E 1022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 12, 1995

FRANK SCHUBERT HONORED FOR

CONTRIBUTIONS TO LABOR

HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, May 12, 1995

Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today

to pay tribute to Mr. Frank Schubert, a labor

leader in northeastern Pennsylvania. Mr.

Schubert will be honored by the Northeast Alliance of AFL–CIO Retirees on May 11, 1995

for his outstanding contributions to labor.

Since 1974, Frank has been director of District Council 87 of Pennsylvania’s largest AFL–

CIO public employee and health care worker’s

labor union, the American Federation of State,

County and Municipal Employees or AFSCME.

AFSCME District Council 87 represents

more than 5,000 public employees and health

care workers in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Mr. Schubert has served on the negotiations

committee and the statewide safety committee

since 1975. Frank also serves on the advisory

committee of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Central

Labor council.

Frank is a member of the board of trustees

of the Pennsylvania Public Employees Benefits Trust fund and a past labor representative

on the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment committee.

Mr. Schubert’s leadership in the labor movement has been evident during the 8 years that

he served as a vice-president of the Pennsylvania AFL–CIO, and as a member of the

executive committee of the Scranton Lackawanna Labor Management Committee. Also,

for 8 years, he served as an executive board

member of the greater Scranton Central Labor

Council. He served as trustee of the Pennsylvania Public Employees Health and Welfare

fund, and a trustee of the AFSCME Health

and Welfare fund. Prior to his present position,

Schubert was an AFSCME international staff

representative.

Mr. Speaker, the accomplishments listed

here are a testament to the dedication this

man has shown to the members of the

AFSCME and the causes of the labor movement.

I join with his friends, family and the community in thanking Frank Schubert for his

leadership and am proud to commend him on

a job well done.

TRIBUTE TO PANAMAX

fHON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, May 12, 1995

Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to

recognize and celebrate the 20th anniversary

of Panamax of San Rafael. Panamax, the

country’s foremost designer and manufacturer

of power protection equipment, is deserving of

special congressional recognition. What started out as a one-room, single-employee operation has become a multimillion-dollar enterprise that provides employment opportunities

to over 100 individuals. Panamax has been a

strong supporter of small business and has a

record of hiring employees from the Sixth

Congressional District.

Panamax has earned a reputation for innovation and service to producers and users of

a wide variety of high-technology equipment.

The company has developed an important

niche in the area of devices that provide protection from power surges and spikes. It also

provides a complete guaranty on every unit

produced.

Panamax has strongly supported international trade and has substantially expanded

its trade with Canada, Mexico, and other Latin

America countries. The company is currently

preparing to expand further to the Pacific Rim

countries.

Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to pay

tribute and congratulate Panamax as they

mark two decades of service. I am very proud

to be representing such a fine company in

Congress. I extend my best wishes to Henry

Moody, and the Panamax family, for continued

success in the years to come.

A TRIBUTE TO PHIL MAROOT

fHON. CALVIN M. DOOLEY OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, May 12, 1995

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

recognize and honor K. Phillip Maroot, of my

hometown of Hanford, CA, who is being honored today by the Hanford Chamber of Commerce as its 1994 Distinguished Citizen for his

many years of service to his community.

Phil Maroot is an attorney who has practiced in Hanford for more than 30 years, first

as a Kings County assistant district attorney,

then in private practice, where he is a partner

in the law firm of Maroot, Hardcastle, Hatherly.

While Phil has developed a successful law

practice, he has contributed countless hours to

improving his community.

Phil has been very involved with our local

schools, serving on the Hanford Elementary

School District board of trustees, on the Hanford High School District budget and curriculum committee, and as president of the College of the Sequoias Foundation.

Phil’s community service has also extended

to serving as president of the Rotary Club of

Hanford, vice president of the Hanford chapter

of the American Cancer Society, president of

the Kings County Bar Association, and board

member for the Kings County Salvation Army.

Phil has long been active in the Hanford

Chamber of Commerce, serving a term as

president, and also chairing task forces on the

restoration of Hanford’s 100-year-old courthouse and the carousel in Courthouse Park.

For the past 8 years, he has chaired the Visitor Agency advisory board, where he is also

chairman of its downtown hotel development

project.

Phil Maroot’s Kings County roots run deep.

Born in Corcoran, Phil is the son of the late

John Maroot, a former member of the Kings

County board of supervisors. He graduated

from Corcoran High School, where he was

student body president, earned his bachelor’s

degree at Pomona College, and graduated

from Stanford Law School in 1957. Upon graduation, he served as an Army officer before

joining the Kings County district attorney’s office in 1964.

Phil’s wife, Jeannette, is the owner of

Carlson-Wagonlit United Travel Agency in

Hanford. The Maroots raised two children,

Greg an Becky.

Phil Maroot’s long and varied record of service to his community has truly earned him the

title ‘‘Distinguished Citizen.’’

Please join me, Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, in honoring Phil Maroot.

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

fHON. RON LEWIS OF KENTUCKY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, May 12, 1995

Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, on

May 10, 1995, I attended the funeral for the

wife of my esteemed colleague, Mr. Hal Rogers. Consequently, I was not available to vote

on a number of measures pertaining to H.R.

961, the Clean Water Act. Had I been available, I would have cast the following votes:

Rollcall No.: Vote

311 ................................................ Yes

312 ................................................ No

313 ................................................ No

314 ................................................ No

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

fHON. MARGE ROUKEMA OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, May 12, 1995

Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to call

attention to last night’s ‘‘48 Hours’’ broadcast

on CBS regarding immigration.

If any of us had any doubts about the blight

of illegal immigration that is plaguing this Nation, they were most certainly set aside by last

night’s well-documented television coverage.

This program clearly illustrated that our borders are quite obviously no longer under control. Instead, immigration is out of control in

this country. We are already at a point of crisis

and the problem grows daily. I cannot understand why the American people—the legitimate, legal, native-born or legally naturalized

American people—are not in revolt over this

issue. Illegal immigration takes jobs away from

Americans, takes additional taxes out of American pockets, crowds American schools and

hospitals, and contributes to the crime that

makes Americans afraid to walk their own

streets. We may not have an all out revolt just

yet, but I believe that anger over this issue

was one of the factor’s in last fall’s election results. We in Congress should take heed because we have been derelict in our responsibility on this issue.

Last night’s program cited many examples

of the costs of illegal immigration. I will repeat

but a few of them here:

Despite all our attempts to be certain that illegal immigrants are excluded from employment, there are loopholes in our laws that permit U.S. companies to fire American workers

and replace them with temporary foreign workers. Corporate downsizing is one thing but firing American citizens in order to replace them

with foreigners willing to work for a lower

wage is another. I was particularly shocked to

learn that a New Jersey company, the AIG insurance company in Livingston, has participated in this practice.

For two centuries, our Constitution has

guaranteed citizenship to anyone born on our

soil. But illegal immigrants have found a way