H8332 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 16, 2001 provide for future cybersecurity in an This is one way to send a visible, cisely to come to the capital. As a lit- insecure world. powerful message to the terrorists. Let tle girl growing up during World War Mr. Speaker, I thank the staff of the them see Americans streaming into II, this capital was crowded with people Committee on Science and Technology their capital to show they simply can- from all over the United States, people for their assistance in drafting this leg- not be terrorized. The city has been in the service, civilians. It was a bustle islation, as well as the strong and hard hurt by September 11 because Sep- of activity. It needs to be a bustle of efforts of Ms. Brooke Davidson on my tember 11 continues for us. It simply activity today not only because the staff, who has worked on this issue has not stopped. First came September capital needs the capital that people very diligently. 11. But then came the shutdown of Na- would bring in the form of funds, but it f tional Airport, the only airport in the needs the bustle of activity in order to United States to be shut down, and it help the country return to normalcy. CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OF was shut down for 3 entire weeks. Try Members going home to their con- HOUSE AND RECESS OR AD- to think of your hometown without an stituents can lead the way. If they hear JOURNMENT OF SENATE UNTIL airport. from you, the leader in your district, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2001 Then came fear of flying and then that it is safe to come to Washington, The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- fear of anthrax. Nothing has happened you can help wipe away fear of an- fore the House the following privileged in our city and in our country since thrax, and especially fear of flying now Senate concurrent resolution (S. Con. September 11. The only people to be that we have passed the airline secu- Res. 85) providing for conditional ad- struck by anthrax are those who rity bill so proudly here this afternoon. journment of the House and recess or worked in the back room of Brentwood. When you come back, bring some of adjournment of the Senate on Tuesday, Even those who opened the envelope in your constituents with you to the Na- November 27, 2001. the Hart Building have not gotten the tion’s capital. The Clerk read the Senate concur- disease. Surely people coming to the Happy Thanksgiving. rent resolution, as follows: city have nothing to fear. The close- f ON ES down of the airport and the anthrax S. C . R . 85 IN OPPOSITION TO ANDEAN TRADE scare were a one-two punch right at Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- ACT’S TUNA PROVISIONS resentatives concurring), That when the House the gut of the Nation’s capital. adjourns on the legislative day of Friday, Mr. Speaker, I am not asking for The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. November 16, 2001, Saturday, November 17, funds for the Nation’s capital. I am FORBES). Under the Speaker’s an- 2001, Monday, November 19, 2001, or Tuesday, asking for Members’ constituents to nounced policy of January 3, 2001, the November 20, 2001, on a motion offered pursu- visit the capital of the United States. gentleman from American Samoa (Mr. ant to this concurrent resolution by its Ma- I spoke to a student group on the FALEOMAVAEGA) is recognized for 60 jority Leader or his designee, it stand ad- minutes as the designee of the minor- journed until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Novem- Mall last Saturday, and I am speaking ber 27, 2001, or until Members are notified to to a group of teachers and principals ity leader. reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this con- this Saturday from around the coun- Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, current resolution, whichever occurs first; try. No student should graduate from I could not help but feel it necessary to and that when the Senate recesses or ad- high school without coming to the Na- take this special order with the hope journs at the close of business on Friday, No- tion’s capital, and yet there have been that my colleagues in the House, as vember 16, 2001, or Saturday, November 17, cancellation after cancellation of stu- well as the American people, can ap- 2001, on a motion offered pursuant to this dent tours. preciate my concerns about the provi- concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader sions of a certain piece of legislation or his designee, it stand recessed or ad- b 1600 that was just recently passed by this journed until noon on Tuesday, November 27, 2001, or at such other time on that day as The capital needs your help. In the Chamber. This is in reference to H.R. may be specified by its Majority Leader or D.C. Subcommittee we learned that 3009, the Andean Trade Agreement