May 22, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7117

We need and we can afford—in fact, I

would argue that we cannot afford not

to provide—a tax cut targeted to middle-class families for the cost of an

education.

This budget does not do that. It fails

to provide relief for families who pay

for their kids to go to college, and it

punishes those who must borrow to go

to college. The Republican budget, instead of making a college education

more affordable, makes a college education less affordable.

Mr. President, from the establishment of the land-grant university system in the late 1800’s to the GI bill at

the end of World War II to the creation

of the Pell Grant and Guaranteed Student Loan programs in the 1960’s, the

Federal Government has been committed to seeing that young people desiring to go to college would not be

turned away because of the cost. It was

a national goal to see a college education within reach of every American.

And, no matter who you talk to—

black or white, rich or poor—every

American family has the same goal:

that their children will go to college. It

was my dad’s dream for his children,

and it was my dream for my children.

It is the dream of the richest

businessperson and the poorest welfare

mother. It is the dream of every American parent. We have not always

reached the dream. But, we have always tried, and we have never turned

our backs. We should not now. But, I

am afraid that the Republicans are

about to.

Balancing the budget is important,

and it is important for our children.

But, balancing the budget for future

generations will be counterproductive

if in the process we slash the programs

like education that are an investment

in our future.

UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT

Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanfimous consent that the vote occur on

or in relation to the Roth amendment

immediately following the first rollcall

vote occurring during Tuesday’s session.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

(During today’s session of the SenMORNING BUSINESS

fate, the following morning business

was transacted.)

TRIBUTE TO COACH HOWARD

fCHAPPELL

Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, this

year, one of Alabama’s most outstanding high school football coaches was inducted into the Alabama High School

Sports Hall of Fame. From 1934 until

1942 and again from 1951 to 1960, Howard ‘‘Chap’’ Chappell served as the

coach of the Deshler High School Tigers, of Tuscumbia, AL, compiling an

overall record of 110–52–2. But, Chap did

more than just coach. As State Representative Marcel Black once said,

‘‘My favorite stories of Coach Chap are

the ones involving his guidance and

support to his former players after

their careers as high school football

players had ended.’’ Chap was inducted

into the Hall of Fame on March 20,

1995.

After graduating from Sylacauga

High School in 1930, Chap accepted a

scholarship to the University of Alabama. He was a 3-year letterman on

football teams that went 24–4–1 and

won the first Southeastern Conference

Championship in 1933. He was also a

star player on the track team, lettering for 3 years.

Coach Chappell’s first tenure as

coach began in 1934. As a senior, he

made recruiting trips for the coach, encouraging outstanding high school students to go to the University of Alabama. ‘‘Coach Hank Crisp sent me to

Sheffield to see about a boy named

Jack Machtoff,’’ Chap recalled in an

interview. ‘‘I found out about a job

opening in Tuscumbia. I went to see superintendent R.E. Thompson. He didn’t

give me the job then * * * but he called

later and said I could have the job if I

wanted it.’’ So, Jack went to play at

Alabama and Chap became coach of

Deshler High School.

During his career as a coach, he managed to lead 3 undefeated teams. The

Tigers were the dominant team in the

Tennessee Valley. In 1938, they were

described as ‘‘striking with the swiftness of a marauding band of Vikings.’’

He left coaching in 1960 to become principal of R.E. Thompson School, a position which he retained until he retired

in 1975.

Howard Chappell’s many contributions have extended beyond his outstanding coaching. As Dr. James

Maples wrote: ‘‘I was never fortunate

enough to have played for Coach Chap

* * * but his spirit, his tradition, his

style and his attitude still to this day

blanket the stadium that bears his

name * * * What makes Chap great,

however, what lifts him to heroic status in the minds of his friends and

neighbors, is his presence in our everyday lives. That presence goes well beyond the confines of sports. There are

young people who think Howard Chappell absolutely hung the moon, who

have no idea he ever coached football

at Deshler.’’

During the war, Chap oversaw the

building of the stadium that was later

named after him. In 1975, the city of

Tuscumbia honored him with a 2-day

celebration of his career and contributions to the community. He has served

as president of the Alabama High

School Coaches Association and the

Tennessee Valley Conference. He is active in the First Methodist Church of

Tuscumbia and has been president of

the Kiwanis Club and member of the

Tuscumbia City Commission.

During his 84 years, Howard Chappell

has been one of the few who can rightly

be called pillars of the community. I

congratulate him on all of his achievements, and I wish him luck in continuing to shoot his age on the golf course.

Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, as PresiTHE PISCATAWAY CASE

fdent Clinton continues his review of

Federal affirmative action policies, one

of his top priorities should be to take a

very close look at the Justice Department’s brief in the Piscataway Board

of Education case. This case is now

pending before the third circuit court

of appeals.

In Piscataway, the Justice Department has taken the position that, when

an employer is laying off employees, a

worker can be fired from her job because of her race. That’s right: Our Nation’s top law enforcement agency says

that it is perfectly legal, as a way to

preserve workforce diversity, to tell a

person that she can no longer keep her

job because she happens to have the

wrong skin color.

This position is even too much for

the editorial writers at USA Today,

normally staunch defenders of affirmative action, who argue in a powerful

editorial that the Justice Department’s

actions in Piscataway are ‘‘a tale of

values misplaced.’’

Unfortunately, President Clinton has

publicly embraced the Justice Department’s misguided position. Hopefully,

the President will rethink this position

before he completes his affirmative action review.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the USA Today editorial be

reprinted in the RECORD.

There being no objection, the editorial was ordered to be printed in the

RECORD, as follows:

[From USA Today]

FIRING BASED ON RACE NOT REAL

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Can you legally lose your job because of

your race?

The answer seems obvious: No. That’s why

we have civil rights laws. But for high school

teacher Sharon Taxman, the answer was a

cavalier yes. And therein lies a tale of values

misplaced.

Six years ago, a financially squeezed

school board in Piscataway, N.J., laid Taxman off, citing her race, white, as the sole

reason. She sued, and the case has been

marching toward the Supreme Court ever

since. A ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals,

the last interim step, is due any day.

By next year, the case could affect affirmative action policies nationwide and even influence the presidential election.

Taxman’s story offers a clear-cut lesson in

the rights and wrongs of affirmative action—

a story of two teachers linked by fate and

separated by race.

It began on the first day of school in 1980

when Taxman and Debra Williams, who is

black, went to work as business teachers in

Piscataway. Both worked hard and earned

high marks for performance. They even won

tenure the same day.

Then came 1989. The school board, under financial pressure, needed to downsize, as so

many governments and businesses across the

nation have in recent years. The business

education department was required to cut