and others Later this year hundreds of communities gality of federal mandates in courts in re­ around the State and Country for assistance in Indiana and around the country will have cent years, they have generally been unsuc­ with their recycling programs. "In my opin­ to comply with tougher federal drinking cessful. ion, every community should have a recy­ water standards. These requirements were SOLUTIONS cling program in an effort to reduce the enacted into law as part of an effort to en­ The federal government should take sev­ overall burden placed upon the environment sure safer drinking water supplies for Ameri­ eral steps to ease the burden on states and as well as the budgets of local communities," cans. And yet, meeting the new standards localities. First, the President and Congress said McGee. will be costly to implement. For example, need to recognize that in general it is simply In the case of Berlin Township, the recy­ Indianapolis recently completed a $30 mil­ unfair to the states and localities to try to cling program has not only proved beneficial lion treatment plant and plans to spend sev­ achieve national goals, even worthy ones, by for the environment, but the local budget as eral million dollars more to upgrade its pinning the cost of compliance on states and well. "If we did not have our recycling pro­ water system to comply with the standards. localities. Second, the President and Con­ gram, we would have spent well over two Local leaders appreciate the need to provide gress should conduct a comprehensive study hundred thousand ($200,000) dollars in dis­ safe drinking water to their citizens, but of federal mandates and act to eliminate un­ posal fees for 1992; there is no doubt in my complain that they will have to bear a dis­ necessary regulations and reporting require­ mind that recycling has been and remains proportionate share of the compliance costs. ments and streamline others. This would the wave of the future," commented Morris. Federal mandates, like the drinking water help cut costs, and improve accountability Berlin Township recycles glass, aluminum, standards, are a growing source of irritation for the success or failure of a particular pro­ motor oil, newspaper, metal, cardboard, bat­ between the federal government and states gram. Third, states and localities should be teries, concrete, clean lumber, brush, leaves and localities. The objectives sought by given more flexibility in administering man­ and grass clippings. these federal requirements are almost al­ dated programs. State and local govern­ ways worthy: clean water, safer roads, ments have been innovators in providing bridges, and buildings, and equal access. But services efficiently on reduced budgets. CHARLES L. WEYER, JR., while the federal mandates may be rational, Fourth, the federal government should try to HONORED collectively they often drain cities and make more resources available to states and states of money. For example, compliance localities to meet mandates. Some have sug­ with the federal clean water act is expected gested a general mandate compensation item HON. PAUL E. Gill.MOR to cost state and local governments $32 bil­ in the federal budget, similar to revenue OF OHIO lion a year by 1995. If the trend toward un­ sharing, to offset the costs of mandates. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES funded mandates continues, it will gradually Fifth, Congress and the President should as­ usurp the powers of states and turn them sess the impact of their actions on state and Wednesday, April 28, 1993 into administrators of national policy. The local governments whenever they are consid­ Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to challenge is to find ways to alleviate the fi­ ering legislation and regulations, and select take this opportunity to recognize an excep­ nancial burden on state and local govern­ policies which have the least adverse con­ ments caused by the mandates without let­ sequences. Too much legislation has been en­ tional young man from my district who has re­ acted without any reliable estimates of the cently accepted his appointment as a member ting the worthy objects of the mandates slip away. costs to state and local governments. For ex­ of the Class of 1997 at the U.S. Military Acad­ ample, the cost of the Americans with Dis­ emy. TYPES OF MANDATES abilities Act-commendable legislation to Charles L. Weyer, Jr., will soon graduate Federal mandates appear in many forms provide the disabled with equal acess to serv­ and cover a wide range of subjects. Some re­ Margaretta High School in Castalia, OH, after ices, employment, buildings and transpor­ quire communities to take specific actions tation-is only now being fully recognized. I 4 years of outstanding academic achievement as a condition for receiving federal grants, as well as extracurricular involvement. During have co-sponsored a bill this year which such as requiring that public buildings can would require the federal government to es­ his high school career, Charlie has distin­ accommodate the handicapped. Others are timate the costs of legislation and regula­ guished himself as a leader among his peers, direct orders, requiring state and local gov­ tions on state and local governments. Con­ serving as vice president of his class and cap­ ernment to comply with national standards gress must choose more carefully the things tain of the Margaretta football team. Charlie and administer federal statutes. Direct fed­ it mandates and do a better job of providing was also active in the foreign language club, eral mandates include environmental, crimi­ funds for what it requires. nal justice, and health care regulations like his church youth group and the National The most comprehensive approach to the testing children for lead poisoning. problem of unfunded mandates would be to Honor Society. Hoosiers are familiar with some of the have the federal government handle activi­ Mr. Speaker, one of the most important re­ larger mandated programs. Medicaid, the ties that it does best, or which states cannot sponsibilities of Members of Congress is to federally subsidized health care program for handle alone like managing air traffic con­ identify outstanding young men and women low-income families, costs states $38 billion trol, national defense, social security, and and to nominate them for admission to the a year to finance. Medicaid spending has health care. But states would take the lead U.S. service academies. While at the Acad­ risen dramatically in Indiana in recent for other activities-education, training, emy, they will be the beneficiaries of one of years, consuming over $2 billion in the last community development, housing, and most budget cycle. Environmental laws are also the finest educations available, so that in the public capital projects. Devolving respon­ expensive. For example, school districts sibility for these programs to the states future, they might be entrusted with the very throughout Indiana have spent millions of could reduce federal spending, reduce the security of our Nation. dollars removing asbestos from school build­ federal deficit, and make the federal govern­ I am confident that Charlie Weyer has both ings as required by a 1986 law. ment a more manageable enterprise. the ability and the desire to meet this chal­ FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS CONCLUSION lenge. I ask my colleagues to join me in con­ The federal budget deficit has been a driv­ Many federal mandates are intended to gratulating him for his accomplishments to ing force in the debate on federal mandates. achieve important and laudable policy objec- 8580 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 tives. But Congress must, as a fundamental class of students from Centerville High School Let the pundits pick away at the tiny details. matter of responsibility and fairness, ensure will be representing the State of Ohio in the But let us not overlook the importance of this that mandates can be reasonably met by national "We the People . . . The Citizen and single, shining accomplishment-trickle-down state and local governments. Resolving the problem of federal mandates will require the Constitution" competition. These students economics has finally been laid to rest. sorting out the proper federal, state, and from Centerville, OH, which I am honored to My district, still one of the poorest in the Na­ local roles in particular issues, and then de­ represent in Congress, have demonstrated ex­ tion, now looks forward to a brighter future termining who should perform them and who ceptional knowledge and appreciation of our under the leadership of President Clinton. The should pay for them. I am hopeful that tough Constitution and Bill of Rights. By winning the future under President Clinton lies before us fiscal times will prompt innovative thinking State competition, these students will move on filled with educational opportunities, health and improved cooperation among the dif­ to the national finals May 1-3 in which over care, childhood immunizations, job training, ferent levels of government. 1,200 students from 47 States and the District and hope that our children will be freed of the of Columbia will compete on their knowledge horrible debt burden they must confront. DUNDERHEADS of constitutional principles. And so I congratulate the President and his The Centerville student finalists representing administration. And I look forward to the next HON. PATRICIA SCHROEDER Ohio are: Praveen Akuthota, Ward Barrentine, 1,200 days of progress and hope. OF COLORADO Thomas Davis, Andrew Duncan, Drex Earle, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Salman Elmi, Matthew Hubbard, Justin Husher, David Lambright, Alissa Lane, Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Melinda Leiwig, Kevin Lopardo, Benjamin REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE VENTO Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, the Den­ Oxley, Jim Park, Ryan Powell, Ben Pryor, HONORED WITH THE NATIONAL ver Post commented, "Tailhook Shows Sandeep Punateer, Naveen Reddy, Jon ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESS­ Straights More Worrisome Than Gays," on the Servaites, Jill Solscheid, Angel Spyrou, James NESS AWARD quandary the military has bogged itself in. Taller, Wendy Tzou, Christopher Willard, and While rejecting any reasonable solution to the Yousuf Zafar. I would also like to commend HON. DAVID E. BONIOR question of gays and lesbians serving in our their teacher Teresa Lonsbury, who worked OF MICHIGAN country's Armed Forces, our military leaders with the students in understanding the depth IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have allowed an atmosphere of licentiousness of our Constitution, as well as Peter Kavouras Wednesday, April 28, 1993 to fester. Perhaps the Tailhook Report will and Patti Denny, the district and State coordi­ bring them to their senses. nators, whose time and dedication to this pro­ Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, last night, my [From the Denver Post, Apr. 27, 1993] gram proved invaluable. Minnesota friend and colleague BRUCE VENTO T AILHOOK SHOWS STRAIGHTS MORE Mr. Speaker, for some time I have been a was honored for his work to end homeless­ WORRISOME THAN GAYS participating member of the "We the People ness by the National Alliance to End Home­ If they gave medals for dunderheadedness, . . . The Citizen and the Constitution" pro­ lessness. Representative VENTO was pre­ the Pentagon would surely win one for its in­ gram. The program allows student finalists to sented with the Public Sector Achievement creasingly indefensible approach to the ques­ testify before a panel of prominent profes­ Award by the two cochairmen of this year's tion of homosexuality. sionals from across the country to dem­ awards ceremony, Susan Baker who is the On one hand, a decorated veteran of the driving spirit behind the alliance and Jim John­ Desert Storm campaign, recently named the onstrate their expertise in constitutional prin­ Sixth Army's " Soldier of the Year," now ciples. The forum is a hearing, similar to our son who is working to end homelessness at stands to be discharged after having publicly hearings in Congress, in which students re­ the alliance and as Chairman of Fannie Mae. announced that he is gay-even though his spond to questions and defend their knowl­ The Alliance to End Homelessness is de­ conduct in uniform has been exemplary. edge of the Constitution. The program is an voted to the idea that only bringing together On the other, scores of "straight" officers, exciting way to teach history and to stimulate public, private, and nonprofit resources can we whose misconduct in the Tailhook incident end homelessness. The alliance believes as has shamed the Navy, are only belatedly an appreciation for the values and principles Mr. VENTO believes that we must focus on being held accountable for their violations of inherent in our democratic republic. both military law and common decency. I would like to congratulate Centerville's long-term solutions to homelessness. Clearly, the assumption that homosexuals class for their impressive achievement thus far It is an odd combination, when you think automatically pose a threat to the image or and extend best wishes for success in the about it. A senior Member of Congress devot­ combat readiness of the military services, finals. These students are a tribute to their ing so much time and effort to help those who while heterosexuals don't, has shown itself families, their community and their State. I am can't-or won't-help themselves. We all to be as obsolete as a flintlock rifle. know that the homeless have no political What counts, as President Clinton recog­ confident the knowledge gained through this nized in calling for an end to the ban on gays program will help them realize the challenges money to contribute. They do not vote in any in the military, is not one's sexual orien ta­ and responsibilities of good citizenship. large numbers. They operate no political party tion, which obviously has little bearing on a machines. They don't have a PAC. Anyone person's patriotism or ability to perform a writing legislation or speaking for them in Con­ mission. Rather, it is a person's behavior­ CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT gress is not in it for political gain. So for my sexual or otherwise-that determines wheth­ CLINTON colleague BRUCE VENTO it is a true calling of er he or she should be honored or disgraced, the heart. It is, simply, the right thing to do. in the military or in civilian life. It shouldn't take a march on Washington HON. RONALD D. COLEMAN Representative VENTO is a Member of Con­ to demonstrate the moral bankruptcy of the OF TEXAS gress who grew up in a working class neigh­ current policy. If the top brass refuse to re­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES borhood-nothing fancy, mind you, but there nounce the belief that homosexuality is " in­ was always a roof over his head. Why, then, compatible" with military service, they will Wednesday, April 28, 1993 would he take to the cause of the homeless? be guilty of the same kind of failure of lead­ Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Maybe it's because in the homeless, we see ership that led to the Tailhook abuses. congratulate President Clinton on the most im­ people from similar backgrounds, similar fami­ portant achievement of his first 100 days-his lies, and similar heritages. And we suspect TRIBUTE TO CENTERVILLE HIGH radical departure from the failed trickle-down that but for some strange happenstance, they SCHOOL policies of the past and the new direction he would wear suits and ties, shiny shoes, live in has charted for our country. tidy homes, and have careers, friends, and The Congress passed President Clinton's 5- families like we do. So perhaps we see a HON. TONY P. HAU year budget plan in record time, providing for glimpse of ourselves, in the homeless and we OF OHIO the first time in a decade a responsible, are reminded that the compassionate thing to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES achievable economic plan for this Nation to re­ do-the right thing-is to help others as you Wednesday, April 28, 1993 duce the deficit by $514 billion while at the would want to be helped in that situation. Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I am proud same time increasing investment in our peo­ Before homelessness was really a notable to announce that a very ambitious and . bright ple. issue in the Nation or in Congress, Represent- April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8581 ative VENTO started to do something tangible cational program in the country developed County, NJ, for the fine work they have been about the problem. In 1983, he attached a specifically to educate young people about the doing. The department was first established in modest amendment to an appropriations bill to Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The 3-day 1970 as a full time police department. It's pur­ pay for repairs on unused buildings to be used academic competition simulates a congres­ pose was to help, protect, and serve the resi­ as temporary shelters. While that bill passed sional hearing. Students, acting as expert wit­ dents of Winslow Township who are spread the Congress, Mr. VENTO'S next bill was never nesses, testify before a panel of prominent out over more than 58 square miles. Over the even considered by the full House. Then, in professionals from across the country in order years, the department has met the demands the 1OOth Congress, Representative VENTO to demonstrate their knowledge of constitu­ of a community which has quickly grown to was the principal author of the $1.3 billion tional issues. Administered by the Center for more than 35,000 people. McKinney homeless-aid reauthorization bill, Civic Education, the program, now in its sixth The department has developed under the which won widespread support. The McKinney year, has reached over 12,000,000 students in diligent leadership of its chief of police, An­ homeless bill was reauthorized in the 101 st 21,490 elementary, middle, and high schools thony Bello, to a total of 62 sworn officers, and Congress and for 2 years in the 102d Con­ nationwide. 1O civilian personnel. It is composed of a pa­ gress. More recently, Representative VENTO The program provides an excellent oppor­ trol division, a criminal investigation division, a has urged his colleagues in Congress to move tunity for students to gain an appreciation of K-0 unit, a highway safety unit, and a special beyond the McKinney Act to the heart of the the significance of our Constitution and its services unit. Chief Anthony Bello has been a matter-prevention. BRUCE VENTO has been place in our history and our lives today. I am pioneer within the ranks of law enforcement the only Member of Congress to step forward proud of the students representing New with the establishment of a specialized unit and endorse the beyond-McKinney proposals. Hampshire's Second District and commend comprised of two officers whose duties are the And this year in recognition of his bold steps them and their teacher for their hard work. I strict enforcement of environmental crimes. to end homelessness, Speaker TOM FOLEY wish them the best of luck in this competi­ Chief Bello has also developed a specialized has named Representative VENTO as the tion-and a bright future thereafter. unit whose sole purpose has been the sup­ chairman of the House Task Force on Home­ pression of illegal drug activity. Their success lessness. has been highly commendable. The Winslow JAMES J. CROSS HONORED The story of the good shepherd tells us that Township Police Department has met the a good society-a ju~t society-will always challenge of these violent times and should care for the one or two who have lost their HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR proudly boast of their success. Chief Bello and way. So it is, I think, with this feeling that Rep­ OF OHIO his personnel are to be commended for a job resentative VENTO has pursued an aggressive IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES well done. agenda of homeless legislation. Wednesday, April 28, 1993 The Alliance to End Homelessness could not have picked a better person to honor for Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to his work to end homelessness. BRUCE VENTO take this opportunity to recognize an excep­ TRIBUTE TO CAROLE PYLE deserves much of the credit for bringing the is­ tional young man from my district who has re­ sues of homelessness into the minds and cently accepted his appointment as a member hearts of the American people and of Mem­ of the Class of 1997 at the U.S. Merchant Ma­ HON. WIWAM 0. LIPINSKI rine Academy. bers of Congress. Thank you for your work, OF ILLINOIS and, again, congratulations. James J. Cross will soon graduate Woodmore High School after 4 years of out­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES standing academic achievement as well as ex­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 GORHAM HIGH SCHOOL HONORED tracurricular involvement. During his high school career, Jim has participated in the Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to HON. DICK SWETI American Legion's Buckeye Boys State, stu­ congratulate Carole Pyle on the special occa­ OF NEW HAMPSHIRE dent council, and marching and pep bands. sion of her retirement from her position as the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Jim has also been active in the local chapter principal of Concord School in Cass district 63 of Future Farmers of America, serving as the in southeast DuPage County, IL. Mrs. Pyle Wednesday, April 28, 1993 organization's treasurer. has worked in the district for 28 years, the last Mr. SWETT. Mr. Speaker, on May 1-3, Mr. Speaker, one of the most important re­ 19 of which she served with distinction as more than 1200 students from 47 States and sponsibilities of Members of Congress is to principal of the K-4 school. the District of Columbia will be in our Nation's identify outstanding young men and women Mrs. Pyle began her work in the district Capital to compete in the national finals of the and to nominate them for admission to the teaching English, reading and science at Cass We the People . . . The Citizen and the Con­ U.S. service academies. While at the Acad­ school and later became the first principal at stitution Program. I am proud to announce that emy, they will be the beneficiaries of one of Concord School. a class from Gorham High School in Gorham, the finest educations available, so that in the In addition, it has been voted unanimously NH will represent New Hampshire's Second future, they might be entrusted with the very by the District 63 Board of Education to grant District. These young scholars have worked security of our Nation. the Distinguished Service Award to Carole. diligently to reach the national finals by win­ I am confident that Jim Cross has both the This award is given to a school district em­ ning district and State competitions. The dis­ ability and the desire to meet this challenge. I ployee who has served the district in an exem­ tinguished members of the team representing ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating plary manner for 20 or more years. New Hampshire are: Dan Adams, Chris him for his accomplishments to date and to Addario, Dale Burcalow, Allan Carpenter, wish him the best of luck as he begins his ca­ The Cass School District 63 Superintendent Ryan Carreau, Ralph Ciacciarelli, James reer in service to our country. Robert Leli described Carole best stating: Godbout, Amy Horne, Sarah Lambertson, "She's a class act, an interesting person and Leah Lemieux, Ellen Mccrum, Bethany an outstanding educator." Parker, and Jennifer Simon. TRIBUTE TO WINSLOW TOWNSHIP Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to commend I also would like to recognize their teacher, POLICE DEPARTMENT Mrs. Pyle for her tremendous contributions to Michael G. Brosnan, who deserves much of our community and for her commitment to the credit for the success of the team. The HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS educating our youth. Her years of service to district coordinator Raymond H. Kneeland, and OF NEW JERSEY the students of Cass School District and the the State coordinator Carter Hart, Jr. have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Illinois have not gone unnoticed. Her also contributed a great deal of time and effort work has truly raised the quality of education to help the team reach the national finals. Wednesday, April 28, 1993 for our children. I hope my colleagues will join The We the People . . . The Citizen and Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey. Mr. Speak­ me in saluting Mrs. Pyle for her many con­ the Constitution Program, supported and fund­ er, I rise today to commend the Winslow tributions and wishing her the very best for the ed by Congress, is the most extensive edu- Township Police Department of Camden years to come. 8582 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 A TRIBUTE TO , NUTLEY HIGH BLOOD TAX OUGHT TO BE signs and rumble strips at railroad crossings. SCHOOL: STATE FOOTBALL DEFEATED Every time you cross railroad tracks in safety, CHAMPIONS I ask that you remember the importance of Al­ HON. JON KYL bert and Lavenia's ideas. HON. HERB KLEIN OF ARIZONA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOHN P. HARTIGAN III HONORED O~' NEW JERSEY Wednesday, April 28, 1993 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. KYL. Mr. Speaker, as if it weren't bad HON. PAUL E. GIUMOR enough that President Clinton's proposed Btu OF OHIO Wednesday, April 28, 1993 tax will increase the basic costs of food, cloth­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. KLEIN . Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay ing, and shelter for most Americans, I have Wednesday, April 28, 1993 special tribute to the Nutley High School foot­ just learned that it will increase the cost of Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ball team. The 1992 Raiders claimed the blood for hospital patients as well. take this opportunity to recognize an excep­ school's first State football crown since 1939. United Blood Services in Arizona, a non­ tional young man from my district who has Defeating Morris Knolls in the finals, 39-6, the profit blood program, relies heavily on the gen­ qualified for an appointment as a member of Raiders convincingly won the North Jersey, erosity of voluntee ~ pilots to help pick up and the class of 1997 at the U.S. Air Force Acad­ section 2, group 3 championship. deliver blood supplies across the State. But, instead of encouraging such volunteer efforts emy. Mr. Speaker, the Nutley High School football as a way of holding down costs, the Clinton John P. Hartigan Ill, will soon graduate from team is to be commended not only for their Btu tax will dramatically curtail volunteer pilots' Oak Harbor High School after 4 years of out­ victory on the field, but for their perseverance financial ability to continue to provide this vital standing academic achievement as well as ex­ and maturity in rebounding from a 1 and 8 service for Arizona patients because it will tracurricular involvement. During his high season just 2 years earlier. It is for their pa­ raise the cost of aviation fuel by as much as school career, Jake has distinguished himself tience and commitment to improvement that I 22 cents per gallon. as a student-athlete, participating in cross commend not only the championship Raider As a result, organizations like United Blood country and varsity track. He is a member of football team, but also the Raider band, Raid­ Services will be forced to bear those in­ the National Honor Society and has received er cheerleaders, and entire student body. creased costs or use alternative commercial the Scholastic Athlete Award. Mr. Speaker, I ask my fellow colleagues to aviation, either of which will invariably raise its Mr. Speaker, one of the most important re­ join me in congratulating Nutley High School costs and service fees to hospitals and pa­ sponsibilities of Members of Congress is to as New Jersey State champions. tients. Is this the President who wants to make identify outstanding young men and women health care more affordable. and to nominate them for admission to the Mr. Speaker, this blood tax ought to be de­ U.S. service academies. While at the Acad­ feated. emy, they will be the beneficiaries of one of MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN PRE- the finest educations available, so that in the SENTED BARBARA JORDAN future, they might be entrusted with the very AWARD TRIBUTE TO ALBERT AND security of our Nation. LAVENIA SCRIVNER I am confident that Jake Hartigan has both the ability and the desire to meet this chal­ HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN HON. JERRY F. COSTEUO lenge. I ask my colleagues to joint me in con­ OF ILLINOIS gratulating him for his accomplishments to OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES date and to wish him the best of luck in his ef­ forts toward a career in service to our country. HON. HOW ARD L BERMAN Wednesday, April 28, 1993

