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an truly sorry that our Republican 

friends were unable to join colleagues 

on this side of the aisle in restoring 

some hope for our children’s future. 

Similarly, my Budget Committee 

colleague, the Senator from New Jersey, Mr. LAUTENBERG, and my friend 

from West Virginia, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, 

offered an important amendment to restore some of the nasty cuts to the 

Medicare and Medicaid Programs. This 

amendment would have given some 

much-needed security to our elderly. It 

would have also loosened the squeeze 

on the middle class—average Americans like me, who are caught between 

elderly, frail parents, and kids at 

home. 

I was honored to join two of my distinguished colleagues from the Finance 

Committee, Senator BRADLEY and Senator BREAUX to roll back the tax increase on our country’s working families. This budget plan raises the taxes 

on families earning less than $28,000 per 

year. I think nearly everyone in this 

country would agree it is inherently 

unfair to raise taxes on the lower middle class and give a break to the 

wealthiest among us. Unfortunately, 

this amendment was rejected on party 

lines. That is a tragic and sad mistake. 

Time and again, some of our colleagues attempted to restore common 

sense to this budget, but we were 

caught up in the partisanship of this 

body. One of the worst examples of this 

came with the defeat of the Murray 

amendment. My amendment simply 

would have protected kids from Medicaid cuts. Despite the defeat of my 

amendment which would have put the 

Senate on record that children should 

not be left without insurance, I will 

continue to fight for the interests of 

children in this Nation as the Medicaid 

system is reformed by this Congress. 

Lastly, I was very disappointed that 

an amendment offered by my colleague 

from Delaware, Senator ROTH, was defeated. The Senator from Delaware correctly called attention to the risks to 

our environment if oil exploration were 

to be extended in the Arctic National 

Wildlife Refuge. This amendment was 

important for the future of our Nation’s environment, and its defeat is 

shortsighted and ill-advised. 

Mr. President, without these amendments, without this safety net for our 

children, without protections of our environment, and without other safeguards for our most vulnerable citizens, this resolution is fatally flawed. 

And, I cannot support this draconian 

and risky budget plan.

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∑ 

TRIBUTE TO DR. HIRAM C. POLK, 

JR. 

∑ Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I 

rise today to honor Dr. Hiram C. Polk, 

Jr., Hiram is chairman of surgery at 

the University of Louisville, and this 

week he will be inducted into the 

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Scotland as an honorary fellow. 

The Royal College of Surgeons is the 

oldest surgical college in the world and 

is also the most renowned. The induction as an honorary fellow is the highest honor awarded by the college. This 

tribute is unquestionably one that 

Hiram should be proud of, because the 

college only gives out five or six 

awards in one year to the best surgeons 

around the world. 

Hiram was also asked to deliver the 

Lister lecture at the college’s annual 

meeting in Aberdeen, Scotland on May 

26, 1995, making him the first American 

to give the Lister lecture. Hiram is 

also one of only 13 people to ever deliver the lecture. He joins an impressive list of past lecturers which include 

two Nobel Prize winners. His speech 

will focus on his work to understand 

and control infection after trauma, research he has worked extensively on at 

the University of Louisville for more 

than a decade. 

Hiram received his medical degree 

from Harvard University in 1960, and 11 

years later he accepted a position at 

the University of Louisville. At the age 

of 35, Hiram was named chairman of 

surgery at the university, making him 

one of the youngest surgery department chairmen in the Nation. 

His research on surgery infection 

began in 1969, and he says it still has a 

long way to go. He best describes his 

work in a recent article from the Courier Journal, ‘‘you keep hoping for a 

breakthrough. But in fact * * * you’re 

crawling your way up the Washington 

Monument one step at a time.’’ And 

you can bet, Hiram will continue his 

research on surgical infections for 

years to come. 

Mr. President, I commend Dr. Hiram 

C. Polk, Jr., for his outstanding service 

to the University of Louisville and to 

the entire medical community. I ask 

my colleagues to join me in recognizing the hard work of this outstanding Kentuckian and to congratulate him on his induction as an honorary fellow into the Royal College of 

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THE BALANCED BUDGET 

RESOLUTION 

∑ Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, unfortunately I was unable to vote on the 

balanced budget resolution and several 

pending amendments. I was the commencement speaker for the 1995 graduating class of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore from which my niece 

and nephew were also graduating. 

However, had I been here to vote I 

would have voted against the resolution because I believe it hurts too 

many Americans. It hurts our seniors 

and it hurts our students. 

Everything this country has fought 

for is being attacked in this budget, 

Medicare, Medicaid, long-term care, 

veterans health care, and education. 

We must have a call to arms to save 

lives and save people. 

Mr. President, during consideration 

of the budget resolution, Senator 

CONRAD offered an amendment which 

would have achieved a balanced budget 

by 2004. 

I support Senator CONRAD’s approach 

to balancing the budget because I believe that it represents a far more equitable approach to balancing the budget 

than the budget resolution which 

passed the Senate. 

