[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 46 (Monday, March 13, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  TRIBUTE TO THE MIAMI TIMES NEWSPAPER

                                 ______


                          HON. CARRIE P. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 13, 1995
  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, the week of March 12 is Black 
Newspaper Week. In recognition of the important role that black 
newspapers have played in bringing about a fair and just society, I 
rise to pay special tribute to the Miami Times newspaper, one of the 
largest, most innovative, and important weekly newspapers in America.
  After very careful and deliberative consideration Henry E. Sigismund 
Reeves decided that the black community could not depend on either 
their friends or enemies to express their ideas and aspirations. So on 
September 1, 1923, Henry E.S. Reeves founded the Miami Times as a voice 
for Miami's black community.
  In its 73 years of existence the Miami Times has taken strong stances 
on issues such as segregation, economic opportunity, equal justice, and 
the positive promotion of black life. Through its efforts, the paper 
helped to integrate Miami's public beaches, golf courses, and played a 
critical role in winning concessions for Miami blacks in the successful 
black tourism boycott of Miami.
  The Miami Times has played an important role not only as a protest 
journal but also as an instrument for revealing the human dimension of 
the black personality. White men of the day scoffed at the idea of love 
and family ties among blacks. By featuring blacks as parents, brides, 
mothers, and fathers, the paper exposed the one-dimensional treatment 
of blacks in the mainstream press.
  Long before Ebony and Jet magazines came on the scene, the Miami 
Times stressed facets of black life which were ignored in white media. 
Black achievement, as expressed in the careers of Phyllis Wheatley, 
Toussaint L'Ouverture, Richard Allen, and our own Athalie ``Mama'' 
Range, Hon. Joe Lang Kershaw, and Gwen Sawyer Cherry.
  The Miami Times also emphasized racial pride and other values of the 
black community. It chronicled the dreams, aspirations, and 
achievements of our community.
  The Miami Times has also served as a catalyst for change between 
people outside of the black community. In 1987, the Miami Times became 
one of the first black newspapers in America to exchange editorials, 
letters, and articles with a Jewish newspaper, the Miami Jewish 
Tribune, in an effort to foster better understanding and cooperation 
between the two communities. At that time then, Miami Times publisher 
Garth Reeves believed that such a partnership between a black and a 
Jewish newspaper would help to close what was seen as a growing chasm 
between the two communities.
  A few years later, the Miami Times began exchanging opinion pieces 
with one of America's great Spanish-language weeklies Diario Las 
Americas, in an effort to forge better links between blacks and 
Latinos.
  Since 1923, four generations of Reeves have managed the Miami Times. 
Founder 
[[Page E583]] Henry E.S. Reeves was followed by his only son Garth 
Reeves, Sr., who was followed by his only son, the late Garth Reeves, 
Jr., who was succeeded by his sister Rachel Reeves. And, Mr. Speaker, I 
understand that the next generation of the Reeves family is being 
trained for leadership and management of the paper; young Garth Basil.
  My dear colleagues, we talk a lot about creating jobs and development 
in all kinds of communities. This family business has been doing it for 
more that 70 years. I am proud to salute the Miami Times.

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, March 14, 1995, may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                MARCH 15
     9:00 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
       Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment Subcommittee
         Business meeting, to mark up S. 534, to provide flow 
           control authority and authority for States to limit the 
           interstate transportation of municipal solid waste.
                                                            SD-406
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Smithsonian Institution.
                                                            SD-116
       Armed Services
       Airland Forces Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of 
           Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
           on Army force modernization.
                                                            SR-222
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366
       Finance
         Business meeting, to mark up H.R. 831, to permanently 
           extend the 25% deduction for the health insurance costs 
           of self- employed individuals.
                                                            SD-215
       Labor and Human Resources
         To continue hearings to examine health care reform issues 
           in a changing marketplace.
                                                            SD-430
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for farm and foreign agriculture services of 
           the Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-138
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Justice.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
     11:00 a.m.
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         Briefing on the International Foundation Election System.
                                             2200 Rayburn Building
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Bonneville Power Administration.
                                                            SD-192
       Select on Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings on intelligence matters.
                                                            SH-219
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To hold hearings to examine free trade unions with regard 
           to the New Independent States of the former Soviet 
           Union.
                                             2105 Rayburn Building
     2:30 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 349, to authorize funds for the 
           Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program.
                                                            SR-485
     3:00 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Oceans and Fisheries Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for fiscal year 1996 for the United States Coast 
           Guard, Department of Transportation.
                                                            SR-253

