S 13920 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð SENATE September 20, 1995 Mr. FORD. Mr. President, the distin- Lord knows how they are going to get The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- guished Senator from New Jersey and I it without an act of Congress. The con- ator from New York [Mr. D'AMATO], is are friends, and we disagree in some re- stitutional question on first amend- recognized. spects on this one particular item. One ment rightsÐthey have sent the law- f point I would like to make to the dis- yers from the manufacturers and ad- tinguished Senator is that I have made vertising groups all to the courts the FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT an extra effort to put forward legisla- same day. So that will be in the courts FINANCING, AND RELATED PRO- tion that would do what he wants to for years and years and years. GRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, do. He does not have any penalty in So what is happening here, if we can 1996 what he is talking about. Under my pass my legislation we can get to the The Senate continued with the con- bill, if it was law, those clerks would root of the problem. We banned adver- sideration of the bill. have a penalty. It would be a double tising around schools. We banned the Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask if penalty. And I think we would stop use of tobacco in movies. We banned the pending amendment has not been them. At least they would think before the use of tobacco of any form in vid- set aside, the Brown amendment be set they would sell to possible underage eos or amusement areas. But we do not aside for purposes of my offering an people, or teenagers. say that an adult does not have a amendment, at which time the amend- So, what we have attempted to do choice. ment will recur. here is not move in and tell an adultÐ So what we are getting ready to do The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without make a decision for him. As I said ear- here, in the guise of protecting teen- objection, it is so ordered. lier, one of the things we pride our- agers, is to go to prohibition. That is AMENDMENT NO. 2709 selves in is to try to keep Big Brother my problem. I am trying to be helpful. (Purpose: To limit Economic Support Fund out of our business. Senator after Sen- I am trying my best to be helpful. If he assistance to Turkey, and for other purposes) ator after Senator has stood on this was in my place, I think he would be floor and fussed about FDA. They are Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I send doing the same thing. But he says he is an amendment to the desk and ask for not completing their business. They not and I understand that. are not getting the job done. They are its immediate consideration. But rights are rights. When you be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The not approving drugs for the elderly. come of age you have a right to make clerk will report. They are not doing all this. I can go a choice in this country. Let us stop The bill clerk read as follows: back and give you page after page after them under 18. I am for that, and my The Senator from New York [Mr. page. legislation will do that. If we just get a Now they want to take on this huge D'AMATO], for himself, Mr. PRESSLER, Mr. little help, instead of delaying the im- SARBANES, and Ms. Snowe, proposes an responsibility, additional responsibil- plementation of this lawÐI think we amendment numbered 2709. ity. And we already have the mecha- ought to go ahead and pass it so we can Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask nism to do it: The Federal Trade Com- stop, sooner than later, teenage smok- unanimous consent that reading of the mission and Health and Human Serv- ing in this country. amendment be dispensed with. ices. We already have the vehicle. Why The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without create another bureaucracy? And why ator from New Jersey. objection, it is so ordered. should I tax you, indirectly, and say, Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, in The amendment is as follows: ``You give me money so I can put you just a couple of minutes, one of the out of business.'' They want $150 mil- At the appropriate place in the bill, insert things that happens to us occasionally the following: lion a year. My distinguished friend from New on this floor is that we have to argue LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO TURKEY Jersey is proud of the fact that he took with friends for whom we have respect SEC. Not more than $21,000,000 of the a small business and built it into a and admiration because we disagree. I funds appropriated in this Act under the very large business. But if Government must give the distinguished Senator heading ``Economic Support Fund'' may be from Kentucky credit because he has made available to the Government of Tur- had said to him, ``Give me money so we key. can put you out of business,'' I do not worked cooperatively to try to reduce the exposure for young people to to- On page 11, line 10, before the period at the believe the Senator would have liked end of the line, insert the following: ``: Pro- that a bit. bacco, recognizing along the way, obvi- vided further, That $10,000,000 of the funds He will say there is a difference be- ously, the possibility exists that it made available under this heading shall be tween his product and the one we are could beÐI do not want to put words in transferred to, and merged with, the follow- discussing here today. That is fine. But his mouth, but his legislative proposal ing accounts in the following amounts: the principle is still the same. So we suggests it could be addictive. So it is $5,000,000 for the Department of the Treas- a long step along the way. I thank him ury, and $5,000,000 for the Department of Jus- take the vending machine law, the tice, to support law enforcement training ac- strongest one in the country, and say and I respect the Senator from Ken- tucky's legislative perspective here. tivities in foreign countries for the purpose that if you break this law then the of improving the effectiveness of the United States and the principals are fined; I would say that I believe the FDA States in investigating and prosecuting they are double. And we have the involvement is essential to the success transnational offenses''. mechanism to do it right now. So the of the program of curbing teenage Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I offer constitutional question that we have is smoking. I do appreciate and under- this amendment on behalf of Senator another problem, as to the content of stand the position that the Senator PRESSLER, Senator SARBANES, Senator the advertisement. from Kentucky is in. He is concerned SNOWE and myself. I rise to propose an I am not going to be voting for an ad- about the farmers in Kentucky who amendment to the foreign operations ditional tax. I do not believe my friend grow tobacco, those who process the bill, which will help restore credibility from New Jersey will vote for an addi- product, and I know he has long been to our foreign assistance program by tional tax either. I hope we listen to an advocate of trying to make a sen- ensuring that one of the largest recipi- him as he talks about the additional sible approach to the marketing of to- ents of United States aid, the Republic smokers per day. Every day we delay bacco products without curtailing peo- of Turkey, adheres to internationally here, every day we say we are not ple's decisionmaking. I respect that. accepted standards for human rights going to help FORD pass his legislation, But, Mr. President, I really do think and humanitarian practices. means that it is another day's delay. the only way to make this an effective My amendment will cap at $21 mil- We could do it today rather than to- battle against teenage smoking is to lion the amount of economic support morrow. I think I have tried my best. include the FDA, to give them the re- funds that the United States gives to But best is, apparently, not good sponsibility as they would have for any Turkey. Ten million dollars in savings enough. other addictive drug, and to pursue the by capping these funds would then be So the FDA is just adding another course of action proposed by the Presi- appropriated by $5 million each to the layer of bureaucracy. They are asking dent of the United States. Treasury and the Justice Departments for money, under their regulations. I yield the floor. to support law enforcement training September 20, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð SENATE S 13921 activities in foreign countries for the report. This is not a report of the Sen- How long has this taken place and purpose of improving the effectiveness ator from New York, or a conclusion gone on? For 2 years. For 2 years the of the United States in investigating that I have come up with. It is our Gov- Turkish Government has refused to and prosecuting transnational offenses. ernment's report. Again, the human allow desperately needed United States I am very pleased, and I want to com- rights situation in Turkey has wors- and other international assistance to mend the subcommittee, which has ap- ened significantly in 1994.