29692 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 designation of the project as a Priority En­ By Mr. HUCKABY: tlca.ble and co.nsistent with the provisions ergy Project and". (To H.R. 4985 on page 41, line 19, and also of this pa.rt, such different schedule shall -Page 34, strike line 20 down through line to the amendment in the nature of a sub­ not result in a. total time for the Federal, 2 on page 35 and insert 1.n lieu thereof the stitute (H.R. 5660) on page 20, line 15.) State, or local agency action to which such following: -After the period, insert "The objective of schedule applies which exceeds 12 months "(2) Any other action by the Boa.rd relat­ the Board in determining any different from the date on which application ls made for such Federal, State, or local agency ac­ ing to ian energy project." schedule under this paragraph shall be to tion by a. person acting on behalf of the Page 35, strike lines 9 through 11. provide that, to the maximum extent prac- Priority Energy Project."

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WINDFALL PROFIT TAX: PATH TO It ls costing us in inflation. But while buses may mean transit to most A NEW ERA OF CONSERVATION It ls costing us jobs. of America, unfortunately buses apparently It ls costing us in the value of the dollar don't mean much to American industry. Cur­ and the balance of payments. rently, there is only the equivalent of one HON. ROBERT W. EDGAR It may cost us our freedom. And this is the and a half companies producing buses in OF PENNSYLVANIA most basic issue. Just la.st week, Shlek this country. And the one major firm 1s Ya.ma.nl's wllllngness to dictate what Ameri­ opera.ting a.t only one-ha.If of its capacity. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES can energy policy must be demonstrated Consequently, a.t the very time that we Wednesday, October 24, 1979 a.gs.in the leverage we have given OPEC over need increased competition in equipment our foreign and domestic affairs. manufacture, increased ca.pa.city to produce •Mr. EDGAR. Mr. Speaker, in an ad­ We must come to our own terms with the new vehicles, increased speed in delivery and dress delivered on Monday before the energy crisis and the President's program increased standardization for bus produc­ Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coali­ is our vehicle. tion, we face instead a. bus procurement bot­ tion, Secretary of Transportation Neil It unleashes this Nation's vast productive tleneck. Goldschmidt argued eloquently for the ca.pa.city to create alternative forms of en­ To break this bottleneck, I have advanced ergy-synfuels, geothermal, and solar. enactment of a windfall profit tax. This the concept of a. 1,000 vehicle Federal otra­ And it commits us to a. major program of tegic bus reserve. The concept proposes that tax, Goldschmidt staited, can be a path energy conservation-the most cost-effective to a new era. We must move away from we change our current cumbersome pro­ investment we oan make-including the curement process for an emergency purchase an era of cheaip energy and an era of pledge of $16.5 b1llion for transportation authority. We would allow the urban mass throw-away cities to a new era of con­ programs that will make our use of the auto transportation a.dmlnlstra.tlon to order di­ servation. more efficient, make transit more a.ttra..ctlve, rectly 1,000 buses up front, and then to Secretary Goldschmidt's speech re­ conserve energy and promote urban revital­ deliver the vehicles to transit properties veals a profound understanding of the ization. around the country based on a. pre-arranged Transportation accounts for more than agreement. relationship between transportation, en­ one-half of our total petroleum use; and ergy, and the environment. To those who the private a.utomoblle accounts for more If this idea. were to go forward, it could wonder what to expect from the Trans­ than one-third of our total petroleum use. stimulate competition perhaps to the extent portation Department under Neil Gold­ Clearly, then, a. remedy for our energy ms of luring some new manufacturers into-­ schmidt, I urge you to read his remarks. must include both undertaking new initia­ the business-it could drive down the tives for public transit and getting a. h.a.ndle unit price of vehicles, reduce the delivery The remarks follow: time for new buses-which currently aver­ REMARKS BY NEIL 0oLDSCHMIDT on our auto habit. The two a.re inextricably related and connected, and must be ap­ ages 18 months-and even a.chive some uni­ America's agenda. and America's transpor­ proached a.s such. formity 1n bus design in transit properties tation agenda. cannot be separated. Indeed, The auto component of the President's a.round the country-thereby further re­ history teaches us that our Nation's overall program represents a. commitment of $2.5 ducing maintenance costs. domestic program has in large measure been bllllon over 10 yea.rs, focusing primarily on At the moment, this is only a.n idea and defined by our transportation program. dbta.inlng greater efficiency in the use of the in its seminal stage. We have initiated dis­ We need look no further back than the last auto. Right now, the average auto occupancy cussions with the transit industry, the bus 30 years to find the evidence of that lesson. ls 1.3 passengers. Just for the routine home manufacturing companies, Members of Con­ Over the last three decades, the growth and to work commute trip, Americans use 1.8 gress and other interested parties to see development of our Nation and the growth milUon barrels of gasoline ea.ch d.a.y. And whether there may be other ways to solve and development of our national transpor­ roughly 1.4 m1llion of those barrels are the bus procurement problem and to develop tation system have been indistinguishable. burned by commuters driving beck and forth further the idea. of a.. strategic bus reserve. Both ha.ve been based on the automobile ea.ch day alone. One way or another, we must solve this prob­ and premised on the ava1lab111ty of an un­ Just doubling the number of commuters lem if we are to achieve the potential for bus limited supply of cheap and abundant oil. using carpools and va..npools will save 200,000 ridership that is in the communities a.round With the skills of American technology and barrels of oil per day. Additions.I energy sav­ the country. a self-replenishing supply of funds from the ings wm come from Federal a.id highway The three other major elements of the gas tax, we built a superb personal trans­ projects which encourage energy efficiency President's program include $5.7 bllllon in portation system and created an American in the operation of the e.uto--such a.s im­ new money for ra.11 modernization and ex­ life-style. provements that a.id traffic flow-from en­ tensions-adding 200 new ra.11 ca.rs per year But today, we face a. new era and a new set forcement of the energy and life-saving 55 and the ca.pa.city for a.n additional 4 mlllion passengers per da.y-$900 million for acceler­ of assumptions a.bout the future. mile per hour speed limit, from invest~ents Today we are at the end of two eras­ in energy-conserving auto technology and ated completion of new ran systems-adding the era of cheap energy and the era. of throw­ from basic auto research. ca.pa.city for 500,000 passengers per day one s.way cities-and the beginning of a new year earlier than scheduled-and $800,000 era-the era.. of conservation. By far the most ambitious element of the million for accelerated completion of inter­ President's initiative is the $13 b1llion pu'blic Once again, America is a. nation in transi­ state withdrawal projects-adding 900,000 transportation investment progra.m. This passengers per day. tion, seeking new guiding definitions which program will increase the overall transit keep fa.1th with old and deeply held values. ca.pa.city of the country by up to 50 per­ The total imps.ct of this program on our Once again, I believe, transportation can cent--the equivalent of an additional 15 nation's transit ca.pa.city will be substantial. lead us in our self-definition; for transporta­ mllllon passengers per day. In this pa.st decade, we spent a. total of $15 tion is a.n integrating thread, weaving to­ billion in support of transit's capita.I needs. First, this program means buses. The Pres­ Between 1972 and 1978, transit ridership gether mob111ty, energy conservation, eco­ ident's program ca.Us for $5.6 bllllon in new nomic development, and environmental qual­ grew by 16 percent--from 6.5 bllUon pas­ money for ·buses. Placing an additional 3,000 sengers in 1972 to 7.6 b1llion in 1978--and a ity into a new mantle in which to clothe the buses per year in service. In more than 90 long-standing American dream. full 4 percent of that growth took place dur­ percent of American communities, from the ing 1978. The pa.th to this new era begins, for me, small towns of the Northeast to the largest In the coming decade, the President ts pro­ with the President's energy program and the cities of the Midwest, mass transit means posing a. program that wlll see $50 blllion windfall profits tax. For the fact is that the buses. And even In .those cities that have spent by a.11 sources in support of translt­ energy crisis ts the overriding economic and heavy or light rail systems, buses stlll play more than three times the a.mount spent in political reality of our time. It threatens our a. major role in feeding and augmenting the the 1970s. It ls a. program to serve all of economy and jeopardizes our Independence: rall lines. Amerlca.-b~ses for small and medium-sized

•This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29693 communities, rail for large cities, rehab111ta­ a.re changing and evolving and that ls resources, especially oil and gas, and in tion of old systems, and construction of new healthy and proper. the need for orderly development of ones. And the result should be an additional It ls healthy so long a.s we a.re able to those resources in Alaska. Thus, the 15 million transit passengers per day-a 50 manage the process of change and direct it Udall-Anderson bill: percent increase. in a. positive course. And that depends fully on our capacity to anticipate problems, to First. Mandates oil and gas leasing by The combination of all these program&- private industry in the National Petro­ , au to and transit-will save at lea.st 350,000 build support systems that will carry us into barrels of oil per day 'Qy 1990-a.nd with the a workable future. That is what our trans­ leum Reserve in Alaska-renamed the full support of the American public, that fig­ portation program for the 1980s is all about Teshekpuk-Utukok National Wildlife ure could nearly double. and why the enactment of the windfall prof­ Refuge-an area of considerable promise its tax is so vital to our national interests That support ls vital. which has been off limits to such ex­ and to our future. ploration and development by industry 'Ilhe success of these programs will not be Our Nation has been in this position before determined by the ability of the Federal in our history--our freedom threatened from for a half century. As to the significance Governmenit to disburse billions of dollars abroad. Our ability to act decisively in ques­ of this provision of the Udall-Anderson but by the a.b1Uty of State a.nd local govern­ tion, our society in transltion, mid-way be­ bill, consider the evaluation of John ments a.nd transit authorities to spend those tween old and new assumptions. At another Silcox, western region general explora­ dollars effectively. Ultimately, our conserva­ such time, Franklin Roosevelt reminded us tion manager of Chevron USA: tion program depends upon a complex of that, "when you see a rattlesnake poised to The Department of Energy's most recent decisions by Stwte, local a.nd private a.ctors­ strike, you do not wait until he has struck estimate of the potential of the area ls 5 bil­ to participate in a carpool, to bulld high before you crush him." lion barrels. The numbers I would like to use occupancy vehicle lanes, to undertake en­ The energy crisis today poses just such a are 5 to 10 billion barrels, which would be gine diagnostics or promote the use of mass threat. We must n-0t delay; already we have as much as 10 percent of undiscovered U.S. transit. We are committed to working closely heard the shake of ra. ttles and the hissing of reserves. However, responsible and plausible a.nd cooperatively with all of these actors, the fangs; we cannot afford to wait for the estimates of 20 to 30 billion barrels have also for they are our allies and our a.gents in our snake to strike. been made. So it's possible that we're talking common battle against energy waste. We must not fail to a.ct a.nd act now, lest a.bout one-quarter of America's undiscovered Moreover, we a.re committed to a partner­ future generations scorn us for mortgaging reserves. ship at the Federal level. we recognize that their future a.nd their freedom a.nd leaving Ohevron considers the NPR-A a very excit­ the most effeative way to spentl transporta­ them a. hollow legacy of timidity a.nd fear. ing opportunity. I would have to say that tion dollars 1s in concert with other Federal Thank you.e this area stands as one of the highest poten­ Department's dollars-as ·part of a compre­ tial single areas in the U.S. onshore today. each hensive strategy in community the.t It may be the highest." (Emphasis added.) combines Federal programs for the greatest OIL COMPANY DISTORTIONS OF (Opening Alaska's National Petroleum Re­ impaot. ALASKA LANDS BILL serve, remarks by John Silcox, Western Re­ What is most important a.nd most promis­ gion General Exploration Manager, Chevron ing a.bout the energy conservation program U.S.A., May 4, 1979, page 4.) is the opportunity we have to make tra.ns­ HON. JOHN F. SEIBERLING portation investments a leading force in OF OHIO Second. Leaves open to exploration and revtta.lizing our cities, building our economy, development all the offshore areas of the cleaning up our air, conserving our land, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Continental Shelf and the State's sub­ promoting our overall quality of life. Wednesday, October 24, 1979 merged lands. These are currently the This administration has articulated both Mr. SEIBERLING. Mr. Speaker, on areas which are attracting the most in­ a nwtional energy policy and a national 8 urban policy, ruid we mean to follow them. May 16 of this year, the House over- terest, and an unprecedented State­ They are basic to our transportation pro- whelmingly passed-360 to 65-the Federal joint lease sale is currently gram for the 80s. At heart, these policies Udall-Anderson bill-H.R. 39-the Alas­ under active consideration. direct tlh.a.t critical linkages between trans- ka National Interest Lands Conservation Published studies by the USGS and portatlon investments a.nd other community Act of 1979. It appears likely that a the State of Alaska have rated the off­ needs a.nd V'8.lues-such as energy conserva- somewhat different version of this im­ shore oil and gas potential significantly tlon, equal opportunity, job\S, housing, en- portant legislation will soon be reported above the onshore. The ratio is roughly vironmental quality, recreaitton and more- must be identified and incorporated into to the other body by the Senate Com- one-third onshore to two-thirds offshore. transportatlon projects. And unless those mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Industry has rated the Bristol Bay linkages occur, the projects do not go Thus, it comes as no surprise that once Outer Continental Shelf Basin as one of forward. again opponents of the balanced kind the highest potential areas of the entire One result of these policies should be the of approach found in the House-passed U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. redefinition and expansion of the role of bill are circulating the same tired myths Offshore development similar to condi­ transit in this country. President Carter's about that bill's provisions and their tions to be expected in Bristol Bay has program ls a.n invitation to take a quantum supposed impact on our energy situation. been underway for over a decade in the leap in the 1980's, to assume a full partner- Alaska Cook Inlet where fields as small ship with the auto in meeting this Nation's Thus, on October 10, the gentleman as 75 million barrels have been produc­ transportation needs. No longer should from Alaska caused to be printed in the transit systems be designed and operated CONGRESSIONAL RECORD an article by a ing from platforms. Striking economic simply as adjuncts to the highway network, Mr. E. Louis Overstreet entitled-inac­ differences can be seen when contrasting content to carry the overflow of white collar curately-"Repressive Congressional and the 75-million-barrel fields now produc­ rush hour commuters and those who do not Department of Interior Lands Action ing in Alaskan waters with the 1- to 2- have access to an automobile. If we seize the Will Stymie Alaska Economic Devel­ billion barrel field that is considered opportunlty, transit can carry swing shift opment." economically viable on land in the Arctic. factory workers to their jobs, can get fammes Now, Mr. Speaker, I do not believe that It takes over 10 times the volume of oil to nearby recreational spots, can get grand- to justify the costs of development in parents to medical care and shopping centers, our colleagues in the House will be mis­ and can still carry an increased regional peak led by this article, or by similar wild areas such as the Arctic Range than in hour load. In other words, transit can pro- charges and distortions, because they promising Outer Continental Shelf areas vide energy-conserving, mob111ty-preservlng will remember the very thorough and such as Bristol Bay. full service transportation. detailed discussions of the Alaska lands Third. Opens for expedited or normal The key that unlocks this future is, as issues which preceded the House land­ exploration and development over 90 always, money. And in this instance, that slide vote for the Udall-Anderson bill. percent of the onshore promising areas­ means the windfall profits tax, as proposed But, because other readers of the CoN­ that is, the areas which have been iden­ by the President. Quite simply, with a strong GRESSIONAL RECORD may not be as famil- tified, by Federal and State experts, as windfall profits tax we will have a compre- · "th th f ~~ d" t being either high or favorable in terms hensive energy program, balaneed between iar w1 e aclA") regar ing he House of the likelihood of oil and gas discover­ conservation and new production. And we bill, I think that I should set them out ies. Many of these are in areas for which will have a major thrust for transportation, once again. for transit, and thereby for our cities and For example, Mr. Overstreet writes the bill-in title XII-mandates ex­ towns, their mobility, their economic devel- that H.R. 39 "is almost completely void pedited leasing procedures. opment, and their environment. of appreciation for our national energy So, Mr. Speaker, what is all this prop­ Without a strong windfall profits tax, we I!_roblem and the potential that exists in aganda about? What prompts articles are back at square one. __. Alaska." The fact is that the Udall- like Mr. Overstreet's that suggest the Out of all this, one fact is clear to me. Anderson bill is grounded in a rational Udall-Anderson bill will cripple our econ­ America is clearly a nation in transition. We appreciation of the importance of energy omy, bring back the gas lines, or block 29694 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 development of Alaska's energy pot.en­ Furthermore, the USGS scientists state Somalia is an excellent case in point. tial? Of course, the answer is that the that in the rocks that are expected ro trap oil The article follows: in the coastal plain the fields "might contain House, by passing H.R. 39, refused to in the range of 10 to 200 million barrels of TROUBLED SOMALIA LOOKS TO Us, AND WE sacrifice the Arctic National Wildlife oil." This ls a significant difference from the LOOK THE 0rHER WAY Range, with its incomparable inter­ 9.6 bllUon barrel Prudhoe Bay field, and well (By Georgie Anne Geyer) national wildlife, wilderness, and other below the economic limit of 1 to 2 billion MOGADISHU, SOMALIA.-The midnight drive natural values; by designating that area barrels needed for development. up the empty, eerie streets of this exotic as wilderness, the House overwhelm­ Mr. SYNAR. I1 this Congress acts favorably Indian Ocean city warns of Somalia's trou­ ingly decided that this should be the last on legislation such as yours, which closes the bled politics. Three times as our car ap­ place we look for petroleum after other Arctic Range to oll and gas exploration, what proached the presid en tie.I compound, Rus­ impact will that action have on the immedi­ sian-trained soldiers flew ro attention, potential areas in Alaska have been ex­ ate and near-term energy situation in this trained their machine guns on the car and, plored and developed. That is the real country, and what would be the impact on without altering their aim, walked with a burden of Mr. Overstreet's complaints, the long-term energy problem we face, say terrifying deliberateness to within six feet the real reason for the absurd litany of 25 to 30 years from now? of our faces before allowing us ro enter. misinformation and distortions which Mr. UDALL. The opening of the Arctic Range But when I got in to see President Mo­ once again are beginning to be heard to exploration and development would have hammed Siad Barre, one of the more myster­ here in the House and at the other end of no positive effect upon the short-term en­ ious and least seen leaders of the world, he ergy ·problem we face for the next 10 years. In was cordial, witty, outgoing. He apologized the Capitol. fact, it would have a short-term negative for the midnight meeting, a habit of many So, again, let me remind the readers of economic effect. Exploration of these lands Third World leaders to intimidate their the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD about the would require the use of fuel, manpower, and guests. realities of the situation. A good place economic resources by industry and govern­ "I don't llke to work all night," said the to start is with the important colloquy ment that wouild be far better invested President, a big, hearty man known for his between the gentleman from Oklahoma, elsewhere .. . . long hours, "but I do it as an example. For Under a realistic exploration and develop­ instance, our economic commission just left. Mr. SYNAR, and Chairman UDALL during ment program, ANWR production-if eco­ I tell them, 'It ls not necessary to take all the debate on the Alaska lands bill here nomic reserves are found-would most likely this time on things-why are you drag- in the House last May 15, concerning the be on line around the year 2000 or later... . ging?'" · Udall-Anderson bill's wilderness desig­ The oll of the Wildlife Range may be pro­ But Siad Barre ls not only impatient. In nation for the Arctic National Wildlife duced someday, but it wlll likely be not as this country of 2 million to 3 million largely Range Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, for a number of years my colleagues "What I said was that we have no ambition lems have made the Arctic Wildlife Range an for territory in any country, that's that," ideal tactical issue !or supporters of a pro­ and I have been complaining about Siad told me emphastically. "But I told them development Alaska lands blll, who continue Soviet-Cuban "adventurism" in natural that I can't renounce what I don't own-the to quote a mult1b1llion barrel potential de­ resource-rich Africa. The feeling that Somali people's right to self-determination spite lack of any scientific merit whatsoever. we have missed our chance in that re­ in these areas." In summary, the latest published studies gion is quite widespread. The following The meetings collapsed on the second and testimony by the Department of Energy article, however, portrays a situation in point, and Somalla remains caught in the do not support these claims of high oil and gas potential. They contradict them in rotal. which the United States is apparently conundrum. Industry may bid fantastic dollars for North not taking advantage of a chance to Meanwhile, the Somali regime is deeply Slope leases in the NPR-A but it ls highly deflect Soviet advances in Somalia. concerned. The Soma.Us know that the Rus­ doubtful if they would do so in the ANWR. As the article relates, we are being sians, dug in with 20,000 Cuban troops in . .. There is a strong probabUlty that there looked to by Somalia's leaders to supply Ethiopia, now hate them with passion. Radio ls not a Prudhoe Bay size field located within the economic and military aid needed Moscow's broadcasts constantly threaten So­ the Arctic Range coastal plain. The latest to arrest Soviet-backed guerrilla attacks malia. A Russian-backed guerr1lla group, the USGS report states: at her borders. As much as the Carter Somali Salvation Front, is now attacking "In the western part of the ANWR, the Somalia on its borders, at least in part be­ administration is reluctant to admit it, cause of continued Somali support for ita prospects for large oil or gas deposits in the fact remains that territorial integ­ rocks of the Ellesmerlan sequence (Prud­ guerr1lla groups in the Ogaden. hoe Bay's Reservoir Rocks) , including traps rity is the foremost consideration of "The last report of our minister of defense of the Prudhoe Bay type, is very low." Third World leaders. Since we will not was the probability that Ethiopia might Later in the report the author again states supply them the means to insure this attack," the president told me. "I told hlm, "the potential for such large Ellesmerlan oil integrity, they may be forced into the 'Be watchful, be on guard.' That is all I could or gasfields beneath the coastal plain is low." hands of the Russians. say. Our problem," he added, "is that some- October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29695 times we can't explain our plight to the rest capacity in the range of 2.5 million bar­ to take a 20-percent tax credit for invest­ or the world." rels a day by 1990. Meanwhile, the Saudis--concerned about ment in synthetic fuel industry. A recent the worsening situation in the area, with The Energy Security Corporation goes study by the Electric Power Research In­ Soviets and Cubans making the m111tary far beyond the simple enhancement of stitute indicated that such an incentive decisions in Ethiopia and South Yemen, with the economic climate for synthetic fuel would allow the costs of synthetic fuels to a disintegrating Iran on the other side and development. It is designed to be a approximate the costs of petroleum de­ with South Yemen arming a new rebel move­ direct, major competitor with the pri­ rived fuels for the first 5 to 10 years of ment against Western-oriented Oman-look vate sector. It will be a massive opera­ operation. According to the same study, at the United States with equal dismay. tion, dwarfing in size companies that by the mid to late 1990's, the price of "Give the Somalis something, anything," have been directly involved in the pro­ crude oil would rise to a point where un­ a high Saudi offi.clal in the area begged me. duction of energy processes. In other "Your Administration does not understand subsidized synthetic fuels would be di­ words, if we permit the establishment of rectly competitive. In conclusion, the timing. It will soon be too late." this gigantic corporate entity, we will be And an American diplomat in the area put Electric Power Research Institute study it this way: "Somalia in itself may not be enabling the Federal Government to revealed that the tax incentives of this important. But it ls certainly crucially im­ move ahead with an intrusion into the kind-such as a 20-percent tax credit-­ portant in terms o! an overall strategy for private sector that is simply unprece­ would result in low-cost synthetic fuels, the whole area." dented in peacetime. and would require a minimwn direct That, as in so many other areas, does not I would like to elaborate on this theme capital outlay from the Federal Govern­ seem to be forthcoming for this area. As in some detail. Such a Government corp­ ment. That, is the way to go-not in the elsewhere, the Carter Administration does oration could only draw its capital from construction of yet another massive bu­ not seem to be able to grasp a pregnant situa­ the private market into the public sec­ reaucracy which will meander aimlessly tion and birth it to our interests before tor; and there is absolutely no reason, over the national energy landscape.• someone else aborts it. let alone a guarantee, that the Federal Somalia stands as a classic case. It ls stlll Corporation will use these resources more struggling to be pro-Western, but time is effectively than the host of private firms CONGRESSIONAL SALUTE TO THE running out-and, as in Nicaragua and so CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL many other places, our policy here ls to wait that are powered by the inventive genius until disaster comes, and then to work 20 of the marketplace. This diversion of UPON ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY times as hard to try to bring 1t back to a massive amounts of capital will doubtless CELEBRATION promising situation such as we now have hinder the development of other energy here.e technologies which might hold promise for the short to immediate term. It is HON. ROBERT A. ROE instructive that Mr. Frank Zarb, former OF NEW JERSEY STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENTIAL Federal Energy Administrator, told the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SYNTHETIC FUELS PLAN Senate Energy Committee that a similar Wednesday, October 24, 1979 investment in tertiary recovery tech­ niques for oil would result in a net gain • Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, this year the HON. ROBERT K. DORNAN of at least 1 million barrels of oil per day Chilton Memorial Hospital located in OF CALIFORNIA more than synfuels by 1985. Moreover, Pompton Plains, N.J., and serving 11 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Federal Corporation would not be communities in our northern region of New Jersey is celebrating the 25th anni­ Wednesday, October 24, 1979 competing with other firms in the energy market on a fair and equitable basis. versary of its founding and it is indeed • Mr. DORNAN. Mr. Speaker, the Presi­ Why? First, because it would be subsi­ my privilege and honor to call this most dent's proposals for the development of dized by taxation and insulated from the h!storic event to the attention of you a synthetic fuels alternative-in terms effects of financial loss. Second, because and our colleagues here in the Congress of sheer expense-are somewhat revolu­ the same rational economic decision­ and seek this national recognition of tionary, but hardly a break from his making that guides a private firm under Chilton's quarter of a century of quality previous commitments, constantly ex­ the constant pressures of a competitive heal th care to the people of my congres­ pressed during virtually every phase of market would be simply absent i ..1 a sub­ sional district and State of New Jersey. the energy debate, to rely more and sidized or tax-supported Government Mr. Speaker, a silver anniversary ag~ more upon the power of the public sec­ corporation. The Energy Security Corpo­ on November 29, 1944-the Chilton Me­ tor to resolve the Nation's energy prob­ ration will be able to afford to take risks morial Hospital opened its doors to re­ lems. Defenders of the President's pro­ that private firms would not dare. ceive its first patient 7 years after Chil­ gram are quick to point out that, While these risks may sometimes be ton's founders, Dr. Forrest S. Chilton II, whatever the particular faults of the successful, failure would not simply hurt and his wife Betty, donated an 8-acre President's program, it is, nevertheless, a the Government's directorate, but every tract of land on which to build a hospital sincere attempt to come to grips with an American who is forced to support it to memorialize their son, Forrest S. Chil­ energy crisis that threatens the very eco­ through higher taxes, Government loans, ton III, whom they lost in World War II. nomic foundation of the United States, or other subsidies. All are punished by and the sons, brothers, ani fathers of and thus the entire industrial world. the profit decline, not just a few. other families who gave their lives for Briefly, I would like to focus on what I How can the Federal Government our country in the same battle of nations. consider to be the major drawbacks of help? I think that the answer to this The history and development of Chil­ the President's proposal and offer some problem lies not in the creation of an­ ton Memorial Hospital is inextricably alternative suggestions. other massive bureaucracy with direct interwined with the leadership, love, and The cost ls prohibitive. According to loans or subsidies from the Federal caring of Dr. and Mrs. Chilton and a host the administration's own estimates, the Treasury. The answer to the development of other dedicated men and women establishment and operation of the pro­ of an effective synthetic fuels program throughout the years with the deepest of posed Energy Security Corporation to lies in tax incentives, including acceler­ concern for the needs of people-ever develop synthetic fuels will cost $142 bil­ ated depreciation or tax credits. Rather seeking the highest standards of excel­ lion by 1990. The funding for this pro­ than providing a massive subsidy to the lence in their personal commitment to gram is to come from revenues primarily synfuel project, why not try two simple the health and well-being of the indi­ generated by a permanent windfall measures, radically different from the vidual under their care. profits tax. As passed by the House, the Presidential program. First, guarantee Mr. Speaker, with your permission I amount of revenue going to the Federal that the production of synfuel would be would like to insert at this point in our Government from the windfall profits completely free of any price regulations, historic journal of Congress an excerpt tax would be $23.2 billion by December the worst single disincentives to economic of a statement that recently appeared in 31, 1984. This means, of course, that development of the energy market in the the Chilton Memorial Hospital News somehow, some way, an additional $119 Western World. Investors could be as­ which will provide you with a brief his­ billion would have to be raised in the re­ sured of at least a reasonable chance to tory of Chilton Memorial Hospital, its maining 5 years. The massive Energy get a profitable return on their hard­ outstanding professional expertise, and Security Corporation would have the earned investments. Such a measure was the sincerity of purpose of the people stated goal of directing investments at initiated in Canada with considerable who have worked diligently over the past the creation of a domestic synthetic fuel success. Second, we could allow producers 25 years in affirmation of their aware- 29696 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 ness and concern for the dignity and hu­ of the new building ca.me 15 months later, on clans on its medical-dental staff, of which manity of each patient. The excerpt Nov. 20, 1971, just 17 years from the date of a. remarkable 92 percent is board eligible the first dedication in 1954. Many of the and/ or boa.rd certified in their particular reads as follows: founding leaders were present to applaud specialty. .ndle themselves in ager of the new world champion major RARE FILMS OF WILLIAM S. HART, NEWBURGH the "fun" games collected a. rash of black league baseball team, the Pittsburgh Pi­ NATIV'E, To BE SHOWN IN LIBRARY FEsTIVAL eyes, bruises and lumps. rates. When Ha.rt wa.s in his teens, the family (By Al Rhoades) ma.de its way to New York City on a. barge Since taking command of the club in The seven-week film festival, which will down the Hudson from Newburgh. At 19, he 1977, Chuck has inspired a genuine feature the classics of W1llia.m. S. Ha.rt, stands ma.de his stage debut with Daniel D. Ba.nd­ feeling of cheerful optimism and youth­ not only as a. tribute to the greatest of a.n ma.nn, a. German comedian. ful love for the game that has spilled western stars of the silent screen, but as a He played stock, then returned to Broad­ over to both the Pirate players and their memorial to a. native Newburgh son. way where his rolls included that of ROmeo, The tall, thin, rugged man, who was not opposite Julia Arthur's Juliet. legions of fans. Beyond this, Chuck Tan­ only born in New'burgh but spent some of Ha.rt is one of numerous prominent people ner has, on innumerable occasions dur­ his most formative yea.rs here as a. child, who were native sons of Newburgh. While ing the long seasons, proven his ability blazed the trail to gold and glory for Tom the city does not warrant a.ny particular and instinctive knowledge of the game Mix, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard, Buck Jones plaudits forr serving a.s the birthplace of by his demonstrations of deft strategy and other famous cowboy actors. these people, we do think the city could 29698 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 have done more through the years to pay the backlog of GBS cases and would dis­ the vaccine; 2) claims by individuals in tribute to those who carried the name of play justice to the victims. whom GBS occurred, but who had not re­ Newburgh far and wide. ceived the vaccine; and 3) frivolous claims Now is our chance to make up for lost Continued failure to deal fairly with such a.s an $80,000 claim by a truck driver time and show our pride, both in the city the victims of the swine fiu immuniza­ who alleges having contracted GBS a.s a re­ and in our "sons and daughters." We'll go tion program undermines the good citi­ sult of transporting the vaccine, and a $1 so far as to suggest that the city name a zenship exhibited by those who received million claim for "hives, etc.;" and 4) claims street in honor of William S. Hart, the man shots, and casts a cloud of doubt over filed because the statute of limitations was film histo.rians acknowledge a.s the greatest the degree of citizen cooperation which approaching by individuals who suffered no injuries. cowboy actor of all time, who brought au­ can reasonably be expected by the Gov­ thenticity to western films. ernment in the event a future mass im­ The 464 lawsuits that have been filed seek There is no charge for t'he Hart film fes­ damages totaling $504.3 million. The kinds tival, a. schedule of which will appear on munization program is ordered. of vaccine-related injuries alleged by persons other pages in The Evening News at aippro­ Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit bringing suits are shown in table 20. Between priate times. into the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD material 40 and 50 claims and suits have been settled Further information on the festival can from the OTA report. to date, with payments of approximately $1 be obtained by calling Mrs. Patricia Marshall mUlion. This amount does not include ex­ LIABILITY EXPERIENCE OF THE SWINE FLU penses related to handling these claims. at the Llbra.ry. IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM Film buffs, and those who find in New­ Through fiscal year 1977, the Department o! burgh's pa.st a key to Newburgh's future, Because vaccine manufacturers were ini­ Justice estimated costs of processing and de­ owe a debt of gratitude to Ottaway and tially denied liability insurance by the in­ fending these claims at $170,000 (Staats, Ada.ms for their interest in Newburgh and surance industry, the swine fiu imxnuniz:ation 1979). program was delayed until Congress enacted for wanting to fan the spark that remains Table 20.-Alleged injuries in filed lawsuits of area. pride in the city's heritage.e legislation providing that all tort suits had to be brought against the Federal Govern­ arising from the swine flu immunization. ment through a modification of the Federal program Tort Claims Act. Under the legislation en­ Type of injury alleged: Number of suits acted, the National Swine Flu Imxnunization Personal injury related to GB$______251 THE AFTERMATH OF THE SWINE Program of 1976 (Public Law 94-380), the Death from GBS______25 FLU PROGRAM Government has a right of subrogation only Personal injury from other neurological against manufacturers and program par­ injuries ------67 ticipants who were negligent. Death from other neurological injuries__ 3 HON. ROMANO L. MAZZOLI As described earlier, each of the ifour Personal injury from non-neurological OF KENTUCKY manufacturers of swine flu vaccine self-in­ injuries ------95 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sured for $2.5 million, for a total of $10 mil­ Death from non-neurological injuries___ 23 lion. Each manufacturer also received a basic Wednesday, October 24, 1979 policy of $5 million and an excess policy Total ------464 • Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, recently of $50 million, for a t otal of $20 million !or SouRcE : Statement of Peter B. Hamilton, the basic policy and $200 million for the the Office of Technology Assessment Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of excess coverage. Total premiums on the $20 Health, Education, and Welfare, before th"

S'U!o04ARY COMPARISON OF COMMERCE COMMI'ITEE AND UDALL-CLAUSEN-WmTH BILLS ESTABLISHING AN ENERGY MOBILIZATION BOARD PREPARED BY THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY STAFFS OF THE ENERGY AND POWER SUBCOMMITrEE

COMMERCE COMMITTEE BILL UDALL-CLAUSEN-WmTH Coverage The bill does not apply to nuclear related facilities or to energy The bill does not apply to nuclear related facilities. (Section 202) projects that have already been the subject of Federal expediting legislation. (Section 175) Number of projects No limltation on number of projects. Limited to a total of 75 Priority Energy Projects of which no more than 20 may be designated in any one calendar year. (Section 204 (d))

Begulatiom No comparable proVision. Regulations promulgated by Board, including those setting criteria and procedures for accepting and considering appllcations to desig­ nated energy projects are subject to a one-House veto within 60 calendar days of continuous session of Congress. (Section 201 (g))

Scope of board:s authority to establish a project deeision schedule Board may modify time periods established by Federal, State and Same as Commerce Committee bill. (Section 209(b)) local statute or agency rules and regulations in setting Project De- cision Schedule, but may not alter other statutory obllgations applicable to the agencies. (Section 180)

