[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 53 (Thursday, May 5, 1994)]
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                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-448. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of 
     the Republic of Palau; ordered to lie on the table.

                       ``S.J. Resolution No. 4-55

       ``Whereas, the Honorable Ron de Lugo, now in his tenth term 
     as the U.S. Virgin Islands' Delegate to the United States 
     House of Representatives, is Chairman of the House 
     Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs, which 
     exercises jurisdiction over the Caribbean and Pacific Island 
     areas associated with the United States, as well as U.S. 
     Interior Department assistance to other countries and 
     Antarctica; and
       ``Whereas, the Honorable Ron de Lugo, as a ranking member 
     of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, has 
     followed in the footsteps of such distinguished predecessors 
     and statesmen as Congressmen Morris Udall of Arizona and 
     Philip Burton of California, who along with him have played 
     crucial roles in enhancing the local autonomy of these 
     insular areas, particularly the Republic of Palau, the last 
     Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and
       ``Whereas, during his term, the Honorable Ron de Lugo has 
     devoted his public service career beyond the interests of his 
     constituent community, extending his best efforts on behalf 
     of the people of the Republic of Palau, and distinguishing 
     himself as a champion of the Republic of Palau's development 
     into a self-governing, sovereign state; and
       ``Whereas, the Honorable Ron de Lugo, while chairing the 
     Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs and serving 
     on numerous other congressional committees, has been a great 
     defender of the Republic of Palau and other insular areas, 
     resolutely opposing crimes and corruptions, political 
     intimidation and violence, financial mismanagement, narcotics 
     trafficking, inferior health facilities, inadequate 
     infrastructures, and unrestricted military land use lacking 
     safeguards for local inhabitants; and
       ``Whereas, the Honorable Ron de Lugo has responded to the 
     leaders of Palau whenever they needed help in overcoming 
     Palau's problems and instituting reforms, restoring the 
     people's confidence in a brighter future, and allaying 
     longstanding concerns of the people of Palau, thereby playing 
     an instrumental part in achieving final approval of a freely 
     associated relationship between the Republic of Palau and its 
     former administering authority; and
       ``Whereas, the Honorable Ron de Lugo's heart and mind have 
     always been open toward the Republic of Palau, as 
     demonstrated by his sponsoring of legislation which 
     contributed to the improvement of its peoples' welfare, 
     unsparingly using his experience and prestige with U.S. 
     Congressional and Administration leaders to secure needed 
     financial, political and economic assistances to develop the 
     Republic of Palau into a viable sovereign nation; and
       ``Whereas, the Honorable Ron de Lugo has declared his 
     intention not to run for reelection this year, 1994, a 
     decision profoundly regretted by the Republic of Palau and 
     the other insular territories who will sorely miss his potent 
     and intelligent advocacy of their cause in Congress; and
       ``Whereas, the retirement of the Honorable Ron de Lugo from 
     the U.S. Congress will mean the loss to these islands of a 
     powerful friend and an ally, whose leadership, integrity, and 
     influence are as well known within the Republic of Palau as 
     they are to his colleagues in the House of Representatives; 
     and
       ``Whereas, on the eve of his retirement from Congress, the 
     people of the Republic of Palau, through the Olbiil Era 
     Kelulau, wish to express their most sincere gratitude and 
     appreciation to the Honorable Ron de Lugo; Now Therefore, be 
     it
       ``Resolved by the Senate of the Fourth Olbiil Era Kelulau, 
     Thirteenth Special Session, April 1994, the House of 
     Delegates concurring, That the people of Palau, represented 
     in the Fourth Olbiil Era Kelulau and by means of this joint 
     resolution, hereby convey their undying gratitude and 
     appreciation to the Honorable Ron de Lugo for his unwavering 
     support of self-government for the Republic of Palau, for his 
     assistance and exemplary leadership in the United States 
     Congress, but most of all, for his great friendship to Palau 
     which its people cherish and will hold dear for years to 
     come; and be it further
       ``Resolved, that certified copies of this joint resolution 
     be transmitted to the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on 
     Insular and International Affairs, the Honorable Ron de Lugo; 
     the President of the United States, the Honorable Bill 
     Clinton; the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the 
     U.S. Congress, the Honorable Thomas S. Foley; the Majority 
     Leader of the United States Senate, Senator George J. 
     Mitchell; the Chairman of the House Committee on Natural 
     Resources, the Honorable George Miller; the Governor of the 
     Virgin Islands, the Honorable Alexander A. Farrelly; the 
     Secretary of the Interior, the Honorable Bruce Babbitt; the 
     President of the Republic of Palau, the Honorable Kuniwo 
     Nakamura; all States Governors; the President of the Senate 
     and the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Fourth 
     Olbiil Era Kelulau.''
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       POM-449. A resolution adopted by the Legislature of 
     Rockland County, New York relative to dairy product labels; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
       POM-450. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature 
     of the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition and Forestry.

                    ``House Concurrent Memorial 2004

       ``A concurrent memorial requesting the Congress of the 
     United States to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
       ``Whereas, the people of the State of Arizona believe that 
     the food stamp act of 1977 requires an amendment to curtail 
     current abuses, give the states greater regulatory power and 
     grant potential food stamp recipients lower eligibility 
     requirements.
       ``Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives 
     of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, prays:
       ``1. That the Congress of the United States amend the food 
     stamp act of 1977 to:
       ``(a) Require food stamp recipients to show identification 
     for all food stamp purchases.
       ``(b) Allow food stamps to be used only for the purchase of 
     staple food items.
       ``(c) Allow states to have more enforcement authority over 
     the regulatory procedures.
       ``(d) Establish stricter penalties for first-time offenders 
     of food stamp laws and regulations.
       ``(e) Lower the eligibility for food stamps to one hundred 
     per cent of the federal poverty level.
       ``2. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona 
     transmit a certified copy of this Concurrent Memorial to the 
     President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the 
     United States House of Representatives and to each Member of 
     the Arizona Congressional Delegation.''

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