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970,282,615	Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,418	Mr. WALKER	Unknown	WALKER	Unknown	M	55,681	55,682	12211982.txt	38	6
970,282,616	I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,419	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	55,683	55,684	12211982.txt	43	7
970,282,617	Mr. Speaker. I cannot resist the temptation to say that the gentleman from California has spoken so often from the other side of the well that he obviously has had some tremendous impact over there. and I think maybe that is something we will all have to take up in the future to get those kinds of praiseworthy comments. But for JOHN ROUSSELOT they are well deserved. I have sat on the floor here for many hours and have seen him work hard hour after hour. The words expressed by his colleagues on the other side are well deserved praise. I think that only those of us who have worked so closely with him know how much he will be missed.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,420	Mr. WALKER	Unknown	WALKER	Unknown	M	55,685	55,703	12211982.txt	638	121
970,282,618	Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,421	Mr. SEIBERLING	Unknown	SEIBERLING	Unknown	M	55,704	55,705	12211982.txt	38	6
970,282,619	Mr. Speaker. I think the gentleman from Florida now has the time.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,422	Mr. WALKER	Unknown	WALKER	Unknown	M	55,706	55,708	12211982.txt	65	12
970,282,620	I am glad to yield to the gentleman from Ohio.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,423	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	55,709	55,710	12211982.txt	46	10
970,282,621	Mr. Speaker. JOHN and I both believe in one thing. We both believe in a balanced budget. we just disagree on how we are going to get there.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,424	Mr. SIEBERLING	Unknown	SIEBERLING	Unknown	M	55,711	55,715	12211982.txt	139	28
970,282,622	Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,425	Mr. OBEY	Unknown	OBEY	Unknown	M	55,716	55,717	12211982.txt	38	6
970,282,623	I am glad to yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,426	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	55,718	55,719	12211982.txt	51	10
970,282,624	Mr. Speaker. I. too. would like to say a few words about JOHN ROUSSELOT. I dont know if I dare put them in the RECORD. but I. nonetheless. would like to say a few words about him. I do not think that JOHN and I would agree but about twice in a century. but I do respect one thing about you. JOHN. and that is that you have got guts and you have the courage of your convictions. and on occasion you even exhibit that with a sense of humor. which is not all that often present in this body. For that. I am very grateful.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,427	Mr. OBEY	Unknown	OBEY	Unknown	M	55,720	55,737	12211982.txt	518	106
970,282,625	Mr. Speaker. I agree very much. The gentleman from California (Mr. RouSSELOT) has a great sense of humor. and he uses it in a friendly manner and quite effectively. Mr. Speaker. I want to say a few words about the gentleman from Michigan . The gentleman from Michigan has served on the Committee on Ways and Means now for 6 or 7 years. He is a very effective member of the Ways and Means Committee. I happened to be walking through the west door on that fateful morning when he stood in the well here and said he was not going to seek reelection. I walked to the well as soon as he departed from the microphone and said that I hoped that he would change his mind. I hope that when the gentleman returns to the State of Michigan and to his home in Detroit. he will find peace and tranquillity there so that he and his family can get reacquainted with each other and so he can successfully practice law and become a very fine contributing member of the community. Mr. Speaker. it is with a great deal of sadness that I want to say that we are going to have to say goodbye to the gentleman from Michigan	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,428	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	55,738	55,772	12211982.txt	1,100	211
970,282,626	Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,429	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	55,774	55,775	12211982.txt	38	6
970,282,627	I am glad to yield to the gentleman from California.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,430	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	55,776	55,777	12211982.txt	52	10
970,282,628	Mr. Speaker. I appreciate my colleagues yielding. Since everyone else was nice enough to express all those thoughtsand I appreciate it. I do not want to be unappreciativeI do not want to rise to say something about my good friend and colleague. the gentleman from Michigan . who has. I think. served with great excellence on the Committee on Ways and Means. I have known him in other ways. and I have had a chance firsthand to see him put his talents to work on our Social Security Subcommittee and on the Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation Committee. There are few Members of the Congress that approach these very. very difficult problems that we have on those two subcommittees of the Ways and Means Committee with greater thought. with greater precision. and with greater care than our colleague. the gentleman from Michigan . He has made major contributions to legislation in the Committee on Ways and Means. and he has done it many times without broadcasting it or trying to gain a lot of publicity. he was just doing the job and helping to protect the people who are affected by that legislation. I know that he will be very much missed by the Ways and Means Committee because he has served so well and so thoughtfully. I cannot emphasize enough the thought and time that this gentleman gave to the Ways and Means Committee in this area. Besides that. he is a gentleman and a person that is so easy to work with. expecially after you have had a chance to be with him on a committee. So I am most grateful that the gentleman from Florida has taken this time to give us a chance to express our thanks to the gentlemen from Michigan for all that he has done. I know as he goes back into private practice that maybe. as he said in his own release when he decided not to run for reelection. he can spend more time with his family. I know he will be greatly missed by the House of Representatives because he does perform in a very positive and constructive way. I thank my colleague from Florida from taking this time.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,431	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	55,778	55,839	12211982.txt	2,031	369