Scope of board's authority to modify agency procedures Board can recommend to the President the waiver of Federal, State Federal, State and local agencies may establish special procedures and local procedural requirements. If President determines that to expedite decisions. the recommended waiver, or a modification of the recommended Board can order Federal agencies to change certain procedures. It waiver, is in the national interest and contains such terms and can require consolidation of proceedings, elimination of unneces­ conditions as are necessary to mitigate any adverse effects, he sary duplication, legislative hearings instead of trial type hear­ transmits a waiver determination to Congress where it would be ings, submission of written views and written responses and elimi­ subject within 60 calendar days of continuous session of Con­ nation of initial decisions. gress to a one-House veto under expedited procedures insuring a State and local agencies may be ordered by a court to employ these vote on the House Floor. (Section 185) procedures if they miss or are likely to miss a deadline on the Project Decision Schedule. (Section 21l(c))

Enforcement of project decision schedule Board has authority to establish procedures necessary to insure com· Board may bring an enforcement action in U.S. District Court pllance by agencies with the Project Decision Schedule and to against Federal, State, or local agency head to bring agency into take action it determines appropriate to bring agencies into com­ compliance with the Project Decision Schedule. pllance, including going into court or participating in agency If compliance with the Schedule would not insure adequate con­ proceedings. , (Section 183 and 174 (d) (1)) sideration of all matters concerning such project under appllcable law, would not insure adequate participation by parties in appli­ cable proceedings, would be impractical or would deny any per­ son due process of law, the court is required to instruct the Board to revise the Project Decision Schedule to require the agency to complete consideration of the applicant's request "as soon as prac­ ticable." Immediately upon receipt of revised Schedule from the Board, the court is required to issue an order directing the agency to comply with such Schedule. In addition, the Court is authorized to order the agency to assign additional personnel to the matter or to utilize the special procedures of section 211. (Section 214) The Board is not authorized to make decisions on behall of Federal, The President is empowered to make decisions for Federal, State and State and local agencies, Decisionmaking authority is left with local agencies if any Federal, State or local agency fails to render the appropriate Federal, State and local agencies. a decision within 15 days after the time allowed by a court order enforcing the Project Decision Schedule or if a. court fails to act to enforce or modify a Project Decision Schedule within 120 days of initiation of an enforcement action by the Board following the !allure of an agency to meet a deadline on the Project Decision Schedule. In making his decision, the President must apply the same laws that would have applied had the agency which missed the deadline performed the action. (Section 214) Board also has authority to recommend a waiver of Federal, State or No comparable provision. local laws or regulations which impede the making of an agency decision. President may waiver these impediments, subject to a one-House veto under expedited procedures which insure a vote on House Floor. (Section 185) Waiver authority Prior to an agency decision, the Board may recommend to the Presi­ Board may suspend for up to 5 years any Federal, State or local dent the waiver of certain Federal, State or local laws that present requirement which has been enacted or promulgated after com­ a. substantial procedural or substantial substantive impediment mencement of construction of an Energy Project if it finds such to the making of any agency decision in a manner that will permit requirement would delay timely completion or operation of the the implementation of a Priority Energy Project according to the project and that such suspension poses no threat to public health Project Decision Schedule. In addition, the Board may recommend or safety. Findings and decision are subject to court review for to the President the waiver of any Federal, State or local require­ failure to comply with this Act or no Constitutional grounds. ment enacted after the establishment of the Project Decision (Section 215) 29700 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979

COMMERCE COMMITTEE BILL UDALL-CLAUSEN-wmTH Schedule that presents a substantial procedural or substantial sub­ stantive impediment to the implementation of the Project. If the President determines that the recommended waiver or a modifica­ tion of the recommended waiver is in the national interest, he transmits a waiver determination to Congress where it would be subject to a one-House veto within 60 legislative days. A waiver must include such terms and conditions as a.re necessary to miti­ gate adverse effects, including effects on public health, welfare, or the environment. (Section 1B5) No waiver of certain laws The Board cannot recommend the waiver of labor laws, antitrust Includes essentially the same prohibition for suspension orders con­ laws, criminal laws, civil rights laws or primary air quality stand­ cerning requirements enacted or promulgated after commencement ards established under the Clean Air Act. A waiver recommendation of construction of a Priority Energy Project. (Section 215) by the Board may not impair or abridge constitutional rights; may not contravene state or local laws, Federal contract or interstate compact relating to water rights, or may not impair or abridge rights to receive compensation for loss of any property interest a.s the result of the construction or operation of an Energy Project. (Section 186) To protect these rights a person is given 30 days after Congressional approval of a waiver to file suit in U.S. appellate court. (Section 187(a) (3)) water laws Prohibits the waiver of any interstate compact, provision of State or Prohibition with respect to suspension orders ls essentially the same local law, or Federal contract, relating to water rights or to t he as Commerce Committee bill. (Section 215(d) (4)) appropriation, delivery or use of water pursuant to such rights. (Section 186(b) (4)) No comparable provisions. Declares that the blll does not expand or confer upon the United States and its permittees or licensees any right to acquire rights to the use of water. Declares that the United States and its permittees or licensees must appropriate water within any State for an energy project pursuant to State law. Declares that the establishment or exercise pursuant to State law of terms and conditions with respect to water rights shall not be deemed to constitute a burden on interstate commerce. The blll does not alter State requirements or interstate compacts governing appropriation, use or diversion of water. (Section 216)

Jud~ciaZ review A priority Energy Project Designation, revocation or denial, any ex­ Board decisions granting or denying designations and Board suspen­ tension granted by the Board, the establishment or revision of a sion orders of new requirements are subject to judicial review for Project Decision Schedule by the Board, and any monitoring actions :failure to comply with this Act or on constitutional grounds. taken by the Board, are not subject to judicial review except as re­ Boa.rd actions establishing modifying or revising a Project Decislo":' quired by the Constitution. (Section 187(a)) Schedule, imposing special procedures, and granting or denyinr­ extensions are not subject to judicial review other than In an en­ forcement proceeding or on review of a final agency action. All other Board actions are not subject to judicial review except a.s required by the Constitution. Requires that appeals of agency decisions subject to Federal jurisdic­ Requires that appeals of agency actions or Presidential decisions sub­ tion be filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals :for the clrcult where tlle ject to Federal jurisdiction be filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Project is located within 90 days of final agency action. (Section the circuit where the Project is located, or where the claim arose, 187(b)) within 60 days of final action. Grounds for judicial review are not changed. The grounds :for judicial review of State, local or Federal Agency deci­ sions are limited to actions which are in violation of the Constitu­ tion or actions which are "in excess of or fall short o:f statutory jurisdiction, authority or limitations, or short of statutory right." (Section 217) • STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS OF tects Iowans' health and welfare while States than in nonfarm States. Partici­ CLEAN Affi ACT OF 1977 recognizing our State's important rural pants in the commission's hearings rec­ characteristics. Yet the EPA has disaip­ ognized this problem and asked that it be HON. CHARLES E. GRASSLEY proved a critical element in the plan-­ resolved in the plan. that which deals with how States such as Under the plan that was developed, OF IOWA Jowa will treat windblown dust from these windblown particles would be in­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their farm fields and farm to market cluded when determining whether the Wednesday, October 24, 1979 roads. national "primary" air standards, de­ In developing its State plan, the Iowa e Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. Speaker, the ~igned to protect public health. have Air Quality Commission recognized that been met. However, they would be ex­ Clean Air Act of 1977 contained provi­ Iowa should not be penalized just be­ sions requiring States to submit revised cluded in determining whether the more cause it is a rural State with a high pro­ strict "secondary" standards, designed to implementation plans demonstrating portion of windblown dust from farm how they will meet national air quality ft.elds and rural roads-so-called rural protect things like visibility, would be standards. My own State of Iowa sub­ fugitive dust. If this dust would have to met. Therefore. the strictest possible in­ mitted its plan in June of this year. The be included when environmental impacts terpretation was given to insure the plan was the subiect of lengthy hearings were determined, less industrial growth widest possible margin of safety existed and was thoroughly considered. It pro- would be allowed in Iowa and other farm in protecting Iowans' health, but recog- October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29701 nition was also given to the State's rural WASHINGTON, D.C., October 12, 1979. Many of these same areas are rich in Mr. DOUGLAS COSTLE, character. . coal and oil shale and are being counted Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protec­ on to be centers of energy conversion The commission properly recogm~ed tion Agency, Washington, D.C. that the costs of resurfacing or treatmg processes, which require large quantities DEAR MR. CosTLE: As you ma.y know, I am of water. In large measure, then, our Iowa's extensive rural road system ~d concerned about your Agency's response to changing current farm tillage practices the State Implementation Plan recently sub­ Nation's commitment to become more in order to control windblown dust from mitted by the State of Iowa, particularly energy independent of foreign oil sup­ farm fields and roads would be extremely with respect to the manner in which rural pliers is directly tied to our success or fugitive dust should be handled. failure to better manage, develop and expensive. Iowa is already ~d pressed to finance maintenance of 11:5 current Please immediately send me copies of all conserve our water resources. And, while of the comments which you have received many Federal agencies and congres­ rural roads and bridges. And, of course, and receive in the future on your Agency's they realized the obvious .need for con­ sional committees are involved in some proposed response to the Plan, which was in aspect of the water resources issue, I tinued industrial growth m Iowa. the Federal Register ( 44 FR 135) on Friday, believe our Nation's effort is too frag­ But the planners at EPA have decided September 7, 1979. I am interested in know­ mented. that citizens of farm States must be pro­ ing if other individuals and groups share my tected from themselves-not because concern. Indeed I believe President Carter rec­ Sincerely, ognized this when he presented his Fed­ their health is in jeopardy, EPA agrees CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, eral water policy directives on July 12, it is not. But, they say, farm dust hurts Member of Congress. Iowans' "public welfare," and they, not 1978, one of which called for improved Iowans should decide what that means. On October 8, 1979, I wrote Mr. Costle planning and evaluation of Federal water Because they count farm dust as a pollut­ another letter requesting this informa­ resources programs and projects. The ant, there is hardly any more room for tion be delivered to my office by Octo­ responsibility for carrying out the Presi­ industry to grow in Iowa. When the ber 24, 1979. It is now October 24, 1979, dent's directives was given to 19 Federal farm dust in Iowa is counted, most areas and as of now, 3 p.m., I have yet to re­ interagency task forces with the Secre­ of the State are over the national air ceive the copies of my fellow Iowan's tary of the Interior charged with over­ standards to protect "public welfare." comments.• sight. I think, however, that the Con­ They are lower than the national health gress must play a more visible role and standard, but over this "welfare" stand­ assert itself more in this critical area. ard. So new industry cannot come to our That is why I have introduced House ENOUGH WATER? Resolution 445 to establish an ad hoc state, or expand in our State, u~ess they get "offsets"-to clean up the air enough committee on water resources. This com­ so that they do not make it any worse mittee would consider and report to the HON. G. WILLIAM WHITEHURST House on any bill, resolution, or message than when they came in. That is not so OF VIRGINIA bad if you are in Pittsburgh or Gary, but or communication from the executive in Iowa there is little if anything to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES branch on any matter dealing with water clean up except farm and road dust. Wednesday, October 24, 1979 resources for this Nation. Iowa has already committed itself to cut e Mr. WHITEHURST. Mr. Speaker, a It is my hope that one of the first steps public dust sources-dust from parking crisis looms on the horizon that threat­ taken by this body would be to give seri­ lots streets and so on-down by 50 per­ ens to make our present energy difficul­ ous consideration to the establishment of ceni. Where the money will come from to ties pale by comparison. And, as in the a select committee charged with the re­ do that nobody knows. At least I do not case of energy, this possible crisis in­ sponsibility of insuring a wise and viable think city and State taxpayers know. And volves a potential shortage of a valuable long-range plan to provide an adequate how we are supposed to find still more national resource--water. water supply for future generations. We money to clean up dust on farms and simply must grasp the severity of the I do not want to sound like an alarm­ problem now not wait until the 11th hour clean up farm to market roads I sure do ist but I am deeply concerned about the not know. We cannot maintain them well until we are handcuffed and panicked future prospects of water availability in into action as we have been in the case enough as it is now. this country. It has been estimated that Mr. Speaker, I think most Iowans and of energy. Let us open our eyes and 1980 demands on national water re­ survey the present situation. Let us rec­ other citizens of farm States can figure sources will nearly double those of 1954, out well enough all by ourselves how to ognize our responsibility. Already water and that by the year 2000 demands will use approaches or exceeds the depend­ protect our "public welfare." We can do triple those experienced in 1954. And by it by cutting Government spending on able supply in some cities, and there are the turn of the century, it is estimated potential shortages in other areas once programs like this one in order to keep that 85 percent of our country's popula­ the inflation rate down. We can do it by believed blessed with inexhaustible sup­ tion will live in urban centers. plies. encouraging industrial jobs so people can While there are many concomitant keep some money in their pockets. We It was not too long ago that we once concerns associated with such a dramat­ believed our oil supply would never run cannot do it by spending buckets full of ic shift in population, of primary con­ private and public money on cleaning up short. The parallels of energy and water cern should be how we are going to pro­ are many. It has been a painful lesson dirt on farms. And we cannot do it by vide these vast concentrations of people spending money to stop dust on farm-to­ for many of us, but I believe we realize with water. I underscore this point with the value of a gallon of gasoline and the market roads instead of spending money the knowledge of predictions that much importance of deriving every dro~ of to keep them safe and usable. of this growth is projected to occur in Iowans and others had until October energy from it. But I cannot say this is cities located in semiarid regions of the true for water. Americans simply do not 9 to respond to EPA's contention that West, many of which are built on non­ farm dust should be counted and con­ appreciate the value of water and the renewable supplies of water. importance of using it wisely. Not long trolled in Iowa. I have written to Mr. While it is true that from a national Costle to ask for copies of the comments ago, the General Accounting Office re­ perspective there is sufficient water to ported that nearly half of the water use~ EPA has received on this topic. I would meet our Nation's needs for some years like to know how many others in Iowa in this country for irrigation purposes is to come, a region-by-region breakdown wasted. This trend must be stopped and share my concerns. I think that we will indicates serious supply problems ahead find that there will be a good many. stopped now. Just as we have reached the for many areas. Indeed, such supply end of an era of cheap energy, so too Iowans-and the people of other agricul­ problems exist or are anticipated in tural States-are not lacking in common­ is the era of cheap water nearing an end. sense. southern California, the Great Basin, the Lower Colorado, the Rio Grande, the Indications of a pending water crisiS I would like to request that a copy of High Plains of Texas, and the south­ abound. In many areas of the country my request to Mr. Costle be placed in central portion of the Missouri River where municipalities rely heavily on the RECORD ~t this point. Basin. ground water supplies, there is a clearly 29702 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 established pattern of diminishing re­ in the development, management and The article says this and other Soviet m111- turns as the water is removed at a faster conservation of this extremely precious tary advantages, which the treaty allows the rate than it is replaced. This not only but fragile resource.• Soviets but denies to the United States, "if lowers the water table in those areas but unchecked, wm give them clear strategic su­ periority within a matter of two or three also can result in saltwater intrusion into yea.rs." our freshwater supplies and reduce :flows Strout asked whether the magazine in· of surface water that we so casually in­ WHAT READER'S DIGEST WAS tended to publish a pro-SALT article to ject a seemingly endless array of pollut­ AFRAID TO PRINT balance Laird's anti-SALT piece. He asked ants. what would happen if a pro-SALT piece were Even in parts of the country with submitted for publication. seemingly abundant supplies of water, HON. BOB CARR "I would be against publishing it." Laird antiquated distribution systems may re­ OF MICHIGAN said. sult in a city losing up to half of its IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "Why do you give just one side of the water supply through old pipes and water story-like the Russians?" Strout asked. Wednesday, October 24, 1979 He said newspapers and some magazines at main breaks. In 1977 the Pennsylvania least have a letters department, where read­ Gas & Water Co. reported "unaccounted­ •Mr. CARR. Mr. Speaker, most major newspapers and periodicals, whatever ers can disagree in print with material in the f or water" rates of 35 percent of its publication. Wilkes-Barre service area and 46 per­ their editorial policy, feel an obligation Laird denied that Reader's Digest always cent for its Scranton service area. Simi­ to present their readers with both sides takes the conservative side of an issue. He lar unaccounted-for water statistics of the major issues of the day. said it had published his article supporting have been compiled in other cities, in­ Apparently the Reader's Digest feels the Panama Canal Treaty. cluding Boston and New York. such complication is unnecessary. It re­ "We were for it. Probably we should have cently published an anti-SALT article by put the other side in," he needled. I want to direct your attention to a He ended by saying he would ten the edi­ few specific cities caught in the throes of Melvin Laird, a former Congressman and Secretary of Defense, now an executive tors immediately that he had received the planning for water scarcity. suggestion that the magazine begin publish­ of that magazine. When asked if Reader's ing letters commenting on articles. In El Paso, Tex., a growing city of more Digest would accept a pro-SALT article, than 322,000, the average annual rain­ Laird's article had dwelt on the conse­ Mr. Laird replied: "I would be against quences of ratifying SALT II, which some fall is a paltry 8 inches. Like other south­ publishing it." senators emphasize as they weigh the deci­ west cities, El Paso gets 90 percent of its While this may not conform to the sion they may face in the next few weeks. water from ground water sources. But highest tradition of journalistic ethics, What he omitted were the consequences current withdrawals are occurring at a we should nevertheless sympathize with of failure to ratify. rate of 10 times faster than the water is Mr. Laird and his organization. The case All numerical limits on the Soviet bulldup being replaced; and at a time when El against SALT can survive only in a pro­ would be oft'. By 1985, they could have 3,000 Paso's water needs are increasing rapidly. strategic missile launchers instead of tho tected environment. Once exposed to a 2,250 permitted by the treaty. In Boston, the demand for water al­ reasonably well-stated argument for Without the treaty subce111ngs, the Soviets ready exceeds the dependable supply. The SALT II, few readers would accept the could have 1,500 to 2,000 MIRVs-intercon­ Army Corps of Engineers has identified anti-SALT case. So Reader's Digest tinental ballistic missiles with several war­ the Boston area as having a criti:al sup­ really has no choice. heads, each of which can be aimed to a dif· ply problem. The Metropolitan District Richard Dudman of the St. Louis Post­ ferent target-!.nstead of 1,200 under the Commission is the major water supplier treaty. Dispatch on October 4 provided an in­ The SS-18s that worry Laird could be de­ in the State, providing water to about 2.3 triguing account of the Reader's Digest ployed without limit instead of being held million persons in Boston and about 40 concept of the democratic process, to­ to the ce111ng of 308. other cities and towns. The dependable gether with a rather good taste of what Without the treaty, there would be no supply of the commission's system is 300 that magazine's readers might be in­ "fractionation•· limit on MIRV warheads. million gallons per day. The average terested in digesting but will have to in­ That is, the heavy Soviet intercontinental daily use in 1976 was 317 million gallons gest from elsewhere. For the RECORD, ballistic missiles, limited to 10 warheads each per day. A 1977 Army Corps of Engineers here it is: under the treaty. could be fitted with as report projected that the commission many as 30 each. Instead of being limited to ARTICLE ON SALT II SPARKS EXCHANGE 3,080 warheads, those 308 heavy mlsslles would need a dependable supply of 441 BETWEEN WarrERS alone could carry a total of 9,240. million gallons per day by 1990. (By Richard Dudman) Other mlsslles could be fitted with more In my own district of Norfolk and Vir­ WASHINGTON.-Here are some facts about warheads, too. ginia Beach, Va., studies show that aver­ the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty that This Soviet expansion could threaten the age daily demand will exceed the sys­ you won't see in the Reader's Digest. projected MX "race-track" missile system At least that's what Melvin R. Laird, secre­ of the United States, under which mobile tem's dependable yield of water by the missiles would be stored in a series of cov­ later 1980's. In Virginia Beach, a city tary of defense in the first Nixon administra­ tion and now senior counselor of the maga­ ered shelters and could be transferred !rom whose economy is underpinned by the zine, told reporters at breakfast Tuesday. shelter to shelter to avoid attack. The Soviets tourist dollar, spot water shortages al­ He made that remark in a tense exchange could add enough warheads to cover all of ready have occurred during the tourist With Richard L. Strout, a veteran Washing­ the shelters-without caring whether they season during periods of heavy consump­ ton correspondent of the Christian Science actually contained missiles or not. tion. Although Norfolk does not project a Monitor and author of The New Republic's A prohibition on production and deploy­ influential "TRB" column. ment of the Soviet mobile ICBM, the SS-16, significant increase in population by would no longer exist. 2000, Virginia Beach-the fastest grow­ Because both are Washington institu­ The Soviet Backfire bomber, which Laird ing city on the east coast and which re­ tions-Laird a hard-boiled, hard-line former pointed to as a threat to the United States ceives its water from Norfolk-is ex­ congressman and administrator who ls as as well as Western Europe, would no longer pected to have a population of 359,000 by outspoken as ever; Strout, at 81 just a.s en­ be limited in numbers or improvement, for terprising and Independent-minded as he example, to extend its range so that it could that time. At present, my district is en­ was when he first ca.me to Washington to gaged in a desperate struggle to locate reach U.S. territory cover the Harding administration. Under the treaty, each side would be future water supplies and wrestling with The Reader's Digest's October issue had limited to one new type of ICBM. Without the the delicate issue of an inter-basin trans­ just gone out to 19 million Americans with treaty, there would be no such restriction, fer of water. an article by Laird entitled "SALT II: The and the Soviet Union could move a.head with In conclusion, I implore you not to look Senate's Momentous Decision." A teaser line new systems now under developtnent away from this issue, for it begs our said: "Behind the clamorous debate looms Laird complained about the treaty's verifi­ attention as energy did in 1973. The bat­ this inescapable truth: If the inequities of cation provisions, specifically its lack of a this treaty are not changed, our security wUl complete ban on encoding the radio signals tle for water rights in this country prom­ be placed in deadly peril." that control and guide missiles. ises to intensify on all fronts. It is an The piece lists "among the most flagrant of But the treaty prohibits encoding such sig­ issue that will not soon be resolved. The the treaty's inequities" the fact that it per­ nals wherever this would impede verification. legislation I have introduced is not a mits continued Soviet deployment of 308 SS- This protection would be lost, as well as a panacea; however, it is an important step 18 heavy intercontinental ba111stic misslles. ban on concealment and interference with October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29703

sa.telllte monitoring, a requirement for ad­ Nation.al Alliance of Postal and Federal Em­ broadcast nationwide a week before the ac­ vance notification of certain launches and an ployees, the National Urban League, and the tual arrival of the team thereby possibly agreement to report additions to present Archdiocese of Miami, in expressing our con­ alerting individual returnees to avoid con­ weapons as listed in an agreed data base. cern over the increasing repression in Haiti tact which could endanger them and enable Refusal by the Senate to ratify SALT II and calls for a critical reappraisal of our local officials to control the interview envi­ would also throw SALT I into doubt, notably entire a.id program to this country. ronment. The focus of the inquiry did not the anti-balllstic missile system treaty, from Further, we do not accept the contention include an assessment of the overall human which eit,ber side may withdraw on six that Haitian refugees are merely "economic rights situation in Haiti but merely focused months' notice. refugees". Since the arrival of the first ref­ on a direct relationship between emigration, SALT rs Interim Agreement on Strategic ugees in 1972, the State Department has return and persecution. Yet, the team's re­ Offensive Arms expired in 1977, but both sides constantly stated that the Haitian "boat port seems to indicate that returnees may have continued to observe it, including pro­ people" are not entitled to asylum in the indeed fa.ce problems upon their return to visions involving the Standing Consultative United States, because they are economic Haiti. The report itself states that, "re­ Commission, which has been successful in refugees and not political refugees. We call turnees are not immune to difficulties with adjudicating complaints and disagreements. for an end to the invidious distinction the authorities on grounds other than emi­ The interim agreement would be another between refugees which is somehow applied gration." Other comments in the report re­ likely victim. to mean that certain categories of people inforce our concern that returnees may be Still other consequences could be delays or fleeing oppression are not as welcome as endangered by their return to Haiti. The termination of other arms control negotia­ others. We do not deny that Haiti's per team reported that Haitian authorities con­ tions with the Soviet Union. The talks that capita income of $80 makes it one of the sider the average emigrant, by virtue of a would be in jeopardy include those looking world's poorest nations. To deny political Ia.ck of education, to be politically unaware toward agreements for a comprehensive nu­ asylum to refugees merely because they are and "therefore excluded from actual or po­ clear test ban, a. ban on anti-satellite devices., from an economically poor country unfairly tential participation in anti-government ac­ mutual and balanced force reductions in Eu­ punishes them for conditions over which tivities." However, where an individual has rope and limitations on conventional arms they have no control in their homeland. been actively involved in political opposition transfers. This position further suggests that poor to the Duvalier regime, "the individual might The Non-Proliferation Treaty would be people have no political rights. This attitude be liable to prosecution ...." thrown into doubt, because it includes a is totally unacceptable to the Congressional The apparent resurgence of strict enforce­ commitment by the nuclear powers to con­ Black Caucus. ment of a censorship policy within Haiti has, tinue efforts to limit their own nuclear weap­ Furthermore, the State De,partment has along with other factors, made clear the need ons. A review conference on the treaty is recognized that basic human needs are part to closely re-evaluate and monitor the rela­ scheduled for May. of the U.S. human rights policy. Secretary tionship between the United Stat~s and These spe<:ifics say nothing a.bout the pos­ of State Cyrus Vance in his 1977 Law Day Haiti. Censorship by the Haitian Govern­ sibility that Senate rejection or indefinite address at the University of Georgia stated ment has been denounced by the Haitian in­ delay of the treaty would bring a return of that "the fulfillment of such vital needs as tellectual community and referring to the the Cold War tension and cause an imme­ food, shelter, health care, and education" censorship policy on May 23, 1979, Ambas­ diate upsurge of the arms race on both was a. recognized human right. He further sador Andrew Young stated: sides.e stated: "I had hoped that since my visit, there "We recognize that the achieved, if the freedom of any people to lowing statement is the caucus position speak out and participate in the political to divert local revenues, which would other­ pro::ess is Illl1111fied. paper on Haitian refugees which we hope wise be used to fund human needs programs. will result in parole for the 8,000 Haitians As it relates to comestic priorities, we Contrary to its February, 1979 State De­ call attention to a report issued by the currently seeking political asylum. partment Report on Human Rights Practices Metr0;>olitan Dade County Office of the CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS STATEMENT in Countries Receiving U.S. Aid, in a recent South Florida CETA Consortium which is lo­ The Congressional Black Caucus strongly visit to Haiti to review the plight of Haitian cated in the state where the vs.St majority urges the Department of Justice, through its returnees, a Sta.te Department team found of Haitian asylum applicants reside. The Immigration and Naturalization Service, to "no significant indication of mistreatment or Consortium found that "a sufficient num­ adhere to this Nation's fundamental tradi­ of punishment of returnees' because of their ber of hard-to-fill entry level jobs exist to tion of equal protection for all persons under journey to the U.S ...." The team's report a.bsorb the number of Haitians who would law by granting work authorization and has some methodological problems which seek such work." We reject as totally un­ genuine due process to Haitians seeking po­ raise serious questions as to the validity of founded attempts to portray the Haitian litical asylum in our country. The Caucus the above COillClusion. The report itself is refugee matter as a primary cause of this must stand firm in its insistence that United severely marred by its unscientific metho­ country's economic woes. We note, for ex­ States human rights and refugee policy be dology. It states that only 86 out of 600 ample, that a significant number of Ameri­ administered on an evenhanded basis so that "returnees" were interviewed. The State De­ can comµanies have been lured to Haiti by no government activity or decision may be partment team had no way of verifying the pi.tlfully low wages Haitian workers re­ viewed as tainted with race, class or ideologi­ that those persons who were interviewed were ceive. The availability of this cheap labor cal prejudice. However, our information re­ actual returnees. force, which leads to more constriction 1n veals that these minimum standards of Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it an already shrinking job market here un­ fairness and decency have been violated re­ could reasonably be suspected that the politi­ dermines domestic efforts to stem U.S. cor­ peatedly by the Department of Justice in cal environment in Haiti might not be con­ porate investment overseas. While we firmly instances of Haitians seeking political ducive to candid discussions with U.S. gov­ believe that the overriding economic prob­ refuge in the United States. ernment officials. Quoting from their report, lems in this country must be addressed in a "There was often initial suspicion of the The Caucus calls for the humane treat­ serious fashion with a well-planned .. work­ team by returnees and some hesitation to able strategy, we cannot agree that dis­ ment and minimum due process protections become involved without a more complete for Haitians seeking poitical asylum in the crimination against imuoverished Black and understanding of the mission's purposes and brown workers is an acceptable means to United States. The CBC Task Force on Hai­ what we planned to do with the information achieve this goal. tian Refugees joins other organizations obtained.... "Given the environmental fac­ Jn the past few months, the Immigration which have been in the forefront of this tors involved in the recent inquiry, it would issue, The Haitian Refugee Project The and Naturalization service's (INS) Miami of­ be naive at best to assume that responses fice has taken numerous serious actions that Haitian Fathers of Brooklyn, The Am~rican that could jeopardize the welfare of those have substantially undermined the due Committee for the Protection o! the Foreign interviewed would be given. Also the pending process rights o! Haitians seeking political Born, the National Council of Churches, the arrival of the State Department team was asylum in the United States. These actions 29704: EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 involve the appl1ca.t1on process for politica.l asylum claim ls reviewed under the estab­ the incongruity of the rule. He charged e.syl um and the timing and procedures in lished procedures." We hope and trust that the VA with determining as ineligible for both deportation a.nd exclusion ca.ses. The the various Federal entities responsible for full-time educational benefits "anything following procedures do not a.How adequate refugees in this country will heed these rec­ due process protections to individual a.ppli­ ommendations and provide for the due proc­ that deviates from the narrow and ca.nts. ess rights of Haitian refugees. The Congres­ archaic definition used by the VA for Haitian ca.ses processed since July, 1978 sional Black Caucus, as representatives of standard class sessions. Seminars and by the INS District Office in Miami have the Black constituency in the United St.i.tes, tutorials not regularly scheduled on a been handled under "special procedures" calls upon our government to establish an weekly basis would not qualify. Senior which a.re not applied to a.ny other group evenhanded policy with respect to refugees thesis classes would not qualify. Most of of refugees. These procedures deny norm.a.I regardless of their race, ethnicity or the the programs at an institution like Ox­ due process protections. While the norm.a.I polltlcal ideology of their homeland.e ra.te of deportation hearings is 10 per de.y, ford, which employes the tutorial method Haitian refugees have been subjected to an would not qualify. Many of the honors accelerated rate of deportation hearings programs at some of the Nation's finest which has been a.s high as 150 per day. This universities would not qualify. Many of process makes it virtually impossible for VETERANS REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1979 my colleagues would find that some of attorneys to effectively represent their clients. the programs of the best schools in their Under such conditions, they ha.ve not had sufficient time to prepare asylum applica­ districts would not qualify." I strongly tions. This problem is further complicated HON. WILLIAM D. FORD endorse and associate myself with my by the fact that a large number of the OF MICHIGAN colleague's remarks. Haitians lack formal education, fin&ncia.l IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For the Congress to write into law resources and a working knowledge of Eng­ this language while the courts are at­ lish. These factors, alone, make the prepara­ Wednesday, OCtober 24, 1979 tempting to determine the constitution­ tion of asylum applications more difficult and • Mr. FORD of Michigan. Mr. Speaker. ality of it would be a denial of justice. more time-consuming. last week the House passed H.R. 5288, It has also been extremely difficult for I am pleased to note that the companion attorneys even to be present with their the Veterans Rehabilitation and Educa­ bill in the Senate reflects somewhat more clients at asylum interviews because they tion Amendments of 1979, under suspen­ realistic views of modern education. are conducted concurrently with deporta­ sion of the rules thereby preventing con­ Further, the higher education commu­ tion hearings, on an expedited basis, in a sideration of amendments. While I have nity is working closely with the VA staff building several blocks from the deporta­ very serious reservations about one pro­ and with the Education and Rehabilita­ tion hearing rooms. Even when an a tttorney vision in this bill, I felt compelled to vote tion Advisory Committee of the Disabled can be present, the current interview pro­ for the bill because it contained impor­ American Veterans to develop appropri­ cedures minimize his or her effectiveness. tant improvements in the rehabilitation ate guidelines which will produce Lawyers ha.ve been denied the right to ask services and subsidies for disabled clarifying questions, to challenge the typed educationally valid evaluations for non­ record of the proceedings, or otherwise to veterans. standard courses to promote quality participate actively in the interviews. The The legislation, however, Mr. Speaker, education and prevent abuse of benefits.• asylum interviews in these cases have merely deals a serious blow to veterans pursuing been summarized rather than recorded or their education while working and sup­ fully transcribed which often creates inac­ porting families. H.R. 5288 would write curate or incomplete records of the inter­ into law an archaic, outmoded, and TESTIMONIAL DINNER FOR views. highly controversial VA regulation gov­ THOMAS H. STEWART As a result of the accelerated handling of erning the number of hours a veteran­ the Haitian cases and a variety of other student must spend in a classroom each irregularities, the asylum applications often HON. TONY P. HALL are not completed properly. Consequently, week. It is particularly disturbing to note they lack sufficient information for a deter­ that the Veterans' Administration seeks OF OHIO mination to be made as to the applicants• to codify this regulation while simultane­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES refugee status. Therefore, any subsequent ously it is being tested in the courts. review of these applications by the State My particular concern stems from my Wednesday, October 24, 1979 Department and United Nations High Com­ association with an outstanding educa­ missioner for Refugees would not be pro­ tion program devised by Wayne state • Mr. HALL 'Of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I am ductive. The applicants' records as seen by pleased to note that a testimonial dinner these agencies bears little or no relationship 'University which permits students to to the :validity of individual asylum claims. attend college on a full-time basis while will be held this week in my District of Further, we note that Haitian refugees maintaining necessary full-time em­ Dayton, Ohio, to honor Thomas H. presently receive no refugee assistance funds ployment. Wayne State's Weekend Col­ Stewart, retired staff representative for from the Federal government. Consequently, lege, an internationally acclaimed model the AFL-CIO. the local and state agencies in the Southern program enrolling large numbers of vet­ The son of a coal miner. Tom was born Florida area must bear the brunt of the relo­ erans working primarily in Michigan's in Athens County, Ohio. He is a founder cation and other social service costs of these auto industry, is under attack by the of L'Ocal 696, United Auto Workers, refugees. In comparison with other refugee VA which clearly chooses to ignore in­ where he held the positions of Financial­ groups, who a.re receiving Federal monies Secretary Treasurer <1948-51) and from the Migration and Refugee Assistance novations in educational curriculums Fund, it is obvious that Haitians are once and the changing nature of postsecond­ President <1954-59). again victims of unequal treatment in U.S. ary education. Tom was vice president of the old CIO refugee policies. My longstanding interest in nontradi­ Council and was on the merger commit­ Finally, it is our hope that H .R. 2816 and tional education has increased through tee when the Dayton area AFL--CIO its companion measure, S. 43, The Refugee my role as chairman of the Subcommit­ merged in 1959. In 1961, Tom was ap­ Act of 1979, wm result in legislation which tee on Postsecondary Education. In 1977, pointed by George Meany to the staff of places this country in conformity with the I held a series of oversight hearings on the national AFL-CIO, a position which U.N. Protocol and Convention not only for he held for the next 18 years. refugee admissions but for those seeking the VA's implementation of the program political asylum in this country. to provide educational benefits to vet­ Tom is not only a model for the com­ erans. These hearings were sparked by munity and organized labor, but an up­ The State Department team that recently standing citizen. He was one of the visited Haiti, reaffirmed the necessity for the attack on the Wayne State University treating each Haitian asylum applicant as an program and persuaded me to introduce founders of the first union blood bank. individual case on its own merit. Quoting legislation to transfer the program to the He served on the Dayton Psychopathic from their report, "If the majority (of Hai­ new Department of Education because of Children's Hospital as a labor represent­ tians) are not likely to be entitled to asylum the VA's shortsighted. stubborn refusal ative. Tom has also served on several under the Protocol, nevertheless it remains to evaluate education in today's setting. other community service boards includ­ clear that some who leave Ha1t1 might very The VA rule and H.R. 5288 completely ing the Red Cross. well establish that their fear of pol1tical per­ ignore educational quality and mandate secution ls well-founded. There 1s no way Tom has spent more than 40 years to know, apart from close examination of the instead quantity-the specific number of serving the goals and objectives of Amer­ facts in each case, whether a given applicant hours a veteran must sit in a classroom. ican workers and I know what my col­ falls into this category. Our findings should In his statement to the House my leagues .iotn with me in expressing grati­ not by any means be read as a signal to distinguished colleague from Washing­ tude to Thomas Stewart for his work and reduce the care with which each Haitian ton . In his Oc­ tion and mutual respect. Chairperson, Israel Study Group. tober 15, 1979, statement on this legisla­ For its part, the Vatican has not rec­ Prof. William R. Estep, Southwestern Bap­ tion, Dr. Kiernan noted that the NASSP ognized Israel, and in so doing has pre­ tist Theological Seminary. firmly opposes this legislation on the vented a full and productive relation­ The Rev. Robert Everett, Emmanuel United Fed­ Church of Christ, Irvington, New Jersey. grounds that: First, it calls for the ship between Israel-including its Chris­ Father Edward H. Flannery, Director, Office eral Government to interfere with, and tian population-and the Vatican. of Continuing Education for The Clergy; intrude into, an important area of edu­ The National Christian Leadership Diocese of Providence; Former Director, Sec­ cation in a manner which is totally in­ Conference for Israel

