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SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM IN to develop a consensus on a bipartisan pack on a package of long-term reforms for the THE 97TH CONGRESS age of reforms. Mark-up of H.R. 3207, a Social Security System. long-term reform package introduced by The Presidential task force must report by Subcommittee Chairman J . J. Pickle, began December 31, 1982, the same day as inter in early May, after a long series of hearings fund borrowing ends. Since the trust funds HON. WILLIS D. GRADISON, JR. and pre-mark-up sessions. will be largely depleted by then, there OF OHIO On May 12, President Reagan introduced should be strong pressure to produce a bill IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his own set of 13 proposals to restore long by the end of 1982, or shortly thereafter. A Wednesday, March 10, 1982 term solvency to the system. Some of the "lame duck" session of Congress, which components of the Administration plan would minimize the political obstacles to e Mr. GRADISON. Mr. Speaker, I were drawn from representative Pickle's reform, is a strong possibility. would like to submit for the RECORD bill, but others were significantly different. As a member of the Social Security Sub an article I wrote that will appear in The Administration selected some changes committee, I have been involved closely in the April issue of the National Asso in order to reduce certain "welfare ele the long legislative battle to reform Social ciation of Manufacturer's Enterprise ments" deemed inappropriate for an insur Security. I have tentatively prepared a com magazine. ance system. The Subcommittee's proposals, prehensive 8-point plan for saving the on the other hand, were philosophically less system that I believe is just and consistent SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM IN THE 97TH strong, but politically more attractive. with the previous bipartisan movement for CONGRESS At the same time as he presented his pro reform. One of the cornerstones of the Reagan posals for long-term reform, the President There are several changes in the system Administration's economic program has also asked the Subcommittee to include cer which should have broad support. The first been the drive to increase the efficiency of tain reforms in the Omnibus Budget Recon in this category of noncontroversial reforms the government. Almost all programs have ciliation Act. Work on the Reconciliation is the separation of the trust funds from the undergone extensive reevaluation in an at Bill interrupted the Subcommittee's efforts general budget, thereby making them an tempt to assure that resources are allocated to achieve long-term reform, but did result off-budget item. Separation would keep ben in the most effective way possible. in the passage of certain benefit changes efit cuts from being interpreted as a way to Social Security reform has become one of that were a compromise between the Ad help balance the budget, would help depoli the top priorities for the 97th Congress be ministration's position and that of the Sub ticize the issue of reform, and would be a cause the system is quickly approaching committee. Phase I ended with the passage step away from using general revenues. bankruptcy. Not surprisingly, the overall of the Reconciliation Bill. Moreover, it would eliminate biases in the form of the system which most Congress Phase II began when the Social Security overall budget process because surpluses in men support is also the most efficient form. the Social Security trust funds could no In particular, it is more efficient to main Subcommittee mark-up on H.R. 3207 re tain the Social Security System in its origi sumed in June. By the end of July, the longer mask budget deficits. I have intro nal and present form as a wage-based insur House Subcommittee had completed much duced a bill, H.R. 4773, to make this separa ance system that contains certain income of a long term reform bill. However, after tion. It has the strong support of a biparti the August recess, the House leadership san coalition ranging from Barber Conable transfer elements rather than to change to to Claude Pepper. a welfare type system that is financed with suddenly decided not to allow a bill to come general revenues. By a wage-based system, I out of committee. Most likely this was polit The second component of my plan, the mean that the amount of benefit payments ical response to the Reagan victories on the disability reforms contained in the Pickle is related to the amount of taxes paid into tax and budget bills. Social Security seemed bill, should also be included in this list of the system; in a welfare system benefits a promising issue to be exploited by Con noncontroversial reforms. These have al gressional Democrats. Yet, while House ready been approved in subcommittee mark don't depend on the amount of a recipient's up and involve slight savings. tax contribution. Speaker Tip O'Neill stated publicly in Sep Because Social Security benefits do tember that benefit cuts were not necessary Third, we also need to reform the adminis depend on the amount of taxes paid into because the system's financial needs could tration of benefit payments to avoid pay the system, incentives to work are much be met solely through interfund borrowing, ments to deceased persons, such as those higher than in a welfare type system. The Congressmen from both parties generally amounting to approximately $100 million higher incentives lead to a stronger econo acknowledged that the crisis was more that were disclosed last September. I have my and in turn to higher government reve severe. also introduced a separate bill to accomplish nues. On September 24, the President stepped this, H.R. 5188, but this death fraud reform Therefore, because of its wage-based back from his earlier position by suggesting should be included in any comprehensive nature, Social Security not only establishes specifically the reinstatement of the mini package. a national insurance system but also mum benefit and the establishment of a Fourth in my package is the coverage of achieves certain income redistribution ob Presidential task force to study the options Members of Congress and new federal em jectives in a highly efficient way. Financing for reform. At that point, the House had al ployees under Social Security. Exclusion of Social Security with general revenues would ready passed a bill, H.R. 4331, that restored these groups whil.e the rest of society must entail a significant movement towards a wel the minimum benefit. The Senate, in re participate cannc•t be justified. fare type system. Its independent nature sponse to the President's speech, passed a Fifth, the benefit replacement rate, the would be greatly weakened; its efficiencies somewhat different version of that bill, and relationship of income from Social Security would be lost. included in it a provision for borrowing to pre-retirement earnings, should be re The last major Social Security reform, the among the trust funds. After some haggling duced from the 42 percent current level to amendments of 1977, kept the basic system between the two Houses, a final compromise its 39 percent historical level. This would intact by raising taxes dramatically and bill was produced that allows interfund bor correct a technical error in the 1972 legisla slowing benefit increases. But as the 97th rowing for 12 months and reinstates the tion that allowed the replacement rate to Congress began, significant legislative minimum benefit for present beneficiaries. rise. action was once again necessary to avert These steps by the 97th Congress and the Sixth, starting in 1990, the retirement age bankruptcy of the system. Given the large President brought the second phase of should gradually be raised to age 66. This past increase in taxes, and the future in Social Security reform to an end. should close the long term financial gap the creases already scheduled under the 1977 While the first phase began with a biparti system faces. Without such a change, the bill, further tax increases seemed an unwise san spirit, it ended with party confronta system cannot be maintained intact. way to save the system. This left only bene tion. The second phase involved hardening Seventh, interfund borrowing should be fit cuts. of positions on both sides, as each sought to allowed, but only as part of a comprehen The first phase of movement toward that gain politically, or at least to minimize sive, long-term plan. legislative objective in the 97th Congress losses. Finally we have come to a third While these seven provisions would pro began in the spring of 1981, as the House phase where, I hope, we can put aside parti vide sufficient short and long term financ Subcommittee on Social Security attempted san differences and come to an agreement ing in a not-too-troubled economy, it is im-
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89--059 0-85-38 (Pt. 3) 3880 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 10, 1982 portant to provide the means of financing if body, in plain contravention of the real benefits that flow from a public very adverse economic conditions come to charter and the principles upon which works project. It is significant that we pass. As my eighth point, I propose the es the United Nations was founded. never use the term "pork barrel" for tablishment of a trigger system for the I believe that the U.S. response to projects in our own districts. COLA. When the combined trust fund re serves fall below a preset dangerously low such a move by the General Assembly Earlier this year, I had an opportu level the COLA would be reduced from 100 must be set forth clearly, in advance nity to visit old friends in Corinth, percent of the change in the CPI to some of any overt move against Israel, so Miss., and while I was there I took the specified lower percentage of the change in that member nations fully understand occasion to make both an aerial and a the CPI. Note this triggered COLA change the implications of their contemplated ground inspection of the nearby sec would never lower benefits, but only would illegal act. In light of the imminence tion of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Wa keep them temporarily from rising as quick and severity of the threat against terway project. Quite frankly, I had ly. Once in place, the trigger may never be Israel and the integrity of the U.N. not been sympathetic to this project used, but it provides important security for Charter, generalized warnings are not the system. in the past, primarily because of the I believe that adoption of a bill containing a sufficient deterrent. We must not high cost. However, I am frank to say these eight points would solve the problems shrink from stating forcefully and that I am greatly impressed by the of the system. There are, of course, other with specificity what action the Con progress that has been made toward acceptable plans, but I feel that this one gress would pursue should the General completion, and the potential for eco provides a compromise framework that Assembly make such a mockery of its nomic growth that it presents to the could gain wide support. original ideals. people in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Both Houses are well aware of the ap Accordingly, my legislation provides proaching crisis. It is my hope that Con Alabama, as well as Kentucky and gress can now put aside the political differ that if the General Assembly illegally Florida. ences which stopped meaningful Social Se acts to suspend, expel, or in any other Futhermore, it would be madness to curity reform from being passed last year. manner abridge the rights and privi halt funding at this point, when con Then, and only then, can all the American leges of membership of any democrat struction is so far advanced toward people be assured of a healthy Social Secu ic nation, the Government of the completion. I am therefore delighted rity System.e United States should suspend its par to share this view with my colleagues ticipation in the General Assembly and to urge that at the appropriate U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THE U.N. and withhold its assessed contribution time we provide the necessary funds to AND THE ANTI-ISRAEL CAM to the United Nations until such time complete it. I fully concur with the PAIGN as the illegal act is rectified. statement in the March 1981 progress The full text reads as follows: report that, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT To slow or halt construction of the Ten HON. JACK F. KEMP OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE CHARTER OF THE nessee-Tombigbee Waterway would be an UNITED NATIONS OF NEW YORK unconscionable breach of faith to all its po IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Whereas the United Nations Charter tential beneficiaries. clearly establishes the universality of the Wednesday, March 10, 1982 United Nations membership; and Thank you, Mr. Speaker.e e Mr. KEMP. Mr. Speaker, today I am Whereas the Charter further stipulates that United Nations members may be ex POOR POLICY AND EROSION introducing a resolution in support of pelled or suspended by the General Assem the integrity of the United Nations, bly only "upon the recommendation of the BANKRUPT FARMING cosponsored by my colleagues JONA Security Council"; and THAN BINGHAM, BILL BROOMFIELD, BEN Whereas a move by the General Assembly ROSENTHAL, CLA y SHAW, and CHARLIE that would illegally deny any democratic HON. ED JONES WILSON. state its credentials in the Assembly would OF TENNESSEE For too many years, the podium of be a direct violation of these provisions of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the United Nations has been employed the Charter: Therefore be it by a large number of member nations Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep Wednesday, March 10, 1982 resentatives of the United States in Congress • Mr. JONES of Tennessee. Mr. to hurl invectives against democratic, assembled, That if any democratic state is il pro-Western states while the oppres legally expelled, suspended, denied its cre Speaker, I rise today to bring to my sion of the people in aggression-torn dentials, or in any other manner denied its colleagues' attention yet another indi countries such as Afghanistan, Poland, rights and privileges in the General Assem cation that there is growing awareness and Vietnam is ignored. bly of the United Nations, the United States throughout the country of the dan No nation has been a more frequent will: gers of soil erosion. I include in the victim of this shameful double stand <1) suspend its participation in the Gener RECORD, a recent story by Mr. Neil ard than Israel. From the infamous al Assembly and Sampson, vice president of the Nation <2> withhold its assessed contributions to resolution equating Zionism with the United Nations until this illegal action al Association of Conservation Dis racism, to the February 5, 1982, pro is rectified; and tricts, which recently appeared in the nouncement that Israel "is not a Resolved further, That the Department of New Farm magazine. peace-loving member state and that it State is directed to communicate these con Mr. Sampson relates the impact of has not carried out its obligations cerns to the members of the General Assem the budget cuts proposed by the Presi under the Charter," the members of bly of the United Nations.e dent in Federal soil conservation pro the General Assembly have strained grams and their ultimate impact on the fabric of honor and respectability THE TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE our never-ending effort to stem the that once was associated with that in WATERWAY SHOULD BE COM loss of this most important of our nat stitution. PLETED ural resources. The United States may have contrib As we talk about the financial prob uted in part to this continuing degra lems facing agriculture, the controver dation of the charter by failing to pro HON. G. WILLIAM WHITEHURST sies surrounding the management of test vigorously enough-or to act with OF VIRGINIA federally owned natural resources, and sufficient resolution-in the face of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES other environmental issues, it is equal such hypocrisy. ly important to recognize the role that Now there is reason to fear that an Wednesday, March 10, 1982 the Federal Government must play in effort may be underway to suspend Is e Mr. WHITEHURST. Mr. Speaker, arresting the tremendous loss of our rael's participation in the General As so often those of us who do not live in productive soils. Mr. Sampson very viv sembly, or to expel Israel from that the affected area are ignorant of the idly explains the issues involved and I March 10, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3881 hope that my colleagues will read and levels. In 1983, the budget scenario gets First, an estimated $200 million has think about his remarks. even grimmer, with rumors abounding in been debited from the social security The article follows: Washington that the internal budget work sheets used by staffers at the Office of Man fund for these old and uncashed POOR POLICY AND EROSION BANKRUPT agement and Budget show all federal re checks. That is money that is no FARMING source conservation programs, in all depart longer earning interest for the fund, proposal is being circulated by financing that currently characterizes agri they are really a drop in the bucket of Agriculture Secretary John Block, an culture. The time is now, before either eco a $140 billion-a-year-plus system. But avowed supporter of more effective conser nomic or environmental conditions reach a that does not mean we should ignore vation programs. The 1981 Farm Bill con critical stage that precludes rational think tains several new conservation sections. ing and debate. The RCA proposal and the them. First, every little bit helps. But one thing is still lacking: a broadly Farm Bill only start that process. Now it is Second, when there is a clear and obvi conceived policy outlining national food, ag up to the people to insist that Congress get ous botchup-as we have with checks riculture and resource goals and objectives. on with it.e left to float in oblivion-the Govern The frustration of trying to design either ment has a responsibility to take cor farm or conservation policy without any rective action. vision of what is needed brings to mind the PROPOSES GIVING FEDERAL Alice in Wonderland admonition that if you CHECKS LIFE OF ONLY 6 Federal checks had a restricted life don't know where you are heading, it mat MONTHS time until 1957. As the Treasury en ters little which direction you take or the tered the early days of computeriza pace at which you proceed. tion, it found the old system of sorting In his RCA proposal, Block told the checks by issuing agency to be a prob Senate that USDA had found "a potential HON. LES ASPIN OF WISCONSIN lem while outdated checks presented for tremendous pressure on America's soil for cashing could not be handled by and water resources . . . soil erosion that is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES primitive equipment. The Treasury reducing upstream flood damages." "These Wednesday, March 10, 1982 effects alone," he noted, "could bring a sig asked for the change in the statutes in nificant increase in the cost of producing • Mr. ASPIN. Mr. Speaker, on 1957, consolidating all Federal ac and buying food and fiber." Calling the re Monday I introduced legislation to counts into one massive system and source problems "serious," Block urged Con help the financially troubled social se eliminating the expiry time on nego gress to help, "Identify the most pressing curity system, by giving Federal tiability. and urgent problems and take the most ef checks a lifespan of 6 months. That change solved the problems fective action we can devise to address Right now, a Government check is them." faced by a primitive computer system. Meanwhile, back in the real world at negotiable for ever and ever. Hundreds But it has caused others. Computer USDA, agency managers are facing Reagan of millions of dollars are tied up in technology has advanced a great deal ordered 1982 budget cuts that would, if al checks issued more than a year ago in the last quarter century. It is time lowed by Congress, result in a 25 percent to and that may never be cashed. we eliminated the problems caused by 30 percent reduction under 1981 program This causes two difficulties. the 1957 changes.e 3882 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 10, 1982 NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION given serious consideration. We might interest reached $19 billion in 1981, an im INDUSTRY WEEK broaden his access to credit, expand storage mense sum equal to net farm income that facilities for his crops, increase his opportu year. nities for work off the farm, help him im It is my view that the federal budget defi prove his marketing techniques, and expand cit is a primary cause of high interest rates. HON. JOE SKEEN his direct contact with consumers. However, The deficit undermines investors' confi OF NEW MEXICO the two most important steps to assist him dence in the economy and forces the federal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are more difficult: We must boost agricul government to borrow an excessive amount, Wednesday, March 10, 1982 tural exports and bring interest rates down. thus crowding others out of credit markets Over the past decade, exports have and driving interest rates up. As long as the e Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Speaker, the Na become the mainstay of our farm economy. federal government must borrow heavily to tional Society of Professional Engi Two of every five acres harvested in the finance the deficit, interest rates will stay neers assault on high interest which was on the wrong side of the net income, adjusted for inflation, plummet rates is the other major action we need to tracks, populated with spiritual slum to the lowest level since the Great Depres take. High interest rates are the major cost dwellers, not suited for development, sion. Net farm income slid even lower in production burden carried by our farmers. 