[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19744]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  THE INTERFAITH CONFERENCE OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON CELEBRATES 20 
           YEARS OF BUILDING UNITY AND CELEBRATING DIVERSITY

                                 ______
                                 

                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 4, 1999

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
celebrating the twenty years of work of the Interfaith Conference of 
Metropolitan Washington.
  Founded in the fall of 1978, the Interfaith Conference has been 
recognized as ``the flagship of interreligious organizations.'' One of 
the most remarkable aspects of the Interfaith Conference is the 
diversity of its members--Islamic, Hindu, Jewish, Latter-day Saints, 
Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Sikh faith communities. They have come 
together and achieved great success, especially in dialogue and in 
joint work on critical issues of social justice.
  There is a natural harmony among the faiths and the Interfaith 
Conference has found it in their work in this city and in this region. 
The Conference has found a way to act on faith in a spirit that does no 
violation to faith. The Washington Interfaith Conference has chosen to 
influence public life, consistent with faith, yet mindful of its 
purposes and limits.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that this body join me in celebrating. The 
Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington and thanking its 
members, individually and collectively, for reminding us of enduring 
values--such as unfailing help to the needy--and for reinforcing 
enduring morals, civility in language, and in treatment of others.

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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, August 5, 1999 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                AUGUST 6
     9:30 a.m.
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings on the employment and unemployment 
           situation for July.
                                              Room to be announced

                              SEPTEMBER 14
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings on S. 1052, to implement further the Act 
           (Public Law 94-241) approving the Covenant to Establish 
           a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 
           Political Union with the United States of America.
                                                            SD-366

                              SEPTEMBER 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative 
           recommendations of the American Legion.
                                               345 Cannon Building