SUMMARY COMPARISON OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SANTINI-LUJAN AMENDMENT AND THE UDALL-CLAUSEN-WIRTH BILL ESTABLISHING AN ENERGY MOBILIZATION BOARD

COMMERCE COMMITTEE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SANTINI-LUJAN UDALL-CLAUSEN-WIRTH BILL AMENDMENT Coverage The blll does not apply to nuclear related fac111ties or to energy proj- The blll does not apply to nuclear related fac111ties. (Section 202) ects that have already been the subject of Federal expediting legis- lation. (Section 175) Number of projects No limitation on number of projects. Limited to a total of 75 Priority Energy Projects of which no more than 20 may be designated in any one calendar year. (Section 204 (d)) Regulations No comparable provision. Regulations promulgated by Board, including those setting criteria and procedures for accepting and considering applications to desig­ nate energy projects are subject to a one-House veto within 60 calendar days of continuous session of Congress. (Section 201 (g)) Scope of Board's authority to establish a project decision schedule Board may modify time periods established by Federal, State and Board may modify time periods established by Federal, State and local statute or agency rules and regulations in setting Project De- local statute or agency rules and regulations in setting Project De- cision Schedule, but may not alter other statutory obligations ap- cision Schedule. (Section 209(b)) plicable to the agencies. (Section 180) Scope of Board's authority to modify agency procedures Board has authority to recommend to the President the waiver of Federal, State and local agencies may establish special procedures to Federal procedural requirements. If President determines that the expedite decisions. recommended Federal waiver, or a modification of the recom­ mended Federal waiver, is in the national interest, contains such Board can order Federal agencies to change certain procedures. It terms and conditions as are necessary to mitigate any adverse can require consolidation of proceedings, elimination of unneces­ effects, that there is substantial evidence to support the Federal sary duplication, legislative hearings instead of trial type hearings, waiver recommendation and that the Federal waiver would not submission of written views and written responses and elimination unduly endanger the public health and safety, he transmits the of initial decisions. Federal waiver determination to Congress where it would require a. two-House approval within 60 calendar days of continuous session State and local agencies may be ordered by a court to employ these of Congress under expedited procedures insuring a vote on the procedures if they miss or are likely to miss a deadline on the Proj­ House and Senate Floors. (Section 185) ect Decision Schedule. (Section 211 (c))

Enforcement of project decision schedule I! the Board determines that an agency has !ailed or is reasonably No comparable provision. likely to !all to make a decision within the time prescribed by the Project Decision Schedule, it must notify the appropriate agency of this determination. 45 days after such notification the Board must hold a hearing to determine the cause for the delay. Within 30 days after the hearing the Board may: (1) Modify the Project Decision Schedule, (2) issue an order providing !or the Board and the President to make the decision in lieu of the agency, or (3) recommend to the President a waiver of Federal law or regula­ tion for a specific project subject to a two-House approval. I! an agency fails to comply with a modified Project Decision Sched­ ule, the Board may elect either to make the decision in lieu of the agency or to recommend a waiver of Federal law or regulation. (Sec­ tion 185) No comparable provision. Boa.rd may bring an enforcement action in U.S. District Court against Federal, State, or local agency head to bring agency into compli­ ance with the Project Decision Schedule. If compliance with the Schedule would not insure adequate consid­ eration of all matters concerning such project under applicable law, would not insure adequate participation by parties in applica­ ble proceedings, would be impractical or would deny any person due process of law, the court is required to instruct the Board to revise the Project Decision Schedule to require the agency to com­ plete consideration of the applicant's request "as soon as prac­ ticable." Immediately upon receipt of revised Schedule from the Board, the court is required to issue an order directing the agency to comply with such Schedule. In addition, the Court is authorized to order the agency to assign additional personnel to the matter or to utilize the special procedures of section 211. (Section 214) If the Board issues an order undertaking to make a decision on behalf The President is empowered to make decisions for Federal, State and of an agency it must notify interested parties. The agency must local agencies if any Federal, State or local agency fa.Us to render a transmit its records to the Board. The Board must complete the decision within 15 days after the time allowed by a court order record, if necessary. The Board must promptly issue a recommended enforcing the Project Decision Schedule or if a court fails to act to decision and submit it to the President for his review. The recom­ enforce or modify a Project Decision Schedule within 120 days of mended decision must be consistent with all applicable Federal, initiation of an enforcement action by the Board folloWing the State and local laws. Within 45 days of receipt of the recommended failure of an agency to meet a deadline on the Project Decision decision the President must affirm or remand it to the Board with Schedule. In making his decision, the President must apply the instructions to modify it to the extent the President determines is same laws that would have applied had the agency which missed appropriate. This decision is subject to judicial review in the same the deadline performed the action. (Section 214) manner and to the same extent as would apply to the agency deci­ sion involved. (Section 185) 29712 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 SUMMARY COMPARISON OF COMMERCE COMMITI'EE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SANTINI-LU.JAN AMENDMENT AND THE UDALL-CLAUSEN-WIRTH BILL ESTABLISHING AN ENERGY MOBILIZATION BOARD---Continued COMMERCE COMMrrI'EE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SANTINI-LU.JAN UDALL-CLAUSEN-WIRTH BILL AMENDMENT The Board has authority to recommend to the President a waiver o! No comparable provision. Federal laws or regulations which impede the making of an agency decision. If the President makes certain findings, he transmits the waiver recommendation to Congress where it would require a two­ House approval under expedited procedures insuring a vote on the House and Senate Floors. (Section 185) Waiver and suspension authority Prior to an agency decision, the Board may recommend to the Presi­ dent the waiver of certain Federal laws or regulations that present a substantial procedural or substantial substantive impediment to the making of an agency decision or to the making of an agency decision in a manner that will permit the implementation of a Priority Energy Project. The Board may recommend to the President the waiver of any Federal, State or local requirement enacted after the establishment of the Project Dectsion Schedule that presents a substantial impediment to the implementation of the Project. In addition, the Board may suspend the application of laws enacted Board may suspend for up to 5 years any Federal, State or local re­ after establishment of the Project Decision Schedule to a Priority quirement which has been enacted or promulgated after com­ Energy Project for up to 5 years provided that the Priority Energy mencement of construction of an Energy Project 1! it finds such Project makes a good faith effort to comply with the new law. requirement would delay timely· completion or operation of the project and that such suspension poses no threat to public health or safety. Findings and decision are subject to court review for !allure to comply with this Act or on Constitutional grounds. (Sec­ tion 215) I! the President makes certain findings, he transmits the waiver de­ termination to Congress where it would require a two-House ap­ proval within 60 legislative days under expedited procedures. A waiver may be conditioned on the imposition o! a less stringent requirement or other alternative to the requirement to be waived and must include such terms and conditions as are necessary to mitigate adverse effects, including effects on public health, welfare, or the environment. In addition, the President may only transmit a waiver recommendation to Congress if he determines: ( 1) such a waiver to be in the national interest (2) that there ls substantial evidence to support the waiver recom­ mendation, and (3) that such waiver would not unduly endanger the public health and safety. (Section 185) No waiver of certain laws The Board cannot recommend the waiver of labor laws, antitrust laws, Includes essentially the same prohibition !or suspension orders con­ criminal laws, civil rights laws or primary air quality standards cerning requirements enacted or promulgated after commencement established under the Clean Air Act. A waiver recommendation by of construction of an Priority Energy Project. (Section 215) the Board may not impair or abridge constitutional rights; may not contravene state or local laws, Federal contract or interstate com­ pact relating to water rights; or may not impair or abldge rights to receive compensation for loss of any property interest as the result of the constuction or operation of an Energy Project. (Section 186) To protect these rights a person is given 30 days after Congres­ sional approval of a waiver to file suit in U.S. appellate court. (Section 187(a) (3)) Water laws Prohibits the waiver of any interstate compact, provision of State or Prohibition with respect to suspension orders ls essentially the same local law, or Federal contract, relating to water rights or to the as Commerce Committee bill. (Section 215(d) (4)) appropriation, delivery or use of water pursuant to such rights. (Section 186(b) (4)) No comparable provisions. Declares that the blll does not expand or confer upon the United States and its permlttees or licensees any right to acquire rights to the use of water. Declares that the United States and its permittees or licensees mu&t appropriate water within any State for an energy project pursuant to State law. Declares that the establishment or exercise pursuant to State law of terms and conditions with respect to water rights shall not be deemed to constitute a burden on interstate commerce. The blll does not alter State requirements or interstate compacts governing appropriation, use or diversion of water. (Section 216)

Judicial review A Priority Energy Project Designation, revocation or denial, any ex­ Board decisions granting or denying designations and Board suspen­ tension granted by the Board, the establishment or revision of a sion orders of new requirements are subject to judicial review tor Project Decision Schedule by the Board, and any monitoring actions failure to comply with this Act or on constitutional grounds. taken by the Board, are not subject to judicial review except as Board actions establishing, modifying or revising a Project Decision required by the Constitution. (Section 187(a)) Schedule, imposing special procedures, and granting or denying ex­ tensions are not subject to judicial review other than in an en­ forcement proceeding or on review of a final agency action. All other Board actions are not subject to judicial review except as required by the Constitution. October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29713 COMMERCE COMMITTEE Bll.L AS AMENDED BY THE SANTINI-LUJAN UDALL-CLA USEN-WIRfl'H Bll.L-Continued AMENDMENT--Continued The grounds for judicial review of State, local or Federal Agency deci­ Grounds for judicial review are not changed. sions a.re limited to actions which are in violation of the Constitu­ tion or actions which a.re "in excess of or fall short of statutory jurisdiction, authority or limitations, or short of statutory right." (Section 217)

Requires that appeals of agency actions or Presidential decisions sub­ Requires that appeals of agency decisions subject to Federal jurisdic­ ject to Federal jurisdiction be filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for tion be filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the circuit where the the circuit where the Project ls located, or where the claim a.rose, Project is located within 90 days of final agency action. (Section within 60 days of final action.e 187(b))

THE SOVIET UNION'S GREAT FEAR lived on the strategic Turkish-Georgian bor­ ton's bureaucrats know more about der) and the 400,000 Crimean Tatars (who Iowa's schools than our own educators. lived on the scenic Black Sea coast) are People believe strongly in State and local HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL forbidden to return. In fa.ct, in August control of education, and they clearly see OF ILLINOIS 1978, the Soviet Council or Ministers handed down a secret decree which provides the that this move to nationalize education IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES legal basis for expelling and ja111ng Tate.rs policy will destroy the local autonomy Thursday, October 25, 1979 who try to return to the Crimea. which has made our educational system the best in the world. • Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, in a recent The struggle of the Crimean Ta.tars to re­ turn to their homeland ranks with the ac­ As an example of the reaction I have omcial visit to the Soviet Union, I heard tivity of Soviet reform Baptists as the oldest seen to the creation of this new Federal many Soviet omcials say they feared two of contemporary Soviet dissent movements. bureaucracy, I am submitting an edi­ things: A nuclear war with the United Andrei Sakharov has said that omcial treat­ torial which appeared. in the Burlington, States and the emergence of China as a ment or the Crimean Tatars is the worst or superpower. I believe that they have many blots on the current Soviet human Iowa, Hawk Eye. The editorial points out tha~ public support for our schools can more to fear from yet another area of rights record. The Moscow Helsinki Group concern: The growing problem of non­ has documented the continuing persecution onlv decline with the nationalization and of the Meskhetians and the Crimean Tatars. politicalization of our schools, and I Russian national groups in the Soviet commend it to all my colleagues. Union. With the exception of the Meskhetians and the Crimean Tatars, open political dissent A BLow To ScH:>oLs In a letter to the Christian Science is rare. One of the few known cases of in­ The National Education Association won Monitor, a staff member of the Commis­ dividual protest is that of Annasoltan Keki­ its fight for a Federal Department of Edu­ sion on Security and Cooperation in lova, a noted Turkoman poetess, who has cation. Europe outlines the history and current been in a psychiatric hospital in Ashkhabad The schools and the public lost. status of one such minority group, the since 1971 after advocating reform in Turk­ The consequences of this concentration of 40 million Soviet citizens who are Is­ menia.. One sign of broader discontent among power are obvious. Soviet Muslims is the growth of secret Sufi The schools, already subject to political lamic. brotherhoods which reject Soviet--and Rus­ pressure, will be more politicized. That is a At this point, I wish to include this sia.n-11fe style. Membership in these Sufi threat to quality and to any chance for im­ letter, published October 24, 1979, into sects is 500,000 in the Northern Caucasus provement. the RECORD. alone. The NEA, which has grown to one of the nation's most powerful trad~ unions, will COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND Any course of action which the Soviets undertake in the Muslim world ls bound have even more power over elementary and COOPERATION IN EUROPE. high schoole. A better understanding of Soviet Islam is to have profound effects on Soviet Islam. essential in trying to unravel the intricacies Kremlin leaders may be haunted by the fa.ct Local influence in the direction and opera­ of Soviet policy on Afghanistan, Iran, the that in 20 years one out of four Soviets tion of schools will dimini&h. Kurdish issue, and the rest of the Muslim wm be a Muslim-by blood if not by belief. The NEA started as an association of pro­ world. Certainly the fact that the Soviet CATHERINE COSMAN, feesionals. As it became hungry for power, it Union is the fifth largest Muslim country in Staff Member.e became an out-and-out union. it also began the world today is bound to infiuence its indulging in partisan politics, despite the policies. fact that taxpayers of all parties pay the sal­ aries of their members. In April 1979, the Voice of Moscow, in a A BLOW TO SCHOOLS Turkish language broadcast, gave the first We can imagine the schooling that will omcial statistics of Muslims in the USSR: come when teachers are frankly partisan 40 million. Soviet Islam represents a case of prop:i.gandists. overlapping ethnic and religious identities HON. CHARLES E. GRASSLEY An example of the future is provided by and therefore to be a Kirgiz, Turkoman, OF IOWA the prediction that the first Secretary of Uzbek, Kazakh, Azeri, Ta.tar, Kurd, or Ta.d­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Education will be Jerry Apodaca, former gov­ zhik is to be a Muslim. Thursday, October 25, 1979 ernor of New Mexico. His principal qualifica­ Not only a web of ethnic kinship and cul­ tion is not that he knows anything about tural tradition links Soviet Turkoma.n, Ta.d­ • Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. Speaker, ever education but that he satisfied the Presi­ zhiks and Uzbeks to their Afghan-and Iran­ since this Congress voted to increase the dent's need for a Chicano in his cabinet. ia.n---<:ounterparts, but also the fa.ct that the size of the Federal Government by creat­ Popular support for our schools can only vast majority of both Soviet and Afghan ing a new Department of Education, the Muslims a.re Sunni of the Ha.nnafi rite. decline with this new political development. reaction of the public has been one of More federal money may be on the way, but One little known episode of Soviet his­ disbelief and disgust. In talking with tory concerns several Soviet Muslim groups not more learning.e such as the Chechen, Ingush, Crimean Tatars, several of my colleagues, I have learned and Meskhetians: during World War II Stalin that they have received the same mes­ branded them "traitor nations." As a result, s.age I have gotten from throughout the A DISPASSIONATE LOOK they were deported en masse from their in­ State of Iowa: "We want less big Gov­ digenous regions in the Caucasus and the ernment and more local control of our HON. EDWARD J. DERWINSKI Crimea, and were shipped off in cattle cars affairs". to distant Central Asia. Tens of thousands OF ILLINOIS died in transit and later of disease or starva­ This call for less Government and more IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion. Rehabilitated under Khrushchev, most local control was clearly not reflected Thursday, October 25, 1979 or these peoples were allowed to return to in the vote to create the new Federal their native territories in the Caucasus. Department of Education. Many of the e Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Speaker, one Not all of t~ese groups were so fortunate. folks I have talked to in Iowa wonder of the major school desegregation con­ To this day, the 200,000 Meskhetians (who why this Congress thinks that Washing- troversies is centered around the Chicago 29714 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 19'19 There is one major cause underlying less potential harm than alcohol," said public school system. Chicago's radio Deluca.- Karen Platt.e station WBBM very properly editorial­ alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and many ized on the complications involved in other of the ills that afflict our society; enforcement procedures by Federal au­ it is an absence of self-discipline. This THE BEAUTY OF ARIZONA'S SALT thorities in its broadcast of October 19. has broader implications than the sta­ RIVER: FREE FROM GOVERN­ I wish to insert WBBM's editorial at tistics of premature death and disability MENT REGULATION this point: would indicate. The social and economic A DISPASSIONATE LOOK disruption caused by such widespread We certainly do not share President Car­ self-abuse can undermine the strength HON. ELDON RUDD ter's enthusiasm for taking Chicago's school of an entire society. A democratic society OF ARIZONA desegregation case to court. At best a court cannot survive and prosper without a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fight will be long, expensive and divisive. virtuous people. And virtue is impossible Thursday, October 25, 1979 At worst, it could result in the mandatory without self-discipline. I ask my col­ busing of thousands of this city's children e Mr. RUDD. Mr. Speaker, I would like at a. terrible financial and emotional price. leagues to take time from their busy schedules and read this article. I believe to call ' to the attention of my colleagues The Department of Health, Education and an informative article from the Arizona Welfare and Dr. Joseph Hannon are at an it offers sound and wise advice. impasse over the merits of the Superin­ The article follows: Silver Belt, a well-respected weekly tendent's Access to Excellence program as EXPERTS URGE CONGRESS TO PuT WARNING newspaper in my State. a desegregation vehicle. It's no wonder. HEW LABELS ON ALCOHOL The article is written by Mr. Jimmie and Dr. Ha.nnon are, we think, talking a.bout WASHINGTON, D.C.-Calling alcohol addic­ Woods, a distinguished citizen of Globe, two different things. The government and tion "our $42 billion hangover," government Ariz., who serves as managing editor of the courts have insisted in the la.st several health experts urged Congress to require the Silver Belt and as a member of the years that the numbers of white and black warning labels on all liquor bottles and in all Committee for the Protection of Multiple children in each classroom is the issue. Dr. alcohol advertisements. Use Lands. Hannon is primarily concerned a.bout the Alcohol consumption "is a. major factor in education that the children, whatever their He has written quite eloquently on the color, receive in those classrooms. premature illness and death in this country," concerns of the citizens of Gila County said John Deluca, Director of the National If only busing or anything else as simple concerning Federal attempts to include a were the answer. But it has not proved to Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism section of the beautiful Salt River in the be. We can only hope now that people from before a. Senate Sub-Committee on Septem: wild and scenic river designation ad­ the Justice Department and the judges, 1f ber 24. "We believe it to be the federal govern­ ministered by the U.S. Forest Service. it comes to that, will be open-minded enough I insert the article by Mr. Woods at to realize that the issue in a.11 this is edu­ ment's obligation to inform the public of cation. We have some fine schools in this scientifically established health risks," De­ this point in the RECORD: city, but many, quite frankly, are not what luca said, supporting the use of proposed WOODS SPEAKS AGAINST MORE FEDERAL pa.rents and other concerned citizens have warning labels on alcoholic beverage con­ REGULATIONS a right to expect. When our public school tainers and in advertisements. (By Jimmie Woods) system does not meet expectations now, how "Excessive consumption increases the risk (EDITOR'S NOTE.-The following is the com­ can the federal government come in and in­ of cancer of the head and neck, poses in­ plete text of a speech given Thursday night sist not only that we spend millions of dol­ creased risk for certain types of heart disease. during the US Forest Service workshop on lars to bus children, a thing virtually no and can cause birth defects," he told the sub­ Scenic and Wild Rivers. The workshop was in pa.rents want, but that we divert energy committee. Phoenix. Because of the technical informa­ and time from the real purposes of schools. Sen. Henry Bellmon (R-Ok.) told the leg­ tion handed out at the workshop, parts o! The position that the federal government islators that alcohol addiction was "our $42 this speech were not given, but the speech and the courts have ta.ken in recent yea.rs­ billion hangover." He cited alcohol a.s a ma­ has been submitted to the Forest Service for that busing is the answer to impoved edu­ jor contributing factor in most leading causes inclusion in the workshop studies.) cation-bas not proved true. We earnestly of death and disability, including some types As I understand the purpose o! this meet­ hope now that the Justice Department om­ of cancer, cardiovascular disease, cirrhosis ing, we are to apply eligibility criteria iden­ cials will take a dispassionate look a.t the of the liver, diabetes, automobile accidents, tified in the 1968 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act answer Dr. Hannon has developed. We don't suicides and homicides." to the three rivers being studied in Arizona. believe HEW did. Bellman also reminded the sub-committee: This step in the planning process has noth­ That's our opinion. We'd welcome your "There is conclusive evidence that alcohol ing to do with developing a. particular recom­ views.e is directly involved in birth defects." mendation for designation, but ra.ther deter­ mines if the river is eligible to be considered Deluca. presented the sub-committee with for a. designation. ALCOHOL ABUSE: THE $42 BILLION a black-bordered sample warning label. It To quote Bruce Hronek, supervisor of the HANGOVER read: "CAUTION: Excessive use of alcoholic !'onto National Forest. "This might be some­ beverages may be harmful to your health, what confusing, but it is a. definite step iden­ may be habit-forming, and during pregnancy tified by Congress in the 1968 Act." HON. ROBERT K. DORNAN may cause birth defects. Heavy, rapid con­ During this workshop we are to concen­ OF CALIFORNIA sumption can cause death." trate on defining "outstandingly remarkable" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The alcohol industry has lobbied anxiously values identified in the eligibility crLteria against the use of labels which warn that and then applying these definitions to the Thursday, October 25, 1979 its products are harmful to consumer health. three rivers. 8 Mr. DORNAN. Mr. Speaker, in this As a result of alcohol industry pressure, many It also is mv understanding that the Wild congre~smen and senators are steering clear and Scenic Rivers Act of October 2, 1968 Sunday's October 28, 1979 edition of the (PL 90-542) a.s a.mended by the National Twin Circle magazine, there will be an from t.he warning-label issue since private citizens in local public welfare groups within Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (PL 95- excellent article entitled, "Experts Urge their constituencies have not yet made their 625) directs that portions of the Verde. Salt Congress To Put Warning Labels on Al­ ~--· ~ es heard above liquor industry propa­ and San Francisco Rivers be studied to deter­ cohol." The piece is an excellent sum­ ganda and pressure. mine their eligibility and suitability !or in­ clusion in the National Wild and Scienic Riv­ mary of the problems of alcohol abuse a Sam Chilcote, Jr., President of the Dis­ major cause of death in this country.' tilled Spirits Council of the United States ers System. Inc .. a price-fixing and advertising associa­ I want to limit my presentation to that Our colleague in the other body, Sen­ portion of the Salt River that is under study tion of liquor manufacturers, recently said ator HENRY BELLMON, has estimated that since I am not that familiar with those por­ alcol?-ol abuse is costing this country ap­ that alcohol producers "do not believe that tions of the Verde and San Francisco Rivers. warning labels are a constructive or effective even through a portion of the Verde River proximately $42 billion a year. He said way to reduce alcoholism and alcohol abuse." $42 billion. In a related matter, I would could possibly extend into Northern Gila call the attention of my colleagues to a Deluca. the Director of the Independent County. National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Bef~re I deal with the specifics of the Salt recent assessment of the tragic problem Abuse, however. said that his organization River. let me briefly point out some facts by Max Cleland, Director of the Veter­ favors warning labels on beer and wine. a.s about Gila County and the committee I rep­ ans' Administration. According to Mr. well as distilled liquors. Warning labels. he resent. the Committee for the Protection Cleland, while drug addiction among said, were a form of sorely-needed public of Multiole Use Lands. veterans, particularly Vietnam veterans education. The Committee for the Protection or has been declining. alcohol abuse h~ "We require warnings on many drugs and Multiole Use Lands is comprised o! persons been soaring. other products with less dramatic effects and from almost every walk o! life: business, pro- October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29715 fessional, clerical, education, ranching, min­ the United States needs to be complemented the only bald eagles in the entire Southwest, ing, hunting, fishing, off-road vehicle, house­ by a policy that would preserve other selected outside of a pair or so in Baja, California wives and almost every other profession that rivers or sections thereof in their free-fl.owing and one in southwest Colorado and n pair may be found in Gila County. Committee condition to protect the water quality of on the Lower Colorado River. membership is around 10,000. such rivers a.nd to fulfill other vital national As a resident of Gila County, I feel proud Gila County has a population of about conservation purposes." that the bald eagle has discovered itself bio­ 33,000 persons within a framework of 3,040,- Now back to Section II, subsection (b) logically capable of survival in the Upper 000 acres, of which only about 2.7 percent for a continuing definition of our rivers. and Lower Sonoran Life Zones along the Salt is in private ownership. "Every w1ld, scenic or recreational river in River. Taking a closer look at those 3,040,000 its free-fl.owing condition, or upon restora­ I have fioated down portions of the Salt acres in Gila County, we discover that 1,717,- tion to this condition, shall be considered River. I have seen the Bald Eagle in his nest, 000 acres are managed by the US Forest Serv­ eligible for i'nclusion in the national wild perched high above the river ... and I want ice with the Bureau of Indian Affairs re­ and scenic rivers system and, if included, you to know that it ls a beautiful sight and sponsible for another 1,143,000. shall be classified, designated and admin­ one that I want to preserve. The Bureau of Land Management has istered as one of the following: Tf we make the Salt River a recreational 59,000 acres, the State of Arizona 28,000 and (1) W1ld River Areas: Those rivers or sec­ river. where river development wm be al­ the Bureau of Reclamation about 15,200 tions of rivers that are free of impound­ lowed for more and better facilities for the acres. ments and generally inaccessible except by oleasure of fun-loving, river seekers, we will Gila County has the smallest amount of trail, with watersheds or shorelines essen­ lose that sight from Gila County. privately-owned land of any of the state's tially primitive and waters unpolluted. These It will not take too many fioaters, carry­ 14 counties and we are not the smallest represent vestiges of primitive America. ing their guns and rifles on the trips, for the county in land areas within the state. (2) Scenic River Areas: Those rivers or alleged purpose of protecting themselves Our county, is comprised of hard-working, sections of rivers that are free of impound­ from the "beasts" of the area before some­ dedicated, fiercely-independent citizens. Self ments, with shorelines or watersheds stm one starts shooting at the Bald Eagles, "just determination has become a way of life for largely primitive and shorelines largely un­ for the fun of it." us and we have had to fight to preserve developed, but accessible in places by roads. The Bald Eagles will either be killed or that heritage. (3) Recretational River Areas: Those rivers driven from their natural habitats. I do not We believe we should have some aspect of or sections of rivers that are readily acces­ want to see that nor do the residents of our self determination in regards to the land sible by road or railroad, that may have some county. management of our county. We are not ask­ development along their shorelines, and that I would consider it a privilege to assist in ing for total self determination, because this may have undergone some impoundment or the planting of cottonwoods along the Salt land belongs to all of the citizens of our diversion in the past." River and helping fence small portions of country. According to the Act, the study of any of shorelines where these magnificent birds However, we do believe we should have a the rivers shall be pursued in as close coop­ can rest, nest and breed. great say in what happens to this land on eration with appropriate agencies of the But my friends, the more people you put on the river, the less Bald Eagles you will which we live, work, play and worship. affected state and its polltical subdivisions Continuing governmental programs, such as possible, shall be carried on jointly with see along the Salt ... and there goes the as RARE I, RARE II, BLM Wilderness efforts, protection for these birds that are on the such agencies if request for such joint study rare and endangered species list. which also includes a portion of the Gila is made by the state and, shall include a River being included in a study of the Wild And the more people you put in that river determination of the degree to which the on rafts, tubes or other method of river float­ Scenic Rivers Act, Lower Salt River Plan­ state or its polltical subdivisions might par­ ning Unit, Upper Salt River Planning Unit, ing, the less natural floral and animal life ticipate in the preservation and administra­ you will see. Greenbelts study and whatever other acts tion of the river should it be proposed for may face us down the road continue to prick Wild life wm be k1lled or scared from its inclusion in the national wild and scenic habitats. Native shrubs, trees and plants, es­ at our very foundation of freedom and self rivers system. determination. sential to the food chain for the survival of Now looking at the definitions of the birds and animals, will be destroyed. Shore­ Being good, decent, honest, loyal taxpay­ three classes of rivers, ladies and gentlemen, ing citizens, lt alarms us and grieves us that lines and rivers wm be littered and polluted. there probably is not a river in the nation That portion of the Salt River, which is so we are facing soaring governmental regula­ that portions of that said river could not be tions in almost everything we do. beautiful now, will be destroyed. included in this act, unless you determine What may be intended (the Wild and Which brings us to the purpose of our cur­ a definition of "outstandingly remarkable." rent workshop ... wild and scenic rivers. Scenic Act) to be a good act to protect the And when you determine that definition . . . Salt River for the present and future gen­ We are concerned about the eligibility and if it means unique from any other river or suitability of that 17-mUe portion of the erations may have just the opposite effect. portion thereof ... or if it means something It might destroy what we already have Salt River, which has been included in the unusually different ... then the 17-mile Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, as amended by and what Arizonans and other Americans nortion of the Salt River under consideration from all across our nation have had for the National Parks and Recreation Act of has no "outstandingly remarkable" qualltles 1978. thousands of years. about it that, for example, portions of the The Salt River Canyon is beautiful with The U.S. Forest Service says the length of Salt River below Roosevelt Dam and along that portions of a river that is to be included spacious shorelines in many places. We do the other three dams in that chain of water not need further development along the river. in the act, "generally should be at least 25 im,...oundments does not have. It should not be included as a recreational miles long." The Committee for the Protection cf That portion of the Salt under considera­ river. This could destroy the shorelines and Multiple Use Lands feels we already have mar the beauty of the canyon. tion is eight miles under the minimum re­ too much control over our lives; the way we If you doubt that statement, travel along quirements sought by the Forest Service or live, ti.le things we eat, the air we breathe, Congress or whoever determined the 25-mile any river where people have boating facm­ the way we work. We just do not want addi­ ties. What w111 you find? length designation. tional federal bureaucratic control on the The Congressional act mandating the lands and rivers in our country. Littering and trash in abundance. Trees, Forest Service to study the Salt defines a We are opposed to the inclusion of the native plants and floral species trambled wild, scenic or recreation.al river area to be Salt River in either the wild, scenic or recre­ and destroyed. Wildlife forced to flee from included in the system as "a free-flowing ational designations. its natural habitats. In general . . . a mess. stream and the related adjacent land area A portion of the Salt River, especially that possesses one or more of the values from where Pinal Creek empties into the We in Gila County will not destroy what referred to in Section One, (b) of this Act. Salt, does not qualify under the "unpolluted has taken years to make. We will preserve According to that section, we read, "It ls water category" of the wild river designa­ and protect the river and its immediate hereby declared to be the policy of the tion. We also would point out that it does environments. United States that certain selected rivers not meet the 25-mile length requirement. we will do anything and everything with­ of the nation, which, with their immediate We are ooposed to designating the Salt as in our power to maintain a way of llfe that environments, possess outstandingly remark­ a scenic river because of the tremendous haz­ is rich, free and full for the citizens of our able scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and ards in connection with fioating down the county. wildlife, historic, cultural or other slm11ar river. This year, for example. almost 20 We wm make every attempt, enter every values, shall be preserved in free-flowing nersons have lost their lives in the Salt door, talk to every politician, appeal to every condition, and that they and their immediate River ... six of these during the Easter person who wm listen to keep that portion environments shall be protected for the weekend. of the Salt River free and beautiful ... benefit and enjoyment of present and future We also are opposed to designating the just as it is today. generations. Salt a. recreational river for several reasons. We do not want development along that "The Congress declares that the established I ·et me point out a few o! those reasons: portion of the river. We want to preserve and national poUcy of dam and other construc­ There a.re six or seven pairs of bald ea.~les maintain what nature has given us. We tion at appropriate sections of the rivers of nesting on the Salt and Verde rivers and are always have worked hard to protect our re- 29716 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 sources, our heritage, our freedom and we Construction Authorization Act for 1980, holding hearings, eliciting testimony and will continue to do so. I was incorrectly recorded. My vote views, and engaging in careful analysis has It may be the desire of some to strangle should have been recorded in favor of enabled the Commission to act both vigor­ Americans with more and more regulations. ously and competently, and with full knowl­ It may be the thought of some that Wash­ the measure.• edge of the particular industry or issue ington can protect and preserve us and keep before it, and in a way that we in the states, us from hurting ourselves. with our limited resources, could never hope It may be the sincere desire of some peo­ to match. ple that the only way we can help our­ CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CON­ The Commission's rulemaking proceed­ selves is for Washington to move into every SUMER AFFAIRS ENDORSES A ings, in particular, have been characterized sector of our lives. STRONG FEDERAL TRADE COM­ by a thoroughness of investigation, analysis, Washington does not have all the answers. MISSION debate and deliberation that is unsurpassed. Again, if you doubt that statement, visit the It cannot be said that the FTC has rushed Potomac River in our nation's capital. Look ahead in the adoption of rules or guidelines at the boa.ts, look at the pollution, look at HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN without thorough investigation, information the sludge, look at the filth, look at the non­ OF CALIFORNIA analysis and thought. bea.utiful sights. With the pressures of inflation and scarce If the bureaucrats in Washington cannot IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES resources, there will be a tendency in the keep their own river clean, why do they Thursday, October 25, 1979 years ahead for certain segments of our want to come to Arizona and mess up one of economy to recoup their losses and gain a the most beautiful rivers in the nation and • Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, the di­ new toehold in the market at the expense o! make it like the Potomac? rector of the Department of Consumer the consumer, too often focusing on the vul­ No, that is not what we want nor is it what Affairs of the State of California, Rich­ nerab111ties of the low-income and minority you want. We don't want a dirty, messy, filthy ard B. Spohn, has written me to express consumers in our central cities. The methods river like the Potomac or many of the rivers his serious concern that the integrity of adopted to achieve these ends will almost in the East. We want a river like the Salt is always involve the use o! practices that are today .. . virtually untouched by humans' the Federal Trade Commission not be either deceptive or unfair, and therefore messes. weakened by the Congress. within the prohibitions of the Federal Trade The Salt River, over the thousands of years, Mr. Spohn argues that the FTC is ab­ Commission Act. has been maintained and is beautiful in its solutely indispensable to preserving the On reading the reports of proposals now present state. We think we have done a pretty operation of the free market, preventing before the Congress, it occurs to me-- gOOd job in the time we have been entrusted unfair or deceptive trade practices, and Will the FTC be present with a qualified to care for that area. protecting consumers and business alike and well-motivated staff to respond? And we believe the best way in the future Will it have the legal authority and ma­ to maintain that beautiful river is for the against abuses by industry. terial resources to respond? citizens of Arizona to work together. Mr. Spohn concludes that the record Will it have the capacity and will to en­ As private citizens, working together, we of the FTC, since it was strengthened by gage in the kind of thorough investigation can build areas to protect the bald eagle, to Congress in the early 1970's, demon­ and critical analysis that has typified all o! provide for the continual existence of other strates that the agency has acted with it:. major actions in the '70's? birds and animals. the highest degree of competence and Will it be able to respond in an intelligent I really do not believe that we have a fight way, not by knee-jerk reactions but by rules with any sincere citizen who ls interested in thoroughness, and with complete dedica­ tion to serving the public interest. and guidelines that wm preserve the merits making our country a better place in which of a creative and efficient free-market econ­ to live and worship. We a.re not opposed to We shall soon vote on whether to curb omy and prevent abuses of that market? protecting any endangered species or provid­ the powers of the FT~. I do not believe Once its rules and guides ~are promulgated, ing whatever help ls needed to do that job. such action is warranted, and would urge will merchants have any duty to observe What we are opposed to, is the continual my colleagues to take Mr. Spohn's guid­ them? Will its regulations be "law"? growth of bureaucratic stranglement of our ance and experience into account before wm their legal force and effect be so county . .. of more and more rules and regu­ watered down that unscrupulous businesses lations by governmental agencies. reaching a judgment on this issue. The letter follows: will be able to continue as before? Permit us some degree of self determina­ A free market depends upon the observ­ tion and you will discover that private citi­ CONSUMER AFFAms, ance o! a minimum level of honesty and zens working together, without governmental Sacramento, Calif., October 12, 1979. Hon. HENRY A. WAXMAN, fairness by an participants. Free markets interference, can and will build a better, cannot function in the face of deception, longer lasting and more beautiful environ­ House Office Building, and no theory says they can. And the opti­ Washington, D.C. ment. mum distribution o! resources that is one The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, in cases DEAR CONGRESSMAN WAXMAN : In the course of my service as Director of the California of the principal hallmarks of a genuinely pertaining to pornography, that a community free market cannot be realized when ex­ can determine what ls illegal, immoral or in - Department of Consumer Affairs I have had an opportunity to work closely with the Fed­ changes are unfair. decent based on the community moral values. The Federal Trade Commission's power I wonder why we cannot use that same eral Trade Commission in a variety of areas of importance to consumers. Based upon my and duty to prevent unfair and deceptive standard in considering wildernesses, wild, practices in commerce are deeply routed in scenic, recreational, air and water pollution personal experience as well as that of my staff, I would like to express a word or two a long-standing national policy in !avor o! and so forth. Why ls it virtually impossible the preservation of the free market. For that for a local community to judge for itself some in support of the present Commission and of these key issues. to urge you to oppose efforts to stop the reason, a destruction of the Federal Trade I am not talking a.bout rules or regulations Commission from doing its work in the years Commission or a diminution of its powers, that might violate U.S. or state constitu­ ahead. resources, or status would itself therefore be tional laws, but rather the things that we In 1938, in the Wheeler-Lea Amendments, an act in derogation of the market. It can have been talking about. Congress broadened the coverage of the Fed­ only set the stage for further erosions in the We are not rebelling, we are not threaten­ eral Trade Commission Act to provide that freedoms business enterprises have had to ing, we are not seeking harm . . . but rather "unfair or deceptive acts or practices in com­ serve the consumer will. self-determination to manage the land in our merce . . . are declared unlawful." However, If the FTC were guilty of either overreach­ county the way we see it, as long as there the FTC was slow in implementing the man­ ing or incompetence, Congressional action ls not a violation of Constitutional issues. dates expressed in the Wheeler-Lea Amend­ would be appropriate-indeed necessary. If we are a government of the people, for ments. As a result of the consumer move­ There is no evidence, to my knowledge, either the people and by the people . . . then permit ment of the late 1960's, including the efforts of overreaching or incompetence at the FTC. us to be that government within our county of the American Bar Association, the Presi­ As in all controversial matters, however, and state.e dent and the Congress saw fit to strengthen those who would be adversely affected, the FTC and to give it the leadership and whether funeral directors, used car dealers. support needed to carry out its mandate or consumer finance companies, are using MILITARY CONSTRUCTION BILL and to fulfill the potential of the Federal every law!ul 1means to prevent the commis­ Trade Commission Act. sion from carrying out its responsibilities in Beginning in the early 1970's and in the their particular industries. They are, I as­ HON. BUTLER DERRICK intervening yea.rs-and with the help and sume, actively lobbying you and all of the other members of the Congress to "curb the OF SOUTH CAROLINA encouragement which the Congress provided in the Magnuson-Moss Warranty-FTC Im­ FTC". I can well imaiz;ine the political pres­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES provement Act-the FTC became the orga­ sures that you and all individual Congress­ Thursday, October 25, 1979 nization and authority which Congress had nersons face. I appreciate how difficult it envisaged. must be in deciding how to respond to such • Mr. DERRICK. Mr. Speaker, on roll­ The Commission's capacity to carry out the forces. call vote No. 597, passage of the Military law by conducting thorough investigations, In my judgment the FTC bas been doing an October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29717 outstanding job as a. protector of the integ­ us, and only now are we being asked I insert at this point the administra­ rity of t he ma.rketpla.ce a.nd as servant of the to act on such low-income assistance leg­ tion analysis: mutual best interests of both ·businesses a.nd islation. This bill was given absolutely consumers. A vote in favor of almost a.ny of minimal consideration by the Appropria­ ANALYSIS OF DELAY CAUSED BY JUDICIAL RE­ the measures tha.t a.re now being proposed VIEW PROVISIONS OF UDALL-WIRTH EMB by a.nti-FTC forces would be a. vote in favor tions Committee: 1 day of consideration PROPOSAL (H.R . 5660) by the subcommittee and 1 day of con­ of the very practices which the FTC wa.s set The Ud&ll-Wirth EMB bill (H.R. 5660) up to prevent. sideration by the full committee. I have serious concerns over the implementa­ would a.dd yea.rs of delay to the fa.st-track I urge you, individually, to reflect upon the process by injecting the courts into the proc­ true meaning a.nd likely impact of the pro­ tion of this massive aid program. There pose.ls tha.t a.re now being considered to are potentially critical fiaws in the bill. ess a.t two key points. First, their blll subjects decisions of the "curb the FTC" a.nd, in deciding upon your I cannot justify spending $1.35 billion on vote, to let your decision be based on a. wise EMB to designa.t.e specific projects for fa.st­ assessment of wha.t is indeed the best public a half-thought-out program. tra.ck treatment to judicia.l challenge. This interest. And, in ma.king your judgment, I This body has known for weeks, if not approach invites lltiga.tion by a.ny interest hope you will agree with me a.nd give the FTC months, that some form of windfall prof­ tha.t might object to a. 1project, and could a.dd your vote of support. its tax legislation was going to be en­ over 2 yea.rs to the permitting process (see Here in the states-for our pa.rt-we hope acted, and that a low-income energy Attachment 1) . to 1be a1ble to continue to look to the FTC for assistance program would be a signifi­ Second, the Udall/ Wirth b1ll requires use a.ssista.nce in serving the public interest, in­ cant end-use of some of those funds. The of the court.s to enforce dea.dlines for per­ cluding the interests of the business commu­ administration made energy assistance nity a.nd the interests of the consuming pub­ mitting decisions established by the EMB. lic, our special constituents. In the pa.st, we payments to the poor and elderly one If a.n agency misses a. deadline, the EMB must ha.ve both supported the work of the FTC by of the priority uses of the windfall profits seek an order from the . U.S. Dist rict Court she.ring our own experiences a.nd insights tax revenues. When this House passed either enforcing the existing deadline or es­ with the FTC a.nd a.lso by ut1lizing the FTC's its version of the windfall profits tax tablishing a. new one. If the agency there­ excellent reports a.nd a.na.lyses of pa.rticula.r bill, there was a good deal of discussion after fails to comply with the court order, industries a.nd issues a.s a. springboard for ap­ about this assistance program. It is not the President is authorized to ta.ke over the propriate action here a.t home. as though we suddenly awoke this morn­ decision. Assuming tha.t it would not be nec­ We, our constituents, a.nd the entire na­ ing to discover that fuel prices had risen essary for the Boa.rd to seek a. second court tion would suffer a. major loss 1f these a.nd dramatically and that something abso­ order to determine whether a. violation of the other functions were discontinued or cur­ first court order ha.d occurred a.nd tha.t such tailed a.s a. result of a.ny of the steps now lutely had to be done now-today-to help those who will desperately need e. determination would be ma.de by the Boe.rd being considered. (or President), the Udall/ Wirth proposal Thank you for your consideration of the assistance this winter in meeting the high costs of heating their homes. could a.dd a.s much as 3 Y:z yea.rs of additional FTC. delay (see Attachments 2 and 3 ) . Yours respectfully, In summary, no one believes more RICHARD B. SPOHN, The relevant time requirement.s a.re sum- strongly than myself that lower income marized below: · Director.e and elderly people in our Nation need and deserve this assistance. No one wants to help them more than I do. But this Minimum Maximum particular bill is ill conceived and has Years Months Years Months THE LOW-INCOME ENERGY ASSIST­ potentially serious deficiencies. In good ANCE BILL Udall/Wirth: conscience, I simply could not support Revie"'.' . of Designation the bill considered by the House of Rep­ Dec1s1on ______4. 5 Court Enforcement of HON. MIKE LYNN SYNAR resentatives today. We must address the Deadlines ____ ------__ problem. We must do it quickly. But we OF OKLAHOMA TotaL ______6 ~ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES must do it correctly.• Thursday, October 25. 1979 ATTACHMENT 1 TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE JUDICIAL REVIEW OF EMB • Mr. SYNAR. Mr. Speaker. this body DECISIONS TO DESIGNATE PROJECTS FOR FAST-TRACK acted today on legislation tc address a ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE CRIT­ TREATMENT UNDER UDALL/WIRTH PROPOSAL (OCT. 22 critical issue: Federal assistance to low­ ICAL OF DELAYS IN UDALL-WIRTH 1979) income and elderly persons to help pay EMB PROPOSAL H.R. 5660 their winter heating bills. Fuel costs have Trigger: EMB decides to designate a project for fast- track treatment: Day risen dramatically in the past several Step 1: Appeal of EMB decision is filed in Fed- months. Many people will be paying heat­ HON. JOHN D. DINGELL eral Court of Appeals ______lHO ing bills twice what they were last winter. Step 2: Court of Appeals decides issues ______15-180 OF MICHIGAN Step 3: Petition for certiorari filed with U.S. The hour is late, and once again this Supreme Court ______lHO body is acting on crucial legislation in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Step 4: Supreme Court decision on petition ____ _ 15-180 Step 5: Argument heard______60--90 an atmosphere of crisis instead of reason. Thursday, October 25, 1979 Step 6: Decision of Supreme Court ______15- 180 I :flnnly believe the Federal Govern­ • Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, the ad­ Total______1 135-750 - ment has a moral responsibility to pro­ ministration has produced an analysis vide assistance to those in our Nation ATTACHMENT 2 who are least able to help themselves critical of the judicial review provisions TIME REQUIRED TO ENFORCE DEADLINES UNDER THE get through critical times such as these. of the alternative Energy Mobilization UDALL/WIRTH PROPOSAL (OCT. 22, 1979) (ASSUM I NG ONLY I ·believe that some citizens of this Na­ Board proposal by our colleagues Mr. l ENFORCEMENT LAWSUIT IS REQUIRED) tion will truly be facing a situation this UDALL of Arizona and Mr. WIRTH of Col­ Trig;ier : Agency misses deadline for decision : orado. This analysis reports that their Step 1: Seek District Cou rt enforcement______15-30 winter of paying enormously high heat­ Step 2: District Court decides ______15-120 ing bills or putting adequate food on bill, H.R. 5660, "would add years of de­ Step 3: Appeal to Court of Appeals ______15--60 lay to the (energy) fast-track process by Step 4: Court of Appeals decides .______15- 180 their tables. We simply must help these Step 5: Petition for certiora ri to Supreme Court_ lHO people avoid having to make that choice, injecting the courts into the process at Step 6: Decision on petition ______15-180 two key points." Step 7: Argument heard ·-- __ ------60--90 and I would enthusiastically support Step 8: Decision ______15--180 I earlier requested the administration Step 9: State and local again fail to decide per well-thought-out legislation to that end. order______90--180 The American people and this body have provide me with tJheir comments on the Step 10 : EMB completes record ______15-90 known for months that assistance pay­ Udall-Wirth bill and the following anal­ Step 11: EM B/Pres. decides_. ______-- 15-30 Step 12: EMB decision to Cou~ of Appeals_____ 15--160 ments to low-income and elderly citizens ysis provided. me today shows the unwise Step 13 : Court of Appeals decides______15- 180 course that would have to be adhered to Step 14 : Petition for certiorari______lHO would be essential this coming winter. Step 15 : Decision on petition ______15--180 But for reasons beyond me we have de­ in their bill which would thwart policy Step 16 : Argument heard ______60--90 layed action on such legislation until guidelines of energy fast-track legisla­ Step 17 : Decision ______15-180 the last minute. Winter is almost upon tion. TotaL ______1430--1, 950 29718 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979

