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S11474 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð SENATE September 27, 1996 as nutrition problems, disease, and har- The NMFS laboratory in Pascagoula forming more partnerships with indus- vesting technology. There were many committed itself because of its can do try. costly false starts in a search for solu- attitude. And clearly USDA and Mis- Mr. President, Stoneville should be tions. Success was a hit or miss event. sissippi State University were recep- the standard in the future, not the ex- Gradually, solutions to feeding and tive. NMFS brought a range of poten- ception. health problems have been developed. tial solutions to the harvesting tech- Again, I applaud the efforts of the Today, part of the catfish industry's nology problems of the warmwater National Marine Fisheries Service and attention is focused on obtaining new aquaculture industry because they had I want to publicly thank them. They technology. This involves the National worked on this issue for years in the have significantly helped America's Marine Fisheries Service. The goal is marine fishing industry. I want to sin- farm-raised catfish industry. I strongly to take advantage of existing tech- gle out two individuals. Specifically, encourage the continuation of the suc- nology. John Watson and Charles ``Wendy'' cessful relationship between Stoneville Now, to many Americans fish are Taylor of NMFS's Pascagoula labora- and Pascagoula. fish. To some, fish are classified as ei- tory. These two directly assisted in the f ther fresh water or salt water. Here is development and retrofitting of har- THE ACADEMY OF TELEVISION where the Federal Government often vesting equipment. They had lots of ARTS AND SCIENCES draws a hard and fast bureaucratic ideas. They offered hands-on help. They line. The Federal Government has two produced rapid results. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I different and distant agencies in two They showed those fresh water folks rise today to recognize the Academy of separate departments which deal with lots of new ideas and real solutions. Television Arts and Sciences as it cele- fish depending on the water they live Many of these ideas caused revolution- brates its 50th anniversary. in. ary improvements in the harvesting ef- The television industry reflects so This is OK if these agencies talk to ficiency and quality control for the much of what we are as Americans. each other and share their success sto- farm-raised catfish industry. Revolu- The Academy of Television Arts and riesÐyes, fish stories. And not about tionary is not an overstatement. This SciencesÐwith its annual Emmy the one that got away. In Washington is not a fish story about the one that AwardÐrecognizes the positive impact they call this dialog interagency co- got away. This is about the catfish that television makes on so much of our ev- ordination which is formalized with a got caught. The proof was tangible and eryday life. memorandum of agreement. Sadly, this quickly evident at the processing I'm an avid channel surfer at home, does not always occur. plants. John and Wendy made a dif- so I watch a fair amount of television. Today, I stand here to tell you about ference in Stoneville. I know how positive a messenger tele- one of those instances where the two The NMFS laboratory staff in vision can beÐwhether explaining the Federal agencies did indeed find each Pascagoula could have told the sci- spread of a deadly disease, bringing us other. They found each other without entists in Stoneville's USDA Labora- up-to-the-minute reports of world prodding from outside sourcesÐlike tory that procedures and policies pro- events, or simply making us laugh dur- Congress. The story gets even better. hibit the marine fisheries' experts of ing a half-hour situation comedy when When they found each other, there was Federal Government from sharing their our day has ended and we're ready to a cooperative spirit to help America's technology with a sister industry. But, take a break. catfish industry. Here, there is a suc- they did not. Instead, through the com- The people and programs honored cess story. bined efforts of these two diligent sci- with the Emmy Award are a permanent Mr. President, it is encouraging for entists and the cooperative spirit of part of our country's history. me to report to my colleagues there personnel with USDA's Stoneville Ex- Just listen to some of the who's was a personal commitment, at the periment Station and Mississippi State who's list of recipients of the acting staff level, to help Mississippi's Delta University, steps were taken to dis- awards in the comedy field alone: Lu- catfish farmers. The National Marine cover potential solutions to the tech- cille BallÐfour time recipientÐRed Fisheries Service [NMFS], in nology problems which have plagued Skelton, Danny Thomas, Eve Arden, Pascagoula, which is part of the De- the farm-raised catfish industry. Jack Benny, Shirley Booth, Carol Bur- partment of Commerce took on the I