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14316 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE June 14, 1988 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Tuesday, June 14, 1988 The House met at 12 noon. TRIBUTE TO RABBI LASZLO PERMISSION FOR COMMITTEE Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits, Temple BERKOWITS ON APPROPRIATIONS TO FILE Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VA, of

D This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., D 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. June 14, 1988 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 14317 DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL I am not suggesting in any way that the the book. On that point, I totally CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ethics committee investigation be halted. agree with the Washington Post edito LETTER INSULTING The Speaker himself has endorsed an inves rial this morning that said that if the tigation to address the issues. What I of rule XXI are hereby waived, if report the bill under clause 2(d) of emergency, but the abuse of the con the motion to rise and report under clause rule XXI is rejected or not offered. In cept is the problem. By repeatedly dis 2(d) of rule XXI is rejected or not offered. the event that the motion to rise is re pensing with the normal 48-hour The SPEAKER pro tempore for the Law Enforcement Training when there is a dire emergency. I can The Treasury /Postal Service Appropria Center. Second, the committee com understand the administration's con tions Bill for FY 1989 provides funding levels that are generally consistent with the plied with the budget summit agree cerns about this language, but no President's request. The Committee, howev ment and approved a significant in where does this provision mandate a er, failed to recognize the Administration's crease for revenue collection by the supplemental, or does it by itself break proposal to eliminate inappropriate postal IRS; $240 million was added for en the budget summit agreement. subsidies resulting in budget authority that hanced IRS enforcement, as the Presi Mr. Chairman, despite these objec exceeds the President's request by $458 mil dent requested. These two areas ac tions, this bill is balanced recommen lion. count for most of the increase over dation. It responds to the important The bill also includes many objectionable fiscal year 1988 enacted levels. drug related and revenue producing language provisions as well as other provi sions restricting the Administration from This slimmed down, bare bones rec needs funded in this bill, and at the exercising necessary managerial discretion ommendation is recognized by the ad same time it is generally consistent in fulfilling its executive responsibilities. If ministration as fiscally responsible. with the President's request. A "yes" this bill were presented to the President in The statement of administration vote on this bill is a vote to continue its present form, I would recommend that policy on H.R. 4775 says: the war on drugs and to maintain the he veto the bill. 14324 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE June 14, 1988 The language prov1s10n most objection did not support the Administration's pro bill does not include $5.9 million to support able to the Administration and which alone posal to reduce this subsidy to $19 million. a comprehensive planning, budgeting, and would be grounds for vetoing this bill, re Failure to approve this proposal will contin financial management system. The pro quires that the Office of Management and ue the use of inappropriate subsidies for posed improvements are badly needed. The Budget make appropriated funds available certain classes of mailers Service "forgoes" collecting this reve summit agreement. I want to express my has come under attack through an amend nue from the "preferred" mailers. The thanks to Chairman ROYBAL and Mr. SKEEN, ment sponsored by Representative John Congress then provides this forgone the ranking minority member, for their leader Ashbrook discriminate against its employees on the blows of the calendar year 1986 rate vides funding for essential duties of the Feder basis of race, sex, religion, national origin or increases. al Government; duties that cannot be carried age. In 1978, Congress enacted the Pregnan cy Discrimination Act, which redefined and I would be remiss if I did not advise out by the States. The Appropriations Commit clarified the definition of sex discrimination members that the administration has tee has set adequate funding levels for these under Title VII to include discrimination on proposed legislation which it claims fundamental Federal duties and these levels the basis of pregnancy, childbirth and relat would eliminate the need for the reve meet the deficit reduction requirements set by ed medical conditions. nue forgone appropriation while at the budget summit agreement. I urge the pas The Ashbrook amendment, as adopted by the same time holding down rates for sage of this legislation. the House, on two occasions would deny certain preferred mailers. This propos Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Chairman, as a medical benefits to females, solely on the al involves "separate subclass pricing" member of the Subcommittee on Compensa basis of their sex, by mandating the elimina tion of health insurance coverage for condi for preferred mailers. In essence, non tion and Employee Benefits of the Committee tions related to pregnancy. This could re preferred mailers would be required to on the Post Office and Civil Service, I am verse the effect of Congressionally mandat pay higher rates in order that the pre deeply concerned about the compensation ed bans on discrimination as reflected in the ferred mailers could continue to mail which we provide to Federal employees. A 1972 and 1978 Acts. at reduced rates. vital part of that compensation package is In addition, when on April 20, 1979, the This proposal is extremely contro health insurance coverage for Federal em Equal Employment Opportunity Commis versial and complex. However, even if ployees and their families. sion published its "Guidelines on the Preg this proposal were enacted today, it As we near the vote on the Treasury, Postal nancy Discrimination Act," it stated that no employer would be in compliance with Title could only be implemented in the con Service, and General Government appropria VII if it reduced benefits prior to the expi text of a general rate proceeding tions bill for fiscal year 1989, I would like to ration of a collective bargaining agreement. before the Postal Rate Commission remind my colleagues that the legislation we If Congress adopts the Ashbrook amend and the Postal Service Board of Gov are being asked to approve would not permit ment, it will affect all collective-bargaining ernors. The rate case filed in 1987 was a Federal employee or the dependent of a agreements in the Federal sector immedi- June 14, 1988 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 14327 ately by requiring the renegotiation of sight identified a number of areas where the revenue foregone and stipulate a 4-percent health benefits contracts prior to the expi performance of the IRS could be improved pay raise for Federal government employees. ration of current collective-bargaining and additional revenues raised. Based on Maintaining funds to support reduced mail agreements. these findings, Chairman RosTENKOWSKI and ing rates for nonprofit and charitable organiza The Commission further stated that, if an employer (in this case, the Federal govern I joined in calling for additional funding for the tions, such as hospitals and schools; rural ment> reduces benefits for one class of em IRS. I am disappointed that it has not been newspapers, libraries, and other qualified pre ployees, it must effect a concommitant re possible to include this additional funding in ferred-rate mailers, is particularly critical at this duction in benefits FOR ALL OTHER this appropriation, however, I recognize that it point, given the difficult budget decisions CLASSES OF EMPLOYEES. This would was not possible under the budget resolution facing the Postal Service. necessitate the total reconstruction of all and the budget summit agreement reached Also, the revenue foregone appropriation Federal employee health insurance con last year. allows organizations serving our blind and tracts-contracts which are statutorily in Be that as it may, I am disturbed to hear re handicapped citizens to mail materials at no cluded in the Federal employees' total com ports that the other body is considering reduc cost. pensation package. ing the IRS budget below what the administra Twice in the past year, the Senate Appro Finally, a respectable pay increase for Fed priations Committee has recognized the po tion has requested in order to provide addi eral government employees is long overdue. tentially devastating impact of the Ash tional funding for other agencies. As useful The Federal work force has been unfairly hin brook restriction and has wisely voted to and desirable as the activities of these other dered with the efforts to reduce the deficit. delete the amendment. We urge you to like agencies may be, the role of the IRS is critical Although 4 percent may appear to be a wise vote to maintain the current standards in funding the entirety of the Federal budget. large increase, it would hardly upgrade civil in the FEHB program when this legislation Commissioner Gibbs has pointed out that any service pay levels to that of their private reaches the Floor of the House. cuts in the IRS budget will inevitably result in sector counterparts. In fact, I am not certain Sincerely, a much greater revenue loss. If the other body that past increases have even kept up with Kenneth T. Blaylock, President, Ameri wants money for other agencies and pro can Federation of Government Em the level of inflation. ployees ; Moe Biller, Gener grams, I would suggest that they consider in We recently commemorated the invaluable al President, American Postal Workers creasing the IRS budget and thereby increase work and dedication of our civil servants to Union ; Vincent R. Som the revenue available to the Treasury. the operations of our Government. Rewarding brotto, President, National Association Mr. Chairman, in conclusion, I would urge them with this increase in compensation is of Letter Carriers ; Jerry my colleagues to support this appropriation. only proper and deserving. Wurf, President, American Federation The IRS budget has strong bipartisan support, I urge my colleagues in the Congress to of State, County and Municipal Em it represents the administration's request, it support H.R. 4775, the Treasury and Postal ployees ; Kenneth Lyons, does not bust the budget, and I would hope President, National Association of Service appropriations bill. Government Employees ; that by our vote today we would send a strong Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Chairman, I have James Peirce, President, National Fed message to our House conferees that we no further requests for time, and I eration of Federal Employees; Vincent should not allow any reduction in IRS funding. yield back the balance of my time. L. Connery, President, National Treas Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support Mr. ROYBAL. Mr. Chairman, I yield ury Employees Union. of H.R. 4775, the Treasury-Postal appropria back the balance of my time. Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support tions for fiscal year 1989. I am happy to see The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will of H.R. 4775, the 1989 appropriations bill for that the $54.9 million appropriated for the read. the Treasury Department, Postal Service, Ex Treasury Department will help to create many The Clerk read as follows: ecutive Office of the President, and various in new jobs in the U.S. Customs Service and the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of dependent agencies. Internal Revenue Service, as well as continu Representatives of the United States of H.R. 4775 contains $436.4 million for reve ing funding for new jobs authorized in fiscal America in Congress assembled, That the nue foregone. year 1988 in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, following sums are appropriated, out of any Presently, without revenue foregone, many and Firearms. The promise of new jobs is money in the Treasury not otherwise appro nonprofit organizations could not continue to always music to my ears, and especially to priated, for the Treasury Department, the make their vital contribution to our Nation's the ears of my fellow West Virginians. United States Postal Service, the Executive educational, social, and cultural strength. Such I must also say, Mr. Chairman, that I am Office of the President, and certain Inde pendent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending valuable organizations as public libraries and very pleased that H.R. 4775 provides a 4-per September 30, 1989, and for other purposes, countless other important nonprofit entities cent pay increase for all Federal civilian and namely: would find it considerably difficult to continue military personnel. With the cost of living ever TITLE I their programs without financial help with their on the rise, it has become increasingly difficult mailings; $436.4 million is $91.1 below the re to make ends meet. This is no less true for OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY quest and $80.6 million below the fiscal year our military and civil service. A 4-percent SALARIES AND EXPENSES 1988 level. The disparity between the request salary increase will allow those who serve our For necessary expenses of the Office of and the committee recommendation is attrib country the compensation they need and so the Secretary, including operation and utable to the rate increase which took effect much deserve. maintenance of the Treasury Building and on April 3, 1988. Finally, the $436.4 million appropriated for Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $22,000 for official reception Accordingly, I urge my colleagues to sup the U.S. Postal Service for revenue foregone and representation expenses; not to exceed port H.R. 4775. on free and reduced rate mail for certain pre $200,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a Mr. PICKLE. Mr. Chairman, I want to com ferred mailers will go a long way in subsidizing confidential nature, to be allocated and ex mend subcommittee Chairman ROYBAL and the mailing privileges of nonprofit organiza pended under the direction of the Secretary the Committee on Appropriations for their tions. Often we take our postal system for of the Treasury and to be accounted for hard work in developing the fiscal year 1988 granted and fail to realize how vital a role the solely on his certificate; not to exceed appropriations bill for the Internal Revenue free flow of mail is to businesses of all sorts. $573,000, to remain available until expend Service. The Appropriations Committee and This is especially true for nonprofit organiza ed, for repairs and improvements to the Main Treasury Building and Annex; the administration are today recommending a tions operating on a tight budget who cannot $59,618,000. level of funding which is essential if the IRS is afford a price hike to one of their most impor going to successfully meet its responsibility to tant communication lines: their postal service. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS administer the tax laws. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 4775. For necessary expenses of the internation Frankly, it has been my hope that additional Mr. DYMALLY. Mr. Chairman, I would like to al affairs function of the Office of the Sec retary; hire of passenger motor vehicles; funding could be made available to the IRS, to express my support of H.R. 4775, the Treas maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, improve the assistance given to taxpayers and ury and Postal Service appropriations for fiscal and purchase of commercial insurance poli to better enforce our existing tax laws. After year 1989. cies for, real properties leased or owned holding a series of hearings earlier this year, I am particularly pleased with the provisions overseas, when necessary for the perform the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Over- of this measure which continue funding for ance of official business; not to exceed

June 14, 1988 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 14351 CORRECTING ENROLLMENT OF The Senate concurrent resolution amount authorized to be appropriated S. 952, PROVIDING GREATER was concurred in. for the Sewall-Belmont House Nation DISCRETION FOR SUPREME A motion to reconsider was laid on al Historic Site. That site, home of COURT SELECTION OF CASES the table. Alice Paul, founder of the National FOR REVIEW Woman's Party and author of the Mr. KASTENMEIER. Mr. Speaker, I INCREASING AUTHORIZATION Equal Rights Amendment, preserves ask unanimous consent to take from FOR THE SEWALL-BELMONT and interprets an important aspect of the Speaker's table the Senate concur HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC American political and social history. rent resolution Add the following new clause: House accept this amendment to H.R. error in the enrollment of the bill S. "(8) one member who shall have experi 952, a bill passed by the House on 2203. ence as a folklorist and who is familiar with Mr. Speaker, I would ask the gentle June 7, 1988, under suspension of the the cultures of the Mississippi Delta Region rules. The correction cures an errone appointed by the Secretary of the Smithso woman from Nevada [Mrs. VucANO ous amendment to section 25 to the nian Institution.". VICH] to yield to the gentleman from Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Ro SEC. 3. SAIPAN HARBOR AND SAN JOSE HARBOR the Virgin Islands [Mr. DE LUGO] for denticide Act. The amendment has PROJECTS. further comment with regard to the been cleared by both the minority and (a) There is authorized to be appropriated Saipan project as this is part of the to the Secretary of the Interior such sums gentleman's responsibility. also the Committee on Agriculture, as are necessary for construction of the and once this enrolling change is made Saipan harbor project in the Northern Mar Mrs. VUCANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I by the Secretary of the Senate, the iana Islands, in accordance with the May am happy to yield to the gentleman bill will proceed forthwith to the 1987 draft feasibility report of the Honolulu from the Virgin Islands. White House for the signature of District Engineer. Mr. DE LUGO. Mr. Speaker, I thank President Reagan. (b) There is authorized to be appropriated the gentlewoman from Nevada for Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, I thank such sums as are necessary for project plan yielding, and I thank the chairman of the gentleman from Wisconsin. ning, design, and construction for replace ment of the main breakwater and for neces the subcommittee for his consider Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reserva sary dredging of the San Jose harbor on the ation of this matter. tion of objection and urge adoption of Island of Tinian for in the Northern Mari Mr. Speaker, I support the request the Senate concurrent resolution. ana Islands. The cost-sharing provisions of of the gentleman from Minnesota, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is Public Law 99-662 shall apply to the Chairman VENTO, not only because of there objection to the request of the project, and particular consideration shall the bill's park provisions but also be gentleman from Wisconsin? be given to possible defense uses of the cause of a insular provision added by There was no objection. harbor in determining the benefits of this project. the Senate. The Clerk read the Senate concur This prov1s1on would effectively rent resolution, as follows: Mr. VENTO Latvia, Lithua uanians in calling for a public demonstra be it nia and Estonia have individual and tion on August 23, the anniversary of the Resolved by the House of Representatives separate cultures, with national tradi pact. Latvians also call for a similar rally in fthe Senate concurring), That it is the sense their capital. of the Congress that- tions and languages distinctively dif ferent from Russian. It is unreason Successful mass demonstrations are held <1) the President should posthumously in Baltic capitals on August 23: 2,000 in Vil award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to able to expect these people to abandon nius, 5,000 in Tallinn and 10,000 in Riga. As Charles E. Thornton, Lee Shapiro, and Jim their hopes for self-determination. a result, many Baltic activists are harassed, Lindelof in honor of their brave efforts to There is no reason for the United put under house arrest or detained by KGB. document the Afghan struggle for freedom; States to abandon its policy of nonrec Representatives of the Joint Baltic Ameri and ognition of the illegal forced incorpo can National Committee JBANC and other (2) the President should present the ration of the Baltic States into the Baltic-American groups confront Soviet award to the families of Charles E. Thorn spokesman during a week of debates at the ton, Lee Shapiro, and Jim Lindelof at the Soviet Union. The Baltic people want no more than the opportunity to de Conference on US-USSR Relations in Chau White House on March 21, 1988, which the tauqua, NY. people of Afghanistan celebrate as the start termine their own economic destiny of the new year and which date in 1987 was while preserving their values and the OCTOBER 198 7 designated as Afghanistan Day in the distinctiveness of their culture. Such Baltic freedom fighters Tilt Madison and The concurrent resolution was serve to threaten the Soviets. Vytautas Skuodis testify before the Commission on Security and Co agreed to. A review of history shows the Baltic operation in Europe, Washington, DC. A motion to reconsider was laid on people have both deep roots and a res 3,000 Estonians gather in Voru to honor the table. olute spirit. The Lithuanian Kingdom the