October 1 G, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 32671 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS MEDICARE SKILLED NURSING system. These recommendations have been after a long House session. For this reason, HOME QUALITY CARE AMEND­ endorsed by a wide coalition of senior citizens too, I am grateful to him. MENTS OF 1986 and nursing home reform organizations. I wish BILL the very best in the years to At the heart of the institute's recommenda­ come. He has been an outstanding Member HON. FORTNEY H. (PETE) ST ARK tions is the recognition that the regulatory of Congress and will be an outstanding pro­ OF CALIFORNIA system has been overconcerned with paper fessor as well. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES compliance. and far too little concerned with what kind of care the elderly actually receive. Wednesday, October 15, 1986 This legislation seeks to implement many of CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, today I am the institute's legislative proposals and assure ECONOMY-CAFE STANDARDS pleased to· introduce along with Mr. WAXMAN, our Nation's elderly and disabled that they will the chairman of the Subcommittee on Health live in an environment that maintains or en­ HON. DAN COATS and the Environment of the Committee on hances the quality of their lives. In all, more OF INDIANA Energy and Commerce, the Medicare Skilled than a dozen requirements for medicare par­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Nursing Home Quality Care Amendments of ticipation are outlined in the bill. To promote 1986. This bill is a companion to H.R. 5450, quality of care, nursing facilities wou!d have to Wednesday, October 15, 1986 the Medicaid Nursing Home Quality Care develop a plan of care for each resident, con­ Mr. COATS. Mr. Speaker, recently, the Na­ Amendment of 1986. like H.R. 5450, it is de­ duct resident assessments, protect and en­ tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration signed to improve the quality of care and qual­ hance residents' rights, provide appropriate [NHTSA] issued its final rule regarding reduc­ ity of life for our Nation's elderly and disabled access and visitation rights and provide equi­ tion of the corporate average fuel economy in skilled nursing facilities. table admission, transfer, and discharge poli­ [CAFE] standards for the 1987 and 1988 With the aging of the population, an in­ cies. The bill would also restructure the cur­ model years. The Agency wisely lowered the crease in chronic illnesses, and the move to rent survey and certification and inspection of standards to 26.0 miles per gallon for these shorter lengths of stay in hospitals, more and care processes. Equally important, this legisla­ years, noting in its press release accompany­ more Americans will spend some time in a tion would expand the range of enforcement ing the decision that "a higher standard would skilled nursing facility. It projected that the el­ options available to both the Federal and have resulted in the loss of jobs for tens of derly nursing home population will increase by State governments. thousands of workers in the domestic auto in­ more than 50 percent from 1978 to 2003. We have decided to introduce the bill at this dustry." Clearly this is a victory for American Presently, Medicare and Medicaid account for time in order to allow those interested in nurs­ consumers and auto workers alike. over haH of the payments for nursing home ing home reform to consider the specific pro­ NHTSA concluded in the rule that GM and care on behaH of about 1.5 million residents. posals and make their recommendations Ford, which constitute a substantia~ part of the To protect these elderly and disabled Ameri­ known. As chairman .of the Subcommittee on industry, took or planned appropriate steps to cans, a Federal-State regulatory system was Health, with jurisdiction over Medicare, I plan meet the 27.5 miles per gallon standard for developed. Unfortunately, according to studies on holding hearings early in the 1 OOth Con­ the 1987 and 1988 model years, but they in California and other States this system is gress on ways to strengthen and improve were prevented from fully implementing those not working. these provisions in order to assure quality of steps by unforeseen events. NHTSA's analy­ When the Reagan administration attempted care in nursing homes. sis found that the only actions now available to add insult to injury by deregulating this al­ Mr. Speaker, we must not turn our backs on to those manufacturers to raise their CAFE ready inadequate regulatory system, the Insti­ our Nation's elderly and disabled nursing levels to 27.5 miles per gallon would involve a tute of Medicine, at the urging of Congress, home residents. I look forward to working with combination of production restrictions, includ­ was commissioned to study the nursing home my colleagues in the next session on making ing substantial job losses, and transferral of industry. After 2 years of study, in March sure that Medicare and Medicaid nursing production of large cars outside of the United 1986, the Institute of Medicine released its home residents receive the kind of care they States. Obviously these steps would not have report entitled "Improving the Quality of Care deserve and are entitled to receive. been in the best interest of the companies, in Nursing Homes." This prestigious institute their employees and suppliers, and American concluded that the present regulatory system TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE consumers. is apparently unable either to force substand­ G. WILLIAM WHITEHURST NHTSA stated in the rule that the maximum ard facilities to improve their performance or hypothetical difference in gasoline consump­ to eliminate them. tion by lowering the standard is less than one A nursing home regulatory system should HON. DON FUQUA half of 1 percent of the projected national ensure that any person requiring nursing passenger car gasoline consumption over the home care be able to receive appropriate OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES life of those cars. The Agency also noted that care, be treated with courtesy, and enjoy con­ the average fuel economy of the total fleet of tinued civil and legal rights. The Institute of Tuesday, October 14, 1986 new cars sold in the United States is expect­ Medicine found that: Mr. FUQUA. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to ed to exceed 27.5 miles per gallon during This happens in many nursing homes in have the opportunity to say a few words in 1987 and 1988, despite GM and Ford falling all parts of the country. But in many other tribute to BILL WHITEHURST. As a member of below this level. government-certified nursing homes, indi­ viduals who are admitted receive very inad­ the Armed Services Committee, he has Many arguments were presented in favor of equate-sometimes shockingly deficient­ served his Nation well and been a strong ad­ reducing the CAFE standards temporarily, but care that is likely to hasten the deteriora­ vocate for America's military needs. As a one which has been less frequently and fully tion of their physical, mental, and emotion­ member of the Committee on Standards of articulated is the consideration of vehicle al health. They also are likely to have their Official Conduct he has not only served his sizes and their relationships to fuel economy rights ignored or violated, and may even be Nation but his colleagues in this body with his and safety. A March 24, 1986 letter from Brian subject to physical abuse. fair and honest decisions on difficult issues. O'Neill, president of the Insurance Institute for Mr. Speaker, this deplorable situation must BILL is not only my colleague in this House Highway Safety [llHS], to NHTSA clearly pre­ not be allowed to continue. In its report, the but we are also neighbors in nearby houses in sents this point. The letter observes that Institute of Medicine made several recommen­ northern Virginia. Many is the time he has gra­ weight has more of an effect on fuel economy dations for reforming the current regulatory ciously given me a ride home late at night than does vehicle size, so cars can be made

e This "bullet" symbol identifies stat~ments or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 32672 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 16, 1986 more fuel efficient without compromising 1978-80, there were more than twice the ers and their children from exposure to haz­ safety to a degree by reducing weight without number of deaths per 100,000 registered ve­ ardous asbestos in schools and other build­ reducing vehicle size. However, there is a hicles in small subcompacts (96-inch wheel­ ings. point beyond which weight cannot be effec­ base or less) as in full size cars target figure from RECORD OF PRIDE now being enacted. 27 .5 miles per gallon Rudman budget law and stopped the trans­ especially the tax plan that resulted in the showing that small car occupants have a fer of ever greater power to the Office of biggest federal deficits ever and the David substantially greater risk of serious or fatal Management and Budget-David Stock­ Stockman assault on all health and educa­ injury than the occupants of large cars. man's old agency. tion programs. Data from Maryland crashes from 1974-80 Hart opposed and stopped legislation that Hart supported aid to education, introduc­ show that twice as many drivers in subcom­ would let the Administration reneg on hard­ ing a comprehensive education bill and pacts . Data from reform bill to toughen trade sanctions and light the benefits of public works and long NHTSA's Fatal Accident Reporting System increase our industrial competitiveness. term investment projects, and a tax expend­ confirm this disparity. For passen­ Hart co-sponsored bills to protect workers iture budget to make clear the cost of tax ger cars one to five years old in the period from toxics on the job and to protect work- loopholes. October 16, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 32673 Hart opposed a plan to apply a means­ growth and expanding job opportunities for Great Lakes. Litter-strewn beaches that testing requirements as an obstacle to Medi­ western New Yorkers. Fishermen have spent were virtually abandoned are being cleaned. care benefits. an estimated $1.5 billion a year in all the An estimated 63 million people visit the Hart voted to protect union political state, Federal and, on the Canadian side, rights. Great Lakes, with a total economic impact on the regional economy of about $4 billion. This provincial parks along the lakes each year. Hart voted against the creation of a sub­ "People relate to clean water," said Donna minimum wage. "new" industry has been creating the need for more retail stores, hotels and motels, and res­ Wise, the president of the Center for the Hart voted to extend emergency unem­ Great Lakes in Chicago. "When the water is ployment benefits. taurants. Hart voted against Social Security cuts for clean, people want to go to the beaches or Western New York is in the midst of this fish or build next to the water's edge." workers and their dependents. waterfront development boom. In the lake­ Hart voted to protect jobs in the U.S. mar­ Much of the improvement in the lakes' shore community of Evans, NY, residents and quality is attributed to the $7 billion that itime industry. local and State officials are working together THE 96TH CONGRESS: 1979 AND 1980 has been invested in waste-water treatment to rehabilitate and expand a marina that is plants since environmental laws began to Hart was endorsed for re-election by the badly in need of repair. Plans call for the take effect in the early 1970's. A ban on Colorado AFL-CIO and the National AFL­ number of boat slips at the marina to be in­ phosphorus detergents in most states and CIO. Hart voted to maintain legal safeguards creased from 80 to about 200, enabling a Canadian provinces in the basin has also for the rights of migrant workers. greater number of fishermen and recreational helped, officials say, along with the decline Hart fought attempts to roll back Davis­ boaters to take advantage of this vast re­ of heavy industries. And high water levels Bacon protections for workers on federal source. Construction of the Sturgeon Point have diluted the pollutants that are still contracts. Marina is crucial to the economic revitalization flowing into the lakes. Hart opposed attempts at national "right of the western New York area and deserves "Dilution has been the solution to pollu­ to work" legislation. full congressional support. Waterfront devel­ tion, particularly in a shallow lake like Hart worked for public service and public opment will not only enhance access to the Erie," said David Edgington, director of the works programs to provide jobs for Ameri­ lake, but will provide significant economic ben­ Center for Great Lakes Studies at the Uni­ ca's unemployed. versity of Wisconsin. "There is simply a efits to the entire region in terms of more jobs, much greater volume of water there now to THE 95TH CONGRESS: 1977 AND 1978 a healthier tourism industry, and higher reve­ Hart fought for Labor law reform, voting accept the environmental insult." Unlike nues for local and State governments. the other lakes, which are hundreds of feet six times to break an anti-labor filibuster of Lake Erie is alive and well again, as are the the most important labor law revisions since deep, the average depth of Lake Erie is only the Wagner Act of 1935. communities that surround it and I urge my 62 feet, and in the western part it is much Hart opposed efforts to deny food stamps colleagues to read the following New York shallower than that. Times article about the rebirth that has taken to striking workers and their families. RETURN OF THE WALLEYE Hart voted against creating red-tape ob­ place along this Great Lake: stacles to the enforcement of health and A RENEWED LAKE ERIE AGAIN ONE OF THE Nevertheless, the lessening of phospho­ safety regulations. GREATS rous pollution and a ban on commercial fishing in Lake Erie have contributed to THE 94TH CONGRESS: 1975 AND 1976

