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May 8, 1975 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13665 program; to the Committee on Public Works 93-233 to extend for an additional 12 committee to conduct an investigation and and Transportation. months (until Juy 1, 1976) the eligibility of study of executions, abductions, and other By Mr. SEIBERLING (for himself, Mrs. supplemental security income recipients for denials of basic human right 1n Southeast MINK, Mr. WoN PAT, Mr. DE LUGO, food stamps; to the Committee on Ways and Asia by Communist forces against civlllans, Mr. CARR, Mr. TSONGAS, Ms. ABZUG, Means. mllltary personnel, police, and others; to Mr. BELL, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. GUDE, By Mr. OBERSTAR: the Committee on Rules. Mr. REES, Mr. RYAN, Mr. STARK, and H .R. 6851. A bill to increase the retired By Mr. DON H. CLAUSEN: Mr. STUDns) : pay of certain members of the former Light H. Res. 449. Resolution to declare U.S. H.R. 6843. A bill to provide for the man house Service; to the Committee on Mer !SOVereignty and jurisdiction over the Pan agement, protection, and development of the chant Marine and Fisheries. ama Canal Zone; to the Committee on Inter national resource lands, and for other pur By Mr. BELL: national Relations. poses; to the Committee on Interior and H.J. Res. 448. Joint resolution to save the By Mr. RODINO: Insular Affairs. great whales from extinction by amending H. Res. 450. Resolution establishing a By Mr. VAN DEERLIN (for himself, Mr. the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to select committee to study the problem of METCALFE, and Mr. McCOLLisTER): impose an embargo on the products of all U.S. servicemen missing in action in South H.R. 6844. A bill to amend the Consumer foreign enterprises engaged in commercial east Asia; to the Committee on Rules. Product Safety Act, and for other purposes; whallng; jointly to the Committees on Mer By Mr. WON PAT: to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign chant Marine and Fisheries, and Ways and H. Res. 451. Resolution expressing the Commerce. Means. sense of the House of Representatives With By Mr. WIDTEHURST (for himself By Mr. BLOUIN: respect to the Cambodian and Vietnamese and Mr. SNYDER) : H.J. Res. 449. Joint resolution proposing refugees; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 6845. A bill to direct the Secretary an amendment to the Constitution of the of Defense to continue to operate and main United States to provide an alternate pro tain the commissary stores of the agencies cedure for the ratification by popular refer MEMORIALS of the Department of Defense; to the Com endum of future proposed amendments to mittee on Armed Services. the Constitution; to the Committee on the Under clause 4 of rule XXII, By Mr. WOLFF: Judiciary. 130. The SPEAKER presented a memorial H.R. 6846. A bill to authorize the emer By Mr. COLLINS of Texas (for himself, of the Legislature of the State of Texas, rel gency issuance of 2,000 special immigrant Mr. PICKLE, and Mr. WAGGONNER): ative to the use of natural gas for irrigation visas to nationals of Ireland; to the Com H. Con. Res. 271. Concurrent resolution purposes; to the Committee on Interstate mittee on the Judiciary. recommending voluntary agreements between and Foreign Commerce. By Mr. WRIGHT: the Government and industry for the devel H.R. 6847. A bill to amend the Federal opment of passive restraint systeins in auto Aviation Act of 1958 to insure the avallabll mobiles until these systeins have been proven PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ity of air transportation to consumers at the effective; to the Committee on Interstate and lowest reasonable cost, and for other pur Foreign Commerce. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private poses; to the Committee on Public Works By Mr. METCALFE: bills and resolutions were introduced and and Transportation. H. Con. Res. 272. Concurrent resolution severally referred as follows: By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: concerning u.s. policy with respect to south By Mrs. BOGGS: H.R. 6848. A bill to designate certain pub ern Africa; to the Committee on Internation H.R. 6852. A bill for the relief of John T. lic lands and waters in the State of Alaska al Relations. Knight; to the Committee on the Judiciary. for national conservation purposes and to By Mr. OTTINGER: By Mr. FLOWERS: provide for the benefit, use, and enjoyment H. Con. Res. 273. Concurrent resolution H.R. 6853. A b111 for the relief of Mr. Ohln by present and future generations of certain expressing the sense of the Congress with Pao Shao; to the Committee on the JudiCiary. public lands containing forested, geological, respect to the United Nations position con By Mr. KOCH: scenic, historic, scientific, cultural, recrea cerning the discharge by pressurized cans H.R. 6854. A bill for the relief of Israel tion, and wildlife areas ln the State of of fluorocarbon compounds into the atmos Wald; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Com phere; to the Committee on International By Mr. SYMINGTON: mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Relations. H.R. 6855. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Hope By Mr. BEDELL (for himself and Mr. By Mr. ARCHER: Namgyal; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mlm:TA); H. Res. 447. Resolution to provide that H.R. 6849. A bill to provide resettlement adjustments of certain allowances to Mem assistance for Vietnamese and Cambodian bers, officers, and standing committees of refugees and for other purposes; jointly to the House of Representatives made by the PETITIONS, ETC. the Committees on the Judiciary, and Inter Committee on House Administration shall national Relations. not take effect unless such adjustments are Under clause 1 of rule XXII, By Mr. FULTON (for himself Mr. approved by the House of Representatives; 121. The SPEAKER presented a petition of CORMAN, Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. to the Committee on House Administration. Clifford Barrister, New York, N.Y., relative to STARK): By Mr. ASHBROOK: redreas of grievances, which was referred to H.R. 6850. A b1ll to amend Public Law H. Res. 448. Resolution creating a select ·the Committee on the Judiciary. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS "SEND THESE, THE HOMELESS, Vietnamese refugees wm be cared for in this they have either worked for or had been TEMPEST-TOSSED, TO ME" country. friendly with the Americans in their coun There is some degree of consternation in try, or they have been in a position to ad California over the fact that a large number vocate the things that we stood for in Viet HON. ANDREW J. HINSHAW of refugees will be landing through the ports nam. Los OF CALIFORNIA of Angeles and San Francisco, and fear They are in their present position because expressed that the refugees will become a they were friends of ours. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES burden on the state. It is ungrateful for us to start questioning Thursday, May 8, 1975 California officials make the case that the what is going to become of them and worry care of the refugees 1s properly that of the ing about their impact. It is almost as if we Mr. HINSHAW. Mr. Speaker, under whole United States and that all fifty states were reluctant to rescue a neighbor from his the leave to extend my remarks 1n the should participate in the program. burning home, untll such time as he had REcoRD, I include the following article State Secretary of Health and Welfare, given us assurance that he would not be com which was published in the Blade Trib Marlo G. Obledao, has wired the command ing to live with us. une on Monday, April 28, 1975, Thomas ing officer of Travis Air Force Base asking The number of refugees to be received and F. Missett, publisher: that no more refugees be scheduled to Cal cared for has not yet been confirmed. Esti ifornia untll such action be cleared with Sec mates vary from 50,000 to almost three times F'LEEINo VIETNAMESE OUR FRIENDS retary of State Henry Kissinger. A wire was that many. The urgency of evacuation of both Amer also sent to Kissinger. Florida took care of more Cuban refugees ican citizens from South Vietnam. and Viet We think the excitement 1n California than this, with Miami and Dade county being namese whose lives are endangered by the over the refugee problem to be a Uttle hys· the principal area for receiving the Cubans advance of the Communist northern forces, terical and almost un-American. who fled. has not given the admJ.nistratton ttme to an The Vietnamese fleeing to this country are Most all of us are descended from people nounce a settled pollcy on how the South coming here 1n fear of their lives because who left their homeland to seek a better life 13666 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 8, 1975 in America. And our nation has been enriched cek's letter of protest written to the Fed and at the same time extremely harmful by the many national strains which now eral Assembly and the Slovak National to Socialism, not only in Czechoslovakia. make up our population. Council. The letter was made available Corruption inevitably spreads in a party English, Irish, Scotch, Welsh, Germans, deprived of the possibllity of open discussion Dutch, Scandinavians, Poles, Italians all to the New York Times by the Czecho and of regular and effective control of even were refugees to America from one condition slovak Socialist Opposition Abroad, its highest offices. or other in their native land, which made it which attests to its authenticity. In the Fear for their means of existence leads desirable for them to leave.