May 9, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6367

psychological well-being of the parents while

they are at work; another 1,700 abused and

neglected children will lose foster care; 28,500

blind and disabled children lose SSI cash assistance immediately, and 114,000 low-income

children lose cash assistance.

The contract falls also on 41,531 senior citizens and families with children in our state

who will lose assistance they depend upon to

provide heat during the winter, and 17,747

Louisiana families who otherwise could

count on an FHA loan, their only access to

an affordable home loan, to help them buy

their first houses.

These are only some of the disastrous effects of the contract on Louisiana that

threaten the young, the weak and the poor—

in short, the very people who need our help

the most. I do not believe that was the intent of the American voters nor is the wish

of Louisiana voters. And I do not believe it

is in the best interests of either the American people or their elected representatives.

I am reminded of the words of Jesus who

described in the Gospel of St. Matthew

(Chapter 25, verses 44–45) how on Judgement

Day those on the left hand of God would ask:

‘Lord, when saw we Thee an hungred, or

athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in

prison, and did not minister unto Thee? Then

shall He answer them, saying, Verily I say

unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of

the least of these, ye did it not to Me.’

May I respectfully suggest as we open our

ears to listen to the popular political rhetoric of tax cuts and budget balancing that we

pause for a moment and open our eyes to the

consequences on those who can least afford

to bear the burdens which will be heaped

upon them in the attempt to achieve these

goals.

TRIBUTE TO CATONS CHAPELRICHARDSON COVE VOLUNTEER

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fFIRE DEPARTMENT

∑ Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I rise

today to commend the Catons ChapelRichardson Cove Volunteer Fire Department in Sevierville, TN, for their

dedication and service to their community. In east Tennessee’s Sevier County, the county-operated fire department is often unable to reach the remote areas of Catons Chapel and Richardson Cove in time to save a burning

house or building—the distance is just

too great. As a result, residents in

those areas of the county obtained a

State charter in 1992 to create a volunteer fire department that could better

serve those communities.

The fire department began with a

handful of volunteers, who met in the

basement of a local store to plant the

development and cost of a fully operational fire department. With about

$18,000 from the county to get started,

the volunteers held small fundraisers

and obtained a bank loan to raise the

additional money they needed to construct a firehouse and purchase fire

trucks and other equipment. A local

resident donated land, and in November 1993, the community broke ground

for the firehouse.

Mr. President, not only did the

Catons Chapel-Richardson Cove volunteers do much of the construction on

the fire station themselves, they have

built this entire department from the

ground up. These volunteer firefighters

are the true definition of public servants—they recognized a need in their

community and have worked hard to

satisfy it.

Now, all of that work is beginning to

pay off. The fire department has 22 volunteer firefighters, most whom have

been trained by the Sevier Firefighters

School. The department also has three

fire trucks, including one that can

pump more than 1,000 gallons of water

per minute, protective clothing, air

packs, and experience—volunteers from

the Catons Chapel-Richardson Cove department have responded to and assisted on many calls in the area.

Mr. President, the most important

thing about these firefighters is that

they are all volunteers. Every time the

department receives a call to respond,

these citizens leave their families and

risk their lives to help save a neighbor’s life and home or to prevent a

local business from losing everything

that it has. Mr. President, this country

is full of dedicated public servants like

the volunteers in Sevier County, but

all too often, their work goes unnoticed. Today, I would like to recognize

the firefighters in the Catons ChapelRichardson Cove Volunteer Fire Department and the nine members of the

department’s volunteer advisory board

and thank them for their efforts and

dedicated service to their community.

f ∑

THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR

LADY OF REDEMPTION CHURCH

∑ Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would

like to recognize an impressive milestone which will soon be achieved by a

church in Warren, MI. On May 13, 1995,

Our Lady of Redemption Church will

celebrate its 75th anniversary. The

church serves over 4,000 parishioners in

the Detroit area. In fact, it is the largest Melkite-Catholic Eastern Rite Parish in the United States.

The Detroit community benefits

from a number of community service

activities performed by members of

this historic church. Our Lady of Redemption regularly holds food drives

and their contributions reach far and

wide to Detroit area food banks. Parishioners provide volunteer help to

area hospitals, they support the Hunger Action Coalition, and they participate in the Metro Detroit Youth Day.

The parish annually donates its facilities for use by the city of Warren’s

Parks and Recreation Department. Not

only is Our Lady of Redemption the

spiritual center for its members, but

the church regularly organizes activities with parishes of other denominations to interchange fellowship in the

spirit of ecumenism.

Please join me in saying congratulations to an integral member of the Detroit community—Our Lady of Redemption Church. I thank the clergy

and members of this church for their

dedicated service and wish them many

more years of fellowship.∑

SUBMISSION OF MOTION ADOPTED

IN THE COMMITTEE ON THE

BUDGET

∑ Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, pursuant to paragraph 2 of rule XXVI of

the Standing Rules of the Senate, I

submit for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD a motion adopted in the

Committee on the Budget on May 6,

1995, governing consideration of amendments during deliberations on the fiscal year 1996 budget resolution.

The motion follows:

PAY-AS-YOU-GO MOTION MAKING OUT OF

ORDER AMENDMENTS THAT ARE NOT DEFICIT

NEUTRAL

Motion that, during deliberations on the

fiscal year 1996 budget resolution, it not be

in order for the committee to consider any

perfecting amendment to the Chairman’s

Mark that is not deficit neutral in each year

as measured against that Mark or any complete substitute amendment that fails to

achieve and sustain balance by fiscal year

2002 under a Unified budget; provided that

the President Clinton’s fiscal year 1996 budget shall be in order as a complete substitute.

APPOINTMENTS BY THE VICE

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fPRESIDENT

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The

Chair, on behalf of the Vice President,

pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276h–276k, as

amended, appoints the Senator from

California [Mrs. FEINSTEIN] as a member of the Senate delegation to the

Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group during the first

session of the 104th Congress, to be

held in Tucson, AZ, May 12–14, 1995.

The Chair, on behalf of the Vice

President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d–

276g, as amended, appoints the Senator

from Hawaii [Mr. AKAKA] as a member

of the Senate delegation to the CanadaUnited States Interparliamentary

Group during the first session of the

104th Congress, to be held in Huntsville, ON, Canada, May 18–22, 1995.

ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS—S. 768

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask

funanimous consent that the Senator

from Louisiana [Mr. BREAUX], and the

Senator from Oregon [Mr. PACKWOOD],

be added as original cosponsors to S.

768, the Endangered Species Act Reform Amendments of 1995, which I introduced earlier today.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

SEQUENTIAL REFERRALS—S. 776

AND H.R. 1139

fMr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that if and when

the Senate’s Commerce Committee reports S. 776, a bill to authorize the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act,

introduced by Senators CHAFEE and

KERRY, it be sequentially referred to

the Senate Committee on Environment

and Public Works for a period not to

exceed 20 session days of the Senate;