, . and . respectively; TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS Louisiana? (3) by inserting after subparagraph SEc. 4. Section 5315 of title 5, United There was no objection. the following new subparagraphs: States Code, is amended by adding at the " of the Department of Energy, the end thereof the following new paragraphs: The SPEAKER. Is there objection Office of Inspector General . as merce. redesignated by paragraph (2), the following "Inspector General, Department of the new subparagraph: Interior. GENERAL LEAVE " (I) of the Department of Justice, the of "Inspector General, Environmental Pro Mr. BREAUX. Mr. Speaker, I ask fices of that Department referred to as the tection Agency 'Audit Staff, Justice Management Division', "Inspector General, General Services Ad unanimous consent that all Members the 'Evaluation Staff, Justice Management ministration. may have 5 legislative days in which to Division', the 'Office of Professional Re "Inspector General, National Aeronautics revise and extend their remarks on the sponsibility, Immigration and Naturaliza and Space Administration. legislation just considered. tion Service', the 'Office of Field Inspec "Inspector General, Small Business Ad The SPEAKER. Is there objection tions and Audit, Immigration and Natural ministration.". ization Service', the 'Office of Internal In Section 5316 of such title is amended to the request of the gentleman from spections, United States Marshals Service', by striking out the following paragraphs: Louisiana? the 'Financial Audits Section, Office of Fi "Inspector General, Department of Com There was no objection. nancial Management, Bureau of Prisons', merce. 1898 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 6, 1984 "Inspector General, Department of the gress and again in the 97th Congress. appointed by the President and are in Interior. Unfortunately, the Senate never acted dependent of the heads of the agen "Inspector General, Environmental Pro on the House-passed bills. tection Agency. cies they review. "Inspector General, General Services Ad Mr. Speaker, the 1978 act was ap I can tell you today without hesita ministration. proved after a review disclosed that tion that the independent Inspector "Inspector General, National Aeronautics audit or investigative units in most General concept is working and is pro and Space Administration. agencies were without effective central ducing dramatic results. The latest "Inspector General, Agency for Interna leadership. The review also found that report from the President's Council on tional Development. agency auditors and investigators Integrity and Efficiency, tells us "Inspector General, Small Business Ad lacked independence, because they that- ministration.". were subordinate to officials who were In the six months ended September 30, Title II of Public Law 94-505 and responsibile for the programs under section 208 of the Department of Energy 1983, the combined activities of the Inspec Organization Act <42 U.S.C. 7138) are review. In addition, no procedures ex tors General resulted in over $8.4 billion in hereby repealed. isted to assure the Congress was in direct savings and improved use of funds, to <2> Notwithstanding the repeal of section formed of serious problems disclosed taling $13.8 billion for the year, and $30.8 208 of the Department of Energy Organiza by audits and investigations. All of the billion since March 1981. tion Act by paragraph <1 > of this subsection, other departments and agencies now The fact of the matter, Mr. Speaker, the position of Deputy Inspector General of covered by the Inspector General Act is that-like other agencies and de the Department of Energy established by originally protested the establishment partments-Justice and Treasury can subsection <2> of such section shall con of independent Inspectors General, be subject to waste, fraud, and abuse tinue until there is a vacancy in that office. just as Treasury and Justice have and should benefit from the effective EFFECTIVE DATE done. However, I do not know of any work of independent Inspectors Gen SEC. 5. This Act and the amendments department or agency who would now eral. made by this Act shall take effect on Octo like to see its Office of Inspector Gen Mr. Speaker, I strongly support H.R. ber 1, 1984. eral abolished. Inspectors General 3625 and urge its approval. Mr. SPEAKER. Is a second demand help management by pointing out ed? problem areas; they report and recom 0 1240 Mr. HORTON. Mr. Speaker, I mend. They do not interfere with Mr. HORTON. Mr. Speaker, I have demand a second. management's direction of an agency. no requests for time, and I yield back The SPEAKER. Without objection, Mr. Speaker, the administration the balance of my time. a second will be considered as ordered. strongly supports the inspector gener Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I yield There was no objection. al concept and has, in fact, established back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER. The gentleman a Council made up of the various In The SPEAKER pro tempore. Harvard University, the pa.st decade, with some big gainers and saying: said the strongest evidence of an accelerat big losers: Production of electronic compo A nation that casually surrenders leading ing decline for U.S. manufacturers is the nents rose 129 percent, plastic products industrial posit ions through policies of ne growing international trade deficit. "The de were up 125 percent, and office equipment glect will find it difficult to stage a come cline in our trade position has accelerated rose 87 percent; cotton fabrics and leather back. very, very dramatically," Eckstein said. " It's each declined 25 percent, and steel fell 16 The report criticizes Federal policy snowballing." percent. In 1965, some 4.3 percent of manufactured Eckstein and the DRI report contend that makers for creating a tax system and goods in the economy were supplied from these changes are not merely the work of an borrowing policies that favor commer abroad; by 1980, the figure had risen to 13.5 efficient market, but the consequence of cial construction over new factories. It percent, and "virtually every industry suf specific policies that are taking a heavy toll also condemns the overvaluation of fered from a major worsening of import of basic manufacturing industry. the dollar, which resulted in last penetration," the DRI study said. "Economists believe in markets, and the year's trade imbalance of over $80 bil Last year, the United States imported markets seem to be saying 'there is a drift lion and a projected trade imbalance $69.4 billion more in goods than it exported, toward services, so why fight it,' " Eckstein of $100 billion in 1984. and the 1984 deficit is expected to approach said. $100 billion. The decline in U.S. manufac He says the reason is that manufacturing The president of Data Resources turing due t o imports will cost up to 2 mil is critical to strong economic growth. The Inc., Otto Eckstein, is reported as lion jobs this year, Eckstein said. DRI report offers suggestive" evidence-al saying that the most important step He asserted that the causes of this long though no conclusvie proof" of this. One the administration and Congress can manufacturing decline include inept eco DRI analsis shows that, in high-growth take to reduce interest rates and bring nomic policies, which have helped produce countries such as Japan, manufacturing has the overvalued dollar down is to seven recessions in the pa.st three decades, a rising share of overall economic activity, reduce the Federal deficit. Mr. Eck making business management afraid to while in the United States, where manufac stein also criticized the idea that we make long-term investments in costly plant turing has had a declining share of the expansion or modernization. economiy, overall economic growth per can allow industrial growth to decline Industry's needs have largely been ig capita also is relatively low compared with in favor of a service economy, pointing nored by Congress and federal policy other industrial nations. out that manufacturing is crucial to makers, who created a tax system and bor "While a country can pour a virtually un strong economic growth. I agree rowing practices that favor commercial con limited amount of capital into