21720 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 31, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS THE UNITED STATES SHOULD breathtaking to a reporter who last saw this but keep your brains." The Japanese say WELCOME JAPAN'S INCREASED country as the occupation was ending. give me your brains but keep your money." INTERNATIONAL STATUS When I left in 1953, this was still a nation Among the Japan.ese, especially those who with little hope. Many experts in Gen. can recall the MacArthur years, you find an Douglas MacArthur's headquarters doubted almost universal gratitude for what the oc HON. PHILIP M. CRANE that Japan, overcrowded and lacking in nat cupation did for their country. This was OF ILLINOIS ural resources, could become self-sufficient brought home to me when I was called out even in 50 years. Some wondered if democ of the blue by a woman who had read in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES racy could long survive and suspected that Yomiuri Shimbun about my visit. "Fromm Tuesday, July 31, 1984 strident militarism soon would re-emerge. san," she said, "I want to thank you and the The Japan that I found upon my return other Americans in the occupation for what e Mr. PHILIP M. CRANE. Mr. Speak could not be more different from the coun you did for Japan. You planted the seeds of er, the United States would do well to try I left 30 years ago-nor could it more democracy here. Women of my generation remember an old adage when it consid thoroughly refute the gloomy prognosis of will never forget what you did for us." ers Japan's increased strength in the the early 1950s. In fact, the Tokyo that I Similar sentiments were expressed by a international system. knew no longer exists. In its place there is a man with close rural connections: "Japanese As teacher and parent, I know prosperous and bustling metropolis of farmers still remember the days when they there's truth in the phrase, "Imitation gleaming skyscrapers, modish shops and toiled for absentee landlords and had to sell smart restaurants. The sidewalks are crowd their daughters into prostitution to survive. is the highest form of flattery." A ed with businessmen in three-piece suits and They have not forgotten that it was the good parent does not fear the success young men and women sporting the latest Americans who made it possible for them to of his child, but welcomes it. Japan is, New York fashions. Downtown Tokyo re own their own land and to prosper." in a sense, the U.S. prodigy child. Now sembles nothing more than Madison Avenue The young have a somewhat different at she is grown and ready to assume multiplied 100 times over. But there are dif ferences. The streets and subways are clean titude. They take it all for granted, indiffer more responsibility in a free interna and safe. Without a second thought, my in ent to the origins of Japan's current tional market. terpreter traveled to her home in a remote achievements or the contribution of the oc The United States should welcome district by subway at midnight. Violent cupation. A political scientist who has stud Japan's new international economic crime by New York or Detroit standards is ied the long-term impact of the MacArthur status and encourage Prime Minister negligible and declining. shogunate says that young people have ab sorbed American culture and "Japanized" Yasuhiro Nakasone's programs to Everywhere there are signs of the afflu it-a phenomenon that is not new in a coun assert a greater role for Japan in the ence, dynamism and industrial prowess that try that borrowed liberally first from China global system. once seemed forever beyond Japan's reach and then from Europe. "When young men A child's success strengthens a and that today have converted this country into an economic superpower. In the fash and women travel to America," he points strong parental bond. The benefits of ionable Roppongi district of Tokyo, where I out, "they are surprised to find that you in a new mature relationship are mutual. owned a small house, I learned how badly I the United States also have Coca-Cola and Joseph Fromm, an assistant editor had misjudged Japan's prospects: Property 7-Eleven stores. In their minds, these have for U.S. News & World Report who that I had scrambled to sell for $7 ,000 in come to be viewed as Japanese institutions." was in Japan during the MacArthur late 1952, after anti-American rioting rein This picture of contemporary Japan, occupation, wrote a perceptive person forced my worst fears about the future, now which an economist friend in Tokyo calls "a is valued at 2 million dollars. lukewarm paradise," is not by any means al reflection on this topic which I in without its darker side. With more than 50 clude and highly recommend to the at What has brought about this transforma percent of married women now working out tention of my colleagues: tion? In retrospect, it is clear that the Amer side the home, latchkey children and juve icans and the Japanese share the credit for nile delinquency are a worry. JAPAN ASUCCESS STORY FOR AMERICA, Too an economic and political miracle-the Americans for imposing what must have Suicides, traditionally a feature of the ToKYo.-Japan, in the eyes of many Japanese scene, are increasing at an alarm Americans, is turning out to be a Franken been the most enlightened military occupa tion on record, and the Japanese for capital ing rate. More than 25,200 were reported stein's monster unwittingly created during last year, a rise of nearly 19 percent from the years of the U.S. occupation-a formida izing on U.S. magnanimity to build an indus trial democracy on the ashes of their defeat. the year before. A major cause is despera ble economic rival and uncertain ally. That tion among ambitious middle-class men view stems from Japanese industry's chal WHEN STUDENTS OUTRUN TEACHERS unable to meet mortgage payments for as lenge to America and Tokyo's apparent re With few exceptions, democratic reforms tronomically expensive houses. luctance to bear an equitable share of the have succeeded beyond the wildest hopes of common defense. Some Americans complain the occupation authorities who engineered REALISM ABOUT TRADE BARRIERS that the Japanese have forgotten the bene them, largely because the Japanese had de fits that the occupation brought them and Among government officials and business cided from the outset that there was much executives, there is widespread concern over have become cynical about their partner to learn from a nation that could inflict the ship with the U.S. "economic frictions" with the U.S. and dif first military defeat in their history. ferences over Japan's defense role. As the Is this an accurate picture of today's Rather than resist their occupiers, they Japanese are almost totally dependent on Japan? A reporter who covered the occupa embraced the reforms essential to convert imports to feed their industries-a fact tion and has just returned to Tokyo for the Japan from a feudal nation into a modem, driven home painfully by the "oil shocks" in first time in 30 years finds that nothing industrial society-the eradication of a farm 1973 and 1979-they feel extremely vulnera could be further from the truth. system that enslaved the peasants, the lib ble and view export trade as a life-and-death The inescapable conclusion, underscored eration of women from "subhuman" status, matter. by talks with Japanese in every walk of life, the establishment of trade unions, the guar Their greatest fear is of a protectionist is this: One of history's most remarkable antee of universal education through high backlash in the United States and Europe success stories is on display here-a story of school and the introduction of a democratic that would throw up more barriers against success for Americans as much as for Japa political process. their products. While they will bargain hard nese. Since the occupation, the Japanese have every inch of the way, it is clear that Japa The unique relationship forged between continued to learn from the United States nese leaders in the end will make the con the occupying Americans and the conquered and to use that knowledge to outpace their cessions-"the minimum concessions," as an Japanese is alive, strong and likely to last teachers. Observes an American official who American observer puts it-necessary to into the predictable future. It has trans has spent many years in this country and in defuse recurrent crisis over trade. That has formed Japan in ways that are downright India: "The Indians say give me your money been demonstrated in recent 'Weeks by
• This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. July 31, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 21721 agreements concluded with the U.S. to ease CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS take place with no ethnic preference, restrictions against beef and citrus imports QUINCENTENARY COMMISSION but rather as a united Nation. from America and to internationalize the Two years ago, I was proud to stand yen. before this Hall and announce the es Still, it would be a delusion for Americans HON. MARIO BIAGGI to assume that deals such as these will auto OF NEW YORK tablishment of an organization in my matically eliminate Japan's hugh export IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hometown of New York City, the Co surplus. The Japanese, aside from subtle Tuesday, July 31, 1984 lumbus Quincentennial U.S.A. Organi protectionism and a modest defense burden, zation, headed by its executive direc enjoy unique cultural advantages in their e Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, I wish to tor, Norma Greenwood. For the past 2 competition with the major industrial coun lend my full support to the conference years, serious planning has proceeded tries. There is still an exceptionally strong report to H.R. 1492 which passed the for the Quincentennial, part of which work ethic-though it may be eroding House last week. The legislation estab will take place in New York City. I feel among the young-and a cozy sense of coop lishes a Christopher Columbus Quin that this is appropriate because of eration among industrialists, government centenary Commission to allow for New York's historical role as the Gate and organized labor that is not found else this Nation to adequately prepare for way to the New World. Through New where. a major celebration which will take York's doors passed so many of our DEFENSE-ECHOES OF THE PAST place in 1992, to mark the 500th anni ancestors, whose spirits, hopes and American complaints about Japan's de versary of the discovery of this great dreams have become our spirits, fense efforts strike a rich note of irony for a land-America. hopes, and dreams. reporter who covered an earlier debate over I wish to pay a special tribute to my It is in this spirit that I commend rearmament during the occupation. I have colleague from New York, Mr. GARCIA, the passage of this legislation. During vivid memories of General MacArthur in who has been in the forefront of this the Bicentennial of the United States 1949 telling the Foreign Correspondents' legislation not only in terms of his in in 1976, Americans showed the world Club in Tokyo that Japan should become troduction of the bill in the House, but its love for history and the pride they "the Switzerland of the Far East," an un his tremendous leadership through have in our great Nation. The Quin armed neutral under United Nations protec out-especially in conference which al centennial should be an opportunity tion. Later, he induced a reluctant Japanese lowed us to emerge with this sound for the world again to see what makes government to accept a Constitution that legislative product. America great.e renounced war and outlawed the mainte The Commission is vested with the nance of armed forces. Thirty-five years responsibility of ensuring that the later, at the same Foreign Correspondents' celebration in 1992 take into account THE POST-CHADHA CONGRESS Club, I heard Defense Secretary Caspar all of the dimensions of this historic Weinberger speak of the need for another event so it may be placed in its right reluctant Japanese government to do more HON. TRENT LOTI' ful place in world history. Central to OF MISSISSIPPI to build up its defense forces. the Commission's work will be to The Japanese reaction to this role reversal present and pay appropriate tribute to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is summed up half facetiously by Prof. Irie Tuesday, July 31, 1984 Takanori of Meiji University; "Teacher the great Christopher Columbus-a America has realized that its earlier lessons man of vision, courage, dedication, and •Mr. LOTT. Mr. Speaker, on June 23, were in error and would like student Japan conviction who embarked on a perilous 1983, the Supreme Court in the case of to forget them. But the student is stubborn journey and returned more than a INS against Chadha held unconstitu ly clinging to the mistaken lesson." conquering hero-he accomplished a tional the authority of one House of Since the Korean War, Japan, under pres feat which has earned him a lasting Congress to reverse the Attorney Gen sure from Washington, has turned a half place in the annals of history. That eral's suspension of deportation blind eye to the Constitution and built a same courage and conviction and sense orders. The Court subsequently held modest Self-Defense Force with a budget of pioneering spirit was manifested in similar legislative vetoes unconstitu representing about 1 percent of the gross various segments throughout Ameri tional in the FERC natural gas case national product, relatively the smallest contribution to security by any nation in can history ranging from the first set and in the FTC used car rule case. the Western Alliance. Tokyo has agreed to tlers who came in on the Mayflower, Since that time, Congress has been expand this effort gradually by assuming re to the travels of Lewis and Clark, to scrambling to put this Humpty sponsibility to protect sea-lanes to a dis the formation of 50 separate, but Dumpty check on executive actions tance of 1,000 miles from these islands. united States. That spirit which makes back together again. In some instances While a majority of Japanese support the America the first and the best in the we have reamended existing laws present defense effort, they are overwhelm world brought us the inventions of having unconstitutional one- or two ingly opposed to any move to erase or dilute Thomas Edison, the medical discover House legislative vetoes by changing the antiwar provision in the Constitution. ies of Jonas Salk, the science and them to joint resolutions of approval They fear that this could open a Pandora's modern technology that has sent men or disapproval in conformance with box. and women into space. These all repre the Court's dictum that any such ac "I suspect," says a veteran Western diplo sent the American spirit. tions must take the form of legislation mat, "that the Japanese people do not trust The Quincentennial will be an op and be submitted to the President for themselves. With rare and brief exceptions, portunity for all peoples-of all na his signature or veto. In other in their history has been marked by military tionalities-to share in the legacy of stances, committees have been placing dominance in one form or another. Without the constraints imposed by the Constitu Christopher Columbus, an Italian interesting new committee review pro tion, they are uneasy about what might sailor, who upon receiving assistance visions into law to maintain a check on happen-about the danger that the military from the Queen of Spain, discovered certain executive actions and deci again would dominate the country." America, which has become home to sions. One indelible impression remains at the scores of Spanish, Italian, and other The July 21, 1984, issue of the Con end of a journey of rediscovery: The Japa groups, all living united by the great gressional Quarterly contains an arti nese, with few exceptions, still see their bond of freedom. As an ltalo-Ameri cle on post-Chadha congressional ac partnership with America, forged in the can, I take pride in this accomplish tions, in which a congressional re dark days of defeat, as the key to their secu ment, but as an American citizen, I search study is cited to the effect that rity and continuing prosperity. Preserving it take pride in the knowledge that our Congress has placed some 30 provi remains an overriding priority.e country is what it is today because of sions into 11 bills enacted since last the unique blending of so many differ year's decision, allowing legislative ent people. Therefore, the celebration vetoes of agency decisions. Most of of the founding of our Nation should these provisions call for committee 21722 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 31, 1984 review of proposed agency actions. In Under your leadership, our committee has Constitution's scheme for separating and signing the fiscal 1985 HUD appropria built an impressive hearing record on the balancing governmental powers among tions bill. President Reagan cautioned status of existing statutory legislative veto three branches of government sometimes provisions as well as on various proposed al created practical and political difficulties. Congress against including such com.. ternatives to the legislative veto given the But, he said, "convenience and efficiency mittee veto provisions in legislation. Supreme Court's ruling. It is my hope that are not the primary objectives-or the hall 'indicating the administration would we can now produce an official committee' marks-of democratic government.... " ignore such attempts to interfere with report containing our fin.dings and .any rec . ' Witp all of the system's "obvious flaws of tli~ Executiv~. ommendations. AB you know, I have recom~ delay, untidiness and potential for abuse, we . Mt. Speaker. u the CQ article indi mended a uniform process for handling have not yet foWld a better way to preserve $tes. '1egtsl&tion P:fOviding a compre agency regulations . Other con freedom than by making the exercise of hensive solution to the question of struotive alternatives to the traditional ene power subject to the carefully crafted re congressional authority o'fer agency and two-House legislative vetoes have been st:caints spelled out in the Constitution," proposed by the various witnesses appearing Burger said. 11llemaldng languishes in committee." before our committee. The breadth of the court's ruling seemed One such bill is H.R~ S939. the "Regu I thillk It is panicularb' important for our to inva.Uda.te every form of legislative veto: latory· Oversight and Control Act:• committee to- issue a final report which iii bf one or more committees, by a sin&le which I introduced on September 20 of cludes guidlillines and reconmrendatfons chamber or by both houses. That conclusion last yeu and which now has· YO House given the tincoordtnated· proliferation of was reinforced le~ than t'W'O weeks after the ~onson. The bill was desi111ed spe .veto altematfves that are sptin&1na-up. Ac Chad/I.a ruling, when the court struck down cificall&7 to address the Chadha deci cording' to a July 21 Congreasional'Quarter a two-house Yeto. of a. Federal Trade Com sion with respect to agency rulemak ly article, based on Dr. Louis Fisher's CR8 mtsssfon regulation and a one-house veto ing. It would require that Congress study, Congress has placed some 30 provi aimed at a Federal Energy Regulatory Com sions in 11 bills providing vetoes of agency mission rule. enact a joint resolution of approval for decisions over the pa:;t year since the Despite speculation that the balance of major agency regulations. and would Chadha decision-most involving committee power between Congress and the executive permit Congress to block minor regu disapproval branch might be tipped by the court'& veto lations by enacting a joint resolution of agency actions. I th~ we have been leM rulings, there has been little obvious· of disapproval. Unfortunately. my bill than diligent in policing such new provi change. has been blocked in both the Rules sions. MoreoYer, the President has warned "The sun appears to come up in the east and Judiciary Committees. despite ex in his recent signing of the fiscal 1985 HUD and set in the west despite Cha,dha," said tensive hea.Fings into the whole legisla Appropriations Bill that such committee Alan Morrison, a Washtngton, DC, attorney tive veto issue initiated by the Rules review devices are unconstitutional and who pressed the legal challenge to the veto Committee chairman last year. therefore pose the prospect of another before the high court. series of constitutional confrontations and BUSINESS AS 'USUAL? Mr. Speaker. in my testimony before ~cisions. I hope we can speak to such ~ues the Rules Committee on my bill on in our final report. I look fon\rard to your Most of the legislative veto provisions November 9 of last year. I warned that response. Congress has inserted into bills since the Very· truly yours, court acted have called for congressional inaction on a comprehensive approach committee review of proposed agency ac would either result in "unbridled dele TRENTLoTr. tions. gations and runaway regulations; or CFrom the Congressional Quarterly, July 21, Affected laws include the fiscal 1984 ap you will witness a new prolifera ti on of. 1984} propriations for the Department of Housing veto alternatives on individual author and Urban Development ; the izations. much as the original legisla DESPITE HIGH COURT RULING, LEGISLATLVE fiscal 1984 authorization for the National tive veto spread like wildfire in a wind VETOES A.BOUND Aeronautics and Space Administration ; the fiscal 1983 supplemental appro fears about this new proliferation of More than a year after the Supreme priations ~PL 98-63); the Caribbean Basin• Court declared the legislative veto unconsti Economic Recovery Act ; the veto alternatives, some of which :r;aise tutional, Congress continues to include such fiscal 1984 Department of Transportation new constitutional problems. I think provisions in bills it is passing. appropriations ; the fiscal 1984 the time has come to impose some uni Since the 7-2 court ruling on June 23, Department of Defense authorization ; the I am today writing to the chairman decisions, according to a study by Louis fiscal 1984 District of Columbia appropria of the Rules Committee asking that Fisher, a specialist in U.S. govenunent for tions (PL 98-125>; the Public Lands and Na. the committee consider a final report the Congression¥ Research ·Se11Vice. . tional Parks Act . which will recommend a uniform set· that contain legislative vetoes, :making them Several fiscal · 1985 appropriations bills of legislative veto standards that meet conform to the Supreme Court's decislon: also include veto provisiol'lS. In signing one the Chadha test while retaining for But legislation providing a ·comprehensive of them, for the Department of Housing the Congress an effective check on solution to the question of congressional au and U,rban Development, President Reagen, agency actions. I think enactment of thority over agency rule-making languishes · July 18 urged Congress. to "discontinue the my regulatory oversight and control in committee. In acktition, numerous cases. inclusion of such devices in legislation." bill would be an important step in the challenging existing or previous legislative JOINT RESOLU'J'ION APPROACH right direction. vetoes are pending in court. Meanwhile, Congress has replaced legisla At this point in the RECORD, Mr. BACKGROUND tive veto provisions in several laws with re Speaker, I include the letter and Con A legislative veto is a tool by which ·a quirements that Congress pass and send to gressional Quarterly article to which I single congressional committee, one house the president a joint resolution to appr,ove of Congress or both the House and Senate or disapprove of agency actions. have made reference and commend may overturn an executive branch regula This has been the approach used tn bills them to the reading of my colleagues. tion or order. to reauthorize the Export Administration The items follow: The court, in Immigration and Natural Act and Amtrak
