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What is that man had not pursued his

dream for independence? What if that president had not pursued his vision? What if?

My vision, and hopefully yours, is that we

as families, as communities, as a nation, as

a people, start working together as a unit.

We, as a people, need to understand that as

long as we have dreams, there is always

room for reality—but if we keep fighting

each other there will never be peace. If the

notes were never written, there would never

have been a song.

You and I are the future of this nation—

let’s not let it down. We need to look deep

within ourselves and believe that as one person, we have the power to make a difference.

Our late president John F. Kennedy once

said that ‘‘One person can make a difference

. . . and each of us must try.’’

I challenge you to take your hopes and

dreams for this nation and ignite the imagination of those around you. Your ideas may

fan a flame and America will brighten. The

light will grow because of you.

One writer has observed that: Rosa Parks

was just one person. She said one word. She

said it on December 1, 1955. She said it to a

bus driver. The word was no. She said one

word and a nation blushed. One word and a

world talked. One woman said one word and

17,000 people walked.

Yes, ‘‘One person can make a difference

. . . and each of us must try.’’

My vision is to illuminate a nation—one

step at a time. In order to start this fire, I

need you, my neighbor, to pass on the flame.

America needs you to pass the flame. We, the

citizens of the most powerful nation in the

world, must become an international source

of light, each person holding the flames of a

dream, and then we as a nation can set a

world on fire.

WEST VALLEY ACHIEVES SAFETY

MILESTONE

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HON. AMO HOUGHTON OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, May 15, 1995

Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to

extend my congratulations to the workers at

the West Valley demonstration project in the

31st District of New York. They have completed 1 full year—over 2 million work hours—

without losing 1 day due to a work related accident.

The West Valley demonstration project, created in 1980, is addressing both a local and

national need for radioactive waste management technology.

At the project, the Department of Energy is

developing and implementing technology to

safely solidify the liquid high-level radioactive

waste that is currently stored at the site.

When the project started in 1982, a team of

50 employees began building the team that

has developed, installed, tested, and is now

preparing for fully remote operation of a

unique vitrification system.

By 1996, the system will begin solidifying

the liquid high-level waste at the site into durable, solid glass suitable for safe storage and

disposal.

West Valley’s safety and technology

achievements are a real tribute to western

New York workers, and their dedication to

quality and performance.

I join many others in congratulating the employees of the West Valley demonstration

project for a job will done.

TRIBUTE TO LEE J. KAUPER, DIRECTOR OF THE FRANKLIN

DELANO ROOSEVELT VETERANS

HOSPITAL

HON. SUE W. KELLY OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, May 15, 1995

Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to

pay tribute to Lee J. Kauper—a resident of the

19th Congressional District—who will soon be

retiring from his post as the director of the

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Veterans Hospital

in Montrose, NY. His contributions to those in

and around his facility have been seemingly

limitless.

Appointed director of the veterans hospital

on June 2, 1991, he has promoted an active

and innovative agenda. The Westchester

County facility provides tertiary psychiatric

care and primary medical services in conjunction with long-term care and substance abuse

treatment. The 800-bed facility is the fifth largest public employer in the country with more

than 1,400 full-time staff. And in excess of

70,000 outpatient visits are logged each year.

He has dedicated the better portion of his

life to the service of his country, first as a

member of our Nation’s military and then later

on as an administrator caring for our Nation’s

veterans.

Aside from these personal accomplishments, Mr. Kauper is an active member of his

community—a member of the Peekskill Rotary

Club, vice chair of the Federal Executive

Board, a board member of the Combined Federal Campaign, a board member of the Peekskill Chamber of Commerce, a member of the

Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association, a

member of the American Legion Advisory

Board, and the list goes on and on.

The America we all know and love is typified by the spirit of dedication to the preservation of the community. The idea of individual

sacrifice has long been ingrained in our national identity, and its individuals such as Mr.

Kauper, who so ably maintains this tradition.

Both the patients and staff of the Franklin

Delano Roosevelt Veterans Hospital and the

people of Westchester County have a great

deal to be thankful for in having people such

as Mr. Kauper preserving this ideal. In this

spirit Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join

me in offering my personal congratulations

and heartfelt thanks to Mr. Kauper, not just as

Members of Congress but as members of one

community—America. Mr. Speaker, on behalf

of the friends, colleagues, and admirers of Lee

Kauper, I hereby express my heartfelt appreciation for his years of service and recognize

the joyous occasion of his retirement.

IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH

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HON. NANCY PELOSI OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, May 15, 1995

Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, Sunday was

Mother’s Day. I rise to honor the memory of

Elizabeth Glaser, a brave and loving mother

who led national efforts to call attention to pediatric AIDS.

Elizabeth went door to door in Congress to

make the case for increased funding for pediatric AIDS research. Her moving speech at the

Democratic Convention in New York inspired

the Nation. Her relentless advocacy led to

major increases in funding for pediatric AIDS

research and congressional attention to pediatric AIDS prevention and patient care concerns.

Thursday, May 11, Members of Congress,

administration officials, and pediatric AIDS advocates appeared before the Commerce Committee to present views on preventing HIV

transmission from mothers to newborns. The

hearing highlighted all that Elizabeth accomplished through her work. The focus of the

hearing was to find ways to implement remarkable research findings from the National

Institutes of Health [NIH] where researchers

developed medical treatments to reduce from

25 to 8 percent the number of newborns infected by their mothers during pregnancy and

delivery.

Elizabeth Glaser’s advocacy had led to this

research that will give thousands of infants the

opportunity for a healthy life. We lost Elizabeth

to AIDS last December. But her legacy is with

us and is cause for honoring her memory on

Mother’s Day.

H.R. ——, THE REGULATORY

ACCOUNTING ACT OF 1995

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HON. THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR. OF VIRGINIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, May 15, 1995

Mr. BLILEY. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing H.R. ——, the Regulatory Accounting

Act of 1995. The Regulatory Accounting Act of

1995 provides an important tool to understand

the magnitude and impact of Federal regulatory programs on our economy. Currently,

the executive branch and Congress devote a

great deal of time and effort to prepare and

debate the annual budget of the Federal Government. This budget determines how much

money the Federal Government will collect

and where it will spend the money. The budget for fiscal year 1995 is approximately $1.5

trillion.

The Federal budget, however, fails to take

into account the full impact of Federal programs on the U.S. economy. The Federal

Government also imposes tremendous costs

on the private sector, State and local governments and, ultimately, the public through everincreasing Federal regulations. Some recent

estimates place the compliance costs from

Federal regulatory programs at over $600 billion annually and project substantial growth

even without new legislation. This amounts to

$6,000 per year per family. The costs are

often hidden in increased prices for goods and

services, loss of international competitiveness

in the global economy, lack of investment in

private sector job growth, and pressure on the

ability of State and local governments to fund

essential services, such as crime prevention

and education.

The benefits of Federal programs are no

doubt substantial. Lack of accountability and

regulatory reform, however, has left many

Federal programs inefficient or marginally productive. Unlike the private sector, where freedom of contract and free market competition