January 3, 1983 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 29 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Monday, January 3, 1983
This being the day fixed by the 20th voting card may do so now in the INDIANA amendment of the Constitution of the Speaker's lobby. Hall Sharp Hillis United States for the annual meeting The call was taken by electronic Hamilton Burton Myers Jacobs Coats of the Congress of the United States, device, and the following Representa McCloskey Hiler the Members-elect of the 98th Con tives-elect responded to their names: gress met in their Hall, and, at 12 [Roll No. ll IOWA o'clock noon, were called to order by Bedell Smith Leach ALABAMA the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Harkin Evans Tauke Bevill Nichols Edwards Representatives, Hon. Benjamin J. Erdreich Shelby KANSAS Guthrie. Flippo Dickinson Glickman Roberts Winn The Chaplain, Rev. James David Slattery Whittaker Ford, D.D., offered the following ALASKA prayer: Young KENTUCKY Hubbard Perkins Snyder Gracious God, we implore Your ARIZONA Mazzoli Hopkins blessing upon this assembly and upon McNulty McCain Stump Natcher Rogers all for whom the authority of govern Udall Rudd ment is given. We pray that Your LOUISIANA ARKANSAS Boggs Long Livingston spirit of reconciliation and peace, of Alexander Bethune Breaux Roemer Moore good will and understanding will pre Anthony Hammerschmidt Huckaby Tauzin vail in our hearts and in our lives. En courage us, 0 God, to use our abilities CALIFORNIA MAINE and talents in ways that bring right Anderson Lantos Dannemeyer McKernan Snowe Bates Lehman Dreier eousness to this Nation and to all the Beilenson Levine Fiedler MARYLAND people. Ever remind us of the needs of Berman Martinez Hunter Barnes Hoyer Mitchell the poor, the homeless or forgotten, Bosco Matsui Lagomarsino Byron Long Holt Boxer Miller Lewis Dyson Mikulski those who live without freedom or lib Brown Mineta Lowery erty, that we will be instruments of Burton Panetta Lungren MASSACHUSETTS justice for all citizens and ease the Coelho Patterson McCandless Boland Markey Shannon hurt of every person. May Your spirit Dellums Roybal Moorhead Donnelly Mavroules Studds live with us each day and may Your Dixon Stark Packard Early Moakley Conte Dymally Torres Pashayan Frank O 'Neill grace surround us and those we love Edwards Waxman Shumway that in all things we may be the Fazio Badham Thomas li!ICHIGAN Hawkins Chapple Zschau people You would have us be and Albosta Ford Broomfield serve this Nation as we ought to serve. COLORADO Bonior Hertel Davis In Your name, we pray. Amen. Carr Kildee Pursell Kogovsek Wirth Kramer Conyers Levin Sawyer The SERGEANT AT ARMs. Representa Schroeder Brown Crockett Traxler Siljander tives-elect to the 98th Congress, this Dingell Wolpe VanderJagt being the day fixed by the 20th CONNECTICUT Gejdenson Morrison Johnson MINNESOTA amendment of the Constitution for Kennelly Ratchford McKinney the meeting of the 98th Congress, the Oberstar Sikorski Stangeland DELAWARE Penny Vento Weber Clerk of the 97th Congress has pre Sabo Frenzel pared the official roll of the Repre Carper li!ISSISSIPPI sentatives-elect. Pursuant to 2 U.S.C. FLORIDA 26, the Sergeant at Arms of the 97th Dowdy Whitten Lott Bennett Lehman Lewis Montgomery Franklin Congress will make the following an Chappell MacKay Mack nouncement: Fascell Mica McCollum MISSOURI Certificates of election covering the Fuqua Nelson Shaw Clay Volkmer Coleman 435 seats in the 98th Congress have Gibbons Pepper Young Gephardt Wheat Emerson Hutto Smith Skelton Young Taylor been received by the Clerk of the Ireland Bilirakls House of Representatives, and the MONTANA GEORGIA names of those persons whose creden Williams Marlenee tials show that they were regularly Barnard Levitas Thomas Fowler McDonald Gingrich NEBRASKA elected as Representatives in accord Hatcher Ray ance with the laws of their respective Jenkins Rowland Bereuter Daub Smith States and of the United States will be HAWAII NEVADA called. Reid Vucanovich Without objection, the Representa Akaka Heftel tives-elect will record their presence IDAHO NEW HAMPSHIRE by electronic device, and their names Craig Hansen D'Amours Gregg will be reported in alphabetical order NEW JERSEY by States, beginning with the State of ILLINOIS Annunzio Savage Hyde Dwyer Minish Forsythe Alabama, to determine whether a Collins Simon Madigan Florio Rodino Rinaldo quorum is present. Durbin Washington Martin Guarini Roe Roukema There was no objection. Evans Yates Michel Howard Torricelli Smith Lipinski Corcoran O'Brien Hughes Courter The SERGEANT AT ARMS. The Chair Price Crane, Daniel Porter would like to state that any Member Rostenkowski Crane, Philip NEW MEXICO elect who has not received his or her Russo Erlenborn Richardson Lujan Skeen
