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Mrs. Edwin Wenta. On Sunday, June 11,

1995, Edwin and Charlotte will celebrate their

50th weeding anniversary with their family and

friends at the sky room of the Martinique Restaurant in Evergreen Park.

On June 9, 1945, Edwin and Charlotte were

married at the San Buena Mission in Ventura,

CA. It was near the end of World War II and

Ed was on leave from the U.S. Navy.

Edwin and Charlotte have two children, son

Terry and daughter Diane, and five grandchildren, Lisa, Nick, Deanna, Dierdra, and

Gerald. The entire Wenta family joins me in

saluting Edwin and Charlotte on this special

occasion.

The Wentas are a role model of the family

strength and integrity that has made America

great. Their commitment to each other and

their family is impressive and deserving of

special recognition and honor. I am sure that

my colleagues join me in congratulating Edwin

and Charlotte on their many years of love and

commitment. May their life together continue

to be an adventure and offer them many more

pleasant memories.

TRIBUTE TO NEW LOS ANGELES

MARKETING PARTNERSHIP

fHON. HOWARD L. BERMAN OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, June 7, 1995

Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to

pay tribute to my good friend Larry Fisher and

others for launching the New Los Angeles

Marketing Partnership, a much-needed effort

to counter the negative image of Los Angeles

in the media. With a riot, an earthquake, fires

and a sensational murder trial having dominated the news from Los Angeles in the past

3 years, the New Los Angeles Marketing Partnership could not be arriving at a better time.

I wish them all the luck in the world.

Seeing the outline of the program, which will

officially kick off on June 7, I am confident it

will achieve its goals. The participants truly

love Los Angeles, and have a keen sense of

what it is that makes this a great city, including climate, extraordinary ethnic diversity and

a thriving entertainment industry. The chosen

theme, Together we’re the best, Los Angeles

conveys the spirit of optimism guiding this

project.

For the first 5 years, New Los Angeles Marketing Partnership will be reminding the people of Los Angeles County about the exciting

place in which they live. This effort will be specifically targeted at all 88 cities in Los Angeles

County.

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me

in saluting Larry Fisher and the other members of the New Los Angeles Marketing Partnership, whose faith in the city of Los Angeles

and dedication to improving its image is an inspiration to all of us who live and work there.

MEDICARE CUTS ARE A BAD IDEA

fHON. SHERROD BROWN OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, June 7, 1995

Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, there is

an old country and western song that goes,

‘‘She got the gold mine, and I got the shaft.’’

The Republican budget would give the gold

mine to wealthy special interests and give the

shaft to America’s elderly—$300 billion in tax

breaks, $300 billion in Medicare cuts.

The Republicans indignantly cry that these

are not really cuts, they are only slowing the

growth of Medicare. Tell that to the literally

millions of people who depend on Medicare in

Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and California, and

all over this country, who will have $3,500

more taken out of their pocket over the next

7 years in higher premiums, deductibles, and

copayments. Tell those people that these are

not really cuts.

The cuts in services which will pay for tax

breaks for the wealthiest Americans, tax

breaks for special interests, tax breaks for

people who do not need these kinds of tax

breaks—to people with the highest income in

this country.

Mr. Speaker, I support Medicare and ensuring that older Americans have access to

health care services when they need them

from the doctor of their choice. As Republicans move to make these cuts in Medicare,

they are talking about rationing health care

and limiting seniors’ ability to choose their

doctor.

We should reject that, Mr. Speaker. We

should reject this kind of thinking. It is not

good for America’s elderly. It is not good for

the American people.

RETIREMENT OF JOHN ADDEO: APPRECIATION FOR A GREAT CAfREER

HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, June 7, 1995

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, on Friday,

June 9, 1995, Mr. John Addeo, Jr., of Ocean,

NJ, will be honored with a retirement dinner at

Squire Pub in West Long Branch, NJ. It is a

great honor for me to pay tribute to Mr. Addeo

on this occasion.

Mr. Addeo has served as the principal of the

Woodmere School in Eatontown, NJ, since

1968. In total, Mr. Addeo has dedicated 34

years of his life to education. A 1957 graduate

of Long Branch High School and a 1961 graduate of Monmouth University, Mr. Addeo

began his teaching career in Asbury Park. He

received his master’s degree from Newark

State College in 1968 and became prinicpal at

Woodmere later that year. He also was an instructor at Brookdale Community College and

serves as a member of the Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association and the

New Jersey Education Association.

John and Theresa Addeo are the parents of

John Addeo III and Melissa Addeo Ardito. The

list of Mr. Addeo’s current and former community affiliations is a long one. He is a former

member of the Italian-American Association

and the Eatontown Lion’s Club. He is a charter member and first vice president of the

Eatontown/Tinton Falls Kiwanis Club, former

Little League baseball and softball coach in

Ocean Township, a former member of the

Ocean Township Zoning Board of Adjustment

and the organizer of Boy Scout Troop 376.

Mr. Speaker, throughout his career, John

Addeo has exemplified the very best qualities

of America’s proud tradition of public education. Generations of students who have

passed through the Woodmere School—many

of them fully grownup and now in important

positions of responsibility, some of them now

parents themselves—have benefited from his

dedication and leadership. As his friends, colleagues, and students pay tribute on the occasion of his retirement, I am proud to add my

voice in recognition of the fine job that John

Addeo has done for nearly a quarter of a century in one of the most important jobs I know

of: the education of our young people.

AN AGENDA FOR THE NATION

fHON. LEE H. HAMILTON OF INDIANA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, June 7, 1995

Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to

insert my Washington Report for Wednesday,

June 7, 1995, into the CONGRESSIONAL

RECORD.

AN AGENDA FOR THE NATION

Hoosiers continue to express to me their

widespread discontent in the country, their

unease with government, and anger at those

who conduct its business. They understand

changes are being made in government—

that federal jobs are being eliminated, budgets are being trimmed, agencies are being

eliminated—but believe more can and should

be done to make government more responsive to the needs and demands of the average

American.

The challenge facing Congress and the

President is to make the changes that will

restore the public’s faith and confidence in

government. Hoosiers mention the following

reforms most often in my recent public

meetings, and I think their views reflect the

concerns of most Americans.

Deficit reduction: Deficit reduction should

be a top priority. Congress acted last session

to cut $600 billion from the projected deficits. The House and Senate recently approved budget plans to eliminate the deficit

over the next seven years, but the budget

resolution only provides a rough outline for

how deficit reduction will be achieved. The

tough decisions on specific spending cuts lie

ahead. I agree that the deficit must be reduced.

Investment: Americans favor steps to reduce the budget deficit that are fair and balanced. It makes no sense to try to balance

the budget by slashing federal investment

programs. The private sector is the engine

for economic growth, but government can

play a role by supporting training and education of our workers as well as investing in

our infrastructure and our technology. Such

investments are critical to economic growth,

and without growth, balancing the budget

becomes immensely more difficult. Most of

the investment trends over the past several

years have been in the wrong direction. We

need a shift in federal priorities away from

consumption and toward investment, and we

need to emphasize both public and private

investment.

Reinventing government: The federal government is bloated and should be downsized.

Congress and the Executive Branch adopted

significant measures last session to make

government work better and cost less, from

streamlining Pentagon procurement policies

to eliminating outdated government agencies. These efforts can and should be expanded this year. Americans want bold

changes in government today, and Congress

and the President should support that.