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WEAPONS STRATEGY: MORE? port systems to counter the massive quanti- tank of their own. "American weapons de­ BETTER?-OR BOTH? ties of tanks, ships, planes and guns of the velopment-in my opinion wrongly-goes Soviet Union. Push-button warfare. for order of magnitude improvement and That's nothing new, of course. What's new all-round improvement," says Edward HON. GUY VANDER JAGT is that the decision makers at the highest Luttwak of Georgetown University's Center OF MICHIGAN levels of the military are beginning to worry for Strategic & International Studies, an ad­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES about the viability of that policy. In Febru- viser on defense policy to Ronald Reagan. ary of this year, in an internal memo to the Luttwak, a highly regarded military analyst, Monday, September 8, 1980 Air Force and Navy that was leaked to the adds: "In the Soviet case you improve the e Mr. VANDER JAGT. Mr. Speaker, respected Armed Forces Journal Interna- characteristics one by one in sequential today a great debate rages in the tional, Defense Secretary Harold Brown modification." said: " . . . Because of our belief that we Secretary Brown's February memo went United States over the issue of defense must compensate for a quantitative inferior- further. It said: preparedness. This issue involves both ity by ensuring qualitative superiority, that "It is time to reexamine our technological the level of spending and the quality has been the direction we have emphasized emphasis on performance to see whether of the American defense arsenal. in applying our technology. That choice has the improvement we sought in combat ef­ For years we in the United States brought with it an increasing sophistication fectiveness exists now as much in fact as it have been assured that our military and complexity in equipment, as we under- did in theory when we made the choice. If it preparedness is more than adequate stood it would. What we may not have un- does not, as is strongly implied, we must derstood as well were the consequences." consider redirection of our technology away on the basis of our superior technol­ What are those consequences? ogy. We are now hearing more and The U.S. military, which moans about from sheer performance in favor of less more that this technological lead is manpower shortages, is now the most bloat- complex and more practical weapons that evaporating, and evaporating quickly. ed in the world. A U.S. division with its we can buy in greater quantity, that we can high-techology weapons now utilizes over support generously in the field, that we can Thus, we are urged to assume greater 40,000 men with nondivisional support per- maintain easily with service personnel, that expenditures to meet new technology sonnel-roughly 10,000 combatants-com- we can train realistically with in peacetime demands along with the need to assure pared with 26,000 for a European army divi- and that will be more reliable and available adequate numbers of weaponry in view sion and 17,000 for the soviets. , and, on balance, more effective in war." of vast defense expenditures by our Because the weapons are so expensive, the Here's an irony: The less-is-better, quality- potential foes. U.S. can't afford many of them and is now over-quantity, push-button-warfare concept A fine focus for this debate is the not merely outnumbered, but far outnum- represents a sharp break with the U.S. issue of the turbine engines slated for bered, by the Soviet Union. In 1979 the U.S. weapons policies that played such a major had 12,700 tanks, for example, vs 50,000 for role in winning World War II. When Frank.­ use in our newest generation of battle­ the Russians; 23,000 armored fighting vehi- lin D. Roosevelt electrified the world by field tanks, the XM-1. We have sacri­ cles vs 55,000; 18,000 pieces of artillery vs calling for production of 50,000 airplanes in ficed an ongoing need for maintaining 40,700; 5,200 combat aircraft vs 7,800. In 1944 he was, in effect, saying to the Axis: adequate numbers of conventional 1980, 123 submarines vs 357; 165 major sur- We will bury you in sheer numbers of equip­ tanks in the field for the promise of face combat ships vs 273. Only in aircraft ment, we will crush you under the weight of the supertank. Many of us have felt carriers is the U.S. clearly ahead: 13 to 2. our steel. It was the Germans who led in jet that the questionable adequacy of tur­ The lineup is, of course, not merely the aircraft technology and in missile technol­ bines for battlefield conditions re­ U.S. versus the U.S.S.R. but the U.S. and ogy, but German technology went down NATO versus the U.S.S.R: and the Warsaw under the impact of workmanlike but work­ quired simultaneous development of a pact nations. Add in those figures and the aday U.S. tanks, ships and aircraft. The standard engine of proven capability. gap narrows, but only somewhat and, over- Axis laughed at Roosevelt, regarding it as While we have fiddled with new tech­ all, the gap is widening. The 1980 figures mere propaganda. In the end the U.S. made nology, our field commands have due to appear shortly are expected to show that goal look like peanuts, producing burned for the lack of adequate re­ an imbalance worse than 1979's. The Soviets 104,000 airplanes in 1944 alone, 16,000 tanks sources. I would be the first to say are outproducing us every year. In fiscal a year and 104 ships in just 2 years. that if we can prevail through technol­ year 1981, for example, the U.S. Army will These WWII machines weren't fancy. ogy, we have an obligation to keep order 569 of its XM-1 Abrams tanks; the So- Henry Kaiser's famed Liberty Ships were pace. However, we cannot and must viets produce around 2,600 tanks a year. unlovely tubs. But they were cheap and The U.S. will produce 378 combat aircraft in they did what they were supposed to do­ not let the drive for technological su­ fiscal 1981 to the Soviets' 1,000-plus; 530. ar- they got the men and equipment to Europe periority jeopardize our preparedness mored vehicles to 3,600; 96 helicopters to in large numbers. In WWII the M4 Sher- for the immediate future. I submit the 500. Only in shipbuilding are the figures man tank was possibly the least impressive recent analysis of this issue from even close: nine major fighting surface ships tank in Europe. But waves of them over­ Forbes magazine for the review of my for the U.S. to ten for the Soviets, and two whelmed Hitler's outnumbered technologi­ colleagues. I hope that we will stand U.S. attack submarines to five Soviet ones. cal marvels, the Panthers and the Tigers. back a bit and take a look at the direc­ A paradoxical result of the U.S. attempt American equipment may not have been the to emphasize quality-or rather complex- best, but it carried the day because there tion we are going. I am convinced that ity-over quantity is that the U.S. often was so much of it. we must move more broadly to insure falls behind in quality as well for long peri- The U.S. has adopted exactly the opposite the preparedness of our military ef­ ods of time. The current U.S. main battle strategy since then. But the Soviet Union forts, and I urge that the appropriate tank, for example, is the M60, which ap- has not. "Quantity has a quality all its committees of the Congress take into peared in 1959. The new Chrysler-built XM- own," said V. I. Lenin. Soviet Admiral account the considerations expressed 1 will have a revolutionary engine, revolu- Gorshkov puts it another way: "Best is the in the attached article. tionary armor, a revolutionary fire-control enemy of good enough," meaning that in­ The article follows: system and, eventually, a larger gun. But sisting on the best equipment instead of since 1965, while the U.S. fiddled with its good enough to do the job may jeopardize THE GREAT PusH-BuTToN DELUSION ideal tank, the Soviets have introduced four the ability to do the job at all. Says Profes­

