Congressional Record—Senate S11474

S11474 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 27, 1996 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">a s n u t r it ion pr oblem s, disea se, a n d h a r - </li><li style="flex:1">T h e NMF S la bor a t or y in P a sca gou la for m in g m or e pa r t n er sh ips wit h in du s- </li></ul>vest in g t ech n ology . T h er e wer e m a n y com m it t ed it self beca u se of it s ca n do t r y . cost ly fa lse st a r t s in a sea r ch for solu - a t t it u de. An d clea r ly US DA a n d Mis- Mr . P r esiden t , S t on eville sh ou ld be t h e st a n da r d in t h e fu t u r e, n ot t h e except ion . t ion s. S u ccess wa s a h it or m iss even t . sissippi S t a t e Un iver sit y wer e r ecepGr a du a lly , solu t ion s t o feedin g a n d t ive. NMF S br ou gh t a r a n ge of pot en - h ea lt h pr oblem s h a ve been developed. t ia l solu t ion s t o t h e h a r vest in g t ech - T oda y , pa r t of t h e ca t fish in du st r y ’s n ology pr oblem s of t h e wa r m wa t er a t t en t ion is focu sed on obt a in in g n ew a qu a cu lt u r e in du st r y beca u se t h ey h a d t ech n ology . T h is in volves t h e Na t ion a l wor k ed on t h is issu e for y ea r s in t h e Ma r in e F ish er ies S er vice. T h e goa l is m a r in e fish in g in du st r y . I wa n t t o sin - t o t a k e a dva n t a ge of exist in g t ech - gle ou t t wo in dividu a ls. S pecifica lly , Aga in , Na t ion a l Ma r in e F ish er ies S er vice a n d wa n t t o pu blicly t h a n k t h em . T h ey <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">I</li><li style="flex:1">a ppla u d t h e effor t s of t h e </li></ul>Ih a ve sign ifica n t ly h elped Am er ica ’s fa r m -r a ised ca t fish in du st r y . I st r on gly en cou r a ge t h e con t in u a t ion of t h e su ccessfu l r ela t ion sh ip bet ween S t on eville a n d P a sca gou la . <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">n ology . </li><li style="flex:1">J oh n Wa t son a n d Ch a r les ‘‘Wen dy ’’ </li></ul>T a y lor of NMF S ’s P a sca gou la la bor a - t or y . T h ese t wo dir ect ly a ssist ed in t h e developm en t a n d r et r ofit t in g of h a r - vest in g equ ipm en t . T h ey h a d lot s of idea s. T h ey offer ed h a n ds-on h elp. T h ey pr odu ced r a pid r esu lt s. Now, t o m a n y Am er ica n s fish a r e fish . T o som e, fish a r e cla ssified a s eit h er fr esh wa t er or sa lt wa t er . Her e is wh er e t h e F eder a l Gover n m en t oft en T HE ACADE MY OF T E L E VIS ION AR T S AND S CIE NCE S <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">dr a ws </li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">h a r d a n d fa st bu r ea u cr a t ic </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Mr s. F E INS T E IN. Mr . P r esiden t , </li><li style="flex:1">I</li></ul>lin e. T h e F eder a l Gover n m en t h a s t wo differ en t a n d dist a n t a gen cies in t wo r ise t oda y t o r ecogn ize t h e Aca dem y of T elevision Ar t s a n d S cien ces a s it celebr a t es it s 50t h a n n iver sa r y . T h e t elevision in du st r y r eflect s so m u ch of wh a t we a r e a s Am er ica n s. T h e Aca dem y of T elevision Ar t s a n d T h ey sh owed t h ose fr esh wa t er folk s sepa r a t e depa r t m en t s wh ich dea l wit h lot s of n ew idea s a n d r ea l solu t ion s. fish depen din g on t h e wa t er t h ey live Ma n y of t h ese idea s ca u sed r evolu t ion - <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">in . </li><li style="flex:1">a r y im pr ovem en t s in t h e h a r vest in g ef- </li></ul>ficien cy a n d qu a lit y con t r ol for t h e fa r m -r a ised ca t fish in du st r y . R evolu - t ion a r y is n ot a n over st a t em en t . T h is is n ot a fish st or y a bou t t h e on e t h a t got a wa y . T h is is a bou t t h e ca t fish t h a t got ca u gh t . T h e pr oof wa s t a n gible a n d qu ick ly eviden t a t t h e pr ocessin g T h is is OK if t h ese a gen cies t a lk t o ea ch ot h er a n d sh a r e t h eir su ccess st or ies—y es, fish st or ies. An d n ot a bou t t h e on e t h a t got a wa y . In Wa sh in gt on t h ey ca ll t h is