1981 to a level of about $19 billion. There Interest costs last year were up 19 percent and infested with rats. may be a further decline this year. over the 1980 level, with farmers paying And God was impressed-impressed Several specific steps to help the farmer almost as much for money as they paid for that the IRS could kick the devil out pull through these hard times should be their fuel and labor combined. Outlays for of things like that. March 10, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3883 But deep down, over the years, God In our newfound wisdom, we realized that cept that beguiles the average freshman, there is no group that is not the victim of lobbyist or congressman who uses it. has had to smile because the IRS has some prejudice, disenfranchisement or in What really is fair? I don't know-in fact never had much luck in getting good justice. Vietman veterans are wished into it has been quite the work of my youth and value for property they seize from tax never-never land by a nation that has made adulthood to figure it out, and all signs are payers. In fact, since there was no sale them a symbol of something we want to that it will occupy my old age as well. I only for the devil's land, the IRS has been forget. The rich are abused by paparazzi wish my government shared my sense of our doing their best ever since to give the and a graduate income tax. The fat are dis limited wisdom about it. Fairness is simply people hell. owned by the fashion industry. Ex-convicts not a workable legal concept. It's like nice So, if the IRS regulated the Creator are stereotyped as criminals. People think ness that way-and I half expect to hear and creation, and expanded the devil's all old people dodder. any day now that the government has work, who would daresay they are not LOGISTICS passed a new law requiring us all to be nice. qualified to be the czar of religion on By the '70s we realized that unfairness is NUMBERS institutionalized in our ways of seeing and The freedom to be unfair may be an in Earth. Who has more of an original fabricating the world. Standard English claim to qualify and regulate your alienable right, of man as well as nature. condemns women to second-class citizenship How I embrace my fellow men and women, churches and religious schools? After by its decree that the impersonal individual or if I ever manage to at all, is my business. all, there is no known weapon so awe shall be called "him," and it associates It is the business of life to devise personal some as an IRS-manned qualification "black" with evil and fear. Curbs and stair solutions to such great human problems. It checklist equipped with an exemption ways are unfair to those in wheelchairs who is beyond both the wisdom and the power of and deduction weapons system pow can't negotiate them. Right-handed drink our government to prescribe national solu ered by audit and locked onto target ing fountains and scissors discriminate tions to them. Our governmental programs by a W-4 guidance system. against lefties. The deaf, the mute and the designed to insure fairness are finally little mentally retarded find the door to full citi more than a national disaffection with Lo, if the days of Earth are numbered and zenship blocked as much by the logistics of human judgment and an embracing of cal fire is to be her end, circumstance as by bigotry. culation in its place. Judgment is too suscep Will it come as one last desperate ploy be And, in fact, if you squint just right, fair cause an IRS seizure pends?• tible to abuse and error; caluculation is ness itself is unfair, if you know what I clean. We no longer judge our colleagues in mean-hence affirmative action, that mind higher education; we tote up their numbers. boggling invention that decrees that the THE FAIR-SOCIETY FANTASY No one is responsible for the answer to a only way to rectify past unfairness is to be problem in mathematics. unfair to those who benefited from it. I welcome the responsibility and demand All these injustices and more our govern the right of judging. I'll pay for it by grant HON. G. WILLIAM WHITEHURST ment has taken upon itself to correct, ing others the right to judge me in their OF VIRGINIA mainly by publishing an ever-growing list of wisdom. That's a high price to pay, but the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES criteria that shall not be considered in inter price of legally mandated goodness is much personal relations if one wants to hold on to Wednesday, March 10, 1982 higher. These days, as I act out the Federal one's Federal funding. The list now includes statutes on doing right by others, I feel like e Mr. WHITEHURST. Mr. Speaker, I race, sex, age, religion, national origin, Eng those people who try to learn to dance by lish-language skills, criminal record, any ob am quite certain that the readership buyin~ a mail-order kit, putting down the jective test score or any subjective personal footprints on their living-room floor and of Newsweek exceeds that of the CON opinion. It was even suggested not long ago GRESSIONAL RECORD, but in the thought then moving their feet from number to that it was unfair to consider intelligence as number in accordance with the instruction that there might be a segment of the a factor in selecting Supreme Court Jus reading audience of this journal that manual. I'm not sure what to call the lock tices, though this was thought extreme-an step, stilted shuffle we end up doing, but it missed the March 15 issue of News idea whose time has not come. This list of isn't dancing.e week, I think it worthwhile to give things not to be considered may in retro them the pleasure of one of the best spect prove to be the prime symbol of Amer satires that I have seen in a long time. ican social morality in the twentieth centu INITIATIVE-HELPING AMERICA ry. In a day when we take our rights to Now, I'm not against any of this in princi HELP ITSELF unbelievable ends, Mr. Jack P. Raw ple, and in fact the problem with fairness by lins, who teaches English at California legislation is that it's impossible for a State University, Chico, has produced decent person to stand up and say, "I'm HON. STEVE GUNDERSON a remarkable deflating essay. He is to against treating people fairly." Would that OF WISCONSIN be commended for such a piece of eru everyone treated everyone wonderfully. The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dite writing. problem is not in the spirit of the thing; the Mr. Speaker, I ask that his article, problem is in the working out of the thing. Wednesday, March 10, 1982 "The Fair-Society Fantasy," be includ Fairness by legislative fiat doesn't work, and e Mr. GUNDERSON. Mr. Speaker, ed in the RECORD. the reason why is not far to seek. In a world "You cannot bring about prosperity by where fairness is prescribed by law and en discouraging thrift. You cannot THE FAIR-SOCIETY FANTASY forced by the courts, the law becomes med Perhaps we got off on the wrong foot dlesome, dangerously subjective, infinitely strengthen the weak by weakening the when our Founding Fathers declared that convoluted and picky, the courts become strong. You cannot further the broth "all men are created equal" and didn't stop hopelessly overburdened and the people erhood of man by encouraging class to define their terms. become habitually litigious. hatred. You cannot build character by Whatever the origin, the plan was con I recently gained some insight into the taking away man's initiative and inde ceived in humanity and with the best of in business of fairness when I gave an essay as pendence." tentions. Certain populations, it was evi signment to my college freshman composi Though spoken more than a century dent, were being treated unfairly. Some tion class. I asked them to tell me about a thing would have to be done to rectify the time they were treated with extreme unfair ago, these words of Abraham Lincoln situation. Since the people refused to per ness. The results were eye opening. One stu poignantly describe the dilemma our fect themselves, the Federal government dent told about the time he failed to qua Nation faces in the 1980's. How do we would legislate them into perfection. Fair lilfy for a national scholastic award and his rekindle the initiative and independ ness by Federal mandate and Supreme school principal refused to give him the ence seemingly so abundant in earlier Court precedent became the American way award anyway, even though the student, generations of Americans? of life. whose mother was on the school board, To help address that question, I Once we became practiced in the art, we threatened to get the principal fired. An sponsored a series of meetings during widened our field of vision. Not only blacks other wrote of the time he killed two people were treated unfairly. Injustice was, in fact, in a car accident apparently caused by his November and December in each of 16 all around us. Chicanos, Italians, Indians carelessness, and his parents took his car counties in the Third District of Wis and other groups suffered, too. Women were keys away for a time thereafter. No joke. consin. The voluntarism theme, "If victims of a subtle kind of unfairness that The point I took from these and similar not us, who?" assumed new meaning paraded itself as privilege. tales was that fairness is a treacherous con- as members of my staff and I analyzed 3884: EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 10, 1982 the effects of 1982 budget reductions LEGISLATION PRESERVING THE operation of the voluntary oil sharing in each county. I invited social service INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PRO scheme under the international energy pro directors, Office of Aging commission GRAM gram. The IEA's oil sharing program is available in the event that there is at least a ers, civic leaders, and clergy members. 7 percent shortfall of crude supplies in the In addition, we invited all interested IEA countries. The oil sharing agreement is citizens to attend. We identified the HON. TOM CORCORAN the backbone of the IEA members' commit most pressing needs in each county, OF ILLINOIS ment to help each other mitigate the ills of leaving those who attended to carry IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a serious oil supply shortfall. the message back to their friends and Wednesday, March 10, 1982 Thirteen U.S. firms are voluntarily in volved with the IEA, as coordinators to neighbors. e Mr. CORCORAN. Mr. Speaker, carry out oil allocations during such an Since then, my office has followed today myself and my colleagues on the emergency. These firms would not be able up on these meetings, receiving re Committee on Energy and Commerce, to conduct the kind of coordination required ports on what different people and the gentleman from North Carolina by the IEA if this limited defense from anti groups are already doing to spur vol (Mr. BROYHILL) and the gentleman trust laws were not in effect. unteer action and meet local needs. I from Ohio (Mr. BROWN) are introduc Of course, this bill does nothing whatso ing legislation to once again extend ever to limit the many safeguards provided will share with you information about in EPCA, including the requirement that these projects through several exten the deadline of the antitrust defense necessary to maintain the participa representatives of the Department of Jus sions of remarks during the next 4 tice and the FTC be present at all IEA tion of American oil companies in the meetings of the oil companies involved. weeks. International Energy Agency. A question frequently asked last fall As my colleagues know well, we have If my colleagues wish further infor was: What has happened to the volun extended this antitrust defense time mation, I refer them to our commit teer spirit that helped build this coun after time due to the importance we tee's report 97-254 on the previous ex try? One candid social service employ all place in the commitment of the tension bill, S. 1475. ee offered a suggestion. Many years United States to uphold our obliga Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If and ago people in the country did provide tions to the international energy pro when S. 1503 is returned by the Presi organized assistance to their less for gram. In fact, we have extended this dent without his approval weapons in violation of a pact signed in building America is never finished and WASHINGTON, March 8.-The Reagan Ad Geneva in 1925. But today's testimony, the that "We must build, for the work of ministration asserted today that Soviet officials said, was the most specific allega freedom is too important to leave that forces had killed at least 3,000 people in Af tion made against the Soviet Union. ghanistan with poison gas and other chemi Publicizing information supporting the Great Pyramid unfinished." At this cal weapons in violation of an international charges of Soviet use of chemical weapons time, l would like to insert Dean's treaty the Soviet Union signed. in Afghanistan is a reversal for the Reagan moving entry into the CONGRESSIONAL Deputy Secretary of State Walter J. Administration. Just last week officials in RECORD. Stoessel Jr. told the Senate Foreign Rela the Defense Intelligence Agency, in the "BUILDING AMERICA TOGETHER" tions Committee that the information came International Security Agency in the De from Afghan Army defectors who had been Although it may seem ironic, the first fense Department and in the State Depart image that came to my mind when I ap trained by the Soviet Union in chemical ment said they had no evidence that Soviet warfare and from refugees in Pakistan who proached the theme, "Building America To forces used chemical weapons in Afghani gether," was of the Great Pyramid. No, not purportedly were victims of chemical at stan. tacks. the familiar pyramid in Egypt, but the pyra Why the position was changed was not mid engraved on the back of every $1 bill. If "As a result of chemical attacks, 3,042 clear. President Reagan has just decided deaths attributed to 47 separate incidents you've seen it, you'll know that it's an unfin that the United States will resume produc ished building, with 13 steps and the between the summer of 1979 and the tion of chemical weapons and has asked for summer of 1981 have been reported," Mr. number 1776 inscribed on its base. Above a substantial increase in the military budget the pyramid floats a mysterious, radiant eye Stoessel said. He said the number was based for such weapons. on conservative analyses and was reliable. and an inscription in Latin. Turning to my A State Department intelligence official, To focus American attention on the encyclopedia, I discovered that I was correct Deputy Assistant Secretary Philip H. Stod Afghan situation, Mr. Stoessel said, Presi in thinking that the pyramid represented dent Reagan plans to sign a measure on America. The single eye of Providence dard, who accompanied Mr. Stoessel to the Wednesday declaring the first day of spring hearing, said, "We think the actual total of Afghanistan Day. Afghans celebrate the day watches over it, and the Latin phrase, numbers killed by chemical weapons was as the beginning of the new year. annuit coeptis, means, "He has favored our considerably higher. undertaking." In his testimony, Mr. Stoessel said, "Anal INCREASE IN REFUGEES REPORTED I began to think, and I realized that, truly, ysis of all the information available leads us Mr. Stoessel suggested that the number of America is a building, that Providence has to conclude that attacks have been conduct Afghan refugees had increased from two favored our undertaking, and that we must ed with irritants, incapacitants, nerve million to three million in recent months. continue building America together. agents, phosgene oxime and perhaps myco He said: "About three million Afghan refu America's foundation, if you will, is not toxins, mustard, lewsite and toxic smoke." gees have fled their homeland seeking free any structure of wood or stone, but is found He said, "Afghan military defectors have dom, principally in neighboring Pakistan. in pieces of paper-The Declaration of Inde provided information on chemical weapons Almost one-fifth of the pre-invasion popula- pendence, The Constitution. When the 3886 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 10, 1982 Founding Fathers penned those famous doc OBSTRUCTIONIST BUREAU- I commend this article to my col uments, they built a framework to last the CRATS THWART INCREASED leagues as follows: centuries-an ideal that could weather these FUNDING FOR VOA-RFE/RL past two hundred years and stand stronger DEAD LETTER today than when they were written. Yet, as a young American, I have often neglected A Jan. 5 letter stamped "secret" from Sec the sacrifice needed to ensure the survival HON. JOHN LeBOUTILLIER retary of State Alexander Haig to President of that foundation. I realize now that I can't OF NEW YORK Reagan, urging emergency funds for Radio ignore the thousands who made the Su IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Free Europe to reach captive Poland, two preme Sacrifice so that our way of life Wednesday, March 10, 1982 months later lies dormant in White House might continue. In a sense, those brave men files-the victim of bureaucratic inertia. were builders in history's greatest and most e Mr. LEBOUTILLIER. Mr. Speaker, That the president himself probably never ambitious project-freedom. Every time we with the imposition of martial law, read it and certainly did not study its impor Americans go to the voting booth in an elec Polish authorities moved quickly to tance is another melancholy example of tion, or actively participate in government, disrupt the free flow of information. how tardily democratic government reacts we're helping to strengthen that founda The Polish language service of Radio to unexpected crises. Here was an opportu nity-informing Polish patriots shackled by tion; we are serving to prove that America's Free Europe was jammed at a much martial law-to be grasped by cutting patriots have not died in vain-that their heavier rate than ever before. Infor bureaucratic corners and bypassing staff ideals are our ideals, too. mation about events in Poland-nor lethargies. The same opportunity would It's too easy to take the fruits of liberty mally broadcast throughout the coun have produced instant decision in the Krem for granted. I know, because I live in a pros try-was greatly reduced by the cut lin. perous, free country-a country where, after ting of telephone and telex communi But in the Reagan White House, corners many years and many wars, men still give cations with foreign countries. Region are not easily cut. The letter from Haig-co their blood, sweat, and tears to further my al radio and television broadcasting signed by Reagan's old friend, Charles Z. freedom. Like the Great Pyramid, America monitored by the West was stopped, Wick, head of the International remains is strong and secure. Surely Providence has and only state-controlled operations submerged in the White House bureaucracy. blessed our nation. Once, America was a RFE, which broadcasts from Munich to band of unfortified colonies on the Atlantic were allowed to continue. Eastern European Soviet satellites, proved coast, still just an idea. Today, America is a Clearly, these acts were intended to its ability to penetrate a Polish news black vast land that looks on two oceans and most undermine all resistance to the mili out in August 1980. The Communist govern of a continent. Today, America is my home, tary takeover and to insure that Po ment's first reaction to Solidarity's uprising and though I have never visited other lands, land's "new birth of freedom" would in Gdansk was to cut all communications I wouldn't live anywhere else. In my heart I be destroyed in its infancy. out of that Baltic seaport. Down in the coal know that America is still the "land of the In view of this, it is unquestionable mining regions of Silesia, party first secre tary Zdzislaw free and the home of the brave". America is that America's national interest re Grudzieu said publicly the "only" informa a place where men succeed by their own quires quick action to reestablish tion that even he had of the electrifying labors, unhindered by tyranny or oppres through the facilities of the Voice of movement in Gdansk came from RFE. sion. America and Radio Free Europe/ Haig's Jan. 5 letter informed Reagan that I'm always amazed whenever I see people Radio Liberty-a network of communi a key purpose of martial law in Poland was pledging allegiance to the Flag. I wonder, cations within Poland. to impose the silence of the grave through how can so many people in a country so vast On January 5, 1982, Secretary of out the country by cutting all communica pledge their loyalty to a flag, a mere ideal? State Alexander Haig, U.S. Interna tions. Leaders of Solidarity not in jail would Yet, when the Flag is raised, I too feel a tional Communications Agency Direc be blind and deaf. chill run down my spine, and a desire to RFE, operating on its same budget of the show my love for America. tor Charles Wick, and the Chairman past five years, managed to increase Polish of the Board for International Broad If we are to continue building America to broadcasts from 19 to 24 hours a day for a gether, we must be willing to do what our casting, Frank Shakespeare, respond week after marital law. But is was forced predecessors have done to further the ing to these needs, sent a letter to back to 19 hours by inadequate funds and President Reagan urging him to pro staff fatigue. Soviet jamming signals are American ideal. We have to serve, if it be in under no such financial restraints. Ten government, the bearing of arms, or even vide $15 to $20 billion extra for a crash program to upgrade Radio Free Soviet-based jamming transmitters are merely voting at election time. The word to going full blast against RFE's Polish broad gether means we must have unity of pur Europe. Another $280 million was rec casts and transmissions to the Soviet Union pose, and I know that my part is as vital as ommended to build more powerful by Radio Liberty. any other. I can't hope to see the building transmitting stations for RFE/RL, as Haig, Wick and Shakespeare told the of America continue without a willingness well as the Voice of America. president in their long-ago letter that RFE to take part in the labor. Freedom does not To date, this letter remains bogged and RL must be given at least $15 million to come without sacrifice, I have learned, nor down in bureaucratic lethargy and in $20 million extra for a crash program to prosperity without labor. action. modernize their dilapidated Munich studios, The next time you glance at the back of a In an article appearing March 5, upgrade transmitting signals and hire extra one dollar bill, remember the Great, unfin staff. They also asked an additional $280 1982, in the Washington Post entitled million to build more powerful transmitting ished, Pyramid, the number 1776, the all "Dead Letter," columnists Rowland seeing eye of Providence, and that He has stations for RFE and RL, as well as the U.S. favored our undertaking. That Great Pyra Evans and Robert Novak point out government's Voice of America. mid-America-wouldn't stand without the that 2 months after the letter was sent But in the Reagan White House, even let sacrifices of liberty-loving men. And don't to President Reagan, "It lies dormant ters from Al Haig to Ronald Reagan are forget-as I can never forget-that we are in White House files-the victim of bu routinely deflected into the system, in this reaucratic inertia." case the National Security Council staff and building America together, and that the rest the Office of Management and Budget. of the world is watching our labors with the During the campaign, President Haig's letter was no exception, despite the greatest interest. Reagan criticizing then President Polish crisis and Reagan's campaign attack We can't stop the work now. I can't, nor Carter on October 7, 1980, for starving against President Carter for starving RFE can any American. We can't pause. We RFE/RL said, "a Reagan-Bush admin and RL ("a Reagan-Bush administration cannot fail. We must build, for the work of istration will turn this sorry situation will turn this sorry situation around," freedom is too important to leave that around." Reagan promised Oct. 7, 1980). Great Pyramid unfinished.