[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 66 (Monday, May 19, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E975-E977]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    VICTIM OF MINDLESS VIOLENCE DIES

                                 ______
                                 

                            HON. JACK QUINN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 19, 1997

  Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the horrifying loss 
of a very important public servant. The Congress has always felt that 
our veterans are special people, and that those who serve them are 
special too. Today, it is my sad duty to inform the Congress that one 
of these special servants of America's veterans has fallen victim to 
what appears to be an act of mindless violence. On Friday, May 9, 1997, 
Mr. William Reese was shot at the Finn's Point National Cemetery in 
Salem, NJ, where he had worked as a caretaker for 18 years.
  Mr. Reese was a dedicated husband to his wife, Rebecca, and a loving 
father of his son, Troy. As a caretaker in a national veterans 
cemetery, Mr. Reese was one of the hundreds of unsung heroes who make 
our national cemeteries places of honor, beauty, and solace. As 
chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, I am 
sure I speak for all the Members of Congress in wishing the Reese 
family every comfort in this trying time and our hope that they find 
some small consolation in the dedication William Reese has shown to his 
veterans.

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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, May 20, 1997, may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED


                                 MAY 21
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to review a General Accounting Office 
           report on management and program weaknesses at the 
           Department of Transportation.
                                                            SR-253
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on programs designed to assist 
           Native American veterans.
                                                            SR-485
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           Air Force programs.
                                                            SD-192
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine the Federal Employees Health 
           Benefit Plan as a model for Medicare reform.
                                                            SD-215
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on United States implementation of 
           prison labor agreements with China.
                                                            SD-419
     2:00 p.m.
       Armed Services
         To continue hearings on the Quadrennial Defense Review, 
           focusing on its impact on the future years defense 
           program.
                                                            SH-216
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. Res. 57, to support the 
           commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis and 
           Clark Expedition, S. 231, to establish the National 
           Cave and Karst Research Institute in the State of New 
           Mexico, S. 312, to revise the boundary of the Abraham 
           Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Larue 
           County, Kentucky, S. 423, to extend the legislative 
           authority for the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall to 
           establish a memorial to honor George Mason, S. 669, to 
           provide for the acquisition of the Plains Railroad 
           Depot at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, and 
           S. 731, to extend the legislative authority for 
           construction of the National Peace Garden memorial.
                                                            SD-366
       Finance
       Social Security and Family Policy Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation relating to 
           child welfare reform.
                                                            SD-215
       Judiciary
       Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226


                                 MAY 22
     9:00 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings on the nominations of James A. Harmon, 
           of New York, to be President, and Jackie M., Clegg, of 
           Utah, to be First Vice President, each of the Export-
           Import Bank of the United States.
                                                            SD-538
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold oversight hearings on the professional boxing 
           industry.
                                                            SR-253
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To resume a workshop to examine competitive change in the 
           electric power industry, focusing on the financial 
           implications of restructuring.
                                                            SH-216
       Labor and Human Resources
       Public Health and Safety Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to review the activities of the 
           Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
           Administration, Department of Health and Human 
           Services.
                                                            SD-430
       Rules and Administration
         To resume hearings to review legislative recommendations 
           on certain revisions to Title 44 of the U.S. Code which 
           authorizes the Government Printing Office to provide 
           permanent public access to Federal government 
           information.
                                                            SR-301
     10:00 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
       East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to review whether China's most-favored-
           nation status is an effective foreign policy tool.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for foreign assistance programs, focusing on 
           international affairs.
                                                            SD-138
     11:00 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings on electronic funds transfer and 
           electronic benefit transfer and the effect of these 
           programs on Federal benefit recipients.
                                                            SD-538
     2:00 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Communications Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 442, to establish a national 
           policy against State and local government interference 
           with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive 
           computer services, and to exercise Congressional 
           jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing a 
           moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would 
           interfere with the free flow of commerce via the 
           Internet.
                                                            SR-253
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold a workshop on the proposed ``Public Land 
           Management Responsibility and Accoutability Act''.
                                                            SD-366
       Governmental Affairs
       International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine Russian case studies on 
           proliferation.
                                                            SD-342
       Judiciary
       Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the antitrust implications of 
           the college bowl alliance.
                                                            SH-216
       Select on Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings on intelligence matters.
                                                            SH-219


                                 JUNE 3
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Communications Subcommittee
         To resume hearings to examine the Federal Communications 
           Commission implementation of the Telecommunications Act 
           of 1996, focusing on efforts to implement universal 
           telephone service reform and FCC proposals to assess 
           new per-minute fees on Internet service providers.
                                                            SR-253


                                 JUNE 4
     9:00 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold oversight hearings on the Federal Bureau of 
           Investigation, Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-226
     9:30 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Michael J. 
           Armstrong, of Colorado, to be an Associate Director of 
           the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
                                                            SD-406
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-192


                                 JUNE 5
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine instances of contaminated 
           strawberries in school lunches.
                                                            SR-332



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                                JUNE 10
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on miscellaneous water and power 
           measures, including S. 439, H.R. 651, H.R. 652, S. 725, 
           S. 736, S. 744, and S. 538.
                                                            SD-366


                                JUNE 11
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold oversight hearings on the State-side of the Land 
           and Water Conservation Fund.
                                                            SD-366
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-192


                                JUNE 12
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To resume a workshop to examine competitive change in the 
           electric power industry, focusing on the benefits and 
           risks of restructuring to consumers and communities.
                                                            SH-216


                                JULY 23
     9:00 a.m.
       Finance
       International Trade Subcommittee
         To hold hearings with the Caucus on International 
           Narcotics Control on the threat to U.S. trade and 
           finance from drug trafficking and international 
           organized crime.
                                                            SD-215


                                JULY 30
     9:00 a.m.
       Finance
       International Trade Subcommittee
         To resume hearings with the Caucus on International 
           Narcotics Control on the threat to U.S. trade and 
           finance from drug trafficking and international 
           organized crime.
                                                            SD-215


                             POSTPONEMENTS


                                 MAY 20
     10:00 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on NASA's international space station.
                                                            SR-253