June 2, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 14205 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Tuesday, June 2, 1987 The House met at 12 noon. Darden Jones <NC> Pursell Coleman <MO> Jacobs Schroeder Davis <MI> Jones <TN) Quillen Coughlin Kolbe Schuette The Chaplain, Rev. James David de la Garza Jontz Rahall Courter Konnyu Sensenbrenner Ford, D.D., offered the following DeFazio Kanjorski Rangel Crane Kyl Sikorski prayer: Dellums Kasich Ravenel Davis <IL> Lagomarsino Skeen Derrick Kastenmeier Regula DioGuardi Latta Slaughter <VA> May Your protection be with all DeWine Kennelly Rhodes Dornan <CA> Leach UA> Smith, Robert Your people, 0 God, and especially Dicks Kildee Richardson Dreier Lewis <CA> (NH) Dingell Kleczka Ritter Emerson Lewis <FL> Smith, Robert upon those who live in distress and Donnelly Kolter Robinson Fields Lloyd <OR> lack the means to defend themselves Dowdy Kostmayer Rodino Frenzel Lott Snowe from adversity. We remember the hos­ Downey LaFalce Roe Gallegly Lukens, Donald Solomon Duncan Lancaster Rose Gallo Mack Stangeland tages of our world, those who know Durbin Lantos Rostenkowski Gekas Madigan Stump not the freedoms we enjoy. We recall Dwyer Leath <TX> Roth Goodling Martin UL> Sundquist them in our prayers and may our sup­ Dymally Lehman <CA> Rowland <CT> Grandy McCollum Swindall plications be with their families and Dyson Lehman <FL> Rowland <GA> Gregg Miller <OH> Thomas<CA> Early Lent Roybal Hansen Molinari Upton those they love. Though prison walls Eckart Levin <MI> Sabo Hastert Moorhead Vucanovich may be their constraint, yet may Your Edwards <CA> Levine <CA> Saiki Henry Parris Walker lovely spirit touch their hearts and Edwards <OK> Lewis <GA> Savage Hiler Pashayan Weber English Lightfoot Sawyer Hopkins Penny Whittaker minds and give them Your peace that Erdreich Livingston Saxton Hunter Roukema Wolf passes all human understanding. Espy Lowry <WA> Scheuer Inhofe Schaefer Young<AK> Amen. Evans Lujan Schneider Fascell Luken, Thomas Schumer NOT VOTING-56 Fawell Lungren Shaw · Annunzio Ireland Ray THE JOURNAL Fazio MacKay Shumway Asp in Kaptur Ridge Feighan Manton Shuster Bevill Kemp Rinaldo The SPEAKER. The Chair has ex­ Fish Markey Sisisky Boner CTN> Kennedy Roberts amined the Journal of the last day's Flake Martinez Skaggs Burton Leland Roemer proceedings and announces to the Flippo Matsui Skelton Chapman Lipinski Rogers Florio Mavroules Slattery Collins Lowery <CA> Russo House his approval thereof. Foglietta Mazzoli Slaughter <NY) Dannemeyer Marlenee Schulze Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Foley Mccloskey Smith <FL> Daub Martin <NY> Sharp Ford <MI> Mccurdy Smith <IA> DeLay McCandless Smith, Denny Journal stands approved. SmithCNE) Mr. BADHAM. Mr. Speaker, pursu­ Frank McEwen Dickinson McDade <OR> Frost McHugh Smith (NJ) Dixon McGrath St Germain ant to clause l, rule I, I demand a vote Gaydos McMillan <NC> Smith <TX> Dorgan <ND> Meyers Stallings on agreeing to the Speaker's approval Gejdenson McMillen <MD) Solarz Ford CTN) Michel Tauzin of the Journal. Gibbons Mfume Spence Garcia Morella Taylor Gilman Mica Spratt Gephardt Mrazek Torres The SPEAKER. The question is on Glickman Miller <CA> Staggers Gingrich Patterson Wheat the Chair's approval of the Journal. Gonzalez Miller <WA> Stark Guarini Pepper Williams Gordon Mineta Stenholm Hefner Porter Young <FL> The question was taken; and the Gradison Moakley Stokes Speaker announced that the ayes ap­ Grant Mollohan Stratton peared to have it. Gray <IL> Montgomery Studds 0 1215 Mr. BADHAM. Mr. Speaker, I object Gray <PA> Moody Sweeney So the Journal was approved. Green . Morrison <CT> Swift to the vote on the ground that a Gunderson Morrison <WA> Synar The result of the vote was an­ quorum is not present and make the Hall <OH> Murphy Tallon nounced as above recorded. point of order that a quorum is not Hall (TX) Murtha Tauke Hamilton Myers Thomas<GA> present. Hammerschmidt Nagle Torricelli The SPEAKER. Evidently a quorum Harris Natcher Towns PERMISSION FOR COMMITTEE is not present. Hatcher Neal Traficant ON PUBLIC WORKS AND The Sergeant at Arms will notify Hawkins Nelson Traxler Hayes <IL> Nichols Udall TRANSPORTATION TO SIT TO­ absent Members. Hayes <LA> Nielson Valentine MORROW, JUNE 3, 1987, WHILE The vote was taken by electronic Hefley Nowak Vander Jagt HOUSE IS IN SESSION device, and there were-yeas 291, nays Herger Oakar Vento 85, not voting 56, as follows: Hertel Oberstar Visclosky Mr. GRAY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I Hochbrueckner Obey Volkmer ask unanimous consent that the Com­ [Roll No. 1571 Holloway Olin Walgren mittee on Public Works and Transpor­ YEAS-291 Horton Ortiz Watkins Houghton Owens <NY> Waxman tation may be permitted to sit on to­ Ackerman Biaggi Callahan Howard Owens CUT> Weiss morrow, June 3, 1987. This matter has Akaka Bilbray Campbell Hoyer Oxley Weldon Alexander Boggs