16004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE June 18, 1985 SENATE-Tuesday, June 18, 1985
e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. June 18, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 16005 porate tax loopholes through estab a substantial payment every time they The plant is Bamberg's largest employer, lishment of a 20-percent corporate receive a home health visit. said the mill's comptroller, D.R. Damon. He minimum tax and freezing the value Our Democratic leadership budget said 175 workers were laid off Thursday and another 125 will go within a month. of corporate tax deductions, credits, proposal also cut foreign aid spending The mill's president, Richard Allen of and exemptions. by $1.9 billion over 3 years-while pro Bamberg, could not be reached for comment The corporate minimum tax pro tecting aid to Israel, Egypt, Greece, Friday night. posed in the Byrd budget package and Turkey. Leaderman said the plant's closing would would apply only to profitable firms For defense spending, the Byrd come "pretty quick." now paying little or nothing in income amendment provided for a 1-percent "All we're doing is running out the goods taxes, and so would not increase the increase above inflation in fiscal year on the looms now, and that won't take burden for struggling or marginal 1986 and 3 percent beyond inflation in long," he said. Damon said there was virtually no chance firms. Scores of profitable corpora each of both 1987 and 1988. The final the plant would ever reopen, but the build tions pay little or nothing in income Republican budget provides only an ing and property would be made available to taxes at the same time that average inflation adjustment in 1986 and the other industries. Americans are being asked to make same 3 percent real growth in each of He said there was little chance the laid-off substantial sacrifices in the name of the subsequent 2 years. employees could be transferred to other di deficit reduction. This isn't fair, and I believe that the amendment I of visions of Rockland. the amendment I offered was designed fered would have provided for a fairer The company's other businesses in Bam to remedy this unfairness. and more workable spending plan for berg-an industrial park and a finishing plant-will remain open Leaderman said. I also indicated that some of the rev this Nation for the coming years. It Rockland operated the Bamberg mill for enues called for in the Byrd-Cranston also would have given our Nation a the past 17 years, and the mill previously Inouye-Matsunaga amendment could much greater likelihood of enhancing had operated under various owners for at be achieved by extending the Federal our competitiveness with other indus least 50 years, Leaderman said. tax on cigarettes now scheduled to trialized countries, and would have This article, illustrates what seems expire at the end of this year, and by made important investments in Ameri to be an almost daily occurrence investing in strengthened tax compli ca's future-shortchanged in the Re through the United States. ance capacity for the Internal Reve publican-White House budget-by Mr. President, the textile industry nue Service-so that those who now funding education and child nutrition ranks second to the steel industry for owe taxes would not be permitted to programs, agriculture programs, and purposes of national defense. escape without paying what they owe. programs critical to meeting our cities' We have to have textiles to make In addition to these differences, the and national transportation needs. uniforms, parachutes, and other items budget I offered would have restored Mr. President, I ask unanimous con that are so important to the defense of cuts in a number of critical programs sent that I may reserve the balance of this country. During times of war, we which are vital to our Nation's future. my time. may not be able to get these textile The White House-Republican leader The PRESIDING OFFICER. With products from overseas. ship budget as passed eliminates urban out objection, it is so ordered. Mr. President, I hope the adminis development grants and export promo tration will see the light and recognize tion loans; and makes deep cuts in ORDER OF PROCEDURE that we are endangering the economy funding for education, job training, and the future of this country by al basic science and research programs Mr. RUDMAN. Mr. President, I now lowing these textile mills to close. including National Institutes of yield 5 minutes of the leadership time I hope the administration will also Health disease prevention and treat to the President pro tempore, the Sen see the light and recognize that we are ment research-mass transit, Amtrak, ator from South Carolina, following losing thousands and thousands of regional economic development pro which I would like to yield 2 minutes jobs. grams-including the Appalachian Re to the Senator from Mississippi CMr. I beg the administration to study gional Commission-and agricultural COCHRAN]. this matter in depth. I have backed programs. Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I the administration and want to back it The Byrd budget amendment would wish to thank the able acting majority on everything I can, but the adminis have provided sufficient resources for leader. tration is making a terrible mistake by these programs to enable them to con allowing the textile mills of this coun tinue to meet the needs they now are CLOSING OF TEXTILE MILLS try to close and allowing imports to meeting. These programs are impor enter our country on an excessive tant to our efforts to remain a world Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I basis. industrial and commercial leader, to rise again today to call to the atten Last year, nearly one-half of all the preserve the jobs we now have and add tion of the Senate and the people of cloth used in this country was import to them, and to improve our quality of this country to the plight of the Amer ed. We cannot allow this to continue if life. Cutting them back, as the White ican textile industry. In my home we are going to protect the economy House-Republican leadership budget State of South Carolina, mills contin and defense of this Nation. does, will exact a great toll in future ue to close and employees continue to Mr. COCHRAN addressed the Chair. years-a toll that our children and lose their jobs. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The their children will pay. I hold in my hand an article from Senator from Mississippi. Finally, the Byrd budget amend the largest newspaper in South Caroli ment rejected the Republican budget's na, the State. Its headline reads, "Bamberg Mill Shutting Down." AMERICAN HOSTAGES IN increases in out-of-pocket health care LEBANON . costs to be exacted from Medicare The article reads this way: beneficiaries, as well as its deep reduc Bamberg Textile ,Mills is shutting down Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I rise tions in the Medicaid Program. Under operations because of competition from im to commend the President, his Cabinet the budget the Republicans passed, el ports, and a majority of its 300 workers have members, and staff who have been already been laid off. working to help secure the safe release derly and disabled Medicare benefici Zandy Leaderman, chairman of the board aries will have to pay higher premiums of the mill's parent company, Rockland In of American citizens who are held hos for physicians and outpatient cover dustries of Baltimore, said the decision to tage in Lebanon. age, higher deductibles each year close down the plant was made Wednesday. Our thoughts and prayers are with before that coverage will provide any He blamed the closing on "foreign imports those hostages today. I know all Amer protection, and they will have to make and the cost of making goods here." icans would like for them to know we 51- 059 0 -86-7 (Pt. 12) 16006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE June 18, 1985 will not abandon them and that every rarely denied. When it is denied, it is has been for a period of time effective means available and appropriate will denied with far less visibility and audi ly disciplined. It means that thanks to be used to gain their safe release. bility than its original assertion. So the Standing Consultative Commis I cannot help but add, Mr. President, who is to doubt it? Gradually these sion, SALT I, as of 1982, had probably my firm belief that we must also see to myths have become an accepted part been observed. But it means more. it that somebody is made to pay for of American public opinion. It means we have in place an institu this heinous and criminal act. Over the next few days, I will briefly tion-the SCC-which has a record of We must demonstrate through discuss on the floor of the Senate a giving both superpowers an opportuni action, not just words, that we will use myth a day. ty to make a nuclear arms control our military resources to protect The first myth is that the years agreement with the U.S.S.R. a reason American lives and retaliate against since the Reagan administration have ably reliable agreement. Mr. Presi those responsible for such reprehensi taken over have been years of progress in overcoming the country's oldest and dent, I stress opportunity. The SCC ble actions. gives the superpowers a fighting I know the options available to us most serious economic problem: unem are not clearcut, or easy to evaluate, ployment. The fact is that in the years chance to make nuclear arms control but we must not encourage, by our in since the Reagan policies have devel agreements work. Does the SCC action, this kind of callous disregard oped enough to have an effect on un assure us we can rely on Soviet compli for the lives of American citizens. employment, unemployment has been ance with SALT I or SALT II or the I think it is also important for us to higher than at any time since the be ABM treaty? Of course not. What does review security measures on our over ginning of the U.S. participation in it do? It gives the President a chance seas flights. One improvement I feel World War II, 43 years ago. Prior to to act constructively to save an arms we should consider is the requirement 1982, there has been only 2 years since control agreement when our intelli that antihijacking personnel be sta 1941 when unemployment in America gence service reports evidence that the tioned on American air carriers to help exceeded 7 percent. Since 1982, U.S.S.R. may be violating the treaty. prevent such acts of terror on overseas Reagan