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11-059 Q-87-2 (Pt. 1) 32 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 3, 1983 Finally, Mr. Speaker, although I do The two Houses of the 98th Con of 1979. These huge deficits not only not own a computer, I can add well gress are controlled by rival parties. threaten to choke off a recovery but enough to know that I was going to be This is the fourth Congress in the also threaten to tie this Congress up in short again this time, but I am hoping 20th century where this has occurred. knots. We cannot afford to let this to make it up on the first tee of the In the past this partisan division has happen. very first golf game that we have this set the stage for legislative and politi We will have to make some tough year. cal stalemate, but it did not occur in decisions. We need to make these deci I am happy to congratulate you, the 97th Congress. The new Presi sions with the help of realistic eco then Mr. Speaker, and deem it a very dent's program was given swift and nomic assumptions. Hard decisions will high privilege and honor for this fair consideration. I will do everything follow hard numbers. Whatever those Member from Illinois to present to the I can to prevent a stalemate from hap budget decisions may be, we need to House the Speaker-elect of the 98th pening to this, the 98th Congress. The make them and move on to the busi Congress, from the great State of Mas American people want action, not par ness of Congress and the business of sachusetts, the Honorable THOMAS P. tisan bickering. Therefore, I am confi the Nation. O'NEILL, JR. dent that the Members of this House Barring a national emergency, last will get to work putting America back month's postelection session is the last 0 1320 to work. one that I will ever agree to. During Mr. O'NEILL. My colleagues, let me As this Congress convenes, there are the Constitutional Convention the say that during my years as Speaker I 4 million more Americans out of work Founding Fathers referred to the truly have worked with two beautiful than there were 2 years ago when the last Congress convened. There are House of Representatives as "the First and great individuals, outstanding more people out of work in the United Branch." They did so because it was Americans both of them-John States than there are at work in all of the branch closest to the people. Elec Rhodes, who left the Congress this Canada. The time for waiting for jobs tions were scheduled every 2 years, year; and BoB MICHEL, who has been has passed. The time for action is now and every seat was up. Unlike the the Republican leader for the past 2 at hand. The Federal Government President or the Vice President of the years and is the Republican leader must not bide its time waiting for an Senate, the only way in which one can again. economic recovery. It must take those serve in this body, in this great House, Upon being elected Speaker, I am steps necessary to insure a strong re is to be elected by the people, running able to repeat almost in full the covery. Any recovery that fails to sig every 2 years. Certainly that is a speech that the gentleman before me nificantly reduce unemployment is un burden, but it is a burden of democra just made. BoB has been here for 26 acceptable. The only recovery is one cy. years, I have been here for 30. In my that puts millions of unemployed Despite the fact that the Speaker is first 2 years as a Member of Congress Americans back to work. the same, the House is different than I was in the minority, and BoB, I agree Franklin Roosevelt noted that "eco the last one was. Twenty percent of with you, it is hell, there is no ques nomic laws are not made by nature, the Members are freshmen. As for the tion about it. Never again would I they are made by human beings." rest of us, the election has brought us want to be in the minority. Well, it is about time that we in this closer to our constituents, and that is Fellow Members, their families, House began making some laws to get what the Founding Fathers had in friends, and guests, I am deeply hon this country out of the terrible reces tended. ored to be elected for the fourth time sion we are in. It is time to bring the The new Members will find out as as Speaker of this House. I especially interest rates down for the average they go along that the Speaker has a want to thank my wife, Millie, and my American and to keep them down. It is few prerogatives. He has the power of family. Millie, these 42 years have time to stop waiting for an economic scheduling and of recognition, he has been years that have gone by awfully theory to work and, instead, do what the power of naming Members to spe quick, and I want you to know you are we have done before, stimulate the cial and select committees, and he has looking more beautiful to me today economy. the right to put the numbers on the than ever. [Applause, the Members Naturally, any measure we pass will resolutions. House Joint Resolution 1 rising.] have to pass the Senate and will have this year will be ERA, the equal rights A fellow in public life is lucky to to be signed by the President. Of amendment. have a family that trusts and believes course, we have our differences, but in him and goes along with him. we have in the past cooperated in the Last November my constituents in best interests of this Nation. Most re 0 1330 the Eighth District of Massachusetts cently we cooperated on the highway As Members of Congress, we may chose me to represent them in Con bill. Before that we worked together belong to different political parties gress for the 16th time. For this latest to pass the 1982 Tax Equity Act. I but there is one thing that we do have choice and all the previous choices, I hope this cooperation will be repeated in common. That is a love for this say to the people back home that I am during the consideration of the vital Nation, this great Republic and its grateful. social security legislation that will be people. Being elected Speaker of the U.S. reported without delay, I trust, by the I hope that what