dia log in t er a gen cy coor din a t ion wh ich is for m a lized wit h m em or a n du m of a gr eem en t . S a dly , t h is does n ot a lwa y s occu r . T oda y , I st a n d h er e t o t ell y ou a bou t on e of t h ose in st a n ces wh er e t h e t wo F eder a l a gen cies did in deed fin d ea ch ot h er . T h ey fou n d ea ch ot h er wit h ou t pr oddin g fr om ou t side sou r ces—lik e Con gr ess. T h e st or y get s even bet t er . Wh en t h ey fou n d ea ch ot h er , t h er e wa s <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">S cien ces—wit h </li><li style="flex:1">it s </li><li style="flex:1">a n n u a l </li><li style="flex:1">E m m y </li></ul>Awa r d—r ecogn izes t h e posit ive im pa ct t elevision m a k es on so m u ch of ou r ever y da y life. aI’m a n a vid ch a n n el su r fer a t h om e, so I wa t ch a fa ir a m ou n t of t elevision . I k n ow h ow posit ive a m essen ger t elevision ca n be—wh et h er expla in in g t h e spr ea d of a dea dly disea se, br in gin g u s u p-t o-t h e-m in u t e r epor t s of wor ld even t s, or sim ply m a k in g u s la u gh du r - in g a h a lf-h ou r sit u a t ion com edy wh en ou r da y h a s en ded a n d we’r e r ea dy t o t a k e a br ea k . pla n t s. J oh n a n d Wen dy m a de fer en ce in S t on eville. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">dif- </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">T h e </li><li style="flex:1">NMF S </li><li style="flex:1">la bor a t or y </li><li style="flex:1">st a ff in </li></ul>P a sca gou la cou ld h a ve t old t h e scien t ist s in S t on eville’s US DA L a bor a - t or y t h a t pr ocedu r es a n d policies pr oh ibit t h e m a r in e fish er ies’ exper t s of F eder a l Gover n m en t fr om sh a r in g t h eir t ech n ology wit h a sist er in du st r y . Bu t , t h ey did n ot . In st ea d, t h r ou gh t h e com - bin ed effor t s of t h ese t wo diligen t scien t ist s a n d t h e cooper a t ive spir it of per son n el wit h US DA’s S t on eville E xper im en t S t a t ion a n d Mississippi S t a t e Un iver sit y , st eps wer e t a k en t o discover pot en t ia l solu t ion s t o t h e t ech - n ology pr oblem s wh ich h a ve pla gu ed t h e fa r m -r a ised ca t fish in du st r y . <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">cooper a t ive spir it t o h elp Am er ica ’s </li></ul>T h e people a n d pr ogr a m s h on or ed wit h t h e E m m y Awa r d a r e a per m a n en t pa r t of ou r cou n t r y ’s h ist or y . ca t fish in du st r y . Her e, t h er e is a su ccess st or y . Mr . P r esiden t , it is en cou r a gin g for m e t o r epor t t o m y collea gu es t h er e J u st list en t o som e of t h e wh o’s wh o’s list of r ecipien t s of t h e a ct in g a wa r ds in t h e com edy field a lon e: L u - cille Ba ll—fou r t im e r ecipien t —R ed S k elt on , Da n n y T h om a s, E ve Ar den , J a ck Ben n y , S h ir ley Boot h , Ca r ol Bu r - n et t , Dick Va n Dy k e, Ma r y T y ler Moor e, J u lie An dr ews, a n d t oda y ’s r ecen t r ecipien t s Ca n da ce Ber gen —five t im e r ecipien t —Kelsey Gr a m m er , a n d Helen Hu n t . T h e pr ogr a m s h on or ed— ‘‘Dick Va n Dy k e’’, ‘‘T h e Odd Cou ple’’, ‘‘All in t h e F a m ily ’’, ‘‘Get S m a r t ’’, ‘‘T a xi’’, a n d ‘‘Ba r n ey Miller ’’—sh ow ju st wh y t h e pr ogr a m m in g of ‘‘Nick a t Nit e’’ is so popu la r wit h people t r y in g t o r eca pt u r e t h e cla ssic da y s of com - edy . <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">wa s </li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">per son a l com m it m en t , a t t h e </li></ul>st a ff level, t o h elp Mississippi’s Delt a ca t fish fa r m er s. T h e Na t ion a l Ma r in e <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">F ish er ies </li><li style="flex:1">S er vice </li><li style="flex:1">[NMF S ], </li><li style="flex:1">in </li></ul>P a sca gou la , wh ich is pa r t of t h e Depa r t m en t of Com m er ce t ook on t h e per sist en t fr esh wa t er pon d h a r vest in g t ech n ology pr oblem s. T h ey wor k ed wit h S cien t ist s a t t h e Depa r t m en t of Agr icu lt u r e [US DA] la bor a t or y , a t Mississippi