investment in wholeheartedly, on both points. struction over new factories, and who have services by providing ever more modern Rightwing economists, whose think handled industry's trade problems in an in office building, bank branches, hotels, shap ing still dominates the Reagan admin different, haphazard way, DRI said. ing malls, etc., these types of investments istration, are still chanting the theme Finally, a long-running overvaluation of have lesser growth potential than invest the dollar, except in the mid-1970s, made ment in successful manufactuirng indus of letting the marketplace direct the U.S. goods relatively more expensive to t ry,'' the DRI report said. economy, as though the distortions export, and imports relatively cheaper here. Although U.S. investment in manufactur caused by the administration's $200 Eckstein said that the most important ing has been relatively constant since 1966, billion deficits and $300 billion defense step the administration and Congress could it is far behind Japan's commitment, and budgets were somehow taking place on take to bring the dollar down is to reduce there is a domino effect in that, DRI said. another planet. A similar blindness to federal budget deficits, that keep interest "There is an enormous advantage in being economic reality afflicted the Republi rates higher than they otherwise would be, the number one firm, in possessing the larg can administrations immediately pre attracting foreign investment that pushes est market share, the lowest costs, the the dollar upward. market power, and the ability to finance ceding the Great Crash of 1929 and Democrats' proposals for new governmen technological and product progress. Once the Great Depression that followed. If tal action to aid specific industries offer the lead is lost, profitability diminishes, re we fail to heed the warning signs this little hope of success unless the underlying sources shrink, and management is pressed time, the ensuing depression could economic problems are dealt with, he said. into shortsighted, defensive cost-cutting make the Great Depression of the "No degree of cleverness on the part of moves that soon produce a further loss of 1930's look like a picnic. management, no new-found cooperation be market share," the report said. The full text of the Post article fol tween employers and workers, no industrial lows these remarks: policies by the federal government can over come the handicaps of an overvalued dollar WHAT IS CONGRESS DOING? DEFICITS, INDUSTRY EROSION TIED and a domestic economy disrupted by credit Florida. The fact is that something should be President Reagan for fiscal 1985 is $2.5 Mr. MACK. Mr. Speaker, let us just going on in the Congress. We really billion higher than Jimmy Carter's put that number into a little bit differ ought to be developing and debating projected spending for defense when ent perspective. some of the issues, but is is certainly he submitted his budget in January I have some figures here that refer not happening with the schedule that 1981. There has been a total added by to median income families' average tax we have had for the first week, the this President for fiscal 1985 of $2.5 rate. It goes back to 1948 and shows second week, and now the third week. billion. In other words, if we are going what the average tax was of that fami I would certainly hope we will see to do as the Democrats are suggesting ly's income. For example, in 1948 it something more substantive emerge in to us, we are going to deal with the was three-tenths of a percent. It the schedule in the weeks ahead. deficit by cutting defense and by rais worked its way up to 6 percent in 1958, The one thing I think the people ing taxes. 8.8 percent in 1970, and up to a high of should be aware of that is likely to Let us take what that means in 10.3 percent in 1981. After the tax happen out here this week is that it is terms of the language that we have cuts, that rate fell to 9.2 percent. our understanding some of the Demo heard. We would assume that they There is a column next to it that crats are becoming concerned about would not want to cut back any fur says, if you use taxes as the method to the repetitive asking for the American ther than the Jimmy Carter defense solve the problem, you would actually people's agenda to be brought up, and budget. Let us remember what Jimmy have to raise taxes to 15.9 percent of they are particularly concerned about Carter's defense budget gave us: Burn income. That is a 73-percent increase the fact that last week some of the ing helicopters in the middle of the in the tax on a median income family. budget-busters on their side were actu Iranian desert. That is symbolic of the ally named by name on the House military during Jimmy Carter's 0 1300 floor, and there is some talk that regime. That is the kind of military Mr. WALKER. Well, the gentle within this week we may get them policy the American people said was man's figures are just absolutely in coming to the floor suggesting that totally unacceptable, that this has credible, and I think it really brings some of us who voted for defense in become an indefensible country in home the point, that when the Demo the past are actually the real budget many ways as a result of those kinds crats talk about taxing the rich, they busters. So we are likely to have some of defense policies. So we assume they are not really talking about the rich. confrontation over the that point. I would not want to go any lower than They are talking about the people in would suggest that we would want to the Jimmy Carter's figures. this country who work for a living, all watch very carefully and see who So they can save $2.5 billion if we go of them. The Democrats regard people comes out and says those kinds of back to the Carter figures in defense. who work for a living as rich, because things on the floor. All right. Now, that leaves us with that is the only way their figures In reviewing the record over the $177.5 billion of deficit yet to solve in make any sense. weekend, I found that several of the this year. If they were determined to Now, most people that I talk to Members who have raised the strong balance the budget-we have had an would think that if you are talking est objections on that in the last year awful lot of them coming out here and about $75,000 and above, you might be voted for no defense whatsoever. On talking about balancing the budget defense appropriations and authoriza this year in recent weeks-if they were talking about the wealthy people in tions, what they voted to do in this really determined to balance the this country. That is statistically what country was to have no defense at all. budget this year, in order to get $177 we show as being really the upper They did not vote for anything in billion in new taxes, they would have income people in this country, $75,000 terms of spending for defense. to confiscate every dime of income in and above. If you confiscate away Now, I suggest that there may be this country above $26,000. every dime of their income, if you had some debate over how strong our de Now, when they talk about taxing confiscatory taxation of them, you fense should be and how many weap the rich, think about that figure. If would get enough money to run the ons systems we really want to buy and you are a two-income family and you Federal Government for 14 days and how big a troop component we want to are earning more than $26,000, how we would have 90 days worth of defi have, but I would suggest that those would you like to pay all the taxes you cit; so in other words, we are really Democrats who voted for absolutely are now paying, plus have every penny talking about nonsense when they talk no defense whatsoever are not in tune of income over $26,000 confiscated about this business that they are with the American people or in tune from you? In order to balance the going to tax the rich. with reality. The suggestion that we budget in the manner the Democrats The fact is that they are going to could get along with absolutely no de are talking about, that is what they tax everyone and the fact is that not fense in this country is ludicrous. We would have to do. That is the kind of even they have to nerve to come to the actually have people who are talking taxation we are talking