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. September 8, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 24695 The difference in the two approaches in­ It has led to such curious enterprises as Maverick air-to-ground missile, the U.S. can volves things familiar to any businessman. the effort to get the F-4 up from Mach 1. 7 afford to fire only 200 each year. In con­ One is the difference between the learning of rental RECESSION housing, the relative costs of ownership A tax cut to stimulate jobs will help versus renting have been changed by our control unemployment. Americans HON. S. WILLIAM GREEN Tax Code. I do not suggest that owners lose must be put back to work by attacking OF NEW YORK their present tax benefits, but that renters specific unemployment pockets such IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES receive equitable treatment. Furthermore, as the auto, steel, and coal industries. Monday, September 8, 1980 as rents need to rise to meet inflation, less Broad solutions from the past will not affluent renters cannot pay sufficient rents, work; the country must attack specific • Mr. GREEN. Mr. Speaker, on further discouraging the construction of unemployment problems in the Sunday, September 7, the Third rental housing geared toward this market. 1980's.e Avenue Merchants Association spon­ The costs of tenant tax relief proposals sored the fifth annual TAMA county are not insignificant, but neither are the fair along Manhattan's Third Avenue costs of various rent supplement and operat­ BLAME IT ON HAVANA from 14th to 34th Street to showcase ing subsidies that are in the embryonic the unique and diverse attractions of stages in both the congressional and admin­ HON. EDWARD J. DERWINSKI this historic and colorful avenue. istrative branches of Government. While OF ILLINOIS Each year hundreds of thousands of some may feel that tax policy should not be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES visitors from the tristate area attend used as a vehicle to alter housing in this this urban county fair and acquaint or country, the simple truth is that tax policy Monday, September 8, 1980 reacquaint themselves with one of already has changed the nature of housing. e Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Speaker, the New York's most vital commercial and The seriousness of the problem at hand continued abuse that the people of residential communities. cannot be overemphasized. I urge the Com­ Cuba experience under the Castro dic­ The Third Avenue Merchants Asso­ mittee on Ways and Means to examine the tatorship has never been more evident ciation, an organization of small busi­ effectS our Tax Code is having on rental than in their recent exodus from that ness men and women on Manhattan's housing and consider possible changes to island to the United States. ·East Side, has contributed greatly to the code during this series of hearings on In a very thoughtful and penetrat­ the financial well-being and to the major tax legislation.• ing editorial of September 4, the Sub­ overall neighborly ambiance of New urbanite Economist, serving suburban York City with its many community 1 Rev. Rul. 79-180, I.R.B. 1979-23, p.7. Cook County, Ill., comments on the projects. September 8, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 24699 This year TAMA paid special tribute mercial rafters would be like giving that ized by Congress, starting three decades to Grandparents Day in recognition of designation to the Tuolumne River after ago.e New Don Pedro Dam was completed in 1971, the many generations that have lived canceling out the many benefits it has pro­ here as children. students. young vided. New Melones was completed in 1978, PERSONAL EXPLANATION adults. parents, and now grandparents. but it hasn't been permitted to fulfill its First recognized as a "day-set-aside" 6 mission due to countless challenges and re­ HON. BOB LIVINGSTON years ago. Grandparents Day was first sultant operating restrictions. declared a holiday in 1978. Last year it The time to legislate that label was before OF LOUISIANA was made a permanent day of recogni­ the dam was authorized, not after it was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES built. That is the crux of the issue, and Monday, September 8, 1980 tion. I think thi~ tribute is indicative there can be no compromise now without of the sensitivity that TAMA shows compromising the flood control, irrigation, • Mr. LIVINGSTON. Mr. Speaker. year around to the neighborhood it hydroelectric power, water quality and rec- due to prior commitments in my dis­ serves.e reation benefits designed into the $341 mil- trict on September 4. I was not present lion project and authorized by Congress for the final vote on H.R. 7765. the after many years of hearings and public Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980. NEW MELONES WATER AND input. While the special-interest lobbying Earlier this year. I voted against the RIVER PROJECT which now obstructs the project's full im- first concurrent resolution because it plementation has risen in proportion to the HON. NORMAND. SHUMWAY growing popularity of rafting in the region, was based on false economic assump- significant challenges were raised by envi- tions and advocated. at that time. a OF CALIFORNIA ronmentalists in 1972. Their input led to balanced budget solely achieved by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES project revisions-before the dam's contract raising revenues through increased Monday, September 8, 1980 was awarded-which strengthened and ex- taxation. However. during considera­ e Mr. SHUMWAY. Mr. Speaker. a panded its multiple benefits. Then came the tion of the first concurrent budget res­ state voters' rejection of the proposed wild olution. I did support efforts to retain misguided legislative effort exists to and scenic river classification in 1974-the confer wild and scenic river status on a same question before congress now. That the reconciliation provision of that 9-mile section of the Stanislaus in election should have ended once and for all resolution because it is in principle ter­ California. thus precluding the full time the special-interest obstructions. ribly important to the budget process · utilization of the New Melones water Can it ever be too late to say, "We made a · and to our need to truly balance the and power project. mistake and the dam shouldn't have been budget. Initially authorized by Congress in built?" Not necessarily. But that is not the For these reasons had I been pres- 1944. and reauthorized in 1962. New c~h~:ebeing generally sympathetic with ent f<;>r the final :r~t~ .on H.R. 7765. the Melones has been completed at a cost wild and scenic river proposals where better Ommbus Reconcil1at1on Act of 1980. I to the taxpayers of nearly $350 mil­ .resources conservation and management would have voted "aye.''e lion. The project now stands ready to practices than exist are implied, we feel provide hydroelectric power. water for that, as a practical matter, two factors in the case of the Stanislaus proposal weaken HAROLD B. SAY. JOURNALIST irrigation. and the mitigation of the Friends of the River position in their AND VETERANS' ADVOCATE ground water overdrafting. flood con­ campaign to prevent the intended use of the trol. and environmental and recre­ New Melones project: <1> California voters HON. RAY ROBERTS ational benefits. in 197 4 by a large margin defeated a similar To effectively deauthorize the New proposal-advanced before construction of OF TEXAS Melones project. as wild and scenic the dam-and <2> there is some artificiality IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES legislation would do. would be a con­ in labeling as wild and scenic a Stanislaus Monday, September 8, 1980 tradiction of the express wishes of the section whose white-water rapids depend on two upstream dams of the Tri Dam Project e Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. Speaker. on people of California. who have consist­ Wednesday. September 3. the Nation. ently supported the project as author­ and the power-generation schedule of Pacif­ ic Gas & Electric Co.'s Stanislaus Power­ and most especially our Nation's veter­ ized. In fact. the California Legislature. house to produce the flow so valued by the ans. lost a true advocate with the pass­ by an overwhelming margin. recently rafters. Before the Tri Dam Project was ing of Harold B. Say. Mr. Say com­ adopted a resolution calling upon the completed, one could walk across the river bined a professional background in President and Interior Secretary under the Parrotts Ferry Bridge most journalism with a long and distin­ Andrus to operate New Melones to its summer days. For Congress to ignore the long list of re­ guished career in the U.S. Navy. Upon authorized capacity. his retirement with the rank of cap­ The devisive debate over New Me­ visions in the New Melones Project to ac­ commodate public input and the then-deter­ tain. he continued that service using lones has gone on for too long. The mined best interests of this region and to his outstanding skills as a journalist. project has been completed. the bene­ also overlook the 1974 mandate of Califor­ editor. and legislative analyst in sup­ fits which will accrue are apparent. nia voters would be a disservice of great port of those who had served with him and the desires of the citizens of Cali­ magnitude. in three wars. fornia are clear. The project should not be compromised, A faithful member of the American Mr. Speaker. I ask that a recent edi­ as the state's resources director has pro­ posed. To do so would compromise the will Legion and the Veterans of Foreign torial which appeared in the Modesto Wars. he was a staunch supporter of Bee be printed in the RECORD at this of Congress and the public, to say nothing of the project's integrity and maximum all our Nation's veterans. but through time. benefits. his work gave special emphasis to the DEFINING THE ISSUE Following the Labor Day recess, Burton's needs of those who fought in the First Two days of testimony have been taken by subcommittee is expected to consolidate 12 World War. He served for many years Rep. Phil Burton's national parks and insu­ related pieces of legislation, including the as legislative director of the Veterans lar affairs subcommittee on the proposal to Stanislaus proposal, into an omnibus bill include a Stanislaus River section in the and pass it on to the House Interior and In­ of World War I and as editor of the or­ federal wild and scenic rivers system, and it sular Affairs Committee. That panel is ex­ ganization's national magazine. the is reported that those wanting to