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In addition, many seniors have expressed the frustration with the seniors’ earnings limit which unfairly penalizes senior citizens by reducing

their Social Security benefits if they

continue working beyond retirement

age and earn over $11,160.

Last year, as a member of the 103d

Congress, I nominated John Pribyl as

the delegate from Minnesota’s Sixth

Congressional District. John has spent

over 20 years helping to develop service

opportunities for senior citizens.

As director of the Lutheran Social

Service of Minnesota’s Senior Companion Program and Foster Grandparent

Program, John Pribyl has worked tirelessly to promote seniors as a valuable

resource with talent and experiences to

share with others.

I also nominated Joanne Demko of

Minneapolis, who has worked in aging

services for 15 years. She currently

serves as director of the Volunteers of

America Anoka/Hennepin Senior Dining and Home Delivered Meals Programs. In addition to these duties,

Demko is an active member of the Minnesota Gerontological Society, Minnesota Minority Elders Coalition, and

previously served as president of the

Minnesota Nutrition Directors Association.

Mr. President, these two individuals

have devoted a significant portion of

their lives improving the opportunities

for Minnesota senior citizens. Joanne

Demko and John Pribyl stand out as

leaders in their communities who have

the vision, the compassion, and the determination to protect the great state

of Minnesota. Mr. President, it is a distinct honor for me to have such qualified champions of seniors’ issues advocating the needs of older Americans.

Mr. President, I ask that there be

printed in the RECORD a complete list

of Minnesota’s delegates to the White

House Conference on Aging and again,

congratulate these individuals for their

commitment to these important issues.

DELEGATES TO THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE

ON AGING

The list follows:

David E. Meillier.

Elva D. Walker.

Gretchen Dee.

Marvel Pratke.

Helen Johnston.

Madelyn Reiter.

Roger Banks.

Eli Hunt.

Caralyn Radatz.

Garritt Van Hunnik.

Rosalie Tassoni.

Frank R. Johnson.

Virginia Smith.

David Janovy.

Annabel Greseth.

Joanna Demko.

Wayne Willman.

Miriam B. Seltzer.

Edith Brady.

Eric G. Tangalos.

Margaret Christenson.

Pegeen Tillman.

Jim Varpness.

Dean Fenner.

Wayne Takeshita.

Carolyn Kelly Tasker.

Donna Walberg.

Marjorie Jamieson.

Bob Meiches, M.D.

Merredith Hart.

Maureen Acosta.

Al Sollom.

Corinne T. Ellingham.

Joci Maher.

Theressa Burns.

Charlotte Fitzpatrick.

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TRIBUTE TO DR. BRUCE FLINT,

VICE CHANCELLOR EMERITUS,

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

AGRICULTURAL CENTER

Mr. JOHNSTON. Mr. President, on

Wednesday, May 31, 1995, Dr. Bruce

Flint, the vice chancellor emeritus and

retired director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, will be honored by his peers and colleagues at

LSU and throughout the State of Louisiana.

After achieving a degree in agricultural economics from LSU, Dr. Flint,

who grew up on a farm in northeastern

Louisiana, served 4 years in the U.S.

Army before accepting his first extension position—as an assistant county

agent in Union Parish—in 1956.

Through the years, he served as an associate county agent, district program

specialist, associate specialist for

training and staff development, extension education specialist, division leader and State agent for personnel and

programs. Along the way, he also obtained his masters degree in extension

education from LSU and his doctoral

degree in cooperative extension administration from the University of Wisconsin.

In 1980, Dr. Flint was named assistant director of the extension service

with responsibilities for personnel,

business, and fiscal affairs of the organization, and in 1984, he was promoted

to associate director. In mid-1988, he

assumed leadership for the agricultural

center’s administrative services as its

director, and in mid-1989, he was appointed as vice chancellor for administration and director of administrative

services. Finally, in 1993, Dr. Flint returned to extension as vice chancellor

and director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service—the position he

held until his retirement on April 30,

1995. On April 21, 1995, the LSU Board

of Supervisors named him Vice Chancellor Emeritus Bruce Flint in recognition of his remarkable career with the

Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service and the LSU Agricultural Center.

That recognition capped a 39-year career during which Dr. Flint received a

variety of honors, served on countless

boards and committees, and was a

member of several honor societies.

Among those, he was a member of Epsilon Sigma Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta,

the Adult Education Association, the

Commission of Professors of Adult

Education, and the American Legion.