about. floor with a bill that would be confis the defense issue right now who, when Now, I do not suggest that anybody catory taxation; in other words, to tax they are casting votes in this Congress, making $26,000 or any two-income away a 100 percent of everybody's are casting votes for no defense what family in this country is rich, and I do income over $26,000. They are not soever, no spending, not one dime for not think many of the American going to do that. defense. people who are in that income catego So in order to get the revenue they Some of them are also casting a vote ry think of themselves as rich. But we need, they have got to go way below which says that what they want to do would have to confiscate every dime of $26,000. They have got to go down to is cut back on defense, that somehow income over $26,000, and all those $20,000. They have got to go down to the defense spending is far too high at union families out there who have fi $17 ,000. They have got to go down to the present time. I think that there is nally gotten themselves into a middle $15,000 and most of the tax packages some need, in my personal opinion, for class status in this country would liter that you have seen come on this finding places to trim our defense ally have that middle-class status House floor that have suggested new budget, but I would suggest that from taxed away from them by the kinds of taxes, where people are being taxed, some of the Democrats it makes very, policies that are being talked about on they are talking about people of very little sense, compared to what the other side. $15,000 and above. Those are the rich. 1902 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 6, 1984 What I am saying is that that is are turning it back to those average have to take that, of course, one step really virtually the working class of families, you are then giving them a further. It is the savings and the in this country that they are talking little bit more money to buy some ne vestment that make it possible to about. cessities of life, a little bit more money create new jobs. The 4 million new The term "the rich" becomes an ir to do meaningful things in life and a jobs that we have created over the last relevant term when you look at what little bit more money to provide their several months have been because we they are doing with their tax pro children with a good education. That have been willing to save more and grams. is what you are really talking about. invest more in our economy and that What we have got around here is a Now, when you turn that around is because we got a little bit of a tax bunch of greedy special interests who and you suggest that more taxes are cut and we were able to boost that up have gotten their hooks into this Con good for the economy and good for a little bit; but we are not going to be gress and are bleeding it dry of the tax this Government and good for the able to create new jobs, we are not money provided by working families Nation, then you are really suggesting going to be able to have a future for and the Democrats are willing to feed that that family ought to give up more working people in this Nation if we tax the greedy special interests at the ex of the necessities of life, they ought to it all away, because the one thing that pense of the taxpayer. totally obliterate any chance of having Congress has proven itself inept at is I do not think as a nation we can a meaningful life and they ought to creating jobs. We keep talking about afford to allow tho e patterns to con give up any chance of educating their jobs related bills around here; but the tinue. children themselves. fact is that we do not create jobs. The I am glad to yield to the gentleman Mr. MACK. Well, the reality of what from Florida. the gentleman is talking about is that economy has to create real meaningful Mr. MACK. Let me make another through the tax system, you are trans productive work itself and that relies point. The gentleman mentioned the ferring those items of life that the upon savings and investment; so the $15,000 and $16,000 income level. I gentleman mentioned to someone else gentleman is absolutely right. When have some other information here in through the tax system. you tax away the ability to save and dicating where a family's mcney goes. Mr. WALKER. And, of course, what invest, you are taxing away the ability A family of four with a 1971 income of has happened around here is the way to create new jobs and you are insur $16,000, what I am going to point out we have appealed to greedy special in ing that the long-term future employ here is what impact taxes have had on terest power around here, we have ment in this country is bleak. how the average family goes about made certain that that transfer either While the deficits certainly matter, spending their money. takes place to people who are unwill it matters also how you solve the defi Between the years 1971 and 1981, ing to work, the nonworking people; cits, because solving the deficits with the taxes on income, this is the income the working people are transferring additional taxes will not produce more that is left to spend-- money to people who are not willing to jobs. It will produce less jobs. Solving Mr. WALKER. This is a $16,000 work, or they are transferring it to the the deficits by reducing spending cre family? rich who already have plenty of tax ates more jobs for the future, because Mr. MACK. Right, has gone up 56 breaks and so on at their disposal. it insures a savings and investment cli percent-56 percent increase in tax Those are the greedy special interests mate in which jobs can come about. revenue for that one family. that have come in here and bled the I thank the gentleman for his contri The impact of that is that the tax base of this country dry at the ex bution. family then has to make a decision pense of working people. That is what about how it spends the balance of its we cannot afford to do any longer and money and we find out that becauseJ'Qf yet that is the solution, that is the def OUR ROLE IN LEBANON that they are spending less money on icit solution being offered by the liber The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under food, less money on housing, less al side of this Congress. a previous order of the House, the gen money on personal care, less money on I yield to the gentleman from Flori tleman from Michigan the Congress finds as follows: request. mote progress toward a peaceful resolution <1> Lebanon is important to United States Mr. SILJANDER. Mr. Speaker, I do of the country's problems, requires a United interests in the Middle East, and the goal of not have any objection either. States policy which gives higher priority to the United States policy with respect to Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, if not, I diplomatic and political solutions. Lebanon remains the territorial integrity ask unanimous consent that at the It goes on to say in another part of and independence of Lebanon." conclusion of the special order now the resolutions: The statement, although one we can cer under consideration, the text of the The administration's policy regarding Leb tainly agree with, marks a clear a distinct anon is not working. retreat from the language used by this Com document entitled "Draft-February mittee in the War Powers Resolution passed 1, 1984," which was considered in the It goes on in another section to say: last year. At that time we stated that the Democratic Caucus, be printed in the "The administration has failed • • •." "removal of all foreign forces from Lebanon RECORD. It goes on to say that the administra is an essential United States foreign policy The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is tion has failed several more times in objective in the Middle East." Either it is no there objection to the request of the the resolution. longer essential, or the Democrats choose to gentleman from Washington? For example, on page 4, lines 13 ignore the essential ingredients to peace in through 17, it says: "The failure of the Lebanon. There was no objection. Page 2, Lines 1-7: Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, if the administration's policy • • ... once "(2) There is however, widespread confu gentleman will yield further, I would