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December 2, 1985 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 33681 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS In the meantime, I would urge American of what you could do every month with $60-or more-saved on payments!" BEWARE OF PREAPPROVED consumers across the country to beware of preapproved credit card mailings. In case Don't stop to think that at First Select's CREDIT CARDS payment schedule, you would be paying off there are some who are reluctant to heed that $2,000 loan-plus 21.9% interest-for, this warning, I want to insert an article as near as I can calculate it, the next 47 HON. MARIO BIAGGI written by Lars-Erik Nelson that recently OF NEW YORK years. The banks know a good thing when appeared in the New York Daily News. The they see it: eternal high interest rates IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES headline spells out the problem in a very "earned" by luring poor and trusting people Monday, December 2, 1985 concise fashion, "Endless credit, endless into an endless cycle of debt. debt." They know they can get 21.9% interest Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, the more rates-even though the banks themselves learn about the credit card industry the [From the New York Daily News, Nov. 15, pay only 10%-by putting plastic credit more I dislike it. What's there to dislike? 1985] cards into the hands of people who really Consider, for starters, the preapproved ENDLESS CREDIT, ENDLESS DEBT can't affort them and who don't understand credit cards that we're so fortunate to re the intricacies of debt. People grab at that ceive in the mail. With no muss and no "low monthly payment" and "no credit card fuss, we are told that because of our excel It's not as though Ann Ficarrotta of Lyn fee." lent credit rating they are rewarding us brook, N.Y., was broke. But when the letter Mrs. Ficarrotta knows a widow who is with the use of their money. Sounds good, came from San Francisco offering her broke. "She makes $250 every two weeks $3,000, it was "too tempting not to say no." and they sent her one of these letters, right? Wrong. Once they sucker us in with Sight unseen and out of the blue, First saying 'Because of your excellent credit the promise of low monthly payments and Select VISA of San Francisco had sent her a rating you qualify for $3,000,' " she said. "I minimal annual fees, they lock the door pre-approved line of credit for $3,000. The argued with her, 'Don't take it. Once they and throw away the key. They've got us good news was "No Annual Fees" for her get you in the trap, you're stuck.' But it right where they want us, because by the VISA card and low monthly payments. looks so good." time the first monthly bill comes it's to late "One of the boys was paying off a school Mrs. Ficarrotta is a bright, jolly woman. to do anything about the outrageously high loan, so I thought, they want to give me You can see from her letter that she is interest rate that was part of the deal, but money, I'll use it to help him out," she said highly organized and keeps track of her was somehow lost in the fine print when over the phone. "Another boy needed a PA money. But when the VISA came offering system for his band. What can I do? I have $3,000 for just $60 a month, she took it. Be we got our plastic money. all these talented children and no money." cause the monthly payments were lower, Oh, sure, there are some credit card issu First Select VISA promised to save her she borrowed money at 21.9% to help her ers that charge a reasonable rate of inter $85 a month in payments on her $3,000. She son pay off a tuition loan-not thinking est. But, we won't ever get a credit card would only have to pay 2% of her outstand that the interest rate on his loan was 7%. from them in the mail, preapproved, be ing balance-$60 a month. In seven months, she has paid $584 to cause they recognize that preapproved "I'm a very bad person," Mrs. Ficarrotta VISA and reduced her debt by only $157.19. credit card mailings result in significant laughed. "When anybody offers me money, "I called up to complain, and the girl said 'If fraud and abuse costs-costs associated I never refuse it." you don't like it, I would suggest you pay it with a poor business practice that has been Last April, she made her first payment of in full.' .. $60. Her loan balance went from $3,014.39 Which Mrs. Ficarrotta intends to do. used by many banks to justify their high to $3,004.56. That is, she still owed $3,000. How? Simple. "Somebody offered me an interest charges. I just received a Visa card She made another payment of $60. When other $3,000 and I took it, she said "You from the Simmons First National Bank of the next VISA statement came, she still know the old saying about borrowing from Pine Bluff, AR, that charges only 12.5 per owed $3,000. Peter to pay Paul? That's me. Maybe some cent interest, compared to a national aver So, she made a payment of $100. Now she where out there you can save someone else age of 18.6 percent. But, I had to apply for owed $2,956. She made a payment of $75. from this pitfall.'' it, and anyone else can do the same. That reduced her loan by Just $21. In February, I authored a bill, H.R. 1197, If Mrs. Ficarrotta continues to pay First ADMINISTRATION OPPOSES to cap credit card interest rates at 5 per Select VISA at the rate they said she would owe them each month, she will owe them centage points above the Federal Reserve's SENATE VERSION OF TEXTILE $3,000 forever. "Please tell my how First BILL discount rate, which is how much it costs VISA Select could be allowed to do this and the banks to borrow money from the Fed how they differ from illegal money loans," eral Reserve. Under present conditions that she asks. HON. BILL FRENZEL means a 12.5-percent cap. I modeled this "Let's make a bet," Jeffrey McCarthy of OF MINNESOTA legislation after the policy adopted by the First Deposit Savings Bank had written IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Arkansas and I am convinced that Mrs. Ficarrotta. "If I ask you right now how if all banks nationwide would simply do much you're paying in a.nnual credit card Monday, December 2, 1985 away with preapproved credit card mail fees, I bet you couldn't tell me. If you can't, Mr. FRENZEL. Mr. Speaker, printed you're not alone. Most people have been below is a letter from our U.S. Trade Rep ings, they could make a very healthy profit paying a.nnual credit card fees for so long, with a 12.5-percent interest charge. After that they don't have any idea how much all resentative, Clayton Yeutter, which indi all, if it works in Arkansas, it should work those a.nnual fees are costing them." cates that the administration strongly op elsewhere. What McCarthy's letter omits is informa poses the Senate version of H.R. 1562, as There is growing support for this propos tion that is much more costly than credit well as the earlier House version. Ambassa al and the House Banking Subcommittee card fees. It is the interest rate that First dor Yeutter reiterates the same points of on Consumer Affairs and Coinage, chaired Select VISA charges. That is found in fine opposition that apply to the House bill by my good friend and distinguished col print in another document. It is 21.9%. that the textile bill will harm the U.S. econ McCarthy prefers not to speak of it. He omy overall more than it will help one par league from Illinois, FRANK ANNUNZIO; re spends his time on other things. "On a cently held hearings on this legislation. $2,000 balance, many banks would require a ticular sector, that it will be harmful to our However, despite this favorable progress, monthly payment of at least $100," he foreign policy interests and that it will the future of a Federal cap on card interest wrote. "But with First Select VISA, your greatly increase costs to U.S. consumers. rates remains uncertain. monthly payment would be only $40! Think The letter is as follows:

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member of the Senate on the floor. Boldface type indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 33682 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS December 2, 1985 U.S. 'TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, We believe there are far better ways to was first elected to the board in April of Washington, December 2, 1985. assist the textile and apparel industries. 