bill. his designee in the motion to recess or ad- double-digit unemployment may be Mr. Speaker, the current trade policy journ, or until Members are notified to reas- predicted here, 10,000 small businesses with regards to canned tuna has pro- semble pursuant to section 2 of this concur- hanging on, half of our hotel and res- vided significant benefits to certain rent resolution, whichever occurs first. taurant workers out of work. This is Latin America countries, namely, Bo- SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the heartbreaking because the Nation’s livia, Colombia, Peru, as well as Ecua- Majority Leader of the Senate, acting jointly capital was doing so well coming out of dor, while maintaining an industrial after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the a control board period. But now we are tuna processing base in the United Senate, shall notify the Members of the on the front line of the homeland war. States. Since the enactment of the An- House and the Senate, respectively, to reas- Of course, we need a targeted stim- dean Trade Agreement 10 years ago, semble at such place and time as they may ulus for the Nation’s capital like New the number of tuna factories in that re- designate whenever, in their opinion, the York got, but we are not asking for gion, the Andean region in South public interest shall warrant it. that this afternoon. We are asking you America, has actually increased by 229 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without to help us let the free market do it. percent. Production capacity now is up objection, the Senate concurrent reso- Bring the tourists back. Remind your 400 percent. Direct employment is up lution is concurred in. constituents that your capital is open by 257 percent. U.S. exports have grown There was no objection. for business and you want to see them from about $15 million to $100 million A motion to reconsider was laid on in your offices, you want to see them annually. the table. and begin to have the same kind of dia- In addition, the U.S. tuna industry f logue with them that you had before has invested well over $30 million in September 11. new facilities and vessels. However, I VISIT NATION’S CAPITAL Tell them to visit, not to cancel. Tell must repeat, extending this agreement The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a them there are bargains here now, bar- by providing duty-free treatment to previous order of the House, the gentle- gains there will not be here a year from canned tuna from our Andean friends woman from the District of Columbia now. Of course, tours are not available and countries there in Latin America, (Ms. NORTON) is recognized for 5 min- in the Capitol and I very much regret especially Ecuador, in my humble opin- utes. that. But we are coming up to the ion, Mr. Speaker, will practically de- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I come to point where tours once again will be stroy the entire U.S. tuna industry. the floor this afternoon not only to available. In any case, they can come I have heard the argument that Con- wish a happy holiday to my colleagues, and sit in the gallery, they can come to gress has included canned tuna both in but to ask them this Thanksgiving to your office and they can come and the Caribbean Basin Initiative, as well carry a message home. I ask my col- walk around the Capitol on their own. as NAFTA, and some have questioned leagues to ask their constituents to This is not the time for Americans to why are we not doing the same for Ec- visit them and visit their Nation’s cap- turn their back on their own capital. A uador and the Andean region. The sim- ital. war in our homeland is the time pre- ple answer is that no other country

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:07 Nov 17, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16NO7.135 pfrm02 PsN: H16PT1 November 16, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8333 that has been extended this benefit has The CEO of Chicken of the Sea has holding together the economy of my the potential to literally wipe out and already noted that if the Andean Trade district. American Samoa’s only ad- destroy the entire U.S. tuna industry. Agreement includes duty-free treat- vantage in the global marketplace is Mr. Speaker, Ecuador alone has a ment of canned tuna, its operations in duty-free access to the U.S. market. production capacity equivalent to 2,250 American Samoa will be forced to lay What price has American Samoa paid tons per day. Using a 5-day workweek, off over 1,000 cannery workers, and that to have U.S. trade privileges, I ask. this equates to a production capacity is just for starters. StarKist has testi- As a Territory of the United States, equivalent to 48.6 million cases per fied that if Ecuador is given the same our men and women have paid the ulti- year. Using a 6-day workweek, Ecua- trade preference