testify pected to approve it and move it to the Torch. His work appeared in newspa­ were given that opportunity and that pro House floor, where Reps. Tony Coelho, pers and leading veterans publications and con arguments were pretty well bal­ Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson, Norman Shum­ throughout the country. anced. So far, so good, but on the whole, the way and Charles "Chip" Pashayan will at­ Harold Say served with distinction issue as argued tends to be oversimplified­ tempt to remove the Stanislaus River . in the U.S. Navy. He fought during to fill or not fill New Melones Reservoir­ amendment from the bill, as well they the First World War with the 65th Ar­ and needs more specific definition so we should. know just what Congress is being asked to The New Melones issue, as Coelho aptly tillery and saw action from the approve. defined it in his testimony before Burton's Battle of St. Mihiel. September 12. Designating the Stanislaus a wild and subcommittee, is not the preservation of a 1918. until the end of the war. During scenic river now to prohibit water from "wild and scenic river;" it is the operation of World War II he was chief press and rising in a nine-mile section used by com- a developed project as intended and author- radio censor for the Navy Department, 24700 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 8, 1980 participated in the operations of the the Indo-European peoples in histo­ olution drowned in blood and tears a year Normandy invasion under Admiral ry-at least, before admixture with non­ later. Ramsay, and was later attached to the Aryans. With World War I, in 1915, German staff of Adm. Chester W. Nimitz in the Although the Lithuanians and Latvians armed forces occupied Kurland. More than had their own religion, known as Dievturi, half a million Latvians fled or were evacuat­ Pacific. most of them converted Latvia is ·about 57 percent Lutheran, 24 violently opposed by the new Soviet govern­ percent Catholic, and 9 percent Greek ment and by Reds within Latvia. The Na­ the word. He understood the meaning Orthodox. ; and, army invaded Latvia, close on the heels of columnist John Tiffany writes on the while the duke was nominally a vassal of the retreating German army. On January 3, small nation of Latvia. It has now the king of Poland, Kurland remained prac­ 1919, the Reds rumbled into Riga, and the been 40 years since the three Baltic tically independent, with its own army, Latvian provisional go\Ternment retreated to navy, and currency, until the third partition Liepaja, in the westernmost corner of the States, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, of Poland in 1795. country. were seized by the Soviet Union. Many For 68 years Poland held central Livonia The free Latvians found an ally in the Americans have little knowledge of until of the three Baltic Captive Nations price supports. Advances in industry and an Territorial Corps. Many national-minded had increased from 6 million in 1959 to 6.8 trade were nurtured. Latvian soldiers were murdered, along with million. The increase is entirely due to an Latvia's economic position was sound, de­ many civilians, by the Soviets just prior to influx of Russians, Byelorussians, Ukrain­ spite the worldwide Depression of the 1930s: the Soviet retreat from the advancing ians and others. The aim of this continuous Her foreign debts were small, and she had German forces. flow of immigrants is to immerse the Baltic proven herself a good international credit Hitler invaded in June, 1941. The Ger­ lands in the melting pot of russianization. risk. The currency, the lat, was based on the mans were greeted as liberators by the While the Establishment mass media con­ standard of the Swiss gold franc. Baits. The swift German advance was aided tinually harp on alleged "Nazi crimes," In 1932, Latvia signed a nonaggression by the spontaneous uprising of Baltic parti­ Soviet crimes in Latvia alone ­ to another 10 years in 1934. In 1939, as a successful offensive in the winter of 1943- all unpunished and "OK" under the Geno­ World War II was starting, Latvia pro­ 44, the Red army again overran the Baltic cide Treaty -have been worse than any­ trality. the Western Allies-especially the U.S. thing the Nazis did. In April of 1939, Britain and France nego­ Many Latvian soldiers joined the German What lies ahead for Latvia? Despite half a tiated with Stalin to wage a two-front war army to fight the hated Soviets and to re­ century of Soviet communist dictatorial against Germany. Stalin demanded, as his venge the murders and deportations of their rule, nationalistic antagonism, especially be­ price, a free hand to seize the Baltic repub­ people and the destruction of their land. tween Russians and non-Russians, in the lics; but the Western Allies refused. The Soviets well remember the Latvian USSR is even greater today than ever. The legion, who inflicted many casualties and Balts and other Captive Nations continue to INDEPENDENCE CRUSHED heavy defeats on the Soviet forces from yearn for independence; they are among On September 17, Soviet troops invaded 1943 till 1945. Nor are the Latvian soldiers America's best allies against the Kremlin. It Poland. By encircling the Baltic lands with and their deeds forgotten by enslaved is inconceivable that a civilized nation like naval and army forces, the Reds were able Latvians at home and by free Latvians in Latvia should continue to have less inde­ to impose on the Baits so-called "pacts of exile. pendence than Outer Mongolia. mutual assistance"-allegedly against for­ LATVIA'S "ALAilllO" History has shown us that great empires eign aggression. The Latvian pact was One Latvian legion division, along with a can disintegrate overnight. In the Soviet signed on October 5, 1939. The pacts with German army corps, was trapped by the empire, there are already cracks visible in the three Baltic victims were virtually iden­ Reds in Kurland. For seven months "For­ the wall.• tical: The Baltic republics were to "lease" tress Kurland" held out against savage as­ military bases to the Reds for a period of 10 saults by the Soviets, and did not surrender PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY years and to admit Soviet garrisons of about until Germany surrendered to the Allies on 30,000 men each. The Soviets, in return, May 7, 1945. Some legionnaires, hiding in promised to provide the Baltic states with the woods, escaped surrendering to the HON. PAUL SIMON arms for their defense; but these arms never Reds, and harassed the occupation forces came. On June 17, 1940 the Red army invad­ OF ILLINOIS for years as guerrilla partisans. Of those le­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ed Latvia. Most of the Western World fol­ gionnaires who did surrender, about 14,000 lowed the lead of the U.S. and declined to Latvians were captured and shipped to Monday, September 8, 1980 recognize the illegal annexation of the Soviet slave labor camps. Baltic states by the aggressor. e Mr. SIMON. Mr. Speaker, in the According to conservative estimates, at effort to help handicapped Americans PRESIDENT KIDNAPPED least 10 percent of Latvia's inhabitants were help themselves, making job training Private property was "nationalized," and sacrificed to Soviet genocide until the death the standard of living dropped. A ruthless of Stalin in 1953 ..To this day, no one in and employment opportunities more war of oppression was waged on the Latvia is safe from the dread "midnight widely available has been of great im­ churches and all resistance to communism. knock." portance. Study of the Russian language and Soviet A second deportation wave rolled over the I am pleased to be able to share with communism were made compulsory subjects Baltic lands from 1944-45, as the Red army my colleagues a continuing success in the schools. Thousands of Latvian patri­ re-occupied the area. This time no list of de­ story in that regard: "Projects With ots, army officers and officials, including portees had been prepared; it was done by Industry," administered by the Reha­ President Karlis Ulmanis and members of improvisation. The purpose, as before, was bilitation Services Administration. his Cabinet, were promptly arrested and de­ to remove elements of the population sus­ Projects With Industry is a rehabili­ ported to the USSR. pected of anti-Soviet tendencies. The total Large-scale deportations of tens of thou­ number deported in this wave, for all three tation program designed to prepare sands of Baits to slave labor camps in Sibe­ Baltic peoples, is roughly estimated to have persons with disabilities for specific ria, northeast Russia, Arctic regions, Cen­ reached 200,000. These were mostly men. skill needs identified by businesses and tral Asia and the Far East were carried out. Still, a third wave of deportation hit in industries in each participating com­ Fifteen thousand Latvian citizens-men, 1948-49, with forced collectivization; farm munity. PWI is a cooperative venture, women and children-were rounded up and families who "might resist" collectivization based on a partnership among 2,500 loaded into cattle cars for deportation under were listed for deportation. This time the families deported were kept mostly intact. businesses, large and small, and 400 re­ the most inhumane conditions. Consequent­ habilitation agencies. ly, June 14 of each year has became known They were shipped to collective farms or as Latvian Mourning Day. "kolkhozes" ~ Siberia and Central Asia; a Since its inception, Mr. Speaker, The large-scale deportations were carried higher percentage survived than in the ear­ PWI has placed more than 25,000 out in accordance with secret Soviet instruc­ lier deportations. handicapped persons into unsubsidized tions. A list of those to be deported had The total number of deportees from the jobs in competitive employment. Of been drawn up in advance. Stalin knew the Baltic countries is estimated at 500,000 to the 6,500 clients served just last year, Germans were about to invade, so he acted 700,000. No mass deportations occurred fully 5,000 were placed into competi­ fast. People were taken from their homes in after 1950, and beginning in the mid-'50s, tive jobs, a truly impressive record. the middle of the night and were allowed to surviving deportees were amnestied. But in­ dividual deportations go on even today. Herbert B. Mosher, director of reha­ take almost nothing with them. Trucks bilitation programs for the Menninger transported families to the railroad station, ALIENS FLOCK IN where men and even children were separat­ Today in Latvia, systematic russification Foundation in Topeka, Kans., has ed from their families and put into freight­ is in full swing. In 1935, 75.5 percent of all 2 written an article in the Washington cars without even the most primitive facili­ million people were ethnically Latvians. In Post describing the achievements of ties. Many died of hunger or thirst during 1966, only 58 percent of 2.3 million were Projects With Industry in somewhat the journey. Latvians. Only 23 percent of all radio pro­ more detail. I commend this most in­ The names of 35,828 of those deported are grams in 1968 were in Latvian, 55 percent of teresting article to the attention of my known, but there are tens of thousands of all books, and 65 percent of all newpapers. colleagues: others who were murdered, imprisoned, or In 1972, in Latvia, there was already one deported. In 1940-1941, the Baltic countries Russian for every two Latvians. The Lat­ PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY lost about 130,000 inhabitants by deporta­ vians have a low rate of reproduction, which tion. Only a fraction of them were still alive aggravates the problem of their fading na­ "We used to hire only Greek gods," is how by the mid-1950s. tional identity as foreigners continue to the personnel director of one of America's 24702 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 8, 1980 leading manufacturing firms explains his American industry is beginning to see that in the country. Other centers with auto­ company's previous recruiting philosophy. disability is only a label-that the Greek­ motive concentrations, such as Muncie, have "Then I looked at our board of directors. god hiring standard was itself a myth. unemployment nearly as high. There is a The chairman has a heart condition and the In ancient legends, Hephaestus-the ripple effect in these communities when president is a diabetic. Now we try to fit the Greek god of crafts-used his strong arms auto sales start skidding, since many other right person to the best job regardless of a over the fires of his smithy to create mar­ firms are suppliers or subcontractors of disability." velous crafts. He was lame. these major auto industry installations. This about-face on accommodating handi­ For more information on Projects With Perhaps the most serious effect of the re­ capped workers is shared by many compa­ Industry, write to Thomas J. Fleming, PWI, cession in the auto industry has been the nies today. Rehabilitation Services Administration, 330 damage to other segments of the auto man­ International Telephone and Telegraph C St. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201.e ufacturing and distribution chain. For ex­ Corp. used to refuse applicants with epilep­ ample, almost daily for several months now, sy, cancer, and other disabilities as poor in­ we see stories about auto dealers voluntarily surance risks. Recently, ITT dropped these LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ORR, quitting business, or going under, or going restrictions and began to actively recruit MAYOR McMAHAN, AND MAYOR into reorganization under the bankruptcy workers with severe disabilities. Moreover, DAILY TESTIFY BEFORE AUTO laws. the company installed ramps, modified rest­ TASK FORCE These dealers have been caught in a rooms and put up brailled signs to bring squeeze which includes declining sales, sky­ aboard workers who have physical limita­ rocketing interest rates and ever-inflating tions. HON. ELWOOD HILLIS operation expenses. Some could not survive Result? An ITT performance survey re­ OF INDIANA that squeeze and I suspect there are many veals that disabled employees show higher IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES more whose operations will become casual­ ties before we are out of our current dilem­ productivity and have fewer accidents and Monday, September 8, 1980 less absenteeism than other employees. And ma. These failures cost us jobs and econom­ the modest cost of plant modifications was •Mr. HILLIS. Mr. Speaker, on Sep­ ic strength, too, and they weaken the future deductible under provisions of the Tax tember 2, the Congressional Auto Task ability of dealer organizations to sell and Reform Act. Force, of which I am cochairman service automobiles. Federal law requires affirmative action for along with Congressman WILLIAM I think it is important that we not allow the handicapped in all businesses receiving ourselves to be deluded into thinking that a BRODHEAD, held a hearing in Detroit in quick fix of the auto industry's problems government monies. A key section requires order to hear from State and local of­ employers to make "reasonable accommoda­ also will be a quick fix on the nation's total tion" to meet specific needs of disabled ficials on the impact the auto indus­ economic problem. workers. Modifications may include adap­ try's slump is having on their areas. The auto industry by no means is the only tive equipment, job restructuring or alter­ We were fortunate to have Lt. Gov. basic component of our economy adversely Robert Orr of Indiana, Mayor Thomas affected by the current recession. ation of the work site. We also see, in the Hoosier state, a dra­ For blind secretary Caroline Christ, the McMahan of Anderson, and Mayor matic effect on producers of non-automotive Continental Bank of Chicago restructured Stephen Daily of Kokomo appear durable goods. The unsettled state of the certain clerical responsibilities to allow her before the task force. economy, coupled with still-rampant infla­ to type from dictation and use a braille dic­ In order to share with my colleagues tion and still-high interest rates, seems to tionary. the testimony from these Hoosier have encouraged people to make do with old Thirty supervisors of the Xerox Corp. dryers and dishwashers just as they are learned sign language to better communi­ leaders, I am placing portions of their testimony in the RECORD at this point. making do with their old cars. cate with deaf workers recently hired as And, finally, we in Indiana see a major re­ technicians. TESTIMONY OF LT. Gov. ROBERT ORR cession in the construction industry, involv­ Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. offers Let me begin by expressing my apprecia­ ing industrial, commercial and residential its managers extensive training to help tion to this group, and specifically to the building. them become aware of problems encoun­ distinguished Congressman from Indiana's Each of these components of the total tered by workers with psychiatric or drug Fifth District, Elwood H. Hillis, for economy is in trouble and their troubles problems. inviting me to appear here. translate into continuing difficulty for our Can severely handicapped workers oper­ I do not come here as an expert on the nation as it strives to work its way out of ate computers? International Business Ma­ auto industry. Neither am I here to suggest the recession. More importantly, the trou­ chines thinks so. The company adapted its that I have definitive answers to problems bles which afflict each basic industry trans­ training and equipment for individuals with currently being experienced by a troubled late into personal financial crises for hun­ mental retardations, cerebral palsy or severe American auto industry. dreds of thousands of American families. paralysis. Instead, I can speak from the perspective In these hearings, however, you are con­ IBM was not surprised when demand for of a businessman who operated several en­ cerned solely with the automotive industry program graduates exceeded supply. Start­ terprises before entering politics. I also can and I will target the remainder of my re­ ing salaries for top programmers average bring to your discussions the perspective of marks to that industry. $18,000 annually. an individual who, as Indiana's Lieutenant Specifically, I would make these sugges­ Employers and disabled individuals fre­ Governor, has been deeply involved in job tions: quently need help pairing skills with a spe­ creation and economic development in the (1) Avoid