1973 and took office the 1st of July that Hon. BILL FRENZEL, This Administration is committed to negoti year. He has been elected twice, once in House of Representatives, ating a strong, new Multifiber Arrangement Washington, DC. that will respond to the concerns which pre 1977 and 1981. When he retires he will have DEAR BILL: On Tuesday, the House is cipitated this legislation. When import served under four different superintend scheduled to take up H.R. 1562, a bill which limits are negotiated, rather than imposed ents. For the last 8 years he has been the would attempt to protect the textile and ap legislatively, we avoid the high cost of jeop senior member of the board. parel industries from foreign competition by ardized relationships and retaliation. John holds degrees from Whittier College rolling back import levels of most textile ex The provisions to limit nonrubber foot and California State University at Long porters. It also contains provisions imposing wear and copper imports also are contrary Beach. He chairs the Social Studies Depart import limitations on nonrubber footwear to the national economic interest. ment at Norwalk High School. For the past and mandating the President to "seek to" In the case of footwear, the President re negotiate voluntary production restraints cently found that quotas would not be in 31 years he has lived in Whittier with his on copper for a five-year period. the national economic interest for reasons wife, Betty, and their three children, Mark, This legislation is harmful to the national similar to those outlined for textiles and ap Peter, and Ruth Ellen. interest; it would hurt the U.S. economy parel: they would cost consumers billions of Mr. Blackburn has been a member of the more than it would help, destroy more jobs dollars and would invite retaliation on U.S. board of trustees since 1982 having served than it would save, and cost consumers exports that could cost more jobs than as clerk and most recently vice president. dearly. would be saved. In addition, the President There is no doubt that the apparel and He received both his bachelors and masters determined that quotas would have little, if degrees from Pepperdine. He has worked textile industries are undergoing painful any, impact on the long-term competitive structural changes. But the Administration ness of our domestic footwear industry. over 23 years for Rockwell International's has been far more sensitive to their needs In the case of copper, the President re space division as a supervisor of materials than this legislation would indicate. Since cently determined that it would be inappro and processes. 1980, USTR has negotiated or imposed more priate for the Government to seek to negoti Gerald has been a resident of Whittier than 425 textile and apparel quotas, with ate voluntary production restraint agree for the last 20 years, where he lives with tariff levels averaging 22 percent compared ments with foreign copper producing coun his wife, Katherine, and his three children, to less than five percent for all other indus tries, who have made it clear that they are tries. This makes textiles and apparel the Sharon, Steven, and Michael. opposed to such restraints. Past experience Mr. Speaker, it gives me pleasure to rec most protected industries in the United including that of OPEC, shows that produc States. tion restraint agreements are extremely dif ognize and commend both of these men for Moreover, to help workers and communi ficult to implement effectively and that any their commitment to education. John Her ties adversely affected by increased exports, benefits from restraints tend to be eroded or gesheimer and Gerald Blackbum have the President has asked Congress for an ad reversed over time. served the South Whittier Board of Trust ditional $100 million for the Labor Secre The textile, apparel, footwear and copper ees with distinction and they will be missed tary's discretionary fund under Title III of industries certainly face significant chal the Job Training Partnership Act dislocated by their friends and colleagues on the lenges, but as difficult as these challenges South Whittier School Board. workers program. may be, they are not insurmountable. When H.R. 1562 as amended is a prohibitively they face competition that's unfair, this Ad expensive approach to job protection. It ministration is committed to taking strong PLANT CLOSING NOTIFICATION would protect approximately 9, 000 jobs in action to fight that unfairness, whenever an industry employing nearly two million AND CONSULTATION workers. The Council of Economic Advisors and wherever it may occur. calculates that this bill would raise total The precedent which this measure would U.S. clothing and textile costs by $5 billion, establish, i.e., sector by sector protectionism HON. WIWAM 0. LIPINSKI or some $250,000 per textile job affected. by legislative fiat, is the wrong approach. It OF ILLINOIS And the burden of the bill would fall heavi would send the wrong signal as we seek to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES engage our trading partners in vigorous new est on those who could least afford to bear Monday, December 2, 1985 it-lower-income consumers who buy the efforts to promote free and open markets bulk of inexpensive clothing. throughout the world. For that reason, I Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise this Even more disturbing is the threat to ex and other advisors to the President will rec afternoon to bring to the attention of my isting jobs that this bill represents. Workers ommend that he not sign H.R. 1562. Sincerely, colleagues a speech which I gave before an who transport and sell foreign apparel audience composed of representatives from would be directly threatened by this legisla CLAYTON YEUTTER. tion. But many other jobs would be jeopard various labor organizations concerning one ized indirectly. Since the legislation would phase of a proposed national industrial almost assuredly violate our international HONORING JOHN HERGESHEI policy-"Plant Closing Notification and obligations, adversely affected nations MER AND GERALD BLACK Consultation." Since this issue is of para would have the right to "compensation" BURN FROM THE SOUTH mount importance to the Nation's working through increased access to the U.S. market WHITTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT force, I believe my colleagues will find it for other products-which would harm BOARD OF TRUSTEES quite interesting and informative. The text workers in other import-sensitive industries, or alternatively, those nations would be en of the speech follows: titled to retaliate against U.S. exports HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES I have long advocated a National Industri which would harm workers in our export in OF CALIFORNIA al Policy for our Republic. A maximum dustries. The U.S. exported over $53 billion IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES effort on the part of Management, Labor, in goods to the nations principally affected Academia, and Government to save Ameri by this bill, including $5 billion in corn and Monday, December 2, 1985 can Industrial jobs recapture our domestic wheat, $3 billion in aircraft, and $750 mil Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I ask my col market and once again be competitive in the lion in cigarettes and tobacco. Many jobs in leagues in Congress to join me in honoring world marketplace is necessary if our coun these industries could be lost. try is once again to become the economic Finally, the developing nations, including the dedication and service of two individ powerhouse that will be a beacon to all the some of our best friends, would be most se uals, Mr. John Hergesheimer and Mr. world. One of the principal areas to be ad verely hurt by this bill. Reneging on our Gerald Blackburn, of the South Whittier dressed by a National Industrial Policy trade agreements would disrupt our diplo School District Board of Trustees. would be to require employers to notify and matic relations with much of the Third On November 26, 1985, Mr. Blackburn consult with employees before ordering a World and hurt our efforts to promote the and Mr. Hergesheimer will retire from the plant closing or permanent layoff. values of democratic capitalism. And be South Whittier Board of Trustees. In a spe The pressures of international competi cause some of the textile exporting coun cial ceremony they will be honored by tion, an American economy in transition, tries are also among the largest debtor na and the normal market forces that effect in tions, the international debt problem could fellow board members and the community dustrial location and employment patterns become a major crisis if exports from these for their outstanding service to the district. has accelerated industrial unemployment. countries to the United States are severely Mr. Hergesheimer has unselfishly served Many of the millions of families affected constrained. South Whittier for 12 consecutive years. He by business closings and permanent layoffs, December 2, 1985 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 33683 suffer devastating losses both on a financial duced public services for all community resi vibrant spirit, innovative technology and level and in terms of their mental and phys dents. mtimately, this all leads to the virtu sweat, our workers have created a modem ical health. Earning losses are the most im al demise of previously thriving municipal industrial giant. It is, therefore, incumbent mediate and obvious result of job loss. Re ity. Clearly these private sector disinvest upon us all to address the problem of plant search shows that most workers and par ment decisions continue to have devastating closings and find equitable solutions that ticularly older workers displaced by plant public consequences. Therefore, in order to will not only revitalize the economy but also closings, continue to suffer large income protect the revenue base of local govern serve to protect our labor force who have losses even when they succeed in finding ments, prepare the various employment and been the bulwark of American Society. new work. social service agencies for the needs of dis The most recent evidence of the devastat placed workers and pursue strategies to ing economic effect of job loss on workers is avert closings, community leaders and local JOHN BARNES ON WRANGEL illustrated in a report issued by the Bureau officials need timely notice of plant closings ISLAND of Labor Statistics which surveyed workers and mass