970,282,629	Mr. Speaker. I now yield to the gentleman from Michigan	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,432	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	55,840	55,841	12211982.txt	55	10
970,282,630	I thank the gentleman for recognizing me. I just want to thank the gentleman from Florida and the gentleman from California (Mr. RousSELOT) for the very kind words about me. I have enjoyed serving with both Members and greatly appreciate their willingness to take the floor and say some words on my behalf. This is my last statement before the House of Representatives and I just want to say very briefly that the people of the United States of America make very wise choices in the people that they select to serve in this body. The people that I have served with in this body have been the finest group of people that it has ever been my privilege to know. I just hope that as the years go by that those of us who are going to be outside of this institution and those of us who are privileged to be in this institution can work together to develop a greater public understanding and public support for the Members of this institution and for the marvelous work that they do. I am deeply grateful to all of you for everything. all of your kindness to me. and I am deeply grateful to the people of my district for having given me the opportunity to serve here.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,433	Mr. BRODHEAD	Unknown	BRODHEAD	Unknown	M	55,843	55,875	12211982.txt	1,160	217
970,282,631	Mr. Speaker. I want to say some very nice things about the gentleman in the chair. The gentleman in the chair. the distinguished Member of Congress from Washington. Mr. FOLEY. has attained a stature not only within the Democratic Party but within this country that is truly outstanding.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,434	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	55,876	55,898	12211982.txt	286	48
970,282,632	The Chair thanks the gentleman.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,435	The SPEAKER pro tempore	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Special	55,899	55,900	12211982.txt	31	5
970,282,633	And I want to say that it has been a pleasure working with him.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,436	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	55,901	55,903	12211982.txt	63	14
970,282,634	Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,437	Mr. MYERS	Unknown	MYERS	Unknown	M	55,904	55,905	12211982.txt	38	6
970,282,635	I yield to the gentleman from Indiana.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,438	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	55,906	55,907	12211982.txt	38	7
970,282,636	The gentleman in the chair filled a very. very difficut role when he followed the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Pogue. I served on the Committee on Agriculture with the gentleman from Texas and I remember when the Chair sat in the second chair behind the previous Chair. the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Pogue. who probably knew agriculture better than anyone that I know of. I remember riding back in the bus league when we were in the bus league and we used to get out some place in the United States riding a bus along the highways and the gentlemans predecessor. Mr. Pogue. would ride up in the jump seat and say. "Now. at the next crossroads George Smith bought this farm back in 1938." He knew all about that farm. Now the gentleman in the chair assumed that role but next to the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Pogue. Mr. FOLEY knew more about agriculture than anybody I know of. Really it was a difficult role. But he had a good tutor. He knew all about those farms also. The gentleman in the chair sacrificed all that experience to assume a new responsibility when he gave up the chairmanship of the Committee on Agriculture to our good friend. the gentleman from Texas . who was a great agriculturalist. But the gentleman in the chair certainly has a great background in agriculture. It was not an easy role and an easy decision that the gentleman in the chair made to give up that role in agriculture. So the gentleman from Florida who speaks about the sacrifice that our friend has made. the gentleman from Washington . to give up that responsibility. but he gave it up to a very. very competent and able gentleman from Texas . So I certainly join my colleague from Florida in congratulating the gentleman from Washington for the role he has played in the history of agriculture in the country as well.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,439	Mr. MYERS	Unknown	MYERS	Unknown	M	55,908	55,962	12211982.txt	1,801	326
970,282,637	I certainly concur with the gentleman.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,440	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	55,963	55,964	12211982.txt	38	6