                                MARCH 16
     9:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen 
           and improve United States agricultural programs, 
           focusing on taxpayers' stake in Federal farm policy.
                                                            SR-332
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
           (FEMA).
                                                            SD-138
       Rules and Administration
         To hold hearings to examine Architect of the Capitol 
           funding authority for new projects.
                                                            SR-301
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and 
           Drug Enforcement Agency, both of the Department of 
           Justice.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Federal Highway Administration, 
           Department of Transportation.
                                                            SD-192
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Education.
                                                            SD-192
       Armed Services
       Personnel Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of 
           Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
           on manpower, personnel, and compensation programs.
                                                            SR-222
       Foreign Relations
       East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee
         Closed briefing to discuss recent developments on the 
           implementation of the Agreed Framework with North 
           Korea.
                                                    S-407, Capitol

                                MARCH 17
     9:30 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings on the Department of the Interior and 
           the Department of Defense consultations concerning 
           conservation of endangered species at Ft. Bragg, North 
           Carolina.
                                                            SD-406
     10:00 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation to reform the 
           Federal regulatory process.
                                                            SD-226

                                MARCH 20
     2:00 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         Business meeting, to consider S. Con. Res. 6, to express 
           the sense of the Senate concerning compliance by the 
           Government of Mexico regarding certain loans, S. 384, 
           to require a report on U.S. support for Mexico during 
           its debt crisis, S. Con. Res. 3, relating to Taiwan and 
           the United States, S. Con. Res. 4, expressing the sense 
           of Congress with respect to the North-South Korea 
           Agreed Framework, S. Con. Res. 9, expressing the sense 
           of the Congress regarding a private visit by President 
           Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China on Taiwan to the 
           U.S., Treaty Doc. 103-25, with respect to restrictions 
           on the use of certain conventional weapons, and pending 
           nominations.
                                                            SD-419
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on the impact in Indian 
           country of proposed recissions of fiscal year 1995 
           Indian program funds and of proposals to consolidate or 
           block grant Federal programs funds to the several 
           states.
                                                            SR-485

                                MARCH 21
     9:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Daniel Robert 
           Glickman, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-G50
       Special on Aging
         To hold hearings to examine the scope of health care 
           fraud.
                                                            SD-628
     [[Page E585]] 10:00 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Energy Production and Regulation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 92, to provide for the 
           reconstitution of outstanding repayment obligations of 
           the Administrator of the Bonneville Power 
           Administration for the appropriated capital investments 
           in the Federal Columbia River Power System.
                                                            SD-366
       Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation to 
           reform the Federal regulatory process.
                                                            SD-342
       Labor and Human Resources
       Aging Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on the implementation of the 
           Older Americans Act, focusing on Title III.
                                                            SD-430

                                MARCH 22
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the United States Fish and Wildlife 
           Service, Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-192
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold oversight hearings to review a report prepared 
           for the committee on the clean-up of Hanford Nuclear 
           Reservation.
                                                            SD-366
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Natural Resources Conservation 
           Service, Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-138
     2:30 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 441, to authorize funds for 
           certain programs under the Indian Child Protection and 
           Family Violence Prevention Act.
                                                            SR-485

                                MARCH 23
     9:30 a.m.
       Labor and Human Resources
       Education, Arts and Humanities Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on direct lending practices.
                                                            SD-430
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Federal Railroad Administration, 
           Department of Transportation, and the National 
           Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak).
                                                            SD-192
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
           Firearms and the United States Customs Service, 
           Department of the Treasury.
                                                            SD-192
     3:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the National Institutes of Health, 
           Department of Health and Human Services.
                                                            SD-138