71-059 0-87-46 (Pt. 22) 32678 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 16, 1986 San Francisco 49'ers and now the group's combined to create a danger that is greater forts create an environment where that kid president. than anything else the United States faces, can tum himself around ... You see that Both Chuck and Delvin are to be commend­ he believes. happen one time and that's all it takes." Foreign powers and terrorism pale by ed for their dedicated efforts on behalf of our comparison, said Latting, who trained many young people. "Pros for Kids" was estab­ Northern California police departments in lished over 3 years ago as a vehicle for pro­ SWAT and anti-terrorist tactics for eight OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISH­ fessional athletes and kids to communicate years. During his career, he's been called MENTS OF HANS DOE about the hazards of drug and alcohol abuse. out to 14 skyjackings. Their involvement and commitment to our "I'm not a liberal or a conservative, but, HON. RON PACKARD young people and their communities is out­ boy! something's got to be done," said the OF CALIFORNIA lined in the following Contra Costa Times' arti­ Tennessee native. cle. I look forward to making "Pros for Kids" Pros For Kids arranges for pro athletes to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES an integral part of our children's lives, and talk to junior and senior high school stu­ Wednesday, October 15, 1986 dents about the hazards of drug and alcohol there are no finer examples of how to suc­ abuse. The group just got a $1.2 million Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Hans H. ceed than Chuck Latting and Delvin Williams. grant from the state of California to devel­ Doe, a Vista, CA, resident since 1946, will be CFrom the Contra Costa Times, Oct. 11, op pilot programs at four schools each in retiring from the board of directors of the Met­ 1986] Northern and Southern California. The ropolitan Water District of southern California NANCY REAGAN, Ex-BRONCO, ON DRUG money will pay for semester-long classes on October 20, 1986. taught by trained athletes. WARPATH Mr. Doe has served the water community of The San Mateo-based group also sponsors the Teen Alternative Program, student-run California faithfully for over 35 years, the last MARTINEZ.-When Charles Latting joins clubs on campuses that develop and present 27 years of which he served continuously as a First Lady Nancy Reagan for dinner in San member of the MWD board representing the Francisco in three weeks, they'll have their own drug abuse messages, and sponsor plenty in common and plenty of company. assemblies and rallies at schools. San Diego County Water Authority. Latting, who's lived with his family in This summer a five-day football camp Some of the projects of benefit to San Martinez for 17 years, and Reagan both sponsored at Los Medanos Community Col­ Diego County during his tenure include the devote much of their time fighting drug lege by Pros For Kids drew 90 Contra Costa construction of the State water project at a youngsters, teaching them about the sport abuse. Their paths will converge at the St. cost of over $2 billion, construction of Lake Francis Hotel for a banquet to raise money and about drug abuse. The program is get­ ting off the ground in Contra Costa County, Skinner and its Robert A. Skinner Treatment for drug abuse prevention. Seven thousand Plant at a cost of over $30 million and, most invitations have been mailed asking other but Latting said more help is needed from Northern Californians to join them. local businesses and current and former pro­ importantly, the development of a water The dinner benefits "Pros for Kids," a fessional athletes in the county. system allowing MWD to deliver an ample group formed 3'12 years ago by former San Latting said fighting the drug problem supply of imported water to nearly 13 million Francisco 49er running back Delvin Wil­ should start at home, but that society persons in the counties of Los Angeles, liams after his career was cut short by co­ cannot impose guidelines on parents. The Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, caine abuse. Latting, who played four sea­ alternative, then, is to reach young people and San Diego. sons as defensive back for the Denver Bron­ in school. "If there's going to be any change, it's Mr. Doe started this extensive water career cos, is a leader of the Contra Costa chapter. in 1950 on a temporary basis-the rest is his­ But it wasn't his years on the gridiron, nor going to have to happen in the schools," he his duty as a Marine Infantry commander in said. "Parents, teachers and students need tory. Vietnam, that led Latting to declare his own to spend time learning to communicate." I would like to salute the outstanding ac­ personal war on drug and alcohol abuse. Athletes are asked to help as volunteers complishments of Mr. Hans Doe and his wife, A special agent with the FBI since 1969, because they attract young people. Margaret. It is through dedication to service, Latting said he has seen drugs take their "We're not in the business of glamorizing foresight, and long-range planning that the toll on every level of society, including "cor­ athletes, but the athlete does capture the imagination of the kids." Joe Montana citizens of San Diego County enjoy the fruits porate presidents who are so stoned they of his labor. can't dial their phone, to a street junkie would outdraw a Nobel laureate scientist at with a needle hanging out of his arm." a school assembly, he said. For the past three years, Latting has been The programs are aimed at teaching a member of President Reagan's Narcotics young people to prepare for their goals in JIM WEAVER Task Force. Based in the Concord office of life, whether they are career or family ori­ the FBI, Latting spends most of his 50-hour ented, Latting said. "Life's like an athletic work weeks investigating drug dealing. contest-the person who prepares best wins. HON. WILLIAM LEHMAN "As an investigator, it became evident to If you want to get to the Super Bowl of life, OF FLORIDA me that we have to do something," said Lat­ you have to prepare better than anyone ting, who at 51, is tan and fit. "We're going else-then play one game at a time." IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to lose this country if we don't do some­ "Some people want life in the fast lane, Tuesday, October 14, 1986 thing about the demand for substances." but lights are sometimes yellow and some­ The impressions he got at work were rein­ times red," he said. "Life's sometimes tedi­ Mr. LEHMAN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, no forced at home, as Latting and his wife, ous and mundane." one ever said J1M WEAVER is just a average Rhoda, raised three sons. A graduate of­ Knowing that life is not always easy and Congressman. He is indeed very out of the or­ and football All-American at-Iowa State getting by without drugs is what the pro­ dinary. University, Latting said he was taught that gram teaches. Messages delivered by ath­ JIM has always acted on the strength of his facts are the most important part of an edu­ letes may not reach every student, but it's a convictions, no matter how powerful the oppo­ cation. way to start tackling the issue, he said. sition. He recognized the importance of pro­ Though he wanted his sons to study sci­ "You've got to peck away at the problem. tecting our public lands even though that You can't go out there and fight all the ence, all three majored in the liberal arts. meant taking on the big timber interests in his The oldest, Chuck, is 29 and working on hlS windmills in the world at one time." doctorate degree at the University of Arizo­ The Oct. 29 $200-a-seat banquet, at which own State. He was somewhat of a prophet na, Johil 21, is a senior at Stanford Universi­ the first lady will be the honored guest, is when he warned of the financial disaster that ty and Robert, 19, is a sophomore at Pacific expected to raise about $500,000 for the pro­ would follow the issuance of the now infa­ Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash. gram. mous WPPSS bonds. He has never been de­ "Now I understand that they had the Joe Montana and 49er teammates, and terred from doing what he believes is right. answer and I didn't" Latting said. "Leaming baseball stars Steve Garvey and George His willingness to take an unpopular stance to think is more important than learning to Brett are among the sports figures expected may have made it difficult for some Members be good scientists." to be on hand. Thinking is the best defense against social Still, with all the big names and big to get to really know him. Yet, if one took the and peer pressure, Latting said. Society's money involved, Latting said it is the young time to break through his reserve, he was a trend toward equating success with money, people who make the program worthwhile. delightful companion. a breakdown in communication between "When you see one kid you know was Institutions like the Congress can become generations and easily available drugs have headed in the wrong direction and your ef- pretty stuffy at times, but because of JIM, October 16, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 32679 Congress is less self-satisfied, less rigid, and volunteers. It allows America's senior citizens every manufacturing sector have lost at times more fun. I will miss my friend JIM to give to the community a knowledge and in­ market share at home while exports face WEAVER, and I wish him all the best in the sight which is only gained through life's expe­ market barriers and unfair trade practices riences. The program provides our elderly with abroad. Two million workers have lost jobs future. in a flood of imports, from textiles and steel a sense of accomplishment and pride, provid­ to electronics and biotechnology. The trade ing them with an opportunity to really make a RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER deficit could reach $185 billion this year, up difference. from $30 billion just 5 years ago. Despite a PROGRAM As I have already said, RSVP is a program year in which trade policy was one of the in which we can all take great pride. Every in­ most talked about issues, the President and HON. NICHOLAS MA VROULES dividual involved in this valuable program the Congress have yet to develop a hard-hit­ OF MASSACHUSETTS should be commended for taking an active ting program to deal with our trade prob­ lems. America, once the preeminent player IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES role in the improvement of American society. in world trade, finds itself today playing Wednesday, October 15, 1986 second or third string in every market. TRIBUTE TO OLIVER HAAB There are several reasons for this decline. Mr. MAVROULES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today We have not kept our economic policies in to bring to the attention of my colleagues the order. We have been slow to develop a com­ 15th anniversary of the Retired Senior Volun­ HON. JOHN HILER prehensive trade policy. We have proceeded teer Program [RSVP], and to commend those OF INDIANA on a case by case basis making decisions individuals who have made this program such IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES first about steel imports, then about tex­ tiles, then about exchange rates, but we a tremendous success. As we all know, RSVP Wednesday, October 15, 1986 is a nonprofit, community-based program de­ have had no game plan for winning world signed to recruit, refer, and support elderly Mr. HILER. Mr. Speaker, it is with special trade. We have sat by while many nations pride that I bring to my colleagues' attention fudged on the rules of fair trade, through volunteers who serve both private and public dumping, subsidies, and closed markets. agencies in local communities. the story of a very remarkable man, Mr. Oliver Haab, of Milford, IN. Unfair trade practices account for less than RSVP, initially composed of 10 chapters lo­ 20% of our trade deficit, but those practices cated throughout the United States, is an out­ On October 2, 1986, Mr. Haab, known as are an irritant and they are important. growth of a 1971 White House Conference on Ollie to his friends and coworkers, celebrated We simply have to take charge on trade Aging. By 1973, the time at which ACTION his 25th anniversary of working with Brock and competitiveness. We can no longer was created to fund all Federal service pro­ Manufacturing. This, alone, may not seem like ignore the global economic challenge. We grams, RSVP had expanded to 660 chapters. an exceptional achievement, however, Ollie is have to develop an effective strategy to 87 years old and he first began working for lower our trade deficit, to become more Today, there are more than 760 chapters in competitive, and to help those, particularly the United States, employing more than Brock Manufacturing at the age of 62. His "first" job was at a local greenhouse where workers, who are hurt by imports. 