    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    KANJORSKI, PAUL E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
      Articles and editorials
        Bankers Should Quit Bullying Workers' Credit Unions, Louisville (KY)
            Courier-Journal, E460<bullet> [24MR]
        Banking on Lawmakers, Miami (FL) Herald, E402<bullet> [17MR]
        Banks Should Back Off From Credit Unions, Oakland (CA) Tribune,
            E439<bullet> [23MR]
        Banks vs. Credit Unions--Both Sides Have Exaggerated the Threat--
            There Should Be a Place for Both, Des Moines (IA) Register,
            E459<bullet> [24MR]
        Congress Should Allow Credit Union Expansion, Evansville (IN) Press,
            E440<bullet> [23MR]
        Consumers' Choice--Congress Should Not Restrict Credit Unions, San
            Diego (CA) Tribune, E461<bullet> [24MR]
        Consumers Will Be the Big Losers in Bank's Attack of Credit Unions,
            John McCarron, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E403<bullet> [17MR]
        Courts Slap at Credit Unions Hurts Consumers, USA Today,
            E400<bullet> [17MR]
        Credit for Credit Unions, Cincinnati (OH) Post, E460<bullet> [24MR]
        Credit Unions Deserve Help From a D.C. Friend, Wilkes-Barre (PA)
            Citizens Voice, E438<bullet> [23MR]
        Credit Unions for Whom? Toledo (OH) Blade, E439<bullet> [23MR]
        Credit Unions Have Remedy to Setback--Lawsuit Threatens Needed
            Institutions, Evansville (IN) Courier, E460<bullet> [24MR]
        Credit Unions--Consumers Deserve Greater Access, Minneapolis (MN)
            Star Tribune, E402<bullet> [17MR]
        Don't Put Credit Unions at Risk, District News (publication),
            E439<bullet> [23MR]
        Easy Line To Draw, Robert F. Drinan and Wayne Owens, New York (NY)
            Times, H10027 [8OC]
        Editorial--Congress Needs To Help Credit Unions, Las Vegas (NV) Sun,
            E438<bullet> [23MR]
        Give Some Credit Where It's Needed, Wilmington (NC) Morning Star,
            E402<bullet> [17MR]
        Giving Credit to Credit Unions, Birmingham (AL) Post-Herald,
            E401<bullet> [17MR]
        Giving Credit to Credit Unions, Goshen (IN) News, E461<bullet>
            [24MR]
        Goliath vs. David for Small Bucks--Banks Wage a Harsh Campaign
            Against Increasingly Popular Credit Unions, San Francisco (CA)
            Examiner, E461<bullet> [24MR]
        Impeachment? The Framers Wouldn't Buy It, Cass Sunstein, Washington
            (DC) Post, H10026 [8OC]
        Keep Credit Unions Strong, Atlanta (GA) Constitution, E402<bullet>
            [17MR]
        Let's Give Credit Unions the Credit They Deserve, New Bern (NC)
            Journal, E438<bullet> [23MR]
        Martz Buses Still Rollin' Along 90 Years Later, Mary Ondrako,
            Wilkes-Barre (PA) Citizens' Voice, E1251<bullet> [26JN]
        New Credit Union Law Needed, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E401<bullet>
            [17MR]
        No Reason To Punish Credit Unions, Tampa (FL) Tribune, E461<bullet>
            [24MR]
        Path Back to Dignity, Gerald R. Ford, New York (NY) Times, H10028
            [8OC]
        Protecting Credit Unions--Congress Could Keep Banking Options Broad,
            Asbury Park (NJ) Asbury Park Press, E438<bullet> [23MR]
        Reverse Credit Union Ruling, Stroudsburg (PA) Pocono Record,
            E439<bullet> [23MR]
        Small Credit Unions Face Bank Challenge, San Francisco (CA)
            Chronicle, E438<bullet> [23MR]
        Support for Credit Unions, Bergen (NJ) Record, E401<bullet> [17MR]
        Tell Banks To Back Off, Palm Beach (FL) Post, E460<bullet> [24MR]
        Where Credit Is Due, Boston (MA) Globe, E402<bullet> [17MR]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H2056 [1AP]
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
            H2052 [1AP]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H1699
            [27MR]
        David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3999), H5594 [15JY]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            H.J. Res. 123), H5297 [24JN]
        Dept. of HUD:  insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
            or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
            H2052 [1AP]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2120 [21AP]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  develop and implement a strategy to combat
            money laundering and other financial crimes, (see H.R. 4005),
            H4240 [5JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish a chiropractic services
            division, (see H.R. 4421), H7410 [6AU]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
            H3970 [22MY]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H2055 [1AP]
        Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3939), H5594 [15JY]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3247 [13MY]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        Federal employees:  computation system for Social Security benefits
            relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
            (see H.R. 2273), H2931 [6MY]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H11696 [20OC]
        Financial institutions:  permit affiliation between a depository
            institution and the holding company successor to the Student
            Loan Marketing Association, (see H.R. 4808), H10667 [12OC]
        ------ study of derivatives regulation, (see H.R. 4062), H5738
            [16JY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H5064
            [23JN], (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
        Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