dead from Estonia's War of Liberation was established in 1251 and Lithuania <1918-1920). enjoyed self-determination for over BALTIC FREEDOM DAY NOVEMBER 1987 500 years. Lithuanians were able to 3,000 Estonians gather at a war cemetery Mr. DYMALLY. Mr. Speaker, I ask keep the hope of freedom alive during in Parnu to commemorate victims of the unanimous consent that the Commit 123 years of occupation by Russians War of Liberation. tee on Post Office and Civil Service and Germans until they regained their On November 18, thousands of armed and the Committee on Foreign Affairs freedom in 1918. The shores of the Soviet militia block off streets in Riga to be discharged from further consider Baltic Sea have been home to Esto prevent nationalist demonstrations. An offi ation of the Senate joint resolution nians since 2000 B.C. Free until the cially sponsored anti-American rally is held of misrepresenting na ments. Over the close to five decades that the Soviet history concerning the Stalinist era and tionalist sentiment in the Baltic States. Soviet occupation has lasted, the Soviet Gov the period of independence prior to the Soviet VOA's Director Richard Carlson denies the ernment has attempted to solidify its control takeover. Even the central press in Moscow charges. by trying to destroy the cultural identity of has admitted that the Baltic peoples do have Mrs. MORELLA. Further reserving these nations, and eliminate their leaders. legitimate grievances against immigrants who the right to object, Mr. Speaker, I am However, desipte the best efforts of wish to live in the Salties but refuse to learn a cosponsor of this very important res Moscow, it is clear that they have failed, and the native language. olution. that the hope of freedom and the dream of I am informed that there will be demonstra I associate myself with the remarks once again regaining their independence tions today in each of the Baltic capitals, and of the gentleman from Pennsylvania burns deeply in the hearts of the people of at least in Riga, Communist Party officials these three nations. [Mr. RITTER] who spoke so eloquently have given their approval for the demonstra The mass demonstrations we have seen on it. tions to take place. We hope that these dem take place in these nations recently, and the Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, more than 40 onstrations will be allowed to take place other efforts to assert their identity as Esto years ago, the people of the independent Re peacefully. The police chief of Moscow was nians, Latvians, or Lithuanians clearly show publics of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, were quoted recently as saying that as long as that the people continue to view themselves overrun by invading armies of the Soviet demonstrations in that city are peaceful, the Union with the cooperation of the Nazi regime. as living in an occupied nation. Mr. Speaker, the United States has contin police do not interfere. We hope that his On June 14, 1988, "Baltic Freedom Day," counterparts in Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius share we remember that illegal action which sig ued to demonstrate its opposition to the Soviet attempts to incorporate these nations the same counsel. naled the end of freedom and liberty, and the The legitimate demands of the Baltic peo beginning of injustice and persecution of the into the U.S.S.R., through such resolutions as House Joint Resolution 474, and by continuing ples provide General Secretary Gorbachev Baltic peoples. At the same time, we also with an excellent opportunity to demonstrate salute the courage and determination of the to recognize their governments in exile, and we must continue to do so. Despite the nearly his good faith in the area of nationality rela Baltic peoples who continue to this day their tions. As Chairman of the Helsinki Commis peaceful struggle for freedom. five decades that have passed, we must not sion, which is mandated by law to monitor the Just last year, the voices declaring the right become callous to the Soviet conquest of the Helsinki accords, it is my hope that the legiti to live as free men and women have grown Baltic nations, and abandon the people of mate grievances of the Baltic peoples will be much stronger in the Baltic States. Coura these countries. heeded and remedied in Moscow. There are geous people have risked serious punishment As a cosponsor of this resolution, I wish to to protest conditions that are unacceptable. congratulate Congressman RITTER for his still Baltic political prisoners in Soviet labor Here in the United States, meanwhile, Ameri leadership and hard work on this issue. I also camps and exile. No effective steps have cans with strong ties to family and friends in wish to urge my colleagues to vote in support been taken to stem the flow of non-Russian the Baltic States have championed their noble of House Joint Resolution 4 74, and designate emigrants into the Salties. The major blank cause. today as "Baltic Freedom Day." spot in Soviet history, the text of the Molotov Thanks to their tireless efforts, increased at Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, today, June 14 is Ribbentrop pact with its secret protocols, has tention has been paid here in the United Baltic Freedom Day, the day on which Baltic yet to be published in the Soviet Union. And States to the serious problems that now exist peoples all over the world commemorate the little has been done to address the growing in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, as well as tragic 1941 deportation, by Soviet dictator environmental crisis caused by Moscow's ex other formally independent states now under Josef Stalin, of thousands of citizens from Es ploitation of natural resources in the Baltic Soviet domination. tonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to Siberia. Without region. More and more Americans are now aware trial, without advance notice, and for many, On this Baltic Freedom Day, Mr. Speaker, I that the Baltic peoples do not enjoy self-gov without the hope of returning, these people encourage Mr. Gorbachev to make full use of ernment; they do not enjoy religious freedom; were herded onto trains and shipped off to the opportunity to begin to alleviate the prob they do not have the opportunity to celebrate exile and death. lems of the Baltic peoples. their culture. Indeed, it is remarkable how suc Last year on this date, about 5,000 Latvians Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, in this era of glas cessful they have been in preserving their cul in Soviet-occupied Latvia commemorated the nost, perestroika and the generally improved tural identity despite the intense russification deportations by peacefully marching to the relations between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., conducted by the Soviet Union. When the Monument to Freedom in the center of Riga we commemorate today an anniversary that U.S. Government judges the U.S.S.R's record where they laid flowers in memory of Stalin's we, as standard bearers of free people every on human rights, their actions in the Baltic victims. Since that time, thousands of Esto where, ought not forget. States must be taken into consideration. nians and Lithuanians have joined with their To some of this generation the names Lith Today, on Baltic Freedom Day, we renew Latvian neighbors in peaceful protests to uania, Latvia, and Estonia strike no responsive our pledge never to recognize the incorpora demand the cultural and national freedoms to chord. The U.S.S.R. is delighted. It has spent tion of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union. which they are entitled under the Helsinki ac more than 45 years trying to erase our collec Even more, we pay tribute to the spirit and de cords. tive memory the fact that these Baltic repub termination of a people who will never back In October of last year, the Helsinki Com lics ever existed, and if it could, it would rip down in the cause of freedom. We stand with mission held hearings on the Baltic situation. references to them from every history book them on this important day, and will continue We heard testimony from three former Esto and map in the world. to so that the men, women, and children of nian, Latvian, and Lithuanian dissidents who Why? Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, can be free had recently arrived in the West after having Because in 1940, during the chaos of World once again. been released from labor camp. They report War II, the Soviet Union seized these three re Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I wish to ed extensively on the continued violation of publics and forcibly incorporated them into the join my colleagues in supporting House Joint human rights in the Baltic States, and empha U.S.S.R. Freedoms were abolished, and Resolution 474, to proclaim this day as "Baltic sized the continuing spirit of resistance in their Soviet oppression was inflicted upon these June 14, 1988 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 14357 proud and courageous peoples. Then on June their independence from the Union of Soviet an oppressive political system which has de 14, 1941, the U.S.S.R. began mass deporta Socialist Republics after 48 years of domina stroyed every vestige of democracy, civil lib tions of hundreds of thousands of Lithuanians, tion. erties, and religious freedom; Latvians, and Estonians to Siberia in an at Our Government has never recognized the Whereas the people of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia find themselves today subjugat tempt to further break their national will. takeover of these lands by the Soviet Union; ed by the U.S.S.R., locked into a union they These three republics, free and proud mem we recognize the right of these people to deplore, denied basic human rights, and per bers of the League of Nations, and recognized govern themselves. They are a people with a secuted for daring to protest; by the world as sovereign governments, were separate culture and · language from the Whereas the U.S.S.R. refuses to abide by swallowed overnight by the U.S.S.R. which people of Russia-their national traditions the Helsinki accords which the U.S.S.R. vol continues to occupy them and deny their peo differ from their captors. This Nation has untarily signed; ples basic rights, religious freedoms, and self always championed the rights of other coun Whereas the United States stands as a determination. tries to govern themselves. champion of liberty, dedicated to the princi It can be said to the credit of the United The U.S.S.R. subjected the Baltic people to ples of national self-determination, human States that our Government has refused to a mass deportation in 1941. Many of these rights, and religious freedom, and opposed to oppression and imperialism; recognize their inclusion in the U.S.S.R. and people took refuge on the shores of the Whereas the United States as a member continues to recognize the Baltic republics as United States. These American citizens of Lat of the United Nations has repeatedly voted sovereign states entitled to stand independ vian, Estonian, and Lithuanian origin still yearn with a majority of that international bo the President of the United States be In the senseless massacre of a proud Nations; authorized and requested to issue a procla people, the Soviets have used the process of Whereas the Union of the Soviet Socialist mation for the observance of Baltic Free "Russification" in which Baltic culture has Republics in collusion with Nazi dom Day with appropriate ceremonies and been taken and replaced by communist ways. Germany signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop activities and to submit the issue of the Mr. Speaker, we must all pay homage to pact which allowed the U.S.S.R. in 1940 to Baltic Republics to the United Nations so the Baltic people who fought and died in de illegally seize and occupy the Baltic States that the issue of Baltic self-determination and by force incorporated them against fense of freedom against Soviet forces over will be brought to the attention of the their national will and contrary to their United Nations General Assembly. 