71-{)59 0-87-39 (Pt. 6) 8568 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April23, 1986 The 1938 act covered only one in every 40 percent of the average hourly wage in In 1981, when the hourly minimum wage four workers. Ensuing amendments to the private, nonagricultural employment for the was raised from $3.10 to $3.35, the Depart FLSA have expanded coverage and over 90 first time since 1949. A minimum wage of ment of Labor estimated that the aggregate percent of private nonsupervisory employ $4.37 per hour would be needed to restore it increase potentially amounted to $2.2 billion ees are now subject to minimum wage laws. to 50 percent of the average private wage. annually, and that 5.5 million workers were Over 10 million workers are excluded from The current minimum wage of $3.35 per eligible to receive raises. Effects in other the protection of the federal minimum wage hour provides a full-time full-year worker years were also sizable. The 1978 wage in law, excluding six million employees in serv with an annual income of $6,964. A worker crease potentially benefited 4.6 million ice and retail; 1.2 million in finance, insur with no dependents working at the mini workers, with a jump in total wages of $2 ance and real estate; 938,000 in agriculture, mum wage would earn more than the pover billion; in 1974, 4.2 million workers poten and 525,000 in private households. ty threshold, while a worker with two de tially received an additional $1.9 billion. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated pendents earning the minimum wage would For many individuals and families, the that in 1984 the earnings of roughly 8 mil remain substantially below the poverty line. lion salaried and hourly workers were at or The current poverty threshold for a family higher wages that result from the mandated below the minimum wage level. Six million of three is $8,900, requiring full-time/full minimum are of undeniable benefit. The more received wages just above this level. year work at a wage of $4.28 per hour. wage floor has helped some escape poverty Using 1978 Current Population Survey The minimum wage has not always been and has lessened its severity for others. For data, the Minimum Wage Study Commis so low relative to the wages necessary to those minimum wage earners above the pov sion found that 42.5 percent of workers bring a family out of poverty. Throughout erty line, the extra income also can be es from impoverished families were employed most of the 1960s and the 1970s, the mini sential. A teenager trying to earn money for at or below the minimum wage. However, mum wage was sufficient to bring a family school can benefit greatly, as can a multi roughly three-quarters of all minimum wage of three out of poverty. Today, contrary to earner family that may be trying to scrape workers live in families with income well popular perception, many work full-time together enough money to purchase more above the poverty line. but because of low wages, fail to escape pov than the bare necessities. erty. Of the 22.2 million people over age 15 As the minimum wage is raised, the em TABLE 1 counted among the poor in 1984, 9.1 million ployment loss increases, as does the income worked. Almost 2.1 million worked full gain of those who keep their jobs. The task Percent time/full-year and were still unable to for Congress is to strike the right balance of As escape poverty, including 1.2 million who between providing a reasonable wage floor em- percent of all were heads of households. Millions more and minimizing loss of jobs. Currently the Family income :~ mini- live in these impoverished households. Rais minimum is too low to optimize its income at or mum ing the minimum wage would be a direct effect. below wage mini- workers way to help the working poor without rais In addition to providing a floor on wages mum ing the federal deficit. for secondary labor market workers, mini EFFECTS mum wages may help employers. The Total ...... 13.2 100.0 The minimum wage law is a statement by higher costs may induce them to provide ==== society that certain work conditions are un training to employees in an attempt to boost ~~o ~perceirt ..oi'iiOYeitY .. iine·::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~ : ~ 1 ~ : § acceptable. Most Americans work in labor productivity, or they may organize the pro markets that offer protection against unde duction process more efficiently. m~~t ~~} ~~~~-::::::: : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~u 1~ : ~ sirable work conditions, but millions work in The minimum wage also reinforces the secondary labor markets characterized by work ethic by providing an incentive for Half of the minimum wage workers are 25 unstable, low-wage employment. These people to work rather than depend on wel years or older. However, the young are dis workers have little clout in the marketplace fare. Few would disagree that work should proportionately represented among mini and need the protection of government to pay more than welfare. When individuals mum wage workers. Over three-fifths of bring their work conditions up to socially earn some income instead of relying entirely minimum wage workers are women. acceptable minimal standards. on government support, they benefit from Over the years the main objection to the the satisfaction of helping themselves, and TABLE 2 minimum wage has been that it reduces em their possibilities for future advancement ployment opportunities. Arguing that are enhanced. Society benefits both from Percent almost any job is better than none, oppo the increase in output and the reduction in of Percent nents tend to ignore the salutary impacts of welfare cost. mini The minimum wage has little impact on mum of all the federal government setting of a floor on wage workers wages, specifically, its beneficial income ef overall economic conditions. The economy workers fects. has prospered since minimum wage laws The minimum wage, not surprisingly, has were enacted and there has been little no 30.2 6.8 its largest employment effect on industries ticeable effect on unemployment after each 22.5 14.8 boost in the hourly rate. In the 1950s and ~~~~~: ::::: :: ::: : :::: :: :::::: : :: : ::::: : ::::::::::::::: : ::::::::::::: 47.3 78.4 with a high proportion of low wage workers. Women ...... 62.6 45.7 It also has a large influence on the employ 1960s, when the minimum wage rose in both ment of youth. The 1980 Minimum Wage real and relative terms, the unemployment Study Commission estimated that a 10 per rate remained low. In the 1970s and early Almost three-quarters of minimum wage cent increase in the minimum wage de 1980s, the wage floor eroded but this has workers are concentrated in the service and creases teenage employment by about 1 per not prevented rising unemployment. Unem retail trade industries. Three of every four cent. The effect of a minimum wage in ployment rate trends reflect factors other private household workers earn the mini crease on teenage employment would vary, than the minimum wage. mum or less and one of every three service of course, with economic conditions and de Finally, opponents argue that the mini workers is mographic trends. mum wage boosts inflation. Since however, employed at or below the minimum, as are There is little consensus on the effects of the vast majority of workers earn consider nearly half of all farm laborers and one in the minimum wage on overall adult employ ably more than the minimum, the proposed five of all sales workers. ment, although it is clear that the adult changes would have a small, if any, effect EROSION labor market is not as sensitive to minimum on the inflation rate. Moreover, it is unfair By any measure, the minimum wage now wage changes as is the youth labor market. to ask workers who earn the minimum wage provides less protection than it has in many This is true both because youth workers are to shoulder a disproportionate financial years. The statutory hourly wage rate rose likely to be laid off before adult workers burden in the fight against inflation. in real terms until 1968, then stabilized in and because a smaller proportion of adults the 1970s and has fallen sharply since 1979. work at the minimum. A DuAL MINIMUM WAGE The real wage is now 20 percent less than it The income effects of the minimum wage In recent years the youth unemployment averaged in the 1970's and is a third less are as important to consider as the employ rate has exceeded the overall unemploy than it was at its peak in 1968. ment effects, yet much less analysis of the ment rate by a factor of two and one-half. In the 1950s and 1960s, Congress set the former has been undertaken. Existing evi In 1985, for example, the teenage unemploy minimum at roughly 50 percent of the aver dence, however, does indicate that the mini ment rate averaged 18.6 percent while the age wage in private industry, while in the mum wage has boosted the income of mil overall unemployment rate averaged 7.2 1970s the targeted level dropped somewhat. lions of low wage workers, and the net percent. Unemployment among black teen Due to the failure to raise the minimum effect is especially positive for adult fe agers is an even more severe problem, aver wage since 1981, its level has slipped below males. aging 40.2 percent in 1985. April 23, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8569 A lower or subminimum wage has been TO REGAIN AN EFFECTIVE MINIMUM WAGE As cochair of the coalition with my es proposed to increase youth employment. In In the absence of any action, the current teemed colleague from New York, Mr. fact, since 1961, employers have been able to federal minimum wage is becoming increas secure Department of Labor certification to HORTON, I want to stress the importance of ingly obsolete. Three states and the District the process that was followed leading up to hire full-time students at 85 percent of the of Columbia now have hourly minimum minimum wage as long as the students work wage rates in excess of $3.35. If Congress this conference-a process that bridged the less than 20 hours a week while attending does not act during the balance of the political and ideological differences that other school and if they are enrolled in a coopera Reagan administration, the real value of the wise might separate the participants. The con tive education program in fiscal 1985, an es minimum wage is likely to decline by an ference focused on those measures on which timated 195,800 students were hired under other 12 percent, assuming an annual infla consensus could be reached-measures that this program. tion rate of 4 percent. Under these condi would enhance our competitive posture in The Reagan administration has proposed tions it will become more difficult to restore a further "youth opportunity wage" equal an effective minimum wage to protect low concrete, effective ways. FRANK HORTON and to 75 percent of the minimum wage that wage earners. I believe it is vital that we pursue the agenda would apply during summer months. The In order to restore the minimum wage to a established at the conference, and that the proposal has drawn support not only from reasonable level, we propose that the mini coalition should continue in the leadership role business but also from some minority mum wage be raised annually by 5 percent it already has established on this issue. groups and big city majors. The argument in addition to increases in cost of living. I would like to introduce into the RECORD advanced in support of the lower minimum These boosts should continue until the stat the comments FRANK HORTON and I offered is that it would induce employers to hire utory minimum hourly rate equals half the more teenagers, thus providing them with average rate of nonsupervisory workers in to open the conference. These comments the chance to break into the labor market. private industry. better explain the background of the process The Department of Labor has claimed that No matter how it is raised initially, the and identify the congressional participants. the proposal would create 400,000 jobs. minimum wage should be indexed to· Representative HORTON's comments also es There are a number of potential problems changes in the average private hourly wage. tablish a clear context for the importance of a with a dual minimum wage. The most seri This would prevent the erosion of the wage cooperative effort to attack our competitive ous would be the potential substitution of floor that has occurred during the last five ness problem. teenagers for adult workers. The Minimum years and which also occurred at other junc Wage Study Commission, which opposed a tures in the past few decades. Indexing OPENING COMMENTS OF REPRESENTATIVE youth subminimum wage, estimated that a would make it easier for business to adjust HOWARD WOLPE, NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 75 percent minimum would create 400,000 to to regular small increases in the minimum COMPETITIVENESS, APRIL 18, 1986 450,000 jobs for youth but would displace wage. It would also be easier for the work I want to welcome all of you to this Na 50,000 to 150,000 adult workers. The com ing poor to cope with the rising cost of tional Conference on Competitiveness. First mission noted that its displacement esti living. let me thank the members of the joint mate is low because its analysis implicitly Steps should also be taken to review cur steering committee who have guided this examined the possibility of youth replacing rent exemptions from the minimum hourly process for the past year and a half. Ruben average adult workers instead of examining rate to ensure that the law protects more Mettler of TRW and Bob Edgar of Pennsyl the more likely effect that adult workers employees. vania has co-chaired the effort to bring the