• Unfortunately, obstructionist bu White House aides claim mitigating cir reaucrats are thwarting the implemen cumstances: that the new budget was locked up before Haig's letter arrived; that it con tation of President Reagan's programs tained no careful "justification"; that in the and, as a result, are undermining the transition of William P. Clark's succeeding democratic political process of this Richard V. Allen as NSC director, the NSC country. was understandably in a state of confusion. March 10, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3887 The truth is simpler. Normal operating on the rights of religious schools has the charge of "parasitism." Mr. habits of the U.S. government, even at its been blunted, but we must continue to Salman is in ill health and his situa loftiest levels, lack flexibility for command strongly urge its defeat and initiate tion warrants our attention and decisions. That condition is exacerbated in additional efforts to offset the court's should be on the agenda of our diplo the Reagan White House by the phalanx of palace guards surrounding and protecting unfortunate ruling. mats when meeting with representa the Oval Office from the outside world. My legislation, the Taxpayer Protec tives of the Soviet Union. The president has been privy to only one tion Act Hon. J. LYNN HELMS, was on the same Braniff flight one day students whose family incomes are Administrator, Federal Aviation Adminis before the bomb incident. $15,000 or less will qualify. tration, Washington, D. C. And, in my own 24th Congressional Tom Scarlett, the director of finan DEAR MR. HELMS: As one of the many members of the Texas Congressional delega District, the Fort Worth Star Tele cial aid at Michigan State University tion who travel regularly between National gram editorialized on March 10 as fol in my district, gave me some specific Airport and Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, I lows: cases which show how the proposed was extremely concerned to learn that a TIGHTER SECURITY NEEDED cuts affect different family situations: homemade bomb was checked through by a passenger on Braniff Flight 111 on March 2 A terrifying and potentially disastrous in The first is a family of five, includ cident that occurred last week, when a suit ing two parents. Two children are in and was not detected by airport security de vices. case containing an armed, live bomb was college, the first at MSU and the According to published reports, an active transported undetected aboard two separate second in a military academy. The duty military enlisted man placed a bomb airplanes from Washington, D.C., to Wich father works in a warehouse. The fam containing one pound of explosives, two ita Falls, points out a serious lapse in air ily's gross income in 1981 is $23,000; pounds of gunpowder, and a substantial port security measures. $17,000 equity is held in the home. number of nails in his wife's suitcase. The The bomb-containing a plastic explosive, two pounds of black gunpowder, 16 blasting In school year 1981-82, the MSU stu suitcase passed undetected through security at both National and Dallas/Fort Worth devices, paper and a quantity of two-inch dent receives $3,500 in aid. It is pro Airports and was discovered only when the nails-was in a suitcase owned by Air Force jected that under the proposed cuts, woman began unpacking after reaching her Staff Sgt. Mary Jo Bradley. Her husband, that student will receive $1,100 less in destination in Wichita Falls, Texas. an airman first class, was accused of placing 1983-84. I am requesting that you conduct a full in the bomb there and has been charged with vestigation of this incident immediately. attempted destruction of an aircraft and The second example is that of a transportation of explosives in interstate family of five .including two parents. During that investigation, I would like to have some questions addressed and the an commerce. The father is a teacher and the swers reported to me in written form. The The bomb was not in Sgt. Bradley's carry mother a part-time secretary. Their questions are as follows: on baggage, which is subject to X-ray exam 1981 gross income is $16,000. They Why is checked baggage not X-rayed or ination at the airport, but was in a suitcase hold $27,000 equity in their home. passed through metal detectors the way she checked for storage in the planes' lug carry-on baggage is? Since these screening gage and cargo compartments. The bomb In school year 1981-82, their child at laden suitcase cleared whatever detection MSU receives $3,800 in aid. It is pro procedures are not used with checked bag gage, what security procedures are? Were procedures were in effect at Washington jected that under the proposed cuts, your standard procedures used in this case? National Airport, where she originally that student will receive $1,500 less aid If they were not, why not? If they were boarded her flight, and at Dallas/Fort in 1983-84. used, what changes will be made in the Worth Airport, where she changed to a The final example is that of a family future to ensure that this incident does not commuter flight to Wichita Falls. recur with more tragic consequences? Checked baggage is "normally not X of six, including two parents. Two chil rayed," a spokesman for the Federal Avia dren are in college, one at MSU and Thousands of Americans fly daily and they all rely on the FAA for the tightest tion Administration said, "though we do one at the University of Michigan. A possible security. I am not suggesting that have other procedures for screening lug third child will be attending college Braniff Airlines is in any way responsible gage." next year. The father works at a store. for an incident that could have occurred on And what are those "other procedures?" The mother is a homemaker. In 1981, any route served by any airline. The impli A spokesman at D/FW, claiming that X the family's gross income is $19,000. cations of this affair are serious enough to ray examination of such luggage would be This year, the student in question warrant a full-scale investigation and I look too time-consuming, said, "We spot-check forward to receiving the answers to my some bags and most airlines have a policy receives $3,600 in aid including work questions. that they won't accept luggage unless the study. It is projected that under the Thank you for your assistance. person checking it has a ticket to the final proposed cuts, that student will re Sincerely, destination." ceive $2,300 less, including the loss of MARTIN FROST. That is a very lackadaisical attitude to work-study. adopt toward a matter as serious as the In response to this letter, the Wash safety and security of the flying public. There is no doubt that Congress ington Post reported on March 5: The intense scrutiny to which passengers must be fiscally responsible in formu PROBE URGED OF FAA BOMB-FINDING SYSTEM and carry-on luggage are subjected is easy lating the 1983 budget. However, the A Texas member of Congress, concerned to justify in view of the harrowing experi budget should not be balanced on the that a homemade bomb slipped past Nation ences the nation's airlines went through backs of needy students. If we are to al Airport security in the baggage of a prior to the implementation of such meas preserve a safety net for the poor, the Dallas-bound commercial airplane, called ures. This latest incident indicates that se Pell grant program should be included yesterday for a full-scale investigation of curity procedures for checked luggage needs in it. bomb-detection procedures by the Federal to be tightened, also. Avia ti on Administration. I am hopeful that Mr. Helms will provide I urge my colleagues to join in sup Democratic Rep. Martin Frost, in a letter this Nation with assurance that checked porting this resolution.• to FAA Administrator J. Lynn Helms, said baggage at airports throughout the United March 10, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3889 States is checked for explosives so that a in the tax code, the consumer may year; at Case Western Reserve Univer possible repeat experience of this kind will withdraw IRA contributions and earn sity's School of Medicine, 74 percent not result in more tragic consequences.• ings prior to age 591/2 when: of the students depend on GSL's; 1,611 First, the withdrawn amount is used Ohio State University graduate stu IRA AMENDMENT WILL BOOST to purchase a principal home, dents in the health professions used HOUSING AND MORTGAGE IN Second, the custodian of the IRA ac the GSL program; 1,318 students at DUSTRIES BY STIMULATING count for 3 years prior to the with John Carroll University applied for INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS drawal is a mortgage lending institu loans; 106 students received a loan at tion, and Notre Dame College of Ohio; and 207 Third, the custodian has written students depended upon the GSL pro HON. HAROLD S. SAWYER notice of the consumer's intent to gram at Lakeland Community College. OF MICHIGAN withdraw IRA funds under this provi Mr. Speaker, I have one question for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sion 60 days in advance. the President: Where are these young The amount withdrawn will be taxed Wednesday March 10, 1982 people supposed to come up with the as ordinary income. The tax liability money to attend college or even finish e Mr. SAWYER. Mr. Speaker, buying for the amount withdrawn will be their college educations? While I feel a home today has become more of a spread equally over 10 years, the first that parents and the students them dream than a reality for our young 10 percent of tax liability being due in selves do have primary responsibility people. The unstable economy has the year that the home ceases to be for assuming educational costs, I be made buying a home so out of their used as a principal residence or when lieve it is naive to assume that these reach, a way must be found to put the the individual reaches age 59112, which parents and students can finance the ability back in their grasp. So, today I ever occurs first. institutional losses created by massive have introduced an amendment to the The statistics and the very real frus Federal and, in Ohio, State cutbacks. individual retirement account tax pro tration of my constituents convinces In a letter from Cleveland State Uni visions. This bill will be a shot in the me that this amendment is more than versity which I received yesterday, arm for two of our ailing, but essen just a good idea. This bill is necessary. concerned financial aid counselors tial, national businesses: the home I welcome cosponsors to this legisla echoed this question. They wrote that: building industry and the mortgage tion, and I urge its speedy addition to our tax laws.e The parents of our student body typically lending institutions. The homebuild hold blue collar jobs and struggle simply to ing industry. is facing a staggering make ends meet and avoid extended layoffs. market. The February monthly report STUDENT AID PROGRAM Over 78 percent of the CSU students al of the National Association of Real ready work full or part-time jobs while they tors states, "Sales are at their lowest attend classes. rate in more than a decade. By every HON. DENNIS E. ECKART These counselors are upset; they feel measure the dimensions of this down OF OHIO the Reagan administration is telling turn are staggering and greatly sur IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES students that: pass any of the other housing cycles in the post World War II period." This Wednesday, March 10, 1982 The development of their minds, the re finement of their skills, their potentials and news is devastating in light of the de •Mr. ECKART. Mr. Speaker, the their futures are expendable. teriorating situation facing mortgage Reagan administration has pulled the lending institutions. More than two plug on student aid with a proposed I, for one, believe educated and thirds of the federally insured savings education budget for fiscal year 1983 skilled people are absolutely indispen and loans, most of the mutual savings that could put college out of reach for sable to America's goal or rebuilding banks, and a major portion of the sec thousands of young people. her economy and becoming prosper ondary market for housing loans expe The President is proposing a student ous. And I will be working with a bi rienced large losses in 1980 and 1981. aid program which is 50 percent below partisan education task force to insure My amendment attempts to ease the level of the current academic year. that our most precious resource, our this situation by permitting a con· I personally am becoming increasingly young people, does not get lost in the sumer to withdraw IRA contributions concerned by reports from universities budgetary shuffle. and earnings prior to age 591/2 when in my district depicting what will OHIO STUDENT LoAN COMMISSION, the withdrawn funds are used to pur happen to students there if Mr. Rea Columbus, Ohio, February 18, 1982. chase a principal home. This legisla gan's Federal aid proposals become re The G.S.L. program has always played the tion is designed to accomplish three ality. In addition, I am troubled by let role of "safety net" for those students who could not qualify for adequate funding goals: ters from Cleveland area students that through other sources of assistance; while First, the amendment will encourage are pouring into my office on a daily students have always found our program saving by young people who are cur basis. less attractive than the various grant and rently hesitant to open IRA accounts A special report which I requested scholarship programs, it has always been an because they foresee the need for from the Ohio Student Loan Commis open alternative. As the eligibility for stu major capital investments, such as the sion to analyze and assess the impact dent loans is cut further and further, the al purchase of a home, as a priority over of guaranteed loan changes in the ternative is eroded to the point that the saving for retirement. package is instructive. The report com "safety net" has a number of gaping holes Second, the amendment will increase pares the struggling student to a through which eligibile deserving students the amount of funds deposited in drowning person in need of a life pre are certain to fall. Before getting to a specific discussion of mortgage lending institutions by server, and charges that certain fea the latest proposal, I need to establish some young people investing in IRA ac tures of the Reagan program would parameters for you with respect to the num counts, thereby supplying much turn out to be "a life preserver filled bers that our projections are built on. The needed funds with which to make ad with lead." Mr. Speaker, I request per most recent calendar period for which sta ditional mortgage loans. mission to insert a copy of this report tistics are available-1981-is really too Third, this amendment will boost into the RECORD. I would also like to atypical for purposes of comparison. People the homebuilding industry by bringing share with you some figures which il came out of nowhere to apply for loans last more consumers into the buying lustrate the sheer magnitude of Ohio summer, anticipating that open access was about to end, and as a result, we recorded a market through increased savings and students who will be affected by the tremendous loan volume: $316 million in financing. cutbacks: At Cleveland State Universi guarantees compared to $200 million in 1980 Under this amendment to the indi ty, 813 graduate and professional stu for approximately a 60 percent increase. For vidual retirement account provisions dents took out guaranteed loans this this reason, we have used 1980 as our base 3890 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 10, 1982 year for volume projections. This probably and one philosophical. From the practical federal government. This means that al understates the impact of the proposed standpoint, a universal needs analysis re though graduate and professional student cuts, but it also insulates us from accusa quirement works a real administrative hard borrowers would qualify to defer principal tions of overstating them. ship on all parties concerned. One of the repayment until after graduation, the inter Increase the "origination fee" charged on strong points of the GSL program has est on the loans would be the responsibility new loans from 5 percent to 10 percent. always been an ability to provide assistance of the borrower over the life of the loan. To The same arguments that applied to the in fairly short order, but the requirement again posit a worst-case example, a graduate imposition of the 5 percent origination fee that needs tests be filed can quickly make a student who borrowed the full $8,000 set apply to the proposed doubling of the fee; three-month application turnaround time forth in the President's proposal would im while it does effect an immediate reduction pretty common. The mountains of paper in mediately be obliged to make interest pay in the amount of federal support required volved soon clog the application pipeline ments of $93.33 a month. If we project four to finance the program, it also means that and many students don't get their applica years of enrollment and borrowing for that student borrowers end up with less money tions approved until after tuition deadlines same student, he or she would be making to pay for their educations. The 118,474 stu are past. monthly interest payments of $373.33 dents who participated in our program in From the philosophical viewpoint, "need" during the last year of study. A student who 1981 borrowed an average of $2,667.55 each. can be a terribly difficult figure to derive reached the $40,000 ceiling contained in the <$316,035,782 divided by 118,474.) This with any consistency or equity. "Need" has President's proposal would face monthly in meant that each of those hypothetical aver no identity independent of that given it in terest payments of $466.66-this from a full age students had their $2,667 .55 loans re the law or regulations, and I have yet to see time student. The student would then com duced by $133.38 <5 percent) to $2,534.17. A a needs analysis system that, in my view, mence repayment of principal and interest 10 percent origination fee would reduce that provided an accurate measure of a family's after leaving school. The hypothetical stu same hypothetical borrower's loan by ability to support a post-secondary student. dent who reached the $40,000 debt level $266.76 to $2,400.79. A great number of our Needs analysis was originally conceived of and I can promise you that some will graduate and professional students borrow as a rationing device for scarce grant and would face a monthly payment in excess of the full $5,000 of their eligibility; these stu scholarship money; rather than meeting the $620 for ten years. Even if the PLUS pro dents would face an immediate $500 reduc "need" of any applicants, it simply distrib gram offered a certain financing alternative tion in the net proceeds of their loans with uted the available pot of money among the to graduate and professional students, I be a 10 percent origination fee. Students also applicants in accordance with their relative lieve that it is unconscionable to offer them must pay a guarantee premium on their need. The application of such a standard to no alternative but a practically unmanage loans. While the percentages and methods the GSL program, without some fairly able debt. To return to the life preserver of calculation vary from state to state, Ohio major modifications to the underlying as metaphor I used earlier, I would have to charges 1 percent per annum through the sumptions and tenets, will not meet the characterize this proposal as a life preserver grace period of the loan. This would typical actual need of the people who turn to the filled with lead. ly mean a total fee of somewhere between 1 program for help. My point, I guess, is that Although the Department of Education percent and 5 percent. By combining our the regulatory action that establishes the has indicated that 23 states have the legal guarantee premium with the proposed origi parameters of "need" is almost more impor authority and other necessary structures in nation fee for a "worst case" example, a stu tant than the requirement that a needs place to begin making Auxiliary Loans, only dent beginning graduate school could analysis be performed. 14 states are making loans to parents-while borrow $5,000 but only receive approximate Allow graduate and professional students 3 of these 14 states are also making loans to ly $4,250. The $750 reduction can seem rela to borrow only under the auxiliary loan pro independent undergraduate and graduate tively insignificant when viewed on the gram and increase the loan limits under the students or their spouses-under the provi larger scheme of things, but to the graduate auxiliary loan program for these students sions of the Education Amendments of 1980 student who may literally be pinching pen from $3,000 to $8,000 per year and from and the Omnibus Budget Reconcillation Act nies to pay the heavy costs involved in his $15,000 to $40,000 for all years. of 1981. or her education, the loss could very well The next proposal has probably generated Increase the insurance premiums paid on make the difference in the ability to contin more fear and anguish in the academic com GSL's to the Federal Government by: in ue. munity than all of the others combined. In creasing the premium charged lending insti Even so, the origination fee, whether at 5 Ohio we see consistently between 15 percent tutions in the Federally Insured Loan pro percent or at 10 percent, is one of the less to 16 percent of our annual volume made up gram, which insures 5 percent of all new odorous of the proposed changes in that it of graduate and professional students who, loans, from 0.25 to 1.0 percent, and initiat does not have an adverse impact on loan because of their higher borrowing limits, ac ing a reinsurance premium charged State availability. If the GSL program could be count for 25 percent to 30 percent of our and private guarantee agencies, which likened to a life preserver thrown to drown annual volume. The wholesale elimination insure 95 percent of all new loans, equal to ing students, the 10 percent origination fee of graduate and professional students from 50 percent of the annual income which would insure that the life preserver still gets GSL eligibility would, therefore, have a these agencies earn from insurance premi thrown, it just requires the drowning stu rather dramatic impact on Ohio's students. ums they charge participating lending insti dent to help inflate it. There is a tremen The proposal goes on to provide higher tutions. dous difference between offering expensive borrowing limits for graduate and profes The next proposal contains two items, one assistance and not offering any assistance at sional students in the PLUS program, but of which would affect us and the other not. all. We believe that the alternative, the there are again both practical and philo The increase in the federal guarantee pre choice of whether or not to borrow, must be sophical points to weight in considering mium would not affect Ohio students, as retained. such a move. Nationwide, the PLUS pro the F.I.S.L. program does not operate in Apply the need analysis to students at all gram is just becoming operational. We will Ohio. The second item, though, would take income levels and limit loans to those stu begin operations in Ohio on March 1, but it half of the Commission's guarantee premi dents who will qualify after taking into ac will probably be a couple of months before um income, and we are more than a little count family contributions and other finan the program is truly functional, and our concerned with the idea. One point that I cial aid this proposal is to shift some of the burden Number of tor. The Leader city director, including of reinsurance costs to the states, we would notes phone numbers had been given Free to its Adjusted gross income disbursed on Percent favor a mechanism that would pass on the or after Oct. of total subscribers. highest portion of these costs to the agen 1, 1981 In 1976, celebrating our Nation's Bi·Cen cies that most benefit from reinsurance. tennial, he co-authored a Garfield Heights Our default rate here in Ohio is less than 2 0 to $15,000 ...... 21 ,612 92 Historical Book $15,001 to $20,000 ...... 462 2 Augie, as he was known to all his ac percent, which means that we have made $20,001 to $25,000 .... . 463 2 very little demand on the federal reinsur $25,001 to $30,000 ...... 477 2. quaintances, was a Charter member of the ance mechanism. A flat percentage assess $30,001 to $35,000 ...... 201 .9 Garfield Heights Kiwanis Club Club 0951) $35,001 to $40,000 ...... 104 .6 and the Garfield Height Rotary Club when ment on loan volume would put Ohio and $40,001 to $45,000 ...... 51 .I other diligent states in the position of subsi $45,001 to $50,000 ...... 