970,282,638	The Chair will receive a report from the committee.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,441	The SPEAKER pro tempore	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Special	55,967	55,969	12211982.txt	51	9
970,282,639	Mr. Speaker. your committee appointed to inform the President that we are ready to adjourn and to ask him if he has any further communications to make to the Congress has performed that duty. The President has directed us to say that he has no further communications to make to the Congress except to wish each of its Members a very Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,442	Mr. WRIGHT	Unknown	WRIGHT	Unknown	M	55,970	55,982	12211982.txt	375	69
970,282,640	And we would like to do the same to all of the Members.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,443	Mr. MICHEL	Unknown	MICHEL	Unknown	M	55,983	55,984	12211982.txt	55	13
970,282,641	The Chair wishes to express our thanks to the committee for its report.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,444	The SPEAKER pro tempore	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Special	55,985	55,987	12211982.txt	71	13
970,282,642	to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,445	Mr. BENTSEN	Unknown	BENTSEN	Unknown	M	56,004	56,005	12211982.txt	46	10
970,282,643	Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that it may be in order to consider immediately the conference report on the bill H.R. 6094. to authorize appropriations for the U.S. International Trade Commission. the U.S. Customs Service. and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for fiscal year 1983. and for other purposes.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,446	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	56,109	56,118	12211982.txt	322	52
970,282,644	Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,447	The SPEAKER pro tempore	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Special	56,119	56,121	12211982.txt	64	11
970,282,645	Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the statement of the managers be read in lieu of the report.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,448	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	56,124	56,136	12211982.txt	102	19
970,282,646	Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,449	The SPEAKER pro tempore	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Special	56,137	56,139	12211982.txt	64	11
970,282,647	Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the statement be considered as read.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,450	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	56,146	56,149	12211982.txt	78	13
970,282,648	Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,451	The SPEAKER pro tempore	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Special	56,150	56,152	12211982.txt	64	11
970,282,649	The gentleman from Florida will be recognized for 30 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida .	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,452	The SPEAKER pro tempore	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Special	56,154	56,158	12211982.txt	111	18
970,282,650	Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. I have no intention of taking that much time. This is the conference report that I referred to a while ago that refers to the U.S. Trade Representatives Office and the Office of the International Trade Commission and the U.S. Customs Service. This is completely noncontroversial. It went from the House to the other body. We are accepting the Senate amendments. The Senate amendments in effect allow for the appointment of an additional assistant U.S. Trade Representative. It is the hope of the conferees that the President will appoint one and that he will have the rank of Ambassador and will be generally covering all branches of the Cabinet that we have. everything from agriculture on the one side to labor on the other. The U.S. Trade Representatives Office is badly overworked now because of the high volume of trade representative work that must be done not only here in the Congress but throughout the world. The current occupant of that office needs some assistance.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,453	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	56,159	56,190	12211982.txt	1,046	178
970,282,651	Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,454	Mr. WALKER	Unknown	WALKER	Unknown	M	56,191	56,192	12211982.txt	38	6
970,282,652	I am glad to yield.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,455	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	56,193	56,193	12211982.txt	19	5
970,282,653	These are the only two items that are in this bill? There is nothing else down in the bill? Earlier today we had a request from the gentleman for a bill similar to this with other purposes in it and I just want to be sure.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,456	Mr. WALKER	Unknown	WALKER	Unknown	M	56,194	56,200	12211982.txt	222	46
970,282,654	No. there are no big surprises in this one. This is all germane.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,457	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	56,201	56,203	12211982.txt	64	13
970,282,655	These are the only two items covered in it?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,458	Mr. WALKER	Unknown	WALKER	Unknown	M	56,204	56,205	12211982.txt	43	9
970,282,656	The gentleman is correct.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,459	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	56,206	56,207	12211982.txt	25	4
970,282,657	I thank the gentleman.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,460	Mr. WALKER	Unknown	WALKER	Unknown	M	56,208	56,210	12211982.txt	22	4
970,282,658	Mr. Speaker. I move the previous question on the conference report. The previous question was ordered. The conference report was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,461	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	56,212	56,218	12211982.txt	185	31