earning the minimum wage or slightly Last, Congress should also review current groups together to work on common con higher would be displaced. enforcement procedures to ensure that the cerns. Participants from the Forum includ Second, the estimates for job increases are law is properly enforced. Weak enforcement ed Doug Danforth of Westinghouse, Bob based on questionable assumptions about has been a continuing problem, and has Rosenzweig of the American Association of labor market operations. The results of been exacerbated by personnel cutbacks of Universities, Frank Rhodes of Cornell, and wage subsidy programs such as the Target 15 percent and a less sympathetic adminis David Saxon of MIT; members of Congress ed Job Tax Credit-which provided a 50 per tration. who participated including Claudine Schnei cent tax credit on the first $6,000 annual Together, the above changes would return der of Rhode Island, who is a member of the wages paid to disadvantaged youth and the minimum wage to a reasonable level. In executive committee of the Northeast-Mid other targeted populations-have not been dexing would insure that it stays at such a west Congressional Coalition and Buddy encouraging. In particular, the subminimum level and gaps in coverage would be filled. MacKay of Florida, a leader of the Sunbelt wage may not generate many new jobs if Some fifty years after the passage of the Council and the Congressional Clearing the labor market remains slack. Labor first federal minimum wage law, these house on the Future. Their combined vision demand is not very responsive to a change changes would help guarantee a wage that and practicality produced this extraordi in wages under such conditions. will encourage and make it possible for the nary collaborative process. Third, youths who need the jobs the poor to work their way out of poverty and, Of course, we owe a lot to Father Ted Hes most-those who have had trouble breaking in the process, reduce their dependence on burgh of Notre Dame, who chaired the into the labor market-are least likely to welfare. It would also raise the income of Forum during the first year of this effort benefit from a lower minimum wage. They millions of other Americans and would reaf and gave it a strong push; and to Ed Donley lack basic job skills and tend to live in areas firm our society's commitment to the value of Air Products and Chemicals, the current with severe job deficits where business ex of work. chair, who has participated extensively. pansion is unlikely. They need to master the This really is a special occasion. We have 3 R's and require specialized programs, such with us this weekend leaders of most of the as the Job Corps, to prepare them for the NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON national organizations involved in the effort job market. Finally, many teenagers who COMPETITIVENESS to enhance our nation's competitiveness: might have been hired at the established the foremost higher education associa minimum wage would lose income if hired HON. HOWARD WOLPE tions-the American Council on Education at a reduced minimum wage. OF MICHIGAN and the American Association of Universi In short, a dual minimum wage may in ties-and the top business groups-the Busi crease employment for teenagers as a group, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ness Roundtable, the Chamber of Com but would raise serious equity concerns by Wednesday, April 23, 1986 merce, and the National Association of Man doing so at the expense of increased adult ufacturers. In fact, Ed Donley this year is unemployment and by not addressing the Mr. WOLPE. Mr. Speaker, this past week president of the U.S. Chamber as well as needs of poor youth. The focus on the merit end, with 11 of my congressional colleagues, I chair of the Forum, which gives him an of a subminimum wage has also preempted participated in a National Conference on Com other pulpit from which to preach the com discussion of the sharp fall in the minimum petitiveness cosponsored by the Northeast petitiveness gospel. wage since 1981. Midwest Congressional Coalition, the Busi And from the Congress, in addition to Given the adamant administration opposi ness-Higher Education Forum, and the Con Claudine Schneider and Buddy MacKay, we tion to boosting the minimum wage and its gressional Clearinghouse on the Future. This have Representative Horton, a 23-year vet persistent advocacy of a dual wage, there is conference demonstrated clearly the level of eran of the House, my co-chair of the room for a trade off to break the current Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, impasse between proponents of a higher concern the leaders of our business and and the senior Republican on the House minimum wage and the administration posi higher education sectors have about declining Government Operations Committee; tion. One approach would be to raise the U.S. economic competitiveness, and their de Senator Jeff Bingaman, who chairs the minimum wage for adults but to exempt termination to work with Members of Con Senate Democratic Working Group onEco teenagers from the required raise. gress to do something about it. nomic Competitiveness; 8570 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 23, 1986 Representative Don Baker, chairman of petitiveness where our interests joined. The Our domestic economy increasingly is the Foreign Mfairs Subcommittee on Inter subsequent meetings we held in Cambridge, being influenced by decisions made else national Economic Policy and Trade, of the Pittsburgh, and Palo Alto helped further where around the world. Beginning with the House Export Task Force, and of the House narrow the focus of our concerns. Each of 1973 OPEC oil embargo, we learned the Democratic Trade Task Force; these drew excellent representation from hard way just how closely our domestic Representative Don Ritter, co-chair of the the business and higher education commu economy and foreign policy were inter Republican Task Force on High Technology nities and from members of Congress. twined. Now, we are much more aware that Initiatives; Even before formal adoption of any of the what we usually think of as domestic eco Representative Stan Lundine, who chairs recommendations developed at the regional nomic decisions-on interest rates, taxes, the House Task Force on Industrial Innova meetings, this relationship has paid off in a and the deficit-reverberate around the tion and Productivity and the Banking Sub number of ways. Since our meeting in globe. They shape the economies of other committee on International Development Scottsdale, two delegations of Coalition nations as well as our ability to achieve Institutions and Finance; members have visited Japan for discussions international objectives. Representative Sandy Levin, who chairs on trade and other issues related to com We in Congress are engaged in much the Democratic Task Force on Employment petitiveness. On one of those trips they debate over issues relating to those points at and Training; were joined by Frank Rhodes and David which the domestic and international econo And Representative Nancy Johnson, Ron Saxon. Both delegations received a great mies intersect. The price of oil, the value of Packard, and Pat Schroeder, who have been deal of planning and logistical support from the dollar, trade policy, the health of the pursuing• these same concerns through TRW's offices in Washington and Tokyo. banking system, the farm crisis-these are major committees like Public Works, Sci Besides the knowledge they gained, mem issues that go beyond our borders. ence and Technology. and Armed Services. bers identified specific areas on which to Those debates have been characterized by To make sure that those members of Con work. For example, Sandy Levin and Marcy deep ideological and political differences. gress who have participated in the process Kaptur have led a drive to open the Japa That is why our efforts here this weekend leading up to this conference but could not nese market to American auto parts. In fact, are so important. This joint project has in be here this weekend are kept in the loop, I Marcy became famous in Japan as the volved Republicans and Democrats, moder would like to invite the leaders of the woman who carried a sparkplug-an Ameri ates, liberals, and conservatives. We are higher education and business organizations can-made sparkplug-with her wherever she joined in a consensus-building process with to a breakfast the Coalition will host when went. leaders of major corporations and academic the report from this conference is pub As a result of their efforts, Japanese com institutions. By focusing on those areas lished. That should be an excellent opportu panies decided to participate in an auto fair where we can reach agreement and take nity to give our effort an added push. held in Chicago shortly after their trip. action, we will be bridging gaps that have At this point let me thank the staffs of Sandy and Marcy also hosted a conference separated us. And we will be doing it in the the Business-Higher Education Forum, the on trading with Japan for automotive prod national interest. Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, uct manufacturers that was attended by ex If this process works-and the Coalition is and the Congressional Clearinghouse on the ecutives from almost 100 American compa committed to making it work-it will be a Future for the hard work they have put in nies. Every major Japanese auto firm sent significant step toward a better integration organizing this event for us. representatives to the conference, which of our domestic and foreign economies. All three of these organizations are was sponsored by the Coalition and carried unique in their own way. But even more out with financial support and a great deal unique is the notion that chief executives of of staff assistance from TRW. DOLLARS FROM HEAVEN our leading corporations, heads of colleges On top of all that, we learned last week and universities, and members of Congress that-at least partly at the Coalition's from both parties could recognize their urging-auto parts almost certainly will be HON. BILL NELSON common interest in the nation's competitive included in the next round of MOSS talks OF FLORIDA posture and organize a process, not simply between the U.S. and Japan. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to generate another report, but to devise an Let me close by saying that with this action agenda to which they would commit record of action and success, we come to this Wednesday, April23, 1986 themselves. I doubt that there is a peace conference in a very optimistic frame of time precedent for such an effort. mind. We believe the recommendations we Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Paul Those of us in the Congress who have make here will be enacted-that they will Harvey recently prepared a news article titled been active in the Northeast-Midwest Con increase the competitiveness of American "Dollars From Heaven." This article highlights gressional Coalition know how important a industry and enhance the contribution of some of the many, many technological ad cooperative approach is in addressing diffi our college and universities. vances and achievements which the citizens cult economic problems. For the past ten Of course, that will require continued of the United States enjoy today as a result of years our region-which includes all the effort from all of us. But the excellent work older Northern industrial states-has been the past quarter of a century of investment in we've done over the past year and a half has space. As we contemplate the future direction going through a dramatic economic shift. laid the necessary foundation. Now we just Increasingly, members of the Coalition have need to build on it. of our investment in space, and measure our realized that we must respond to the global commitment to the future in terms of fiscal forces that are causing economic distress year 1987 budget dollars, I strongly urge all of and dislocation-but we must do so in very OPENING REMARKS OF REPRESENTATIVE my colleagues to read Mr. Harvey's article, FRANK HORTON, NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON specific terms. This requires flexible federal and to remember the message which it offers. policies that are targeted to those places COMPETITIVENESS, APRIL 18, 1986 and people who need the most help adjust I want to thank the members of the DOLLARS FROM HEAVEN ing to economic change. By following this Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, While future space probes are on hold .. . guideline, the Coalition has carved out an the Business-Higher Education Forum, and While Americans are contemplating the important role on issues like economic de the Congressional Clearinghouse on the risks involved ... velopment, energy, tax and budget policy, Future for convening this National Confer Seems a good time to audit some of the and employment and training. ence on Competitiveness. stardust we've harvested. This is one reason collaboration between Since 1962, when I was first elected to The Statue of Liberty began crumbling members of Congress and leaders of corpo Congress, we have seen dramatic changes in during its first hundred years because the rations and academic institutions on the the American economy-changes that have steel skeleton was rusting away. issue of competitiveness is so valuable: Your posed enormous challenges for our political The rehabilitated Statue of Liberty will be insights and priorities can help us make system. Government policies in relation to protected against such degradation by a pro better policy. At the same time, of course, those changes have not kept pace. Neither tective coating known as IC 