[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 96 (Wednesday, July 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1383-E1385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO MAJ. GEN. JAMES L. HOBSON, JR.

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. JOE SCARBOROUGH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 9, 1997

  Mr. SCARBOROUGH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a man 
who has dedicated 32 years of his life to protecting the people of this 
great Nation and ensuring the American way of life. This gentleman has 
distinguished himself as a community leader, a dedicated family man, 
and a decorated officer in the U.S. Air Force. The man I speak about 
today is Maj. Gen. James L. Hobson, Jr., commander of the Air Force 
Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, FL.
  I could praise General Hobson for his numerous missions he flew over 
South Vietnam in his MC-130 aircraft at the height of the Vietnam war. 
I could mention the numerous students that General Hobson turned into 
expert pilots. Or I could applaud his decorations including the 
Distinguished Service Medal and the Mackay Trophy or his meritorious 
flight during Operation Urgent Fury over the island of Grenada. But I'm 
sure General Hobson would say that those accomplishments were just part 
of his duty.
  Mr. Speaker, these accomplishments only begin to describe the caliber 
of a man like General Hobson. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that what 
people say about you behind your back is the true measure of your 
character. The words said about General Hobson behind his back include: 
honest, loyal, dedicated, courageous, honorable, hard working, and a 
true gentleman. From the time he entered officer training school at 
Lackland AFB in 1965 until today, when he retires as a distinguished 
major general, James Hobson has shown a standard of excellence and 
dedication to duty that made him stand out as a man of intellect, 
skill, and integrity.
  General Hobson's dedication to his country serves as a model in the 
lives of the hundreds of Air Force officers and enlisted personnel he 
has trained, supervised, and encouraged. The legacy General Hobson 
leaves behind at AFSOC, Hurlburt Field, will remain an inspiration to 
the men and women that were fortunate enough to serve under his 
command.
  Now, General Hobson will be retiring, returning to the wife and 
children that he loves, making up for the lost hours that a 
distinguished career in the Air Force requires of its best and 
brightest.

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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 Thursday, July 10, 1997, may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED


                                JULY 11
     9:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         Business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation making 
           appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
           Justice, State, and the Judiciary, and related agencies 
           for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998.
                                                    S-146, Capitol


                                JULY 15
     9:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         Business meeting, to mark up an original bill making 
           appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
           Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
           September 30, 1998.
                                                            SD-138
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         Business meeting, to mark up an original bill making 
           appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
           Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
           30, 1998.
                                                            SD-116
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Financial Institutions and Regulatory Relief Subcommittee
       Housing Opportunity and Community Development Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on problems surrounding the mortgage 
           origination process and the implementation of the Real 
           Estate Settlement Procedures Act and the Truth in 
           Lending Act.
                                                            SD-538
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on the nominations of A. Peter Burleigh, 
           of California, to be the Deputy Representative of the 
           United States of America to the United Nations, with 
           the rank and status of Ambassador, David J. Scheffer, 
           of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for War Crimes 
           Issues, Richard Sklar, of California, to be 
           Representative of the United States to the United 
           Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the Rank 
           of Ambassador, and Linda Jane Zack Tarr Whelan, of 
           Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure 
           of service as United States Representative to the 
           Commission on the Status of Women of the Economic and 
           Social Council of the United Nations.
                                                            SD-419
       Governmental Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine certain matters with regard 
           to the committee's special investigation on campaign 
           financing.
                                                            SR-325
     2:00 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on the nominations of James Franklin 
           Collins, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Russian 
           Federation, Marc Grossman, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
           Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs, 
           John Christian Kornblum, of Michigan, to be Ambassador 
           to the Federal Republic of Germany, and Stephen R. 
           Sestanovich, of the District of Columbia, as Ambassador 
           at Large and Special Adviser to the Secretary of State 
           for the New Independent States.
                                                            SD-419
     4:00 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Gordon D. Giffin, 
           of Georgia, to be Ambassador to Canada.
                                                            SD-419