quick-fix, band-aid approaches cific job. It's available through Projects Hoosier state for nearly eight years. to the auto industry's problems. It's likely With Industry, a federally funded program What you are about is important. It is im­ that normal recovery from the recession initiated by the government's Rehabilita­ portant to Indiana and to Michigan, both of will occur before any surface approach can tion Services Administration. which have heavy automotive industry con­ make a difference. There are, as I am sure Based on a partnership between 2,000 cor­ centrations, and it is important to the many earlier witnesses have testified, major porations and 400 rehabilitation agencies, nation. Some people may claim that the problems for the auto industry below the Projects With Industry gives extensive advent of costly gasoline may have ended surface. It is these problems-such as career services to the disabled, as well as American's love affair with the automobile, overly-restrictive regulation of automobile guiding employers on eliminating both ar­ but I don't believe it. The automotive indus­ manufacturers, which has forced car prices chitectural and attitudinal barriers to em­ try still is the starter engine for our nation­ ever higher, and the factors which cause ploying the handicapped. al economy. To the extent that the auto­ double-digit inflation and high interest "PWI looks at corporate needs, listens to motive industry runs sick, then the national rates-to which you should address yourself. career interests of disabled individuals and economy also fails to hit on all eight cylin­ <2> Do something specific at the national links good workers with cooperating compa­ ders. level to encourage purchases of American­ nies," according to the program's national In Indiana, we tend to feel the effects of made cars. One example, which I support, is director, Thomas J. Fleming. More than recession in the auto industry as quickly as the proposal by Congressman Hillis and 11,000 handicapped workers across the Michigan and more quickly than most Dan Quayle, of Indiana's Fourth District, to nation have entered competitive careers states. Recession in that industry tends to provide, for a limited time period, a federal through PWI. drive up unemployment rapidly in our state income tax credit for the purchase of fuel­ One such worker, Dwight Young, joined to higher levels than most states. We also efficient, made-in-the-U.S.A. autos. ARCO Pipeline. He sums up the feelings of tend to recover more rapidly. <3> Do something specific to encourage many disabled people: Two years ago, I had The current recession has been particular­ American automakers to invest in newer, a broken back, no job and little self-respect. ly severe in Indiana. Two major automotive more technologically-advanced plants capa­ Today I'm a well-paid technician in the ex­ industry centers-Kokomo and Anderson­ ble of greater productivity and likely to re­ panding ·energy business. It meant my whole recently have had the highest or nearly store greater competitiveness to American­ life to get this job." highest unemployment rates of any SMSA made cars. Investment credits are just one September 8, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 24703 of several options available to you in this These are more than cold statistics on un­ benefit jobs in the world! No wonder we regard. employment in the Anderson community. want them back. But they are in jeopardy. (4) Have the courage to hold spending in These are real people with families, homes, The prospects for this recall depend first check and thereby bring interest rates children, obligations and hopes for a decent, upon the transition of the nation's auto in­ down. Few Americans can finance the pur­ productive future. This should be the true dustry, the strength of the national econo­ chase of a car at today's interest rates, to perspective, the thrust, of our meeting my and the moods of the buying public. say nothing of the 20-percent level that pre­ today. This is why I am here! Considering the multitude and multi-facet­ vailed last April. A visit to Anderson would belie some of ed causes leading to this dilemma, primary <5> From a humane standpoint, make cer­ the cold facts which have been presented. solutions must materialize through the tain that assistance is available to workers The community has endeavored to antici­ close and prompt cooperation of the public whose livelihood has been disrupted by a pate unemployment as it increased. This and the private sectors. soured economy. This assistance should in­ has been accomplished by close communica­ Some of the major causes, in my opinion, clude retraining programs for displaced tion and interaction between social agencies, are: workers resulting from either foreign com­ churches, labor unions, financial institu­ The rapid escalation and high cost of fuel. petition or the effect of technology. tions, utility offices, businesses and the city Foreign imported cars and trucks. I do not believe that you should erect bar­ administration. Township and County Wel­ High interest rates. riers to trade by imposing still-higher tariffs fare agencies have been severely taxed. For Unrealistic, excessive and counter produc­ on foreign-made cars. As Lieutenant Gover­ example, the issuance of food stamps in­ tive federal regulations of emission and nor, Commissioner of Agriculture an4 Direc­ creased 60 percent the first six months of safety standards. tor of the Indiana Department of Com­ 1980. The sudden shift of customer demand to merce, I am acutely aware of the opportuni­ The greatest salvation has been Supple­ fuel-efficiency cars. ties which exist for overseas market devel­ mental Unemployment Benefits _{paid The high price of automobiles and infla­ opment. To the extent that we resort to to nearly 6,000 Delco Remy and Guide Divi­ tion in general. higher tariff barriers for foreign-made cars sion employees. However, over 1,100 have 2. Recall of laid-off workers to Delco in order to give our American automakers now exhausted their 52 weekly benefits. Remy and Guide Division-local level. Not­ an advantage, we encourage other nations Furthermore, the SUB Credit Unit Cancel­ withstanding the causes leading to the to erect similar barriers against our industry lation Rate continues to increase: i.e., an downturn of the auto industry and the re­ and agricultural products. employee with 5 to 10 years seniority now sulting unemployment, the trend will be re­ There is a much larger market for these needs 2.0 units for each weekly benefit. Less versed as the transition to more fuel-effi­ American products worldwide than there is than 5 years, the cancellation rate is 2.5! De­ cient cars takes place. But we need more an American market for all foreign-made than a "model change" of our product. We products. We need to exploit that potential, pending upon the dollars of TRA payments reverting back to the SUB fund and the im­ desperately need a "model change" of our not endanger it by throwing up new barriers attitude toward our jobs. The old attitudes to competition by foreign firms in the plementation of Federal Supplemental Benefit payments, most SUB benefits could have been left tied to the post. We've lost United States. our competitive edge and our quality is no I do not oppose, however, requiring for­ cease by November! eign manufacturers to produce products in With unemployment and extended bene­ longer good enough. If we intend to com­ American plants. That may be an answer to fits being used up at a rapid clip, the ap­ pete in the market place we must meet our some of the sting of foreign competition. proaching exhaustion of SUB benefits, the competition toe-to-toe. Thank you. uncertainties of the general economy and This will require the teamwork of man­ winter coming on, it is incumbent upon us agement, supervision, the worker in the office and on the assembly line and the TESTIMONY OF MAYOR THOMAS R. MCMAHAN all to sharpen our strategy to combat this critical problem. labor union who represents them. My name is Tom McMahan, Mayor of An­ If we ever needed a complete and frank derson, Indiana. We have experienced auto STRATEGY-IMMEDIATE understanding and concurrence of the need industry unemployment unsurpassed by any 1. Implement Federal Supplemental Bene­ for a new standard of productivity, quality community in the nation. fits. The amount payable on an FSB Unem­ and job appreciation, we need it now. The Anderson is a "General Motors Town" and ployment claim would equal the total maxi­ auto industry and its jobs are coming back. we're proud of it. Delco Remy and Guide Di­ mum benefit amount of the original claim, We expect them to come back to our Ander­ visions both had their origins in Anderson with 26 weeks being the maximum number son plants. in the early 1920's and have always been re­ of weeks payable. This program was last 3. Diversification of Business and Indus­ garded as good citizens and good employers. used in 1975. It would relieve hardships try. The pitfalls of over-dependence on one In June, 1979, employment at Delco-Remy among those who have exhausted regular industry by a community is graphically il­ stood at 15,300. Today, it's just over 11,000. and extended benefits and prolong life of lustrated in the case of Anderson, Indiana. 