531-a spinoff we can help the private and education sec Congress nor the executive branch has dealt product from aerospace research. tors identify those actions they can and well with the "internationalization" of the And it is available already for you and me should take on their own. economy, or its harmful effects on various to use to rustproof whatever. A year ago January, almost 30 members of regions of the country. Only recently did we Your bowling ball will be more precisely Congress-from all regions and both par realize that much of American industry had top-weighted because of an Exactratron ties-attended the initial joint meeting with ceased to be competitive; that the jobs and process developed for interplanetary space the Forum in Scottsdale, Arizona. There we markets we had lost might never be re craft. held an initial set of discussions to identify gained; and that the future would bring For farmers-using oil or gas to blow-dry those areas related to U.S. economic com- much of the same. crops is costly and tedious. April 23, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8571 Space research has taught us a drying ly, he completed the artillery battery officers from his post as Manager of the Federal Crop process, akin to microwave, applicable for course at Fort Sill, OK; the airborne and Insurance Corporation to return to his Pike drying agricultural products including ranger courses at Fort Campbell, KY; and County, IL, farming operation. As he com wheat and corn but also prunes and rai sins-cleanly, quickly and at less cost. graduated from the Command and General plates his tenure as Manager of a most diffi Most lightplane accidents result from a Staff College in 1965. cult program, it is appropriate that we look at "stall." That will be a lesser hazard from During his period of active duty, Colonel accomplishments during his tenure as Manag now on because of a "glove" mounted on the Chandler served heroically as platoon and er. outer portion of the leading edge of each company commander in Japan and Korea in lightplane wing. 1953-54; adjutant of the 101 st Airborne Divi Based on premium volume between 1948 NASA research taught us that. And a lot sion at Fort Campbell, KY; the 25th Infantry and 1984, my home State of Iowa has been of lightplanes which would have crashed Division in Hawaii; the Military Assistance won't. the second largest user of this form of insur Industry strips wire less tediously, using a Command as advisor to the Republic of Viet ance. I know many farmers who are still in laser to melt away insulation. You get the nam; chief of personnel and services of the business today because they had the good benefit; NASA deserves the credit. Field Artillery Board at Fort Sill, OK; and equal sense to buy crop insurance. Teflon is something that happened on our employment manager of the U.S. Army Test way to the Moon-and ceramics, tough and Evaluation Command at the Aberdeen Mr. Sprague came to Washington, DC, from enough for a stove top. Proving Grounds. Illinois where he grew corn, wheat, and soy Most modern better-than-ever cameras Among the many decorations accorded beans on 2,000 acres and annually marketed and flashlights were developed for space Colonel Chandler during his brilliant military craft. 5,000 hogs. He also served as the Illinois NASA taught us to machine monel, so career are the Legion of Merit, the Bronze State Chairman of Agricultural Stabilization your kitchen faucet will be better and cost Star, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation and Conservation Service from 1973 to 1977. less. Medal, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the While much of the technical fallout is too Parachutist Badge, and the Vietnamese Honor In Washington, Mr. Sprague served as complicated to describe in lay language, Medal First Class. Deputy Administrator for Commodity Oper there is enough of it to ascertain that every If Colonel Chandler's military accomplish ations at Agricultural Stabilization and Conser dollar we have spent on space research has ments are impressive, his civilian achieve vation Service beginning in March of 1981. profited us seven. ments have been extraordinary. Since his re Plus medical benefits beyond price: Nucle While there he was responsible for the admin ar magnetic resonance for scanning the tirement from the military in 1971, the colonel istration of the Milk Price Support Program, inner workings of your body without open has been the recipient of a staggering array of management and storage of all Commodity ing you up. awards for his work in the community: Depart Credit Corporation owned inventories-dairy A new portable heart monitor, improved ment of the Army Certificate of Achievement, products, food and feed grains, and sweeten 197 4; listed as 1 of 20 outstanding graduates eye examination techniques, microbe detec ers-and procurement and transportation for tors, bone analyzers. In a zero gravity envi by the Agricultural and Technical State Univer Public Law 480, title II programs. ronment we learned cheaper methods of sity of North Carolina, 1976; Community Serv treating burns, blood clots and diabetes. ice Award from the Harford County Branch of The western world was first explored by Passage of the Federal Crop Insurance Cor conquistadores seeking "gold"; they found the NAACP, 1977; Department of the Army poration Act of 1980 as a replacement for our little. Certificate of Achievement, 1979-84; letters of annual disaster programs overnight obligated commendation from the Boy Scouts of Amer In our quarter-century of exploring the Corporation to move from being a limited ica, 1984; letter of commendation from the beyond the beyond we have harvested pilot insurance program to becoming the pri riches beyond their wildest imagining. United Negro College Fund, 1984; Southern Poverty Law Center Certificate, 1984; Depart mary form of Federal disaster protection for ment of the Army Commander's Award for Ci farmers. Between 1980 and 1982 when Mr. A TRIBUTE TO LT. COL. EUGENE vilian Service, 1984; 1985 Career Service Sprague assumed the leadership of the Cor C. CHANDLER Award from the Baltimore Federal Executive poration, five different persons served as Crop Board; NAACP President's Award, 1985; and Insurance Corporation Manager. HON. ROY DYSON the Army Material Command Action Award, OF MARYLAND 1985. The results Mr. Sprague and the FCIC IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Colonel Chandler is truly a man of remarka achieved in a short period of time are signifi cant. Under his leadership, FCIC developed Wednesday, April 23, 1986 ble achievements. His tireless and, indeed, endless efforts to improve the lot of those and fully implemented a production-based Mr. DYSON. Mr. Speaker, it comes as a around him serves as a tremendous inspira guarantee program, which makes crop insur great honor for me to pay tribute to a gentle tion to all that know him. It can well be said ance attractive for our Nation's most produc man whose courage, charisma, and compas that it is people such as Eugene Chandler tive farmers. County programs increased sion has won him the love and respect of who represent the essential fiber that binds almost 300 percent, from 4,629 in 1980 to both the military and civilian communities. I this great Nation together in a time of world 18,892 in 1985. Acres insured, insurance in speak of Lt. Col. Eugene C. Chandler, who will unrest. force, and premium income also increased be honored in Maryland's First Congressional So, Mr. Speaker, I proudly salute Col. dramatically. In 1980, there were 26.6 million District this Sunday, April 27, 1986, by the Eugene Chandler, who stands as source of acres insured compared with 48 million for the Union Methodist Church at the Aberdeen great pride to his family, community and Mary 1985 crop year. Insurance in force increased Proving Gounds. land's First Congressional District. for the same period from $3 billion in 1980 to When I look at Colonel Chandler's extraor dinary portfolio of accomplishments, I see a over $7 million in 1985. Premium incomes in man who transcends the common bounds of creased from $158 million in 1980 to over patriotism and brotherhood. At every step, A TRIBUTE TO MERRITT W. $440 million in 1985. Colonel Chandler has remained steadfastly SPRAGUE, MANAGER OF FED Clearly there continue to be major problems committed to upholding and promoting the ERAL CROP INSURANCE COR American rights of freedom and equality; PORATION facing our Federal Crop Insurance Program, whether it be defending our flag in far-off but to achieve these kinds of results while lands or defending racial equality right here in HON. COOPER EVANS American agriculture is going through some wrenching adjustments requires solid leader the United States. OF IOWA ship. We all owe Mr. Sprague a debt of grati Colonel Chandler's storied military career IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES spanned more than two decades. Upon grad tude for his dedication and commitment to uation from college in 1951, Eugene Chandler Wednesday, April23, 1986 American agriculture and the crop insurance received and completed the basic infantry offi- Mr. EVANS of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, Merritt W. program and to wish him well as he leaves cers course at Fort Benning, GA. Subsequent- · Sprague of Illinois, will depart in a few days Government service to return to his farm. 8572 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 23, 1986 STATEMENT TO ACCOMPANY IN In introducing this legislation, I want to State receive a $14,000 scholarship to the TRODUCTION OF BILL TO make clear to my colleagues that my dissatis school of their choice. REPEAL NATIONAL ADVISORY faction is with the current structure of NACOA. Miss Waters, a senior at Cass Technical COMMITTEE ON OCEANS AND It is not intended to reflect negatively on any High School in Detroit, has powerfully and elo ATMOSPHERE current or past members of NACOA or on the quently addressed the contest theme for this hard work and good intentions of its staff. In year, "New Horizons For America's Youth" in HON. WALTER B. JONES past years, NACOA earned the respect and her winning essay. She is an honor student OF NORTH CAROLINA confidence of the Congress, the administra and a volunteer for the Detroit Recreational IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion, and the scientific community under the Department. She plans to attend the Universi Wednesday, April 23, 1986 leadership of John Knauss, dean of the Grad ty of Michigan in the fall and she would like to uate School of Oceanography at the Universi pursue a career in law. Annette's essay is an Mr. JONES of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, ty of Rhode Island. In the last 2 years, John inspiration to us all. Surely "great horizions" today I am introducing a bill to repeal Public Flipse, associate dean at Texas A&M Univer await us with Young people like Annette Liann Law 95-63, the National Advisory Committee sity, has done a commendable job of directing Waters. on Oceans and Atmosphere [NACOA] Act of the committee despite the difficult obstacles The essay follows: 1977. presented by current administration policies. NEW HORIZONS FOR AMERICA'S YOUTH This bill deauthorizes NACOA, terminating it Nevertheless, the time has come to repeal on October 1, 1986. This action is both nec Public Law 95-63 because of the inadequate essary and timely given the administration's process by which members are appointed, the I'm stancling on the shore of destiny in continual failure to recommend support for America, waiting for the sun to rise. A new lack of true structural independence, and the and brighter day is slowly awakening. As far NACOA and the growing dissatisfaction of absence of compelling support for NACOA's Members of Congress with the committee. as the eye can see to the right and left is work. water. Here I stand under God's firmament The original concept of an advisory commit The current budget realities compounded looking down at the reflection of my hands tee on oceans and atmosphere was devel with growing U.S. reponsibilities in the exclu in the clear water. These hands are relative oped in 1969 by the highly respected Com sive economic zone and the lack of a compre ly new on this earth and have strong work mission on Marine Science, Engineering and hensive national ocean policy emphasize the able muscles controlled by a worlds chang Resources-Stratton Commission. The Com compelling need for an independent advisory ing instrument, my mind. These hands mission recommended that a committee be body. NACOA's existing structure does not could offer the foundation for someone's formed by Congress "to examine marine sci education. They could reach out to the child adequately address this need. However, I be who feels caught in a chain of hopelessness ence affairs and to develop a national strategy lieve that an effective advisory body can be for a well integrated, centrally coordinated and inspire him to develop a positive out established, and I will continue my efforts to look on life. If encouraged and guided, program." Later, the NACO A Act of 1977 develop legislation to create an independent, young minds know no bounds and won't more specifically mandated that the commit viable oceanic and atmospheric advisory produce words such as "can't" and "not able tee review national coastal and ocean policy body. to". My generation must reach children. We and programs, and advise the Secretary of Mr. Speaker, we have tried to address the must let them know that there is hope for Commerce on the programs of the National the future and that they can play an impor weaknesses of NACOA through legislation, tant role in that future. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration but these efforts have been unsuccessful. Al [NOAA]. Through the knowledge and skills ac though I do not relish this task, it is time to quired from education, America's youth can At present, NACOA's attempts to carry out take final action to terminate this advisory one day help to wipe out existing poverty, these functions have been severely hampered body. NACOA's existence can no longer be hunger, immorality, and despair in our by both internal and external factors. Internal justified in its present form. country. Thus all may share in the racliant ly, expertise in disciplines of marine and at new horizon which inspired young American mospheric science is severely under-repre minds help to create. The determined hands sented by NACOA's membership. Further ANNETTE LIANN WATERS TO of today's youth can also reach out tomor more, the relationship of NACOA to the Na RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIP FROM row to those who have fallen prey to devast tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra ing illnesses. We, through the skillful use of THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN our educational opportunities, can one day tion as defined by NACOA's charter leaves WARS OF THE UNITED STATES say, "we've found it. We now possess a vac doubt as to whether it can function as a truly AND ITS LADIES AUXILIARY cine for cancer. Diabetes, heart disease, and independent entity. These deficiencies have arthritis no longer devastate the lives of incurred public criticism and have raised seri their victims because we can now cure them ous doubts about the credibility of this adviso HON. SANDER M. LEVIN and we can even control the deadly disease, ry body. OF MICHIGAN AIDS". These hands could soon reach out to little children and say, "I've found the cure Externally, NACOA has not had the support IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the administration. For the last 4 years, the to your muscle clisorder. Help is here. Take Wednesday, April 23, 1986 my hand in yours. A healthier future is in President's budget has proposed to terminate this grasp; it's in this Union". NACOA. Meanwhile, congressional support Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I Hands are meant to discover, to create, to has been diminishing with ever increasing would like to draw the attention of my col assist and to build. Hands are not meant to budgetary pressures and a continuing concern leagues to a speech written by one of my con be the instruments of violence, but rather of was aroused further with the President's un stituents, Annette Liann Waters. Miss Waters peace . . . the peace and understanding that successful attempt to nominate Anne Burford is the winning candidate in the Voice of De Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other to be chairperson of NACOA in 1984. mocracy scholarship program from the State American patriots lived and clied for. In my view, the major deficiencies of the of Michigan. The Voice of Democracy Schol As I gaze at the reflection of my hands in the water, the stillness is suddenly broken. committee are largely due to the unsatisfac arship Program is conducted every year by Waves of the sea rise up and clash against tory process for appointment of members, its the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies the rocks, causing me to think of young apparent lack of structural and budgetary in Auxiliary and scholarships are awarded to the minds that rise up against society in crime, dependence, and inadequate financial support winning contestants from each State based destruction, and violence. The clashes of the for its mission. Although NACOA is a Presi on their submitted essays. sea sound like gun shots . . . shots that are dential and congressional advisory committee, The Veterans of Foreign Wars, one of the the result of misguided hands that pull trig all 18 members are appointed by the Presi Nation's oldest veterans service organizations, gers. Guns have to be directed away from dent with no congressional input. In the 98th has sponsored the scholarship program for America's youth, but this will only happen when we help them to establish positive Congress, the House twice attempted to recti the last 24 years. During this time over 5 mil values, to adopt a sense of selfworth and be fy this situation through passage of legislation lion students have participated and awards to longing, and to gain compassion for their to create a National Ocean Policy Commis taling more than $3 million have been given to fellow man. They must be uplifted and sion. More recently, informational discussions winners at all levels in scholarships and sav taught to realize the most precious gift of have been held on a reconstituted NACOA. ings bonds. First place winners from each all, the sacredness of life. April23, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8573 Americans are blessed with opportunity the ranks of countries who have opted for ci pies of democracy for young developing na and the power to affect life through knowl vilian governments in lieu of the oppressive tions to emulate. edge, imagination, integrity and the ability military regimes of the past. As Secretary of America must remain a beacon of hope and and willingness to achieve. These are the in State, George Shultz, recently stated: "In the gredients that ultimately build and pave the model of democracy if we are to preserve and way for our children and their children last 6 years, elected civilian governments advance the ideals of peace, freedom, and after them, so that they may lead a more have replaced authoritarian regimes in Argen security in the world community. secure and fulfilling life. Today's youth can tina, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru and Uruguay. reach out and grasp this precious power. We Over 90 percent of all people in Latin America must mold it with special care in order to and the Caribbean now enjoy a democratic THE CASE AGAINT TAX improve the quality of life in our nation and form of government as opposed to less than AMNESTY from there to help our neighbors in distant one-third in the early 1980's." It is clear that lands. the people of these countries have realized HON. J.J. PICKLE As I look to the horizon, I see a new born that the basic freedoms offered by democracy figure standing in the midst of the water. OF TEXAS such as the right to vote, to worship, and to The sun starts to rise; the fog melts away IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and through the dedication of man and the speak openly offer a wider range of opportuni skill of technology, blindness no longer ties for themselves and their children than the Wednesday, April 23, 1986 plagues the human eye. The sun begins to false promises offered by the past regimes. Mr. PICKLE. Mr. Speaker, last month blaze, melting the frost, and homeless Undoubtedly, our moral, economic and se warned my colleagues not to leap on the tax people find jobs and shelter. The sun starts curity assistance can make the difference be beating and warming my soul with the amnesty bandwagon without a careful review tween the success and failure of those recent of the issues involved. In that regard, I hope promise of a new and better future for the ly conceived democracies. Our commitment to drug abuser, indeed for all mankind. This is my colleagues will take a moment to read the a result of the figure standing in the midst human rights, social and economic progress following commentary which appeared in the of the water, supported by the faith and de place us in a leadership role that must contin April 6 edition of the Washington Post. This ue to be a source of inspiration to all young votion of man. That figure is everyone. It article was written by our colleague, BYRON democratic nations. doesn't matter what creed, color, handicap, DORGAN, a member of the Ways and Means The Soviet Union continues to pose a seri or gender. What matters is that together Committee and a former State tax commis young Americans believe in and work for a ous challenge not only to this Nation but also sioner. The gentleman from North Dakota is healthier, more humane and stable society. to the interests of the free world. Although, well qualified to speak on the tax amnesty Help is here. Take my hand in yours. Our our countries represent philosophies that are issue and I believe the Congress will find this bountiful future, a better day, is in this at opposite ends of the spectrum, the contin grasp. It's in this union. ued buildup of our respective nuclear arsenals article informative and convincing. The article follows: encourages us to pursue a constructive dia DEMOCRACY ON THE MOVE logue with the Soviet Union whenever we can TAX AMNESTY Is FooL's GoLD without abandoning our basic principles. HON. WILLIAM 0. LIPINSKI Successful negotiations in the future with In a town increasingly seduced by the the Soviets will remain contingent upon Ameri quick fix or the simple answer, tax amnesty OF ILLINOIS is made to order. It's quick to implement, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES can strength. In dealing with the Soviet Union, diplomacy and American strength are synony easy to understand-and wrong. Wednesday, April 23, 1986 No one I know is discussing tax amnesty mous. Our defense preparedness along with a as a move toward tax equity or good tax Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, although the continued commitment to the strategic de policy. It is being discussed now because 1980's continue to be a time of turbulence fense initiative remain crucial bargaining chips. some see it as an easy way to achieve addi- · and misunderstanding throughout the interna Our defensive posture in nuclear weaponry tional revenue without calling it a tax in tional community, it has also presented this makes our negotiating position much more crease. They think they can avoid a fight Nation with a foreign policy challenge that will viable in realizing the universal goal of a safer with the president over the definition of a continue to offer hope and opportunity to all world. tax increase. our friends who espouse the principles of de One of the most important challenges As a former state tax administrator, I see two things fundamentally wrong with the mocracy. facing our Nation continues to be international proposal for a federal tax amnesty program. Recent trends in global affairs have made it terrorism. Recent attacks in the West Berlin First, it would weaken confidence in our tax necessary for our Nation to adopt a bold and discotheque and the Rome Airport which were system for the overwhelming majority of imaginative foreign policy which will help supported by the Libyan Government, solidi Americans who honestly and conscientious shape events in accordance with our vision fies our resolve to track down and punish the ly report and pay their income taxes each for a safer and more peaceful world commu perpetrators and sponsors of these uncon and every year. Second, I don't believe it nity. scionable acts. would result in any significant new revenue Across this globe we have begun to see a Terrorism is simple international warfare for the federal government. The state tax amnesty programs were democratic renaissance, one where the basic conducted and aided by a handful of radical launched from a platform of weak enforce principles of liberty are taking hold in country governments which follow an archaic philoso ment, a promise of amnesty and a threat of after country, demonstrating a desire and phy destined to undermine democracies beefed-up enforcement in the future. This appeal to the framework of our ideals. throughout the world. The growing sentiment carrot-and-stick approach did, in some in Although our system of democracy offers a permeating from the international community stances, provide an incentive for tax evaders powerful appeal to developing nations, we are is that apathy and appeasement offer no solu to come forward to pay up. But it is impor still hard pressed to face the challenges of tion to the terrorist movement. We must con tant to point out that state income taxes are communism and terrorism which plague this tinue to improve our intelligence efforts and only a fraction of the federal income tax burden and, therefore, much more easily planet at epidemic levels. develop a closer cooperation and coordination repaid during an amnesty period. For these In meeting these challenges, one fact re with other governments to combat this prob reasons, I don't think the state experience is mains undeniable-the yearning for political lem. a model with which to predict a successful freedom continues to be the most desirable One point that must be made clear is that federal program. I don't believe a federal goal for most members of the international the U.S. Government will act swiftly and effec tax amnesty program would result in any forum. As the strongest democracy on Earth, tively against terrorist activities, and those significant new revenue to the federal gov we play an integral role in the support of governments who aid these international ernment. people who aspire to the basic constitutional criminals will be held accountable in Those who want to make certain that our income tax system yields revenues that this freedoms that we, as U.S. citizens, enjoy the harshest terms where the lives of Ameri country needs and expects ought to join today. cans are threatened abroad. some of us in Congress who have been The clearest example of this whirlwind of As we move forward to meet the challenges pleading for restoration of enforcement democracy is in the Latin American region, of the future we, as a nation, must continue to funds for the Internal