ATTACHMENT 3 tions and reducing the potential for fraud sion for the poor, it angers them that after and error we had performed an admirable ten yea.rs of program operation we st111 have TIME REQUIRED TO ENFORCE DEADLINES UNDER public service. a national error rate of 13 percent with some AMENDED COMMERCE BILL Then, to our dismay, ca.me the thousands states running above 20 percent in overpay­ Trigger : Agency misses deadlines for decision : Day of angry letters from constituents, the com­ ments. Step 1: EMB completes record ______15-90 plaints of the state administrators and the I know from reading your Interstate Con­ Step 2: EMB decides ______15-30 attacks of advocates for the poor. ference Report that because of Congress' bur­ Step 3: File appeal of decision in Court of Ap· Once more we passed a new law which we densome changes "State Agencies are no peals ______------15-60 Step 4: Court of Appeals decides ______15-90 believed was humane in intent both in rela­ longer willing to accept sole responsib111ty Step 5: File petition for certiorari with Supreme tion to raising the cap and instituting new for what may appear as excessive error rates, Court ______------15-30 medical and shelter deductions for the eld­ poor client services or inadequate cost effec­ Step 6: Decision on petition ______15-180 erly and handicapped. tiveness." Step 7: Argument heard ______60-90 Step 8: Supreme Court decides ______15-180 There are however a number or indica­ I know that many of you have problems tions in P.L. 96-58 and the debate which with quality control, verification, outreach Total. ___ ------______J 165-750 surrounded it which point to trouble ahead: and points and hours: By separately identifying the elderly and I know that all of you a.re greatly con­ 1 4.5 mo to 2 yr 1 mo. SSI recipients as a special class of citizens, cerned about the proposed sanctions against 2 1 yr 2 mo to 5 yr 5 mo. J 5~ mo to 2 yr 1 mo. • we have destroyed the homogeneity of the states which fail to lower error rates, and I program. What other politically potent know that it ls somewhat illogical to penalize groups will now demand special treatment? you !or overpayment by lowering your ad­ By establishing a new set of deductions ministrative payments. FOOD STAMPS: THE DAMNABLE we have reversed our intent to simplify the Like you I am not happy with the inexcus­ program, and I suspect we have added new able delay by the USDA in promulgating reg­ QUESTION burdens to your employees who must _enroll ulations. But I also know and I think you participants and verify eligibility. had better recognize that there is much sym­ HON. TOM HARKIN Finally, by giving the Secreta.ry the au­ pathy in Congress for the view expressed by thority to reduce benefits for some but not a very distinguished Member or our Commit­ OF IOWA all participants, we have opened the way to tee when he noted during the course or de­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES potential cutbacks in funding. ba. te on the Floor that: Thursday, October 25, 1979 This year because of the continuing prob­ "There is not an army of Federal workers lem with the budgetary ce111ng-na.mely an within the various States administering food • Mr. HARKIN. Mr. Speaker, my dis­ estimated $2 billion shortfall-we are again stamps. There a.re State and local employees, tinguished colleague and chairman of in the midst of another rood stamp battle. and if we have P-rror rates in the program, it the House Agriculture Subcommittee on As you know, it is the intention of our is for the most pa.rt the result of bad State Committee to report out a bill before Con­ and local administration which we must try Domestic Marketing, Consumer Rela­ gress recesses and to pass final legislation no and correct." tions and Nutrition, FRED RICHMOND, is later than February of next year. Unlike This misconception is a direct result or the as you know deeply committed to the nu­ last year when we were able to protect the gap between administrators and caseworkers trition and health of our low-income program from gratuitous amendments by on one hand and legislators and regulators citizens. The food stamp program is our intricate legislative maneuvers we no longer on the other. major State-administered Federal pro­ have such an advantage. While my staff and I have been fortunate gram. In recognition of this Federal­ In addition to debate and amendments on to have the opportunity to work closely with State relationship, the subcommittee such controversial titles of H .R. 4318 as re­ my State and City Commissioners and their moval of the cap, quality control and error dedicated assistants, the same cannot be said chairman delivered the keynote address rate sanctions, verification and retrospective of most other Members or Congress and in to the National Council of State Wel­ accounting we face both in Committee and particular those who serve on the Agriculture fare Administrators of the American on the Floor such potentially damaging Committee. For too long we have gone our Public Welfare Association meeting that amendment..s as recoupment, the loss of the separate ways. Today's meeting is, I hope, was held this week in Washington. semiannual cost of living increases, a ce1Ung the first step in closing that gap. Representative RICHMOND called upon on gross income and an amendment similar During the next two days each of you to that offered against the welfare program should personally visit with Representatives the State commissioners to help Con­ by Mr. Michel to reduce program benefits in your state delegation in the House. For gress bridge the gap between legislative by the amount of the nat.ional rate of over­ those of you whose states are represented on ideals and administrative realities. This payment. Amendments dealing with work­ the House Agriculture Committee and es­ spirit of cooperation will be critical to fare projects, outreach, and in-kind benefits pecially on my Subcommittee, such meetings the subcommittee as we hold hearings are also likely. are critical. and markup on the food stamp amend­ On the positive side, I intend to fight to It is of utmost importance that states ments of 1980. lower the medical deduction to the pre- make an articulate case before Congress. By 1977 threshold of $10 and to remove the cap the time a bill reaches the Floor or Confer­ Representative RICHMOND'S remarks for 1980 and 1981. To be candid with you. ence Committee, it is too late to make the follow: though, I think that given the current mood sensitive adjustments necessary to fine tune REMARKS BY F'RED RICHMOND of Congress we will be very fortunate indeed such a complex program as food stamps. For Congress, food stamps is the damna­ if we can maintain the integrity of the pro­ One of my colleagues who has been a great ble question. gram as it is. defender or the program at some political risk to his career recently complained to me After five years in Congress and three You and I know that no program can withstand the !'hock of arbitrary and ma.1or that he has not heard once from his State years as Chairman of the House Nutrition Commissioner or Food Stamp Director. Subcommittee, I have come to the conclu­ revisions each year. My message to you today is that we must work together. particularly You lobby your State legislatures sion that there is no way to satisfy the You lobby your state Governors. needs and demands of all those who have a in the next few weeks and months, to close direct interest in the Food Stamp Program. the widening gap between legislative ideals Why aren't you lobbying us? States a.re and administrative realities. sovereign bodies unto themselves, but re­ By nature, Members of Congress thrive on We must work together to overcome a member what I said earlier about conflicting public approval. Previously there was some voices. When you or your representatives ap­ confidence that we knew what our constit­ number of pre.1udices and misconceptions which Members have about what we know to pear before our Subcommittee next week, uents wanted and by addressing their con­ you should have some sense of agreement cerns we would be assured the votes neces­ be a very worthwhile program. Last summer, during debate before the House, one Mem­ and coordinated advice to give us about lift­ sary to keep us in omce. Now it is anyone's ing the cap, the determination of error rates guess. ber of the Committee not only objected to the extent and cost of the program, but also and the imposition or sanctions, recoupment, Rather than hearing one voice, Congress condemned it for the damage that it sup­ and retrospective accounting. hears many voices. posedly is doing to the Amer.lean character I have heard that many of you believe that Rather than enacting laws in an orderly and the work ethic in particular. While my recoupment is illogical and would place an and logical process, the 96th Congress seems colleague's remarks were somewhat extreme, intolerable burden on the states--that finan­ determined to do, undo, and redo every bill make no mistake that it is profoundly dis­ cial incentives, not sanctions are preferable that comes before it. Food stamp legisla­ turbing for Members of Congress to accept ways of motivating states to lower their er­ tion is an excellent 1! not unfortunate ex­ the !act that in a relatively prosperous ror rates. I agree! But Ladies and Gentle­ ample of this confusion. men, when has logic alone carried the day? economy 18 I/2 million Americans are receiv­ After spending hundreds and hundreds of ing over $7 blllion in food stamps and Congress is !aced with tremendous politi­ hours passing the massive 1977 Food Stamp another 15 mill1on a.re eligible for similar cal pressure to reduce spending and curtail Re!onn Act, we felt that by eliminating the aid. federal programs. Only with your advice and purchase requirement, standardizing deduc- While Members are not devoid of compas- your testimony will we be able to discern the October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29719 workable from the illusionary courses of For 25 years she has been a 4-H leader commendable-reluctance to step into the action. specializing in the clothing programs. unprecedented contl.ict, in the absence of any If a change in eligibility requirements She has been a home economics leader expression of the full Senate's position on means an hour more of a caseworker's time and treasurer of the local 4-H asso­ its constitutional role. But when the Sen­ per applicant, ate then voted 59-35 in support of the Gold­ If increased regulations lead to higher er­ ciation. water view that it shared in treaty-unmak­ ror rates, Helping the young to reach their ing power, the way was clear for the judge If recoupment means a costly annual re­ potential in other 4-H activities, Mrs. properly to adjudicate the dispute. view of all households, Bredell also was a camp counselor from Judge Gasch's decision Wednesday void­ Then we need to hear so directly and force­ 1954 to 1979. ing President Carter's action (which was fully from each of you. Too often Congress Her community activities also reach scheduled to become effective Jan. 1) was legislates in the blind or even worse is guided outside the 4-H as she is an active mem­ in accord with the constitutional principle by public myths which sound like truth if ber of the Magnolia United Methodist of checks and balances on the exercise of repeated often enough. power by the three branches of the federal Only recently and only with your co­ Church, providing additional service to government. He held that a president operation have we had reasonable documen­ her neighbors. "alone cannot effect the repeal of a law tation: Mrs. Bredell is being honored at the of the land which was formed by joint ac­ That the majority of food stamp house­ 4-H Annual Leaders' Recognition Dinner tion of the executive and legislative holds have gross incomes below $3,600 a year. branches, whether that law be a statute in Sicklerville, N.J. for. her over two dec­ or a treaty." That more than 20 percent of program ades of dedication. participants are elderly. President Carter ls appealing the deci­ That the majority of new participants are Mrs. Bredell is the mother of a daugh­ sion, and it ls possible a majority of the from rural areas. ter, Barbara Sawyer, also a 4-H leader. Supreme Court justices will eventually That higher food costs are primarily re­ She has three grandchildren who are all agree with him. But such an outcome would sponsible for breaking the cap, 4-H members.• be injurious to the position of the United And that the program strengthens the States in world affair&. It would tell our economy by directly benefiting farmers, food allies that the adherence of the U. S. to its me.nufacturers and local businessmen. solemn treaty commitments rested on noth­ I do not have to tell this group how politi­ ing more substantial than the incllnations cally useful such information ls to Congress. UNMAKING OF TREATIES of the man occupying the presidency at a During your conference you have an ex­ particular tlme.e cellent opportunity to develop the network and strategy to ensure that Congress will be HON. LARRY McDONALD able to bridge the gap between legislative OF GEORGIA ideals and regulatory realities. There is no IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LET'S CALL rr OFF one in this audience who does not want to help the poor, who does not want the most Thursday, October 25, 1979 just, efficient and humane program. There ls • Mr. McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, under­ HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL too much at stake for us and the poor people standably, there are some people in the OF ILLINOIS we serve to continue to go our separate ways. Department of State upset over Judge TN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Over the past two decades we have devel­ Gasch's recent decision that President oped one of the most comprehensive public Thursday, October 25, 1979 programs for those in need that has ever Carter did not follow the Constitution been attempted on a national scale. Where of the United States in unilaterally de­ • Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, as we there was hunger and malnutrition, con­ ciding to terminate our Mutual Defense watch, with a mixture of horror and descension and abuse, there is now in place Treaty with Taiwan without recourse to hilarity, the efforts of the Carter admin­ a network of food assistance programs ap­ the Congress. However. as the Richmond istration to scramble back into the good proaching a cost of some $15 billion. I don't Times-Dispatch of October 20, 1979 have to remind you how hard we fought for graces of the American people, one ab­ each victory. pointed out in an editorial. treaty com­ surdity follows another. First we had the But the good days are coming to a close. mitments should represent something Rafshoon-inspired new speech tech­ In this period of drift and social uncertainty more than just the whim of one man­ niques of table pounding and arm wav­ much of your role as Directors and Adminis­ the President. We need to reassure our ing which were supposed to show us that trators wm depend on your ab111ty to protect allies that the word of the United States President Carter is a leader. Far from and maintain the funding and integrity of stands for something. I commend the looking like a leader as he goes about the programs under your jurisdiction. editorial to the attention of my col­ waving and pounding, the President re­ There is no glory in this rearguard action. leagues. be sembles somebody trying to send sema­ You wm attacked from both the right UNMAKING OF TREATIES and the left. Given the current political en­ phore messages without the flags. vironment you face the prospect of a num­ Morally, President Carter was wrong, in And now we have his recent vow to ber of substantive changes in the program's our view, to proceed on his own last Dec. 15 create an Office for Families. The Presi­ operation. That many of these changes to break the 25-yea.r-old Mutual Defense dent's pollsters and image makers are ob­ might possibly contradict one another wm Treaty with Taiwan, a loyal ally, in order to accede to the conditions for exchanging am­ viouslv aware that the word "family" try your patience even more. has strong oolitical vibrations these days. But should you falter-should you fail to bassadors laid down by the People's Republic make your voice heard in Washington-you of China. So the administration's deep thinkers, will see your hard won victories eroded a way. Legally, it was an open question-but one led no doubt by the Chief of Staff, set We for our part stand ready to listen to of potentially grave significance for the sta.­ to work to see just how the administra­ you and to work with you.e b111ty of American foreign relations. If one tion could exploit this concern over president could unilaterally declare the Tai­ families. wan pa.ct null and void, a future president could just as easily pull out of the North What did they come up with? Did they Atlantic Treaty, or scuttle treaties with such say that the Carter administration would TRIBUTE TO ALICE B. BREDELL important allies as Japan, South Korea, the have to immediately show some signs of Philippines, Australia and New Zealand stopning the inflation that is ravaging without being required to show that any the family budget? No. Did they say there HON. JAMES J. FLORIO support whatsoever existed in Congress for OF NEW JERSEY his actions. should be a review of all Federal aid to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Constitution ls clear in stating that education since, after over $50 billion of the president's treaty-ma.king power is cir­ such aid. we have declining test scores Thursday, October 25, 1979 cumscribed by the need to obtain the "ad­ and a generation of children who are • Mr. FLORIO. Mr. Speaker, it gives me \'lce and consent" of the Senate, with the functions:il illiterates? No. What the Car­ pleasure to acknowledge the achieve­ proviso that "two-thirds of the Senators ter administration proposes is that we ments of my constituent, Mrs. Alice B. present" must concur. As to unmaking have yet another bureaucratic entity Bredell, 515 Gloucester Avenue Mag- treaties, the Constitution ls silent. created, an Office for Families. nolia, N.J. ' When first asked to consider the suit brought by Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, R-Arlz., One does not know whether to laugh Mrs. Bredell was born in Glendora and and 23 other congressional conservatives, or weep. Is it still possible that after the has remained a lifelong resident of challenging Mr. Carter's attempted treaty accumulation of overwhelming evidence South Jersey. dedicating herself tire­ abrogation, U. S. District Judge Oliver to the contrary, there are still those who lessly to the 4-H programs in the area. Gasch showed an understandable-even believe that social and economic ills can 29720 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Octobe1· 25, 1979 be cured by creating another Federal Kindness? OK could finance the develop­ ticipate in the Golden Gloves Olympic agency? In the Carter administration, ment of new kindness resources [giving pri­ tryouts held in Chicago for the prepara­ ority to minorities and small entrepreneurs J . apparently, such an idea is considered to It could draw up regulations giving environ­ tion of the final 1936 American Olympic be the height of responsiveness to pub­ mental protections to kindness. And it could boxing team and reached the quarter­ lic needs. This may well explain why the help reduce our dependence on expensive finals. He was captain of the 1937 Uni­ Carter administration has become the and unreliable foreign kindness. versity of North Carolina boxing team. laughing stock of the Nation. Our gross national production of laughter Dr. Novich fought professionally be­ The American family needs a strong has also fallen off drastically--due in part fore entering medical school and then dollar, a declining rate of inflation, tax to the Viet Nam war, the Nixon administra­ gave up competitive boxing. He was policies that lead to more savings, more tion, and strictures against the use of ethnic named freshman boxing coach of the and sexist jokes. Even President Carter him­ investment and more jobs, an educa­ self has a notable shortage of humor and the 1937-38 UNC boxing team. Dr. Novich tional system that serves children and dearth of unadulterated, natural laughter on was also selected as one of the top 60 parents not pressure groups, and a TV has led to a reliance on canned synthetics athletes in the history of UNC intercol­ strong national defense to keep the free­ many doctors think is harmful to mental legiate athletics. He received his M.D. de­ dom in which a family can grow and health. President Carter should delay no gree from the University of Louisville in prosper. longer in setting up a federal Humor and 1941. The Carter administration has pro­ Hijinks Administration, so we won't have During his internship at the Newark to go through another election campaign Beth Israel Hospital in 1942, he taught vided none of these. without HAHA. At this point I wish to include in the Although President Carter spoke at length boxing at Weequahic High School. He RECORD a funny and incisive look at the last week about upholding family values, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Medical Corps latest administration folly, "The Office neglected one of the most basic and threat­ in 1943 and was discharged in 1946 with for Families; Let's Just Call it OFF" by ened: cooking. Working women, fast food a combat medical badge, four battle Joan Beck, in the Chicago Tribune, Octo­ chains, preservatives, high prices, and diet­ participation stars, a Bronze Star for ber 10, 1979. ing are all eating away at what was once a Meritorious Service in MilitaTy Opera­ The article follows: proud national heritage. A new Department tions, a Purple Heart, and a battlefield of Cooking [DOC] could provide federally­ THE OFFICE FOR FAMILIES; OR LET'S JUST funded training programs for poor cooks, give promotion to captain. He was the 29th CALL IT OFF a new sense of worth to housewives, show Division boxing coach, leading the team Jimmy Carter, who doesn't know how to the world we care as much about butter as an unbeaten record in the European president as well as John Paul II knows how guns, and-possibly-win the votes of mil­ theater of operations. to pope, evoked the Pontiff's name when he lions of non-thin Americans.e After returning to this country, he announced last week that he ls creating a successively became a diplomate of the federal "Oftice for Fa.mllles." American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, So far, the President has been vague about fellow of the American Academy of Or­ what his new Oftice for Familles is supposed EVENT TO HONOR DR. MAX NOVICH to do, except that it is to provide the focal thopaedic Surgeons, fellow of the Ameri­ point for the development of federal policies can College of Sports Medicine and fel­ and programs affecting families. He hasn't HON. EDWARD J. PATTEN low of the American Orthopaedic Society even said whether the agency will be called of Sports Medicine. He is a member of OF or OFF. OF NEW JERSEY many professional societies. Carter did say that the American family IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For many years he was on the Na­ is "in trouble," with many families "strained Thursday, October 25, 1979 tional AAU Boxing Committee. He served to the breaking point by social and economic forces beyond their control." But surely he • Mr. PATTEN. Mr. Speaker, Max M. on the U.S. Olympic Boxing Committee doesn't mean to give OFF the power to Novich, M.D., nationally and interna­ 0972-76), was consultant in boxing to change those economic stresses-like infla­ tionally known orthopedic surgeon and the President's Commission on Olympic tion, high taxes, the marriage tax, and authority on sports medicine will be hon­ Sports, served on the medical jury for eroding savings-for which the federal gov­ ored on Monday, October 29 at the Sev­ boxing, ringside physician, for the last ernment is primarily responsible. enth Annual Maxie Fisher-Lou Halper three Olympics, was alternate physician So we can only assume the President ls for the 1956 U.S. Olympic Team and starting OFF in hopes of projecting the kind Memorial Boxing Show in Hillside, N.J. Dr. Novich, who has been associaJted with chief physician for the 1965, 1969, and of sentimental and human aura that 1973 Maccabiah teams. He also taught attracted so many mllllons of people to the boxing on every level from participant to Pope. But famil1es aren't the only old­ ringside physician, has initiated many young boys how to box in his innovative fashioned value in trouble today and carter changes to improve the sport of boxing Sunday Boxing School for Overprivileged may be tempted to cast OFF as a model for and develop medical safeguards for box­ Boys. other new government agencies in hopes of ers. Dr. Novich was a founder and presi­ OFF-setting the appeal of other Presidential Dr. Novich lives in South Orange with dent of the Association of Ringside Phy­ candidates. his wife, Jean and their three children. sicians for the first World's Cup Amateur Actually, OFF may not be the universal He is presently clinical professor of sur­ Boxing Championships in Cuba in 1974. voter turn-on Carter assumes. The White He served as a physician for many AAU House Conference on Families he scheduled gery at CMDMJ-New Jersey Medical so hopefully earlier in his administration had School and Director of Sports Medicine boxing teams in international competi­ to be postponed because of heavy flak over there and at the United Hospitals Ortho­ tion. He developed and started an ad­ the definition of "family." (An unmarried pedic Center-Hospital for Crippled Chil­ vanced center for the scientific study of mother? Two homosexuals?) The conference dren in Newark. He also maintains offices boxing at Kean College. ls now reset for next summer, but spllt into in Perth Amboy and Newark. He is the author of numerous articles three segments to be held in three cities Dr. Novich was born and raised in New­ on orthopedics and sports medicine. His outside critical Washington. book, "Training and Conditioning of But like energy, love seems to be in short ark; he attended public schools and grad­ uated from Central High School. He re­ Athletes"-Lea & Febiger-is in its supply these days and filling voters' yearn­ second edition. His second book, "The ings for love could be a new way to garner ceived his early training in boxing in votes. May,be the President could improve Newark. In 1932 Mitch Silvers became High Energy Diet for Dynamic Living" his slipping ratings by creating a Bureau of his trainer at the High Street YMHA. was coauthored with Ted and Jean Love and Similar Emotions (that finesses the He fought as an amaiteur in Newark Kaufman of East Orange and published issue of defining "love"]. BLASE, with thou­ and New York in the early 1930's. At the by Grosset & Dunlap. sands of new employes, could spend billions University of North Carolina in Chapel Mrs. Novich is the former Jean Jolley. of dollars trying to redistribute love more equal1Y· [Love stamps? Green Lovecaid cards Hill he worked his way through on a box­ She was operating room supervisor at the for poor lovers? Compulsory integration of ing scholarship and earned a baccalau­ Newark Beth Israel Hospital and is now the lovable and the unlovable?) reate degree in 1937. His intercollegiate a trustee for the village of South Orange. There's a shortage of kindness these days, record included two southern intercol­ Their three children are Jay, 19, a sopho­ too-as every president since John F. Ken­ legiate championships and two silver more at the University of Louisville; nedy has personally experienced. But who medals in the National Collegiate Ath­ Nina, 18, a freshman at the University of could resist feeling kindly toward President letic Association championships in 1936 North Carolina; and Bebe, 16, a junior at Carter for setting up a new federal omce for and 1937. In 1936, he was invited to par- Columbia High School in South Orange.• October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29721 INFLATION-FfIGHTING CERTIFI­ of all household mortgage debt outstand­ perhaps in the form of GNMA purchase CATE FOR THE ELDERLY ing in 1977, according to the 1977 Fed­ of remaining low-yield mortgages. The eral Reserve Survey of Consumer Credit. gap between the interest rate ceilings and Thus, it is clear that our economic con­ the rate of inflation has been allowed HON. EDWARD R. ROYBAL ditions and policies which provide ad­ to widen to the point where a quarter of OF CALIFORNIA vantages to borrowers and penalties to a percentage point increase in interest IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES savers work to the most direct and severe paid, as was allowed in the recent reg­ Thursday, October 25, 1979 disadvantage of the elderly. ulatory changes, cannot make a signifi­ Regulation Q gives our financial regu­ cant difference for the motivation of the • Mr. ROYBAL. Mr. Speaker it ls my latory agencies the authority to impose saver. pleasure to introduce H.R. 5709, which ceilings on the interest rates which The elderly today cannot afford to wait would amend the Second Liberty Bond banks and savings and loan associations 10 years, in accordance with the Senate's Act to provide that the Department of can pay to depositors. This authority has proposed phaseout of regulation Q, to the Treasury issue special savings cer­ been administered in such a way that start getting a reasonable return on their tificates indexed to the rate of inflation interest rates allowed on passbook ac­ savings. There are no easy solutions to for persons aged 65 and over. The cer­ counts and most time deposits are far the larger problem at this point. My in­ tificate would pay 2 percent per annum below market rates and even farther be­ troduction of this special Treasury cer­ plus the rate of inflation, as calculated low the rate of inflation. The Depart­ tificate is in large part a stop-gap meas­ from the difference between the Con­ ment of the Treasury has estimated that ure designed to cushion the devastating sumer Price Index (5) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401), the COMMITTEE OF THE NORTHEAST­ Act of 1964, as amended, to operate the Estuarine Act o! 1968 (16 U.S.C. 1221), and the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. MIDWEST CONGRESSIONAL CO­ energy crisis assistance program this 1501). ALITION winter at that level of appropriation. Section 182 would create confusion by in­ CSA and its regional network is equipped terfering with the scheme of regulation to dispense the funds immediately. Final fostered by that whole body of law. It would HON. ROBERT W. EDGAR regulations have been issued and the encourage the federal bureaucracy to ignore OF PENNSYLVANIA Governors have already begun respond­ the sometimes superior expertise of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES states in emergency situations where that ing to the request for State plans. Such expertise is likely to be most needed. It Thursday, October 25, 1979 plans will dictate the specific needs of does not address the causes of delays which • Mr. EDGAR. Mr. Speaker, the Execu­ the various States, and the local service have occurred at the federal agency level, in­ tive Committee of the Northeast-Midwest delivering system to be used. cluding poorly defined federal inter-agency The administration's concept of di­ authority and, most importantly, the lack o! Congressional Coalition is deeply con­ cerned about adequate and timely Fed­ rect, one-time payments to recipients of a comprehensive national energy program. AFDC and SSI needs to be reexamined. The CPUC's experience in the recent siting eral assistance for low-income families process for a California liquified natural gas in the Northeast-Midwest region. Winter While it may be practical from an ad­ (LNG) fac111ty provides an example of why does not officially begin until December ministrative point of view, this $1.2 bil­ state environmental standards should not 21, but many of our constituents are well lion program has serious flaws. Research be preempted. That case demonstrates that into drawing down their first tank of shows that less than 50 percent of needy in critical areas where federal and state heating oil. The early arrival of winter households <125 percent of poverty lev­ standards do not coincide, the states may be weather to the Northern half of the Na­ ahead of the federal government in their rec­ el) would be assisted. On the other hand, ognition of significant health and safety tion is a serious matter. It means greater many of those who do not need fuel as­ hazards that affect them individually. In­ hardships and financial difficulties for sistance would nonetheless receive it. In itially, the Federal Energy Regulatory Com­ more than 16 million American house­ addition, the average payment of $100 mission (FERO) gave the LNG project only holds. Their living standard will be to $200 will not cover more than one limited review and in 1977 approved con­ forced down fUrther as the combined im­ fuel tank fill-up and in practice may not struction of a fac111ty at Oxnard, California. pacts of a 13-percent rate of inflation and even be spent on fuel but on other neces­ Also in 19177, after extensive research on the a doubling of last year's heating oil costs subject, the State o! California. enacted the sities. Liquified Natural Gas Terminal Act which erode spending power and preclude nec­ It is urgent that the Appropriations required remote siting of an LNG !acillty, essary dental, educational, health-re­ Committee report immediately the sup­ finding in effect that the Oxnard site was lated and other expenditures. plemental requests for $150 million and not safe. Now, two years later, it is apparent It has been estimated that in the New an additional $1.2 billion as proposed by that Congress is recognizing the legitimacy England, Middle Atlantic, and Midwest the administration, to augment the CSA of California's concern. At least four bills States, households below 125 percent of now before Congress on LNG safety call for program. Utilizing the CSA authority remote siting of LNG facillties; S. 411, "Pipe­ the Federal poverty level will use at least and under ideal circumstances it takes line Safety Act of 1979"; H.R. 51, "Fuels 40 percent of their income for fuel oil nearly 6 weeks from the time the ap­ Transportation Safety Amendments Act of during the 1979-80 6-month heating sea­ propriation is signed by the President 1979"; H.R. 1414, "Liquified Gas Marine son. This expenditure covers space heaJt­ Transportation Safety Act of 1979", and H.R. ing only and does not even include the until the local operating units receive 3749. "The Coastal Area Liquified Gas Fa­ cost of fuel oil for water heating, a com­ funds and are able to begin assisting cility Safety Act." mon type of fuel use in the Northeast. people. The expertise developed by California According to the U.S. Department of By Thanksgiving families eligible for state agencies in the LNG siting case has assistance may have depleted their first proven essential to reasoned decision making, Energy's Fuel Oil Marketing Advisory Committee report published in July of tank of home heating oil and received particularly on site specific problems. The their heating bill, and cruel choices will FERC staff has relied heavily . on CPUC this year, poverty level recipients of as­ studies on construction monitoring and miti­ sistance through a Community Services be forced upon them. Some Americans, gation of environmental impacts. Moreover, Administration program in a large Mid­ particularly the elderly, will have to the federal agencies in Washington had western city spent 81.9 percent of their make the decision to either heat their limited understanding of critical seismic is­ monthly income on heating, utilities, and homes and not eat, or to eat, and freeze. sues while California state government could housing if they used gas and 92.9 percent Failure to respond to the needs of our draw on extensive local seismic engineering constituents may be the prelude to a na­ experience. Thus the states' expertise actu­ of monthly income if they used oil. Many ally assists, rather than delays, the federal fuel oil delivery companies now demand tional disaster. Your urgent action is agencies in properly addressing significant cash on delivery with minimum purchase absolutely necessary to avert the suffer- issues. Section 182 would be a. constant requirements. Low-income families can­ ing, and possible loss of life that may temptation to bypass state standards in an not afford to replace a small tank with a beset the victims of higher energy costs.• CXXV--1869-Part 23 29724 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE Whereas, the current year marks ~he fif­ I am sure my colleagues in the House SALUTES CONGRESSMAN CLAUDE tieth anniversary of his first assummg the join me in wishing the Kubik's many duties of elected public office; therefore be it more successful and fulfilling years.• PEPPER Resolved, That the Massachusetts House of Representatives hereby commends United HON. ROBERT F. DRINAN states Representative Claude Pepper for his many years of faithful and dedicated public OF MASSACHUSE'ITS service and extends to him its sincere best DO WE HAVE TO DESTROY THE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES wishes for the future; and be it further ECONOMY TO FIGHT INFLATION? Thursday, October 25, 1979 Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded by the Clerk of the House of e Mr. DRINAN. Mr. Speaker, recently, Representatives to United States Repre­ HON. AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS the Massachusetts State House of Repre­ sentative Claude Pepper.e OF CALIFORNIA sentatives unanimously passed a resolu­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion commending our esteemed col­ Thursday, October 25, 1979 league, Congressman CLAUDE PEPP~R for his 50 years of faithful and dedicated JOHN F. (JACK) KUBIK, SR., RECIPI­ • Mr. HAWKINS. Mr. Speaker, for the public service and his untiring efforts on ENT OF COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP last few weeks we have heard various ad­ behalf of older Americans. The resolu­ AWARD ministration officials rally behind the tion notes that Congressman PEPPER "has Federal Reserve Board's moves to re­ long championed the ?ause of the HON. HENRY J. HYDE strict the supply of money and to raise elderly, is largely responsible for expan­ interest rates. They say this is the best sion of the home care program for the OF ILLINOIS way to shore up the dollar and beat in­ elderly, and led the :fight again~~ manda­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES flation. On the one hand, we hear of­ tory retirement based on age. Thursday, October 25, 1979 ficials say they will never do anything Congressman PEPPER began his cele­ that would intentionally throw people • Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleas­ out of work, while on the other hand, brated public service career 50 years ago ure for me to bring to the attention of in 1929 when he was elected to the Flor­ these same persons praise a monetary ida State House of Representatives. He my colleagues an honor soon to be b_e­ policy designed to do just that: Fight in­ stowed on Mr. John F. "Jack" Kubik, flation with restrictive programs that served as a U.S. Senator from 1937 to Sr., publisher of the Life newspapers in 1951 and was elected to the U.S. House of result in joblessness. Representatives in 1962 and to each suc­ my district. My colleagues have heard me and the ceeding Congress. I join the Massachu­ On November 16, the Seguin Re­ many other supporters of full employ­ setts Legislature in saluting my friend, tarded Citizens Association will present ment policies say that the best way to Jack with its award for community lead­ achieve both price stability and full em­ Congressman PEPPER, in this golden an­ ership. Though he has been similarly niversary of his public service career. ployment is through a coordinated pro­ honored by a number of civic groups and gram of balanced economic growt~. The The resolution follows: organizations in the past, I am sure this RESOLUTION Fed's restrictive policies run directly award is especially meaningful for him counter to this philosophy, and even Whereas, Representat ive Claude Pepper because of the personal interest and from Florida's fourteenth congressional dis­ more consequential, directly counter to compassion he has shown for the spe­ law, as stated in the Full Employment trict was born on a !arm near Dudleyville cial needs of retarded children and Chambers County, Alabama, September 8th, and Balanced Growth Act of 1978. 