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It cuts $11 billion less than the Republicans’

bill for child health and immunization, medical

research, and other essential health programs.

It is important that we recognize that medical

research and immunization is crucial to ward

off and cure devastating diseases.

It makes some cuts, but $6 billion less than

the Republicans’ bill, in economic development programs, such as job training and Community Development Block Grants [CDBGs].

It saves $4.1 billion from farm programs

over 7 years.

If partisan feelings were put aside, I believe

that Republicans and Democrats could have

come together on this common-sense plan to

cut government spending and reduce the deficit. Unfortunately, the cuts proposed by the

Coalition budget resolution did not pass the

House.

I suspect that a similar proposal to the one

that was voted down today will arise from the

conference between the Senate and the

House. Many members of the Senate would

rather focus on deficit reduction than tax cuts.

That just makes sense. Even though this bill

was voted down today, this is just the beginning of the process. We still have a chance to

fulfill our commitment to our children by reducing the deficit, but continue to keep our contract to our parents.

H.R. 961: WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE, BUT NOT A DROP TO

fDRINK

HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, May 18, 1995

Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, earlier this

week, the House of Representatives approved

H.R. 961, a revision of the Clean Water Act

that will for the first time in decades help make

the Nation’s water dirtier rather than cleaner.

I strongly and emphatically opposed this legislation. Sometimes you show what you stand

for by what you vote against. This is one of

those times.

The provisions of H.R. 961 seem to indicate

that the new majority has a case of special interest amnesia. Just because a few corporate

polluters claim they’re overregulated. So the

majority willingly forgets the days when our

rivers burned, when fish and wildlife floated

dead in out lakes and streams, and when our

drinking water was in imminent danger of contamination.

More than 20 years ago, the Clean Water

Act began to remedy that situation. But this

week, the new majority voted to gut that landmark law.

Mr. Speaker, the implications of this legislation are especially grim for New York City.

Thanks to the original Clean Water Act and

the Safe Drinking Water Act, New York City’s

water supply needs no additional purification,

a remarkable accomplishment for the largest

city in the Nation. But the weakened standards

in H.R. 961 on pollution runoff will severely

jeopardize the drinking water of the more than

8 million people who live in New York City.

The cost to New Yorkers to create a water purification system that we have never needed is

estimated at more than $10 billion.

Second, just as New York City is about to

achieve, at great expense, secondary treatment at all of its sewage treatment plants—including the large Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control Plant located in my district—H.R.

961 relaxes the basic Clean Water Act permitting system to allow more toxic discharges of

industrial and sewage waste into New York

Harbor. This will not only roll back years of

success in making New York Harbor cleaner

and safer, but will also negatively impact bodies of water near cities all over the Nation.

Third, dredging and disposal of toxic contaminated sediments will be expanded, with

far less consideration of health and environmental impacts. This will make it harder to

protect the thousands of people who swim and

fish in New York Harbor from the negative impacts of ongoing dredging projects in New

York Harbor.

When is the new majority going to realize

that some Government regulations actually do

some good? Will we have to wait until we all

have to drink from and bathe in bottled water

before that realization occurs? I hope not.

But this week, the new majority isn’t just

throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

They’re throwing out the drinking water, too.

I hope that as this bill goes to the Senate

and to the conference committee, that my colleagues will think about what we drink. I hope

that we will not lose this chance to pass a bill

that truly deserves the title, ‘‘Clean Water

Act.’’

RESOLVE THE POW/MIA ISSUE

fHON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, May 18, 1995

Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, today, I am introducing House Joint Resolution 89, a resolution

that conveys bipartisan support for the President’s stated commitment to resolve the POW/

MIA issue. It states that we believe the President should certify to the Congress that the

criteria he imposed in July 1993 as preconditions to further movement have been met

before the United States takes further economic and political steps to improve relations

with Vietnam. It reinforces the need for Vietnam to cooperate fully to resolve this issue

which, to date, Vietnam has not done despite

repeated pledges, even in 1994.

