14410 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 14, 1975 competition in the energy industry, and for Mr. SoLARZ, Mr. STARK, Mr. THOMP­ that House conferees may conduct business other purposes; jointly to the Committees SON, and Mr. WAXMAN): only at conference meetings open to the pub­ on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and H. Con. Res. 281. Concurrent resolution lic; to the Committee on Rules. the Judiciary. expressing the sense of the Congre-ss that By Mr. MIKVA (for himself, Mr. By Mr. KEMP (for h1msel! and Mr. during the Nation's present economic crisis, FREY, Mr. FRENZEL, Mr. BAUCUS, Mrs. MONTGOMERY) : and so long as the national unemployment FENWICK, Mr. FISHER, Mr. FORD of H.J. Res. 457. Joint resolution relating to rate reinains at 6 percent or more, the emer­ Tennessee, Mr. FORSYTHE, Mr. obtaining a full and accurate accounting for gency unemployment program established FRASER, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GRADISON, members of the U.S. Armed Forces missing by the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Mr. GUDE, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. HAR­ 1n action in Southeast Asia and U.S. con­ Assistance Act of 1974 should be extended KIN, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. KETCHUM Mrs. tribution to the United Nations; to the Com­ to continue benefits for involuntarily u.nr­ KEYs, Mr. KINDNEss, Mr. KocH:, Mr. mittee on International Relations. employed individuals when 25-percent or KREBs, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. LEH­ By Mr. RAILSBACK: more of workers entitled to compensation MAN, Mr. LENT, Mr. LONG of Mary­ H.J. Res. 458. Joint resolution designating thereunder are unable to find jobs dur.ing land, and Mr. McCLOSKEY) : the composition known as The Stars and the period for which they are eligible for H. Res. 466. Resolution to amend the Rules Stripes Forever as the national march of the benefits; to the Committee on Ways and of the House of Representatives to provide United States; to the Committee on Post Means. that House conferees may conduct business Office and Civil Service. By Mr. FLOOD (for himself, Mr. AN­ only at conference meetings open to the pub­ By Mr. WHITEHURST: DERSON Of Gallfornia, Mr. BARRETT, lic; to the Committee on Rules. H.J. Res. 459. Joint resolution to authorize Mr. BEARD of Rhode Island, Mr. the return of the remains of Pocahontas to DINGELL, Mr. ElLBERG, Mr. EviNS Of the United States and the establishment of Tennessee, Mr. HANNAFORD, Mr. PRIVATE BilLS AND RESOLUTIONS an appropriate memorial commemorating her McEWEN, Mr. MOORE, Mr. MOLLOHAN, place in American history; to the Committee Mr. SIKEs, Mr. RosE, Mr. WoLFF, and Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private on Interior and Insular Affairs. Mr. ZEFERETTI) : bills and resolutions were introduced and By Mr. WYLIE: H. Res. 463. Resolution in support of con­ severally referred as follows: H.J. Res. 460. Joint resolution proposing tinued undiluted U.S. soverignty and juris­ By Mr. SHRIVER: an amendment to the Constitution of the diction over the U.S.-owned Canal Zone on H.R. 7013. A bill for the relief of tenants United States with respect to the offering the Isthmus of Panaina; to the Committee of Scully lands in Marion County, Kans.; to of prayer in public buildings; to the Com­ on International Relations. the Committee on the Judiciary. mittee on the Judiciary. By Mr. MIKVA (for himself, Mr. FREY, By Mr. HAGEDORN: By Mr. DU PONT: Mr. FRENZEL, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. H. Res. 467. Resolution to refer H.R. 6948 H. Con. Res. 278. Concurrent resolution ABDNOR, Mr. BADILLO, Mr. BURGENER, "A bill for the relief of Robert H. Carleton," expressing the sense of Congress concerning Mr. BEDELL, J.l..fr. BEARD of Rhode Is­ to the Chief Commissioner of the Court ot recognition by th~ European Security Con­ land, Mrs. BURKE of California, Mr. Claiins pursuant to sections 1492 and 2509 ference of the Soviet Union's occupation of BLOUIN, Mr. BONKER, Mr. BAFALIS, of title 28, United States Code; to the Com­ Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; to the Com­ Mr. BLANCHARD, Mr. CARR, Mr. CLEVE­ mittee on the Judiciary. mittee on International Relations. LAND, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. CONABLE, By Mr. RANGEL: Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COUGHLIN, Mr. H. Con. Res. 279. Concurrent resolution DowNEY of New York, Mr. DUPoNT, PETITIONS, ETC. elimination of illegal drug traffic; jointly to Mr. EDGAR, Mr. EMERY, and Mr. the Committees on Interstate and Foreign FASCELL): Under clause 1 of rule XXII: Commerce, and International Relations. H. Res. 464. Resolution to amend the Rules 123. The SPEAKER presented a petition of By Mr. ROYBAL: of the House of Representatives to provide the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, H. Con. Res. 280. CoillCurrent resolution that House conferees may conduct business Providence, R.I., relative