Mr. President, I support the Conrad 

amendment because it balances the 

budget without counting the Social Security trust fund surplus. I have stated 

in the past that I cannot support a balanced budget that does not protect Social Security. A promise made must be 

a promise kept. 

We cannot jeopardize the retirement 

benefits of the G.I. Joe generation—the 

generation that fought and saved civilization. We owe it to our veterans and 

their families to ensure a safe and secure future. 

In addition, I support the Conrad 

amendment because it fully funds education and restores some of the cuts to 

veterans programs, infrastructure investments, and technology programs, 

while still achieving a balanced budget. 

Mr. President, I also want to express 

my strong support for an amendment 

offered by my colleague, Senator KENNEDY, to restore funding for college aid. 

The Republican budget resolution 

would cut $30 million in Federal aid to 

college students over the next 7 years. 

This is the largest education cut in 

U.S. history. 

This is unacceptable. Education must 

be a No. 1 priority. It is with me and it 

should also be a priority in this budget. 

Senator KENNEDY’s amendment 

would have helped to restore college 

student aid funds. This amendment did 

not pass, but yet it is extremely important when half of all college students 

receive Federal financial aid. 

However, I am pleased that the 

Snowe amendment which was adopted 

will restore $9.4 billion over 7 years to 

student loans. I support this amendment because I know what it will mean 

to Maryland’s students. 

Our undergraduate students borrow 

the maximum of $17,125 just to be able 

to afford a college education, access to 

increased opportunities and to achieve 

the American dream. 

The cost of college has skyrocketed 

and our students need our support 

through Federal financial aid programs 

or through innovative initiatives like 

National Service. We cannot turn our 

back on them now. 

Mr. President, in this budget, we are 

given cuts, not compassion. As an appropriator, I know firsthand what 

these cuts mean. These are not numbers. These are not statistics. These 

are not line items. They are issues people care about. 

Balancing the budget should not be 

about rhetoric or about scoring political points. Balancing the budget 

should be about honoring the contributions of the G.I. Joe generation, the 

generation who worked hard, played by 

the rules, and served our country well. 

It is for those who are fighting for the 

future generations of Americans. 

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Mr. President, the Senate still has a 

long way to go this year and a lot of 

work to do on this Nation’s budget. 

This resolution is not the final word 

and I look forward to setting this Nation’s priorities straight and fighting 

for the generations to come.

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THE TERCENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ 

∑ Mr. BRADLEY. Mr. President, today 

I wish to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of Gloucester 

Township. Three hundred years after 

its incorporation, Gloucester Township 

has grown from a small farming community along the banks of what is now 

Timber Creek into one of New Jersey’s 

premier residential communities. 

On June 1, 1995, residents of Gloucester Township celebrated their 300th 

year with a ceremony consisting of a 

reenactment of the 1695 Proclamation 

of Incorporation. After the ceremony, 

the tercentenary committee presented 

a hand-sewn quilt consisting of 33 panels which traces the township’s unique 

history and highlights the area’s historic sites. The quilt, lovingly crafted 

by over 20 volunteers, took hundreds of 

hours to complete and is a fitting tribute to a special community. Like the 

memorial quilt, Gloucester Township is 

a creation of the sum of its parts, incorporating many small, distinct communities—each with their own histories and special characteristics—to 

add color and form to the township. 

When the mayor and town council of 

Gloucester donned their colonial-era 

garb to reenact the Incorporation Proclamation, they payed tribute to an 

area of New Jersey that is rich in history. The community of Chews Landing, which predates New Jersey’s statehood by years, is still sprinkled with 

old, historic homes many built during 

the days when George Washington and 

James Madison were subscribers to the 

St. John’s Episcopal Church in Chews 

Landing. Other colorful figures in 

American history who have roots in 

Gloucester Township include: Lt. 

Aaron Chew, a local war hero; Abraham Clark, George Reed, and Charles 

Campbell, signers of the Declaration of 

Independence; F. Muhlenberg, a member of the Continental Congress and 

first Speaker of the House; William 

Patterson, former Governor of New 

Jersey; and Elias Boudinot, a member 

of the New Jersey Continental Congress and Director of the first U.S. 

Mint. Blenheim, home to the cemetery 

that is still known today as Wallin’s 

Graveyard, was home to Charity Chew 

Powell and her husband Richard who 

lost 17 of their 20 sons in the American 

Revolution and other of our country’s 

early wars. 

Gloucester Township is not only rich 

in history, it is also blessed with attributes that make the area such a 

wonderful place to live and raise a family. An outstanding school system, 

beautiful parks, an active little league, 

and a diverse population create an environment where the bonds of community can thrive. Approximately 56,000 

inhabitants strong, Gloucester Township is no longer a small town on the 

banks of a creek. Still, the small-town 

belief that fellow residents are actually 

friends and family, still flourishes and 

has allowed Gloucester’s different communities to live harmoniously as their 

community has grown. Today, when 

the fragile ecology of our social environment is as threatened as that of our 

natural environment, I am delighted to 

have the opportunity to pay tribute to 

the inhabitants of Gloucester Township 

and the lessons they offer in community and modern living. 