discussed a proposed sale of surplus Greenwald, testified before this Committee tion for disapproval if Congress wants to federal property to the city of Alexandria, on the subject of ene~y conservation and block minor rules, and a change in House Va., with Jack Brooks, D-Texas, the chair CAFE standards for cars and light trucks. floor procedures to facilitate the offering of man of the House Government Operations At that time, he said-and I quote-"We live amendments to appropriations bills blocking Committee, and a staff member. The staffer by simple rules at Chrysler: we repay our specific rules. later said he doubted the committee would debts and we obey the law." Today, I'm In addition, Stephen J. Solarz, D-N.Y., has approve the sale, and GSA decided not to proud to say that Chrysler continues to introduced a bill
. The city later purchased the to do so again in model years 1984 and 1985 tain exceptions, unless Congress passes a property at a higher price, and sued. with passenger-car fleet averages of 27 and joint resolution authorizing the sale. Nettesheim concluded that the committee 27.7 miles per gallon, respectively. HR 5759 would allow sales to NATO coun review practice was tantamount to a legisla Chrysler has met and continues to meet tries, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and tive veto, and thus unconstitutional. the CAFE standards because we have taken Israel to go through unless Congress passed In a friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. the energy conservation issue very seriously. a Joint resolution within 15 days disapprov Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Spurred on in part by the Energy Policy and ing the sales. Brooks and Frank Horton, R-N.Y., ranking Conservation Act, we consciously adopted In the Senate, Charles E. Grassley, R member of the committee, argued that the an all-out corporate policy in the mid- to Iowa, and Carl Levin, D-Mich., have intro court's ruling "would render virtually every late-1970s of providing maximum fuel effi duced S 1650, authorizing Congress to disap statute requiring transmittal or submission ciency in our products. Our pledge to fuel prove the rules of any agency by passing a of information to Congress void on the im economy was reinforced, as this body well Joint resolution of disapproval. plicit assumption that furnishing informa knows, during the 1979-1980 federal loan Grassley also may offer S 1650 as an tion produces intuitive influence or interfer guarantee process by the fact that Chrysler amendment to a bill . IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES federal fuel economy law, then why can't In EEOC v. Allstate Insurance Co., U.S. Tuesday, July 31, 1984 our larger competitors? And even more im District Court Judge William H. Barbour Jr. portant, what possible good is there in dial ruled that the EEOC had no authority to •Mrs. BOXER. Mr. Speaker, I believe ing back the fuel economy standards for the enforce the Equal Pay Act, since authority the following testimony by Chrysler selfish benefit of companies which have ig under the act was transferred to the agency Corp. before the Subcommittee on nored the law when such an action will from the Labor Department in the Reorga Energy Conservation and Power surely send a dangerous message to the nization Act of 1977. Barbour said that the Energy and Commerce Committee is American consumer that there's no reason legislative veto provision could not be sepa historic. to worry about fuel conservation anymore? rated from the Reorganization Act, making It shows the concern of a big auto Advocates of rolling back the CAFE stand the entire law unconstitutional. Moreover, maker for a sound energy policy and ards would argue that today's relatively low Barbour ruled, the Chadha decision should fuel prices are justification for forgetting all be applied retoractively to invalidate the urges the continuation of fuel econo about fuel economy and backing off on the Labor-EEOC reorganization of 1978. my standards. law. They seem to forget that it's precisely The government appealed, but on June 11, . STATEMENT BY ROBERT M. SINCLAIR~ VICE because of the world's conservation habits 1984, the Supreme Court dismissed the PRESIDENT-ENGINEERING, CHRYSLER CORP. of the last few years that we even have rela appeal for want of jurisdiction, In a dissent, Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am Robert tively stable fuel prices today. Are we really Chief Justice Burger and Associate Justice M. Sinclair, Vice President of Engineering ready to backtrack to the gas-guzzling days Sandra Day O'Connor noted, "There appar at the Chrysler Corporation. of the 1970s, and set ourselves up for a third .ently are also lingering questions after I appreciate this opportunity to express energy crisis? I hope not. Chadha on what a court is to do once it Chrysler's views on the issue of automobile Yet that may be just what we're doing. Di finds a legislative veto unconstitutional and and light truck fuel economy, and especially aling back the CAFE standards would be an non-severable. Finally, there are the sub how this issue relates to the bigger issue of other step in the wrong direction for fuel stantive questfons whether Chadha should energy conservation in our nation. We have conservation and energy independence for be applied retroactively ...." submitted written answers to the Commit- our country. I think it's shocking to see, for
... .:..... 21724 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 31, 1984 instance, that the use of gas-guzzling V-8 that we would not have to test that belief, story he called to our attention was written engines has gone up, not down, since the but we will not sit idly by and watch our in by the well-known newscaster and syndicat energy crisis of 1979 and 1980. In 1981, only vestments go for naught. But beyond our ed columnist Paul Harvey. We asked Mr. 22 percent of all new U.S. cars had a V-8 private concerns, Mr. Chairman, there is Harvey for permission to reprint his under the hood. Last year, 32 percent did. reason enough for leaving the CAFE stand column, because it addresses the question Some would argue that Americans want V ards for passenger cars and light trucks Mr. Herrin raised: "What's wrong with our as because they want performance, but as where they are in the fact that to roll them distribution system?" Chrysler has shown with its innovative ance-and a lot more economy-with a tur stop that from happening. A political issue this year will be made of bocharged four-cylinder engine. Thank you very much.e the plight of our country's poor. Rather than backtracking on the fuel con The Conference of Mayors reports an in servation issue, Chrysler strongly believes creasing demand for emergency food in 19 that the government should be going the THE PLIGHT OF FEDERAL of 20 major cities. Yet the number of news rest of the way in protecting the American SPENDING paper "help wanted" ads has increased each public from the whims of OPEC and others of the last six months, including ads for un by recognizing that petroleum is a finite skilled workers. commodity of strategic national propor HON. PHILIP M. CRANE The dichotomy can be explained. Some of tions. And that means adopting a real na OF ILLINOIS the poor are mentally ill, "unemployable." tional energy policy that gives consumers an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Some are old people who have lived longer incentive to buy fuel-efficient products. than they ever expected or prepared for. And because the only conservation sign Tuesday, July 31, 1984 Some are single mothers living on reduced that most car drivers pay any attention to is e Mr. PHILIP M. CRANE. Mr. Speak welfare benefits. to the one written on every gas pump in er, it is no secret in Washington that I Many are drifters, heretofore fed at America-the price per gallon-Chrysler ad feel the Nation's most serious problem church soup kitchens or by the Salvation vocates an increased tax on gasoline and/or is irresponsible Federal spending. Citi Army. a surcharge on imported oil as the first step Taxpayers have not been stingy. Spending toward a bona fide national energy policy. zens nationwide seem to share my on food-stamp programs reached an all-time America is far behind the rest of the indus views. The majority of Americans con record high last year-19.2 billion dollars. trialized world in gasoline taxes. Despite sistently rank the Federal deficit as New York City provides homes for 10,300 last year's nickel-a-gallon increase, the U.S. their No. 1 concern. Yet Federal homeless, some of them in hundred-dollar-a federal gasoline tax is still just half of Can spending still increases and the deficit day hotel rooms. ada's tax, a fifth of Japan's, and less than a spirals upward. Congress seems to Recent generations have been cared for by tenth of Italy's, to take but three examples. have difficulty disciplining itself when government at whatever cost. And govern If America had an energy policy as these it comes to spending the taxpayer's ment's "free handouts" ·are expensive. other countries do, then we wouldn't need In December, 1982, Major Coleman Young to worry about CAFE laws, as other coun money. of Detroit declared "a human emergency in tries in the world do not. Until a sensible When we spend other people's Detroit"; he created "The Mayor's Emer long-term energy policy is adopted in this money, it loses personal relevance. gency Relief Fund. "Food for the hungry." country, the CAFE requirements-for both With self-discipline lacking, waste and This would be none of your concern except cars and light trucks-should be left right inefficiencies are encouraged. The free that he sought and got food from the feder where they are. market mechanism we fight so valiant al government "to feed the poor people of The government's credibility is at stake on ly to preserve in other arenas is swal Detroit." this issue. To dial back the CAFE standards lowed by the malfunctioning alloca For what has happened since, the mayor now would almost certainly make it impossi blames the Department of Agriculture. Two ble to institute other fuel-conservation pro tion system we blindly allow to devel days before Christmas, 77 tons of surplus grams in the future. It would send a mes op. flour arrived "to feed the hungry"; a week sage to the American people that we are Marvin Stone, in U.S. World & News later, another 12 tons. willing to risk another energy crisis for the Report, reprinted a Paul Harvey edito He says the USDA sent Detroit 10 times selfish interests of two giant law-breaking rial entitled "The New Poor," which more food than its soup kitchens could corporations. And it would also unfairly details just such a situation in Detroit. handle; it had to be warehoused. and ironically-penalize those auto compa Government spending is not solving The Detroit News says the cost of ware nies which have already paid the price to the problems of the poor in our coun housing the surplus food cost the city hun meet the CAFE standard. And that includes dreds of thousands of dollars. all of the major auto companies that sell in try. It is mismanaging them-at the But that's not the worst part. the American market, with the exception of taxpayer's expense. As Harvey sug This year-13 months later-city trucks the two which are now trying to change the gests, the plight of the poor is a politi have hauled 150 tons of surplus food law. cal issue. What we seem to forget Flour and rice and turkeys and butter and Mr. Chairman, in the auto business, it sometimes is that the plight of the cheese. Twelve-hundred turkeys- takes four or five years to design, develop, taxpayer's moneys is also a potent po City trucks have hauled all this stuff to a and tool a new vehicle or powertrain for litical issue. With the Federal deficit city dump and dumped it. production. If the CAFE standards are at the top of the country's domestic "It spoiled," we are told, "while in stor changed, and we who are meeting the law age." are not given at least that much time to agenda, more free handouts are not a The city trucks moved the stuff from the revise our product lineups accordingly, then viable solution to the dilemma of the warehouse to the landfill-after dark. the companies which have ignored the law poor, especially when these handouts Well, that's not the end of it, either. We will gain significant, unearned advantages in are bumbled so blatantly. asked our Detroit bureau for a follow-up. It the marketplace. I suggest my colleagues read the fol turns out that the Department of Agricul If, for instance, the companies which lowing article and reflect on the bene ture auditors now report that almost 205 would break the law are released from their fits of Federal spending at work. tons spoiled-worth nearly $418,000. obligation to pay fines, they can use that While people were going hungry in the money for future models and features that WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM? streets, flour, rice, powdered milk and dry Chrysler can't afford because we spent our beans were contaminated by insects, rats money on fuel economy. This is in fact a de A few weeks ago, we carried a three-page and birds. Some 81 tons of frozen turkeys, facto penalty for Chrysler. Or to put it an story entitled "The Desperate World of cheese and butter rotted when a refrigera other way, Ford and GM will flunk the America's Underclass," describing the tion system failed. And 79 tons of food just standards, and Chrysler will pay the fine. burden of dealing with hunger and dilapi ''disappeared.'' How ironic. dated housing in America's cities, Efforts to Who's to blame? The Department' of Agri Mr. Chairman, Chrysler does not think help this impoverished segment of society culture says it will use its audit report to this is what Congress had in mind when it also were dealt with. demand that the city pay for the lost food. passed the Energy Policy and Conservation All this stuck a chord with W.M. Herrin, Mayor Young insists the city should not be Act of 1975, and we believe that any court in Jr., of Mobile, Ala., after he read about a held responsible because the federal offi the land would uphold our belief. We hope recent horrendous foul-up in Detroit. The cials didn't have the sense to listen to him. July 31, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 21725 In the meantime, the rest of us were busy such services by the Federal Govern problems, not least of all wages, which far scraping up extra cash to pay our income ment. This bill is a modest, but impor exceed the average in American industry. taxes.e tant part of the reform effort. I urge Mrs. Liebeler would have the aid conditional on a stiff wage cut. my colleagues to join me in supporting In making his decision within the next 60 SIMPLIFY REFUGEE EDUCATION this legislation. days, Mr. Reagan must weigh the immediate PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION H.R. 6057 gratification of votes in the major steel A bill to amend the Refugee Education As states against many grave longer-term diffi HON. MARIO BIAGGI sistance Act of 1980 with respect to deter culties. minations of the number of eligible par Increased protection inevitably will mean OF NEW YORK ticipants under such act higher prices for steel and goods made with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of steel, will put the nation into direct conflict Tuesday, July 31, 1984 Representatives of the United States of with the European Community, which has e Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, today I America in Congress assembled, That warned it will reconsider its 1982 agreement the Refugee Education Assistance Act of on limiting shipments, and will make it am introducing legislation that will harder for the developing countries to in assist many of our larger school dis 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note> is amended- (1) in the first sentence of section 20l crease their exports in order to service their tricts in administering their refugee by inserting "from State or local education debts. education programs by providing al agencies" after "not available" and by in Will increased temporary protection greater flexibility in the way in which serting "from the most recent data available under the "escape clause" provision of the eligible children are counted for Fed from the Immigration anq Natm;alization U.S. trade law help the steel industry over eral assistance. Service" after "of estimates"; and come its problems? The record, as Dick Law Under this bill, local education agen (2) in the first sentence of section 301 rence pointed out in these columns this by inserting "from State or local education week, raises grave doubts. cies, which apply for funds under the The ITC recently studied five industries Refugee Education Assistance Act, are al agencies" after "not available" and by in serting "from the most recent data available bicycles, carpets, watches, stainless steel able to use data provided by the Immi from the Immigration and Naturalization flatware and sheet glass-which had re gration and Naturalization Service to Service" after "of estimates".e ceived protection in the '50s and '60s. It determine the numbers of eligible chil found that only one-bicycles-has modern dren. Under the current system, large ized and become more competitive. But even urban school districts are required to STEEL QUOTAS it is still pushing for higher import duties. conduct an independent data count, The steel industry has received all sorts of protection and keeps coming back for more. which results in significant cost to the HON. BILL FRENZEL At best, escape clause protection allowed local district. This amendment would OF MINNESOTA the industries time for more orderly phase simply allow LEA's the flexibility to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES downs and resource transfers. The ITC ma use either their own data or data pro jority would hav~ the president insist that vided by the INS. Tuesday, July 31, 1984 the steel industry present a "plan" for be As New York's senior member of the e Mr. FRENZEL. Mr. Speaker, the coming more competitive and stick to it. House Education and Labor Commit following editorial from the Journal of In making his decision, the president also tee, I have been actively involved in at Commerce of July 13 lays out the must recognize that, as the U.S. dollar con tempting to bring some administrative President's problem on steel with tinues to soar to new highs and the trade deficit to widen to unheard of proportions, relief to this program. During our brutal clarity. the calls for protection from imports will committee's consideration of immigra According to the editorial, "in become more shrill on all fronts. tion reform legislation during the last creased protectionism will inevitably Not only is the United States sucking in session, I joined with my colleague on mean higher prices for steel and goods imports but it is sucking in investments as the committee, BILL GOODLING, in of made with steel." The record of post well to help finance the huge budget deficit. fering this amendment. I also support war protectionism shows no evidence Because of higher interest rates, the budget ed his efforts to offer this same initia that protected industries become more deficit is likely to widen, despite the con tive during House consideration of competitive and outgrow their need gressional downpayment. Next year could prove especially tricky, es H.R. 1510, the Immigration reform for protection. pecially if the economy stalls and the loss of bill, last month. There will be enormous pressures on jobs due to the trade deficit becomes more Given the questionable status of the President to protect jobs; jobs that apparent. H.R. 1510 at this point in time, I be pay 50 percent more than the average Should Mr. Reagan open the protectionist lieve that introduction of this legisla wage in manufacturing in America. flood gates now, he would lay up a lot of tion is necessary to assure that this The protection will cost our economy trouble for himself in 1985 when pressures issue remains high on our agenda and our consumers a good deal more will be even greater. More could be gained during debate on the future of the than the jobs pay. for all with a more balanced fiscal and mon pending legislation. If a bill is not Whatever the President does will be etary mix that would bring down interest adopted and signed into law this year, criticized. I personally hope he will not rates and the dollar.e I intend to press for timely consider make a choice which directs America ation of this bill in any future legisla toward an industrial policy where the A FLOOD OF IMPORTS, A SEA OF tion considered by the Education and consumers must subsidize noncompeti RED INK, WHERE'S NOAH, Labor Committee. tive enterprises. MOSES? In this year, New York City received The editorial follows: $736,210 in funds under REAA in CFrom the Journal of Commerce, July 13, order to educate 44,043 refugee chil 1984] HON. JOSEPH M. GAYDOS dren. Under this amendment, accord REAGAN'S DILEMMA ON STEEL OF PENNSYLVANIA ing to tentative estimates by city offi The International Trade Commission