1900, son of J. w. and Lena C. Pepper, at­ adults, and his untiring efforts on behalf For these reasons, it is encouraging tended the public schools in Camp Hill, of the Seguin School serving those in­ to hear the comments of Secretary of Alabama, received his Bachelor of Arts de­ dividuals in the Cicero and Berwyn area. Labor F. Ray Marshall, as reported in gree from the University of Alabama in 1921, Mr. Kubik's interests in the commu­ the New York Times on October 24, his Bachelor of Law degree from Harvard nity life of the cities and towns covered 1979, for Mr. Marshall joins those o~ us University in 1924, served as Instructor of by the Life newspapers extends far be­ who have been stating all along the im­ Law at the University of Arkansas 1924-1925, yond that of a publisher and business­ and engaged in the General Practice of Law minent dangers of the use of high in­ man. Having resided in Cicero, Berwyn, terest rates to :fight inflation. In addi­ from 1925-1936 and from 1951 to 1962; and and Riverside since 1918, he knows and Whereas, he served as a member of the tion, Secretary Marshall's comments cares about the people~his fellow citi­ Florida House of Representatives 1929-1930, clearly support the Full Employment member of the Florida Board of Public Wel­ zens, neighbors, and friends-and has al­ and Balanced Growth Act's mandate fare 1931-1932, and in 1933- 1934 was a. mem­ ways been sympathetic to the individual which prohibits the trade-off and fos­ ber of the Florida Board of Law Examiners; needs of each community. When a "spe­ ters the use of targeted structural pro­ and cial cause" needs a "special friend," Jack grams as a supplement to overall mone­ Whereas, he served as United States Sen­ is usually working behind the scenes for tary and fiscal measures to stimulate a.tor from the State of Florida. from 1937- any worthy project. economic activity. 1951; and A great many of his achievements have As Secretary Marshall points out, Whereas, having won the Democratic nom­ gone unheralded, but certainly not un­ ination for United States Representative appreciated by the many thousands of "Now we want to encourage invest­ from Florida's third congressional district individuals he has helped in one way or ment not discourage it. We want to ex­ ·be was elected to the 88th Congress on another through the years. pand' employment, not discourage it." November 6th, 1962 and has been reelected The entire article follows: In addition to his participation in lo­ to each succeeding Congress; and MARSHALL WARNS OF ADVERSE IMPACT FROM Whereas, Claude Pepper during his long cal civic and charitable organizations, Mr. Kubik's sense of citizen pride and POLICY OF HIGH INTEREST RATES and distinguished career as United States (By Philip Sha.becoff) Senator and thereafter as United States duty extends beyond community politi­ Representative bas served with honor and cal activities to the national level, and WASHINGTON, October 23.--secretary of distinction of many important committees, he served as a delegate to the Republi­ Labor Ray Marshall, expressing reservations subcommittees and commissions, all to the can National Convention in 1972. a.bout Federal Reserve Board policies, said great benefit of his constituents and the today that "interest rates are a very ineffi­ nation; and I commend the Seguin Retarded Citi­ cient way to deal with inflation." It wi:.s the zens Association on their selection of first such reservation raised publicly by a. · Whereas, he has long championed the member of the Carter Administration. cause of the elderly, ls largely responsible Jack Kubik as the recipient of this pres­ for the expansion of the home care pro­ tigious award for community leadership; Mr. Marshall, an economist, said at a news gram for the elderly, led the fight against his many years of service are indeed in­ conference that current monetary policies mandatory retirement because of age, and spiring, and this recognition is well de­ of the Federal Reserve could have an adverse ls Chairman of the House Committee on served. impact on investment and employment with­ Aging; and out dealing with some of the real causes of In addition, I aJso extend my congratu­ infiation. Whereas, Representative Claude Pepper has lations to Jack's lovely wife, Ella, who I President Carter and other members of his been the recipient of many honorary de­ know shares great pride in her husband's P'rees and other honors for his outstanding Administration have repeatedly said that service; and accomplishments, as well as the rest of they consider the actions taken by the Fed­ his fine family. eral Reserve to restrict the supply of money October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29725 and raise its cost as necessary to bring down number of matters before the House. assassination of the shah, going so far the inflation rate, which for the first eight Had I been present, I would have voted as to offer an all-expense paid vacation months of the year ran at an annual rate of in the following way: at Mecca for the lucky killer. 13 percent. Rollcall No. 592: On a motion to ap­ What will they do next? They have GUARDING THE DOLLAR prove the Journal of Tuesday, October sold our friends in Nationalist China At today's briefing, Mr. Marshall said that the high interest rate policy could best be 23, "yea." down the river. They have turned their defended as a means of guarding the dollar Rollcall No. 594: On an amendment heads while Nicaragua falLs to the Marx­ from erosion in international markets. offered to H.R. 3000, Department of ist Sandinistas. They have lobbied the An aide said later that Mr. Marshall had Energy authorization bill, as amended, Congress, illegally I might add, for the expressed, the view that the Federal Reserve that requires DOE to obtain and pub­ ratifioation of SALT II. They have sold policies might be necessary as a short-term lish monthly petroleum supply reports much needed heating oil and kerosene measure to shore up the dollar. from each oil compainy, "no." to Iran, a nation which used to sell us Today, however, Mr. Marshall said it was Rollcall No. 595: On a separate vote oil. They have successfully completed the "unfortunate" to have to place so much re­ in the Whole House on an amendment liance on interest rates to deal with infla­ giveaway of the Panama Canal. Mr. tion and that the Administration was seek­ th'Slt sought to prohibit use of funds to Speaker, where will it end? Hopefully in ing alternative means to cope with the prob­ promulgate, administer, or enforce any 1980 when we throw them and their lem. regulation which would continue any leader out of office.• Mr. Marshall's policy inclinations, more mandatory allocation or price control of than those of other Administration leaders, motor gasoline, "yea." tend to lean toward direct Government Rollcall No. 596: On final passage of action to stimulate economic activity and H.R. 3000, "yea." SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORS create jobs rather than toward monetary and Rollcall No. 597: On final passage of COMMITTEE fiscal measures to spread through the econ­ omy. H.R. 3947, a bill authorizing certain con­ ADVERSE IMPACT SEEN struction at military installations for fiscal year 1980, "yea."• HON. TOBY ROTH The Labor Secretary said that high interest OF WISCONSIN rates had had1 an adverse impact on economic activity, with the impact first felt in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES construction industry and then generally Thursday, October 25, 1979 throughout the economy. So far this has not THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND THE happened under current policies, largely be­ SHAH • Mr. ROTH. Mr. Speaker, I would like cause of jobs-market programs conducted by to take some time today to share the the Government. views of my Small Business Advisors But Mr. Marshall added that the impact HON. JOHN M. ASHBROOK Committee. The committee is a repre­ of the policies would have to be watched OF OHIO sentative group of small business people carefully. If they produce widening unem­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from my district who provide me with ployment, he said, he will seek to expand suggestions and reactions on issues con­ Federal employment a.nd1 training programs. Thursday, October 25, 1979 "Regardless of what happens to the econ­ cerning the small business community omy, we have to expand the programs for e Mr. ASHBROOK. Mr. Speaker, those as they arise in Congress. It is fair to youth and for low-income workers," he hard-fighting, two-fisted anti-Commu­ say that they closely represent the views added. nists at the State Department are at it of the small business community in my "And if we do have a problem of rising un­ again and to nobody's surprise, they have district. employment, the most effective way of deal­ genuflected to their newly found friend Like most Americans, energy and in­ ing with it is through public employment in Iran, the Ayatollah Khomeini. When flation are the two major concerns of the and training programs," he said. our bureaucratic defenders of freedom Small Business Committee. These two Mr. Marshall said that the usual medicine learned that the deposed Shah of Iran problems seem to permeate all aspects for dealing with inflation--cutting down on investment to cool off the economy-was not was gravely ill and in need of immediate of the U.S. economy and the small busi­ appropriate at this time because "it is not medical attention, a great deal of furor ness sector is not an exception. Rising that kind of inflation." erupted. It seems that their concerns fuel and other costs continue to hurt INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT were based on the reactions of the every small businessman. We must con­ "Now we want to encourage investment, Ayatollah and the Department went to tinue in our efforts to find answers to not discourage it. We want to expand employ­ great lengths to assure this bloodthirsty these problems. ment, not discourage it. But there can be a. demagogue that the shah would be back A major concern of the small business tendency for higher interest rates to dis­ on his way to Mexico as soon as he could community in my district is the current courage investment and to lead to higher un­ be released from the hospital. tax burden. Ever increasing taxes con­ employment," he said. What an insult. What a compassionate tinue to discourage the small business­ Mr. Marshall declined to predict what the institution. Who cares what the Aya­ man. Another disincentive to the small unemployment rate would reach as a result tollah thinks, aside from a few mis­ businessman is the tangle of rules and of current economic factors, including Fed­ eral Reserve policy. "Anybody who tries to do guided liberals here in Washington? The regulations imposed on them by the Gov­ any kind of forecasting in this market with shah was a loyal friend to the United ernment. We must provide incentives this ferment is deluding himself," he cau­ States for a number of years. Now he has to the small business community, not tioned•. fallen victim to what is an apparent disincentives. On another issue, Mr. Marshall suggested widespread case of cancer and the Car­ The threat of a recession also worries that one of the reasons unemployment had ter administration has to think long and my Small Business Advisors Committee. not risen recently despite slackening eco­ hard about issuing him a visa so that he A recession could put many struggling nomic activity was that the high cost of fuel may seek medical attention in New York. businessmen out of business. It would was lea.ding many Americans to solve prob­ Meanwhile, President Carter and his so­ certainly hurt every small businessman lems by hiring more workers instead of using called human rights team in the State in some way. more !uel.e Department continue to look the other The issues I have just mentioned were way while the Ayatollah lines them up ranked most important by my Small against the wall. Quick as the crack of Business Advisors Committee. However, PERSONAL EXPLANATION the Iranian executioner's rifles, our State many other issues are on my constituents' Department softies move in to embrace minds. Among these are small regula­ HON. TOM CORCORAN every demagogue or Communist who de­ tory assistance, unemployment compen­ OF ILLINOIS poses a friend. sation, and the carry over basis rule. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It is simply appalling that these ap­ The following is a ranking of small peasers oould think twice before issuing business related issues by the Small Bus­ Thursday, October 25, 1979 the shah a visa, in order to avoid a iness Advisors Committee in order of • Mr. CORCORAN. Mr. Speaker, due to meaningless confrontation with the importance: a previous commitment yesterday, I was demagogue Khomeini-a poor excuse for 1. Inflation. unable to be present and voting on a a leader who has publicly called for the 2 . Energy 29726 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 3. Government rules and regulations. for exa.tnple, flew up on Friday afternoons, I would like to commend the gentle­ 4. Cost justification regulation. worked two shifts Saturday and one Sunday, men who put a great deal of time and 5. Small business regulatory assistance. and cmrned $185,000 in 18 months.) thought into developing a concept which 6. Recession. Even with abortion legal, Dr. Nathanson will enable energy decision to be made 7. Ce.pita! Formation/ Accelerated Depre- admits to cutting corners with medical in an expeditious manner. Creating an ciation. guideline. For example, he experimented with 8. Estate taxes/ Carry Over Basis Rule. in-office second-trimester aibortions, inject­ effective "fast-track" process for key en­ 9. Minimum wage. ing saline solution into the uterus of preg­ ergy decisions is one of the most impor­ 10. Product liability. nant women and then sending them away to tant steps this Congress can take toward 11. ERISA revisions. expel a deaid fetus by themselves. ("They rapid development of new energy re­ 12. Small Business Administration. were a.11 from out of town," he recounts.) sources. 13. Small Business Development Centers. But it wasn't until 1973 and 1974 tha.t the The original Interior bill provides a 14. Small business disaster assistance. "Abortion King" (he was e.lso nicknamed benchmark time frame of 9 months for 15. Prevailing wage (Davis-Bacon)·• the "Scraper") began to have doubts a.bout the appropriate Federal, State, and local what it W1'5 he wa.s so eager and willing to agencies to act. However, neither the kill. Dr. Nathanson attributes his increasing Commerce bill nor the Udall-Wirth sub­ PROMINENT ABORTIONIST TAKES awareness of the fetus as a. living being to stitute bill mention time. I plan to offer A DIFFERENT STAND new research in perinatology, new da.ta. about an amendment to both to establish a 12- fetal development, a.nd new techniques for month benchmark during which Federal, saving the lives of increasingly sm.a.ller pre­ State, and local agencies are expected to HON. CHARLES F. DOUGHERTY matures. But most of this information was act. The amendments printed are as OF PENNSYLVANIA known-and his moral and philosophic ar­ follows: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES guments made-years ago, when he was still AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4985 playing radical politics with unborn chil­ Thursday, October 25, 1979 dren. (Also to the amendment in the nature of a substitute (H.R. 5660) on page 20, line 15.) e Mr. DOUGHERTY. Mr. Speaker, Today, Dr. Nathanson argues tha.t abor­ tion should not be permitted after implanta­ Page 41, in line 19, after the period, insert: amidst the confusion and frustration of tion, when pregnancy ca.n first be diagnosed "The objective of the Board in determining situations such as the debate on the by a maternal urine test two weeks or so any different schedule under this paragraph continuing budget resolution a short after conception. shall be to provide that, to the maximum ex­ time ago, it is often easier to sacrifice Using stricter criteria than even the con­ tent practicable and consistent with the pro­ conviction for the sake of expediency troversial Hyde Amendment, he would not visions of this part, such different schedule make exceptions for cases of rape or incest shall not result in a total time for the Fed­ when the pressure is intense. eral, State or local agency action to which In addition, discussion surrounding or when the unborn infant is known to have a genet ic disease or birth defect. The such schedule applies which exceeds 12 the abortion issue of ten relies on dollar only exceptions he would tolerate a.re for a months from the date on which application figures, percentages, and agency statis­ very few medical conditions tha.t clearly is made for such Federal, State, or local tics with the individual human factor threaten the life of a pregnant woman. agency action by a person acting on behalf of sometimes conspicuously absent except Dr. Nathanson wants the nation's abortion the Priority Energy Project."• at points of heaited emotional exchange policy reversed by a new Supreme Court de­ from both sides. Therefore, I would like cision; he thinks the new findings that to share with my colleagues an article changed his mind can a.lso persuade the high from the editorial pages of the Philadel­ court. Fa111ng that, he favors a constitu­ HOME HEATING SUBSIDIES tional amendment, although he argues that phia Inquirer which I think highlights earlier amendments already protect the un­ very well the realities behind l,ast week's born "if only the court would perceive it." HON. BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL struggle: He says a. ba.n would not cause a great OF NEW YORK ABORTION DOCTOR TELLS ALL increase in maternal deaths from "coa.t­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (By Joan Beck) hanger" or illegal abortions; such deaths were highly exaggerated in the pa.st, he says, Thursday, October 25, 1979 What do you say when you've fought suc­ and new techniques, even if used illegally, cessfully to make abortion legal, when would minimize harm to women. e Mr. ROSENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, al­ you've performed or supervised 75,000 aibor­ Still, Dr. Nathanson can't quite face up to though my current assignment at the tions yourself-and then decided it's wrong the realities of abortion himself. United Nations orevents me from vot­ to kill human beings in this way? He refuses to use the words "unborn ing on the home ~heating subsidy funded For Berna.rd N. Nathanson, M.D., the medi­ babies" and insists on referring to them as cal and moral switoh from. radical pro­ under House Joint Resolution 430, I "a.lpha.s." And even though he wants to pro­ would like to register my support for abortion fighter in the 1960s a.nd leading hibit the abortion of a ba.by with a. malfor­ New York City a.bortionist in the 19705 to mation or genetic disease, he can't quite this legislation. an anti-abortion stance more ardent than stop doing abortions on request himself. Mr. Speaker, a misguided Federal pol­ that of Rep. Henry Hyde, (R., Ill.) seems to Some of his patients, he explains, are so icy that has encouraged U.S. dependence have caused him no twinges of regret. But dependent on him he can't let them down by his new book, "Aborting America," is going on foreign oil and has produced rampant refusing or seeming to reject them. inflation will no doubt exact its harshest to hit both pro- and anti-abortion camps like "The abortion crusade" in which he par­ kerosene on hot coals. ticipated "was a seductive and ultimately toll on the poorest in our Nation. Senior Dr. Nathanson worked hard for years to poisonous dream," says Dr. Na.tha.nson now. citizens, disabled persons, and others on get abortion legaJized. An obstetrician­ But it has already taken the lives of more fixed incomes will purchase needed gynecologist, he was medical head of the tha.n seven million unborn children. Some­ health care regardless of its price. These National Abortion Rights Action League how you'd expect him to sa.y just once tha.t people simply cannot cut their food (NARAL) . He helped persuade feminists to he was sorry.• stand in the front lines of the abortion-on­ budgets any further, and cannot find dem.a.nd movement and sat in on meetings cheaper clothing or less expensive hous­ that picked the Catholic Church hierarchy ing than they currently have. It is be­ to be the enemy against which supporters ENERGY MOBILIZATION BOARD cause there is no :financial flexibility in could be rallied. their incomes that these people will be Dr. Nathanson admits to fa.lsifying srta.tis­ HON. JERRY HUCKABY hardest hit by skyrocketing fuel costs tics and other shabby tact.des in the fight this winter. for abortion. And the Sleazy practices he OF LOUISIANA describes in performing and a.rra.nging IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I strongly support the abortions for his own patients can't fa.11 to provision of emergency home heating disgust 8111 but the moot radical pro­ Thursday, October 25, 1979 subsidies for these individuals, and re­ aibortiollJists. • Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, the gret that the bill cann'Ot do more . for Once New York State made eibortion ~egal. House will shortly consider several pro­ those whose incomes place them Just Dr. Nathanson became director of the world's posals establishing an Energy Mobiliza­ above the 125 percent poverty level cut­ la.rgest abortion clinic, even though he was off. However, insofar as this measure does appalled by the practices he found there. tion Board. The purpose of the Board is But he managed to finesse state inspections, to reduce red.tape, streamline the per­ target aid to the poorest segments of pruned the worst of the sta.tf, and eventually mitting process, and move priority en­ society, it does, in my estimation, rep­ had the clinic doing 100 abortions a day, ergy projects into operation as quickly as resent an important effort worthy of seven days a week. (A Tennes>ee physician, possible. support.• October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29727 SURPRISE NUCLEAR ATTACK UN­ wise, they may reason, why would the U.S. Here are other recent geographically sig­ TiilNKABLE? invest so much in a land-based nuclear force nificant concessions negotiated by U.S. repre­ so vulnerable to a first strike, if no one in sentatives: the U.S. ls thinking of launching these forces 1. In 1962, the U.S. Government claimed HON. FLOYD SPENCE before they can be destroyed? From the So­ victory when the Soviets removed an un­ viet point of view, the present U.S. land­ known number of nuclear weapons from OF SOUTH CAROLINA based missile and bomber force poses a clear Cuba. In return, the U.S. agreed not to in­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and present military threat to the Soviet vade Cuba, and Soviet military forces are Thursday, October 25, 1979 Union, a threat which Soviet m111tary lead­ still there. The Soviet foothold in Cuba has err. are duty bound to counter. been expanding. Geographically, Cuba com­ • Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Speaker, I recently In terms of American national defense, the mands the eastern approaches to the Pan­ had the opportunity to read remarks present U.S.-based missile and bomber force, ama Canal and poses a threat to all shipping which were delivered by Rear Adm. logically a primary target of Soviet nuclear in the Canal area. George Miller, U.S. NavY retired, before forces, constitutes an unprecedented threat 2. A U.S.-Soviet treaty concluded in 1969 to survival of the United States. Yet, U.S. bans nuclear weapons on the seabed, with the Washington Chapter of the Naval Defense officials continue to reject weapon no provision for verifying Soviet compliance. Academy Alwnni Association on Octo­ deployments less vulnerable to surprise and The U.S. should have at least insisted on ber 17, 1979. Admiral Miller had a long less hazardous to America, the land they preserving for deployment of U.S. nuclear and distinguished career with the Navy, have sworn to preserve and defend. The Pen­ offensive and defensive weapons a sector of serving on active duty from 1933 until tagon also continues to reject a measure of U.S. coastal waters to give the U.S. an ag­ his retirement in July 1975. His concerns defense-in-depth for the United States gregate geographical deployment area com­ about a possible surprise nuclear attack against nuclear attack. The attempt over the parable to that of the USSR land area. last 30 years to defend America with a land 3. The Panama Canal ls the jugular of on the United States are certainly strategy has brought us to the brink of Western Hemisphere sea communications, thought-provoking, and I feel that his disaster. indispensable to U.S. shipping and naval comments are worthy of consideration Unfortunately, American officials have al­ forces in war or national emergency. The by my colleagues in Congress. I include ready negotiated away so many options for new custodians of the Canal will be able to his speech at this point in the RECORD. basing nuclear weapons outside the U.S., suspend traffic at will-accidentally per­ The article follows: that few remain for reducing the danger of haps--at times most damaging to the United SURPRISE NUCLEAR ATTACK UNTHINKABLE? Soviet surprise attack on the U.S. itself. States. (By Rear Admiral George·'H. Miller) The original 1969 Defense Department po­ Every maritime geography-related conces­ sition on the SALT talks recommended that sion the U.S. negotiates with the Soviet The United States has spent over a tril­ the U.S. and USSR retain the option to vary Union multiplies and perpetuates the Inili­ lion dollars in the last 10 years for national the land-sea. mix CY! nuclear offensive l8llld. de­ tary advantage of the Soviet 2.4 to 1 su­ defense. Yet, the Nation is militarily de­ fensive we.a.pons in accordance with their re­ perority in land deployment area. fenseless against a surprise nuclear attack. spective geographical requirements. This po­ The U.S. can and must provide more real Such an attack could come at any time, be­ sition recognized that the Soviet Union land national defense for less money-without cause U.S. land-based missiles and bombers area, 8.6 mlllion square miles compared to the posing a clear and present nuclear threat are poised to strike the Soviet Union, thereby U.S. 3.6 million square miles, gave the USSR to the Soviet Union. Approval of SALT II constituting a clear and present danger in a 2.4 to 1 advantage in land available for as now written wlll strip away vital sea op­ the eyes of Soviet defense leaders. weapon deployment. Yet, in the SALT I treaty tions and place America at the mercy of the U.S. defense leaders tranquilize the pub­ actually negotiated the U.S. gave up its free­ superior Soviet land power. The U.S. must lic with words, such as "We have deterrence," dom to base lba.lllstlc Inissile defense weapons not surrender its freedom to base nuclear and "We'll retaliate." But words are no sub­ at se.a. T'.ae result is that important U.S. offensive and defensive weapons at sea. We stitute for a sound military strategy and coastal aree.s cannot have a nuclear defense­ must somehow recover many of those mari­ capability to preserve and defend the United in-depth compara.ble to what the Soviets may time options already bartered away. States. already ha.ve in their extensive land buffer Here are steps the U.S. must take, if we Surprise attack has long been a favored areas. are to preserve and defend the United States: strategem of aggression. In World War II, Then, in a 1972 "Interim Agreement," the Remove all U.S. nuclear weapons from both the United States and the Soviet Un­ U.S. gave the Soviets the right to deploy more U.S . soil to deny an aggressor the opportu­ ion were victims of surprise attack. Presi­ ballistic missiles in submarines than we had nity to gain a decisive military advantage dent Franklin Roosevelt, in his capacity as then. While this agreement supposedly ex­ by surprise nuclear a ttack on the United Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, pired in 1977, the United States has done States. moved the U.S. Fleet to Pearl Harbor to nothing to increase the size of its submarine­ Provide defense-in-depth consisting of "deter" the Japanese. While U.S. and Japa­ based missile force. nese diplomats negotiated, Japnaese bomb­ land-based and sea-based weapons sufficient ers surprised Pearl Harbor. The American In the SALT II treaty the U.S. gives up its to give the United States population and in­ population suffered little from the Pearl right to base intercontinental-range baJ.listlc dustries a reasonable chance of survival Harbor attack and seems to have forgotten missiles and long-range cruise missiles in sur­ against nuclear attack. fia.ce ships at This denies the U.S. the the mental shock and disruption that sur­ sea.. Base all U.S. nuclear offensive weapons-­ prise attack can create. abllity to equip its ships with the most missiles, bombers, and whatever lies beyond­ powerful, effective weapons of today, bal­ at sea, in ships, submarines and other sea The German Army's World War II sur­ listic and cruise missiles, capable CY! carrying prise attack on Russia occurred shortly after modes-employing speed, mobility and de­ non-nuclear as well as nuclear weapons, for ception to deny to the Soviets the opportu­ Hitler and Stalin had signed a non-aggres­ defensive a.s well as offensive purposes. sion pact. The millions of casualties and nity to win by surprise. monumental devastation wrought by the The seaglrt, limited U .S . land area cannot America's altruistic approach to the SALT German attack seared on the minds of to­ have adequate defense 'Without freedom to process has resulted in the most wholesale day's Soviet leaders the consequences of sea base the most effective weapons CY! the peacetime surrender of geographic assets by being taken by surprise. time-----today's ballistic and cruise missiles, to­ a world power in recorded history. This series The United States and the Soviet Union gether with aircraft, for example-----in tactical of negotiating blunders epitomizes the in­ were fortunate that the weapon technology of oombinatlon, in non-nuclear as well as nu­ tellectual ice age that froze national defense World War II, together with favorable geog­ clear situations. The SALT II ban on long­ thought when the "We-have-the-bomb" raphy and help from Western Allles, enabled :m.nge cruise and lballlstic missiles in U.S. war­ mentality captivated U.S. defense leaders in both nations to recover in time to continue sh1ps dooms the U.S. to Ml inferior national the wake of Hiroshima. Now, after 30 years defense position. This SALT II giveaway has fighting. The power and range of today's of experimenting with land war theories of nuclear weapons, however, make surprise at­ been negotlated despite the findings CY! a 1967 nuclear war, Anierica itself has become a tack a far more decisive instrument of ag­ Defense Department study that the surface prime, undefended target for nuclear attack. gression than ever before. Ccnsequently, a ship is the most cost-effective platiform. for IOBM's--sua>erior to submarines, and fia.r su­ Is surprise nuclear attack unthinkable? Commander-in-Chief's historic responsibil­ Perhaps so, for some Americans, but not so ity for deploying forces in a manner that perior to land-moibile and silo modes. In reaching this conclusion, the study group for U.S. Defense leaders who are hired to prevents surprise, ls more important today employ national defense assets in a manner than ever before. gave special scrutiny to surface ship surviva­ bllity against ICBM as well as other types or that preserves and defends the United States Soviet leaders know that U.S. land-based against military attack. missiles and bombers are virtually unde­ attack. Yet, despite the findings of the 1967 study, which subsequent analysis has not It is the President and the Congress who fended, are vulnerable to surprise attack, and are at full strength only when launched challenged, some U.S. officials still argue that have the Constitutional responsibility of U.S. ICBM's in surface ships are vulnerable providing for the common defense. It is first, before they are destroyed on the ground. to mass destruction •by Soviet land-based urgent that the U.S. Government review na­ Soviet milltary commanders must therefore IOBM's. At the same time, they seem wllllng prepare for the possibillty that U.S. missiles tional defense policy, strategy and organiza­ to barter away the U.S. right deploy long­ and bombers, regardless of what we may say to tion and rededicate this Nation's national may one day attempt a first strike. Other: range ballistic, cruise, and defense misslles defense effort to preserving and defending at sea to reduce the danger CY! surprise attack. America.e 29728 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 ENERGY ALTERNATIVES NEEDED Legislation first introduced last year INFLATION AND PRODUCTIVITY made some inroads in this area by es­ tablishing tax incentives to encourage HON. ROBIN L. BEARD increased use of solar, wind, geothermal, HON. STEVEN D. SYMMS OF TENNESSVE hydroelectric, and biomass energy; in­ OF IDAHO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dustrial cogeneration, residential con­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, October 25, 1979 servation, and alcohol fuel. Thursday, October 25, 1979 The problem is that these tax incen­ • Mr. BEARD of Tennessee. Mr. Speak­ tives did not go far enough to make it o Mr. SYMMS. Mr. Speaker, the follow­ er, in the many contacts I have had with attractive to most American families ing is a speech given by Mr. Joseph F. my constituents over the la.st several and businesses to consider investing in Alibrandi, chairman and chief executive months, it is clear thait concern about these alternate technologies. officer of the Whittaker Corp. and retir­ energy shares the No. 1 spot with con­ For this reason, I am introducing leg­ ing Chairman of the Board of Directors cern about our declining economy. islation that will greatly increase the tax of the Federal Reserve Bank of San To daJte, we have heard a lot of rhetoric credits now available for some of these Francisco at a meeting with Los Angeles about who is responsible for the current community leaders and the board of di­ energy crisis and the blame has been technologies and will add other tech­ rectors of the Los Angeles branch of the laid alternately on OPEC, the big oil nologies to the list. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. companies, the Department of Energy In summary, my bill would provide Mr. Alibrandi clearly elucidates on the and the wastefulness of the American the following: reasons for inflation, where it is taking people--Oepending upon who is doing Fifty-percent tax credits available us, its effect on the economy and pro­ the blaming. more quickly than currently for individ­ ductivity and the choices we must make The fact is, because of the enormous uals who invest in solar, wind, geother­ in order to reverse our current trend. complexity of the world energy situation, mal, and other conversion technologies. The speech follows: Fifty-percent tax credits for busi­ we may never be able to identify who SPEECH BY JOSEPH F. ALIBRANDI the real culprit is-if indeed there is a nesses investing in solar, wind, geo­ thermal, hydroelectric, biomass, and I'd like to take the opportunity this af­ single culprit. ternoon to share with you some of my In the meantime, the rhetoric goes on ocean-thermal energy conversion equip­ thoughts, not as a banker or an economist and our energy problems get worse. The ment. tecause it will become all too readily ob­ fact is we are more dependent than ever More flexible Federal tax exemptions vious to you that I qualify as neither, but on oil-particularly foreign oil-as an and credits for use of alcohol fuels. rather as a businessman, a concerned busi­ energy source, and our Government's Improvement of the provisions of the nessman, and as the soon to retire chairman only response so far has been to offer a Energy Tax Act of 1978 relating to in­ of the Twelfth Federal Reserve District. program of standby rationing along with dividual and business conservation, I said a concerned businessman because solar, wind, and geothermal energy; tax it doesn't take a lot of waiting in gasoline a complicated set of still-vague pro­ lines, or watching prices rise at the super­ posals that would firmly entrench the credits for cogeneration and for individ­ market to know that we're facing some seri­ Federal Government in every phase of ual and business use of heat pumps and ous economic problems; that our economic our Nation's energy industry. energy efficient electric motors. syst em is in trouble. We've all, for a long A standby rationing program is neces­ Extension of all tax credit provisions time, been secure in the feeling that no mat­ sary in extreme emergencies. But stand­ from 1981 to the year 2000 to encourage ter how much we abused our economy or how by programs have a way of becoming both individuals and businesses to in­ incompetently we managed it, it was so permanent national policy, and none of vest now in the long-range future. strong, so fundamentally sound that it would I do not share the view of this admin­ somehow always persevere and continue to these programs does anything to en­ produce the abundance of goods and serv­ courage active conservation. They only istration that the same Government who ices, and provide the standard of living that acknowledge our inability to meet our brought us last summer's gas lines and we've all become so accustomed to. energy needs. tangled web of allocations will prove Well, ladies and gentlemen, this afternoon Rather than wasting our rhetoric competent to manage the allocation of I'm going to attempt to emphasize to you figuring out who is responsible for the our energy resources on a permanent that I think the honeymoon is over. Our free oil shortages we were experiencing with basis. enterprise system, in my opinion, is wound­ increasing frequency, we ought to be ed, and unless we can reverse an enormous Nor do I share the view that total momentum, we are inexorably headed toward concentrating on reducing our dependen­ Government management of our re­ a worsening economy, and a serious deterio­ cy on oil. sources is necessary as the last remain­ ration of our basic freedoms. And what the Government ought to ing solution to our energy problems. Now, I realize that that is pretty harsh be doing, I think, is offering incentives I do share the view, however, that ac­ language, and believe me I have never been to individuals and businesses to con­ tive conservation is necessary to reduce known as an alarmist or a pessimist . . . on serve energy by investing in alternate our dependence on both foreign and do­ · the contrary. And yet I would like, with your energy technologies. These incentives mestic oil as an energy source. indulgence, to frankly discuss our situation ought to be in the form of tax credits with you as I happen to believe it really ls. When provided with incentives, Amer­ I'm holding the new U.S. one dollar Susan to reward individuals and businesses icans have always risen to the challenges to B. Anthony coin which is planned to replace who make the extra effort help reduce that have faced them throughout their the paper one dollar bill we are all so familiar our dependence on oil-both foreign and history through the free enterprise sys­ with. It's just a bit bigger in size than a domestic-as an energy source. tem. quarter and will purchase, unfortunately, The use of altern-ate technologies can about one quarter of what a dollar bought have an important impact on our efforts To date, inflation and the relatively around the middle forties. So, I guess, in to reduce our unacceptably high con­ high cost of alternate energy technolo­ that sense, it's sad but true that maybe its sumption of imported oil. Many alternate gies have prevented many American size is now appropriate. technologies are generally currently families from investing in these tech­ Why is this so? Why are people who worked available for wide scale use. However, nologies. all their lives to save for retirement, for the according to recent studies by Harvard My legislation will make it possible for future, finding that their savings have been robbed by inflation? Why have we developed University, by our own Government and many more American families to take the attitude that we had better buy now, by private institutions involved in the up the challenge of reducing our depend­ rather than save, pay ourselves more than e~ergy industry, substantive tax incen­ ence on both foreign and domestic oil by we produce, increase our social security ben­ tives can greaJtly increase the rate at rewarding them for their conservation efits and let the next generation worry about ~hich our society makes these energy efforts with substantial tax credits. paying for them. We no longer relate what mves·tments. Only when we make alternate tech­ we expect to be pad.d to what we contribute. Al.though loan and grant programs nologies widely available, affordable, Instead we use coercion, strikes, demonstra­ of tions, sit ~ ins, blue sicknesses to demand can also enhance use new energy and competitive with oil in the market­ more, regardless of our worth or our pro­ technology, meaningful tax incentives place can we, as consumers, have any ductivity. We want handouts for almost are an imp0rtant way to encourage control over the price of that oil in the everything and everyone whether or not we families and businesses all over the coun­ marketplace and over the price of our can or are w1lling to work productively. And, try to invest in America's energy future. utilities in the future.