4,279 or 28 percent with seniority dates back SUB fund. Unfortunately, we didn't get serious about to 10/27 /65, are on lay-off. Guide's employ­ 2. Appropriate funds for the Energy Crisis diversification until this time last year. We ment last June was 6,000. Now it is 4,880, Assistance Program and release any unspent formed a local development corporation with 1,120 or 19 percent on indefinite lay-off funds from 1980 appropriation now being called the Anderson Business Development back to April 26, 1976. Other manufacturing withheld by the June 30th deadline. Energy Corporation why the $2000 check re­ Dennis used corporate money only $22,000 to Rocky Mountain News). in Washington will make sure of it." It Dennis. and $22,000 . firm of Groendyke and Salter and made out stated: "This matter was initiated by the There are other omissions in the face of by Steve Salter on October 15, 1979. It was Federal Election Commission on the basis of implicating evidence making it quite clear made payable to "James H. Dennis, Sr., and information ascertained in the ordinary that the O.G.C. neither initiated, nor car­ the Federal Election Commission." The course of carrying out its supervisory re­ ried out anything even approaching a real check and Dennis letter were sent via Feder­ sponsibilities." In fact, an Alabama high federal from receipt of this notification in order to gressman Doman that O.G.C./Oldaker said official J. R. Brooks had also told a Califor­ submit full payment of the civil penalty to in his office, "Don't you understand, nia reporter, Mike Quarles, that same week the Commission (see MUR 970)." we're not interested in Peck." Actually, the that Stewart had been "completely On December 14, 1979, Charles Steele F.B.I. told the Congressman to ask Dennis cleared." <'Maybe this was the beginning of himself from the case and "under the cir­ While Dennis was presenting this infor­ ferently if a complaint were filed that re­ cumstances, I have stopped payment on the mation to Congressman Dornan in the Tal­ quired the O.G.C. to actually undertake a $2000 check previously forwarded to you." ledega prison interview, the F.B.I. agent real investigation instead of what is prob­ • technological progress is perhaps the standards. most important source of future eco­ The patent system only partially encour­ nomic vitality and social achievement, ages innovation. JIM SLOAN there are serious signs that the Nation The patent system is unnecessarily com­ is losing its technological edge. plicated and unreliable. HON. JERRY LEWIS It was because of this very concern It also imposes substantial costs on busi­ OF CALIFORNIA that I formed the task force on indus­ ness and the public without adequately pro­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES viding significant discoveries with the pro­ trial innovation more than 1 year ago. tection required to encourage innovation. Monday, September 8, 1980 The members of the task force have common interest in passing legislation RECOMMENDED REMEDIES •Mr. LEWIS. Mr. Speaker, I would INCREASING INNOVATION THROUGH THE MARKET like to take this opportunity to recog­ to boost productivity and stimulate in­ novation. The task force is helping to ECONOMY nize one of the truly fine men in my Innovation in the market economy is es­ congressional district who is an inspi­ bridge the gaps which exist between committees having jurisdiction over an sential for productivity improvement and ration to the youth and community of the long-run control of inflation. Redlands, Calif., and the entire Inland innovation program. Public policy should focus on creating an Empire. As chairman of the task force, I environment in which all sectors of the James Sloan is a resident of Red­ have reviewed a large number of arti­ economy have the incentive to innovate. lands for 54 years, and his many con­ cles and studies on the need to in­ The government should avoid trying to tributions to our community are high­ crease innovation. The report by the determine which specific types of innova­ Committee for Economic Development tion and industrial sectors should be stimu­ lighted by his dedication to Scouting. lated. As a former Eagle Scout, he knows is one of the best I have seen. The firsthand the benefits of Scouting. In committee, which is an independent RAISING INVESTMENT IN NEW PLANT AND EQUIP­ research and education organization MENT THROUGH TAX POLICY CHANGES (CHAP­ an effort to pass on this legacy he has TER 4, PAGE 29) served as a Scoutmaster and served for whose 200 trustees are prominent busi­ ness leaders and university presidents, Tax changes to encourage innovation 15 years on the executive board of the should be a top priority. These would stimu­ California Inland Empire Council of has correctly concluded that unless there is speedy correction of public late commercialization of existing knowl­ the Boy Scouts of America. edge and diffusion of innovation through­ Given his extraordinary talent in policies that inhibit the development out all sectors of the economy. Priority and photography, Jim Sloan has contribut­ and application of new products and consideration should be given to: ed monetarily to Scouting by publish­ procedures, the Nation will find it in­ A more rapid capital recovery allowance ing books of his photography and do­ creasingly difficult to solve its other by replacing the traditional method of de­ nating the proceeds to the Boy Scouts. economic problems or achieve its preciation over the useful life of assets. For this and his many contributions to social objectives. Write-offs would be more in line with re­ At this time, I would like to insert in placement costs. Scouting, he was awarded the Silver "Flexible depreciation" of fixed R&D Beaver Award presented by the Na­ the RECORD a special summary of the CED report: assets. Assets could be fully depreciated in tional Council of the Boy Scouts of the first year or by any other method de­ America. ECONOMIC PROBLEMS AND TECHNOLOGICAL sired with the benefit of allowable tax cred­ Beyond the Boy Scouts, Jim Sloan PROGRESS its being retained. has contributed to the Redlands com­ Control of inflation, employment growth, REDUCING REGULATORY UNCERTAINTIES AND and improving real living standards are munity in many ways. He has been CONSTRAINTS (CHAPTER 4, PAGE 43) among the most important economic issues president of the Redlands Boys' Club facing the nation. The Administration and Congress should and president of the Redlands Cham­ The achievement of these goals requires increase their efforts to achieve regulatory ber of Commerce. He has served his the economy to have an innovative industri­ reform. country as a naval photographer al base with the capacity to meet the de­ Regulatory goals should be achieved during World War II and later gradu­ mands of society and compete technological­ through performance standards rather than ated from the University of Southern ly with our international competitors. design standards since this will encourage California. Because of these and United States productivity growth rate is business to develop least cost regulatory declining and has been consistently lower techniques. countless other good works, James than other industrial countries. Technologi­ The government should achieve regula­ Sloan is being recognized as the Citi­ cally, the United States is beginning to fall tory goals through a system of economic in­ zen of the Year at the annual Gray­ behind some other industrial countries. centives and penalties whenever possible. back Distinguished Citizen Dinner in Inadequate capital investment has held The potential adverse impact on future in­ Redlands. back the innovation rate in the United novation should be taken into account when Mr. Speaker, it is truly an honor to States. preparing regulations. recognize James Sloan today and com­ As a proportion of output U.S. capital in­ IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PATENT mend him to the House of Representa­ vestment in manufacturing has for two dec­ SYSTEM (CHAPTER 6, PAGE 51) tives.e ades been about one-third the rate for Several major reforms are necessary to Japan, about one-half the rate for Ger­ make the patent system more efficient and many, and lower than all major industrial effective. STIMULATING TECHNOLOGICAL nations. Voluntary arbitration to speed up the set­ Inflation has caused grave discrepancies tlement of patent disputes. PROGRESS between depreciation based on past costs A single court of appeals for patent dis­ and the actual current replacement cost of putes to enhance uniformity in patent law. HON. LES AuCOIN plant and equipment. A first-to-file patent system to reduce the OF OREGON Current tax policies with outmoded capi­ cost of acquiring and defending patents. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tal-recovery allowances and failure to con­ trol inflation have lowered the real rate of DIRECTING FEDERAL R. & D. SUPPORT TOWARDS Monday, September 8, 1980 return on investment in innovative plant BASIC RESEARCH •Mr. AuCOIN. Mr. Speaker, as chair­ and equipment. Increased public support for basic re­ man of the House Task Force on Inno­ Excessive and uncertain government regu­ search in universities should be made. Fed­ latory activities have increased the risks to eral involvement in applied research aimed vation, I thought the Members of the would-be investors and innovators and re­ at commercial application should only be House would be interested in the re­ duced the return on innovative investments. undertaken under extremely limited circum­ sults of a receht study by the Commit­ Industry has been directed to divert re­ stances which might include applied re­ tee ·tor Economic Development. The sources to meet specific compliance methods search to meet direct government needs September 8, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 24707 of the bill also modifies e Mr. McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, the current rules on the taxability of pre­ us the means to achieve a tremendous mature distributions. If any portion of a dis­ more and more these days the fresh step forward in providing Americans tribution made prior to age 59112 is attributa­ winds of sanity and reason are blowing with adequate retirement income, ble to contributions for which the 50 per­ through the clouded intellect of liber­ while at the same time greatly assist­ cent credit was received, then such portion aldom. With the moral outrage of ing capital formation. I invite your is not includible in gross income but is taxed middle America finally having broken support for this proposal, and for the at a special 50 percent rate to recapture the out of its media, establishment corral, other elements of my work and sav­ credit received. The portion of a distribu­ shock waves are being felt all over. tion attributable to deductible contributions ings incentives plan, H.R. 7871, 7872, is includible in gross income, as per present One can only say, it is about time. The and 7935. law. In addition, the present 10 percent pen­ country is alive with a revitalized com­ The section-by-section analysis of alty tax is retained for all premature distri­ mitment to still live what their over­ H.R. 8088 follows: butions, whether of creditable or deductible whelming sense of right declares SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF H.R. 8088, contributions. Section 2(b) of the bill pro­ proper. This tenacious impulse is final­ RELATING TO EXPANDED INCENTIVES FOR IN­ vides similar rules for premature distribu­ ly being felt at the polls, according to DIVIDUAL RETIREMENT SAVINGS tions of creditable contributions from tax­ the early returns in this election year Section 1. Short Title: "IRA Work and qualified plans. and also in a balancing of reason by Savings Incentive Act of 1980." Section 3. Increase in Deduction for Plans even those who for years have em­ Section 2. Allowance of Credit. This sec­ for Self-Employed. This section increases tion provides a tax credit to replace the the maximum deduction allowed for em­ braced in mindless stupor the unem­ present law IRA deductions, which are ployer contributions to a qualified plan on braceable. based on a contribution limit of the lesser of behalf of self-employed individuals, i.e., for The following article by Meg Green­ $1,500 or 15 percent of compensation. contributions to "Keogh" or "H.R. 10" field entitled "The Feds and the Subsections and of the new Section plans. The maximum deductible amount is Family," Newsweek, September 8, 44F allow any individual to contribute up to increased from $7,500 to $10,000. This sec­ 1980, is a perfect example of therefor­ $3,000 of compensation to an IRA or a quali­ tion also provides an identical increase in mation that has just been addressed. fied employee plan and receive a 50 percent the amount that may be excluded from nonrefundable tax credit on such contribu­ gross income by a shareholder-employee in The shrill battle cry of feeble, pointy tion, for a maximum credit of $1,500. the case of a contribution by a Subchapter headed liberalism is found broken in Other rules added by Section 2 of the bill S corporation to a qualified plan on behalf midsentence by the jerking realization to Section 44F are as follows: of such shareholder-employee. that they have been standing in front No credit is allowed for contributions to Section 4. Revision of Section 219. This of the whole world with their intellec­ an IRA for any taxable year ending after an section increases from $1,500 to $3,000 the tual pants down for nigh on 50 years individual has attained age 591/z. Section qualify for the 50 percent credit, namely, served, too, that having the Newsweek 44F(b)(3). IRA owners who have attained age 591/z article also printed on the Op-Ed page In the case of a simplified employee pen­ before the close of the taxable year. As of the Washington Post, come from sion, the employee is allowed the credit for under present law, contributions to an IRA such an unexpected source demon­ employer contributions to the SEP, but only are no longer deductible by the IRA owner strates how far-reaching this reform to the extent of the employee's contribution starting with the taxable year in which age has come. Let us now hope that not limit as reduced by all other contributions 701/z is attained. For individuals in the same too much water has passed over the made by or on behalf of the employee to an age bracket, a new deduction is provided for individual retirement plan. Section voluntary employee contributions to tax­ dam, making impossible any civil or 44F(b)(4). qualified plans. Rules for such contributions peaceful return to a more sane and No credit is permitted for any rollover are similar to those applicable in the case of honest sense of Government and soci­ contribution to an IRA. Section 44F(b)(6). creditable contributions to qualified plans. ety. I commend "The Feds and the The credit is available with respect to vol­ This section also repeals the eligibility re­ Family" to the attention of my col­ untary contributions that an employee strictions under present law. Thus, active leagues: makes to a tax-qualified plan, so long as the participants in qualified plans, government employee designates that such contribu­ plans and Section 403(b) tax-sheltered an­ THE FEDS AND THE FAMILY tions are creditable before the close of his nuities are permitted to contribute to an . $10,000. In addition the employee is allowed rality, an unenlightened, vengeful, churchy The current spousal IRA rules are re­ to contribute an additional $3,000 to the crew that has worked its will on the Repub­ pealed and instead, each spouse may con­ same or a different IRA and obtain the 50 licans' platform and is now propelling tribute up to $3,000 to a separate, independ- percent credit with respect to the contribu- Ronald Reagan into office. 24710 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 8, 1980}

What's the truth of it? Certainly there is or anodyne here. All that high-class palaver STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN ANDREW a component of the growing right-wing reac­ about how presidents are helping us to find MAGUIRE tion on social issues-I don't know how big­ our values has got it absolutely backward: This morning I find myself the grateful that fits this description. But there are also they should be expressing our better values; legatee of the responsibilities originally ac­ vast numbers of people sympathizing with we should not be buying the ones they work corded our colleague Lester Wolff who was the trend who are merely reacting in pre­ out in committee. first asked to host this morning's salute to dictable, normal and valid ways to various New Conservative Wave: Government our friend Bob Drinan. Lester is preparing terrible features of modern life. And what grown values are by definition and necessity for an important hearing and so I gladly ac­ interests me most is that, in a way, we asked spiritually deformed. They tend to be cepted the offer tendered by the Union of for it. By "we" I mean that mild, moderate, lowest-common-denominator generalities or Councils for Soviet Jews to function as mod­ liberalish majority that has been roosting pressure-group-cooked outrages. Whoever erator for this important event. near the center of the nation's politics for lays it on them, whatever qualifies as "a This year I am chairman of the "Spirit of years. Our first contribution to the phenom­ problem" and has a few lobbyists to emigrate to dissent second was our flight from moral judgment International Year of the Transvestite. But in the face of some of our most gross handi­ and to exercise their moral, political and re­ then I haven't turned on the 6 o'clock news ligious rights which are ostensibly protected work. yet. It is true that some private-values ques­ in the Soviet Union by that country's ac­ tions can only be resolved in the Federal­ How could those of us who have been ceptance of the Helsinki accords. Bob government context. Once the Supreme pushing this stuff for years ever have Drinan is a stellar member of our group, but Court had ruled against formal prayer in thought that in a national context, a refer­ it is more appropriate to say that we act to schools, for instance, or once it had in effect endum of sorts, anything but what is now emulate him. For since Bob came to Con­ "decriminalized" abortion, it was inevitable happening would? Fundamental, stabilizing gress in 1971 on an antiwar, pro-human that the consequences of these Court rul­ personal and family values represent the needs platform, he has