[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 188 (Tuesday, November 28, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2249-E2250]
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            DR. KATHERINE GABEL; AUTHOR-EDUCATOR-RESEARCHER

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                        HON. CARLOS J. MOORHEAD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 28, 1995

  Mr. MOORHEAD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
bring to the attention of my colleagues in the U.S. House of 
Representatives the many accomplishments and contributions of Dr. 
Katherine Gabel of Pasadena, CA.
  Dr. Gabel, who has a BA, and M.S.W. and a law degree, is president of 
Pacific Oaks in Pasadena, which was founded by seven Quaker families in 
1945 and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Pacific Oaks, a 
source of considerable community pride, includes the college, the 
children's school and the research center.
  As president of Pacific Oaks, Dr. Gabel established the research 
center to support community outreach and faculty research. She 
routinely works with a consortium of other colleages--Bank Street, 
Wellesley College, Erikson Institute--on issues relating to family and 
community.
  Prior to Pacific Oaks, Dr. Gabel was dean of Smith School of Social 
Work. She also directed the building of the Adobe Mountain School, a 
juvenile correctional facility under control of the Arizona Department 
of Corrections, and served as its first superintendent.
  While in this capacity, she assisted the warden of the Farmingham 
Women's Prison by entering the prison as an inmate. It was these unique 
experiences which enabled Dr. Gabel to coauthor an important book 
entitled, ``Children of Incarcerated Parents.'' As Dr. Gabel points 
out, parents in prison face some especially difficult problems in 
maintaining meaningful relations with their children.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to honor before my colleagues in the House 
of Representatives the life, endeavors, and contributions of Dr. 
Katherine Gabel. Her school, her community, and her Nation have all 
benefited from her learning, dedication, and commitment. Mr. Speaker, 
we are all grateful.

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 CONCURRING IN SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 122, FURTHER 
              CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 1966

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                               speech of

                           HON. LOUIS STOKES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 20, 1995

  Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of the amended House 
Joint Resolution 122 continuing resolution which will keep the 
Government operating through December 15. I appreciate the efforts that 
have been made to develop a workable continuing resolution--one which 
would not only reopen the Government, but equally important, help to 
ensure common sense and responsible budgeting.
  As one would expect, the 6-day shutdown of the Government has created 
a backlog of veterans and Social Security claims which now must be 
processed--not to mention other important services the American people 
were denied by the shutdown. It was most unfortunate that the American 
people were forced to suffer because the Republicans did not want to 
negotiate a quality of life budget with the Democrats and the 
President.
  It is absolutely critical for the American people to realize that 
those 6 days of hardships and inconveniences cannot begin to compare 
with the real pain and suffering that would have resulted if the 
President had not forced the Republican majority to bring the budget 
negotiations back to the center.
  Those 6 days of temporary hardships and inconveniences cannot begin 
to compare with the real pain and suffering that would have resulted if 
the American people had allowed the Republicans to blindly gut $270 
billion from Medicare, $163 billion from Medicaid, $5 billion from 
student loans, and $6 billion from child nutrition programs including 
school lunches.
  Those 6 days of temporary hardships and inconveniences cannot begin 
to compare with the real pain and suffering that would have resulted if 
the American people had allowed the Republicans to blindly raid pension 
funds, give a $245 billion tax break to the wealthy, and increase taxes 
on working families. The list goes on.
  Mr. Speaker, passage of the workable continuing resolution, along 
with the President's veto of the Republican budget measure, H.R. 2491, 
will allow real work on the budget to get underway.
  The American people have spoken they do not want an extremist agenda, 
or an extremist budget. I know the backs of seniors, children, and hard 
working families cannot withstand the harsh realities of what they 
would be forced to pay in long-term suffering and pain just to allow 
the Republicans--to give--a tax cut to the rich.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote for the amended continuing 
resolution in order to allow the Government to resume its work, and to 
allow real budget negotiations to begin.

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