16 .I it was founded in 1955. He served as Presi dizing the losses of other less successful $50,001 up ...... 30 .I dent of the Rotary Club in 1966-67 ... As 23,416 100 sisted in organization the Pullman Co. states, and Ohio students, who have a histo credit Union-was its treasurer for three ry of paying their loans back, would have to years. help pay the bills for students in other We won't be in a position to provide ade He served as chairman of the Audrey states who may not have as good a record. quate statistics on program reductions until Durda fund-to raise money to pay for hos Of all the proposed changes, I think that this time next year, after we've been pital and doctor expenses-close to $10,000. this one shows the least common sense. through a complete cycle of academic year An explosion injured her while she was Limit special allowance interest benefit applications. Any substantial cuts before baking in the kitchen. We were able to pay, payments to in-school and deferment peri that time run the risk of doing permanent and settle the bill in full, for 30¢ on the ods plus a two-year period following gradua damage to our educational system and push dollar. tion or withdrawal from school . 1951 as a laborer with Sid Culbertson, a pipe that it was left up to me how far I could and Texaco Inc.-in 1973 had combined rev maintenance company in Houston. Finally, go." enues of $50 billion. By 1977 that had tri George V. Smith was in the oil industry. So he went to work for a pipeline testing pled. Little did it matter that he-as did all black company for 46 cents an hour less. His boss But oil per se is useless unless it can be men-received less for his labor than whites said he could work as many hours as he raised, refined, and distributed to its users. who performed the same job. He had been wanted. Basic to all these tasks is a simple longitudi given a chance and it was his task, he felt, That meant a lot to Smith, who was put nal cavity, pipe. The word itself is an echoic to take advantage of it. ting his wife through college and had a one originating from the chirping and child. He worked between 60 and 90 hours a "peeping" of birds. But when the pipe is The pipe and supply industry, like many week. filled with oil the peeping is about dollars. others, have relegated certain jobs to blacks. In his new job, Smith came up with an in Oil pipe and supply is a billion-dollar indus If the job is dirty, hot, grimy, low-paying, no novation that eventually helped him launch try. Oil gushing from the silver of steel matter the industry, blacks are there. And his business. He thought of it while working yields so much money it is termed "black Smith was in such a spot in pipe testing. with a crew that tested pipeline strength gold"-an inherent contradiction. Before oil companies put their pipes in with water. The plug that sealed the pipe So too, it would seem, is the participation the ground to bring up oil, or stretch them weighed 250 pounds and took four men to of blacks in the oil industry, especially as overland to deliver oil, the pipes must be handle. entrepreneurs. The soaring profits from tested and evaluated to see if they can stand Smith told his boss he saw no reason to black gold are destined for, and gobbled up the pressure to which they will be put. A use such a heavy plug. At his suggestion, by, white companies. But not always. Enter contractor can't risk ruining a multimillion the company developed a device that 51-year-old George V. Smith, pipe dreamer. dollar oil strike because $200,000 worth of weighed about 25 pounds and sped the test · Smith is the president of, in fact the pipe fell apart. This testing is generally con ing process fivefold. owner of, three companies: Smith Pipe Test ducted by a hydrostatic process in Houston and Bakersfield, job. It was done outside, where mud, oil, He said one 10-year-old boy he met on a California. There are sales offices in Bakers water, and splintered pipe sometimes even plane claimed to remember that Smith had field, Oklahoma City, and New Orleans. He made it hazardous. After the pipes are spoken at his school several months before. has six buildings in Houston and 40 compa tested they may have to be straightened, "Tell me something that I said," Smith ny cars. Last year Smith's companies cleaned, threaded, or refurbished. Brawn is challenged him. grossed $6 million. And for the first six needed, of course, to move around the pipes. "He said, 'You told me that I could be months of this year they have already more For such a messy and strenuous job black anything I wanted to. My color didn't have than doubled their income to $14 million. men are often called upon. nothing to do with it, as long as I was will Overall, Smith expects his companies to But Smith thought this a challenge. ing to work hard and didn't expect some gross $20 million by December. Smith, how Taking his text from Konstantin Stanis body to do something for me that I could do ever, eschews profit for the sake of profit. lavski, the famous Russian actor who de for myself. creed that there were no small parts only ·"You told me that it was left up to me "My goal is not only to make money," he says, "but to build a company that employs small actors, Smith sought to make pipe whether I would be a success or a failure, testing an art. and that in order to do that, I had to always 500 people and grosses about $100 million a year. Seventy percent of the people I hire "Whatever you do," he says, "I believe have integrity, and I had to be able to imag you ought to do your best. You may not be ine what I wanted to be and have the ambi will be black. We need to quit talking about 'making' somebody hire us and hire our able to do it better than someone else but tion. You told me that I could do it.' you can damn sure try." "Well, I'd made an impression on him. selves.'' And you know, he made an impression on Could this be just another pipe dream? His effort at pipe testing raised the state me, too. 'Cause he let me know, you know, Smith, a talkative man who speaks through of the art to new levels. First, he questioned that my speeches were not ·in vain." folk sayings and aphorisms that resonate the use of heavy iron blocks to close the with the tones of a shouting Baptist preach pipes. Then he began capping them with [From Black Enterprise, September 19801 er, offers a quick denial. lighter material rather than stuffing them "They're not pipe dreams but the reality with iron. As a result, pipes could be tested GEORGE SMITH'S $6 MILLION DOLLAR PAYOFF of using pipe to make millions. I don't know faster and with greater efficiency. Smith ON A PIPEDREAM a reason in the world that I can't do what I was an innovator in the industry. Before about millions of dollars, one would think Smith didn't expect either. In 1973, when Egyptian armies attacked he was to the manner born. Not so. His talent was not lost on those in posi Israel and oil shipments to the Western George Smith came to Houston early in tions of power in the pipe testing industry world were restricted by Egypt's Arab 1951, poor and seeking a place to build a and when Sid Culbertson folded, Smith was neighbors, the US stumbled into what was dream. He saw then that oil would make quickly hired by Atlas Pipe, a new company. termed an "energy crisis." Houston one of America's great cities, and Smith stayed at Atlas 18 years making its March 10, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3895 pipe testing division one of the best in the cause they're poor, I'd say, I started out and keep it going. He wants to give his business. poor as a church mouse: if they say there's family more than money. He wants to leave But as Smith's reputation swelled so, too, prejudice around, I'd tell them that I've a heritage, show that a black family, graced did the racism he encountered. First of all, known racism." with love and support for each member, can there was still the matter of unequal pay. With his personal savings he paid four reap profits far beyond money. The three Second, Smith and his crew were not al employees, four members of his former companies that George Smith has built lowed to operate the machinery that was crew. Of them Smith says, "they came with stand as the visible-and profitable-mani used in their work. If the machines broke me when I had nothing. They've stuck it f estations to his efforts. They are the testa down, Smith says, he and his crew had to out through some pretty rough times. I was ment to a dream fulfilled.e take them off the customer's premises to touched when they offered to join me. repair them. Third, and perhaps the most They're not only damn good workers, chilling to the soul, Smith was obliged to they're damn good men. So long as I have a BILL GREEN INTRODUCES train young whites to be his boss. company, they have a job." NATIONAL THEATER WEEK "It was bad back then," Smith exclaims. Slowly, and perceptibly, Smith Pipe Test "Even now, I can't get business because I'm ing Service grew. The testing equipment in black. But then it was rough. One time we creased from one hydrostatic unit to five. were doing a job that would take us about Still, George Smith felt that he wasn't HON. BILL GREEN doing all that could be done in testing. In seven weeks to finish. It was in a small far 1975 he founded Continental Inspection OF NEW YORK north Texas town. There were no living or IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eating accommodations for blacks, so we Company, enabling him to provide electron ic testing. With his two companies, Smith Wednesday, March 10, 1982 had to eat cold cuts three times a day, and provides the full range of testing, from hy during mid-January freezing weather we drostatic testing to electronic inspection. e Mr. GREEN. Mr. Speaker, today I stayed in a shack with no heat. The owner Still, all was not well, at least as far as of the town's laundromat let us eat in his es am introducing a resolution to desig Smith was concerned. Pipe testing remained nate the week beginning June 7, 1982, tablishment until some white women a job whites could relegate-although reluc threatened to stop patronizing the busi tantly-to blacks. And if his dream of a $100 as National Theater Week. ness." million company was to come true, Smith The theater is one of our Nation's The "back then" Smith refers to was in would have to broaden his base and sell pipe finest cultural and educational re the 1960s, another time but hardly another as well as test it. sources. It also generates significant century. Taking that leap from testing to selling is Smith's talent couldn't be denied and economic benefits, by providing jobs, like moving from the sideshow to the main tourism, and other assets. It is entirely eventually he was made a field supervisor. arena. None of the major pipe manufactur This, his employer felt, was a smart move. It ers-US Steel Corp., Youngstown Sheet & appropriate that we focus attention on kept Smith out of the office. Yet, he was Tube-had ever used blacks as distributors. the institutions, organizations, and in given a promotion, albeit as his employer George Smith vowed to change all that. In dividuals that bring theater to Ameri told enraged white workers, at "nigger 1976 he became a full-line distributor for cans throughout our country by desig wages." Youngstown Sheet; a year later US Steel nating a week in their honor. This Finally, after 18 years at the company, was added. But getting the distributorship is week will make us realize that our the Smith had had enough. He quit. It wasn't one thing, selling the pipe is another. ater is perhaps the best in the world, racism, or low wages that pushed him into "When I first started selling pipe, some action. It was boredom. purchasing officers actually laughed at me. and will also pay tribute to the thou "I had learned everything there was to But I kept going back to them. I've criss sands of individuals in professional know about pipe," Smith says none too crossed this country time and time again. theater companies, high schools, col modestly. "There was nothing else I could Everybody in the industry knows me 'cause leges and universities, and community do out in the field. So I asked to come into I keep going back to them. I went to one theaters that work to bring the stage the office. I knew they wouldn't allow me to company seventeen times before they alive for audiences across the land. be a salesman. But I could head quality con bought pipe from me, and then they only The American theater is not only a trol. My boss said no to that because he felt bought $1,200 worth of pipe. That didn't no white man would work under me. Noth pay my expe.nses. I went back an eighteenth cultural resource, but also an educa ing happened and I left. There was no room time. Before the day was over, I had a tional resource. The theater provides for me to grow." $250,000 order." access to great literary works, and a The growth at his next company was spec Smith now has nine salesmen helping him means to nurture talent and self-ex tacular-at least in terms of the times. He to sell pipe. One, Calvin Douglass, is black. pression. To put it simply, the thea was given a position as salesman and was in "He was the only black in sales with the ex ter-whether a large Broadway thea charge of purchasing all the company's oil perience I needed," Smith says. "The two of ter in Manhattan, or the stage of a field materials. Few customers would see us may be the only black salespersons in the him but that didn't keep Smith from con pipe and supply industry. Calvin used to small town-enriches us personally tinuing to call on them. Eventually, he was work for Youngstown but now he heads my and improves the quality of life in our made a vice president of the company. Bakersfield office. I'm lucky to have gotten communities. It would seem that the story would end such a fine person as young Calvin. He's A nation's greatness is measured in here, another tale of rags to riches, or in good." her cultural achievements. The Ameri this case rags to recognition. But it doesn't. Smith would like to have more young can stage truly graces our country, For in the back of George Smith's mind was blacks like Calvin Douglass, but confides and we should recognize its contribu the gnawing belief that he should go into that he can't find youths willing to start at business for himself. "If I could do it for the bottom and undergo the training he re tions by designating a week hailing its others," he says, "I could do it for myself, quires. "I don't know what it is," he says. strength and vitality. Eleven State for my family." "They all want to start at the top." arts councils, 48 theatrical organiza He discussed it with his wife, Evie, a Starting at the top certainly is not the tions, and almost 100 theaters from 35 woman Smith says has been his anchor for way Smith's two sons and daughter will States across the country have en over 31 years and who with her teacher's enter the family company. All members of dorsed the idea. I hope a majority of salary would support the new venture. the Smith family work for the company but my colleagues will join us in celebrat In 1974 he started his first company, in various capacities with increasing respon ing American theater by cosponsoring Smith Pipe Testing and Service. Smith bor sibility. rowed no money from banks to begin his "One day this will be theirs," Smith says, this bill. My colleagues may be inter company and shunned the Small Business "but they must know the business. Before ested to know that a similar measure Administration. my sons can come inside [the office] they has already been introduced in the "If I made it," Smith proclaims, "it would must work out in the fields, in testing. Not Senate by Senator ExoN. Mr. Speaker, be because I did it, not me and the bank, not as some summer job either. They got to stay I submit my bill to be printed at this me and the government. I wanted to be able out there two or three years. By that time point in the RECORD. to tell black youth that they can stand with they'll know the testing business and will the best in this country. If they say they come inside." One might add, to start at the H.J. REs.-- can't do something because they're unedu bottom all over again. Whereas many Americans have devoted cated, I'd say look at me, I finished the By doing this Smith feels that his family much time and energy to advancing the third grade; if they say they can't do it be- will know the business, will appreciate it, cause of theater: 3896 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 10, 1982 Whereas the theaters of America have pi Bridge collapses and accidents are even Helens eruption), says the American Asso oneered the way for many performers and more serious today than when PARADE ciation of State Highway and Transporta have given them their start in vaudeville spotlighted the nationwide problem three tion Officials. Its executive director, Francis and stage; years ago <"Our Bridges Are Falling." Jan. B. Francois, says that many cities-includ Whereas theater is brought to Americans 7, 1979). A combination of inadequate in ing Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, New through high schools, colleges, and commu spection and enforcement, budget-trimming York, Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louis, Roch nity theater groups as well as through pro and neglect on the part of Congress and ester, N.Y., Detroit and Boston-face serious fessional acting companies; state and local governments continues to ag bridge problems. Whereas citizens of America have been gravate this longstanding . the theaters of America: Now, therefore, be U.S. And only the dramatic bridge accidents Donald S. Knight, executive director of it make headlines: The Road Information Program . a Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep On New York's 99-year-old Brooklyn highway research organization in Washing resentatives of the United States of America Bridge last June 28, two steel cables-among ton, D.C., warns: "From 1982 on, more and in Congress assembled, That the week be the dozens badly needing replacement-sud more of our aging, deteriorating bridges will ginning June 7, 1982, shall be proclaimed denly snapped and whipped down. One have to be closed unless we act now." "National Theater Week" throughout the killed a young man who was strolling across Bridges wear out with age. The average country, and all citizens are urged to sup the damaged wooden walkway. The bridge is useful life of a bridge is 50 years, and three port this effort with assistance to theaters scheduled .to be rehabilitated, and some of out of four in the U.S. are more than 45 throughout the country.e the work has begun, using city funds. years old. Some 25,000 still in use were built On the Sunshine Skyway in Tampa, Fla., before 1900. Those predating the automo on the stormy morning of May 9, 1980, a bile age and weakened by weather and ero OUR UNSAFE BRIDGES 609-foot freighter rammed into a support sion were designed to serve lighter, slower pier of the bridge, which had suffered three traffic. Design and construction materials other vessel collisions since 1977. Swiftly, were not standardized until 1935. HON.HENRYJ.NOWAK more than half of the concrete roadway's Constant usage likewise deteriorates center section crumbled. Eight vehicles bridges, especially with today's heavy axle OF NEW YORK plunged 150 feet into Tampa Bay. Five, in loads and high-speed traffic. The salt IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cluding a Greyhound bus, sped over the poured on bridge decks and adjoining roads Wednesday, March 10, 1982 fallen bridge after its collapse, witnesses tes to melt ice and snow eats through steel tified. Thirty-five persons died. The official beams and breaks even reinforced concrete, e Mr. NOWAK. Mr. Speaker, one of National Transportation Safety Board as does the acid in pigeon droppings. Okla the most serious problems confronting report estimated the damage at $30 million homa is now testing on 23 bridges a new de our national transportation network is and blamed the tragedy in part on a "lack of icing chemical spray that has been used in the deteriorated condition of our ve a structural pier protection system" and Germany for 10 years. hicular bridges. It has been estimated "lack of a motorist warning system . . ." Partly because some bridge designers have In a foggy rain, an overcrowded school emphasized esthetics more than safety, two that of 524,966 bridges in this country, van slid off an old, one-lane wooden bridge thirds of bridge guardrails in the U.S. fail to 2 in 5 require major repair or replace near Hermanville, Miss., last Dec. 17. The meet recommended safety standards, ment. The Federal Highway Adminis van plunged into a creek 9112 feet below and charges the National Transportation Safety tration estimates currently it will cost burst into flames. Four youngsters and one Board. "About 1300 persons die each year in in excess of $40 billion to meet exist adult died, and four persons were hospital crashes involving bridge barrier systems." ing needs. ized. James B. King, the board's former chair Just recently the New York State School buses, in fact, no longer carry man, told a Senate subcommittee on trans Department of Transportation report pupils over many such bridges. Children portation in April 1980. often must walk across them first and wait "If guardrails are included, the figure is ed the 234 bridges in a 4-county area on the other side to reboard the empty closer to 2000," adds the board's safety spe that includes my hometown in Buffa buses. cialist, Lynne Smith. lo, N.Y., are "structurally deficient." Of the nation's 524,966 bridges, two in five For example, on Feb. 18, 1981, a bus In recent years, the Congress has require major repair or replacement, the veered across 1-95 near Triangle, Va., begun a sustained effort to meet these Department of Transportation's Federal jumped a guardrail, struck a bridge parapet bridge needs through an expanded re Highway Administration . Dept. P., Suite 401, create traffic jams, impeding travel for am This is the first time that Uncle Sam has 1899 L St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. bulances, fire trucks and other emergency appropriated money for local bridges. Al vehicles. Disgruntled residents have even though the federal matching share was OUR 18 WORST BRIDGES? been known to sue authorities over the in raised to 80 percent, many states and local These 18 major bridges of a bridge closure. governments have been reluctant or unable costs) urgently need replacement or reha But in Louisiana, Illinois and elsewhere, of to pay the other 20 percent. And President bilitation, according to state requests. As of ficials have ordered unsafe bridges torn Reagan's recent recommendation that the mid-January, they were still without gov down. federal bridge program be turned back to ernment financing, officials of the Federal Even people who don't use bridges are af the states could, if approved by Congress. Highway Administration informed Parade. fected. When delivery trucks are required to lead to even tighter pinches in state make long detours around closed or weight budgets. State, bridge, and total cost restricted spans, the extra gasoline and em In addition, the Secretary of Transporta Millions ployee time costs are generally passed on to tion has $200 million available annually in Arizona, Little Colorado River the consumer. "The prices of local goods "discretionary funds" for bridge replace Bridge...... $9. 7 and services have been boosted as much as ment or rehabilitation. Through Dec. 31, California, Russian River Bridge at 25 percent by bridge closings and weight 1980, 45 bridge projects were selected for Preston...... 24.l postings." says TRIP's Donald Knight. federal financing, including 27 recommend Colorado, 20th Street Viaduct...... 