to general revenue expressing the sense of the Congress with only at conference meetings open to the pub­ sharing; which was referred to the Com­ respect to the establishment of a Federal lic; to the Committee on Rules. mittee on Government Operations. Audiovisual Procurement Office; to the Com­ By Mr. MIKVA (for himself, Mr. mittee on Government Operations. FREY, Mr. FRENZEL, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. By Mr. VANDER VEEN (for himself, MAZZOLI, Mr. MITCHELL of New York, AMENDMENTS Mr. MoTTL, Mr. OTTINGER, Mr. PATTI­ Mr. BEARD of Rhode Island, Mr. 6 BLANCHARD, Mr. CARNEY, Ms. CHIS­ SON of New York, Mr. QUIE, Mr. RoN­ Under clause of rule xxm, pro­ HOLM, Mrs. COLLINS Of illinois, Mr. CALIO, Mr. ROSENTHAL, Mr. RYAN, posed amendments were submitted as CONYERS, Mr. COTI'ER, Mr. DIGGS, Mr. Mr. ScHEUER, Mr. SoLARZ, Mrs. SPELL­ follows: DUNCAN Of Tennessee, Mr. FORD of MAN, Mr. STARK, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. H.R. 6674 Michigan, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. HAR­ • WAXMAN, Mr. CHARLES WILSON of By Mrs. SCHROEDER: RINGTON, Mr. HAWKINS, Mr. HECHLER Texas, and Mr. CHARLES H. WILSON Page 2, line 9, strike out "$4,445,250,000" of West Virginia, Mr. HICKS, Mr. of California): and insert "$4,200,000,000". MITCHELL of Maryland, Mr. NIX, Mr. H. Res. 465. Resolution to amend the Rules Page 2, line 17, strike out "$886,300,000" RoDINO, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. RoSENTHAL, of the House of Representatives to provide and insert "$871,300,000". EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS USDA AND HEW-TANDEM WELFARE billion as compared to a total fiscal 1974 their way through a bureaucratic morass. PROGRAMS cost of $2.9 billion. Can we be surprised at the high error It is difficult to comprehend that rate when welfare workers and em­ only a decade ago when the Food Stamp ployees must perform two differ and HON. JAKE GARN Act was enacted, recipients numbered a complicated procedures for processing OF UTAH mere 367,000 at a cost to the American applications. Two separate bureaucracies IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES people of $26 million. Now there are 52 running welfare programs is one bu­ persons receiving food stamps for every reaucracy too many. Wednesday, May 14, 1975 one who began when the legislation was Had food stamps met its original objec­ Mr. GARN. Mr. President, the Depart­ enacted. tives, it might not have grown to its ment of Health, Education, and Welfare As our depressed economy pushes the present proportions. The program started last week reported that the Nation's rolls of welfare and food stamp recipients in the early 1960's was a small program welfare rolls now total a near record every skyward, a two-headed monster is with basically a twofold purpose. There 11,147,071, a figure only 8,888 below the rearing its head. Food stamps has be­ was a problem of agricultural over­ all-time peak in 1973. This nwnber, come another variety of a welfare pro­ production and food stamps was viewed staggering though it may be, no longer gram. What this means is that two giant as a vehicle to help the small farmer by represents the largest Government as­ bureaucracies in Washington-HEW and raising the price of farm commodities sistance program for the poor. Striding USDA-are running parallel welfare by. distributing farm food surpluses out in front we now find the food stamp programs. through normal food outlets while at the program, which aided 19.1 million par­ This situation is fundamental to many same time raising the nutrition levels of ticipants in March. Translated into of the problems which plague the overall the truly needy. dollars for fiscal 1975, the projected welfare system of our Nation today. There is little evidence that the pro­ "{t'ederal cost of food stamps is conserva­ Local welfare officers who must admin­ gram has succeeded on either count. As ,tively estimated at approximately $5 ister both programs are having to thread far as helping poor farmers is concerned, May 14, 1975 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14411 I am certain my colleagues hear the But at worst, we have diminished the for gross negligence, malfeasance in same cries I do from the farmers in their American sense of pride and self-reli­ ofiice, and conspiracy to obstruct justice. own States who complain that they re­ ance. ceive only a small percentage of the retail price. The majority of the retail food dollar is not received by the THE SITUATION OF HUNGARIANS IN ROMANIA farmer but is siphoned off to pay for U.S. PROSECUTORS SHOULD BE transportation, processing, and so forth. PROSECUTED Very little of this supposed increase in retail sales caused by food stamps goes HON. JOSEPH P. ADDABBO into the pockets of the farmer. OF NEW YORK The second objective of the program HON. WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MISSOURI has failed more dramatically than the Wednesday, May 14, 1975 first.