layoffs as well as accompanying displaced from their jobs between 1979 and information regarding the decision making 1983. Of the 111/z million displaced workers process. HON. JIM COURTER identified by the Bureau, approximately Plant closings and other operational OF NEW JERSEY half lost their jobs in plant closings and half changes are usually undertaken by manage IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in permanent workforce reductions. When ment for the benefit of a business owner in the same displaced workers were surveyed an attempt to reduce costs and maximize Monday, December 2, 1985 in January 1984, 40 percent were still job profit. When such decisions are made pru less. Of the 60 percent who managed to find dently, the owners capitalize on their invest Mr. COURTER. Mr. Speaker, as the fol new jobs, fewer than half were earning as ment and those employees whose Jobs are lowing article from the National Review much as they had in their old jobs. not eliminated may benefit from greater job shows, the State Department may be trying Although the financial impact of a job security. Management does not have a mo to arrange the legal transfer to Soviet own loss is devastating, the health effects sur nopoly on wisdom and may not see opportu ership of Wrangel Island in the Arctic rounding a job loss can be even more severe. nities to improve the productivity of an ex Ocean. The Soviets first got possession of Researchers have documented numerous isting plant-opportunities which the em the island in the usual way-they occupied physiological changes caused by stress fol ployees may well recognize. Even where a it through military force in 1924-and since lowing plant closures, including increased management decision to close a plant is eco blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol nomically prudent for the workers who lose 1981 the State Department has been trying levels. These symptoms normally drop if their jobs, management's decision is an as to legitimize the occupation. There was workers find new employment. Other medi sault on their financial stability, health and some fear that the final closing on the cal effects have also been found in workers happiness. However, with advance notice transaction might be undertaken at the and their families following plant shut and the employers cooperation-along with Reagan-Gorbachev meeting, but as near as downs: weight loss, hypertension, ulcers, al a willingness to consider reasonable alterna we can tell that did not occur. Our col coholism, and increased incidences of diabe tives, many more plant closings could be league MARK SILJANDER is trying to ensure tes and respiratory diseases. It is no exag averted. that Congress has a chance to block any geration to state that a plant closure or per Where a plant closing cannot be prevent such transaction, and I commend him for manent mass layoff can create serious medi ed, responsible corporate action can miti cal problems for displaced workers. gate some of the damage their decisions his efforts, and the following article by Nothing illustrates the destructiveness of cause and ease the impact on employees by John Barnes in the National Review to my job loss for the worker and his or her family giving at least a one year closing notice and colleagues' attention. more clearly than the evidence that plant a variety of ancillary benefits including sev The article follows: closing victims are far more likely to commit erance pay and an early retirement plan, ex CFrom the National Review, Nov. 29, 19851 suicide than the average person. A recent tension on life and medical insurance, profit study indicated that the suicide rate among sharing improvement, relocation expenses STATE GIVES AWAY THE STORE, AGAIN plant closing victims was 30 times greater or transfer rights to the company's newest than normal. facility. In addition, companies which are in The Reagan State Department has been While suicide is the most shocking and the midst of closing down their doors should quietly trying to give the Soviet Union a visible result of the physiological and psy also consider in-plant job search centers, fi piece of American territory larger than the chological trauma that affect all displaced nancial counselling, funding to retrain dis state of Delaware, under which there may workers to varying degrees, depression, grief placed employees and a task force to assist be millions of barrels of oil. It is Wrangel and a sense of total isolation usually afflict the community in finding alternative uses Island, located north of Siberia in the Arctic the victims of a closure as well. These feel for the abandoned facility. Ocean, and it is the only piece of American ings and the loss of confidence which most Although these are all reasonable support territory ever successfully seized by a for workers experience contribute heavily to measures, many businesses today do virtual eign power-although that seizure has not the inability of displaced workers to adjust ly nothing either in consulting with their been recognized until now. and find new employment opportunities. employees or in providing compensatory The U.S. lost Wrangel on August 20, 1924, Many case studies of plant closings have benefits to lessen the impact or damage when the Soviet gunboat Krasny Oktyabr identified serious strains on the families of their disinvestment decisions cause. seized the island, captured 14 unemployed workers. Undoubtedly, the A recent study conducted by the Bureau American fur trappers and laid off, the plant closing, the local busi the unemployment lines without any oppor acting governor of Alaska, cruising aboard nesses losing profits, the property values de tunity to prepare for the many hardships the cutter Thomas Corwin. John Muir, the clining cause a decrease in the tax revenues that will follow. famed naturalist and founder of the Sierra of a community. The lost revenues, plus the The American working force have made Club, was part of the landing party that increased public expenditures for terminat immeasurable contributions to the economic claimed the island on August 12. He later ed workers, lead to increased tax rates or re- advancement of this country. Through their noted in his book The Cruise of the Corwin: 33684 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS December 2, 1985 "A notable addition was made to the nation THE ANGLO-IRISH AGREE- We have long contended that the United al domain when Captain Calvin L. Hooper MENT-U.S. ECONOMIC ASSIST States has an important role to play once a landed on Wrangel Island and took posses ANCE viable political solution is reached in North sion of it in the name of the United States." ern Ireland. The need for future economic The island had been first sighted 14 years assistance for Northern Ireland is not in before by U.S. Navy Captain Thomas Long. HON. MARIO BIAGGI issue since Northern Ireland suffers from He named it after the Russian naval officer OF NEW YORK many economic ills including having the Ferdinand Petrovich Wrangel, who had ex IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES highest unemployment rate in Western Europe. plored the area. But, according to his own Monday, December 2, 1985 memoirs, Wrangel never saw the island that We trust that any economic aid we might bears his name. Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, as chairman provide would be done in accordance with of the bipartisan Ad Hoc Congressional the terms and conditions of our Foreign As There is no evidence that the Russians sistance Act especially with regard to the re ever laid legal claim to the island. The only Committee for Irish Affairs I have been deeply interested in the developments sur cipient nations respecting and protecting visitors were Americans, mostly trappers human rights for all its citizens. Further, we from the American Lomen Co., who clearly rounding the so-called "Anglo-Irish" agree would hope that any United States aid established occupation under international ment on Northern Ireland announced on would be provided in such a way to reach law. The State Department actually recog November 15. and benefit both communities in Northern nized Lomen as the owner of the island on One of the more interesting elements to Ireland. To do otherwise would merely put May 13, 1924. U.S. Geological Survey Bulle the agreement has been the reaction of the the United States in the position of under tins issued in 1900, 1902, and 1906 show the administration to the agreement. Of par writing continued economic discrimination islands as U.S. territory. So do Russian ticular importance was the statement made which is so evident in Northern Ireland naval maps of the same period. In 1922, the by President Reagan in support of the today. British government backed off on a tenta agreement. Contained in this statement was Finally, we would hope that future United tive claim to the islands, conceding, in the a pledge by the President where he said: States economic aid would help to eliminate words of the colonial secretary, that "the the cycle of violence, civilian and state, that We hope in a bi-partisan way we can go exists in Northern Ireland. United States Government is thought to forward with anything we can do to have a strong, if not indisputable, claim to Ultimately, it would be our hope that it is help • • • in restoring sound economics a united Ireland that would be the benefici the islands." The U.S. never recognized the here. Soviet seizure, and