25.1 U.S. Steel estimates that the 5-ton weight ed by Congress. Connecticut, Charter Oak Bridge...... 183.6 Many deteriorated bridges are not federal District of Columbia, Whitehurst limit of the weak Thompson Run Bridge in ly financed, the government says, because Duquesne, Pa.. near one of its plants, com Freeway...... 58.6 they lack a "legislative history"-that is, Georgia, U.S. 17-SR 25/Savannah...... 51.4 pels the company's 350 trucks to detour 18 they were never specifically named in earli miles daily one way, boosting its operating er Congressional appropriations. Illinois, U.S. 67/Mississippi River...... 80.0 costs by $1.2 million annually in extra fuel By contrast, two months ago. Congress ap Iowa and Illinois, U.S. 34/Mississippi and labor expenses. propriated $60 million-the full agency-rec River...... 30.0 Inadequate or irregular inspections and ommended amount-to repair the Woodrow Kansas, West Kansas Avenue Bridge 31.9 enforcement are probably the greatest Wilson Bridge in Washington. D.C., which is Maryland, U.S. 50 over Choptank at causes of sudden bridge failure, even though the only bridge owned by Uncle Sam on the Cambridge...... 51.0 checkups have increased somewhat in interstate highway system. Many lawmakers New York, Brooklyn Bridge...... 105.0 recent years. Inspection can now be far drive across it to and from the Capitol. North Dakota, Four Bear Bridge...... 23.9 more scientific than in the old days when The General Accounting Office, the gov South Carolina, Cooper River and local politicians merely walked on the ice ernment's fiscal watchdog, recently issued a Town Creek Br...... 155.4 during the winter freeze to gaze at a critical report titled "Better Targeting of Texas, State Hwy. 87/Neches River bridge's understructure. Today. there are Federal Funds Needed To Eliminate Unsafe Coastal Barrier Resources might lead to not granting a permit," he the stage for a major disaster," Frank told Act, H.R. 3252, that would prohibit says. the Senate subcommittee on environmental most Federal expenditures and forms Developers on barrier islands will be re pollution recently. quired to show that they have taken evacu People have a feeling of security because of financial assistance on presently un ation into account in their plans, he says the country has not suffered a killer hurri developed coastal barriers. Develop whether it means providing more bridges or cane in a populated area in about 30 years, ment of these storm- and hurricane constructing high-rise buildings to with Frank said. He said he believes that federal prone areas should be a matter of indi stand the wind and storm surge of a hurri disaster aid should not be offered to those vidual choice, and my legislation does cane. who build knowing that their apartments or not prevent a private land owner from But a continued education of people living houses are in danger of being wiped away. developing his property as he sees fit in dangerous areas also will be required to Some examples of the danger he cited: so long as he bears the full cost and ensure that they do not do foolish things The worst single disaster in American his risk. It should not be the role of the when a hurricane approaches, James says. tory was a hurricane that hit Galveston "If each child received four hours of hur Island on the Texas coast and killed 6,000 Federal Government to subsidize de ricane education each year for Grades 1 people in one swipe across the island at the velopment of these areas, nor should through 12," he says, "when that child turn of the century. the taxpayers' dollars be used to en leaves high school, his preparation is intrin Now, where those 6,000 were, tens of thou courage individuals to locate in haz sic and his reaction predictable." sands of people live during the hurricane ardous areas. A study completed by the corps and a season. At the spot where the 6,000 were The approach embodied in H.R. 3252 local planning agency found that evacuation killed, a 17-foot seawall was built to protect makes sense from the standpoint of of the Tampa Bay area would mean moving the town of Galveston. The seawall has pro saving tax dollars as well as saving up to 900,000 people and would take be tected the city, but recently a developer put tween 14 and 17 hours, whereas reliable up a condominium on a sandbar in front of lives and property. hurricane forecasts can be made only 12 the seawall, and more are scheduled to be Because the matter of hurricanes hours or less in advance. built, Frank said. and barrier islands has been of consid Neil Frank, director of the National Hurri In 1938 a hurricane hit West Hampton erable interest, I ask that an article cane Center in Miami, told local and federal Beach on Long Island. "There were 179 apprearing in the Christian Science officials gathered for the National Hurri homes on the barrier island before the Monitor on May 5, 1981, and an article cane Conference in St. Petersburg recently storm," Frank said. "Only 26 remained after appearing in the Washington Post on that "the Tampa Bay area is one of the the storm. I visited Hampton Beach in 1979 February 15, 1982, be printed in the most difficult areas to evacuate in the and counted 900 homes in that same area." United States because of the high concen In 1954, there were 357 homes on a barrier RECORD. tration of people living on barrier islands." island on the North Carolina coast, near U.S COASTAL BUILDUP MAKES HURRICANE Adds Roland Eastwood, director of the Wilmington, called Long Beach Island. EVACUATION HARDER Southwest Florida Regional Planning Coun After Hurricane Hazel only five remained. in subsection (b)(2)(C) by striking people, we are spending $2,000 a day out "destroyed in the most humane and cost e Mr. MOTTL. Mr. Speaker, in this to feed horses and burros that have efficient manner possible." and inserting in era of rapid expansion and diversifica been rounded up with no adoption lieu thereof "sold or destroyed in the most tion in the Nation's telecommunica demand. At present, the BLM has no humane cost efficient manner possible: tions industry, I feel it is important alternative for excess horses and " Provided, That after the sale, the excess that we provide protection for the con wild free-roaming horses and burros become burros but to destroy and bury them, subject to all State and local humane laws, sumers' rights in policy decisions that and the budget considerations and de and all Federal humane laws other than directly affect their pocketbooks. H.R. creased adoption demand has impeded this Act."; 5421 provides the mechanism for in thefr removal. The BLM, in concur in subsection (b)(2) by adding at the suring that residential telephone users rence with independent studies now end thereof the following flush material: have a voice in national telecommuni underway, estimate appropriate levels "Revenue from the sale or adoption of cations policies and protection from for wild horses and burros to be excess wild free-roaming horses and burros exorbitant local phone rate increases. around 30,000; because of Public Law authorized by section 3(b)(2) shall be depos The National Telecommunications ited in the appropriate account of the 92-195's inflexibility, those levels have agency from whose lands the excess animals Consumers Board Act would create a grown to around 60,000. This situa were removed in order to reimburse the nonprofit corporation supported by tion, in light of its destructive capacity agency for costs related to removal, sale, the collection of voluntary member for Western grazing lands, parks, wil private maintenance, habitat improvement, ship dues from residential telephone dernesses, and the like, must be cor and studies for the general welfare of wild consumers. Membership invitations rected. My amendments, like those in free-roaming horses and burros."; would be included along with monthly troduced in the other body by Senator <4> in subsection <3> by striking out telephone bills. These dues will then McCLURE, would seek to institute a "January 1, 1983" and inserting in lieu be used to hire a staff of attorneys, ac thereof "January 1, 1985"; program which recognizes the growing (5) in subsection (c) by striking out "upon countants, and other experts who will problem, and provide relief through application by the transferee to grant title represent telephone consumer inter better management. The amendments to not more than four animals" and insert ests before ratemaking bodies, courts, would authorize a study of the envi ing in lieu thereof "to grant title"; the FCC, and other public forums. Let ronmental damage caused by wild <6> in subsection by striking out me stress that no tax revenues are horses and burros, analyze their demo "pursuant to subsection except for the used and no government bureaucracy graphics, and allow the BLM flexibil limitation of subsection of this sec is created. The consumer board will ity in their programs, while maintain tion" and inserting in lieu thereof "at sale stand or fall on its own enterprise. ing the "Adopt-a-Horse" program. I or pursuant to subsection "; and Individual residential telephone (7) in subsection (d) by striking out the would hope that the Members of the semicolon and "or" in clause <4> and all of users simply do not have the money or Congress will address this matter ex clause <5> and inserting in lieu thereof a time to represent user interests as peditiously, in an effort to head off a period. forcefully as telephone companies rep crisis in management of wild horses SEc. 3. Section 7 of such Act is amended resent themselves. The effectiveness and burros, and can support this legis by striking out "The Secretary of the Interi of a consumer utility board will come lation as it winds its way through com or" and inserting in lieu thereof "Notwith in part from its mere existence as a de standing the provisions of any other Act, mittee and toward the floor. Thank the Secretary of the Interior". terrent against antiratepayer actions you, Mr. Speaker. in SEc. 4. Section 8 of such Act is amended and part from the activist role it H.R.- <1> in clause <1 > by striking out "willfully" will play as a public interest litigator. A bill to make certain amendments to and inserting in lieu thereof "knowingly"; I urge my colleagues to lend your Public Law 92-195 relating to the protec <2> in clause (4) by inserting after "horse support to this innovative concept by tion of wild free-roaming horses and or burro" the following: "without authority cosponsoring H.R. 5421. Thank you.e burros from the Secretary"; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of <3> in clause (5) by adding after "remains Representatives of the United States of thereof" the following: "without authority PROBLEMS OF WILD HORSE AND America in Congress assembled, That the from the Secretary"; and BURRO MANAGEMENT first section of Public Law 92-195 relating to <4> in clause (6) by striking out "willfully" the protection of wild free-roaming horses and inserting in lieu thereof "knowingly" and burros is amended by- and by adding at the end thereof the follow HON. DON YOUNG <1 > striking out "; and that these horses ing: "Any person who previously has been OF ALASKA and burros are fast disappearing from the convicted of a violation of this section or any Federal, State, or local humane laws IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES American scene." and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and shall, upon conviction of an offense punish Wednesday, March 10, 1982 (2) by inserting at the end thereof the fol able pursuant to this section, be subject to a e Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speak lowing: "It is also the policy of Congress fine of not less than $5,000 and not more er, I am introducing legislation today that a healthy wild free-roaming horse and than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more burro population base shall be sustained than two years, or both.". to bring sound management principles and that rangeland resources shall be pro SEc. 5. Section 9 of such Act is amended in and commonsense to a program that tected for the benefit of wild free-roaming the second sentence by striking out "a has grown out of control and threat horses and burros, wildlife, and livestock.". public hearing" and inserting in lieu thereof ens the future productivity of range SEC. 2. Section 3 of such Act is amended "public notification". lands and public lands in the West. (1) in the fifth sentence of subsection SEC. 6. Section 11 of such Act is amended Through amendments to Public Law by striking out "at the minimal feasible by striking out the first sentence and insert 92-195, I hope the Congress can once level and" and inserting in lieu thereof "in ing at the end of such section the following: accordance with the resource management "Administrators of other Federal lands not again let the professional land man objectives for the area established in land subject to the provisions of this Act shall agement experts cope with the prob use plans. Such plans and activities"; consult with the Secretary before removing lem of wild horse and burro manage (2) in subsection <2> by striking out unbranded and unclaimed horses and burros ment. The present law, passed in the "Provided, That, not more than four ani under their jurisdiction. Upon request and spirit of high emotionalism with little mals may be adopted per year by any indi- to the extent that manpower and schedul- 3904 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 10, 1982 ing permit, the Secretary is authorized to tween window dressing and real solu with war-time security requiring drawn cur remove such unbranded and unclaimed tions. The present instance is hardly tains, he lifted his in time to see Meriden horses and burros in accordance with sec reassuring.e and for all at the station to see him. tion 3 (b) (2) of this Act.".e Then, of course, there was that memora ble moment is about to James M. S. Ullman, has written an train and placed on the siding just opposite reduce its work force by almost 300, article tracing the history of the rail the present station. this month. It is expected that HCFA road in Meriden, which is over 143 It's interesting to note that Meriden has will let another 600 to 700 people go at years old. had three stations over the last 100 years. the beginning of next October. The railroad is the oldest mass The· 1882 station, a huge structure, took up Two things concern me about this most of the space which is bordered by the transportation system in this country. present canopy and the widened State news. In the first place, I am informed Yet, President Reagan has persistent Street, back into the Hub's parking lot. This that a majority of the positions sched ly made attempts to eliminate funding grand structure was demolished in 1942 and uled to be abolished are in HCFA's for Amtrak, which provides rail pas replaced by a red brick Colonial style sta Office of Direct Reimbursement, a senger services in this country. My tion which, for present day passengers on component of the agency which per constituent, Mr. Ullman, has written their way to Boston was the model for the forms claims review and payment for an excellent article explaining how existing Route 128 station. certain health care providers. The net the forefathers of Meriden located The present station, which is modest by result of this shift is that, at the same this town near the station so that ev any standards at least had the distinction of time that civil servants are laid off, eryone would have the benefits of welcoming the historic Freedom Train in 1976. And on the evening of September 29, private insurance carriers will have to mass transportation. 1972 the re-inauguration of the Montrealer add staff, since the work will simply be Mr. Ullman is a multitalented gen CITATION AGAINST problem with Secretary Watt. INTERIOR SECRETARY WATT of it: he can release the documents and comply with the subpena. Mr. Speaker, the San Jose Mercury The third most frequently used ar News recently ran an editorial on this HON. MIKE SYNAR gument against this contempt citation matter, wherein they state, "Congress OF OKLAHOMA is that the Secretary has substantially and the President are eyeball to eye IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES complied with the subpena by turning ball, and it's time for the President to over most of the documents. Substan blink." I agree with them, and hope Wednesday, March 10, 1982 tial compliance with a congressional the President will release the docu e Mr. SYNAR. Mr. Speaker, last June subpena is not good enough, and we ments and avoid this confrontation. the House Energy and Commerce Sub all know it. If that criteria were used For the benefit of my colleagues, committee on Oversight and Investiga to judge compliance with other con who may be called upon to consider tions, of which I am a member, began gressional subpenas, we could very this resolution, I insert the editorial in to investigate the treatment of U.S. well end up receiving nothing of real its entirety at this point: energy companies in Canada and the substance or importance from the ex THE CONTEMPTIBLE JAMES WATT issue of Canadian reciprocity under ecutive branch. The number of docu Time is running out for President Reagan the Mineral Lands Leasing Act. I ments, as a percentage of the total, and his Interior Secretary, James G. Watt, became actively involved in that inves has no consequence whatsoever. By to back away from a pointless and potential tigation, because of my belief that the withholding any documents, the Sec ly damaging constitutional confrontation Canadian national energy plan was en retary has failed to comply with the with Congress. couraging takeover attempts of Ameri subpena. It is as simple as that. For reasons which are obscure, the Presi can energy concerns by Canadian com dent appears bent on picking an unwinnable As Members of this body know, the fight with Congress over an issue that isn't panies. Congress has a constitutional right to worth the political capital the struggle will In the course of our investigation, virtually any information it needs cost him on Capitol Hill. Congress and the the subcommittee requested from the from the executive branch. In this in President are eyeball-to-eyeball, and it's Department of the Interior certain in stance, Secretary Watt is trying to time for the President to blink. formation related to the Mineral withhold from Congress what is for The point of no return could be reached Lands Leasing Act, to determine the most part routine, nonsensitive in today, when the House Energy and Com whether that law provides the United formation developed by midlevel bu merce Committee meets to consider wheth States with an adequate vehicle to reaucrats. It has nothing to do with er to cite Watt for criminal contempt of deal with this sensitive problem, and Congress. national security or any consultations The Energy and Commerce subcommittee whether the act in its present form between the President and his closest on oversight and investigations recommend was being administered properly by advisers. In fact, President Reagan ed by an 11-6 vote on Feb. 9 that Watt be the Secretary of the Interior. had never seen any of the documents cited for contempt; he had refused to Mr. Speaker, what has transpired until the day he asserted executive answer eight subcommittee questions and since the beginning of our investiga privilege over them. had failed to provide a dozen to legitimate requests have initiated letters to the Soviet leadership cosigned by many of our part in St. Benedict's prep summer for information ... If the materials denied theater and has been involved in phys the subcommittee in this instance can be colleagues in the House, requesting covered by executive privilege, then Con their immediate release. We, as Mem ical fitness programs working in camp gress can be denied access to virtually any bers of the U.S. Congress, must main and recreational programs for almost information in the possession of the execu tain a virgil on the chronic Soviet all of his adult life. tive branch. That cannot be tolerated." breach of international agreements on Some of the organizations and ac Indeed, it can't, and if President Reagan basic human rights.e tivities he has been involved in in pushes this constitutional confrontation to clude: a test before the Supreme Court, he will American Mensa Limited. almost surely lose. That is the view of Pro FATHER DONALD KEITH Phi Sigma Tau . materials Watt is withholding, Berger says, OF NEW JERSEY Providence College Alumni Association because Congre~ has the constitutional re IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES <1971-present>. sponsibility for making laws and seeing that Providence College Club of New York they are carried out. Wednesday, March 10, 1982 <1971-present). Executive privilege isn't absolute; the Su e Mr. GUARINI. Mr. Speaker, on Sat Montclair State College Alumni Associa- preme Court has said so twice since 1974, urday, March 13, 1982, Rev. Donald tion <1973-present>. and if President Reagan pushes the point, Keith Hummel, associate pastor of St. National Eagle Scout Association. the court may be forced to add a third deci Greater New York Blood Program. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church in Holy Name Society 89-059 0-85-39 (Pt. 3) 3912 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 10, 1982 dent was granted great flexibility in from using the special authorities to I think programs of this type can do the use of the special authority in provide military assistance for El Sal much to educate our young people and 1979, 97 percent of the funds have vador during the remainder of fiscal lead us to a more comprehensive un gone to El Salvador. This excessive ex year 1982 and during fiscal year 1983. derstanding of other cultures and ercise of 506(a) for El Salvador must This is the best way to insure that the international relations in general. be halted immediately. President President does not interpret the In order to promote this type of pro Reagan should be using the regular grants of discretionary authority in an gram and in hopes of it being duplicat authorizations process for controver overly broad manner. If the President ed by my fell ow colleagues in Con sial military assistance to El Salvador. believes that military assistance is nec gress, I offer the following article Section 506 authorizes the President essary for El Salvador, he can come to from the Austin American-Statesman to order the drawdown of defense arti the Congress, explain why-and how of October 18, 1981: cles from the Department of Defense the Government of El Salvador ex [From the Austin American-Statesman, Oct. to provide emergency military assist pects to earn the support of its people. 