always acted-con­ ings would be fought out in the national po­ real majority and, when ridiculed or grossly sistently and persistently-as a forceful ad­ litical arena-and that is as it should be. But affronted, they will compel revenge. And vocate for human rights. relatively few of the private-values issues that raises the second way in which the an­ The great moral philosopher Reinhold that have got entangled in our national poli­ tagonists of the new conservative wave have Neibuhr once said, "Man's capacity for jus­ tics have comparable constitutional connec­ asked for it. We have refused to view practi­ tice makes democracy possible, but man's in­ tions. cally any indecency, outrage or pathological clination toward injustice makes democracy Concerns: In the horror now being ex­ assault on our sense of rightness in any way necessary." Bob Drinan has used his forum pressed over the Republican intrusion into except as a civil-liberties problem-protect­ in the House of Representatives-the peo­ the web of delicate private and personal ing the abstract right of the sickos to come ple's House-to plead the cases of important concerns that these values-issues represent, to dinner. causes time and again. One of his most im­ it is useful to remember that Federal-gov­ I don't mean this concern should be for­ portant achievements is the manner in ernment support and sustenance of the gotten or abandoned. But it has become an which his advocacy of the case of Anatoly family was pronounced a principal issue by instead-of, a dodge. It relieves us, we think, Shcharansky e have over 900 Agency employees THERETO ended. Just as Mr. Koczak explained, 1981 classified as Foreign Service "domestic spe­ Question. Exactly what does the USICA­ was purely the date where you could con­ cialists," known as FAS employees. They AFGE agreement seek to protect? vert the GS voluntarily and basically at work as Voice of America technicians and Answer. The USICA-AFGE agreement that time USIA, when this agreement was broadcasters, magazine editors, exhibit de­ outlines the Agency's revised personnel made, could live with the fact it would take signers, and in many of the positions are es­ system for Foreign Affairs Specialist em­ 15 years to 20 years to phase out this FAS sential to the support of our missions over­ ployees program. The would remain in the Foreign Service. A cor­ proposed that the program be brought to an purpose of this circular is to announce the ollary provision states that no new domestic end. Local 1812 heartily agreed and togeth­ revised personnel system. specialists would be brought into USICA's er union and management negotiated a way Foreign Service. to phase out the program in a manner pre­ The circular summarized those rules Because of USICA's agreement with serving the rights of all parties: First, the governing voluntary conversion to the AFGE, special provision is made in the pro­ Agency stopped hiring FAS employees and civil service general schedule. The cir­ posed act for the temporary exemption of agreed to bring all new domestic employees cular clearly stated in its conclusion September 8, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 24713 that "The time limit for submitting Labor and Human Resources environment (pending on Senate cal­ applications for conversion to General Handicapped Subcommittee endar). Schedule under the conditions de­ To resume oversight hearings on the im­ 235 Russell Building plementation of Education For All 10:00 a.m. scribed in this circular is June 30, Handicapped Children Act . policy. information for printing in the Exten­ 235 Russell Building sions of Remarks section of the CON­ 1114 Dirksen Building Judiciary 10:00 a.m. GRESSIONAL RECORD on Monday and Criminal Justice Subcommittee Labor and Human Resources Wednesday of each week. To hold hearings on S. 252, to improve Business meeting, to consider S. 2887. to Any changes in committee schedul­ and coordinate Federal strategy of as­ provide statutory assurance of confi­ ing will be indicated by placement of sistance to State and local govern­ dentiality to respondents participating an asterisk to the left of the name of ments in arson fighting training and in statistical programs of the Bureau the unit conducting such meetings. technical assistance. of Labor Statistics; and pending nomi­ Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, 2228 Dirksen Building nations. September 9, 1980, may be found in 3:00 p.m. 4232 Dirksen Building the Daily Digest of today's RECORD. Conferees On S. 2719, authorizing funds for fiscal year 1981 for housing programs, and SEPTEMBER 15 MEETINGS SCHEDULED authorizing funds for fiscal years 1981 9:30 a.m. through 1983 for community develop­ Judiciary SEPTEMBER 10 ment programs. To hold hearings on pending nomina­ 9:00 a.m. 5302 Dirksen Building tions. Finance 3:30 p.m. 2228 Dirksen Building Taxation and Debt Management General­ Select on Ethics ly Subcommittee To resume closed hearing to discuss FBI To hold hearings on H.R. 6883, to revise allegations involving Senator Williams SEPTEMBER 16 certain provisions relating to the tax in a bribery scheme. 10:00 a.m. treatment of installment sales of S-126, Capitol Energy and Natural Resources realty and incidental sales of personal To hold oversight hearings on the grow­ property, and pn miscellaneous tax SEPTEMBER 11 ing importance of coal in international bills, S. 2512, 2900, 2915, 2916, 3076, trade. 3080, and 3070. 9:30 a.m. 3110 Dirksen Building 2221 Dirksen Building Commerce, Science, and Transportation 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings on the substance of S. Labor and Human Resources Judiciary 1480, authorizing funds for fiscal years To hold oversight hearings on the im­ Business meeting, to consider pending 1981 through 1986, to provide for the plementation of certain compensation legislation and nominations. safe and adequate treatment of haz­ programs for longshoremen. S-145, Capitol ardous substances released into the 4232 Dirksen Building 24714 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 8, 1980 • Special on Aging work force in the coming decade, fo­ 2:00 p.m. To hold hearing to examine proposals cusing on displacement situations Office of Technology Assessment for possible changes to the social secu­ caused by the cessation of business ac­ The Board to meet and discuss pending rity system. tivity on a plantwide or product-line business items. 5110 Dirksen Building basis. EF-100, Capitol 4232 Dirksen Building SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 24 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Labor and Human Resources Energy and Natural Resources •Labor and Human Resources To hold hearings on the role of the work To resume oversight hearings on the To hold oversight hearings on the im­ force in the coming decade, focusing growing importance of coal in interna­ plementation of the home energy as­ on displacement situations caused by tional trade. sistance program. the cessation of business activity on a 3110 Dirksen Building 4232 Dirksen Building plantwide or product-line basis. 10:30 a.m. 4232 Dirksen Building SEPTEMBER 19 Commerce, Science, and Transportation 10:00 a.m. To hold hearings on S. 3003, establish­ Energy and Natural Resources 9:30 a.m. ing a program within the Department Business meeting, to consider pending Commerce, Science, and Transportation of Commerce to promote U.S. service calendar business. Science, Technology. and Space Subcom­ industries. 3110 Dirksen Building mittee 235 Russell Building Rules and Administration To hold oversight hearings on the scope Business meeting, to resume considera­ of science and technology policy SEPTEMBER 25 tion of Senate Resolution 448, to es­ 235 Russell Building 10:00 a.m. tablish the Select Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Indian Affairs as a permanent Senate To continue hearings on S. 3003, estab­ committee, and Senate Resolution 510, SEPTEMBER 23 lishing a program within the Depart­ requesting additional funds for the 10:00 a.m. ment of Commerce to promote U.S. Select Committee on Indian Affairs Labor and Human Resources service industries. for supplemental expenditures. To hold hearings on S. 2979, to maintain 235 Russell Building 301 Russell Building and extend to 1986 the cost-of-living CANCELLATIONS SEPTEMBER 18 increases for pre- and post-retirement for railroad employees, and to increase SEPTEMBER 12 9:30 a.m. the tax that employers are required to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry pay into the fund on behalf of active 10:00 a.m. Foreign Agricultural Policy Subcommittee workers of the railroad industry. Labor and Human Resources 4232 Dirksen Building Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom­ To hold hearings to examine ways of en­ mittee couraging further increases in U.S. ag­ 11:00 a.m. Business meeting, to resume markup of ricultural exports in the coming Veterans' Affairs title II, providing financial assistance decade. To hold hearings on fiscal year 1981 leg­ to meet basic and employment skills 324 Russell Building islative recommendations from offi­ needs of secondary school youth of S. Labor and Human Resources cials of the American Legion 2385, proposed Youth Act. To continue hearings· on the role of the 318 Russell Building 4232 Dirksen Building