we accomplish House of Representatives is a high Committee on Ways and Means. This here over the next 2 years will result honor that carries with it solemn re will be difficult legislation, but no leg in the Nation developing a greater sponsibilities because this is the great islation in 1983 is more necessary th. !1 sense of respect and appreciation for est legislative body in the greatest de that social security bill. this House and the Government it is a mocracy in the world. Today I pledge Twenty years ago President Kenne part of. This is certainly a worthy to you that I will wield this gavel dy observed that an unbalanced econo standard to set for this Congress. fairly, firmly, faithfully, and responsi my does not produce balanced budg To all of my colleagues on my side of bly. ets. Well, that was never more true the aisle who have given me their I am ever mindful that the role of than today. The projections for a bal trust for the past 6 years, again I say the Speaker is to expedite the business anced budget in 1984 have turned into thank you from the bottom of my of this House. In doing so, I shall re a projection of staggering deficits. As grateful heart. spect and follow the established prin unemployment has soared, so have Thank you. ciples, procedures, and precedents. deficits. For the month of October last [Applause, the Members rising.] This is my duty under the Constitu year, the deficit for that month nearly Mr. O'NEILL. I ask that the dean of tion and the rules of this body. equaled the deficit for the entire year the House, the Honorable JAMIE L. January 3, 1983 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 33 WHITTEN of Mississippi, administer the Mississippi, the Honorable TRENT the resolution offered by the gentle oath of office. LOTT. man from Louisiana 11-059 0-87-3 (Pt. 1) 64 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 3, 1983 others, the Port of Portland, the west The new lock will enhance the devel e Mr. ANNUNZIO. Mr. Speaker, coast's leading port in export tonnage. opment of a multimodal transporta Today I am introducing legislation to With an improved modern lock at tion network and increase opportuni amend the Immigration and National Bonneville, the system can do even ties for Midwest and other overland ity Act in order to provide that once a more duty. shipments that use rail-barge and person has been granted asylum under These are the economic reasons for motor carrier-barge shipments on the the laws of the United States, he may a new lock at the Bonneville Dam: Columbia-Snake River system. These not be involuntarily removed from this It will eliminate a costly and time overland-waterway multimodal ship country by contrary laws or judicial consuming bottleneck now occurring ments will give shippers alternative decrees of any state. at the present lock at Bonneville Dam. western route systems easing the flow Specifically, this important bill This lock is at the end of a seven-lock of traffic on the Mississippi River would clarify the status of Walter Po river system. The Bonneville lock is system and traffic which now must lovchak, the 15-year old Ukrainian the oldest and smallest of the seven travel through the Panama Canal. boy, who lives in the 11th Congres locks on the Columbia-Snake River Construction of the new lock will sional District of Illinois which I am waterway system forcing barge traffic have a positive environmental impact honored to represent, and who wishes to break up into smaller tows to lock on the Columbia River by reducing to remain in the United States rather through the Bonneville Dam. This turbulance, high oxygen levels and than return to the Soviet Union. delay causes congestion and costs ship other negative marine pollution As my colleagues know, the Polov pers $2 million annually. caused by congestion of barges and chaks had emigrated to our country The lock was built in 1938 and has tows waiting to lock through the dam. Construction of a new lock will help from the Soviet Union with their not had any rehabilitation work since in protecting the natural scenic beauty three children in January 1980, but 1963, even though it handles 25 per of the Columbia River Gorge by bal after 6 months in the United States, cent of all U.S. wheat exports. Wheat ancing the use of the various transpor Walter's parents became dissatisfied exports favorably impact our balance tation alternatives. with American life, and decided to of payments. Wheat exports are in in The new lock will aid in the ship return to the Soviet Union. Wanting creasing demand in Asian Pacific rim ment of waterborne transit which uses to remain in this country, Walter, age countries, who now account for 55 per half the energy necessary to do the 12 at the time, fled from his parents cent of all U.S. grain exports. same job by rail and is nine times on July 19, 1980, and later was granted Cargo moving through the existing more energy efficient than motor car political asylum by the U.S. Immigra lock at Bonneville tripled between riers doing the same job. This energy tion and Naturalization Service. His 1970 and 1980. A total of 9.1 million savings becomes more significant older sister, age 17, was traveling on tons of cargo passed through Bonne when one considers that 49 percent of her own visa, and was legally old ville in 1981. The value of exports the regional commodity traffic uses enough to decide to remain in this shipped from