H 4598 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE May 9, 1995

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, April 11, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House,

U.S. House of Representatives,

Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I write to notify you

formally pursuant to rule L (50) of the Rules

of the House that a member of my staff has

been served with a subpoena issued by the

District Court of the State of Texas. After

consultation with the General Counsel, I

have determined that compliance with the

subpoena is consistent with the privileges

and precedents of the House.

Sincerely,

FRANK TEJEDA,

fMember of Congress.

SPECIAL ORDERS

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under

the Speaker’s announced policy of January 4, 1995, and under a previous order

of the House the following Members are

recognized for 5 minutes each.

previous order of the House, the genThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

ftleman from South Carolina [Mr. GRAHAM] is recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. GRAHAM addressed the House.

His remarks will appear hereafter in

the Extensions of Remarks.]

previous order of the House, the genThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

ftleman from Oregon [Mr. DEFAZIO] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. DEFAZIO addressed the House.

His remarks will appear hereafter in

previous order of the House, the genthe Extensions of Remarks.]

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

ftleman from Georgia [Mr. KINGSTON] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. KINGSTON addressed the House.

His remarks will appear hereafter in

the Extensions of Remarks.]

previous order of the House, the genThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

ftleman from Massachusetts [Mr.

FRANK] is recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts addressed the House. His remarks will appear hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.]

previous order of the House, the gentleThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

fwoman from Texas [Ms. JACKSON-LEE]

is recognized for 5 minutes.

[Ms. JACKSON-LEE addressed the

House. Her remarks will appear hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.]

TRIBUTE TO PETER AVILLANOZA—

VICTIM OF OKLAHOMA CITY

fBOMBING

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from Hawaii [Mrs. MINK] is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. Speaker,

today I want to remember a native son

of Hawaii, Peter Avillanoza, who recently went to Oklahoma City to begin

a new mission, as director of equal opportunity for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He moved

to Oklahoma City only a few months

ago. He was 56 years old when he died

in the senseless bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building.

Peter Avillanoza cared passionately

about the people he served. He was a

pioneer. Peter was assigned by HUD to

work in Honolulu to help people comply with fair housing laws. He had been

working in HUD’s Orange County, CA

office. He didn’t come in with a big regulatory stick and levy penalties. Instead, he prevented violations from occurring in the first place. For 2 years,

he reached out into the community to

encourage consumers and industry to

buy into the concept of equal housing

opportunity for all. He made sure everyone—residents, landlords, realtors,

financiers and public officials—knew

their rights and their responsibilities,

before the law was implemented.

Today, as just one measure of his success, real estate industry in Hawaii requires all its professionals to be instructed about fair housing law before

granting them certificates to practice.

Peter Avillanoza was born and educated in Hawaii. After graduating from

Kaimuki High School in 1956, Peter

Avillanoza joined the Army, got married and, after finishing his tour, used

the GI bill to get master’s degrees in

business and criminology. While going

to school, he worked as a Honolulu police officer and in the fire department.

Peter Avillanoza loved music, played

several instruments and composed

songs, Hawaiian music being one of his

favorites. Friends and family recall the

day he began singing gospel music.

That happened just last August, when,

at an outdoor religious revival, Peter

walked up to the stage and made his

peace with God.

Peter Avillanoza leaves behind a

great legacy: his wife Darlene DohiAvillanoza, 10 children, 14 grandchildren, and 10 brothers and sisters.

He raised his children with descipline,

fairness, and love. And he stayed connected to them. No matter where he

was, he called his children every week,

thereby becoming the keeper of family

news.

After the bombing, relatives rushed

to Oklahoma City, struggling to find

out any details they could. After 10

days of heartbreaking uncertainty, rescuers found his body on Saturday,

April 29.

Yesterday in Honolulu, hundreds of

friends, family and colleagues gathered

to lay him to rest. Their memories of

Peter Avillanoza, his love and his dedication will give them the strength to

endure his loss.

And on behalf of the people of Hawaii, I wish to acknowledge the precious life of Peter Avillanoza and note

the deep personal loss suffered by his

family.

There will be no consolation for this

family. The sadness they feel must be

felt by all Americans. Only then, can

we take the necessary steps to make

sure that his life was not taken in vain.

Hate and violence must be expunged

from our culture, and replaced with the

love and compassion exemplified in the

life of Peter Avillanoza.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from Ohio [Ms. KAPTUR] is recognized for 5 minutes.

[Ms. KAPTUR addressed the House.

Her remarks will appear hereafter in

the Extensions of Remarks.]

REFUGEES TO CASTRO’S CUBA

REPATRIATION OF CUBAN

fThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

previous order of the House, the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr.

MENENDEZ] is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise

today to express condemnation of the

secret meetings that were held between

the Department of State and the Castro dictatorship, and specifically between Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Peter Tarnoff and Communist Cuban official Ricardo Alarcon,

which resulted today, a dark day in

American history, in 18 Cuban refugees

forcibly being repatriated to the Castro

dictatorship.

Mr. Speaker, I want the Committee

on International Relations, of which I

am a member, to hold hearings and receive a full accounting of who specifically authorized such a process, and all

details relevant to that process. During

March I was assured by senior administration officials that no other options

prior to those that had been publicly

debated and discussed had been presented to the administration. And we

had the head of the Cuban desk appear

in my district talking to people from

within the community, and yet, despite

all of those statements made in public

and private, this type of clandestine

action occurred, and it belies private

and public assurances made to me and

others and therefore betrays trust.

I would like to know what was the

specific role of the State Department

in this latest process which was concluded in the joint statement of May 2

with the Castro dictatorship. What was

the specific role of the National Security Council, and what individuals from

the National Security Council were involved? I would also like to know if

there are any other actual, understood,

or implied agreements with the Castro

dictatorship that have been made or

are in the process of being made.

No doubt our Government should be

keenly aware of the physical and psychiatric abuse and attacks and other

forms of harassment and intimidation

on dissidents to this day by Castro security forces. The State Department

has documented it over the years in

the ‘‘Country Reports on Human