as late as 1973 the State ary of future U.S. aid. To the extent that Department in its Digest of International I have been a long-time advocate for the the Anglo-Irish agreement might assist in United States making a commitment to achieving an end to a partitioned Ireland, Law, stated that "the U.S. has not relin we are encouraged. Yet much more must be quished its claim to Wrangel Island." provide future economic assistance to Northern Ireland once a viable political so done. We hope that the prospect of future But the present State Department is U.S. economic aid may stimulate more sig trying. When the U.S. purchased Alaska in lution was achieved. I do not contend that nificant movement and initiatives aimed at 1867, the border question was left open. The at this time that the Anglo-Irish agreement producing a viable political solution for U.S. has always maintained that the border represents that viable political solution but Northern Ireland. line drawn on maps at the time-which it is in fact a fragile first step in that direc We look forword to the benefit of your would exclude Wrangel-was merely for tion. thoughts. convenience and did not constitute a bound In an effort to learn more about the COSIGNERS ary. But on December 28, 1984, Assistant President's views on future economic aid to Secretary of State W. Tapley Bennett Jr. Senator Alfonse D'Amato, and Represent Northern Ireland, I, together with 34 House atives Bernard J. Dwyer, Marcy Kaptur, announced that the U.S. Government re and 1 Senate colleagues sent a letter to the Bob Traxler, Joseph Gaydos, Joe Kolter, gards the 1867 line as its maritime boundary President seeking both clarification and Gus Yatron, Tom Lantos, Thomas Foglietta, with the Soviet Union-thus, in effect, at amplification. Charles Schumer, Paul Kanjorski, Bob tempting to cede U.S. territory without so Borski, Vic Fazio, Thomas Manton, Frank much as a by-your-leave to Congress or the In addition the letter urges that if future economic aid is in fact provided to North Horton, Doug Walgren, Guy Molinari, Ham President. ilton Fish, Benjamin Gilman, Bob Mrazek, Congressional opponents of State's at ern Ireland it be done with full regard for Raymond McGrath, Joseph DioGuardi, tempted giveaway, including Senator Jesse protection of human rights and an end to Joseph Addabbo, James Jeffords, Parren Helms and Representative Mark Siljander, discrimination in Northern Ireland. Mitchell, Thomas Downey, Peter Kost are drafting legislation to require congres I was proud to have the strong support of mayer, Patricia Schroeder, Ted Weiss, sional approval of any agreement ceding the Irish National Caucus the Ancient Bruce Morrison, James Howard, Lane U.S. claims in the area. But some observers Order of Hibernians and the Irish Ameri Evans, James J. Florio, Robert Dornan, and fear that the President, under pressure to can Unity Conference for this letter. The Berkley Bedell. "sign something, sign anything" at the full text and the complete list of cosigners summit, might bow to State's "expert follow: advice" and sign away the islands without HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, PRECURSOR AND ESSENTIAL proper consideration. Washington, DC, November 19, 1985. CHEMICALS REVIEW ACT OF Obviously, the U.S. has little chance of re DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: We, the undersigned, 1985 gaining possession. But offically accepting are writing in response to your statement of the Soviet theft would underscore once November 15 where you expressed support again our eagerness to placate the Russians for the agreement signed this past Friday HON.CHARLESB.RANGEL at whatever cost to honor, and would fur between the governments of Great Britain OF NEW YORK ther discredit the U.S. as a reliable partner and the Republic of Ireland on Northern IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES against Soviet bullying. At the very least, we Ireland. should hold out for some concessions, such We share your assessment that this Monday, December 2, 1985 as a share in the petroleum deposits that a accord does represent an important initia Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased tive. However, we believe the agreement as number of large oil companies believe may to introduce, with Mr. GILMAN, the "Pre be under Wrangel. Ronald Reagan should signed is but a fragile first step. It repre sents at best a precarious foundation which cursor and Essential Chemicals Review Act not go down in history as the first American will not support an enduring political solu of 1985." This bill would require the Attor President to acquiesce in the conquest of tion without some major additions and ney General to conduct a study of the need American territory. changes. for legislation, regulation, or alternative We are especially interested in one dimen methods to control the diversion of legiti sion of your statement. Together with mate precursor and essential chemicals to House Speaker O'Neill, you pledged "We hope in a bi-partisan way we can go forward the illegal production of drugs of abuse; with anything we can do to help ... in re and report all findings to Congress within storing sound economics there." This would 90 days of the date of enactment of this act. seem to suggest a declaration of intent by The Precursor and Essential Chemicals the United States for future economic aid. Review Act of 1985 is designed to fill a gap December 2, 1985 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 33685 in our current drug enforcement policy limits and unilateral restraint categories, that we might make a wrong choice that we under which certain chemicals, such as and an overall reduction of its negotiated never are able to make any kind of choice at ether and acetone, which are essential to 1985 base quota of 4.6%. Individual category all, or by the time that we make up our the manufacture of cocaine, may be freely rollbacks range as high as 75%. In addition, minds, it is too late. It is said that it is more the bill as amended would violate the con important for an executive to be able to purchased and used for this purpose. Other sultation provisions of the U.S.-China bilat make up his mind without undue delay than precursor chemicals intended to be covered eral agreement by unilaterally imposing always to be right. under this legislation are ergotamine tar limits on all product categories currently When the choice is so complex as to defy trate, a precursor of LSD; antranillic acid, not restricted. Further growth for Chinese our best efforts, the logical procedure is to a precursor of methaqualone; and piperi textile and apparel exports would continue choose the solution that best serves our self dine, a precursor to PCP. to be frozen at 1% annually. Non-MFA ish interests. We must keep in mind that These precursors, which are used in clan fibers, including silk, ramie and linen, would our adversaries probably will not agonize as also be subject to restraints under the bill. we do in choosing between right and wrong. destine laboratories to produce illegal nar The effects of strict U.S. import regula cotics, may be dangerous in themselves. Moral issues never pop up in debates in the tion have already had an adverse effect on Kremlin. The only question asked is For example, both ether and acetone are China: In the first eight months of 1985, "What's best for Russia?" highly combustible. China's textile and apparel exports to the One of our most recent lessons in interna Mr. Speaker, I introduced this bill as a United States fell by over 20% compared to tional diplomacy should have been learned House companion measure to S. 17 46, spon the same period in 1984. Consequently, the in Iran. This was not so much the case of sored by Senator LAWTON CHILES. My bill further reduction in China's foreign ex backing the wrong horse-the Shah-as it is identical to S. 17 46, with only minor change earnings from the proposed re was a case of a fool parting with his money. straints on Chinese imports under the bill, grammatical changes. I hope that the If we are going to subsidize other countries whether or not amended as proposed, would to the extent of sixty or seventy billion dol House of Representatives will move expedi inevitably affect China's ability to import tiously to pass this legislation, so that a lars each year, then we must set rigid agree products from the United States. ments as to how the money is to be used. major gap in our Nation's drug enforce We are very concerned with passage of For example, if we agree to give or lend a ment policy can be closed. H.R. 1562 in its original form by the House certain sum of money to a foreign country, of Representatives. Given the continued we must insist on the implementation of our threat of any of the textile bills now before rules for improving civil rights. And we CHINA STILL OPPOSES TEXTILE the Congress to bilateral commercial rela BILL must not dish out large sums in a single tions, we trust that the Administration will lump but we must hold back with our lar remain steadfast in its opposition to any leg gesse until the attached strings are tied and HON. BILL FRENZEL islation, including the amended version, secured. OF MINNESOTA that would violate U.S. international com mitments. It makes no sense at all to support a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Yours sincerely, leader with cold cash unless it is reasonable Monday, December 2, 1985 to expect him to be around long enough