has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cials, New York could receive a mini handed President Reagan an election-year mum of $4.4 million in Federal aid dilemma by recommending this week that Tuesday, July 31, 1984 which could increase to $14 million, the steel industry should get special protec e Mr. GAYDOS. Mr. Speaker, in the depending on how many refugee chil tion from imports over the next five years June 25 edition of "Industry Week" dren are being served. through a combination of import quotas there is a timely article by Mr. Phillip and higher tariffs. Immigration reform is indeed needed The decision was by no means unanimous, A. O'Reilly on the plight of the Na by a number of municipalities, which with agency Chairman Paula Stem and Vice tion's machine-tool industry. are straining under the burden of pro Chairman Susan W. Liebeler both dissent Mr. O'Reilly, president and chief ex viding services to refugees without ing. The industry may have been hurt by ecutive officer of Houdaille Industries, being adequately compensated for imports, but there are other reasons for its Inc., points out the industry's market 21726 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 31, 1984 has been inundated by a flood of for enable Japanese machine-tool manufactur of strong affirmative action on the eign imports; 35 percent of the total ers to dominate the world's markets. NMTBA's Section 232 petition.e market has been lost. He suggests a It is not possible for independent U.S. 20th century Noah's Ark may be manufacturers to compete in those product lines where the resources of an entire EPA: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED needed to save what is left. nation are brought to bear against them. The reason for this sad state of af The deep pockets of their government have fairs is because our Government has, enabled the Japanese to develop great abili HON. JAMES J. FLORIO for the most part, chosen to ignore the ty in sophisticated engineering and manu 01' NEW JERSEY predatory trade practices of foreign facturing techniques and to create a,n over IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES whelming advantage. The outcome in Amer competitors and refused to properly ica has been the massive loss of Jobs,· manu Tuesday, July 31, 1984 enforce our Nation's trade laws or facturing facilities, and skills, and has cre defend our home markets. In so doing, ated a serious, if not terminal, gap in our in •Mr. FLORIO. Mr. Speaker, the re it not only risks the economic security dustrial base. emergence of Anne M. Burford has of our country but its national securi Our concern is not Just that of reestab again drawn much attention to the im ty as well. lishing equitable trade relations; it has now portant issues of the environment. It is because of the Government's become a concern for our continuing ability Some have said that Mrs. Burford complacency that we have seen a to fight a conventional war. The National did no wrong and was unfairly hound Machine Tool Builders' Association ed out of office in 1983. trickle of goods from abroad grow to a CNMTBA> has demonstrated, that, without torrent that has smashed a number of government action, under existing trade The Washington Post magazine on domestic manufacturing industries. laws our national defense capability will be July 29 featured an informative article Mr. O'Reilly doesn't mention we critically weakened because we will no on this matter by Jonathan Lash of could also use a Moses to lead us out longer be able to produce the machine tools the Natural Resources Defense Coun of the sea of red ink into which that essential to the manufacture of military cil that I believe my colleagues will complacency has led us. Some of you hardware in the event of a conflict. The se find very helpful. curity interest has been recognized on a bi The article follows: may recall it was little more than a partisan basis by the Congress, with sena decade ago, 1971, that our Nation tors and representatives of varying philo EPA: WHAT REALI. Y HAPPENED posted its first trade deficit in nearly a sophical outlooks uniting to offer strong in A. STRANGE DRAMA. IN WHICH DA. VID STOCKMAN century: $2.3 billion. Today, after an dustry support. PLA. YS THE LEA.DING ROLE almost unbroken string of deficits, the In spite of the evidence presented and ink pressure from Congress, the Administration red stands at $100 billion and has thus far chosen not to act. This failure On a blustery afternoon in March 1983, rising. results from thinking conditioned by a mix less than two weeks after Anne Burford had I urge my colleagues to read the fol ture of illogical free-market ideology and excessive concern for the political fortunes of Prime Minister Ya place her came to EPA headquarters to give FIGHT FOREIGN GOVERNMENT CARTELS suhiro Nakasone of Japan. Positive recom a speech. The only space large enough was the shopping mall beneath the EPA offices. all that remained trial base and maintenance of international and many at EPA were relieved and flat of the once-proud American machine-tool trade equity require strong action by our tered. He joked. They laughed. He promised industry. government on behalf of the machine-tool openness, fairness and strict enforcement of · Japanese numerically controlled ma industry. It is time to take whatever steps the law. They clapped and cheered. chining centers gained a 70% market share are necessary to protect our economic well One staffer said it was like "the liberation in 1983, up from only 4% seven years before being. Some steps, already taken by the in of a prison camp." A top official mused, "A in 1976, Equal devastation occurred in NC dustry, include consolidation of facilities prison camp-I guess so, but Anne was as lathes, and very deep pentration has taken (plant shutdowns), importation of foreign much a prisoner as the staff." Ruckelshaus place in other critical machine-tool lines. products, and off-shore production of ma had already seen part of the prison-camp Imported machine tools, principally Japa chine tools. Virtually every large machine image. His old friend Ernst Minor, a high nese, have swept up to 35% of the total tool manufacturer has begun at least to level EPA employee, had quietly taken him market. plan such measures and, in many cases, to one Sunday morning to look at his future American machine tools have not become implement them. offices. "There were," Minor said, "locks an endangered species because the U.S. in I do not want to mince words. These ac and bolts and safes and security systems all dustry has outdated technology or is incapa tions are not in the best interest of our over the place. Bill Just looked at me and ble of producing quality machines at fair nation. They will not protect our industrial asked: 'What's been going on around prices. If that were true, other nations, prin base, they will not secure high-paying engi here?'" cipally European, would also have increased neering and maufacturing positions for our their share of our market, but his has not citizens, and they will not provide ready Ruckelshaus' warmth, his openness and been the case. The United States remains access to critical machine tools for our man his acceptance of EPA's "transcendent" ob the world's leading source of machine-tool ufacturers. They may enable the companies ligation to protect "human life and that innovation. that are successful in undertaking them to which sustains human life, our natural envi The Japanese achieved their position survive as economic entities, with limited ronment," contrasted dramatically with the through the massive intervention and sup domestic employment opportunities. Unfor skepticism his predecessor showed for the port of the Japanese government. In 1982, tunately, there is no longer any choice for mission of the agency. Ruckelshaus recruit Houdaille Industries presented to President those companies in the bull's-eye of foreign ed and won White House approval of able Reagan a petition that demonstrated, targeters. The alternative is not to go on as and experienced professionals to replace the through numerous official Japanese docu we are, but to fade away altogether. dozen top officials who had left the agency. ments, that the Japanese government has This is not an isolated tragedy. It has oc EPA's ability to function has begun to re created a cartel in the Japanese machine curred and is occurring in other industries. cover, too, but that has been a slow and tood industry, effectively deterred foreign It will occur in still others as less-developed halting process. competitors in the Japanese market, and nations adopt the Japanese model and learn Although Ruckelshaus has healed EPA's provided abundant subsidies in the form of to use it successfully. spirit and is tending its wounds, he acknowl grants, interest-free loans, low-interest Our dove, like the one that directed Noah edges that it is "harder to bring back trust loans, and a wide variety of tax breaks to to dry land, must come quickly in the form between the agency and the society. The July 31, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 21727 level of mistrust with the press, with the en it's a lot easier to fire people you don't James Baker. Burford argued, senior staff vironmental organizations, and with the know." members said, that EPA had offered cuts as Congress was very high." After she was sworn in, Burford spoke to deep as those at any agency. Stockman Ruckelshaus has ardently sought to im the EPA staff. Already shaken by rumors would not budge. By then he was aware that prove the administration's environmental about her plans, the staff was told of hopes the recession and the president's tax cuts image. A man of moderation, he has kept that "the EPA of the Reagan administra were going to cause huge federal deficits. his agency out of controversies. He gives fre tion will be remembered for the money it Baker, said senior EPA officials, was con quent speeches and regularly meets with re saved taxpayers because we streamlined reg cerned about political ramifications. Like porters and editors to emphasize the need to ulations, cut down on permit-processing Stockman, said John Hernandez, then proceed calmly and deliberately in dealing time and we together cut back on the re deputy administrator of EPA, Baker and with environmental problems. He helped to quired paperwork for EPA projects. We Meese viewed the EPA from "a general in convince the White House to launch a cam should work together to keep a lid on those terest in regulatory reform, and they viewed paign of presidential meetings and speeches unnecessary regulations which have created budgetary reform as one of the ways you on the environment. hardships on our national industries, driv did it." In June and July, the president went to ing up the cost of consumer goods." Only one minor issue was resolved. Emerg parks and refuges to affirm his commitment Burford believed enormous savings could ing from the meeting, Burford exploded in to protection of the environment and to be achieved through simple improvements frustration. Staff members recalled she said, extol his administration's record on environ in management. "With each passing day, I "OMB just doesn't play fair." Stockman, mental issues. He invited environmental find that to say that the agency has been too, say several officials who were involved, leaders to meet with him . During the summer of 1981, Burford cy's budget by 50 percent if necessary. But in the midst of all the carefully engi began to work on the budget for 1983. The Three days later, Burford went to the neered environmental hoopla, he appointed EPA operating budget had been $1,355 mil president. For three hours, she and Hernan Anne Gorsuch Burford to chair an environ lion when Reagan took office; Burford pro dez argued their case. "It was surprising to mental advisory group. Ruskelshaus was not posed $975 million. Some who worked on me," Hernandez said. "The reception by the consulted. the budget with her say she believed she president was so warm and easygoing that I These events revived a question that has could make the cuts without harm. But, said had no problem talking, being fluent, debat followed Ruchkelshaus since he returned to a senior budget official: "She didn't under ing Stockman... " Washington. Which is the real Reagan envi- stand the budget gaming that went on On each issue, Hernandez said, the presi ronmental policy? . within the administration. She thought dent said: "We'll certainly take each of Mistrust of Ronald Reagan's environmen OMB [Office of Management and Budget] these under consideration. We'll consult tal policies was born even before he was would just congratulate her for carrying out with the vice president, and we'll make a de elected president. He had spent decades at the president's program." cision on it." A short time later, the presi tacking federal bureaucrats as people who Burford's 1983 budget called for a 28 per dent called to tell Burford she had won, but "think control is better than freedom." In cent cut from the 1981 budget. Considering asked if she might find additional research campaign speeches, he had criticized envi inflation, it would put EPA back where it cuts. ronmental laws and blamed EPA for the was in 1973, before the passage of the Re The final cuts left the 1983 EPA budget 29 woes of the steel and auto industries. source Conservation & Recovery Act, the percent below the 1981 budget-30 percent The nomination of James G. Watts to be Toxic Substances Control Act, the Safe cuts in staff, and 42 percent in research. secretary of the Interior exacerbated the Drinking Water Act and the "Superfund" A few days after William Ruckelshaus was fears of environmentalists. Watt challenged hazardous waste cleanup act. confirmed as the new EPA administrator in both environmental protection and the mo On Friday, Nov. 13, 1981, EPA received its May 1983, the House of Representatives re tives of its advocates, asking whether their "passback," from the OMB. The agency de jected the president's request for cuts in the "real" goal was to "weaken America." He set manded cuts nearly twice as deep as those 1984 EPA budget and voted to restore the out, he said, to make the policies of the past proposed by Burford. The cuts would reduce budget to 1981 levels. and the civil servants who had implemented EPA to little more than half its size. The Ruckelshaus said he told Reagan before them "yield to my blows." cuts reflected the view, expressed in one he accepted the job that, "if I went over and When Anne Burford treaties er, at a time when budget deficits are Walter Mondale wants it known that he from 1972 to the present are: soaring ever higher, I firmly believe favors a "mutual, verifiable nuclear freeze." Deployment of medium intercontinental that it is the responsibility of this None of these buzz-words, however, gets us ballistic missiles , the SS-19 and Congress to trim down rather than in very far in terms of a real debate on how to SS-17; crease Federal appropriations wherev achieve substantive agreements with the So Deliberate concealment activities imped viets. ing verification; er possible. This is a responsibility To get beyond superficiality, it is neces Development and deployment of mobile that the Democrat-controlled House sary to address the nettlesome problems of ABM radars; has continued to neglect. By adopting verification and compliance. The Soviets Deployment of modem submarines ex House Concurrent Resolution 280, the cheat. They have consistently violated bilat ceeding the liinit of 740 ballistic missile sub so-called pay-as-you-go budget resolu eral and international arms-control agree marine launchers without dismantling other tion, the Democrats have once again ments. ICBM or submarine launched ballistic mis sile launchers; demonstrated their unwillingness to The U.S. in the 1970s made concessions in exercise fiscal responsibility. Rather the vain hope of changing Soviet behavior. "Probable continued deployment" of SS- The Reagan administration decided instead 16 mobile ICBMs and launchers at Plesetsk; than increasing taxes to offset this to bargain from strength and has received Testing of the SS-X-25, a second new deficit, as the $49.8 billion tax increase far more support from Democrats than the ICBM, in "probable violation" of SALT II; in House Concurrent Resolution 280 "freeze" talk in San Francisco suggested. Construction of large, non-peripheral, proposes to do, I believe that Congress U.S. negotiating teams, led by Gen. Edward battle-management-type ABM radars. should reevaluate Government ex Rowny and Paul Nitze, find, not unexpect The GAC panel's main conclusion finds a penditures and eliminate excessive edly, that they are taken far more seriously "recurring pattern of Soviet violations since 1972" and an all-out deception and conceal subsidies and spending. It is wrong to when the West shows it has the political place the burden of fiscal irresponsi will to defend itself. ment campaign to mislead the U.S. about The Reagan administration also has be the true extent of the Soviet military build bility on the backs of taxpaying Amer lieved it prudent to assess Soviet violations. up. icans. A newly completed, still-classified report Indeed, the violations may go beyond the During the budget debate I worked 17 breaches listed above. The study also closely with Congressman WILLIAM makes clear that verification and compli cites 10 "suspected" violations, of which ance can never be mere modifiers of the "several could have major military signifi DANNEMEYER in his attempt to present word "freeze" but are a primary issue. Enti cance." For instance, it says that a "Soviet an alternative budget modeled after tled "A Quarter century of Soviet Compli program now seems to be pursuing genetic the savings recommended by the ance Practices Under Arms Control Com engineering for new agents." These weap Grace Commission. The Grace ap mitments: 1958-1983," the study was con ons, it says, would be so "unique" that the proach is premised on the need to cut ducted by President Reagan's General Advi "West may remain ignorant of their proper sory Committee on Arms Control Government spending by eliminating ties" and thus they could have "potential the extreme waste and inefficiencies and Disarmament, composed of distin serious consequences" for Western defense. guished outside experts led by William R. In terms of the ABM violations, the com that are now all too characteristic of Graham. It documents Soviet arms control mission further remarks that the "Soviet the American system of government. violations dating back to 1961 and, indeed, actions are consistent with an ABM 'break A viable and thoroughly prepared set escalating during the SALT heyday of the out' capability" and the "covert use of air of proposals to significantly reduce 1970s. defense systems to enhance ABM capabil the overwhelming budget deficits that The commission found 17 "material ity." The installation of an effective Soviet we are currently confronted with are breaches" by the Soviet Union involving ABM system would significantly alter the nine treaties and four "international com at our disposal, and yet we continue to strategic balance. Other hidden dangers: pursue the dead-end policies that cre mitments," according to a classified summa The GAC study notes that the Soviets may ry of the report obtained by the Journal. Of have concealed "extra stored missiles" on ated the deficit problem in the first the 17 breaches, seven involved SALT. In land and on submarines. place. It is high time to reverse our di addition, the commission cited 10 "suspect How does the U.S. deal with such a rection and implement at least some of ed" violations, for which data were insuffi regime? After assessing the threat posed by the Grace recommendations. cient to reach a firm conclusion. Soviet cheating, the U.S. has to either devel The following article by Marvin Of the 10 non-SALT violations by the op countermeasures or abrogate treaties and Stone provides additional testimony to Soviet Union, it lists: build the weapons itself. Indeed, Zbigniew the need of incorporating the Grace The unilateral breach of the moratorium Brzezinksi, former national security adviser on nuclear testing in 1961-1962; to President Carter, recently wrote on this recommendations before it is too late: The positioning of offensive weapons in page that continued reliance on arms con CFrom U.S. News & World Report, May 28, CUba in 1962; trol may be fruitless and that the U.S. 1984] Violations of the Limited Test Ban Treaty should rely more on strategic defense sys A SAVING GRACE of 1963 by extraterritorial venting of radi tems. ation from 1965 to the present; In the long run, the answer is to maintain Deployment of nuclear-missile-type sub such a multifaceted, survivable and credible J. Peter Grace is too crusty and too stub marines in CUban waters in 1970-1974; defense that no end of Soviet cheating will born a man to let his crusade founder. He Violations of the Biological Weapons Con yield any hope of superiority. In the words knows that time and again experts have vention of 1972 from the date it was signed of a draft Republican platform plank, come up with ideas for saving taxpayers' until the present; "Agreements must be verifiable, but verifi money by making the government more ef Breaches of the Geneva Protocol of 1925 cation is not enough to prevent Soviet viola ficient. He knows that, time and again, banning the transfer of cheinical weapons tions. To deter violations, we must continue those proposals have been ignored, allowed for first use against nonparty countries; to rebuild America's strength and maintain to gather dust while the government went Transit of aircraft carriers through the the will to respond." on its merry way, wasting more money. Turkish Straits since 1976 in violation of Congress has passed a measure calling on Recently the public was presented with a the Montreux Convention of 1936; President Reagan to release the GAC report new set of money-saving proposals. They Failure to provide advance notice of mili to Congress. It deserves a thorough public are known as the Grace Commission report tary exercises from September 1981 to June hearing as well during this election year. If because they were drawn up by a group of 1982 in breach of the Helsinki Final Act of Mr. Mondale is serious about debating arms 2,000 volunteer business executives headed 1975; control we urge him to get a copy.e by Grace, who is chairman of W.R. Grace 21730 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 31, 1984 & Company. They spent 18 months and 75 CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK those brave people Uying in the cap million dollars of private funds on perhaps tive nations who refuse to succumb to the most exhaustive study of government Communist oppression, and who have operations ever made. HON. MARIO BIAGGI Peter Grace is determined that this report OF NEW YORK not forsaken their desire for freedom must not be allowed to gather dust, like its IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and self-determination. Such an expression of solidarity predecessors. We share his belief that it Tuesday, July 31, 1984 should stir both Congress and the Reagan sends a strong message to those brave administration into quick and decisive e Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, last people whose dream we share that action. week marked the 26th anniversary of someday they will emerge from the How much money would be saved if the "Captive Nations Week," and at this darkness of communism and come to Grace proposals were adopted? That is a time I would like to recognize this im live under the bright light of freedom. matter of dispute. The commission esti portant designated celebration and re It also serves as a reminder to the mates its 2,478 recommendations would affirm my support for all those people produce a total of 424.4 billion dollars in Communist governments of the world savings over a three-year period. A Joint living in the captive nations who con that the United States will never review by two federal agencies-the Con tinue to struggle for even the most remain silent in the face of continued gressional Budget Office and the General basic human rights. human rights violations and unre Accounting Office-said the three-year sav Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, over strained military aggression.