S t a t e Un iver sit y in S t on eville. T oget h er t h ey for m ed a join t effor t t o a pply exist in g m a r in e fish er ies’ t ech - n ology t o ca t fish pon ds. T h e est a blish ed sa lt wa t er fish in g in du st r y is excellen t a t ca t ch in g fish . T h e n ew fr esh wa t er com m u n it y is good a t gr owin g fish , h owever , t h ey n eeded t o lea r n h ow t o be m or e effect ive a t ca t ch in g t h em . NMF S st epped in t o sh a r e n ew gea r t ech n ology wit h t h e fr esh wa t er fish com m u n it y . T h is sh a r in g of t ech n ology k ept t h e fr esh wa t er com m u n it y fr om r ein ven t in g t h e wh eel. T h e Gover n m en t ’s t r a dit ion a l bu sin ess a s u su a l policy wou ld h a ve pr even t ed t h e a ssist a n ce a n d t ech n ology exch a n ge. T o pr ovide t h is h elp a cr oss ju r isdict ion a l lin es is a F eder a l n o-n o. Mor e im por t a n t ly t h e policy wou ld h a ve been pr even t ed beca u se it t h r ea t - en s bu dget a u t h or it y a n d fu n din g issu es. I m u st sa y t h is cooper a t ive spir it ext en ds a ll t h e wa y ba ck t o Wa sh in gt on . <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">It </li><li style="flex:1">is a lso exh ibit ed by </li><li style="flex:1">R olla n d </li></ul>S ch m it t en , t h e Dir ect or for t h e Na - t ion a l Ma r in e F ish er ies S er vice. T h er e is flect ed t h r ou gh ou t t h e a gen cy . Mr . P r esiden t , it is plea su r e t o <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">lea der sh ip exa m ple wh ich is r e- </li></ul>ash a r e wit h m y collea gu es t h is st or y of F eder a l in t er a gen cy cooper a t ion . It a lso illu st r a t es t h a t pu blic-pr iva t e pa r t n er sh ip ca n be pr odu ct ive. I t h in k it is wor t h n ot in g t h a t t h is cooper a t ive effor t h a s r edu ced du plica t ion of F eder a l effor t s. T h is m a k es fisca l sen se, especia lly a s we st r ive t o m a k e t h e ser vices of gover n m en t m or e efficien t . All of u s sh ou ld look for sim ila r oppor t u n it ies wit h in F eder a l a gen cies in ou r own h om e S t a t es. I a m su r e t h er e a r e m or e S t on eville’s ou t t h er e. I a m su r e t h er e a r e m or e wa y s t h a t t h e F eder a l Gover n m en t ca n deliver cost -effec- T h e dr a m a pr ogr a m s h on or ed over <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">t h e y ea r s a lso give u s </li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">sn a psh ot of </li></ul>Am er ica n life a t t h e t im e t h e pr ogr a m s a ir ed: ‘‘S t u dio On e’’, ‘‘Gu n sm ok e’’, ‘‘T h e F u git ive’’, ‘‘Mission Im possible’’, ‘‘Ma r cu s Welby , M.D.’’, ‘‘Ma st er piece T h ea t r e’’, ‘‘T h e Wa lt on s’’, a n d t h e m oder n -da y ‘‘Hill S t r eet Blu es’’ a n d ‘‘E .R .’’ Wh o ca n for get t h e Wa lt on s’ power fu l m essa ge of fa m ily per sever in g t h r ou gh t h e Depr ession or wh o ca n for - get h ow ‘‘Hill S t r eet Blu es’’ sh owed u s t h e life of a police officer lik e we h a d n ever seen it befor e. t ive solu t ion s t o t h e pr oblem s. a lso su r e t h er e a r e m or e pu blic-pr iva t e pa r t n er sh ips t h a t ca n m a k e differ en ce. L et u s u se ou r over sigh t r e- <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">I</li><li style="flex:1">a m </li></ul>a F or a ll t h a t is good, edu ca t ion a l a n d spon sibilit ies in t h e n ext Con gr ess t o power fu l on t elevision , I a m plea sed t o Bu t , despit e t h ese Wa sh in gt on obst a - r eexa m in e Gover n m en t pr ior it ies, poli- pa y a sm a ll pa r t in h on or in g t h e a ca dcles a ssist a n ce wa s offer ed a n d r e- cies, a n d pr ocedu r es for ot h er in t er - em y a n d t h e en t ir e t elevision in du st r y <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">ceived. A Mississippi su ccess st or y . </li><li style="flex:1">a gen cy oppor t u n it ies wit h a n a im of for it s wor k . </li></ul>September 27, 1996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S11475 As t h e S en ior S en a t or for Ca lifor n ia , m it t ee, a s a n a u t h or izin g com m it t ee, t h is