policies have been accompa It gives the Soviets the same construc flights in the future. nied by unemployment that has ex tive opportunity. The Arms Control I yield the floor. ceeded 7 percent in every single year. Agency report that the SCC worked to Unemployment seems likely to contin correct possible Soviet violations of ue to do so during the remainder of SALT I or it worked to allay our suspi RECOGNITION OF SENATOR the Reagan administration, especially cions. PROXMIRE in 1985 and 1986. What does that prove? It proves how The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under This is the No. 1 economic problem useful the sec can be if we use it ag the previous order, the Senator from that most Americans feel and com gressively. The SCC has jurisdiction Wisconsin [Mr. PROXMIRE] is recog plain about-unemployment. People with respect to SALT II. It also applies nized for not to exceed 15 minutes. do not want a handout. They want a to the antiballistic missile treaties. In job. And yet we have had only 2 years the case of both of these treaties the until 1982, over the past 43 years, administration has alleged that the EXPOSING A MYTH A DAY when unemployment exceeded 7 per Soviets have been in violation. What Mr. PROXMIRE. Mr. President, this cent. In every year under President has the administration done about Senator has great admiration and re Reagan, this has been the case. It is a these violations? The violations have spect for the American media. That is myth that it seems to me we have to allegedly occurred over the first 2 or 3 why, for the life of me, I cannot un explode, the notion that this adminis years. The SCC is required by agree derstand how the critical and dramati tration has succeeded in an economic ment to meet at least twice a year. cally improved American press has program that has gotten our No. 1 eco Since the Arms Control Agency in a permitted myths or clear and obvious nomic problem under control. public unclassified report was able to contradictions of fact to be advanced give Americans assurance in 1982 that usually by the administration. Because the Soviets had satisfied our concerns they have been unchallenged and be LET'S PUT THE STANDING CON as expressed in sec meetings with re cause they have been advanced by the SULTATIVE COMMISSION TO spect to compliance with SALT I, why President of the United States or au WORK ON ARMS CONTROL do we not have a report from the thoritative public officials speaking Mr. PROXMIRE. Mr. President, yes ACDA now on the U.S.S.R. compliance for him, they are generally believed by terday I discussed the inherent prob or lack thereof on the ABM treaty and Americans. They should not be. They lems of proportional response, and SALT II? Instead of the kind of ag are untrue. I do not call these myths today I want to indicate how we can gressive use of the sec that worked in lies. A lie is a deliberate, calculated resolve some of these problems by the past, we have an offhand assertion statement that is untrue. The liar making greater use of the Standing by the President that we may violate knows it is untrue. In the case of these Consultative Commission. SALT II because compliance has been myths, the administration appears to The 1982 edition of Arms Control "rather onesided." Perhaps the Presi sincerely believe what they say is true. and Disarmament Agreements, pub dent is right, but where is the evi They do not deliberately plan to de lished by the Arms Control and Disar dence? Why does not the President or ceive. mament Agency, made a statement the ACDA tell us if the United States I am sure the media, in reporting that has fascinating implications for has or has not taken its case to the what the President and other leading arms control. Just listen: SCC? figures in the administration say, does Both the United States and the Soviet If the administration has not done not mean to extend and propagate the Union have raised a number of questions in the commission-the Standing Consultative so precisely, what was the reason for untruth. But they see their job as re Commission-relating to each side in com the creation of the Standing Consulta porting the news. What the President pliance with the SALT I agreements. In tive Commission? Did they or did they says is always news. It should be news. each case raised by the United States, the not agree either to discontinue viola So they report it. Occasionally, the Soviet activity in question has either ceased tions of the Soviet Union or to satisfy myth is exposed as wrong. But this is or additional information has allayed U.S. the United States that the U.S.S.R. rarely done. The President or some ad concern. was not in violation of the treaty? If ministration figure announces the Why is this statement significant? the ACDA can make the report it myth. The newspapers and television Here is why: It means that at least one made in 1982 in general terms specify and radio report it to every nook and nuclear weapons agreement made be ing compliance or noncompliance by cranny of the country. The myth is tween Russia and the United States the Soviets without violating the con- June 18, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 16007 fidentiality agreement made in estab After arriving in Britain in 1939, MISTREATMENT