• ings would be "only" 97.9 billion dollars. the past 25 years the list of captive na Only 97 .9 billion? Is even that a figure to tions has grown to include Cuba, Viet sneeze at? As the late Senator Everett M. nam, Laos, Cambodia, South Yemen, AMERICA'S SHIPBUILDERS: A Dirksen once said, "A billion here, a billion Afghanistan, and Angola. The history STRATEGIC INDUSTRY IN there, and pretty soon you're talking about DECAY real money." To the long-suffering taxpay of communism and its enslavement of er, 97.9 billion dollars is real money. Cer the people of these nations has been tainly, at a time when the government is one marked by oppression, brutality, HON. JOSEPH M. GAYDOS running 200-billion-dollar deficits, some and disregard for basic human rights. OF PENNSYLVANIA thing needs to be done. This grim legacy continues as count IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES How would the Grace recommendations less numbers of people are forced to gain their estimated savings? Mainly by live under tyranny, fear, and repres Tuesday, July 31, 1984 more-efficient management and accounting sion. The history of the captive na e Mr. GAYDOS. Mr. Speaker, for practices. Grace told a Senate committee tions is a somber one, but because of that "program waste and inefficiency and some time now, I have been among the systems failures account for 312.2 billion the heroic efforts of dedicated individ leaders in trying to awaken the Mem dollars, or almost three quarters, of the uals throughout the captive nations, bership of this body to the threat to 424.4-billion total savings." there is still hope for a brighter America's national security because of His voluminous study cites example after future. increasing dependence on foreign example of how inefficiency costs taxpay A valiant contingent of freedom steel. ers. fighters continue to struggle against I also have expressed concern about How long will the taxpayers put up with Communist tyranny throughout the the state of America's merchant such waste? Seldom in history have people captive nations. From the steep hill marine industry, another of our basic, been more outspoken in their demands for relief. Grace says that "our mall is running country of Afghanistan to the ship smokestack, industries that is being al 13 to 1 in favor" of the commission's report. yards of Poland the cry for freedom lowed to wither on the vine. Fortunately, it's also seldom that govern and justice cannot be squelched-not Earlier this month, an event oc ment officials and lawmakers-frantically even in the face of Soviet military curred which, perhaps, is symptomatic trying to cope with huge federal deficits might and the brutality of martial law. of the plight we have allowed our have been under more pressure to meet tax Throughout the captive nations free selves to suffer. At that time, Avon payers' demands. dom fighters continue to struggle for dale shipyards of New Orleans, deliv Already, in both Congress and the White basic human rights against seemingly House, there are beginnings of moves to im ered a 42,000-ton coastal tanker to plement at least some of the Grace recom insurmountable odds. But the desire Exxon, USA. mendations. In Congress, bills have been in for freedom and self-determination is The delivery is something we could troduced that Grace estimates would effect one that does not die easy. The entire cheer about, if it weren't for one un more than 5 billion dollars' worth of the world has taken notice of the brave settling factor: with the delivery of proposed savings. The White House is struggle for freedom in places like Af this tanker, there are currently no moving to implement other proposals that ghanistan where the Afghan rebels other orders on record for deep-water could save additional billions without the . have fought the Soviet Red Army to a commercial ships in this country. need of new legislation. stalemate. The awesome power of the This has very serious implications But all these actions are only a small be ginning. Much, much more remains to be human spirit, as demonstrated by the for America, Mr. Speaker. It means done. So the leaders of the Grace Commis Afghan rebels, is seen throughout the another basic industry is in danger. sion, including Grace himself and his top captive nations where the struggle Just as the steel industry has suffered aide, J.P. Bolduc, are staying on the Job to against Communist repression .and in the loss of nearly 50 percent of the make sure that more will be done. They justice is carried by an inspired group jobs it provided 10 years ago, now the have begun a public-education program that of brave people who have not given in shipbuilding industry, too, will suffer includes such projects as a speakers' bureau, to tyranny ·and keep alive the dream lost jobs. television documentaries, videotapes, "news of liberty. From the jungles of Laos to But, even more important, there are briefs" and a massive advertising campaign. Says Bolduc: "Only through an educated streets of Gdansk the struggle for vital skills being lost as well, and the public, equipped to seek and demand a more freedom marches on in many different disappearance of our co1:.Ltnercial ship efficient and less costly government . . . will forms-but behind this struggle is the building industry will have an effect truly meaningful progress be realized." very basic human desire to live a life on our Nation's security-a drastic Critics charge that some Grace recom of dignity, freedom, and self-determi effect. mendations go beyond mere efficiency and nation. What can we do? What should we intrude into policymaking that should be The heroic struggle of these freedom do? The answers to salvaging our ship left to Congress and the President. But fighters must not go unnoticed by building industry aren't any easier to that's no excuse for ignoring the many other money-saving ideas. those of us fortunate eno, • h to live in come by than the ones we seek for the Dirksen was right. Save "a billion here, a the free world. In recognizing "Captive steel industry. billion there" and there's a chance to give Nations Week," I ask my colleagues to Lee Rice, president of the Shipbuild taxpayers some real solace. This chance express without equivocation, our un ers' Council of America, suggests that should not be allowed to slip away.e dying resolve to support the rights of a major problem is that no one in Gov- July 31, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 21731 ernment has the responsibility to I want to share with you some The merchant marine policy of the United make the necessary comparisons be recent remarks by Rear Adm. George States, Section 101 of the U.S. Merchant tween industrial capacity and defense H. Miller, U.S. Navy in time the requirements of the Nation's sea of war or national emergency. CFrom the ROA National Security Report, The Merchant Marine Act also states that lift assets and how many are needed. May 19841 Second, we must determine how the U.S. Merchant Marine shall be capable THE WAR AMERICA Is LoSING of carrying U.S. domestic waterborne com many shipyards are needed and insure merce and a substantial portion of the wa the quality of those yards. is responsible for prepa try clearly parallels the decline in en the Soviet maritime campaign, which unlike ration of the naval forces for the effective rollment at the school. During the similar campaigns of history has encoun prosecution of war. The U.S. Merchant Vietnam war, when this Nation last tered no serious competition. Marine is, by law, part of the naval forces of employed a large fleet of cargo ships, The United States, having spent most of the United States. the school sometimes had as many as her first two centuries under the protective The U.S. government is increasing the size wing of the Monroe Doctrine and the Brit of the combat Navy. But unless it also 600 students earning their seafaring ish Navy, has been able to develop and builds the merchant ships necessary to aug credentials. market her vast, natural resources relatively ment and support the combat Navy, as the Today, with cheaper foreign-flag free of serious threats from abroad. law requires, the United States will still ships and automated supertankers This fortuitous bonanza of wealth and se have only half a Navy. Secretary of the taking over the bulk of the work, the curity spawned a society of affluence which Navy John Lehman wrote in the Washing school's enrollment has shrunk to a has fallen victim to the same complacency ton Post of December 12, 1983, that "The mere 160 students-and only 61 of that brought down previous affluent soci Navy is Ready." these prospective new seafarers will eties. While Western nations chase the but A few years before Mr. Lehman became terflies of "free trade," the Soviet govern Secretary of the Navy, the Deputy Chief of find sure jobs in the maritime indus ment-owned merchant marine cuts its ship Naval Operations for logistics, when asked try, replacing veteran seamen who will ping rates to the degrees necessary to cap how long the Navy could sustain major die or retire. ture the patronage of the world's free trad combat without adequate support of a U.S. The other 100 students are experi ers. As Soviet trade expands so does her Merchant Marine, replied without hesita enced men and women who are refin merchant marine, historically essential to tion, "About one day." ing their present skills or learning new world power status. U.S. Merchant Marine shipbuilding pro ones to secure their footholds in what Soviet and Warsaw Pact arms-laden mer grams are virtually nonexistent. Where the is rapidly becoming a nonexistent job chant ships have built the military strength United States shipbuilding industry was of communist Cuba and Nicaragua which building an inadequate 94 merchant ships market. now have the capability to deny use of the yearly 10 years ago, the annual building Twenty years ago, the United States Panama Canal to the U.S. in an emergency. rate today is about 10 ships per year. The was the acknowledged leader in the Infiltration of "illegal aliens" into the United States does not even have a ship re world's maritime industry. Today, the United States itself from Cuba and else search and development program compara United States ranks seventh in the where, an age old method of softening up a ble to those for aircraft, missiles, subma world in merchant ship registrations, victim for conquest, has been underway for rines and space. trailing Liberia, Greece, Japan, some time. Moreover, the U.S. Navy and Merchant Panama, Norway, Great Britain, and Soviet merchant ships are designed to Marine are no better prepared to operate to serve as naval and military auxiliaries. The gether in an emergency today than they the Soviet Union. Soviet Union mans their merchant ships were prior to World War II. Then, however, More importantly, we have seen our with politically-trained intelligence agents the British were able to hold off the aggres merchant fleet's share of American and naval reservists. The Soviet Merchant sor while the United States revised its ship ocean-borne trade decline steadily, Marine and Navy coordinate at the highest building midst the shock and confusion of falling to only 4.5 percent of all U.S. government level. another emergency. shipping tonnage in 1981 and less than On February 9, 1982, the Defense reporter Today the U.S. has hundreds of thousands 15 percent of the value of all U.S. ship of the London Daily Express wrote, "Soviet of citizens deployed overseas, in Europe, carried trade for that year. intelligence officers are entering Britain dis Korea and elsewhere, for national defense. guised as merchant seamen with the free Without an adequate American Merchant We cannot afford this. It places us in dom to travel where they like ... Security Marine, it is impossible for the U.S. armed a dangerous position in the event of a officials estimate that about 1,000 Russian forces to support their forces overseas in a national emergency. It leaves us 'seamen' come to Britain each week ..." major war before they are annihilated or stranded, in the hands of other na How many such "seamen" enter North herded into cattle cars for the ride to Sibe tions. American ports each week? ria. 21732 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 31, 1984 The 5,000 U.S.-flag merchant ships re <11> H.R. 2714. Agricultural Productivity <74> H. Con. Res. 280. The First Budget quired to comply with Section 101 of the Act authorizing $10 million to conduct re Resolution for fiscal year 1985, providing Merchant Marine Act is just about what the search on the effect of shifting from con for a deficit reduction of $182 billion over 3 United States needs to support present for ventional, energy-intensive farming tech years by cutting domestic spending $16 bil eign commitments and U.S. troops overseas, niques to "organic" farming methods and to lion, increasing revenue $50 billion and to transport essential supplies and to aug disseminate this information to farmers. holding the increase in defense spending to ment the combat Navy. The problem is to Yes. Passed 206-184. 3.5 percent above the rate of inflation. Yes. persuade weapons-oriented defense leaders (17) H.R. 1904. Amendment to Child Passed 250-168. to demand the same quality and realism in Abuse bill deleting "Baby Doe" section, <82) H.R. 4170. Tax Reform Act, raises logistic planning that they require for de which requires states that receive child pro $49.2 billion in revenues over a four-year ployment of their favorite weapons. If we tection grants to ensure that severely handi period; includes a freeze on 1984 tax cuts, can't sustain Americans overseas in combat, capped infants receive appropriate medical curbs tax shelters and various tax abuses, they should not be sent. treatment. No. Failed 182-231. and revises the tax treatment of private Responsibility for providing for the <23> H.R. 555. Construction Work in foundations and life insurance companies. common defense, as the preamble to the Progress bill prohibiting the Federal Regu Yes. Passed 318-97. Constitution requires, rests finally with the latory Commission from allowing utilities to (87) H.R. 5397. Omnibus Budget Reconcil President, the Congress and the American include the costs of financing new power iation Act of 1984, providing changes in law people who elect them. This responsibility plants in rates, unless they demonstrate fi that cut spending by $3.9 billion over three goes beyond feeding money to the insatiable nancial or new construction needs. Yes. fiscal years, including cuts in Medicare, wel big weapon constituencies. It includes deter Passed 288-113. fare, veterans' and other benefit programs. mining when and under what circumstances <29) H.R. 15. Establishment of a Select Yes. Passed 261-152. it is in the common interest to commit our Committee on Hunger to conduct a compre (90) H. Con. Res. 290. Resolution stating sons and daughters overseas and insuring hensive study of the hunger problem in the the sense of Congress that no appropriated that adequate support is available before United States and abroad Yes. Passed 309- funds should be used for planning, direct they go. 78. ing, executing or supporting the mining of The irony is that the Soviets have already (36) H.R. 3050. Rural Electrification Ad:. ports or territorial waters of Nicaragua. Yes. built and are operating their navy and mer ministration Financing, raising interest Passed 281-111. chant marine as outlined in Section 101 of rates to REA borrowers by a variable rate (94) H.R. 4974. Amendment to the Nation the U.S. Merchant Marine Act and Section formula and relieving REA of required re al Science Foundation Authorization cut 5012 of the U.S. National Security Act, payment of long-term U.S. Treasury notes. ting funds across the board by 3.9 percent, while U.S. officials are ignoring important Yes. Passed 283-111. resulting in a $58 million decrease. No. provisions of those laws. Meanwhile the So (41) H.R. 4164. Vocational-Technical Edu Failed 170-183. viets are gaining would influence, and U.S. cation Amendment, prohibiting the use of (95) H.R. 4974. National Science Founda government officials appear not to recognize funds under the bill to buy equipment if the tion Authorization providing $1.56 billion the grave implications of the Soviet drive to purchase results in financial benefit to an for fiscal year 1985 activities of NSF. Yes. control international shipping. organization representing the interests of Passed 252-99. The inevitable question then is why does the purchaser or its employees. No. Passed <109) H.R. 7. School Lunch and Child Nu Congress spend the money to come to 205-173. trition Amendments, increasing funds for Washington and pass laws when govern (46) H.R. 3020. Small Business Authoriza the Women, Infants and Children nutrition ment officials don't bother to support tion, authorizing $986 million in fiscal year program, extending through fiscal year 1988 them? Moreover, just how far down the 1984, $1.08 billion in fiscal year 1985, and authorization for the summer food program road of negligence must a government offi $1.12 billion in fiscal year 1986 for Small for children, and liberalizing eligibility cial go before qualifying as treasonable? Business Administration programs. Yes. standards for school lunch and child nutri The outlook? Unless the American people Passed 386-11. tion programs. Yes. Passed 343-72. and government bring national defense in (55) H.R. 3755. Social Security Disability <129) H.R. 4275. Amendment to the Feder line with their Constitution and existing Reform Act, improving the Social Security al Reclamation Hydroelectric Powerplants laws, we will be the El Salvador of the next disability review process and providing for Authorization, requiring the power generat generation.e payment of benefits to individuals whose ed at Hoover Dam to be auctioned off at cases are under appeal. Yes. Passed 410-1. market prices to area utilities, instead of (57) H.R. 5154. NASA Authorization, au federal allocation under long-term con VOTING RECORD OF THE thorizing $7 .5 billion for NASA activities in tracts. Yes. Failed 176-214. HONORABLE DON J. PEASE fiscal year 1985, $40 million more than re <135) H.R. 5119. Amendment to the Inter quested by the Administration. Yes. Passed national Security and Development Coop 389-11. eration Act, eliminating $25 million in grant HON.DONALDJ.PEASE (64) H.R. 5026. Prohibiting merchants military assistance to the Philippines to OF OHIO from imposing surcharges on goods or serv signal U.S. displeasure with continuing ices purchased with a credit card until May human rights abuses. Yes. Failed 149-259. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 31, 1985 and requiring a study on how the <137) H.R. 5119. Amendment to the Inter Tuesday, July 31, 1984 cost of credit cards could be borne by those national Security and Development Coop who use them. No. Passed 355-34. eration Act, freezing military assistance pro •Mr. PEASE. Mr. Speaker, it has (70) H. Con. Res. 280. An amendment to gram grants to non-Central American coun become my practice to insert periodi the budget resolution, reducing deficits by tries at the fiscal year 1984 appropriations cally in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD a $324 billion over three years by cutting mili level of $422.5 million. Yes. Failed 207-208. list of key votes that I have cast in the tary and domestic spending and increasing <139) H.R. 5519. Amendment to the For U.S. House of Representatives. taxes. No. Failed 76-333. eign Assistance Authorization, providing The list is arranged in this manner: (71) H. Con. Res. 280. An amendment to $56.8 million less military aid to El Salvador Each item begins with the rollcall vote the budget resolution, reducing deficits by in fiscal year 1985 than the bill provided. $261 billion by limiting domestic spending, Yes. Failed 128-287. number of the bill or resolution that holding defense increases to the rate of in <143) H.R. 5119. International Security the House was considering, followed flation, and raising revenues $76.2 billion. and Development Cooperation Act author by the bill number and a summary of Yes. Failed 132-284. izes $10.5 billion in foreign aid in fiscal year the issue. This is followed by my own (72) H. Con. Res. 280. An amendment to 1985-$4 billion in military, $5.6 billion in vote on the issue and the vote out the budget resolution, reducing deficits by economic, and $961 million in other types of come. $234 billion by imposing a modified spend assistance. It also authorizes $129.3 million This list of votes covers the period of ing freeze, providing for inflation adjust in supplemental military aid and $155 mil January 24, 1984, through June 29, ments only in defense spending and most lion in supplemental economic aid for Cen 1984: entitlement programs. Taxes would increase tral America in fiscal year 1984. No. Passed $47 billion. Yes. Failed 108-310. 