for HAN Xu, the cash to be able to do some good and to Mr. FRENZEL. Mr. Speaker, during the Ambassador of the People's Republic protect our investment. We have much Senate debate on the textile bill, attempts of China to the United States of America. better places to use our money than to blow were made to give the impression that the it on luxuries for some tin god with a pair of People's Republic of China was not op RIDING FOR A FALL IN THE dark glasses. PHILIPPINES And now we are faced in the Philippines below is a letter from the Ambassador of with another dilemma like Iran. We have a China which indicates that the People's Re HON.ROBERTK.DORNAN great investment in two military bases in public of China does indeed oppose the OF CALIFORNIA the Philippines which are essential to our Senate version of R.R. 1562. That version IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES interests. We have been supporting Presi would still result in significant rollbacks dent Marcos for many years, even though plus a future growth restriction of 1 per Monday, December 2, 1985 his actions and policies are repugnant to us. cent annually, both violations of our nego Mr. DORNAN of California. Mr. Speaker, It is clear that he will have a revolution on tiated bilateral textile agreement with although there remains widespread devo his hands if he does not improve his civil tion in the Philippines to democratic norms rights stance. And his revolution will come China. from the left. Ambassador Xu's letter is printed below: and processes, fraudulent elections could One of the things we don't need now is a THE EMBASSY OF THE radicalize the moderate elements of legiti communist take-over in the Philippines. We PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, mate democratic reform. For this reason I must learn to foretell events in other coun Washington, DC, October 28, 1985. fully supported President Reagan's initia tries and our leaders must have the guts to Hon. CLAYTON YEU'ITER, tive of sending Senator PAUL LAXALT to take appropriate action in our national in U.S. Trade Representative, the Philippines to voice our concerns for terests. It isn't productive for us to wait Washington, DC. truly free elections. until things go sour before we make our DEAR AMBASSADOR YEUTl'ER: As you are I also support Defense Department stud moves. Pre-acting is much more effective aware, Senator Thurmond and other propo than reacting. President Marcos is long past nents of S. 680 have introduced an amended ies of the incremental diversification of due. And anything we may do in anticipa version of the Textile and Apparel Trade U.S. military presence in the Pacific. Clark tion of the fact of communist revolution will Enforcement Act of 1985 in an effort to Air Field and Subic Bay Naval Station are make enemies for us. secure passage of this bill. These same pro of great strategic value, especially with the Small nations suffer from a more or less ponents have sought to create the impres Soviet presence at Cam Ranh Bay in Viet deep seated inferiority complex. They are sion that the revised legislation does not nam. Shifting some of our functions to very Jealous of their rights to run things harm Chinese textile and apparel exports to other locations in the Pacific wlll distribute within their borders without interference by the United States. But, as you know, the re the political risk associated with both of other nations. We have no quarrel with this vised legislation would, if enacted, restrain attitude unless we have a compelling and le textile and apparel exports in violation of our Philippine bases plus indicate to the gitimate self interest in what goes on within the U.S.-China Bilateral Agreement on Marcos regime that the United States is se those borders. Those countries who need fi Trade Relations, the U.S.-China Textile rious about truly democratic reforms. nancial support from us must learn that Agreement and the MFA. Consequently, we Mr. Speaker, I submit for the RECORD an nothing is free-all must be earned. Every trust that you will understand our continu excerpt from Current Comments written by thing has a price, no matter how mercenary ing concern with this legislation and the ad Mr. Monroe Sharpless of Santa Ana, CA this sounds. verse consequences for our trade relations which clearly articulates the precarious po One may object to such a hard and inhu should the bill be enacted into law as origi mane stance where others need help, but sition facing the United States in the Phil this is the way it has to be. Otherwise, our nally introduced or as amended. ippines. Under the Thurmond amendment, China help will be rerouted to other and unpro would be denied significant export yardage WE ARE GORED BY OUR DILEMMAS ductive uses. Dictators are people just the to the U.S. market. Our calculations show It is our nature, individually and national same as the rest of us. Such leaders often that China would face rollback in 20 specific ly, to be so concerned about the possibility have had only limited experience in manag- 33686 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS December 2, 1985 ing the treasury of a country. It is attractive THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY This past Sunday, November 30, marked to them to misuse such money as is made LABOR LAW AMENDMENTS OF 25 years of service to the parishioners of easy for them to acquire. "Easy come, easy 1985 this Roman Catholic Church in my con goes" applies to them, too. gressional district by the Reverend Paul T. So now is the time for us to decide exactly LeStrange. what we shall do in trying to persuade Mr. HON. MIKE SYNAR Ordained June 7, 1941, in the Cathedral Marcos what will contribute most to his OF OKLAHOMA of the Immaculate Conception, at Syracuse, self-interests. He is a stubborn and not very IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Father Lestrange is a devoted servant of intelligent man, and we may fail in our ob God who has made countless contributions jectives. If we do so fail, we must be pre Monday, December 2, 1985 to the spirtual enrichment of the people of pared to defend our interests in the military Mr. SYNAR. Mr. Speaker, I am listed as bases. our greater Syracuse community as well as a cosponsor of H.R. 281, the Construction to various other communities within cen We have been successful in this objective Industry Labor Law Amendments of 1985. I in Cuba and we probably can make it work tral New York State. regret that my name appearing as a co A native son of Binghamton, Father Le in the Philippines. If a revolution should sponsor of this bill is the result of a staff occur, our bases must be thoroughly forti strange attended St. Michael's College at fied against attack. We can be sure that error and does not reflect my opinions on the University of Toronto in Canada and Russia will be supplying the rebels, but they this measure. completed his theological studies at Mount will avoid a confrontation with us. Bullies I fully support the right of workers to or St. Mary's Seminary at Emmitsburg, MD. never start anything that they think they ganize, bargain collectively, and have those He said his first Mass on June 8, 1941, in can't finish. collective bargaining agreements enforced. Binghamton's St. Thomas Acquinas Church The above is an excerpt from Current This bill, however, contains a number of before his first assignment as a priest, on Comments-1985 by Monroe Sharpless. provisions that I cannot support, and June 21, 1941, at St. Paul's Church in which I believe will be detrimental ulti Oswego. There, he served until his transfer mately to organized labor. in 1944 to St. Lucy's Church in Syracuse HONORING HENRI PELLISSIER, It is well established that two commonly where, for a dozen years, he served his RETIRING MEMBER OF WHIT owned but separately managed construc flock with extraordinary dedication. TIER UNION HIGH SCHOOL tion companies can operate together, one Father LeStrange's next assignment, BOARD as a union shop, the other as a nonunion. during the years 1956 to 1959, was that of Current law prevents an employer from set administrator of Holy Family Church in HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES ting up a nonunion subsidiary if his pur Fairmount where, under his leadership and pose is to evade his obligations under a col through his commitment to teaching and OF CALIFORNIA lective bargaining agreement. young people, a new parish school was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. 