• I'm not just talking about labor, or welfare October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29729 recipients. We in business sometimes have Wall Street: Journal. Jobless benefits have Remember, we had a. $53 billion deficit in been all too glib in espousing the merits o! improved so dramatically since 1935 when the 1975, a $74 billion deficit in '76, a $54 billion free enterprise on the one hand and quick insurance system was set up, that the aver­ deficit in '77, a $59 b1llion deficit in '78, and to place our cups under the spigot of govern­ age recipient now receives a full 64 percent we think we're doing great because we're only ment handouts just like those we criticize. of the pay he took home prior to unemploy­ projecting $40 billion for '79 ... all of these These are the economic, social and moral ment. The result, says the G.A.O., is that deficits occurring during a. period of eco­ consequences of unbridled inflation. And as many insurance recipients lack financial in­ nomic growth, economic upturn. Well, that's we continue down this path, we wlll un­ centive to get a job. No wonder we find our­ what we're paying !or with our 12-percent knowingly give up more and more o! our selves still shell1ng out for this costly com­ inflation rate today. Those same politicians individual freedoms as well, because we all pensation program at a time when last wlll be quick to lay the blame !or inflation on know that economic freedom and individual Sunday's Los Angeles Times had 96 full excessive wage demands by labor, big busi­ freedom go hand in hand. pages of "help wanted" ads for jobs! Jobs ness profits, the O.P.E.C. oil price:::, bad We all know what causes inflation. Milton going begging! weather, even a change in the migration Frdedman states emphatically that inflation And incidentally, before I leave the subject habits of sardines. But these are phony ls caused by excessive money creation, and o! the G.A.O.'s report, what action do you scapegoats, not the true causes. The real since the Fed has the responsibility for con­ suppose the agency finally recommended as cause is irresponsible and excessive deficit trolling the money supply, ergo, the Fed a way of deallng with the unemployment spending by excessive money creation. causes inflation. I think it would be more benefit problem? Belleve it or not, the recom­ Recently, we were bombared by the Ad­ accurate to say instead that the Fed is, at mendation was that unemployment benefit ministration because of the large increases least to a degree, a reluctant midwife dn the recipients be made to pay taxes. One more in profits over prior years reported by busi­ inflation-creating process. When the U.S. typical bureaucratic full circle I ness. The fa.ct is that in spite of the percent­ government spends more money than it col­ It is little wonder that former Federal age increase over prior years, industry's abso­ lects in taxes, the Fed knows well enough Reserve Boa.rd Chairman W11liam M1ller lute earnings are still totally inadequate to that "printing money" to cover the deficit is likens our present spending to that of the support the capital formation and invest­ inflationary. On the other hand, the Fed 16th Century Spanish monarchy. He said, ment that America needs in order to stay also knows that if it chooses not to provide "It absorbed vast masses o! gold and silver competitive and create productive jobs for new money, dt can cripple the economy and from the New World to build the greatest Americans. Remember, it takes $60,000 of put us into recession. Clearly, a Hobson's palaces and create the most elegant life­ investment to create one job. Since profits go choice situation! And yet, in fairness, I would style that had existed up to that time in to only two places, either to dividends or to be the first to admit that with the benefit Europe. Spain's use o! resources was for reinvestment in a company's plant and o! 20/20 hindsight, it is clear that the Fed consumption with little attention to in­ equipment, let's look at what really has been has been too expansive during this past eco­ vestments for the future. And so, by the happening. nomdc cycle. This observation is what leads 17th Century, the nation had run through The present dividend rate o! return for me to emphasize to you and to my successors its wealth and was economically barefoot." New York Stock Exchange composite stocks that retaining the independence of the Fed, We, too, are running through our wealth. ls 4.9 percent, and that's before taxes; and both by statute and de facto, ls crucial. The because dividends a.re categorized as un­ To support its huge complex of social serv­ earned income, tax rates can be as high as 70 Fed is constantly threatened by those who ice programs, our government eats up enor­ would politicize monetary policy by attack­ percent. With inflation now running at 12 ing the independence o! the Fed. I remember mous quantities of the financial capita.I that percent, we surely can't conclude that our a former central banker commenting that businesses would otherwise invest in pro­ stockholders a.re getting rich on our divid­ his inflatdon-wracked country should serve ductive assets. And as it does this, the gov­ ends. as a warning to us in America of what hap­ ernment also discourages the public from As for investment, we've legislated so many pens when the politicians get control o! the making investment capita.I a.vallable to expensive constraints on investment, and money printing presses. I! there ever was businesses in the first place. We're a.II tak­ ma.de the rewards so doubtful as compared a time that the Fed needed independence, it ing more out of the system than we're pro­ to the risks, that we've averaged only 9 per­ is now. We are blessed with a leadershdp in ducing or putting in. The pie isn't getting cent of our gross national product over the the Fed in the persons of Paul Volcker as bigger, and we're obsessed with finding Ia.st five years for investment as compared chairman and Fred Schultz as vice chairman ways of dividing It in smaller pieces instead with 15 percent in Germany and 21 percent who I assure you have the courage and the of producing more pie. Look at all those in Japan. Ever since 1966 our rate of capital conviction to do what is right, but they11 governments that have embarked on such investment has lagged behind those of an need your support. I'm counting on their socialist programs, what a.re the results? the other large industrial nations, even the having it. All they've done ls to substitute a. govern­ United Kingdom. Without planting, of course, ment elite group !or the wealthy-whlle, So much for the Fed's role in fighting or there can be no harvesting. Our Nation's in­ incidentally, the wealthy were instrumen­ dustrial ca.pa.city is growing obsolete. More !ueling inflation as the case may be. Let's look tal in creating their wealth or at least tak­ behind monetary policy to fiscal policy and than two-thirds is over ten years old. Conse­ ing the risks to create it, whereas the gov­ quently, our productivity increase has been dissect the fountainhead of our inflation. In ernment elite, in most cases, did not-­ 1977 Congress spent approximately $250 bil­ cut almost in half in the last ten years. In but the one constant in all those societies is this period, our output per man-hour has lion on some 182 different income mia.inte­ that the poor remained poor. nance program&--everything from programs increased only 1.5 percent per year as com­ Well, okay, like the not-too-bright lady pared with 2.7 percent a year in the previous offering social security, unemployment pro­ who finds that she's pregnant, we might be tection and medicaid to those !urnishing in­ ten-year period, or to put it in more vivid, asking ourselves, "How did we get this way?" basic terms, in the Ia.st ten yea.rs, this slow demnity payments for beekeepers and sta­ The easy answer, the one you hear most down in prOductlvlty has cost us a.n immense bilization subsidies for producers o! mohair. often today is to blame Jimmy Carter, or tr1lllon dollar loss in our overall G.N.P. And This immense outlay marks a sixfold increase Washington, the bureaucrats, but really we, worse yet, the data. for the first six months in spending for such consumptive programs over the last decade. you and I, thank God, stm are the govern­ of this year shows that our productivity has ment o! these United States. We're the ones now gone negative! Then when you consider As these programs multiply, more and more who submit to this political expediency. the effect of what happens when our govern­ o! our country's resources are transferred We're the ones who know there's no free ment unleashes its regulatory agencies on from producer to non-producer, from those lunch. It's easy for our politicians to promise industry, it really becomes frightening. Now, who are pull1ng the wagon to those who a.re more welfare, more health care, satisfy all the I don't question that the agencies are well­ riding in it. I don't know a.bout you, but it special interest groups. It's really easy es­ meanlng or that there are benefits, but what.: certainly disturbs me to learn that the Fed­ pecially 1f that's what causes us to run out ever their social benefits m.ay be, these pro­ eral bureaucracy has undergone a. 500 per­ and get him elected. We know we're being grams prollfera.ted by the Environmental cent expansion since 1930, or that one out of seduced, but we simply lie back and enjoy Protection Agency, the Occupational 8afety every 100 Americans is now supported by the It. The benefits come very, very quickly and Health Administration and 39 other Fed­ Department of Health, Education and Wel­ while the cost is spread out over many peo­ eral regulatory agencies a.t"e all basically con­ fare. It's been estimated that one out of ple, and we feel it much later. Truly, po­ sumptive programs. every three adults between the ages of 20 litically, an ideal setup. You, whose votes Complying with the myriad of regulations and 64 ls either a government employee or a I'd like to get, fly now and everyone else they spew forth now cost U.S. industry m.ore recipient of regular public assistance. In the pays later. We then compound the felony by than $100 billion a. year. Keeping up with this 1.ast ten yea.rs, the number of people in this not voting the taxes to pay for this largess. staggering bill often means diverting funds category has Increased seven times as much Instead, we let a deficit develop and then from productive capital investments. as the population itself. Seven fold! You've we monetize it by printing more money. Productivity is also seriously damaged by heard it estimated that generous welfare As a matter of fact, a slick politician along the many regulations that interfere with our benefits are preventing as many as 500,000 the way may even throw in a. tax cut to businesses' most basic. decision-ma.king­ employable persons from making a serious further increase the seduction. But then, regulatlons that dictate what markets can be effort to find work. Unemployment insurance eventually, inevitably, comes the piper­ entered, what workers can be hired, what creates similar problems, according to a re­ the insidious tax collector who travels by products can be made. what prices can be rent study conducted by the government's the name of infiation. This ta.x, ln.fla.'tion, charged and what wages can be pa.id. Gov­ Genera.I Accounting Office. You may have is just as much a tax as the one we pay ernment has been allocating, regulating, and seen this front page story in last week's to the I.R:.S. directly. legislating the energy industry, and with 29730 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 what result? The oil companies have been only grow more vocal and more articulate. over the rules and procedures to use, and diversifying into non-energy related busi­ But, unless we have the courage and the have assumed an open-ended mandate to nesses in order to get out from under the commitment to reverse this slide, to change work on whatever issue they deem appropri­ yoke of uncertainty and control. And so we the momentum, we don't deserves the free­ ate for whatever length of time necessary. achieve the opposite result. We are destroy­ doms and abundance we've come to enjoy.e It is anticipated that the first proposed ing the economic incentive to pursue the amendment-to require a balanced budget­ enormous oil and gas reserves that still re­ will come up for consideration by the end main in the ground, or in developing new of the year. al terna ti ve sources of energy-completely PAT WILLIAMS POINTS TO While the convention plods along amid contrary to our national policy objectives. CONVENTION DANGERS bickering and disputes, government assumes And so, our nation's annual bill for im­ e. malaise of unprecedented proportions, the ported oil has now soared to a staggering economy slows to depression levels, and the $60 billion; $60 billion not spent in the U.S. position of preeminent world leader slips HON. PAUL SIMON below all expectations. United States but going outside of our OF ILLINOIS economy. There has been much public discourse on The airline industry, on the ·other hand, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the subject of a constitutll.onal convention, how it would operate, who would attend, which has recently gained a smidgeon of Thursday, October 25, 1979 relief from regulation, shows us a far dif­ what would be discussed and how it would .ferent picture. Here we see increased compe­ • Mr. SIMON. Mr. Speaker, one of the be approved. The often-acrimonious deb&te tition-resulting in lower fares-resulting finest new Members of the House, who has brimmed with details of the various in more people flying-resulting in higher has shown above average willingness to groups' plans for the constitution and the load factors and more profit for the airlines. effects of those plans on the country. Yet few dig into the issues which face this Na­ have come forward and appraised how the Wherever the free market has been permitted tion, is PAT WILLIAMS of Montana. to operate, business has become more pro­ convention itself-not the final product­ ductive and efficient, and everyone benefits. I have had the opportunity to read an might affect the United States. And in the case of the airline industry, we article which our colleague from Mon­ The scenario described here is probably a may even have gotten rid of some bureauc­ tana has written about calling a consti­ "best-case" setting, leaving dozens more racy in the process. tutional convention for balancing the "worst-case" examples left to the· imagina­ tion. Well, so we've talked about some of our budget amendments. There are three important questions that problems, but what do we do about them? The dangers of a constitutional con­ should be addressed before any constitu­ How do we get ourselves back on the track? vention are real. He points out the dan­ tional convention is oalled. 1.) Why is it President Carter spoke about a moral degra­ gers. States which routinely and without being called? 2.) What effect would it have dation, but I don't believe Americans are on the country? 3.) What would the amend­ any less moral than any other people. I mu:::h thought issue calls for a consti­ tutional convention on a variety of sub­ ments accomplish? think we have permitted ourselves to be The first area is perhaps the most intrigu­ pushed into a situation where freedom, indi­ jects do so without considering the im­ portance and dangers of tinkering with ing: Why do people want to convene a meet­ vidualism, and a philosophy of minimum ing that could spell the undoing of the con­ government are rapidly being replaced by the fundamental structure of this Na­ stitution and the mandate of the free-world constraint, regulation, and a cradle-to-grave tion. leader? Why do people want to tinker with a mentality of big government. Karl Marx I confess that I disagree with WILLIAMS tried and true document that has endured would comment today that this phenomenon in that I favor a constitutional amend­ for 193 years? is precisely what he predict ed as the natural ment which provides some fiscal con­ Some Americans are discouraged with their evolution of societies from the free market, elected representatives in the House and the capitalistic system to socialism. But, does he straints. At the very least, talk about a constitutional amendment perhaps Senate, and with the legislation that has and have to be right? He doesn't and he isn't. He has not been enacted. In response, groups can only be right if we, you and I, continue pushes us to some prudence. have sprung up to reverse the commissions through apathetic default to abrogate our We will soon mark a period of 21 years and omissions of Congress through amend­ responsibilities to serve our nation in its of straight deficits, with only 1 year an ment of the Constitution. most important need-to participate. Our exception to that during that period. We But the constitutional lever is entirely in­ system, economic as well as political, is far will pass a budget soon with an interest appropriate. Pressure is applied to congress­ a nd away the most equitable, most produc­ deficit figure for fiscal year 1980 of $58 men and senators through the election proc­ t ive system ever, and yet as a representative ess. Responsible representation-not consti­ democracy, it suffers from one potentially billion, but ultimately we will have to adopt a third budget resolution with tutional leverage--requires Washington to fatal weakness. listen the voices back home. If radical change It requires that the people run the govern­ interest calculated at around $62 billion. such as that proposed by those who would ment. The last presidential election brought An increasing percentage of our tax amend the constitution is supported because out only 54 percent of the voters; 28 percent dollar is going for interest, rather than elected officials are not doing what the voters of the country's eligible voters elected Presi­ goods and services. That does not make demand, then the problem lies therein, not dent Carter. How many of us have made our sense. And this reality we must face: in the constitution. The real solution appar­ views known in the last year to our elected That fiscal policy moves monetary policy, ent, and the one necessary to the continua­ representatives? I hate to think how many that deficits indirectly cause an increase tion of representative democracy as we know eligible voters out there may not even know in money supply. it, involves cleaning house in Congress and who their representatives are. This is what's installing representatives who will do the wrong. For those who would destroy our Deficits are not the only cause of in­ country's bidding as the electorate sees it. system, we have been the ideal, let-someone­ flation, but they are one of the causes. The seoond area-the convention itself­ else-do-it, inactive majority. PAT WILLIAMS, in his usual thoughtful is the one in which the most inadequate ap­ Well, it's now time to change all that. style, has pointed out the dangers of a praisals have been conducted, but where the Proposition 13 showed clearly what moti­ constitutional convention and also the most profound, immediate consequences vated people can do from the grassroots. dangers of a constitutional amendment would occur. We've got to convince our politicians that which is not carefully constructed. I hope . The mere calling of a convention would we mean business, that we expect more than my colleagues will read his article. disturb the national economy, leading shortly lip service with regard to reduced taxation, to a rapid slowdown to await the outcome less but more efficient government, and APPRAISAL OF THE IMPACT OF A CONSTITUTIONAL and analyze its effects on business and free greater individual and economic freedom. CONVENTION ON THE POLITICAL AND Eco­ enterprise. The stock market today reacts The structure is there, but we've got to work NOMIC STRUCTURES OF THE U.S. with amazing speed at the smallest bit of at it. It isn't enough to just vote. We've got (By Congressman PAT WILLIAMS) news affecting the country's stab111ty-surely to be concerned enough to fight back. Let's The year: 1983. The place: Philadelphia. none can doubt the market's severe reac­ not dismiss the rhetoric of those who pro­ The event: the Second Oonstitutional Con­ tion when faced with the possible wholesale pose destroying the system without propos­ vention of the United States. revision of the constitution. ing a better one. Tell the free enterprise The convention was opened in July, 1982, The eloquent words of James Madison, story to your families, your employees, col­ one year after the last state called upon Con­ written in the Federalist Papers 193 years leagues, stockholders. Use your company gress to invoke Article V of the U.S. Consti­ ago, prove pertinent here: organs, newsletters, and other communica­ tution by calling a convention. Litigation "The want of confidence in the public tions media. Take positions on issues and over the delegate selection procedures and councils damps every useful undertaking, the encourage others to do so as well. It's about the mandate of the convention is pending success and profit of which may depend on a time the majority of Americans became the before the courts, but the convention con­ continuance of existing arrangements. What primary special interest group. It won't be tinues. prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes easy. Those who would tear the system down Since the opening gavel, the convention in any new branch of commerce when he a.re vocal and articulate. Ironically, as we delegates, largely either ultra-liberal or ultra­ knows not but that his plans may be ren­ let more of them ride on the wagon, they conservative, have spent their time wrangling dered unlawful before they can be executed? October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29731 and under all circumstances. No doctrine, in­ What farmer or manufacturer will lay him­ budget would remove the capacity ilhe gov­ self out for the encouragement given to any ernment has to respond to needs and desires volving more pernicious consequences, was particular cultivation or establishment when in the economic world. ever invented by the wit of man than that he can have no assurance that his prepara­ Imagine the predicament o! President any o! its provisions can be suspended during tory labors and advances will not render him Roosevelt in 1937 if he ha.cl been fa.ced with any of the great exigencies of government." a victim to an inc01I1.Sta.nt government? In a. maintaining a balanced budget because of a Clearly, qualifiers would make a mockery word, no great improvement or laudable constitutional requirement. In the mid- of the Constitution, and would so radically enterprise can go forward which requires the 1930s, when the economy finally began re­ change our democratic form of government auspices of a steady system o! national covering from the severe depression tha.t a.s to render it unrecognlzable.e policy." had so ravaged the nation, the federal deficit The Convention delegates would find them­ increased by proportions many conventional selves more and more at odds with Congress, economists found una.ccepta.ible. Responding Mld Congress at odds with the delegates. The to their pressure rather tihan continuing HUMANITIES BUDGET WASTE courts would be called into the foray; the along the new path, Roosevelt began in 1937 executive would invite itself in, and soon a.11 to narrow the deficit. Within one year, the would be in turmoil. The authority o! the unemployment rate shot from 14 percent HON. SAMUEL L. DEVINE current government would be questioned, back to the depression level of nearly 20 OF OHIO especially at the local levels where states, percent. Ultimately convinced Of the crit1ca.l counties and municipaJ.1ties would strive !or need to spend money to stimulate the econ­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES whatever measure more of self-rule they omy, Roosevelt began widening the deficit Thursday, October 25, 1979 could gain. The continuance of current law again in 1938, but it took nearly three years and constitutional precedent until the new and rea.rma.meut for war to get the unem­ • Mr. DEVINE. Mr. Speaker, another law is adopted would be to no avail: the ployment rate back to 10 percent. Since tha.t example of Federal funds with good in­ entire government would be a lame duck. time, both Democratic and Republican tentions not solving the problem or serv­ Certainly, the events in the U111ited States administrations have used that tool to keep ing the desires of the Congress will be would be of special interest a.broad and likely unemployment below 10 percent. back on the fioor in the form of a confer­ would be seized upon as an opportunity to If the nation had been tied to a. balanced ence report relating to the appropriation make whatever gains could be had. At worst, budget in the 30s, it would ha..ve been forced the country would be challenged in its weak­ to slash spending or boost taxes, both of for the Department of the Interior. I est moment by its strongest rival, a con­ which would have taken money from con­ make specific reference to the moneys for frontation the outcome of which cannot be sumers at a time when it was most needed. the arts and humanities. guessed. The United States ls confronting a deep­ Earlier this week, I received a letter The third a.rea--the goals o! the amend­ ening recession. Policy-makers now need the from a highly respected businessman in ments-holds two concerns that would prove same latitude that President Roosevelt had Columbus, Ohio, who serves on the Na­ most unfortunate for the country, especially in 1937. Already there has been talk on in the area o! the bal8.lllced federal budget Capitol H111 of recession-fighting tax cuts, tional Council on the Humanities, Mr. amendment. which would throw the budget oUJt of John Walton Wolfe. The letter is self­ First is the means by which the goal ls balance. explanatory and quoted below for tl~e being pursued: e. constitutional amendment. Now, there are those who respond by say­ information of the Members who will Previous efforts !or conventions sought goals ing that the amendment would be fiexlble­ have occasion to vote on the conference that could be attained only through c0111St1- tha.t its provisions could be suspended in report although the House last July tutional change: the repeal o! the 18th time of national emergency or war. Such an passed the Interior appropriations: amendment, the limitation o! the term of argument has many obvious flaws. For ex­ COLUMBUS, OHIO, October 23, 1979. office for Presidents, the direct election of ample, what would constitute a.n emergency, senators and the reversal of supreme court and who would decide if it existed? If a Mr. JOSEPH D. DUFFY, rulings on subjects rangilllg !rom school war came, would 1t have to be declared war, Chairman, prayer to busing. or would the provisions extend to debacles National Endowment far Humantttes, This drive, however, seeks none so lofty a like the Vietnam confiict? Washington, D.C. goal. This drive has set constitutional change Or, if a.n economic emergency were suffi­ DEAR JoE: I have received the budget as its end, notwithstanding the numerous cient to suspend the balance provision, how request of the Humanities to the office of altennatives yet available. would that emergency be determined, and Management and Budget. I see, with great A balanced federal budget could be re­ by whom? Would it be enough to be ap­ disappointment, that the 14% increase was quired through statute, !or example, rather proaching a. recession or would the country requested a.s indicated a.t the August meet­ than through the constitution. That ap­ have to be caught in its throes before action ing. I feel that I, once a.gain, must protest proach has been suggested and drafted into could be ta.ken? Would declJ.Iring GNP be such a.n extravagant request. I fully under­ legislation but does not fulfill the wishes of used as an indicator, or would a. combina­ stand the theory pointed out to me at the those leading the drive !or the mandated tion of other factors be used? What levels August meeting that it is bureaucratic policy balanced budget, and, in fact, has been criti­ of unemployment or 1nfia.t1on would con­ to ask for more than you want, want more cized out of hand. If forcing a balanced stitute an emergency? than you need, and everything wlll come out budget ls their only goal, then their motives But, aside, from those questions that ap­ favorably in the end. If the National Endow­ must be suspect: amending the constitution pear right on the surface, a. deeper, more ment cannot take the lead and set the exam­ or call1ng a constitutional convention even important and more alarming concern ap­ ple of endeavoring to moderate the economic when other alternatives exist serves to erode pears. chaos that exists in this country today, the legislative system under which this coun­ creating hardships on everybody a.nd every­ try operates. The American people would be faced with the ludicrous proposition that their con­ thing from the old and infirmed to the insti­ A seoond concern presents itself upon close stitution, the sounding board of democracy tutions of higher education that we a.re sup­ appraisal of the goaJs of the "budget and human rights throughout the world, posed to support, then I think that the rest balancers: " They seek not only to balance would contain an amendment that could be of our noble endeavors a.re being tarnished federal spending with federal income (a temporarily suspended upon agreement of by our actions. noteworthy task), 1but also to plaice such a. two-thirds of the members of Congress. After sitting on the Council !or more than solution to current prdblems into the con­ It is ironic that we would conceive such a year, I asked one of the more senior mem­ stitution in perpetuity. a.n amendment while around the world we bers who happens to be a respective member The constitUJtlon o! the U.S. does not and promote solid, constitutionally based govern­ o! academia., with a prominent position at a. should not embody any p8SSl1ng notions, ments. well regarded institution o! higher education, feverish slogans or antidotes to temporary And, in pursuing this idea of constitu­ what percent of the Endowment budget was problems. The constitution embraces the tional convenience, there ls another over­ being well spent and I was very disheartened ideas of America.n society, t'hose things tha.t riding concern-actually a fear. If one to hear his reply of 20%. Surely the benefits through good times and bad remain un­ qua.lifted amendment to the constitution is of a.n increase in spending !or the Endow­ dhanged in importance in our hearts and made, the rest of that tried and true docu­ ment during these troubled times can be minds. ment would be open to qua.11fica.t1on. achieved by a more prudent distribution of The current move toW'81rd bala.nOing the Future Congresses may infer from such a. existing funds. budget may be correct policy in today's eco­ precedent that they a.re free to make more I also understand that by comparison with nomic situation-although ma.ny recently qua.lifters, such as temporary suspensions o! the total budget the Endowment's requests have forsaken it because Of the onsetting pa.rt or a.11 of the blll of rights. a.re considered sma.11. But when one realizes recession. Although the nation hes made Supreme Court Justice David Davis recog­ that only 25% of the budget consists o! dis­ great strides recently towa.rd ba.la..ncing the nized this in 1866: cretionary expenditures, consequently the budget, It must not take that particula.r "The Constitution of the United States is affect of anything that we do ls multiplied p9'11cy--0r any other--a.nd ohlsel it into the a. law for rulers and people, equally in war by !our. So if showing restraint ln favor o! cornerstone of the country. and in peace, and covers with the shield of the people the benefits of this restraint wlll A constitutional mandate for a ba.la.nced its protection all classes of men, at all times, also be multiplied by four.e 29732 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 MORE PIPELINE QUESTIONS obscure his vision of the question marks that If the project can't get off the ground with continue to surround the entire Washington private support, then the public ought not to State pipeline issue. foot the bill. HON. DON BONKER In years gone by, Sen. Magnuson has been OF WASHINGTON [From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer] standing, Horatius at the Bridge, at the OIL'S NOT SETTLED ON PIPELINE portals to Puget Sound, determined to pro­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tect us from the disaster of a massive oil Northern Tier Pipeline Co. got a nod from Thursday, October 25, 1979 spill. Magnuson has asked why Washington U.S. Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus this week. should have to bear the risk of oil trans­ Mr. BONKER. Mr. Speaker, in recent Andrus' conditional endorsement means that shipment when t here are few-if any­ days the Secretary of the Interior rec­ the company may soon get the president's go-ahead to build an oil pipeline from a point benefits to this state. It's still a good ques­ ommended to the President that the west of Port Angeles to the Midwest. tion. Now it's apparent that there's a ques­ Northern Tier Pipeline Co. get expe­ What the Andrus endorsement does not tion over the risks and benefits to other dited Federal approval as a new west­ mean, however, is that the pipeline issue is states and· to the nation. That's an even to-east crude oil pipeline. settled. There remain serious hurdles and better question. This decision was unfortunate and pre­ troubloing questions. mature. Washington State's two largest -First there will be a meeting between the newspapers-the Seattle Post-Intelli­ Washington state congressional delegation gencer and the Seattle Times-have and the president. Because this state's dele­ TAX CREDIT FOR WEIGHT CON­ both editorialized against the Secretary's gation wields considerable power in Congress, TROL AND FOR THOSE WHO QUIT Carter undoubtedly will weigh its wishes SMOKING decision. carefully. So far the only Washington con­ They point out that there remain gressman who appears enthusiastic ls Rep. serious hurdles and troubling questions Tom Foley, D-5th District. Foley's Inland HON. DAN QUAYLE that must be answered before this pipe­ Empire stands to gain a more assured petro­ OF INDIANA line can and should be built. I recom­ leum supply if the proposed Northern Tier mend these editorials to the attention of pipeline route is followed. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -Another factor that looms large is the Thursday, October 25, 1979 my colleagues. Canadian reaction to tlhe selection of North­ The editorials follow : ern Tier Pipeline. Canadian Environment • Mr. QUAYLE. Mr. Speaker, shortly the [From the Seattle Times) Minister John Fraser has called the Andrus House will be making a decision on a bill MORE PIPELINE QUESTIONS recommendation "the worst of two options." to place mandatory controls on hospital Coupled with other developments in re­ Fraser indicated a preference for the Trans­ costs. While I support the idea of cutting cent days, this week's conditional endorse­ Mountain Pipeline proposal. That would Link an oilport west of Port Angeles to an existing our Nation's health care expenses, I do ment of the proposed Northern Tier oil pipe­ not endorse the mandatory program out­ line by Interior Secretary Cecll Andrus did pipeline in Canada. little to clear the project's stlll-cloudy Another possibillty, a faint one now, ls the lined in H.R. 2626. future. Canadian Foothills plan which would follow The bill is unfair since it covers less Andrus' statement itself, in effect a rec­ the existing pipeline from Alaska down than half of the Nation's hospitals. It ommendation to t he White House, included through Canada to the Midwest. The EPA penalizes the efficient hospitals by re­ three conditions, any one of which could praised that route. Carter will be meeting with Canadian quiring that they cut costs just the same snag the undertaking further. as those who have been wasteful. This It calls, for instance, for shifting Northern Prime Minister Joe Clark in Ottawa Nov. 9 Tier's preferred oil-port site from Port An­ and 10. Should Carter delay 'bis pipeline de­ program can threaten the quality of geles to a point farther west on the Strait; cision until after the Canadian talks (the health care in America. for a mandatory hookup of the Northern president has 60 days to act) , the pipeline As an alternative, I have endorsed the Tier line to oil refineries at Anacortes and route likely will be discussed. The two na­ voluntary effort which has resulted in a Cherry Point, and for a one-year time limit tions, close partners in trade and commerce, 4-percent cut in hospital costs in my in which the company could show progress might profit from working on a joint trans­ portation system. home State, Indiana. on obtaining financing. We, as individuals, can also take vol­ If the firm moved to heed those condi­ Availability of supply is a factor in the tions, more delays would be in prospect. A pipeline decision. A report made public last untary actions which will cut medical spokesman for the State's Energy Fac111ty week by Sen. Henry Jackson's office shows costs and protect our health for future Site Evaluation Council says the agency that there might not be any North Slope productive years by eating a well-bal­ would need more time to consider amend­ oil available to put in a pipeline for move­ anced diet and curtailing smoking. ments to the present plan, such as a new ment to Midwest refineries. The study­ The National Institute of Health Task oil-port site or connections to the regional undertaken by the Senate Energy and Natural refineries. Resources Committee-shows that West Force on Obesity reported recently that The potentially greater significance to the Coast refiners have increased their use of people who are overweight face a greater pipeline picture was a report made puiblic Alaska's crude oil. The report raises doubts risk of disease and death from high blood late last week by Senator Jackson's office. over oil trans-shipment from this area. pressure, stroke, heart attack, and diges­ A study by the Senate Energy and Natural At the other end of the pipeline there are tive diseases. All are costly diseases which Resources Committee, Jackson said, shows similar uncertainties. The federal Depart­ require lengthy medication or hospi­ that various West Coast refiners are increas­ ment of Energy recently changed estimates talization. ing their use of crude from Alaska's North on the need in the Midwestern states that Slope. And they want still more. Northern Tier pipeline would serve. Smoking can cause increased occur­ This means, Jackson says, that there might Financing the pipeline may not be as easy rences of cancer, cardiovascular and re­ not be any Alaska oil available for movement as expected, particularly in light of the pro­ spiratory diseases and death. The direct to Midwest refineries via a transshipment jected problems with supplies and need. The health care cost of smoking is $8.2 bil­ port and pipeline in this state. Pipeline pro­ 1,500-mile Washington-to-Minnesota line lion according to the New England Jour­ posals advanced by Northern Tier and a com­ would cost around $1.6 billion. That's far peting firm, Trans Mountain, both are predi­ in excess of the $600 million price tag to build nal of Medicine. cated heavily on the assumption that large the TransMountain line. In a recent study State Mutual Life amounts of Alaska oil could be obtained. It may be that Northern Tier can clear Insurance Company of America found Finally, still another news report circulated all these hurdles. If so, there are at least three that smokers shorten their lifespan by yesterday that the federal Department of important preconditions which the state's 7 years. As a result the firm is providing Energy has revised estimates on the need for congressional delegation should work to­ a 30-percent savings to nonsmokers. crude in the states Northern Tier would ward: (1) The oilport should be located west If we consider that in the United States serve. The department was said to have com­ of Port Angeles, rather than adjacent to piled a study predicting an oil shortage of the town, as Norther.n Tier proposes. The smoking is the most frequent cause of only 140,000 barrels a day at the Midwest re­ Environmental Protection Agency, wisely death and property damage due to fires fineries, far below Northern Tier's planned we believe, has decided the Port Angeles site in the home, then the total amounts to a pipeline capacity of 709,000 barrels. is unacceptable. (2) Building any pipe­ $27 .5 billion loss. A decision on whether to use his executive line ought to be predicated on a mandatory Because of the burden smoking and powers to speed up the permit process for hookup of existing oil refineries. If the oil­ improper eat.ing habits place on our Northern Tier now rests with President Car­ port does not reduce or eliminate tanker ter. The danger is that Mr. Carter, eager to traffic in Puget Sound, it wlll have served bodies and our pocketbooks, I salute the show for once that he can make a firm energy no general benefit. (3) The federal govern­ millions of Americans who are kicking decision of some kind, might let 1980 politics ment should .not assist in pipeline financing. these habits. Those who elect voluntarily October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29733 to enter regimented programs to improve church for the Greek Orthodox commu­ noted, is no stranger to the area: Her their health deserve support. nity of the Flint area.• home is in Windsor Locks. I believe they should be at least par­ Supplementing her efforts and those tially reimbursed for their expenditures of her staff was State civil preparedness on self-improvement programs to quit director Frank Mancuso. A former smoking or to improve unhealthy eating INVALU ABLE AID AFTER THE mayor himself, he understood the habits. TORNADO OF OCTOBER 3, 1979 immediate needs of both the displaced For this reason, I am introducing the families and the business community. He "Kick the Habit" tax credit bill. Each HON. ANTHONY TOBY MOFFETT brought all possible resources together individual who enrolls and attends in an to aid the tornado victin is. His dedica­ approved program to stop smoking or OF CONNECTICUT tion and compassion was an inspiration commences a certified dieting program IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to all of us. would be allowed a 50-percent tax credit Thursday, October 25, 1979 Working side by side with these indi­ up to $150 for the amount spent on the • Mr. MOFFET!'. Mr. Speaker, earlier viduals were Windsor Locks First Select­ program. The Secretary of the Treasury this month north-central Connecticut man Edward Savino, Suffield First would be responsible for certifying which was ravaged by a tornado that struck Selectman Earl Waterman, and Mayor programs are eligible for the tax credit. Windsor Locks, Windsor, and Suffield. Warren Johnson of Windsor. Spending By encouraging Americans to take I want to call to the attention of my col­ many hours both in their own home these positive actions, we are cutting our leagues the invaluable aid given tornado •towns and at the disaster assi,stance insurance bills, preventing our Nation's victims by State and local officials, the center, they were instrumental in help­ medical bills from escalating, and, most State police, voluntary associations, and ing to cut through the redtape for their importantly, we are preserving one of many private citizens. residents. our greatest national resources--our The disaster occurred at 2: 50 p.m. on Nor should the Federal help be health.• Wednesday, October 3. I was some 40 omitted: The Federal Emergency Man­ miles away at the time, at the University agement Agency-FEMA-responded ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX of Connecticut for a speaking engage­ quickly and unstintingly. Along with the CHURCH TO CELEBRATE ITS ment. Small Business Administration, they GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY The devastation was so complete that were in the :field in a matter of hours, it was impossible to get through to the assessing the damage and establishing a affected areas-all lines of communica­ coordination center to help victims get HON. DALE E. KILDEE tion were down. I called the State police, back on their feet. OF MICHIGAN and their response was immediate: I was Finally, I wish to commend the work IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES driven to the stricken areas in less than of the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, an hour. nearby hospitals, and all the State's vol­ Thursday, October 25, 1979 What I witnessed was, in a word, terri­ untary associations whi::h provided vital • Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, it is with fying--especially for someone like my­ services to the stricken region. Many vol­ pleasure that I bring to the attention of self, who has never before seen the unteers worked without rest, providing the Congress the golden anniversary ob­ frightening aftermath of a tornado. food, clothing, shelter, and perhaps most servance this weekend in Flint, Mich., of In Windsor Locks, in my own Sixth important, moral support to their fel­ Assumption Greek Orthodox Church. Congressional District, Bradley Inter­ low citizens. The observance will be marked by a visit national Airport and many small busi­ Mr. Speaker, in a period when we hear from His Grace Bishop Timothy of the nesses were a shambles. In Windsor and the cry for government to "get off the Diocese of Detroit. other areas where the tornado touched backs" and out of the lives of its citizens, The observance will begin Saturday down, houses were totally demolished. I contend that the combined efforts of evening with a dinner and dance. The Families stood in front of what used to be government at all levels worked admira­ Divine Liturgy will be celebrated by their homes, dazed and unsure of what bly in this situation. There i,s no way to Bishop Timothy and by the Reverend to do or where to go. One woman in an diminish the horror and the devastation Athanas George, pastor of Assumption airport office who had seen cars flying wreaked by the tornado. But the remark­ Greek Orthodox Church for the past 5 through the air had hidden beneath her able and selfless response was well worth years, and by the Reverend Demetrious desk; the desk was all that remained noting, too. It was. in the traditional Koursaris, who was pastor for 20 years, when the office disappeared. phrase, "above and beyond the call of as well as other guest clergy. Joining with Gov. Ella Grasso, Con- · duty."• The :first Greek Orthodox immigrants gressman BILL COTTER, Civil Prepared­ settled in Flint between 1910 and 1920, ness Director Frank Mancuso, and other according to the parish historians. As­ local and State officials, we established PARKTON ELEMENTARY VISITS sumption Greek Orthodox Church was a coordinated disaster aid command post CONGRESS founded by about 20 families, who began in Windsor Locks. celebrating the Divine Liturgy once a For most of that :first night and well month in a rented hall with visiting into the next day, the State police es­ HON. CLARENCE D. LONG priests from Detroit. After much dedica­ corted my staff and me from one ravaged OF MARYLAND tion and sacrifice, they were able to con­ home or business to another. Each time IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES struct the :first Assumption Greek Ortho­ we came upon a situation which needed Thursday, October 25, 1979 dox Church Building at North Saginaw immediate attention-which was fright­ and Gillespie Streets. The church was eningly frequent-the troopers were al­ • Mr. LONG of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, dedicated on May 6, 1928. As the years ways close at hand, willing to do what­ I want to make welcome over 75 students, passed on under the spiritual guidance of ever was necessary. parents, and teachers who. are visiting Father Koursaris, the parish grew until The police profession, I realize, is one the Capitol today from the Seventh Dis­ a new church building was needed to which undergoes constant scrutiny. I trict Elementary School in Parkton, Md. accommodate the faithful. The present want to publicly commend and thank The students of the fourth grade class church thus was built in 1961. It is noted those officers who worked through the are studying Government and law proc­ for its architectural beauty and has be­ night and into the next afternoon, with esses. They are here to see :firsthand how come a landmark near Flint. Plans are the same dedication and concern from Congress works and to gain understand­ underway to expand the church, which beginning to end. ing of the legislative process. My con­ now serves about 285 families. From the outset, our Governor stituents will tour the Capitol Building, I am pleased and proud to provide this assumed complete control of the disaster observe floor action in the House and brief sketch of Assumption Greek Ortho­ assistance efforts. She worked tirelessly Senate, and visit the Smithsonian Insti­ dox Church's history, which speaks to the to coordinate State and Federal aid. Her tution. I appreciate this opportunity to dedication and devotion of a large num­ presence alone was a reassuring sign to meet my friends from Parkton and am ber of priests and families in establish­ the dislocated families and workers in certain that their day here will be in­ ing and building an active and healthy the region. Ella Grasso, it should be teresting and informative.• 29734 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 BRINGING IN THE WIND STORAGE UNNECESSARY small wind-powered generators scattered A considerable a.mount of the Department throughout a. utility's service area., possibly of Energy-sponsored effort was directed to­ owned and operated by individual home­ ward investigating the storage of wind power­ owners, and used directly to support a por­ HON. JAMES J. BLANCHARD tion of the homeowner's needs, with sales of OF MICHIGAN generated energy with such methods as: (1) hot water, (2) electric batteries, (3) fuel surplus energy to utilities. The second ap­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cells, and ( 4,) fiy wheels. Such storage sys­ proach provides for the construction of "en­ ergy farms" in which relatively large arrays Thursday, October 25, 1979 tems are expensive and are not necessary if wind-powered generation can be properly in­ of wind-powered generators would be con­ e Mr. BLANCHARD. Mr. Speaker, I tegrated into a. utility's power supply plans. structed by a utility to supplement the would like to call my colleagues' atten­ Wind-powered generators should be consid­ utility's power supply. tion again to the promise of wind en­ ered for what they are, and their character­ LOAD GROWTH REDUCED ergy as an electric power generating istics should be recognized in the develop­ There is increasing interest among indi­ source. ment of a utility's overall power supply pro­ viduals in the development of their own en­ gram. Most of the investigations now under ergy sources, to reduce their dependence Wind energy systems, like all power way use this latter approach. systems which derive their fuel from the upon central station service. Although this currently, wind-p9wered generators ~ appears to reverse the trend of reliance on sun, are nonpolluting, inexhaustible, a:nd sizes from two kw to 3,000 kw a.re either m central station service for electric energy function without dependence on foreign operation or under construction. Sm.all wind­ supply, this is not really the case. Small sources of supply. That being so, it is es­ powered generators have been available for wind-powered ma.chines can operate in par­ sential that we move as rapidly as pos­ a number of yea.rs and several sizes are com­ allel with utllity systems. They a.ct, in effect, sible to support them as replacements or mercially available. Several research ma.­ as a negative load, thereby reducing the loads chines in the 200-kw range have been con­ that the utility is required to supply. supplements to conventional power sys­ structed, such as those at Clayton, N.M.; tems. As a. practical matter, installation of small Block Island, R.I.; and Culebra., Puerto Rico. wind-powered generators has the same effect The Science and Technology Subcom­ An additional unit is planned for the Island as conservation in energy use, and should be mittee on Energy Development and Ap­ of Oahu, in Hawe.ii, next year. given the same kind of support and encour­ plications is currently considering the The world's largest wind-powered genera­ agement as is presently given to conservation "Wind Energy Systems Research, De­ tor was dedicated in July 1979, in Boone, N.C., efforts. These systems may well prove to be and is currently undergoing final testing. velopment and Demonstration Act of cost-effective if proper consideration is given 1979," which was originally sponsored This 2,000-kw unit is 50 percent more power­ to the services they perform. Considerable ful than the previous record-holder that was development work now under way should by Congressmen MINETA, JEFFORDS, and constructed at Grandpa's Knob in Rutland, me, and it is my hope that it will report continue, and utilities should welcome the Vt., in the ear'ly 1940s. The Southern Califor­ opportunity to investigate the use of small the bill favorably in the near future. nia Edison Company is building a. 3,000-kw, wind-powered machines in their own service As evidence of the potential which 150-foot-diameter wind-powered generator in areas. wind energy holds for America's future, San Gorgonio Pass. This machine, when Although the individually owned units a.re I would like to insert in the RECORD an completed, will have a. capacity 50 percent small, a. large program of development could article, "Bringing in the Wind," which greater than the one located near Boone, have a measurable effect on future power N.C. needs. Any program should take into con­ appeared in the September-October In addition, the California Department of 1979, issue of Public Power magazine. sideration its long-term effects, recognizing water Resources is negotiating with a wind that energy costs in the future will undoubt­ The article follows: power-generator supplier for purchase of en­ edly continue to rise, and that the economics BRINGING IN THE WIND ergy from a number of wind-powered gener­ of wind-powered generation should consider (By Robert B. Gallup and William E. ating units in the 1,000-kw range. The Bureau this increasing cost factor. Trommershausen) of Reclamation is developing a. program to construct a 98,000-kw wind fa.rm near Medi­ The construction of energy farms in which Electric utility loads a.re continuing to cine Bow, Wyo., and plans to integrate the large arrays of wind-powered generators grow despite major efforts toward conserva­ output with the federal Colorado River Stor­ would be constructed by a. utility to supple­ tion. This growth comes from three sources: age Project. Congress accepted this plan and ment the utility's power supply has an added Increased population, increased energy use has appropriated funds to construct an initial advantage. Construction could be under­ per person, and a shift from other forms of two-row unit to verify the basic cost esti­ taken by a. utmty under specific time sched­ energy to electric energy. Conservation may mates. ules which would be planned to fit into the reduce the energy use per person, but popu­ The Bonneville Power Administration is ut1Uty's growing needs. One energy farm lation increases will be with us for the fore­ investigating areas for construction of large would not necessarily be able to provide firm seeable future. The shift from other forms wind-powered generators of the 2,000-kw to power on an assured basis, but a number of of energy use to electric energy use will con­ 3,000-kw class, and is promoting development such farms scattered throughout a. region tinue because of the convenience electric of two such units in the Goodnoe Hills area could significantly contribute to firm power energy provides and the need to conserve of Washington. Preliminary studies indicate supply through diversity of wind supply. Al­ oil and gas resources. these units could produce energy at about though further analysis is required to deter­ The electric utility industry, therefore, 45 percent annual plant factor, and that as mine specific diversity relationships in vari­ must continue to develop additional sources many as 1,000 of them, with varying plant ous areas of the country, and to determine of electric energy. Because of the shortage the relationship between peak loads and of oil and the need to conserve to the maxi­ factors, could be installed throughout the Bonneville service area.. wind supply, the outlook is promising. mum extent possible all of our nonrenew­ The Department of Energy has a program able resources, increased attention is being BIGGER MAY NOT BE BETI'ER under way for making wind measurements given to the development of renewable en­ The economies of scale which have in the at selected locations in many parts of the ergy sources to supply our electric energy past reduced thermal genera.ting plant costs United States. The Bureau of Reclamation growth. In one way or another, solar energy as genera.ting plant sizes increased a.re not ha5 developed a portable wind power meas­ is the source of virtually all of these renew­ nearly as significant in determining eco­ uring unit that operates with a. satellite. This able energy sources and has unlimited po­ nomics of wind-powered generator construc­ new system now makes it possible to take tential if it can be harnessed. tion. There a.re some benefits from increasing instantaneous readings of wind speeds at re­ One readily available way to harness a wind-powered generator sizes. However, the cording stations throughout the country (see portion of this solar energy to produce elec­ diameter of the present design of wind power die.gram page 19). It will provide competent trical energy is through the use of wind genera.tor blades increases with increased data to permit a. determination of the actual power. Utilities throughout the United sizes, to the point that the increased costs diversity that may exist between widely sep­ States, both small and large, have a. big stake of tower construction to support them may arated wind areas. These data can be used in this source of energy. Its use could sig­ more than offset the other economies of to estimate the firm power available from a nificantly reduce our future dependence on scale. Thus, major use of wind to develop large number of energy farms located in an oil, coal or nuclear energy. electric energy means that large numbers of area with interconnected power systems. Historically, utilities have striven to deliver wind-powered genera.tors must be con­ structed. INTEGRATE WITH HYDRO a. high grade of continuous electric service For example, the Upper Missouri Basin has and the electric consumers have come to One of the challenges facing utility sys- some 12,000 miles of federal transmission fa­ expect such service. Initial investigations of tems at the present time is to develop pro- cilities covering eight midwestern states. It wind-powered generators stressed that ft.rm grams that will permit the best use of wind- is probable that there is a substantial diver­ power service should be provided. Because powered generating systems tha.t a.re ava.11- sity between potential energy fa.rm sites in the minimum wind speed required to operate able now, or may become available in th~ the Missouri Basin that would be able to the geneT&tors is about six miles per hour, future. Two approaches in the development interconnect into this network. Sirollarly, and the generators must be shut down at of wind-powered generators for generating the areas served by the federal grids in the wind speeds of over 35 miles per hour, some electric energy have been suggested. Pacific Northwest, the Pacific Southwest and farm of energy storage was considered neces­ The first approach provides for the con- the Colorado River drainage area may also sary for a wind-powered generation program. struction of a. large number of relatively contain wind farm sites which would have October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29735 substantial potential diversity between CRS REPORT ON WOMEN AND RE­ I recommend to my colleagues this them. All of these areas have hydro storage TffiEMENT INCOME FOCUSES ON study, which I hope will shed light on the facilities which could also be used to inte­ EQUITY AND ADEQUACY s.'ubject and help us to take actions in this grate more effectively the energy produced Congress that will make our pension sys­ from wind-powered generators. tems more humane so that they better Under the 1978 National Energy Act, mu­ HON. PATRICIA SCHROEDER protect older women. Printed below is the nicipal systems now have available system OF COLORADO introduction of the study. interconnection and wheeling rights, using the authority granted to the Federal Energy IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHAPTER I-INTRODUCTION Regulatory Commission to order intercon­ Thursday, October 25, 1979 (By Leslie Gladstone) nections and wheeling for appropriate hear­ Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, I A. WOMEN IN THE WORK FORCE ings. Accordingly, it is not necessary for mu­ e Women have always worked and have al­ nicipal systems to install wind power gen­ would like to bring to the attention of my ways been an indispensible part of the erating units within their city limits; sites colleagues a report by the Congressional American economy. In fact, no country has can be chosen for the best wind conditions. Research Service on "Women and Re­ ever been Sible to sustain itsel! on the work Participation in a potential regional wind tirement Income Programs: Current Is­ of men alone. Yet because women's tradi­ farm development that may be sponsored by sues of Equity and Adequacy," which was tional "place" has been outside the pa.id other ut111tles is possible if effective wheeling labor force (i.e., the home) and women's arrangements can be implemented. Also a released on September 27, 1979-Report No. 79-202 EPW. It was released in con­ formal la.bar force participation has been matter for future consideration is the pros­ limited in terms of time and wages, ben­ pect of constructing added interties to junction with the staff briefing on women efits from programs providing retirement achieve the benefits of a solar-wind-hydro and pensions sponsored by the Aging income have been larger for men who have integration plan. Committees of the House and Senate. traditionally had stronger ties to the paid 20-40 Mll.LS PER KWH The CRS study takes a comprehensive labor force. Tentative cost estimates indicate that the look at the subject, with a chapter on the Retirement income in America is based construction cf wind-powered generators ls evolution of retirement income pro­ primarily on such programs as social secu­ close to feasibllity where wind speeds aver­ grams, legislative and case law develop­ rity and employee pensions, on personal age 15 to 18 miles per hour. A company has ments. The primary focus of the study is sa..,'vings and investments, a.nd on family offered wind energy at the bus bar in Califor­ an analysis of a wide range of problems contributions. For individuals without these nia, suitable for irrigation pumping for the or other assets, there is also Supplemental period 1981-1986, at 35 mllls per kwh. This is associated with social security, private Security Income (SSI), a form of publlc equivalent to oil at approximately $21 per pensions and Federal, military, and rail­ assistance. Social security and employee pen­ barrel. Under the proposal, after 1986 wind road retirement. Moreover, it outlines sion systems, the two largest sources of re­ energy would be priced competitive with im­ legislative proposals concerning women tirement income, are structured to recognize ported oil. Another company estimated the and retirement that are pending in the and reward the kind of long-term and con­ cost of ownership and operation of a 50-kw 96th Congress. stant attachment to income-producing work characteristic of male workers. However vertical axis turbine in an area containing Retirement issues, especially those im­ favorable winds in the range of 20 mllls to 40 until recently, the working pattern for most mllls per kwh. pacting on women, are a neglected sub­ women consisted of homemaking and chlld­ It is important that ut1lities view wind ject in the Congress. However, retire­ raising, supporting a.nd sharing a wage­ power in its true perspective and recognize ment issues become increasingly impor­ earner's career and, in some cases, filling its value to the energy supply of the United tant as more of our constituents reach a.n unpaid role in the family fa.rm or busi­ States. Each kwh generated by a wind ma­ 65. Currently, 23 million or 11 percent of ness enterprise as well. This pattern has chine means that one less kwh wlll have the population is 65 and older. also tended to limit substantially women's to be generated from oil, coal or nuclear opportunities for personal savings and in­ fuel. Although the characteristics of a wind­ Aging is a poverty issue. In 1959, 33 vestments. powered generator are such that firm power percent of the aged were below the pov­ As a result, the economic status of women is not available continuously to meet a util­ erty level, while this percentage had de­ at the end of their working years more ity's load. each wind-powered generator can creased to 15 percent by 1977. This de­ often has been determined by a dependency be counted on to supply a significant amount cline, however, came from improved eco­ relationship to a person in covered employ­ of energy throughout the year. Further­ nomic standing of elderly males living ment, rather than by earned rights of their more, while a single generator cannot be with wives or families. Whereas, the pov­ own, regardless of the extent or value of considered to provide firm power, a large erty level of other subgroups-fem ales, their unpaid contributions to family and number of such generators scattered over a society. One of the practical consequences wide area may have significant firm power minorities, and elderly living alone-has of treating women as dependents, rather characteristics. actually increased. This occurs because than as one of two equal partners in a Whether the ut111ty considers large wind women and minorities tend to have reciprocal economic relationship, is that farms in its power supply program, or small worked less for wages in the past, have it leaves women vulnerable to losses of wind power machines constructed by in­ worked at lower paying occupations, benefits through divorce or the death of dividual customers, or plans on use of both therefore having fewer financial assets the wage-earner. methods, new approaches and innovative or pension rights. Even when women spend many yea.rs in thinking will be required. Diversity over paid employment, they generally retire with wide but interconnected areas could be sig­ Furthermore, poverty among the aged fewer benefits than men, since they tend nificant. The benefits of such diversity is primarily a woman's problem since to move in and out of the labor force, earn should be included in any analysis of bene­ two-thirds of the elderly are female. In less than men, and are occupationally con­ fits from wind-powered generators. 1973, 19 percent of the women and 12 centrated in industries which have lower RETHINK RATE STRUCTURE percent of the men over 65 lived below pension benefits--0r none. Women with the poverty level. The 1976 census statis­ shorter work histories or part-time jobs are New concepts in utility rate structures sometimes excluded totally from pension will be necessary, to recognize the value to tics indicate that 25.3 percent of women benefits other than the minimum soclal the utilities of individually owned wind­ age 65 and over had incomes less than security payment. One index of the overall powered generators. Customers' efforts to de­ $2,000 per year, while 12.3 percent of adequacy of the retirement system is a com­ velop their own generating resources should women 65 and older had no income, com­ parison of poverty rates for men and women be encouraged. The effects of inflation on pared with 0.3 percent of the aged men. aged 65 and over. According to Census Bu­ alternative fuel costs, and of the intangible Moreover, the median income for females reau data, the poverty rate for older women benefits that may occur from construction is 60 percent higher than it is for men. of small wind-powered generators, must be 65 to 69 is $2,807, while that of males is recognized. $6,129. The discrepancy between older For many years women's employment Utilities should not expect wind-powered men and women carries over to the em­ patterns have been directly affected by con­ generators to be a panacea to their growing ployment field, where 20 percent of men ceptions of women's "place" or "role," which energy needs; however, wind-powered gen­ in turn have had a decisive impact on edu­ over 65 and 8 percent of women are work­ cation, occupational choices and levels of erators can be important factors in re­ ing for wages. Finally, there exists a wide during our dependence on nonrenewable earning, and consequently on pension resources. Utilities should develop this en­ variation in percent who are single, since access and benefit level as well. A task­ ergy source to the maximum extent feasible 38 percent of aged women are married force paper publlshed by the Senate Com­ recognizing its inherent drawbacks but als~ compared with 77 percent of aged men. mittee on Aging in 1975 described this acknowledging its inherent benefits. Use of The fact that women bear the burden stereotype as a "convenient myth" which wind-powered generators is most effective o~ poverty in old age is partly due to pen­ applied only to native, white, middle class when combined with other sources of power s10n systems that were created long ago women. For example, in the nineteenth cen­ to serve a utility load. Both small and large or updated more recently without seri­ tury wives and daughters of poor, minority wind-powered generators have a place in or immigrant families were needed to work wind power supply for the future.e ous consideration of their adverse impact on farms, in factories, and in domestic serv­ on women. ice. They earned less than men, even wl1en 29736 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 doing the same work, had fewer opportu­ ary gap is closed. In addition, to the extent proach because it would do a.way with the nities for promotions and fewer benefits be­ that women remain occupationally segre­ concept of dependency which many consider cause they were regarded as temporary gated in industries with low pension bene­ inequitable and which can leave widows and workers. Most left the labor market after fits-or none-their op portuni ties to build divorcees without adequate protection. marriage or the birth of the first child, thus retirement security will suffer. Under this plan, both partners in a mar­ making room for a fresh group of younger B. WOMEN AND RETIREMENT INCOME riage would share equally in the benefits women who repeated the same pattern. PROGRAMS since both have shared equally in setting By 1900 approximately one out of five aside resources in order to make pension women were in the labor force, increasing to The social security and pension systems fund contributions. Thus there would be lit­ only one out of four by 1940. Most of the in­ n.re said to present a number of issues for tle justification for denying equal benefits crease came from new opportunities in teach­ women relating to both equity and ade­ to a divorced or widowed spouse, according ing, office work, and nursing, which drew quacy. Chapters III through VII of this re­ to proponents. more middle class women to paid employ­ port discuss these issues in detail. Briefly, In the chapters of this report which fol­ ment. Nevertheless, traditional attitudes to­ three major areas of concern in social se­ low, a fuller discussion is offered on the ward women's roles prevailed. Despite surveys curity are : First, many working women be­ benefits from retirement income programs by the Women's Bureau in the Twenties and lieve the system -J.iscriminates against two­ presently available to retired women. Critics Thirties showing that women worked for the earner families and single earners, since the have identified serious gaps in the present same reasons as men-to support themselves family with two workers may receive less system, some of which are due to changes and their families, there was a general pre­ benefits than a family with the same lifetime in the family and the roles of women since sumption that women were working only for earnings but with only one earner; and a the programs originated. Others relate to "pin money" and neither needed nor deserved single worker receives only one benefit while equality of economic opportunity in the to be paid in the same way as men. paying the same total taxes that provide a work force at large.e The advent of World War II and the sud­ single-earner family with an additional de­ den demand for massive numbers of new pendent's benefit. Second, the system does workers is generally credited with catalyzing not provide coverage to homemakers outside major social and economic changes. Actually the paid labor force. Third, working women t hey had been set in motion earlier in the have fewer dependents receiving benefits HONOR THE CZECHS ON TRIAL century but were delayed by the Depression than dependents of men, giving women IN PRAGUE of the Thirties. Among these changes were workers less value for their contributions. scientific and technological advances, ranging The private pension system tends to pay from birth control to greater mechanization lower benefits to women workers because of HON. MILLICENT FENWICK in the home, which released women from their lower earnings; it may exclude them OF NEW JERSEY many household burdens. In addition, greater altogether if they work in industries with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES female longevity and fewer children increased little or no coverage, or because of vesting the number of years women could work out­ rules. In an article appearing in the Febru­ Thursday, October 25, 1979 side the home; higher levels of education ary 1978 Social Security Bulletin entitled increased the desire for opt ions beyond those " Pension Coverage and Benefits, 1972: Find­ e Mrs. FENWICK. Mr. Speaker, I had t hat began and ended wit h domesticity. ings from the Retirement History Study," 49 expected to speak concerning the suffer­ By the end of World War II, the labor force percent of men were found to be covered by ing and the courage of those who are had become 35 percent female and included a private pension plan on their longest job protesting the present situation in increasing numbers of married women over but only 21 percent of women. Furthermore, Czechoslovakia. But I think no one the age of 35. In the three decades following, the median pension income for men was could put it better than the writer of this despite some readjustment during the Fif­ $2,230, but only $1,200 for women. ties, women have increased their proportion Although the Employee Retirement In­ editorial in the Christian Science Moni­ in the labor force to over 40 percent, as older come Security Act (ERISA) was enacted in tor. I commend it to my colleagues. women without dependent children in the 1974, some advocates think the provisions The article follows: home were followed by younger women with did not go far enough in ensuring adequate [From the Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 24, school-age children, and then still younger protection to dependents. Wives of workers 1979] women with pre-school