18, 1981) ance to foreign countries and interna This request can then be debated in TEENS LEARN ON VISIT TO ISRAEL tional organizations, providing he the normal legislative process. The finds that there is an unforeseen possibility of war and U.S. involve that could really turn the ed from the need to replace the air tions. world around." Leland couldn't have said better what he'd craft lost by the Salvadoran military The returning interns have ex hoped the program would do. in the January 27 attack by guerrillas pressed a variety of positive experi "In 1977 I went to Israel with a tour on the Ilopango Airbase. However, by ences. Some say their career goals group, and the thing that most impressed looking at the items which the United have changed. Some say their entire me was the kibbutzim," Leland said. "We States provided, it is obvious that the philosophy of life has changed. Others saw several different ones and stopped over United States has done much more enjoyed the kibbutz so much that they night at two of them. I was thoroughly im than merely respond to the Ilopango have made plans to go back. pressed with the whole lifestyle. It was com attack. Congress must insure that the I would like to congratulate all 20 of pletely democratic, based on sharing and President does not use major grants of community, rewarding people for their con the interns for serving as outstanding tributions, giving them certain rights be discretionary authority merely to representatives of the Houston com cause of their contributions." bypass Congress and congressional munity. The 1980 interns included: Leland considered living on a kibbutz for a procedures on controversial issues, as Sonja Baker, Kelle Carter, Richard summer. However, the chance to run for he appears to have done in the case of Cheung, Kevin Cole, Anthony Collins, Barbara Jordan's seat in Congress came El Salvador. If the furnishing of emer John Garcia, Tanja Greene, Selandras along, and Leland thought instead of setting gency military assistance to El Salva Jackson, Paul McCall, and Joanne up a program for black teens in his district. dor is truly important to the national Rogers. The 1981 interns included: He met with Jewish and black friends. The interest in fiscal year 1982 and fiscal result was the Mickey Leland Kibbutz In David Babineaux, John Brown, Kim ternship Program. year 1983, the President can come to berly Higgs, Christine Kim, Anthony For two summers, the program has sent Congress for authority. McBride, Yolanda Osborne, Patricia Houston high school students to Israel be I urge my colleagues to join me in Perry, Rhonda Radliff, Willie Rios, tween their junior and senior years. Ar the effort to prohibit the President and Ismael Trevino. rangements in Israel are made by Rabbi March 10, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3913 Robert Samuels, brother of a Houston man high school students from more than weapons. It is extremely wasteful and involved in the program. 50 schools across the country arrived dangerous. It is mutually beneficial A committee raises the $15,000 the pro in the Capitol. They were here as par for both the United States and the gram costs each year. ("We're still in the ticipants in Convention II, which has Soviet Union to stop this buildup right hole," Leland says.) From the 80 to 100 ap been called "the most exciting and re in its tracks. plications sent them by counselors and prin warding adventure a high school stu cipals of the 15 high schools in Leland's dis The nuclear arms race is an econom trict, the committee picks 20 students who dent can participate in." I am proud to ic and military catch 22-the more we are interviewed by Leland. say that Carlos Serrano, one of my expend to become secure, the more He makes the final selection based, he constituents, and a student at Alfred they spend to make us insecure-to says, "on leadership, ability to communicate E. Smith High School in the Bronx, overcome this insecurity we expend and what I would call the quality of their was a delegate to this year's program. more and this results in more insecu individualism," which translates to their Convention II is a nonprofit organi rity. It is a situation which has placed ability to fend for themselves and as part of zation that was begun 7 years ago with a group for six weeks. our two nations in extreme jeopardy Sue Smith, Leland's Houston staffer who the intent of changing the prevalent of mutual destruction and drains us coordinates the program, says the program idea that studying Government is a both of vast amounts of valuable re is designed for culturally and economically dull and dry affair. With the Constitu sources. tion as a base, Convention II presents deprived students, but those guidelines At one time, we had a decided advan aren't rigidly followed. students with a forum in which they "It was first designed for black kids. But, can debate and resolve constitutional tage. Nuclear weapons were an eco especially for us, it was very hard to be se questions, present amendments, form nomic as well as strategic windfall at lective along those lines, so we just put all committees and caucuses, and learn the end of World War II. We got more the applications together," she said. The first-hand how our system works. As bang for the buck and these weapons first summer, the group included seven were much cheaper than training and blacks, one Chinese, one Mexican American Boris Feinman, chairman and founder and one Anglo. The mix was similar this of Convention II puts it, participation maintaining divisions of men. Now our summer. in this program results in "young advantage is gone and we cannot get it Leland is high on the program, but he's people acquiring the habit pattern of back. The total dedication of all of our not nearly as excited as the teens. "The kids involvement and participation in the Nation's resources to stockpiling more come back totally different people," he says. political process: locally, nationally, nuclear weapons would not change the Christine Kim, 18, is a senior at Houston's fact that the Soviet Union could de High School for the Performing and Visual and internationally." Arts. Before the trip, she had planned to Convention II regards the Constitu stroy the fabric of our society even study journalism. tion as a living document. Feinman after we had obliterated theirs. Our But, she says, "it really made me snap ... notes that constitutional issues perme whole Nation has been coming inevita to how much power the media has. It made ate domestic discussions. Pick up a bly to this realization over the past me angry that I have been manipulated all newspaper any day and you will find decade. these years into thinking things about No matter how much we detest to Israel that I no longer believe any more. It that the issues involving the Constitu made me really think about what I'm get tion dominate the national domestic talitarianism with its repression, ting into in journalism." news: balanced budgets, equal rights, denial of liberties and economic mis Now she's thinking about studying reli separation of church and State, abor eries, we must conclude that a nuclear gion or philosophy in college and wants to tion, authority of the President to con war can do nothing to correct these go to a school that will give her a chance to duct foreign affairs, campaign spend evils-in fact, a nuclear war would re get back to Israel in an exchange program. Kimberly Higgs, 17. from the Houston ing, the right to strike; all of these are lease untold new evils as mankind High School for Health Professions, still basically constitutional issues. would at best, revert back to a tribal plans to be a doctor. But after seeing Israel Accordingly, we direct the attention existence if not total extinction. and being part of a kibbutz, "I now feel I of our future leaders-the high school So we are offering this resolution want to take out some time in my life and students-to the Constitution. We not to change our resolve for a strong do things for people," she said. invite them to set up an organization defense-not to back away from our In Haifa the students spent 10 days with of young people, run by young people, Israeli families. They studied Hebrew and belief that repression is the enemy of the politics and lifestyles of the Middle East to set the tone, select their issues, and freedom-not to give the Nation over in courses set up by Samuels. The group run their discussions. It is an advice to the idea of peace at any price took a three-day tour of northern Isreal, and consent situation. Elected and rather, we are offering the superpow spent a week in Jerusalem, then headed for nonelected people offer advice, but the ers a chance to seize upon the oppor a week's camping trip in the Siani desert delegates to Convention II-the young tunity to stop a never-ending, danger and a three-week stay in the kibbutz. people-determine the consent. Educa ous, expensive dedication of resources Texas may be famous for its hospitality, tion for citizenship involvement is but the three teens interviewed said their to an unfruitful, meaningless exercise state can't compete with the welcome given what Convention II is all about. in one-upmanship. by the Israelis. Ismael especially remembers Programs such as this one are an im The time is right for this proposal. nights spent talking to new Israeli friends portant learning experience for our students, and can be a deciding factor We believe that it will not interfere and the closeness he felt with his adopted with any of the ongoing or planned ef Israeli family. when it comes time for them to choose As for coming back home, as Kimberly a career. Let us wish this year's dele forts of the administration in the area said, "You went over there, and became a gates and all future delegates contin of nuclear arms limitation and reduc new person, and you want to be that person tion. In fact, if there is a favorable re back here, too. But it's virtually impossible ued success.• sponse, this could just be the action . . . In Israel you never go shopping that will enhance the chances for This society is just too different."• CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR meaningful talks further down the "FREEZE" road. CONVENTION II Therefore, I hope that the rest of Congress together with the over 100 HON. SILVIO 0. CONTE Members of the House and the Senate, HON. ROBERT GARCIA OF MASSACHUSETTS as well as the administration and the OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rest of the Nation, will get behind this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, March 10, 1982 resolution to let the rest of the world Wednesday, March 10, 1982 e Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, there is know how serious we are about resolv e Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, from no advantage to be gained by continu ing the threat of nuclear annihila February 10 through 14, 1982, 150 ing this spiraling buildup of nuclear tion.• 3914: EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 10, 1982 EDUCATION: A RECOMMITMENT read and add? Is it necessary to pay At a recent news conference the over $600 million to help teach 17 mil President observed that "in this time lion teenagers electronic circuitry and of great unemployment there were 24 HON. LEON E. PANETTA welding? Can we justify appropriating full pages of classified ads of employ OF CALIFORNIA over $800 million every year to in ers looking for employees. What we IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES struct the three R's to 4 million handi need is to make more people qualified capped children nationwide? To to go and apply for those jobs, and we Wednesday, March 10, 1982 answer these questions we have to are doing everything we can in that e Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, "soap look at the facts. Since the scale of regard." and education," noted Mark Twain, such ambitious Federal programs can Yet, even though the President ap "are not as sudden as a massacre, but make any cost/benefit analysis of pears to acknowledge that most unem they are more deadly in the long run." them practically incomprehensible in ployment is structural and has pledged Francis Bacon, with no mention of hy human terms, I would like to discuss to attack the problem, he has-as the giene, observed: "Knowledge is a three hypothetical but not atypical New York Times declared in a recent power." Both Twain's wit and Bacon's children. editorial-"emasculated" Federal job brevity serve to remind us today that Nancy is in the fourth grade. Her training programs, large and small, de quality education with equal opportu family's income falls in the bottom spite the fact that over 1 million nity for all is the very foundation of people have joined the unemployment the strength of our democracy and the third of the American income scale. health of our economy. There is Since her skills are below the average lines since November 1980 and a ma simply nothing more important than for children her age, Nancy receives jority of Americans, according to a an educated and productive citizenry. special remedial assistance from a recent Newsweek poll, feel that job I am greatly concerned over the teacher whose salary is paid funds training funds should be increased. President's proposal to reduce Federal from title I of the Elementary and Similarly, a Gallop study revealed that education support by 41 percent over Secondary Education Act. Conceived the American public, recognizing the the next 3 years. In fact, a policy pur 16 years ago to help close the educa need to upgrade the skills of our work suing massive reductions in education tional gap for children living in poor force, desires more vocational educa al and research resources is completely districts, title I is now such a basic tion programs in their schools. While inconsistent with the kind of solutions part of the American school system the Nation is facing a massive skilled we need to meet our present problems. that most people take it for granted. labor shortage and vocational educa When America enjoyed a postwar Before Nancy, over 90 million disad tion is already experiencing difficulty productivity boom, our expanding vantaged children from over 87 per in meeting these demands, the Presi economy allowed Government to seek cent of the Nation's 16,000 school dis dent has proposed that vocational and and define need rather than forcing it tricts have benefited from title I pro adult education programs take a 32.4- to set priorities. We as a nation are grams. Living in California, Nancy is percent reduction from the level of currently on the threshold of making one of 85 percent of those children services provided last year. important decisions that will have known to be eligible and in need of While State and local funds support long-term economic, political, and title I services to be actually enrolled the daily vocational operations, the social effects. We face the dilemma of in a title I program. If the President is Federal support-minimal but essen matching limited resources to expand successful in reducing title I funding tial-keeps vocational education on ing needs. Economists look at the ef by nearly $1 billion-a one-third the cutting edge of the new technolo fects of every policy in three ways: single-year cut, Nancy's school district gy. If we whittle away at the Federal The short run, the long run, and the and the State of California would face vocational role, we all lose. For exam very long run. However, when a stu the devils choice of reducing services ple: David is a high school senior en dent once asked economist John May by over $100 per child or providing aid rolled in an advanced electrical engi nard Keynes why he consistently ig to only 65 percent of those known to neering class funded through voca nored the third case, Keynes replied: be needy. tional resources. A recent Ohio State "In the very long run we are all dead." The annual cost to the Government University study found that David can Well, the very long run is upon us and for improving the mind of one disad expect to make 12 percent more in his some of us are still here. It is time for vantaged child such as Nancy is about lifetime than those students denied creative solutions to current problems. $500. If Nancy is allowed to remain in vocational education training. Thus, Most of all, it is time to set priorities. a strong title I program, recent Feder David replaces every tax dollar invest Education, I believe, must be a priori al studies predict that she will have ed in him 2 years after his graduation. ty. Any social policy that ignores this significantly higher test scores than In succeeding years the Government simple fact, by pursuing quick-fix edu those children who are not-but collects dividends on its original in cation cuts-in an attempt to bolster should be-enrolled in a title I pro vestment, the economy benefits from the economy-is both shortsighted gram. When as a result of a better increased worker productivity, and and counterproductive. The Presi education Nancy graduates from high David enjoys a higher standard of dent's 1983 education budget has a school to become a productive, taxpay living, providing greater opportunity third strike against it: The proposed ing citizen, the difference to the Gov for his children. cuts are inarguably inequitable and ernment is an average net gain of Declaring that every child has the threaten our commitment to equal $200,000 over her life time. Thus, title right to a "free and appropriate educa educational opportunity. I funds, helping Nancy to climb that tion," Congress passed Public Law 94- Even as I speak the Federal Govern educational ladder, served both to in 142, the Education for All Handi ment is paying less than 10 cents of crease the tax base of society at large capped Children Act, 6 years ago to every education dollar spent in this and develop the potential of a single end past handicapped education policy country. Since most Federal money individual. If instead Nancy were cut of exclusion, segregation, and ware supplements State and local funding, from title I programing, the chances house programing. The President's it may not seem to be a major call of are greatly increased that she would proposal to cut handicapped education alarm that the President has proposed slide through the broken rungs, that resources by 31 percent for the 1982-83 to chop 41 percent of the branches off the Government would end up deliver school year would force the State of the Federal educational tree over 3 ing transfer payments to support California to weigh paying $55 less per years. It is not unfair to ask basic Nancy and her children, and that child against dropping 6,000 students questions: Should we spend over $3 bil Nancy would never snap the vicious from the program entirely. What is lion to help 5 million poor children cycle of proverty and illiteracy. gained when one handicapped child is March 10, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3915 denied equal educational opportunity? made. Nationwide the loss of over 2.4 Corporation support could not even Once again it is illuminating to study a million awards would force hundreds begin to make up the difference in lost single case. Recently, the mother of a of thousands of students to either financial aid resources. As Dr. Edward severely handicapped child testified drop out of school or change their aca E. Davis, Jr., the president of the before a House committee. We can call demic plans. Exxon Research and Engineering In him Alex: Alex's specialness has cost Ironically, such drastic cuts to Fed stitute noted, "even if the industrial the taxpayers about $44,000 thus far. eral financial aid programs would ac support for university research is tri Because of the help he receives now, tually cost the taxpayers more money. pled, it would not equal the proposed he will not later need SSI, special It costs about $8,000 per year to edu cut to these funds in just 1 year." Mi housing, food stamps, medicaid, or cate a single undergraduate-at either chael I. Sovern, president of Columbia other assistance. He will probably pay a private or public school. Suppose University, recently issued this caveat $80,000 worth of taxes if he works 40 . 30 CFR Part 40 Representative of Miners; cerned with specific OSHA investiga 30 CFR Part 41 Notification of Legal Iden F. OSHA STANDARDS ARE APPLICABLE TO SAND tions. tity; AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS The great misunderstanding stems 30 CFR Part 43 Procedures for Processing OSHA's general industry standards from what was originally known as the Hazardous Conditions Complaints; and the Act's general duty clause pro Schweiker amendment-more recently 30 CFR Part 44 Rules of Practice for Peti vide very adequate standards under tions for Modification of Mandatory Safety referred to as the Byron amendment which safety and health conditions which has been attached to Depart Standards; may be judged at sand and gravel op 30 CFR Part 48 Training and Retraining ment of Labor appropriations bills. of Miners; erations. The history of coordinated That amendment which is still in 30 CFR Part 50 Notifications, Investiga development of standards between effect today and incorporated in the tion, Reports of Accidents, Injuries, Illness Federal agencies is far greater than continuing resolution exempts certain es, Employment, and Coal Production in opponents to the transfer would have employers from routine inspections if Mines; Members of the Congress believe. 30 CFR Part 2700 Federal Mine Safety MSHA's predecessor agency, the they meet two conditions. These two and Health Review Commission-Rules of Mining Enforcement and Safety Ad conditions are: One, the employer has Procedure; ministration I. MSHA HAS WORKED TO SAVE LIVES real expenditures will be much greater; The effect of the restrictive money policy It is true that under MSHA during indeed, the reliance on monetary policy to that the deficit requires will, in turn, cut the last 2 years the number of fatali curb inflation ensures it. The sound instinct down on tax revenues and increase pay ties has declined in the sand and of the American people is that deficits of ments under the various entitlement pro gravel industry. It is also true that this magnitude are unwise and dangerous. grams-and thus increase the deficit. There under the previous act the fatality Nor do I believe that people accept as a de is nothing hypothetical about this prospect. fense that all budget problems-indeed, all It is precisely what has happened in Britain rate for the sand and gravel industry economic problems-are the inheritance of as the British government has followed had been declining and that enact previous Administrations. This, the archae similar budget policies with a similar reli ment of the 1977 law broke the 5-year ological alibi, must never be taken seriously. ance on monetary policy. Economics is not a trend of declining fatalities and that All Administrations, of whatever political compassionate thing. It does not deal gently for 2 years the number of fatalities in color, must be held firmly responsible for with those who pursue such basically con creased. The recent decline in fatali what happens in their own time. Otherwise, tradictory policies. ties has little bearing on MSHA's ac one day, some imaginative economist will at A recession has a restraining effect on tivity, since for the 2 years involved, tribute his failures to the erroneous eco spending in general and thus on prices. But nomic framework established by Alexander monetary policy also has a more specific the sand and gravel industry, which is Hamilton. effect on those industries that are particu closely alined with construction, has The problem of the deficit lies deeper larly dependent on borrowed money-what seen a decline in production and a cor than in the fact that more money is spend are coming to be called the credit-sensitive responding decline in the number of than received. It lies in the constraints and industries. Thus it works generally on the man-hours worked by employees. To contradictions that this imposes on other auto industry by causing fewer people to attribute the recent decline in fatali economic policy. buy cars. But it has a more specific effect by ties to MSHA is a specious argument.