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3778 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE March 9, 1981 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Monday, March 9,1981 The House met at 12 o'clock noon. Tom was the fifth recipient of the cern for the security of the United States The Chaplain, Rev. James David John McCormack Award which is pre were to be used as justification for addition Ford, D.D., offered the following sented each year to a House employee al United States military aid to the present prayer: for outstanding service to the House government in El Salvador. Neither the usee nor I am complacent about the ac I will call to mind the deeds of the over a long period of time. The Door tions of other outside powers in the El Sal Lord: Yea, I will remember Thy won man's Society named him "Man of the vador conflict . Our position is to oppose ders of old. I will meditate on all Thy Year" in 1976. The Italian Govern military aid and intervention from all out work, and muse on Thy mighty ment in 197 4 presented him with the side powers. We urge and support political deeds.-Psalms 77: 11, 12. Order of Commendatore, which is the pressure and other diplomatic measures by 0 God, may Your mighty acts in medal of honor for public service. As Latin American nations and by ourselves days past continue to inspire, and may you know, Tom was very proud of his and our allies to stop the flow of arms from all Your gifts fill our hearts. We cele Italo-American heritage and worked Cuba through Nicaragua to El Salvador. brate Your love to us and to all people, hard to advance the cause in recent But as a part of this approach we earnestly years. Our prayers are for him, Claire, and vigorously oppose the sending of United particularly those more dear to us States military assistance to El Salvador. whom we name in our hearts before his wife, and children, Carmen and You. We gain assurance that You Connie. It is my own belief that opposition watch over us, You forgive and renew Friend may pay their respects to within the United States to President us, and Your comforting spirit never Tom and his family on Monday the Reagan's policy in El Salvador is wide abandons us. Grant us Your abiding 9th and Tuesday the lOth from 3 to 5 spread and that it is growing quickly. peace each day and in eternity. Amen. and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Collins Funeral Whatever the reasons for the results Home, 500 University Boulevard, West of the 1980 elections, they did not Silver Spring. The funeral services will stem from any national wish to see THE JOURNAL be held Wednesday the 11th with a 10 large numbers of U.S. military advisers The SPEAKER. The Chair has ex a.m. mass, St. Bernadette Church, 72 sent to help fight a civil war in Central amined the Journal of the last day's University Boulevard, East Silver America. proceedings and announces to the Spring. I urge my colleagues to cosponsor House his approval thereof. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con H.R. 1509. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the sent to address the House for 60 min Journal stands approved. utes at the close of business this Wednesday, March 11, so that Mem CUTTING STUDENT AID bers who wish to do so may join with MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE me in paying tribute to this special <Mr. PEYSER asked and was given A message from the Senate by Mr. friend. permission to address the House for 1 Sparrow, one of its clerks, announced The SPEAKER. Is there objection minute and to revise and extend his that the Senate has passed a joint res to the request of the gentleman from remarks and to include extraneous olution of the following title, in which New York? material.) the concurrence of the ·House is re There was no objection. Mr. PEYSER. Mr. Speaker, in the quested: last week literally hundreds of letters S.J. RES. 38 have been coming into my office from LEGISLATION TO TERMINATE college presidents around the country. Joint Resolution to provide for designa MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO EL tion of March 6, 1981, as "Teacher Day, They are expressing their great United States of America". SALVADOR dismay at the Reagan administration's <Mr. STUDDS asked and was given proposals to slash the student aid permission to address the House for 1 A TRIBUTE TO THOMAS IORIO budgets, not just for their colleges, but minute and to revise and extend his for the hundreds of thousands of stu <Mr. ADDABBO asked and was remarks.) dents who are going to be affected. given permission to address the House Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Speaker, 62 Mem Today I will be entering into the for 1 minute and to revise and extend bers of the House of Representatives RECORD, Mr. Speaker, a letter from the his remarks and include extraneous have now cosponsored the bill, H.R. American Conservatory of Music that matter.> 1509, to terminate U.S. military assist is in the Seventh District of the gen Mr. ADDABBO. Mr. Speaker, it is ance to the Government of El Salva tlewoman from Illinois <Mrs. CoLLINS), my sad duty to inform the House of dor. the death of Thomas Iorio, Deputy Late Thursday, in a hearing before a letter from the California State Uni Sergeant at Arms and majority pair the Subcommittee on Inter-American versity, which is in the 21st District of clerk. Tom died at his home in Silver Affairs, the most Reverend James A. the gentleman from California <Mr. Spring, Md., Saturday night, after a Hickey, Archbishop of Washington, FIEDLER), and a letter from Canisius long battle against cancer. At the time explained why the U.S. Catholic Con College that is from the 37th District of his death, Tom was 79 years of age ference was also opposed to the of New York, the district of the gen and had worked for the House of Rep Reagan administration's mistaken de tleman from New York <Mr. NowAK). resentatives for 36 years. cision to emphasize military rather Mr. Speaker, I am convinced that Tom was a good friend to all of us than political means of resolving the the President himself does not realize who have served in this body through terrible violence which is currently the impact that the changes that are the years. He knew more about the plaguing El Salvador. being proposed are going to make on legislative process than most of us will In his statement, Archbishop Hickey over 1 million students in this country ever know, and he was free with his argued: who will be forced to give up their re advice and store of experience for It would be particularly unfortunate, in maining education. those of us who sougbi; his counsel. my view, if our necessary and proper con- <The letters follow:> 0 This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., 0 1407 is 2:07 p.m. e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. March 9, 1981 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 3779 AMERICAN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, cation such a.s savings plans, tuition tax responsibility as the leader of the free Chicago, flL, March 2, 1981. credits, and possibly others. world to act decisively on this matter. Hon. PETER A. PEYsER, My staff and I would be more than willing Congress of the United States, to render any possible assistance in your ef Washington, D. C. forts to keep higher education strong in our REVOLVING CREDIT FUND FOR DEAR MR. PEYsER: Your letter to my pred nation. Thank you for your initiative and ecessor, Mr. Leo Heim, wa.s given to me for AG EXPORTS AND TRADE REP leadership in this matter. RESENTATIVE reply. Kindest personal regards. May God I have already written to my own con always bless you! <Mr. STENHOLM asked and was gressman, Mr. Sidney Yates, expressing my Sincerely yours, given permission to address the House concern on cuts in the loan and grant pro Rev. JAMES M. DEMSKE, S.J., gram. As I mentioned to him, the va.st ex for 1 minute and to revise and extend penditure of funds for the GI bill after President. his remarks.) World War II proved that mass education Mr. STENHOLM. Mr. Speaker, the wa.s a good investment. There are, no doubt, 97th Congress has embarked upon a some inequities in the programs which need LEGISLATION NEEDED TO major campaign of economic recovery attention, but massive cuts in this era of COMBAT INTERNATIONAL TER for this country and one of the most high costs for education would have a dam RORISM essential elements of this recovery will aging, long-range effect on the nation. <Mr. ANDERSON asked and was be the restoration of a trade balance We would be happy to help in any way possible. Thank you for your letter. given permission to address the House in favor of the United States. Yours sincerely, for 1 minute and to revise and extend One of the few real success stories of CHARLEs MooRE, his remarks.) foreign trade that we can point to over President. Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Speaker, I the past few years has been the eco have again introduced legislation to nomic power that our agricultural CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, combat international terrorism of all trade has provided us. Northridge, Cali/., February 25, 1981.