children. Among the in pension-covered jobs may be ineligible for factors contributing to the increased labor :mrvivors' benefits if a husband dies before HONOR THE CZECHS ON TRIAL IN PRAGUE force participation of women are a two-fold he is eligible for retirement, even though It is easy for safe outsiders to condemn increase in the divorce rate, modification of vesting may already have taken place. Al­ the Husak regime in Czechoslovakia for con­ attitudes toward women's roles in the family t hough most pension plans offer joint and ducting the kind of purge trial that has not and society, a higher level of education, and :-.urvivor annuities, the decision whether or been seen in Eastern Europe since Stalinist changes in the economJcs of families due to not to share the benefit and provide a days. Even Communists enjoying Western rising inflation. widow's annuity may be made by the worker rights have jumped on the freedom train. In wartime, women had performed success­ alone, without the spouse's knowledge or Note the politburo of the French Communist fully in many occupations usually reserved consent. Only under the social security sys­ Party roundly demanding acquittal of the six exclusively for men. Yet massive as were the tem is a share of the benefit automatically nonpolitical figures being tried for "subver­ resultant changes and pressures, after the ::i.llocated to a divorced wife (if the marriage sion" behind closed doors in Prague. But do war women found themselves again concen­ has lasted 10 or more years). However cur­ any coddled citizens of the free world feel trated in a narrow range of clerical, service, rent ERISA rules have been interpreted by and lower level white collar jobs. In fact one iota of the gratitude we ought to feel :mme courts to preclude a divorced woman toward the Czechs themselves who are fight­ since 1960, occupational patterns, with from claiming a share of a spouse's pension, women in lower-paying jobs, have not ing for us in the world's indivisible battle although others have argued that such rules for liberty and justice? changed even though laws have been passed were intended only to protect the pension to end discrimination in employment oppor­ from creditors, not from legitimate legal or The lea.st we can do is know their names: tunity, including the Equal Employment moral support obligations. Vaclav Havel, Jiri Deinstbier, Dana Nemcova, Opportunity Act of 1972. Moreover the earn­ One of the most troublesome issues if the Peter Uhl, Vaclav Benda, Otta Bednarova. ings gap between full-time, year-around retirement income system is to be changed Westerns may recognize playwright Havel (or workers has continued to widen. In 1956 to make it more advantageous to women is Czech fellow writer Pavel Kohout-alluded women earned 63 cents for every dollar the question of whether to credit or assign to in a current play by Britain's Tom Stop­ earned by men; by 1978, the median for value to the work of the homemaker. Al­ pard-who is not on trial but was stripped women had fallen to 59 cents. Variations be­ though a number of European countries of his citizenship and barred from his home­ tween men and women in education and now recogni.ze childbearing and homemaking work-force attachment explain some of the land). But how could most of us be aware as pensionable occupations and fund bene­ of Otta Bednarova, former TV journalist disparities in occupation and income. How­ fits out of general revenues, the idea has not ever, in some studies which adjust for these working as a cleaning woman while she car­ gained acceptance in the United States. Pro­ ried on the fight against repression and cor­ factors, investigators still find a significant posals to enact such legislation have been gap which they attribute to discrimination. ruption? Or of the 250 brave individuals who before several recent Congresses but have risked signing their names to last summer's While the sharp increase in female employ­ not passed. ment means that m..any more women will be letter protesting the detention of political A second option, also proposed for con­ prisoners and the government's terrorism gaining eligibility for direct retirement bene­ gressional action, would recognize marriage fits of some kind, many problems remain. To against upholders of human rights? Or of as an interdependent economic relationship the Czechs who this week have tried to quote William H. Chafe in Women and the in which each partner shares. The authors American Economy, "Although the economic of this proposal suggest that there is al­ gather in support of the defendants only to role of women had [sic] changed, inequality ready a precedent in the joint income tax. be arrested or kept out of the courtroom under the remembering eyes of security remained a.a omnipresent as ever." Since in­ Under this plan, the Social Security Admin­ come in retirement is usually directly linked istration would assign half the social secu­ forces? to salary or wage level during the working rity credits earned to each partner, using the credit must go also to the Soviet monitors yea.rs, employed women will remain disadvan­ income reported in the joint tax return as of the Helsinki human rights declaration taged vis-a-vis employed men until the sal- a base. Some see an advantage in this ap- who this year spoke out for the first time in October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29737 solidarity with their colleagues in another have much more to do with a host of ern realities. The notion that they are simply Soviet-bloc country, Czechoslovakia. They other problems that relate more to "unreasonable," while Americans a.re unlque­ joined a Polish dissident group in calling for ly in a position to design a reasonable and economic issues than anything else. comprehensive settlement, is absurd. the release of members of the human rights The radical Arab states such as Libya movement arrested by the Husak minions. If the notion that the West Bank offers a and Iraq are, because of their Marxist solution to the Palestinian refugee problem People and nations in the West have re­ to orientation, anti-American from any is absurd, the idea that the high price or main vigilant to preserve their own heritage perspective. As the gulf which dhides OPEC oil can be reduced by any alleviation or of rights. But they cannot fail to count their Arab-Israeli tensions is preposterous. blessings when the old totalitarianism breaks U.S. policy from the radical Arab states is yast on matters unrelated to the Pales­ OPEC is primarily an economic organism. out again as in Prague. And they cannot fail Many important members of OPEC-e.g., Ni­ to count their debts to those who stand up t:nian problem, there is no evidence that geria and Indonesia-are neither Arab nor for freedom where it takes such courage to suggests that these states would be l~ss Middle Eastern. And all members of OPEC doso.e hostile if the United States abandoned its have a much keener interest in higher oil long-standing policy in the Middle East prices than in the Israeli-Arab quarrel. How in support of the establishment of a quickly we seem to have forgotten that one IRVING KRISTOL ANALYZES THE Palestinian state. of the architects of OPEC was none other ILLUSORY SOLUTIONS TO THE These views are infrequently expressed, than the sha.h of Iran, who was no political enemy of either Israel or the Unlted States. PALESTINIAN PROBLEM but we should all be grateful for Irving Moreover, to the degree that politics does Kristol's incisive-if unfashionable­ enter the picture, many of.the key Arab and analysis of the Palentinian problem. He Islamic members of OPEC a.re at least as HON. JACK F. KEMP has, in the space of less than 1,000 words, much anti-American and anti-West as they OF NEW YORK deflated the faulty premises of the sea­ a.re anti-Israel. These include Libya, Algeria, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES son's most misguided policy recommen­ Iraq and-today-Iran. Even Saudi Arabia dation. Professor Kristol's informative was duly represented at the recent "Third Thursday, October 25, 1979 World" conference in Havana-a conference essay should be read by anyone who be­ that pa.id relatively little attention to Israel • Mr. KEMP. Mr. Speaker, ithas become lieves the notion of a Palestinian state fashionable to offer the establishment of and directed its hostility mainly toward the to be congruent with the interests of the United States. When and if these nations a.re a Palestinian state of some sort on the United States. This essay appeared in inclined to use their oil as an instrument of "west bank" of the Jordan River as the the October 25, 1979 issue of the Wash­ foreign policy, they will do so, Israel or no wisest "solution" to the intractable prob­ ington Post. Israel. lem of Palestine. The Palestinian cause The problems posed for American foreign WHAT A PALESTINE SOLUTION WON'T SOLVE is seen by some prominent observers as {By Irving Kristo!) policy by the Arab-Israeli confilct and the the primary obstacle to peace in the Mid­ existence of OPEC are a8 complex as they a.re dle East, because the Palestinian refugees Public discussion of our Middle Ea.st policy critical. This would hardly seem to be the is being increasingly .bedeviled by two com­ moment to take flight from these problems appear to be the only significant element mon fallacies. The first is that a solution to by embracing "solutions" so illusory as to be in the Middle East unwilling to accept the Palestinian refugees problem, in the form more accurately labeled "panaceas." e the status quo with respect to the legiti­ of a Palestinian state on the West Bank, is a macy of the State of Israel. precondition for any overall Israeli-Arab set­ tlement. The second is that the achievement As Irving Kristo! writes in today's of such a settlement will result in a signlfi­ Post, it is evident to anyone who has can improvement in the terms of trade be­ WORKER STERILIZATION AT studied the economic geography of the tween the United States and OPEC, thereby AMERICAN CYANAMID West Bank region that it cannot solve ameliorating our energy crisis. the Palestinian problem for the region The establishment of a Palestinian state on cannot hope to absorb more than 1 mil­ the West Bank will not-because it cannot­ HON. JOSEPH M. GAYDOS lion Palestinians living outside of Israel solve the refugee problem. This is quite evi­ OF PENNSYLVANIA dent to Anwar Sadat, to Menachem Begin and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on its meager economic base. Palestine to Yasser Arafat, and explains much about established on the West Bank could only their respective foreign policies. It seems less Thursday, October 25, 1979 be an intermediate point to the destruc­ evident to our State Department or to John tion of Israel, because the occupation of Connally. e Mr. GAYDOS. Mr. Speaker, I would the State of Israel would be the only The West Bank is a relatively arid territory like to call my colleagues' attention to an long-term source of water, agricultural one-fourth the size of Massachusetts, with incident involving the sterilizaiton of resources, and international transporta­ some 700,000 inhabitants, a high birth rate four women employees at the American tion. Thus, the establishment of a Pales­ and a limited economic potential. Even now, Cyanamid plant in Willow Island, W. Va. tinian state would assure a future war of some 50,000 West Bank Arabs-approximately These women alleged that they had one-third of the labor force--commute daily themselves sterilized after a plan official vastly destructive proportions as it would to Israel for their Jobs. How on earth is this be a fight for Israel's survival, as well as territory going to absorb close to 1 million implied that the surgery might help save the survival of a Palestinian state. Pal­ new immigrants-a figure that assumes that their jobs. An OSHA investigation re­ estine would have to occupy Isreal to sur­ most of the Palestinians now living in Jordan vealed that American Cyanamid an­ vive, and Isreal would have to prevent will stay there? nounced in January 1978, a policy which, such an attempt in order to survive. Such Even with the most generous foreign a.id, in effect, required women workers to be circumstances are congruent with per­ economic development of this territory will sterilized in order to continue working petual conflict, not eternal peace. be slow and incremental. Its inadequate in areas of the plant where they were water supply by itself guarantees that. In­ exposed to excessive levels of lead. This A second dimension of the now fash­ deed, there exists no plan of economic devel­ ionable theory that the United States opment that can get much ahead of the policy was in response to a fear of pos­ must help in forcing the establishment of growth of the present population, to say sible lead poisoning damage to a fetus. a Palestinian state turns on an assump­ nothing of hundreds of thousands of new Occupational exposure to lead can immigrants-and to say nothing, either, of cause damage to the nervous, urinary, tion that such a circumstance is crucial the natural increase in the refugee popula­ and reproductive systems; and studies to improve OPEC-U.S. relations. This tion, which also has a high birth rate, in the have linked lead exposure in workers to perspective is defective on two grounds. years ahead. defects in their offspring. First, few of the Arab states in the region Is it any wonder that, in the periOd 1948- welcome the prospect of a Palestinian 1967, when Jordan occupied the West Bank, As a result of its investigation, OSHA state, despite their ritualistic rhetoric on the idea of this area representing a solution has proposed a $10,000 penalty against the subject. The reason for this is quite to the refugee problem seems not to have the plant for its sterilization policy. simple: Many of the Arab states have occurred to anyone? Earlier this year, OSHA issued a num­ A Palestinian state on the West Bank could ber of other citations against American Palestinian minority populations who, in not help being irrtdentist, seeing its future Cyanamid relating to excessive worker the presence of a Marxist-oriented Pal­ in the repossession of Israeli territory. This exposure to lead and chromates. estinian homeland, would become a sub­ explains why Arafat will not recognize the territorial integrity of Israel, why Begin re­ Clearly working men and women must versive element within the nations them­ not be forced to forfeit their ability to selves. Hence, the diplomatic difficulties sists the idea of a Pailestinian state and why the United States faces with the con­ Sadat is trying to finesse the whole issue by conceive children in order to maintain focusing on "autonomy" rather than sover­ their current jobs. Such actions by any servative elements of OPEC have little eignty. These are all rational men who de­ employer are totally inexcusable. Finally, to do with the Palestinian problem; they fine their interests in terms of Middle East- this incident dramatizes the vital im- 29738 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 allocations, apparently in the belief that planed the interests of the consumers, portance of the Occupational Safety and couldn't have written a better scenario. We Health Administration in insuring the keeping controls would punish the oil com­ panies for their success. wonder, however, if there won't come a point worker the right to a safe and healthful To start to put this in perspective, you when the consumers and voters will begin environment free from harassment by have t o ask who gets these profits. Not to ask if they really need friends like these. this employer.• Exxon's hired managers, as well compensated It is incumbent upon the Members of a.s they surely are. The profits go instead to shareholders, either directly as dividends or this body to intelligently examine thjs indirectly through share appreciation 1f issue which is vital to our Nation's in­ OIL PROFITS AND CONTROLS profit is reinvested within the business. So terest.• who are these shareholders now so widely accused of greed? HON. STEVEN D. SYMMS Some 65 % of Exxon's shares are held by FRANCE AND OTHERS HAVE NU­ OF IDAHO institutions. These pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds and other mecha­ CLEAR LEAD IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nisms for small savers to pool their resources. Thursday, October 25, 1979 Plus charitable and educational foundations, HON. JOHN W. WYDLER colleges and universities and the like. Em­ • Mr. SYMMS. Mr. Speaker, for the past ployee pension funds alone own 28% of OF NEW YORK several days the news media has once Exxon. Just what does Herblock have against IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES again deluged all of us with reports of retired people? Thursday, October 25, 1979 the "unconscionable" profits of the oil The question is even more pertinent if you companies. notice that most of Exxon's profit gains were • Mr. WYDLER. Mr. Speaker, as we True to form, all of the politicians in overseas, while most of the shareholders are have debated the annual authorization Washington picked up on the issue and Americans. If you insist on seeing profits as for the Department of Energy in recent an income transfer, they were a transfer weeks I think it is worth noting that this are now busy proclaiming how they are from European consumers to America's so­ going to save the consumers money. I cial welfare institutions for the retired aged. country is falling further and further be­ believe it is important, however, that we Hardly a cause for yelling or screaming on hind both our allies and the Soviet Union carefully examine the issue. the New Jersey Turnpike; maybe so in Ml in the development of nuclear power as The first fact that the Congress must to London. a major energy source. I include in the face is that we cannot enforce control But anyone who might wish to rise above RECORD at this point a recent editorial over most of the oil that is used. Half of penny dreadful analysis has to ask about the which stresses this sad state of affairs. is origin of these profits. Why are the oil com­ As the editorial states, the nation that our oil imported; 20 percent is decon­ panies making so much money? In fact, the trolled domestic oil; fifteen percent is companies themselves have little control over discovered atomic power has now tied its uncontrolled at the product level; heat­ most of the variables-prices, exchange rates, own nuclear industry in knots: ing oil is at the world price. Conse­ taxes, Iranian politics- that govern their [From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Oct. 17, quently, even if we are controlling the profit rates. They really do not even have 1979] domestic crude price from which it is the option of trying to lower their profits by FRANCE, OTHERS HAVE NUCLEAR LEAD refined, it is not going to change the cutting prices, since in the short run only France has jumped far ahead of a paralyzed price to the consumer. My question then so much oil is available, and since prices be­ United States in building not only conven­ is, why are we reversing our previous de­ low market-clearing levels would leave them tional water reactor plants but also in de­ swamped with orders they could not fill. Gas veloping a commercial fast breeder reactor, cision to end price controls and allo­ lines and the like would return; this is also cations? facilities for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel likely to be the actual effect of yesterday's and a process for safely storing nuclear waste. The second notion that must be dis­ House vote. The French, now 10 years ahead of the U.S. counted is that profits are in some way In any industry, when prices rise faster in developing nuclear power, have moved so contrary to the public interest. This body t han the overall rate of inflation, as oil rapidly that they plan to produce 60 percent fails to realize that there is not any produce prices did this last year, it reflects, of their electricity from atomic power by reinvestment unless there are profits. Ad­ in simplest terms, diminished competition. 1985. The straitjacketed U.S. nuclear industry mittedly, Gulf Oil's profits in the last The diminished competition in the oil in­ will be lucky if it is producing 18 percent of quarter were approximately $1 billion. dustry this past year resulted not from a the nation's electricity by 1985. la.ck of competit ors-there are 28 sizable oil 'I1he French, the British, the Soviet Union However, we must also realize that they companies-but the political restraints thnt and other major industrial countries have plowed $1 % billion into research and de­ have been applied to the energy industry, recognized the great potential of the breeder velopment of new sources and types of including all the products that compete with technology that apparently has escaped Pres­ energy. oil. ident Carter and others in Washington. The third issue that must be examined The Natural Gas Act crimped domestic For the fast breeder has two enormous ad­ is who are the benefactors of the sup­ drilling of natural gas, which was rising vantages over present reactors. First, it is able posedly "unconscionable" profits. An healthily before the act was passed. Environ­ to use the abundant Uranium 238 which article which appeared in today's Wall mental laws have curtailed coal use and comprises about 99 percent of uranium fuel. expanded demand for unleaded gasoline, Conventional reactors, by contrast, must rely Street Journal clearly indicates that the which requires more crude oil to produce on Uranium 235 which comprises less than 1 benefactors are the pension funds, in­ than leaded gasoline. Pressures from the "No percent of the uranium fuel. surance companies, mutual funds and More Nukes" Yippies have stalled nuclear Secondly, when the U-238 is bombarded other mechanisms for small savers to power development. witlh neutrons along with plutonium, the re­ pool their resources in addition to chari­ All of this is now to be remedied by piling action produces more plutonium than is con­ table and educational foundations, col­ still more burdens on domestic energy pro­ sumed-hence the name, breeder. leges and universities and employee pen­ duction. The windwall profits tax, which has Thus the fast breeder is able to get up to gotten such a marvelous boost from the 80 times as much energy from the same sion funds. Exxon numbers, will further discourage U.S. uranium that now is used in present reactors. THE BIG OIL RIP-OFF oil production, reducing the total world sup­ Another important factor is that the United Motorists fumed over gasoline lines in the ply of oil and practically guaranteeing that States has an incredible amount of U-238 summer, fuel prices soared, fill1ng station world prices and the overseas profits of the stored in drums at uranium enrichment service deteriorated-and now, Exxon reports major oil companies will continue to rise. plants since U-238 is a byproduct of this its third quarter profits were up 119 % from This will bring more screaming and yelling process. a year before. If the oil politicians had writ­ and more Herblock cartoons from Washing­ Opponents have argued that the U.S. ten the scenario for piling new taxes on the ton. And with the screaming and yelling will shouldn't move ahead on nuclear power be­ oil industry they couldn't have planned it come new regulations, new taxes, new re­ cause t!he technology and fac111ties for storing better. strictions on domestic energy production. nuclear waste haven't been developed. But, Indeed, Herblock had an anti-oil cartoon Oil industry executives, many of whom here again, the French have proven that this in the Washington Post the very morning of would probably like nothing better in this is a phony argument. They not only have de­ the Exxon announcement; Jimmy Carter said poisoned political environment than to re­ veloped the technology but have built a plant the big oil profits aren't "fair to the Ameri­ port a 1 percent profit decline, w111 continue that is busily engaged in enclosing hazardous can people" and James G. Archuleta, of the to be benumbed b y all the political and legal nuclear byproducts in solid glass blocks that Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union pressures that interfere with their funda­ can be safely stored underground in a rela­ called the Exxon profits "pornographic," mental goal of finding, producing and selling tively small area for hundreds of years. The presumably is even worse than obscene. And fuel. process ls called vitrification. yesterday the House reversed its previous The oil politicians, gearing up to run next France, Britain, Soviet Russia and other decision to end gasoline price controls and fa.11 on how forcefully they have cham- countries all are doing the things in develop- October 25, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29739 ing nuclear power that antinuclearites in this clear, frigid winter nights when the moon­ CARTER'S SALT-SELLING CAM­ country say can't be done. They are moving light glistens off the snow, 20 to 40 eagles PAIGN: A $1,000,000 RIPOFF steadily toward a future that is less and less can be seen perched side-by-side in each o! dependent on oiL and other scarce and costly the trees. fossil fuels. Meanwhile the nation that dis­ Annually, the Illinois Chapter of The Na­ HON. JOHN M. ASHBROOK covered atomic power has tied its own nu­ ture Conservancy organizes a winter field OF OHIO clear industry in knots and has put itself trip to Cedar Glen to see the eagles and to increasingly at the mercy of the OPEC oil share new information with interested mem­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pirates.e bers. For example, we have discussed and ex­ Thursday, October 25, 1979 plained the three habitat-use areas that are important to eagles. One area is comprised e Mr. ASHBROOK. Mr. Speaker, some EAGLES IN CEDAR GLEN of the primary feeding and eating sites be­ of my colleagues are aware and indeed tween Warsaw, Illinois, and Lock and Dam I9 parties in a lawsuit which asks that on the Mississippi. The second habitat con­ President Carter's SALT-selling cam­ HON. TOM RAILSBACK sists of loafing areas-sites away from the paign be ruled unconstitutional in Fed­ river, which are protected from wind and eral court. The use of appropriated funds OF ILLINOIS exposed to the warming rays of the sun. for the purpose of influencing Congress IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The area adjacent to Eagle Island and the newly discovered Crystal Glen area next to is clearly illegal under the United States Thursday, October 25, 1979 Cedar Glen comprise the kind of habitat that Code but the State Department has per­ the eagles use and need as roosting sites. We sisted in using our tax dollars to lobby •Mr. RAILSBACK. Mr. Speaker in have also discussed the eagle's food habits the U.S. Senate for ratification of SALT Illinois' 19th Congressional District i~ an and fishing behavior. II, the latest U.S. effort to appease the area called Cedar Glen where the Bald Since the initial purchase of the Cedar Communist government in the Soviet Eagle, our national bird and an endan­ Glen night roost in 1970, the Conservancy has Union. gered species, spends its winters. Prof. also purchased Mud Island, Eagle (Mink) Island, and mainland areas used for feeding, John D. Lofton has written in this Thomas C. Dunstan, an associate profes­ eating, loafing, and some night roosting. The week's edition of the Washington Weekly sor of biology at Western Illinois Uni­ Conservancy's project now encompasses an excellent piece on this very subject. versity-also in the 19th District-wrote about 580 acres. Several critical areas. in­ I think that my colleagues may be in­ an article entitled "Cedar Glen Land of cluding the newly documented Crystal Glen terested in reading this detailed account Wintering Eagles" which was published Night Roost, are worth protecting in the im­ of how taxpayers' dollars have been used in the September/ October 1979 issue of mediate future. Acquiring these additional to garner support for the ratification of the Nature Conservancy News. I am areas would safeguard an entire system of components necessary to the survival of bald this ill-advised treaty. The Lofton article pleased to submit the article for printing eagles in winter. The Conservancy also joined follows: in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD so that the Illinois Superintendent of Public ·In­ CARTER'S SALT-SELLING CAMPAIGN: others may have the opportunity to struction's Office and the Illinois Audubon A $1 ,000,000 RIPOFF read it: Society in a school children's "Dimes for WASHINGTON.-In the absence of express CEDAR GLEN, LAND OF WINTERING EAGLES Eagles" drive in 1976. Funds from the drive authorization by Congress, it is illegal to use (By Thomas C. Dunstan) were used to purchase the Prairie State Eagle appropriated tax dollars to directly telephone Refuge-also known as the Children's Eagle South of Chicago is the prairie state of or to finance letters. "printed or written Refuge-adjacent to the Conservancy's prop­ matter. or other device, intended or designed Illinois. The Mississippi River passes down erties. the entire western border of the state. Dur­ to influence in any manner a Member er ing the fierce cold days in the dead of winter Last winter. during the blizzard of '78-'79, Congress, to favor or oppose, by vote or other - each year. our national bird, the bald eagle, Cedar Glen appeared to be the "true Mecca" wise, any legislation or appropriation by gathers along the "Mighty Miss" in large for bald eagles in the Midwest. Data from the Congress . . . " Any officer or employee of the numbers. At the Cedar Glen area near the National Wildlife Federation's First National United States who violates this law shall be river's Lock and Dam 19 in w~st-central Census of wintering bald eagles in the 48 con­ fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not Illinois, eagles find a rare wintering situation tiguous states documented the presence of more than one year, or both; and, according that is vital to their survival during the 5- 1,295 eagles along the Mississippi River from to 18 U.S.C .• Section 1913, after notice and to 6-month period when they are away from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Cairo, Illinois. hearing by the superior officer vested with their breeding ranges in the northern states The majority ate, loafed, and roosted along the power of removing him, the transgressor and Canadian provinces. the Illinois shore of the Mississippi. This shall be removed from office or employment. large number of eagles exceeded counts made When he's asked if the Carter administra­ Since 1969, as an associate professor of in any other state censused. The "Land of tion has violated this federal statute by biology at Western Illinois University, I have Lincoln" became the "Land of Wintering Ea­ been conducting research on winterizing spending tax dollars to sell the SALT II eagles at Cedar Glen and at other sites up gles." The significance of the Cedar Glen area strategic arms limitation treaty with the and down the Mississippi River. As a young itself was never more apparent-the white Soviets. State Department press spokesman boy, and later as a professional biologist heads and tails of hundreds of adult bald Hodding Carter III is aghast at the mere sug­ studying the breeding ecology of eagles in eagles could be seen brightening the clear, gestion. When he responds, one oan hear the Minnesota, I puzzled over the question of blue January skies. We recorded a record playing of "The Star Spangled Banner" in where breeding eagles go and what they do high minimum number of 454 eagles (359 the background; one visualizes Old Glory during the winter. After nine years of study, adults. 88 immatures, and 7 eagles of unde­ snapping in the breeze, firmly planted in a and through the combined efforts of my termined age) in Cedar Glen during the na­ field where amber waves of grain are gently students and colleagues at the University tional count. This total is about double the swaying in the wind. Carter says: usual number that frequents the area. Also, "I think it is absolutely proper for this ad­ and the Illinois Chapter of The Nature Con­ it was seven or more times greater than num­ servancy, the answer is partially known. we ministration or any administration to pre­ bers from any other single site censused sent to the American people a rationale and have also helped raise people's consciousness along the Mississippi River. about our responsibUity for protecting this reasons for policies which it is pursuing. It endangered raptor. In 1970, Cedar Glen and The Glen's future is promising. but not is, in fact, an obligation of this government the surrounding 182 acres were purchased by secure. All necessary habitat requirements to make sure that the people of the country the Conservancy in order to save an eagle must be met-guaranteeing only part of the understand the policy and have an oppor­ night roosting site from potentia.l destruc­ ecosystem is not enough to protect the ea­ tunity to speak to it, and to those who are tion, and to safeguard eagles from human gles. Present activities, such as the building involved in implementing the policy and in encroachment and harassment. of the new interstate bridge from Iowa to Il­ carrying it out. We would be remiss in our Cedar Glen is an eroded "punch bowl'' linois right through the study area, require duties if we did not pursue such a course that we continue our efforts to acquire ad­ of public information ... we have engaged, about 4 acres in size, located among and be­ not in lobbying Congress, but in informing hind an upland ridge of Keokuk limestone ditional and necessary critical habitat. This the American people." of Valmyerian age. The "bowl" lies adjacent time we can provide information for making to the Mississippi River. Most of its rim ls decisions about bridge locations and con­ According to the General Accounting surrounded by a natural windbreak of red, Office, during 1978 and the first ha1f of this struction activities; however. time is short. year administration SALT-sellers from the black, and chinquapin ( Querces muhlen­ Past debts have to be paid so new areas can bergii) oaks, the latter species typically asso­ State Department's Public Affairs Bureau, be purchased. Furthermore, what we learn the SALT Working Group, the Office o! the ciated with dry limestone buffs. In the bot­ at Cedar Glen can also be used to preserve tom or the glen and bowl area are several Counselor, "other bureaus," the Arms Con­ other habitats for wintering eagles, both trol and Disarmament Agency, "other offices," large sycBJllores with widely spread branches along the Mississippi River and throughout the Defense Department and the White that are the eagles• favored perch sites. on North America.e House have participated in 1,065 speaking CXXV--1870-Part 23 29740 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 25, 1979 engagements and 1,028 media events. The Anthony Wisniewski and the Holy Cross WHAT THE PLO DOES cost to the taxpayer of these 339 trips to Parish of Yowigstown, Ohio, observed Some examples of the PLO's activities: 48 states and the District of Columbia has the golden jubilee of his priesthood in Dr. Youssef Ira.kl ls the financial director been $1.2 million. These officials addressed the Polish National Catholic Church. o! 12 hospitals, ma.inly in Lebanon. Trained numerous academic groups, religious orga­ at Moscow University, the Palestinian ls a nizations, civic clubs and conferences, and Ordained on August 7, 1929, by the Prime vigorous, shirt-sleeved surgeon with an ath­ participated in TV, radio and newspaper Bishop Francis Hodur, organizer of letic build. who regrets that his administra­ interviews. the PNCC, Father Wisniewski remembers tl ve work keeps him from the operating During just the first six months of this well the spirited preaching of Bishop room. His skllls serve the PLO, which con­ year alone, the State Department-at tax­ Hodur in his native Poland, and his in­ trols all 12 hospitals. payer's expense-distributed more than half fluence in his life. A half-dozen books in, Hebrew lie on the a million copies of documents, reports, Father Wisniewski has been a staunch office desk o1l Sabri Jlryis, a Palestinian pamphlets aind speeches, all selling the supporter of the Polish National Union, graduate of Hebrew University in Jerusalem. SALT II treaty, at a cost of nearly $100,000. Currently, his knowledge o! Hebrew ls em­ In recent months, the White House Office and has brought some 570 new members ployed by the Palestine Research Center, of Public Liaison has stepped up its SALT­ into "Spojnia," serving as secretary of here, where he directs. The center ls pa.rt o! selling effort. No count has been made of branch 197 since 1969. He cherishes a the PLO empire. the number of people invited to these ses­ plaque given by the supreme manage­ Salah Abou Rlaleh holds a doctorate from sions, which usually feature the president ment as a tribute to his efforts-the first the University of Chicago. He ls a lean, an­ and the secretary of defense. But Anne such plaque ever awarded. gular Palestinian who spent a couple of Wexler, who heads the Liaison Office, says: The people of Holy Cross Parish whom decades in Saudi Arabia's oil industry. To­ "It ls in several thousands, with different he has served for 17 years know Father day he ls one of the directors of a conglom­ levels of contact." Ms. Wexler's office lists erate of 33 in~ustrial plants in Lebanon 800 names in its SALT file. Concerning the Wisniewski as a dedicated, hard work­ that make everything from shoes to proc­ question of the salary costs for White House ing, sympathetic friend. The Father essed food. All 33 plants are owned by the staffers involved in this selllng of SALT, Jubilarian has led them in the construc­ PLO. Ms. Wexler's office informs the General Ac­ tion of a new social hall, and the re­ This decaying city of sudden explosions counting Office: "No records have been kept modeling of their sanctuary and rectory. and rattling gunfire is the PLO's headquar­ which would provide any reasonable estt­ His efforts on behalf of Polonia in the ters and the home of most of its aidminis­ mate o! what portion o! an individual's Yowigstown area are well known and tra.tl ve offices; Lebanon is too weak to keep time was spent on SALT II ;md therefore, anyone out. 'Dhe agencies a.re sc81ttered no reliable cost data can be computed." hailed. around town in office buildings or converted Anne Wexler has vigorously denied to me I am delighted to call attention to this apartment houses. All are guarded by youths that the admlnlstra.tlon ls engaged in any important milestone in the life of Father wearing khaki or ca.m.ouftage uniforms and illegal lobbying !or

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Friday, October 26, 1979

The House met at 10 a.m. ute and to revise and extend his re­ LOST AND FOUND The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, marks.) D.D., offered the following prayer: (Mr. HYDE asked and was given per­ Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, as the de­ mission to address the House for 1 min­ Blessed are those who hunger and baJte in the Congress focuses upon the ute and to revise and extend his re­ thirst for righteousness, for they shall be emergency fuel assistance program for marks.) satisfied.-Matthew 5: 6. the sick, the elderly, and the needy so Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I want to Gracious Lord, we recognize that by that they may meet their dramatically commend the gentleman from Massa­ ourselves we are not able to do or be rising fuel bills, we must not lose sight chusetts

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