as the U.S. territory mate sacrifice in military service to dor’s production capacity will be equiv- of American Samoa, its production our Nation. American Samoa pledges alent to 58.5 million cases per year. would almost immediately shift to low its allegiance to the United States. Ec- To put this in perspective, U.S. con- labor cost areas like Ecuador. uador and other Latin American coun- sumption is at 45.3 million cases per Mr. Speaker, I specifically asked tries do not. American Samoa has been year. In short, Ecuador could produce StarKist and Heinz executives what fi- the backbone of StarKist sales. The enough canned tuna to flood the U.S. nancial loss StarKist would incur if Andean countries have not. In the past market. Brand names like Chicken of canned tuna was not included in the 25 years, StarKist and Chicken of the the Sea and Bumble Bee, brand names Andean Trade Agreement. I was told that Americans have come to trust, in Sea have exported almost $6 billion that StarKist would suffer no economic worth of canned tuna from American my opinion will be eliminated from the loss. In other words, StarKist is the grocery shelves. It is even questionable Samoa to the United States. Thanks to only one who is pushing for this be- American Samoa, StarKist is now the whether tuna from Ecuador is dolphin- cause of the low labor costs among An- safe. So serious are these issues that number one brand of tuna in the world dean countries. today. Mexico now even levies a 24 percent I wish to note that the minimum duty, last year, on canned tuna ex- Mr. Speaker, why is it that StarKist wage in American Samoa is at $3.20 per and the parent company Heinz Cor- ported from Ecuador. hour, which is, by far, way below even Mr. Speaker, it is also important to poration are pushing to allow tuna im- our own national minimum wage struc- note that Ecuador levies a 20 percent ports to come to the United States ture. It reminds me of the words of- duty on imported tuna from the United duty-free from the Andean countries fered by the late Senator Borah from States. and yet are opposed by two other major I am all for free trade, but I am also Idaho when the issue of fair labor tuna processing centers here in the for fair trade. The fact of the matter is, standards was debated in the Congress United States and even by the entire more than 10,000 jobs in American as far back as 1937. U.S. tuna fishing fleet here in our Samoa, Puerto Rico and California will Senator Borah said, ‘‘I look upon a country? minimum wage such as will afford a de- be lost if H.R. 3009 passes in its current At a recent hearing, a StarKist offi- cent living as a part of a sound na- form. Why? Because the minimum cial testified, ‘‘StarKist will continue tional policy. I would abolish a wage wage rate for cannery workers in Ecua- to sell and can tuna. However, the his- scale below a decent standard of living dor is 69 cents per hour, Mr. Speaker, tory of tuna canning in the U.S. and just as I would abolish slavery. If it which in my humble opinion brings us Puerto Rico has demonstrated quite disturbed business, it would be the to the real issue of this legislation. clearly that StarKist will also take price we must pay for good citizens. I Mr. Speaker, H.J. Heinz Corporation, whatever action is required to remain take the position that a man who em- the parent company of StarKist Tuna cost competitive.’’ Is this why StarKist ploys another must pay him sufficient Company, has lobbied aggressively for and Heinz Corporation are such strong to enable the one employed to live.’’ the inclusion of canned tuna in the An- supporters of the trade agreement that Senator Pepper from Florida then dean Trade Agreement. But it must be the entire U.S. tuna industry opposes? asked the Senator, ‘‘What if he cannot made clear that StarKist Tuna Com- At 69 cents per hour for wages earned pany is the only U.S. tuna processor afford to pay it?’’ Senator Borah responded, ‘‘If he can- for cannery workers in Ecuador, I can that supports duty-free treatment for understand why StarKist is pushing for canned tuna exported from Ecuador. not afford to pay it, then he should close up the business. No business has a passage of this legislation. Put another way, StarKist is the only Mr. Speaker, the U.S. International U.S. tuna processor willing, in my right to coin the very lifeblood of workmen into dollars and cents. Every Trade Commission conducted section opinion, to sell out American workers 201 and section 332 investigations in in exchange for 69-cent-per-hour wages man or woman who is worthy of hire is 1984, 1986, 1990 and 1992 to determine if that StarKist now pays its tuna work- entitled to sufficient compensation to canned tuna was an import-sensitive ers in Ecuador. maintain a decent standard of living. I As you know now, Mr. Speaker, insist that American industry can pay product. In each case they overwhelm- American Samoa