OF JEWS IN lishing the sec, why can it not make Israel worked as a German expert for SOVIET UNION a similar report in 1985? various agencies, trying to convince Mr. LONG. Mr. President, I rise Mr. President, the use of the SCC to the British of the danger European today to denounce the treatment of verify or rebut charges of violations of Jews faced. He also concentrated on Jews in the Soviet Union. In so doing I nuclear arms control agreements is at the problem of postwar relief and re am honored to join a number of my this time crucial to the preservation of settlement. colleagues as a participant in the 1985 arms control. The survival of two of Sadly, returning from a mission to Congressional Call to Conscience. the five major nuclear arms control Jewish refugee camps in Spain and It is the obligation of those fortu agreements between the United States Portugal in 1943, Wilfrid Israel died nate enough to live in a free society to and the U .S.S.R. hangs in the balance. when the Germans shot down the remain aware of those who enjoy no Obviously, if the Soviet Union or the plane in which he was traveling. such priviledge. It is incumbent upon United States want to kill arms con Wilfrid Israel's noble life was filled us to speak out against the oppression trol, it is dead. But both countries will with danger. But he showed extreme which exists in those parts of the lose tragically if nuclear arms control courage. world where governments deny their dies. Both will suffer cruelly from the Mr. President, civilization does not citizens the most basic human rights. burden of a continued and accelerated face such extreme danger today, We have recently embarked upon arms race. Both countries will risk a where a madman is trying to extermi another round of arms negotiations sharp escalation in the prospect of a nate an entire race of people, as we did with the Soviet Union. We fully recog nuclear war that would utterly destroy before and during World War II, with nize the existence of a goal we share the super powers. Either super power Hitler. Yet the threat that such a with the Soviets-the avoidance of our can kill arms control. Unless this ad nightmare can occur again will always mutual annihilation. Yet, that does ministration makes full use of the op remain. not imply the preclusion of our duty portunity to salvage these major trea to speak out against Soviet practices ties in the Standing Consultative Com That is why we must have the cour age to protect our liberty and stand up when those practices warrant criti mission, the United States will bear a cism. heavy share of guilt for the collapse of for basic human rights. nuclear arms control. That is why we must be forever vigi In the present case, we must not lant that a Holocaust never be repeat forget that the condition of Soviet ed. Jews continues to deteriorate. Fewer WILFRID ISRAEL'S NOBLE LIFE That is why we in this Chamber Jews are now allowed to leave the must ratify the Genocide Treaty. Soviet Union than at any other time Mr. PROXMIRE. Mr. President, last in the previous 10 years. Indeed, there week I spoke in this Chamber on two Remembering the tragedy that en is speculation that the Soviet authori books that were reviewed in the April gulfed the life of Wilfrid Israel, the ties are considering the termination of issue of Commentary magazine by Senate should underscore the determi all emigration. At the same time, there Richard S. Levy. nation of the United States to ensure are reports that at no time since the Today, Mr. President, I would like to that no people live in fear of the crime reign of Stalin have there been more speak on the third book Mr. Levy re of genocide. acts of official discrimination and re views in that April issue. It is a book The Senate must ratify the Geno pression directed at Soviet Jews. that brings to light the extraordinary cide Treaty, and it must do it quickly. Moscow observers cannot remember bravery of Wilfrid Israel, a Jew who In the final days of the last session, a recent period in which there have remained in Hitler's Germany until we passed a resolution to take up the been so many unfounded political ar 1939 and who arranged the escape of Genocide Treaty promptly this ses rests of Jews. They range from teach many of his fellow Jews. sion, with only two negative votes. It ers of Hebrew, sentenced to forced The book is "A Refuge From Dark has now been reported to us by the labor camps, to cultural activists, com ness: Wilfrid Israel and the Rescue of Foreign Affairs Committee for the mitted to psychiatric hospitals. Dissi the Jews," written by Naomi Shep sixth time, by a 10-to-1 vote. The dents have been arrested on trumped herd. It describes the rescue of Jews as treaty has enjoyed the support of up charges or simply accused of com seen from the grassroots level. every President since World War II. mitting anti-Soviet slander. It is a reminder to us, Mr. President, To ratify the Genocide Treaty is to The Soviet authorities deny these al that even a tragedy of such incompre affirm our love of liberty. legations. They counter that Jews hensible proportions as the Holocaust To ratify the Genocide Treaty is to occupy positions of importance within was fashioned by individuals and that display the courage that is inbred in Soviet