40 years ago. We must never forget this trag desire for independence and sovereignty edy and remember that the Baltic spirit is still into the U.S.S.R.; The Senate joint resolution was or alive today. Whereas due to Soviet and Nazi tyranny, dered to be read a third time, was read Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, today we cel by the end of World War II, the Baltic na the third time, and passed, and a ebrate Flag Day, the 211th anniversary of the tions had lost 29 per centum of their total motion to reconsider was laid on the Stars and Stripes as adopted by the Second population; table. Continental Congress at Philadelphia in 1777. Whereas the people of the Baltic Repub· lies have individual and separate culture, We also have before us today a bill which national traditions, and languages distinc RECOGNIZING CIVILIAN CON designates June 14, 1988, as "Baltic Freedom tively foreign to those of Russia; Day". Whereas the U.S.S.R. since 1940 has sys STRUCTION WORKERS IN DE Mr. Speaker, whereas we in America have tematically implemented its Baltic genocide FENSE OF WAKE ISLAND, 1941 enjoyed our freedom for over two centuries, by deporting native Baltic peoples from Mr. DYMALLY. Mr. Speaker, I ask the Baltic Republics of Lithuania, Latvia, and their homelands to forced labor and concen unanimous consent that the Commit Estonia have been subjugated by a repressive tration camps in Siberia and elsewhere, and tee on Post Office and Civil Service be government which illegally seized and occu by relocating masses of Russians to the Baltic Republics, thus threatening the discharged from further consideration pied their territory in 1940. We in the United Baltic Cultures with extinction through rus of the concurrent resolution recognizing the heroic acts freedom for granted; the Baltic nations of Whereas the U .S.S.R. has imposed upon of civilian construction workers who Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania are pleading for the captive people of the Baltic Republics participated in the defense of Wake 14358 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE June 14, 1988 Island during its invasion by Japan D 1600 Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, re during December 8 through 23, 1941, Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, re serving the right to object, the minori and ask for its immediate consider serving the right to object, I think ty has no objection to this legislation. ation. that every day should be adult day Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased The Clerk read the title of the con care center day. today to express my support for House Joint current resolution. Mr. Speaker, the minority has no ob Resolution 587, the United States-Canada The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is jection to this joint resolution. Days of Peace and Friendship, which I have there objection to the request of the Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reserva the privilege of sponsoring. The United States gentleman from California? tion of objection. Canada Days of Peace and Friendship were Mrs. MORELLA. Reserving the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. first approved by the 99th Congress and cele right to object, Mr. Speaker, the chief HOCHBRUECKNER). Is there objection to brated for the first time in 1987. Many commu sponsor of this resolution is the gen the request of the gentleman from nities in the United States and Canada held tleman from California CMr. PACKARD]. California? events to celebrate the uniqueness of the Mr. Speaker, the minority has no ob There was no objection. American-Canadian friendship. jection to this legislation, and I with The Clerk read the Senate joint res This year, the United States and Canada draw my reservation of objection. olution, as follows: Days of Peace and Friendship again has bi The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is S.J. RES. 147 partisan support in the House. I am pleased there objection to the request of the Whereas more than 1,200 adult day care that we were able to introduce the bill with gentleman from California? centers are in operation nationwide, provid 218 cosponsors including both Democrats and There was no objection. ing safe and positive environments to func Republicans. The large number of cosponsors The Clerk read the concurrent reso tionally disabled adults and senior citizens lution as follows: who are in need of daytime assistance or su indicates, I think, that Americans value our Nation's friendship with Canada. H. CON. RES. 301 pervision; Whereas adult day care centers have com I believe that, considering the many border Whereas following the attack on Pearl prehensive programs providing a variety of wars and other problems in the world today, Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese services related to health, including medical we are very lucky to have such a stable work armed forces assaulted the South Pacific is therapy, medication monitoring, counseling, lands of Wake, Guam, and Cavite on De ing relationship with our longest bordering and health education; country, Canada. Few nations have learned, cember 8, 1941; Whereas adult day care centers are oper Whereas civilian construction workers on ated by professional staffs which identify as we have, how to air differences and yet Wake Island assisted in building a base for individual health needs and give appropri maintain a strong alliance. Perhaps we have the defense of the Pacific under the direc ate advice; had so few problems because both nations tion of United States Naval Air Base con Whereas adult day care centers assist are democracies committed to peace and tractors; functionally disabled adults and senior citi Whereas until they were overpowered and equality in our countries, on our continent, and zens in maintaining a maximum level of in in the world. forced to surrender, these civilian construc dependence; tion workers, using meager weapons and Whereas adult day care centers provide The United States and Canada share the equipment, fought alongside members of opportunities for social interaction to indi great~st common ties of any two nations. This the Marines in defense of Wake Island for viduals who otherwise may be socially iso fact is particularly important considering the 16 days against continuous attacks by lated; and cultural diversity that both of our nations Japan; Whereas adult da.y care centers offer share. My commemorative recognizes the si Whereas a monument commemorating relief to families who otherwise must pro milarities between the people who settled our the heroic actions of these civilian construc vide constant care to functionally disabled two countries and the cultural diversity that tion workers has recently been erected on adults and senior citizens, including victims Wake Island and will be dedicated on June of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of both countries have maintained despite the 15, 1988;and dementia; Now, therefore, be it growth of their population and boundaries. Whereas these civilian workers have never Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep Canadians are our relatives and friends. been recognized by Congress for their dis resentatives of the United States of America Many Americans have relatives in Canada or play of patriotism against overwhelming in Congress assembled, That the week be can trace their ancestry back to Canada; odds: Now, therefore, be it ginning on the third Sunday of September many Canadians have American relatives or Resolved by the House of Representatives in 1988 is designated as "National Adult Day can trace their ancestry back to the United fthe Senate concurring), That Congress rec Care Center Week". The President is re ognizes the heroic acts of civilian construc quested to issue a proclamation calling on States. Certainly, with the brisk business and tion workers who participated in the de the people of the United States to observe tourist trade between the two countries, many fense of Wake Island during its invasion by such week with appropriate ceremonies and Americans and Canadians claim each other Japan during December 8 through 23, 1941. activities. as friends. The concurrent resolution was The Senate joint resolution was or Let's make official a celebration of the agreed to. dered to be read a third time, was read peace and friendship that exists between two A motion to reconsider was laid on the third time, and passed, and a great nations. I urge my colleagues to join me the table. motion to reconsider was laid on the in passing House Joint Resolution 587, the table. United States-Canada Days of Peace and Friendship. NATIONAL ADULT DAY CARE Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I CENTER WEEK UNITED STATES-CANADA DAYS withdraw my reservation of objection. Mr. DYMALLY. Mr. Speaker, I ask OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is unanimous consent that the Commit Mr. DYMALLY. Mr. Speaker, I ask there objection to the request of the tee on Post Office and Civil Service be unanimous consent that the Commit gentleman from California? discharged from further consideration tee on Post Office and Civil Service be There was no objection. of the Senate joint resolution designating the week begin of the joint resolution