970,282,659	Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent for the immediate consideration of the conference report on the bill to reduce certain duties. to suspend temporarily certain duties. to extend certain existing suspensions of duties. and for other purposes. And that the statement of the managers be read in lieu of the report.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,462	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,785	59,794	12211982.txt	314	51
970,282,660	Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,463	The SPEAKER pro tempore	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Special	59,806	59,808	12211982.txt	64	11
970,282,661	Reserving the right to object. Mr. Speaker. can the chairman of the subcommittee tell us what happened to section 2 of this bill as it relates to tuna?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,464	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,809	59,813	12211982.txt	151	28
970,282,662	Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,465	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,814	59,815	12211982.txt	38	6
970,282,663	I yield to the gentleman from California.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,466	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,816	59,817	12211982.txt	41	7
970,282,664	The House provision was agreed to.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,467	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,818	59,819	12211982.txt	34	6
970,282,665	So the gentleman did not recede to the Senate on section	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,468	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,820	59,822	12211982.txt	56	11
970,282,666	That is correct.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,469	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,823	59,823	12211982.txt	16	3
970,282,667	Am I correct in my understanding that the tuna industry is not very excited about that?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,470	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,824	59,826	12211982.txt	87	16
970,282,668	Well. they did not tell the House Members they were not excited. They apparently told one or two Senators. But this bill still has to go through the Senate. And they are operating under unanimousconsent requests over there. Yes. this bill has to go to the Senate. We act first on the conference report.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,471	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,827	59,835	12211982.txt	302	54
970,282,669	Further reserving the right to object. if I wanted to be a hero with the tuna industry and object. this would be the time to do it. or should I wait for it to go to the Senate?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,472	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,836	59,841	12211982.txt	176	38
970,282,670	I do not think so.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,473	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,842	59,842	12211982.txt	18	5
970,282,671	Mr. Speaker. further reserving the right to object. I now yield to my colleague. the gentleman from Minnesota	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,474	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,843	59,846	12211982.txt	109	18
970,282,672	I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would say that the gentleman has already become a hero on the gas tax bill with the California public utilities section. I hope the gentleman will resist the urge to become a hero twice. because that bill is not through the Senate yet itself.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,475	Mr. FRENZEL	Unknown	FRENZEL	Unknown	M	59,847	59,855	12211982.txt	280	51
970,282,673	Well. are the gentlemen telling me that this bill has a hard road to go. swim upstream with the tuna over there in the Senate?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,476	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,856	59,859	12211982.txt	126	25
970,282,674	That is just one of the many. many items in here. In fact. most of the items in this bill. the trouble was we found Senators fighting with each other over the bill. Some were for the provisions and some were against them. I do not know what is going to happen to this bill in the Senate.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,477	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,860	59,868	12211982.txt	287	58
970,282,675	Are we going to have a full discussion of this bill?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,478	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,869	59,870	12211982.txt	52	11
970,282,676	All the gentleman wants. and maybe more.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,479	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,871	59,872	12211982.txt	40	7
970,282,677	All right. I guess I will be a neat guy.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,480	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,873	59,874	12211982.txt	40	10
970,282,678	The gentleman has always been a neat guy.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,481	Mr. FRENZEL	Unknown	FRENZEL	Unknown	M	59,875	59,876	12211982.txt	41	8
970,282,679	Mr. Speaker. I withdraw my reservation of objection.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,482	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,877	59,878	12211982.txt	52	8
970,282,680	Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,483	The SPEAKER pro tempore	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Special	59,879	59,882	12211982.txt	64	11