again. sion among the American people about the like to make just one other point. My only point is that this is an obvi mission of the United States Marines in We did find an issue the other day ous attack in a political election year, Lebanon, and the President has been unable where the Democratic Party's lan with the polls so strongly supporting to present a convincing rationale for contin guage is somewhat questionable, withdrawal of the marines, which we ued participation by the United States where the majority leader the other all support, and that this document Armed Forces in the MNF in Lebanon under has strong political overtones. I am present circumstances.'' day referred to the policies of the The Democratic Party tends to underesti President as being "cruelly deranged." glad to see that Members on both mate the intelligence of the American citi It seems to me that that somehow sides of the aisle are working to tone zen. In fact, the American public all too fits a category that is somehow of down the jargon of the document to often understands Soviet complicity, this even a lower class than using the make sure that the overtones are not time in Syria, as a factor against freedom word, "vicious," to describe the heard but, rather, that the substantive and peace more often than the leaders of manner in which things are done. points are made clear rather than en the Democrats. President Reagan, Secretary Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, will the gaging in a jabbing match on the polit Shultz and Secretary Weinberger have ical overtones in this document. often told this Congress what the objective gentleman in the well yield? of United States policy in Lebanon is. It Mr. SILJANDER. Mr. Speaker, if I POINT-BY-POINT ANALYSIS OF THE DEMOCRAT- bears repeating." may regain my time, I am sorry that IC PARTY'S RESOLUTION ON LEBANON "Our objectives in Lebanon have, from this has turned into a partisan jab " (1) a cessation of The document also contradicts itself be As for the statement on troop safety, the Syrian/PLO/Israeli hostilities; (2) a secure tween points 3 and 4. In the previous para Democrats know that extensive efforts have northern border for Israel; (3) the reestab graph the resolution states that the "in been made to improve it. lishment of a strong central government of creased dangers to the U.S. Armed Forces Page 3, Lines 15-21: Lebanon which could secure sovereign con . . . has prohibited them from performing "(7) The situation in Lebanon, which is trol of Lebanese territory; and <4> the depar their peacekeeping duties." Point 4 states mired in internal domestic stalemate be ture of all foreign forces from Lebanon." that they are becoming too militaristic. The cause of internal fighting and the refusal of Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinbeger, Democratic Party's argument becomes two the parties to the conflict to make compro Sept. 23, 1983. sided and begins to lack credibility. mises necessary to promote progress toward "Our goal in Lebanon is a political settle In September, after receiving casualties, a peaceful resolution of the country's prob ment between the government and the vari the President gave the Marines broad au lems, requires a United States policy which ous confessional groups, aiming at a broader thority to use air strikes and artillery fire to gives higher priority to diplomatic and polit based government that can extend its sover protect U.S. troops and embassy personnel. ical solutions." eign authority throughout the country. In It is vital that the Americans have the Most parties in Lebanon have worked to these circumstances we envisage the with power to fire on those shooting at them and establish a lasting peace. If an agreement is drawal of all foreign forces, as well as secu to retaliate after an attack. If this is what put together, usually only one group, and rity arrangements to assure the security of the Democrats describe as an increased mili that a Syrian puppet, vetos it. That means Israel's northern border."-Secretary of tary role, then they obviously lack under Christians, Sunnis, and most Shiites are State Shultz before House Foreign Affairs standing of the need to support our Ma agreeing on security agreements and nation Committee on October 24, 1983. rines. al reconciliation. An example of this coop Again and again the Administration has Page 2 and 3, Lines 22- 25, 1-7: eration is seen in the make-up of the Leba defined these objectives, which one hopes "(5) The Investigations Subcommittee of nese Armed Forces. The officer corps is 50% all Members of Congress share. the Committee on Armed Services of the Christian and Moslem. The enlisted men are Page 2, Line 8-13: House of Representatives, in its report 60% Moslem. The attempt to promote a "(3) As the situation in Lebanon has dete dated December 19, 1983, concluded that, multi-confessional military is a dramatic riorated in recent months, it has posed in 'Sustained deployment of personnel in the symbol of the way the opposing factions are creased dangers to the United States Armed situation of almost certain further casual moving together. Forces in Lebanon and has prohibited them ties should only be undertaken if the policy Only an ostrich would not see the inten for performing the peacekeeping mission objectives are visible, profoundly important sive diplomatic negotiations going on in the which was the original justification for and clearly obtainable. Failure of the Ad Middle East. The United States has pursued their presence in Lebanon." ministration to adequately reexamine its every available channel to peace. Donald The Democrats fail to point out how the policy and relate it to present conditions Rumsfeld has been shuttling between Syria, situation has deteriorated in recent months. will only mean that such reexamination will Washington and Beirut. The Administration Clearly the bombing of the Marine com have to be done by Congress." even cooperated with the good-will mission pound in October was a tragedy. Our Ma The Document states that there will be by Rev. Jesse Jackson in order to secure the rines, however, are in fortified positions further casualties in Lebanon. As a result release of Lt. Goodman. President Reagan that insure their safety against massive cas we should pull out, unless the objectives are has gone so far as to offer to meet with ualties, protect them against attack, and clear. Since the objectives are clear, the test Syrian President Assad. These negotiations enable them to perform their duties. of the statement has been passed. The real have borne fruit. Progress is being made due to the high priority placed on diplomatic It is important to understand just what thrust of it, however, causes concern. If this their duties as peacekeepers entail. Presi Congress passes a resolution that makes and political solutions on the U.S. part, dent Gemayel of Lebanon, who asked the Saudi Arabia, France and others. continued U.S. presence contingent on there The Democrats fail to comprehend the MNF to come to Lebanon said on January being no further casualties, it is extending 31, 1984: nature of our diplomatic strategy and the "The presence of the Marines here is sym an invitation to terrorists, snipers and other strategy applied by nations since the earli bolic and provides moral support for the extremists to take every possible chance to est recorded history. Our military is not whole Free World. The Marines are not kill American soldiers. If we let the terror there to win a war, but to support our diplo being asked to be militarily responsible." ists know that all they have to do to win is matic efforts. If the U.S. is to deal effective The Marines, have done their job with an kill Americans then they will try to oblige ly in the Middle East and influence the per excellence that lives up to their reputation. the Democrats. ceptions of U.S. adversaries and their will Without their presence, the Government of The policies of the United States can ingness to agree to political accommodation, Lebanon would have fallen, and all hopes never be contingent on the results of ter the U.S. must be ready to apply measured for a free and democratic Lebanon would riorists. Once we let them manipulate our force to protect important interests and ob have vanished. foreign