OF CALIFORNIA Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the work of Albert and Lavenia REINTRODUCTION OF THE WORK­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Scrivner, two of my constituents from my ER PROTECTIONS WARNING ACT Wednesday, April 28, 1993 hometown of Belleville, IL. Albert and Lavenia played a critical role in nationwide efforts to in­ HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, on May 27, crease safety at railway crossings. OF NEW JERSEY 1993, the Hollywood Women's Political Com­ Albert Scrivner worked for Nickel Plate Rail­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mittee-an organization of professional road in Madison, IL beginning in the 1920's. It women from film, television, and the arts-will was there where he realized the importance of Wednesday, April 28, 1993 present its Barbara Jordan Award to Marian safety at a railroad crossing and thought of Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey. Mr. Speak­ Wright Edelman. many ideas to help increase safety. One of his er, I rise today to reintroduce the Worker Pro­ As the founder and president of the Chil­ many suggestions that can be found all over tection Warnings Act. dren's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman our Nation is rumble strips. Albert developed This legislation is designed to benefit the is America's foremost lobbyist for the rights of the idea of constructing rumble strips on the workers who use personal protective equip­ children. An attorney by training, Ms. Edelman approach to a railroad crossing. Drivers are ment, their employers, as well as the compa­ began her career fighting for the rights of chil­ alerted to an upcoming rail crossing because nies who manufacture it. Currently, the dren in rural Mississippi. For three decades the rumble strip slows their approach. warnings and instructions provided by manu­ she has maintained a steady, constant, un­ Then, in 1976, Albert and Lavenia came up facturers of similar personal protective equip­ wavering focus on the needs of the young. with an idea to use reflective paint on railroad ment are not uniform. As a result, workers warning signs. After being tested by the Illinois may have to be retrained by their employer Marian Edelman has built the Children's De­ Commerce Commission on the St. Louis to when the employer changes brands of per­ fense Fund [GDF] into one of the best-known, Chicago route, this type of sign was found to sonal protective equipment or when the work­ most effective, and most far-reaching humani­ substantially increase safety. Reflective paint er moves to a new jobs with a new employer. tarian advocacy groups in America. The GDF signs are in place at railroad crossings from Furthermore, standards for warnings and in­ has fought strenuously for the fundamental coast to coast largely because of the structions can only be mandated on a State­ right of children to adequate nutrition, shelter, Scrivners' dedication to transportation safety by-State basis, creating a system which is health care, child care, and education. and their inventive way of thinking about prob­ cumbersome, inconsistent, and confusing to We ask our colleagues to join us in con­ lems. workers, safety directors, and personal protec­ gratulating Marian Wright Edelman for this dis­ I ask my colleagues to join me in applaud­ tive equipment manufacturers. tinguished honor and extending our thanks ing Albert and Lavenia Scrivner for their im­ The Worker Protection Warnings Act will and best wishes to her. portant work in developing visual warning eliminate this confusion by directing the Occu- April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8583 pational Safety and Health Administration TUFTONIA'S WEEK Bardin Institute. He has served as its vice [OSHA] to establish and mandate uniform president and chair of .its development com­ warnings for protective equipment. A Federal HON. BILL RICHARDSON mittee and personnel committee. He is also uniform warning requirement for various types OF NEW MEXICO co-organizer and director of the Heaven on of personal protective equipment would im­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Earth Stable for Handicapped Children, trustee for the Center for Improvement of Child Car­ prove workers' understanding of the proper Wednesday, April 28, 1993 ing, board member of the Maple Center, a uses and limitations of equipment designed to Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, last week community nonprofit counseling center for protect their well-being, as well as simplifying thousands of graduates of Tufts University Beverly Hills, and reserve lieutenant for the the worker training process. Uniform warnings gathered in small and large groups all across Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. will also remove the undue burden now placed our great country to take part in Tuftonia's Lillian Raffel's charitable interests are also on manufacturers who must comply with mul­ Week festivities. varied and extensive. She serves on numer­ tiple state guidelines. OSHA would be directed This year's celebration, the ninth annual ob­ ous committees of the Brandeis-Bardin Insti­ to arrive at uniform warnings through a servance, was particularly special to the Tufts tute with a particular focus on the arts, edu­ community as we inaugurated Dr. John participatory rulemaking procedure involving cation, and development. She is also involved DiBiaggio as Tufts' 11th president. In addition workers, employers, human factors experts, in the work of the Jewish Federal Council's to a formal proclamation ceremony on the speaker's bureau, the Strawberry Creek Music manufacturers of safety equipment, and other Massachusetts campus, local observances experts in the field. Festival, Beverly Hills Hadassah, the Los An­ ranged from small gatherings in restaurants or geles County Museum of Art, and Sinai Tem­ The legislation defines the term warning as clubs to champagne receptions in museums, ple. any statement directing or describing one or art galleries, and private homes. Alumni from A former critical care nurse and nursing ed­ more actions, procedures, or prohibitions relat­ Boston to Brunei, from Medford to Melbourne, ucator, Lillian Raffel is currently vice president ing to the use of personal protective equip­ and from Hartford to Hong Kong came to­ of the Beverly Hills board of education and gether to think Tufts, thank Tufts, and toast ment, which if not complied with, may result in she serves on the board of directors of United Tufts. personal injury or death to the user of the Hostesses' Charities and the committee for Tuftonia's Week celebration derives its school district organization of the Los Angeles equipment. These warnings would relate to name from the title of a venerable Tufts foot­ the personal protective equipment for occupa­ County Office of Education. She has pre­ ball fight song written by E.W. Hayes, Class of viously served on the board of directors and tional use which is intended to protect the 1916. It is a special time for the more than executive board of the California League of eyes, face, head, hearing, extremities, or res­ 65,000 alumni of Tufts to turn their thoughts to Nursing, the board of directors of the Beverly piratory tract from workplace hazards. Addi­ their alma mater and to get together with fel­ Hills Education Foundation, the executive tionally, the equipment may function as protec­ low Tuftonians, to reminisce with old friends. boards of the Beverly Hills PTA Council and El tive clothing, as a protective shield or barrier, Tufts University was founded in 1852 and Rodeo Unit. as personal fall arrest or sat ety devices, or as enrolls approximately 7,900 students from all I congratulate Stuart and Lillian Raffel on 50 States and 109 countries. safety and health monitoring and instrumenta­ their great honor and wish them good health As a Tufts alum, it gives me great pleasure and continued success in all of their endeav­ tion devices. to publicly commend this outstanding institu­ ors. The final regulation would prescribe the full tion and its devoted graduates for their many text of each warning and the means by which public service achievements and accomplish­ the manufacturer or seller will communicate ments. I urge my colleagues to join me in con­ A TRIBUTE TO THE REV. DR. each warning to the employer. It will then re­ gratulating their Tufts alumni constituents who ALLENE GILMORE quire the employer to communicate each joined in this year's Tuftonia's Week celebra­ warning to every worker using the equipment. tions. HON. HERB KLEIN Furthermore, the employer will be required to OF NEW JERSEY train, educate and instruct each worker about TRIBUTE TO STUART AND LILLIAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the proper use of the equipment, as well as RAFFEL Wednesday, April 28, 1993 the consequences of failing to observe the Mr. KLEIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay warning. HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN tribute to an outstanding citizen of northern While I do not intend this legislation to re­ OF CALIFORNIA New Jersey, Rev. Dr. Allene Gilmore. This duce the manufacturers' liability for user inju­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hard-working and dedicated woman has ries resulting from defective products, the leg­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 served the community of Paterson with distinc­ islation will legally define what constitutes an Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask my col­ tion for the past 20 years. appropriate warning, and mandate that all leagues to join me in saluting Stuart and Lil­ Under Pastor Gilmore's direction, the Gil­ manufacturers of the same type of equipment lian Raffel, who are being honored by the more Memorial Tabernacle Church has estab­ lished a Christian academy, as well as an use specified language to explain equipment Brandeis-Bardin Institute for their tireless work interdenominational Women's Conference. uses and limitations, as well as common mis­ on behalf of the institute and our community. Lillian and Stuart Raffel exemplify the phi­ The pastor and her congregation are currently uses, thus superseding any varying .state losophy espoused by Associate Supreme in the process of opening a 24-hour day care guidelines. Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis: "To be a bet­ facility and nursing home, so that individuals As a matter of the House Subcommittee on ter American one must learn to be a better throughout the community are provided the Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Jew." assistance they deserve. Safety, I look forward to working with Chair­ The Raffels are committed to the Jewish Pastor Gilmore is the first African-American man AUSTIN MURPHY and Chairman BILL FORD people, Jewish education, and the centrality of woman in the northern New Jersey area to the arts in Jewish life. They have a deep and have her own religious televised outreach min­ of the full House Education and Labor Com­ abiding love for music and concern for the de­ istry, through which she advises and consults mittee. I am hopeful that this legislation can be velopment of young Jewish musicians. Each the people that live in this area. She also has moved either as a free standing bill or as part year, they sponsor "Under the Stars," a Jew­ a lifetime membership in the NAACP and the of general OSHA reform. ish concert series at the institute. In addition, National Council of Negro Women. I am eager to work with President Clinton, they have helped make it possible for many Not only has she served the African-Amer­ Secretary Reich, and members of the busi­ young musicians to receive training at the ican community with great devotion and atten­ ness and labor communities in developing a Brandeis Collegiate lnstitute's Young Artists tion, but she has also reached out to help commonsense solution to the historically divi­ Program. those less fortunate in the entire city of Stuart Raffel has been a longtime member Paterson. The Gilmore Church sponsors a sive issue of worker safety. of the board of directors of the Brandeis- prison ministry, street outreach, a food pantry, 8584 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 and a mission ministry to Honduras, Haiti and I urge my colleagues to join me in congratu­ rapid growth in the number and size of its several other churches. lating these exceptional inventors on their funds. Notwithstanding this solid record, very Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have Pastor achievement. few foreign investors own U.S. mutual funds. Gilmore dedicating so much time for the bet­ In fact, foreign shareholders account for less terment of our community. I would like to than one-half of 1 percent of U.S. mutual fund thank the Reverend Dr. Allene Gilmore for HEATHER A . LAWS HONORED shares. The industry's efforts to encourage guiding the people of Paterson for the past 20 foreign investment in U.S. funds have been years. She has truly been an inspiration HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR held back in large part by certain U.S. tax bar­ throughout northern New Jersey. OF OHIO riers that are inappropriate in our changing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES world. In response, I am today introducing the In­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 STEPHEN P.A. FODOR, MICHAEL C. vestment Competitiveness Act of 1993. This PIRRUNG, J. LEIGHTON READ, Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to legislation would remove the impediments AND LUBERT STRYER HONORED take this opportunity to recognize an excep­ faced by foreigners who might otherwise in­ tional young woman from my district who has vest in U.S. mutual funds by providing them HON. ANNA G. ESHOO recently accepted her appointment as a mem­ with the same tax treatment that they currently OF CALIFORNIA ber of the Class of 1997 at the U.S. Air Force receive by investing directly or through a for­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Academy. eign mutual fund. Removing these impedi­ Heather A. Laws will soon graduate San­ ments would also put the U.S. mutual fund in­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 dusky High School after 4 years of outstand­ dustry and foreign mutual fund industries on a Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ing academic achievement as well as extra­ more equal footing. congratulate Stephen P.A. Fodor, Michael C. curricular involvement. During her high school Under current law, U.S. funds investing in Pirrung, J. Leighton Read, and Lubert Stryer career, Heather has distinguished herself as a U.S. securities are disadvantaged by tax with­ for receiving the 1993 Distinguished Inventor student-athlete and as a leader among her holding provisions that do not apply to foreign Award on April 15, 1993. The inventors are af­ peers, serving as captain of the varsity soccer funds investing in the same securities. Specifi­ filiated with Affymax Research Institute in Palo team. She has also served as vice president cally, while interest income and capital gains Alto, CA. of the choir, and as a member of student realized by foreign investors are generally ex­ These four outstanding inventors received a council, and the academic challenge team. empt from U.S. withholding tax, foreign inves­ U.S. patent in 1992 on a breakthrough tech­ Mr. Speaker, one of the most important re­ tors in U.S. funds are subject to withholding nique for synthesizing chemicals by using a sponsibilities of Members of Congress is to on their interest income and short-term capital "biological microchip." Distinguished Inventor identify outstanding young men and women gains. This occurs because, when a U.S. fund Awards are given each year by Intellectual and to nominate them for admission to the distributes the interest income and short-term Property Owners, a nonprofit association in United States service academies. While at the capital gains that it has earned to its investors, Washington, DC. The award recognizes the Academy, they will be the beneficiaries of one the income is considered to be dividend in­ most outstanding American inventors of the of the finest educations available, so that in come; in the case of foreign investors, such past year and highlights the vital role of cre­ the future, they might be entrusted with the distributions are subject to U.S. withholding ativity and invention in fueling our national very security of our Nation. tax. economy and maintaining world technological I am confident that Heather Laws has both My bill would correct this treatment and put leadership. Recipients of the award are se­ the ability and the desire to meet this chal­ U.S. funds on competitive footing with foreign lected from public and private laboratories, lenge. I ask my colleagues to join me in con­ funds by treating interest income and short­ large and small companies, universities, and gratulating her for her accomplishments to term capital gains paid to foreign investors as independent inventors. date and to wish her the best of luck as she interest income and short-term capital gains. The Affymax invention provides a tool for begins her career in service to our country. The benefits of encouraging foreign invest­ synthesizing and screening large numbers of ment in the United States through U.S. mutual different chemical compounds on a microchip. funds are many. One significant benefit of sell­ It employs techniques used in the semi­ INVESTMENT COMPETITIVENESS ing U.S. funds abroad is the capital formation conductor industry to define locations for thou­ ACT OF 1993 that would result from the inflow in investment sands of diverse compounds in a miniature dollars into U.S. securities markets. It would array on a substrate. Patterns of light are used HON. SAM GIBBONS increase the pool of equity capital needed to with photoremovable protecting groups and OF FLORIDA expand existing American businesses and pro­ different chemicals to create and screen large IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mote the creation of new business ventures. numbers of compounds in the time needed to Another significant benefit of encouraging for­ prepare a single compound by traditional Wednesday, April 28, 1993 eign investment in the United States through methods. Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, as a member U.S. mutual funds is that our capital markets The invention could be important in the ef­ of the Ways and Means Committee, I have would be expanded without leading to the for­ fort to reduce the high cost of health care. been actively involved in efforts to enhance eign control of U.S. businesses that could re­ "Science Magazine" awarded the inventors its the competitiveness of U.S. firms in global sult from direct foreign investments. Finally, in­ 1991 prize for outstanding article of the year. markets. My concern with our competitive po­ creasing demand for U.S. fund shares will Dr. Fodor is a scientific director and prin­ sition is simple: If we cannot compete in our have a ripple effect as it increases the de­ cipal investigator on a $2.2 million NIH grant globalizing economy, we will be unable to mand for ancillary fund service providers lo­ awarded to Affymax in 1992. Dr. Pirrung is an maintain and increase our standard of living. cated in the United States. associate professor of chemistry at Duke Uni­ Incentives to increase capital investment in INVESTMENT COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 1993 versity. Dr. Read, co-founder of Affymax, is U.S. firms are vital to any effort to improve our DESCRIPTION OF THE BILL chairman and CEO of Aviron, a company international competitiveness. Increased in­ In General dedicated to the cost-effective prevention of vestment leads to increased innovation, and Under present law, most kinds of interest viral diseases. Dr. Stryer is a professor at this in turn stimulates productivity and income and short-term capital gains received di­ Stanford University's School of Medicine and growth. rectly by a foreign investor or received the author of "Biochemistry,'' a major text The bill that I introduce today will increase through a foreign mutual fund are not sub­ used in colleges and universities. capital investment in this country by removing ject to the 30 percent withholding tax on in­ The president of Intellectual Property Own­ two unnecessary restrictions that greatly limit vestment income. However, interest and short-term capital gain income when re­ ers, Roger S. Smith, is calling for greater na­ the international competitiveness of the U.S. ceived through a U.S. mutual fund are sub­ tional attention for brilliant inventors who are mutual fund industry. I am proud to say that ject to the withholding tax. The bill would striving to push forward the frontiers of tech­ our industry is the world leader in developing, modify the tax treatment of income received nology. Smith said, "We should include these managing, and marketing mutual funds. The by a foreign investor through a U.S. mutual inventors among our national heroes." success of this industry is reflected in the fund so as to make it comparable to the tax April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8585 treatment of the same income when received Under the bill, a foreign investor's fund 871(k)(l)(E) to be the sum of three items: (1) directly or through a foreign mutual fund. shares would not be treated as property any original issue discount on obligations Interest within the United States, and therefore payable 183 days or less from issuance date, The Internal Revenue Code imposes a 30 would not be subject to U.S. estate tax, in (2) any interest includable in gross income percent withholding tax on dividends and the proportion that the assets would have on obligations issued in registered form, un­ certain types of non-portfolio interest re­ been exempt from estate tax if held directly less the RIC is a 10-percent shareholder in ceived by foreigners. Portfolio interest (gen­ by the investor. the corporation or partnership issuing the erally, interest on obligations issued in reg­ Effective Date debt obligation and (3) interest on deposits istered form after July 18, 1984) is exempt The bill's provisions would be effective with banks and certain other financial insti­ from the withholding tax. When a U.S. mu­ with respect to taxable years of mutual tutions. tual fund receives interest income and dis­ funds beginning after the date of enactment. Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends tributes that income to shareholders, it is SECTION-BY- SECTION ANALYSIS Proposed new Code section 871(k)(2) pro­ considered dividend income rather than in­ SECTION I-AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE. vides that certain nonresident alien share­ terest-and is therefore subject to the with­ holders shall be exempt from tax under Code holding tax when received by foreign inves­ Section 1 of the bill states that, unless oth­ erwise indicated, all references to a section section 871 on short-term capital gain divi­ tors. dends and defines the terms " short-term cap­ To provide comparable treatment, the bill or other provision shall be considered to be made to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ital gain dividend" and " qualified short-term would exempt from the withholding tax spec­ gain." Under proposed new Code section ified kinds of interest when distrihuted by a SEC. 2(A)(l)-FLOW-THROUGH OF INTEREST AND SHORT-TERM GAIN TO NON- 871(k)(2)(B), the only nonresident alien U.S. mutual fund to a foreign investor: (1) in­ shareholders not exempt from tax under pro­ terest on obligations issued in registered RESIDENT ALIEN INDIVIDUALS. Section 2(a)(l) of the bill provides a statu­ posed new Code section 871(k)(2)(A) are those form; (2) original issue discount, market dis­ present in the United States for 183 days or count, and acquisition discount; and (3) bank tory mechanism by which regulated invest­ ment companies ("RICs") may distribute to more during the taxable year. deposit interest. (These kinds of interest are A "short-term capital gain dividend" is de­ currently exempt from the withholding tax if nonresident alien shareholders certain inter­ est income and short-term gains without tax fined in proposed new Code section paid directly to a foreign investor.) 871(k)(2)(C) as any dividend or part thereof Present law generally does not exempt in­ under Code section 871. To accomplish this terest from the withholding tax for direct objective, section 2(a)(l) provides a proposed which is designated by the RIC as a short­ foreign investor in the case where the inves­ new Code section 871(k)-Exemption for Cer­ term capital gain dividend in a written no­ tor owns at least ten percent of the equity of tain Dividends of Regulated Investment tice mailed to its shareholders not longer the corporation issuing the bond. Similarly, Companies. Subparagraph (1) of proposed than 60 days after the close of its taxable the bill would not exempt from the withhold­ new Code Section 871(k) provides rules for year. If the aggregate amount designated by ing tax interest flowing through a mutual " interest-related dividends" while subpara­ the RIC for its taxable year as a short-term fund from a corporation to a ten percent graph (2) provides rules for "short-term cap­ capital gain dividend exceeds its qualified shareholder in that corporation. ital gain dividends." short-term gain, only the pro rata amount of each distribution so designated will be a If the bill made no other changes, interest Interest-Related Dividends other than the kinds specified above, when short-term capital gain dividend. received by a foreign investor through a mu­ Proposed new Code section 871(k)(l) pro­ The term "qualified short-term gain" is tual fund, would be taxable at 30 percent vides that certain nonresident alien share­ defined in proposed new Code section 871 as even if the investor was from a country that holders shall be exempt from tax under Code the excess of the RIC's net short-term cap­ had entered into a treaty with the United section 871 on " interest-related dividends" ital gain for the taxable year over its net States for taxation of interest at a lower and defines the terms "interest-related divi­ long-term capital loss for such year. In de­ rate. To avoid this, the bill includes a provi­ dend", "qualified net interest income" and termining the qualified short-term gain, any sion under which all interest received from a "qualified interest income." Proposed new net capital loss or net short-term capital U.S. mutual fund by an investor would be ac­ Code section 871(k)(l)(B) provides three ex­ loss attributable to transactions after Octo­ corded the same tax treatment as if the per­ ceptions to the general rule in proposed new ber 31 of such tax year shall generally be son had invested directly. The bill does this Code section 871(k)(l)(A) that no tax is im­ treated, consistent with the treatment af­ by characterizing all interest which flows posed on interest-related dividends received forded for net long-term capital losses, as through a U.S. mutual fund as interest (rath-· by nonresident alien individuals. First, a RIC arising on the first day of the next taxable er than as a dividend); once the interest is so shareholder who also owns 10 percent or year. characterized, the appropriate treaty provi­ more of the stock of a corporation in which SEC. 2(A)(2)-FLOW·THROUGH OF INTEREST AND sions would apply. the RIC has invested will be subject to tax to SHORT-TERM GAIN TO FOREIGN the extent that any interest-related dividend CORPORATIONS. Short Term Capital Gains received from the RIC is attributable to in­ Section 2(a)(2) of the bill provides a statu­ Under present law, short-term and long­ terest received from that corporation. Sec­ tory mechanism by which RICs may distrib­ term capital gains realized directly by for­ ond, an interest-related dividend will be sub­ ute to their shareholders organized as for­ eign investors (including foreign mutual ject to tax unless the withholding agent re­ eign corporations certain interest income funds) are generally exempt from the with­ ceives certification that the beneficial owner and short-term gains without tax under Code holding tax. U.S. mutual funds may des­ of the RIC shares is not a U.S. person. Third, section 881. To accomplish this objective, ignate long-term capital gains as capital if a shareholder resides in a foreign country section 2(a)(2) provides a proposed new Code gains dividends, and foreign investors are which is determined by the United States section 881(e)-Tax Not to Apply to Certain not subject to the withholding tax on those not to provide for the adequate exchange of Dividends of Regulated Investment Compa­ gains. However, short-term capital gains of a information, interest-related dividends will nies. Subparagraph (1) of proposed new Code U.S. mutual fund are currently distributed be subject to tax. section 881(e) provides rules for "interest-re­ as ordinary income dividends, and are there­ An interest-related dividend is defined in lated dividends" and subparagraph (2) pro­ fore subject to the withholding tax when dis­ proposed new Code section 871(k)(l)(C) as any vides rules for "short-term capital gain divi­ tributed to foreign investors. dividend or part thereof which is designated dends." To provide comparable treatment, the bill by the RIC as an interest-related dividend in In general, the rules in proposed new Code would exempt from the withholding tax a written notice mailed to its shareholders section 881(e) mirror those in proposed new short-term capital gains received by a for­ not later than 60 days after the close of its Code section 871(k). One additional exception eign investor through a U.S. mutual fund. taxable year. The maximum amount of a in proposed new Code section 881(e)(l)(B) to Capital gains would be calculated in the RIC's interest-related dividend for a taxable the exemption from tax for interest-related same way as under present law. year is limited to the RIC's qualified net in­ dividends paid to foreign corporations is that Estate Tax terest income, which is defined in proposed an interest-related dividend received by a Under current law, a foreign investor is new Code section 871(k)(l)(D) as the amount controlled foreign corporation is taxable to not subject to U.S. estate tax on either (1) of the RIC's " qualified interest income" re­ the extent the dividend is attributable to in­ debt obligations whose interest is eligible for duced by the deductions properly allocable terest received by the RIC from a person re­ the portfolio interest exemption from with­ to such income. If the aggregate amount des­ lated within the meaning of Code section holding tax, or (2) certain amounts deposited ignated by the RIC for its taxable year as an 864(d)(4) to such controlled foreign corpora­ in banks. These assets are deemed not to be interest-related dividend exceeds its quali­ tion. In addition, proposed new Code section property within the United States. However, fied net interest income, only the pro rata 881(e)(l)(C) provides that the "special rules a foreign investor is subject to U.S. estate amount of each distribution so designated for controlled foreign corporations" that are tax under current law if these otherwise ex­ will be an interest-related dividend. contained in Code section 881(c)(4)(A) shall empt assets are held indirectly through a The term " qualified interest income" is apply with respect to any interest-related U.S. mutual fund. defined in proposed new Code section dividend received by a controlled foreign cor- 8586 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 poration to the extent that the dividend is able interest income, only the pro rata TRIBUTE TO CLEMENT SOFFER attributable to interest that is received by amount of each distribution so designated FOR RECEIVING THE DISTIN­ the RIC on registered form obligations (as will be an interest-related dividend. GUISHED INTERNATIONAL SERV­ provided in proposed new Code section 871 (k)(l)(E)(ii)) and is not described in clause Proposed new Code section 852(b)(10)(C) de­ ICE AWARD FROM YESHIVA UNI­ (i) or (iii) of proposed new Code section fines the term "interest" to include amounts VERSITY 871(k)(l )(E). recognized as ordinary income in respect of SEC. 2(A)(3)-WITIIllOLDING TAXES. original issue discount, market discount and HON. GARY L ACKERMAN Section 2(a)(3) of the bill provides for acq uisi ti on discount. OF NEW YORK amendments to the tax withholding rules for Finally, proposed new Code section IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nonresident aliens and foreign corporations. 852(b)(10)(D) provides that a taxable-interest Proposed new Code section 1441(c)(12)(A) pro­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 dividend shall be treated by a recipient vides that no tax shall be required to be de­ shareholder as interest. Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec­ ducted and withheld under Code section ognize the outstanding achievements of Mr. 1441(c) from payments to a nonresident alien SEC. 2(C)-ESTATE TAX TREATMENT OF INTER· Clement Soffer, this year's recipient of the Dis­ shareholder, where the amount is exempt EST IN CERTAIN RIC'S. from tax under Code section 871 by reason of tinguished International Award which will be proposed new Code section 871 (k). A com­ Section 2(c) of the bill provides a new pro­ bestowed by Yeshiva University on the 18th of parable rule for shareholders organized as posed Code section 2105(d) to exempt from May. The award will be presented at Yeshiva foreign corporations is provided by proposed U.S. estate tax certain RIC interests held by University's annual dinner, hosted by the Se­ modifications to Code section 1442(a). a nonresident not a citizen of the United phardic Council of Overseers. A special rule provided by proposed new States. In particular, proposed new Code sec­ Yeshiva University president, Dr. Norman Code section 1441(c)(12)(B) exempts a with­ tion 2105(d) provides that RIC stock owned Lamm , will present this prestigious honor to holding agent from the obligation to deduct by such a nonresident would not be deemed Mr. Soffer, in recognition of his invaluable help and withhold tax on nonresident alien share­ property within the United States for estate holders in two situations, unless the agent to secure the exit of 2,600 Jews from Syria. tax purposes in the same proportion that the Mr. Soffer is vice president of the Council for has knowledge that tax is due under Code RIC's qualifying assets bear to the RIC's section 871(k). First, no withholding will be the Rescue of Syrian Jews. His valiant and required on the portion of an interest-related total assets at the end of the quarter of the selfless efforts should truly be commended, dividend that is attributable to interest re­ RIC's taxable year that immediately pre­ and fulfills one of the most important mitzvot ceived by the RIC on indebtedness issued by ceded the decedent's date of death. The term in the Torah, pidyon sh'vi'im, the redemption "qualifying assets" is defined in proposed a RIC shareholder or any corporation or of captives. partnership with respect to which the RIC new Code section 2105(d)(2) to mean assets In addition, Mr. Soffer performed an invalu­ shareholder is a 10-percent shareholder, un­ that, if owned directly by the decedent, able role in saving numerous Jewish ceme­ less the RIC knows that the interest-related would have been bank deposits and certain teries from being desecrated. His active efforts dividend is subject (at least in part) to tax. portfolio debt obligations (as described in to halt the destruction of these cemeteries dis­ Second, no withholding will be required on Code section 2105(b)), certain debt obligation play the undying love and respect he has for short-term capital gain dividends paid to a of domestic corporations that meet the for­ nonresident alien shareholder present in the his ancestors. The memorial cemeteries are eign business requirements of Code section United States for 183 days or more during the located in Cairo, Egypt; Pinsk, Belarus; Faro, taxable year unless the RIC knows that the 861(c)(l) (and are described in the last sen­ tence of Code section 2104(c)) and other prop­ Portgual; Hamburg, Germany; and Cohin, short-term capital gain dividend is subject India. to tax. erty not within the United States. A similar rule in the proposed modification Mr. Soffer's overwhelming devotion to and SEC. 2(D)-TREATMENT OF RIC'S UNDER CODE love of his community are displayed in the to Code section 1442(a) would relieve the SECTION 897. withhold agent from an obligation to deduct myriad responsibilities he has undertaken. He and withhold tax on the portion of an inter­ Section 2(d) of the bill amends the special is intimately involved in many facets of Se­ est-related dividend paid to a controlled for­ rules for dispositions of investments in Unit­ phardic life. He is a founding member of the eign corporation attributable to interest re­ ed States real property that are applicable to Sephardic Council of Overseers, and serves ceived by the RIC from a person related investments in real estate investment trusts on the board of the American Sephardic Fed­ within the meaning of Code section 864(d)(4) ("REITs") to provide comparable rules for eration, the executive board of International to such controlled foreign corporation, un­ investments in RICs. In particular, Code sec­ Sephardic Education Foundation, and is presi­ less the RIC knows that the interest-related tion 897(h)(2) would be amended to provide dividend is subject (at least in part) to tax. dent of Chabad Congregation of Port Wash­ that shares of domestically controlled RICs SEC. 2(B)-FLOW-THROUGH OF INTEREST BY DES· ington, NY. Mr. Soffer also serves on the IGNATION OF TAXABLE-INTEREST would not be treated as U.S. real property board of Or-Yosef Yeshiva and the executive DIVIDEND. interests, the disposition of which results in board of Tzedakah Umarpe. Section 2(b) of the bill provides a statutory tax under Code section 897. In addition, Code Mr. Speaker, I would also like to acknowl­ mechanism in Subchapter M of the Code by section 897(h)(3) would be amended to ensure edge two other special award recipients at the which a RIC may designate a taxable-inter­ that any distribution by a RIC to a foreign Yeshiva University dinner. Rabbi Norman est dividend to its shareholders. Proposed . person shall, to the extent attributable to new Code section 852(b)(10) defines the terms Lamm will present the Distinguished Humani­ gains from sales or exchanges by the RIC of tarian Award to Mr. Elie Tahari, and the Ad­ "taxable-interest dividend" and "net taxable an asset that is considered a U.S. real prop­ interest income'', identifies items treated as vancement of Higher Education for Sephardim interest and provides that shareholders shall erty interest, be taxed as gain recognized by Award will be conferred on Mrs. Nina Weiner. treat a taxable-interest dividend as interest. a foreign person from the sale or exchange of All three honorees have been an inspiration to The term "taxable-interest dividend" is a U.S. real property interest. Finally, Code the council, and have dedicated their lives to defined in proposed new Code section section 897(h)( 4) would be amended to define serving the Sephardic people and Kial Yisroel. 852(b)(10)(A) as any dividend or part thereof a "domestically controlled qualified invest­ Honorary chairman of the dinner is the which is designated by the RIC as a taxable­ ment entity" as any REIT or RIC in which Haham, Dr. Solomon Gaon, director of the interest dividend in a written notice mailed less than 50 percent of the value of its stock university's Jacob E. Safra Institute of Sephar­ to its shareholders not later than 60 days is held directly or indirectly by foreign per­ dic Studies. Honorary cochairpersons are Dr. after the close of its taxable year. The maxi­ sons during the appropriate testing period Joseph Ades; Anna Elyachar; Ebrahim mum amount of a RIC's taxable-interest div­ (which is determined under Code section idend for a taxable year is limited to the 897(h)( 4)(D)). Eshaghian; Leon Levy; Aghajan Nassimi; the RIC's net taxable interest income, which is Safra family; Jay Schottenstein; and Ronald P. defined in proposed new Code section SEC. 2(E)-EFFECTIVE DATE. Stanton. The chief rabbi of the Syrian Sephar­ 852(b)(10)(B) as the amount of the RIC's in­ dic community, Rabbi Jacob S. Kassin, is rab­ terest earned (other than amounts excluded Section 2(e) provides that the amendments from income under Code section 103(a)), re­ made by section 2 shall apply to dividends binic chairman of the dinner. duced by deductions properly allocable to with respect to taxable years of RICs begin­ The Sephardic Council, which was estab­ such income. If the aggregate amount des­ ning after date of enactment. lished in 1991, is a leadership body of promi­ ignated by the RIC for its taxable year as a nent Sephardim that supports the broad spec­ taxable-interest dividend exceeds its net tax- trum of Sephardic academic, cultural, and April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8587 service programs at Yeshiva University. The city of Carlsbad's efforts to attract a cave re­ rights and have been committed to the cause council's remarkable work to raise money to search institute. of justice and minority rights. They were the provide scholarship assistance to many of its My legislation does not directly alter the tax first statewide organization to have a woman, more than 300 Sephardic students is exem­ base, nor prohibit caving, camping, scientific Hon. Marie M. Lambert, as president. There­ plary. The wonderful mitzvot performed by the research, or horseback riding. In fact, it should after they had a second woman as president; council would not have been possible if it were increase all these activities. I hope my col­ Pamela Liapakes. The New York State Trial not for people such as Clement Soffer. leagues will join me in preserving a truly ex­ Lawyers are affiliated with the Association of Mr. Speaker, Mr. Soffer is an extraordinary traordinary and irreplaceable resource, the Ca­ Trial Lawyers of America, and Marie Lambert person, and serves as an impeccable role pitan Reef complex. was the first woman elected to the National model. I would like to applaud the noble ef­ Association Board of Governors. Judith Kaye's forts of Clement Soffer and the entire Sephar­ prominent association with this organization dic Council. A TRIBUTE TO JUDGE JUDITH shows her dedication to the cause of women KAYE AND THE YEAR OF THE and minorities in America. WOMAN Judge Kaye's talents as a jurist were recog­ CAPITAN REEF MANAGEMENT nized recently by Gov. Mario Cuomo in his let­ CONSOLIDATION ACT TO EXPAND HON. THOMAS J. MANTON ter to President Clinton concerning the nomi­ NATIONAL PARKS AND PRE­ OF NEW YORK nation of a Justice to the Supreme Court. SERVE GEOLOGIC RESOURCE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Governor Cuomo called Judith Kaye our own superb chief judge, and recommended her as Wednesday. April 28, 1993 HON. MICHAEL A. ANDREWS a possible candidate to succeed Justice OF TEXAS Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, the year 1992 White. I hope my colleagues will join me in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has been called the Year of the Woman, and congratulating Judge Kaye on her latest in New York State, 1993 is already shaping up achievement. I expect her to join the numer­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 as a sequel. On February 23, 1993, New York ous other great jurists from New York who Mr. ANDREWS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Gov. Mario Cuomo nominated Judge Judith S. have advanced the cause of justice and equal­ have introduced legislation to expand and con­ Kaye as chief judge of the New York State ity. nect the Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Court of Appeals. Following Senate confirma­ the Guadalupe Mountains National Park by tion Judge Kaye became the first woman to transferring a 5-mile strip of existing Federal hold this highest post in the New York State MS. HOLLY KEMP-WINNER OF land to U.S. Park Service jurisdiction. judiciary. VOICE OF DEMOCRACY CONTEST My Capitan Reef Management Consolida­ Judge Kaye clearly deserves this honor tion Act targets an approximately 24,840 acres after an incredibly distinguished career as an HON. TOM DeLAY which are part of the Capitan Reef complex, a attorney, scholar, and jurist. These accom­ OF TEXAS world-reknowned exposure of a Permian Age plishments began the day she was graduated IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES oceanic reef that is an educational Mecca for from NYU School of Law in 1962. At a time Wednesday, April 28 , 1993 geologists and the most extensive exposure of when the field was virtually closed to women, Mr. DELAY. Mr. Speaker, as Memorial Day its size in North America. The bill would in­ Judge Kaye paved a legal legacy that can approaches, I would like to draw the Nation's crease by a third the Carlsbad Caverns Na­ make every citizen proud. In 1969, she be­ attention to a program that the Veterans of tional Park, while preserving the natural his­ came the first female associate of Olwine, Foreign Wars of the United States has been tory and native culture of the area. Connelly, Chase, O'Donnell & Weyher, and in sponsoring for over 30 years. It is called the The site has one of the highest concentra­ 1975, succeeded as the firm's first female Voice of Democracy Broadcast Scriptwriting tions of significant caves and caverns on the partner. In 1983, she became the first woman Program, and through this program over $10 continent, and is already home to the Carls­ appointed to the New York State Court of Ap­ million have been awarded in scholarships to bad and Lechuguilla caves, making it one of peals; the highest court in New York State. high school students. Participants must write the most reknowned speleological sites in the Judge Kaye's illustrious career extends far and record a 3- to 5-minute script on an an­ world. The reef escarpment contains abundant beyond the legal realm and into the literary nounced patriotic theme, which this year was examples of Indian rock art and a wide variety community as well. She has written over 35 "My Voice in America's Future." of trees and other plant life. Additionally, it books since 1987 on various subjects ranging I am very proud to say that one of my con­ provides paleontologists a rare opportunity to from strictly legal issues to women's role in stituents, Ms. Holly Elizabeth Kemp, was a study unique prehistoric fossils like the extinct society. Her literary works are considered winner of the Voice of Democracy contest this short-faced bear of the Pleistocene Age. works of genius in the legal and social com­ year. A senior at Lamar Consolidated High The escarpment is one long geologic unit munities. She is well known as one of the School, Ms. Kemp was selected for 1 of 29 that extends from the Guadalupe Mountains greatest legal minds of our time. national scholarships out of the 14 7 ,000 ~tu ­ National Park in Texas northward into New One of Judge Kaye's greatest achievements dents that participated in the program nation­ Mexico and Carlsbad Caverns National Park. is her role as an advocate for women's equal­ wide. Her script on her "voice in America's fu­ ity. Her actions and accomplishments have Although it's one unit, the escarpment's first 5 ture" is not only patriotic, but also passionate miles into New Mexico is managed by the Bu­ raised the status of all women. Throughout her and thought-provoking. It sets an example for reau of Land Management [BLM] and the U.S. career she has continued the fight for human other young people as they examine their role rights. Her work in the field of human rights Forest Service. as citizens of these United States. With the Park Service, Forest Service, and was recognized when she was named an hon­ On Memorial Day, Americans will reflect BLM, this reef is being managed in segments oree of the Black Bar Association of Bronx upon the sacrifices that were made by those by three different Federal agencies which County. Among her many other awards have veterans who died defending our country and carry out three different missions. This is un­ been, the Florence Allen Award from the its ideals. It would do us well also to reflect necessary and inefficient. It only makes sense Women's Bar Association and the New York upon Ms. Kemp's following words, which apply that such a ·unique and important geologic re­ University School of Law, Founders' Award to all Americans: source be managed as one unit. from the New York State Women's Bar Asso­ While my generation lives in America 's I learned of the Capitan Reef's world-class ciation, and the Ruth G. Schapiro Memorial present, we are part of America's future and stature during a backpacking trip 2 years ago. Award. we must look to the past to understand why I was surprised, however, by the reef's seg­ On April 29, 1993, Judith Kaye will follow in the rights we now have were so important for mented management, and quickly recognized the steps of other great female jurists, includ­ our founding fathers to fight for, and so im­ how a land transfer would benefit the resource ing Marie Lambert and Betty Weinberg Ellerin, portant for us to defend. as well as the surrounding communities. Ex­ and receive the prestigious Law Day Award I congratulate Ms. Kemp, and request that pansion would only add to the almost $50 mil­ presented by the New York State Trial Law­ her entire script be entered into the RECORD, lion the Carlsbad Park generates for the local yers. The New York State Trial Lawyers have so that all may have the pleasure of economy each year, along with supporting the been in the forefront of promoting women's reading it. 8588 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 MY VOICE IN AMERICA'S FUTURE voicing my patriotism and consistently vot­ work before finally settling down in Dexter for (By Holly Kemp) ing. But more importantly, I plan to possess the majority of their adult lives. She would ulti­ Oh say can you see America's future? I can. the "tranquil and steady dedication of a life­ mately retire as an inspector with Dexter Auto­ I am a part of its future, and the first time time" by bringing up a strong family, and matics. I truly felt a part of it was the summer be­ educating America's group of future leaders, our country's youth. America has a bleak fu­ Erima Lee gave birth to two children, Shir­ fore my fifth grade year. My friend's father ley Jean and James Richard, who were in­ had taken my friend and me to a Fourth of ture without strong families. One of my am­ July celebration. Surrounded by the over­ bitions is to be a great parent and role model stilled with the values of hard work, honesty whelming crowds, the three of us joined for my children and bring them up with the and integrity, dedication to learning~ and love hands in a chain so my friend and I could high moral standards my parents have for country that Emma Lee believes is so im­ continue to watch the fireworks display as taught me. When the difference between portant for a successful, fulfilling life. They we left. Exhausted after the lengthy day, we right and wrong is defined and a choice is would both take these lessons and make their were led over the rugged open field. Tired as given, children who were reared with high own lasting contributions to society. Emma morals will make the right choice and con­ I was, my eyes could not ignore the beautiful Lee has 8 grandchildren and 10 great grand­ display of lights illuminating the sky with tinue to make the right choices in adult­ hood. When America is handed over to my children, all of whom adore her. For them, bursts of red, white, and blue. While stum­ some of their fondest memories of childhood bling on the uneven ground, tears welled up generation, I also aspire to become an educa­ in my eyes and I felt goose bumps all over. tor, since I believe educators are people who were weekend trips to grandma Turner's and At that moment I realized my intense love can make a huge difference in this country. the delectable Sunday feast following church. for America, and today, I am proud to be A great educator can inspire people to work For her children and grandchildren, Emma Lee part of a country whose presence of colors up to their true potentials when they may remains a towering figure of goodness and un­ can bring an overwhelming feeling of love, have been underestimated before, and a great flagging morals, a heroine, an ideal-the em­ educator can provide the knowledge to allow dignity, and pride. I can only hope that the bodiment of the best that they will strive to be­ people of America's future can share my their potentials to be fully developed. This country can only continue to be a beacon for come. deeply felt feelings of patriotism. But before Emma Lee's natural curiosity and quest for we can hear my voice in America's future, the world when it is populated with produc­ we must first listen to what the voices of tive people who are the product of caring knowledge has taken her and Conrad to all 50 America's past and present have to say. parents and educators. These people realize States. A faithful servant of God, Emma Lee The voices of the past are those of our the importance of the freedoms, rights, and attends church regularly and reads the Bible founding fathers. In discontent with the Eng­ liberties of our country. frequently. She keeps current on world events lish government's treatment of the colonies, While my generation lives in America's and can hold her own in family debates on they founded their own country based on the present, we are part of America's future and we must look to the past to understand why public policy issues. principles of a limited government "for the A great cook, philosopher, teacher, friend, people, by the people." They created a docu­ the rights we now have were so important for ment, our Constitution, that has withstood our founding fathers to fight for, and so im­ coworker, mother, and grandmother, Emma the test of over 200 years and they secured portant for us to defend. When America's fu­ Lee has left an indelible mark on the lives of the blessings of liberty for themselves and ture becomes America's present, it will be many. On May 11, when Emma Lee Turner their posterity as they wished to do. The my generation's responsibility to protect turns 80, her family and friends will thank the present United States is an embodiment of these rights of all who sit under the explod­ Lord for her life. the blessings of liberty being carried from ing lights of American celebrations, in this our Founding Fathers' day, for we are still a land of the free, this home of the brave. democratic country, and the envy of most F AffiNESS IN PRODUCT LIABILITY nations. ACT But the voices of the present seem to for­ TRIBUTE TO EMMA LEE TURNER get this fact. These voices tell us that Amer­ ica is declining. Complaints of government HON. NICK SMITH HON. J. ROY ROWLAND programs and government spending and gov­ OF MICHIGAN OF GEORGIA ernment anything run rampant. Perhaps the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES voices are forgetting something-we are still IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES free. We have the right to take part in our Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Wednesday, April 28, 1993 government and if we have complaints we Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, on Mr. ROWLAND. Mr. Speaker, today I intro­ can change what our establishment plans to May 11, 1993, a very special woman in Jack­ duce the Fairness in Product Liability Act of do. We have the right to a fair trial where we are innocent until proven guilty. We have son, Ml, will join the octogenarian club. Known 1993. This legislation has the bipartisan sup­ the right to bear arms and defend this great to family, friends, and acquaintances in Jack­ port of 33 additional cosponsors. country of ours if need be. But, most impor­ son, Chelsea, and Dexter as a woman of ex­ Almost everyone knows that our liability sys­ tantly, we have the right to have a voice. If traordinary verve, compassion, wisdom, tem is in need of repair. As a medical doctor, we feel something is wrong with our estab­ strength of character, decency, and generos­ it is disturbing to read of the decline in re­ lishment, we can make our views known ity, Emma Lee Turner has truly made the past search in pharmaceuticals and other medical without fear of persecution. The voices of 80 years a gift of love and joy to those fortu­ devices. the present are taking advantage of this nate enough to know her. A celebration will be Recently, Science magazine stated that a right-and there is nothing wrong with tak­ ing advantage of it. By voicing our concerns held on Mother's Day in her honor. For those careful examination of the current state of re­ about our country, in essence, we are show­ whose lives have been touched by her, it will search to develop an AIDS vaccine "shows ing how great it truly is. be a celebration in the fullest sense of that that liability concerns have had negative ef­ What do people expect my voice in Ameri­ word. fects." It points out that Genentech, Inc. halted ca's future to say? In a 1952 speech to an Emma Lee Bugg began this life modestly. its AIDS vaccine research. When its partners American Legion Convention, Adlai Steven­ Born the second of three children on a small expressed liability concerns, Immune Re­ son said "Patriotism is not a short and fren­ farm in Fulton County, KY, and orphaned at search Corp. had to delay human trials for its zied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil the age of 13, Emma Lee was forced to be vaccines. And, Bristol-Myers Squibb aban­ and steady dedication of a lifetime." The support of Desert Storm and the voter turn­ independent at a young age. As she cared for doned one promising research approach. We out of the recent presidential election are a dying mother and then helped raise her are a nation crying for a declaration of war on perfect examples of the outbursts of which younger brother, Emma Lee managed to get the problem of AIDS, yet we aren't giving our Mr. Stevenson spoke. While a great deal of an education and at the age of 18 moved to troops the weapons to fight the battle. support followed the men and women in the Jackson, Ml, to live with an aunt and uncle Liability problems, of course, are not tied ex­ Persian Gulf, the rallies and Americana and seek employment. While in Jackson, she clusively to medical advances. "The Liability items were not around for long after the war. was introduced to a handsome suitor from Maze," published by the Brookings Institution, In the recent election, a large number of vot­ Kentucky, Conrad Turner, who quickly stole points out that everyone is hurt under present ers turned out who had never bothered to vote before. These "short and frenzied out­ her heart and became her lifelong companion. product liability laws: bursts" can become a lifetime dedication Struggling through the devastation of the Consumers pay the bill for product liability when consistently supported. As an adult, I Great Depression, Emma Lee and Conrad suits in every product they buy-from football plan to support my country by consistently moved from Jackson to Chicago in search of helmets to ladders to essential vaccines. April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8589 Consumers have lost the benefit of products years ahead. More and more companies are More specifically, the current cliff vesting re­ that have been withdrawn from the market­ scrambling to reduce costs in response to quirements will be reduced from 5 years to 3 place because of product liability concerns. continuing cutbacks in defense spending, in­ years for single-employer plans and from 10 When exorbitant liability suits put companies creasing foreign and domestic competition and years to 5 years for collectively bargained mul­ in financial jeopardy or out of business, work­ structural changes in the American economy tiemployer plans. In addition, the current 3- to ers lose jobs and consumers lose access to by laying off thousands of managerial, profes­ 7-year graded vesting standards will be re­ vital products. sional, production, and support service work­ duced to 1- to 5-year graded vesting stand­ A critical change in the objectives of pro­ ers. ards. ponents sparked my interest in product liability HOW JOB MOBILITY REDUCES PENSION BENEFITS Pension portability will be improved by guar­ legislation-and has resulted in the renewed Mobile workers who are enrolled in em­ anteeing all vested plan participants the right and evergrowing momentum behind it. This ployer-sponsored pension plans lose income to transfer their earned benefits to individual legislation seeks to ensure uniformity, and to in retirement if they change jobs before earn­ retirement accounts [IRA's] or to other port­ place responsibility for accident prevention in ing a vested right to a pension benefit; if their able pension plans following changes in em­ the hands of those best able to prevent it. benefits are based on salary and years of ployment. Amounts to be transferred will con­ Uniformity is vital to give our manufacturers service and cannot be transferred to another sist of the present value of each participant's a consistent set of rules by which they can plan; or if they spend rather than save cashed future benefits in a defined benefit plan or the manufacture products-the current hodge­ out pension benefits when they change jobs. vested account balance in a defined contribu­ podge of 51 separate and disparate laws When workers move from one job to an­ tion plan. The present value of preretirement sends mixed messages and allows plaintiffs other, their Social Security benefits move right transfers from defined benefit plans will be cal­ lawyers to shop for the State where the laws along with · them. But if they change jobs be­ culated using a formula designed to protect are most favorable to their client. Governors fore working at least 5 years for a company the purchasing power of such benefits from recognize this. Almost 2 years ago, after find­ that offers private pension benefits, they stand the adverse effects of inflation. ing that the current system causes inflated to lose some or all of those benefits. If their Preservation of preretirement distributions of prices for our consumer goods, the discontinu­ employers offer 401 (k) plans, they'll get the earned benefits will be encouraged by provid­ ation of necessary product lines, and our inter­ money they invested in the plan but they'll ing for the direct transfer and reinvestment of national competitiveness was adversely af­ have to give up most, or all, of their compa­ such distributions in individual retirement ar­ fected, the National Governors' Association ny's contributions. Why? Because regardless rangements, individual account plans, sim­ unanimously called on Congress to enact a of the type of pension coverage offered, cur­ plified employee pensions, or other portable Federal product liability system. rent law calls for at least 5 years of continuous pension plans that can accept such transfers. As I stated earlier, this bill is almost identical service before covered workers become fully An added benefit will be that terminating em­ to the legislation last year. The one significant . vested-that is, acquire a legal right to bene­ ployees will be shielded from the 20 percent change we made was in the worker's com­ fits-in their company's plan. withholding requirements that were enacted in pensation section. The change resolves a de­ And that's a real problem since the current 1992 to help pay for an extension of Federal bate between manufacturers and employers job tenure for the typical worker is only 4.5 unemployment benefits. from recovering workers compensation from years, just 6 months short of the time required My bill also includes a number of important manufacturers of a product that injured one of to become fully vested in most pension plans. protections and safeguards that will benefit their employees. This year's bill states that the Women workers, whose median tenure is only mobile workers. Transfers of earned pension manufacturer must prove by clear and con­ 3. 7 years, are even more disadvantaged by benefits will be subject to current rules govern­ vincing evidence that the employer was at current vesting standards. ing allowable distribution forms, timely notifica­ fault for the injury. The amendment still meets Job mobility losses are particularly severe tion of participants and spousal consent re­ my objective to encourage employers to main­ for workers who are enrolled in defined benefit quirements. Portable plans will also be re­ tain a safer workplace. plans. Although such plans can reward long quired to meet certain asset control tests in Congress must bring certainty to our Na­ tenured workers with generous pensions, they order to qualify for the receipt of direct trans­ tion's product liability laws. Our consumers pay much small benefits to mobile workers fers of earned benefits from other tax-qualified cannot afford to continue to pay the liability tax since promised payments are based on final plans. that is imposed on all goods sold here. Finally, salary and years of service and are usually H.R. 1874 will also allow certain collectively I cannot emphasize strongly enough that our not transferable when workers change jobs. bargained plans that already provide for port­ bill seeks fairness for all, not just business, not And because the amount of the benefit is fro­ ability of pension benefits to be exempted just consumers, but for all of us. zen it loses real value to inflation between job from the applicability of the proposed law. termination and retirement. Mr. Speaker, Members of Congress have The value of assets in defined contribution long been concerned about the pressing need PENSION PORTABILITY plans, on the other hand, is based solely on to improve the portability of pension benefits. IMPROVEMENT ACT amounts contributed to the plans and the mar­ For almost as long as I have been in Con­ ket performance of the fund(s) in which they gress, we've been talking about making pen­ HON. SAM GIBBONS are invested. And since defined contribution sions portable. The bill that I am introducing OF FLORIDA plans routinely transfer accumulated assets to today will enable us to do something about IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES terminating employees, vested workers can this very important problem. The modest re­ avoid job mobility losses by reinvesting their forms it contains are long overdue and are ur­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 cashed out benefits in individual retirement ac­ gently needed to reduce the substantial bene­ Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased counts [IRA's] or other retirement savings fit losses that currently result when pension to rise today to introduce the Pension Port­ plans following changes in employment. plan participants change or lose their jobs. ability Improvement Act of 1993, H.R. 1874. In spite of adverse tax consequences, how­ Thousands of engineers, nurses, and other The purpose of this legislation is to increase ever, many workers who have received health care providers, scientists, teachers, and the adequacy and efficiency of the Nation's cashed out pension benefits at job termination other increasingly mobile workers in the goods private pension system by reducing pension have elected to spend some or all of those producing and service sectors of the American vesting requirements, improving the portability benefits instead of saving them for retirement. economy will benefit directly from prompt en­ of earned pension benefits, and encouraging HOW H.R. 1874 WILL REDUCE JOB MOBILITY LOSSES actment of H.R. 1874. I'm very pleased to an­ the preservation of such benefits for use in re­ The legislation that I am introducing today nounce that the bill has been endorsed in prin­ tirement. will go a long way toward reducing the losses ciple by representatives from 18 national engi­ Far too many working Americans incur sul:r in pension benefits that currently result when neering societies, including the Institute of stantial reductions in pension benefits as a re­ workers change or lose their jobs. H.R. 1874 Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Together sult of job changes during their working ca­ is needed to reduce restrictive vesting require­ these organizations represent over 800,000 reers. And if recent events are indicators of fu­ ments; to guarantee the portability of earned engineers and scientists in all parts of the ture trends, the frequency of job and even ca­ benefits, and to promote the preservation of country. A number of national women's organi­ reer changes will increase markedly in the such benefits when workers change jobs. zations, including those belonging to the worn- 8590 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 en's pension policy consortium have also ex­ The Massachusetts Coalition on New Office also recognized for their efforts in producing pressed strong support for reforms contained Technology conducted a survey of almost 700 fake baptismal certificates, underground rail­ in the bill. employees from 49 companies in a dozen in­ roads, and convents and monasteries to assist dustries. Among the survey findings was that the Jews. 65 percent of the employees could not do a Mr. Speaker, in the summer of 1991 I trav­ INTRODUCTION OF THE PRIVACY quality job because they have to work too fast. eled to Israel, and during my stay I viewed FOR CONSUMERS AND WORKERS Many other studies show that monitoring not first hand the Israeli memorial to the victims of ACT OF 1993 only causes employee stress, but also ad­ the Holocaust. I was moved by this visit, and versely affects business productivity. I am glad that Americans will have a similar HON. PAT WllllAMS ·Let me comment on electronic monitoring in memorial to learn about and pay tribute to the OF MONTANA the workplace with one final point. Under cur­ victims of the Nazi extermination. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rent law, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, The Holocaust was certainly among the Wednesday, April 28, 1993 pursuant to the fourth amendment's prohibition darkest moments in history. I hope we have Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to of search and seizure, is required to obtain a learned from this terrible period in human his­ introduce the Privacy for Consumers and court order to wiretap a telephone. That re­ tory that we must rise up against bigotry and Workers Act of 1993. This legislation was re­ quirement even extends to cases involving na­ hatred based on religion or race. I believe it is ported by the Education and Labor Committee tional security. Does the law require this for the responsibility of the democracies of the in the 102d Congress-H.R. 1218; House Re­ workplace monitoring? No. Workers can be lis­ world to band together and prevent this trag­ port 102-1024-and had more than 165 bipar­ tened to without even the courtesy of notifica­ edy from ever occurring again. During the Hol­ tisan cosponsors. tion, but people suspected of criminal behavior ocaust, many nations including the United My Subcommittee on Labor Management by the FBI are afforded the protection of court States closed their borders to Jewish refu­ Relations held two· hearings on this issue in action prior to wiretapping. Is this a consistent gees. We must not let history repeat itself. for the 102d Congress on June 11 and July 23, interpretation of "search and seizure" under standing silent is as equally destructive as 1991. Earlier, in the 1Oath Congress, the Sub­ the fourth amendment? Shouldn't workers be pulling the trigger itself. committee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the protected from covert monitoring when our Today we face a new challenge in Bosnia. Administration of Justice held a hearing on a Constitution protects anyone suspected of The Serbian ethnic cleansing program is similar bill, H.R. 1950, on July 15, 1987. criminal behavior? To do otherwise would be shockingly similar to the bigotry and hatred This legislation is intended to protect em­ to deny America's workers comparable treat­ that led to the Holocaust. We must act to pre­ ployees by providing them with a right to know ment. It seems only fair that, at the very least, vent these atrocities from continuing and we when they are being monitored or recorded employers should be required to give notice to must provide assistance to those who reach electronically while performing their jobs. The workers when they are being monitored. out for it. bill would require employers to give employ­ Today, I am introducing legislation that is Finally, Mr. Speaker, I would like to express ees prior notice when they are being mon­ very similar to last year's H.R. 1218 as re­ my gratitude to all of the individuals whose itored electronically as well as to disclose the ported. There are modifications to accommo­ hard work and dedication led to the opening of types of monitoring being used. date interests of the Energy and Commerce the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The legislation includes provisions which: Committee as well as members of the Edu­ Require all monitoring to be relevant to the cation and Labor Committee. There are also employee's work performance; guarantee an minor changes in the structure of the legisla­ MARGARET M. IRONS HONORED employee's access to data collected about his tion. This legislation extends coverage to the or her work performance; and limit disclosure Senate whereas the House-reported bill last HON. CURT WELDON and use of this data by the employer. My bill year only extended coverage to the House. All OF PENNSYLVANIA would also bar employers from collecting data of these changes are designed to make the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES about their employees' exercise of first legislation easier to comprehend and imple­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 amendment rights, such as contacts with ment. union representatives. Mr. WELDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Why is this legislation necessary? Perhaps honor Miss Margaret M. Irons, a devoted lead­ the most glaring statistic is the number of peo­ NATIONAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM er, dedicated teacher, and active and caring ple being monitored. In 1987, the Office of OPENING member of my community. Miss Irons, soon Technology Assessment estimated that 6 mil­ retiring from Grace Park School in Ridley lion workers were being monitored. According HON. GARY A. FRANKS school district, has been a valuable member of to the National Institute for Occupational Safe­ OF CONNECTICUT its faculty for over three decades. ty and Health, 66 percent of all computer op­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Miss Irons received her high school diploma erators are monitored. With the computerized in 1955, graduating from Notre Dame Acad­ work force now standing at 40 million, it is es­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 emy, one of the finest all-girls private schools timated that as many as 26 million workers Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I in the area. She continued her hard work and may be under computer surveillance. Where rise today to recognize today's opening of the dedication at West Chester State Teacher's once only a few kinds of workers such as tele­ U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. This mu­ College and in 4 years earned her bachelor of phone operators and airline reservation agents seum will serve as a reminder to the American science. were monitored, new technological capabilities people of the horrible atrocities that led to the On September 8, 1959, Miss Irons began now track employees from truck drivers to annihilation of 6 million Jews in Nazi Ger­ her teaching career at Grace Park and has nurses and journalists. many. been teaching the third grade ever since. In How does this occur? Computer companies I believe it is important that we never forget addition, she has been an active member on now provide their customers remote control this dark episode in global history. This mu­ school district leadership committees. She re­ local area network [LAN] products, which allow seum will provide a monument to those indi­ tires as a member of the Elementary Social secret monitoring of other PC's on the net­ viduals who gave their lives in the Nazi death Studies Task Force, the Grace Park School work. According to the May 13, 1991, issue of camps like Auschwitz, and to those who sur­ Community Advisory Council, and the Ridley lnfoworld, there are currently 11 such pro­ vived the inhuman ordeal. I feel it is important School District Long Range Planning Commit­ grams in existence. One product gives the that our children learn about this tragic event, tee. user the power to take remote control of a so we can ensure that it never happens again. Beyond her teaching success, the commu­ user's screen. Another advertises its ability to, The museum will also honor those who nity has been grateful for her active participa­ "look in on Sue's screen. You monitor her for stood up to the Nazis. In 1943 several hun­ tion outside of the classroom. Miss Irons has awhile. In fact, Sue doesn't even know you're dred young Jewish men and women held off been an enthusiastic fundraiser for the Ridley there." Such scenarios surely call into ques­ a heavily armed battalion of 2,000 Nazis in the Education Association scholarship committee. tion the legal and ethical ramifications of elec­ Warsaw ghetto before it was burned to the In addition, she has been an active member of tronic monitoring. ground. Additionally, the Catholic Church is Catholic alumni groups and various Catholic April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8591 charity and service groups. On June 18, 1993, coaches, Jim Perry, Mike Laginess, and Bill ing capacity to heal itself and replenish its the Ridley School district and its surrounding Elkin. bounty. Fisheries stocks are depleted from a community will deeply regret the retirement of Players: Jon Garavagalia (senior starter); combination of overfishing, the effects of a dedicated teacher, who is well known for her T.J. Emerick (senior starter), Lawerance Sim­ coastal pollution, and habitat destruction. Pol­ activism, assistance, and concern for her com­ mons (senior starter), Antoine Campbell (sen­ lution has closed large areas to shellfishing munity. I join the entire community in wishing ior starter), Jason Singleton (starter), Aaron while disease decimates many of those oys­ Miss Irons well in her retirement and whatever Burke (senior), Mark Var:iDenberghe (senior); terbeds that remain open. Oil spills occur with future endeavors she will undoubtedly pursue. Brad Wilkerson, Eron Mitchell, Mike Silmon, alarming frequency, soiling previously pristine John Cooper, Tom Lacomb, Nate Purcell, Kel­ shorelines. vin Sanders, Phil Pollick, and Russ Martin. Why is this happening? Unfortunately, once AQUINAS CHAMPIONS again, we are the problem. More and more of us are competing for fewer and fewer re­ HON. JOHN D. DINGELL SAMUELE. ULERY HONORED sources. OF MICHIGAN When this Nation was young the wealth of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. PAULE. GlllMOR natural resources available to our forefathers Wednesday, April 28 , 1993 OF OHIO was as vast as the oceans themselves. Today, the world is a much smaller place, and Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES even the oceans have a limit to their bounty. recognize members of the Southgate Aquinas Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Our challenge now is to learn to conserve, High School basketball team, which is located manage and, yes, even enhance, the raw ma­ in my congressional district. The Raiders re.:. Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to terials that nature provides. We must learn cently capped a 28-0 season by capturing the take this opportunity to recognize an excep­ how to help the oceans produce more. The al­ 1993 Class C State championship title. Along tional young man from my district who has re­ cently accepted his appointment as a member ternative-the unacceptable alternative-is to with winning the championship Aquinas had continue the exploitation of these resources many other successes this year. The team of the Class of 1997 at the U.S. Air Force Academy. until they are completely exhausted. This is was the first Catholic school to win the Detroit not the legacy we should leave for the future City championship, Operation Friendship, Samuel E. Ulery will soon graduate Oak Harbor High School after 4 years of outstand­ inhabitants of this watj?r planet. since the mid-1980's; they captured the We must turn our technology toward in­ Catholic League Championship, as well as ing academic achievement as well as extra­ curricular involvement. During his high school creasing production-growing more fish-in­ winning the Aquinas Christmas Tournament. stead of more efficient capture. By developing With their outstanding 28-0 record, Coach career, Sam has distinguished himself as a student-athlete and as a leader among his vaccines and enhancing the processes that Ernie Price and the team accomplished every­ make fish grow, biotechnology may dramati­ thing they could dream of and more. The great peers, serving as captain of the track team and captain of the football team. He has cally increase the productivity of aquaculture. season led to many deserving personal We must also apply modern biological tech­ served as president of Teen Leaders, vice awards. niques to the untapped reservoir of genetic president of his class, and as a member of the The first of these awards was when player raw material found in the oceans. So far, the student council. Jon Garavagalia was honored with the Hal results are very promising, and have yielded Mr. Speaker, one of the most important re­ Schram Mr. Basketball Award. He has been adhesives, lubricants, anti-inflammatory drugs, sponsibilities of Members of Congress is to only the second Downriver player to have and anti-fouling agents, to name but a few ex­ identify outstanding young men and women been honored to receive this award, he was amples. also named to the McDonald's All-American and to nominate them for admission to the For a number of years, the Federal Govern­ Team, to the first team All-State all classes, to United States service academies. While at the ment has spent about $4 billion dollars annu­ the first team All-Catholic, Downriver Dream Academy, they will be the beneficiaries of one ally on biotechnology research. Of this Team, and as a member of Nike All-American of the finest educations available, so that in amount, less than $44 million per year, or team. the future, they might be entrusted with the slightly more than 1 percent, has been spent The awards and talent on the Aquinas bas­ very security of our Nation. on marine biotechnology. The great promise of ketball team did not stop there, sophomore I am confident that Sam Ulery has both the marine biotechnology in food production, phar­ sensation Jason Singleton was named to the ability and the desire to meet this challenge. I maceuticals, and industrial applications, can­ second team All-Class C, the first team All­ ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating not qe realized with this minuscule level of Catholic, and a member of the Downriver him for his accomplishments to date and to support. The Marine Biotechnology Investment Dream Team. The teams' assist leader was wish him the best of luck as he begins his ca­ Act addresses this imbalance by seeking to in­ Antoine Campbell who was also named first reer in service to our country. crease investment in marine applications. team All-Catholic, first team all area, and 5th To make these scarce Federal dollars go team all State. T.J. Emerick was yet another further, my bill requires non-Federal sources outstanding player essential to the team suc­ INTRODUCTION OF THE MARINE to supply one-third of the cost of each project. cess. His defense was about the best on the BIOTECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT By requiring this investment up front, this also team. Emerick was also named first team All­ ACT OF 1993 solidifies the commitment of the non-Federal Catholic, and first team All-Area. Eron Mitchell source to the project. Proposals for research, and Lawerance Simmons were both named HON. GERRY E. SllJDDS technology transfer, and educational projects second team All-Catholic and honorable men­ OF MASSACHUSETTS will be reviewed by a national panel of experts tion in all league and All-City. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in marine biotechnology to ensure that only Aquinas was expected to win the State those of the highest quality are funded. Wednesday, April 28, 1993 finals from the beginning. The trip to the bas­ Mr. Speaker, there has been a lot of discus­ ketball finals was, however, the first in school Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Speaker, today I intro­ sion about the need to create more jobs and history. What they lacked in final experience duced the Marine Biotechnology Investment a lot of disagreement on how to do it. Here's they made up for with team experience. Three Act of 1993. The purpose of this bill is to stim­ a good way. This legislation will give the green of the starters have been starters since their ulate research and development in marine bio­ light to an industry that is extremely promising, sophomore year and four of the starters are technology through a program of grants ad­ not just in coastal regions but nationwide. Ma­ seniors. ministered by the National Sea Grant College rine biotechnology creates the high-wage, I am proud to extend a special salute to the Program. Sea Grant has a 26-year track high-skill jobs that our Nation so badly needs. Aquinas Raiders. The school has a tradition of record of supporting applied marine research In addition, by increasing the production of scholastic excellence and athletics. I also sa­ and development and is the ideal guardian of aquaculture and creating better methods of lute head coach Ernie Price, his staff and the this initiative. environmental remediation, this technology young men who made up this winning team. After millennia of unregulated use, man­ can help heal our wounded oceans. Staff; Principal, Rich Kuhn; athletic director, kind's capacity to exploit and pollute marine The United States is the world leader in ma­ Ernie Price; head coach, Ernie Price; assistant resources has outstripped the ocean's amaz- rine biotechnology. But this lead is being chal- 8592 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 lenged and eroded by our competitors. The I believe that this bill, which builds on the Turn out reason's light time to invest in U.S. industry is now, and the successful elements of the 1988 Family Sup­ Among Rambo brothers place to invest is here. port Act, represents a comprehensive and bal­ Waco is a family fight I urge my colleagues to cosponsor and sup­ anced approach toward moving welfare recipi­ Patience leave to liberals And child loving wimps port this legislation. ents from welfare to work. Action is the credo Of second amendment pimps Let mothers cry INTRODUCTION OF THE WELFARE THE LESSONS OF WACO MUST NOT But kids must die REFORM AND RESPONSIBILITY BE IGNORED Under beautiful ACT OF 1993 And spacious skies HON. MAJOR R. OWENS This celebrity prophet HON. ROBERT E. WISE, JR. Tells you no lies OF NEW YORK I am that I am OF WEST VIRGINIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES All American David IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Descendant of the second amendment Wednesday, April 28, 1993 My gun club is in hell Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, some of the Rambos with rifles and rights Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, today I introduced most deadly elements of American culture We are a special race the Welfare Reform and Responsibility Act of came together in Waco, TX. The result was a To negotiate 1993, a bill designed to make the welfare sys­ bizarre tragedy which exploded in the face of Is a tribal disgrace tem more accountable by moving people from a world struggling to maintain a foundation for Let's get it on the welfare roll to the payroll and to help sup­ a human civilization. Far more important than Our bunker is wired port them once they get a job. Your hostage team is tired the need to fix blame on individuals, there is Taxpayers demand an end My bill would require all eligible welfare re­ an urgent need to carefully analyze this land­ Waiting wastes their cipients who are not enrolled in education or mark disaster for the purpose of cleansing our Money again job training programs to participate in a work society of these kinds of poisons. Let's get it on experience program in their community. Our The glorification of violence; the official per­ Some kids will be killed country has a wide range of unmet public missive position which allows the proliferation Monster media will be thrilled needs in areas such as public works, parks, of guns and weapons; the self-serving distor­ Your hostage team is tired nature preserves, community organizations, tion of the second amendment by the National Send for reinforcements volunteer organizations and schools. I believe Hand a rifle Rifle Association; the macho mind-set of the To Macho Ross Perot that instituting a community work program ATF, the FBI, and other law enforcement Rambos all let's to such as the one included in my bill will give agencies; the adoration of celebrities who 0 say can you see welfare recipients valuable work experience achieve their 15 minutes of media fame dis­ A few pages of history and a sense of dignity, and will help society in regarding all moral standards; the continuing Reserved just for me the process. trivialization of the need to take all measures Your hostage team is tired My bill has several incentives to help former necessary to ensure the basic health, welfare, Stand Navy out to sea welfare recipients stay off the welfare rolls and and safety of children; the continuing refusal From Montezuma's halls on the payroll, including provisions to permit Send the Marines to get me of the Government to take minimum steps to Let's get it on welfare recipients to keep more of their earned protect citizens from racketeering religious en­ Green Berets income. This would encourage recipients to terprises like the cult of David Koresh; all of Stop lazing around find jobs to supplement their benefits and, these elements came together at Waco. Send your baddest eventually, to move into the work force. We can assume that probably most of the To Waco town My legislation also addresses two of the big­ adults who died in the Waco inferno were re­ Let's get it on gest obstacles that welfare recipients face in sponsible for their own fate. But for all of the Stop envious retaining a job by extending the eligibility pe­ children who died in that inferno we must all Feminists gripes riod for farmer welfare recipients for medical Let Lady Janet bear part of the burden of blame: Every legis­ Instantly earn her Rambo stripes and child care assistance. lator at any level of government who has not My country tis of thee Enforcement must be part of any com­ aggressively pushed for new laws to limit the Honors go to all those prehensive welfare reform legislation. My bill proliferation of guns and other deadly weap­ Who shoot and would create welfare review panels in each ons is guilty. Every adult who has failed to Die with me state comprised of former State judges. These speak out against the television, videos, and Loyal rifle patriots panels would review welfare cases after 2 films which indoctrinate our youth with a glori­ Stay on your knees years to evaluate each client's participation in fication of violence is also guilty. Every voter Earn the highest medals the JOBS and work experience programs. The Granted in Hades who ref uses to demand laws and appropria­ My time on TV panels would ·also be empowered to reduce tions which offer greater protection for children And a place in history too AFDC benefits if the participation requirements is guilty. The blood of the innocent children Confess your sins are not met. who died at Waco is on the collective hands Admit I entertained you My bill would also: of our total society. Technicolored flames Combat welfare fraud by requiring States to Beyond the blame we must dedicate our­ With authentic certified heat establish, staff and publicize 24-hour 1-800 selves to intense analysis and aggressive ac­ On camera explosions telephone numbers for reporting welfare fraud tion to guarantee that what happened to the All real neat and abuse claims; To see Stallone children of Waco will not be allowed to happen The poor have to pay Require States to develop individual em­ again. Each one of the elements listed above My church ployability plans, including specific goals and must be purged from our society. Served free thrills timetables, designed to move each welfare re­ Mr. Speaker, to graphically document the bi­ Day after day cipient from welfare to work in 2 years; zarre tragedy at Waco the rap poem below at­ All American David Make previously appropriated Federal JOBS tempts to enter the mind of David Koresh. I am that I am job training money more accessible to States This is a mind that has been shaped by the Descendant of the second amendment hard hit by the recession and unable to make fecal elements of our American culture. And it must come to pass A prophet of my class the State match; THE LAST WACO RAP OF RAMBO DEVIL DAVID Support the family by requiring States to es­ Is destined to do his thing Let's get it on Waco must top the charts tablish parenting classes and to make them ATF FBI NRA Gently drinking laced lemonade available for all teenage parents, and We are one Jim Jones' team was just Provide incentives for the use of certain All worshippers or the A bunch of thirsty tarts contraceptives. Almighty gun Charles Manson was a midget April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8593 Your hostage team is tired In Arizona, several rural communities have World Health Organization Collaborating Cen­ Where a re the para troops formed coalitions under the program guide­ ter for Border and Rural Health Research and Drop your best shots lines and have provided needed services to Development. Down from the sk y Arizonans. Let me cite a few examples: The Arizona Rural Health Office coordinates Lit tle Da vid stands here educational resources and services across the Wi t h wives and kids The Casa Grande Regional Medical Center, All m anda t ed t o die together with the local health department and State, and provides general support services I am t hat I am social services department, has created a to the Arizona Health Education Centers. The Me t he angry a lmight y comprehensive prenatal care program for centers provide recruitment and retention pro­ Hurled headlong pregnant women with a history of substance grams to place health care providers in rural From h eaven abuse. and underserved urban areas. Examples of Oh yes some k ids In Nogales, the Mariposa Community Health statewide educational programs include a Will be killed Center, in conjunction with the area health Spanish language intensive _workshop for In the Dames education center and public and welfare agen­ health providers, a Hispanic mothers and ba­ Blood red h earts glare Tiny lungs burst cies, has provided preventive health services, bies conference, and a research technical writ­ For the lack of fresh air health education programs, and transportation ing workshop. The Arizona Rural Health Office Let's get it on services in the community with particular focus has also implemented an interdisciplinary ATF FBI NRA to underserved and unserved women, and co­ training program through which graduate stu­ We are one ordinating physical and mental health services. dents from five disciplines are trained to work All worshippers of the In Springerville, the White Mountain Com­ as a team in rural areas. Almighty gun munities Hospital, together with Northland Pio­ The office continually provides support and ATF FBI NRA neer Community College, has helped coordi­ technical assistance to Arizona communities to I wish you well I go to prepare nate a training program for emergency medi­ improve access to affordable high quality care, A place for us all cal workers in parts of 1O rural counties. The recruits and places physicians and other On the grea t rifle range program will improve access to essential health providers in rural Arizona, and conducts At the bottom of hell. emergency care in remote areas by training a critical research on the status of health care nucleus of providers in small rural commu­ delivery in Arizona. nities and may result in the only rural volun­ The third bill, H.R. 1773, is also being intro­ RURAL HEALTH CARE INITIATIVES teer ambulance service with paramedics. duced by Congressman EMERSON. This bill re­ OF 1993 In Coconino County, the county health de­ authorizes the Rural Health Care Transition partment has taken a lead in a cooperative ef­ Grant Program through fiscal year 1997. The HON. JON KYL fort to improve access to existing services to Rural Health Care Transition Grant Program OF ARIZONA native Americans in northern Arizona through was first established in 1987 to strengthen the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the use of outreach workers. The outreach ability of rural hospitals to provide high quality Wednesday, April 28, 1993 workers help families and providers to make care to Americans living in rural areas. Mr. KYL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join a certain that families are receiving services for In Arizona, this program has enabled a number of my colleagues from both sides of which they are eligible, as well as providing number of facilities to develop and implement the aisle in introducing a series of legislative nutrition counseling, substance abuse treat­ innovative programs to meet the unique needs initiatives to improve the way our Nation's ment, and health education. of their communities. Following are a few ex­ health care delivery system provides care to The second bill, H.R. 1772, was authored amples in Arizona: rural America. by Congressman BILL EMERSON of Missouri. In Ganado, the Sage Memorial Hospital is Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend the This legislation would reauthorize the grant developing plans for a skilled nursing facility two cochairmen of the bipartisan Rural Health program for State Offices of Rural Health. which will mean additional services for some Care Coalition, Mr. STENHOLM of Texas, and Arizona's State Rural Health Office is lo­ 10,000 elderly Navajos. The hospital is also Mr. ROBERTS of Kansas for their leadership on cated in Tucson, AZ, and has been instrumen­ upgrading emergency services including pro­ this issue. The coalition has been extremely tal in developing a variety of rural health pro­ ficiency upgrades of current personnel, and effective in addressing the health care needs grams throughout the State. The office has fo­ purchasing needed equipment. particular to rural areas of our Nation. cused on three major efforts: expanding and In Safford, the Mount Graham Community Mr. Speaker, while we are waiting to see strengthening community health services in Hospital is working to develop a hospital­ what the First Lady's Task Force on Health rural areas, conducting research, and coordi­ based home health care, home infusion ther­ Care proposal will look like, I am interested in nating educational resources and services apy, and hospice care program to meet the moving forward to meaningfully and sensibly throughout the State. needs of the community, and specifically, the reform our health care system in order to curb The Rural Health Office provides technical needs of the homebound elderly. There are no the rise in health care costs, and expand cov­ assistance to clinics, hospitals, and commu­ other home infusion therapy or hospice serv­ erage to the uninsured. We must also pre­ nities in addressing their rural health delivery ices available in the area. serve the high quality of care that is available, needs. This includes identifying funding In Payson, the Lewis R. Pyle Memorial Hos­ and preserve choice in our system. And, it is sources, creating new service delivery models, pital is developing a cardiovascular and pul­ critical that in our efforts to improve our health and conducting community needs assess­ monary rehabilitation program. This program care system, we do not forget the unique ments. The office also coordinates the mobile will eliminate a 180-mile commute for resi­ needs of States like Arizona. Comprehensive health clinic, which provides primary care to dents who currently must travel to Phoenix reform of our health system must not be so underserved areas of Pima County, and the three times per week for rehabilitation and rigid as to ignore the diversity in our Nation's Arizona Health Provider Resource Program, therapy. Many elderly patients on fixed in­ populations, and the special needs of rural Ari­ which helps recruit health providers to under­ comes are unable to complete these programs zona and America. served areas. due to the logistics and travel costs. The pro­ Mr. Speaker, let me briefly outline just what Arizona's Rural Health Office provides policy gram will also lead to an expansion of home the three pieces of legislation I have cospon­ relevant data collection and analysis, and is health services, replacing inpatient services sored would do. home to the Southwest Border Rural Health and facilitating earl ier discharges and lower The fi rst bill, H.R. 1774 , authored by Con­ Research Center, which is a leading resource medical treatment costs. gressman GUNDERSON, would permanently au­ for information on the status of health care In Benson, the Benson Hospital is establish­ thorize the Rural Health Outreach Grants Pro­ along the United States-Mexico border. Some ing a comprehensive mammography screen ing gram. Outreach projects provide emergency of the areas of focus for research have been program, and is developing a comprehensive medical services in rural communities, provide the influence of obstetric malpractice liability breast cancer education program for women ambulatory health and mental health services, on access to services in the rural southwest, ages 35 and over in Cochise County. provide health services to seniors, and they characteristics of rural hospital closures, and In Douglas, the Southeast Arizona Medical have reduced infant mortality in rural commu­ rural access to primary care. Last year, the Ar­ Center is enhancing home and community nities. izona Rural Health Office was designated a based services for the elderly and the dis- 69-059 0-97 Vol. 139 (Pt. 6) 38 8594 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 abled. The community is improving access to leagues to join me in honoring him as well, pervisors and the facility's director responded preventive care through the use of a mobile and in wishing him well upon his retirement. to the allegations of sexual harassment by ac­ unit. cusing the women, both pharmacists at High­ In Springerville, the White Mountain Com­ land Drive, of violating VA prescription drug munities Hospital is also attacking breast can­ H.R. 1032, THE DEPARTMENT OF proceC.:ures and of violations of the Hatch Act. cer head-on. By developing a strategy to edu­ VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOY­ These charges have been fully investigated cate women and raise awareness about the MENT DISCRIMINATION ACT and found to be unsubstantiated, but the dam­ importance of good breast care, preparing an age has been done. As a result of this ongo­ educational program for the outlying commu­ HON. RICK SANTORUM ing harassment, one of the women has left her nities, and implementing mobile mammog­ OF PENNSYLVANIA job at the VA and the other remains subject to raphy services, the hospital in conjunction with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hostile working conditions. As the case of the Highland Drive Medical three other facilities will be servicing commu­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 nities spanning in excess of 4,500 square Center plainly shows, this system has failed mi!es. Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise in and urgently needs to be overhauled. Deci­ These are some of the ways in which these strong support of H.R. 1032, the Department sions on EEO cases must be taken back from programs are having an impact in Arizona. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination the field offices and centralized to ensure ob­ Mr. Speaker, the bills I have cosponsored Act. This important measure will establish an jectivity. VA employees deserve to know that do not by themselves solve all of the problems office of employment discrimination complaints their complaints will be handled promptly and in our health system, and they are not the resolution within the Department of Veterans responsibly. total answer to health care reform. But Mr. Affairs [VA] to resolve cases of employment That is why I support H.R. 1032 and urge Speaker, they represent the fact that members discrimination at VA facilities. my colleagues to join me by enacting this of this body from States with rural areas from The VA Office of the Inspector General [IG] measure into law so that we can restore the both sides of the aisle share a commitment to reported recently that as many as 25 percent essential employment rights of VA employees. the unique needs of rural communities. As we of all VA employees may be reluctant. to file equal employment opportunity [EEO] claims undertake the reform of our Nation's health INTRODUCTION OF THE FRESH system, we must not ignore those needs. for fear of reprisals. To restore the confidence of VA employees and to ensure an effective CUT FLOWERS AND FRESH CUT I am pleased to support these programs that GREENS PROMOTION AND INFOR­ have already begun to greatly improve access and responsive EEO Program, the IG rec­ MATION ACT OF 1993 to needed health care services in rural parts of ommended improvements in the way com­ Arizona. plaints are handled within the VA. Many of these recommendations have been incor­ HON. TOM LEWIS porated into H.R. 1032. I share the view of the OF FLORIDA SALUTE TO ANGEL LOPEZ Committee on Veterans' Affairs that employ­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ees of the VA are entitled to an EEO review Wednesday, April 28, 1993 HON. ELTON GAllEGLY process free of potential bias and conflict of Mr. LEWIS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am OF CALIFORNIA interest, and I commend the distinguished pleased to introduce the Fresh Cut Flowers IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES chairman and ranking Republican member of and Fresh Cut Greens Promotion and Informa­ the committee for their work on this bill. Wednesday, April 28, 1993 tion Act of 1993 along with the gentleman While many Federal agencies have central­ from Texas, Mr. STENHOLM and 12 of our col­ Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ized responsibility for handling EEO com­ leagues including the distinguished chairman honor Angel Lopez, an old friend and a pio­ plaints, the VA llas delegated EEO resolution of the House Agriculture Committee, Mr. DE LA neer in my hometown of Simi Valley, CA, as activities to managers of field facilities or their GARZA. he retires after nearly 40 years of helping to designated employees. Unfortunately, this sys­ From the corner gift shop to the local gro­ build gen3rations of young people while help­ tem promotes a situation where managerial cer, flower sales represent an important eco­ ing build and then operate the Sinaloa Golf politics may lead to bias. Further, as the com­ nomic component to many businesses nation­ Course. mittee reported, it also creates the perception wide. The economic significance of the cut Angel Lopez has seen our community grow that the foxes are guarding the henhouse and flower industry is illustrated by the 1992 from a valley of farms and ranches to the bus­ may discourage the filing of legitimate EEO wholesale value of cut flowers and cut greens tling city of today. And along the way, he has claims. which reached $2 billion according to the best truly been a guardian angel to the generations A facility in my district provides an unfortu­ available industry estimates. of teenagers who thought they were just tak­ nate example of the severe problems that VA Unfortunately, market share for cut flowers ing part-time jobs, but who also received in­ employees have experienced in filing EEO has declined in previous years and the per valuable lessons in the art of living. complaints. According to documented cases capita consumption of cut flowers in the Unit­ Angel came to Simi Valley almost 60 years that my office is actively working to resolve, ed States has never approached the level of ago as a small boy. His father and rrany other employees at the VA Highland Drive Medical consumption in many European nations. relatives worked for the Robinson family, who Center have been subjected to racial and sex­ The floral marketing industry is mainly com­ farmed 600 acres in the west end of the val­ ual harassment. Complaints filed with the fa­ prised of small- to medium-sized businesses ley. The Robinsons loved golf, and in the cility's EEO officer have not been reviewed not large enough to mount an effective adver­ 1950's dec;ided to convert a portion of their promptly, and it has been charged that many tising and promotion program. To that end, I property into a golf course. Angel helped build of these cases have been intentionally pro­ have introduced this legislation, commonly the course-planting every tree and building longed by the intervention of the director of known as the PromoFlor Program, to author­ the water hazards and sand traps. the VA Highland Drive Medical Center. Worse, ize the establishment of a national research When the family sold the course to the Ran­ complainants have often been subjected to and promotion order to strengthen and expand cho Simi Recreation and Park district in 1966, various forms of intimidation by superiors and the cut flower and cut greens industry position Angel went to work for them, and retires as pressured to drop claims or leave their jobs. in the marketplace. the course superviser. For the past 19 years, In a particularly disturbing case, two woman The program operates at no cost to the he also has been giving lessons, after playing who had been sexually harassed filed a com­ Federal Government and is financed through under PGA professionals Ben Johnson and plaint with the EEO officer &gainst their super­ an assessment on handlers of cut flowers and Joe Sethberry for 10 years. visors and the facility's director. The investiga­ greens with $750,000 or more in annual sales I've known Angel for some 20 years now. tion of this complaint has continued for several of fresh cut flowers and greens. A qualified I'm proud to consider him a friend, and years. The women have been repeatedly handler is a person, including a cooperative, pleased he will stay on in a part-time role. threatened with reprisal, including derogatory that sells domestic or impor1ed cut flowers or Mr. Speaker, Angel Lopez will be honored pictures and notes found at their work sta­ cut greens to retailers and exempt handlers. this weekend with a retirement party, a golf tions, damage done to their cars, and verbal The program covers both domestically grown tournament and a barbecue. I ask my col- harassment. In addition, their immediate su- and imported cut flowers and greens. April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8595 Individual handlers with less than $750,000 tique, and act as a liaison with the many di­ The fact is that March Air Force Base is the in annual sales are not assessed. The assess­ verse groups in the city. He called me or a only remaining facility of its kind in southern ment only takes place at the wholesale or member of my staff two or three times a week California, and it has proven its value time and handler level due to the fact that a large per­ to make us aware of local issues. time again for the rapid deployment of forces centage of cut flowers and greens are im­ His special dedication to the elderly, the vet­ which is necessary to meet the challenges ported. Further, only retailers who also act as erans, and the children of his community have facing us in the world today. March aircraft the importer of record with $750,000 in annual made him a legend in the city of Lawrence and crews provided invaluable refueling sup­ sales of cut flowers and greens are assessed. and the State of Massachusetts. port during the liberation of Panama. March I would like to point out that this legislation Senator Wall never forgot where he came played a major role in Operations Desert has impressive support from the entire spec­ from, and as a result, he always treated those Shield and Desert Storm. And, most recently, trum of the floral industry including producers, who had less than him with the utmost dignity. March was a key point of embarkation for Op­ wholesalers, wire services, importers, and re­ He understood his community's needs better eration Restore Hope in Somalia. tailers. than anyone because he completely under­ In addition to having excellent facilities-in­ Industry organizations supporting the legis­ stood what the average person was facing on cluding a brand new state-of-the-art hydrant lation include the American Floral Marketing a daily basis. There are hundreds of examples refueling system-March also has other ad­ Council, American Floral Services, Inc., Amer­ of the unselfish deeds he performed-from vantages, including an excellent location. It is ican Institute of Floral Designers, Association helping a young person find a job to getting an the logical departure point to the Pacific rim, of Floral Importers of Florida, California Cut elderly resident into a nursing home. and it is the closest west coast Air Force base Flower Commission, California State Floral As­ I join my friends in Lawrence today in their to Latin America. Also, it is the only Air Force sociation, Colombia Flower Council, Colorado sorrow for the loss of a great leader. I also base in close proximity to the Marine facilities Greenhouse Growers Association, Florafax share their pride and their love for a man who at Camp Pendleton and Twentynine Palms. International, Floral Marketing Association, epitomized what public service is all about. The public hearing in San Diego was impor­ Florida Fern Growers Association, Florists' The city of Lawrence will never be the same tant, and I believe we made an exceptionally Transworld Delivery Association, Flower Coun­ without Billy Wall. strong presentation. However, the hearing is cil of Holland, Hawaii Tropical Flower Council, just a small portion of the overall decisionmak­ Illinois State Florists' Association, Michigan BRAC COMMISSION MEETS ing process. Until the final results are an­ Floral Association, Missouri State Florists' As­ nounced at the end of June, we will continue sociation, Nebraska Florists Society, North HON. KEN CALVERT to work with the BRAG staff in an effort to Central Florists Association, Northern Califor­ convince them that March Air Force Base is nia Flower Growers and Shippers Association, OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES good for the country's security interests and is Pennsylvania Florist Association, Pennsylvania a good deal for the taxpayers. Flower Growers, Redbook Florist Services, Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Roses Inc., Santa Barbara County Flower and Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Nursery Growers Association, Society of April 27, the Base Realignment and erasure IN MEMORY OF JANET American Florists, State Florists' Association Commission met in San Diego to hear testi­ MACEACHERN of Indiana, Teleflora, Texas Floral Endowment, mony concerning Secretary Aspin's rec­ Texas State Florists' Association, West Texas ommendations to close or realign several HON. JAMI'S H. 811..BRAY New Mexico Florist Association, Inc., Whole­ bases in southern California, including El Toro OF NEVADA sale Florists and Floral Suppliers of America Marine Base, March Air Force Base, Twenty­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Wholesale Florists of Colorado. nine Palms, and the Naval Training Center at In addition, it is worthwhile to note that the San Diego. Because this was the only occa­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 accounting firm of Ernst & Young conducted sion on which the commissioners would hold Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in an independent survey reporting a 78 percent public hearings in southern California regard­ honor of a long-time political activist, aide, and approval rating for PromoFlor from handlers ing the Secretary's recommendations on these asset in the State of Nevada. I stand rep­ who would be assessed under the program. bases, I felt compelled to be in San Diego to resenting my colleagues in the Senate, Sen­ Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce the lead a group of March AFB supporters in mak­ ator REID and Senator BRYAN, to honor the Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh Cut Greens Pro­ ing our case as to why it should be kept open memory of the late Janet MacEachern and her motion and Information Act of 1993. as an active base. For this reason, I was un­ lifetime of work and commitment to the Silver able to attend yesterday's session of Con­ State. TRIBUTE TO STATE SENATOR gress. A native of West Allis, WI, Janet began her WILLIAM S. WALL Although the BRAG Commission does not life in the political world as an 8-year-old activ­ have a history of reversing very many of the ist helping her suffragette mother campaign for HON. MARTIN T. MEEHAN military's recommendations, citizens of River­ women's issues. These beginnings would later side County can be assured that the March Air bring Janet to spend three full decades of her OF MASSACHUSETTS Force Base Support Group left no stone life involved in making southern Nevada a bet­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES unturned in preparing for yesterday's presen­ ter place for people to live. Wednesday, April 28, 1993 tation. After conversations with several current Early in her life, Janet was an accomplished Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, today, thou­ and former members of the Base Realignment track and field athlete. She went on to grad­ sands of residents of Lawrence, MA, are pay­ and Closure Commission, it became clear to uate from the University of Wisconsin at Madi­ ing final tribute to a man who dedicated his life me that our most powerful argument for leav­ son and began her career as a teacher. She to his constituents-State Senator William S. ing March open was simple and straight­ married G. Angus MacEachern in 1938 and Wall. For 50 years, Senator Wall worked tire­ forward-it can perform its mission better and traveled the Nation with him during his 33-year lessly for others, beginning in the State attor­ cheaper as a full-time active base. military career. ney general's office and continuing as a State Given the fact that we had but a few weeks In 1964, retirement brought the representative, a State senator, and finally as to examine the voluminous report compiled by MacEacherns to Boulder City, NV, and the a Lawrence city counselor, where he topped the Air Force over the period of more than a shores of Lake Mead. It was there that Janet the ticket in every election. During this time he year, it was not easy to discover evidence truly found her way into the heart of the south­ was available 24 hours a day to those he which disputed the claim that it will save ern Nevada community. She immediately served. No problem was too big or too small money to restructure March into a reserve began the work she loved in the local political for him to handle. No issue was too com­ base. However, we believe we were success­ scene, always seeming concerned for the little plicated or too simple for him to address. ful in pointing out several inconsistencies in man and never afraid to take on a tough Every citizen who ever came to him would re­ the Air Force report, and in making a very issue. Of her, friends would say, "She had an ceive his undivided attention. strong argument that it would be more cost ef­ opinion on everything, and it was usually For me, as well as other elected officials in ficient-and militarily more effective-to leave right." Locals eventually came to call her "Mrs. the area, he was always willing to advise, cri- March on active status. Boulder City." 8596 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 Janet served on many boards and commis­ those who are ready to leave public housing, tection Act of 1993. This bill would give admin­ sions, including the Regional Transportation who in turn make public housing units avail­ istrative judges at the Merit Systems Protec­ Commission, the Clark County Flood Control able for the thousands upon thousands of tion Board [MSPB] the same statutory status District, and the State Mental Health Board. families and individuals living doubled up in and protections as Administrative Law Judges Janet may be the first and last Boulder City public housing projects, or without shelter at [ALJ's]. The bill would make MSPB adminis­ volunteer to be given an office and a secretary all. Expanded homeownership opportunity will trative judges, who review employment deci­ in city hall. Her familiar face at the State iegis­ keep and attract working people who contrib­ sions of Federal agencies for approximately 2 lature in Carson City once earned her the ute to the economic development of distressed million Federal employees, administrative law "Curmudgeon Award" from the office of the communities. Making it easier for people to judges. Two-thirds of the full-time Federal civil­ Governor. own their homes will help to stabilize dis­ ian work force depend upon the fairness and These memories of Janet will be ours for­ tressed areas. integrity of employment-related decisions ren­ ever, as will the many good deeds she accom­ The mortgage revenue bond program has dered by 62 administrative judges at the plished for our State. So I stand today with the proven to be an extremely effective mecha­ Board. well wishes of my colleagues in the Senate, nism for the promotion of low- and moderate­ One of the most widespread employment­ and ask that this auspicious body honor and income homeownership in New York and related problems in the Federal workplace, as recognize a lifetime of achievement by Janet throughout the country. Expanding the pro­ documented by the MSPB upon the request of MacEachern. gram in this way would make it even more ef­ the Congress, is sexual harassment. The fective in the areas of greatest housing need, MSPB, in response to the Congress, con­ without costing the Federal Treasury a penny ducted two studies of sexual harassment in INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION in tax revenues. 1980 and 1987. In 1987, the MSPB sent out TO EXPAND HOME OWNERSHIP questionnaires to 13,000 Federal omployees OPPORTUNITI~S and received 8,523 responses. In 1987, 42 , HEATH A. HA WK HONORED percent of all women and 14 percent of all HON. JOSE E. SERRANO men reported they experienced some form of OF NEVI YORK HON. PAULE. GlllMOR uninvited and unwelcome sexual attention. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF OHIO The total cost to the Federal Government for this non-job-rela!ed behavior is estimated at Wednesday, April 28, 1993 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $267.3 million during the survey period of May Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Mr. SERflANO. Mr. Speaker, today, along 1985 to May 1987. These costs are based on with Mr. BLACKWELL, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. FRANK Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Sreaker, I would like to job turnover, sick leave used, lost individual of Massachusetts, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. RANGEL, take this opportunity to recognize an excep­ productivity and lost group productivity due to and Mr. SCHUM!::R, I introduced a bill that will tional young man from my district who has re­ sexual harassment. expand homeownership opportunities for low­ cently accepted his appointment as a member MSPB administrative judges are responsible income buyers in areas across the country ot the ciass of 1997 at the U.S. Military Acad­ for hearing and deciding direct appeals from that most need new affordable housing, emy. Federal employees who allege that an ad­ through a proven, successful program, tax-ex­ Heaih A. Hawk will soon graduate Paulding verse personnel action was taken against empt mortgage revenue bonds. My bill would High School after 4 years of outstanding aca­ them because of their whistleblower activities. permit tha issuance of mortgage revenue demic achievement as well as extracurricular In 1989, when the Whistleblo1t1er Protection bonds to finance the sale of newly constructed involvement. During his high school career, Act was enacted, the Senate report stated that two-family homes in targeted areas of chronic Heath has distinguished himself as one of the Federal employees may appeal to the MSPB economic distress. premier student-athletes in Ohio, participating and that the first i'eview is to ba by an admin­ Under current law, mortgage revenue bond in varsity football, varsity wrestling, varsity ten­ istrative law judge and then the Board. How­ proceed5 may be used to finance new single­ nis, the science olympiad, and the scholastic ever, administrative judges llf.laring these tamily homes, but not new two-family homes. bowl. cases at the Board are not ALi's, as the act In many densely populated urban areas, in­ Mr. Speaker, one of the most important re­ contemplated, nor do they have the protec­ cluding New York City, the costs ot land and sponsibilities of Members of Congress is to tions of ALJ's under the law to ensure the irn­ construction make two-family projects much identify outstanding young men and women partielity and independence of theii decisions. more economically feasible for developers and to nominate them for admission to the This bill will provide this contemplated and than single-fa:-nily homes. Two-family homes U.S. service academies. While at the acad­ long-awaited status as ALJs to the administra­ simply ccst less to build. In addition, each emy, they will be the beneficiaries of one of tive judges at MSPB. homebuilder can provide an affordable rental the finest educations available, so that in the MSPB administrative judges hear sensitive unit, a scarce commodity in the South Bronx future, they might be ertrusted with the very personnel cases on sexual harassment and and many other areas of the country. security of our Nation. whistleblower protections involving high-placed In my cor.gressional district, there are sev­ I am confident that Heath Hawk has both agency officials. In fact, the House just re­ eral projects underway to build two-family the ability and the desire to meet !his chal­ cently authorized the MSPB to hear appeals homes. I believe that low-income people who lenge. I ask my colleagues to join me in con­ on misconduct cases from the Senior Execu­ wish to buy these homes should be able to gratulating him for llis accomplishments to tive Service. Federal employees relying upon get fi;iancing through the mortgage revenue date and to wish him the best of luck as he the integrity and independence of the deci­ bond program. takes his place in the Long Grey Line and be­ sions for the MSPB ad!Tlinistrative judges are My bill would simply amend the Internal gins his career in service to our country. not aware that the hearing and decisionmak­ Revenue Code of 1986 by lifting the require­ !ng functions of theae judges are subject to re­ ment that a two-family residence be occupied moval, suspension, and performan.:;e appraisal at least 5 years before a mortgage is executed PROTECTING FAIR TREATMEN'l' by :heir agency. Currently, MSPB's perform­ subject to the mortgage revenue bond p~o­ FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN ance appraisal determines whether these gram, when the two-family resicience is in a SF.XUAL HARASSMENT AND judges receive cash awards for their work. targeted area as currently defined in the code, WHISTLEBLOWER CASES MSPB conducts both pte-·issuance and post­ in a State economic developr.ient zone, or in issuance quality reviews of decisions issued any area designated as a Federal enterprise HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS by MSP9 administrative judges. No facet of a zone. OF PE:l'!NSYLVANIA decision is immune from review. Reviewers We need desperately to expand home own­ IN THE HGUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES may ir.clude headquarters personnel who per­ ership opportunities for low-income working form no hearing or decisionmaking functions. people in economically distressed areas of this Wednesday, April 28, 1993 The results of these reviews may influence a country. Homeownership opportunities are an Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, today, Mr. KAN­ judge's overall performance rating and pay. indispensable link in the housing ladder. New JORSKI and I introduced the Merit Systems Most Federal employees believe that they home buyers free up affordable rental units for Protection Board Administrative Judges Pro- are entitled to a fair hearing before losing one April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8597 of their most precious possessions, their liveli­ Sky-crowned monarchs binding heaven to car tel conspiracy against Mr. J oseph hood. Unfortunately, Federal employees have Eart h. Occh ipinti, and further, of the alleged J us­ less protection th an we cu rrently grant an indi­ This is the tribute of the Queen Sierra's. tice Department coverup in the handling and vidual applying for Social Security benefits: the Snow-crowned grandeur serving beauty's prosecution of the Occhipinti case. The worth. P resident is memorialized further to grant, ri ght to a hearing before an admi nistrative law When valley mists roll down the woodland if the investigation warrants, a full pardon judge, who cannot be intimidated or infl uenced fl oors, so Mr. Occhipinti can clear his name. because of the statutory protections guarding And Eagles scream and soar past crags and This House further memorializes the Presi­ an ALJ's decisional independence. Federal peaks, dent and Congress of the United States to employees are not a>.'vare that their case be­ And lakes, like diamonds, sparkle in the sun, seek a Congressional investigation examin­ fore the MSPB will be subject to quality re­ Then we shall hear the wisdom nature ing the extent of Dominican crime oper­ view. speaks. ations in the United States, especially in I believe that Federal employees should The rushing rivers and the bowered brooks, New Jersey. have the same protections in hearings before And all this wondrous wilderness enclave, 2. Duly authenticated copies of this resolu­ the MSPB on critical personnel decisions that Shall witness to the cause that Burton tion, signed by the Speaker of the General served, Assembly and attested by the Clerk thereof, may in fact ruin an individual's career. For Shall speak the heritage he worked to save. shall be transmitted to the President of the these reasons, I have introduced a bill to give No stone nor plaque can mark the way he United States, the President of the United MSPB administrative judges the same classi­ went. States Senate. the Speaker of the House of fication status and protections as ALJ's in re­ These National Lands shall be his monu­ Representatives, and every member of Con­ gard to: removal a11d suspensions only for ment. gress elecGed from this State. good cause, rotation of case assignments to ensure impartiality on the part of the decision­ maker, and no performance appraisal on their NEW JERSEY GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCTION OF THE GULF OF adjudication functions. These protections will URGES INVESTIGA'rION OF MEXICO ECONOMIC AND ENVI­ guard the integrity of the Merit Systems Pro­ OCCHIPINTI CASE RONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT tection Board in reviewing Federa! employ­ OF 1993 ment practices and keep them free from politi­ HON. DICK ZIMMER cal influence. I think this is important to the OF NEW JERSEY HON. GREG LAUGHLIN civil service system, and it is not a difficult IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TEXAS task to undertake, since extending these provi­ IN THE HOUSE Oli' REPRESENTATIVES sions would be budget neutral, according to Wednesday , April 28, 1993 CBO standards. Mr. ZiMMER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Wednesday, April 28, 1993 I urge my colleaguec; to join me in providing enter into the RECORD New Jersey General Mr. LAUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, I th.:ink you for these safeguards to the process of reviewing Assembly Resolution 107. The resolution, the opportunity to introdur,e the Gulf of Mexico important employment decisions in the Federal which was adopted unanimously by the gen­ Economic and Environmental Protectio:i Act of Government. eral assembly on February 18, 1993, memori­ 1993. alizes the President and Congress to appoint I grew up along tne Gulf of Mexico and I THE lOTH ANNIVERSARY OF PHIL a special or independent prosecutor to inves­ represent the 14th Dis(rict of Texas, which oc­ tigate the case of my constituent, Mr. Joseph BURTON'S DEATH cupies more land along the Gulf of Mexico Occhipinti of Manalapan, NJ. than any other coastal congressional district or NEW JERSEY GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION State combined. HON. NANCY PELOSI 107 I have long been committed to raising the OF CALIFORNIA An assembly resolution memorializing the priority of Gulf of Me~ico issues. In fact, the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES President and Congress of the United States Sunbelt Caucus' Gulf of Mexico Tas:< Force, Wednesday, April 28, 1993 to appoint a special prosecutor to inves­ which I cochair with my colleague, Congress­ Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, as California and tigate the Occhipinti case and to investigate man SONNY CAL~HAN from Alabama, has the Nation note the 1O!h anniversary of the Dominican crime operations. been a leader for more than 4 years in mising Whereas, former Immigration and Natu­ passirig of Phil Burton, a man who faithfully ralization Service agent Joseph Occhipinti, awareness of issues in the Gulf of Mexico. served San Francisco and the country as a of Manalapan, New Jersey served his country Congressman CALLAHf,N and I have been Member of Congress, it is a privilege to bring for 22 years, daily placing his life in harm's working with ihe task force for more than a to the attention of Congress a poem writ!en by way, and stands today as a most decorated year on the comprehensive 'egislation we in­ California's poe; laureate, Gus Garrigus, in Federal agent, with 78 awards and com­ troduce today. tribute to Phil and his enduring legacy. mendations; and It is hign time that the economic and envi­ With great insight, Gus has wri!ten "In Me­ Whereas, there is voluminous evidence ronmental s;gnificance of the Gulf of Mexico moriam: Phillip Burton," which describe::> the that in 1991 and 1992 }.1r. Occhipinti may be recognized. Unfortunately, tile Gulf of Mex­ wisdom spoi

