May 2, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE H 4447

Let us pray:

Everliving and everloving God, we

come before You in the solemnity of

this moment with gratitude for the

wholeness of creation, born out of Your

goodness and Your mercy.

We come to You to consider our calling to serve the common good and, in

our understanding of that calling, hear

our prayer for a new discernment as to

what the common good shall be. Hear

our cry as we brood over the emergent

alienation in our Nation that for so

long, for far too long, has had violence

as its expression.

Allow Your spirit to hover over our

deliberations in this place, to be sensitive to the harsh realities of all of us,

and especially those who are

marginalized, and do not allow any of

us to objectify any other persons who

are Your person. Unite us anew as a

whole people under God.

We know that You are near in all of

our collective deliberations and even in

our solitude, and be with us this day.

As our prayers ascend into Your

throne of mercy, answer them as You

will. This we pray. Amen, and amen.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The

THE JOURNAL

fChair has examined the Journal of the

last day’s proceedings and announces

to the House his approval thereof.

Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

fgentleman from North Carolina [Mr.

BALLENGER] come forward and lead the

House in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mr. BALLENGER led the Pledge of

Allegiance as follows:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the

United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God,

indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

A WARM WELCOME TO OUR GUEST

fCHAPLAIN

(Mrs. SCHROEDER asked and was

given permission to address the House

for 1 minute and to revise and extend

her remarks.)

Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, I

take the well with great pride, because

the visiting chaplain today, Dr. Clyde

Miller, is from my church in Denver,

CO. In fact, I am a member of his flock.

For those of you who wondered if there

was anyone who would claim me, yes,

and I must say how very, very proud I

am. I am going to put his re ́sume ́ in the

RECORD at this time, because he has a

very, very long history of doing things,

not only preaching but practicing. And

I think what he said are all things he

has practiced very hard and very diligently all his life and has been a great

role model for how we do that. But basically one of the reasons that I have

always enjoyed so much listening to

Reverend Miller is the fact that he has

a Barbara Jordanesque voice, that

through all the clutter and noise, and

through all of the conflicting things

that pull and tug at us, his voice is

able to pierce right through that and

touch the souls of people who really

need to be touched.

I think that is truly a gift, and a gift

that he has used and utilized well, and

I thank him very, very much for being

with us to launch this second session of

the Congress.

I include for the RECORD Dr. Miller’s

re ́sume ́.

REV. CLYDE H. MILLER, JR.,

Denver, CO, March 30, 1995.

Rev. Clyde H. Miller, Jr. retired as Conference Minister of the Rocky Mountain Conference, United Church of Christ, in 1993

where he had served since 1980. During his

service he was responsible for the mission,

education, and outdoor ministries. Serving

as a pastor to pastors and to the 90+ congregations in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming,

he was responsible for helping pastors and

congregations in the placement process, resolving conflicts, and planning mission and

outreach strategies.

Prior to this position he was the Executive

Director of the Boston City Missionary Society for eleven years. At CMS he was the executive for the century-old United Church of

Christ institution organized to be an advocate for inner-city poor. In addition to supervising a staff of twenty persons, he was responsible for development.

Earlier he had worked for the National

Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice

in Chicago, Illinois. He also served as the

Christian Education Executive for the

Church Federation of Greater Chicago.

His first position following his graduation

from the Chicago Theological Seminary and

his ordination in 1958, was an Assistant Pastor of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Congregational for six years.

A graduate of Talladega College, he has

served as adjunct faculty member at

Wesleyan(CT) University, Boston College,

and Colorado College.

A native of Middlesboro, KY, he is married,

has two daughters and two grandchildren.

Mr. Miller is concluding this month a oneyear stint as an interim pastor at the First

Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Boulder, Colorado and is now interim pastor at

Eastside Christian Church, Denver, Colorado.

(Ms. D

THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING

ELAURO asked and was given

fpermission to address the House for 1

minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)

Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, when a

terrorist’s bomb tore a hole in the

Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma

City, its impact was felt across the

country. We all grieved with the families and we prayed that the rescue

workers would find more survivors.

Their grief leads us to want to affirm

our country as both free and tolerant.

Here is Congress, we must call on people of good will from both parties to repudiate extremist, paramilitary forces

and provocative rhetoric that pushes

people to violence and terrorism. By

doing so, we do not politicize a tragedy, we live up to our responsibilities

to respond to this tragedy.

The images of bloodied babies being

carried from the smoking rubble of the

Murrah Building and the grieving families will stay with us for a long time.

But, we should also remember the heroes of the Oklahoma City. Remember

the rescue workers and the volunteers.

And, remember the indominable spirit

of the people of Oklahoma City. Our

thoughts and prayers remain with

them, today. And, we owe it to them,

to both the victims and the heroes of

Oklahoma City, to stand up to the

forces that seek to divide us with

words of hate.

THE PEOPLE WANT WASHINGTON

fTO CHANGE

(Mr. BALLENGER asked and was

given permission to address the House

for 1 minute.)

Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, last

month I went back to my district and

returned to a place far different from

Washington. In my district, there are

families who work hard and play by the

rules. And, they are careful not to

spend more than they take in. If they

do not, they run afoul of the law.

In Washington, however, things are

different.

In Washington, it’s OK to waste other

people’s money.

In Washington, it’s OK to spend lavishly on ineffective programs.

In Washington, it’s OK to disrespect

the values that ordinary Americans

live by every day.

When I returned home over the recess, I listened to my constituents. I

can tell you one thing, Mr. Speaker,

they want Washington to change. They

want a government that will respect

simple virtues, not one that creates

deficits and debts to be passed on to

our children and grandchildren.

Mr. Speaker, in the first 100 days, we

Republicans proved that promises can

be made and kept. In the next, we will

show that Washington truly can be

changed.

SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL

EMPLOYEES NEEDED

f(Ms. RIVERS asked and was given

permission to address the House for 1

minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)

Ms. RIVERS. Mr. Speaker, one cannot read a newspaper these days without understanding that there is a supposed war between the Government and

the people. But who is the Government? These days we often hear attacks on Federal employees around

their benefits, around their pay, as if

they do not have mortgages to pay, as

if they do not have to feed and clothe

children, as if they do not pay taxes

like other workers in this country.

It is suggested they are nameless,

faceless bureaucrats, not the people

who fight our drug wars, not the people

who care for sick veterans, not the people who make sure our food and water

is safe. These are real people, and the