policy the safety of every American jectives. This does not mean "war" in the Page 2, Lines 14-22: abroad, and many here in the United States traditional sense; rather, it is the use of "(4) As the Department of Defense Com will be in constant danger. military power to complement diplomacy. mission on the Beirut International Airport Page 3, Lines 8-14: Presence may suffice to help achieve a dip Terrorist Act of 23 October concluded, non have performed superbly despite the forced by the use of force Implementation of a series of plans, "(4) Development of intensified diplomat since June of 1982, and has vowed not to including military contingency plans, to pro ic efforts with Syria, as soon as possible, to send one back until the Israelis withdraw tect against the increasing threat which ter achieve acceptance by Syria, and the fac entirely from Lebanon. rorism poses to the United States and its tions it supports in Lebanon, of a reconcilia In short, there can be no comprehensive friends and interests in the region. Such tion plan." Middle East settlement without solving Leb plans should include improvement of United This seemingly simple phrase shows why anon's problems first. States intelligence gathering, coordination, it is dangerous to trust the Nation's foreign Page 6, lines 5-12: and assessment capabilities in Lebanon in affairs to the Democratic National Commit "(8) Intensification of United States ef order to protect United States interests, citi tee. The Democratic Party's resolution forts to retrain and reequip the Lebanese zens, and Armed Forces in Lebanon and to shows a profound misunderstanding of the Armed Forces, including efforts to increase guard against terrorist attacks." Syrian role in Lebanon. Syria believes that military assistance and the delivery of de President Reagan has been developing Lebanon is part of a "Greater Syria" and fense articles and defense services to enable plans and legislation to help combat terror has no real interest in a peaceful reconcilia the Government of Lebanon to assume the ism. Our improved strategic relationship tion agreement. This is particularly true if responsibilities of the Multinational Force with Israel gives the United States increased the United States is in a mode of retreat. in Lebanon and enable local security forces access to Middle East intelligence. The im Again and again we have seen that the Syr to assume internal security functions among provement in intelligence was demonstrated ians respond best to strength, and exploit the various communities in the country." by the discovery of planned suicide-airplane weakness. The Syrians want nothing more Once again, this provision, on its own a attacks against American ship, which led to than a withdrawal of the MNF so that he good one, is in direct conflict with the main threats of American preemptive strikes and can attempt to fulfill his goals. goal of the Democratic Party's resolution, increased preparedness. This naivite, if enacted into law, would which is unilateral surrender/withdrawal in The provision once again avoids the prob only bring about increased tragedy for Leba an orderly fashion. This provision is helpful lem the resolution creates. The surrender/ non at the hands of Assad, a ruthless dicta if it leads to phased, responsible withdrawal. withdrawal on a unilateral basis serves as a tor with his own people, much less others. The United States, contrary to the tone of reward to terrorism. By showing cowardice Page 5, lines 18-20: the provision has been actively training new in this Congress in the face of radical "Promotion of a continuing dialogue be Lebanese Armed Forces. Moslem terrorist attacks we are extending tween the Governments of Israel and Leba Since the military aid program began in the greatest written invitation to terrorism. non concerning security arrangements and a October 1982, the Lebanese Armed Forces Page 7, line 4-7: reconciliation plan for Lebanon." has increased in size from 17 ,500 to over " Cc> Not later than 30 days after the adop One of the key accomplishments of the 32,000 today. Two new brigades, currently tion of this resolution, the President shall Reagan administration has been the May being trained will be armed and equipped submit a written report to the Congress on 17th Agreement calling for full Israeli with within 90 days, and two more brigades are the actions he has taken to implement these drawal from Lebanon and normalization of expected within the year. The program will policies." relations. This agreement, however, is one bring the strength of the Lebanese forces It is worth reading this section just to see of the main reasons for Syrian intransi up to 60,000. something specific and tangible mentioned. gence. Syria does not want a second Arab One important point that this provision The political overtones of the Resolution state to recognize Israel, nor do they feel an raises is that the Lebanese government is are concluded, by attempting to shift all re Israeli withdrawal should be timed to coin having difficulty receiving the defense items sponsibility for the irresponsible actions cide with a Syrian withdrawal. Lebanese-Is it needs. The Gemayel administration has contemplated by this document onto the raeli dialogue is continuing and has had tan been asking for 10 out-dated Hawker President. gible results. It is with the Syrians that the Hunter fighters to double the size of the Lebanese need a dialogue. Lebanese air force. The United States CONCLUSION Page 5, lines 21-25: should move more forcefully to give the The Democratic Party's resolution is one "(6) Continuation of other efforts to Lebanese forces what they need to reclaim of the most blatant political efforts ever achieve the withdrawal of all foreign troops their national sovereignty. made in the Foreign Affairs Committee. It from Lebanon and the reestablishment of a Page 6, Lines 13-19: represents, at best, a partisan infringement sovereign independent Lebanon, taking into " (9) Implementation of an economic as on a sensitive area of U.S. interests and, at account the legitimate security concerns of sistance program for Lebanon with funds al worst, a cruel hoax that could potentially be Syria and Israel." ready appropriated, and with the immediate responsible for the loss of thousands of If this resolution were to bear the force of assistance of the International Bank for Re lives, the loss of American prestige, a major law, there would be no foreign troop with construction and Development, to start Middle East war, and the collapse of free drawal. Even its passage would be a signal sound economic reconstruction and develop dom and democracy in Lebanon. This is an that Syrian intransigence was achieving its ment projects and energize the Lebanese go irresponsible effort to play politics where it intended results. vernment to provide better services and is most inappropriate to do so. It is clear that Syria, while perhaps not more presence in as much of the country as In the Foreign Affairs full committee being directly involved, has been at least possible." meeting on February 1, Democratic Repre tacitly involved in the terrorist attacks The Reagan administration has provided sentative Stephen Solarz said, "This docu against the Multinational Force and Israel, substantial aid to Lebanon in the regular ment has clear partisan overtones. This is including the attack that killed 240 Marines. Foreign Assistance budget and the Supple far too important to take up hastily in an ill Syria has used whatever means at its dispos mental. Lebanon has access to massive conceived manner." Apparently many al to drive the MNF out, and increase its amounts of dollars from Saudi Arabia, and Democrats who have been devoted friends hold on Lebanon. All indications are that actually pays for 80% of their defense pur of Israel and authors of bipartisan consen Assad does not want to leave Lebanon and chases with cash. sus on the Middle East in general see the will only do so if pressure for a settlement is Once again, the intent of the resolution, danger in this resolution. great enough. The Democratic Party's reso while positive as a separate provision is con An effectively coordinated, calibrated and lution awards Syria for its role in killing tradictory to the surrender/withdrawal pro