[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16540]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



NISH 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ACKNOWLEDGING SENATOR JACOB K. JAVITS

 Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, on July 21, 1999, NISH will host 
a ceremony to acknowledge and celebrate the legacy of Senator Jacob K. 
Javits, a distinguished member of the United States Senate for 24 
years. This Congressional leader, long recognized for his work in 
pension reform, labor and foreign policy, is being celebrated for his 
enduring contributions to people with severe disabilities through the 
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program. Elected to the Senate in 1956, Senator 
Javits was instrumental in expanding the work of the Wagner-O'Day 
Program to include people with mental retardation, mental illness and 
other severe disabilities through the 1971 Javits Amendments.
  NISH is the non-profit agency that assists community rehabilitation 
programs that employ people with disabilities through the Javits-
Wagner-O'Day Program. Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, NISH 
acknowledges the critical role that Senator Javits played in the lives 
of people with disabilities, through the expansion of the program. 
Today, more than 30,000 people with disabilities are employed on 
Javits-Wagner-O'Day projects across the country.
  It is my pleasure, Mr. President to offer my congratulations and best 
wishes to NISH as it celebrates its 25th Anniversary. Further, I extend 
the invitation to all of my colleagues in the Senate and the House of 
Representatives to join me in attending the celebration to honor the 
legacy of Jacob Javits on July 21st from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in 902 
Hart Senate Office Building.

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