society as professionals and aca it was and still is up to individuals to our political system. demics and that they are not mistreat stand up to such evil. To ratify the Genocide Treaty is to ed. It is their position that the level of Let us examine the example of Wil document our compassion for basic emigration has dropped because few frid Israel. Israel took part in the human rights. Soviet Jews have a desire to emigrate famine relief in Russia in 1921 and and that many who have left are un witnessed human indifference to the Not to ratify this important treaty, happy. They assert that those who deaths of millions. Mr. President, is to shame the valor apply to emigrate are not stigmatized. When Hitler rose to power in Ger Wilfrid Israel and so many others like But, Mr. President, I would like to many in 1933, Wilfrid Israel could him showed during this nightmare in tell you about Yuli Kosharovsky, a easily have escaped since he was world history. Soviet refusenik whom I have adopted. wealthy and possessed a British pass Mr. President, I yield the floor. He and his family have been trying to port. emigrate to Israel from Moscow for 14 But Israel chose to remain until just years. before the war started in order to ROUTINE MORNING BUSINESS Yuli is a 36-year-old radio electronics assist the weaker victims of Nazism. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under engineer. He first applied to emigrate He used connections and bribery to ar the previous order, there will now be a from the Soviet Union in April 1971, range the escape of many Jewish chil period for the transaction of routine but his application was refused one dren to Britain and Palestine. He even morning business for not to extend month later on the grounds of the "se managed to accomplish the release of beyond the hour of 12 noon, with crecy" of his previous work. In May numerous individuals from concentra statements therein limited to 5 min 1980, Kosharovsky was advised that tion camps. utes each. his period of "secrecy" had expired, 16008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE June 18, 1985 but that he would not be permitted to the practice of sustained-yield forestry ital gains treatment at all, while other emigrate for a new reason-the ab to assure the nation of a continuous owners would still be entitled to capital sence of close relatives in Israel. crop of timber. And sustained-yield gains treatment under the general rules ap During the years that Kosharovsky plicable to owners of investment property. forestry was made possible by the pas The result of such a change would return has been compelled to live as a refuse sage of timber capital gains treatment the industry to the incoherent state which nik in the Soviet Union, he has been legislation in 1944. Since that time, existed prior to the enactment of Section the target of relentless harassment Mr. President, companies and individ 631 when timber owners were taxes differ and intimidation. Denied work in his ual woodland owners have responded ently. chosen profession because of his desire to this wise policy by practicing sound In attempting to achieve tax "neutrality" to emigrate, Kosharovsky was then forest management, rewarding the among investment alternatives, timber in threatened with arrest in 1977 on a nation with magnificent forests for vestments-long-term in nature with large "parasitism" charge. He was placed front-end capital outlays, accompanied by commodity and recreational use, and substantial risk (both physical and under house arrest during President providing a livelihood for thousands of market)-are classic examples of risk capital Nixon's visit to the Soviet Union and people. at work. The economic theory behind the has imprisoned on charges of "hooli In 1982 alone, the latest year for proposal assumes current law misallocates ganism" and disturbing the public which statistics are available, more capital to some investments and that order. He was even led away from his than half-a-million acres were refor market price realignments will correct such home in chains on one occasion. ested throughout the Western States. misallocations-simply ignoring timber Mr. Kosharovsky and his family That enviable record typifies the post growing's extended time horizons. have endured more than a decade of war experience which has become one The Administration's proposal, by repeal suffering and hardship resulting from ing Section 631, would increase the rate of of the great conservation success sto tax on timber appreciation-from a 20% his desire to emigrate to Israel and his ries of our ERA. The bygone days of rate to 35% for individuals and from a 28% teaching of Hebrew. He and his family cut-and-run forestry have been re rate to 33% for corporations. The repeal of are part of a large and growing placed by the practice of scientific Section 631 would be outright with no re number of Jews across the Soviet forest management. Do we now want placement provision or offset-basis index Union who have regrettably concluded to jeopardize this admirable accom ing or depletion purposes would be prospec that there is no future for them in plishment by depriving forest land tive only, the economic effect of which their country and who seek to estab owners of the enlightened