• Specifically, in an economy with a strong cutting back, through high interest rates, tendency to inflation, there are only three on lending for the purchase of cars. It also countering lines of policy. One is direct re raises the cost of credit to dealers and thus BUDGET, FEDERAL DEFICIT, straint on wages and prices in the highly or the cost of carrying inventory, with the fur AND MONETARY POLICY ganized sector of the economy. This the Ad ther effect of putting some out of business. ministration eschews. The second is re These effects we shall continue to have so straint on inflation through the budget. long as we are forced by deficit financing to This the prospective deficit denies, as one rely on monetary policy to dampen infla HON. GEORGE MILLER cannot sink and swim at the same time, so tion-for that, to repeat, is the way it works. OF CALIFORNIA one cannot have a large budget deficit and There is a similar selective effect on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fiscal restraint at the same time. other credit-sensitive industries. Reduced There remains only monetary policy as an demand from the recession acts against Wednesday, March 10, 1982 agent against inflation. Prayer aside, it is farm prices in general, with ancillary and e Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. the only recourse. That a flaccid fiscal highly visible effects on the farm equipment Speaker, as the chorus of dissent from policy places the burden on monetary policy industry. The policy similarly singles out the administration's economic pro the Administration does not deny. It so af the housing, construction, and real estate firms. This year's "Economic Report of the industries, and small business in general, gram grows within the President's own President" says flatly that a "deficit fi where the failure rate last year reached the party, and virtually everywhere else, nanced by money creation will have persist highest level, one year excepted, since the the time has come to talk frankly to ent inflationary consequences." These infla Great Depression. This is the way monetary the American people about the tionary consequences, it follows, can only be policy is working and is meant to work. budget, Federal deficits, and monetary avoided by a firm refusal of the Federal Re These are the consequences we must expect policy. serve to allow such money creation: in short, if budget deficits require a continued reli In an article in the current issue of by rigorously stern monetary policy. ance on monetary policy as the alternative the New Republic, Prof. John Ken Here we encounter the first of the contra to severe inflation. dictions. Control of the money supply, the We have heard much from liberals and neth Galbraith illustrates the cata essence of monetary policy, is far more diffi the trade unions of the effect of monetary strophic impact of the administra cult than once imagined by its advocates. policy on employment-of the social cruelty tion's restrictive monetary policy on But if the effort is sufficiently pressed, it of a policy that works by making unemploy the recession, industrial productivity, will work. It is working now. The question is ment the restraining influence on wages, and international finance. the cost. There is no mystery in how mone and that, at the most optimistic, promises Every Member of this Congress tary policy works against inflation. It works unemployment in the range of 8 percent of Democratic and Republican alike by restraining bank lending and the subse the labor force. Cit would be much less pain knows that we must chart a new path quent bank deposit and other money cre ful to have a direct restraint on wages ation, and the spending therefrom. It does rather than the sanguinary, indirect re to economic recovery and fiscal stabili this primarily through high interest rates; straint of the present monetary policy.) But ty. Professor Galbraith provides us these put the price of credit beyond the the cruelty of the policy extends also to car with incisive directions which each of reach of would-be borrowers. From the con dealers, home builders, construction firms, us should heed. straint imposed on lending comes reduced merchants, and farmers. This is small busi- March 10, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3923 ness; most small-business people are Repub son tax reductions is also cited. That too have been using their capital to replace old licans; they have often been called the back was a time of nearly stable prices and of low civilian plant and build new and better bone of the party. No one can accuse this interest rates; and with the tax reduction of plant. The United States has been using Administration of sparing its own. that time also went pressure on the Federal much more of its capital for industrially This is the policy and punishment that, in Reserve to lower interest rates. No lessons limited or sterile military purposes. the absence of any fiscal restraint, will have from these periods are applicable to a time Through the 1970s the United States used to be continued and intensified in the when inflation is a central concern and from 5 to 8 percent of its gross national months ahead-the policy that is made nec when fiscal irresponsibility enhances the product for military purposes. The Germans essary, always assuming that inflation is to emphasis on monetary policy. during this decade used between 3 and 4 be contained, by the deficits. Let me now turn to remedies-to what percent-in most years relatively about half There are three further consequences of needs to be done. I shall pass over the pro as much. The Japanese in these ten years the present policy. First, it is from borrow posed cuts in social and other civilian ex devoted less than 1 percent of their gross ing for investment that we get improvement penditures. Much has been said about this national product annually to military use. in productivity. High interest rates squelch and about the consequences. This expendi In 1977, a fairly typical year, American mili such investment, especially by smaller en ture, much of it on behalf of the poorest of tary spending was $441 per capita; that of terprises. The recession by which monetary our people, is not wasteful, dishonest, or out Germany was $252 per capita; that of Japan policy suppresses inflation also has an ad of control. Rather, it is the expression of a mere $47 per capita. verse effect on productivity. There is no compassion and concern that all modern in mystery as to why this should be so. It is dustrial states have manifested for the least It was from the capital so saved and in when business is expanding and firms are protected of their citizens. Our expenditures vested that a substantial share of the civil operating at or near capacity that new plant for this purpose have not, in relative terms, ian investment came which brought these is wanted and new investment made. New been high; in relation to gross national countries to the industrial eminence that plant is almost always more efficient than product they have been lower than those of now so successfully challenges our own. old. The years of high interest rates have, in the other major industrial countries with Again the figures are striking. Through the virtually all countries, been years of low the exception of Japan. It is such expendi 1970s our investment in fixed nonmilitary productivity gains. ture that has tempered the rough edges of and nonresdential investment ranged from A continuation of the monetary policy the economic system and helped ensure its 16.9 percent of gross national product to 19 that the prospective large deficits will re survival. Social tranquility is not less impor percent. That of Germany began where quire will also have a deeply damaging tant for conservatives than for liberals. It ours reached its peak, it ranged upward effect on the international financial system. serves all. from 20.6 to 26. 7 percent of gross national The high interest rates here draw funds The military budget does call for com product. The Japanese range in these years from the other industrial countries. In de ment and action. All know of the factors was even greater-from 31 percent to a tow fense, they are forced to raise their interest that determine its scale; some of them ering 36.6 percent. The investment in im rates. In such fashion we export our eco having nothing to do with defense. To the provement of civilian plant was broadly the nomic policy-including the associated un calculation of military need is added what reciprocal of what went for weapons. No one employment and recession-to our friends serves bureaucratic interest, what serves the looking at these figures can doubt that our abroad. This is no hypothetical prospect: in competition between the services, and what military spending has been at cost to our in recent weeks, the British Chancellor of the serves, often at military cost, the technical dustrial eminence and to the prestige and Exchequer, the German Chancellor, the dynamic of gadgetry-the belief that what influence that go therewith. Certainly no head of the Bundesbank in Germany, the ever is technically more arcane is always one looking at these figures from the past President of France, the Belgian Prime Min better. To this is added the large influence, can view the projected increases in the mili ister, and the Prime Minister of Canada which no one denies, of the weapons firms. tary budget with equanimity. The Adminis have all expressed deep concern, verging on Finally there is the protection that comes tration itself affirms in the "Economic anguish, over our policy. Rarely have we from political fear. In this day and age Report of the President" that these in promoted such unity. If our policy contin motherhood can be criticized; but mention creases will be at cost to private capital for ues, the European countries, acting through Russia and the bravest men, politically mation. Is it really sensible to sacrifice our European monetary arrangements now in speaking, take to the hills. industrial eminence to a military budget place, will be strongly tempted to control There is a question as to whether military that comprises so many elements so slightly capital outflows, therewith to lower their in expenditures at their present and projected related to any valid national concept of se terest rates and thus get control over their levels add to our national strength. The his curity? Lurking at the back of much past own policy. Few European leaders wish to tory on this matter is persuasive. During the defense calculation has been the notion that see the world economic system broken in 1970s we spent, in round figures, a hundred we could somehow spend the Soviet Union two; but many would accept it as an alterna billion dollars annually on the defense es into submission. It is a thought we can no tive to the disastrous policies that Washing tablishment, for a total for the decade of longer tolerate, if, indeed, we ever could. ton's fiscal policy is otherwise forcing upon roughly a thousand billion (in constant 1976 So, by all means, let us freeze the military them. dollars). Capital in this magnitude could be budget along the lines proposed by Senator Finally, the deficits now in prospect and used for arms; it could be used for private Ernest Hollings. Let us then have a serious the countering monetary action make non capital investment; it could not be used for look for savings-a look at the rehabilita sense of the talk of a supply-side econom both. If an appreciable part of this outlay tion of those two old battleships, museum ics-of a vigorous expansion in the economy had gone into the improvement of our in pieces both; at the B-1 bomber with its four unleashed by the tax cuts. This was always dustrial plant-as it would have, had it not or five years of useful survival; at aircraft an exceptionally dubious design. But not been requisitioned by the government-no carriers that in modern conflict would have even the most ardent advocates, men who one can doubt that the American economy to be rushed to the nearest harbor and have shown that they will believe anything, would be stronger today. And from this might not make it; at the massive overkill in can suppose that there can be a vigorous stronger economic position would have the strategic forces. And let there be serious supply-side expansion in combination with come, in turn, the economic primacy and po pressure for an arms control agreement. tight monetary restraint to control infla litical prestige that were enjoyed in the The military budget tors, would tell an obese patient with a large economic, not military, strength on which has a highly leveraged relationship to the appetite that he had only to eat a great deal the American world position then depended. civilian budget. A modest reduction in mar more in order to grow thin. This is an eco There is striking empirical evidence of the ginal military gadgetry frees a large number nomics guided not by what is right, but by industrial effect of the arms race, as I have of dollars for civilian need or for covering what people looking for a painless life argued recently in the Bulletin of Atomic the deficit. We would be wise to use this le prefer to hear. Scientists. In modern times the American verage to the full. Let it be noted that it is no case for the competitive position has declined, specifical However vigorous and sustained the move present budget that governments in the ly in relation to that of Germany and ment on the military budget, the deficit, or past deliberately resorted to deficit-financ Japan. We are not, it is generally believed, some of it, will remain. That means taxes ing. The deficit-financing of the Depression less intelligent than the Germans or Japa must be raised. Let there be no flinching at era was undertaken when prices were falling nese. The American raw material and this prospect; and let there be no doubt on and interest rates at all-but-nominal levels. energy base is not less good-indeed, it is far one basic and indispensable point. Higher The massive deflationary tendencies of the better. Germany spends more per capita on taxes are far better for the economy than time allowed, indeed required, both an social services than does the United States; higher interest rates. Investment, productiv easier monetary policy and an expansive Japan does not spend greatly less. The dif ity, and economic growth are consistent, or fiscal policy. The case of the Kennedy-John- ference is that the Germans and Japanese can be made consistent, with higher taxes. 3924 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 10, 1982 They cannot be reconciled with the high in SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS the Department of Energy all func terest rates which are the alternative. tions relating to research regarding There should be prompt repeal of the cor Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, the health effects of radiation on porate tax concessions, including the trans agreed to by the Senate on February human beings to the Department of fer of tax credits. I would also make a 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a Health and Human Services. strong case for the windfall tax on gains system for a computerized schedule of 4232 Dirksen Building from oil and gas deregulation. But the obvi all meetings and hearings of Senate 9:30 a.m. ous and practical action is to defer the tax committees, subcommittees, joint com Appropriations reductions schedule for this coming summer mittees, and committees of conference. Agriculture, Rural Development and Re and for a year hence. Nothing would have a This title requires all such committees lated Agencies Subcommittee more immediate and positive effect. There to notify the Office of the Senate To hold hearings on proposed budget es would be a prompt rally in the stock Daily Digest-designated by the Rules timates for fiscal year 1983 for the market; interest rates would fall and bond Food and Drug Administration, De prices would rise; economic activity in the Committee-of the time, place, and partment of Health and Human Serv credit-sensitive industries would respond. I purpose of the meetings, when sched ices, and the Farm Credit Administra am never sanguine about economic predic uled, and any cancellations or changes tion. tions, including, and perhaps especially, my in the meetings as they occur. 1223 Dirksen Building own. This one I make with a confidence As an additional procedure along Appropriations that would be widely shared. with the computerization of this infor State, Justice, Commerce, the Judiciary I urge two final points. Let us be very mation, the Office of the Senate Daily and Related Agencies Subcommittee careful about any action, however disguised Digest will prepare this information To hold hearings on proposed budget es by rhetoric, which praises local responsibil for printing in the Extensions of Re timates for fiscal year 1983 for the ity or a new federalism and which transfers marks section of the CONGRESSIONAL Office of the U.S. Trade Representa costs to state and especially to local govern RECORD on Monday and Wednesday of tive, Legal Services Corporation, and ments. All public action must take account the Commission on Civil Rights. of one of the major features, one can say each week. Any changes in committee schedul S-146, Capitol flaws, of the American fiscal system. The Commerce, Science, and Transportation government of the United States, with its ing will be indicated by placement of Consumer Subcommittee access to diverse tax sources and the tenden an asterisk to the left of the name of To resume hearings on proposed legisla cy of its revenue sources to keep abreast of the unit conducting such meetings. tion unifying and clarifying the prod inflation, is by nature one of the best-fi Meetings scheduled for Thursday, uct liability tort law. nanced units of government anywhere in March 11, 1982, may be found in the 235 Russell Building the world. And, over the last half-century, Daily Digest of today's RECORD. Foreign Relations nothing has been so persistently evident East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommit and so grievously underestimated as the tee costs of operating the modern large city at MEETINGS SCHEDULED any tolerable level of safety, decency, and Closed briefing to discuss a General Ac MARCH 12 counting Office report on U.S. defense compassion. When people live in close juxta programs in Thailand. position, the costs of government go up ex 8:00 a.m. ponentially. And they go up on a tax base Energy and Natural Resources S-116, Capitol Public Lands and Reserved Water Sub Select on Intelligence that, unlike the taxable resources of the Budget Subcommittee federal government, is circumscribed. We committee have already had, in the last budget, a To hold hearings on S. 2133, providing To hold closed hearings on proposed leg major shift in fiscal responsibility from the for the redevelopment of the Mount islation authorizing funds for fiscal St. Helens national volcanic area in year 1983 for intelligence activities of best-financed unit of our system of govern the United States. ment to the ones in the greatest inherent Washington. difficulty. It is a path on which we should 3110 Dirksen Building S-407, Capitol proceed no farther. So to proceed will not 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. strengthen local governments; it will Appropriations Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry weaken them. The new federalism, there is Labor, HHS, Education, and Related To hold hearings to examine export little doubt, is a singularly transparent Agencies Subcommittee lending activities of the Commodity device for shifting public costs away from To hold hearings on proposed budget es Credit Corporation, focusing on over the personal and corporate income tax bases timates for fiscal year 1983 for the due payments to the U.S. government of the federal government, with the particu Health Resources Administration, De and private banks by Poland and other lar incidence on the affluent, to the more partment of Health and Human Serv Soviet bloc nations. regressive sales and property tax bases of ices. 324 Russell Building states and localities. 1224 Dirksen Building Appropriations Judiciary Energy and Water Development Subcom Mr. David Stockman, with admirable Agency Administration Subcommittee mittee candor. said last year that the concept of To hold joint hearings with the Commit To hold hearings to review water re supply-side economics and its associated tee on Labor and Human Resources on search and development programs of rhetoric were a cover for the reduction of S. 1483, making the U.S. Government the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers income taxes in the upper brackets. That liable for damages to residents and with regard to proposed budget esti conservatives should seek a reduction in the participants arising from the fallout mates for fiscal year 1983. upper-income tax brackets is not remarka from certain atmospheric tests, estab 1114 Dirksen Building ble; no less than liberals, conservatives have lishing an advisory panel to study the Appropriations their constituency. What is not forgivable is adverse health effects, and transfer Transportation and Related Agencies Sub that conservatives should disguise their pur ring from the Department of Energy committee poses behind supply-side or new federalist all functions relating to research re To hold hearings on proposed budget es rhetoric. Plain speech is proper to people of garding the health effects of radiation timates for fiscal year 1983 and pro all political faiths. on human beings to the Department posed supplemental appropriations for Conservatives especially should not accept of Health and Human Services. fiscal year ending September 30, 1982 the deficit in its prospective magnitude. 4232 Dirksen Building for the office of Inspector General and There is room for ideological difference on Labor and Human Resources the St. Lawrence Seaway Development how public services should be financed. To hold joint hearings with the Commit Corporaton of the Department of There is no room for difference on the ques tee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee Transportation, and the Architectural tion of whether or not it should be financed. on Agency Administration on S. 1483, and Transportation Barriers Compli Deficits on the scale now projected effec making the U.S. Government liable ance Board. tively remove all freedom of economic for damages to residents and partici 1318 Dirksen Building action and commit the government to a pants arising from the fallout from Armed Services monetary policy that we are learning-as certain atmospheric tests. establishing Preparedness Subcommittee the British have learned-is painfully re an advisory panel to study the adverse To resume hearings on proposed legisla pressive and potentially disastrous.• health effects, and transferring from tion authorizing funds for fiscal year March 10, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3925 1983 for the Department of Defense, 1:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. focusing on Army, Navy / Marine Corps Budget Appropriations and Air Force guard and reserve oper To resume hearings in preparation for HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit ation and maintenance programs. reporting the first concurrent resolu tee 224 Russell Building tion for fiscal year 1983 setting forth To hold hearings on proposed budget es recommended levels of total budget Armed Services timates for fiscal year 1983 for the outlays, Federal revenues, and new Consumer Product Safety Commission Sea Power and Force Projection Subcom- budget authorit y, focusing on report mittee and the Office of Revenue Sharing from Joint Economic Committee. . To continue open and closed hearings on 6202 Dirksen Building proposed legislation authorizing funds 1318 Dirksen Building 2:00 p.m. for fiscal year 1983 for the Depart Appropriations Appropriations ment of Defense, focusing on CINC, Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Southwest Asia/ Rapid Deployment Agencies Subcommittee Agencies Subcommittee Joint Task Force. To hold hearings on proposed bud.get es To hold hearings on proposed budget es 1224 Dirksen Building timates for fiscal year 1983 for elemen timates for fiscal year 1983 for impact Budget tary and secondary education and edu aid, vocational and adult education, li To continue hearings in preparation for cation block grant programs, Depart braries and learning resources pro reporting the first concurrent resolu ment of Education. grams, Department of Education. tion for fiscal year 1983 setting forth 1114 Dirksen Building 1114 Dirksen Building recommended levels of total budget Energy and Natural Resources Energy and Natural Resources outlays, Federal revenues, and new Energy Research and Development Sub budget authority. Energy and Mineral Resources Subcom 6202 Dirksen Building committee mittee To hold oversight hearings on the De Finance To hold oversight hearings to review the To continue hearings to further discuss partment of Energy research and de capacity, distribution and status of the budget proposals for fiscal year 1983 velopment programs, focusing on fossil strategic petroleum reserve. for those programs which fall within energy, conservation and renewable energy. 