the Oregon Customs the Columbia River system. country without any problem. There District in 1981 totaled $3.882 billion. Finally, this project has a positive fore, Walter and his sister remained in Forty percent of this figure-or $1.6 cost-benefit ratio, one of the key crite the United States when their parents billion-passed through the Bonneville ria being used by this administration returned to the Soviet Union with lock. to assess public expenditures. This their younger brother, and Walter, a Construction of a new lock must project will return a minimum of $5 minor, was subsequently placed by an begin soon. The Corps of Engineers for every Federal dollar invested. This Illinois lower court in the custody of has pegged the capacity of the exist Federal investment will leverage an es Ukrainian friends in this country. ing lock at 13 million tons per year timated $500 million private invest At present, although Walter has and projects that that saturation level ment, creating desperately needed new been granted asylum, he is in the of traffic will be reached between 1988 employment opportunities along the center of a legal battle in the State and 1990. Columbia-Snake River waterway courts of Illinois to determine the Projections on increases in ship system. question of parental custody. An Illi ments of the Columbia-Snake system H.R.- nois State appellate court reversed the have consistently fallen short of the A bill to modify the Bonneville lock and lower court's holding and awarded cus mark. When full-scale commercial dam project to provide that the Secretary tody to Walter's parents who are now navigation was extended to Lewiston, of the Army, acting through the Chief of in the Soviet Union. This court held Idaho, in 1976, the Corps of Engineers Engineers, is authorized to construct a that since there was no evidence of estimated that 5. 7 million tons of new lock gross neglect or abuse, there were no grain would move from Lewiston to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of grounds for withdrawing the parents' the Pacific Ocean by the year 2000. Representatives of the United States of custody, and the Federal grant of America in Congress assembled, That the asylum constituted an unprecedented That figure was surpassed in the first Bonneville lock and dam project, Oregon year of operation and, in 1981, 6.25 and Washington, authorized by the first sec intrusion into the sanctity of the million tons of grain were shipped tion of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing family. His case is now pending before from Lewiston. the construction of certain public works on the Illinois Supreme Court, and The completion of the new lock will rivers and harbors, and for other purposes", should this court uphold the appellate save shippers $2.50 per ton, favorably approved August 30, 1935 <49 Stat. 1028), is court's decision, presumably Walter's influencing the cost of commodities hereby modified to provide that the Secre parents would be free to compel Wal and other products consumed in this tary of the Army, acting through the Chief ter's return to the Soviet Union. of Engineers, is authorized to construct a country and exported abroad. new lock in accordance with the report of Freedom-loving people throughout The new lock will aid the movement the Chief of Engineers, dated February 10, the world have expressed their sup of America's coal exports from the 1981, at an estimated cost of $167,000,000.e port for Walter's right to remain in West. the United States, and it is our duty as The new lock will aid expanding con Americans to do all in our power to see tainerized cargo movements through WALTER POLOVCHAK RIGHT TO that Walter's rights are upheld. The the Columbia-Snake River system REMAIN IN THE UNITED legislation which I am introducing which totaled 187,000 tons in 1980. STATES MUST BE PROTECTED simply insures that Walter's right to The Columbia-Snake system was one The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under remain in this country is protected, of the first to ship containers on a previous order of the House, the gen and I urge my colleagues to give their barges. These shipments will double tleman from Illinois . 68 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 3, 1983 H.R. 40. A bill to amend the Arms Export H.R. 54. A bill to amend the Federal Avia dures for the classification and protection of Control Act I 72 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 3, 1983 By Mr. KILDEE: medical expenses of handicapped individ respect to the treatment of used oil as haz H.R. 195. A bill to amend the Internal uals and individuals who have attained age ardous waste unless the used oil is recycled Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the ex 65 shall be deductible without regard to the under appropriate standards, and for other clusion from gross income of a certain por requirement that only medical expenses in purposes; to the Committee on Energy and tion of amounts received as annuities, pen excess of certain percentages of adjusted Commerce. sions, or other retirement benefits by indi gross income are deductible; to the Commit By Mr. MOORHEAD: viduals who have attained age 65; to the tee on Ways and Means. H.R. 219. A bill to amend the Internal Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 208. A bill to establish a task force to Revenue Code of 1954 to double the invest By Mr. KOGOVSEK