The President has already more than amply

rewarded the Vietnamese for assisting with

joint field activities. In 1993, he removed United States opposition to Vietnam’s access to

international funds through the IMF and World

Bank and waiving restrictions to allow United

States firms to bid for contracts. In 1994, the

President lifted the trade embargo, and a U.S.

liaison office was established in Hanoi this

year. What has been the result? Very meager—only 38 Americans accounted for by the

Clinton administration.

In short, the administration’s policy of paying

incentives is not working; priority U.S. objectives are not being met. Other than to expand

opportunities for the Government of Vietnam,

what is the basis for rushing to normalize relations with Vietnam? Before Congress should

support any further steps to meet Hanoi’s

agenda, Vietnam must honor pledges made to

the National League of Families, March 1994,

and the Presidential delegation, July 1994, to

renew and increase their unilateral efforts to

account for missing Americans.

The resolution is fair; it is reasonable, and

should be the least that the Congress expects

of the Commander in Chief. We are simply

asking the President to certify to Congress

that Vietnam is working seriously to account

for missing Americans before moving forward

to accommodate Vietnam’s interests.

We are asking that the President be certain

in his own mind that the Vietnamese leaders

are cooperating fully, no longer manipulating

answers for the families and veterans who

have waited so long. Despite serious concerns

many have had about Vietnam’s lack of good

faith on the POW/MIA issue, the President has

seen fit to move forward in significant ways

with Vietnam. At the same time, the President

has stated that he was taking such steps in

appreciation for Vietnam’s cooperation and to

encourage them to greater efforts.

The problem is that the approach is not

working; Vietnam is not providing information

and remains that should be the easiest to locate and provide. I’m referring to remains of

Americans depicted in photographs, announced as shot down and killed—these

should be the most readily available. Yet, 20

years since the fall of Saigon, and in some

cases 30 years since these Americans were

lost, Hanoi still has not provided the accounting that U.S. intelligence expects should be

made. Yes, they are supporting field activities,

cooperation for which they are well paid, but

they are not accounting for Americans last

known alive, in captivity or on the ground

alive, in close proximity to Vietnamese forces,

one must as ‘‘Why?’’

The answer is that Vietnam is achieving its

objectives without meeting the criteria outlined

by President Clinton in July 1993. The resolution simply expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should adhere to his

own policy and move no further with Vietnam,

economically or politically, until Vietnamese

leaders make the decision to really cooperate.

Accordingly, I urge my colleagues to support

House Joint Resolution 89, and I ask that the

full text of the resolution be printed in the

RECORD at this point.

H.J. RES. 89

Prohibiting funds for diplomatic relations

and further advancement of economic relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

(SRV) unless the President certifies to Congress that Vietnamese officials are being

fully cooperative and forthcoming with efforts to account for the 2,205 Americans still

missing and otherwise unaccounted for from

the Vietnam War, as determined on the basis

of all information available to the United

States Government, and for other purposes.

Whereas significant economic and political

steps have already been taken by the United

States, including the lifting of the United

States trade embargo and the establishment

of liaison offices, to express appreciation to

the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for its

past assistance on the POW/MIA issue and to

urge increased cooperation;

Whereas, although the Socialist Republic

of Vietnam has continued to provide support

for joint POW/MIA related field activities

with the United States Pacific Command,

there remain several last known alive discrepancy cases, photo cases, and special remains cases which are not likely to be resolved through such field activities, and the

Socialist Republic of Vietnam has not fulfilled its July, 1994, pledge to the President’s

delegation to Hanoi to renew and increase

unilateral efforts to account for these missing Americans;

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Whereas the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

has not provided the United States Government with access to relevant portions of

wartime Central Committee-level records

and reports concerning the number of American POWs captured during the war and policies toward them, and has refused to disclose

additional information from Central Committee and military archives concerning alleged North Vietnamese wartime reports on

American POWs obtained by Soviet intelligence agencies in 1972;