                                JULY 16
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine the importance of alternative 
           fuels in addressing future national security concerns, 
           focusing on agriculture's vulnerability to energy price 
           volatility, the contribution of home-grown renewable 
           alternative fuels, and the role of new technologies in 
           making agriculture more energy efficient while 
           increasing yields.
                                                            SR-332
       Labor and Human Resources
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-430
     9:30 a.m.
       Rules and Administration
         To resume a briefing on the status of the investigation 
           into the contested U.S. Senate election held in 
           Louisiana in November 1996.
                                                            SR-301
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the District of Columbia Department of 
           Corrections and the Metropolitan Police Department.
                                                            SD-192
       Governmental Affairs
         To continue hearings to examine certain matters with 
           regard to the committee's special investigation on 
           campaign financing.
                                                            SR-325
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to review the Global Tobacco settlement.
                                                            SH-216
     2:00 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 539, to exempt agreements relating 
           to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material 
           from the applicability of the antitrust laws.
                                                            SD-226


                                JULY 17
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings on the nominations of Patrick A. Shea, 
           of Utah, to be Director of the Bureau of Land 
           Management, and Robert G. Stanton, of Virginia, to be 
           Director of the National Park Service, both of the 
           Department of the Interior, and Kneeland C. Youngblood, 
           of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
           the United States Enrichment Corporation.
                                                            SD-366
     10:00 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To resume hearings to examine issues relating to climate 
           change.
                                                            SD-406
       Foreign Relations
         Business meeting, to mark up S. Res. 98, expressing the 
           sense of the Senate regarding the conditions for the 
           United States becoming a signatory to any international 
           agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United 
           National Framework Convention on Climate Change, a 
           proposed concurrent resolution expressing the sense of 
           the Congress that the OAS-CIAV Mission in Nicaragua is 
           to be congratulated for its defense of human rights, 
           promotion of peaceful conflict resolution, and 
           contribution to the development of freedom and 
           democracy in Nicaragua, and to consider the Agreement 
           with Hong Kong for the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders 
           (Treaty Doc. 105-3), and pending nominations.
                                                            SD-419
       Governmental Affairs
         To continue hearings to examine certain matters with 
           regard to the committee's special investigation on 
           campaign financing.
                                                            SR-325
     2:00 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Immigration Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposals to extend the Visa Waiver 
           Pilot Program, including S. 290, to establish a visa 
           waiver pilot program for national of Korea who are 
           traveling in tour groups to the United States.
                                                            SD-226
       Labor and Human Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the quality of child care.
                                                            SD-430


                                JULY 22
     9:00 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to review the Department of the 
           Interior's handling of the Ward Valley land conveyance, 
           S. 964, proposed Ward Valley Land Transfer Act, and 
           related matters.
                                                            SD-366

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     10:00 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine certain matters with regard 
           to the committee's special investigation on campaign 
           financing.
                                                            SR-325
       Labor and Human Resources
         To hold hearings to examine women's health issues.
                                                            SD-430


                                JULY 23
     10:00 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To continue hearings to examine certain matters with 
           regard to the committee's special investigation on 
           campaign financing.
                                                            SR-325


                                JULY 24
     10:00 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To continue hearings to examine certain matters with 
           regard to the committee's special investigation on 
           campaign financing.
                                                            SR-325
     2:00 p.m.
       Labor and Human Resources
       Public Health and Safety Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for the National Institutes of Health, Department 
           of Health and Human Services.
                                                            SD-430


                                JULY 29
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine the effect of the Federal 
           Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (P.L. 104-127) 
           on price and income volatility, and the properrole of 
           the Federal government to manage volatility and protect 
           the integrity of agricultural markets.
                                                            SR-332
     10:00 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine certain matters with regard 
           to the committee's special investigation on campaign 
           financing.
                                                            SR-325


                                JULY 30
     10:00 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine certain matters with regard 
           to the committee's special investigation on campaign 
           financing.
                                                            SR-325


                                JULY 31
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine how trade opportunities and 
           international agricultural research can stimulate 
           economic growth in Africa, thereby enhancing African 
           food security and increasing U.S. exports.
                                                            SR-332
     10:00 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To continue hearings to examine certain matters with 
           regard to the committee's special investigation on 
           campaign financing.
                                                            SR-325