500,000 elderly volunteers. Each year, these First, Congress and the President must volunteers provide in excess of 64 million he worked for 33 years. work together to shape up our basic eco­ hours of volunteer services to over 50,000 At Brock Manufacturing, Ollie involves him­ nomic policies. The best trade policy is a community organizations and nonprofit agen­ self with all stages of his work. His supervi­ good economic policy. The new tax bill­ cies across the Nation. They represent a spirit sors note that he does everything from setup which makes taxes fairer and reduces tax of volunteerism in which all Americans can operations to equipment maintenance. In addi­ distortions of investment decisions-was a truly take pride. tion, Ollie is active in the plant's "Doing It step in the right direction, but much more can be done. On the broadest policy level, The volunteers of RSVP touch the lives of Better" -quality circle-program, and takes it upon himself to train young workers on how the federal budget deficit must come down, thousands of Americans each day. The serv­ interest rates must be reduced and we ices they offer are far-reaching, affecting all they can most effectively perform their jobs. should work toward a more stable and bal­ Americans, both young and old. You may find Ollie has no plans to retire and states that anced fiscal and monetary policy mix. Lower an RSVP volunteer serving food for Meals-on­ he works, quite simply, because he likes to federal deficits should free capital for pro­ Wheels, or counseling a confused teenager. work. In fact, Ollie often puts in overtime. ductive investment. Lower real interest Programs which benefit from RSVP include Clearly, Oliver Haab demonstrates the true rates should bring the dollar back into bal­ those offering assistance for battered and American spirit and appreciation for a time­ ance with other currencies. We should also review and, where necessary, revise specific abused children, as well as for runaways. The honored work ethic. Furthermore, Ollie re­ minds us all of the great wealth of knowledge tax provisions, regulations and anti-trust program is involved with home repair, food laws that hinder competitiveness or distort banks, crime prevention, education, and in­ our senior citizens possess and is an example capital flows. home care. The insight and wisdom offered by of the many ways older Americans enhance Second, our long-term strength in trade the elderly are valuable to people with ques­ our daily lives. depends, in a word, on investment, both tions on topics ranging from insurance and Again, I am very proud to represent Mr. public and private, in productivity: in re­ taxes to family planning and consumer protec­ Oliver Haab, and I am honored to share his search, technology, infrastructure, educa­ tion. outstanding accomplishments with you. Please tion, plants and equipment. Our competitive Mr. Speaker, the success of the Retired join me in wishing Ollie continued happiness edge hinges on a solid foundation of science in his long and successful career. and technology. However, U.S. productivity Senior Volunteer Program is to be commend­ growth is now the weakest of all industrial­ ed by all. Not only has RSVP succeeded in ized nations, and we are quickly losing the providing volunteer services, it is also one of TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS technical edge that enables our industries to the most cost effective federally funded pro­ pay higher wages than other countries yet grams in existence today. For a minimal in­ still compete in world markets. We certainly vestment, the Government and citizens of the HON. LEE H. HAMILTON have to invest more in human resources, by United States receive over $200 million of vol­ OF INDIANA improving public education, attacking adult IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES illiteracy, and expanding job retraining. unteer services every year. The return on Fed­ America need not become poorer in order to eral investment averages $7.50 worth of serv­ Wednesday, October 15, 1986 compete, but America must become more ice for every Federal dollar spent. Moreover, Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like productive in order to prosper. RSVP has not requested or received an in­ to insert my Washington Report for Wednes­ Third, the President and Congress must crease in its Federal grant money for over 8 day, October 15, 1986, into the CONGRESSION­ work to develop a comprehensive trade years. This is truly remarkable when one con­ AL RECORD. policy. The President's top priority should siders the increases in the cost of living which be the new round of multi-lateral trade TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS have occurred over this period. talks to strengthen the world trading America is in the economic fight of its life. system, the General Agreement on Tariffs It is important to note that while touching We are beset by a trade crisis that threatens and Trade tral issues of our time. The Soviets brought ing. Any trade bill passed by Congress If President Reagan's advisers did not new proposals and soon let it be known should include: centralization of trade pol­ smell trouble immediately when Mikhail S. through leaks that infuriated White House icymaking in one government agency, prob­ Gorbachev proposed an unchoreographed spokesman Larry Speakes that something ably the Commerce Department; tougher get-together in Iceland, they should have momentous was at hand. laws against unfair foreign trade practices; a realized the full extent of their peril when Imagine the sinking feeling Sunday after­ new requirement that the President grant word got out that Raisa Gorbachev was noon when the Reagan camp realized how relief to industries and workers injured by coming. Here supposedly was a low-key Gorbachev's surprising flexibility on a foreign imports; enhanced trade adjustment "working meeting" between the two heads range of issues that had bedeviled negotia­ assistance; and simplified export regulations of state-a mere prelude to a real summit in tors for many months was all contingent on and licensing laws. Washington a few months hence-and the the one step Reagan had said time and Finally, a comprehensive trade policy Soviets were moving in the heaviest artillery again he would never take-abandonment of should include greater efforts to promote in their high-tech p.r. arsenal. Star Wars. Until that point, the notion of a U.S. exports. Less than 1% of U.S. firms ac­ In retrospect, the inclusion of Raisa grand trade of offensive missiles for defen­ count for 80% of our manufacturing ex­ should have been the tip-off that the Sovi­ sive potential had seemed more a long-term ports. Americans must become more export­ ets had decided on a two-track strategy for goal than an immediate possibility, some­ minded. Besides opening foreign markets Reykjavik. Either they would go home with thing for the negotiators to chisel away at. and improving productivity and competitive­ an arms deal of historic proportions or they But with a giant press corps on hand to ness, we need to expand export credit and would be positioned ideally to blame the record the outcome, Gorbachev forced the loan guarantee programs for U.S. farm ex­ failure to reach agreement on the Reagan­ President into making an unambiguous ports. We must use the Export-Import Bank ites' intransigence. choice. to offset the use of export subsidies and The deal fell apart over "Star Wars," as After the meeting broke up, a glum Secre­ mixed credits by our trade rivals. We have the Soviets might have suspected from the tary of State George P. Shultz said that the to improve the collection and distribution of outset, but Gorbachev did not leave Reykja­ Soviets had demanded something that "pre­ market information. We should also work to vik a loser. He simply switched to the paral­ dictably was not possible for us." The Sovi­ resolve the debt problem in developing lel track, the one on which image matters ets might not have been dead certain that countries, like those in Latin America which more than substance. No longer Nick Dani­ the President would say no, but they clearly are our largest potential export markets. loff's surly kidnapper, Gorbachev emerged were ready to capitalize on that eventuality. There's no mystery about what we have to from the summit having refurbished his Robert Legvole, director of Columbia Uni­ do. We have to out-produce, out-sell and image as a new kind of Soviet leader who, versity's Harriman Institute for the Ad­ out-smart our trade rivals. Much is at stake: with his attractive wife at his side, seems vanced Study of the Soviet Union, said yes­ Our position as a world leader our standard willing to go the extra mile to bring peace to terday that Gorbachev achieved at Reykja­ of living, our national security and our abili­ the planet. vik what he had been unable to do with his ty to fund domestic programs all depend on At a press conference Sunday night, Gor­ 14-month-long unilateral moratorium on nu­ our competitiveness in the global market­ bachev told the people of the world that the clear testing or his grandiose plan for nucle­ place. two leaders were on the "verge of taking ar disarmament by the year 2000. Government, of course, cannot legislate major, history-making decisions." Medium­ Gorbachev finally seems to have created success. Success in trade depends primarily range missiles were to be eliminated from serious divisions within the American for­ on the private sector, but government can Europe and sharply reduced in Asia. Strate­ eign policy establishment and quite possibly highlight the importance of competitiveness gic missiles were to be cut by half and even­ within the European alliance as well. A and promote consensus-building dialogue tually phased out completely. The docu­ wedge has been driven between those who among leaders in industry, labor academia, ments were drawn up and ready for signa­ supported Star Wars as the ultimate bar­ and the public sector. Government needs to ture, but, alas, the Americans could not part gaining chip and those who still view it as provide stable economic policies, an educa­ with their dream of achieving military supe­ the ultimate weapon. tional system that prepares our people for riority by placing weapons in space. Gorbachev eventually may decide to strike the future, a marketplace that nurtures The President's response-that the Strate­ a compromise on Star Wars, but for now he technological innovation, fair world trading gic Defense Initiative is too precious to the can simply sit tight and see how it plays out. systems, and policies to help U.S. firms nation's future security to trade away-is "I feel the President probably would have and workers adjust in a changing world controversial enough in this country. One to seek the advice of Congress, of American market. can imagine how well it will play in Europe political leaders, of the American public," now that is clear that Reagan passed up the Gorbachev said Sunday night, invoking all opportunity to eliminate the greatest per­ the forces that a democratic leader must REYKJAVIK IN RETROSPECT ceived threat to European security-Soviet contend with. "Let America think. We are medium-range missiles-in exchange for a waiting." program that is widely viewed as protecting HON. JAMES J. FLORIO America lives at the expenses of all others. OF NEW JERSEY The general assumption prior to the wild BILL AMBROGIO HONORED FOR IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES weekend at Hofdi House was that the meet­ SERVICE TO COMMUNITY ing would nail down the terms for an "inter­ Wednesday, October 15, 1986 im" agreement of medium-range missiles Mr. FLORIO. Mr. Speaker, the recent dis­ while finessing the intractable differences HON. BRUCE A. MORRISON cussions held by the leaders of the United on Star Wars. The way would then be OF CONNECTICUT cleared for Gorbachev's trip to Washington, States and the Soviet Union in Reykjavik, Ice­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES land, have spurred intensified debate on the which in turn would set the course for the