coherent policy can only be carried out by a U.S. Marines and destabilizing Lebanon. For v1s10n. Since the Gemayel government Presidential decision and adherence to it that reason alone the resolution should be would fall, hostilities would increase to new within the Executive Branch. The Congress defeated. levels of intensity, and foreign troops would must realize that it can thwart a coherent Page 6, Lines 1-4: retrench, any attempt to build-up the infra policy but it is incapable of formulating or "C7> Renewal of efforts to pursue vigor structure of Lebanon is merely handing implementing a coherent policy of its own. ously a broader Middle East peace to reduce cash to the Syrians who will take over in Congress helps determine basic policy, but tensions through the region as a step in fa Lebanon. the Administration risks serious undermin cilitating peace and reconciliation in Leba This provision also fails to account for the ing of basic U.S. interests if Congress at non." tremendous entrepreneural spirit of the tempts to micro-manage U.S. policy or act to This issue has been discussed earlier, but Lebanese people. Their country has always undercut it. It is clear that foreign nations, suffice it to say that the presence of this been the door to the Middle East, and shows adversaries in particular, are acutely con- 1914 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 6, 1984 scious of trends in Congressional moods and (8) The situation in Lebanon is drifting (9) Implementation of an economic assist pressures on the Administration. out of control and the administration's ance program for Lebanon with funds al There is no room for partisan polit ics policy regarding Lebanon is not working. ready appropriated, and with the immediate where thousands of American and Lebanese The United States is reacting to events assistance of the International Bank for Re lives are at stake. Perhaps Speaker O'Neill rather than implementing policies which construction and Development, to start said it best himself last year when he stated, are in the national interest of the United sound economic reconstruction and develop "Politics stops at our shoreline, and we are States. ment projects and energize the Lebanese no longer Democrats or Republicans but (9) The administration has failed to im Government to provide better services and Americans." The Middle East and the press upon the Government of Lebanon the more presence in as much of the country as United States would be a lot safer if the urgent need for it to develop a viable recon possible. Speaker would follow his own admonition. cilation plan, which might include such ob 00) Implementation of a series of plans, jectives as more equitable power sharing, including military contingency plans, to pro [Draft-February 1, 1984) early parliamentary elections, a new census, H. CON. RES. 248 tect against the increasing threat which ter and the formation of a government of na rorism poses to the United States and its Concurrent resolution to bring about the tional reconciliation. friends and interests in the region. Such prompt and orderly withdrawal of the 00) The administration has allowed the plans should include improvement of United United States Armed Forces participating situation in Lebanon to dominate the States intelligence gathering coordination, in the Multinational Force in Lebanon United States agenda in the Middle East to the detriment of efforts for progress in the and assessment capabilities in Lebanon in Resolved by the House of Representatives order to protect United States interests, citi fthe Senate concurring), That Ca) the Con broader, and ultimately more important, Middle East peace process. zens, and Armed Forces in Lebanon and to gress finds as follows: guard against terrorist attacks. (11) The failure of the administration's (1) Lebanon is important to United States Cc) Not later than 30 days after the adop interests in the Middle East, and the goal of policy has led to widespread concern among the American people that continued partici tion of this resolution, the President shall United States policy with respect to Leba submit a written report to the Congress on non remains the territorial integrity and in pation by United States Armed Forces in the Multinational Force in Lebanon is not the actions he has taken to implement these dependence of Lebanon. policies. (2) There is, however, widespread confu in the national interest. sion among the American people about the Cb) Therefore, the Congress declares that mission of the United States Marines in United States policy toward Lebanon should Lebanon, and the President has been unable include the following elements: THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE to present a convincing rationale for contin (1) The prompt and orderly withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces participat The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under ued participation by United States Armed a previous order of the House, the gen Forces in the Multinational Force in Leba ing in the Multinational Force in Lebanon, non under present circumstances. in consultation with other members of the tleman from Nevada 31--059 0-87-17 (Pt. 2) 1920 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 6, 1984 Mr. HUNTER. I agree with the gen wrong. I am just trying to reiterate for We did not discuss things that were of tleman. That is exactly what I am the Record that I see everything re utmost secrecy, but there were some doing. peating itself. exchanges of ideas that may have far My point was that our policy under For instance, there was a statement reaching implications. We talked which the marines are staying in Leba made recently, "Oh, we cannot get about what our trade policy should be non is a policy that was arrived at out, it is impossible. We are stuck in as far as developing and emerging na and I am talking about not what got there. Look what would happen." The tions are concerned and the overall them there in the first place but the next statement: "Oh, the government problem that we have in this country fact that they are staying in Leba is getting stronger. Gemayel and all of involving steel and steel imports and non-by a bipartisan action. We voted his people there, now we have got a the source of them. on the floor of this House to go along couple more regiments we are training, with that. and it is going to be all right, they are 0 1500 Mr. GAYDOS. Let me respond going to get together, they are going We looked and we saw some pecu there. The President said, as a matter to be able to defend their country, de liarities take place that we talked of public knowledge and formally on mocracy is going to prevail." about today in the Steel Caucus execu the record, that he was going to keep I do not know whether they are tive committee that we exhaustively the troops there regardless of whether right or I am. All I know is that this that original resolution was passed or reiteration has all of the facets and discussed and debated. For instance, not. He said that repeatedly. He made the criticism, the justification, all of it, Japan taking the position that Korea the decision. And he said they would all repeated. In the meantime, the cas is taking undue advantage of the inter continue there until he decided. In ualties start all over again. national trade arrangements and fact, that was what was so violently I am not even saying-I do not know, agreements, GATT, and is dumping in debated on the floor of this House, and I do not think I am in a position Japan and Korea steel illegally, im whether or not he was going to pull at this time, not having specific infor properly, under existing agreements. them out, whether or not the War mation-whether we are in there right We looked at that and tried to fit it Powers Act in any respect attached to or wrong. All I know is that I have a into our problem we have here with the problem. And that was the admin great fear that we are getting into an Brazil. istration's stated position publicly. inextricable position, that we are We tried to fit in the Caribbean Ini Mr. HUNTER. Will the gentleman thrust into someplace that we cannot tiative where this country, I say fool continue to yield? get ourselves out of, and reasoning is lishly but others say