TOM represents my old neighborhood in Sunnyside. Queens. and no one is more deserving of the honor of grand marshal than TOM MANTON. Hundreds of thousands of IrishAmericans will be very proud to march behind him as he leads us up Fifth Avenue on St. Patricks Day. Also. on another bipartisan note. I want to commend President Clinton for resisting the pressure of the British Government. the British Ambassador. the British Prime Minister. and granting a visa to Mr. Gerry Adams. the president of Sinn Fein. to enter this country. For 20 years. the American Government allowed its policy toward Mr.