Whereas the President informed Congress

on January 26, 1995, that he is not fully satisfied that progress on the POW/MIA issue has

been sufficient to justify taking additional

steps toward normalization of relations with

the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Whereas the Secretary of Defense has yet

to fully respond to section 1034 of Public Law

103–337, requiring that he submit to Congress

a complete listing by name of all Americans

still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War

on whom it is possible that Vietnamese officials can produce additional information or

remains; and

Whereas until such a complete listing is

provided to the Congress, an accurate assessment of the extent to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has cooperated with the

United States to account for missing American personnel is not possible: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in

Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This joint resolution may be cited as the

‘‘Vietnam POW/MIA Full Disclosure Act of

1995’’.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

None of the funds made available under

any provision of law may be used to advance

economic relations or to establish or maintain diplomatic relations with the Socialist

Republic of Vietnam unless the President—

(1) provides Congress with a complete listing by name of all Americans unaccounted

for from the Vietnam War on whom the likelihood is greatest that the Socialist Republic

of Vietnam may be able to locate or provide

remains or additional information, as determined on the basis of all information available to the United States Government;

(2) certifies to Congress that the Socialist

Republic of Vietnam is cooperating fully in

the 4 areas stipulated by the President,

namely concrete results from efforts by Vietnam to recover and repatriate American remains; continued resolution of discrepancy

cases, live-sightings and field activities; further assistance in implementing trilateral

investigations with the Lao; and accelerated

efforts to provide all documents that will

help lead to the fullest possible account of

POW/MIAs; and

(3) certifies to Congress, after consultation

with the Director of Central Intelligence,

that the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is

being fully forthcoming in providing the

United States access to those portions of

wartime Central Committee-level records

and reports that pertain to the subject of

Americans captured or held during the war

by North Vietnamese, Pathet Lao, or Vietcong forces in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

REMEMBERING PRINCE GEORGE’S

COUNTY’S FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

HON. STENY H. HOYER OF MARYLAND

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, May 18, 1995

Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to

pay solemn tribute to the 21 police officers

who have lost their lives in the line of duty

during the 64 year history of the Prince

George’s County Police Force. Their sacrifice

is overshadowed only by the tremendous contributions they have made to their communities

and the gratitude of their Nation.

We are painfully aware, Mr. Speaker, that it

was in protecting others from harm that these

men came to harm themselves. We know that

our words will never replace what has been

taken from their loved ones. For the families,

the hurt will never diminish. The pain will

never go away. And the memory of what was

and the potential of what could have been will

live with them always.

I believe the strength of America lies in the

responsibilities that ordinary citizens quietly

fulfill everyday to their families, their communities, and their country. Law enforcement officers summon a special courage from within to

go beyond the call.

These officers do so without fanfare, without

public acclaim and without a desire for personal gain. As long as there are courageous

and committed men and women willing to walk

in harm’s way to protect us, our children, our

communities and our way of life, then there

will be an America.

One of those officers who served bravely

and nobly without fanfare was Prince George’s

County Police Sergeant John J. Novabilski.

Sergeant ‘‘Nova’’ as he was known was only

31 years of age when he was brutally struck

down by a volley of bullets on April 26, 1995—

A reprehensible and senseless act. John

Novabilski joined the Prince George’s County

Police Force in 1988 after working as a Baltimore City police officer for three years. He

was promoted to the rank of police officer first

class in May, 1990 and to Corporal in November, 1991. Officer Novabilski was promoted

posthumously to sergeant by acting Prince

George’s County Police Chief Alphonso Hawkins.

Acting Police Chief Alphonso Hawkins said

at Sergeant Novabilski’s memorial service, ‘‘To

John’s family and friends, I know there is nothing I can do or say to fill the void left in your

lives, but you have my word that his sacrifice,

and yours, will not be forgotten by our police

family, the citizens of Prince George’s County,

or our Nation.’’ Indeed, Mr. Speaker, the ultimate betrayal would be to forget.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to insert here in

the RECORD, the names of those additional 20

police officers who have made the ultimate

sacrifice to all of the citizens of Prince

George’s County, Maryland. The listing appeared in the May 18, 1995 edition of the

Prince George’s Journal.