3110 Dirksen Building its legislative jurisdiction, focusing on Environment and Public Works certain spending reductions. 3110 Dirk:.en Building 2221 Dirksen Building Business meeting, to resume markup of MARCH 16 proposed amendments to the Clean Governmental Affairs Air Act program, focusing on the ing assistance programs, and on other Norman Terrell, of California, to be equity and effectiveness of the pro related measures. Assistant Director, Bureau of Nuclear spective reimbursement rate structure. 2175 Rayburn Building Weapons Control, all of the U.S. Arms 2221 Dirksen Building 9:30 a.m. Control and Disarmament Agency. Labor and Human Resources Appropriations 4221 Dirksen Building Employment and Productivity Subcom State, Justice, Commerce, the Judiciary, 2:00 p.m. and Related Agencies Subcommittee mittee To hold hearings on proposed budget es Appropriations To hold joint hearings with the House Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Subcommittee on Employment Oppor timates for fiscal year 1983 for the De partment of Commerce, focusing on Agencies Subcommittee tunities of the Committee on Educa the Office of the Secretary, general To hold hearings on proposed budget es tion and Labor on S. 2036, H.R. 5320, timates for fiscal year 1983 for educa and H.R. 5461, bills providing for State administration, and the Economic De velopment Administration. tion for the handicapped, rehabilita and local employment and training as S-146, Capitol tion services and handicapped re sistance programs, and on other relat Commerce, Science, and Transportation search programs, Department of Edu ed measures. cation. 4232 Dirksen Building Science, Technology, and Space Subcom mittee 1114 Dirksen Building 10:00 a.m. Budget Appropriations To resume hearings on proposed legisla Transportation and Related Agencies Sub tion authorizing funds for the Nation To continue hearings in preparation for committee al Aeronautics and Space Administra reporting the first concurrent resolu To hold hearings on proposed budget es tion. tion for fiscal year 1983 setting forth timates for fiscal year 1983 and pro 6226 Dirksen Building recommended levels of total budget posed supplemental appropriations for Labor and Human Resources outlays, Federal revenues, and new fiscal year ending September 30, 1982 To hold hearings on S. 1929, proposed budget authority, focusing on entitle for the National Transportation Comprehensive Smoking Prevention ment programs and controllability of Safety Board. · Education Act of 1981. the budget. 1318 Dirksen Building 4232 Dirksen Building 6202 Dirksen Building 3926 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 10, 1982 MARCH 17 Budget Budget 9:00 a.m. To continue hearings in preparation for To continue hearings in preparation for Appropriations reporting the first concurrent resolu reporting the first concurrent resolu Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit tion for fiscal year 1983 setting forth tion for fiscal year 1983 setting forth tee recommended levels of total budget recommended levels of total budget To hold hearings on proposed budget es outlays, Federal revenues, and new outlays, Federal revenues, and new timates for fiscal year 1983 for the budget authority, focusing on tax ex budget authority, focusing on defense Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department penditures. programs. of the Interior. 6202 Dirksen Building 6202 Dirksen Building 1224 Dirksen Building Finance Governmental Affairs Armed Services To continue hearings to review the ad To resume hearings on Senate Resolu Tactical Warfare Subcommittee ministration's tax proposals for fiscal tion 231, providing for an inventory of To continue closed hearings on proposed year 1983. U.S. assets, to estimate their market legislation authorizing funds for fiscal 2221 Dirksen Building value, identify which are unneeded year 1983 for the Department of De Select on Intelligence and can be sold, and recommend legis fense, focusing on Air Force tactical Budget Subcommittee lative and administrative actions to programs. To resume closed hearings on proposed streamline the liquidation process. 212 Russell Building legislation authorizing funds for fiscal 3110 Dirksen Building year 1983 for intelligence activities of Labor and Human Resources Labor and Human Resources the United States. Employment and Productivity Subcom S-407, Capitol Employment and Productivity Subcom mittee mittee To continue joint hearings with the Select on Indian Affairs To continue joint hearings with the House Subcommittee on Employment To hold hearings on the Department of House Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities of the Committee on the Interior's proposal for the use and Opportunities of the Committee on Education and Labor on S. 2036, H.R. distribution of Wichita and Caddo Education and Labor on S. 2036, H.R. 5320, and H.R. 5461, bills providing for Indian judgment funds awarded by 5320, and H.R. 5461, bills providing for State and local employment and train the U.S. Court of Claims. State and local employment and train ing assistance programs, and on other 6226 Dirksen Building ing assistance programs, and on other related measures. 1:30 p.m. related measures. 2175 Rayburn Building Appropriations 4232 Dirksen Building 9:30 a.m. Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit 9:30 a.m. Appropriations tee Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development and Re To continue hearings on proposed Agriculture, Rural Development and Re lated Agencies Subcommittee budget estimates for fiscal year 1983 lated Agencies Subcommittee To hold hearings on proposed budget es for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, De To hold hearings on proposed budget es timates for fiscal year 1983 for the partment of the Interior. timates for fiscal year 1983 for the Soil Conservation Service, Agricultural 1224 Dirksen Building Animal and Plant Health Inspection Stabilization and Conservation Serv 2:00 p.m. Service, Food Safety and Inspection ice, Commodity Credit Corporation, Appropriations Service, Office of Transportation, Ag and the Federal Crop Insurance Cor Foreign Operations Subcommittee ricultural Cooperative Service, and the poration, Department of Agriculture. To holding hearings on proposed supple Packers and Stockyards Administra 1318 Dirksen Building mental appropriations for fiscal year tion, Department of Agriculture. Appropriations ending September 30, 1982, for foreign 1318 Dirksen Building State, Justice, Commerce, the Judiciary, assistance, focusing on the Caribbean Appropriations and Related Agencies Subcommittee basin initiative. State, Justice, Commerce, the Judiciary To hold hearings on proposed budget es S-146, Capitol and Related Agencies Subcommittee timates for fiscal year 1983 for the Na Appropriations To hold hearings on proposed budget es tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad Labor, HHS, Education, and Related timates for fiscal year 1983 for the ministration, International Trade Ad Agencies Subcommittee Patent and Trademark Office, Scien ministration, and the U.S. Travel and To holding hearings on proposed budget tific and Technical Research Service, Tourism Administration. estimates for fiscal year 1983 for the and the Minority Business Develop S-146, Capitol National Institute of Education, Fund ment Administration. Commerce, Science, and Transportation for the Improvement of Post-Second S-146, Capitol ary Education . and education Science, Technology, and Space Subcom Commerce, Science, and Transportation mittee statistics, Department of Education. 1114 Dirksen Building To hold oversight hearings on activities To hold hearings on proposed legislation of the Federal Trade Commission, and authorizing funds for fiscal years 1983 Energy and Natural Resources on proposed legislation authorizing and 1984 for the National Bureau of Energy Research and Development Sub funds for the Federal Trade Commis- Standards, Department of Commerce. committee sion. 235 Russell Building To resume oversight hearings on the De 235 Russell Building partment of Energy research and de Labor and Human Resources Commerce, Science, and Transportation Labor Subcommittee velopment programs, focusing on nu clear energy, other than breeder reac Science, Technology, and Space Subcom To resume hearings on S. 17 48, exempt mittee ing certain employers from withdrawal tor programs. 3110 Dirksen Building To resume hearings, in closed session, on and plan termination insurance provi proposed legislation authorizing funds sions of title IV of the Employee Re Select on Intelligence for the National Aeronautics and tirement Income Security Act Budget Subcommittee Space Administration. . To continue closed hearings on proposed 6226 Dirksen Building 4232 Dirksen Building legislation authorizing funds for fiscal Judiciary 10:00 a.m. year 1983 for intelligence activities of Agency Administration Subcommittee Appropriations the United States. To resume hearings on S. 1775, making Labor, HHS, Education, and Related S-407, Capitol the Federal Government liable for Agencies Subcommittee constitutional torts and generally the To hold hearings on proposed budget es MARCH 18 exclusive defendant in all tort suit~ in timates for fiscal year 1983 for student 9:00 a.m. volving Government employees acting financial assistance, student loan in Appropriations within the scope of their employment. surance, higher and continuing educa Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit 5110 Dirksen Building tion, higher education facilities loan tee 10:00 a.m. and insurance, college housing loans, To hold hearings on proposed budget es Appropriations educational research and training ac timates for fiscal year 1983 for conser Labor, HHS, Education, and Related tivities overseas, Department of Edu vation programs of the Department of Agencies Subcommittee cation. Energy. To hold hearings on proposed budget es 1114 Dirksen Building 1224 Dirksen Building timates for fiscal year 1983 for special March 10, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3927 institutions, Howard University, de Telecommunications and Information national Broadcasting, Japan-United partmental management . To hold hearings on expanding employ program. 324 Russell Building ment opportunities for older workers 324 Russell Building Veterans' Affairs in the private sector. Appropriations To hold hearings to receive Veterans of 4232 Dirksen Building Transportation and Related Agencies Sub Foreign Wars legislative recommenda 10:00 a.m. committee tions for fiscal year 1983. Appropriations To hold hearings on proposed budget es 318 Russell Building HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit timates for fiscal year 1983 and pro tee posed supplemental appropriations for MARCH 31 To hold hearings on proposed budget es fiscal year ending September 30, 1982 9:00 a.m. timates for fiscal year 1983 for the for the Civil Aeronautics Board. Appropriations Federal Emergency Management 1318 Dirksen Building Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit Agency and the Selective Service Environment and Public Works tee System. Toxic Substances and Environmental To hold hearings on proposed budget es 1224 Dirksen Building Oversight Subcommittee timates for fiscal year 1983 for strate Appropriations To hold hearings to review proposed au gic petroleum reserve and Naval petro Transportation and Related Agencies Sub thorizations for the safe drinking leum reserves of the Department of committe water program. Energy. To hold hearings on proposed budget es 4200 Dirksen Building 1114 Dirksen Building timates for fiscal year 1983 and pro- 3929 March 10, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS APRIL 20 posed supplemental appropriations for 2:00 p.m. Appropriations 9:00 a.m. fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, Labor, HHS, Education, and Related for the U.S. Railway Association, and Appropriations Agencies Subcommittee Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit Conrail. To continue hearings on proposed S-128, Capitol tee budget estimates for fiscal year 1983 To hold hearings on proposed budget es Select on Indian Affairs for activities of the Secretary of timates for fiscal year 1983 for certain To hold oversight hearings on the imple Health and Human Services. functions of the Indian Health Serv mentation of indirect costs and con 1114 Dirksen Building ice, Department of Health and Human tract provisions of the Indian Self-De Services, and the Geological Survey, termination and Education Assistance APRIL 15 Department of the Interior. Act . and the Mine Safety To continue oversight hearings on pro from Congressional and public wit and Health Administration, Depart grams of the Departments of Labor, nesses on proposed budget estimates ment of Labor. Health and Human Services, Educa for fiscal year 1983 and proposed sup 1114 Dirksen Building tion, and related agencies. plemental appropriations for fiscal 1114 Dirksen Building year ending September 30, 1982 on cer APRIL 23 tain transportation programs. 10:00 a.m. APRIL 28 1224 Dirksen Building Appropriations 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Appropriations Veterans Affairs Agencies Subcommittee Labor, HHS, Education, and Related To hold hearings to receive AMVETS To hold hearings on proposed budget es Agencies Subcommittee legislative recommendations for fiscal timates for fiscal year 1983 for Bureau To continue oversight hearings on pro year 1983. of Labor Statistics, departmental man grams of the Departments of Labor, Room to be announced agement services, and the President's Health and Human Services, Educa 2;00 p.m. Committee on Employment of the tion, and related agencies. Handicapped, Department of Labor. 1114 Dirksen Building Appropriations 1114 Dirksen Building Appropriations Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Transportation and Related Agencies Sub Agencies Subcommittee "'Appropriations committee To continue oversight hearings on pro Transportation and Related Agencies Sub To hold hearings to receive testimony grams of the Departments of Labor, committee from congressional and public wit Health and Human Services, Educa To hold hearings on proposed budget es nesses on proposed budget estimates tion, and related agencies. timates for fiscal year 1983 and pro- for fiscal year 1983 and proposed sup- 1114 Dirksen Building March 10, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3931 APRIL 30 tional Aeronautics and Space Adminis tional Endowment for the Humanities, tration. Institute of Museum Services, and the 10:00 a.m. 1224 Dirksen Building Office of Surface Mining, Department Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub Appropriations of the Interior. Labor, HHS, Education, and Related 1114 Dirksen Building committee Agencies Subcommittee 10:00 a.m. To hold hearings to receive testimony To hold hearings to receive testimony from Congressional and public wit Appropriations from public witnesses on proposed HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit nesses on proposed budget estimates budget estimates for fiscal year 1983 for fiscal year 1983 and proposed sup tee for certain programs under the sub To hold hearings on proposed budget es plemental appropriations for fiscal committee's jurisdiction. year ending September 30, 1982 for 1114 Dirksen Building timates for fiscal year 1983 for the Na certain transportation programs. 2:00 p.m. tional Institute of Building Sciences, 1318 Dirksen Building Appropriations Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and Labor, HHS, Education, and Related National Credit Union Administration. MAY3 Agencies Subcommittee 1224 Dirksen Building 2:00 p.m. To hold hearings to receive testimony Environment and Public Works Appropriations from public witnesses on proposed Business meeting, to resume consider Labor, HHS, Education, and Related budget estimates for fiscal year 1983 ation of proposed legislation authoriz Agencies Subcommittee for certain programs under the sub ing funds for programs which fall To hold hearings to receive testimony committee's jurisdiction. under its legislative jurisdiction. from public witnesses on proposed 1114 Dirksen Building 4200 Dirksen Building budget estimates for fiscal year 1983 for certain programs under the sub MAY6 MAY 13 committee's jurisdiction. 9:00 a.m. 1114 Dirksen Building 9:00 a.m. Appropriations Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit MAY4 tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es tee 9:00 a.m. To hold hearings on proposed budget es Appropriations timates for fiscal year 1983 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart timates for fiscal year 1983 for territo Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit rial affairs of the Department of the tee ment of the Interior, and the National To hold hearings on proposed budget es Capital Planning Commission. Interior. timates for fiscal year 1983 for the 1318 Dirksen Building 1114 Dirksen Building Smithsonian Institution, Woodrow 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Wilson International Center for Schol Labor and Human Resources Environment and Public Works ars, and the Advisory Council on His Business meeting, to consider pending Business meeting, to resume consider toric Preservation. calendar business. ation of proposed legislation authoriz 1318 Dirksen Building 4232 Dirksen Building ing funds for programs which fall 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. under its legislative jurisdiction. Labor and Human Resources Appropriations 4200 Dirksen Building To hold oversight hearings on activities Labor, HHS, Education, and Related 1:30 p.m. of the Equal Employment Opportuni Agencies Subcommittee Appropriations ty Commission. To hold hearings to receive testimony Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit 4232 Dirksen Building from public witnesses on proposed tee 10:00 a.m. budget estimates for fiscal year 1983 To continue hearings on proposed Appropriations for certain programs under the sub budget estimates for fiscal year 1983 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related committee's jurisdiction. for territorial affairs of the Depart Agencies Subcommittee 1114 Dirksen Building ment of the Interior. - To hold hearings to receive testimony Environment and Public Works 1114 Dirksen Building from public witnesses on proposed Business meeting, to resume consider budget estimates for fiscal year 1983 ation of proposed legislation authoriz MAY18 for certain programs under the sub ing funds for programs which fall committee's jurisdiction. under its legislative jurisdiction. 10:00 a.m. 1114 Dirksen Building 4200 Dirksen Building Appropirations 2:00 p.m. HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit Environment and Public Works tee Business meeting, to resume consider Appropriations ation of proposed legislation authoriz Labor, HHS, Education, and Related To hold hearings on proposed budget es ing funds for programs which fall Agencies Subcommittee timates for fiscal year 1983 for the De under its legislative jurisdiction. To hold hearings to receive testimony partment of Housing and Urban De 4200 Dirksen Building from public witnesses on proposed velopment. budget estimates for fiscal year 1983 1224 Dirksen Building 2:00 p.m. for certain programs under the sub Environment and Public Works Appropriations committee's jurisdiction. Business meeting, to consider pending Labor, HHS, Education, and Related 1114 Dirksen Building calendar business. Agencies Subcommittee MAY7 4200 Dirksen Building To hold hearings to receive testimony 10:00 a.m. Select on Indian Affairs from public witnesses on proposed Appropriations budget estimates for fiscal year 1983 To hold oversight hearings on the imple Labor, HHS, Education, and Related mentation of Indian education pro- for certain programs under the sub Agencies Subcommittee committee's jurisdiction. grams. To hold hearings to receive testimony 6226 Dirksen Building 1114 Dirksen Building from congressional witnesses on pro MAYS posed budget estimates for fiscal year MAY19 1983 for certain programs under the 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Labor and Human Resources subcommittee's jurisdiction. Business meeting, to consider pending 1114 Dirksen Building Appropriations calendar business. HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit 4232 Dirksen Building MAY 11 tee 10:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. To continue hearings on proposed Appropriations Appropriations budget estimates for fiscal year 1983 HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit for the Department of Housing and tee tee Urban Development, and the Neigh To hold hearings on proposed budget es To hold hearings on proposed budget es borhood Reinvestment Corporation. timates for fiscal year 1983 for the Na- timates for fiscal year 1983 for the Na- 1224 Dirksen Building 3932 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 10, 1982 Select on Indian Affairs Environment and Public Works CAN CELLATIO NS To continue oversight hearings on the Business meeting, to consider pending implementation of Indian education calendar business. MARCH 11 programs. 4200 Dirksen Building 6226 Dirksen Building 10:00 a.m. Select on Indian Affairs MAY24 JUNE9 To hold hearings on H.R. 3731, extend 10:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. ing the period of time, in which the Select on Indian Affairs Secretary of the Interior shall prepare Appropriations and submit to Congress a plan for the HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit To hold hearings on proposed legislation use and distribution of Indian judg tee providing for the appointment of spe ment funds, within 1 year after appro To receive testimony from public wit cial magistrates to serve each Indian priation; to be followed by a business nesses on proposed budget estimates reservation over which the United meeting, to consider those matters and for fiscal year 1983 for certain pro States exercises criminal jurisdiction programs in the President's budget for grams under the subcommittee's juris under existing law. fiscal year 1983 which fall within the diction. 6226 Dirksen Building committee's jurisdiction with a view 1224 Dirksen Building toward submitting its views and budg SEPTEMBER 21 etary recommendations to the Com MAY25 mittee on the Budget by March 15. 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 424 Russell Building Appropriations Veterans' Affairs HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit To hold hearings to receive American APRIL 29 tee Legion legislative recommendations 9:30 a.m. To receive testimony from public wit for fiscal year 1983. Labor and Human Resources nesses on proposed budget estimates 318 Russell Building Aging, Family and Human Services Sub for fiscal year 1983 for certain pro committee grams under the subcommittee's juris._ To hold hearings on community social diction. support systems. 1224 Dirksen Building 4232 Dirksen Building