May 2, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— SENATE S6013 

by Mr. GORTON to the bill H.R. 956, 

supra; as follows: 

On page 3 line 23, strike ‘‘loss: and insert in 

lieu thereof: ‘‘loss; 

except that if the award is against an individual whose net worth does not exceed 

$500,000 or against an owner of an unincorporated business, or any partnership, corporation, association, unit of local government or organization which has fewer than 

twenty-five full-time employees, that 

amount shall not exceed $250,000.’’

DEWINE AMENDMENT NO. 623 

Mr. DEWINE proposed an amendment 

to amendment no. 617 proposed by Mr. 

DOLE to amendment no. 596 proposed 

by Mr. GORTON to the bill, H.R. 965, 

supra; as follows: 

On page 4 line 11 strike the semicolon after 

the word ‘‘awarded’’ through line 15 and insert a period. 

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AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO 

MEET 

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 2, 1995, 

at 3 p.m. in open session, to consider 

the nominations of Gen. Dennis J. 

Reimer, USA to be Chief of Staff of the 

Army, and for reappointment to the 

grade of General; and Lt. Gen. Charles 

C. Krulak, USMC to be Commandant of 

the Marine Corps, and for appointment 

to the grade of General. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 

Senate on Tuesday, May 2, 1995, immediately following the first Roll Call 

vote to hold a business meeting to vote 

on pending items. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations 

of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, be authorized to meet at 10 a.m., 

during the session of the Senate on 

Tuesday, May 2, 1995 to hold hearings 

on the Navy T–AO–187 Kaiser Class 

Oiler Contract. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized 

to meet on Tuesday, May 2, 1995, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in room 485 of the 

Russell Senate Office Building on the 

implementation of the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project authorities by the Indian Health Service. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 

be authorized to meet for a hearing on 

the Nomination of Dr. Henry Foster, 

during the session of the Senate on 

Tuesday, May 2, 1995 at 9:30 a.m. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT

AND THE COURTS

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the courts, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, be authorized 

to meet during a session of the Senate 

on Tuesday, May 2, 1995, at 9:00 a.m., in 

Senate Dirksen Room 226, on the costs 

of the legal system. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

AND REGULATORY RELIEF

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that Subcommittee 

on Financial Institutions and Regulatory Relief, of the Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 2, 

1995, to conduct a hearing on S. 650, 

The Economic Growth and Regulatory 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the 

Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 2, 

1995 at 9:30 a.m. in open session to receive testimony on the space programs 

in review of the Defense authorization 

request for fiscal year 1996 and the future years defense program, and to review the Department of Defense’s space 

management initiative. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS 

JAMES D. HENRY, MISSOURI 

SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF 1995 

∑ Mr. BOND. Mr. President, it is with 

great pleasure that I recognize Jim 

Henry as Missouri’s Small Business 

Person of the Year for 1995. Jim Henry 

is the president and chief operating officer of the R.C. Wilson Co., located in 

St. Charles. 

In years to come, we may refer back 

to 1995 as the year of small business 

owners. More attention is being given 

to the accomplishments of small business persons than at any time since I 

entered government service. Small 

businesses will create 66 percent of all 

new jobs this year. By contrast, large 

companies with over 5,000 employees 

will add only 6 percent of the new jobs. 

Small businesses are the engine that is 

fueling our economy, generating 52 percent of all sales and one-half of the 

gross domestic product. It is, therefore, 

very appropriate that the Small Business Administration has set aside this 

week to honor our Nation’s men and 

women, like Jim Henry, who own and 

operate small businesses. 

Jim Henry’s business, the R.C. Wilson Co., is a collection agency. Most of 

us think of a collection business as one 

that is insensitive at best. However, 

since Mr. Henry purchased the company in 1985, he has worked hard to establish a level of excellence that is essential for success in today’s competitive business environment. His business philosophy puts a special emphasis on the dignity of the consumer, and 

provides professional service and outstanding results while maintaining the 

fine image of the client. 

Jim Henry has been an innovator. 

Over the past 10 years, he has expanded 

and enhanced the delinquent-account 

collection services by fully computerizing his agency. He added opticaldisk storage and on-line capability 

with clients. He has recognized the tremendous changes in the work place by 

adding on-line connections for employees working from home. His business 

was the first of its kind in Missouri to 

add a computerized dialing system. 

In 1985, the R.C. Wilson Co. employed 

25 people with annual billings of $1.25 

million. Today, Jim Henry has 114 employees and bills $4 million a year. His 

success rate is nearly 50 percent better 

than the industry average. 

Jim Henry has succeeded by recognizing the needs of his customers and 

clients, by working hard and by being 

innovative. Equally significant, Jim 

Henry has never forgotten his employees, many have been with the company 

for over 20 years. He has shown us how 

to be an excellent businessman and employer, and I am proud to recognize 

Jim Henry as Missouri’s 1995 Small 

Business Person of the Year.

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∑ 

TRIBUTE TO STEVE WITTMAN 

∑ Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, true 

pioneers are rare and special individuals. They inspire us with their vision, 

their energy, their skill and their ability to lead. 

Today I am sad to report the passing 

of one such pioneer, the legendary aviator Sylvester Joseph Wittman. Mr. 

Wittman and his wife, Paula, died in an 

airplane crash on Sand Mountain, in 

northeastern Alabama last Thursday 

night. They were flying in an airplane 

that Mr. Wittman had designed and 

built from their winter home in Ocala, 

Florida to their home in Oshkosh, Wisconsin when the accident occurred. 

Many successful people like to go by 

the book. Steve Wittman, as he preferred to be called, helped write the 

book. His life practically traced the 

history of aviation. He took wing in 

the spit-and-bailing-wire era and never 

stopped contributing to his beloved 

calling even as we began flying farther, 

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