33344 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 23, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS BUDGET REFORMS ALL FOOD, AGRICULTURE, CONSER­ VOTE NO ON THE HONEY POT.­ BUBBLES AND NO BITE VATION, AND TRADE ACT OF VOTE NO ON THE FARM BILL 1990 HON. WM. S. BROOMFIELD HON. SILVIO 0. CONTE OF MICHIGAN HON. ROBERT E. WISE, JR. OF MASSACHUSETTS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF WEST VIRGINIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, October 23, 1990 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, October 23, 1990 Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker, for weeks Tuesday, October 23, 1990 Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, we'll be taking up now the American people have been reading the farm bill conference today, and I want to Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of alert the House to one very important provi­ that the Federal budget has been cut to the the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and bone, that the only way out of the budget defi­ sion. Trade Act of 1990. Title XXIII of the bill, which You know what I'm talking about-the killer cit is to raise new taxes. I first introduced a year ago as H.R. 3564, Then they pick up their morning paper and beekeepers. The House's bill capped pay­ amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 read that the House has just voted half a mil­ ments to beekeepers at $100,000 by 1994. to ensure that the Rural Electrification Admin­ lion dollars to renovate the birthplace of Law­ And the other body, in an unusual show of istration and the Rural Telephone Bank are rence Welk. fiscal sanity and wise policy, eliminated the The American taxpayers are calling for seri­ responsive to the evolving telecommunica­ honey subsidy altogether. ous cuts in the budget and all they're getting tions needs of rural telephone subscribers. Now, did the conferees split the difference? from Congress is champagne music. These Due in large part to the telephone loan pro­ did they reach a $50,000 cap? No. Did the so-called budget reforms are all bubbles and grams of REA and RTB, most rural Americans Senate conferees give up and agree to the no bite. today enjoy basic telephone service at afford­ cap at a full $1 00,000? No. They combined to The taxpayers are angry and I don't blame able rates. But basic telephone service is no raise the cap to $125,000. A full 25 percent them. longer sufficient to meet the needs of rural over the House's number. America. We are in an era where service in­ This week USDA's Agriculture Research dustries are rapidly replacing agriculture, man­ Service is out hunting killer bees along the A LETTER FROM JAMES ufacturing, and mining as the mainstays of the border near Harlingen, TX. They're trying to MOYLAN rural economy. Rural America is struggling to trap them with sex pheromones and keep emerge from a period of economic decline. them out of Texas. Well, it's clear to me they're looking in the wrong place. They In order for rural businesses to survive, they HON. CARL D. PURSELL should be out hunting the conferees who are must have access to computer modems, fax OF MICHIGAN stinging the taxpayers. Vote no on the honey machines, and other advanced telecommuni­ pot. Vote no on the farm bill. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cations technologies that urban businesses Tuesday, October 23, 1990 have come to find essential. For many in rural Mr. PURSELL. Mr. Speaker, on July 31 I en­ America, such access is only feasible with the FIX THE BUDGET BY CUTTING tered into the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD two continued assistance of the REA and RTB SPENDING, NOT BY RAISING letters from constituents of my Second Con­ programs. TAXES gressional District in Michigan. I wish to re­ Title XXIII makes clear that recent techno­ enter one of those letters today in its entirety. logical developments such as fiber optic cable HON. FLOYD SPENCE The letter came to me from Mr. James Moylan and data transmission are included in the defi­ OF SOUTH CAROLINA of Plymouth, MI. The text follows: nition of telephone service for which REA and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DEAR REPRESENTATIVE PuRSELL: I am writ­ RTB loans can be made. The legislation also ing this short letter to express my concern allows qualified rural telephone borrowers to Tuesday, October 23, 1990 about any pending legislation that will ad­ invest a certain percentage of their own cap­ Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to versely affect the current guidelines for ital for rural development purposes. Credit Unions in this country. The Credit commend to my colleagues a few thoughts Union that I deal with through my place of At the same time, Title