E 922 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 2, 1995

Irwin Daniel School of Jewish Communal

Service. He also serves as a guest lecturer for

the University of Judaism’s Department of

Continuing Education. Widely published in

both professional journals and the press, Steven has authored over 20 articles on community relations issues and Jewish public policy

concerns. In addition, he appears frequently

as a speaker and consultant for local and national media, as well as for community and

civic groups.

Mr. Speaker, in honor of his deep devotion,

and in recognition of his lifelong achievements, we ask our colleagues to join us today

in saluting Steven Windmueller. He is truly a

credit to the field of Jewish education and

community relations, and he has our sincerest

admiration and congratulations.

IN HONOR OF JULIA ROBINSON,

MS, FNP, RN 1995 KERN COUNTY

fREGISTERED NURSE OF THE

YEAR

HON. WILLIAM M. THOMAS

OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 2, 1995

Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to

praise Ms. Julia Robinson, who on May 4 will

be honored by her peers as the 1995 Kern

County Registered Nurse of the Year.

In the person of Julia Robinson we do not

have to look far to find an every day hero and

role model for our children. While it may not

be obvious when you look at Ms. Robinson’s

profession, a nurse, to see why she is a role

model. There are many nurses. Nor is it obvious by her career, teaching. There are many

teachers. To understand why Ms. Robinson is

an every day hero and a role model, you must

look at the totality of her work.

Ms. Robinson has risen to do good things

throughout her career. She is both teacher

and student—a teacher of nurses to be as an

Associate Professor of Nursing at California

State University, Bakersfield for over 10 years

and as a doctoral student at the University of

San Diego.

As an associate professor Ms. Robinson is

the team leader and coordinator of the medical/surgical course of the nurses junior year

and teaches course in advanced health assessment for graduate students. And for her

efforts, her students honored Ms. Robinson in

1993 during the pinning ceremony. Julia Robinson also does not back away from great

challenges and has recently taken on what

some in the teaching world would consider the

unenviable task of preparing the department

for the reaccreditation process slated to begin

in the fall of 1995.

Ms. Robinson has remained active in the

day-to-day world of nursing by acting as a volunteer nurse practitioner for the Salvation

Army and as a volunteer in the Student Health

Center at the university. The list of Julia’s accomplishments, degrees and honors stretches

over years and I expect that given her past

record of achievement and commitment to her

profession they will continue long into the future. We offer congratulations to Julia Robinson on this honor that is very well deserved.

STATEMENT OF LIHEAP

HON. JACK QUINN OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 2, 1995

Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, as I was delayed

in travel from Buffalo to Washington, I missed

a chance to vote today in favor of a motion to

instruct conferees on H.R. 1158, Fiscal Year

1995 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations

and Rescissions.

This motion would have instructed our colleagues who are discussing House and Senate differences to among other things—but

most importantly to me—would have accepted

the Senate restoration of $1.3 billion to the

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP.

Mr. Speaker, I have come before this body

on several occasions to point out the seriousness of the elimination of funding for this program.

To those who live in areas like Buffalo, NY,

it can be a matter of life or death. LIHEAP

provides fuel assistance to disabled, working

poor, and low-income senior citizens who can’t

meet their own total energy needs.

LIHEAP recipients have an average income

of $8,257 per year; without some assistance

their heat could be cut off. For these people,

LIHEAP is a vital program which is certainly

not pork or luxurious Federal spending.

Mr. Speaker, I would have risen in support

for the motion to instruct conferees. I appreciate this opportunity to clearly state my position.

DEMOCRATS STILL OFFER

AMERICA THE BEST DEAL

fHON. MAJOR R. OWENS OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 2, 1995

Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, Members of this

House certainly have the right to change their

parties. But when such soul changing operations occur in ways that humiliate fellow

Members, the swindled parties have a right to

express their bitterness. Some Democrats can

still hear the riotous mocking laughter in the

Republican cloakroom as a former Democrat

from Georgia announced that he was now

ready to expose himself as a Republican. The

problem for some of us is that this crossing of

the bridge into the enemy camps was staged

to achieve maximum humiliation for Democrats. The turncoat chose to first play the role

of Pied Piper playing the tune of welfare reform compromise to gullible, juvenile Democrats. He led the children of the Donkey

through their own manure of illusions. He even

had some political babies believing that his

decoy legislation might pass.

The lesson of this latest fiasco should be

perfectly clear: Democrats should stop wasting

their energies laboring to construct compromises with the Republicans: Instead,

Democrats must jettison their sluggishness

and take a bold new set of alternatives to the

masses of the caring majority that refused to

vote in the last election. We must denounce

the deals and loudly state exactly what Democrats intend to do for this Nation. Democrats

must work to create jobs not only for welfare

recipients but also stimulate job development

for the unemployed and the underemployed.

Democrats must fight for reform that eliminates taxes on personal wages of less than

$50,000. Democrats must sponsor all necessary increases in the education and job

training budget while we decrease wasteful

spending on the CIA, Seawolf submarines and

F22’s for Defense. Democrats must insist that

prosperous Germany and rich Japan pay the

full cost for overseas bases. Democrats must

do whatever is necessary to rebuild the Nation’s physical infrastructure and provide greater economic security for citizens at all income

levels. Instead of stepping in the manure of

Trojan horse deals; instead of being confused

by covenants and ad hoc compromises;

Democrats should acknowledge and celebrate

the solid rock foundations of Roosevelt’s New

Deal. On these foundations—full-employment,

Federal deposit insurance, a national conservation program, fair labor standards, social

security, et cetera—Democrats must resolve

to keep building a magnificent tower of sharing

that spreads light over all Americans.

MANURE OF THE TROJAN HORSE

The Trojan plot

They now reveal

A low down dirty deal

Majorities have

Power appeal

Democratic cowards

Are an easy steal

Loyalty the turncoats

Never feel

The Trojan plot

They now reveal

The real deal

Camouflaged

An Aldridge Ames fox

In the Gephardt henhouse

Solidarity forever

Licking the rear

Of the sly rude right

Cunning Caucus Clan

Benevolently bowing

To the Benedict Arnolds

Til all reason

Sinks way out of sight

Brief unity was real

We rallied round the deal

Liberals waded thru manure and dirt

Even while it smelled and hurt

We voted for the deal

But the Judas hug

Proved poisonous and unreal

Prostitution was the thing

A slimy partisan sting

Compromise

Is on the rise

From the halls of the White House

To the shores of the DNC

Adulteration duplication

Invitation is the

Grand fascination

Our nation needs to feel

Which is the clear and pure

Just and honest real deal

The lesson should be learned

No more should we be burned

On this plagiarized chapter

Set tight the sad seal

Democrats to compromise

Never again must kneel

Destiny demands

That we construct

Own own dam daring deal

The Trojan plot

We all now know

In a separate direction

With dedicated speed

Democrats must go.