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contract fraud discovery and avoidance. He contributed to studies of spare 

parts procurement and of ways to improve contracting for major weapons. 

His next position was as chief, Special 

Litigation Branch (Environmental), Office of the Judge Advocate General, 

Washington, DC from December 1983 to 

January 1985. He organized a team of 

five attorneys and two engineers to assist Department of Justice in a lawsuit 

filed against Shell Oil under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act. He 

then served as General Counsel [SJA] 

for U.S. Army South and Joint Task 

Force Panama from July 1985 to June 

1989. He managed the delivery of all 

legal services within the command. 

Colonel Cornelison’s next assignment 

was as special counsel to the Assistant 

Attorney General (Civil Division) for 

Department of Justice from July 1989 

to June 1990. He was selected to serve 

in this capacity under a fellowship 

through the Army War College. He represented DOJ on an interagency group 

responsible for implementing a Presidential executive order calling for a 

drug-free, Federal workplace, serving 

as liaison to the Executive Office for 

U.S. Attorneys, and advising on settlement of litigation. He served as chief, 

Environmental Law Division, Office of 

the Judge Advocate General for the Department of the Army from June 1990 

to March 1991. He managed the Army’s 

environmental litigation and provided 

legal advice to the Army staff and executed the Army’s environmental program. From March 1991 to September 

1993, he was executive to the Judge Advocate General for the Department of 

the Army. Served as personal advisor 

and executive assistant to the Army’s 

senior military lawyer. He managed an 

office of 74 lawyers and 47 support personnel, $3,000,000 budget, and assisted 

in providing legal support to the Army 

worldwide. 

Colonel Cornelison currently is serving as assistant for Installations and 

Environment, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Legislative 

Affairs. He serves as a liaison between 

Congress and the Office of the Secretary of Defense and as an advocate of 

the Department’s legislative program. 

Our Nation, the U.S. Army, his wife 

Ella and his family, can truly be proud 

of the Colonel’s many accomplishments. A man of his extraordinary talent and integrity is rare indeed. While 

his honorable service will be genuinely 

missed in the Department of Defense, 

it gives me great pleasure to recognize 

Col. Joseph Cornelison before my colleagues and wish him all of our best 

wishes in his new and exciting career. 

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TRIBUTE TO LOUIS HURWITZ 

Mr. PRESSLER. Mr. President, I rise 

today to pay special tribute to Louis 

Hurwitz of Sioux Falls, SD, on his retirement after 57 years as executive 

secretary of the Sioux Falls Jewish 

Welfare Fund, a branch of the United 

Jewish Appeal. His tireless efforts in 

assisting the education, well-being, and 

happiness of countless Jewish refugees 

worldwide is admirable. 

To understand the depth of Lou’s 

love for and dedication to the happiness of others, one need only review his 

constant involvement in and uncommon generosity to the Sioux Falls community. His persistently positive impact on others and his continuous commitment to making a difference cannot 

be overstated. For six decades, Lou has 

been recognized repeatedly for his hard 

work on behalf of the Sioux Falls community. His efforts in reaching across 

religious lines to work with persons of 

all faiths deservedly has earned the respect and affection of many people, including myself. I extend my sincere 

gratitude and appreciation to Lou 

Hurwitz for his selfless service to the 

people of South Dakota, the Sioux 

Falls Jewish community, and thousands of others elsewhere. 

Mr. President, Lou’s extraordinary 

dedication to helping others mirrors 

the teachings of the Hebrew scholar, 

Maimonides. According to the teachings of Maimonides, the highest level 

of charity is to enable other human 

beings to help themselves. I am proud 

of Lou’s efforts in that regard. He has 

enabled countless Jewish refugees 

around the world to become stronger. I 

congratulate Lou for all he has accomplished. He has left a legacy that always will be a source of pride to all 

South Dakotans. I join with Lou’s 

friends and family members in wishing 

this extraordinary man the very best 

in all he has yet to achieve. 

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IS CONGRESS IRRESPONSIBLE? 

THE VOTERS HAVE SAID YES 

Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, the impression simply will not go away: Today’s $4.8 trillion Federal debt is a grotesque parallel to the energizer bunny 

we see, and see, and see on television. 

The Federal debt keeps going and going 

and going—up, of course—always to the 

added misery of the American taxpayers. 

So many politicians talk a good 

game—when, that is, they go home to 

talk—and ‘‘talk’’ is the operative 

word—about bringing Federal deficits 

and the Federal debt under control. 

But, sad to say, so many of these 

very same politicians have regularly 

voted for one bloated spending bill 

after another during the 103d Congress 

and before. Come to think about it, 

this may have been a primary factor in 

the new configuration of U.S. Senators 

as a result of last November’s elections. 

In any event, Mr. President, as of 

yesterday, Monday, May 22, at the 

close of business, the total Federal 

debt stood—down to the penny—at exactly $4,883,843,317,167.73 or $18,539.15 

per man, woman, child on a per capita 

basis. Res ipsa loquitu. 

EXECUTIVE SESSION 

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 

Mr. KEMPTHORNE. Mr. President, 

as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent the Senate immediately 

proceed to the consideration of Executive Calendar Nos. 124 through 143, and 

all the nominations on the Secretary’s 

desk en bloc. I further ask that the 

nominations be confirmed en bloc, the 

motions to reconsider be laid upon the 

table en bloc, that any statements relating to the nominations appear at 

the appropriate place in the RECORD, 

the President be immediately notified 

of the Senate’s action, and that the 

Senate then return to legislative session. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows: 

FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE

CORPORATION

Eugene Branstool, of Ohio, to be a Member 

of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Karl N. Stauber, of Minnesota, to be Under 

Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics. 

AIR FORCE

The following-named officer for appointment to the grade of general while assigned 

to a position of importance and responsibility under Title 10, United States Code, 

Section 601: 

To be general 

Lt. Gen. Billy J. Boles, 000–00–0000, United 

States Air Force. 

The following-named officer for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general 

while assigned to a position of importance 

and responsibility under Title 10, United 

States Code, Section 601: 

To be lieutenant general 

Maj. Gen. John C. Griffith, 000–00–0000, 

United States Air Force. 

The following-named officer for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general 

while assigned to a position of importance 

and responsibility under Title 10, United 

States Code, Section 601: 

To be lieutenant general 

Maj. Gen. Lloyd W. Newton, 000–00–0000, 

United States Air Force. 

The following-named officer for appointment to the grade of general on the retired 

list pursuant to the provisions to Title 10, 

United States Code, Section 1370: 

To be general 

Gen. Charles G. Boyd, 000–00–0000, United 

States Air Force. 

The following-named officer for appointment to the grade of general on the retired 

list pursuant to the provisions to Title 10, 

United States Code, Section 1370: 

To be general 

Gen. John M. Loh, 000–00–0000, United 

States Air Force. 

The following-named officer for reappointment to the grade of lieutenant general 

while assigned to a position of importance 

and responsibility under Title 10, United 

States Code, Section 601: 

To be lieutenant general 

Lt. Gen. John S. Fairfield, 000–00–0000, 

United States Air Force. 

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