19-059 0-89-31 (Pt. 10) 14360 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE June 14, 1988 dhist religion and began studying of Peru with Grand Cross; in Septem who have in fact, whatever their mo under the direction of Josei Toda, the ber, 1986, the Kenya Oral Literature tives, exaggerated the fears of people Soka Gakkai lay organization's second Association Award; in February 1986, and argued and proposed things that president. In 1948 he graduated from China's Peace and Friendship Cup; in would have made things worse. the Toyo Business School and entered February 1987, the Order of Vasco Mr. Speaker, into that set of con the Taisei Institute where he studied Nunes de Balboa, Panama; and the G. flicting pressures stepped Admiral economics. Ramachandran Award for Interna Watkins. The 1960's proved to be a time of tional Understanding. Mr. Speaker, he recently put out the blossoming productivity for Dr. Ikeda. With all of the war and conflict in second part of his report. It is a docu In 1960, he was inaugurated as the the world today, it is an honor to rec ment with which I suspect no Member President of the Soka Gakkai lay orga ognize the work and life achievements of this House agrees entirely, but nization. He held this position for 20 of someone so dedicated and commit which on the whole I regard as one of years, providing the leadership for the ted to peace and harmony. This effort the most thoughtful, sensible, and movement as it grew from fewer than becomes particularly attractive when courageous public documents that has 1 million, to its present total of 8.5 the endeavor incorporates the youth been put forward. million households. of the world. Dr. Ikeda has demon I want to pay tribute to Admiral In January 1962, Dr. Ikeda founded strated that his efforts toward the Watkins. He did not need, with that the Institute of Oriental Philosophy. education of the youth of the world is distinguished military career behind This was just the beginning of an illus a life long endeavor. For his relentless him, to step into this very difficult sit trious career of laying the groundwork struggle toward the finer aspects of uation. People tend to be remembered and eventually establishing institu human existence, Dr. Ikeda should be for the last controversial thing that tions which are critical components in an inspiration to us all. they did. In Admiral Watkins' case he Japanese society today. I call on my colleagues to join me in put potentially in jeopardy his very His commitment to youth education recognizing the activities of this dedi distinguished reputation by getting and participation in society is evident cated and committed human being into a situation of great controversy. in his unprecendented record of start who has shown throughout his life ing seven institutions of learning: Not everyone would have done that. that peace, harmony and understand Not only did he apparently not worry Tokyo Soka Gakuen Junior and ing are achievable in this world, and Senior High School; Soka University; at all about that, and being a man of the youth of our world are not to be considerable commitment to public Kansai Soka Gakuen Junior and excluded in the pursuit of that goal. Senior High School; Sapporo Soka El service, but he proceeded to become ementary School; Kansai Soka Ele expert, well informed, and courageous mentary School; and the Soka not just in accepting the job but in Women's Junior College. TRIBUTE TO ADM. JAMES carrying it out. WATKINS Dr. Ikeda's interest in fostering un D 1615 derstanding and a sense of history to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the youth of today has proven to be a a previous order of the House, the gen His most recent recommendations, tireless effort, and his creation of the tleman from Massachusetts [Mr. for instance, begin with a recommen Fuji Art Museum in May 1973, and the FRANK] is recognized for 5 minutes. dation that we enact policies at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum in November Mr. FRANK. Mr. Speaker, I want to Federal level as we have begun to do 1983, are just additional measures pay tribute today to Adm. James Wat in some areas over the objections of which demonstrate his commitment to kins who was appointed by President some to protect people who are infect maintaining the generational links in Reagan to head the Commission on ed with the AIDS virus from discrimi society. In October of 1963, Dr. Ikeda AIDS. When President Reagan first nation as a matter of public health. founded the Min-On Concert Associa appointed this Commission there was Admiral Watkins made the point that tion. The following year, he founded among a lot of people, myself includ we have heard from others in the Komeito, which is currently Japan's ed, a great deal of skepticism, and the public health field that protecting third largest political party. early days of the Commission seemed people against unfair discrimination A prominent author in Japan with to many of us to justify that skepti and no one is suggesting that anyone numerous publications, Dr. Ikeda is cism. put himself at any significant risk by the recipient of honorary doctorate Under somewhat adverse circum exposure to this terrible illness-but degrees from Moscow University (May stances, Admiral Watkins took the when consistent with medical knowl 1975), University of Sofia, Bulgaria chairmanship of that Commission. Ad edge, does not present the risk, and the fourteenth day of June 1988, the ment a nondiscriminatory policy, a Whereas the people of the Baltic Repub anniversary of the mass deportation of model that others ought to follow. lics of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have Baltic peoples from their homelands in cherished the principles of religious and po 1941, is designated "Baltic Freedom Day" as When Admiral Watkins, Dr. Koop, litical freedom and independence; Constance Horner, three Reagan ap a symbol of the solidarity of the American Whereas the Baltic Republics have exist people with the aspirations of the enslaved pointees with primary jurisdictions in ed as independent, sovereign nations belong Baltic people; and ing to and fully recognized by the League of these areas for personnel policy, for (4) the President of the United States is public health, specifically for AIDS, Nations; authorized and requested to issue a procla when they endorse these policies of Whereas the Union of the Soviet Socialist mation for the observance of Baltic Free nondiscrimination, when they talk Republics in collusion with Nazi Germany signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop dom Day with appropriate ceremonies and about the importance of confidential Pact, which allowed the U.S.S.R. in 1940 to activities and to submit the issue of the ity not simply as a matter of some illegally seize and occupy the Baltic States, Baltic Republics to the United Nations so one's rights but as a matter of good and by force incorporated them against that the issue of Baltic self-determination public health, I hope it will be noted their national will and contrary to their will be brought to the attention of the within this body that the rest of the desire for independence and sovereignty United Nations General Assembly. Commission on AIDS-and the indica into the U.S.S.R.; Today, the Baltic citizens struggle within the tions are that this will happen-will Whereas, due to Soviet and Nazi tyranny, Soviet Union to obtain their basic freedoms, follow the lead that Admiral Watkins by the end of World War II, the Baltic na and we in Congress must continue to demon has given. He has given this country tions had lost 20 per centum of their total strate support for the people of Latvia, Esto population; the lead many times before. He has Whereas the people of the Baltic Repub nia, and Lithuania in their efforts to achieve very notably done so most recently. lics have individual and separate culture, self-determination. Before President Reagan national traditions, and languages distinc met with General Secretary Gorbachev in their tively foreign to those of Russia; recent Moscow summit meeting, I was proud BALTIC STATES FREEDOM DAY Whereas the U.S.S.R., since 1940, has sys to join with a number of my colleagues in the tematically implemented its Baltic genocide House of Representatives signing a letter to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under by deporting native Baltic peoples from the President to urge him to include a group their homelands to forced labor and concen a pervious order of the House, the gen of Baltic Americans in his Moscow delegation tleman from Illinois [Mr. ANNUNZIO] is tration camps in Siberia and elsewhere, and by relocating masses of Russians to the and to meet privately with a group of promi recognized for 5 minutes. nent Baltic religious and human rights activists Mr. ANNUNZIO. Mr. Speaker, June 14 is Baltic Republics, thus threatening the Baltic cultures with extinction through rus during his visit to the Soviet Union. A copy of the 48th anniversary of the illegal Soviet occu sification; that letter follows: pation of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. In Whereas the U.S.S.R. has imposed upon 1940, these three Baltic States were overrun MAY 17, 1988. the captive people of the Baltic Republics President RONALD REAGAN, and forced into annexation by the Commu an oppressive political system which has de The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania nists, who were committed to the systematic stroyed every vestige of democracy, civil lib Avenue, Washington, DC. destruction of these nations. erties, and religious freedom; DEAR PRESIDENT REAGAN: We, the under Since 1940, Soviet historians have been Whereas the people of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia find themselves today subjugat signed Members of the United States House persistant in their attempts to rewrite history ed by the U.S.S.R., locked into a union they of Representatives, strongly urge you to in to prove that these three nations voluntarily deplore, denied basic human rights, and per clude a group of Baltic Americans in your accepted Communist rule. However, in truth, secuted for daring to protest; Moscow delegation and to meet privately many brave men, women, and children of Whereas the U .S.S.R. refused to abide by with a group of leading Baltic religious and Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania risked their lives the Helsinki accords, which the U.S.S.R. human rights activists during your visit to in their fight against this Soviet domination, voluntarily signed; the Soviet Union. Whereas the United States stands as a We encourage you to meet with the fol and they continue in their efforts today to pre lowing Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians serve their own national, cultural, and religious champion of liberty, dedicated to the princi ples of national self-determination, human during your trip to Moscow: heritage. rights, and religious freedom, and opposed Estonians: Mati Kiirend, Eve Parnaste, June 14 marked the sad beginning of years to oppression and imperialism; Juri Mikk, Lagle Parek, Endel Ratas, Kalju of terror and massive deportation of the Baltic Whereas the United States, as a member Matik, Erik U dam. peoples at the hands of the Communists. First of the United Nations, has repeatedly voted Latvians: Dr. Juris Vidins, Rev. Juris Ru the intellectuals and political activists were ex with a majority of that international body benis, Rev. Modris Plate, !vars Zulovskis. ecuted, and then, the peasants and others to uphold the right of other countries of the Lithuanians: Nijole Sadunaite, Vytautas world to determine their fates and be free of Bogusis, Father Jonas Kastytis Matulionis, whose only desire was to live in peace, were Antanas Terleckas, Mr. Petras Cidzikas, uprooted from their native lands and driven foreign domination; Whereas the U.S.S.R. has steadfastly re Bishop Julijonas Steponavicius, Mrs. Jad savagely to Siberian labor camps. Many per fused to return to the people of the Baltic vyga Bieliauskiene. ished of starvation, disease, and exposure. States of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia the A personal meeting with these Baltic ac The Soviets imposed harsh restrictions on the right to exist as independent republics sepa tivists would provide them, the leaders of religious practices, customs, and use of native rate and apart from the U.S.S.R. or permit a the broadly-based religious and human languages on the remaining citizens. return of personal, political, and religious right movement in the Baltic States, with a Although the Nazi invasion interrupted these freedoms; and strong base of moral support. russification efforts, when the Communists re Whereas 1988 marks the forty-eighth an A private meeting between the President of the United States and Baltic dissidents gained control in 1944, they reoccupied the niversary of the United States continued policy of nonrecognition of the illegal forci would serve as an unmistakable reaffirma Baltic States, and the deportations continued. ble occupation of Lithuania, Latvia, and Es tion of the United States' stand regarding Almost 1O percent of the Baltic population tonia by the U.S.S.R.; Now, therefore, be it the Soviet-occupied Baltic States. It would was deported between 1948 and 1949. Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep also provide you with a clear insight into The United States has never recognized resentatives of the United States of America the situation within the Baltic States, this illegal annexation of the Baltic States by in Congress assembled, That- which, due to our non-recognition policy, 14362 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE June 14, 1988 maintain a distinctive position in the United unlicensed rating on a merchant Private Sector Advisory Committee States' relationship with the Soviet Union. vessel. to the United States Trade Represent Mr. Speaker, on this occasion of the 48th At the close of war, the Seafarers ative. anniversary of Baltic Freedom Day, I am International Union prevailed upon Union Label and Service Trades De proud to join with Americans of Latvian, Esto the young Frank Drozak to come partment of the State of New York. nian, and Lithuanian descent in the 11th Con ashore to channel his energies as an ILA Joint Maritime Council. gressional District of Illinois which I am hon organizer in the port of Mobile. Labor Advisory Committee for Trade ored to represent, and all over this Nation, as His hard work and success as an or Negotiations and Trade Policy, Service we commemorate the sad fate and memory of ganizer was quickly recognized and Subcommittee Chairman. the victims of communist persecution. We Mr. Drozak moved up through the Honorary Chairman, American, hope and pray that the independent govern ranks rapidly from organizer to port Trade Union Council for Histadrut. ments of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania will agent in Philadelphia in 1964. Board of Trustees, Human Re one day be restored so that these three na I remember the first time I met sources Development Institute. tions will once again be able to determine the Frank Drozak-together with his late National Board of the A. Philip Ran course of their own destinies in their own free brother Paul-an identical twin-when dolph Institute. homeland. they were brought into the interna Services Policy Advisory Committee tional office circle by Paul Hall, to or any other mourning, not only to honor those who sport." The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under died, but to express support for those who She has gone home to South Africa, a previous order of the House, the gen are still struggling to regain their freedom where she is very popular among blacks. In tleman from Indiana [Mr. BURTON] is and independence. 1984, she was voted sports star of the year recognized for 60 minutes. DACE ABELTINS. by Bona, a sports magazine with mostly INDIAN APO LIS. black readers. Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. The self-righteous fury of the left has Speaker, I would like to talk briefly Also, Mr. Speaker, there is an article probably destroyed a great athlete, the this evening on a number of subjects. here which deals with Zola Budd, a joyful barefoot runner of the veldt. that deal with some very important Africa. I would like to enter that into "I am just a runner," Budd says. The phi issues. the RECORD, as follows: losopher Henri Bergson once remarked that "God plays." It was a wise observation. He Mr. Speaker, today is the Latvian DRIVING A GREAT ATHLETE FROM meant that God's activity occurs for its own day of mourning which deals with the COMPETITION sake, for the sheer joy of it, and not for any Soviet occupation and the mass exter further end. The activity is the end in itself. mination and deportation of Latvians Zola Budd is a great athlete, quite possi In the pure joy of running, hitting a ball or in 1941 on this date. bly the fastest woman in the world. If she swimming, we touch that realm of doing a I would like to enter that into the were a tennis player, she would be right up thing for its own sake. Following that line RECORD. there with Martina Navratilova and Steffi of thought, you can see why it is so repre The article referred to is as follows: Graf. hensible for the left to have hurt Budd so Budd is a kind of nature child. She began badly. LATVIAN DAY OF MOURNING running almost as soon as she could walk, You can argue that Budd should have The Latvian human rights group, Helsinki usually with one or two of her dogs. She ran been tougher, hired body guards and a '86, has declared June 14 a national day of barefoot, mile after mile, faster and faster. public relations firm, told the left to shove mourning in Soviet-occupied Latvia. She is a solitary spirit, not talkative, appar it. But apparently she isn't made that way. On this day in 1941, the Soviet Union ently more at home with animals than with She went home when the gray parrot died. began the mass extermination and deporta other human beings. Come back, Zola Budd. Don't let them do tion of Latvians, Estonians and Lithuanians But she won't compete in this year's it to you, and to all of us. There are people from their historic homelands. Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, and she out here who don't hate you in the name of 14366 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE June 14, 1988 "tolerance," and want to see you run like And the rockets' red glare, the bombs study. But because of that I think we the wind. Become an American, maybe. Nav bursting in air, need to know how AIDS is being trans ratilova did, and Ivan Lendl is moving Gave proof through the night that our toward U.S. citizenship. There are a lot of flag was still there. mitted, where it is being transmitted people in America who would be willing to Oh, say does that star-spangled banner most rapidly, who is transmitting it be very tough on your behalf. yet wave and all the ways that it is being trans Mr. Speaker, I also have an article O'er the land of the free and the home of mitted so that we can get a handle on which deals with Flag Day which I the brave? dealing with it. think is one of the best articles I have David might not know this song verbatim Now in the brochure that was put but he understands the courtesy due Old out by the Surgeon General and CDC ever read on why we should be flying Glory. He was proud of the three flags we our flag, as follows: and HHS, they made some categorical attached to his bicycle for his fourth birth statements which really concerned me. TRIBUTE TO THE Goon THAT OLD GLORY day. What he doesn't understand is why some I would like to read a little bit from REPRESENTS the brochure. . But U.S. intelligence offi mendous nuclear arsenal as well as a cials know arms are flowing despite Sandi other Democrats have agreed to make conventional force structure. Most nista commitments to the contrary" in the this issue a litmus test of party loyalty people in this country think that we peace accords. surpasses understanding," Ambassador have an army that is equivalent to I was in Chalatenango Province in El Kirkpatrick wrote, and she is right. that of the Soviet Union's. The Soviet Salvador last year, and I talked to a While Communist forces are being Union has 211 divisions; we have 29. captured Communist guerrilla. This is consolidated in Nicaragua, the Nicara They have 211 and we have 29. That in El Salvador, in the mountains out guans and Cubans continue their con does not include the Warsaw Pact side San Salvador. I asked him where spiring with the military dictator of forces that they control. Compared to he received his training and his weap Panama, Gen. Manuel Noriega, who NATO, when you consider the Warsaw ons, and he told me that his men and has transformed his country into a Pact countries, the Warsaw Pact coun his weapons were trained and the worrisome new locus of Communist in tries have twice as many military per weapons received from Nicaragua. He fection. sonnel and 5 times as many tanks and was trained in a training camp for As the plot thickens in Central military field equipment. Yet we con Communist guerrillas outside Mana America, the prospective outcome of tinue to see people walking across this gua, and yet he was in El Salvador Mexico's general elections on July 6 is country and in the free countries of fighting the democracy, the democrat- clouded by a severe economic crisis, June 14, 1988 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 14369 wild inflation, grinding poverty, and a equipment and war materials into the should not, in all fairness, be categorized as terrific crime wave. trouble spots of the world, the strate restrictive. And we do not do so in our docu George Byram Lake, an expert on gic pressure points of the world, and mentation. But, to leave the impression that Mexican affairs, writing in the June 10 then come to some conclusions about they are somehow not restrictive is a com National Review says the current situ what we should be doing as a nation to plete fraud. The apples and oranges mixers ation strikingly resembles that of 1910 be sure that we remain strong and have served us a rotten fruit salad. when the people rebelled, the ruling free. But, even more important in all this is that party was overthrown and Mexico ex Mr. Speaker, we must be resolute if our colleagues completely ignore the alarming ploded into a decade of civil war in we are to remain free. I think it was increase in such rules over the last five Con which more than 1 million Mexicans Thomas Jefferson who said that the gresses. In the 95th Congress, 1977-78, such perished of wounds, disease, and star price of freedom is eternal vigilance, rules comprised only 12 percent of the total. vation. and Winston Churchill said time and But that has steadily increased in each Con The elements that could make the time again, "Does