281 would prohibit an employer completed. Recognizing his abilities to pro from setting up a nonunion subsidiary if he Monday, December 2, 1985 vide educational opportunities, diocesan has even indirect common ownership or leaders then gave Father LeStrange still Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I want to control of a union company. This will another challenging assignment at Our bring to the attention of my colleagues in result in many employers selling their Lady of Good Counsel Church in Endicott, Congress the dedication and commitment union company, rather than giving up the NY. There, as administrator of construc to education of Mr. Henri Pellissier. market for open shop construction, now es tion, a new school and convent were com Mr. Pellissier will be retiring as a timated to be 60 percent of the U.S. con pleted. member of the board of trustees of Whittier struction market. The new purchaser will At the completion of these noble tasks, Union High School District. His friends be then free to run the operation as an Father LeStrange became the pastor of and colleagues from the school district will open shop, with a further loss to the build Sacred Heart Church in Cicero 25 years be honoring him at a fare well dinner on ing trades. ago. In November 1964, his dream and the Dual shops give a company needed flexi December 3, 1985, at the California Coun dream of his flock became a reality with bility in the marketplace. They will simply the dedication of a new church. Since that try Club. lose contracts if they have to depend exclu A member of the board since 1973, Henri occasion, the number of his parishioners sively on union labor. Union companies and the size of Sacred Heart's facilities has served as clerk, vice president and compete in different market segments; we president of the board during his tenure. have continued to grow. should not deprive them of the opportunity Mr. Speaker, the deeds of Father Le He is an active member of the Whittier of also competing for open shop contracts. Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Strange are embedded as great rocks in the Finally, under this bill, if a labor dispute soil of central New York. His inspirational Club. with the general contractor spreads to the leadership in the work of God enriches our Mr. Pellissier received his bachelors subcontractors on that job site who are souls and our daily lives. It is fitting that I degree from the University of California at subject to that contractor's "control," you commend his years of dedicated service to Berkeley and is self-employed in the real would have a form of common situs picket the Members of this Congress. estate business. Married for 33 years, he is ing, entangling innocent third parties who a long time resident of Whittier raising are powerless to resolve the dispute. seven children all of who are graduates of ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS JCS Whittier High School. REORGANIZATION BILL Mr. Speaker, Mr. Henri Pellissier has FATHER PAUL T. LESTRANGE: THE DEDICATED SERVANT OF continuously demonstrated his commit GOD AND THE FAITHFUL OF HON. BILL NICHOLS ment to education by attending almost all CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE board meetings. It gives me pleasure to rec OF ALABAMA ognize and commend Mr. Pellissier for his HON. GEORGE C. WORTLEY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dedication to the youth in our community. Monday, December 2, 1985 He has served the Whittier Union High OF NEW YORK Mr. NICHOLS. Mr. Speaker, last week School District Board of Trustees with dis IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the House overwhelmingly approved H.R. tinction. Monday, December 2, 1985 3622, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Reorganiza Mr. WORTLEY. Mr. Speaker, it is my ex tion Act. The bill had 113 cosponsors when ceptional privilege to bring to the attention it was reported to the House on November of our colleagues in the Congress the silver 14. By the time the bill was considered on anniversary of the pastor of Sacred Heart the floor, however, another 20 of our col Church in Cicero, NY. leagues had joined the effort. The names of December 2, 1985 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 33687 these additional cosponsors are as follows, is applicable to Barry McGuigan. May his BILINGUAL STUDENTS' SCORES so that their support can be recognized. career and his cause continue to flourish. GOUP Additional cosponsors of H.R. 3622: Messrs. CHANDLER, CHAPMAN, BORSKI, GALLO, HUGHES, MADIGAN, LEHMAN of HARRY B. CRANDELL HON. DON EDWARDS California, MANTON, SCHEUER, SISISKY, OF CALIFORNIA SUNIA, WORTLEY, SAXTON, BLILEY, DAVIS, HON. MORRIS K. UDALL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STUMP, BOUCHER, MOODY, DIOGUARDI, OF ARIZONA Monday, December 2, 1985 and PENNY. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. EDWARDS of California. Mr. Speak Monday, December 2, 1985 er, bilingual education programs have come TRIBUTE TO BARRY McGUIGAN Mr. UDALL. Mr. Speaker, earlier in this under increasing attack from Education Congress, a staff member on the Committee Secretary William Bennett. I am somewhat HON. MARIO BIAGGI on Interior and Insular Affairs, Harry B. alarmed by Mr. Bennett's contention that OF NEW YORK Crandell, retired after more than 35 years our Nation should abandon a program that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of service to the Nation. During those years gives those students for whom English is he made an important contribution to the not their primary language an equal Monday, December 2, 1985 development of this country's wilderness chance for success in the academic arena. Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, as chairman preservation system and to the long strug In my home district of San Jose, CA, San of the bipartisan Ad Hoc Congressional gle to protect Alaska's wild areas. It is fit Jose Unified School District is proving Mr. Committee for Irish Affairs, I often speak ting on this fifth anniversary of the enact Bennett's plan is completely off base. The of the problems which befall the six north ment of the Alaska National Interest Lands first annual report on the achievements of east counties of Ireland. Today it is my Conservation Act that he be recognized for students in bilingual education programs purpose to pay tribute to a new hope that his fine service to the Nation. shows that on the average, test scores were emanates from Northern Ireland, the hope Mter serving in the Marine Corps in the higher for students who graduated from bi generated by the accomplishments of one Pacific theater during World War II and lingual programs to regular classes than outstanding individual, Barry McGuigan. graduating from Colorado State University, for the district as a whole. The following A native of Clones in County Monaghan, Harry worked for the U.S. Fish and Wild article, which appeared in the San Jose 24-year-old Barry McGuigan today reigns life Service in Arizona, Oklahoma, and Wy Mercury sums up the accomplishments as the World Boxing Association's Feather oming, and later, Washington, DC. During made at San Jose Unified. I commend the weight Champion. He captured the title last this period he was instrumental in helping article to the attention of my colleagues year in a dramatic bout with Eusebio Pe to establish 16 new units of the Wildlife and urge that this type of example be re droza who had held the title the past 7 Refuge System. membered when it is suggested that we dis years. In his brief professional career he In the early 1970's, Harry was director of mantle one of the more effective education has capatured a remarkable 28 of 29 deci wilderness review for the Wilderness Socie programs going: sions. ty and coordinated the society's involve CFrom the San Jose Mercury News, Nov. 21, Yet his outstanding feats in the ring only ment in Alaskan affairs. It was during this 1985] tell part of the story. From accounts we time that he was a leader in the fight to BILINGUAL STUDENTS' 8cORES Go UP hear, attending a Barry McGuigan fight is prevent the erosion of wildlife refuge au an event which brings the people of Ireland thority over game ranges including the When San Jose Unified School District of together like few others can. Barry McGui Kofa Wildlife Range-now redesignated a ficials took their first hard look at the aca gan is a Catholic but his appeal is to both refuge-in my home State of Arizona. Also, demic performance of students who have communities of Ireland and what is most during this time, he worked with me to passed through bilingual classes, even Su remarkable, his most avid fans come from obtain enactment of a provision in the perintendent Ramon Cortines was sur both communities. One simply has to listen Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act which prised. to the thunderous approval crowds have would later lead to the development of the On the average, test scores were higher given to McGuigan in his fights in the tiny landmark Alaska Lands Act. for students who had graduated from bilin gual programs to regular classes than for King's Hall to fully appreciate this develop In 1975, Harry became a staff assistant the district as a whole. ment. Catholics and Protestants sit side by on the Public Lands Subcommittee of the "It just blew me away and I was so side and cheer side by side for Barry House Interior Committee and later proud," Cortines said. McGuigan. For his part McGuigan is fully became the staff director of the General The first annual report on the achieve conscious of his impact on the people of Oversight and Alaska Lands Subcommittee. ment of students for whom English is not Ireland. He fights with a white dove of During his tenure with the Interior Com the home language will be presented to the peace insignia emblazoned on his neutral mittee, Harry helped guide legislation to school board at its regular meeting this colored trunks. He has said on more than evening. It shows that students who have successful passage which added over 12 passed through the bilingual programs and one occasion, "I fight for peace, not reli million acres to the Nation's Wilderness been reclassified as fluent English speakers gion." His marriage to Sandra Meiliff, a Preservation System in the lower 48 States scored from one to eight percentile points Protestant, is a living testiment to his non and which designated over 100 