                                MARCH 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Housing and Urban 
           Development.
                                                            SD-138

                                MARCH 27
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Executive Office of the President, 
           and the General Services Administration.
                                                            SD-138

                                MARCH 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Bureau of Land Management, Department 
           of the Interior.
                                                            SD-116
       Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management and the District of 
           Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings to examine initiatives to 
           reduce the cost of Pentagon travel processing.
                                                            SD-342
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for foreign assistance programs, focusing on 
           Africa humanitarian and refugee issues.
                                                            SD-192

                                MARCH 29
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366
       Special on Aging
         To hold hearings to examine ways that individuals and 
           families can better plan and pay for their long-term-
           care needs.
                                                            SD-628
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Food Safety and Inspection Service, 
           Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
           Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain 
           Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, all 
           of the Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-138
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Judiciary, Administrative Office of 
           the Courts, and the Judicial Conference.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
     10:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SR-485

                                MARCH 30
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 506, to reform Federal mining 
           laws.
                                                            SD-366
       Rules and Administration
         To hold hearings to examine the future of the Smithsonian 
           Institution.
                                                            SR-301
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans Affairs to review the legislative 
           recommendations of AMVETS, American Ex-Prisoners of 
           War, Vietnam Veterans of America, Blinded Veterans 
           Association, and the Military Order of the Purple 
           Heart.
                                               345 Cannon Building
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Federal Aviation Administration, 
           Department of Transportation.
                                                            SD-192

                                MARCH 31
     9:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen 
           and improve United States agricultural programs, 
           focusing on agricultural credit.
                                                            SR-332
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the 
           Court of Veteran's Appeals, and Veterans Affairs 
           Service Organizations.
                                                            SD-138

                                APRIL 3
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Internal Revenue Service, Department 
           of the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel 
           Management.
                                                            SD-138

                                APRIL 4
     9:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen 
           and improve United States agricultural programs, 
           focusing on market effects of Federal farm policy.
                                                            SR-332
       [[Page E586]] Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the National Park Service, Department of 
           the Interior.
                                                            SD-138

                                APRIL 5
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
           Administration.
                                                            SD-192
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on the U.S. Forest Service 
           land management planning process.
                                                            SD-366
       Rules and Administration
         To resume hearings to examine the future of the 
           Smithsonian Institution.
                                                            SR-301
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Agricultural Research Service, 
           Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
           Service, Economic Research Service, and the National 
           Agricultural Statistics Service, all of the Department 
           of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-138
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Immigration and Naturalization 
           Service, and the Bureau of Prisons, both of the 
           Department of Justice.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
     2:30 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on welfare reform in Indian 
           Country.
                                                            SR-485

                                APRIL 6
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
                                                            SD-138
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of the Treasury and the 
           Office of Management and Budget.
                                                            SD-116

                                APRIL 26
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for energy conservation.
                                                            SD-116
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Food and Consumer Service, Department 
           of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-138
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Legal Services Corporation.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
     11:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for fossil energy, clean coal technology, 
           Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and the Naval Petroleum 
           Reserve.
                                                            SD-116

                                APRIL 27
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Federal Transit Administration, 
           Department of Transportation.
                                                            SD-192

                                 MAY 2
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Forest Service of the Department of 
           Agriculture.
                                                            SD-138

                                 MAY 3
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
           Council on Environmental Quality, and the Agency for 
           Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
                                                            SD-192
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-138

                                 MAY 4
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the United States Coast Guard, Department 
           of Transportation.
                                                            SD-192

                                 MAY 5
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for Environmental Protection Agency science 
           programs.
                                                            SD-138

                                 MAY 11
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department 
           of the Interior.
                                                            SD-116
     1:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Indian Health Service, Department of 
           Health and Human Services.
                                                            SD-116

                                 MAY 17
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-192

                             CANCELLATIONS

                                MARCH 16
     10:00 a.m.
       Judiciary
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                                MARCH 14
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-138
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