He also served as chairman of the

LSU Continuing Education Council,

the Midsouth Region Extension Workers Committee on Program Development and Management Information

Services and a Louisiana Board of Regents task force studying statewide

programs in agricultural research and

public service—extension—as well as

academic programs in agriculture,

human ecology, forestry, wildlife, and

fisheries.

Mr. President, it is easy to ascertain

that Bruce Flint not only possesses a

remarkable mind and intellect, but has

accomplished an unparalleled career.

My hope is that others in Louisiana,

and throughout America will model

themselves after Dr. Flint’s approach

and commitment to both work and involvement within the community. Dr.

Bruce Flint is a true asset to higher

education, conservation programs, his

family, and the community. He will be

missed by his colleagues and peers and

by all of Louisiana.

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SENATE QUARTERLY MAIL COSTS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, in acfcordance with section 318 of Public

Law 101–520 as amended by Public Law

103–283, I am submitting the frank mail

allocations made to each Senator from

the appropriation for official mail expenses and a summary tabulation of

Senate mass mail costs for the second

quarter of fiscal year 1995 to be printed

in the RECORD. The second quarter of

fiscal year 1995 covers the period of

January 1, 1995, through March 31, 1995.

The official mail allocations are available for frank mail costs, as stipulated

in Public Law 103–283, the Legislative

Branch Appropriations Act for Fiscal

Year 1995.

The material follows:

SENATE QUARTERLY MASS MAIL VOLUMES AND COSTS

FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 03/31/95

Senators Total

pieces

Pieces

per

capita

Total cost Cost per

capita

Fiscal

year 1995

official

mail allocation

ABRAHAM ................. 600 0.00006 $218.90 $0.00002 $140,289

AKAKA ...................... 0 0 0.00 0 29,867

ASHCROFT ................ 0 0 0.00 0 83,043

BAUCUS ................... 0 0 0.00 0 34,694

BENNETT .................. 0 0 0.00 0 30,689

BIDEN ...................... 0 0 0.00 0 28,591

BINGAMAN ............... 0 0 0.00 0 30,834

BOND ....................... 0 0 0.00 0 108,312

BOXER ..................... 15,805 0.00051 5,856.86 0.00019 582,722

BRADLEY ................. 0 0 0.00 0 151,392

BREAUX ................... 0 0 0.00 0 82,088

BROWN .................... 0 0 0.00 0 74,406

BRYAN ..................... 0 0 0.00 0 45,030

BUMPERS ................. 0 0 0.00 0 48,743

BURNS ..................... 0 0 0.00 0 34,694

BYRD ....................... 0 0 0.00 0 34,593

CAMPBELL ............... 0 0 0.00 0 74,406

CHAFEE .................... 0 0 0.00 0 30,524

COATS ...................... 0 0 0.00 0 111,738

COCHRAN ................ 0 0 0.00 0 48,596

COHEN ..................... 6,898 0.00559 2,722.62 0.00220 37,937

CONRAD ................... 58,800 0.0245 10,837.38 0.01704 25,438

COVERDELL ............. 0 0 0.00 0 137,674

CRAIG ...................... 0 0 0.00 0 31,846

D’AMATO .................. 0 0 0.00 0 335,341

DASCHLE ................. 0 0 0.00 0 27,650

DEWINE .................... 0 0 0.00 0 168,128

DODD ....................... 0 0 0.00 0 66,615

DOLE ........................ 0 0 0.00 0 51,907

DOMENICI ................ 1,000 0.00063 226.53 0.00014 30,834

DORGAN ................... 62,500 0.09827 11,191.75 0.01760 25,438

EXON ........................ 0 0 0.00 0 32,516

FAIRCLOTH ............... 0 0 0.00 0 140,612

FEINGOLD ................ 0 0 0.00 0 97,556

FEINSTEIN ................ 0 0 0.00 0 582,722

FORD ........................ 0 0 0.00 0 74,054

FRIST ....................... 0 0 0.00 0 78,686

GLENN ...................... 0 0 0.00 0 219,288

GORTON ................... 0 0 0.00 0 106,532

GRAHAM ................... 2,397 0.00018 1,940.83 0.00014 323,488

GRAMM .................... 16,000 0.00091 3,992.34 0.00023 352,339

GRAMS ..................... 0 0 0.00 0 67,423
May 22, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7133