• 8600 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 Like the year, history has its seasons. And Ghetto, April 19, is the anniversary of the IT'S A GIRL! like the poet who said April is the cruelest shots exchanged in Lexington, Massachu­ month, we feel anguish when memory is setts, in 1775 between the British army and mixed with desire. If we are wise, we will the American patriots. That skirmish began HON. DA VE CAMP choose the right lessons to learn in this sea­ the American Revolution. The young soldier OF MICHIGAN son when the world is full of promise and who fired the shot heard round the world, un­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pain. like the fighters of Warsaw, did not face cer­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 One lesson of our century is that dictator­ tain death. Yet he was a citizen of a small, ships-wherever they may be-are illegit­ weak, colony preparing to resist the forces of Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with imate. They thrive on terror. The tyrant a great empire. great news from our former colleague Bill fears the inevitable-that the people he op­ A little more than a year later Thomas Schuette and his wife Cynthia Grebe Schuette presses will come to themselves, shout him who gave birth to their first child at 2:28 a.m. down, destroy him, and trample his symbols Jefferson put forth the radical proposition underfoot. that all of us are created equal, that the on April 27, 1993. They are now the proud It is the dictator's trick, as old as tyranny mere fact of birth confers on us all, in every parents of a healthy 7 pound, 6 ounce, baby itself, to preach hatred to his people, to cast race, every religion, every language, every girl. Her name is Heidi Cathrin Schuette. It is a spell over them, to incite them to fear of heritage, a right to enjoy life, liberty, and with great pleasure that I share with the a mythical enemy. Out of the darker im­ the pursuit of happiness and that govern­ House of Representatives their happiness dur­ pulses of the human heart, the dictator ments derive their just powers from the con­ ing this special time in their lives. shapes a kingdom of shadows. By relentless sent of the governed. propaganda he makes those shadows seem to We have been struggling for two hundred move and gives them the substance of night­ years to make Jefferson's dream come true. TRIBUTE TO DR. EMMETT J. mares. The people, reduced to childish de­ Our own troubled history in the United CONRAD pendence, are hypnotized into believing that States shows us that our yearning for justice the tyrant is their protector. Their fear of a is not yet fulfilled, our dream not yet come imaginary enemy "out of there" is twisted true. But we keep walking towards a shining HON. MARTIN FROST into hatred of those loyal citizens who seem horizon-a society where people of every OF TEXAS different-different because of their looks, creed and color, every heritage and hope, can IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their clothes, their habits, their speech, dwell together in peace by the river of life. their way of worshipping God. Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Dictators refuse to learn the bitter lessons I would like to wish that ambition on all Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, it is with deepest of history. Fifty years after the uprising in societies throughout the world. And I would regrets that I advise you and my colleagues in like to say that the most stable and endur­ the Warsaw Ghetto, petty tyrants around the Congress of the death of Dr. Emmett world smother their people and seek to blind ing societies are those that grant to all their J. and confuse then with the clumsy lies of dic­ people, in all their variety, the most freedom Conrad, Dallas' first African-American school tatorship. The greatest lie of all is to find and the most dignity. board member, and longtime leader in edu­ cation, medicine and social justice causes. He someone different-a different religion, a dif­ No words we speak can embrace the gran­ ferent ethnic identity, a different skin color, deur of the sacrifice of the martyrs we re­ died this past Saturday, April 24, 1993, at the a different language, a different heritage of member today. The heroes of the Warsaw age of 69. Dr. Conrad is survived by his wife, any kind-and to decree that that person is Ghetto found freedom and dignity by choos­ Eleano1 Conrad of Dallas; daughter, Dr. the real enemy. ing death.with honor, by resisting even when Cecilia Conrad of New York City; sister, Portia I recently saw the photograph of another child of Europe. He was ten years old. He resistance was hopeless. They thus sanctified Conrad LePage of Baton Rouge; brother, Wil­ lived in Sarejevo. He was killed by shellfire life for those who live after them. Their her­ liam P. Conrad of Baton Rouge; and a grand­ in the Serbian siege of the city. His body had oism plucked up human nature itself from son. been covered with a blanket. Only a thin leg the dirt, where Naziism threatened to bury Dr. Conrad was an extremely talented man with a sneaker on the foot protruded. The it, and lifted it high to catch the radiant whose commitment to excellence helped him sneaker had a tag attached. A small boy's in­ sunlight. break color barriers on a number of fronts. nocent life with all its promise had been re­ Centuries ago, after another experience of While in the Army at the beginning of World duced to a statistic recorded on a piece of sorrow and captivity, the Psalmist wrote: War II, he earned a military scholarship to paper. And this happened in our time, only "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. complete his pre-med studies at Stanford Uni­ weeks ago. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing Must such horrors go on and on? They versity by achieving a genius IQ score on any must not. Those who commit such crimes precious seed, shall doubtless come again Army test. After earning his medical degree at should know that judgment stands in the with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN, and wings of history, awaiting its moment. And him." serving as a captain at an Illinois Air Force the moment always comes. The fighters in the Warsaw Ghetto sowed base, Dr. Conrad came to Dallas to join the Let tyrants know that they inevitably fall. the seeds of courage, dignity, and justice, St. Paul Medical Center staff in 1955. By Their statues are toppled in the streets by a and we reap their harvest today. Their mar­ 1981 , he was named chief of staff to lead jubilant people, their names faded to obliv­ tyrdom is a demand that justice form the more than 700 doctors. He was the city's first ion by the incandescent sunlight of the basis for relations between nations and peo­ human spirit. And let the people of every na­ ples-justice in the neighborhood and justice black hospital staff surgeon and chief of staff. tion know NOW that to allow tyranny to in all the world. He would also become the first black presi­ take root in their land exacts a price. For a dent of the Greater Dallas Community of nation to fall into the narcotic spell of ha­ The spirit of the men and women who Churches. tred that dictators cast on their societies is fought in the uprising in the Jewish Ghetto can make a thousand springtimes flourish. Without taking away from his great achieve­ to bring down on both the guilty and the in­ ments in medicine, Dr. Conrad will be most re­ nocent the contempt of civilized society and We renew ourselves in their radiance at this sacred moment. We find in their noble exam­ membered for his concern and work for the its implacable vengeance. community. I knew Dr. Conrad personally and Surely in this new springtime of human ple the inspiration to perserve and to prevail history we can plant hope and peace in Eu­ in the duties to which destiny has called us I found him to be not only intelligent, but car­ rope and the world. Today we celebrate the today. ing. He won an at-large election to sit on the Jewish people and their great resurgence and We honor tllem now with reverent silence Dallas school board in 1967. During his 10 flourishing after the horrors of Nazism. We and promise to remember them and to love years on the board, Dr. Conrad promoted free­ celebrate the State of Israel, born from the them as long as the world stands. lunch programs for poor students and the inte­ fires of war and the Holocaust and tempered Our duty to them was written in the book gration of administrative staffs. by its determination to survive and to of Deuteronomy: However, his service on the city's school achieve justice and peace with security. We board was only the beginning of his commit­ celebrate the triumph of the human spirit " Only take heed to thy self, and keep thy that brings us here to honor the suffering soul diligently, lest thou forget the things ment to the community. Dr. Conrad went on to and sacrifice offered by brave people on the which thine eyes have seen, and lest they de­ serve on the Texas State Board of Education altar of humanity. part from thy heart all the days of they life: for 11 years. While on the state board, he It is one of those symbolic coincidences of but teach them to thy children, and thy chil­ helped shape Texas school reforms, including history that the date of the uprising in the dren's children." pre-kindergarten programs, no-pass, no-play

• April 28, 1993 .EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8601 rules and teacher competency tests. In addi­ this important legislation to develop a program trade data are lumped together-they aren't, tion, he never moved his office from the Afri­ to reduce the nuclear threat from the former because of an outdated Commerce Depart­ can-American neighborhood where he started Soviet Union. This program offers nuclear ment convention-it becomes clear that the because he wanted services to be convenient safety assistance to four Soviet Republics­ U.S. has an ace-in-the-hole in world trade. U.S. companies are sparking " a hidden for the clients who gave him his start. Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan­ boom in services exports," says Allen Sinai, Mr. Speaker, we have lost more than a no­ conditional upon meeting certain arms control a Boston Co. economist. That boom not only table medical professional in Dr. Emmett J. commitments. enriches the companies and their sharehold­ Conrad. We have lost a close friend who dedi­ The last thing the world needs is the emer­ ers but also creates a significant number of cated his life to his family, his community and gence of new nuclear weapon states. It is im­ high-paying jobs in the U.S.-though fewer education. perative, therefore, that these four Republics jobs than a boom in manufactured exports fulfill their obligations under the Lisbon Proto­ would bring. col to ratify the Start I Treaty, and, for the A VARIETY OF SUPPLIERS IN HONOR OF TAKE OUR three non-Russian Republics to join the nu­ World-class suppliers of services include DAUGHTERS TO WORK DAY clear Non-Proliferation Treaty as nonnuclear brand-name giants such as American Express weapon states. Co., McDonald's Corp., and Walt Disney Co. HON. VIC FAZIO This serious issue needs new initiatives to Also among them are thousands of smaller companies such as Monitor Co., a manage­ OF CALIFORNIA meet the realities ahead of us. This legislation ment consulting firm in Cambridge, Mass., IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES aims to provide assistance to reduce the envi­ that gets half of its $60 million in annual ronmental and national security threats from Wednesday, April 28, 1993 revenue from abroad. What all these compa­ nuclear facilities in these republics once they nies are exporting so successfully is informa­ Mr. FAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in have met their obligations. tion, know-how, creativity, and technology, strong support of Ms. Foundation's introduc­ The Department of Energy will administer things the rest of the world badly wants. tion of Take Our Daughters to Work Day. this program with $500 million of unobligated "Information is as much a product as an As a father with grown daughters of my Department funds. The assistance provided automobile .... But this is not the way peo­ ple look at it. We are conditioned by the own, I know first hand the importance of instill­ would speed up the retirement of plutonium ing career aspirations for young women. Girls, goods economy of yesteryear," Mr. Sinai producing facilities, and accelerate the closure says. as well as boys, must learn by example, the of Chernobyl-type nuclear reactors. It would The misconception arises in part from the importance of work and the benefits of a ca­ assist in the safe disposal and storage of ra­ onslaught of consumer imports such as Japa­ reer. dioactive materials, and promote the use of al­ nese cars and stereos, which don't blend into From all kinds of sources we are being told ternative energy sources. Of mutual interest to the woodwork the way untangible U.S. serv­ that girls do not receive the attention from both the former Soviet Union and the United ices do abroad. Few people know that last teachers they deserve or the education they States will be the establishment of training and year the U.S. ran a surplus in services with Japan totaling $11 billion, equal to 28% of need to succeed in this world. We know that technology programs, and the cooperative women today do not receive equitable pay­ America's $50 billion merchandise deficit sharing of information which will strengthen with that country. checks to their male counterparts. No doubt nuclear materials accounting and security sys­ STATISTICAL PROBLEMS these things must change. tems. But, in the meantime, it is up to parents to It is of vital importance to our national secu­ Moreover, the Commerce Department re­ teach young people early on the benefits that ports merchandise-trade data monthly­ rity that arms control treaties be adhered to, prompting gloomy headlines every time­ come from a good education, and from hard and once these Republics fulfill their arms and releases services-trade figures quarterly work. Girls as well as boys should be taught control commitments, they will reap real bene­ with a three-month lag. The reason: Widgets that working hard and playing by the rules do fits from the assistance provided for the envi­ are more easily tracked and counted than pay off. Today, when American's daughters ronmental cleanup of their nuclear programs. services such as waste management or data see their mothers' achievements in the work processing. The government doesn't include place, they will learn not only the great heights most financial services because electronic women have reached but the obstacles they U.S. SERVICE EXPORTS ARE money flows are so hard to categorize. Some have overcome in getting there as well. GROWING RAPIDLY, BUT AL- experts believe that the recently reported MOST UNNOTICED $167 billion in services exports for 1992 may Hopefully, girls and young women will aspire be understated by at least 20% . to even greater heights and seek to eliminate But as the nation's private services sector the obstacles of generations before them. HON. MICHAEL G. OXLEY has eclipsed manufacturing in output, its im­ Hopefully, they will recognize our world's ev­ OF OHIO portance in foreign trade has surged, to 28% eryday heroines and want to be just like them. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of total exports from 17% in 1980. And as the Today is a reminder that we must teach our wealth of U.S. trading partners grow&--and if young women they are an important part of Wednesday, April 28, 1993 trade barriers continue to fall-foreign de­ this country's future, that their contribution is Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, the following arti­ mand for U.S. services is bound to increase. Mr. Sinai says it is "very easy to see" the crucial to our success as a whole and that cle, which appeared in the April 21 edition of services trade surplus " doubling or tripling they can make a difference. With their aspira­ the Wall Street Journal, points out the good by the end of the decade," to nearly $200 bil­ tions and potential, we will all benefit. news about the trade issue. I recommend this lion. I join my colleagues on both sides of the for all of my colleagues and anyone else who Some of the services responsible for the aisle in commending the Ms. Foundation on is truly interested in an accurate picture of the "hidden boom" don't seem like exports at the inauguration of Take Our Daughters to entire issue of trade and foreign trade sur­ all. For example, spending by foreign visi­ Work Day. pluses and deficits. tors to the U.S.- on hotel rooms, restaurant meals, air fares, vacation attractions and the U .S. SERVICE EXPORTS ARE GROWING like-generated about one-third of the $59 RAPIDLY, BUT ALMOST UNNOTICED IN SUPPORT OF THE FORMER SO­ billion private services surplus last year. (By Ralph T. King, Jr.) Foreign enrollment in U.S. universities, to­ VIET UNION NUCLEAR THREAT American companies that don' t make a taling more than 400,000 students, added $5 REDUCTION ACT OF 1993 thing are turning the U.S. into an export billion or so. powerhouse. All the rest is generated by business and HON. HOWARD L BERMAN The country's merchandise deficit, at $96 technical services such as engineering, ac- . billion last year and topping $100 billion in counting, computing and legal services and OF CALIFORNIA seven of the past nine years, provokes re­ by entertainment and new technologies that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES peated outbursts against America's trading earn royalties and license fees. Companies Wednesday, April 28, 1993 partners. But almost unnoticed, U.S. compa­ offering services of these types have nies that sell services, rather than raw mate­ achieved the fastest growth abroad. At Dis­ Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased rials or manufactured goods, racked up a $59 ney, Chairman Michael Eisner says foreign today to join my colleagues PETE STARK, LANE billion trade surplus last year, a nearly five­ sales, which already account for 19% of total EVANS, and NORMAN DICKS, in cosponsoring fold increase from 1986. If goods and services sales up from 10% in 1987, should continue to 8602 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993

grow faster than its domestic business. At mated $5.5 billion last year, some 20% of its ENTERTAINING NUMBERS Texas Instruments Inc., royalties paid by total revenue. Ditto for the entertainment industry, the foreigners for use of its computer-chip-mak­ Even when technology transfer is the pri­ nation's second-largest exporter after aero­ ing patents have quadrupled since 1987 to mary objective, customer focus comes into space. Disney accounted for a big slice of the nearly $400 million. And at Waste Manage­ play. In 1989, a consortium including a unit industry's estimated 1992 surplus of $6 bil­ ment Inc., foreign sales surged more than 15- of Pacific Telesis Group, the San Francisco lion. The company produces the most popu­ fold in the past six years, to $1.5 billion in Baby Bell, won the right to build and partly lar TV shows in Russia and Germany, pub­ 1992. own a $2 billion cellular-phone network in lishes Italy's bestselling weekly magazine In addition to profits from exports, U.S. Germany. Other bidders had the technical and lures more Japanese visitors to Tokyo companies earned about $20 billion last year expertise, but the Pactel unit offered support Disneyland than almost any other attraction on sales by their foreign-based service oper­ systems critical to building the business and in Japan. Foreign box-office revenue for ations, such as travel offices operated by making it user-friendly, things such as ac­ "Beauty and the Beast" alone hit $200 mil­ American Express in New Delhi and Cairo. counting software, management information lion. That figure is also expected to rise sharply. systems and customer-service procedures. "In the U.S., we expect good service," says Mr. Eisner, Disney's chairman, attributes U.S. capital investment in such operations the success of his company and others in doubled between 1986 and 1991 to a cumu­ Jan Neels, president of the unit, Pacific Telesis International. "That has forced U.S. Hollywood partly to the size and affluence of lative $216 billion, exceeding that of U.S. the world's English-speaking population. But manufacturers abroad. companies to cater to it, and that is why we bring value" to projects in Europe where also, he says, foreigners "sense that what Services exports have been aided by the ends up on the screen is freely created. We plunge in the dollar since 1985. In addition, until recently the attitude was, "Shut up, you should be glad you have [phone] serv­ are making movies about and in a system of U.S. service companies, helped by superior freedom ... that [many foreigners] revere. universities and honed by an intensely com­ ice." After just four years, foreigners ac­ count for 15% of the unit's 800,000 cellular Our political system creates intellectual petitive economy, are far more productive products that are hungered for around the than their foreign rivals. McKinsey & Co. customers world-wide. Some opportunities arise from Americans' world." calculated that American companies are Besides entertainment, the world yearns about 50% more efficient than Japanese re­ long experience with problems that other countries are just beginning to face. U.S. en­ for nuts-and-bolts ideas that lift living tailers and German telecommunications con­ standards. Enter U.S. franchisers, some 450 cerns. These and other nations limit U.S. vironmental regulations, for example, spawned a giant waste-handling industry, an strong with 40,000 outlets worldwide, which companies' access to key service markets, are tapping into a rich entrepreneurial vein partly in hopes of catching up. industry that is primitive or nonexistent in much of the world. Into this void waded in many cultures. This is especially true in Nevertheless, the wider U.S. economy, and places such as Eastern Europe and South Af­ especially its work force, won't reap all or Waste Management. It collects trash, cleans streets and constructs sanitary landfills in 20 rica, where small business has been hobbled even most of the benefits from this boom be­ for years. cause services are very different from manu­ countries, including Argentina and New Zea­ land. It also has a 15-year contract to run a The global expansion of McDonald's is well factured goods. Although U.S. goods sold known, but how about that of I Can't Believe abroad create mostly U.S. jobs, the sale of hazardous-waste treatment plant that will process all of Hong Kong's industrial waste. It's Yogurt Ltd.? During its 15 years in the U.S.-generated services often involves lots of U.S., the Dallas based franchiser has created foreign employees because many services Complicated legal and tax systems in the U.S. have provided a similar advantage to a step-by-step procedure for opening and run­ are, by necessity, provided locally. At Amer­ ning a frozen-yogurt store anywhere in the ican International Group Inc., most of the law and accounting firms. At Chicago-based Baker & McKenzie, the world's largest law world, says James Amos Jr., its chief operat­ huge insurance company's policies are de­ ing officer. It works closely with local con­ vised by experts at its New York head­ firm, more than half its 1,651 attorneys work outside the U.S. Its chairman, John tacts familiar with the requirements and id­ quarters. But AIG has 16,000 foreign employ­ iosyncrasies of each country, and it pro­ ees, amounting to half its total work force McGuigan, is Australian, and many partners are eligible to practice law in several coun­ motes franchisees' long-term success by get­ selling and processing policies in 130 coun~ ting most of its profit from product sales tries. tries. Like American Express, it expanded with the aim of serving U.S. multinationals rather than up-front franchise fees. In the Moreover, much American service capabil­ past three years, the company has opened 127 ity can be easily transplanted. One of the wherever they operated, and now it advises many foreign clients at home and abroad. outlets in 20 countries; it expects to have world's largest and most advanced aircraft­ 1,000 within two years. maintenance facilities is expected to siphon Besides the major capitals, the firm has of­ fices in cities such as Valencia, Venezuela. "The world is not panting for frozen yogurt plenty of jobs and work away from U.S.­ because they don't know what it is," Mr. based shops when it opens at year end in Ti­ As big and vibrant as it is, the U.S. econ­ omy is a breeding ground for state-of-the-art Amos says. "But they are desperate for ways juana, Mexico. The owner, Matrix to start a business." Aeronautica, says that Americans will pro­ thinking on many fronts. Monitor Co., for vide training and supervision but that the example, provides a pipeline for management ideas from the best U.S. business schools majority of employees will be lower-wage TRIBUTE TO JAYNE SHAPIRO Mexican technicians. through seven overseas offices, including ones in Madrid, Milan and Seoul. Co-founded GE'S JOB MOVES in 1984 by Michael Porter, a Harvard profes­ HON. HOWARD P. "BUCK" McKEON Similarly, General Electric Co. eliminated sor, the firm conceives business strategies to hundreds of essentially service jobs at plants help clients exploit their competitive OF CALIFORNIA in the Midwest by shifting technical drafting strengths. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to computer-aided designers in India and Big companies such as Texas Instruments Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Eastern Europe, says James Sommerhauser aren't the only ones tapping demand for U.S. of the International Federation of Profes­ technology. Visual Software Inc., of Wood­ Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sional and Technical Engineers. To head off land Hills, Calif., employs about a dozen soft­ pay tribute to Jayne Shapiro of Granada Hills, such developments at American Telephone & ware engineers who customize graphics and CA. Jayne is being honored on May 16, 1993, Telegraph Co., the Communications Workers animation code for clients in places such as by the Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School of America union is working closely with the Cyprus, Austria and Mexico. One foreign gov­ as their woman of the year for her outstanding company in strategic planning. "We want to ernment retained the company to make service and dedication to the school and the make sure service jobs aren't exported the voter-identification cards using unforgible 3- community. way manufacturing jobs have been." says D photo images. Founded just three years Jeff Miller, a CWA spokesman. ago, Visual says 40% of its $3.5 million of Jayne has been associated with many vital Some American companies dominate serv­ revenue comes from abroad. Heschel projects and has served the school in ice markets abroad because they treat cus­ Douglas Richard, Visual Software's chief many capacities. She has served as president tomers better than foreign rivals do. Thus, executive, doubts that the U.S. will lose its of the parent organization, providing leader­ American Express, which first made it easier dominance in software programming any­ ship, energy and undying dedication to the for Americans to go abroad, now also caters time soon. "People say India has hundreds of school and its mission. Jayne was also vice to foreigners in their own countries. Within programmers lining up software code at low president of the capitol funds and ways and Germany, 80% of all American Express card cost. That's fine as long as the code is like usage is by Germans, up from 50% five years assembling a toaster," he says. "But if you means committees. In these positions she of­ ago. Germans, and cardholders in 30 coun­ introduce a creative element into the proc­ fered her strength of conviction and character tries, now get their bills denominated in the ess, which inevitably you do, then [software to uphold the principles and standards of the local currency. The company's foreign reve­ writing] is much more a craft, closer to writ­ school and to secure the successful financial nue has nearly tripled since 1982 to an esti- ing a novel than building a toaster." continuance of Heschel. ..- ~ -----...- - .._...... -. • - ~ ,._- --. .------:-IO --- " • -,,.- - t I I -- T • • O • ..- ••~ - _, ---- • --..... ~ .--•-.~w. -. ... •