hard bargaining on strategic and space Wednesday, October 15, 1986 prospects of reaching an arms control agree­ weapons. ment and averting nuclear disaster. The But Gorbachev changed the script and Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut. Mr. Speak­ events surrounding this meeting have further went for broke in Iceland. Not out of des­ er, on October 17 I will be joining friends and reinforced the need for continued negotiations peration, but in a cleverly calculated way. colleagues at a testimonial dinner in West to break the impasse we find ourselves in. Having surprisingly agreed in Geneva last Haven, CT, to honor William Ambrogio, who is October 16, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 32681 completing a 2-year term as Exalted Ruler of Mr. Speaker, the dedication of the historical The fancier may differ in his tastes; the the West Haven Elks. marker commemorating the founding of Ver­ pocketbook may dictate the choice of many; At 82, Bill Ambrogio still exhibits all of the montville-Gresham United Methodist Church is the wealthy gardener may have the most extraordinary energy, dedication, and commu­ a very special event, reflective of the church's exquisite flowers of every land and clime at nity spirit that have made him a leader in the his beck and call, but all unite in claiming sense of its own history and its confidence in the rose as the first flower. And this univer­ Greater New Haven area for more than half a its future. I feel privileged to represent the sal love for the rose is unequaled elsewhere century. members of the Vermontville-Gresham United in all the things Nature has given us. In addition to being an active businessman Methodist Church and to work with constitu­ It grows wild in the temperate zone for 45 years, Bill Ambrogio served as a State ents who use the celebration of their history throughout the world. When the pioneers representative for two terms representing as a means of rededicating themselves to poured down over the Allegheny mountains Connecticut's 95th District, as Democratic their religious heritage and to their community. and into the plains of Kentucky and Ohio, ward chairman for the 8th Ward in New later upon the Prairies of Illinois, Iowa and Haven, as a member of the boards of the the West, they found the wild rose every­ New Haven Rehabilitation Center and the Cer­ THE RETIRING OF CONGRESS­ where. Many a prairie home was gladdened MAN G. WILLIAM WHITEHURST and enriched in those troublesome days by ebral Palsy Association, and for many years the splendor and color of the wild rose. It as president of the board of the Elder news­ brought a vision of peace and of lofty senti­ paper, among many other community activi­ HON.CHARLESE.BENNE17 ment to those sturdy souls in their hours of ties. He has been an active parishioner of OF FLORIDA struggle; it gladdened the hearts of the Sacred Heart Church and has served on its IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lovers and brightened frontier weddings parish council. without number. The first flower that the I have worked closely with two of Bill Am­ Tuesday, October 14, 1986 bride planted in her dooryard, whether in brogio's sons, are good friends and respected Mr. BENNETT. Mr. Speaker, WILLIAM the forest of Kentucky or in the sod huts of WHITEHURST has been a Congressman's Con­ Kansas, was the queen of the prairie, the colleagues of mine, John Ambrogio, Chief of wild rose. Police in Hamden, CT, and Pat Ambrogio, gressman in the sense that his wisdom and The rose has left an imperishable imprint deputy commissioner of administrative serv­ good common sense are so well accepted upon the literature of all times and races. ices for the State of Connecticut. here that he is frequently sought out for During the days of feudalism and chivalry, Bill Ambrogio has always been guided by advice. A member of the House Armed Serv­ it was the accepted badge of favor. Sturdy the values of friendship, family, church, and ices Committee, he has been close to me in knights and mighty warriors battled the one community. He has given a great deal to all of many discussions in that committee. He is with the other in contests of strength to win us who live in the Greater New Haven area, always sincere, forthright and intelligent in his the rose of some fair lady. To have this gift and I take great pride in sharing his accom­ approach to questions before Congress. We from the gentler sex was a higher tribute than any that royalty might bestow. plishments with my colleagues today. will miss all those good things when he In the period of the Renaissance, when leaves. However, we know that in his return to the blight of the dark ages was lifting TRIBUTE TO THE VERMONT- the college campus many young people, lead­ before the dawn of modem literature, we VILLE-GRESHAM UNITED ers of the future, will be helped by him. As we find the rose still the favorite of mankind. METHODIST CHURCH lose him here, they will be the gainers, and it When Dante thought of queenly Beatrice, is typical of him that he thus projects his good he sang sonnets to the rose. deeds for the future. We hope he will often To trace the rose in literature would be to HON. HOWARD WOLPE return to visit with us. produce a compilation of the work of all au­ OF MICHIGAN thors and poets. Never has man or woman IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES achieved fame in letters without writing of THE GLORY OF THE ROSE the rose. The literature of France, of Spain, Wednesday, October 15, 1986 of England, of sturdy old Scotland, of Scan­ Mr. WOLPE. Mr. Speaker, I want to pay dinavia, of America, is replete with it. special tribute to the Vermontville-Gresham HON. BILL CHAPPELL, JR. We find it even in the fables of antiquity. United Methodist Church in Vermontville, Ml, OF FLORIDA Among the ancients it was held sacred to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Cupid and Venus, called .Eros and Aphrodi­ on the occasion of the dedication of its histori­ te, respectively, by the Greeks. They consid­ cal marker on October 19, 1986. Wednesday, October 15, 1986 ered it the emblem of joy and love, and at In 1839, with the visit of Rev. Isaac Bennett, Mr. CHAPPELL. Mr. Speaker, today, I would the same time, of prudence. the first Methodist sermon was given in Ver­ like to submit for the RECORD a beautiful writ­ The Romans placed it over the door when montville. The first Methodist class was con­ a feast was in progress and whoever passed ten essay on the rose, our newly proclaimed ducted in March 1845, when the congregation under it brought upon themselves a solemn natinal flower. This outstanding piece of litera­ became a part of the Eaton circuit of the obligation not to reveal what was seen or ture, entitled "The Glory of the Rose," was Methodist Episcopal Church. The Methodist overheard. From this custom the term sub provided to me by Cherie Gardner, a personal Episcopal Church was renamed the Vermont­ rosa, meaning "under the rose," as applied friend of mine for many years. The completion to anything revealed in confidence. ville-Gresham United Methodist Church in of Cherie's extenisve research comes at a Later, it was placed at the entrance to 1868. The church is currently being served by confessionals at Rome, as a symbol of secre­ Rev. Glen Litchfield who is the 59th pastor to most appropriate time and serves to educate its readers on the intriguing history of this pre­ cy. In poetry, it has always stood as a follow Rev. Josiah Fowler, the church's origi­ symbol of purity and innocence. Anacreon, nal pastor. cious flower. As a cosponsor of House Joint the great lyric poet of the sixth century There are many dates important to the his­ Resolution 385, the House version of the res­ before Christ, wrote of the origin of the tory of the Vermontville-Gresham United olution to dedare the rose as our national rose, which he claimed sprang from bathing Methodist Church: 1839, when the Michigan floral emblem, I invite you to peruse this well­ Venus' blushes when she caught Jupiter spying on her. Shakespeare mentions the Conference established Vermontville as a done narrative and discover the countless at­ tributes of the rose. rose at least 70 times. His Juliet asks, separate charge; 1862, when the church build­ "What's in a name? That which we call a ing was erected 2 miles northeast of the vil­ THE GLORY OF THE ROSE rose by any other name would smell as lage of Vermontville; 1877, when the church CBy Cherie Gardner) sweet." Also well known in Gertrude Stein's building was moved to its current location in The rose has been known to man from the rhythmic phrase, "Rose is a rose is a rose," the town square in Vermontville and the belfry earliest hours of history. It has been men­ which she had printed in a circle. and tower were constructed; 1878, when the tioned in story and song in all ages. It is the In art, as literature, we find it going back Vermontville-Gresham United Methodist eternal flower of love, the emblem of senti­ to the very dawn of the Aryan race. It is Church was rededicated on its new site. The ment. "All the world loves the lover," said seen in the art of the Greeks, the Romans, Emerson. And it is true that all the world the Egyptians, the Assyrians. The Etruscan church is particularly proud of its tooled metal loves roses, probably for the same reason. rose is almost as famous as the Etruscan ceiling with its intricate scrolling and artwork Cherished in the palaces and gardens of the vase. The rose has been distinctly a favorite believed to have been created by Mr. Frank rich and mighty, it is nevertheless, the of the Western world, as distinguished Bailey, a Vermontville tinsmith. flower of all classes and stations in life. against the Orient. It is strikingly absent in 32682 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 16, 1986 the horticultural affairs of the early Chi­ As there is a rose for every climate, so to the civil and political rights of the Sikh mi­ nese and Japanese. there is a rose for every purpose, susceptible nority are very troublesome. In history, the rose has played an impor­ of outdoor cultivation. From the tiny po­ There is little question that there has been tant part. In the days of Heraldry, it was a lyanthus to the giant and rugged rugosas badge worn by whole armies. The badge of and climbing varieties, there is a wide selec­ violence and other illegal acts on each side. the House of Lancaster was the rose gules tion for almost any condition that may be The Government's assault on the Golden and the rose argent of the House of York, present. Unsightly terraces or bare spots in Temple in 1984 and the political and press Henry VI, King of England, was surrounded lawn or park or cemetery may be made a crackdown which followed, and acts of vio­ and supported by loyalists of the House of place of beauty with the creeping varieties. lence committed by Sikh extremists have pro­ Lancaster in his claim to the throne. Rich­ In the rose, we find all the variations duced an atmosphere in which there is no ard, Duke of York, had a better claim to the which climate, nature and skill a person can winner. throne by descent and his supporters pro­ combine. It is not extraordinary, then, that Sikhs compose just 2 percent of the popula­ voked one quarrel after another with the the rose should have the universal place it Lancastrians, in the hope of ultimately plac­ holds in the hearts of so many people in all tion of India, but that is equal to 16 million ing Richard on the throne. The personal classes and in all climes. It is the universal people. Clearly, it is folly for any government emblem of the Duke of York was a white flower and its appeal in that direction is to attempt to deprive so significant a number rose, which his followers adopted in order to only indicative of its merits. of its countrymen of their basic political and distinguish friend from enemy. The House civil rights. Nor is it just. of Lancaster promptly adopted the red rose Despite their tiny minority status, Sikhs are as its emblem. From this fact, the struggle TRIBUTE TO TOM LOEFFLER between the two families for the throne of among India's most productive and influential England, which lasted several years, came to minorities. They produce more than half of the be known as "War of the Roses." Thus, the country's wheat crop, and 26 percent of its rose played an important part in at least HON. BOB LMNGSTON gross national product. one war, one which destroyed the flower of OF LOUISIANA It is true that many Sikhs serve in the Gov­ English manhood and eventually made it IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ernment, and some at the highest levels. Yet possible for the French to drive the English Tuesday, October 7, 1986 millions of Sikhs are living in Punjab under off the continent forever. conditions which, according to many reports, As years progressed, roses became better Mr. LIVINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, TOM LOEF­ approach martial law. Police and the military understood by the people at large; they FLER's departure from this