m ill will close. S o t h e S en a t or h a s don e it s job. T h e Com m it t ee on Na t u r a l R esou r ces, ch a ir ed by R epr esen t a t ive YOUNG, h a s don e it s job. We got ou r pa ck a ges t oget h er . We h a d fu r - t h er com m u n ica t ed wit h t h e Wh it e Hou se over a week a go, a ddr essin g specifica lly cer t a in con t en t iou s sect ion s a n d a sk in g for a disposit ion . T h er e a r e, in it ia lly , fou r m a jor it em s in dispu t e. On e wa s t h e Ut a h wilder - n ess issu e. T h e a dm in ist r a t ion sa w fit t o in it ia t e t h e in voca t ion of t h e An t iqu it ies Act t o t a k e ca r e of t h e Ut a h wilder n ess. In ot h er wor ds, it wa s a la n d gr a b; t h e a dm in ist r a t ion sim ply t ook 1.8 m illion a cr es a n d didn ’t n ot ify t h e Ut a h delega t ion —t h e Gover n or , t h e Mem ber s of t h e S en a t e or t h e Hou se. It wa s r ea lly a la n d gr a b, wit h n o pu blic pr ocess, wh ich t h is a dm in ist r a t ion h igh ligh t s a s pa r t of t h eir ph ilosoph y . We h a d been deba t in g Ut a h wilder n ess for a n ext en sive per iod of t im e a n d h a dn ’t r esolved it . Bu t t h e dem ocr a t ic pr ocess wa s goin g on , people wer e bein g h ea r d, differ en t views wer e bein g h ea r d. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">I</li><li style="flex:1">a lso k n ow h ow vit a l t h e en t er t a in - </li><li style="flex:1">fr om Ala sk a h a s t a k en h is h it . I wit h - </li></ul>dr ew t h a t fr om t h e om n ibu s pa r k s pa ck a ge. T h en we h a d t h e gr a zin g issu e. T h e a dm in ist r a t ion object ed t o t h e fee st r u ct u r e of gr a zin g on pu blic la n d—t h e t r a dit ion a l West er n u se of pu blic la n d. S o we wit h dr ew t h a t . T h en we m oved u p t o Min n esot a a n d we h a d t h e Bou n da r y Wa t er s Ar ea . T h is wa s a qu est ion of wh et h er y ou cou ld u se sm a ll m ot or ized fou r -wh eeler s t o h a u l sm a ll boa t s, ca n oes, a n d so for t h , over m en t in du st r y is t o m y h om e S t a t e, wh er e m or e t h a n 150,000 people a r e em - ploy ed in m or e t h a n 1,000 en t er t a in - m en t -r ela t ed com pa n ies. T h e a ca dem y , it self, wa s fou n ded in 1946 by S y d Ca ssy d, a n d elect ed a y ea r la t er E dga r Ber ga n a s pr esiden t . Un der h is dir ect ion , t h e a ca dem y fir st pr odu ced t h e E m m y Awa r ds in 1948. T h e or ga n iza t ion wen t n a t ion a l wh en it m er ged wit h t h e New Yor k Aca dem y in 1947 wit h E d S u lliva n a s it s fir st pr esiden t . <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">t r a il bet ween t h e la k e sy st em . It is </li></ul>a ll r igh t for t h e y ou n g folk s t o get 10 people ou t t h er e a n d pu sh it , bu t som e of t h e older folk s n eed som e m ot or ized a ssist a n ce. T h ey object ed t o t h a t . S o we t ook t h a t ou t . T h e a ca dem y con t in u ed t o expa n d a ddin g n ew ch a pt er s t h r ou gh ou t t h e Un it ed S t a t es. T oda y , wit h 9,000 m em ber s, t h e a ca dem y is t h e la r gest or ga n iza t ion in t h e t elevision in du st r y . In a ddit ion t o t h e E m m y s for wh ich it is best k n own , t h e a ca dem y a lso r u n s a n in t er n pr ogr a m for college st u den t s in t er est ed in film a n d h olds st u den t film com pet it ion s. In 1984, t h e a ca dem y for m ed it s fir st st eer in g com m it t ee on dr u g a n d a lcoh ol a bu se a n d bega n it s wor k wit h a 2- da y sem in a r in Wa sh in gt on , DC wit h F ir st L a dy Na n cy R ea ga n . la t er , t h e a ca dem y spon sor ed a n ot h er m eet in g—t h is on e focu sin g on t h e in - for m a t ion Vice P r esiden t , AL GOR E Mr . P r esiden t , it is a n h on or a n d pr ivilege t o a ck n owledge t h e a ccom - plish m en t s of t h e Aca dem y of T elevision Ar t s a n d S cien ces a s a lea der in Mr . P r esiden t , a s ju st ifica t ion for t h a t I a sk u n a n im ou s con sen t t h a t t h e let t er fr om t h e OMB ou t lin in g t h e object ion s be pr in t ed in t h e a lon g wit h a list . R

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