XXIII ensures that from an editorial that appeared recently in a employment is very successful and sound. It the REA and RTB telephone programs oper­ South Carolina paper. It makes two points does not need any new guidelines or restric­ ate under the watchful eye of the public. about the budget debate that, in my view, tions just because of the competition that it Under the bill, RTB will become subject to the have not received enough attention. The first may impose on other banking institutions. open meeting requirements of the Sunshine is that the so-called spending cuts included in In fact, I have always felt that competition Act. REA will become subject to the notice the various proposals we have considered in is supposed to be a healthy way of insuring this deficit reduction discussion have only services for the common good of consumers. and comment requirements of the Administra­ Having the rules changed is not a fair way tive Procedure Act. made cuts in spending increases in existing of competing. Enactment of the Food, Agriculture, Conser­ programs. It is my belief that the shallowness My wife, children and I have savings and vation, and Trade Act of 1990 will not only fa­ of these budget cuts has not been sufficiently highlighted. The second point is that the tax checking accounts in two other banks be­ cilitate the advancement of rural telecommuni­ sides our Credit Union and we intend to increases included in the bill hit not only once cations but will be a major step toward the de­ keep them balanced that way for security but are more accurately double taxes as the velopment of our rural economy and the im­ and convenience. In my opinion, the current producers or transporters of goods and serv­ guidelines for banks and credit unions do provement of the quality of rural American life. ices inevitably pass along their added costs to not need to be revamped. I can only recall the last time the Government broadened consumers. This effect, too, seems to have the guidelines of Savings & Loans for the been ignored in many circles. betterment of the saving public! We need real cuts to reduce the deficit. We Respectfully yours, don't need any more taxes and I hope that JAMES MOYLAN. the following excerpts will convince you also. e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. October 23, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 33345 Many of the criticisms weighed against the of Congressman BARNEY FRANK, who Phillips Hospital in St. Louis, MO. After receiv­ Senate package can just as easily be applied thoughtfully guided this bill through the House ing her license, she went on to the Northwest to the House bill in many ways. From what I Judiciary Committee. Institute of Medical Technology in Minneapo­ have heard about the prospective conference As you know, administrative regulations too lis, MN. report, it doesn't seem to do much better. often become the object of protracted litiga­ In 1944, Nurse Johnson conducted re­ The editorial follows: tion. For example, nearly 80 percent of the search at the University of Minnesota Depart­ DOING THE WRONG THING ON THE BUDGET 300 regulations promulgated each year by the ment of Plant Pathology which resulted in the [From the Charleston <SC> News and Environmental Protection Agency are contest­ cure for scarlet fever. In 1945, she was certi­ Courier, Oct. 19, 1990] ed in court. Now I realize that Washington, fied by the American Red Cross and began The Senate package that seems to be sail­ DC, is a city of attorneys, but many thoughtful teaching disaster nursing and basic first aid. ing toward presidential approval contains attorneys themselves would surely join me in One year later, Nurse Johnson was certified genuine tax increases of roughly $149 bil­ saying it is in our national interest to find pru­ as a medical missionary and served in Liberia, lion and "cuts" in government expenditures dents ways in which to cut down on endless West Africa, where she promoted the organi­ of approximately $250 billion. There is no litigation. zation of the Liberian National Nursing Asso­ way to get a precise reading on either the Many court battles are time consuming, un­ ciation. new taxes or the spending "cuts" because productive, costly affairs that could be avoid­ Nurse Johnson moved to Cleveland in Congress' tax-writing committees have yet to fill in all the blanks. What is certain, ed. In certain cases, the process of rulemak­ 1959, where she tutored nurses for the Ohio however, is that the "cuts" aren't cuts at all; ing can be accomplished more fairly and effi­ Board of Nurse Education and Registration, they are reductions in the rate of growth in ciently through direct negotiations among the and spent much of her time as a leading government spending, not the growth itself.