Wayne Gilchrest

Mr. GILCHREST

Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on the Senate bill just passed.

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Mr. GILCHREST. I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, S. 1931 is a bill which would designate the United States Post Office and Courthouse in Cookeville, TN as the L. Clure Morton United States Post Office and Courthouse. Judge Morton was appointed to the U.S. District Court by President Richard M. Nixon, on July 15, 1977. He was elevated to Chief Judge and took Senior status on July 31, 1984. As a District Judge, Judge Morton was known as exacting but fair, delivering decisions based upon the letter of the law rather than strong public sentiment. In 1971, Judge Morton rendered a decision ordering the massive crosstown busing of students in Nashville in order to desegregate the public school system. Among Judge Morton's other notable decisions were those that led to sweeping reforms in Tennessee's prison, welfare and mental health systems. Judge Morton retired from the bench this past August. He has been a dutiful public servant for over 25 years; this bill is a fitting tribute to an accomplished jurist.

Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the immediate consideration in the House of the Senate bill (S. 1931) to provide that the United States Post Office and Courthouse building located at 9 East Broad Street, Cookeville, TN, shall be known and designated as the ``L. Clure Morton United States Post Office and Courthouse.''

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Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on S. 1931.

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Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the immediate consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. 4042) to designate the United States courthouse located at 500 Pearl Street in New York City, New York, as the ``Ted Weiss United States Courthouse.''

Mr. GILCHREST. I thank the gentleman from Ohio for yielding. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4042 is a bill which would designate the United States Courthouse in New York City as the Ted Weiss United States Courthouse. Ted Weiss was born in Gava, Hungary in September 1927. He and his family fled Eastern Europe to escape Nazi persecution on the last passenger ship to leave Hamburg, Germany during the course of World War II, arriving in the United States in 1938. In 1961, Ted Weiss was elected to the New York City Council where he was influential in writing the city's gun control laws and environmental measures. After 15 years of service as a councilman, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1976. As a colleague of so many in this body, Ted Weiss is remembered as a thoughtful advocate of all that he believed. Though one may not have always agreed with his position, one could always respect the force of his convictions. Unfortunately, Ted passed away on September 4, 1992. The naming of this courthouse in his honor is a fitting tribute to a distinguished colleague.

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Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, there were some technical changes. We have no objection. We hope that everyone supports the bill.

Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the proceedings of Thursday, September 26, 1996, whereby the bill (H.R. 3576) to designate the United States courthouse located at 401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, IN, as the ``Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh United States Courthouse,'' was read a third time and passed, be vacated and I ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

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Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on H.R. 4119.

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Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I would like to say to the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Stokes], his eloquence is evident as a result of the love and friendship he has for his brother and his mother.

Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4133 is a bill which would designate the United States Courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio as the Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse. In 1962, Carl Stokes began a life devoted to public service upon his election to the Ohio General Assembly. Five years later, Carl Stokes broke new ground when he won Cleveland's mayoral race becoming the first African-American to be elected the mayor of a major city. Deciding not to seek reelection in 1971, Carl Stokes entered the field of journalism with WNBC-TV in New York City. For his work at WNBC, he received an Emmy Award. In 1983, Carl Stokes returned to Cleveland where he won election to Cleveland's municipal court. Within weeks, he was elected both presiding and administrative judge. After serving on the bench for 10 years, Carl Stokes assumed the position of chief statesman when in 1994 President Clinton appointed him the Ambassador to the African Island Republic of Seychelles. In this position, he advised emerging African nations on the establishment of a democratic form of government and lobbied the administration in support of the African Continent. Carl Stokes passed away on April 3, 1996. This is a fitting tribute to a man who dedicate so much of his life to public service. I support this bill and urge my colleague's support.

Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the immediate consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. 4133) to designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse.''