is the home of the its employees enough to enable them ingly concluded that canned tuna is an largest tuna cannery facility in the to live.’’ import-sensitive product. The facts world. One facility, currently operated Quite frankly, Mr. Speaker, I agree that made canned tuna an import-sen- by StarKist, a subsidiary of Heinz Cor- with Senator Borah. StarKist, like any sitive product in the ITC studies still poration, employs about 2,700 workers. other industry, should pay its employ- apply today. With the advent of canned The other facility is operated by Chick- ees proper wages. That was one of the tuna from low-wage countries, retail en of the Sea of California and cur- big issues in the 1930s when the ques- pricing of canned tuna, when adjusted rently employs about 2,500 workers. tion of labor minimum wages was de- for inflation, has dropped by 53 percent Together, these two companies employ bated in the Congress. The fear was between 1980 and 2000. more than 74 percent of my district’s that if some kind of a minimum wage Canned tuna represents a tremendous workforce in the private sector. Ap- standard would be established, there value versus other sources of canned proximately 85 percent of the private would be chaos in the business indus- protein. In May of 2000, light meat tuna sector jobs in my district are depend- try, especially in those days in the retail prices were 10 cents per ounce ent, either directly or indirectly, upon South, which was always looked upon while albacore retail tuna prices were the tuna fishing and processing indus- as an area of low labor costs, 10 to 12 23 cents per ounce. Competitive pro- try. As Malcolm Stockwell, the former cents an hour for a 10-hour workday, teins were significantly more expen- vice president of StarKist Seafood, re- even among children at the time, I sup- sive. That is, canned chicken was sell- cently testified before a Senate com- pose. What they found out is that when ing at 40 cents per ounce, canned tur- mittee, ‘‘A decrease in production or they did establish a minimum wage key at 40 cents per ounce, Spam at 33 departure of one or both of the existing standard since the 1930s, there was tre- cents per ounce and corned beef was tuna processors in American Samoa mendous economic growth in the econ- selling at 20 cents per ounce. could devastate the local economy, re- omy. Due to the intense competitive envi- sulting in massive unemployment and When all is said and done, Mr. Speak- ronment caused by low-cost foreign im- insurmountable financial problems.’’ er, tuna processing is the only industry ports, retail prices of canned tuna in

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 03:19 Nov 17, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16NO7.138 pfrm02 PsN: H16PT1 H8334 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 16, 2001 the U.S. are the lowest among all de- For example, in 1990, four of the five developed the western tropical fishing veloped nations of the world. The com- tuna processing facilities in Puerto grounds where they operate today. parison includes Australia, Canada, Rico have closed. Once the largest em- In the year 2000, the U.S. tuna fishing France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the ployer in Puerto Rico, with more than fleet now has been surpassed by Tai- United Kingdom. 15,000 jobs in 1990, Bumble Bee now op- wan, Spain, South Korea, Mexico, Ec- U.S. tuna processors face significant erates the last processing facility in uador, Venezuela, Japan, and France; wage disparities when compared with Puerto Rico with less than 1,000 work- and we are no longer the dominant foreign tuna processors. Average hour- ers. fishing nation that we once were. ly wages in the U.S. processing facili- Bumble Bee has stated that they will U.S. tuna boat owners are disadvan- ties in California, Puerto Rico and close their Puerto Rico factory within taged, as they are required to abide by American Samoa are approximately 6 months if tuna is included in the strict safety, personal liability, regu- $11, $6.50 and $3.20, respectively. ATPA. The key reason is the hourly latory and environmental and con- b 1615 labor rate differential of $6.50 an hour servation standards that are vigorously in Puerto Rico versus 69 cents an hour enforced by the U.S. Department of Average hourly labor rates in the key in Ecuador. That is obvious. Commerce National Marine Fisheries exporting countries of Thailand and Chicken of the Sea has closed their Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. Ecuador are approximately 60 cents tuna processing facility in Terminal Is- These standards are not observed by and 69 cents per hour respectively. It should also be noted, Mr. Speaker, land in California, while Bumble Bee foreign-flag vessels and are not even that tuna processors in foreign nations still operates its Santa Fe Springs enforced by their respective govern- are not required to abide by the same plant in California. Total employment ments. health, welfare, safety, regulatory, has dropped from 1,000 now to a mere Mr. Speaker, as an example, between conservation or even environmental 300. 