institution will be a became more common in family gardens and have been granted widespread rights of arrest the uses to which they were devoted in addi­ tremendous loss to all of us, but particularly to and detention. There are also serious allega­ tion to their bloom, brings a fuller realiza­ this administration and the people of Texas tions about religious intolerance and political tion of the glory and beauty of the rose to and this country. ToM's effectiveness, influ­ persecution. every lover of Nature. It needed time for the ence, and abilities in the House of Represent­ The accuracy of these allegations could impression that rose culture was not for the atives rank him among the best leaders of this better be determined if the world press were masses; that this queen of the florists' art institution. I say this sincerely. Though TOM was distinctly a creature of skill and intri­ allowed free access to Punjab so that an inde­ never received a great deal of national atten­ pendent assessment of the conditions there cate care. tion, his quiet effectiveness behind the scenes The rush of commercialism in the early could be explored. Unfortunately, the Govern­ days of the present industrial age seemed to was directly responsible for every major ment of India continues to maintain a virtual sweep all sentiment, all love for the leisure­ Reagan administration victory since the begin­ ban on foreign access to Punjab by members ly joy of growing things and enriching life ning of 1981. of the press and human rights organizations. and home with flowers, out of our lives. But From Gramm-Latta to Gramm-Rudman, I do not think that anyone in this Chamber the advent of universal prosperity, the TOM was there to formulate the strategy, coming of the thought that of all attain­ denies that it is in our national interest to count the votes and get the votes this admin­ maintain a close relationship with the Govern­ ments, the home is the most important, the istration needed in a democratically controlled settling down of America to dignify and ment of India. But neither do I believe that, enrich herself in the worthier things, has House to achieve one of the best records of because of that desire, we should ignore the swept back that old desire, that old longing, any administration in recent history. kinds of reports about repression of the Sikh for the "vine over the door." Mr. Speaker, TOM has been the epitomy of minority. And never before have we all been so fa­ a great legislator, and I have no doubt that Religious and political division has too long vored whether here of elsewhere. The while his political career may be temporarily modest gardens in most cities outrank those characterized India. The Government should interrupted, it will bloom with even greater be making constructive steps toward bringing of the aristocracy of yesterday. Many homes vigor in years to come. today boast of more ingenious planting­ the nation together under the laws and rights larger and better gardens than those of her TOM is a personal friend of mine, as a which are guaranteed to all Indians, Hindu, Colonial grandmother. former neighbor and colleague, I will miss him. Sikh, and other minority groups alike. I would The natural love for the rose has had a But his presence in this House has benefited hope that our own Government would send great deal to do with this revival of interest and will continue to benefit our Republican that message to Prime Minister Ghandi, and in floriculture. Hardly has sod been turned Conference, the Reagan administration and reflect this concern for human rights in our before thoughts of roses blooming in the the Nation well into the future. garden come to the garden lover. It assumes future dealings with the Indian Government. expression often before a shrub is planted or lawn established. The rose stands for permanency. It has CONGRESSMAN MILLER URGES TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH R. none of the disadvantages of annual flowers INDIA PROTECT SIKH MINORI­ FERRARA which endure for a season and must be TY RIGHTS planted again each succeeding spring. It en­ HON. WILLIAM H. GRAY III dures from year to year, blooming each season and attaining a varying growth de­ HON. GEORGE MILLER OF PENNSYLVANIA pending upon variety. It blooms the first OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES season, if properly established, and contin­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, October 15, 1986 ues to repay the gardener throughout the Wednesday, October 15, 1986 years. The Teas and Hybrid Teas are, as a Mr. GRAY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, a general rule, continuous in the blooming Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, last great and generous man has retired from the habit and Hybid Perpetuals display the year, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi vis­ UAW after 40 years of service to working men same admirable trait. ited the Congress and afforded many of us an and women in the metropolitan Philadelphia There is a rose for every climate where opportunity to discuss issues concerning the area. people live in any considerable numbers. relations between our two nations. I know my colleagues will want to join me in Wild varieties are found in Lapland and Labrador. Even the delicate teas are success­ For those of us who believe that human paying tribute to Joseph R. Ferrara, who, as fully grown outdoors in Canada, where rights should remain a significant priority in the the union's area director of Sub-Region 9, la­ thousands of them are to be found in public foreign affairs of this Nation, the continuing bored diligently to protect the rights and bene­ parks. actions of the Indian Government with respect fits of the rank and file. October 16, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 32683 Those who worked with Mr. Ferrara when however, the port of Stockton's influence now U.S. COMPETITIVENESS: AMERI­ he presided over the UAW local at Budd Co. extends far beyond that historical origin. CA'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGE plan in north Philadelphia remember him as a Under the stewardship of Port Director Alex­ caring individual. They remember his helping ander Krygsman, the operation of Stockton's HON. JOHN J. LaFALCE people get their Social Security checks and seaport has expanded to encompass the ad­ helping others to get their kids into college. ministration of vast capital resources and the OF NEW YORK Mr. Speaker, it has been my good fortune to operation and maintenance of a comprehen­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES work with this remarkable man and to see sive physical plant capable of handling a wide Wednesday, October 15, 1986 firsthand his commitment to building a better variety of cargoes ranging from molasses and community, a better world for all. Mr. LAFALCE. Mr. Speaker, in the October fertilizer to jet fuel and other petroleum prod­ 5, 1986 Washington Post, it was reported that As a top official of one of the most progres­ ucts, clay, coal, sulfur, cement, cartons, fin­ sive unions in the country, he has been at the more than 100 leaders from universities, busi­ ished steel, steel scrap, paper products, forefront of social issues, including civil rights ness, and organized labor had joined together bagged grain, and more. · and women's rights. in an effort to make the restoration of U.S. in­ We hope that Joe Ferrara will continue to The Port of Stockton generates over 1,000 dustrial competitiveness a top national priority. be an asset in both the labor and political jobs directly, with an annual payroll of approxi­ Year after year of record trade deficits may be arenas. His humanitarism, his wise counsel, mately $15 million. Another 3,000 to 4,000 finally having an effect in convincing business and unselfish dedication to his fellow Ameri­ }obs are generated indirectly for a total payroll that something must be done to ensure the cans are sorely needed. impact of over $50 million. competitiveness of U.S. industries in the The capricious nature of supply and global marketplace. demand, inherent to international trade, re­ While this is a welcome development, we IN TRIBUTE TO THE PORT OF quires a flexible approach to business, both are already much too late in responding to STOCKTON NATIONAL PORT technologically and philosophically. In re­ what is the most important economic chal­ WEEK sponse to the contantly changing needs of lenge facing this country in the next decade. shippers who must respond quickly to the Failure to meet this goal will preclude needed HON. RICHARD H. LEHMAN whims of world commerce and a fluctuating economic growth and ultimately reduce our OF CALIFORNIA economy, the Port of Stockton has innovative­ standard of living. Yet we have still not genu­ inely responded to this formidable challenge. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ly designed, constructed, and installed multi­ Since first coming to Congress in 1975 I purpose equipment which provides highly pro­ Wednesday, October 15, 1986 have worked to promote an awareness of Mr. LEHMAN of California. Mr. Speaker, ductive, cost-effective services to port cus­ these issues. For example, in October 1982 I during the first week in October, virtually every tomers. obtained passage of a bill that I introduced to American port city celebrates the importance This week I join many of my colleagues in create a White House Conference on Produc­ of our Nation's ports. In special tribute to the the House of Representatives to pay tribute to tivity. This legislation was designed to focus Port of Stockton, located in my California dis­ all of the ports of our Nation, especially to the the attention of both the public and private trict, I have joined in cosponsoring House Port of Stockton. In declaring the first week of sectors on this vital issue, which so directly af­ Joint Resolution 714. This resolution author­ October as National Port Week, it is my hope fects our economic performance. The White izes President Reagan to officially recognize, that the citizens of our Nation will grow more House Conference on Productivity was held in during the first week of October, the impor­ aware of the vital link that the port system 1983, but even then it was apparent to me tance of our Nation's ports. plays in our Nation's economy. that our economic problems went far beyond The coastal, Great Lakes, and inland river productivity, important as that issue was. ports are expressways through which goods I concluded that the key problem underlying worth billions of dollars pass each year. Since STAR WARS EQUALS ARMS our declining trade position is the deteriorating most goods in international trade are trans­ RACE competitiveness of U.S. industry in internation­ ported by ship and passthrough ports, they al markets. The problem is not confined to the are the single-most important aspects of inter­ "older" industries targeted in the past as the national trade and ocean transportation. Addi­ HON. FORTNEY H. (PETE) ST ARK sole focus of any competitive difficulties. It ex­ tionally, the commitment of our ports to build­ OF CALIFORNIA tends to the high technology and service sec­ ing and maintaining modern and efficient IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tors once viewed as the country's economic shoreside facilities is an important contribution salvation. to the movement of international cargo. Our Wednesday, October 15, 1986 Unfortunately, however, not everyone was modern and efficient system of ports helps Mr. ST ARK. Mr. Speaker, star wars is a tril­ willing to listen at the time, as election year U.S. farmers and manufacturers to compete in lion dollar addition to the arms race. politics successfully obscured our underlying the international marketplace. It may never work-but that doesn't matter: competitiveness difficulties. The administration For 55 years, the inland port in Stockton, It is a trillion dollar addition to the arms race. chose both to deny the existence of a com­ CA, has been an important facilitator of trade If anyone questions that, they should just petitiveness problem, and, at the same time, and ocean transportation between American ask themselves how the United States would to accuse those who were concerned about it markets and many nations abroad. The Port view star wars if the Soviets were developing of advocating an industrial policy which would of Stockton's deepwater facilities and oper­ it and we were not. The Pentagon, most edito­ subject the American economy to central ations link truck, flight, and rail systems with rial writers, indeed most of the country would planning and stifling bureaucratic control. ocean carriers, shippers, and receivers on re­ demand that the President and the Congress Many traditional Keynesian liberals also felt gional, national, and international levels. either develop a similar system or find a way ill at ease with the notion of a competitiveness Originally, the port district was created and strategy. These critics, too, disputed the fun­ to overwhelm the enemy's