970,282,681	Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the statement be considered as read.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,484	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,889	59,892	12211982.txt	78	13
970,282,682	Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,485	The SPEAKER pro tempore	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Special	59,893	59,895	12211982.txt	64	11
970,282,683	The gentleman from Florida is recognized for 30 minutes.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,486	The SPEAKER pro tempore	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Special	59,897	59,899	12211982.txt	56	9
970,282,684	Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. This bill is what we call one of the small item tariff bills. It is a real cross to bear. History left us with a code. a Tariff Code. that has 6.000 major classifications in it. You must remember that the tariff laws are the oldest laws of the United States. And we have 6.000 classifications in that Tariff Code. major classifications. and Lord knows how many minor classifications we have in this tariff bill. From time to time businessmen come here and ask their Member of Congress to see if they cannot get some adjustments in the Code. Sometimes they are changing tariffs. sometimes they are changing classifications. sometimes the tariffs go up. sometimes they go down. sometimes they are temporarily suspended. Essentially the philosophy that guides the committee is to be very cautious. We take testimony from all the members of the executive branch. We advertise. And we take testimony from all the proponents. If there are any opponents. we usually never take the matter up. And we try to work all the controversy our of these matters. These matters are important. though. for American business and American jobs. There are some products. some esoteric chemicals and things like that that this country does not make. never has made. and perhaps does not hold the patent to make. And we have to import those. to add them and to be component parts. And the same as far as knitting needles and knitting machines. We do lot of knitting in the United States but we do not make the needles and machines. or we do not make them as well as other people do. and the people in the textile industry come in and say will we suspend or remove the duty on those. We normally start off. Mr. Speaker. if there is any controversy. we usually do nothing. If it is new and it is a first time exposure to us. we temporarily suspend the duty to see if other American manufacturers or producers want to get into the field. And after a length of time. we hear nothing from anyone. we come along and maybe remove the tariff. These tariff things go up and down. They are very small in nature. and they have little or no impact upon the budget. I will be glad to yield half of my time to the gentleman from Minnesota. the minority member of the committee. or to anyone who wants to ask any questions.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,487	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,900	59,970	12211982.txt	2,340	425
970,282,685	Will the gentleman yield briefly?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,488	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,971	59,972	12211982.txt	33	5
970,282,686	I will be glad to yield to the gentleman.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,489	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,973	59,974	12211982.txt	41	9
970,282,687	Could the gentleman explain to us. since I understand he was the author of what is known as section 2 in this bill. could he now explain what that does to the tuna industry as it relates to Samoa?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,490	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,975	59,980	12211982.txt	196	39
970,282,688	It really takes the law back to where it was before somebody down in the bureaucracy tried to change it by executive fiat. It is a question of whether you count Samoa in or out of the quotas.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,491	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,981	59,986	12211982.txt	191	38
970,282,689	What does that mean in the American tuna industry when you have Samoa exempted or not exempted? What does that mean?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,492	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,987	59,990	12211982.txt	116	21
970,282,690	It means that the quota is slightly larger. By not counting Samoa. tuna is imported tuna. Now. what is the way we have always done it in the past. Somebody down in the executive branch changed the system of counting.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,493	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	59,991	59,997	12211982.txt	216	40
970,282,691	In other words. the change was made by executive order or something.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,494	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	59,998	60,000	12211982.txt	68	12
970,282,692	From what it previously was.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,495	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	60,002	60,003	12211982.txt	28	5
970,282,693	Correct.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,496	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	60,004	60,004	12211982.txt	8	1
970,282,694	Why is the American tuna industry or some of them concerned about that change back to what it was?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,497	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	60,005	60,008	12211982.txt	98	19
970,282,695	You know. I do not know. because they have never told me. As I say. this bill is almost 2 years old. In fact. it passed our committee. it passed the House over a year ago. It has been lounging around in the other body for over a year and a half. I guess probably the CBI debate stirred up everybody. and maybe. you know. we adopted an amendment here on the floor to take tuna completely out of the CBI.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,498	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	60,009	60,020	12211982.txt	402	81