            (see H.R. 2509), H2606 [29AP]
        Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4002), H5594 [15JY]
        Government:  enhance the payments protections for subcontractors and
            suppliers on Federal construction projects, (see H.R. 3032),
            H9275 [1OC]
        ------ measure performance of Federal procurement system and enhance
            training of the acquisition workforce, (see H.R. 4244), H5736
            [16JY]
        ------ reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in
            Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
            systems, and benefit programs, (see H.R. 4243), H5736 [16JY]
        ------ reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in
            Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
            systems, and benefit programs, (see H.R. 4857), H11694 [20OC]
        H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
            Aspinwall, PA:  designate, (see H.R. 2775), H386 [5FE]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see H.R. 3605), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum
            hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments, (see H.R.
            135), H3488 [19MY]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H5594
            [15JY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
            [17JY]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
            H.R. 3435), H2237 [22AP]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        ------ arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
            relative to automated entry and exit control systems, (see H.R.
            2955), H2423 [28AP]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see H. Con. Res. 328), H10077 [8OC], (see H. Res.
            598), H10917 [14OC]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H2424 [28AP]
        Law enforcement officers:  collective bargaining rights for public
            safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
            H.R. 1173), H5404 [25JN]
        Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4182), H10077 [8OC]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H3625 [20MY]
        Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4003), H5594 [15JY]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H2120
            [21AP]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ preserve access to home health services for the sickest and
            most frail, continue participation by cost-effective providers,
            and reduce fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 4495), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
            (see H.R. 4214), H6187 [22JY]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H7690 [14SE]
        NRC:  authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 3532), H2056 [1AP]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H3625 [20MY]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3972 [22MY]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H2236 [22AP]
        ------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
            (see H. Con. Res. 203), H756 [3MR]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4241 [5JN]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
        Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4001), H5594 [15JY]
        Social Security:  prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H8528
            [23SE]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H330 [4FE]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3972
            [22MY]
        Telephones:  protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone
            bills, (see H.R. 3798), H3744 [21MY], (see H.R. 3990), H4962
            [22JN]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4000), H5594 [15JY]
        Valley Forge National Historical Park:  designate lands as the
            Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see H.R. 4365), H6879 [31JY]
        Veterans:  benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
            forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H9537 [5OC]
        ------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
            mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H4835
            [18JN]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Credit:  repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to
            Federal family education loans, (see H.R. 3291), H676 [26FE]
      Excerpts
        Statements comparing the Lewinsky matter to Watergate by individuals
            closely involved in Watergate, H10027 [8OC]
      Letters
        Credit Union Membership Access Act:  Jacob J. Lew, OMB,
            E1334<bullet> [17JY]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  price supports for peanuts, H5020 [23JN]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5020 [23JN]
        Bankruptcy:  prohibit conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt
            homestead property within a year of declaring bankruptcy and
            preserve States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H4405
            [10JN]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4405 [10JN]
        Belfanti, Robert E., Jr.:  Susquehanna Valley, PA, Boy Scouts
            Council American Distinguished Citizen Dinner honoree,
            E1189<bullet> [22JN]
        Breiseth, Christopher:  Wilkes-Barre, PA, B'Nai B'rith Annual
            Community Service Award recipient, E366<bullet> [12MR]
        Burton, Representative:  disapproval of conduct of Committee on
            Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of Federal
            election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (H. Res.
