May 19, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 1081

March 1902, Andrew Carnegie donated $5.2

million to construct a system of branch libraries throughout the city. Later that year, the

New York Public Library contracted with the

city of New York to operate the 39 Carnegie

library branches in Manhattan, the Bronx, and

Staten Island. This was the beginning of a tradition of partnership and cooperation between

the New York Public Library and the city of

New York which continues to this day.

With more than a million books in place, the

library was officially dedicated on May 23,

1911, by President William Howard Taft, with

Governor John Alden Dix and Mayor William

J. Gaynor present. The response was overwhelming, with between 30,000 and 50,000

visitors coming through the library on that first

day.

Today, the New York Public Library is the

largest public library system in the country,

serving more than 10 million people a year,

and over 1.9 million cardholders. There are

now four special research libraries: the New

York Public Library for the Performing Arts at

Lincoln Center; the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Center for the Humanities; and the Science, Industry and Business Library, which will open in its new home

at the site of the former B. Altman building

during this centennial year. The branch system of the library has grown to include 82 libraries, with collections totaling over 10.5 million items, the collection expanding by approximately 10,000 items a week in dozens of

different languages.

I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting

the New York Public Library on the occasion

of its 100th birthday, and wish it great success

as it, ‘‘continues in its mission to inform, inspire, entertain and challenge all who enter its

doors—be it between the guardian lions on

Fifth Avenue, its 82 branches, or via the information superhighway.’’

RECOGNIZING AUGUST 23, 1995 AS

THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE

fNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF

HEALTH UNIT COORDINATORS

HON. PAT DANNER

OF MISSOURI

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, May 18, 1995

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

recognize a group of very important people, a

group that quietly performs the services that

are vital to the maintenance of our health care

system—Health Unit Coordinators.

Health Unit Coordinators have been working

diligently for 50 years to help keep our health

care system running smoothly. As our system

has become more complex, they have adapted to the many new challenges facing health

care in our country. I commend them for their

tireless work and congratulate the National Association of Health Unit Coordinators on its

50th anniversary on August 23, 1995.

Mr. Speaker, it is my hope, that Americans

will reflect upon the importance of Health Unit

Coordinators not only on August 23 but

throughout the year.

IN OPPOSITION TO TRADE

SANCTIONS AGAINST JAPAN

HON. JIM McDERMOTT OF WASHINGTON

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, May 18, 1995

Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, the unsatisfactory outcome of almost 2 years of bilateral

negotiations on access to the Japanese automotive market is disappointing.

However, unilateral imposition of 6 billion

dollars’ worth of sanctions on Japanese products by the United States is a dangerous and

unworkable solution.

Under the rules and procedures of the

WTO, if any member country feels that it has

been wronged, it has an obligation to go to the

WTO first before applying sanctions and certainly not in concert with the application of

sanctions.

If the administration continues to insist that

imposition of punitive sanctions against Japanese luxury cars is the best way to force

Japan to open its markets, the United States

should set an example for the rest of our trading partners and file a WTO complaint against

Japan.

Let’s take advantage of the WTO’s dispute

settlement procedure, which we helped negotiate.

Unilateral imposition of sanctions by the

United States against the Japanese sends the

message to the rest of the world that we have

no confidence in the WTO’s ability to decide

the case fairly.

Let’s not restrict free trade in the United

States in an effort to open up markets abroad.

Punitive sanctions that have the potential to

cost thousands of United States jobs in a very

short period of time and do nothing to achieve

our goal of opening up the Japanese automotive market are not the answer.

BY SISTER-COUNTY COMMISSION

THEODORE J. BIAGINI HONORED

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HON. ZOE LOFGREN OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, May 18, 1995

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, as a former

member of the Santa Clara County Board of

Supervisors, I rise, today, to acknowledge and

extend my heartfelt congratulations to Mr.

