34350 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE December 8, 1987 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Tuesday, December 8, 1987 The House met at 12 noon and was The agreement represents the most HOUR OF MEETING ON called to order by the Speaker pro intrusive verification requirements in TOMORROW tempore [Mr. FOLEY]. the history of arms control, and that Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I ask is a great precedent. UJ:\animous consent that when the Mr. Speaker, those are three great DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO House adjourns today, it adjourn to precedents and therein lies my re meet at noon tomorrow. TEMPORE straint because the INF Treaty de The SPEAKER pro tempore laid The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is serves support not because of what it there objection to the request of the before the House the following com achieves but because of what it might munication from the Speaker: gentleman from Texas? achieve because of what it stands for There was no objection. \VASHINGTON,I>C, as a precedent. Only if it achieves its December 8, 1987. promise, an agreement in reduction in I hereby designate the Honorable THOMAS conventional forces and strategic nu BASE CAMP 1: THE INF TREATY S. FOLEY to act as Speaker pro tempore clear weaponry, will the great prece today. D This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., D 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. December 8, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 34351 The fact that the Farm Credit known as the "community connec- suppose that comment passes for the System turned in a $4 million profit in tion." spirit of Christmas among the Sandi- the last reporting period is dangerous In response to a proposal I made sev- nista commandantes. ly misleading. A closer examination eral months ago, Pacific Northwest proves that if its loan volume contin Bell, the regional phone company, has ues to decline, the interest income con agreed to provide free, community A PLEA TO SECRETARY GORBA- tinues to decline and several other telephones at 14 community centers CHEV IN BEHALF OF THE TU- throughout the State. FELDS problems persist. -- Without taking funds away from ac This means that local telephone 91-059 0-89-26 (Pt. 24) 34358 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE December 8, 1987 By Representative MILLER 91-059 0-89-27 (Pt. 24) 34390 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE December 8, 1987 derstood the chairman of the commit ernments that have elected their lead Mr. DORNAN of California. Mr. tee to be saying. ers, than go ahead and do it with your Chairman, I believe we are ready to Mr. Chairman, I will yield to the own amendment, but do not try to do vote. chairman of the full committee and it with mine. This is aimed at Commu The CHAIRMAN. The question is on ask him, is that his understanding, nists in Nicaragua, not the people who the amendment offered by the gentle that it is better to go along with what love freedom. man from New York CMr. WEISS] as a they all agreed to? Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, will be substitute for the amendment offered Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Chairman, I gentleman yield? by the gentlewoman from Maryland thought that all the countries that Mr. CHANDLER. I yield to the gen CMrs. BYRON], as amended. had agreed had signed that agree tleman from Illinois. The question was taken; and the ment. Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, the ter Chairman announced that the noes Mrs. SCHROEDER. That is certain minal flaw, in my judgment, with the appeared to have it. ly what I thought, and I would think amendment offered by the gentleman RECORDED VOTE that to move forward and get into from New York CMr. WEISS] is that it meddling and saying that only one Mr. WEISS. Mr. Chairman, I establishes a moral symmetry between demand a recorded vote. really meant it or only one needs it, we all the countries in Central America, would start to be interfering. A recorded vote was ordered. and anyone who thinks there is a The vote was taken by electronic Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Chairman, will moral symmetry down there does not the gentleman yield further? device, and there were-ayes 110, noes know Central America. 290, not voting 33, as follows: Mrs. SCHROEDER. I yield to the Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. Chairman, chairman of the committee. when I was in El Salvador talking with CRoll No. 4621 Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Chairman, I the President of that country, Presi AYES-110 would like to say that we are either dent Duarte, he said that one of his Ackerman Gonzalez Obey going to have to vote on this amend biggest problems right now is the Akaka Gray
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