system-that is, developed to provide waterborne transporta­ damental premise that the American economy build more and different types of penetrating tion for the abundance of products harvested had a competitiveness problem. The alarming from the fertile soil of the San Joaquin Valley. missiles. increase in the U.S. trade deficit was not Through the years, the very existence of the The Soviets see star wars as a huge addi­ being caused by a lack of competitiveness, port has had a profound effect upon the local tion to the arms race. If they have to, they will according to these experts, but by the over­ economy and industry, with nearly 1 million match it-just like we would if we were in their valued dollar that taxed American exports and tons of agricultural and related products cur­ shoes. subsidized foreign imports. If the United rently moving across its docks each year for Let's stop this arms race. Let's not build States could only manage its macroeconomic shipment to or from California and elsewhere star wars. policy more efficiently and responsibly, the abroad the world's bulk fleet. dollar would come down to reasonable levels Agriculture still plays an important an inte­ and the trade imbalance would magically be gral part of the port's present day operations, reduced, if not eliminated. Both traditional lib- 32684 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 16, 1986 eral and conservative economists agreed that research specialists; community and citizens needs to be rationalized or replaced by mech­ competitiveness was not the problem, and groups; agricultural specialists; representatives anisms that promote the formulation of coher­ that an industrial competitiveness strategy of the military and defense analysts; repre­ ent, long term and thoughtful approaches to was not the solution. sentatives of the administration; and Members foreign economic and trade issues." Many of those who disagreed with this anal­ of Congress. Additional information and data Distinguished leaders from business, Gov­ ysis proposed creating institutions such as an were obtained from a series of meetings and ernment, unions and academe thus sent a Economic Cooperation Council and a National private breakfasts held with experts from the clear message to the President and Congress Development Bank as solutions to the prob­ business, labor, academic and government that Government must give much more atten­ lem. These proposals were however, easy communities, and from a number of studies tion to the management of its affairs and how prey to their detractors, the defenders of the conducted under the auspices of the subcom­ those affairs affect the competitiveness of our status quo. They also were misdirected be­ mittee. Nation's economy. That message was sent cause they did not focus our energies square­ One fundamental fact became clear: both yet again by President Reagan's own Com­ ly on the problem of competitiveness. Thus, mature and emerging U.S. industries were mission on Industrial Competitiveness. what we needed was not an Economic Coop­ facing serious competitive difficulties when eration Council and a National Development measured against their international competi­ THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON INDUSTRIAL Bank, but a Council on Industrial Competitive­ tion. Those problems were being-and contin­ COMPETITIVENESS ness and a Bank for Industrial Competitive­ ue to be-exacerbated by structural deficien­ Despite the growing consensus that some­ ness, both of which I proposed in an effort to cies that impede the adjustment of older in­ thing needed to be done to address our de­ direct our attention to the fundamental prob­ dustries and the rapid development of emerg­ clining competitiveness, the administration lem of competitiveness. ing ones. Among the most serious of these continued to ignore the problem until I intro­ The debate that occurred in 1983-84 deficiencies is unnecessary adversarial rela­ duced legislation in 1983 calling for the cre­ should not have been about industrial policy­ tionships between business, labor and Gov­ ation of a National Commission on Industrial that was a phony issue-but industrial com­ ernment. Competitiveness. Shortly thereafter, President petitiveness. Based on the knowledge and insights Reagan finally acknowledged the growing If competitiveness once again emerges as a gained from these hearings and related activi­ concern about our competitive position and critical issue in 1987, as I believe it must, we ties, I introduced legislation in November appointed his own Commission on Industrial will not be able to so easily dismiss it. The 1983-H.R. 4360-designed to create a com­ Competitiveness, chaired by John Young and trade deficit has soared to $150 billion in prehensive competitiveness strategy for this consisting of 30 distinguished Americans from 1985, and is expected to be even higher in country. That legislation was favorably report­ business, labor, Government, academia and 1986. A variety of reasons have been ad­ ed by the Banking Committee in April 1984. the public. This Commission, which called at­ vanced to explain the trade deficit: the high Opposition from the administration and the tention to the new reality of global competition dollar; unfair foreign trade practices; the U.S. business community precluded any further ef­ faced by American industry at home and budget deficit. But we have made some forts. abroad, was charged with developing recom­ progress in rectifying those problems. The AN EMERGING CONSENSUS mendations on ways to improve the Nation's dollar has come down substantially from But the subcommittee's deliberations did ability to compete. former peaks. Significant progress has been mark the beginning of a closer examination of The President's Commission studied the made in curbing the unfair trading practices of the competitive problems facing this country. global economy for 15 months and reported some of our fiercest competitors, most notably Since the subcommittee turned its attention to unanimously in January 1985. The report Japan. We are beginning to tackle, albeit only U.S. competitiveness problems in early 1983, served only to substantiate the subcommit­ in the most preliminary way, our enormous there have been dozens of studies on long­ tee's own findings that the U.S. economy con­ budget deficit. term U.S. competitiveness and the need to tinued to suffer from declining competitive­ Despite these accomplishments, the trade improve the quality and focus of Government ness and a failure to heed the signs of a crisis is not abating. The decline in U.S. com­ decisionmaking. The blue-ribbon panels per­ changing global marketplace. The Commis­ petitiveness is more evident and widespread forming these studies involved leaders from sion gave us an unflinching picture of where than it has ever been. The salvation offered virtually all of the leading companies-large we are and where we must go. The report by our high-technology and service sectors and small-unions, academe, public policy in­ concluded: has not so easily been achieved. It is time for stitutes and foundations, and hundreds of pri­ Our ability to compete internationally faces us to stop perpetually identifying the problem vate citizens. unprecedented challenge from abroad. Our and start doing something about it. There emerged clear consensus that the world leadership is at stake, and so is our abil­ But first, it is important that we learn from stunning confusion that characterizes the U.S. ity to provide for our people the standard of our past experience with this issue, so allow policymaking process is a major obstacle to living and opportunites to which they aspire. me to recount for you the history of the improving U.S. competitiveness. Groups as di­ The President's Commission then offered a debate on this issue and discuss where I be­ verse as the Business-Higher Education series of thoughtful proposals for Government lieve we must go from here. Forum, the AFL-CIO, and the White House and private action: to develop mechanisms for THE HISTORY OF THE DEBATE Conference on Productivity, which my legisla­ building a consensus among key sectors of Beginning in May of 1983, the House Bank­ tion had created, concurred that we need an society to better respond to our competitive ing Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, institutional mechanism to focus attention on challenges; to better create, apply, and pro­ which I chair, embarked on an extensive competitiveness issues in the policymaking tect new technology; to increase the supply of series of hearings on U.S. industrial competi­ process and develop consensus regarding productive capital; to develop a more skilled, tiveness. We examined the competitive prob­ Government policies affecting industry. flexible, and motivated workforce; and to lems facing both mature industries in transi­ These varied studies all emphasized the make competitiveness a national priority. The tion and new and emerging high technology need to improve the coherence of Govern­ Commission noted that "government decision­ and service sectors. ment decisionmaking, regardless of whether making can be strengthened significantly by During over 30 days of hearings, more than the size and influence of Government is larger providing a forum in which consensus can be 150 witnesses representing all segments of or smaller. The Center for National Policy re­ reached on the facts of an issue and in which our economy testified before the subcommit­ ported that a missing ingredient in America's the implicit tradeoffs among policy options can tee, including: representatives of all levels of competitive efforts is "an effective process for be made explicit." government; members of the business com­ making policy decisions," and called for an In­ The President's Commission did some vital munity from major corporations as well as dustrial Development Board, composed of work for this Nation. That Commission's work small and medium size firms; labor leaders; Government, labor and business leaders. The should have been persuasive because it was representatives of an array of industries in­ Committee on the Next Agenda informed the the work of a blue-ribbon commission, repre­ cluding steel, autos, semiconductors and com­ President that "there is an overriding need for senting a diversity of interests. The Commis­ puters, and machine tools; members of the fi­ a clearly developed and articulated compre­ sion's report could have been a focal point for nancial community; advocates of entrepren­ hensive foreign economic and trade a national debate and the foundation on which eurialism; educators; scientists; economists; policy.... The current fragmented system to build a new consensus for needed policies. October 16, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 32685 Instead, this administration has ignored the the destabilizing fluctuations in exchange also met, under my auspices, with Members findings and recommendations of the Com­ rates that have become all too common over of Congress on a more informal basis, includ­ mission. The President has done virtually the last several years. This proposal would ing at monthly breakfasts hosted by the sub­ nothing in the 20 months since the Commis­ also significantly increase the accountability of committee, to discuss competitiveness issues. sion unanimously called on America to grasp the President for the impact of exchange rates John Young, CEO of one of the major high­ the challenge of this competition and to make on trade competitiveness. technology companies in this country, heads it the primary economic agenda for the next Both the Competitive Exchange Rate Act the new effort. As Chairman of the President's decade. and the Council on Industrial Competitiveness Commission on Industrial Competitiveness, he RECENT LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS: THE COUNCIL ON IN­ Act were reported out of the House Banking identified the serious competitive problems DUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS AND THE COMPETITIVE Committee on April 22, 1986, and became facing this country and advanced a concrete EXCHANGE RATE ACT part of the omnibus trade bill passed by the policy agenda before my subcommittee well In the face of this neglect, the subcommit­ House in May. Senate inattention and White over a year and a half ago. tee continued its exploration of the competi­ House indifference to the trade issue, and Then, as now, it was clear that all of the tive problems facing U.S. industry in several indeed to competitiveness issues generally, U.S. business community was threatened by months of hearings on trade, debt, and com- continue to preclude passage of this vital leg­ the newly competitive international economic . petitiveness held during the 99th Congress. islation. environment. The interest in the business By this time, our competitive position had only Just a few weeks ago, I met with President community is not new. The problem is not gone from bad to worse. Reagan to discuss the continuing need for a new. The