[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 112 (Wednesday, September 20, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S8822]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        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-617. A resolution adopted by the City Council of Ann 
     Arbor, Michigan relative to economic sanctions against Iraq; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       POM-618. A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
     Commonwealth of Guam relative to clemency; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.

                           Resolution No. 368

       Whereas, Mr. Alejandro T.B. Lizama, known to his friends 
     and the large number of civic and community organizations as 
     ``Al,'' was arrested and sentenced to a year in prison for 
     charges stemming from an incident at the U.S. District Court 
     of Guam; and
       Whereas, ``Al'' is a Historic Preservation Specialist II 
     employed with the Historic Resources Division of the Guam 
     Department of Parks and Recreation, devoting his life work to 
     the study, documentation and preservation of the Chamorro 
     culture through art, research and outreach; and
       Whereas, ``Al'' during his over twenty-five (25) years of 
     service as an employee of the Guam Department of Parks and 
     Recreation, has shared this knowledge with the military and 
     federal community, including those from the Department of the 
     Air Force, the Department of Defense school system, and the 
     Navy Family Service Center, voluntarily conducting ``Welcome 
     to Guam Orientation'' programs and other outreach programs; 
     and
       Whereas, ``Al'' is the recipient of countless certificates 
     of appreciation and commendation, voluntary service awards 
     and certificates of appreciation, including those from Major 
     General Richard T. Swope USAF Commander, Thirteenth Air 
     Force; Colonel Stephen M. McClain, USAF Commander, 633d Air 
     Base Wing; Commander D.L. Metzig, U.S. Navy, Director of Navy 
     Family Service Center Guam, by direction of the Commander; 
     and Principal Steven Dozier, Guam Department of Defense High 
     School, for his many hours of voluntary service to their 
     Communities;
       Whereas, in 1994 ``Al'' was selected and recognized as one 
     of Ten Employees of the Year in the ``Magnificent Seven 
     Program,'' a prestigious event which recognizes individuals 
     and groups for their achievements and contributions in the 
     service of the government of Guam; and
       Whereas, ``Al'' is one (1) of just four (4) nominees for 
     the 2000 ``Governor's Award of Excellence,'' recognized for 
     his innumerable contributions to the Community over the 
     years, including, but not limited to, volunteering his time 
     to speak to students and members of the Community in outreach 
     programs about the significance of preserving one's culture 
     and past; and
       Whereas, ``Al'' is an accomplished artist whose many 
     donated artworks appear proudly displayed in all parts of the 
     Island; and
       Whereas, ``Al'' was awarded the ``Bronze Star Medal'' for 
     valor, the ``Combat Infantry's Badge'' and other Campaign 
     medals for his patriotic service and achievement during the 
     Vietnam War; and
       Whereas, ``Al'' suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 
     (``PTSD'') and was accepted to participate in the PTSD 
     Residential Rehabilitative Program in Hilo, Hawaii, to deal 
     with the trauma scars acquired during his service to our 
     Country in Vietnam; and
       Whereas, it would be against the interests of both ``Al'' 
     and the Island Community, and would not advance the cause of 
     justice and retribution if he were to be incarcerated for a 
     full year; now therefore, be it
       Resolved, That I Mina Bente Singko Na Liheslaturan Guahan 
     does hereby, on behalf of the people of Guam, respectfully 
     request that clemency be granted to Veteran Alejandro T.B. 
     Lizama by President William J. Clinton, that his sentence be 
     commuted and that he be released and returned to Guam; and be 
     it further
       Resolved, That the Speaker certify, and the Legislative 
     Secretary attests to, the adoption hereof and that copies of 
     the same be thereafter transmitted to the Honorable William 
     J. Clinton, President of the United States of America; to the 
     President of the United States Senate; to the Speaker of the 
     United States House of Representatives; to the Secretary 
     General of the United Nations; to the National Organization 
     for the Advancement of Chamoru People; to the Honorable 
     Congressman Robert A. Underwood, Member of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives; and to the Honorable Carl T.C. Gutierrez, I 
     Magal ahen Guahan.
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       POM-619. A resolution adopted by the Township of 
     Pequannock, New Jersey relative to prescription drug benefit 
     enhancement; to the Committee on Finance.

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