Revenue Service, so where Guatemala has been the latest to join advocate the support of the ideals and princi- it can properly enforce our tax laws. In 8574 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April23, 1986 recent years, under President Reagan's lead, of national policy, because we recognize tage derived by our less responsible neigh there has been a serious decrease in funding clearly how precious these resources are. bors. for tax law enforcement at the Internal Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for The legislation I am introducing today would Revenue Service. The number of tax re turns audited by the IRS has suffered an all nations of the world. In fact, some coun direct the President, at the upcoming GATT alarming decrease. The number of IRS tries recklessly and deliberately exploit their round, to seek the adoption of international agents working on accounts receivable and environment and natural resources in their ef trade standards tied to basic standards for compliance has decreased. This simply forts to gain a short term trade advantage. preventing air and water pollution, soil erosion, doesn't make sense. It is even more illogical Tropical rainforests, for example, are crucial hazardous waste contamination, extinction or to follow a decrease in tax law enforcement to the global environment, particularly to the endangerment of species, and other natural with the offer of tax amnesty. world's supply of oxygen. They are also vital resource degradation. The bill would also Until recent years, our tax system had to the preservation of our biological and horti been the marvel of the world. It relied on direct the President to seek the adoption of the voluntary cooperation of the millions of cultural diversity. Our rainforests provide us such incentives and disincentives as may be Americans who on April 15 were willing to with plants from which we may develop new necessary to implement such trade standards. meet their responsibilities as citizens. In medicines. Their vegetation yields new plant In order to provide the technical expertise recent years, the president and Congress strains resistant to insects and disease. Even necessary for the development and promotion have nearly ruined the tax system by using the fruit bats which live in the rainforests are of these environmental trade standards, the it as a cash register for social and economic crucial to the pollination of fruit and timber, engineering: an incentive here, a loophole bill would authorize the creation of the Inter and hence play a key role in the preservation agency Advisory Committee on International there. The fairness of the system has been of important timber and plant and food re eroding at the very same time that enforce Environmental Protection. The committee ment funds have been cut. sources. would be created through currently available Now as we wrestle with tax reform to Yet some countries, are permitting and resources. make the system more fair, some in Con even actively promoting the rapid destruction In the event that we are unable to persuade of this vital resource. Mostly this is done with gress propose that those citizens who have our trading partners to work toward the adop the old slash and burn technique, where huge fulfilled their tax obligations should under tion of international environmental trade stand and accept a program that rewards areas of the rainforest are bulldozed and standards, the President is directed to report those citizens who didn't. That's quick and burned to expose the topsoil. That is then certain way to further erode the taxpayers' used, in turn, for planting grass for grazing to the Congress on what action may be taken, confidence in a system that is already in livestock, which is fattened quickly, slaugh and is recommended, to eliminate current trouble with the folks back home. trade preferences given to countries whose But in these days of quick answers and tered, and exported. Unfortunately, the cleared land remains useful for only a few trade practices involve unsound environmental gain with no pain, tax amnesty is made to and natural resource practices. It is bad order for the administration and this Con years. The topsoil simply washes away, ren gress. It overpromises in the short run and dering the land useless and barren. We have enough that some countries derive an unfair ignores the damage it would do in the long only to look at the horrible starvation in Africa, trade advantage from polluting their environ run. and the rapid desertification of much of that ment. There is absolutely no reason why the It's time for all of us to do the right thing continent, to recognize how dangerous these United States should compound that advan the right way. We need to make our tax practices can be. Of course, unsound devel tage by giving them trade preferences as well. system more fair, beef up enforcement and opmental and environmental practices are not Mr. Speaker, I do not suggest that enact raise sufficient revenues to pay for that ment of my bill would automatically eliminate which government spends. I know it doesn't limited to the destruction of tropical rainfor have as much sex appeal or pizzaz as some ests. pollution, or immediately improve the relative marginal progress-such as tax amnesty In effect, these techniques are being used trade position of the United States. But it is that some claim would manufacture money, to gain an unfair trade advantage over more time that we induced our trading partners to but this approach would really work. It responsible countries. Although the rapid deg acknowledge what we have lq LOSS could be the first step toward a habit of radation of the environment is a matter of doing the right thing. concern to all nations, the international trade HON. RICHARD STALUNGS system does not require the bad actors to pay ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL the full and true costs of their unsound prac OF IDAHO RESOURCE EXPLOITATION AS tices. In fact, it requires them to pay no cost IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE at all. The result is an unfair trade advantage Wednesday, April 23, 1986 which costs American workers their jobs, as HON. JOHN F. SEIBERLING businesses shut down factories in the United Mr. STALLINGS. Mr. Speaker, on April 10, States and open them overseas to take ad 1986, the citizens of Idaho suffered a tragic OF OHIO loss when Pete Busch, a candidate for a seat IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vantage of cheap labor, cheap exploited re sources, and lax health and safety and envi in the U.S. House of Representatives; his wife, Wednesday, April 23, 1986 ronmental standards. But the problem is not Charlene; and former State Senator Terry Mr. SEIBERLING. Mr. Speaker, I am today simply limited to unfair trade. These practices Reilly, who was a candidate for Lieutenant introducing legislation to remedy the unfair also threaten the devastation of the global en Governor in Idaho, lost their lives in an air trade advantage derived by some countries vironment. plane crash. from the reckless exploitation of their environ These practices must be stopped. Certainly, Pete and Charlene Busch were the personi ment, or from the unsound development of the United States should-and does-educate fication of the grassroots public servants for their natural resources. less responsible countries to their own envi which Idaho is known. They took their mes The United States has a long-established ronmental interests. If need be, we should sage to the people, campaigned hard, asked system of controls for protecting our environ provide technical assistance or low-interest to serve, and truly wanted to represent the ment, our precious natural resources, our loans to enable developing countries to im people of Idaho. It is tragic that they perished native flora and fauna, and our historical and prove their infrastructure in ways which do not in this attempt. cultural heritage. We recognize that it is in our conflict with sound environmental or natural Terry Reilly was one of our rising Democrat own best interest to preserve and protect our resource conservation practices. ic stars who will be missed. Terry came on the environment. We also recognize that environ But we should also be prepared to press for political scene as an exceptionally bright and mental and natural resource degradation is a a system of international trade agreements effective State senator. It is not only a loss for global problem. Acid rain, for example, re which do not reward those countries which his family and the Democratic Party, but for spect no national borders. recklessly destroy their environments for the the people of Idaho who had much to gain Our domestic environmental and natural re sake of trade. One way of meeting this aspect from his public service. source protection efforts add to the cost of of unfair competition would be to press for I would like to insert in the CONGRESSIONAL American goods and commodities seeking changes in the General Agreement on Tariffs RECORD an editorial from the Idaho States markets in the international trade arena. But it and Trade [GA TI] which will enable responsi man of April 12, 1986. This editorial pays trib is a price we are prepared to pay as a matter ble countries to offset the unfair trade advan- ute to these outstanding individuals. April 23, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8575 One was a plain-spoken, hard-thinking slaughter-establishments. In determining the Meat and Poultry Inspection Program pub man who'd served his country in combat appropriate level of inspection, the Secretary lished in 1985, recognized that processing and knew too well the horrors of war. Another was a witty, determined man who would be directed to consider factors includ plants with the capability or proven practice of had served his state and his community to ing first, the nature and frequency of the proc instituting their own effective quality control help those in need. essing operations in question; second, the programs reasonably might not require the on Thursday night, they died in the crash of adequacy and reliability of an establishment's going physical presence of an inspector. a small plane in eastern Idaho. processing control and sanitary procedures; Today's legislation is also supported by the Neither Pete Busch nor Terry Reilly could and third, the operator's history of compliance American Meat Institute and other industry have been described as mainstream Idaho. with the law. They were liberal Democrats swimming groups. In short, the jury is in on this issue, The Secretary enjoys no such latitude under and there is clear consensus for change. against Idaho's conservative tide. But they current law. To the contrary, he must provide were men of conscience, conviction and pur It is important to point out what this legisla pose. They will be missed. what is known as continuous inspection at all tion will not do. It will not effect slaughtering Federal establishments. As a result, the daily Mr. Busch, 51, a realtor, was a former operations, where the continuing presence of physical presence of a USDA inspector is Marine fighter pilot who had flown 400 a Federal inspector will be maintained. It will combat missions in Vietnam. His experi maintained regardless of the size, sophistica ences there turned him into a fervent oppo tion or reliability of a given facility. not mandate adoption of any particular type of nent of the nuclear arms race and of mili Such a system probably made sense when quality control system as a prerequisite to in tary aid to Central America. Congress passed the original meat inspection spection. Establishments will remain free to In 1984, Mr. Busch lost in his effort to laws in 1906. Meat processing of that era was employ whatever systems fit their own needs, unseat Sen. Jim McClure, but came back relatively simple and generally integrated so long as regulatory compliance is main this year to run against First District Con tained. The bill will also not automatically gressman Larry Craig. within a slaughtering operation. The five Mr. Busch married in late 1984. His wife, senses of the Federal inspector were the best reduce the amount of time spent by an in Charlene, died with him in the plane crash. available tools for use in an effort to assure spector at each and every establishment. Terry Reilly, 39, was a big, strapping product safety and consistency. Should the Secretary determine that it is nec Irishman from Nampa. Our predecessors in this body obviously essary, the number of inspectors in some es From 1982 to 1984 he served in the Idaho could not, however, have envisioned the tablishments could actually be increased. One Senate, but lost his bid for a second term. present day American food processing net of the key benefits of the bill will, in fact, be This year, he sought the Democratic nomi nation for lieutenant governor. At the time work. Meat and meat products already in the way in which it will serve to increase the of his death, he was campaigning on behalf spected at the time of slaughter, and frequent public health protection by enabling the Sec of a state lottery initiative. ly at other processing points as well, are used retary to utilize his resources where they will During his Senate years, Mr. Reilly as components of thousands of different prod do the most good. brought a breath of fresh air to that stodgy ucts from hot dogs to frozen entrees to meat Another major factor which recommends chamber. He got a lot of laughs, for in topped pizzas. More and more companies are the bill is the fact that it will save money. stance, with his annual "Wilted Shamrock adopting sophisticated quality control systems, USDA has estimated