only news here is old news: We It was also apparent that at a time when it high-level forum to address competitiveness have done nothing to confront the serious was increasingly imperative that Government, issues and to urge his support for the creation economic problems we face. If we must once business, labor, academia, and public interest of the Council. I informed him that it was im­ again go about the arduous process of reiden­ groups act together to develop long-term perative that the United States develop an in­ tifying the problem, I fear for our future. Con­ competitiveness strategies, counterproductive dustrial competitiveness strategy as an alter­ adversarial relationships remained the order of native to protectionism; that his own Presiden­ ventional wisdom has it that Nero fiddled the day. No high level forum existed for devel­ tial Commission had concluded that "mecha­ while Rome burned. I am increasingly con­ oping a consensus on economic policies. nisms should be developed for building con­ vinced he was busily building coalitions. In May 1985, I introduced H.R. 2373, the sensus among key sectors of society to better Hopefully, we will this time move farther and Council on Industrial Competitiveness Act, a respond to our competitive challenges"; that faster. But the structure of this new group may bill substantively similar in concept to title I of our competitiveness difficulties will persist make that impossible. This coalition is missing the Industrial Competitiveness Act which I had unless we deal with the problem on both a a key ingredient: those who develop and im­ introduced in the previous Congress. This leg­ macro- and microeconomic level; and that a plement Government policy. We should be islation was specifically designed to create the Council on Industrial Competitiveness was an long past the stage where a group of business high level institutionalized forum that was nec­ alternative to bad trade legislation and a and labor leaders sit in one room, a group of essary to enable us to fashion a comprehen­ mechanism that will enable the Government Congressmen in another, and Government sive and rational industrial competitiveness to work with, and not against, labor and man­ policymakers in a third to muse separately strategy. agement. But all this was to no avail. The about our competitive problems. We need to The bill would establish a Council on Indus­ President was not ready to listen. coalesce these interests in an institutional trial Competitiveness as an independent advi­ A NEW "COALITION" mechanism with stature and visibility that will sory body within the Government. The Council Now we see on the horizon yet another provide the necessary forum in which Govern­ would have 16 members appointed by the effort to "raise competitiveness to the top of ment, business, labor and public interest President: 4 from business; 4 from labor; 4 the national agenda." According to the Octo­ groups can work cooperatively together, not from Government; and 4 from the academic ber 5, 1986, Washington Post, business and to indentify, but to solve the competitive prob­ and public interest communities. The Council labor leaders have now formed a new "Coun­ lems we face. A Council on Competitiveness would create an essential forum in which cil on Competitiveness," which will try once comprise only of private sector representa­ these groups could work cooperatively to again to make U.S. industrial competitiveness tives cannot hope to form ·the consensus nec­ identify economic problems inhibiting the com­ a national priority. The new private sector essary to develop and secure the implementa­ petitiveness of U.S. industries and develop council is to be linked to a privately funded re­ tion of the necessary policy initiatives. strategies to enhance the performance of search institute and to a congressional coali­ What will constrain this new effort is the those industries in the world market. Such a tion, in the hopes of developing a firmer legis­ same shibboleth that has inhibited past efforts Council would provide the catalyst for a seri­ lative agenda. to deal with our competititive problems: that ous and sustained national effort to enhance I am, of course, pleased to see that others Government should stay out of business af­ this Nation's competitive position. in the business community and in government fairs. Those who continue this line of argu­ I had hoped that the findings and recom­ share my continuing concerns about the com­ ment totally ignore current reality. Government mendations of the numerous blue-ribbon petitive problems facing this country. But let makes policy having a direct impact on indus­ panels and the President's own Commission us not fool ourselves. We have only to read trial performance and prospects all the time. would finally secure the ready passage of this the article to see how little progress has actu­ In fact, experts estimate that half of all actions important initiative. Yet again little progress ally been made and the obstacles that still taken by business are in direct response to has been made. confront us. the decisions of Government. The problem is In addition to our failure to create an institu­ Much was made of the fact that this new that the techniques of public administration tional mechanism capable of developing an in­ private sector group represents a "new" wide­ have not kept pace with this reality. I do not dustrial competitiveness strategy, it was also spread interest in the business community in recommend the imposition of industrial plans clear that the overvalued U.S. dollar, which for competitiveness problems, even among com­ by administrative fiat, but the initiation of a co­ years the administration touted as a symbol of panies "not threatened" by foreign competi­ operative process through which all parties our economic leadership, was causing enor­ tion, in contrast to the earlier "industrial with an economic interest can coordinate ef­ mous problems for U.S. industries in world policy" debate which focused on older, declin­ forts so as to enhance the competitive posi­ markets, and was one of the principal factors ing industries. That is revisionist history. The tion of U.S. industry. behind our declining competitiveness. same companies and business organizations The Council on Industrial Competitiveness, Consequently, in December 1985, I intro­ leading the way in this new effort-including which I have proposed, is precisely the type of duced the Competitive Exchange Rate Act, the Business-Higher Education Forum, the mechanism we need. It would help the Presi­ which was specificany designed to deal with American Business Conference, and numer­ dent and other policymakers focus on the di­ the damage that the overvalued dollar was ous representatives of the high technology verse concerns-such as trade and invest­ doing to our competitiveness. Under the act, and service sectors-testified many times ment regulatory reform, technological innova­ the Secretary of the Treasury is made ac­ before my subcommittee over 3 years ago, tion, and the development of human re­ countable for developing a strategy to move and expressed their concern regarding the sources-basic to an effective competition the dollar to a competitive level and minimize competitive problems we face. These groups effort. This initiative would begin the long 32686 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 16, 1986 overdue process of improving the coherence standard of living were declining. Rather, it 1980. I have introduced these bills for the pur­ of Federal decisionmaking, particularly as it in­ was a gradual deterioration over many years, poses of drawing attention to some of the fluences the competitiveness of U.S. indus­ eventually resulting in second-rate economic problems, as well as to serve as discussion tries. It would elevate the issue of trade and status for the Nation. Some of that deteriora­ vehicles from which we can begin to develop competitiveness to a parity with foreign policy tion has taken place here already; according an acceptable approach. and national defense-an acknowledgement to the Post 61 percent of all CEO's surveyed In my statement today, I will briefly mention of the critical nature of competitiveness con­ now say that the U.S. competitive position is some of the reasons why I feel it is essential cerns that has been too long in coming. growing worse; this trend will continue to take for us to analyze the position of the United What the Council would provide is not cen­ place unless we dedicate ourselves to revers­ States in the international marketplace. I will tral planning but a brokering mechanism which ing it. But we have great assets as a nation, also list some of the excellent reports and would play an important coordination and con­ and with a growing awareness on the part of studies which have been conducted on this sensus-building role. This mechanism would business, labor and Government that competi­ problem in the last few years. I would like to institutionalize an economic policy apparatus tiveness is, in fact, a major economic problem, encourage all of my colleagues to take some that would integrate domestic and internation­ a concerted effort can be mounted to insure a time in the coming months to study some of al considerations, eleminate redundances, and bright economic future for our country and our the proposals and reports which I will mention have sufficient visibility to make its concerns a people. today. This fall, I will be working with several national priority. other concerned Members of Congress and ATTACKING OUR TRADE SOLUTIONS TO OUR COMPETITIVENESS PROBLEM representatives of industry and academia to DEFICIT-IN EARNEST The Post article on the supposedly new develop legislation on this issue introduction in concern about U.S. competitiveness raised the 1OOth Congress. I will be happy to discuss once again the old strawman of whether a HON. GEORGE E. BROWN, JR. these proposals, as well as others, with my competitiveness strategy is simply protection­ OF CALIFORNIA colleagues at any time. ism in another guise. The truth of the matter is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE GROWING TRADE DEFICIT: THE PROBLEMS precisely the opposite. A competitiveness Thursday, October 16, 1986 Mr. Speaker, last year, our trade deficit rose strategy is our only realistic alternative to self­ to nearly $175 billion. The most recent trade defeating protectionism. Our industries are Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Speaker, this fall, the House has passed several important statistics showed our exports running at half hurting badly, and unless something is done the dollar value of imports. In other words, we to improve their competitive position, the polit­ legislative programs. We have passed the most sweeping tax reform bill in history, we are importing twice as much as we sell ical pressure for trade relief will grow. In the abroad. last year, the Congress considered legislation have finally reached a compromise on Super­ fund, and we passed a comprehensive new Since 1960, or productivity growth has been providing import protection for the Textile, outstripped by most of our trading partners. shoe and copper industries. Virtually every package to combat drug abuse. However, as we adjourn, we are aware that Japan's productivity growth has been five week, another plea for sector-specific trade times greater than our own. relief appears. Such pleas are becoming so many problems will be waiting for us at the beginning of the 1OOth Congress. One of the The United States has lost market shares in extensive as to be unmanageable. many traditional industries such as textiles Indeed, if protection were the solution, then most severe and growing problems our coun­ and steel. In high technology industries, the a number of U.S. industries would have no try faces today is the diminishing ability of our United States has lost its world market share problems. The textile industry is heavily pro­ industries to compete in the world market­ in 7 out of 1O sectors. Industries such as ce­ tected by more than 300 import quotas and place. ramics, pharmaceuticals, and even home con­ average tariffs of 22 percent, yet the industry Mr. Speaker, in the past, we have prided struction are undergoing technological revolu­ is suffering severely. Despite years of volun­ ourselves on being world leaders in science tions and are vulnerable if we, as a nation, do tary restraints, there is an increasingly cynical and technology. We attained this position be­ not respond. view that American automobile companies risk cause, first, we had the resources to commit Since 1960, America's standard of living becoming merely the marketing agents for for­ to research, and, second, because our coun­ has grown more slowly than that of Canada, eign producers. The steel industry has still try placed a much higher priority on new and been demonstrably unable to rationalize and high quality commercial products than did our Germany, France, Italy, and Japan. Real modernize, despite years of