May 1, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE H 4437

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, April 25, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the permission granted in clause 5 of rule III of the

Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives,

the Clerk received the following message

from the Secretary of the Senate, on Tuesday, April 25, 1995 at 9:40 a.m.: that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 1380.

With great respect, I am

Sincerely yours,

ROBIN H. CARLE,

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

PRO TEMPORE

fThe SPEAKER pro tempore. The

Chair desires to announce that pursuant to clause 4 of rule I, the Speaker

signed the following enrolled bills on

Friday, April 7, 1995:

H.R. 889. Making emergency supplemental

appropriations and rescissions to preserve

and enhance the military readiness of the

Department of Defense for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes;

S. 178. To amend the Commodity Exchange

Act to extend the authorization for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for

other purposes;

S. 244. To further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly

accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other

purposes;

And the Speaker pro tempore signed

the following enrolled bill on Wednesday, April 12, 1995:

H.R. 1345. To eliminate budget deficits and

management inefficiencies in the government of the District of Columbia through the

establishment of the District of Columbia financial responsibility and management assistance authority, and for other purposes.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE HONORABLE PATRICIA SCHROEDER,

fMEMBER OF CONGRESS

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from Hon. PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Member of Congress:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, April 7, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington,

DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to formally notify you pursuant to rule L (50) of the Rules

of the House that my office has received a

subpoena for testimony and documents concerning constituent casework. The subpoena

was issued by the County Court, City and

County of Denver, Colorado.

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,

PAT SCHROEDER,

Congresswoman.

PERMISSION TO FILE PRIVILEGED

REPORT ON RULE FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 655, HYDROGEN

FUTURE ACT OF 1995

Mr. SOLOMON. Madam Speaker, I

ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules may have until midnight tonight to file a privileged report

on a rule for the consideration of H.R.

655, the Hydrogen Future Act of 1995.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there

objection to the request of the gentleman from New York?

COMMEMORATING THE 30TH ANNIThere was no objection.

VERSARY OF THE DISAPPEARfANCE OF COL. CHARLES

SHELTON

(Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky asked and

was given permission to address the

House for 1 minute and to revise and

extend his remarks.)

Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Madam

Speaker, I rise today to honor an

American hero who disappeared 30

years ago.

Charles Shelton was an Owensboro,

KY native who was shot down over

Laos April 29, 1965—his 33d birthday.

His Air Force plane crash-landed, and

he even made radio contact with

friendly forces before being captured.

Several reports describe Colonel

Shelton’s escape and recapture—as well

as other sightings—well into the 1980’s.

Last year, after his children petitioned the Pentagon, Colonel Shelton’s

status was changed to presumed dead.

He was the last American POW of the

Vietnam war.

Last year Charles Shelton was eulogized at the grave site of his wife,

Mariam, in Arlington National Cemetery.

Saturday, his friends and family

began work on a memorial on the lawn

of the Daviess County Courthouse. It is

a fitting honor for an American hero.

I rise today to remind my colleagues

and the American people of the bravery

of Charles Shelton—and to ask that the

sacrifices of the Shelton family and so

many others not be forgotten.

CORRECTING CNN’S STATEMENTS

ABOUT THE NATIONAL GUARD

f(Mr. MONTGOMERY asked and was

given permission to address the House

for 1 minute and to revise and extend

his remarks.)

Mr. MONTGOMERY. Madam Speaker, Cable News Network anchor Bernard Shaw made an inaccurate statement last night during CNN’s program

in observance of the 20th anniversary

of the end of the Vietnam war. He was

explaining how five National Guardsmen from one small town in Kentucky

got killed in the war and then he said

the National Guard rarely goes overseas to combat.

That is totally wrong. The only reason more National Guardsmen were not

used in Vietnam was that President

Johnson wanted to keep them home to

control antiwar riots in the States.

The fact is that the National Guard

has been involved in overseas combat

missions for more than half a century.

Four of the 12 divisions landing in Europe and D-day were National Guardsmen and the 29th National Guard Division lost 2,000 men in 1 day at Omaha

Beach.

President Bush sent 106,000 young National Guardsmen and reservists to the

Persian Gulf war. They fought alongside the Active Forces on the ground

and in the air during that war.

And even today, the National Guard

and Reserve are flying missions over

and into the war-torn country of

Bosnia.

The fact is that the Active Forces

cannot go anywhere in the world today

without the National Guard and Reserve.

I think CNN owes it to these men and

women, their families, and the American people to set the record straight

on this issue.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under

SPECIAL ORDERS

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

of the House, the following Members

will be recognized for 5 minutes each.

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

ftleman from Maryland [Mr. HOYER] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. HOYER 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 New York [Mr. OWENS] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. OWENS 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 Colorado [Mrs. SCHROEDER] is recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mrs. SCHROEDER addressed the

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

fRECESS

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 12, rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess for approximately 5 minutes.

Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 11 minutes p.m.), the House stood in recess

for approximately 5 minutes.

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AFTER RECESS

The recess having expired, the House

was called to order by the Speaker pro