there are justifi Mr. GAYDOS. Yes. not going to prevail, because all of cations for it, has said, "Look, we are Mr. HUNTER. If the gentleman will these things were debated on all of going to allow the Caribbean nations, continue to yield, I will say that if the these issues identically 10 to 12 years because of thier very critical economic gentleman thinks that the reason we ago. I happened to be sitting here lis situation, to ship into this country voted to basically ratify the Presi tening to them and experiencing the many, many different items tariff free. dent's request to keep the marines in frustration at that time. We looked at the situation in Lebanon was because he was going to I had hoped my colleagues would be Mexico, where Mexico under interna do it anyway, I think the gentleman is here. They had asked for a debate. It tional agreements has no restraints be not informed. This was a deliberate was a good debate, I imagine, but I cause she is not a party to GATT and, vote by this House to keep the ma thought it was unfair insofar as we did therefore, the problems with her take rines in Lebanon and not to set a date not have a fair share of the time. But on a nomenclature that are very, very certain for their removal. And that I just hope that reason prevails, I specific and different than others and was a bipartisan action. I do not think hope that we do find ourselves out of we are looking at the overall situation the gentleman, by going back to the the morass we are in. as it pertains to specialty and we policy and the purpose for the Presi I hear them talking about foreign looked at our projected future in this dent first inserting the marines, can trade, as to what other countries are country as to the viability of the do alter that fact. doing for their self-interest and what mestic steel industry not only in exist I thank the gentleman for giving me we are not doing, and trying to be fair, ing economic circles and reasons and time to respond to his comments on trying to look at the needs, internal, purposes, but the defense of this coun the floor. I think he has made some domestic, international needs of the try. excellent points. I think that the countries, and how trade should be a I have repeatedly stated an example major point that all of Congress two-way street, which it is not, and that I think is unattackable: that should remember is that the Syrians then taking into consideration not when the Isreali forces lost the first are watching what we do on this floor, only the trade issue but also our abili day of the war years back and had and I would hope that our actions are ty to participate in the Mideast in something like 700 or 800 tank casual not going to be interpreted as mani such a controversial situation. I think ties, the first country they turned to festing a lack of resolve for the United it is going to take probable minds and was us and we had to deplete our Na States to help establish an independ actions of great consequence to ulti tional Guard. We had to take all of ent Lebanon. mately determine what is right and those tanks and rush them over there I thank the gentleman for allowing wrong. But probably the reason why I by airlift so that her defensive posture me to speak on that issue. am just taking these few minutes at would be on what would be amenable Mr. GAYDOS. I think the gentle the end of these special remarks is to the situation. man makes points that are viable. But that I am just trying to caution my What are we going to do if we do not let me say this: I happen to have spent colleagues. Let us make sure that we make steel in this country? Who is some time in the House, and I want give this very thorough consideration going to supply that steel? What hap the Record to show at this time that I and that we do not repeat some steps pens when we give away our tool steel see an unfolding of repetition of fact we have taken before and that we do industry and our specialty steel, titani upon fact upon fact, as has been part not end up doing something that we um, and everything that implies, all of the record of the Vietnam conflict, originally did not intend to do. types of specialty steel, where one everything, from beginning to end, There being no one else on the floor buys it by the pound and not by the how we got into the matter, how we here willing to participate in that ton, which they use in afterburners sustained ourselves, how we could not aspect, let me close my special order and all of our war endeavors and so pull out of it. And I am not even with this admonition as far as trade is phisticated weaponry. saying as a matter of record today concerned: We met today with Secre All t{hat depends upon specialty steel whether or not I think it is right or tary Baldrige, with the Steel Caucus. and all the ramifications of it, then, February 6, 1984 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1921 when you lose your industry. What do heavily unionized, has repeatedly re But we all know what happened in you do? Where do you look for the fused to support the bill that I intro California. Because of the physical lo sources? duced here some 6 months ago that we cation, high shipping costs between So those are things we talked about call, not the Fair Steel Trade Act, but California and the central part of this today. I am going to be taking special the reciprocity bill which in essence country and the East, and the proxim orders trying to explain, trying to jus says we will do with other countries ity of the production and producers tify, maybe at times, and hopefully what they do with us. Our unions have originating in the Far East, all this trying to elucidate, for the benefit of repeatedly taken a position that that has contributed to the fact that a ton my colleagues, what the · problem is is not right; we should not inter!ere of steel lands in .California cheaper and trying to be fair, trying to be accu with international free trade. But now than we can make it there. So even rate, and hopefully, a self-serving dec hopefully they are coming around. Houdini could not change that. laration on my part, trying to be effec But those are some of the frustra I also want the record to show that tive. That is what we are going to do. tions we have had over the years. the Member from California who has We are going to keep it up and be as Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. just spoken was one of the most persistent as we can, and I hope we are Speaker, will the gentleman yield? viable, influential and effective Mem as persistent as my colleague, the gen Mr. GAYDOS. I now yield to a bers in that Steel Caucus, and many tleman from Texas, who has been so member of the caucus, one who has times, although he does not admit it at persistent on so many issues and has, been so instrumental in helping us this point, we looked to him for leader in the long run, ultimately ended up effect some of these changes, my good ship. I just happen to have been occu accomplishing what he wanted to do friend, the gentleman from California. pying the chair at the time. He has in the first place. Mr. BROWN of California. I thank Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, will the distinguished gentleman from been a tiger, for want of a better de the gentleman yield? Pennsylvania for yielding to me. scriptive term, in many of our endeav Mr. GAYDOS. I yield to the gentle Mr. Speaker, I am moved by the re ors and when we had our darkest mo man from Texas. marks of our friend, the gentleman ments. Mr. GONZALEZ. I thank my distin from Texas, to add my own words to Let me conclude by saying this: I do guished colleague from Pennsylvania his in tribute to the leadership that not know, I do not think the caucus for yielding. the gentleman in the well has given on knows, where we are going to go and Mr. Speaker, I rise only to compli this very important issue through his what the ultimate results are going to ment the gentleman for the long, sus leadership in the Steel Caucus. be. tained effort. He has shared the loneli I know that I have not been as faith 0 1510 ness of these hours with some of us, ful as he has either in my attendance and I, for one, appreciate his leader or my diligence in pursuing these I do know that we have brought it ship that has led to action. If