April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8603 Jayne is also recognized as an accom­ but never to the United States. He is impor­ makes our job a delicate one. Should he lose plished Jewish activist for her strong commit­ tant, as I was told by a senior foreign cor­ the April 25 referendum and feel constrained ment and dedication to the Jewish community. respondent for a major newspaper, because to resign-as he has threatened to do-we he " represents the future of Russia." must be prepared to work with his succes­ Jayne serve on the executive boards of the Rutskoy denies media reports that he rejects sors, provided they are also reformers. United Jewish Appeal, national women's divi­ all American aid, al though he repeated his Yeltsin's popularity has been slipping, but he sion and chaired a national women's division criticism that it is humiliating for Russia to is still the most preeminent political figure mission to Prague and Israel. go like a begger seeking money from the in Russia. Jayne also served as United Jewish Fund U.S. The country will remain in crisis for years women's division campaign chair for the San He denies that the so-called reforms have to come, even should Yeltsin win and get his Fernando Valley region and is presently on its been thought out, calling them largely slo­ reforms adopted by a new Parliament. It executive board. Jayne's leadership and years gans, not ideas. He accused the U.S. of a dou­ took Poland three years to turn her economy of service have won her appointment to the ble standard in not objecting to abuses of around and she took the " cold plunge" to re­ ethnic Russians in the Baltic states, where­ form. Russia is like a man with a heart at­ national and Los Angeles regional executive upon Congressman Tom Lantos, D-Calif.; tack running in a marathon-very, very ten­ boards of the American Israel Political Action forcefully reminded Rutskoy that in fact we tative. Ukraine is even more so, with no Committee [AIPAC]. She is also a life member did protest. " Actions speak louder than major economic reform or significant privat­ of Hadassah, a member of the Golda Meir words" was his testy reply. ization under way. Club for Israel Bonds, and an ardent supporter He rattled off a lot of statistics designed to A world about the Russian military. They of the Jewish National Fund. prove that Russian reforms have only desta­ don't want to be used to quell dissent in Mr. Speaker, Jayne is truly a remarkable in­ bilized a once orderly society. He mentioned Vilnius, Lithuania and in Georgia. They dividual. Her unbridled devotion to her com­ the escalating crime rate in Moscow and the don't want to be on the losing side and they floods of refugees fleeing from the other have no desire to be fractured internally by munity should be enthusiastically commended. former Soviet republics to Russia. conflicting politics. I am fortunate enough to count Jayne Shapiro The vice president believes firmly in gov­ The U.S. and the West face difficult chal­ as one of my constituents, and a friend that I ernment economic controls, but we got no lenges and choices in Russia. Do we help her truly admire. I offer her my sincerest congratu­ details. He asserted four priorities, housing, become a peaceful free enterprise democracy, lations and ask my colleagues to join me in food, clothing and medicine. "If we can solve or do we let her slowly twist in the wind, saluting her tireless efforts. these, we can have a successful society," he with her 30,000 nuclear warheads, finally re­ said. One ray of sunshine in what was mostly verting to a West-hating inward looking na­ a depressing thunderstorm was his mention tionalist state seething with ethnic hatreds? RUSSIAN TRIP that he admired Americans who touch their Do we watch as spectators as the former So­ heart when their National Anthem is viet Union becomes a present day Yugo­ played-this demonstrating love for their slavia? HON. HENRY J. HYDE motherland. For 76 years the free world has been threat­ OF ILLINOIS He made two suggestions on American aid ened by the specter of international com­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to Russia, perhaps to soften the mood his munism. Since 1945, we have evolved into lecture had created. He suggested that Amer­ two colossal nuclear superpowers glaring at Wednesday, April 28, 1993 icans should invest in joint ventures with each other across the Bering Strait, across Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, a bipartisan leader­ Russians-advice that was contradicted by Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. ship group led by Republican Leader ROBERT Moscow's American business community we Now, in an event of earth shaking propor­ MICHEL and Majority Leader RICHARD GEP­ had breakfast with the next morning. He tions, the Soviet Union has collapsed and its HARDT recently traveled to Ukraine and Rus­ also asserted that every dollar we provide republics are trying to revive themselves as should be invested " in a concrete project to sia. While on the trip, I wrote a series of six proud nations. Russia and Ukraine still have achieve concrete results, otherwise it just enormous resources, both physical and articles for the Daily Herald which I would like goes in the sand." This last advice may have human. Their 300 million people will con­ to share with my colleagues. been worth the entire trip! stitute a huge market for our goods and The following two articles are last in the se­ services as they struggle to join the West as ries. The first describes our very interesting FOR THE UNITED STATES, THE STAKES IN a free market democracy. meeting with Vice President Aleksandr RUSSIA ARE HIGH I believe the United States, and the West Rutskoy. The second concludes the series We have finished refueling at Shannon air­ as a whole, should support both private and with some of my observations on the future of port after a nearly four-hour flight from frig­ government efforts to advance the process of Russia and the role of the United States and id St. Petersburg, Russia, and now face a economic and political reform in those coun­ tries so long as reform continues and our the West in supporting the reform process. seven-hour last leg to where it all started eight days ago-Andrews Air Force Base support is necessary and achieving real, RUSSIAN VICE PRESIDENT HAS No USE FOR near Washington. In the last week we have measurable progress. The stakes are very YELTSIN' S REFORMS met with a host of senior people in govern­ high. The risks are great. But, I believe we (By Henry Hyde) ment and business in Ukraine and Russia. owe a safer world to our children and their Moscow.- The most interesting interview Earlier-in our final day in Moscow, we children. I believe being leader of the free of our Moscow visit was with Vice President had spent about three hours with some world requires taking the long view of the Aleksandr Rutskoy. Rutskoy is an out­ American businessmen who are trying to get world and the years ahead. With our help and spoken adversary of President Yeltsin. We a foothold in the new Russian system. They our example such a world will include a met in his office which is dominated by a were very bright, very frustrated by uncer­ peaceful, democratic Russia. huge portrait of Peter the Great and a large tainties and hopeful that all the bureau­ wall map of the pre-1991 Soviet Union. An cratic red tape that ties them in knots could impressive man, not cordial but direct and be overcome. VILLA MARIA ACADEMY proper, he reminds me of a graying Tom We flew to St. Petersburg on Friday and as CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY Selleck. Dressed impeccably, he struck me we left the airplane walked into falling snow as a person who didn't welcome small talk. and bi ting wind. In this northern port city of His background includes service in Afghani­ about five million people, we met with the HON. JACK QUINN stan (where the told us the military tried to mayor, local officials, our consulate staff OF NEW YORK brainwash him with anti-American propa­ and more American business people getting IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES established here. We heard a mixture of ganda which- he said-he never believed. Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Maybe not ALL, Mr. Vice President, but pride, hope, frustration and optimism. We SOME?) encountered more reformers in this historic Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on the He rose to the rank of Major General in the and architectural feast of a city, and greater floor of this House to join with the people of Air Force after joining the Communist Party expectations that " everything in the end western New York in honor of the 75th anni­ in 1970. He flew 429 bomber missions in Af­ will turn out right!" versary of Villa Maria Academy. ghanistan before getting shot down and in­ What conclusions have I reached? First, On Sunday, May 2, 1993 at the Statler juring his back. He returned and flew an­ Yeltsin does matter for the future of Russia other 100 missions, was again shot down and because there is no one quite like him. All Golden Ballroom, I will join Principal Mary An­ captured by the Afghan rebels. He was the other big names in Russia who claim the gelica Bielski, administrators, faculty and awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal mandate of reform cannot measure up to his alumnae for their diamond anniversary ban­ for his war service. He has traveled widely prestige, nor command his following. This quet. 8604 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 It was 1901 when a private Catholic second­ nesty on a variety of human rights matters. TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS TO WORK ary school for young women was begun in a We have frequently called upon the staff of DAY HELPS BUILD SELF-ESTEEM small building at the corner of William and Amnesty to provide statements for us in brief­ Kennedy Streets in Buffalo. ings and other events which the caucus has HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY Administered by the Felician Sisters, the sponsored. We have also relied on Amnesty's OF NEW YORK mission of the then Immaculate Heart of Mary reports for much of the work that we do to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Academy was to educate and prepare young raise awareness about human rights issues in women interested in entering religious life. the Congress. · Wednesday, April 28, 1993 In 1918 the school received its regents The secretary general of Amnesty Inter­ Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, as you may charter from the State of New York. It is from national, Pierre Sane, will be in attendance at have noticed, there have been many new this point that Villa Maria Academy marks it of­ an event this week in the Capitol to honor faces in this Chamber today including my 13- ficial beginning. Nobel Prize recipients and to rededicate our­ year-old daughter, Christina, and her class­ Seventy-five years later, Villa Maria Acad­ selves to the cause of human rights. Mr. mates, Tarajia Morrell and Yasmine Nemazee. emy stands as an educational cornerstone of Sane, a native of Dakar, Senegal, was ap­ These young women, who are all students the Buffalo and Cheektowaga communities. pointed to his current position in 1992. Before at the Spence School in New York City, are Empowered by a caring staff of both Felician his appointment, he worked with the Inter­ here today as a result of a remarkable project, and lay professionals, Villa Maria Academy national Development Research Center and sponsored by the Ms. Foundation, called Take continues to provide a high standard of edu­ founded the International Committee on Our Daughters to Work. cational excellence in an atmosphere of spir­ PANAF in an effort to promote regional inte­ Hundreds of businesses, nonprofit groups, ituality and creativity. gration and democracy in Africa. and government agencies are taking part in The academy offers its students a unique Mr. Speaker, Amnesty International is rec­ this effort. What we are trying to do today is blend of educational resources and experi­ ognized around the world for its tireless efforts build self-esteem among young women and to ences which help them to recognize their own to promote and protect the human rights of all expose them to a wide variety of career op­ goodness, worth and potential as individuals. persons and for its vigilance in working to free portunities. The administration and faculty at Villa Maria prisoners of conscience. It is with great re­ When I was growing up, such a nationwide Academy strive to help young women to de­ spect for the work of this fine organization that event-celebrating the talents and potential of velop fully by offering quality learning experi­ I rise today to pay tribute to Amnesty Inter­ young women-was just about unthinkable. ences, by encouraging personal leadership, national and its leader, Pierre Sane. But today the world of work has changed. A and commitment to Gospel values. woman's place is no longer only in the home. I am pleased to offer my best wishes on this CHARLES CARROLL HOUSE It is also in the House of Representatives and historic occasion. I commend Villa Maria in the White House. Academy for a job well done and off er a wish Earlier today a friend described hope as a for continued success into the next century. HON. WAYNE T. GILCHRFST muscle, something that must be exercised in OF MARYLAND order to gain strength. There is a lot of hope IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES among the young women participating in this TRIBUTE TO AMNESTY Wednesday, April 28, 1993 event today, and I am proud to join my col­ INTERNATIONAL Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, on May 8, leagues in helping make that hope stronger. 1993, the Charles Carroll House in Annapolis, HON. JOHN EDWARD PORTER MD, will be opened to the public following an OF ILLINOIS extensive renovation. This historical house will BRUCE MARTIN HONORED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES serve as an educational and cultural tool for Wednesday, April 28, 1993 both Annapolis and the State of Maryland. HON. FSTEBAN EDWARD TO~ This historical landmark housed several OF CALIFORNIA Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay generations of the Carroll family, who were IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tribute to the work of Amnesty International, know for their wealth and influence in Mary­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 one of the world's leading human rights orga­ land and throughout the Nation. The motto in­ nizations, and to its current secretary general, scribed on the Carroll family crest reads: Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. Pierre Sane. "Anywhere, So Long As There Be Freedom." recognize Bruce Martin, manager of the Whit­ Since Amnesty's founding in London in This seems to have been the driving force be­ tier Area Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Martin is 1961, its network of over 1 million members hind Charles Carroll's original departure from retiring from the Whittier Area Chamber of has operated under the belief that govern­ Ireland to America in 1688. Commerce after 14 years of service to the ments should not be permitted to deny individ­ After arriving in America, however, Carroll community and will be honored at a special uals their basic human rights. These volun­ faced much religious discrimination and perse­ luncheon on May 3, 1993. teers have worked to encourage ihe release of cution because of his Roman Catholic faith. Born and raised in Whittier, Mr. Martin grad­ over 25,000 prisoners of conscience in coun­ His grandson, Charles Carroll of Carrolton, uated from Whittier High School in 1953. In tries around the globe. also experienced discrimination as a result of 1957, Mr. Martin received his bachelor of arts Amnesty International works to free men his Roman Catholic beliefs, and was not per­ degree in business from Whittier College. He and women who have been detained or im­ mitted to vote or practice law. In spite of these and his lovely wife, Sally, have been married prisoned because of their race, ethnic origin, drawbacks, he became one of the wealthiest for 32 years. They have one daughter, Pep­ sex, religion, language, or political beliefs pro­ men in the Nation, and a prominent figure in per, who graduated from Chapman University vided they have not used or advocated vio­ American history. He not only participated in in 1992. lence. Amnesty also works to ensure the im­ the drafting of both the Maryland State Con­ Bruce has dedicated his career to serving plementation of internationally recognized stitution and Bill of Rights, he also signed the the people and community of Whittier. From standards of fair and prompt trials and op­ Declaration of Independence. Throughout his 1957 to 1971, Mr. Martin worked with the poses the use of torture and the death penalty political participation, he supported the rights Shell Oil Co. He served as the chamber direc­ in all cases. On account of its efforts to per­ for personal freedoms-religious and political. tor for the Pico Rivera Chamber of Commerce suade the governments of all countries to ad­ The Carroll House has the distinction of from 1971 to 1979. In 1979, Mr. Martin began here to the Universal Declaration of Human being the only existing birthplace of a Mary­ his tenure as executive chamber director for Rights, Amnesty was awarded the Nobel land signer of the Declaration of Independ­ the Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce. Peace Prize in 1977. ence, and one of 15 such birthplaces in the Under his leadership, the Chamber of Com­ This year marks the 10th anniversary of the United States. merce has implemented numerous successful congressional human rights caucus, which I Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Maryland resi­ programs, including the Kenny Ball Marketing am proud to cochair with my colleague, TOM dents, I express great pride and joy over the Center, the Whittier Hilton Hotel, working with lANTOS. Throughout its existence, the caucus completion of this restoration and acquisition the city, State, and Federal Government devis­ has received invaluable assistance from Am- of another piece of American history. ing an earthquake recovery program. April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8605 The Chamber of Commerce, due to Bruce's established D&E as the preferred method for The surgeon introduces a large grasping visionary leadership, enhanced its involvement early second trimester abortions in the U.S. forcep, such as a Bierer or Hern, through the in issues germane to the business community, Classic D&E is accomplished by dis­ vaginal and cervical canals into the corpus membering the fetus inside the uterus with establishing a part-time marketing director and of the uterus. Based upon his knowledge of instruments and removing the pieces fetal orientation, he moves the tip of the in­ increasing its committees from 12 to 19. In ad­ through an adequately dilated cervix. strument carefully towards the fetal lower dition, for the past 21 years, Bruce has suc­ However, most surgeons find dismember­ extremities. When the instrument appears on cessfully organized and coordinated the an­ ment at twenty weeks and beyond to be dif­ the sonogram screen, the surgeon is able to nual students Sacramento trip which provides ficult due to the toughness of fetal tissues at open and close its jaws to firmly and reliably · students the opportunity to visit area legisla­ this stage of development. Consequently, grasp a lower extremity. The surgeon then tors and learn more about California's legisla­ most late second trimester abortions are per­ applies firm traction to the instrument caus­ tive process. formed by an induction method. ing a version of the fetus (if necessary) and Two techniques of late second trimester Bruce also has been an active member of pulls the extremity into the vagina. D&E's have been described at previous NAF By observing the movement of the lower the Whittier Host Lions Club and Whittier Col­ meetings. The first relies on sterile urea extremity and version of the fetus on the lege's Lancers Society. He has served as an intra-amniotic infusion to cause fetal demise ultrasound screen, the surgeon is assured active board member of the Presbyterian Inter­ and lysis (or softening) of fetal tissues prior that his instrument has not inappropriately community Foundation and the Whittier Col­ to surgery. grasped a maternal structure. lege Shannon Performing Arts Center. The second technique is to ' rupture the With a lower extremity in the vagina, the Mr. Speaker, on May 3, 1993, Bruce Martin membranes 24 hours prior to surgery and cut surgeon uses his fingers to deliver the oppo­ the umbilical cord. Fetal death and ensuing will be honored by the community of Wtiittier, site lower extremity, then the torso, the autolysis soften the tissues. There are at­ the Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce, his shoulders and the upper extremities. tendant risks of infection with this method. The skull lodges at the internal cervical family, friends, and colleagues for his exem­ In summary, approaches to late second tri­ os. Usually there is not enough dilation for plary contributions to the residents and busi­ mester D&E's rely upon some means to in­ it to pass through. The fetus is oriented dor­ nesses of Whittier. I ask my colleagues to join duce early fetal demise to soften the fetal sum or spine up. me in thanking and saluting this exceptional tissues making dismemberment easier. · At this point, the right-handed surgeon individual for his outstanding record of unself­ PATIENT SELECTION slides the fingers of the left hand along the ish service. The author routinely performs this proce­ back of the fetus and "hooks" the shoulders dure on all patients 20 through 24 weeks LMP of the fetus with the index and ring fingers with certain exceptions. The author per­ (palm down). Next he slides the tip of the NATIONAL ABORTION FEDERATION forms the procedure on selected patients 25 middle finger along the spine towards the skull while applying tension to the shoulders REPORT through 26 weeks LMP. The author refers for induction patients and lower extremities. The middle finger falling into the following categories: Pre­ lifts and pushes the anterior cervical lip out HON. ROBERT K. DORNAN vious C-section over 22 weeks; Obese patients of the way. OF CALIFORNIA (more than 20 pounds over large frame ideal While maintaining this tension, lifting the cervix and applying traction to the shoulders IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES weight); Twin pregnancy over 21 weeks; and Patients 26 weeks and over. with the fingers of the left hand, the surgeon Wednesday, April 28, 1993 takes a pair of blunt curved Metzenbaum DESCRIPTION OF DILATION AND EXTRACTION scissors in the right hand. He carefully ad­ Mr. DORNAN. Mr. Speaker, I commend to METHOD vances the tip, curved down, along the spine the attention of the American people the fol­ Dilation and extraction takes place over and under his middle finger until he feels it lowing report from the National Abortion Fed­ three days. In a nutshell, D&X can be de­ contact the base of the skull under the tip of eration on late-term abortions. I would like to scribed as follows: Dilation; More dilation; his middle finger. remind everyone that second and third tri­ Real-time ultrasound visualization; Version Reassessing proper placement of the closed (as needed); Intact extraction; Fetal skull mester abortions on demand will be perfectly scissors tip and safe elevation of the cervix, decompression; Removal; Clean-up; and Re­ the surgeon then forces the scissors into the legal should Congress pass H.R. 25, the Free­ covery. dom of Choice Act. base of the skull or into the foramen mag­ Day I-Dilation num. Having safely entered the skull, he DILATION AND EXTRACTION FOR LATE SECOND The patient is evaluated with an spreads the scissors to enlarge the opening. TRIMESTER ABORTION ultrasound, hemoglobin and Rh. Hadlock The surgeon removes the scissors and in­ (By Martin Haskell, M.D.) scales are used to interpret all ultrasound troduces a suction catheter into this hole INTRODUCTION measurements. and evacuates the skull contents. With the The surgical method described in this In the operating room, the cervix is catheter still in place, he applies traction to paper differs from classic D&E in that it does prepped, anesthesized and dilated to 9-11 the fetus, removing it completely from the not rely upon dismemberment to remove the mm. Five, six or seven large Dilapan patient. fetus. Nor are inductions or infusions used to hydroscopic dilators are placed in the cervix. The surgeon finally removes the placenta expel the intact fetus. The patient goes home or to a motel over­ with forceps and scrapes the uterine walls Rather, the surgeon grasps and removes a night. with a large Evans and a 14 mm suction cu­ nearly intact fetus through an adequately di­ Day 2-More Dilation rette. The procedure ends. lated cervix. The author has coined the term The patient returns to the operating room RECOVERY Dilation and Extraction or D&X to distin­ where the previous day's Dilapan are re­ Patients are observed a minimum of 2 guish it from dismemberment-type D&E's. moved. The cervix is scrubbed and hours following surgery. A pad check and This procedure can be performed in a prop­ anesthesized. Between 15 and 25 Dilapan are vital signs are performed every 30 minutes. erly equipped physician's office under local placed in the cervical canal. The patient re­ Patients with minimal bleeding after 30 min­ anesthesia. It can be used succ~ssfully in pa­ turns home or to a motel overnight. utes are encouraged to walk about the build­ tients 20-26 weeks in pregnancy. Day 3-The Operation ing or outside between checks. The author has performed over 700 of these Intravenous fluids, pitocin and antibiotics procedures with a low rate of complications. The patient returns to the operating room are available for the exceptional times they where the previous day's Dilapan are re­ are needed. BACKGROUND moved. The surgical assistant administers 10 D&E evolved as an alternative to induction IU Pitocin intramuscularly. The cervix is ANESTHESIA or instillation methods for second trimester scrubbed, anesthesized and grasped with a Lidocaine 1 % with epinephrine adminis­ abortion in the mid 1970's. This happened in tenaculum. The membranes are ruptured, if tered intra-cervically is the standard anes­ part because of lack of hospital facilities al­ they are not already. thesia. Nitrous-oxide/oxygen analgesia is ad­ lowing second trimester abortions in some The surgical assistant places an ultrasound ministered nasally as an adjunct. For the geographic areas, in part because surgeons probe on the patients abdomen and scans the Dilapan insert and Dilapan change, 12cc's is needed a "right now" solution to complete fetus, locating the lower extremities. This used in 3 equidistant locations around the suction abortions inadvertently started in scan provides the surgeon information about cervix. For the surgery, 24cc's is used at 6 the second trimester and in part to provide a the orientation of the fetus and approximate equidistant spots. means of early second trimester abortion to location of the lower extremities. The Carbocaine 1 % is substituted for lidocaine avoid necessary delays for instillation meth­ tranducer is then held in position over the for patients who expressed lidocaine sen­ ods. The Nor th Carolina Conference in 1978 lower extremities. sitivity. 8606 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 MEDICATIONS voluntary despite mountains of evidence to the Now the new evidence of a crackdown is All patients not allergic to tetracycline contrary. In addition, the UNFPA provides likely to embarrass Mr. Clinton as he tries analogues receive doxycycline 200 mgm by more than $10 million worth of assistance to to restore funds to the United Nations pro­ mouth daily for 3 days beginning Day 1. China's brutal population control program each gram. Moreover, criticisms in the United States about forced sterilization in China are Patients with any history of gonorrhea, year. chlamydia or pelvic inflammatory disease likely in turn to inflame Chinese sensitivi­ receive additional doxycycline, 100 mgm by Mr. Speaker, the UNFPA's actions made a ties and could create new tensions in Chi­ mouth twice daily for six additional days. mockery of United Nation's proclamations on nese-American relations. Patients allergic to tetracyclines are not human rights. Unless the UNFPA can prompt­ To be sure, some Chinese-particularly given proplylactic antibiotics. ly prevail on China to cease their barbaric at­ city-dwellers-support a tough family plan­ Ergotrate 0.2 mgm by mouth four times tacks on women and children, they should ning policy. They say the drop in fertility is daily for three days is dispensed to each pa­ completely disassociate themselves from Chi­ helping to produce a historic economic boom tient. na's program. and a rise in the nation's education and Pitocin 10 IU intramuscularly is adminis­ President Clinton, for his part, should re­ health standards. tered upon removal of the Dilapan on Day 3. By restricting couples to one or two chil­ Rhogam intramuscularly is provided to all verse his decision to provide U.S. funds to the dren each, they say, the Government is help­ Rh negative patients on Day 3. UNFPA unless these conditions are met. I be­ ing to lead China out of poverty and into a Ibuprofen orally is provided liberally at a lieve the President and my congressional col­ modern, industrialized future. They note rate of 100 mgm per hour from Day 1 onward. leagues will be profoundly moved if they take that one reason why China's long-term de­ Patients with severe cramps with Dilapan the time to read the following articles by Nich­ velopment prospects may be better than dilation are provided Phenergan 25 mgm sup­ olas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Bangladesh's or Kenya's is that Beijing ap­ positories rectally every 4 hours as needed. CHINA'S CRACKDOWN ON BIRTHS: A STUNNING, pears to have defused its population bomb. Rare patients require Synalogos DC in AND HARSH, SUCCESS Peng Peiyun, the 64-year-old minister of order to sleep during Dilapan dilation. the State Family Planning Commission, ac­ Patients with a hemoglobin less than 10 g/ (By Nicholas D. Kristof) knowledged in a rare news conference on dl prior to surgery receive packed red blood BEIJING, April 24.