            431), H3262 [14MY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11906 [18DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10025 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11906 [18DE]
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House):  granting of
            immunity relative to investigation of Federal election campaign
            fundraising and expenditure practices (H. Res. 440), H3456
            [19MY]
        ------ investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and
            expenditure practices, H2923 [6MY]
        ------ release of confidential information relative to investigation
            of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure
            practices, H2822 [6MY], H2922 [6MY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, H1830 [31MR]
        ----- clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit
            unions (H.R. 1151), H1858 [1AP], H1875 [1AP], H7044 [4AU],
            E400<bullet> [17MR], E437<bullet> [23MR], E459<bullet>
            [24MR], E1333<bullet> [17JY]
        Deice, James J.:  Italian-American Association of Luzerne County,
            PA, Person of the Year award recipient, E2027<bullet> [10OC]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees,
            including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7232 [5AU]
        ------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7232 [5AU]
        ------ State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding
            through rescissions in Advanced Technology Program, H7133 [4AU]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7133 [4AU], H7232
            [5AU]
        Executive departments:  improve strategic plans and performance
            reports (H.R. 2883), H1124 [12MR]
        Financial institutions:  increase competition in the financial
            services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 403), H1830
            [31MR]
        Kelly, Brian F.:  Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
            (organization) W. Francis Swingle Irishman of the Year award
            recipient, E377<bullet> [16MR]
        Luzerne County, PA:  tribute to Luzerne County Correctional Facility
            Straight-Up Program, E1774<bullet> [23SE]
        Martz Group (business):  anniversary, E1251<bullet> [26JN]
        Melberger, Clifford:  Arthritis Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania
            Community Leader of the Year award recipient, E1672<bullet>
            [9SE]
        Nuangola, PA:  anniversary of Nuangola Chapel, E1383<bullet> [22JY]
        Palmerton, PA:  anniversary, E740<bullet> [1MY]
        Pittston, PA:  anniversary of Knights of Columbus (fraternal
            organization) President John F. Kennedy Council 372,
            E1948<bullet> [8OC]
        Political campaigns:  investigate campaign fundraising practices
            relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to
            People's Republic of China, H3456 [19MY]
        Rooney, James A.:  Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
            (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E376<bullet>
            [16MR]
        Whalen, E.M. (Ned):  Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
            (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E378<bullet>
            [16MR]
        Wilkes-Barre, PA:  anniversary of Catholic Youth Center,
            E379<bullet> [16MR]
        ------ anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council No. 302,
            E80<bullet> [3FE]
        ------ anniversary of Little Theater, E1247<bullet> [26JN]
        ------ anniversary of Mercy Hospital, E572<bullet> [2AP]
        ------ tribute to AFL-CIO honorees, E1187<bullet> [22JN]
        Wilkes-Barre (PA) Citizens' Voice:  anniversary, E2028<bullet>
            [10OC]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H2930 [6MY]
      Tributes
        Ambrosino, Carmen, E946<bullet> [22MY]
        Barski, Michael, E1576<bullet> [7AU]
        Greenberg, Barbara L., E1558<bullet> [5AU]
        Gulbin, Jack, E1557<bullet> [5AU]
        Larson, Jon H., E1909<bullet> [5OC]
        McDade, Representative, H9246 [1OC]
        Ruggiero, Nicholas, E532<bullet> [31MR]