May 19, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— SENATE S7023 

was in the midst of a drawdown efforts 

to reduce its size by a third. The biggest challenge facing SMA Kidd was 

communicating the Army’s strategy to 

make cuts while, at the same time, 

maintaining a quality trained and 

ready Army. He focused on providing 

soldiers and their families with accurate and timely information so that 

they could make educated and informed decisions about their future in 

a shrinking Army. That was achieved 

through regular interviews with both 

internal and external communication 

print and electronic mediums. In so 

doing, he established a reputation, 

trust, and rapport with soldiers and 

their families as a caring leader who 

listened and truly represented soldiers. 

SMA Kidd’s distinguished 33-year career epitomizes the consummate professional soldier—one who loves being a 

soldier and being around other soldiers, 

is technically and tactically proficient, 

dedicated, motivated, physically fit, 

mentally alert, and morally straight. 

But above all, he is a loving and caring 

husband and father whose service was 

enhanced by his wife, Sylvia, and their 

two children, Shelly and Ryan. To 

them, too, the Nation owes its gratitude. 

SMA Kidd, a professional and proud 

infantry soldier—on behalf of the Congress of the United States and the people we represent, I offer our sincere 

thanks for your service. 

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RIVER BEND NEIGHBORHOOD 

ASSOCIATION, DES MOINES 

∑ Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, with 

the seemingly never-ending stories of 

urban decline, I thought it would be a 

welcome change to tell about a community that has bucked this downward 

trend. River Bend Neighborhood Association is a community on the north 

side of Des Moines, IA. River Bend is 

unique in that it has taken control of 

its own future. Of course, there have 

been helping hands along the way, but 

the true reason behind their success is 

the desire and motivation of the community members to attain a better life. 

The background of River Bend will 

sound familiar to many. The neighborhood consists of approximately 4,000 

residents and the average household income is $11,880. Increasingly, River 

Bend was succumbing to the problems 

of crime, drugs, disinvestment, and 

abandoned property. Businesses were 

moving out, and corruption started to 

take over. 

The key to halting this decline was 

the formation of the Designated Neighborhood Action Plan. The goal of the 

plan, which was started in 1990, is to 

better meet the needs of Des Moines’

communities, with the emphasis on 

housing and infrastructure. The logistics are the tricky part. The plan involved the Des Moines government, 

Polk County government, and the financial services industry to invest in 

the Neighborhood Finance Corporation, 

the NFC for short. Due to this investment, the NFC is able to provide mortgage capital at low rates and planning 

services to keep private investment in 

local communities. This allows for low 

income families, even families earning 

as low as 30 percent of median income, 

to own their own homes, a goal most 

Americans share. 

To date, over $35 million in private 

capital has been raised by the NFC—all 

from the local financial services industry. One notable figure is The Principal 

Financial Group, which has provided 

investments of over $3 million, continuing funding for operating costs, 

and leadership to keep the NFC in the 

right direction. Financial institutions 

like the Principal and others in Des 

Moines make it possible for communities such as River Bend to become 

productive and attractive. 

Mr. President, I think the example of 

River Bend is an important one. The 

successes of River Bend are tangible: 

the fact that 161 homes have either 

been constructed or salvaged and new 

families are moving into these homes, 

the fact that crime has decreased, and 

the fact that over $4 million has been 

invested in the area. These successes 

are proof that something like the Designated Neighborhood Action Plan can 

work if it is given a chance. The key is 

to make more urban communities 

aware of such possibilities, and show 

that these goals are indeed within 

reach. State and local governments 

need to support partnerships like that 

of River Bend and the financial institutions of Des Moines. Having cleaner, 

safer, and more productive neighborhoods is beneficial to everyone in a 

large urban area, and this is the necessary common denominator that 

makes these partnerships work.

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STATUTORY REFERENCES TO APPLICABLE COMMITTEE OR OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

Mr. DOMENICI. I ask unanimous 

consent that the Senate proceed to immediate consideration of H.R. 1421, just 

arrived from the House. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A bill (H.R. 1421) to provide that references 

in the statutes of the United States to any 

committee or officer of the House of Representatives the name or jurisdiction of 

which was changed as part of the reorganization of the House of Represenatives at the 

beginning of the One Hundred Fourth Congress shall be treated as referring to the currently applicable committee or officer of the 

House of Representatives. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there 

objection to the immediate consideration of the bill? 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the bill. 

Mr. DOMENICI. I ask unanimous 

consent that the bill be considered, 

deemed read the third time, passed and 

the motion to reconsider laid on the 

table; that any statements relating to 

the bill be placed in the RECORD at the 

appropriate place. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

So the bill (H. R. 1421) was deemed to 

have been read the third time and 

passed. 

Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I move to 

reconsider the vote. 

Mr. DOMENICI. I move to lay that 

motion on the table. 

The motion to lay on the table was 

agreed to. 

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ORDERS FOR MONDAY, MAY 22, 

1995 

Mr. DOMENICI. I ask unanimous 

consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand in recess until the hour of 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 22, 1995; that following the 

prayer the Journal of proceedings be 

deemed approved to date, the time for 

the two leaders be reserved for their 

use later in the day, and the Senate 

then resume consideration of Senate 

Concurrent Resolution 13, the concurrent budget resolution. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there 

objection? Without objection, it is so 

ordered. 

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PROGRAM 

Mr. DOMENICI. For the information 

of all Senators, the Senate will resume 

consideration of the budget resolution 

on 8:30 Monday morning. By a previous 

order, there will be a rollcall vote on 

the Lautenberg-Rockefeller Medicare 

amendment at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. 

Senators can expect further rollcall 

votes during Monday’s session of the 

Senate, and the majority leader has indicated he would anticipate a late session on Monday in order to make 

progress on the budget resolution. 

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ORDER FOR RECESS 

Mr. DOMENICI. If there is no further 

business to come before the Senate, I 

ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess following the remarks of Senator EXON. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The Senator from Nebraska. 

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DEBATE ON THE BUDGET 

RESOLUTION 

Mr. EXON. Madam President, I thank 

the Chair and I thank my friend and 

colleague, the chairman of the Budget 

Committee. 

Just 2 or 3 minutes of closing remarks. I would agree. 

I would agree with my friend and colleague from New Mexico that during 

debate on the Senate floor there may 

have been some overstatements of the 

facts by Senators on this side of the 

aisle. 

I was here today, though, and I heard 

several statements on the Republican 

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