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other countries today to protect the 

environment. 

Every year, AID manages hundreds of 

millions of dollars in international 

health programs. Is this money wasted? We might as well ask whether 

AIDS and tuberculosis are infectious. 

Every year, AID commits a large 

part of its budget to promoting free 

markets and democratic development 

in countries where the United States 

has important interests. This is not diplomacy. It is hands-on assistance that 

requires people with special expertise 

on the ground who can get the job 

done. Working with foreign governments and private organizations on the 

nuts and bolts of solving real problems. 

That is what AID does. 

Mr. President, we have a strong need 

to rewrite the Foreign Assistance Act 

to redefine the framework for foreign 

aid. AID can continue to downsize and 

improve its efficiency. But we should 

not abolish an agency that is aggressively adapting itself to the changed 

world we live in and to the shrinking 

foreign aid budget. 

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OREGON RECIPIENTS OF OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AWARDS 

Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, as 

Congress begins the difficult task of 

confronting our Federal deficit and addressing the needs of our less-developed 

communities, we must focus on innovative ideas to meet these needs. Bureaucracy has often failed to provide 

successful solutions, making the formation of public-private partnerships 

necessary to jointly aid neighborhoods. 

Successful community development 

must be locally specialized. Attempts 

by Congress to write a Federal prescription for our Nation’s underdeveloped communities will not succeed unless these strategies are sensitive to the diverse needs of those localities. 

One organization is making a difference in developing communities by 

providing localized, market-guided assistance. The Social Compact is a coalition of hundreds of leaders from the 

financial services and community development industries who have combined their forces to strengthen America’s at-risk neighborhoods, both urban 

and rural. Firmly grounded in John 

Locke’s thesis of a covenant between 

members of society and the community 

from which one has prospered, emphasizing commonalities rather than accentuating differences, the Social Compact advocates a voluntary call to action, mobilizing institutions to invest 

their unique capabilities in neighborhood self-empowerment partnerships. 

The Social Compact each year recognizes participating partnerships for 

their achievements in community development. I am pleased to announce 

that two partnerships in Oregon, the 

Portland Community Reinvestment 

Initiatives partnered with the U.S. 

Bank of Oregon, and the Northeast 

Community Development Corp. 

partnered with First Interstate Bank 

of Oregon, each received the Social 

Compact’s 1995 Outstanding Community Investment Award. 

Portland Community Reinvestment 

Initiatives and U.S. Bank of Oregon 

were recognized for their efforts in reclaiming 350 properties located in some 

of Portland’s most vulnerable areas. 

This pioneering response to an unprecedented affordable housing crisis in 

northeast Portland has given residents 

the opportunity to become homeowners 

and improve the supply of quality, affordable rental properties as a permanent community asset. Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives was 

created by the city of Portland in an 

effort to provide a long-term remedy 

for large scale foreclosures facing 

northeast Portland. U.S. Bank of Oregon stepped forward with a pioneering 

financing solution. The outcome of this 

teamwork resulted in one-third of the 

homes being purchased by lower-income families and the remaining units 

are being rehabilitated into affordable 

rentals. 

The Northeast Community Development Corp. and First Interstate Bank 

of Oregon were recognized for developing a comprehensive program to provide the opportunity for homeownership for 250 Portland families, reclaiming 4 vulnerable inner northeast Portland neighborhoods. Initially funded by 

a Federal Nehemiah Housing Opportunity grant, the Northeast Community Development Corp. original aim 

was to construct and renovate 250 single-family homes that would later provide first-time home ownership opportunities for lower and moderate-income families. 

First Interstate took the lead in the 

project by providing construction financing, grant funding, and a line of 

credit for the development of the first 

five demonstration homes. First Interstate provided additional assistance by 

organizing a consortium of six local 

leaders to commit $1.9 million in construction financing and first-time 

homebuyer programs for potential borrowers. As a result of this private-public teamwork, property values are rising in targeted areas, crime is decreasing, and residents have a renewed sense 

of pride in their neighborhood. 

The ethic of civic responsibility and 

the spirit of community are fundamental principles which have guided 

our country’s evolution. The award recipients from Oregon are stellar examples of these virtues in our modern 

times. They should serve as reminders 

of what can be accomplished when government acts locally in a creative alliance with the private sector. 

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MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT 

Messages from the President of the 

United States were communicated to 

the Senate by Mr. Thomas, one of his 

secretaries. 

EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED 

As in executive session the Presiding 

Officer laid before the Senate messages 

from the President of the United 

States submitting sundry nominations 

which were referred to the appropriate 

committees. 

(The nominations received today are 

printed at the end of the Senate proceedings.) 

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MEASURES PLACED ON THE 

CALENDAR 

The following measures were read the 

second time and placed on the calendar: 

S. 761. A bill to improve the ability of the 

United States to respond to the international terrorist threat. 

S. 790. A bill to provide for the modification or elimination of Federal reporting requirements. 

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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 

The following reports of committees 

were submitted: 

By Mr. PRESSLER, from the Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 

without amendment: 

S. 625. A bill to amend the Land Remote 

Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (Rept. No. 104–81). 

By Mr. DOMENICI, from the Committee on 

the Budget, without amendment: 

S. Con. Res. 13. An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the 

fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 

and 2002 (Rept. No. 104

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–82). 

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND 

JOINT RESOLUTIONS 

The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first 

and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: 

By Mr. COCHRAN: 

S. 800. A bill to provide for hearing care 

services by audiologists to Federal civilian 

employees; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. 

By Mr. HELMS: 

S. 801. A bill to extend the deadline under 

the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of two hydroelectric projects in 

North Carolina, and for other purposes; to 

the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. HOLLINGS: 

S. 802. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 

Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement 

for the vessel ROYAL AFFAIRE; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

By Mr. MCCAIN: 

S. 803. A bill to amend the Defense Base 

Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 in order 

to revise the process for disposal of property 

located at installations closed under that 

Act pursuant to the 1995 base closure round; 

to the Committee on Armed Services. 

By Mr. BRADLEY: 

S. 804. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise taxes 

on tobacco products, and to use a portion of 

the resulting revenues to fund a trust fund 

for tobacco diversification, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Finance. 

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