million higher than the district average in reading, sectarian, nonpolitical philosophy. acres (an area about as large as California) language and math on standardized tests. One wishes Barry McGuigan continued in Alaska as units of the National Park, They scored at the 54th percentile in success as he will now have to defend his National Wildlife Refuge, National Trails, reading on the Comprehensive Test of Basic title. He is the fourth native Irishman in National Forest, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Skills, compared to the 53rd percentile for boxing history to hold this title. I also hope the entire district; 59th percentile in lan and Wilderness Preservation Systems. guage, compared to the 5lst; and 62nd per that the spirit which McGuigan has infused Harry Crandell's career in conservation centile in reading, compared to the 58th. into the Northern Ireland people will con is one to be applauded and emulated. One The national average in all three areas is tinue to grow and will become the norm good indication of one's contribution to his the 50th percentile. rather than the exception. fell ow countrymen is the answer to the "It says minority students are not slow Barry McGuigan is expected to visit the question did he or she make a difference? and reluctant learners," Cortines said. "It United States in the not too distant future, Harry certainly made a difference and I says that once they are reclassified, they are possibly to do a title defense. I hope his know will continue to do so. doing well, and on nationally standaridized tests, they're doing better than other stu schedule will permit a visit to Washington I miss Harry around the Congress but dents." where we might have the chance to wel wish him and his wife, Olga, well as they Such findings echo the studies of many re come this remarkable athlete and fine take time to visit some of the areas of our searchers, said Edda Caraballo, a bilingual human being. It is not often that we can country Harry was so dedicated to seeing consultant for the California State Depart call a boxer a "fighter for peace," but this protected. ment of Education. 33688 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS December 2, 1985 "Research has shown that children who Davidson, chairman of the board of Time, fair share of the opportunities generated by are in bilingual classrooms and learn in two Inc., entitled "Keep Federal Affirmative Federal contracts. Instead of coercing busi languages, their academic performance is Action Strong." nesses to follow a course they would other higher than the average Anglo student's ac wise resist, this requirement has, in many tually," Caraballo said, citing reports by Ca For the past 20 years Executive Order cases, reinforced already existing private nadian researcher James Cummins. 11246 has been a mainstay of Federal ef sector affirmative action programs. The theory, she said, is that students who forts to combat discrimination in the work Second, opponents of the executive order become proficient in two languages are place. The use of goals and timetables and complain that it constitutes a hidden tax, more intellectually adept than students who statistics has been consistently upheld by adding needlessly to the expenses of compa have never had to work to acquire a new the Supreme Court as an essential tool in nies forced to keep records of their attempts language. fighting discrimination. to comply. But this ignores the fact that The San Jose Unified report follows an The threat of the abolition or revision of most companies routinely establish explicit attack on bilingual education this fall by Executive Order 11246 by the administra goals to be met within prescribed periods of U.S. Secretary of Education William Ben time. "Management-by-objective" isn't a nett. He told a New York audience that tion has been of major concern to a bipar creature of affirmative action. It's a tested there was no evidence that special classes tisan coalition in the House and Senate. business technique; and, as applied to teaching academic subjects in the students' Since mid-September, 240 of my colleagues hiring, it's an effective way of tapping new native language had worked and called for have joined together and sent letters to the talent, and opening avenues for those who, more local flexibility in using federal aid for President urging that he not repeal affirm no matter how talented or ambitious, were bilingual instruction. The secretary said he ative action guidelines. We believe that denied advancement because of race or sex. would push for changes in federal law to without the use of numbers, our job of The third objection is that affirmative allow more schools to offer English-inten eliminating discrimination in the work action is unnecessary. Now that de Jure dis sive classes. place will be impossible. crimination has been dismantled, the argu Saying he recognizes many of the criti Mr. Speaker, affirmative action works. ment goes, the way is clear for women and cisms of bilingual classes, including charges minorities. The free market will do the rest. that some programs take too long to pre The necessity for these guidelines to pro In a time of economic growth and relative pare students for English-only classes, Cor tect and preserve the rights of minorities prosperity, it's tempting to believe this. Un tines said his report shows that good pro and women is as strong today as it was 20 fortunately, the statistics tell another story. grams do work. years ago. While the poverty rate recently showed an "If all districts did this, you'd find bilin Mr. Davidson's very fine article eloquent overall decline, it's still significantly higher gual programs would not be so controver ly addresses every argument made by oppo than a decade ago. The rate for Hispanics sial," he said. nents of Executive Order 11246. I hope my actually rose. Unemployment is more than Norm Gold, another state bilingual coordi colleagues and the President will take heed. twice as high for blacks as for whites. nator, agrees. Female-headed households still make up "They're really out in front of most school A copy of the article follows: the bulk of the disadvantaged. districts in the state in looking at how kids [From the New York Times, Nov. 25, 19851 The bottom line is that the same people do over time, which is what we want school KEEP FEDERAL AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STRONG who suffered the most from the deep cuts in districts to do," Gold said. social spending of the past few years-in Those few districts which have attempted Imagine a Government program that's housing, education, job training, nutrition, to follow their bilingual students' academic been supported by five Presidents, Republi child care-also profited the least from eco progress-notably Calexico and Los Angeles cans and Democrats in both Houses of Con nomic growth. For most of them, there is no Unified-have found similar achievement, gress, the A.F.L-C.I.O and the National As fabled ladder of economic opportunity but he said. sociation of Manufacturers. Imagine, too, a rather a treadmill of underemployment and San Jose Unified officials have no single program credited with increasing the par joblessness, of opportunities forever beyond explanation for their students' high ticipation of women and minorities in our their reach. achievement. Although bilingual teachers economy at small cost to taxpayers. Such a Any change in the executive order would do use different methods, only those who program, combining the goals of social jus only deprive us of one of the few proved and have not yet earned their bilingual creden tice with economic common sense, might practical means we have of helping people tials work regularly with classroom aides. seem an abstract ideal. It already exists. It's stand on their own feet. It would open the Aurora Quevada, the district's bilingual called affirmative action. way for the slow unraveling of all the hard director, says simply that the instructional Affirmative action was set in place almost won gains of the past two decades. practices for children with limited proficien a quarter century ago by President John F. Two centuries ago, Edmund Burke point cy in English are hitting the mark. Last Kennedy and strengthened by the executive ed out that "a state without the means of year, the district adopted its first bilingual order signed into law by President Lyndon some change is without the means of its education plan, outlining how it would help Johnson in 1965. Since then, affirmative own conservation." Affirmative action is the children with language problems prepare to action has proven its worth, using the lever means of constructive change. With it, we function in a regular classroom. It also set age of Federal contracts and public invest can continue to open doors to those long goals for reclassifying into regular programs ment to create equal job opportunities and denied the opportunity to compete. The ex a certain number of bilingual students in thus translate the dreams of the civil rights ecutive order should be affirmed. The door each school each year. struggle into reality. should not be closed. In its most recent census last spring, San Now there's pressure in the Administra Jose Unified counted 9,390 students-nearly tion to change the executive order by re a third of its total enrollment-for whom moving the statistical measurements-the SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS English was not their home language. Those "goals and timetables"-that give affirma children spoke 14 languages, principally tive action its teeth. Proponents of this Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, Spanish, Portuguese and Vietnamese. change base their case on three major agreed to by the Senate on February More than half of them, though, were points. 