what we issues. Perhaps this is one of the rea down upon this question in the spot have now are just some vestiges of the sons that we have lost the only steel light of enlightenment, and that we protection the American consumer, mill in California, one which is in my have people now participating in it. American industry, should have had, I district. The record is very, very clear now that think in large part it has been due to But the gentleman in the well has this is a problem touching all facets. his efforts, his leadership, and that of helped to focus the attention of the Not only steel, but the same principles his colleagues in the Steel Caucus. Congress on the great importance of apply to anything you can envision in I, for one, want to record the show this problem of our steel industry in real life or that you know exists. that I am grateful for his leadership in this country, not only the specialty We talk about costume jewelry that keeping some of us informed who do steel interests but all steel, and how we do not make in this country. We not have the direct relationship and vital this is to the future security and used to employ 20,000 people to make responsibility that the gentleman has economic prosperity of this country. costume jewelry for all of our young and has so ably discharged. I want the gentleman to know that I ladies, and all of our costume jewelry, Mr. GAYDOS. Mr. Speaker, because appreciate the work that he has done. I think without exception, is now of my very personal and sincere asso It must compel us ultimately to take made overseas. Christmas tree lights ciation and also my concept and my some action different from what we and ornaments and things of that description I have given on many occa have been doing. We cannot allow this nature are all made overseas. sions to my colleague from Texas, I situation to continue, and I know that I am not saying that a country really, sincerely, appreciate what he he will continue to work on it. cannot survive because it does not has said as a distinct compliment, one I just wanted to thank the gentle make costume jewelry or it does not that I probably do not deserve, but I man for that and to pledge my contin make Christmas tree lights, but I do really appreciate that. ued support. say that if somebody wants to buy The gentleman does remind me that Mr. GAYDOS. I thank the gentle those things and you want to have some affirmative action has occurred. man. I want the record to show that your economy moving and be effective, We have had a Buy American, as far the executive board member from people are going to have to work some as the highway bill is concerned. It California has supported the Steel place, and everybody cannot work in does mean some jobs have been saved. Caucus financially, through his time, the steel mills, because I say "There We did have a great debate involving doing yeoman duty time and time just ain't no more jobs there." So in the proposed northern pipeline vis-a again, taking from his other obliga order to earn that ability to purchase, vis who would supply the pipe, the size tions and duties, his committee work, they have to have jobs. pipe, and where and from, with and participating in hearings that we It is just like Johnny Dent used to Canada and other places. I would like have had with all types of personal say when he was here and used to lead to assume we have, hopefully, been in ities, with industry, international per this battle long before I came along. strumental in affecting or maybe in sonalities. He was always there. Johnny Dent used to go out there and fluencing the fact that we do have If the time the gentleman put in speak to the china producers, and I right in place today on specialty steel would have been rewarded by the even think at that time they paid him some quotas. The administration has number of industrial activities and fac a terrific honorarium-$250. And acquiesced. tories working in his area, California Johnny would say-and he would It has been a lonely battle, my col would have been swamped. I say that bring the house down-"Let me tell league does remind me. We have been without any reservation. California you something, you go to Taiwan-and ridiculed at times because even the would have been swamped with the I love the Taiwanese-and you go to area which I come from, which is very steel industry. Japan, you go there and you visit, and 1922 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 6, 1984 you buy from them china. How many the most modern in the world. It is ad Like John Dent used to say-and I times has a Chinese national or a Tai mitted in international circles that the am going to close with this little ditty wanese national come and sat down in most modern, up-to-date stainless steel of his-he used to say repeatedly, your restaurant and used that cup to production capacity right now rests in "You know, we can't live in this coun drink a cup of tea? Very seldom." this country. It is phenomenal, but try if I wash your underwear and you So he would say, "Look, you can't that is what happened. turn around and wash my underwear sell to the whole world. You've got to Now, on steel, we had to give them because none of us are going to have buy from them. You've got to be fair." protection. Why? Because of that old any money to pay anybody." He would always make this point. criticism that "you have antiquated So we have to have a diversification, This is him speaking years back. He production facilities and that is why we have to have a healthy internation would say, "Today here we are, we you can't compete." That is a bunch of al situation, and that is what we are don't even make such-and-such china, baloney. There we have it. They could striving to do. Whether we are success a cup of this or a cup of that." not compete, because they made it and ful is going to depend on our ability to That is just not good horsesense. It they are making it in my district and enlighten and educate our colleagues. has always been the basic principle in other districts. Allegheny Ludlum is It is going to depend upon the ability under the international free trade con one of them. It is the most modern. of an enlightened administration, and cept. It has always been the common We had to give them protection, and internationally, in the worldwide sense and the fundamental of it. It has the protections are in place today. family of nations, hopefully and ulti always been that way, that you sell to Why do we have to do it, even with mately, we are going to get a real good the world what you make, what you the most modern steel production? Be can produce effectively and efficiently cause Sweden, West Germany, Brazil, workable international agreement, and competitively, and they should and all these other countries start GATT, and make it work. Hopefully buy from you what you make. dumping on them and selling below we can work that out. I am a free But that is not the case today. The cost. trader, and I think all of us are. It is whole thing has changed. We have This is not me talking; it is a matter just a matter of how we arrive at it. governments which are in business of record found by the International Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my col today. They subsidize. We have car Trade Commission. leagues for participating, and I apolo tels, international cartels. They get to Now, our country and our industries gize for taking the time because I gether. We have the free enterprise cannot compete, and we are not going know my colleagues also anxiously concept here in this country compet to be able to compete under those con want to make their points. ing with the governments of Japan, ditions. We have been asking for Korea, Taiwan, West Germany, Eng years-and my good friend, the gentle land, Italy, Brazil-you name it-in man from California, knows this BORROWING OUR CHILDREN'S cluding Mexico. asking for years, give us a U.S. nation FUTURE For instance, let me give a good ex al policy. Give us some direction over The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under ample. An American producer needs here. Let our bankers make arrange a previous order of the House, the gen money for capitalization. He has to go ments with steel to give them reasona tleman from Illinois Ronald Reagan