211-206. KEY VOTES OF CONGRESSMAN DON J. PEASE <73) H. Con. Res. 280. An amendment to <145) H.R. 5354. Equal Access Act, cutting (8) H.R. 2615. Weatherization and Em the budget resolution, reducing the deficit off federal funds for school districts refus ployment Act authorizing $200 million in $205 billion by cutting domestic spending ing to allow voluntary student-initiated reli fiscal year 1985 and necessary funds for the $94 billion, increasing defense spending $100 gious groups in public high schools to use years 1986 to 1989 for low income weather billion over the inflation level and raising school facilities during noninstructional pe ization program. Yes. Passed 222-157. revenue $47 billion. No. Failed 107-311. riods on the same basis as nonreligious stu- July 31, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 21733 dent groups. Yes. Failed under suspension <187) H.R. 5713. Amendment to Housing the bill's employer sanctions provisions and 270-151 H.R. 5167. Amendment to Defense the Environmental Protection Agency, show they had arrived in the U.S. prior to Authorization eliminating all funding for NASA, and the Federal Emergency Manage Jan. 1, 1982. Such aliens could seek perma procurement of components for binary ment Agency. Yes. Passed 282-110. nent resident status after two years, provid chemical weapons for the National Endowment for De to learn these subjects. Yes. Passed 247-170. for the D-5 nuclear missile, designated to be mocracy in fiscal year 1985. The <251> H.R. 1510. Immigration Reform and launched from Trident II nuclear subma NED was established in 1983 to promote de Control Act, imposing sanctions on employ rines. No. Failed 93-319. mocracy overseas. Yes. Passed 226-173. ers who knowingly hire illegal aliens, pro (155) H.R. 5167. Defense Authorization <195) H.R. 5712. Amendment to Com viding legal status for many illegal aliens al Amendment barring the use of funds to pur merce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appro ready in the U.S., and creating a new guest chase Sergeant York anti-aircraft guns (also priations to recommit the bill to the com worker program and overhauling procedures called DIVADs> until the Defense Depart mittee with instructions to trim 4 percent of for handling asylum, deportation and exclu ment reports test results to Congress. Yes. all discretionary spending. No. Passed 208- sion cases. Yes. Passed 216-211. Failed 157-229. 194. (254) H.R. 5580. Organ Transplant Act, <156) H.R. 4280. Women's Pension Equity <196> H.R. 5712. Commerce, Justice, State authorizing $78 million over four years for Act, strengthening the pension rights of and Judiciary Appropriations. The bill pro grants to local organ procurement agencies, workers who interrupt their careers to raise vides $10.7 billion for the Commerce, Justice funding for certain drugs used by transplant a family and of homemakers who depend on and State Departments, 17 related agencies, patients and a nationalized computer the pensions of their working spouses. Yes. and the federal judiciary. Yes. Passed 303- system for linking organ donors and pa Passed 413-0 98. tients. Yes. Passed 396-6. <158) H.R. 4145. State Justice Institute <199) H.R. 5167. Amendment to the De (255) H.R. 5798. Amendment to the Treas Act, creating a State Justice Institute to fense Department Authorization authoriz ury, Postal Service and General Govern make grants to state courts to help them ing the production of 15 MX missiles but ment Appropriations reducing spending for improve their operations. No. Failed 243-176 prohibiting the obligation of funds appro Ca two-thirds majority is required for pas priated for that purpose unless Congress the Office of Administration in the Execu sage under suspension of the rules). gives its approval by passing a joint resolu tive Office of the President by $1.5 million. <162) H.R. 5653. Amendment to Energy tion after Aprill, 1985. Yes. Passed 198-197. Yes. Passed 326-74. and Water Appropriations for fiscal year (204) H.R. 5167. Final passage of Defense (266) H. Con. Res. 321. Early Projections 1985, cutting $10 million from breeder reac Department Authorization providing $207 of Election Results, asking the news media, tor research and transferring another $24 billion for Defense Department procure particularly broadcasters, to refrain volun million from breeder reactor research to ment, research and development, and oper tarily from projecting election results until solar energy research and $9 million to nu ations and maintenance in fiscal 1985. Con all polls are closed. Yes. Passed 352-65. clear fission programs. Yes. Failed 177-229. tains provisions expanding education bene <279) H.R. 5798. Amendment to the Treas (166> H.R. 5167. Amendment to the De fits to those who served in the military, re ury, Postal Service and General Govern fense Department Authorization for fiscal stricting obligation of funds for the MX ment Appropriations reducing by $147,000 year 1985, barring the purchase of addition missile, cutting out nerve gas funding, and the $1.17 million appropriation in the bill al Pershing II missiles until April l, 1985, prohibiting testing of anti-satellite weapons for pension, salary and staff of former presi and then only if the President certifies to against an object in space. Yes. Passed 298- dents. Yes. Passed 347-59. Congress that the Soviet Union showed no 98. <283) H.R. 5898. Amendment to Military willingness to limit such weapons. No. <212) H.R. 5753. Amendment to the Legis Construction Appropriations reducing Failed 122-294. la~ive Branch Appropriations, making a 2 spending in the bill by $25 million to reflect <167> H.R. 5167. Amendment to the De percent across-the-board cut in the bill's savings achieved by greater reliance on per fense Department Authorization deleting funding level. No. Passed. 201-175. formance standards in contracting for Pen $7.1 billion for procurement of 34 B-lB <218) H.R. 5145. Motion to suspend the tagon construction projects. Yes. Passed bombers and spare parts in fiscal year 1985. rules and pass the Human Services Amend 219-180. Yes. Failed 163-254. ments, reauthorizing Head Start, Communi (284) H.R. 5898. Military Construction Ap <168) H.R. 5167. Amendment to the De ty Services Block Grants and other social propriations for fiscal year 1985, appropriat fense Department Authorization limiting services programs through fiscal 1989. No. ing $8.28 billion for military construction fiscal year 1985 procurement appropriations Failed 261-156 H.R. 5167. Amendment to the De highway construction. Yes. Passed 297-73. <294) H.R. 5680. Federal Pay Equity Act, fense Department Authorization providing (222) H.R. 4772. Vietnam Veterans of requiring the Office of Personnel Manage that no funds may be used to test anti-satel America Charter, granting a federal charter ment to study the classification and pay sys lite missiles against a target in to the Vietnam Veterans of America. Yes. tems of the Federal Government to deter space unles8 · the Soviet Union conducts a Passed 295-96. mine whether sex-based discrimination test of its ASAT after enactment of the bill. <223) H.R. 5600. Preventive Health Serv exists. Yes. Passed 413-6. Yes. Passed 238-181. ices/Family Planning Block Grant Authori <299) H.R. 5927. Debt Limit Increase, in <175) H.R. 5167. Amendment to the De zation, providing $906.5 million for fiscal creasing the existing public debt limit of fense Department Authorization prohibit 1985-87 for preventive health services block $1.52 trillion by $53 billion to $1.573 trillion, ing the use of authorized funds to introduce grants, family planning and adolescent an amount estimated to provide sufficient combat troops into El Salvador and Nicar family life programs. Yes. Passed 290-102. government borrowing through August auga, except in certain circumstances. Yes. (224) H.R. 5603. Alcohol, Drug Abuse and 1984. Yes. Passed 208-202. Passed 341-64. Mental Health Services Authorization, au (305) H.R. 3678. Water Resources Devel <181> H.J. Res. 49. Agriculture Supplemen thorizing $2.3 billion for fiscal 1985-87 for opment Act, authorizing water projects, in tal Appropriations. A motion that the grants for alcohol, drug abuse and mental cluding port development, flood control, House insist that no funds provided by the health programs and for fiscal 1985-88 for hydro-electric dams, water supply, urban bill be used by the CIA for any covert ac developmental disabilities aid. Yes. Passed water system repairs, to more than 300 tions against Nicaragua. The Senate amend 306-33. Army Corps of Engineers projects. The bill ment provided $21 million for such pur (232) H.R. 1510. Amendment to the Immi also includes funds to help mitigate environ poses. Yes. Passed 241-177. gration Reform and Control Act deleting mental impacts of water proje~ts. and for a 21734 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 31, 1984 new National Board on Water Resources INCREASED REPRESSION IN THE years in strict-regime camps and five years Policy. Yes. Passed 259-33.e SOVIET UNION in internal exile. Even better known is Anatoly Shcha U.N. VOTING PRACTICES ransky, a mathematician and Jewish activist who was arrested one month after Orlov, HON. DON BONKER charged with treason and sentenced to HON. GUS YATRON 01' WASHINGTON three years in prison and 10 years in strict 01' PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES regime camps. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, July 31, 1984 Not only have Soviet authorities weath Tuesday, July 31, 1984 ered the storms of protest that surrounded •Mr. BONKER. Mr. Speaker, the such well-publicized cases but they have •Mr. YATRON. Mr. Speaker, earlier Congress went on record once again on continued to arrest people, seizing scores this year, the Department of State June 29 in support of the Sakharovs, whose names are virtually unknown beyond transmitted to us the "Report on whose continued repression by Soviet Soviet borders. One by one, individuals who Voting Practices of U.N. Member authorities is a symbol of the increas dared to challenge official ideology in any States," called for in Public Law 98- ingly severe repression that has char way have been picked up and sent away-to 151 and Public Law 98-164. This acterized life in the Soviet Union in prison, to exile or abroad. · report prepared by the U.S. Ambassa the past 10 years. More than 50 Helsinki monitors are in dor to the United Nations was intend According to Jeri Laber, executive prison or internal exile in the Soviet Union, ed to assess the extent to which U.N. and this figure does not include the many director of the U.S. Helsinki Watch who have been forced to emigrate to the members supported or opposed U.S. Committee, more than 50 Helsinki West. When I was in Moscow in September, foreign policy in the General Assem monitors are in prison or internal exile 1979, I met with some of the remaining bly. in the Soviet Union, and, in 1982, the members of the Moscow Helsinki Group. Just recently my distinguished col remaining members of the humart The vigorous men who had formed its nu league and chairman of the Commit rights monitoring group were forced to cleus-Orlov, Shcharansky, Slepak, Ginz tee on Foreign Affairs, Hon. DANTE B. disband because of political pressure. burg, Grigorenko-were already gone, and FASCELL, forwarded to me a copy of an Since 1979, there has been an increase the people I saw were mainly elderly aide memoire sent to him by the Aus in the number of reported incidents of women, then considered beyond the reach trian Charge d' Affaires in Washington of the authorities. severe, systematic beatings of political Yet within a few years, they too were vic concerning Austria's view of the De prisoners, and prison conditions are tims of repression: 66-year-old Malva Landa, partment of State's voting practice deplorable. Since 1980, the Soviet au a bouncy wide-eyed, spunky woman, was report. Because I believe the aide thorities have begun to resentence sentenced to five years of harsh internal memoire would be of interest to Mem prisoners as they approach the end of exile; 79-year-old Oksana Meshko, a strong, bers, I insert it in the RECORD at this their sentences. handsome Ukrainian woman, a former polit point. Andre Sakharov and his wife, ical prisoner and mother of a political pris AIDE MEMOIRE Yelena Bonner, are being persecuted oner, has survived six months in a strict regime camp and is now serving a five-year The Report of the State Department to because of their commitment to the term of exile. In September, 1982, the three Congress on Voting Practices in the United 1975 Helsinki Final Act and their serv remaining members of the Moscow Helsinki Nations at the 38th General Assembly re ice in monitoring human rights condi Group-one of them Andrei Sakharov's lates the voting conduct of other States to tions and helping victims of human the relevant concepts of the USA. Attempts wife, Yelena Bonner-were forced to dis to examine the Austrian voting conduct on rights violations. As Jeri Laber states band the group because of police pressure. the basis of such comparisons must lead to in a recent column: ' Since 1979, moreover, there has been an increase in the number of reported incidents erroneous results. In spite of the fact that We must not cease our efforts to help Dr. the socio-political structure of both coun of severe, systematic beatings of political Sakharov in his present crisis. We owe prisoners. Prisoners are beaten during pre tries is based on the system of parliamenta this-and much more-to him and to the ry democracy, Austria being a small and trial detention and in the labor camps, usu thousands of others who suffer under the ally by criminal inmates at the instigation permanently neutral country situated in the heartless political system of the U.S.S.R. centre of Europe must in a number of cases of camp authorities. In prison and forced arrive at different conclusions and therefore Mr. Speaker, I wish to submit for labor camps they are kept on starvation at voting decisions different from those of the RECORD Ms. Laber's article, which diets, forced to do exhausting work, denied the USA. appeared in the June 19, 1984, Chicago adequate medical care and frequently incar Moreover, the method used in the report cerated in unheated, solitary cells. These Tribune, and commend it to my col harsh conditions-a form of slow torture does not lend itself to a refined evaluation: leagues' attention: decisions achieved by consensus were not apparently result in many deaths within the taken into account; abstentions accompa SOVIETS STEP UP REPRESSION camps. nied by detailed explanations of vote were work, a group of citizens politicians still are answering the siren call. keter. approached Steed to run for city council in They choose not to trouble themselves with "If I had a nickel, I'd ask you to marry 1976. the important fact that the Soviet Union, as me," he told his college sweetheart Avanell "I never really thought about running,'' an economic cripple, has little to trade in in 1934. Steed said. "But there were about 20 citi return, except the privilege of becoming de "I guess I was a pretty good salesman be zens who finally argued me into it." pendent on Soviet energy. That fact has cause she gave me a dime right then," he re Steed was opposed by former mayor economic importance. One-sided trading is a cently said in remembering back when they Claude Myers and Tony Alotto. Although sure route for the Soviets to the debt-re attended what was then North Texas Agri he ended on top, Steed failed to get 50 per structuring line, and when they request the culture College, now the University of cent of the vote and was forced into a favor, the Europeans are not likely to Texas at Arlington. runoff election with Myers. He won that by refuse. At that point, the transfer of ~e Shortly after Mrs. Steed died, illness a 32 vote margin and took his seat at the sources from West Europe to the Soviet forced Steed to relinquish his council post council table. people will grow even larger. in Dec. 1982. He moved back to Arlington "If I had to put my finger on one thing American bankers last week decided that last year for medical treatment and is now that stands out in my mind about Jack, it is it was time to draw a line. We wonder how living there with this daughter Beverly Car his capacity for fairness," another former much more the Europeans will want to con penter. mayor, Tommy Smith, recently said. "For tribute to the Soviet empire before they "Even though Dad was gone from home a example, although he was old enough to be reach the same conclusion.e lot life with father was pretty great," she eligible for old age tax exemption, he says in reflecting about growing up in the thought it was unfair and voted against it. Steed household. "Dad could sell ice to an That showed his true character. JACK STEED: A DOER Eskimo and make him think he was getting "Also, Jack was never too busy to help the best deal in the world." you. He was very thorough and knowledgea HON. SAM B. HALL, JR. A little known aspect of Steed's life sur ble of how to investigate. That's why we always sent him to check out potential city OF TEXAS faced while talking to him last week-from 1942-45 he served as a special agent with employees." IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the FBI. . ,, Both former City Administrator and Tuesday, July 31, 1984 "I guess some would call it excitmg, present City Councilman Cody Thompson Steed said. "I was stationed all over the and current City Administrator Carl Tomer e Mr. SAM B. HALL, JR. Mr. Speak nation-Denver, Kentucky, Washington lin were investigated by Steed. er, strong, positive community involye D.C. I didn't have to do poor old work all "He came to Burleson, didn't tell anyone ment is the mark of an outstandmg the time." who he was or way he was asking questions, person, and my friend, Jack St~ed, fits He reflected on some of the rules laid and did a thorough investigation on me,'' the bill perfectly. Jack Steed IS a re down by then FBI Director, J. Edgar Thompson recently remembered. "He liter markable man, and his success as an Hoover. , ally worked all the time for the city. His elected official and businessman is "We had to wear suits, no sport coats,' he coffee talk was worth a lot." said. "Every two hours we had to report Like Smith, Thompson expressed known throughout my part of the where we were." thoughts about Steed's unselfishness. country. Just recently a story . ap Steed, who had been stationed at Kilgore "He didn't feel the youth owed him some peared in the Athens Daily Review, Junior College and was coordinator of state thing just because he was 65," Thompson AthellS, TX, which describes Jack vocational education programs for North says. "Instead, he figured he owed the Steed's wonderful contribution to his East Texas, learned of the FBI opportunity youth something, He always stayed aggres fellow human beings, and I commend from his sister-in-law. sive. Wasn't for growth for growth's sake July 31, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 21737 but for the youth. He wanted the kids of the university, and its widening interests, newed cominitment by its membership. A Athens to stay here and make it here. have benefited far more than its formally recent Senate amendment to withdraw "He made an impression on me to stay." enrolled students. Mr. Toll began by citing thousands of American troops from Europe Tomerlin also remembers. some of the past year's more visible achieve unless the allies increased their defense "When he did an investigation, he did ments. spending failed by only fourteen votes, and one," he says. "But after I was hired, he There was the Pulitzer Prize that the his there can be no doubt that U.S. frustration often sat down and advised me in several torian Louis Harlan won for his biography with NATO is growing. These warning signs ways." of Booker T. Washington, and the Guggen of eroding support make the debate on Steed's assessment of Tomerlin is very heim Fellowship awarded to John Fuegi, a NATO more urgent, since there always has positive. professor of Germanic and Slavic literature been a consensus in Congress and the public "Carl has saved this city a gob of money," who is writing a biography of Bertolt that the U.S. should play a vital role in the he says. "For example, his insurance Brecht. Mr. Toll observed that Judith Res alliance. changes saved Athens $2,000 per year." nick, who earned her doctorate at Mary The central issue that NATO must ad Looking into the future, Steed has some land, is scheduled to become the university's dress is the lack of agreement on a common suggestions for Athens. first graduate to orbit the Earth when the strategy for dealing with the Soviet Union. "We better start looking for a new landfill postponed space shuttle flight finally takes At very least, this strategy would require a now," he says. "Athens is going to have a off. normal rate of growth and preparing for IBM gave the university $5 million last coordinated response by NATO members to that is upmost. We had real problems in get year for computing equipment and software. major Soviet challenges around the world. ting the present landfill on line; I don't The university has always been strong in Such a strategy was possible during the first want someone else having the same trou computer science. It's now giving new em twenty years of the alliance's life, but de bles. phasis to biotechnology. Among other tente in the last decade brought benefits to "The city is now getting into a position to recent projects in the field, last winter at Europe that were not shared by America. get all its water and sewage problems put Shady Grove it announced the formation of Thus, most Europeans today believe that a aside for awhile. That's going to be a a center for advanced research to be run working relationship can be maintained relief."