SENATE QUARTERLY MASS MAIL VOLUMES AND COSTS

FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 03/31/95—Continued

Senators Total

pieces

Pieces

per

capita

Total cost Cost per

capita

Fiscal

year 1995

official

mail allocation

GRASSLEY ................ 0 0 0.00 0 56,381 GREGG ..................... 35,256 0.03173 28,252.50 0.02543 34,552 HARKIN .................... 0 0 0.00 0 56,381 HATCH ...................... 0 0 0.00 0 30,689 HATFIELD ................. 0 0 0.00 0 62,019 HEFLIN ..................... 6,800 0.00164 1,207.20 0.00029 81,113 HELMS ..................... 0 0 0.00 0 140,612 HOLLINGS ................ 0 0 0.00 0 72,302 HUTCHISON .............. 0 0 0.00 0 352,339 INHOFE ..................... 0 0 0.00 0 52,475 INOUYE .................... 0 0 0.00 0 29,867 JEFFORDS ................ 0 0 0.00 0 23,830 JOHNSTON ................ 0 0 0.00 0 82,088 KASSEBAUM ............. 0 0 0.00 0 51,907 KEMPTHORNE ........... 0 0 0.00 0 31,846 KENNEDY ................. 0 0 0.00 0 121,391 KERREY .................... 0 0 0.00 0 32,516 KERRY ...................... 0 0 0.00 0 121,391 KOHL ........................ 0 0 0.00 0 97,556 KYL .......................... 0 0 0.00 0 63,581 LAUTENBERG ........... 0 0 0.00 0 151,392 LEAHY ...................... 3,714 0.00652 1,082.36 0.00190 23,830 LEVIN ....................... 0 0 0.00 0 182,978 LIEBERMAN .............. 0 0 0.00 0 66,615 LOTT ........................ 0 0 0.00 0 48,596 LUGAR ...................... 0 0 0.00 0 111,738 MACK ....................... 0 0 0.00 0 323,488 MCCAIN ................... 0 0 0.00 0 82,928

MCCONNELL ............ 0 0 0.00 0 74,054

MIKULSKI ................. 3,800 0.00077 866.55 0.00018 91,956

MOSELEY-BRAUN ..... 0 0 0.00 0 216,454

MOYNIHAN ............... 0 0 0.00 0 335,341

MURKOWSKI ............. 0 0 0.00 0 23,179

MURRAY ................... 5,558 0.00108 1,298.40 0.00025 106,532

NICKLES ................... 0 0 0.00 0 68,442

NUNN ....................... 0 0 0.00 0 137,674

PACKWOOD .............. 6,300 0.00212 1,469.89 0.00049 62,019

PELL ......................... 0 0 0.00 0 30,524

PRESSLER ................ 0 0 0.00 0 27,650

PRYOR ..................... 0 0 0.00 0 48,743

REID ......................... 12,139 0.00915 6,607.64 0.00498 45,030

ROBB ....................... 0 0 0.00 0 124,766

ROCKEFELLER .......... 61,850 0.03413 10,705.35 0.00591 34,593

ROTH ........................ 0 0 0.00 0 28,591

SANTORUM .............. 0 0 0.00 0 182,834

SARBANES ............... 0 0 0.00 0 91,956

SHELBY .................... 0 0 0.00 0 81,113

SIMON ...................... 0 0 0.00 0 216,454

SIMPSON .................. 0 0 0.00 0 19,826

SMITH ...................... 0 0 0.00 0 34,552

SNOWE ..................... 0 0 0.00 0 29,086

SPECTER .................. 0 0 0.00 0 238,468

STEVENS .................. 0 0 0.00 0 23,179

THOMAS ................... 0 0 0.00 0 15,200

THOMPSON .............. 0 0 0.00 0 94,111

THURMOND .............. 0 0 0.00 0 72,302

WARNER ................... 0 0 0.00 0 124,766

WELLSTONE .............

f0 0 0.00 0 87,939•

TRIBUTE TO LES ASPIN

∑ Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I was

saddened to learn of the passing of Les

Aspin. He was a great public servant

who worked all his life to make our

country better and stronger.

Les Aspin understood the defense

budget better than just about anyone.

He chaired the House Armed Services

Committee during the height of the

cold war and during the even more

challenging years of the post cold war.

He led the Department of Defense as it

began to adjust to America’s new role

in the world. And he began the difficult

process of expanding opportunities for

women in the military. Most recently,

he took on the challenge of reviewing

and reinvigorating our Nation’s intelligence programs.

He didn’t come to Washington for

power and prestige—he came to serve.

He came to represent the working families of Wisconsin’s First Congressional

District. He quickly became an expert

on national defense. His goal was to

strengthen our military while making

sure that the U.S. taxpayer got the

most out of every dollar spent on defense. He realized that national security was too important to become politicized. He believed that a strong defense is not a Republican position or a

Democratic position—it is a necessity

for the world’s only superpower.