arming mean it is a gress since to 19, 20, 28, and 36 percent in most of another such human explo call to war?" He said, "I declare it to the 96th to 99th Congresses, respectively. sion are ready. If the opportunity be quite to the contrary. I declare it to And, as of today, they comprise 43 percent of arises, they will go into action with a be the sole guar·antee of peace." all rules granted for the initial consideration of unified strategy. We are talking about Think about that, being strong, the the Communists right now. They are sole guarantee of peace. legislation. That's a 258-percent increase in conducting a secret war whose politi the percentage of restrictive rules over just 12 cal fronts reach across the United years: nothing to sneeze at. States, even into Congress. RESTRICTIVE RULES Yes, Republicans have supported some of The United States has no unified The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under those restrictive rules when there has either strategy for coping with them, and it a previous order of the House, the gen been no controversy or there have been needs one. We most certainly do, my tleman from Mississippi [Mr. LOTT] is good-faith, bipartisan efforts to accommodate colleagues. We need to have a strategy recognized for 15 minutes. the concerns and amendments of most of our to deal with the Communists in Cen Mr. LOTT. Mr. Speaker, some of our col Members. But, the fact that this has become tral America. leagues on the other side of the aisle took a such a source of protest and controversy in Mr. Speaker, the Freedom Fighters special order last Thursday, June 9, to re recent times is precisely because there is less are on their last legs. If they do not spond to the charges made in our Republican and less of this kind of accommodation, and get any aid, they will become history special order of May 24 on the breakdown of more and more political hardball shutouts in a short period of time, and with the legislative process in the House. being played. them goes any hope of containing the The Democratic response was purportedly For Democrats to cavalierly dismiss such Communist menace in Central Amer designed to "set the record straight." Howev differences in kind and number as just busi ica without direct intervention by the er, I am afraid the result of that hour-long ex ness as usual is to miss a very significant al United States. ercise by the status quo defenders was to teration in the nature of this institution. When That is why it is so important that muddy the waters and muddle the record even we hear complaints from Democratic we pay attention to the freedom fight more than ever. Party members in the House about being shut ers before they go out of existence, A case in point is their lame defense of re out of the process on such important bills as before they flee Nicaragua and come strictive rules which limit the number of welfare reform, and for the Democratic leader into Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salva amendments which may be offered to legisla ship to be deaf to such complaints, is a dis dor, and then, when they realize that tion. Our colleagues took offense at the use turbing confirmation that the arrogance of is going to be hopeless as well, come of the word "restrictive" in describing such power does breed a callous insensitivity and flooding across the Mexican-American rules, and decided to counter with a quiver full disregard for the festering problems which border into the United States of Amer of euphemisms. So, restrictive rules have infect the body politic. ica along with people from the other been redesignated as "modified," "struc Let us hope that both parties will come to countries. tured," and "not entirely open." That's a little recognize this for the problem that it is and Mr. Speaker, we have a lot at stake, like calling a dead person "not entirely alive." put an end to the abusive use of such restric but most of all we have at stake our But, just in case the viewing public was not tive rules to the detriment of Members' rights young boys who will have to fight and sufficiently persuaded by this dazzling display and democratic values in this, the people's defend that soft underbelly of Amer of rhetorical archery, our friends decided to House. ica, the Mexican-American border. play a Florida version of William Tell by mixing At this point in the RECORD, Mr. Speaker, I Mr. . Speaker, I do not want that to apples and oranges for plinking off the top of insert the most recent tables on open versus happen, and I have said this many their heads. Thus, 44 percent of restrictive restrictive rules, including a specific listing of times before. I have a son, Danny Lee rules in this Congress that our research un such rules in this 1OOth Congress. The materi veiled as of May 23 of this year was magically Burton II, and he is 13 years old, and I als follow: do not want him down there fighting shrunk to 36 percent. in 5 or 6 years, nor do I believe any How did they arrive at this figure? It was other Americans want that to happen. easy, actually. For their base figure they OPEN AND RESTRICTIVE RULES, 95TH-100TH CONGRESS But, if we continue to take this head counted all rules reported instead of just Total Open rules• Restrictive rules 3 in-the-sand approach hoping this those which provide for the initial consider Congress rules Communist menace is going to go ation of legislation, even though the restrictive grant- eel' Number Percent Number Percent away while the Soviet Union continues rules they counted come only from the latter to pour millions and millions of dollars category. 95th ...... 241 213 88 28 12 and thousands of tons of war supplies Thus, while our Democratic friends have the 96th ························· ·· 198 161 81 37 19 97th 112 90 80 22 20 into Nicaragua, we are going to reap same number of restrictive rules for this Con 98th 145 105 72 40 28 the whirlwind, and we are going to gress as we do, 44, they have not used the 99th IOI 65 64 36 36 reap it severely. same common denominator which should be, IOOth ...... 102 58 57 44 43 So, Mr. Speaker, I would just like to at this time, 102 instead of 122. While one 1T otal rules counted are all those providing for the initial consideration of end by saying to my colleagues: Do not might assume from their presentation that the legislation (as opposed to special rules on conference reports, etc.). •Open rules are those which permit any Member to offer any amendment to take my word for it. Read "Soviet Mili extra 20 rules they count are open as op a measure which is otherwise in compliance with House rules. tary Power." It is in your office. Every posed to restrictive, that is not the case. •Restrictive rules are those which limit the number of amendments which can be offered, and include so-called modified open and modified closed rules Member got at least one copy of this. Instead, there are rules for such things as as well as completely closed rules. So, you will see how the Soviets are conference reports, which are anything but Sources: Survey of Activities, Committee on Rules, 95th-99th Congresses; "Notices of Action Taken," Committee on Rules, !OOth Congress (as of June expanding their military power. Read open. But, since conference reports cannot be IO, 1988) . Prepared by minority counsel, Subcommittee on the Legislative how they are sending their military amended under our rules, they cannot and Process, Committee on Rules. 14370 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE June 14, 1988 RULES REPORTED IN THE lOOTH CONGRESS RULES REPORTED IN THE lOOTH CONGRESS- Continued Mr. LELAND ; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. UDALL: Committee on Interior and A joint resolution of the Senate of 3805. A letter from the Director, Office of Insular Affairs. H.R. 4212. A bill to amend the following title was taken from the Personnel Management, transmitting the the joint resolution of April 27, 1962, to agency's annual report on drug and alcohol permit the Secretary of the Interior to es Speaker's table and, under the rule, re abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilita f erred as follows: tablish the former home of Alexander Ham tion programs and services for Federal civil ilton as a national memorial at its present S.J. Res. 331. Joint resolution to designate ian employees covering fiscal year 1987, pur location in New York, NY; with an amend the week of June 19-25, 1988, as the "Na· suant to 5 U.S.C. 7363; to the Committee on tional Recognition of the Accomplishments ment : self and Mr. SCHAEFER): uals convicted of crimes relating to sexual H. Con. Res. 317. Concurrent resolution to H.R. 4801. A bill to amend the Clean Air misconduct be tested with respect to ac express the sense of the Congress concern Act to provide for the testing of motor vehi quired immune deficiency syndrome, and ing support for amateur radio and amateur cles at high altitudes; to the Committee on for other purposes; to the Committee on radio frequency allocations vital for public Energy and Commerce. Energy and Commerce. safety purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. BUECHNER (for himself, Mr. By Mr. RANGEL: Energy and Commerce. BAKER, Mr. BARNARD, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. H.R. 4811: A bill to amend part M of title I BOEHLERT, Mr. COLEMAN of Missouri, of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Mr. DAUB, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ECKART, Streets Act of 1968 to provide for direct MEMORIALS Mr. EMERSON, Mr. EVANS, Mr. grants to units of local government to en FAWELL, Mr. FUSTER, Mr. GINGRICH, force State and local laws that establish of Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memo Mr. GRANDY, Mr. GRAY of Illinois, fenses similar to offenses established in the rials were presented and referred as Mr. GREGG, Mr. HATCHER, Mr. HAYES Controlled Substances Act; and to authorize follows: of Illinois, Mr. HAYES of Louisiana, appropriations for fiscal years 1990, 1991, 412. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. JOHNSON of and 1992 to carry out such part; to the Com South Dakota, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LAN mittee on the Judiciary. Legislature of the State of Oklahoma, rela CASTER, Mr. LEACH of Iowa, Mr. LENT, By Mr. ROWLAND of Georgia : assess the special assessment on the basis of H. Con. Res. 316. Concurrent resolution to olutions as follows: risk criteria which the Corporation may de express deep concern that the Japanese H.R. 39: Mr. ANNUNZIO. velop; to the Committee on Banking, Fi Ministry of Transport has imposed unrea H.R. 303: Mr. NELSON of Florida and Mr. nance and Urban Affairs. sonable and unjustifiable obstacles which McCRERY. By Mr. LEACH of Iowa: have precluded Federal Express from imple H.R. 901: Mr. OWENS of Utah. H.R. 4809: A bill to require the Federal menting its small-package express service H.R. 1049: Mr. CLAY. Home Loan Bank Board to prescribe regula between the United States and Japan pursu H.R. 1358: Mr. SOLARZ. tions to limit the direct investment author ant to the 1985 Memorandum of Under H.R. 1531: Mr. BLAZ, Ms. SLAUGHTER of ity of thrift institutions, and for other pur standing between the United States and New York, Mr. ROWLAND of Connecticut, poses; to the Committee on Banking, Fi Japan; to the Committee on Ways and Mr. WALGREN, and Mr. Bosco. nance and Urban Affairs. Means. H.R. 1632: Mr. MINETA. June 14, 1988 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 14373 H.R. 1897: Mr. LANCASTER, Mr. BILBRAY, of Ohio, Ms. OAKAR, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. TowNs, and Mrs. VucANO Mr. CONTE, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. TORRES, Mr. REGULA, Mr. TRAFICANT, and Mr. WYLIE. VICH. HATCHER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. ECKART, Mr. H.R. 4428: Mr. TOWNS, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. H.J. Res. 509: Mr. HAYES of Illinois, Mr. MFUME, and Mr. DREIER of California. HAYES of Illinois, Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. FRENZEL, Mr. HENRY, Mr. DOWDY of Missis H.R. 1938: Mrs. MORELLA. HORTON. sippi, Mr. ESPY, and Mr. FOGLIETTA. H.R. 2168: Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota H.R. 4438: Mr. GRAY of Illinois, Mr. Bus H.J. Res. 555: Mr. DREIER of California and Mr. GINGRICH. TAMANTE, Mr. KOSTMAYER, Mr. FLIPPO, Mr. and Mr. GALLO. H.R. 2514: Mrs. LLOYD. HAMMERSCHMIDT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. H.J. Res. 557: Mr. BENNETT, Mr. Russo, H.R. 2726: Mr. ECKART and Mr. BONIOR of McDADE, Mr. OLIN, Mr. JOHNSON of South Mr. OWENS of New York, Mr. ACKERMAN, Michigan. Dakota, and Mr.VANDERJAGT. Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. DOWDY of Mississippi, Mr. H.R. 3044: Mrs. MARTIN of Illinois, Mr. H.R. 4444: Mrs. BENTLEY and Mr. DONALD BARNARD, Mr. SHUMWAY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LEACH of Iowa, Mr. CLINGER, and Mr. VANDER E. LUKENS. GARCIA, Mr. BUECHNER, Mr. MADIGAN, Mr. JAGT. H.R. 4450: Mr. FROST. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. WALGREN, Mr. H.R. 3132: Mr. RAVENEL. H.R. 4463: Mr. ERDREICH, Mr. IRELAND, Mr. KASTENMEIER, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. KASICH, H.R. 3178: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. McEWEN, Mr. McGRATH, and Mr. CLINGER. Mr. LEACH of Iowa, Mr. DYMALLY, Mr. H.R. 3250: Mr. DENNY SMITH. H.R. 4514: Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. JENKINS, TAUKE, and Mrs. LLOYD. H.R. 3418: Mr. AUCOIN, Mr. PETRI, Mr. Mr. DAVIS of Michigan, Mr. SKEEN, and Mr. H. Con. Res. 28: Mr. LIPINSKI and Mr. ROWLAND of Connecticut, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. MARLENEE. BROOMFIELD. BIAGGI, Mr. MINETA, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. RA H.R. 4542: Mr. ROBERT F. SMITH, Mr. H. Con. Res. 232: Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. KosT WHITTEN, Mr. MORRISON of Washington, VENEL, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. MAYER, and Mr. WALGREN. and Mr. COMBEST. H. Con. Res. 260: Mr. MORRISON of Wash SLATTERY, Mr. KOSTMAYER, Mr. LOWRY of H.R. 4548: Mr. ENGLISH and Mr. FAUNT Washington, Mr. HILER, Mr. CLARKE, Mrs. ington, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. HOPKINS, Mr. ROY. SLAUGHTER of Virginia, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. BYRON, Mr. MOODY, and Mr. TAUZIN. H.R. 4554: Mr. STARK, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. H.R. 3455: Mr. SAVAGE, Mr. HocH- MINETA, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. LEACH of Iowa, Mr. KASTEN WISE, and Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut. BRUECKNER, Mr. FISH, and Mrs. SAIKI. MEIER, Mrs. LLOYD, Mr. KOLTER, Mrs. BOGGS, H.R. 3503: Mr. GARCIA. H. Con. Res. 265: Mr. SHAYS and Mr. Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RoE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER. H.R. 3663: Mr. TOWNS. SKELTON, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. WALGREN, Mr. H.R. 3788: Mr. DONALD E. LUKENS, Mr. H. Con. Res. 277: Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. LANCASTER, Mr. SOLOMON, and Mr. BEVILL. BROWN of California, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. GRANT, Mr. MCDADE, and Mrs. PATTERSON. H.R. 4570: Mr. LEVINE of California. H.R. 3891: Mr. MCMILLEN of Maryland, TOWNS, Mr. ATKINS, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. WEISS, H.R. 4576: Mr. GLICKMAN, Mr. McEWEN, and Mr. AuCoIN. Mr. SABO, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. Mr. DANNEMEYER, Mr. SLATTERY, and Mr. NEAL, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. H. Con. Res. 303: Mr. FusTER, Mr. NEAL, PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. OWENS of New York, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. STAGGERS, Mr. SLATTERY, Mr. H.R. 4635: Mr. DONALD E. LUKENS. FORD of Michigan, Mr. CLAY, Mr. STOKES, WORTLEY, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. H.R. 4651: Mr. SKAGGS. WAXMAN, and Mrs. COLLINS. Mr. GORDON, Mr. LELAND, and Mr. CROCKETT. H.R. 4655: Mr. PURSELL, Mr. DOWDY of H.R. 3907: Mr. ANTHONY, Mr. Bosco, and H. Con. Res. 305: Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. Mississippi, and Mr. BOUCHER. BORSKI, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. BROWN of Cali Mr. HAYES of Louisiana. H.R. 4758: Mr. GEKAS, Mr. FISH, Mr. ED H.R. 3978: Mr. BATES, Mr. BONIOR of fornia, Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota, Mr. WARDS of Oklahoma, Mr. SYNAR, Mr. FRANK, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. Michigan, Mr. DOWNEY of New York, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. TRAXLER, Mr. LOTT, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. GREEN, Mr. GLICKMAN, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. LEVIN of Michi MANTON, Mr. FEIGHAN, Mr. BIAGGI, Mr. BOU gan, Mr. MCHUGH, Mrs. MORELLA, and Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MORRI CHER Mr. KILDEE, Mr. RODINO, Ms. OAKAR, MRAZEK. SON of Connecticut, Mr. PEPPER, and Mr. and Mr. SWINDALL. H. Res. 286: Mr. GARCIA. TOWNS. H.R. 4760: Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. NEAL, Mr. H.R. 4012: Mr. SABO, Mr. KOLTER, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. BoxER, and Mr. TOWNS, and Mr. SOLARZ. FAZIO. H.R. 4038: Mr. WORTLEY, Mr. SCHUETTE, H.J. Res. 330: Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. RoE, Mr. Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. DONALD E. LUKENS, HYDE, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. LELAND, Mr. TALLON, PETITIONS, ETC. and Mr. HYDE. Mr. LOWRY of Washington, Mr. WALGREN, Under clause 1 of rule XXII, peti H.R. 4060: Mr. OWENS of Utah, Mr. Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, and Mr. ACKERMAN. tions and papers were laid on the BORSKI, Mr. BRUCE, Mr. MANTON, and Mr. H.J. Res. 453: Mr. VENTO, Mr. BROOMFIELD, Clerk's desk and referred as follows: NEAL. Mr. DICKS, Mr. TAUZIN, and Mr. MARTINEZ. H.R. 4127: Mr. LENT, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. H.J. Res. 463: Mr. BRYANT, Mr. DEFAZIO, 182. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the SAVAGE, Mr. HA YES of Illinois, Mr. SKAGGS, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. LANCAS city clerk, Buffalo, NY, relative to the trade Mr. LANCASTER, Mr. RIDGE, Mr. DYSON, Mr. TER, Mrs. MARTIN of Illinois, Mr. BERMAN, bill; to the Committee on Ways and Means. MURTHA, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. COOPER, Mr. Mr. Bosco, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. 183. Also, petition of the city clerk, Buffa- BROWN of California, Mr. WELDON, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. KEMP, Mr. THOMAS lo, NY, relative to revenue bonds; to the GALLO, Mr. ROWLAND of Georgia, Mrs. A. LUKEN, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Committee on Ways and Means. LLOYD, and Mr. WYDEN. Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. MFUME, Mr. SAVAGE, 184. Also, petition of the city clerk, Buffa H.R. 4150: Mr. GLICKMAN, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. SIKORSKI, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. DUNCAN, lo, NY, relative to tax exempt bonds; to the Mrs. BOGGS. Mr. NIELSON of Utah, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 4221: Mr. GALLO, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. APPLEGATE, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. DAUB, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. COURTER, Mr. HAYES of Louisi ERDREICH, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ana, and Mr. BENNETT. AMENDMENTS GARCIA, Mr. BUSTAMANTE, and Mr. LAGOMAR H.J. Res. 464: Mr. RINALDO, Mr. HOCH Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, pro SINO. BRUECKNER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. LENT, posed amendments were submitted as H.R. 4257: Mr. McEWEN, Mr. MCDADE, Mr. Mr. RIDGE, and Mr. MINETA. follows: SMITH of Texas, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. STRAT H.J. Res. 485: Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. TORRI TON, Mr. PORTER, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. ESPY, CELLI, and Mr. BOULTER. H.R. 4783, Mr. SUNDQUIST, Mr. WEBER, Mr. VANDER H.J. Res. 488: Mr. AUCOIN, Mr. ST GER By Mr. DORNAN of California: JAGT, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. HENRY, Ms. MAIN, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. BRUCE, Mr. MRAZEK, -At the end of the bill, before the short SLAUGHTER of New York, Mr. BONIOR of Mr. CLARKE, Mr. HAYES of Louisiana, Mr. title, insert the following new section: Michigan, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr. PEPPER. HILER, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. HAYES of Illi SEC. . No funds under this Act may be H.R. 4260: Mr. RIDGE, Mr. DWYER of New nois, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. HYDE, Mr. HERTEL, used by the Secretary of Health and Human Jersey, and Mrs. MEYERS OF KANSAS. Mr. MINETA, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. WELDON, Mr. Services- H.R. 4297: Mr. MCCURDY. LEHMAN of California, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. ( 1) to continue an exemption under sec H.R. 4325: Mr. TOWNS, Mr. CHAPMAN, and KENNELLY, Mr. LATTA, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, tion 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. McEWEN, Mr. McGRATH, Mr. MCMILLEN Cosmetic Act for the drug RU-486 when H.R. 4352: Mr. GORDON, Mr. DE LUGO, and of Maryland, Mr. MACKAY, Mr. MARTIN of used as a drug to cause an abortion or as an Mr. TALLON. New York, Mr. MILLER of Washington, Mr. abortifacient; or H.R. 4410: Mr. KASICH, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. IRELAND, Mr. NEAL, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RA ( 2) to consider any application under sec FEIGHAN, Mr. GRADISON, Mr. HALL of Ohio, VENEL, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SABO, Mr. DENNY tion 505 of such Act for the approval of a Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LATTA, Mr. THOMAS A. SMITH, Mr. STOKES, Mr. SuNIA, Mr. KENNE new drug application for such drug when LUKEN, Mr. DONALD E. LUKENS, Mr. MILLER DY, Mr. TALLON, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. WISE, used for such purpose.