Cardin Hubbard Packard Whitten been cleared by the minority. Anderson Boland Carper Huckaby Panetta Wilson The SPEAKER pro tempore <Mr. Andrews Bonior<MD Carr Hughes Pease Wise TRAXLER). Is there objection to the re­ Anthony Bonker Chappell Hutto Perkins Wolpe Applegate Borski Clarke Hyde Petri Wortley quest of the gentleman from Illinois? Archer Bosco Clinger Jeffords Pickett Wyden There was no objection. Atkins Boucher Coats Jenkins Pickle Wylie AuCoin Boxer Coelho Johnson <CT> Price <IL> Yates Baker Brennan Coleman (TX) Johnson <SD> Price <NC> Yatron Barnard Brooks Combest WAS IT REALLY A STEALTH Bartlett Broomfield Conte NAYS-85 CESSNA? Bateman Brown(CA) Conyers Bates Bruce Cooper Armey Bilirakis Bunning <Mr. PEASE asked and was given Beilenson Bryant · Coyne Badham Bliley Chandler permission to address the House for 1 Bennett Buechner Craig Ballenger Boehlert Cheney Bereuter Bustamante Crockett Barton Boulter Clay minute and to revise and extend his Berman Byron Daniel Bentley Brown (CO) Coble remarks.) D This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., 0 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 14206 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE June 2, 1987 Mr. PEASE. Mr. Speaker, the young Ignore them, Mr. President. You are Also discussed was how the Execu­ West German pilot who recently right, they are wrong; so sadly wrong tive could be removed from office. landed in Red Square has provided the that their position must be defended Roger Sherman proposed that the na­ world with a vivid illustration of what with discourtesy and intolerance. tional legislature should have the sole one man can accomplish with determi­ power to remove the Executive. nation, no matter what the odds George Mason of Virginia was strongly against him. AMERICA HAS LOST A GIANT opposed. He believed that, "making This 19-year-old made the Soviet (Mr. SCHUMER asked and was the Executive there mere creature of military establishment look foolish given permission to address the House the legislature," was, "a violation of not only to Western observers, but for 1 minute and to revise and extend the principles of good government." also in the eyes of the Soviet people his remarks.) The delegates at the Convention en­ themselves. That is no mean feat, and Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, today visioned an electoral process much dif­ I think my colleagues will share my America has lost a giant. Paul ferent from what we now use. The hope that he will be sent home soon to Volcker's resignation as Chairman of Founding Fathers, regardless of the enjoy the worldwide attention he has the Fed is a blow to America and to plan they eventually agreed upon, ap­ earned. the world. Mr. Volcker could well be peared preoccupied with devising a But he has also provided an impor­ described as the Thomas Moore of our system that would be fair and demo­ tant reminder of the limitations of re­ generation, a man of vision and sagaci­ cratic and would lead to the selection lying on high-technology, ultra-sophis­ ty who ·put duty to his country above of the most qualified candidate. These ticated, pie-in-the-sky defense systems. any personal considerations. men would undoubtedly be appalled to While I would not expect the Air Mr. Volcker kept the Nation's eco­ see how Presidential politics have de­ Force to trade in its fleet of Bl-B's for nomic ship of state afloat while being teriorated. Today, our President is se­ a like number of Cessnas, Piper Cubs, undercut by many in the administra­ lected in a multimillion-dollar sweep­ and Sopwith Camels, there are a tion. stakes where issues seem to take a number of troubling questions-Would We may never know whether Mr. back seat. Candidates are chosen in­ SDI have provided a defense against Volcker simply resigned or was eased stead based on how well they can such an intrusion? Would such a stunt out; but one thing is certain. The package and sell themselves to a dis­ be as successful on the Washington President should have been on his tant and diverse public. Mall? And, finally-was it really a hands and knees pleading with Mr. Stealth Cessna? Volcker to stay. After all, the 4-year Reagan recovery should really be HOUSE-SENATE CONFERENCE ON called the Volcker recovery. It was FSLIC RECAPITALIZATION MR. PRESIDENT, IGNORE THE Paul Volcker who slew the dragon of BOOS inflation that allowed the fair maiden Mr. ORTIZ asked and was given per­ of recovery to grow. mission to address the House for 1 <Mr. WALKER asked and was given minute and to revise and extend his permission to address the House for 1 If the President had entreated Mr. Volcker to stay in the Nation's inter­ remarks.) minute and to revise and extend his Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise remarks.) est, the educated guess is Paul Volcker would have stayed. today to express my interest in seeing Mr.