970,282,696	In the Caribbean Basin Initiative bill we exempted the tuna industry from the potential that they considered that that would be as a threat. But what you are saying is does the gentleman believe that going back to what the law was before this Executive fiat action is somehow not that damaging to the tuna industry?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,499	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	60,021	60,029	12211982.txt	315	56
970,282,697	I do not believe it is that damaging.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,500	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	60,030	60,045	12211982.txt	37	8
970,282,698	And you have no testimony to the effect it is.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,501	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	60,046	60,047	12211982.txt	46	10
970,282,699	Correct. And nobody from the tuna industry has ever come to see me or as far as I know any member of our committee about it. They may have come to see the gentleman from California.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,502	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	60,048	60,053	12211982.txt	181	36
970,282,700	No. I frankly have had phone calls and other concerns. But I must tell the gentleman until we have had this discussion. I did not fully understand what had happened in the past. that what you are doing under section 2 is merely trying to return the situation to what it was. and it really is not a drastic change.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,503	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	60,054	60,063	12211982.txt	313	60
970,282,701	The status quo ante is what they say. or something like that.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,504	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	60,064	60,066	12211982.txt	61	12
970,282,702	Well. I thank the gentleman for the explanation. I hope that in this portion of his remarks he will add any additional information that is needed to clarify what the gentleman is doing with section 2 of this act.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,505	Mr. ROUSSELOT	Unknown	ROUSSELOT	Unknown	M	60,067	60,073	12211982.txt	212	39
970,282,703	All right. I will be glad to.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,506	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	60,074	60,075	12211982.txt	29	7
970,282,704	Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,507	Mr. WALKER	Unknown	WALKER	Unknown	M	60,076	60,077	12211982.txt	38	6
970,282,705	I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,508	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	60,078	60,079	12211982.txt	43	7
970,282,706	Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am going over the list of things that are covered in the bill and I am trying to figure out where there might be some things that would raise some questions. I remember when the bill was on the floor there was some concern about the China fur tariff elimination. Am I correct that all of that has been worked out and that the Minnesota fur people or the Wisconsin fur people and all those who are worried are no longer concerned about this particular provision?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,509	Mr. WALKER	Unknown	WALKER	Unknown	M	60,080	60,095	12211982.txt	512	95
970,282,707	It is my impression they are not concerned. because I have not received any comments from them or from any of their representatives of those areas. They were really worried about Russian fur. When I talked to them last and when we told them this only included Chinese fur. the last time I talked to them. they had no further objection.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,510	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	60,096	60,106	12211982.txt	335	61
970,282,708	What about the casein blanks that is in there?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,511	Mr. WALKER	Unknown	WALKER	Unknown	M	60,107	60,108	12211982.txt	46	9
970,282,709	That is casein blanks. that is button blanks is what it is. There is nothing in here having to do with casein. I am very familiar with that issue. This bill would never have gotten that far had there been any casein language in there. All the members of the Agriculture Committee are aware of that problem.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,512	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	60,109	60,117	12211982.txt	306	57
970,282,710	Cantaloup duty suspension. do we not raise plenty of cantaloups in this country that they might be concerned about the competition?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,513	Mr. WALKER	Unknown	WALKER	Unknown	M	60,118	60,123	12211982.txt	131	21
970,282,711	Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,514	Mr. FRENZEL	Unknown	FRENZEL	Unknown	M	60,124	60,125	12211982.txt	38	6
970,282,712	Yes. I would be glad to yield.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,515	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	60,126	60,127	12211982.txt	30	7
970,282,713	That was the bill that was requested by the chairman of the Agriculture Committee who comes from cantaloup area and I think from time to time seasonally they need to do some importation.	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,516	Mr. FRENZEL	Unknown	FRENZEL	Unknown	M	60,128	60,133	12211982.txt	186	33
970,282,714	The problem. I say to the gentleman from Pennsylvania	H	"1982-12-21T00:00:00"	1,517	Mr. GIBBONS	Unknown	GIBBONS	Unknown	M	60,134	60,135	12211982.txt	53	9