• jointly with the National Bureau of Stand with the Soviet Union, while most Ameri ards, the Montgomery County government cans still see the Soviet Union as an aggres and local companies. sive power whose designs on Europe and THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND The university's Eastern Shore campus other regions must be resisted. This differ has been working on the cultivation of oys ence in perception is dividing the alliance, ters in the Chesapeake Bay, Mr. Toll said. and ultimately may threaten its viability. HON. STENY H. HOYER A second issue for NATO is how to ease OF MARYLAND The Baltimore County campus began publi cation of "The Journal of Historical Lin econ01nic tensions that are sapping the alli IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES guistics and Philology." The medical school ance's strength. The U.S. is enjoying an eco Tuesday, July 31, 1984 is developing an advanced program in n01nic recovery that is faster than Europe's. human genetics. One law professor pub European leaders argue that the U.S. recov e Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, recently lished a book on corporate and securities ery is taking place at Europe's expense, and an editorial in the Washington Post law; another, a book on the rights of retard that high U.S. interest rates soak up money lauded the University of Maryland for ed people. that could be invested in Europe's recovery. the outstanding strides in education Mr. Toll emitted the university president's The U.S. and Europe are also engaged in that have been made at this institu ritual groan over inadequate funding and several trade disputes that have serious im tion, and, in particular, cites the work low salaries for faculty. But if there are plications for important econ01nic sectors on of two regents, Joseph D. Tydings and shortfalls, the striking thing is the progress both sides of the Atlantic. The strength of Blair Lee III, in promoting the impor that the university has made over the years. NATO depends on the combined economic A lot of it began with the patient, intelli strength of its members, and both the U.S. tance of public support in creating gent work of the university's friends in per and Europe will have to make future eco quality education. suading Marylanders that the university de nomic decisions in view of their impact on I would like to include this editorial serves their generous support and will repay the alliance. for the RECORD, and would also like to it. Mr. Toll acknowledged in particular the How NATO should react to the challenge add that in addition to these two men, exertions of two of the university's regents, of events beyond the North Atlantic region another name should be added: That Joseph D. Tydings and Blair Lee III. Both is a third issue. The U.S. position is that of Peter F. O'Malley, who was chair earlier had held more conspicuous public NATO should fashion a coordinated re man of the board for many years and office-Mr. Tydings in the Senate and Mr. sponse to such events. Washington believes Lee as the state's lieutenant governor and, that NATO has a duty to act when its secu had a profound influence on the posi for a time, acting governor. Both men have rity is at stake, and that European members tive direction this fine Maryland insti contributed a great deal to the improvement should be ready to replace U.S. forces that tution has taken. of life in their state, but nothing that is might be moved from Europe in an emer I am pleased that the Post has made likely to have a more permanent or more gency. The Europeans, however, are not this recognition, not only because I am beneficial influence than their work for the keen on replacing U.S. troops, and they are a graduate of this excellent school and university.e especially reluctant to ready their own sit as a member of its alumni board, troops for combat abroad. They point out that U.S. and European interests may not but also because I represent the dis NATO trict in which this school is located coincide outside Europe, that some nations cannot legally use armed force outside their and I have seen, firsthand, how effec HON. LEE H. HAMILTON borders, and that Europe no longer has the tive and important the University of resources necessary to project military force Maryland has been in my community. OF INDIANA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to distant points. From Pulitizer Prize winners to rec A final issue before NATO is how to im ognition as one of the top schools, na Tuesday, July 31, 1984 prove its conventional military strength. tionally, in a variety of technical e Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I This is a pressing concern because there is fields, the University of Maryland has would like to insert my foreign affairs doubt whether NATO could counter an in shown its excellence. Today's Post ar newsletter for July 1984 into the CON vasion by the Warsaw Pact without early, ticle, while long overdue, is further and probably cataclysmic, use of nuclear GRESSIONAL RECORD: weapons. The Europeans know that their evidence that public education not NATO own homelands would be the first areas dev only works today, it thrives. A critical issue is the present condition astated in a nuclear exchange, so they and SELF-PORTRAIT OF A UNIVERSITY and future of the North Atlantic Treaty Or the U.S. have agreed on the need to upgrade When the president of the University of ganization : "There is a possibili Warsaw Pact territory. The possibility that generational contract. The real risk to ty-well, probability- that many people, new weaponry might cause NATO to shift the Social Security Program comes young people now paying in, will never be to an offensive strategy is extremely trou from the catastrophic events in our able to receive as much as they're paying." bling to many in Europe, particularly in economy which has been subjected to In response, James M. Brown, a spokesman Germany. the roller coaster ride of Reagan's for the Social Security Administration, said These are the major issues that will domi that Social Security "is not just a retire nate NATO's deliberations during the "voodoo economics!" There is no ment benefit. You are buying a package coming year. One of the important ways sound reason to suggest that this that also includes protection against disabil that the U.S. can contribute to resolving social contract will not be honored for ity and death. Nobody else offers a package them is through arms control. Goodfaith ef future generations as well as current like that," The president sometimes seems forts and meaningful negotiations with the retirees. The universal nature of the genuinely to misunderstand the system. Soviet Union can help close the rift between Social Security System has been and Few among us know what our financial American and European perceptions, and will continue to be the foundation of condition will be in the future, and it is only can give our friends in Europe the political the System's strength, both for wise to eliminate fear of economic calamity support that they need to make the case for by making regular, and relatively small, pre increased defense spending and stronger today's and tomorrow's beneficiaries. mium payments throughout our working conventional forces. CFrom St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press, lives. Other issues will surface, but if the alli July 15, 1984] At its inception in 1935, Social Security ance can handle these it will continue to SOCIAL SECURITY DEPENDABLE; DON'T TAMPER provides benefits only for retirees, but eligi provide an effective military shield behind WITH IT Now bility has since been broadened. In 1939 which the nations of the West can prosper. before the first benefit was paid, retirees' The allies still appreciate the importance of dependents and survivors were accepted as NATO. So do many Americans. All parties, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," is a com beneficiaries. And under President Dwight however, must be willing to accept the re monsensical caution for people not content Eisenhower in 1956, permanently and total sponsibilities and sacrifices necessary to to leave well enough alone. I propose a cor ly disabled workers began receiving Social keep the alliance healthy.e ollary, one particularly suited to any discus Security checks. Today, some 25 million re sion of the Social Security system; "If it's tired workers, almost 4 million disabled fixed, don't break it!" workers, and more than 7 million survivors SOCIAL SECURITY DEPENDABLE On Jan. 15, 1983, the National Commis receive Social Security benefits. sion on Social Security Reform, on which I As with other types of insurance, of HON. BRUCE F. VENTO served, agreed to a set of recommendations course, the lucky ones are those who do not OF MINNESOTA to put Social Security on a firm financial need to collect. But it is nice to know it is footing. there. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Our proposals became law three months There is no little antagonism to the com Tuesday, July 31, 1984 later, and my optimism about their effica pulsory nature of Social Security. However, cy-expressed at the time-remains. On the system is trustworthy only if it's univer • Mr. VENTO. Mr. Speaker, recently April 5 of this year, Donald T. Regan, treas sal. If given the chance, how many people an article by Senator DANIEL PATRICK ury secretary; Raymond J. Donovan, labor would have the time, knowledge, and, above MOYNIHAN concerning the current secretary, and Margaret M. Heckler, health all, capital to provide securely for the status of our Social Security System and human services secretary-the trustees future? And what of those who would try and its outlook for the future was pub of the Social Security funds-reported that but fail? Stock go down sometimes, right? lished in the St. Paul Sunday Pioneer the benefits provided "under these pro The plain fact is that Social Security Press (July 15). Senator MOYNIHAN, grams can be paid well into the next centu means that older persons in America do not who served as a member of the Nation ry." depend on their children for support. This During the commission's deliberations, is a blessing beyond words. Not to the chil al Commission on Social Security Alan Greenspan, our chairman and former dren, but to the parents who know they Reform, observes that Congress' pas chairman of the president's Council of Eco never will be a burden to the dearest per sage of the Social Security Act Amend nomic Advisors, imposed a simple but cru sons in their lives. ments of 1983 insured the future sta cial rule: Members were entitled to their Recently, Treasury Secretary Regan said bility of our Nation's basic social in- own opinions, but not to their own facts. In the practice of paying benefits to those at July 31, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 21739 the "upper end" of the economic scale ontory were, as well as if a manor of thy tion continues in a community en should be re-examined. Well, why should friends or of thine own were; any man's riched by many old traditions.e well-off Americans receive an income sup death diminishes me, because I am involved plement? Because depriving them of the in mankind: and therefore never seem to benefits for which they have paid under know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for WHAT HAPPENED TO REPRE mines the insurance principle of Social Se thee." SENTATIVE GOVERNMENT? curity. A longtime family commitment forced Would it be right or prudent to tell those Carol and I to be in Connecticut, and we will whose homes burn down that they cannot be unable to see you for the next few days, HON. PHILIP M. CRANE collect fire insurance because they have re however, we will call you when we return so OF ILLINOIS sources sufficient to cover the losses? Of that we can get together. course not. Just so with Social Security. Sincerely, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Once we end the universal nature of the BILL AND CAROL CLAY•• Tuesday, July 31, 1984 system, we inevitably weaken the universal nature of its political support. e Mr. PHILIP M. CRANE. Mr. Speak Certainly, there are administrative WESTERN WALK OF FAME er, democracy is a system of govern changes that can improve Social Security ment in which political power is sup Administration operations. Our commission posedly exercised by the people. In our recommended, and Congress approved, ap HON.CARLOSJ.MOORHEAD system of self-government, the people pointment by the president of two members OF CALIFORNIA of the public to the Social Security Board of elect representatives who are to act as Trustees. We can enhance public confidence IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their agents in making and enforcing in the system by increasing public involve Tuesday, July 31, 1984 laws and decisions. Perhaps it is the ment in its oversight. But these appoint very loftiness of these ideals that ments have not been made. e Mr. MOORHEAD. Mr. Speaker, on make the occasional shortcomings of It has been suggested that the agency be August 18, 1984, the Newhall Mer our system especially distressing. made an independent body (it is now within chant's Association and the Western One of the people who I was elected the Department of Health and Human Serv Walk of Fame organization will honor to represent, my constituent Glen R. ices>. I agree with Robert Ball, the agency's five men for significant contributions Larson, recently brought to my atten former commissioner, who said this step to our Western heritage and the mys "would add significantly to the public tique of the cowboy. system of representation has been be understanding of the trustee character of The Western Walk of Fame is a trayed by many elected officials. Mr. Social Security as a retirement and group young idea that honors old ideals. The Larson sent me a clipping from the insurance plan." walk was begun several years ago as a Wall Street Journal that clearly illus Social Security has been a fixture in the remembrance of the cowboys of the trates that on the issue of the Federal United States for nearly a half-century. Yet past. It is a natural outgrowth of the after all this time and success, some are not deficit, Congress has represented a Santa Clarita Valley's long and roman mere 12 percent of the American reconciled to it. This is unfortunate. But it tic association with the Old West as is a minority view, and it doesn't change the people. He asked that I bring this to facts. Social Security is fixed in more ways portrayed by many a Hollywood the attention of my colleagues here in than one. Don't break it. legend. Congress. I hope that each of you will [Senator Moynihan, of New York, is the The mutual admiration began when take the time to read the brief piece ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance William S. Hart purchased a ranch in that follows: Committee's Social Security and income the Santa Clarita Valley and began maintenance programs subcommittee.-The [From the Wall Street Journal, May 21, making silent shoot-em-ups. The 1984] Los Angeles Timesle parade of dusty heroes continued una bated from Hart, to Tom Mix, to Tex ASIDES: CONGRESSIONAL NONSUPPORT Ritter, to Hoot Gibson, to Gene Autry, Both the Senate and House have passed IN MEMORY OF FORMER CON deficit "downpayment" packages amid GRESSMAN CHARLIE WILSON to Roy Rogers, to name just a few. much anguish in Congress that they The Western Walk of Fame is also a couldn't shove more than $50 billion in new HON. WIWAM (BILL) CLAY natural outgrowth of the people of the taxes onto their constituents. Simultaneous OF MISSOURI Santa Clarita Valley who live by many ly a group called Citizen's Choice Inc. has of the same attitudes and values ven done something really weird: They commis IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES erated by the stalwart of cowboy lore. sioned the Gallup Poll to ask people in the House of Repre Americans, Israelis, or Soviets. His and 18 river miles; it will tell of Cap sentatives, suggests that the movement to abilities and achievements speak tain Lewis' famous encounter with a end economic discrimination against women louder than any "disinformation" the grizzly bear in what is now the heart almost surely will gain strength-and possi Soviets may attempt.e of Great Falls, MT; it will tell a story bly chalk up substantial successes- in the of early American explorers with a 1980s. mission overcoming incredible odds Whatever its merits, the down-and-per INTRODUCTION OF H.R. 6046, TO and adversity; it will tell of a group of haps-out Equal Rights Amendment neces AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISH people working together for their sarily does not define the institutional and MENT OF THE LEWIS AND legal obstacles women encounter in the country with a spirit which has made quest for equal opportunity. The broad lan CLARK NATIONAL HISTORIC this country great. SITE IN THE STATE OF MON guage of the ERA <"Equality of rights Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to under the law shall not be denied or TANA join me in supporting this historic abridged by the United States or by any public visitor center which will be con state on account of sex"> stirred fears-skill HON. RON MARLENEE structed halfway between St. Louis, fully exploited by anti-ERA forces-of OF MONTANA MO, and Portland, OR. Already, the unisex rest rooms and female soldiers on front lines in wartime; the amendment IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lewis and Clark National Heritage failed to win ratification by 36 states to Tuesday, July 31, 1984 Foundation has expressed its interest make it a part of the Constitution. in this legislation. The people of Great "Women in American Society" is notable e Mr. MARLENEE. Mr. Speaker, Falls, MT, have also worked hard to for its precise identification of barriers to today I am introducing legislation to raise the public awareness of this por women's progress, as well as the specificity authorize the establishment of the tage site. In fact, they reenacted the of its recommendations for overcoming Lewis and Clark National Historic Site Lewis and Clark portage around the them. in Great Falls, MT. Great Falls in an 8-day ceremony last Prepared by Joyce Van Dyke, Wednesday Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleas month which attracted State and na Group project director on women's issues, ure and honor to iritroduce this legis tional interest. the 31-page report asserts: lation which will authorize a land do Women as a group are accorded less pro I request this bill be referred to the tection against discrimination within feder nation by the State of Montana to the House Interior and Insular Affairs ally assisted programs than are minorities, Secretary of the Interior for the pur Committee as soon as possible so we the aged and the handicapped; enforcement pose of constructing a visitor center to may hold hearings in the near of women's rights is frequently capricious. commemorate the historic portage of future.e Women are "systematically under-paid in the Lewis and Clark expedition around all industries and occupations and at all the magnificent Great Falls of the educational levels." Missouri. SPECIAL REPORT ON WOMEN IN The nation lacks a policy regarding de On June 13, 1805, Capt. Meriwether AMERICAN SOCIETY pendent care, despite trends that point to a potential crisis in this area. Lewis discovered the roaring falls Older women are more likely to live in which assured him that the expedition HON. WIWAM F. CLINGER, JR. poverty than older men. In 1981, median was still on the correct trail in their OF PENNSYLVANIA income for men age 65 and older was $8,173; expedition to find a Northwest Pas IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for women, $4,757. sage to the Pacific Ocean. Captain The report then proposes an array of fed Lewis noted in his journal at that time Tuesday, July 31, 1984 eral reforms: the broadening and enforcing what a marvelous spectacle of nature • Mr. CLINGER. Mr. Speaker, recent of civil-rights protections against gender the Great Falls of the Missouri was. ly 23 members of the House Wednes based discrimination; a multiple assault on economic inequities; incentives for develop As he stood on the banks of the wild day Group released a Special Report ment of child-care programs and work Missouri he observed abundant wild on Women in American Society. The schedules helpful to working parents; ban life in all directions and beautiful report, prepared by Dr. Joyce Van ishment of gender-based discrimination in mountains on the horizon thrusting Dyke and endorsed by a wide spectrum federally assisted and federally operated up from the flat, treeless plains. of my House Republican colleagues, health-care services and programs; Social Today, the Great Falls of the Mis proposes precise and carefully ground Security reforms to provide equitable bene souri are still a marvelous sight to ed recommendations for a future Re fits for women and two-earner families. publican agenda for women in the "The cost of disregarding the economic behold. One can still imagine the ex problems of women is high," says the citement and awe which Captain Lewis areas of civil rights, economic equity, report. "First and foremost, it is a cost felt as he observed the mist of the family care, and health and retire borne by women themselves. But there are mighty Missouri River as it fell 80 ver ment. other costs: that of disregarding the majori tical feet to create the main fall and We have sent the report to members ty of new American workers and their de several other small falls. On a clear of the Republican Party's platform pendents; and the steady drain on the feder- July 31, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 21741 al budget by the many social programs cratic leader Jesse Unruh; his hero the po it would be targeted for. The program which provide essential assistance to litical whiz Rep. Phil Burton. Charlie had areas include community citizen-police women, but do little to address the issue of come up from the state legislature and why women are poor in the first place." found a home in Congress. But over all he anticrime; sting operations-antibur This kind of talk about the economic posi was devoted to his wife, Betty and his glary, antifencing; combating arson; tion of American women will be increasingly family. white collar, organized crime and difficult for the Reagan forces to dismiss in When Betty was stricken with cancer, public corruption; career criminal the current presidential campaign because it Charlie, who suffered from diabetes, began identification and prosecution; victim, now comes from the political center. to indulge himself, unmindful of his own witness and juror assistance; alterna Moderate Republicans fear that the health. After her death, Charlie was at Reagan administration has not demonstrat loose ends until he met an attractive tives to jail and prisons for nondanger ed sufficient concern for the needs of Korean woman, Hyun Ju Chang, and made ous persons; treatment for drug de women in the labor force, as well as elderly her his bride. pendent offenders; alleviate prison women, and that this could injury Republi When all seemed to be going well, Charlie overcrowding; criminal justice person cans in November. The partisan purpose of was cited by the Ethics Committee for al nel training and management assist the Wednesday Group report is to "reinvig leged improprieties. As a result, he was de ance; prison industry projects; oper orate the long-standing link between feated in the primary. He lost his seat in women's issue and the Republican Party" Congress. The House voted censure. He was ational information systeins for crimi by "focusing on a variety of issues which di broken, despondent. nal justice agencies; programs to re rectly benefit women, as well as American Now he sat, mostly alone in the club, the spond to serious crime by juvenile of society at large." opportunists nodding or waving as they f eners; and innovative programs. The Republican Party could do worse passed his table. No attractive job offers In order to help encourage maxi than embrace the Wednesday Group pro came to him. He opened a consulting busi gram, regardless of a Reaganite aversion to ness, but again those who had curried his mum cost-efficiency, the legislation extending civil-rights regulation. Walter favor when in power passed up his services. also includes a 50-50 Federal/State Mondale-who could, but probably won't, He retired. matching requirement for all purposes choose a woman as his running mate on the There is more to Charlie Wilson than the except the innovative programs, which Democratic ticket-will make the most of fact that he was one of a handful of men has a 75-25 Federal/State matching female disenchantment with the President. subjected to Congressional censure. In the requirement. In addition, grant recipi The Wednesday Group proposals could con 1960's I was attempting to open a private tain the damage.