1997 and the year 2000, Ecuadorian- and standards imposed upon U.S. tuna Bumble Bee has stated that if tuna is Colombian-flag tuna fishing vessels in- processors. In addition, they often re- included in APTA, they will shift at curred more than 900 violations of ceive government and other financial least half of their California produc- Inter-American Tropical Tuna Com- subsidies that provide an unfair eco- tion to Ecuador within 12 months, re- mission regulations, with the acronym nomic advantage. sulting in the loss of more than 100 of IATTC. The IATTC is a multilateral The quantity of tuna imports meas- jobs. This will probably lead to the full organization that establishes fishing ured in kilograms between 1990 and the closure of their California factory regulations in the eastern tropical Pa- year 2000 has increased by 20.3 percent. within 2 years. cific Ocean. While the IATTC reports Within this number, canned tuna im- My district has not lost either of the violations, the flag countries of the ports have increased by 10 percent, two tuna processing facilities yet, op- violating vessels are to take enforce- while imports of frozen tuna loins have erated by both Chicken of the Sea and ment action. To date, of the 900 viola- increased by 67.3 percent. StarKist, Mr. Speaker. However, in De- tions only three, only three have been Specifically, Mr. Speaker, as it re- partment of Labor wage hearings over resolved. lates to Ecuador and Colombia in 1990 the past 10 years, both Chicken of the The U.S. State Department, which before the U.S.-Andean trade agree- Sea and StarKist have stated emphati- represents the U.S. and the IATTC, is ment was enacted, Ecuador and Colom- cally that any increase in wage rates well aware of these violations and has bia tuna exports to the United States will increase in the shift of production the authority to impose a U.S. embar- represented only 2.6 percent of total to lower-wage countries. go on fishery products from Ecuador U.S. tuna imports. In other words, in Based on these testimonies, a total and Colombia to force compliance with 1990 the total value of tuna that was hourly wage increase since 1990 has international conservation regulation. imported from tuna loins and canned been approximately 20 cents per hour, However, and unfortunately, Mr. loins from these two countries was at which to me personally, Mr. Speaker, Speaker, they have not yet taken any $9.7 million. is an insult, much less than the in- action. In the year 2000, after 10 years of the crease in the U.S. minimum wage over Mr. Speaker, if tuna is included in Andean trade agreement in force, Ec- the same period of time. The minimum the APTA, the eastern tropical Pacific uador and Colombia tuna exports to wage in Samoa is less than half that of fishing grounds will become more valu- the U.S. represents now 23.3 percent of the U.S. despite American Samoa being able. However, the U.S. tuna fishing the total U.S. tuna imports. This rep- a U.S. territory. American Samoa rec- fleet, which developed this fishery in resents a 796.2 percent increase, Mr. ognizes that any decreases in tuna sec- the 1960s and the 1970s, cannot return Speaker, over 10 years and an tor employment can decimate their to the ETP, as Mexico, Ecuador and annualized rate of growth of 24.5 per- fragile economy where the tuna indus- Venezuela have systematically taken cent. try represents 88 percent of private sec- up all available fishing licenses and Mr. Speaker, these increases in ex- tor employment. quotas. ports have been enabled by a tremen- I do not know, Mr. Speaker, how If tuna is included in the APTA, em- dous expansion of Ecuadorian and Co- would you describe the disparity in ployment in my own district in tuna lombian tuna processing and fishing in- wage rates, whether or not 69 cents per processing facilities will be reduced, dustries. As I stated earlier, factories hour in Ecuador would be considered the U.S. fleet will lose their largest are now increased from 7 to 23 percent. cheap labor or slave labor. I sometimes market for selling their catch, and Annual production capacity has in- have a very difficult time distin- they will become competitively dis- creased from 108 million cases per ton guishing between the two standards. advantaged versus all other inter- to 500 million tons. Direct employment Chicken of the Sea has stated that if national fleets. has increased from 3,500 employees now tuna is included in APTA, they will All of the major U.S. tuna boat own- to 12,500 employees or an increase of shift about half of their workers in ers have stated that if tuna is included 257 percent. The fleet, which was non- American Samoa to Ecuador