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a considered fluent in English. Among them First, they argue that the order creates system for a computerized schedule of were 310 students who had moved out of bi racial "quotas"-fixed and unalterable per all meetings and hearings of Senate lingual classrooms, where they had studied centages to be met at any cost. "Quota" is a for an average of two years and six months. word that rankles and outrages many committees, subcommittees, joint com people, and if the order had in fact estab mittees, and committees of conference. lished quotas, pressure to rewrite it would This title requires all such committees AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WORKS have arisen long ago. to notify the Office of the Senate But this hasn't been the case. Most com Daily Digest-designated by the Rules HON.AUGUSTUSF.HAWKINS panies supported-and continue to sup Committee-of the time, place, and port-the executive order. Why? For the purpose of the meetings, when sched OF CALIFORNIA simple reason that affirmative action isn't a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES uled, and any cancellations or changes bureacratic inquisition aimed at enforcing a in the meetings as they occur. Monday, December 2, 1985 quota system. It hasn't meant the imposi tion of inflexible numbers. What it has As an additional procedure along Mr. HAWKINS. Mr. Speaker, I wish to meant is that those doing business with the with the computerization of this infor call to the attention of my colleagues a Government must demonstrate a "good mation, the Office of the Senate Daily recent New York Times article by Ralph P. faith" effort to give women and minorities a Digest will prepare this information December 2, 1985 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 33689 for printing in the Extensions of Re 11:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. marks section of the CONGRESSIONAL Foreign Relations Armed Services RECORD on Monday and Wednesday of Business meeting, to consider pending Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces each week. calendar business. Subcommittee SD-419 To resume open/closed hearings on the Any changes in committee schedul 1:30 p.m. ing will be indicated by placement of Strategic Defense Initiative pro- Armed Services gram. an asterisk to the left of the name of Manpower and Personnel Subcommittee SR-222 the unit conducting such meetings. To hold hearings on proposed legislation 3:00 p.m. Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, De to change the military retirement system. Select on Ethics cember 3, 1985 may be found in the SR-232A Closed meeting on pending committee Daily Digest of today's RECORD. 2:00 p.m. business. Conferees Room to be announced MEETINGS SCHEDULED On H.R. 3067. appropriating funds for 4:00 p.m. fiscal year 1986 for the District of Co Select on Intelligence DECEMBER4 lumbia government. Closed briefing on worldwide intelli H-302, Capitol gence by the Defense Intelligence 9:00 a.m. Agency, to be followed by a closed Armed Services DECEMBER5 To resume hearings on the organization briefing on intelligence matters. 9:00 a.m. SH-219 and decision-making procedures of the Armed Services Department of Defense and Congress. To continue hearings on the organiza SR-325 DECEMBER6 tion and decision-making procedures 9:00 a.m. Judiciary of the Department of Defense and To hold hearings on pending nomina Armed Services Congress. To continue hearings on the organiza tions. SD-G50 SD-226 9:30 a.m. tion and decision-making procedures 9:30 a.m. Office of Technology Assessment of the Department of Defense and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs The Board, to meet to discuss pending Congress. To resume hearings on S. 812, to author business. SD-G50 ize the President to restrict the export EF-100, Capitol 9:15 a.m. or transfer of money or other financial 10:00 a.m. Finance assets to countries subject to national Appropriations Health Subcommittee security export controls. Business meeting, to consider the provi To hold hearings to review possible re SD-538 sions of H.J. Res. 465, making continu forms in the Federal supplementary Energy and Natural Resources ing appropriations for fiscal year 1986 medical insurance program payments for physicians' serv Ralph W. Tarr, of Virginia, to be Solic SD-192 ices. itor of the Department of the Interior, Energy and Natural Resources SD-215 Gerald R. Riso, of New York, to be As To hold hearings on the nominations of 9:30 a.m. sistant Secretary of the Interior for Donna R. Fitzpatrick, of the District Joint Economic Policy, Budget and Administration, of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary To hold hearings on the employment/ and J. Steven Griles, of Virginia, to be of Energy . To hold hearings on S. 1330, to allow ex Finance SD-342 panded mineral exploration of the Ad To resume hearings on the nomination Judiciary miralty Island National Monument in of Francis A. Keating II, of Oklahoma, Business meeting, to consider pending Alaska. to be Assistant Secretary of the Treas calendar business. SD-366 ury for Enforcement and Operations. SD-226 SD-215 Conferees Finance Governmental Affairs On H.R. 2100, to extend and revise agri International Trade Subcommittee To hold hearings on the nomination of cultural price support and related pro To hold hearings on S. 1629, to provide Jerry L. Calhoun, of Washington, to grams, to provide for agricultural that certain agricultural products are be a Member of the Federal Labor Re export, resource conservation, farm treated as "like products" for purposes lations Board. credit, and agricultural research and of antidumping and countervailing SD-342 related programs, to continue food as duty investigations. Labor and Human Resources sistance to low-income persons, and to SD-215 To hold hearings on the impact of space ensure consumers an abundance of technology on human resources. food and fiber at reasonable prices. DECEMBER 10 SD-430 SR-328A 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Armed Services Conferees Armed Services To resume hearings on the organization On H.R. 2965, appropriating funds for Manpower and Personnel Subcommittee and decision-making procedures of the fiscal year 1986 for the Departments To continue hearings on proposed legis Department of Defense and Congress. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the lation to change the military retire SD-106 Judiciary. and related agencies. ment system. S-146, Capitol SR-232A 33690 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS December 2, 1985 10:00 a.m. Environment and Public Works ning, Budget and Evaluation, both of Energy and Natural Resources To hold oversight hearings on the Acid the Department of Education. Water and Power Subcommittee Rain Precipitation Assessment pro SD-430 To hold hearings on S. 1785, to amend gram. the Garrison diversion project in SD-406 DECEMBER 19 North Dakota. Labor and Human Resources 10:00 a.m. SD-366 Business meeting, to consider pending Labor and Human Resources Environment and Public Works calendar business. SD-430 Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom Toxic Substances and Environmental mittee Oversight Subcommittee DECEMBER 12 Business meeting, to resume markup of To hold oversight hearings on environ proposed legislation authorizing funds mental effects of global atmospheric 9:00 a.m. for programs of the Higher Education warnings. Armed Services To continue hearings on the organiza Act. SD-406 SD-430 10:30 a.m. tion and decision-making procedures Labor and Human Resources of the Department of Defense and Congress. To hold hearings on the nomination of SD-G50 CANCELLATIONS Jeffrey I. Zuckerman, of Maryland, to 9:30 a.m. be General Counsel of the Equal Em Energy and Natural Resources DECEMBER3 ployment Opportunity Commission. Business meeting, to consider pending SD-430 2:00 p.m. calendar business. Judiciary SD-366 Administrative Practice and Procedure DECEMBER 11 10:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee Energy and Natural Resources Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom To hold hearings on proposed legislation Business meeting, to consider pending mittee authorizing funds for the Administra calendar business. Business meeting, to mark up proposed tive Conference of the United States. SD-366 legislation authorizing funds for pro SD-226 Veterans' Affairs grams of the Higher Education Act. To resume hearings on issues related to SD-430 DECEMBER5 veterans exposed to ionizing radiation. 10:00 a.m. SR-418 DECEMBER 17 Environment and Public Works 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. To hold hearings to review the health, Armed Services Labor and Human Resources soil, and forest effects of acid precipi To continue hearings on the organiza To hold hearings on the nominations of tation. tion and decision-making procedures Wendell L. Willkie, II, of the District SD-406 of the Department of Defense and of Columbia, to be General Counsel, Congress. and Bruce M. Carnes, of Virginia, to SD-G50 be Deputy Under Secretary for Plan-