protection in vari­ international neighbors. hourly compensation in the United States has remained virtually stagnant since 1973. Since ous forms. Today, this situation has changed. Other Pressures to shield industries from foreign countries, such as Japan and West Germany, 1979, it has decreased. competition are strongest in economies that have committed growth portions of their re­ Mr. Speaker, it is time we address these face slow growth, rapid transition, the emer­ sources toward technology development and problems in earnest. gency of new competitors, and few alterna­ innovation, and have taken the lead in trans­ THE GROWING CONCERN ABOUT U.S. DIMINISHING tives. That description fits the United States forming the best research ideas worldwide COMPETITIVENESS only too well. Policies aimed at sustained eco­ into high quality state-of-the-art commercial Our growing trade deficit has triggered nomic growth, effective adjustment to structur­ products. They have placed a high priority on alarms in many sectors of our society. In the al changes and higher productivity can outcompeting the United States in the market­ past, reactions and efforts to improve this situ­ reduce, and even eliminate those pressures. If place, and in some fields, such as auto indus­ ation have occurred on a piecemeal basis. the worldwide drift to protectionism is to be try and electrical, general, and precision ma­ However, this has changed. In recognition of curbed, the United States itself must set an chinery, they have succeeded. Moreover, the immensity of the problem, and the need to example of reasonable self-restraint. through the use of technology, they have de­ develop an integrated program, a coalition is It is time to adopt a strategy, not build a veloped their automated manufacturing and being formed to address the issue. Below is a wall. It is also long since time for us to stop quality control processes to an extent that summary of the Washington-based groups or needless quarreling over the impact of macro­ many of our traditional industries can no agencies that are working on agendas to versus micro-economic policy, the dollar longer compete. strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness. versus unfair trade practices, free trade versus I feel very strongly that it is time to address This list is reprinted from an article in the Oc­ protection. Our problems do not need classifi­ the root causes of our growing trade deficit. tober 5, 1986, Washington Post titled, "Coali­ cation, they need solutions. Additionally, I believe that without a change in tion Growing to Boost Level of U.S. Competi­ CONCLUSION direction within Federal technology policy, a tiveness." If the United States does not begin to take recovery of our international competitiveness [From , Oct. 5, 19861 the necessary steps to deal with the issue of will be impossible and our economic condition THE COMPETITIVENESS COALITION competitiveness, the problems we confront will continue to erode. Today, I am introducing Washington-based groups or agencies that will only worsen. There will never be a day a comprehensive package to improve the abil­ are woi:king on agendas to strengthen U.S. when a clear crisis arrives. It does not work ity of our industries to compete in the interna­ economic competitiveness: that way. Great Britian did not awake one day tional marketplace. This is the third major leg­ American Business Conference: Chairman, to discover that its competitiveness and its islative approach I have introduced since Arthur Levitt Jr., chairman of American October 16, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 32687 Stock Exchange; William Lilley III, presi­ In 1979, the Advisory Committee on Indus­ priority on technology development, innova­ dent; members are the heads of 100 mid­ trial Innovation-called for by President Carter tion, manufacturing productivity, and commer­ sized, high-growth companies; sponsoring in 1978-which included more than 150 senior cialization of technological products. research on trade and export issues; com­ representatives from industry, public interest, petitiveness is now its top policy priority. Yet, for the most part, many of the recom­ Business-Higher Education Forum: Chair­ labor, scientific, and academic communities, mendations offered by these reports have man, Edward Donley, chairman of Air Prod­ stated: "An increase in industrial innovation been ignored. will contribute significantly to the reduction of ucts and Chemicals Inc.; acting president, CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TOWARD IMPROVING Don Blandin; membership is 89 corporate inflation, the creation of jobs, the improvement AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS of the country's balance of trade position, and chief executives and university presidents: In Congress, there have been several ef­ has sponsored yearlong study of competi­ the ability of the Nation to conserve natural forts to address isolated factors which contrib­ tiveness problems, and last month, issued resources and reduce reliance on nonrenewa­ action proposals with the Northeast-Mid­ ble energy resources." ute to our decreasing competitiveness. Sever­ west Coalition and the Congressional Clear­ In 1985, the President's Commission on In­ al excellent CRS issue briefs have been pre­ inghouse of the Future. dustrial Competitiveness stated, "After more pared which contain analyses of congression­ Center for National Policy: Chairman, than a year of close scrutiny, the Commission al actions. former Maine senator Edmund S. Muskie; "Establishing a Department of Science and president, Kirk O'Donnell; board members has concluded that America's ability to com­ pete in world markets must be improved, that Technology: An Analysis of the Proposal of include Stuart Eizenstat, President Carter's the President's Commission on Industrial chief domestic adviser, Sidney Harmon, we should view the challenge as immediate, chairman of Harman International Corp., and that the positive effects of the recommen­ Competitiveness," CRS, May 30, 1985. This and Robert Rubin, partner, Goldman, Sachs dations we make will be felt far into the historical review reveals that Members of Con­ & Co.; will sponsor studies and seek a con­ future." gress have been concerned about our tech­ sensus between Congress, business and labor Over the past few years, concern about our nology policy for decades. The brief states: on policies. trade deficit has increased to crisis propor­ "The idea of reorganizing Federal science and Congressional Caucus on Competitiveness: tions. According to the Clearing House on the technology programs is not new. After World Chairmen, Sen. Max S. Baucus , Rep. Buddy addressed the question of the future organiza­ MacKay ; will raise competitiveness issues ness," 17 major reports on competitiveness tion for Federal research and development ac­ and seek legislation. have been prepared in the past 30 months on tivities. The basic rationale woven within each Congressional Economic Leadership Insti­ the diminishing ability of the United States to of the reports for reorganizing Federal science tute: Executive director, Laurence Zabar; compete. A small sampling of such reports in­ activities was the need for an agency to pro­ private, nonprofit organization backed by cludes: vide for efficient coordination of the rapidly ex­ TRW Inc. and other corporations, labor "Productivity Policy: Key to Nation's Eco­ panding federally funded research and devel­ unions and organizations; will analyze legis­ nomic Future," Committee for Economic De­ opment programs." lative proposals and seek congressional "Industrial Innovation: Debate Over Govern­ action; allied with the Congressional Caucus velopment, April 1983; and the Council on Competitiveness. "America's Competitive Challenge: The ment Policy," CRS, August 1986, states, Council on Competitiveness: Chairman, Need for a National Response," a report to "Recent policy developments * * * have es­ John Young, president of Hewlett-Packard the President of the United States, Business­ tablished a precedent for Federal action in the Co.; president, Alan H. Magazine; forming a Higher Education Forum, 1983; area of industrial innovation. However, at the group of business, labor and other private­ "Global Competition: The New Reality," the present time, the U.S. Government does not sector leaders to publicize issues and sup­ Report of the President's Commission on In­ have a formal delineated national policy for in­ port legislation. dustrial Competitiveness (the Young Commis­ novation and high technology development. It Democratic Working Group on Competi­ may be the only major industrialized country tiveness: Chairman, Sen. Jeff Bingaman ; appointed by the Senate Democratic "Targeting the Process of Innovation: an does not have such a program." Policy Committee; issued report last month Agenda for Meeting America's Competitive This is very true. While Congress has tried saying strengthening competitiveness Challenge," House Republican Research to address some of the barriers to increased should be the government's top priority. Committee Task Force on High Technology productivity and innovation through the enact­ National Academy of Engineering: Chair­ Initiatives, December 1985; ment of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In­ man, John Welch Jr., chairman of General "U.S. International Competitiveness: Per­ novation Act, Amendments to the Patent and Electric Corp., president, Robert M. White; ception and Reality," New York Stock Ex­ Trademark Act, Title II of the Economic Re­ in cooperation with the White House Office covery Tax Act, the Japanese Technical Liter­ of Science and Technology Policy and the change; National Science Foundation, will establish "Competitiveness in the World Economy," ature Act, and the Small Business Innovation a government-industry-university project on edited by Bruce R. Scott and George C. Development Act, these bills have addressed manufacturing technology. Lodge. Harvard Business School Press, 1985; only small portions of the problem, and we National Association of Manufacturers: "A Competitive Assessment of the U.S. In­ still lack a coordinated, broad-based agenda President, Alexander B. Trowbridge; execu­ formation Services Industry," U.S. Department for encouraging U.S. technology, productivity, tive vice president, Jerry Jasinowski; will of Commerce: and competitiveness. seek policy and legislative action on com­ U.S. High Technology Trade and Competi­ Part of the problem has been that technolo­ petitiveness and stress need for better cor­ gy policy and industrial competitiveness issues porate management of the manufacturing tiveness," U.S. Department of Commerce; process. "International Competition in Advanced extend through several committee jurisdic­ Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coali­ Technology: Decisions for America," National tions. Since 1978, several committees in both tion: Cochairmen, Rep. Howard Wolpe

• October 16, 1986 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 32705 Congressional District of New Mexico, has a posal designed to protect a sensitive and ern New Mexico. The bill also provides wilder­ ness protection for sensitive lands and ar­ broad base of support from a coalition of local unique environmental area in western New citizens, local and State governments, national Mexico and stimulate tourism-related develop­ chaeological resources, recognizes the unique environmental organizations and myself and ment. My New Mexico colleagues on the land uses in the area and authorized the es­ New Mexico's Senators. Senate side, Senator PETE DOMENIC! and tablishment of a visitors and multipurpose · Senator JEFF BINGAMAN, are introducing a center. I am delighted that Senators DoMENICI, companion bill today. Mr. ·speaker, the El Malpais lava flow is BINGAMAN, and myself have been able to The El Malpais bill represents a compro­ truly deserving of national protection. Some of come up with a good, solid plan providing the mise-balancing community needs and na­ the most outstanding examples of volcanic necessary elements to promote tourism, eco­ tional interests. The bill will establish a nation­ landscapes in the world will receive perma­ nomic development, and recovery in the nent protection and the legislation will stimu­ al monument run by the National Park Serv­ region and provide national protection for sen­ ice, a grants national conservation area run by late tourism-related development in an area of New Mexico that has been suffering the ad­ sitive lands in the El Malpais area. I hope that the Bureau of Land Management, and the es­ my colleagues will take the opportunity to tablishment of the Masau Trail. The Masau verse effects of the decline of our domestic review the legislation and support this ener­ Trail will highlight an auto-touring route linking mining industries. The El Malpais bill is ex­ getic proposal. Thank you. prehistoric and historic cultural sites in w~~t- tremely important to the people of the Third

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