must say this cooperative spirit ex- nett, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler persistent fresh water pond harvesting tends all the way back to Washington. Moore, Julie Andrews, and today's re- technology problems. They worked It is also exhibited by Rolland cent recipients Candace BergenÐfive with Scientists at the Department of Schmitten, the Director for the Na- time recipientÐKelsey Grammer, and Agriculture [USDA] laboratory, at Mis- tional Marine Fisheries Service. There Helen Hunt. The programs honoredÐ sissippi State University in Stoneville. is a leadership example which is re- ``Dick Van Dyke'', ``The Odd Couple'', Together they formed a joint effort to flected throughout the agency. ``All in the Family'', ``Get Smart'', apply existing marine fisheries' tech- Mr. President, it is a pleasure to ``Taxi'', and ``Barney Miller''Ðshow nology to catfish ponds. The estab- share with my colleagues this story of just why the programming of ``Nick at lished saltwater fishing industry is ex- Federal interagency cooperation. It Nite'' is so popular with people trying cellent at catching fish. The new fresh also illustrates that public-private to recapture the classic days of com- water community is good at growing partnership can be productive. I think edy. fish, however, they needed to learn how it is worth noting that this cooperative The drama programs honored over to be more effective at catching them. effort has reduced duplication of Fed- the years also give us a snapshot of NMFS stepped in to share new gear eral efforts. This makes fiscal sense, American life at the time the programs technology with the fresh water fish especially as we strive to make the aired: ``Studio One'', ``Gunsmoke'', community. This sharing of technology services of government more efficient. ``The Fugitive'', ``Mission Impossible'', kept the fresh water community from All of us should look for similar op- ``Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ``Masterpiece reinventing the wheel. portunities within Federal agencies in Theatre'', ``The Waltons'', and the The Government's traditional busi- our own home States. I am sure there modern-day ``Hill Street Blues'' and ness as usual policy would have pre- are more Stoneville's out there. I am ``E.R.'' Who can forget the Waltons' vented the assistance and technology sure there are more ways that the Fed- powerful message of family persevering exchange. To provide this help across eral Government can deliver cost-effec- through the Depression or who can for- jurisdictional lines is a Federal no-no. tive solutions to the problems. I am get how ``Hill Street Blues'' showed us More importantly the policy would also sure there are more public-private the life of a police officer like we had have been prevented because it threat- partnerships that can make a dif- never seen it before. ens budget authority and funding is- ference. Let us use our oversight re- For all that is good, educational and sues. sponsibilities in the next Congress to powerful on television, I am pleased to But, despite these Washington obsta- reexamine Government priorities, poli- pay a small part in honoring the acad- cles assistance was offered and re- cies, and procedures for other inter- emy and the entire television industry ceived. A Mississippi success story. agency opportunities with an aim of for its work. September 27, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð SENATE S11475 As the Senior Senator for California, mittee, as an authorizing committee, this mill will close. So the Senator I also know how vital the entertain- has done its job. The Committee on from Alaska has taken his hit. I with- ment industry is to my home State, Natural Resources, chaired by Rep- drew that from the omnibus parks where more than 150,000 people are em- resentative YOUNG, has done its job. We package. Then we had the grazing ployed in more than 1,000 entertain- got our packages together. We had fur- issue. The administration objected to ment-related companies. ther communicated with the White the fee structure of grazing on public The academy, itself, was founded in House over a week ago, addressing spe- landÐthe traditional Western use of 1946 by Syd Cassyd, and elected a year cifically certain contentious sections public land. So we withdrew that. Then later Edgar Bergan as president. Under and asking for a disposition. we moved up to Minnesota and we had his direction, the academy first pro- There are, initially, four major items the Boundary Waters Area. This was a duced the Emmy Awards in 1948. The in dispute. One was the Utah wilder- question of whether you could use organization went national when it ness issue. The administration saw fit small motorized four-wheelers to haul merged with the New York Academy in to initiate the invocation of the Antiq- small boats, canoes, and so forth, over 1947 with Ed Sullivan as its first presi- uities Act to take care of the Utah wil- a trail between the lake system.

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