S6802 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 17, 1995

It is with great pleasure that I recognize and applaud young women from

the State of Maryland who are this

year’s recipients of this most prestigious and time honored award.

These young women are to be commended on their extraordinary commitment and dedication to their families, their friends, their communities,

and to the Girl Scouts of the United

States of America.

The qualities of character, perseverance, and leadership which enabled

them to reach this goal will also help

them to meet the challenges of the future. They are our inspiration for

today and our promise for tomorrow.

I am honored to ask my colleagues to

join me in congratulating the recipients of this award from the State of

Maryland. They are the best and the

brightest and serve as an example of

character and moral strength for us all

to imitate and follow.

Finally, I wish to salute the families,

Scout leaders, and the Girl Scouts of

Central Maryland who have provided

these young women with continued

support and encouragement.

It is with great pride that I submit a

list of this year’s Girl Scout Gold

Award recipients from the State of

Maryland, and I ask unanimous consent that the list be printed in the

RECORD.

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

RECORD, as follows:

GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENTS

Keri Albright.

Laura Bopp.

Elizabeth Brousil.

Linda Chermock.

Christina Chillemi.

Christy Gordon.

Devon Grove.

Sarah Hoyt.

Jennifer Kehm.

Melissa Kowalczyk.

Julie Kowalewski.

Janet Kuba.

Kara Lundell.

Carole Madden.

Karen Malinowski.

Jodie Manning.

Kristy Manning.

Rebecca Milanoski.

Katie Owens.

Leslie Perkins.

Dana Phillips.

Patricia L. Potler.

Virginia-Marie Prevas.

Courtney Risch.

Kristen Repoli.

Nicole Richardson.

Danielle Rivera.

Jennifer Rutledge.

Sherry D. Servia.

Shannon Skidmore.

Catherine Smith.

Katherine E. Stephens.

Laura A. Vanbrunt.

WAS CONGRESS IRRESPONSIBLE?

Rachel Wright.

THE VOTERS HAVE SAID YES

fMr. HELMS. Mr. President, the skyrocketing Federal debt which long ago

soared into the stratosphere is in a category like the weather—everybody

talks about it but almost nobody had

undertaken the responsibility of trying

to do anything about it until immediately following the elections last November.

When the 104th Congress convened in

January, the House of Representatives

approved a balanced budget amendment. In the Senate only 1 of the Senate’s 54 Republicans opposed the balanced budget amendment; only 13

Democrats supported it. Thus, the balanced budget amendment failed by just

one vote. There will be another vote

later this year or next year.

As of the close of business yesterday,

Tuesday, May 16, the Federal debt

stood—down to the penny—at exactly

$4,882,765,436,860.06 or $18,535.06 for

every man, woman, and child on a per

capita basis.

At 2:11 p.m., a message from the

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

fHouse of Representatives, delivered by

Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 4355(a) of title 10, United States Code, the Speaker appoints

the following Members as members of

the Board of Visitors to the United

States Military Academy on the part of

the House: Mrs. KELLY, Mr. TAYLOR of

North Carolina, Mr. HEFNER, and Mr.

LAUGHLIN.

The message further announced that

pursuant to the provisions of section

6968(a) of title 10, United States Code,

the Speaker appoints the following

Members as members of the Board of

Visitors to the United States Naval

Academy on the part of the House: Mr.

SKEEN, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. HOYER, and

Mr. MFUME.

The message also announced that

pursuant to the provisions of section

5(b) of Public Law 93–642, the Speaker

appoints the following Members as

members of the Board of Trustees of

the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation on the part of the House: Mr.

EMERSON and Mr. SKELTON.

The message further announced that

pursuant to the provisions of section

1505 of Public Law 99–498, the Speaker

appoints the following Members as

members of the Board of Trustees of

the Institute of American Indian and

Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development on the part of the House: Mr.

YOUNG of Alaska and Mr. K

fILDEE.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

The following report of committee

was submitted:

By Mr. HATFIELD, from the Committee

on Appropriations:

Special Report entitled ‘‘Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals

from the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal

Year 1995’’ (Rept. No. 104–84).

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND

JOINT RESOLUTIONS

fThe following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first

and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

By Mr. SIMON (for himself, Mr. REID,

Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mr. BRYAN, Mr.

BROWN, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. MACK, Mr.

GRAHAM, Mrs. BOXER, Mrs. FEINSTEIN,

and Mr. ROBB):

S. 811. A bill to authorize research into the

desalinization and reclamation of water and

authorize a program for States, cities, or

qualifying agencies desiring to own and operate a water desalinization or reclamation facility to develop such facilities, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. THURMOND:

S. 812. A bill to establish the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Energy

and Natural Resources.

By Mr. MURKOWSKI:

S. 813. A bill to amend the Pennsylvania

Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972

to authorize appropriations for implementation of the development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the

White House, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. MCCAIN (for himself, Mr.

INOUYE, and Mr. DOMENICI):

S. 814. A bill to provide for the reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Indian

Affairs.

By Mr. HATCH:

S. 815. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the assessment

and collection of the excise tax on arrows; to

the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DEWINE (for himself, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. ASHCROFT, Mr. HATCH, and

Mr. THURMOND):

S. 816. A bill to provide equal protection

for victims of crime, to facilitate the exchange of information between Federal and

State law enforcement and investigation entities, to reform criminal procedure, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND

SENATE RESOLUTIONS

fThe following concurrent resolutions

and Senate resolutions were read, and

referred (or acted upon), as indicated:

By Mr. D’AMATO (for himself and Mr.

DOLE):

S. Res. 120. A resolution establishing a special committee administered by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

to conduct an investigation involving

Whitewater Development Corporation, Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan Association,

Capital Management Services, Inc., the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, and

other related matters; considered and agreed

to.

By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mrs.

KASSEBAUM, Mr. HELMS, Mr. PELL,

and Mr. SIMON):

S. Res. 121. A resolution in support of the

Angola Peace Process; considered and agreed

to.

By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. CRAIG,

Mr. COVERDELL, Mr. MACK, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. SMITH, and Mr. D’AMATO):

S. Con. Res. 14. A concurrent resolution

urging the President to negotiate a new base

rights agreement with the Government of

Panama to permit United States Armed

Forces to remain in Panama beyond December 31, 1999; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.