Mr. President, I congratulate 

Gloucester Township once again, on 

their tercentennial anniversary.

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∑ 

SOCIAL COMPACT’S 1995 OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AWARD 

∑ Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would 

like to recognize the Sturgis Neighborhood Program [SNP] and the Sturgis 

Federal Savings Bank as recipients of 

the Social Compact’s 1995 Outstanding 

Community Investment Award. The 

Social Compact is an ecumenical coalition of hundreds of CEOs from all types 

of financial services institutions and 

neighborhood self-help organizations 

who have joined forces to promote 

proven, effective strategies for 

strengthening America’s vulnerable 

neighborhoods. 

The partnership achievement of the 

Sturgis Neighborhood Program and the 

Sturgis Federal Savings Bank is rebuilding community hope and pride by 

stabilizing lower income neighborhoods 

and families through the rehabilitation 

of affordable rental housing. Since its 

inception, the SNP has rehabilitated 

five single family homes and more are 

on the way. Tenant families are employed, receive family development 

guidance, and participate in maintenance education programs. Families 

also participate in a Goal Setting Plan 

which guides them toward being selfsufficient, productive members of the 

community. 

The Sturgis Federal Savings Bank 

was the first institution to support 

SNP’s mission and played a vital role 

in its initial success. With the assistance of Sturgis Federal, SNP received 

grants and subsidies which allowed the 

organization to successfully renovate 

the completed five units of affordable 

rental housing. It is my honor to congratulate the Sturgis Neighborhood 

Program and the Sturgis Federal Savings Bank. I join the Social Compact in 

thanking them for their contributions 

to the Sturgis community.

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∑ 

RAYMOND KELLY’S COMMENCEMENT SPEECH TO MARIST COLLEGE 

∑ Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, on 

May 20, 1995, Raymond W. Kelly, the 

esteemed former police commissioner 

of New York City, gave a moving commencement speech at Marist College in 

Poughkeepsie, NY. Senators will recall 

that, in addition to his service as the 

head of the Nation’s largest police 

force, Commissioner Kelly recently returned from a very demanding assignment as director of the International 

Police Monitors in Haiti. 

In his speech, Commissioner Kelly 

urged the Class of 1995 to be, and I 

quote, ‘‘America’s new idealists. * * * 

America needs new, energetic voices to 

counter the current wisdom that says 

all government is suspect. The class of 

’95 should be that voice.’’

In recognition of Commissioner 

Kelly’s public service, Marist College 

awarded him an honorary Doctorate of 

Humane Letters. His fine commencement address truly deserves the attention of the Senate, and I ask that the 

text of the speech be printed in the 

RECORD. 

The speech follows: 

REMARKS BY RAYMOND W. KELLY

President Murray, Brother Paul, Chairman 

Dyson, friends, family, and members of the 

class of 1995. I want to express my appreciation to Marist College and its board of trustees for conferring this honorary degree on 

me. And I want to express my congratulations to the class of ’95 who earned your degrees the hard way. This honor permits me 

to share with the class of ’95 the soaring reputation of this great institution; a reputation which has spread far beyond the confines of the Hudson Valley, across America 

and beyond, to some unexpected corners of 

the world. 

What Brother Paul Ambrose and the original Marist fraternity planted with their 

sweat and broad shoulders has blossomed beyond even their inspired dreams. It has blossomed because the secular community who 

followed in their footsteps kept the faith and 

worked hard. The result is this beautiful 

campus, a crown jewel on the Hudson River. 

But Marist College is far more than that. 

It has preserved what other institutions have 

lost, or are still trying to achieve: namely, a 

faculty that teaches, an administration that 

leads, and a board of trustees that governs. 

The result—and I know this first hand—are 

graduates who leave Marist College ready to 

take on the world, in all of its complexity, 

and even its dangers. 

Last fall, when President Clinton asked me 

to go to Haiti to direct the international police monitors, he put at my disposal over 

twelve hundred police professionals from 

around the world. In addition, I had United 

States Army and Marine Corps personnel reporting to me. Our job was to stop human 

rights abuses by a notorious Haitian police 

and military, and to establish an interim 

public security force. We did all that, and 

more. 

I was honored to lead the effort, but I certainly could not do it alone. With a large and 

highly skilled group from which to choose, I 

needed three individuals for key positions. I 

had neither the time nor the inclination to 

check their college credentials. I just went 

on my instincts that came with 30 years of 

judging leadership in the New York City Police Department and the United States Marine Corps. 

And today, I want the Marist College class 

of 1995 to meet the three individuals who I 

asked to go in harms way to lead Haiti out 

of the hell created by a brutal dictatorship. 

They are (and I’d like them to stand): 

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