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Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4119 is a bill which would designate the U.S. courthouse in Macon, GA as the William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. He was appointed to the U.S. district court by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 20, 1954. Judge Bootle presided as district judge and acted as chief judge handling all six divisions of the court in six different courthouses, in 71 counties of Georgia. In his time on the bench, Judge Bootle was highly regarded by lawyers throughout the district for his keen intellect and warm sense of humor, he is, perhaps, most widely recognized for his decision in 1961 ordering the admittance of two African-American students to the University of Georgia. This decision led to the desegregation of Georgia's public school system. The naming of a courthouse in Judge Bootle's honor is a fitting tribute to a distinguished jurist. I support this bill and urge my colleagues' support.

Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the immediate consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. 4119) to designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, GA, as the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse.''

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Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on H.R. 4042.

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Mr. GILCHREST. I thank the chairman for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I think this has been a very positive exercise for this body, the House of Representatives, to go through and understand the nature and importance of the marine ecosystems, the world's oceans and especially the coastal waters of the United States in order to sustain the fishing stock which is necessary for so many livelihoods and so many people that depend on that type of food source. There are three very important elements that I think have occurred in this legislation that survived in the House, that survived in the Senate, and that survived in the conference. Those three very important provisions are the habitat provisions, the bycatch provisions and the optimum yield provisions. The habitat provision. If we did not include those into the legislation, even if we had all of the best regulations concerning the coastal fisheries possible, we could still lose, without protecting the habitat where the fish spawn, 75 percent of the commercial caught fish. We have solved that problem. The next one, if we are going to have some type of efficiency built into the bycatch provision, if we do not have some type of protection built into the bycatch provision, we were catching and throwing away 10 fish for every targeted fish we were keeping. So the bycatch provisions in this legislation practically eliminates that and works to bringing that down to zero. The last one is the optimum yield provision which I think is one of the most important. If we do not have any understanding as to the data of the health of the fish stock, how do we know how to allocate those fish stocks to each fisherman? The scientific data collected now to determine the health of the efficient stocks is to be calculated into the allocation and the quota to each fisherman. Sustaining the marine ecosystem in this way, this piece of legislation goes a long way into accomplishing that task. I want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Studds], and wish him well in his future endeavors, and thank the gentleman from Alaska [Mr. Young], for all the work he has done. I encourage people to vote for the conference report.

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Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I would like to say that my term of service as chairman of the subcommittee with the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Traficant] has been an exceedingly fine experience for ourselves and this institution.

Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Traficant] for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3576, as amended, a bill designating the United States courthouse located in South Bend, IN, as the Robert K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse. Judge Rodibaugh has served the northern district of Indiana in the area of bankruptcy law since his appointment as a bankruptcy judge in 1960. During his tenure he oversaw the growth of the bankruptcy court from one small courtroom with a part-time referee and a clerk's office of 4 employees in South Bend, to 4 separate courtrooms located throughout northern Indiana. In 1985, Judge Rodibaugh was appointed chief bankruptcy judge, and assumed senior status in 1986. Judge Rodibaugh has fulfilled his duties as a referee and a judge in bankruptcy proceedings with patience, fairness, dedication, and legal scholarship which is most worthy of recognition. It is a fitting tribute to honor him and his accomplishments in this manner. This bill has bipartisan support and I would like to thank my colleagues on the both sides of the aisle for their assistance in bringing this measure to the floor. I urge my colleagues to support this bill.

Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the immediate consideration of the bill (H.R. 3576) to designate the United States courthouse located at 401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh United States Courthouse'', as amended.

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Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 3576.

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Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 3535.

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Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3535, a bill designating the Federal building in Suitland, MD, as the W. Edwards Deming Federal Building. Dr. William Edwards Deming was a renowned expert on business management. He began his public service career with the Department of Agriculture as a physicist, in 1927. He then moved to the Bureau of Census to become the mathematical advisor to the chief of the population division, where he developed and designed statistical sampling techniques for use in the national census. His interest in quality and management led him to introduce sampling as a quality measurement technique for punch card verification and other processing in the 1940 census. It is a fitting tribute to name this Census Bureau facility in his honor. This bill has bipartisan support and I would like to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their assistance in bringing this measure forward. I urge my colleagues to support this bill.

Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?