H 4792 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE May 10, 1995

auto repairs of shutting out American

auto parts so that if you are an auto

consumer in Japan, you go to get your

car fixed and you have got to use Japanese auto parts.

Ms. KAPTUR. We ask the President,

hang tough with Japan.

LEGISLATION HONORING HARRY

fKIZIRIAN

The Speaker pro tempore. Under a

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Rhode Island [Mr. REED]

is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, it is my

pleasure to introduce legislation today,

along with my colleague from Rhode

Island, Mr. KENNEDY, to designate the

main U.S. Post Office in Providence,

RI, as the ‘‘Harry Kizirian Post Office.’’

Harry Kizirian is a truly remarkable

individual. The most decorated living

veteran in Rhode Island, Harry displayed qualities of leadership and courage at a very young age. At the age of

15, Harry had to go to work to support

his widowed mother, but he continued

to maintain his excellent academic

record at Mt. Pleasant High School in

Providence. Upon graduation, Harry

enlisted in the United States Marine

Corps and was sent to Okinawa.

On Okinawa, Harry fought with tenacity and courage, while engaged continuously in fierce combat. Harry was

severely wounded while leading an infantry assault. For his extraordinary

heroism, Harry was awarded the Navy

Cross, the Bronze Star with V Device

for Valor, the Purple Heart with a Gold

Star, and the Rhode Island Cross.

Upon Harry’s return, he immediately

went to work at the main post office in

Providence where he had worked during high school. At work, Harry displayed the same commitment and

teamwork he showed on the frontlines

at Okinawa, and was eventually appointed as the Postmaster. He was confirmed by the United States Senate in

1961, and held the position of Postmaster for 25 years.

Throughout his career with the Postal Service, Harry also devoted much of

his time to the community, serving on

numerous boards and committees.

Harry served on the board of directors

for Butler Hospital, Big Brothers of RI,

RI Blue Cross, the RI Heart and Lung

Associations, and numerous others.

One of Harry’s greatest accomplishments was raising a wonderful family.

He and his wife, Hazel, raised five children and have three grandchildren.

Harry has served his country in every

capacity: in the military, as a civil

servant, as a devoted husband and father, and as a loyal American. Harry

Kizirian is a source of inspiration for

the young and old, and he is a particularly cherished member of Rhode Island’s proud and vibrant Armenian

community.

This bill would commemorate his

generosity and valor for future generations, and it would pay tribute to a remarkable gentleman who has given so

much to his nation, his community,

and his family. I urge my colleagues to

join me in honoring Harry Kizirian by

supporting this bill.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

CALLING FOR AN APOLOGY

fprevious order of the House, the gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. RAHALL] is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, yesterday in a special order, I expressed my

total disbelief that, at an event convened at taxpayer’s expense, a Member

of this House would publicly charge

that a Member of the U.S. Senate

should be tarred and feathered and run

out of the country.

Was this a joke, Mr. Speaker? From

press accounts, what we do know is

that it was a reaction to a constituent’s call for the murder of a Member

of the other body, and that the murderer be given a medal.

The Member from Washington State

in question with whom I have spoken,

did not object to the murder of a U.S.

Senator. The member did not attempt

to argue at all, instead Mr. Speaker, he

fueled the flames of violence against

members of the people’s house, against

the representatives elected by the

American people.

Let me read from a definition of ‘‘tar

and feathers’’:

Pouring molten tar over the body and covering it with feathers was an official punishment in England as early as the 12th century. It was never legal in the United States,

but was always a mob—demonstration. The

practice finally vanished in the late 19th

Century.

But now, Mr. Speaker, a Member of

the House wants to resurrect the practice—to drag the American people, not

toward the next millennium, but back

to the last.

Is this the course the new majorities

in the Congress have set? Is this a new

contract of tar and feathering, of drawing and quartering, of star chambers

and chambers of torture for the American people?

Are there no limits on inciting violence? Has America not seen enough

hate in the last few weeks? Will this

hate make America stronger?

Mr. Speaker, When the people’s representatives remain silent in the face

of hate speech, they endorse it. When

the people’s representatives suggest

violent acts against their colleagues,

they tear at the very fabric that binds

us as a nation. Should we not, as representatives of the people, seek a higher civility in this body? Should we not

as leaders of this country, seek to uplift this nation, rather than tear it

down?

I ask for this Member’s public apology Mr. Speaker. I ask that he apologize to the Member of the other body—

that he apologize to the American people—and that he apologize to this institution of which he is a Member.

NORWOOD

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.

). Under a previous order of

f

the House, the gentleman from New

Jersey [Mr. MENENDEZ] is recognized

for 5 minutes.

[Mr. MENENDEZ addressed the

House. His remarks will appear hereafter in the Extension of Remarks.]

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Alabama [Mr. HILLIARD] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. HILLIARD. Mr. Speaker, today, I

rise to discuss what occurred in my

congressional district 30 years ago this

week. During that time in Selma, AL,

a young black man named Jimmy Lee

Jackson was murdered because he

dared to stand up against the multitudes of racial injustices, from whiteonly water fountains to the Statesrights stand which would not allow

blacks to vote.

Fortunately, Jimmy Lee Jackson’s

murder in 1965 was not in vain. It

prompted the historic 54 mile Selma to

Montgomery voting rights march,

which was the catalyst for the 1965

Voting Rights Act. This act secured

the rights of all Americans to participate, without harassment, in the political system.

Today, we again have challenges before us

which threaten the basic rights of many Americans. The so-called Republican Contract With

America threatens to take away many rights

which we, as Americans, hold dear.

I am speaking of the right to have proper

medical care, the right to proper nutrition, the

right to a good education, and the right to be

treated equally and fairly under the law.

Mr. Speaker, I hope and pray that it does

not take a murder like Jimmy Lee Jackson’s,

which occurred over 30 years ago in Selma, to

wake up America to action.

DEFENDING DEMOCRACY AGAINST

TERRORISM

fThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under

the Speaker’s announced policy of January 4, 1995, the gentleman from New

York [Mr. NADLER] is recognized for 45

minutes as the designee of the minority leader.

Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise

today in an effort to shed light on a

problem on nearly everyone’s mind

these days—the problem of terrorism—

the problem of a relatively small number of violent lawbreakers who have set

out to undermine our democratic way

of life and seek either to blackmail the

government through violence or the

threat of violence to comply with their

demands, or to overthrow the government entirely.

What these misguided zealots are attempting to do is to create a climate of

fear so great that Americans can’t even

drop off their children at day care in

the morning without having to worry if

it will be the last time they will ever

see them. This climate of violence and

fear is sometimes fostered by people

who organize or join so-called militias