Theodore J. Biagini, being honored by the

county of Santa Clara, CA-Province of Florence, Italy Sister-County Commission as this

year’s recipient of the 1995 Medici Medal Citizen of the Year Award. Mr. Biagini will be honored at the Medici Masked Ball being held

Saturday, May 20, 1995.

The Sister-County Commission is committed

to fostering the exchange of art, culture, education, and technology in many diverse areas

between the people and governments of the

county of Santa Clara and Province of Florence. Presentation of the Medici Medallion is

reserved for prominent citizens of Santa Clara

County, who typify philanthropic, intellectual,

and cultural awareness as exemplified by the

spirit of the Renaissance.

Theodore J. Biagini has a long history of

public service dating back to 1963 when he

was president of the Student Bar Association

of Santa Clara University School of Law.

Since then, Mr. Biagini has served on numerous civic and charitable boards including the

Italian American Heritage Association, the San

Jose Sports Arena Task Force, Eastfield Childrens’ Center, and the Santa Clara University

Board of Regents.

Indeed, Ted Biagini is a modern day example of a Renaissance man, turning his gifts

and intellect to a wide range of activities, all of

which have enriched our community and its

people.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to express my own

congratulations and gratitude to Mr. Biagini on

behalf of my constituents in the 16th District

and the U.S. House of Representatives.

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

fHON. SONNY BONO OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, May 18, 1995

Mr. BONO. Mr. Speaker, due to a medical

leave of absence, I was unable to make the

following votes. Had I been present, I would

have been recorded as follows: Rollcall Nos.

315—‘‘no’’; 316—‘‘no’’; 317—‘‘no’’; 318—‘‘no’’;

319—‘‘no’’; 320—‘‘no’’; 321—‘‘no’’; 322—‘‘no’’;

323—‘‘no’’; 324—‘‘no’’; 325—‘‘no’’; 326—

‘‘yes’’; 327—‘‘no’’; 328—‘‘yes’’; 329—‘‘yes’’;

338—‘‘yes’’; 339—‘‘yes’’; 340—‘‘yes’’; 341—

‘‘yes’’; 342—‘‘no’’; 343—‘‘no.’’

I ask that these votes be submitted into the

RECORD

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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fHON. DOUGLAS ‘‘PETE’’ PETERSON OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, May 18, 1995

Mr. PETERSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker,

during the week of May 9, I was called back

to my district due to an illness in my family. As

a result, I missed a number of rollcall votes.

Had I been present, I would have voted as follows; rollcall 308—Traficant amendment: ‘‘no’’;

rollcall 309—Passage: ‘‘yes’’; rollcall 310—

Procedural motion: ‘‘yes’’; rollcall 311—Rule:

‘‘yes’’; rollcall 312—Saxton-Boehlert substitute:

‘‘yes’’; rollcall 313—Mineta amendment: ‘‘no’’;

rollcall 314—Boehlert amendment: ‘‘yes’’; rollcall 315—Pallone amendment: ‘‘no’’; rollcall

316—Mineta amendment: ‘‘no’’; rollcall 317—

Pallone amendment: ‘‘no’’; rollcall 318—Mineta

amendment: ‘‘no’’; rollcall 319—Collins

amendment: ‘‘yes’’; rollcall 320—Mineta

amendment: ‘‘no’’; rollcall 321—DeFazio

amendment: ‘‘no’’; rollcall 322—Nadler amendment: ‘‘no’’; rollcall 323—Oberstar amendment: ‘‘no’’; rollcall 324—Pallone amendment:

‘‘no’’; rollcall 325—Visclosky amendment:

‘‘no’’; rollcall 326—Laughlin amendment to

Emerson amendment: ‘‘yes’’; rollcall 327—

Batement amendment to Lipinski amendment:

‘‘no’’; rollcall 328—Lipinski amendment: ‘‘yes’’;

rollcall 329—Largent amendment: ‘‘no’’; rollcall

330—Passage: ‘‘no’’; rollcall 331—Armey motion: ‘‘no.’’