May 19, 1981 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 10231 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Tuesday, Mag 19, 1981 The House met at 12 o'clock noon. Now that we have had a chance to Mr. MOTTL. Mr. Speaker, the social The Chaplain, Rev. James David look at the so-called safety net, it security program is the bedrock of fi Ford D.D., offered the following turns out to be a sinkhole. nancial security for millions of Ameri prayer: Do you need a little help to provide cans who have paid into the system Gracious Lord, we are grateful for decent educational opportunities in for decades. Yet from Members of all Your servants who, through lives your poor school district? Too bad; Congress, and now from the President, of witness and good deeds, have testi that is not part of the safety net, it is we hear more and more talk on where fied to Your love. May the character part of the sinkhole. to make social security cutbacks. of the saints who have lived before us, Do you need a little help to get that I think the cutback approach is ever give light to our path and warmth college education that will make all wrong, and it is opposed by most the difference in the world in your Americans. What we should be doing to our spirit. productivity as a citizen? Too bad; May our lives never become so in is examining ways to preserve the level that is not part of the safety net; col of benefits now provided in social secu volved with the things of today that lege aid programs are going into the we miss the rich inheritance that we rity. sinkhole. An excellent starting point would be have received from the past and on Do you need a little food stamp as which we build for the future. to take $6 billion or so per year out of sistance to make your poor paycheck foreign aid programs and funnel this Keep us grateful for our history and go far enough to put decent food on our heritage that we may continue to money into social security, rather the table? Too bad; 1 million food than chop $46 billion or more from fight the good fight and ever keep the stamp recipients are seeing their help faith. Amen. social security in coming years, as the go into the sinkhole. President suggests. Do you find it impossible to get a I am certain the vast majority of THE JOURNAL decent home at a price you can afford? Too bad; that dream is going into the Americans would support this reallo The SPEAKER. The Chair has ex sinkhole, because this administration cation of funds. And, there is no ques .amined the Journal of the last day's thinks housing is not all that neces tion that social security beneficiaries proceedings and announces to the sary. would show more gratitude than most House his approval thereof. Do you hope to retire a little early at foreign nations which are on the dole Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the age 62? Too bad; that dream is not from Uncle Sam. Journal stands approved. part of the safety net. Your hope for anything like the retirement you have GUARANTEED STUDENT LOANS counted on are headed for the sink MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE hole. 0 This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., 0 1407 is 2:07 p.m. e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 10232 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 19, 1981 Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota. Mr. ized. The American people do not of the Most Reverend James S. Speaker, I want to take note of the want to see the United States turn its Rausch, who presided as bishop of the farm bill that was passed by the Agri back on its friends for the sake of oil. I Phoenix diocese. culture Committee of the House this hope that my colleagues will be listen This accomplished servant of God morning. This farm bill is going to fall ing to the voices of the people when was to celebrate the 25th anniversary far short of providing the needed eco this issue comes before the House for of his ordination to the priesthood on nomic stability that is necessary for a vote. June 2 next month. He has had an il survival of many of the family farms lustrious career in service to the Lord, in this country. TODAY'S VOTE ON INSPECTOR the church, and of the people of the Farmers are provided some pretty GENERAL ACT AMENDMENTS Phoenix diocese. tough choices these days. First, many OF 1981 parts of the Midwest are facing a Following his research fellowship drought situation. I. NATIONAL DEBT [Dollars in billions] Interest as Interest as a National debt Amount of Percent of National debt Interest paid percent of percentage of as a increase in increase in out budget (total percentage of national debt outlay) GNP GNP national debt each year 1980 ...... $914.3 $52 .5 9.1 2.0 35.4 $80.5 9.7 1979 ...... 833.8 42.6 8.6 1.8 35.1 53.4 6.8 1978 ...... 780.4 35.4 7.9 1.7 37.0 71.3 10.1 1977 ...... ······ 709.l 29.9 7.4 1.6 37.5 77.2 12.2 1976 ...... 631.9 26.7 7.3 1.6 37.8 87.8 16.1 1975 ...... 544.1 23.2 7.1 1.6 36.0 57 .9 11.9 1974 ...... 486. 2 21.4 8.0 1.6 34.3 17 .8 3.8 1973 ...... 468.4 17.3 7.0 1.4 36.4 31.1 7.1 1972 ...... 437.3 15.5 6.7 1.4 37 .9 27.8 6.8 1971 ...... 409.5 14.8 7.0 1.4 38.5 26.9 7.0 1970 ...... 382.6 14.4 7.3 1.5 38 .2 Let me turn back now to a discussion I know of no opposition of any kind to knows, I was one of the first to appear of the George Washington commemo this bill. on the floor of this House to call the rative coin. Mr. Speaker, I urge the prompt pas issuance of the Susan B. Anthony The 10 million coin limitation was sage of this bill so that there will be dollar a fiasco. I pointed out to my col chosen to assure that the coin was ample time to prepare this fitting trib leagues in the Congress the great e·x truly a limited commemorative issue ute to the Father of our Country on pense that had been incurred on the and to permit the Mint to plan its pro the occasion of his 250th birthday part of the Amerian taxpayer in the duction schedule. In the past, the next year. issuance of this dollar. May I assure Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, will the Mint has been required to strike an the gentleman from Pennsylvania 79-059 O - 84 - 33 (Part 8) 10238 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 19, 1981 it will also be the first and only Ameri the Government of up to 20 percent of the discussion how much this dollar is can entry in the worldwide silver com the total. The exact percentage was going to cost. memorative coin market. Although left to the Treasury so that the coin Mr. BARNARD. This coin will be silver coins have not been struck for could be priced at the nearest quarter priced somewhere between $9 and $12. circulation in recent years, many na dollar or so. As the distinguished chairman, the tions sell them at a premium to collec As I mentioned earlier, the profits gentleman from Illinois 79-059 o - 84 - 34 (Part 8) 10254 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 19, 1981 tice. Studies of the proposed cuts indi A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE law in Washington, issued a statement yes cate that twice as much money will be BISHOP JAMES RAUSCH terday calling Bishop Rausch "an eloquent and influential voice for social justice and slashed from benefits than is needed
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