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American flag, and the freedom to choose and

the liberty to succeed which it embodies.

Some Americans are too young to remember; others have too quickly forgotten. How

important, therefore, that we honor our veterans, that we learn from them, and that we

teach others about history, about war, about

sacrifice. We are still reminded about Korea,

Vietnam, and more recent encounters. We

should not, however, allow the memory, the

lessons, and the sacrifices of our terrible world

wars to fade. Proud veterans of those wars

are among us today. Their presence bears

witness to sacrifice.

Fifty years ago this month, our Nation was

beginning to absorb the meaning of victory in

Europe, to realize what the final tally was in

terms of lives lost or shattered as the result of

the awful conflict in Europe and North Africa.

In April of 1945, President Roosevelt had died

of a cerebral hemorrhage at Warm Springs,

GA. The battle in the Pacific still raged as scientists neared completion of the first atomic

bomb. The sacrifices would continue for 4

more months, and then the bloodiest of all

wars would be over.

Veterans of World War I saw staggering

losses in bitter trench warfare and history’s

first use of such horrible tactics as gas warfare. Fewer than 20,000 veterans of that brutal

conflict are still alive today.

Cemeteries in two small towns in northwest

Maryland contain the dead from the bloodiest

day of the Civil War. The United States and

the world learned of the awful toll of war when

two of Mathew Brady’s assistants photographed the dead of the 1-day battle at Antietam. The pictures brought home the shocking

toll of war and its accompanying sacrifice

when they were first displayed in 1862, and

they are no less shocking today. Each Memorial Day, the 2,100 graves of the Union dead

are decorated with small American flags, a

scene which stirs the conscience, but which

only hints at the sacrifices which took place on

the day of the battle. The nearby cemetery

containing 2,400 Confederate dead, no less

valiant, is undecorated on most Memorial

Days, because there are not sufficient funds to

remember the sacrifice of these equally selfless men and boys.

Battlefields and cemeteries remind us of the

terrible sacrifices and loss of life in war. But

many of us or our family members remember

all too directly the experience of war. The first

half of this century saw two world wars. These

were the ‘‘wars to end all wars’’. How wrong

we were to think the experience of war was

behind us! Consider Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, Grenada, and Panama. The Persian

Gulf, Somalia, and Haiti. We have asked

much of our fighting men and women.

Although many members of our Armed

Forces are buried on foreign soils, there are

cemeteries throughout this country which contain the remains of the very best that America

had to offer. Remembering is what Memorial

Day is for, and what gives it meaning is how

each one of us remembers the great sacrifices

which have made possible the blessings we

share as Americans today.

LOS ANGELES STUDENTS RECEIVING THE ‘‘TOOLS FOR SUCCESS’’

HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

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

recognize the Miller Brewing Company and

the Los Angeles Trade Technical College

(LATTC) for establishing the ‘‘Tools for Success’ Scholarship Program.

Since it began 4 years ago, the scholarship

program has built a nationwide reputation and

expanded into six more cities. Instead of

awarding students with scholarship funds,

‘‘Tools for Success’’ provides graduates with

the actual tools they will need to excel in their

profession. Whether it is automotive repair or

fashion design, students embarking on a career will have both the skills and the implements to compete in the marketplace.

The top two graduates from 16 selected

trade professions at Los Angeles Trade Technical College are honored annually. Each of

the 32 honorees will receive a complete set of

tools to help them begin their career. Since

Miller Brewing started the Tools for Success

Program more than 100 graduates have benefitted. Each honoree receives a set of tools

donated by Snap-On Tools, valued between

$1,500 and $2,000. Southern California Edison is also a partner in making this nationwide

program a reality. Each of the scholarship

sponsors deserves credit for developing a

well-trained workforce that will stand ready to

face the challenges of the 21st century.

Unfortunately, congressional duties will prevent me from attending the fourth annual

awards ceremony. I say this partly because

the College’s renowed culinary arts students

will prepare the awards luncheon.

The program is the brainchild of Victor Franco, Public Relations Manager, Miller Brewing

Company at the Irwindale Brewery. Victor realized that vocational students have often been

shortchanged at the scholarship table. Ninety

percent of vocational graduates are required

to have their own tools before they are hired.

Often students cannot afford to make the large

investment. By putting the tools in their hand,

the students are well on their way to finding a

job and honing their skills in the working

world.

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me

in honoring their year’s Tools for Success

scholarship awardees and to all of the individuals who have made this program thrive.

AN AMENDMENT ADDRESSING THE

DEFINITION OF A SMALL BUSIfNESS IN SECTION 322

HON. SPENCER BACHUS OF ALABAMA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, under Chairman

Shuster’s bill, H.R. 961—Clean Water Act

Amendments of 1995, general and site-specific permits are required unless the entity can

prove that its activities do not pose a significant risk to health and the environment, in

which case, a permit would be required. However, an exemption is provided for small businesses that meet the definition of ‘‘small business’’ as promulgated by the EPA. Under the

provisions of the committee bill, a small business is exempt from general and site-specific

permits unless the State finds that, without

permits, stormwater discharges would have a

significant adverse effect on water quality. In

this case, a permit would be required regardless of whether the entity was a small business or not.

While the reformed permitting process is a

tremendous positive step in the right direction,

the bill leaves it to the discretion of the EPA

to define ‘‘small business.’’ We fear that EPA

will attempt to circumvent the clear intent of

the bill and define ‘‘small business’’ so narrowly that it has no practical application.

The amendment which I plan to offer, a

copy of which follows, uses similar language

from section 507 of the Clean Air Act as it relates to defining ‘‘small business’’ based on

number of employees. Under the Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environment Compliance Assistance Program,

small business is defined as having 100 or

fewer employees. Our amendment as written

would still allow EPA to define ‘‘small business,’’ but any definition would have to include

language to define ‘‘small business’’ as having

100 or fewer employees.

Even if this amendment is adopted, a State

would still maintain authority to require permits

by certain small businesses if it found that the

stormwater discharges from the business

would have a significant adverse effect on

water quality. The amendment is intended to

reduce the cost and paper-work that literally

thousands of small business would be burdened with if they were not initially excluded

from the permitting process.

AMENDMENT TO H.R. 961, AS REPORTED

OFFERED BY MR. BACHUS OF ALABAMA

Page 146, line 21, after the period insert the

following:

At a minimum, the term ‘‘small business’’

shall include a corporation, partnership, unincorporated business, and sole proprietorship employing 100 or fewer full time employees.

AN AMENDMENT TO RESOLVE THE

TACOMA DECISION

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HON. BILL EMERSON OF MISSOURI

HON. BILL K. BREWSTER OF OKLAHOMA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Mr. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, the purpose

of this amendment is to resolve the friction

and conflict that the Clean Water Act, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in its 1994 Tacoma decision, is creating with the Federal

Power Act. The Supreme Court has interpreted the Clean Water Act, in particular section 401 of the Act, so broadly as to effectively

supersede the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s licensing authority over hydropower projects under the Federal Power Act.

This amendment would rectify that situation by

exempting hydropower projects from regulation under the Clean Water Act.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

already conducts a comprehensive review of

proposed new hydropower projects when first