Les Aspin served the people of Wisconsin and the people of this Nation

with honor and distinction. He will be

greatly missed.

f∑

PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI TO

VISIT ALMA MATER

∑ Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I rise

today as the chairman of the Senate

Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs to inform my colleagues

that, as predicted in the press over the

weekend, the administration will announce this afternoon that it has

agreed to issue a visa to President Lee

Teng-hui of the Republic of China on

Taiwan for a private visit to his alma

mater.

I am very pleased that the administration has finally decided to take this

step. The feeling in Congress on this

issue has been very strong, as evidenced by the near unanimous votes in

the last 2 weeks on the resolution calling on the State Department to allow

the visit. I’m equally pleased that we

have avoided an escalating squabble

with the State Department over the

visit. If this action had been taken earlier, when it should have been, we

could have avoided a great deal of acrimony and conflicting signals. I believe

that the decision to admit President

Lee brings our policies on admission of,

let us say, controversial public figures

more into uniformity, and it removes a

gross and unnecessary slight to one of

our close friends in Asia.

Mr. President, in closing I would like

to make something clear to our friends

in the People’s Republic of China. Although I understand the depth of their

feelings on this issue, I do not believe

that this simple move has to adversely

affect our important relationship. Admitting President Lee Teng-hui for a

private, I repeat, private visit should

not be seen for more than it is—an internal decision to admit a private citizen for a limited private purpose—and I

am sure that President Lee will closely

adhere to the parameters of the visit in

order to avoid any unnecessary complications. There are no hidden signals

here, no nebulous meanings, no new

policy currents. This is not, nor should

the People’s Republic of China interpret it to be, our repudiation of their

one-China policy.

f∑

SUPPORT OF S. 747

∑ Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I rise

today in support of S. 747. The intent of

this bill is to modify section 36(b)(1) of

the Arms Export and Control Act to require congressional oversight and scrutiny of all arms sales to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

until such time as the Secretary of the

State certifies and reports to Congress

that the unpaid claims of American

companies described in the June 30,

1993, report by the Secretary of Defense

pursuant to section 9140(c) of the Department of Defense Appropriation

Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–396; 106 Stat

1939), including the additional claims

noticed by the Department of Commerce on page 2 of the report, have

been resolved satisfactorily.

My interest in S. 747 relates in part

to a New York company, Gibbs & Hill,

Inc. Gibbs & Hill was founded in 1911,

and has the privilege of being the oldest power and transportation engineering firm in the United States. One of

its most notable projects was the electrification of the Northeast corridor

rail line between New York and Washington, DC. The first electric locomotive to run on these tracks was the

George Gibbs I.

In 1978, Gibbs & Hill went to Saudi

Arabia to provide its engineering expertise to the Royal Commission for

Jubail and Yanbu in connection with

the design and construction of the

Yanbu Industrial City. Gibbs & Hill

was hired by the Royal Commission to

design the desalination and related facilities, which are a major component

of this industrial complex. The Royal

Commission required significant additional services of Gibbs & Hill, equaling more than 200 man-years of effort.

After requiring Gibbs & Hill to perform

the work, committing to compensate

Gibbs & Hill for the added services, and

benefiting from the work performed,

the Royal Commission refused to pay.

Gibbs & Hill’s attempts to seek redress

through the kingdom’s court system

was useless, as the court merely upheld

the wrongful acts of another agency of

the kingdom.

The default landed Gibbs & Hill in

the special claims process established

following congressional hearings in

May 1992, and furthered by section

9140(c) of the fiscal year 1993 Department of Defense Appropriations Act.

The $43.4 million claim of Gibbs & Hill

is the last remaining unpaid claim

awaiting resolution by the Saudi Government through the special claims

process. Despite repeated commitments to our Government by the Saudi

Government to resolve the claim favorably for the company, Gibbs & Hill has

not been paid. Gibbs & Hill has waited

more than 14 years to have this debt

paid, including 2 years since receiving

explicit commitments from the Saudi

Embassy that it would spare no efforts

in resolving the claim fairly and

promptly.

Today, the Yanbu Industrial City is

pointed to as an example of the kingdom’s technological advancement. Yet

this advancement was obtained at the

expense of Gibbs & Hill. The kingdom

had an obligation to honor its commitments to Gibbs & Hill, as it still does

today. I urge my colleagues to join me

in supporting S. 747.∑