[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 51 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                    SALUTE TO PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE

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                        HON. THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 3, 1994

  Mr. FOGLIETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise on this occasion to salute 
``Philadelphia'' magazine, winner of the 1994 National Magazine Award 
in the public interest category. The National Magazine Awards are the 
most prestigious awards in the magazine business, and to succeed in 
such a competitive field is true testimony to their tremendous 
accomplishments. ``Philadelphia'' has now won one 2 years in a row.
  The public interest award is given for articles that are outstanding 
examples of analytical or expository journalism that bring exceptional 
clarity, interpretation, and insight to their subject. The winning 
article, entitled ``Less Than One Percent,'' was written by Stephen 
Fried and chronicled the long-term neurological damage suffered by his 
wife after taking a single dosage of the antibiotic Floxin. To quote 
the judges of the competition, ``Friend eloquently described their 
personal struggle, but he didn't stop there. In this model of public 
interest report, he uncovered the flawed system by which drugs are 
approved, marketed, and dispensed. This well-documented piece is a 
clarion call for greater responsibility by drug manufacturers, 
government regulators, and physicians. Readers of this article will 
never again take prescription drugs with the same nonchalance as 
before.''
  Mr. Speaker, I join with the Philadelphia community in congratulating 
Stephen Friend and the rest of ``Philadelphia'' magazine on this, their 
most recent of many national magazine awards.

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