• club for Congressmen, journalists, and other ents would have to assume all costs of affinity groups. Charlie was one of a dozen these programs after receiving this as- Congressmen on my board of directors. sistance for 4 years. ' IN MEMORY OF FORMER CON When a disgruntled co-founder began a Considering that approximately 95 GRESSMAN CHARLIE WILSON smear campaign in the newspapers many of percent of all violent crime falls under my "good friends" pulled out with self-serv the jurisdiction of State and local law HON. WIWAM (BILL) CLAY mg statements. Charlie Wilson, who I had known only for a short time, stood with me enforcement agencies, this anticrime OF MISSOURI all the way. He had nothing to gain. But, as assistance would be well spent. It IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I said, he was partisan, and loyal, and true should be noted, too, that the pro Tuesday, July 31, 1984 to his friends. grams this money would support are How do you measure a man? Well, you those which have proven successful •Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I would really have to know him.e like to bring to the attention of my over the years. colleagues an article that appeared in JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACT These facts, combined with our Na the newspaper of Capitol Hill, Roll SHOULD BE ENACTED tion's intolerable crime situation, Call, on July 26, 1984, regarding makes an overwhelming case for the former Congressman Charlie Wilson. HON. MARIO BIAGGI enactment of the Justice Assistance It is with deep personal sadness for OF NEW YORK Act. The House has already acted fa this valued and esteemed friend that I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vorably on H.R. 2175. I would urge our share the following: Tuesday, July 31, 1984 colleagues in the other body to do the Goon MAN, CHARLIE same. The obituaries say that former Congress e Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, I wish to One further observation. While pro man Charlie Wilson died of a heart attack. I join my good friend, the distinguished viding financial assistance to State and say he died of deprivation. chairman of the Subcommittee on local law enforcement agencies is a For Charlie was a man who reveled in the Crime, Mr. HUGHES, in expressing con role of Congressman; friends and camera cern about the other body's failure to vital component of any effective anti derie sparked his life systems. He had lost act favorably on a major anticrime ini crime strategy, there are other impor both. tiative-H.R. 2175, the Justice Assist tant steps that can and should be Some called him Goodtime Charlie. And ance Act. taken at the Federal level to help our in a non-derogatory way, it was fitting. This important measure passed the Nation's police community. Certainly Charlie loved life, especially as it centered one of those steps is the enactment of around Congress and politics. And he loved House with my support in May 1983 people. He was a gregarious human, gener by an overwhelming margin of 399 to my bill, H.R. 5835, to outlaw armor ous and caring and generally goodnatured. 16, but has not been acted on by the piercing "cop killer" bullets that can He was also opinionated, outspoken, some other body. Specifically, this measure penetrate the bulletproof vests worn times cantankerous and fiercely partisan. would establish a block grant program by more than half of our Nation's law Because of the first mentioned qualities, providing law enforcement assistance enforcement community. As a 23-year and perhaps some of the latter, he attracted police veteran, myself, I consider this large groups to his favorite tables at the to the States. It authorizes $170 mil Democratic Club, where quips and barbs lion in each of the fiscal years through measure to be the most important mingled with talk of politics, sports and the 1986 for a newly created Office of Jus police protection initiative to be con events of the day. tice Assistance; $25 million in each of sidered in recent years. Clearly, the Because Charlie was a member of the those same fiscal years for the Nation passage of both H.R. 2175 and H.R. House Armed Services Committee and also al Institute of Justice; $25 million each 5835 would demonstrate in resounding on the Post Office and Civil Service Com year through fiscal year 1986 for the fashion our resolve to give the law en mittee, many were drawn to the table by the Bureau of Justice Statistics; and $20 lure of opportunism. forcement community every possible Though he enjoyed sports, the company million annually for States facing advantage in the fierce battle against and conversation of friends, his Irish coffees emergency crime situations. crime.e and an occasional wager on the horses, This modest amount of funding is Charlie's prime interest was politics. His more than justified, particularly con mentor was the legendary California Demo- sidering the specific types of programs 21742 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 31, 1984 CYPRUS-10 YEARS OF The patience of the people of the COMMEMORATION OF THE CONFLICT United States and Cyprus have been "SMOKEY BEAR" STAMP tried too long. Our patience on this HON.ANDY IRELAND issue has come to an end.e HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS OF FLORIDA OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A TRIBUTE TO CLARENCE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, July 31, 1984 BLAKESLEE e Mr. IRELAND. Mr. Speaker, it has Tuesday, July 31, 1984 been 10 years since Turkish armed HON. HAROLD S. SA WYER •Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, I would forces invaded the island nation of OF MICHIGAN like to take this opportunity to note Cyprus and seized over one-third of its IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the issuance of a stamp commemorat territory. ing Smokey the Bear. This stamp will The Turkish supported faction occu Tuesday, July 31, 1984 be issued on August 13, 1984, in Capi pying 40 percent of Cyprus has repeat •Mr. SAWYER. Mr. Speaker, I would tan, NM, and is due in no small meas edly assured both the United Nations like to recognize an outstanding gen ure to the efforts of a constituent of and the United States that good faith tleman from my district, in fact, from mine, Michael Marchese, a firefighter negotiations to end the crisis are immi my home town, Clarence Blakeslee. from Williamsport, PA. For more than nent. Except for a few general agree Clarence has been a servant of the 6 years now, Mr. Marchese has made ments on paper, there has been no public for more than 41 years begin efforts to get the postal service to progress toward settlement of the ning with his service in the 28th In dedicate a stamp to this well-known problem-20,000 Turkish troops re fantry Division during WWII as a symbol of forest fire prevention. main on the island, 200,000 Greek front observer radio man. He was at For those who may be unfamiliar Cypriots remain refugees, and 2,000 the Battle of St. Lo and the Battle of with the story of Smokey, it began in people, including 8 Americans, are still Hurten Forest, where he was decorat the late 1940's with a cartoon on a fire missing. ed with the Bronze Star Medal and re prevention poster. In May 1950, a dis The situation has worsened consider ceived four battle stars. Clarence re astrous forest fire broke out in the ably with the declaration of an inde turned to Michigan after the war and Lincoln National Forest in New pendent state in the north last Novem founded Blakeslee Plumbing & Heat Mexico. The fire was not brought ber, and the Turkish Cypriot refusal ing in 1948, from which he is now re under control until after more than to live up to agreement regarding Fa tired. 17,000 acres of timber, watershed, and magusta. From 1961 to 1977, Clarence served forest habitat for wildlife had been de This continuous bad faith and coun as councilman of the city of Rockford, stroyed. During the fire, 24 firefight terproductive action on the part of MI, and for 3 years, from 1970-73, he ers nearly lost their lives while Ankara's protege can no longer be ig was the elected mayor of our city. For trapped as the fire surrounded them. nored by the United States. Our na the past 5 years Clarence has served as After their escape, these firefighters tional security interests call for deci a commissioner on the Kent County noticed a badly burned bear cub cling sive action to persuade Ankara to sup Commission from which he is retiring ing to a scorched tree. They rescued port meaningful negotiations. There at the end of this year. the animal and nursed him back to are a number of compelling points Clarence Blakeslee has contributed health, noticing that he bore a strik that call for a stem and immediate to Rockford and Kent County in so ing resemblance to the Smokey Bear message to be sent to Ankara: many ways. He was one of seven cartoon developed a few years earlier. U.S. and NATO security interests founders of the Rockford Historical Because of this, the healing cub was will continue to be damaged as long as Society and Museum in 1965. He sits soon transferred to the National Zoo the Cyprus problem exists. The south on the board of the Kent County Li in Washington, DC, and became a eastern flank of NATO, Greece and brary, as well as the Kraus Memorial living symbol of Smokey Bear and Turkey, has not been an effective op Library. During his term as mayor, he forest fire prevention. Since the intro erating unit since the invasion of instigated Rockford's Ten Mile Bridge, duction of Smokey in the 1940's, when Cyprus. the Rogue Valley Towers Senior Citi over 10 million acres of woodlands Although Turkey claims the need zens Center and the city complex. were burned every year, forest fires for more military resources to meet its Finally, I would mention a collateral have been greatly reduced. In 1981, NATO role, it continues to commit un career to which Clarence has devoted only 3 million acres were burned. necessary and substantial military re himself and which has won him the Since his introduction, Smokey has sources to Cyprus. thanks and praise of Kent County Re served as a catalyst to children for the The continued commitment of publicans for years. Clarence is the of very important message of forest fire American taxpayer dollars that fund ficial photographer for the Republi prevention. the illegal occupation of Cyprus se can Party in Kent County, as well as For Michael Marchese, the dedica verely strains our Nation's image as a being the first official photographer tion of the Smokey Bear stamp repre supporter of freedom and democracy. for the Rockford Register since his sents the' fruits of more than 6 years By refusing to support meaningful return from WWII. He has given gen of labor. During this time, he has negotiations concerning Cyprus, erously of his time and energy and worked tirelessly, appearing 15 times Turkey has clearly breached the trust never has he asked for compensation. before the U.S. Postal Service's Citi extended by the Congress in the 1978 Clarence has made it his duty to be on zens' Advisory Committee asking that lifting of the arms embargo. the scene of virtually every Republi the stamp be issued. In addition, Mr. The failure to enact and fund for can event for-well, for as long as ev Marchese has spent a considerable eign assistance legislation which condi eryone can remember. He and his portion of his personal funds toward tions aid to Turkey would, in effect, camera are a valuable pair to our city this goal. Although he has made a condone Turkey's landgrab in Cyprus, and county. considerable investment of time and thereby assuring continued instability Clarence has been a part of and re money, Mr. Marchese is delighted that in a region vital to American security corded our history in his own special the postal service is finally dedicating interests. In addition, unconditional way. He has been selfless in his contri a stamp to Smokey Bear, as it "will aid will send a clear message to the butions to West Michigan and we are serve as a year-round message for fire world community that the United honored to be the beneficiaries of a prevention." It is truly a pleasure, Mr. States can no longer be depended on man with so much to offer. Clarence, I Speaker, to note the dedication of the to stand up for the cause of freedom. thank you and I pay tribute to you.e Smokey Bear stamp in commemora- July 31, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 21743 tion of his message of forest fire pre WEATHER SATELLITE FAILURE My bill would allow States to prohib vention, and to note the dedication of LEAVES UNITED STATES BLIND it nonresident fishing of certain edible Michael Marchese of Williamsport, IN EAST species of fish, crustaceans, and mol PA, in working long and hard to see lusks, if restrictions designed to reduce that Smokey's message that "Only HON. GEORGE E. BROWN, JR. harvesting of the species were deemed You Can Prevent Forest Fires" is necessary, as a conservation measure, passed along to children and adults OF CALIFORNIA and would make fishing or crabbing who continually need to be made IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES economically unfeasible. aware of the importance of protecting Tuesday, July 31, 1984 A few years ago, fishing trawlers one of America's most vital natural re • Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. from Florida came into the Virginia sources-her woodlands.• Speaker, one of three remaining U.S. waters of the Chesapeake bay with weather satellites operated by the Na fishing techniques which would sweep tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad the bay of finfish. While that situa COMMENDING THE 77TH U.S. ministration failed yesterday, render tion was dealt with, we have no assur ARMY RESERVE COMMAND ON ing us blind to developing hurricanes ance that it will not reoccur. RESERVE DAY IN NEW YORK and severe storms in the East. The Virginia Marine Resources CITY An operational weather satellite Commission has the statutory author system for comprehensive coverage of ity to regulate the Virginia fishery in the Earth would consist of two polar keeping with sound conservation prac HON. JOSEPH P. ADDABBO orbiting satellites and two geostation tices. Until recent years, there was no OF NEW YORK nonresident commercial fishing in Vir ary satellites. The failure of one of the ginia's internal waters. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES geostationary satellites yesterday and the one remaining polar orbiting satel The catch data upon which sound Tuesday, July 31, 1984 lite leaves only two satellites remain management plans for various species e Mr. ADDABBO. Mr. Speaker, I am ing to provide only partial coverage. is based relates to Virginia resident proud to call the attention of my col Mr. Speaker, the military has oper watermen, not nonresidents. It there leagues to the distinguished 77th U.S. ated a weather satellite system for fore becomes important to sound man Army Reserve Command which epito some time which parallels NOAA's. agement of fishing resources that non mizes the ideal of a high state of mobi NOAA and the military should cooper residents not be permitted to harvest lization readiness. In an age that has ate in this effort. Duplication of seafood in our internal waters, under placed increasing emphasis on nuclear effort, and of mistakes-the military some circumstances. and space weaponry, we sometimes has had its share of problems and sat The marine resources of the Chesa ellite failures-is wasteful, inefficient, peake Bay and its tributaries and forget to honor the noble efforts of other esturine systems are limited. If the conventional forces that have and dangerous. Failure of the civilian sound conservation programs are to be played such a great part in protecting weather satellites leaves us vulnerable put in place, and nonresidents are per our Nation in the past and continue to to unanticipated hurricanes and severe mitted to harvest in internal waters of preserve our freedom until the present weather. Failure of the military coastal States, the limits on catch, day. weather satellites can have a major length and time where fishing and The 77th USARCOM not only has impact on military operations. crabbing are permitted may have to be an extraordinarily notable wartime In a time when we are concerned so restrictive as to make it economical record, but also has made exceedingly about military preparedness and high ly unfeasible for anyone to continue to significant peacetime contributions. Federal deficits, cooperation between earn a living as a waterman. Therefore, I am extremely pleased the civilian and military agencies that The purpose of my bill is to give the that this division will be honored for need accurate and timely weather data coastal States such as Virginia the au its manifold achievements at the "Re only makes sense.e thority to soundly regulate its internal serve Day" celebration in New York fishing resources. City on September 16, 1984. COASTAL STATES MARINE Though State laws prohibiting non The 77th, or "Statute of Liberty Di RESOURCES ACT resident fishing have been declared vision," occupies the historic post of unconstitutional in the past, I believe Fort Totten in New York. They have a that this specific grant of authority by record of distinction that goes back to HON. HERBERT H. BATEMAN the U.S. Congress would pass constitu OF VIRGINIA the American ~xpeditionary Force in tional review. I invite my colleagues to France during World War I. In addi IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES join me as a sponsor of this important tion, the 77th USARCOM participated Tuesday, July 31, 1984 tool for sound conservation of the in the peacetime Regular Army during marine resources of the internal e Mr. BATEMAN. Mr. Speaker, as I waters of coastal States.e the 1920's and 1930's. During World am sure you know, Maryland's crab War II, they were active as one of six bers in recent years have been coming U.S. Army Reserve combat divisions. into Virginia's waters to dredge for TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR D. Moreover, the 77th also has an out crabs during the late winter and early KRIEGER standing peacetime record. In 1972, spring. This action has caused econom they did extensive rescue and relief ic hardship for Virginia's watermen, HON. FRANK HARRISON work during Tropical Storm Agnes. and the increased harvest may soon The 77th is the first Army Reserve OF PENNSYLVANIA create a threat to the blue crab re IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES unit to be deployed as part of a one source. army team in a prolonged relief in a Today I introduce a bill to aid Vir Tuesday, July 31, 1984 natural disaster. In addition, the 77th ginia's watermen in their fight to pro e Mr. HARRISON. Mr. Speaker, on USARCOM took part in PIRC-the tect the Commonwealth's blue crab re August 26, 1984, an outstanding young program for the improvement of Re source and their own historic liveli man from Conyngham, PA, will be serve components in 1975. hood. This bill, the Coastal States awarded the highest distinction in Boy The 77th USARCOM still prides Marine Resources Act, would allow Scouts. itself in the pursuit of excellence. It is States to protect their marine re Arthur D. Krieger will receive the for these myriad accomplishments sources by restricting harvesting of "Eagle Scout Court of Honor" at a that I commend them today.e those resources by nonresidents. ceremony to be held in his honor. 