policies would be miniscule. The combination of factors in the Presi lish new lives for themselves in the that have helped make it all possible? dent's proposal which impact timber would historic homeland of the Jewish In many regions of the country, Mr. inevitably increase the cost of our timber re people-Israel. President, forestry is the lifeblood of sources. This has obvious implications for Americans from many walks of life rural communities. Oregon has our ability to compete in both domestic and have focussed their attention and ef become virtually synonomous with world markets. The forest products industry forts upon working for the repatri timberland. In 1982, Oregon's forest was an effective competitor in the interna ation of Kosharovsky and thousands industry employed more than 88,000 tional market place before exchange rates of other Jewish refuseniks. I will con men and women-over a third of all went awry and the industry intends to tinue my efforts on behalf of Koshar regain that posture when rates come back manufacturing employees in my State. into balance. Increasing the domestic costs ovsky until he and his family are al In addition to the 5.3 million acres of of timber resources clearly would delay the lowed to emigrate to Israel. The Sovi company timberlands, Oregon boasts time when the industry can again become ets must be made to realize how ab more than 25, 700 private individual competitive, further damaging our balance horrent the world finds their treat woodland owners. These individuals of payments. ment of their own Jewish citizens. We face the same steep initial planting Elimination of capital gains on timber implore the Soviet Union to recognize costs, the same long holding periods would be a monumental breach of faith the universal right of emigration and for their tree crops, and the same risks with timber owners who have planted and to release those who are held in that maintained their forests over decades in an that the companies face. Without ticipation of a rate of return predicated on country against their will. proper tax incentives to balance the lower tax rates. To encourage reforestation extraordinary uncertainties of timber with a rate differential incentive and then TIMBER TAXES investment, I fear for the long-term to eliminate the differential prior to harvest prospects of Oregon's most important would guarantee a substantial reduction in Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, the manufacturing enterprise. reforestation activities subsequent to the administration's long-awaited tax The goal of tax reform is certainly adoption of the President's proposal. reform proposal with its provisions on an admirable one. We all want a sim A significant tax rate differential 51-059 0-86-8 (Pt. 12) 16038 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE June 18, 1985 tunity to visit with many of my con allow the world aviation community to mental Relations will hold a hearing stituents about the events surrounding be held hostage to the irresponsible on the deductibility of State and local the taking of this aircraft. South Da actions of a few madmen bent on taxes, on Wednesday, June 26, at 1 kotans share the sense of outrage murder, mayhem or suicide. We can p.m. in room 342 of the Dirksen which all Americans feel at this latest reduce the chances of similar tragedies Senate Office Building. act of terrorism and the death of one in the future by strengthening airport American at the hands of these inter safety, and I call upon the administra SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT national outlaws. They pray that the tion and Congress to work with the MANAGEMENT remaining hostages are returned aviation community in quickly ad Mr. COHEN. Mr. President, I wish safely home to America and their dressing these concerns and imple to announce that the Senate Over awaiting families and friends. menting new policies to safeguard sight of Government Management In addition, South Dakotans believe Americans traveling abroad. Subcommittee will hold hearings on that the time has come for the United the Department of Labor's Enforce States to take strong action against ment of the Employee Retirement those who would perpetrate these acts AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED Income Security Act [ERISAJ on of violence and murder. My goal today Tuesday and Wednesday, June 25 and is not to second-guess the actions cur NATIONAL OCEANIC AND AT 26 at 9:30 a.m., in room 342 of the rently underway to free the remaining Dirksen Senate Office Building. passengers held in hostile hands, but MOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION to introduce a sense-of-the-Senate res ATMOSPHERIC AND SATELLITE olution which would place the U.S. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION ACT, 1985 AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES Senate on record requesting that a TO MEET strong Federal program be put in SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE place to ensure the safety of Ameri GORTON AMENDMENT NO. 352 cans tra\-eling in foreign nations Mr. McCLURE. Mr. President, I ask aboard American air carriers. Mr. GORTON proposed an amend unanimous consent that the Select There is no doubt that security ment to the bill