within 12 in this bill, they will immediately existent 10 years ago, now represents months; and like I said, that is just the begin the process of divesting their the second largest tuna fishing fleet in beginning. ownership positions in their vessels the eastern tropical Pacific, right Concerning our tuna fishing fleet, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, below Mexico. The Ecuadorian fleet this is one of the other great concerns and the vessels will ultimately move to now catches more than 35 percent of that I have concerning this legislation, foreign ownership. the total tuna landed out of the east Mr. Speaker. As the vessels move to foreign owner- tropical Pacific. In 1990, the U.S. tuna fishing fleet ship, Mr. Speaker, the U.S. would lose As imports have increased, U.S. pro- was the dominant fleet in the world, al- its voice in multinational conservation duction volumes have declined because lowing the U.S. to exert leadership in efforts. trade benefits provided to foreign na- international conservation efforts. The Mr. Speaker, the U.S. tuna proc- tions make it difficult for U.S. proc- U.S. fleet developed the eastern trop- essing and fishing industry has sup- essing facilities to compete. ical Pacific fishing grounds and then ported the objectives of the Andean

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 03:19 Nov 17, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16NO7.139 pfrm02 PsN: H16PT1 November 16, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8335 trade agreement for the past 10 years Bumble Bee is the leading brand of EXTENSION OF REMARKS despite the fact that canned tuna was canned seafood with number or two po- By unanimous consent, permission to excluded from the actual agreement. sitions in salmon, shrimp, crab, sar- revise and extend remarks was granted To ensure the survival of the U.S. tuna dines, and other canned seafood vari- to: processing and fishing industry, and to eties. Mr. CRANE, following the remarks of recognize the support they have pro- Bumble Bee operates tuna, shrimp Mr. SHAW during debate on H.R. 3009. vided for the Andean pact nations, I and surimi processing facilities in Cali- would certainly hope that the U.S. fornia, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, Min- f Congress would continue to exclude nesota, Ecuador, Fiji, and even Trini- LEAVE OF ABSENCE canned tuna from the provisions of this dad. By unanimous consent, leave of ab- Bumble Bee is the largest buyer of bill. sence was granted to: Mr. Speaker, excluding canned tuna canned salmon in the world and the Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas from APTA will not negatively impact largest customer of U.S.-owned proc- (at the request of Mr. GEPHARDT) for the economies of Ecuador and Colom- essing locations in the State of Alaska. today on account of illness. bia, I can assure. In fact, Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee sources raw material Mrs. BONO (at the request of Mr. which has a $30 million tuna processing from U.S. fishing vessels harvesting ARMEY) for today on account of attend- facility with more than 1,200 employees tuna, salmon, pollock, whiting, shrimp ing the dedication of a statue to her in Ecuador, will continue to invest and and other fish species in the major late husband, Sonny Bono, in Palm grow in that region. oceans of the world. Excluding canned tuna from APTA Mr. Speaker, I want to personally Springs, California. will support more than 10,000 U.S. tuna thank again the gentleman from Cali- f processing and fishing jobs in Cali- fornia (Mr. THOMAS), the chairman of SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED fornia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Committee on Ways and Means, By unanimous consent, permission to and the entire U.S. tuna fishing fleet and the gentleman from New York (Mr. address the House, following the legis- whose jobs will be at risk, obviously. RANGEL), our senior ranking member, Excluding canned tuna from the for their offered assistance to continue lative program and any special orders APTA will support my district’s econ- our efforts to formulate some resolu- heretofore entered, was granted to: omy where some 85 to 88 percent of the tion to my concerns relative to the (The following Members (at the re- private sector employment is provided U.S. tuna industry. quest of Mr. BAIRD) to revise and ex- by the tuna industry. I would be remiss if I did not also ex- tend their remarks and include extra- Exclusion of canned tuna for the press my personal thanks and apprecia- neous material:) APTA will support the U.S. tuna fish- tion especially to my colleague and Mr. DEFAZIO, for 5 minutes, today. ing fleet of approximately 50 vessels, as friend, the gentleman from California Mrs. DAVIS of California, for 5 min- I have stated earlier, out of American (Mr. CUNNINGHAM), without whom we utes, today. Samoa