21744 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 31, 1984 Arthur is a member of troop 207, Con sions when we are afforded the oppor Armed Forces today, while there are yngham, PA. This represents an out tunity to be acquainted with a person over 1.1 million women veterans. Since standing achievement and one in that is an inspiration to each of us. 1972, the laws authorizing benefits for which all of us can take justifiable John M. Robb, Sr., is just such a women veterans have provided bene pride. · person. He has unselfishly dedicated fits on the same basis as men. Howev We all know that the youth of today his life to serving humanity, especially er, we have never completely eliminat represent the leaders of tomorrow, our young men involved in Scouting. ed references in the laws from which and in this case, Arthur is so duly hon John served in the U.S. Air Force an inference might be drawn that ben ored. and later in the European theater of efits are not equally available to Mr. Speak.er, I join with Arthur's war. Furthermore, he remains ex women as well as men. We cannot family and friends in paying tribute to tremely active in several veterans' or afford to have any vestige in the law this outstanding young person.e ganizations. He was a loyal employee that implies any inequality of treat of Westinghouse Electric Corp. and ment for veterans. DISABLED DOESN'T MEAN BEING then at Houghton College in New Mr. Speak.er, today I am introducing UNABLE York. He also serves his community in legislation cosponsored by Mr. HAM various capacities, from captain of the MERSCHMIDT and Mr. EDWARDS, the fire police to constable of Caneadea. ranking minority and majority mem HON. ROD CHANDLER But more importantly to our Scout bers of the Committee on Veterans' OF WASHINGTON ers, John stands as a living example of Affairs, to eliminate references to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES what dedication, hard work, and "males only" which exist in the laws Tuesday, July 31, 1984 caring can accomplish. He is a, veteran providing benefits to veterans. Intro e Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. Speak.er, Scouter of 43 years, Scoutmaster for ducing this legislation is a clear signal today I want to take a minute to share 29 years, and has further served as of our continuing commitment to with my colleagues my respect for a adult leader, assistant Scoutmaster, insure that women are afforded the young man who is living proof that committee chairman, and neighbor same veterans' benefits as men, now being disabled doesn't mean being hood commissioner. and in the future.e unable. John has received innumerable That young man is 21-year-old Jeff Scouting awards, including Scouter's Keith of Fairfield, CT; 10 years ago, Key for Scoutmasters, American STATE'S SUCCESS WITH Jeff lost his right leg to cancer. In Legion Citation of Honor, and the Na ENTERPRISE ZONES stead of giving up on life and thinking tional Eagle Scout Award for Out about all of the things he couldn't do, standing Leadership. He is also on the HON. JACK F. KEMP Jeff set out to lead as normal and full Boy Scouts of America National Jam OF NEW YORK boree staff and chairman of the 19th a life as possible. He continued his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES active involvement in sports by swim International Calumet Camporee. ming, skiing, playing baseball and la John Robb not only motivates, but Tuesday, July 31, 1984 crosse and even participating in a inspires Scouters everywhere. He is • Mr. KEMP. Mr. Speaker, I would triathlon. A few months ago Jeff grad the epitome of what every Scouter like to commend to my colleagues' at uated from Boston College with a strives to become. We sincerely appre tention the following Wall Street degree in English. ciate all your dedication. Thank you, Journal articles highlighting the suc This summer Jeff is involved in per JohnRobb.e cess that States have had with enter haps his greatest challenge by running prise zones. These State-sponsored a 3,600 mile, 6-month cross-country A BILL TO ELIMINATE GENDER zones have attracted businesses to de race that began June 4 in Boston and BASED DISTINCTIONS IN LAWS pressed areas, created jobs for thou will end this November in Los Angeles. PROVIDING BENEFITS TO VET sands of Americans, and breathed new As he runs across his nation, Jeff is ERANS life into our inner cities. Not only do sending a powerful message to other enterprise zones offer hope to our disabled individuals that they can inner-city residents, they also offer overcome a handicap and lead a full HON. G. V. (SONNY) MONTGOMERY productive, real jobs. Passage of enter life. He is also raising funds for cancer OF MISSISSIPPI prise zone legislation by Congress is research and sports for the disabled. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES one of the best jobs bills we can offer Jeff's run has taken him to Wash Tuesday, July 31, 1984 to the American people. I urge my col leagues to read the fallowing article ington, DC, this week, and I am e Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, pleased to be joining him later today and support Federal enterprise zone last year the Committee on Veterans' legislation. on part of his courageous journey. I Affairs reported a measure ing every American with his example Women Veterans in the Veterans' Ad Despite President Reagan's renewed ef that one individual can make a differ ministration. The Administrator of forts, there seems to be little chance that ence.e Congress will enact his plan this year for Veterans' Affairs, Harry Walters, has federally supported business-enterprise indicated that the agency will meet zones. A TRIBUTE TO JOHN M. ROBB, the needs of women veterans. The But many states aren't waiting for Wash SR. Congress strongly supports that com ington to act: Even without federal incen mitment. We insist that it be done. We tives, hundreds of communities are offering HON. WIWAM F. CLINGER, JR. want to see that every facility which tax breaks to businesses to help revive de the VA plans to construct or renovate pressed areas. OF PENNSYLVANIA As one of his six legislative goals for the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is compatible with the needs of women veterans for health care. remainder of the year, the president wants Tuesday, July 31, 1984 Congress to enact his three-year-old plan The significant role of women in the for enterprise zones. But Mr. Reagan is e Mr. CLINGER. Mr. Speak.er, military is well established. There are facing an apparently immovable obstacle in throughout life, there are rare occa- nearly 200,000 women serving in the the form of Democratic Rep. Dan Rosten- July 31, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 21745 kowski, chairman of the House Ways and Tax savings for businesses in enterprise people, and reap more than $1.5 million in Means Committee, who criticizes the zones can be substantial. SFE Technologies property and corporate income-tax breaks Reagan proposal as a needless giveaway to of San Fernando, Calif., last month opened over three years. Yet a federal enterprise business. The Treasury Department esti a $9.5 million, 100,000 square-foot electron zone program, Mr. Taylor insists, could mates the program would cost the govern ics parts plant in a New Orleans zone. The "change the whole complexion of invest ment $3.4 billion in lost revenue in its first expected saving of nearly $200,000 just from ment in this country.e five years. reduced sales taxes on equipment and con struction materials influenced the choice of ISLANDS OF ADVANTAGE the location, a company official says. Mr. Rostenk.owski's opposition alone is By contrast, the major lure of Florida's probably enough to block the bill's passage, enterprise-zone legislation-a credit on the COORS PLANT GIVEN EXEMP and the president is expected to respond in state's already low corporate income taxes TION TO OSHA NOISE RULES campaign speeches by rebuking Congress is less appealing. "It's just not that toothy for its inaction. But while the issue is debat ed in Washington, state-established enter right now,'' concedes Tim Nugent, director HON. DAVID R. OBEY prise zones are slowly breathing new life of a redevelopment agency in Tampa's into distressed inner cities and small towns Tybor City, a historic, former cigar-making OF WISCONSIN across the country. These islands of tax and district that became an enterprise zone IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES regulatory advantage have sprung up in 16 three years ago. of the 23 states enacting enterprise-zone Many city officials often find they must Tuesday, July 31, 1984 laws since 1981. package tax incentives with regulatory e Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, in May, I By year-end, businesses will have invested favors and other inducements to persuade inform.ed the House that investiga or committed nearly $2 billion in more than companies to expand, remodel or set up op tions by my office had revealed that 300 communities' zones, generating or re erations in the rundown areas. Among the the Occupational Safety and Health taining about 60,000 jobs, estimates the extra aides: streamlining or "one-stop" Administration had dramatically cut Sabre Foundation, a nonprofit Washington shopping for building and other permits, think. tank.. public-works improvements such as lighting back inspections of the Adolph Coors "I think. the success has been more than and sewer repairs, and low-cost loans to Co. following the appointment of you would have expected, especially when small businesses. Thome Auchter as the head of the you consider the states don't have a lot to Such packaging made a difference for agency in March 1981. offer in the way of tax incentives," says Speigel Inc., the Illinois mail-order catalog During previous administrations, Stuart Butler, a British economist who is a concern. It considered a Sun Belt relocation OSHA had inspected a Coors-owned leading advocate of the zones. of an obsolete mail-center complex in Back factory about once every 7 weeks. Fol Indeed, most states set up their programs of the Yards, a depressed Chicago manufac lowing Auchter's takeover, no inspec to take advantage of Mr. Reagan's proposal. turing area that is now an enterprise zone. tions of any type were conducted at The administration's plan would designate Instead, Spiegel will spend $20 million to Coors for the first 18 months and in 75 zones over three years. Businesses oper modernize the 1,900-employee complex. The ating in those zones would be exempted the 33-month period between from all capital-gains taxes and 75% of cor city's relaxation of certain building-code re Auchter's takeover of the agency and porate income taxes, and their employees quirements, along with state tax breaks and January of this year, only four inspec would receive individual income-tax credits. retraining aid, persuaded Spiegel to stay in tions were conducted. State and local tax breaks, however, are Chicago, according to the company. Three of those were not general in only about 20% as lucrative as the proposed Some localities are also making extra ef spections but were investigations into federal tax advantages, the Sabre Founda forts to alter the public view of an enter prise-zone neighborhood as a blighted slum, the deaths of Coors employees as the tion says. Thus, large companies have been result of three separate fatal accidents reluctant to enter the zones. "What's in beset by crime and declining property place are some goodies, but not enough,'' values. They increase police patrols or enlist in company owned and operated facili says Melvin Taylor, who is building an ice community groups and local merchants in ties. The law specifically requires the cream-making plant in a Baltimore enter neighborhood cleanup campaigns. The Illi agency to do f ollowup investigations prise zone. nois law allows city-owned commercial prop on all workplace fatalities. But the lack of federal action isn't likely erty to be "shopsteaded"; a city can donate Although there was a decline in in to cool states' enthusiasm for the programs. a building to a community group for activi spections of all worksites during this Five additional states are considering au ties such as a child-care center. period, the national decline was about thorizing enterprise zones, and at least two 10 percent as opposed to an 80 percent are likely to pass bills soon. "Some of them POOR IMAGE OFTEN PERSISTS are doing it because • • • otherwise they're Nevertheless, a depressed area's poor decline at Coors and when fatality in at a competitive disadvantage" with states image often persists even after revitaliza spections are eliminated, the decrease already promoting such programs, says tion begins. Physical improvements take in the average yearly number of in Richard Cowden, who edits a newsletter on time, and changing the community percep spections of the Coors Co. is more enterprise zones for the Sabre Foundation. tion takes even longer, says Gregory Dunn, than 90 percent. The amount of business investment in an project manager for the South Norwalk, Since I first reported on the agency's enterprise zone often depends on the gener Conn., enterprise zone. record with Coor's, I have looked more osity of the tax incentives offered. Connecti The proliferation of new, small concerns closely at the only general inspection cut's breaks, for example, include temporary in many enterprise zones presents another conducted at a Coors worksite during property-tax abatement, certain sales-tax problem. Such companies tend to employ exemptions, income-tax reductions and job that period. That one inspection took few workers or demand highly technical place in December 1982. It was a gen training reimbursement. Since fall 1982, skills that local residents may lack. "Unfor businesses have invested or committed eral scheduled inspection but appears tunately, what needs are some to have focused mostly on noise and about $97 million to the state's six zones, very labor-intensive businesses,'' says Wil mainly for commercial projects. About 6,000 liam Regan, who runs Teaching Computer hearing. Findings of the inspection are jobs have been created or retained. Systems Inc., a five-person concern, in the as follows: "We are flabbergasted at how much dif (1) Provisions of the law requiring ference they have made in Baltimore zone. He brought his staff with him when he moved from Columbia, Md., employers to adopt engineering con revitalizing areas,'' says Carol Gaetjen, man trols to reduce noise levels in the ager of Connecticut's enterprise-zone pro and doesn't expect to employ more than a gram. In New London's zone, for instance, a few others. workplace were being ignored. $20 million office park is going up on 25 The richer array of tax incentives offered (2) Noise levels in the plant were acres of waterfront land left vacant by slum by the pending federal legislation might at above OSHA limits in all portions of clearance eight years ago. The acreage "was tract a better mix of small and big business the plant where tests were given. something sitting there waiting to happen, es to enterprise zones. Mr. Taylor, who is (3) Noise levels between 170 percent and the zone was the trigger,'' Mrs. Gaetjen building the ice cream plant in Baltimore, and 250 percent louder than permitted says. says he expects eventually to employ 300 under OSHA regulations were found. 21746 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 31, 1984 <4> Approximately one-third of the Mr. Speaker, we cannot let Occupa other than serious citation number 1 for al workers showed significant hearing tional Safety and Health regulation leged violation of 29 C.F.R. § 1910.95(b)(l) loss since going to work at the facility. require many employers to meet re issued on May 31, 1983. The inspectors recommended cita quirements from which others are ex Dated this 15th day of October, 1983. FRANCIS X. LILLY, tions but the agency eventually vacat empted. Protecting worker health Deputy Solicitor of Labor. ed all of the citations on the basis of cannot be allowed to become another TEDRICK A. HOUSH, Jr., an agreement with the company tool of political patronage. When Fed Regional Solicitor. which not only waived possible fines, eral inspectors find a workplace that is Bradley, Campbell & Carney, P.C., by but also exempted the company from particularly dirty, noisy, or unhealthy, Lawrence W. Marguess, 1717 Washing correcting conditions in the plant that they have not found an opportunity ton Avenue, Golden, Colorado 80401- for long-term scientific inquiry on the 1994 (303) 278-3300. Attorneys for Re were in violation of the law. The ra spondent. tionale given for exempting the com human consequences of violating rules Jaylynn K. Fortney, Attorney, 911 pany from the same law that other that have already met the test of sci Walnut Street, Room 2106, Kansas employers are expected to meet was ence and the Federal regulatory proc City, Missouri 64106 (816) 374-6441. that the facility could be used by the ess. They have rather found a problem Attorneys for Raymond J. Donovan, National Institute for Occupational that needs to be corrected. Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department Safety and Health to learn more about In a nutshell, employees of this Gov ofLabor.e hearing loss in workplaces where Gov ernment who are charged with pro ernment standards for noise and hear tecting the health and lives of Ameri ing loss were being violated. can workers at taxpayer expense are POSTAL NEGOTIATIONS It is interesting however that OSHA not there for the purpose of locating reached this conclusion without con someone else's ears, lungs, or kidneys HON. WIWAM (BILL) CLAY tacting the National Institute for Oc in order to conduct crude experiments cupational Safety and Health or seek on already established scientific find OF MISSOURI ing their scientific judgments as to ings-even if it may mean higher quar IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES whether they wished to conduct such terly dividends for friends of the ad Tuesday, July 31, 1984 research or whether this facility repre ministration in power. sented a useful or usable research op That is what equal justice under the •Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, with con portunity. law and equal enforcement of the law tract negotiations now broken off, the NIOSH did finally visit the Coors fa is all about. That is not just necessary Postal Service and the postal employ cility in May of this year and stated to provide decent working conditions ee unions have entered the legally that they would not participate in for workers; it is necessary to provide mandated factfinding process. Under such a study. an equal playing field for employers the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, Mr. Speaker, this is an example of who are engaged in stiff competition. a joint selected f actfinding panel will another type of the gross abuse of the Following is the text of the settle have 45 days to report its findings. law that has been practiced at OSHA. ment agreement between the Coors Then, assuming that both manage Only 2 months ago we learned that Co. and OSHA: ment and the unions still cannot the agency was promoting a scheme by United States of America Occupational agree, an impartial panel of arbitra which the Dan River Textile Co. could Safety and Health Review Commission tors will conduct hearings and make a final and binding determination. escape Federal requirements for RAYMOND J. DONOVAN, SECRETARY OF LABOR, cotton dust exposure by having an UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, While it is regrettable that labor and other study of what breaking those COMPLAINANT, V. Al>oLPH COORS COMPANY, management were unable to reach rules would do to worker's lungs. RESPONDENT agreement, this dispute resolution NIOSH was also volunteered by the OSHRC DOCKET NO. 83-0554 process is rational and one of proven Labor Department for funding that re STIPULATION AND NOTICE OF DISMISSAL success. search. In that instance, NIOSH also Come now complainant, Secretary of What is most disturbing however is said they would not participate. Labor, and respondent, Adolph Coors Com the decision of the Postal Service to pany, and make the following stipulations unilaterally implement a 23-percent In another case, we learned that and agreements: pay cut for all postal employee hired Gulf Coast Lead Co. in Tampa, FL, 1. In consideration of complainant's agree on or after August 4, 1984. This action was given a variance from Federal lead ment to withdraw the citation hereinafter is highly improper and incon8istent level requirements. When one of the described, respondent, without admitting with the intent of Congress when it employees at the plant had to be car that it has violated any of the provisions of enacted the Postal Reorganization Act ried off the job because of kidney fail the Occupational Safety and Health Act, or 1970. ure linked to high levels of lead in his any of the regulations and standards pro mulgated pursuant thereto, hereby agrees When I was privileged to chair the blood, the variance and experiment to cooperate in, and volunteer the use of, ·Subcommittee on Postal Personnel was finally terminated. the "cold-end" of its glass plant for, a re and Modernization and the Subcom OSHA testified before the Appro search study on the effect of occupational mittee on Postal Operations and Serv priations Committee that the Gulf noise on the hearing of employees exposed ices, I had ample opportunity to un Coast Lead case and another case in thereto, and the relationship of the imple derstand the intricacies of the Postal volving mechanical guarding were the mentation of hearing conservation pro grams and personal protective equipment to Reorganization Act of 1970 which gov only experimental variances that have said noise exposure. erns postal labor relations. That land been granted since January 1981. How 2. It is agreed that the aforesaid research mark legislation provided for binding ever, the situation at Coors demon study is to be conducted by the National In arbitration to resolve contract disputes strates that the Department has been stitutes of Occupational Safety and Health because postal employees were denied granting variances after the fact as as agent for, and pursuant to a memoran the fundamental right of most work well as before, and that experimenta dum of understanding with, the Occupation ing people-the right to withhold their tion on workers has been used as an al Safety and Health Adminstration. The labors-the right to strike. excuse to provide selected employers specific protocol and procedures for the aforesaid research study will be agreed to I was therefore shocked that postal an opportunity to avoid meeting the separately and specifically between com management decided to escalate exist same worker protection standards that plainant and respondent prior to commence ing tensiens by reducing the pay and are required of most employers in ment of said study. benefits of new employees, particular more instances than have thus far Wherefore, 'based on the aforesaid consid ly since Congress provided binding ar been cited by the Department. erations, complainant hereby withdraws bitration as a substitute for the right July 31, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 21747 to strike. Congress intended that mat their actions are not simply inconsist I urge the Reagan-appointees who ters in dispute-pay and benefits par ent with the intent of Congress, they now control the Postal Board of Gov ticularly-would be maintained in the are penny wise and pound foolish. For ernors to reconsider this ill-advised status quo until the arbitration panel the relatively small amount that the action and to follow the independent had the opportunity to work its collec Postal Service saves by this ill-advised panel of factfinders and others to tive will. action, they have pushed postal labor work their collective will free of the I appreciate the fact that the Postal relations back many years. This action antagonism which the Governors' ac Service believes-erroneously, in my will irrevocably damage postal labor tions have generated.e judgment-that they are acting in ac relations and exacerbate tensions in cordance with the law. Nevertheless, the workplace.
