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January 31, 191;; EXTE SIONS OF REMARKS 1989 H.R. 2557. A bill to amend title 39, United ices to TUrkey; to the Committee on For diction over the U.S.-owned Canal Zone on States Code, to provide for the mailing of eign Affairs. the Isthmus of Panama; to the Committee letter mail to Senators and Representatives By Mr. NEDZI: on Foreign Affairs. in Congress at no cost to the sender, and for H. Res. 125. Resolution to establish a Select other purposes; to the Committee on Post Committee on Intelligence; to the Commit Office and Civil Service. tee on Rules. PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 2558. A bill to amend title 39, United By Mr. RODINO (for himself and Mr. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private States Code, to revise the organizational EILBERG): bills and resolutions were introduced and structure of the U.S. Postal Service, and for H. Res. 126. Resolution concerning the other purposes; to the Committee on Post safety and freedom of Valentyn Moroz, severally referred as follows: Office and Civil Service. Ukrainian historian; to the Committee on By Mr. MICHEL: H.R. 2559. A bill to amend title 39, United Foreign Affairs. H.R. 2561. A bill to authorize the appoint States Code, to apply to the U.S. Postal Serv By Mrs. SULLIVAN (for herself, Mr. ment of Alexander P. Butterfield to the re ice certain provisions of law providing for FLOOD, Mr. ADDABBO, Mr. BIAGGI, Mr. tired list of the Regular Air Force, and for Federal agency safety programs and respon BUTLER, Mr. COLLINS of Texas, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Armed sibilities, and for other purposes; to the DAN DANIEL, Mr. DICKINSON, Mr. Services. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. DOWl'I~G, ll.'rr. FLOWERS, Mrs. HOLT, By Mr. ROGERS (by request) : By :Mr. WON PAT: Mr. !CHORD, Mr. LOTT, Mr. MADIGAN, H.R. 2562. A bill for the relief of Charles P. H.R. 2560. A bill to amend title 38 of the Mr. MAzzoLI. Mr. MOLLOHAN, Bailey; to the Committee on the Judiciary. United States Code in order to provide hos Mr. MOORHEAD Of California, Mr. H.R. 2563. A bill for the relief of Shoji Oue pital and medical care to persons who served MoTTL, Mr. McCoLLISTER, Mr. Mc Snyder; to the Committee on the Judiciary. in the Local Security Patrol Force of Guam DoNALD Of Georgia, Mr. NICHOLS, Mr. By 1!.11'. CHARLES WILSON of Texas: during World Warn; to the Committee on ROUSSELOT, Mr. RUNNELS, Mr. WHITE, H.R. 2564. A blll for the relief of Franklin R . Veterans• Affairs. and Mr. YATRON) : Helt; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. RONCALIO: H. Res. 127. Resolution in support of con H.R. 2565. A bill for the relief of Luisa H.J. Res. 174. Joint resolution to authorize tinued undiluted U.S. sovereignty and juris Marillac Hughes, Marco Antonio Hughes, the President to issue annually a proclama diction over the U.S.-owned Canal Zone on Maria del Cisne Hughes, Maria Augusta tion designating March of each year as Youth the Isthmus of Panama; to the Committee Hughes, Miguel Vicente Hughes, Veronica del Art Month; to the Committee on Post Of on Foreign Affairs. Rocio Hughes, and Ivan Hughes; to the Com By Mrs. SULLIVAN (for herself, Mr. fice and Civil Service. mittee on the Judiciary. By Mr. RODINO: FLOOD, Mr. BAUMAN, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BE~, Mr. BOWEN, Mr. BURKE H. Con. Res. 87. Concurrent resolution per of Florida, Mr. CARTER, Mr. COCHRAN, taining to the methods used on animals in Mr. D'AMOURS. Mr. DAVIS, Mr. DE LA PETITIONS, ETC. research; to the Committee "On Science and GARZA, Mr. DENT, Mr. FISH, Mr. GINN, Technology. Mr. GOLDWATER, Mr. HINSHAW, Mr. Under clause 1 of ru1e XXII, By Mr. ROYBAL: JONES of North Carolina, Mr. LuJAN, 17. The SPEAKER presented a petition of H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution ex Mr. PETTIS, Mr. RISENHOOVER, Mr. the board of directors, National Society of pressing the disapproval of the Congress, SEBELIUS, Mr. STEIGER Of Arizona, Mr. Professional Engineers, Washington, D.C., pursuant to section 36(b) of the Foreign TREEN, and Mr. W.&GGONNER): relative to truck weight limitations, which Military Sales Act, concerning a U.S. Army of H. Res. 128. Resolution in support of con was referred to the Committee on Public fer to sell certain defense articles and serv- tinued undiluted U.S. sovereignty and juris- Works and Transportation. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS A DOMINANT CONGRESS? The establishment of new budget proce The freshmen House Democrats already dures and other institutional reforms sug are having a profound impact. It was their gests the legislators are serious about main votes that paved the way for the toppling taining the new balance between the of the committee autocrats and strengthen HON. RICHARD BOLLING branches and making Congress work more ing majority rule. It was their pressure OF MISSOURI efficiently and responsibly. which, in part, induced party leaders to draft IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The take-charge attitude has accelerated a broad economic recovery program for im with the overthrow of three aging House mediate consideration. Friday, January 31, 1975 committee barons. Now, with the machinery It thus seems certain the 94th will be Mr. BOLLING. Mr. Speaker, the fol modernized, an emboldened Democratic ma another Congress of action. It is less certain, lowing article raises some interesting jority is primed to test the updated model. however, that it will be a Congress of dis The Democrats believe the new session pro tinction that will fully capitalize on the questions about the direction of the 94th vides a particularly golden opportunity for breakthrough achievements of the historic Congress which I call to the attention of Congress to extend its influence because of 93rd. my colleagues. It was written by Paul declining confidence in President Ford. "We For one thing, there is no assurance that Duke, senior correspondent for the Na have a White House weakened by Watergate, the Democrats will be able to unite on a tional Public Affairs Center for Televi occupied by a President who is not elected, comprehensive program for the economy and sion and appeared in the Washington who campaigned hard for his party at the other needs. Nor is there any assurance that Post on January 30, 1975: polls and was overwhelmingly repudiated," the institutional machinery will work more A DOMINANT CONGRESS? says House Deputy Democratic Whip John smoothly. The fresh breezes of participatory Brademas. democracy now blowing through the House (By Paul Duke) Such bravado might be dismissed as the have barely touched the Senate where fili The 94th Congress has begun its work in customary political posturing were it not for busters could doom some legislative init ia a mood of near euphoria. Many senators and the changing make-up of Congress. Almost tives. One of the less noteworthy features representatives seem convinced a new day of one-half of the 435 House members have of the 1973-74 sessions was the filibuster's _glory is dawning for Capitol Hill after years been elected since 1970; 37 of the senators comeback, necessitating more than two of reposing in the shade of executive domina are serving their first terms. Not only do the dozen cloture votes (compared with three tion. There is even bold talk of congressional younger, more activist newcomers reject the in 1963-64). government, something the country has not old business-as-usual methods, but they also Even the reforms that have been adopted experienced since the latter decades of the increasingly link their own fortunes to the may not work as intended and may in fact 19th century when residents were weak and efforts at rebuilding the reputation of Con create unexpected divisions that will lead to the fe<'eral system's aggressive spirit belonged gress. new paralysis. The insurgency movement in to the leg islati ve branch. Hence, the militancy of the new Demo the House may give rank-and-file Democrats Most of this elan is attributable to what cratic congressmen elected in November is more say-so in policy making, but history happened in the 93rd Congress. In rebelling hardly surprising. They won on promises to teaches that large majorities frequently be against a gathering tyranny of presidential perform, not to follow tradition and go along come unruly and uncontrollable. Nor is it authority, the legislators finally served notice to get along. "We were elected not neces certain that Congress can forego its that they would no longer play doormat to sarily because of our own positive qualities," penchant for pork-barrel politics to make the an ever-expanding executive. By driving says Indiana's Rep. Phillip Sharp, "but be new budget regulating procedures work. Richard Nixon from office, they proved they cause of a great disturbance over leadership Despite the upcoming investigations of could rise to their constitutional responsi in this country, not only with the executive the CIA and FBI, there is considerable doubt, bilities and in the process make Congress a and the Republican Party, but Congress, too, that the legislators have learned one of co-equal branch again. too." the principal lessons of Watergate-that 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Janua-ry J l, 1975 Congress was largely to blame for the abuses sorely needed by the district during some as possible before handing it on to fut ure of these agencies because of its failure to very critical periods. She is knowledge generat ions.' • supervise their activities. able, work-oriented, thorough in her Georgiana Hardy, you h ave indeed per The legislators have rarely taken their over mitted your candle to burn brightly and you sight responsibUity seriously, with the inces presentations, committed to quality edu leave to all of us and especially to the young tuous relationships between some watchdog cation for all children, and works from people here today a rich legacy.