OFFICERS SLAIN IN LINE OF DUTY

Edward D. Merson; Sept. 1, 1937. Officer

Merson, who died in a single-car accident in

Muirkirk, was the first member of the police

force to be killed in the line of duty.

Charles F. Caldwell; June 12, 1948. Officer

Caldwell was fatally shot with his own pistol

by the enraged father of a stabbing suspect.

He was the first county officer to be shot to

death in the line of duty.

Alfred W. Steinat; May 2, 1963. Officer

Steinat was fatally shot in the back by

Thomas Hadder, who was wanted for stealing

a tire, during a struggle with the suspect.

Joseph K. Brown; Feb. 19, 1966. Sgt. Brown

was fatally shot by Carl Knicely, the 17-yearold son of a man wanted for indecent exposure, while serving a warrant for the youth’s

father at their home in Adelphi.

John W. Leatherbury Jr.; March 21, 1968.

Officer Leatherbury was killed in a helicopter accident while riding in the craft as

an observer during a routine night patrol.

The civilian pilot of the helicopter, William

Hanley, also died in the crash.

Robert E. Yeszerski; Nov. 30, 1968. Officer

Yeszerski and a Seat Pleasant town officer

were fatally shot by Willis Underwood while

attempting to impound Underwood’s car

from a Seat Pleasant side street. Underwood

was convicted of murdering Yeszerski and officer William R. Clements in the incident.

William W. Gullett Jr.; Feb. 16, 1969. Officer Gullett was fatally shot by James F.

Jarred while attempting to disarm the

shooter at his Kentland apartment. Both

Gullett and another officer were able to return fire, killing Jarred.

Carroll D. Garrison; Feb. 20, 1973. Officer

Garrison was fatally shot by James Law

while investigating a burglary call at a

house in Chillum. Law, the owner of the

house, turned himself in to police a short

time after the shooting, claiming he mistook

Garrison for a prowler.

Albert M. Claggett IV/James B. Swart;

June 26, 1978. Officers Claggett and Swart

were fatally shot by Terrence Johnson with

Claggett’s service revolver inside the Hyattsville District station. Johnson was convicted

of manslaughter in Claggett’s death, and

found not guilty by reason of insanity in the

death of Swart, recently was paroled after

serving 16 years of his 25-year sentence.

Antonio M. Kelsey; Feb 2, 1980. Officer

Kelsey was working as a part-time security

guard for a Kentland liquor store when he

was fatally shot by Steven Baines, who had

approached the officer with a bag of marijuana and then fled. Baines was convicted of

second-degree murder in the killing. Kelsey

was the first black county officer to be

killed in the line of duty.

Raymond Hubbard; Feb. 8, 1982. Officer

Hubbard was killed by two men while trying

to stop a jewelry story robbery at Iverson

Mall. The death of Hubbard, who was offduty at the time, is considered an in-theline-of-duty casualty.

Allan D. Johnson; Dec. 6, 1982. Cpl. Johnson, a motorcycle patrolman, was giving a

citation to a driver on I-95 when he was

struck by a passing vehicle. Johnson died

two days later. The driver of the vehicle that

hit him was charged with manslaughter and

driving under the influence of PCP.

Carlton X. Fletcher; June 11, 1983. Officer

Fletcher was working as a part-time security

guard in Greenbelt when he was shot by two

men during an armed robbery. Fletcher’s

killers were charged with first-degree murder and received life sentences in the slaying.

Richard J. Beavers; Nov. 29, 1983. Capt.

Beavers was fatally shot during a gunfight

with two men who were attempting to rob

him in a Suitland parking lot. Beavers was

sitting in an unmarked car at the time of the

incident. His assailants were arrested and

convicted of first-degree murder.

Harry L. Kinikin Jr.; Jan. 13, 1990. On Oct.

17, 1986, Cpl. Kinikin was stabbed by a

woman in the parking lot of a Landover 7-

Eleven, where he had stopped to make a

phone call. Kinikin survived for three years