and supply the U.S. canneries would not have gone this far to find a Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, for 5 minutes, while giving the U.S. a strong voice, solution hopefully to the needs of our today. hopefully, in multinational fisheries workers and the entire U.S. tuna indus- Mr. LANGEVIN, for 5 minutes, today. conservation. try. Mr. EDWARDS, for 5 minutes, today. Mr. Speaker, the U.S. represents the I also want to thank Mr. Dennis Ms. KAPTUR, for 5 minutes, today. largest market for canned tuna con- Mussell, the CEO of Chicken of the Mr. OBEY, for 5 minutes, today. sumption in the world. It is estimated Seafood Company, and Mr. Chris Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, for 5 min- that the U.S. represents 28 percent of Lischewski, the CEO of Bumble Bee utes, today. that global consumption. Seafood, and Mr. Julius Zolezzi and Mr. BAIRD, for 5 minutes, today. Canned tuna is consumed by 96 per- Paul Crampe who represented some 50 Ms. NORTON, for 5 minutes, today. cent of U.S. households. boat owners and who make up the en- (The following Members (at the re- Canned tuna represents the number tire U.S. tuna fishing fleet through the quest of Mr. SHIMKUS) to revise and ex- three item in U.S. grocery stores based United Tuna Cooperative. tend their remarks and include extra- on dollar sales per linear foot per shelf Mr. Speaker, I do not mind that we neous material:) space. work with our colleagues to address Mr. SHIMKUS, for 5 minutes, today. Three U.S. brands, Bumble Bee, the social and economic needs of our f StarKist and Chicken of the Sea, rep- friends in the Andean region. We have resent more than 85 percent of U.S. been doing this now for the past 10 SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT tuna consumption. years since the Andean trade agree- RESOLUTION REFERRED I would like to share with my col- ment was enacted. Bills of the Senate and a concurrent leagues some interesting facts to con- My only concern, Mr. Speaker, is resolution of the following titles were sider. Bumble Bee Seafoods, Incor- that our national policy also now is to taken from the Speaker’s table and, porated, is a U.S. corporation sacrifice the entire U.S. tuna industry under the rule, referred as follows: headquartered in San Diego, Cali- in order to accommodate the economic S. 1202. An act to amend the Ethics in Gov- fornia, with revenues of approximately needs of our friends from Ecuador, Bo- ernment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to extend $750 million and employment of ap- livia, Peru and Colombia. I hope not, the authorization of appropriations for the proximately 5,000 people. Mr. Speaker. I sincerely hope not. Office of Government Ethics through fiscal Bumble Bee is a wholly owned sub- One of the issues or reasons why we year 2006; to the Committee on Government sidiary of ConAgra Foods, a U.S. cor- are trying to do crop substitution in Reform in addition to the Committee on the poration headquartered in Omaha, Ne- helping these Andean countries was to Judiciary for a period to be subsequently de- braska, with annual revenues of ap- lessen the drug trafficking going on termine by the Speaker, in each case for con- proximately $27 billion and employ- coming from Latin America into our sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. ment of approximately 80,000 workers, country. I recall one of the previous S. 1270. An act to designate the United almost all of which is in the United presidents of the Republic of Colombia States Courthouse to be constructed at 8th States. ConAgra is the second largest made a very interesting observation. Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, retail food company in the United He said if there was not so much con- as the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse United States States and the largest food service pro- sumption and demand by Americans Courthouse’’; to the Committee on Transpor- vider. maybe there would not be a supply or tation and Infrastructure. Bumble Bee is the number two brand a need to have a supply of drugs com- S. 1573. An act to authorize the provision of of canned tuna in the United States ing from Latin America. educational and health care assistance to the with a 27 percent branded market So I look forward to continuing con- women and children of Afghanistan; to the Committee on International Relations. share. Within canned tuna, Bumble Bee sultations with our House colleagues, S. Con. Res. 44. Concurrent resolution ex- has the number one position in alba- as well as with the Members of the pressing the sense of the Congress regarding core and the number two position in House when this bill will be further re- National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; to light meat. viewed, I hope, in conference. the Committee on Government Reform.

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