that passage of this leg Award" for waste in state government. But which include frequent product sampling, de he had a serious side. islation will generate some $68 million in sav Mr. Reilly was admiriistrator of Communi signed to assure continuing compliance with ings during its 5-year phase in period. The De ty Health Clinics Inc., a project he started both regulatory requirements and company partment then anticipates yearly savings of in the '70s to provide health care to Hispan specifications. approximately $27 million. ics. Community Health now operates in five In other segments of food processing, the Obviously, passage of this legislation would cities and also provides the SANE program. maintains a system of random, periodic in rent budget environment, Congress can ill Mr. Reilly was a family man, too. There spections. This leaves us with radically differ afford the luxury of failing to act in an area are certain images that linger of his Senate ent inspection systems for vegetable soup years: his two young sons, watching their where there is clear consensus for change, dad from the Senate gallery; his wife, Rosie, versus vegetable beef soup; for pepperoni where we have the opportunity to modernize filling in for him during an absence; his pizza versus mushroom pizza. Even in the an important public health program, and father looking on during Senate debate. area of poultry product processing, a parallel where we can realize such substantial sav Thursday night, in a remote part of east program maintained by USDA, the Secretary ings. The current dilemma faced by the in ern Idaho, the plane carrying Pete Busch, enjoys substantially more discretion in reach spection program also dictates that we take Charlene Busch and Terry Reilly went ing his determinations about the allocation of action. As we have seen in recent weeks, down. A lot of dreams went down with inspection resources. them. It's a sad day for all of us. under current budgetary constraints, the De For several years a variety of experts, both partment has had difficulty accommodating inside and outside of the Government, have new requests for inspection services. While recognized the maintenance of this traditional SUPPORT OF THE PROCESSED we seem to have gotten past the most recent inspection system in today's environment is PRODUCTS INSPECTION IM crisis, we need to act now to head off the outmoded, inefficient, and unnecessarily ex PROVEMENT ACT OF 1986 future risk of jobs going unfilled and a signifi pensive. In 1977 the consulting firm of Booz, HON. CHARLES W. STENHOLM Allen & Hamilton conducted a review of the cant segment of the food and argicultural program for the Department and recommend sector being unduly constrained in its daily op OF TEXAS eration, to the overall detriment of producers, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ed passage of this type of legislation. Similar sentiments were expressed in a 1977 report packers, and consumers alike. By endorsing Wednesday, April23, 1986 issued by the General Accounting Office, and the status quo, we merely perpetuate these Mr. STENHOLM. Mr. Speaker, I rise to seek reiterated in 1981. problems. By passing this legislation we begin support for legislation I am introducing today, USDA began seeking this authority in 1982, the process of allowing for more sensible ad the Processed Products Inspection Improve advising the Congress at that time the pas ministration of the inspection system, both by ment Act of 1986. I am confident that favor sage of such legislation would enable the De eliminating unnecessary expenditures and by able congressional action on this bill will pro partment to deal more efficiently and effec freeing up resources for use where they are vide substantial benefits to the consuming and tively with the many different kinds of inspec most needed. taxpaying public by making the Federal meat tion situations it faced. In 1983 the Grace I, therefore, am convinced that we face a inspection program more effective, efficient Commission came to a similar conclusion, rec rare opportunity through this legislation to and better equipped to protect the public ommending that the Secretary be given au both improve the protection of the consuming health. thority to provide more flexible inspection con public and to reduce unnecessary expendi The legislation is simple and straightfor sistent with the legislative criteria specified in tures on behalf of the taxpayer. I urge support ward. It would allow the Secretary of Agricul today's bill. of the Processed Products Inspection Im ture greater flexibility in allocating inspection Finally, the National Academy of Sciences, provement Act of 1986 as a means of accom resources to meat processing-as opposed to as part of its comprehensive review of the plishing such worthy goals. 8576 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April23, 1986
CANTERBURY E~ENTARY Mr. Speaker, as a result of Senior Citizens It is not the major losses suffered by the SCHOOL WINS NATIONAL Month, many senior adults have stayed on at property-casualty industry during the AWARD Canterbury School as permanent volunteers, recent cyclical downturn-although they were the worst in history. others have come in to conduct special It is not a new underwriting philosophy HON. LOUIS STOKES projects and still others have donated books that says we only accept business from cer to the school library. The students have bene tain kinds of clients. OFOIDO fited also, by gaining a better understanding of SERIES OF DEBILITATING EVENTS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the aging process, increasing their respect for It is a recognition of a major and deeply Wednesday, April 23, 1986 senior adults, and increasing sensitivity toward concerning change in our legal system that our senior adult population. has been developing over the past 20 to 30 Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, although much On behalf of the residents of the 21st Dis years and now has triggered a series of de has been said and written about the lack of in trict of Ohio, I wish to congratulate Principal bilitating events affecting many businesses tergenerational communication in our society, Katie Shorter, students, teachers, staff and and individuals. few will dispute the fact that a special relation parents of Canterbury Elementary School on Consider the following facts regarding ship exists between children and the elderly. receipt of the National School Public Relations only one class of insurance: Medical mal The students and staff of Canterbury Ele Association 1986 Golden Achievement Award practice: mentary School of Cleveland Heights, OH, lo and on its successful efforts to communicate From 1974 through 1983, the average cated in my district, have made a special medical malpractice plantiff's award in and interact with one of our community's most creased by more then 400%. effort to encourage and cultivate that relation valuable resources-our senior adults. The number of medical malpractice ship by annually sponsoring a Senior Citizens awards higher than $1 million increased Day. In recognition of that program, the from four in 1974 to 70 in 1983. school was recently awarded a "Golden TORT LAW CRISIS During the '70s there were two to three Achievement Award" by the National School medical malpractice suits filed for every 100 Public Relations Association. HON. DON RIITER doctors; in 1983, there were 16 for every 100 Mr. Speaker, Canterbury School is complet OF PENNSYLVANIA doctors. ing its first successful year as a magnet IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES To help void malpractice suits, doctors now order more tests than in the past, at an school with a special emphasis on communi Wednesday, April 23, 1986 additional cost estimated by the American cations skills. One of the goals of the school Mr. AlTIER. Mr. Speaker, continuing in my Medical Association to be as high as $40 bil is to increase communications with the com effort to bring pertinent information on the tort lion a year. munity, of which senior adults are a very spe law crisis to the attention of my colleagues, I Even a lawsuit defended successfully by a cial part. Because many seniors are retired doctor involves substantial cost to the trust they will find this commentary from the doctor and his or her insurer. and are longtime residents of the community, December 1985 issue of Financier, written by the Canterbury students believed that seniors One of the reasons for the continuing es Robert D. Kilpatrick, chairman of the CIGNA calation in the number of court actions asso would welcome contact with the school Corp., of interest. beyond their yearly visit to vote. They decided ciated with liability and personal injury in SUPERFUND INSURANCE PROBLEMS SYMPTOM this country is the contingent-fee system. to invite not only the grandparents of Canter OF FLAWS IN TORT SYSTEM This arrangement frequently allows a bury students to Senior Citizens Day, but ex been confirmed by eyewitnesses Henry Mor waukee Coalition. The coalition is an umbrella Is there really a new consensus in Wash genthau, U.S. Ambassador to the Ottoman group representing 60 organizations that serve ington with respect to Central America and Empire, and Kemal Ataturk, founder of the hungry, homeless, and other needy citi what to do about it? Spokesmen for the modern Turkey; by Raphael Lemkin, who zens. Reagan administration insist that there is, coined the term "genocide" and almost sin The Fund Milwaukee Coalition believes in and as proof point to what they see as grow the following principles: First, that it is critical ing agreement on Capitol Hill that the San glehandedly incorporated it into international dinistas are taking Nicaragua toward Marx law; and by both President Carter and Presi to preserve funding for health care, jobs, edu cation, and nutrition programs; second, that ism-Leninism, that Nicaragua should not dent Reagan. Rather, this denial comes from become a Soviet base, and that any assist an unwillingness to face the evil of action in responsible cuts should be made in our mili ance the Sandinistas may be giving to the others, and the evil of nonaction in ourselves. tary budget; third, that a planned, gradual re Salvadorean guerrillas ought to be stopped. For their cruelty, Armenians bear the scars; duction in the Federal deficit is necessary to In fact, there is broad agreement on those for our ignorance, humanity has suffered. ensure a healthy economy; fourth, a progres points, but the agreement isn't new. We Americans have a deep and enduring sive, equitable tax structure is needed for both The debate has never been over whether sense of justice. The morality of our people, individuals and corporations. or not the Sandinistas were Marxists or even if they were nice fellows or not. The though often obscured in the heat of political The Fund Milwaukee Coalition has often discussed with me Federal budget priorities, overwhelming majority of those who strong battle, can always be seen quiding the ship of ly disagree with the administration's policy American policy. This Nation cannot allow its especially the need for preserving the Com have all along recognized that Managua has alliance with Turkey to compromise its deeper munity Development Block Grants Program. a closer relationship with Moscow and sense of justice in the face of history. The Ar Recently, they presented me their Golden Ear Havana than the United States can be com menian genocide was one of the most devast award for listening and responding to their fortable with, that the Sandinistas have ing crimes against humanity the world has concerns. I am honored to receive this award, been guilty of human rights violations, and seen. By refusing to recognize it, the govern and I urge all Members of Congress to lend that they are not democrats. In short, they an ear to those constitutent groups who want represent a problem with which the U.S. ments of both Turkey and the United States must deal. Up to that point, there is broad are perpetuating a dangerous and immoral lie, to share their views on the Federal budget. agreement-and always has been. The dis and are helping to keep open the possibility The Fund Milwaukee Coalition should be agreement comes over how best to deal with that somewhere, sometime, it may happen applauded for their commitment and vision in the problem. again. working to improve life for Milwaukee resi The administration insists that we must In the name of the Armenians listed below dents. I wish them success on their future ef keep the pressure on the Sandinistas by who reside in the 30th District of California, I forts. helping the "contras," but it cannot point to proclaim that we will never allow the genocide a single way in which helping them has im proved the situation. It concedes that there of the Armenian people to be forgotten. We CUT THE RHETORIC ON THE are more Soviet and Cuban military person will stand by the flame of truth and justice that CONTRAS-LET'S FIND A SOLU nel in Nicaragua now than before the contra has served as a beacon to both our nations, TION THAT WILL WORK operation began, and Assistant Secretary of and to our common civilization. State Elliott Abrams has recently charged Mr. Fred Vartanian, Ms. Beatrice Vartan that those personnel are participating in ian, Ms. Sandy Vartanian, the Bozanian HON. STEPHEN L. NEAL combat. On that score the contra war has Family, Dr. Aram Tolegian, Mr. John A. OF NORTH CAROLINA resulted in the opposite of what we would Stephanian, Mr. Suren Hagopian and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have wanted: in a greater Soviet-Cuban Family, Mr. Leo Georgian, Mr. George problem rather than in a reduced one. It Nersisian, Mrs. Aaronetta Ryan, Mr. Ed Ha Wednesday, April23, 1986 has also resulted in a larger Nicaraguan gopian. Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, in rereading some Army, not a smaller one. Mrs. Anna Harryian, Ms. Lucy Keo of the massive amount of material that has Given the paucity of evidence presented sheyan, Mrs. Alice Dakessian, Mr. Max Si come across my desk concerning Contra by the administration, it is difficult to judge monian, Ms. Nellie Simonian, Mr. Dennis Si independently whether the alleged arms monian, Mr. John C. Ohanian, Mr. Roland funding, I came upon a superb article pub flow from Nicaragua to El Salvador has in Alcan, Ms. Shakeh Safoian, Mr. Hagop Sa lished in the Christian Science Monitor, in Jan creased, or even continues. The administra foian, Mr. Edward Harrigian, Mr. Harold uary of this year, and written by a distin tion insists that it continues unabated. If so, Harrigian. guished scholar on Latin American affairs, clearly contra pressure has been ineffective Mr. Simon Hovhanessian, Ms. Meline Hov Wayne S. Smith. The article neatly cuts on that score as well. hanessian, Mr. Krikor Hovhanessian, Ms. through the rhetoric that has plagued debate Certainly there has been no progress in Mary Hovhanessian, Mr. Nick Agajanian, on the House floor on this issue, clearly stat terms of opening up the internal process, Mrs. Arsha Agajanian, Mr. Annen Moloian, ing the problems we face in Nicaragua, the nor should we have expected any. A long-ac Mr. Jack Aliksianian, Mr. Lawrence Ava failings of the current policy, and suggesting a cepted rule of international politics is that kian, Mrs. Dorothy Avakian, Mr. Boris Bag you do not bring about internal liberaliza dasarian, Mr. Hagop Dikranian. logical solution. tion by mounting an external military Ms. Lucy Dikranian, Ms. Ara Dikranian, Mr. Smith finds little merit in the administra threat. The result is almost always the Mr. Armen Dikranian, Ms. Ani Dikranian, tion's current policy of applying pressure on exact opposite, and so has it been in the Nic Ms. Florence Nahabedian, Mr. and Mrs. the Nicaraguan Government through the Con- araguan case. The Sandinistas are less open 8584 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 23, 1986 to internal dialogue now than a year ago, were not the case, even if there were only a lowing, they have taught and reinforced other and much less open than two years ago. handful of critics left, I would prefer to be blacks to reach for the new frontier of flight. They have recently imposed a state of seige one of them. Those who asked aloud, just While inspiring young people to learn to fly, and cracked down more vigorously on oppo before the vote on the Tonkin Gulf Resolu sition newspapers and radio stations, some tion, whether our destroyers had really Reverend White also teaches the importance thing the administration has, as it should been under attack were on that particular of discipline and notes that flying provides the have, roundly condemned. The implications morning very much outside the mainstream. motivation for many students to improve read are clear: In terms of pluralism and internal They also happened to be right. ing and mathematics because they are re liberalization, contra pressures have helped quired to attend ground school. His program not a whit. If anything, they have made has been an outstanding success. Most stu WHERE IS H.R. 20? things worse. dents who have gone through Reverend The administration's weakest argument White's post have gone on to college or tech for aiding the contras has to do with negoti HON. JOHN EDWARD PORTER nical school. Some have gone on to military ations. If there are today shaper division on OF ILLINOIS Capitol Hill over Central American policy, it academies, and it was my privilege to nomi is because many congressmen now realize IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nate three of the school's graduates to the the administration misled them. Not sur Wednesday, April23, 1986 U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs prisingly, they bitterly resent it. Before the Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, the recent Su this year-James Anderson, Jr. of Newark; vote on contra aid last June, the administra and Ms. June Bowles and Joseph C. Caffar tion struck a reasonable posture. In a letter preme Court decision that the Federal Re serve Board cannot regulate " nonbank elli, both of East Orange. to the Senate. President Reagan said he Our community has been blessed by the in would resume bilateral talks with the Sandi banks" places the question of equitable Fed nistas. He followed with a letter to Rep. eral regulation of banking services unequivo spired and dedicated leadership of Rev. Rus Dave McCurdy age. The cost for an uncomplicated pregnan every preventive dollar invested-and consid IURATO cy is at least $5,000. Yet Federal programs erably more if long term costs are included. It such as Medicaid cover only about 43 percent is a simple and unavoidable choice-we can HON. ROBERT G. TORRICELLI of women of reproductive age who earn less pay less now or more later. than $5,000 a year. OF NEW JERSEY And these are just the initial, financial costs. An additional problem is that Medicaid The costs in terms of loss of human potential IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES offers no coverage for post partum care of are even greater. Our economic and social ca Wednesday, April 23, 1986 complications during pregnancy. Few States pabilities are diminished with each neglected even cover diagnostic services and screening Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today which is so necessary in cases of suspected and unhealthy birth. Family well-being and to honor Mr. Anthony (Tony) lurato, chief of high risk. productivity are diminished. Mothers of chil police of the city of Hackensack. On April 27, As well, there are many women who are not dren with chronic health disorders, such as 1986, Mr. lurato will be honored by the Hack eligible for Medicaid yet are unable to afford those relating to birth problems, are less likely ensack Chapter of UNICO as "Citizen of the to pay for prenatal care. In all States, Medic to work, costing the United States an estimat Year." aid is tied closely to AFDC payment levels ed $1 billion in lost maternal earnings. Many Chief lurato has dedicated countless hours and most payment levels are set at less than of these families must turn to public assist for the public safety and well being of the citi 50 percent of the Federal poverty level. In my ance for support. In addition to the impact on zens of the city of Hackensack. His distin State of South Carolina this level is particular the mother's ability to work, a child with birth guished service with the Hackensack Police ly low. The outcome is that those with the related handicaps is less likely to be able to Department spans three decades and is full of highest risk of having an unhealthy baby are be self-supporting in adulthood. The pattern of outstanding accomplishments. the least likely to receive adequate prenatal dependency on public support continues. A respected leader in the law enforcement care. I urge my colleagues to support this vital community, Tony has the honor of serving as For those who do qualify for Medicaid, the measure as an investment in our children's chairman and cofounder of the Bergen County assistance for prenatal care is minimal and health and an investment in our future. For, as Narcotics Task Force. He is currently a member of the executive board of the Bergen the assistance available for post partum care Abraham Lincoln noted "A child is a person is nonexistent. County Police Chiefs Association and a life who is going to carry on what you have start The scope and potential damage of the member of International Association of Chiefs ed * * * the fate of humanity is in his hands." problem of infant death are clear. Equally of Police. In addition, Tony has served as third clear is the significance of the factors of finan vice president for the New Jersey State Chiefs cial resources, availability of health services, of Police. and lack of understanding of the importance In recent years, Tony's dedication and ac of prenatal care in determining the health of HONORING DR. HERLINDA complishments have been recognized by his pregnant women and newborn babies. We LEONG, SUPERINTENDENT OF fellow law enforcement officers. He has had can and must address these issues. I believe LOS NIETOS SCHOOL DISTRICT the honor of receiving three Exceptional Duty that the most effective, efficient, and rapid medals and the Chief's Achievement Award way to improve access to prenatal and infant from the Bergen County Police Chief's Asso health care while saving State dollars is ciation. through full and creative use of existing pro HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES The many achievements of Chief Tony grams such as Medicaid. The Infant Mortality lurato would fill several volumes. He truly em Reduction Amendments of 1986 do just this. OF CALIFORNIA bodies the spirit and dedication of this distin This legislation will allow States to exercise IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES guished award. an option to provide prenatal care, delivery, Wednesday, April 23, 1986 It is with great honor and pleasure that I join and post partum care to women who survive so many of Tony's friends in honoring him as at or below the 100 percent of the Federal Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I ask my col "Man of the Year." poverty level. The bill also provides well-child leagues in Congress to join me in honoring a care for the infant involved up to 1 year of distinguished educator, Dr. Herlinda Leong. age, without regard to State income eligibility Dr. Leong will retire on June 8, 1986, as su A SALUTE TO THE SAN JOSE thresholds. This bill also allows States to perintendent of the Los Nietos School District MERCURY NEWS target Medicaid dollars on care for high-risk in my congressional district. Her students, pregnant women and infants without regard to friends, and the community will be honoring HON. STEPHEN J. SOLARZ family structure and without regard to cash as her outstanding service and dedication to edu OF NEW YORK sistance the family may already be receiving cation. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES under the AFDC Program. Dr. Leong was born in El Paso, TX, and Wednesday, April 23, 1986 H.R. 4630 addresses the problem of infant began her career in the Los Nietos School mortality effectively and efficiently. By altering District in 1959 as a substitute teacher. She Mr. SOLARZ. Mr. Speaker, one of the out Medicaid eligibility policy, Federal funds are in received her undergraduate degree from Mills standing examples of investigative journalism vested where they will save the most lives College, her masters in education from Whit in recent years is the series published last and the most money. By providing immediate tier College, and her Ph.D. from Nova Univer year by the San Jose Mercury News on the assistance to high-risk pregnant women and sity in Florida. She has served as the Los hidden wealth of Ferdinand and Imelda infants, the measure prevents long-term finan Nietos School District superintendent since Marcos and their associates. Few stories have cial and social costs. The human and financial 1982. achieved such a substantial and positive costs of unhealthy births are high. Every day impact on public policy. Her interests include travel, reading, garden we spend millions of dollars to save babies The Mercury News articles provided power ing, lead-glass making, and collecting Bonsai born too early, too sick, or too small to have a ful evidence to support the charges of capital fair opportunity for a healthy and productive plants. Dr. Leong is fluent in the languages of flight and corruption in the Philippines. The life. And the need for costly care for an infant English, Spanish, and Chinese. series sparked a resolution of impeachment born at risk is likely to continue for the dura Mr. Speaker, Dr. Herlinda Leong is to be against Ferdinand Marcos last summer and tion of that child's life. The costs of high tech commended for her outstanding service to the triggered an investigation by the House Sub nology neonatal intensive care far outweigh students of the Los Nietos School District. Her committee on Asian and Pacific Affairs into the costs of preventing the likelihood of a husband Hubert and her sons David, Dennis, the concealed investments by Ferdinand and baby being born with a low birth weight. and Roland are proud of the job she has done Imelda Marcos in the United States. Preventive prenatal and infant health care as superintendent. I join them and her friends A year before Imelda Marcos, with her more than pays for itself. By reducing the inci and colleagues in wishing her much success 3,000 pairs of shoes and countless other ex dence and severity of unhealthy babies, pre- and enjoyment in her well-earned retirement. amples of unparalleled conspicuous consump- 8586 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 23, 1986 tion, came into our national consciousness, pressed commodity prices, plummeting land I am speaking of the Pompeian Players of Pete Carey, Katherine Ellison, and Lewis M. values, and shrinking exports. Of course, in Our Lady of Pompei Italian Church in Syra Simons of the Mercury News were document my district, when farmers are in trouble so are cuse, NY. ing the diversion of massive amounts of the businesses that service them and the Since their inception, the players have been money from the people of the Philippines. communities in which they live. Let me make under the direction of Catholic priests. The Last week, these three reporters and their this clear: there is a depression in Idaho, as in first director, beginning in 1927, was Father newspaper received the coveted Pulitzer Prize other parts of the farm belt, and the future William Mahaney. Successive directors have Award from Columbia University in the catego provides little hope or promise. been Father Gerard Horan, Father Mahaney ry of international reporting. I cannot think of It is within this context that I vehemently who returned to direct shows from 1938 to more deserving recipients of this high honor oppose raising the outside income allowed to 1942, Father Francis Furfaro, and Father than these three intrepid and insightful report Members. I am sympathetic to my constitu Charles L. Borgognoni who began his tenure ers. I only regret that the Village Voice, which ents who truly need relief from a crisis not of in 1950, and still, as director, recently an last October published a remarkable piece of their making. I am not, and let me emphasize nounced that no theater productions are research and reporting by Joe Conason and "not," sympathetic to those 72 Members of planned in 1987. Bill Bastone, entitled "Marcos Takes Manhat Congress asking for a $7,500 raise. The idea of going into show business was tan" did not receive a Pulitzer as well. The Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to strike conceived as a method of reducing the parish Voice story was critically important to our sub yesterday's action so that we can send a debt incurred by the construction of the committee in our successful efforts to show signal to the American public that we know it church. The earliest performances took place that Mr. and Mrs. Marcos control a real estate is for them that we work and it is their inter on a small stage in the church basement empire in the State of New York worth roughly ests that come first. which now serves as the cafeteria. As the $350 million. fame and popularity of the theater company Like the article in the Voice, the series in grew, performances were moved to larger fa the Mercury News stands in the finest tradi IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL SECRETARY'S WEEK cilities at the Franklin School, then to even tion of American journalism. It is indeed ap bigger facilities at the spacious Grant Junior propriate that an investigation carried out by High School auditorium which offered 1,1 00 the free press in our country helped to facili HON. HOWARD WOLPE seats. tate the restoration of freedom and democra OF MICHIGAN In 1956, the Pompeian Players went "big cy in another nation. Pete Carey, Katherine IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES time" while presenting the musical comedy Ellison, and Lewis Simons have brought great "Of Thee I Sing" in a series of performances credit to their newspaper, their profession, and Wednesday, April 23, 1986 at Grant Auditorium and the RKO Keith's The their country by the marvelous work they have Mr. WOLPE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ater in downtown Syracuse. done. take this opportunity to pay tribute to the sec Playing the big theater stages of the time retaries in my district who-along with the rest became routine. Besides Keith's, the Pampa AGAINST HONORARIUM of the country-are celebrating National Sec ian Players performed at the Empire, Lowe's INCREASE retary's Week. and Paramount theaters before, beginning in This week, April 21-25, is dedicated to sec 1977, staging productions in the Onondaga HON. RICHARD STALLINGS retaries to give recognition to their contribu County Civic Center. tion to the operations of businesses, govern Performances throughout the years have in OF IDAHO ment, organizations, and associations. Clearly, cluded such shows as "South Pacific," "Guys IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES none of these entities could survive without and Dolls," "Oklahoma," "Hello Dolly," Wednesday, April 23, 1986 the skills provided by highly professional and "Marne," and "My Fair Lady." Their closing Mr. STALLINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup dedicated secretaries. production this season will be "Annie." port of the resolution which would repeal the Mr. Speaker, one almost never hears of From the original concept of using show underhanded and outrageous action taken secretaries included in the praise accorded to proceeds to pay off the church debt, the Pom yesterday, apparently with the consent of the a company or organization for its performance peian Players expanded their goals and went House leadership-Republican and Democrat and prompt and agreeable service. Yet secre on to make significant contributions to Our alike-to increase the limit on outside income taries are, indeed, an integral part of that or Lady of Pompei Parish by providing funds for for House Members from 30 to 40 percent of ganization's structure which allows it to oper land acquisition, additional buildings, facilities salary. This increase represents an annual ate effectively and efficiently. It is my hope, and equipment. Through benefit perform raise of about $7,500, from $22,530 to Mr. Speaker, that employers will not only take ances, the players have helped the Red $30,400, to those few Members, 72, in fact, advantage of this opportunity to show in con Cross, the War Relief Fund, the Columbus who receive more than $20,000 in honoraria cert with the rest of the Nation their full appre Monument Fund and other worthy organiza in 1984. ciation of their secretaries' contribution to the tions, including those of other faiths. Show It is not necessary for me to repeat what so organization, but also will continue to express profits currently are shared between Our Lady many of my colleagues have rightly con this appreciation on a regular basis. of Pompei Church and the Catholic Center at demned. It was a blatant and raw abuse of Syracuse University. On Saturday, the third of this coming month, power that hardens the perception, however A SALUTE TO THE POMPEIAN the Pompeian Players will hold their first justified, that public officials are insensitive PLAYERS WHO HAVE EN and black integrity. Like any incredible and in RICHED THE PEOPLE OF CEN alumni party at the Onondaga County War defensible act, the action itself speaks far TRAL NEW YORK Memorial. From among the several hundred of louder than the words of indignation that I, or the more than 1,250 alumni from throughout others, may heap upon it. It was wrong and America who plan to attend the reunion is the that is all that needs to be said. HON. GEORGE C. WORTLEY company's oldest, living original player, Mr. Nevertheless, Mr. Chairman, the leadership OF NEW YORK Vincenzo Salomons. He is 92. action should be put into perspective. As my IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES What he and fellow members of this illustri colleagues know, I represent a predominantly ous troup have contributed to the cultural, agricultural district in southeast Idaho. It is Wednesday, April 23, 1986 spiritual and physical enhancement of our beautiful country and the people there are Mr. WORTLEY. Mr. Speaker, it is with singu Greater Syracuse community over the last 60 tough and independent. But they are in trou lar pride that I commend the attention of our years will be remembered with gratitude. ble now because of Federal Government poli colleagues in the Congress to a dedicated As Shakespeare wrote, "The play's the cies that deliberately sacrificed their interests and richly talented theater group that is about thing." in correcting other, presumably more impor to bring down the curtain after six decades of Mr. Speaker, the Pompeian Players did their tant, economic interests like high inflation and extraordinary service to the people of central thing with a verve and dedication that will interest rates. These policies have led to de- New York. remain indelible. April 23, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8587 NATIONAL EXTENSION HOME marks section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD partments of Labor, Health and MAKERS COUNCIL CELE on Monday and Wednesday of each week. Human Services, and Education, and BRATES 50 YEARS OF SERVICE Any changes in committee scheduling will certain related agencies. TO OUR NATION be indicated by placement of an asterisk to SD-116 Finance the left of the name of the unit conducting Business meeting, to mark up proposed HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG such meetings. legislation providing for revisions in Meetings scheduled for Thursday, April 24, OF FLORIDA Federal tax laws. 1986, may be found in the Daily Digest of SD-215 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today's RECORD. 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 1986 Appropriations MEETINGS SCHEDULED Defense Subcommittee Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, the Na To hold hearings on proposed budget es tional Extension Homemakers Council cele APRIL25 timates for fiscal year 1987 for certain brates its 50th anniversary of service to our 9:30a.m. defense programs. Nation next month. Finance SD-192 More than 600,000 volunteers in 44 States Health Subcommittee Appropriations contribute in a wide variety of ways to improve To hold hearings on proposals to modify HUn-Independent Agencies Subcommit the quality of life in our communities. through the Medicare physicians payment tee educational activities, local councils like that in system. To hold hearings on proposed budget es Pinellas County, FL, which I represent, provide SD-215 timates for fiscal year 1987 for the De partment of Housing and Urban De information and programs on citizenship, the 10:00 a.m. Judiciary velopment and certain independent arts, family life, health, housing, nutrition, and Immigration and Refugee Policy Subcom agencies. safety. The Pinellas County council has mittee SD-124 touched our lives in Florida in so many ways To hold hearings on proposed legislation Appropriations and will gather next week to honor the nation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1987 Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, al program's 50th anniversary. This special for the Immigration and Naturaliza and Related Agencies Subcommittee program will pay tribute to the valuable contri tion Service, Department of Justice. To hold hearings on proposed budget es butions council members have made to their SD-226 timates for fiscal year 1987 for the 2:00p.m. Federal Bureau of Investigation and communities for half a century, and will honor Finance those individuals who have been 50-year Drug Enforcement Administration, Business meeting, to mark up proposed Department of Justice. members. legislation providing for revisions in S-146, Capitol Homemakers extension organizations have Federal tax laws. Armed Services been active throughout our Nation for more SD-215 Closed business meeting, to discuss the than 65 years, but it was in 1936 that these APRIL 28 Department of Defense funding level individual groups formed one national organi 9:30a.m. as contained in the President's budget zation. Since then, their list of achievements is Judiciary for fiscal year 1987, and to consider impressive. The national council contributed to To hold hearings on S. 2163, to make pending military nominations. several important efforts to help our Nation necessary and appropriate amend SR-222 during the difficult years of World War II. The ments to the antitrust laws governing Energy and Natural Resources service by any person as a director of council was also influential in starting food nu Energy Research and Development Sub two or more competing corporations committee trition programs in our schools which has engaged in interstate commerce. To hold oversight hearings on proposed evolved into the national school lunch pro SD-226 budget requests for fiscal year 1987 for gram. Council members today provide valua 10:30 a.m. the Department of Energy, focusing ble guidance to 4-H clubs throughout our Finance on nuclear activities. country, promote voter registration drives, and Business meeting, to mark up proposed SD-366 have increased public awareness about seat legislation providing for revisions in Judiciary belt safety. Federal tax laws. To hold hearings on proposed legislation SD-215 authorizing funds for the Department Mr. Speaker, the dedicated volunteers of 11:00 a.m. the Pinellas County Extension Homemakers Small Business of Justice. Council are representative of the important To hold oversight hearings on the imple SD-226 work council members do throughout our mentation of Title XVIII, authorizing 2:00p.m. funds for the Small Business Adminis Appropriations Nation to raise the standards of community Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit life. I join with the members of the Pinellas tration, of the Reconciliation Act . Commission. SD-366 SD-430 April23, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8591 SEPTEMBER 24 budget estimates for fiscal year 1987 APRIL 29 9:30a.m. for intelligence programs. 10:00 a.m. Labor and Human Resources S-407. Capitol Select on Indian Affairs Business meeting, to consider pending To hold hearings on S. 2105, S. 2106, and calendar business. S. 2107, bills to provide for the settle SD-430 ment of certain claims of the Papago Tribe of Arizona. APRIL 25 SR-385 9:30a.m. MAYl CANCELLATIONS Appropriations 9:30a.m. Labor, Health and Human Services, Edu Labor and Human Resources cation, and Related Agencies Subcom Labor Subcommittee APRIL24 mittee To hold oversight hearings on employee 10:00 a.m. To hold hearings on the impact of pro benefit and pension policy implica Appropriations posed budget estimates on health re tions contained in proposed tax reform Defense Subcommittee search programs. legislation. To hold closed hearings on proposed SD-138 SD-430