-She should be taking Wednesday that it was mainly Government cell transfusions. her two-month-old baby out around the vil­ efforts that had brought down the birth rate. lage now, proudly nursing him and teaching FOLLOW-UP "Why did fertility drop so drastically?" him about life. Instead, her baby is buried asked Ms. Peng, who two years ago con­ All patients are given a 24 hour physician's under a mound · of dirt, and Li Qiuliang vinced the Politburo to order the crackdown. number to call in case of a problem or con­ spends her time lying in bed, emotionally "Above all because party and Government cern. crushed and physically crippled. officials at all levels paid greater attention At least three attempts to contact each pa­ The baby died because under China's com­ to family planning and adopted more effec­ tient by phone one week after surgery are plex quota system for births, local family tive measures." made by the office staff. planning officials wanted Ms. Li to give birth The indications of a drop in fertility come All patients are asked to return for check­ in 1992 rather than 1993. So on Dec. 30, when in a raft of statistics announced by Ms. up three weeks following their surgery. she was seven months pregnant, they took Peng, printed in the official Population News THIRD TRIMESTER her to an unsanitary first-aid station and or­ or disclosed by Chinese officials. Among the The author is aware of one other surgeon dered the doctor to induce early labor. figures are these: who uses a conceptually similar technique. Ms. Li's family pleaded. The doctor pro­ The birth rate dropped to 18.2 per 1,000 pop­ He adds additional changes of Dilapan and/or tested. But the family planning workers in­ ulation in 1992, down from 21.1 in 1990 and lamineria in the 48 hour dilation period. Cou­ sisted. The result: the baby died after nine 23.33 in 1987. pled with other refinements and a slower op­ hours, and 23-year-old Ms. Li is incapaci­ Based on last year's birth data, each Chi­ erating time, he performs these procedures tated. nese woman can expect to have an average of up to 32 weeks or more. LOWEST FERTILITY EVER 1.8 or 1.9 children in her lifetime-about the SUMMARY That episode in Hunan Province, described same as in the United States or Britain. Chi­ na's total fertility rate as this statistic is In conclusion, Dilation and Extraction is in a classified Government report and con­ firmed by the local authorities, is one out­ known, was 2.3 in 1990 and had never before an alternative method for achieving late sec­ dipped below 2. In contrast, the average In­ ond trimester abortions to 26 weeks. It can growth of a major nationwide crackdown by the Chinese family planning authorities. dian woman has four children. be used in the third trimester. Only 9.6 percent of all births in 1992 were Among its advantages are that it is a While the crackdown has been under way for two years, information about it is only now third, fourth or subsequent children. In 1988, quick, surgical outpatient method that can the figure was 15.4 percent. be performed on a scheduled basis under emerging as the authorities release popu­ lation statistics showing a stunning decline The proportion of couples of childbearing local anesthesia. age who are sterilized or use contraception Among its disadvantages are that it re­ in the birth rate. The latest data suggest that through com­ rose to 83.4 percent in 1992, up from 71.1 per­ quires a high degree of surgical skill, and cent in 1988. may not be appropriate for a few patients. pulsory sterilization and other measures, China has lowered fertility to by far its low­ "It's what would be called saturation con­ est level ever here. The statistics for 1992--­ traception in any other country," said Ju­ showing many fewer babies even than during dith Banister, a specialist on China's popu­ CHINA BRUTALIZES ITS WOMEN the harsh crackdowns of the early 1980's-­ lation at the United States Bureau of the amazed population experts, for the family Census. "You can't get much higher than HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH planners achieved targets that they had not that." OF NEW JERSEY expected to reach until the year 2010. THE METHODS-STERILIZATION MADE EFFICIENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PROBLEM FOR CLINTON China already has 1.17 billion inhabitants, Ms. Li's persecutors had a reason for going 22 percent of the world's population on 7 per­ Wednesday, April 28, 1993 to such extremes to enforce population cent of its arable land. Even at present fer­ Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, this quotas: they were protecting themselves tility levels, the Chinese population will con­ past Sunday, April 25, 1993, the New York under a new "responsibility system" that tinue to soar because the age structure is Times published two articles which dramati­ the Government has introduced as the mech­ very young and many Chinese have yet to anism for the crackdown. Under this system, enter their child-bearing years. cally expose the barbarism which is used to central leaders hold local officials personally Some experts believe China's population enforce the People's Republic of China's birth responsible for reducing births in their juris­ will peak at almost 1.9 billion in the first quota policy. dictions, and punish them for failing to do half of the next century before stabilizing This b.utal Government-sanctioned policy, so. and then gradually declining again. which employs forced abortions and involun­ The evidence of a far-reaching crackdown To Chinese peasants. who account for near­ tary sterilizations, violates numerous inter­ presents a direct challenge to the Clinton ly one person in five on the planet, almost nationally recognized standards of human Administration. President Reagan had cut nothing is so important as bearing children. off United States financing of the United Na­ particularly sons. Many peasant couples feel rights. It is profoundly disturbing that the U.N. tions Population Fund because of concerns that they have failed in life's mission, that Population Fund [UNFPA] continues to en­ that its work was intertwined with a coer­ they have dishonored their ancestors. if they gage in an international coverup of China's cive family planning program in China, but do not extend the male line. heinous practices. Their top officials continue President Clinton announced last month In the early 1980's, there was a storm of to publicly praise China's program as totally that he would end the boycott. international protest when it became clear April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8607 that the local authorities sometimes dragged THE MOTIVATIONS-INSISTENCE ON MEETING tions from the parents, the midwife keeps a women to abortion clinics if they did not TARGETS bucket of water beside her, and if a girl have permission to become pregnant. Inter­ In retrospect, it is now possible to piece to­ emerges, she drowns the baby immediately. views in a dozen provinces in the last few gether how the crackdown came about. It is reported as a stillbirth. years suggest that such use of physical force Interviews with Chinese and foreign special­ Mr. Zeng and other Chinese experts deplore is now less common. ists, and examination of materials published all such practices. But ultrasound equipment Instead, the focus of the crackdown has in China, indicate that Ms. Peng and other is spreading rapidly, and so many specialists shifted to the more efficient method of com­ senior officials became increasingly con­ fear that the sex ratio is likely to become in­ pulsory, organized sterilization, so that cerned in the late 1980's that enforcement creasingly skewed. women do not have the option of becoming was growing lax and that China would miss Mr. Zeng cautioned that part of the appar­ pregnant again. its targets. ent decline in fertility may simply be the re­ Typically, local cadres swoop down on each In early 1991, Ms. Peng convinced Prime sult of under-reporting, particularly of girls. village once or twice a year, taking all the Minister Li Peng and the Communist Party The figures were already adjusted upward by women who have already had children to a General Secretary, Jiang Zemin, that the 7 percent to compensate for under-reporting, nearby clinic. There they are fitted with matter was urgent. The standing committee but Mr. Zeng believes that may not have IUD's or else undergo sterilization. of the Politburo, the highest decision-mak­ been enough. Some women manage to get pregnant ing body, unanimously resolved to tighten To some diplomats, what the new statis­ again before they are sterilized; others flee family planning work. tics underscore above all else is how little is the village on the day they are supposed to Most important, the new "responsibility known of what happens in the Chinese coun­ go to the clinic. When the authorities dis­ system" galvanized provincial leaders to tryside. cover an unauthorized pregnancy, they nor­ pass warnings all the way down the chain of "We had almost no idea that this was mally apply a daily dose of threats and brow­ command: family planning targets had to be going on," a Western diplomat said, shaking beating. met! Otherwise, those in charge of the area his head in perplexity. "Even those who fol­ Some women buckle and accept an abor­ would be fined or even dismissed. low these things just had no clue." tion, while many others simply flee to a rel­ A result was a 25 percent surge in the num­ ative's village, returning only after the child ber of people sterilized in 1991, to 12.5 mil­ BIRTHS PUNISHED BY FINE, BEATING OR is born. In such cases, fines equivalent to lion. The number declined in 1992 to 6.5 mil­ RUINED HOME hundreds or even thousands of dollars-per lion, apparently because most women of (By Sheryl WuDunn) capita income in the countryside last year child-bearing age already had been sterilized GUIYANG, CHINA, April 24.-Four days after was $13~are imposed. Peasants in many dif­ by then. the birth, a brigade of 10 men and women ferent provinces say homes are routinely The scope of the crackdown became visible came from the township to spoil the celebra­ knocked down if the fine is not paid. only after the State Family Planning Com­ tion. WORST-CASE ABUSE--LOCAL OFFICIALS GET mission released data from a sample survey They demolished the parents' hut, strew­ CARRIED AWAY conducted in October. The data for 1992 star­ ing stones and straw all over the place. Then The report about Ms. Li, who is crippled tled almost everyone. they demanded the equivalent of $45, and after the induced labor, is an example of how "We were very surprised by these num­ when the family could not pay, they smashed local officials became carried away in the bers," said Sterling D. Scruggs, the China di­ the couple's chest of drawers-their only fur­ current crackdown. The three-page account, rector of the United Nations Population niture aside from a bed. classified "secret," describes how Ningxiang Fund. "We didn't expect statistics approach­ "Then they took away our family cow," County decreed in September that women ing these levels for several more years." said Peng Dagui, a 60-year-old peasant who is should normally be allowed to give birth Western diplomats said they believed that the grandfather of the baby boy. "I wouldn't only after reaching the age of 24. a crackdown was the only plausible expla­ let the cow out of my sight. I followed it all The problem for local authorities was that nation for the new statistics. They said Ms. the way to the township and pleaded with they had already given some women "preg­ Peng herself seems willing to take credit for the officials there. But they didn't care." nancy permits" even though they were under the drop in the birth rate. The Peng family had the misfortune to be 24. Some of these women were pregnant. THE MISSING GIRLS-SOME NEWBORNS SEEM TO caught up last year in a nationwide crack­ Nine of them-including Ms. Li-would not VANISH down by the family planning authorities. give birth until 1993, the first full year in One prime concern among demographers is The baby was a second child, a boy, and the which the new age limit took effect. that hundreds of thousands of newborn Chi­ parents did not wait the full four years be­ "Some district and township officials nese girls seem to vanish from the statistics fore a second child is allowed in this area. feared that they would be fined for not meet­ each year. Biology dictates that for every Instead, the baby was born five months be­ ing the family planning targets, or would not hundred female births there should be about fore it would have been permitted, and so the receive their bonuses," the report declares. 105 or 106 male births. But in 1989 for every local authorities destroyed the home and So at the end of December the family plan­ 100 reported girl births, there were 113.8 took the cow. And that was not the end of it. ning officials formed an "early birth shock births of boys. A FORCED STERILIZATION brigade" to round up all nine women so labor That ratio implies that about 8 percent of Three months after the birth, two dozen of­ could be induced. When the team showed up newborn girls appear to have vanished from ficials appeared in the village, in southern at Ms. Li's home, her mother-in-law pleaded the statistics. In China that amounts to China's Guizhou Province, to take the baby's with the officials. 900,000 missing girls each year. "My daughter-in-law's health isn't good, Ms. Peng refused to release the sex ratio in mother, Wang Zhengmei, 27, to the clinic to and she may not be able to get pregnant 1992. An aide in charge of statistics, Zhang be sterilized. Ms. Wang did not dare refuse, again," the report quotes the woman as say­ Erli, said the 1992 survey did not collect such and in any case, she was told that she would get $3.50 if she had the operation. ing. "So let her have one baby, someone to information. look after her and my son when they grow In fact, experts say the survey did gather She had a tubal ligation, but the officials never gave her the money, she said. old. It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl. the data and found a sex ratio of 118.5. But At least rebuilding a home is in some re­ After it's born, she'll go get sterilized." the sample size was small and the margin of The officials rejected the plea. And at the spects a bit easier in a poor Chinese village error very high, so it is not clear how mean­ than in a big city: the father, Peng Fagang, first-aid station, when the doctor said Ms. Li ingful the difference is. was too frail to undergo induced labor, they Zeng Yi, a leading Chinese demographer, rebuilt the hut in a month from stones and said that the problem of the missing girls is dry grass collected in the fields. swept his protests aside and ordered him to The only solace the Pengs had was that proceed. She bled severely, fell unconscious very serious but that most of them are prob­ they were not alone: the officials had done and almost died along with the baby. ably alive and never reported to the authori­ Her family took her to the township clinic, the same thing to another family in the ties. Parents who are allowed only one or same village, tucked in a hilly region outside which saved her life. Now she has returned two children may not want to use up their home, but the report says she is crippled, Guiyang, more than 1,100 miles southwest of limited ration on a girl; instead they do not Beijing. without specifying the nature of her injuries. report the birth and try again. The report deplores the actions of the local A second factor, according to Mr. Zeng and The same plight has befallen many of Chi­ officials and calls for Ms. Li to be com­ many other experts, is the growing use of na's 900 million peasants in villages across pensated for her medical expenses. But a ultrasound equipment in Chinese hospitals. the country. Some of the victims are edu­ county officer, reached by telephone, said Peasants find out from the doctor-usually cated, some are illiterate. some have small that so far nothing had been done, except with a small bribe-whether a fetus is male businesses, and some have barely enough to eat. that the officials responsible for the "early or female. If it is female, they get an abor­ birth shock brigade" have been summoned to tion and start all over. PEASANTS OFTEN INTIMIDATED a meeting and told not to induce labor in the A final factor, which Mr. Zeng argues is From visits to rural villages in many areas future. much rarer, is simply infanticide: on instruc- of China, a picture emerges of a family plan- 8608 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 ning policy that sometimes seems adminis­ their third child. She finally gave birth in of the nation, and to protect such em­ tered with capric10usness. The victims, February 1992 to the son they had always ployees from improper political solici­ mostly peasants, often seem intimidated, wanted. tations. angry, bewildered and confused. "We kept moving around from village to SD-342 "Please, can you tell me, ultimately, what village," Mr. Wu said. "It was very hard, and is the nation's family planning policy?" a 45- I was scared." MAY3 year-old grade-school teacher surreptitiously FRUITLESS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE 1:00 p.m. asked a visitor to his village. In 1983, he and his wife had a second child, Wu Xinlian. a 30-year-old peasant whose Appropriations three years after they had their first. He dream was to have a son, thought she too Labor, Heal th and Human Services, and thought this was permissible. But the policy could escape the policy. She has two daugh­ Education Subcommittee had apparently changed, he said, and so offi­ ters, and so the authorities insisted that she To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ cials fined him $2,456, about 17 times his an­ be sterilized. timates for fiscal year 1994 for the De­ nual salary at that time. When the family planning authorities partments of Labor, Health and Human Since he did not have the money, they de­ swept into her village a year ago, preparing Services. and Education, and related ducted it from his salary, docking about 80 to take her and other women to the hospital agencies. percent of his wages for a decade, until the for a tubal ligation, Ms. Wu fled to Shunshui, SD-192 where she grew up. end of last year. when he finally got a vasec­ She stayed with her parents, planning to tomy. Such fines by an installment plan MAY4 meet husband secretly and become pregnant. seem common in the villages-perhaps be­ 9:00 a.m. cause otherwise nobody could pay them. But the authorities discovered her where­ abouts and sent two dozen officials to take Armed Services FINES SEEM ARBITRARY her to a hospital for her tubal ligation. She Force Requirements and Personnel Sub­ What puzzles the peasants is that the fines said she did not dare refuse. committee often seem arbitr:ary, set at will by local of­ "I have no idea how they found out I was To hold hearings on proposed legislation ficials. Some families seem to be able to here," Ms. Wu said as she carried her young­ authorizing funds for fiscal year 1994 have three or four babies; others are pun­ er daughter on a visit to her parents in for the Department of Defense, and the ished for having two. Shunshui. She added wistfully, "I really future years defense program, focusing Villagers say that if they cannot pay the wanted a boy." on military services' personnel pro- fines, the family planning officials confiscate grams. a cow, a pig, an important farm tool or SD-562 household belongings like furniture or a tel­ SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS 9:30 a.m. evision. Sometimes they simply smash the Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, Commerce, Science, and Transportation items. and often they knock down the house agreed to by the Senate on February 4, To hold hearings on the implications of as well. the North American Free Trade Agree­ In another village, Luo Wanyun said the 1977, calls for establishment of a sys­ ment (NAFTA) on the competitiveness authorities had somehow agreed to let his tem for a computerized schedule of all of the U.S. surface transportation in­ wife have a third child. This seems a bit un­ meetings and hearings of Senate com­ dustry. likely, but Mr. Luo, 38, has only a first-grade mittees, subcommittees, joint commit­ SR-253 education, and it may have been a misunder­ tees, and committees of conference. Energy and Natural Resources standing. This title requires all such committees To hold hearings on the nominations of In any case, after the baby came, a brigade to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Thomas P. Grumbly, of Virginia, to be from the township knocked down his house. an Assistant Secretary of Energy for The team also confiscated his wooden Digest-designated by the Rules Com­ thrasher, used to prepare the rice after it is mittee-of the time, place, and purpose Environmental Restoration and Man­ harvested. Mr. Luo said his family had to of the meetings, when scheduled, and agement, and Susan Fallows Tierney, live in the hills until they could borrow any cancellations or changes in the of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant straw to rebuild the house. meetings as they occur. Secretary of Energy for Domestic and "They often take things, your furniture, As an additional procedure along International Energy Policy. your cow, your pig, your chickens, your pre­ SD-366 with the computerization of this infor­ 10:00 a.m. served meat," said a 35-year-old woman in mation, the Office of the Senate Daily another Guizhou Province village. "If you Foreign Relations get sterilized, they take your stuff, and if Digest will prepare this information for African Affairs Subcommittee your don't get sterilized, they beat you." printing in the Extensions of Remarks To hold hearings to review the crisis in "Some people have been beaten badly, fam­ section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Sudan. ily members and women," she added. "They on Monday and Wednesday of each SD-419 take electric batons and they hit whomever week. 2:00 p.m. they see." Meetings scheduled for Thursday, Joint Organization of Congress COFFIN IS CONFISCATED April 29, 1993, may be found in the To resume hearings to examine congres­ Daily Digest of today's RECORD. sional reform proposals, focusing on She and other villagers were gathered in committee structure. the house of Huang Guohai, a 37-year-old H-5, Capitol peasant who has two children, six years MEETINGS SCHEDULED apart. For some reason, he never got a mar­ 2:30 p.m. riage license when he married 11 years ago. APRIL 30 Energy and Natural Resources Because he had no license, the peasants 9:30 a.m. Mineral Resources Development and Pro­ said, a brigade of 10 people, wielding sticks Appropriations duction Subcommittee and screwdrivers, came to his house last year Labor, Health and Human Services, and To hold hearings on S. 775, to modify the at 1 o'clock in the morning and took away Education Subcommittee requirements applicable to locatable his wash basin and black-and-white tele­ To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ minerals on public lands, consistent vision. What upset Mr. Huang even more was timates for fiscal year 1994 for the De­ with the principles of self-initiation of that they confiscated the coffin and funeral partments of Labor, Health and Human mining claims. clothes he had prepared for his aged mother, Services, and Education, and related SD-366 to be used when she dies. agencies. Foreign Relations Why didn't he resist? Mr. Huang explained, SD-192 To hold hearings on the nominations of " If you don't let them take your things, 10:00 a.m. Harry J. Gilmore, of Virginia, to be you'll just get beaten." Finance Ambassador to the Republic of Arme­ To the east, in Guangdong Province, peas­ To hold hearings to examine various tax nia, Pamela Harriman, of Virginia, to ants tend to be much richer and can often af­ issues. be Ambassador to France, Victor ford to pay the fines to have more children. SD-215 Jackovich, of Iowa, to be Ambassador Some of them manage to defy the authori­ Governmental Affairs to the Republic of Bosnia and ties. To resume hearings on S. 185, to restore Herzegovina, and E. Allan Wendt, of In Shunshui, a hamlet in Taishan County, to Federal civilian employees their California, to be Ambassador to the Re­ Wu Tiaoyuan said he and his wife, 33, hid for right to participate voluntarily, as pri­ public of Slovenia. several months while she was pregnant with vate citizens, in the political processes SD-419 April 28, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8609 MAY5 Commerce, Science, and Transportation MAY13 9:30 a.m. Foreign Commerce and Tourism Sub­ 9:00 a.m. Appropriations committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Labor, Health and Human Services, and To hold hearings to examine U.S. com­ Agricultural Research, Conservation, For­ Education Subcommittee petitiveness in the global marketplace. estry and General Legislation Sub­ SR--253 To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ committee Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings on proposed authoriza­ timates for fiscal year 1994 for the De­ To hold hearings on S. 646, to establish partments of Labor, Health and Human within the Department of Energy an tions for the Federal Grain Inspection Services, and Education, and related international fusion energy program. Service, Department of Agriculture. agencies. SD-366 SR--332 SD-124 10:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Armed Services Environment and Public Works Appropriations Military Readiness and Defense Infrastruc­ Superfund, Recycling, and Solid Waste VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Sub­ ture Subcommittee Management Subcommittee committee To hold hearings on proposed legislation To hold hearings to examine the heal th To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ authorizing funds for fiscal year 1994 and ecological impacts of certain timates for fiscal year 1994 for the Fed­ for the Department of Defense, and to Superfund sites. eral Emergency Management Agency. review the fiscal years 1995-99 future SD-406 SD-106 years defense program, focusing on the 2:30 p.m. Appropriations readiness and sustainability of posture Energy and Natural Resources Transportation Subcommittee of selected unified combatant com­ Public Lands, National Parks and Forests To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ mands. Subcommittee timates for fiscal year 1994 for the U.S. SR-232A To hold hearings on S. 172 and H.R. 63, Coast Guard, focusing on marine safe­ Energy and Natural Resources bills to establish the Spring Mountains ty. Business meeting, to consider pending National Recreation Area in Nevada, S. SD-138 184, to provide for the exchange of cer­ Joint Organization of Congress calendar business. tain lands within the State of Utah, S. SD-366 To resume hearings to examine congres­ 250, to designate certain segments of sional reform proposals. 10:00 a.m. the Red River in Kentucky as compo­ Foreign Relations S-5, Capitol nents of the National Wild and Scenic 2:00 p.m. International Economic Policy, Trade, Rivers System, S. 489, the "Gallatin Commerce, Science, and Transportation Oceans and Environment Subcommit­ Range Consolidation and Protection Communications Subcommittee tee Act," and S. 577, to resolve the status To hold hearings on S. 329, to revise sec­ To hold hearings on proposed legislation of certain lands relinquished to the tion 315 of the Communications Act of authorizing funds for fiscal year 1994 U.S. under the act of June 4, 1897 (30 1934 with respect to the purchase and for foreign assistance programs, focus­ Stat. 11, 36). use of broadcasting time by candidates ing on changing priorities in foreign SD-366 for public office, and S. 334, to revise aid. the Communications Act of 1934 re­ SD-419 MAY7 garding the broadcasting of certain 2:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. material regarding candidates for Fed­ Small Business Appropriations eral elective office. To hold hearings on the nomination of Labor, Health and Human Services, and SR--253 Erskine B. Bowles, of North Carolina, Education Subcommittee to be Administrator of the Small Busi­ To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ MAY14 timates for fiscal year 1994 for the De­ ness Administration. 9:30 a.m. SR--428A partments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related Appropriations 3:00 p.m. Labor, Health and Human Services, and Foreign Relations agencies. SD-192 Education Subcommittee To hold hearings on the nomination of To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ Alexander Fletcher Watson, of Massa­ MAYll timates for fiscal year 1994 for the De­ chusetts, to be Assistant Secretary of partment of Health and Human Serv_: 9:30 a.m. State for Inter-American Affairs. ices. SD-419 Joint Printing Meeting, to review congressional print­ SD-430 10:00 a.m. MAY6 ing and other activities of the Govern­ ment Printing Office. Appropriations 9:00 a.m. SR--301 VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Sub­ Office of Technology Assessment 2:00 p.m. committee Board meeting, to consider pending busi- Joint Organization of Congress To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ ness. To resume hearings to examine congres­ timates for fiscal year 1994 for the Room to be announced sional reform proposals, focusing on Consumer Product Safety Commission, 9:30 a.m. committee structure. Office of Consumer Affairs, Consumer Joint Organization of Congress H-5, Capitol Information Center, Neighborhood Re­ To resume hearings to examine congres­ investment Corporation, Points of sional reform proposals, focusing on MAY12 Light Foundation, Court of Veterans committee structure. 9:30 a.m. Affairs, and Office of Science Tech­ S-5, Capitol Appropriations nology Policy. 10:00 a.m. Labor, Health and Human Services, and SD-192 Appropriations Education Subcommittee VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Sub­ To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ MAY18 committee timates for fiscal year 1994 for the De­ 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ partment of Education. Energy and Natural Resources timates for fiscal year 1994 for the SD-138 To hold hearings on S. 721, authorizing Commission on National and Commu­ Energy and Natural Resources funds for fiscal years 1994-1998 for the nity Service. Business meeting, to consider pending Federal land and water conservation SD-192 calendar business. fund. Appropriations SD-366 SD-366 Transportation Subcommittee 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ Commerce, Science, and Transportation Joint Organization of Congress timates for fiscal year 1994 for the Fed­ To hold hearings on proposed legislation To resume hearings to examine congres­ eral Aviation Administration, focusing authorizing funds for fiscal year 1994 sional reform proposals, focusing on on procurement reform. for the U.S. Coast Guard. floor deliberation and scheduling. SD-138 SR--253 H-5, Capitol 8610 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 28, 1993 MAY19 MAY25 JUNE 10 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Appropriations Energy and Natural Resources Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, and To hold hearings on S. 544, to protect VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Sub­ Education Subcommittee consumers of multistate utility sys­ committee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ tems, and an amendment to S. 544, to To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ timates for fiscal year 1994 for the De­ transfer responsibility for administer­ timates for fiscal year 1994 for the Na­ partment of Labor. ing the Public Utility Holding Com­ tional Aeronautics and Space Adminis­ SD-138 pany Act of 1935 from the Securities tration. Energy and Natural Resources and Exchange Commission to the Fed­ SH-216 Business meeting, to consider pending eral Energy Regulatory Commission. calendar business. SD-366 JUNE 18 SD-366 2:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Joint Organization of Congress Commerce, Science, and Transportation Appropriations To resume hearings to examine congres­ Labor, Health and Human Services, and To hold hearings on S. 419, to provide for sional reform proposals, focusing on enhanced cooperation between the Fed­ Education Subcommittee floor deliberation and scheduling. To hold hearings to examine waste, eral Government and the United States H- 5, Capitol commercial aircraft industry in aero­ fraud, and abuse in the Government, and ways of streamlining Government. nautical technology research, develop­ MAY26 ment, and commercialization. SD-192 SR-253 9:30 a.m. Appropriations JUNE 21 MAY20 Labor, Health and Human Services, and 9:30 a.m. Education Subcommittee Appropriations 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ Rules and Administration Labor, Health and Human Services, and timates for fiscal year 1994 for the Na­ Education Subcommittee Business meeting, to mark up S. 27, to tional Institutes of Health, Depart­ authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha Frater­ To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ nity to establish a memorial to Martin ment of Health and Human Services. timates for fiscal year 1994 for the De­ Luther King, Jr., in the District of Co­ SD-116 partments of Labor, Health and Human lumbia, S. 277, to authorize the estab­ Energy and Natural Resources Services, and Education, and related lishment of the National African Amer­ Business meeting, to consider pending agencies. ican Museum within the Smithsonian calendar business. SD-192 Institution, S. 685, to authorize appro­ SD-366 1:30 p.m. priations for fiscal years 1994-1997 for Appropriations the American Folklife Center, S. 345, to MAY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, and authorize the Library of Congress to 10:00 a.m. Education Subcommittee provide certain information products Appropriations To continue hearings on proposed budget and services at no cost, proposed legis­ VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Sub­ estimates for fiscal year 1994 for the lation authorizing funds for fiscal year committee Departments of Labor, Health and 1994 for the Federal Election Commis­ To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ Human Services, and Education, and sion, and to consider other pending timates for fiscal year 1994 for the De­ related agencies. committee business. partment of Veterans Affairs. SD-192 SR-301 SD-106 10:00 a.m. Appropriations Joint Organization of Congress Transportation Subcommittee To resume hearings to examine congres­ To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ CANCELLATIONS sional reform proposals, focusing on timates for fiscal year 1994 for the Na­ floor deliberation and scheduling. tional Highway Traffic Safety Admin­ APRIL 29 S-5, Capitol istration, focusing on drunk driving. 10:30 a.m. SD-138 Judiciary MAY21 Joint Organization of Congress Business meeting, to consider pending 9:00 a .m . To resume hearings to examine congres­ calendar business. Appropriations sional reform proposals, focusing on SD-226 VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Sub­ floor deliberation and scheduling. commi.ttee S-5, Capitol To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ timates for fiscal year 1994 for the De­ MAY28 POSTPONEMENTS partment of Housing and Urban Af­ 10:00 a.m. fairs, and certain independent agencies. Judiciary APRIL 29 SD-138 Immigration and Refugee Affairs Sub­ 9:30 a.m. committee Commerce, Science, and Transportation MAY24 To hold hearings on S. 667, to revise the To hold hearings to examine the North 1:30 p.m. Immigration and Nationality Act to American Free Trade Agreement's ef­ Appropriations improve the procedures for the exclu­ fects on U.S. competitiveness. Labor, Health and Human Services, and sion of aliens seeking to enter the SR-253 Education Subcommittee United States by fraud, and on other Governmental Affairs To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ proposed legislation on asylum issues, To hold hearings to examine the rebuild­ timates for fiscal year 1994 for the Pub­ and to examine the implementation of ing of the Federal Emergency Manage­ lic Health Service, Department of immigration laws on preventing terror- ment Agency in an effort to be pre­ Health and Human Services. ism. pared for the next possible disaster. SD-192 SD-226 SD-342 .