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Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?

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I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.

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Mr. Speaker. I cannot resist the temptation to say that the gentleman from California has spoken so often from the other side of the well that he obviously has had some tremendous impact over there. and I think maybe that is something we will all have to take up in the future to get those kinds of praiseworthy comments. But for JOHN ROUSSELOT they are well deserved. I have sat on the floor here for many hours and have seen him work hard hour after hour. The words expressed by his colleagues on the other side are well deserved praise. I think that only those of us who have worked so closely with him know how much he will be missed.

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Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?

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Mr. Speaker. I think the gentleman from Florida now has the time.

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I am glad to yield to the gentleman from Ohio.

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Mr. Speaker. JOHN and I both believe in one thing. We both believe in a balanced budget. we just disagree on how we are going to get there.

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Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?

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I am glad to yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin.

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Mr. Speaker. I. too. would like to say a few words about JOHN ROUSSELOT. I dont know if I dare put them in the RECORD. but I. nonetheless. would like to say a few words about him. I do not think that JOHN and I would agree but about twice in a century. but I do respect one thing about you. JOHN. and that is that you have got guts and you have the courage of your convictions. and on occasion you even exhibit that with a sense of humor. which is not all that often present in this body. For that. I am very grateful.

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Mr. Speaker. I agree very much. The gentleman from California (Mr. RouSSELOT) has a great sense of humor. and he uses it in a friendly manner and quite effectively. Mr. Speaker. I want to say a few words about the gentleman from Michigan . The gentleman from Michigan has served on the Committee on Ways and Means now for 6 or 7 years. He is a very effective member of the Ways and Means Committee. I happened to be walking through the west door on that fateful morning when he stood in the well here and said he was not going to seek reelection. I walked to the well as soon as he departed from the microphone and said that I hoped that he would change his mind. I hope that when the gentleman returns to the State of Michigan and to his home in Detroit. he will find peace and tranquillity there so that he and his family can get reacquainted with each other and so he can successfully practice law and become a very fine contributing member of the community. Mr. Speaker. it is with a great deal of sadness that I want to say that we are going to have to say goodbye to the gentleman from Michigan

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Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?

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I am glad to yield to the gentleman from California.

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Mr. Speaker. I appreciate my colleagues yielding. Since everyone else was nice enough to express all those thoughtsand I appreciate it. I do not want to be unappreciativeI do not want to rise to say something about my good friend and colleague. the gentleman from Michigan . who has. I think. served with great excellence on the Committee on Ways and Means. I have known him in other ways. and I have had a chance firsthand to see him put his talents to work on our Social Security Subcommittee and on the Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation Committee. There are few Members of the Congress that approach these very. very difficult problems that we have on those two subcommittees of the Ways and Means Committee with greater thought. with greater precision. and with greater care than our colleague. the gentleman from Michigan . He has made major contributions to legislation in the Committee on Ways and Means. and he has done it many times without broadcasting it or trying to gain a lot of publicity. he was just doing the job and helping to protect the people who are affected by that legislation. I know that he will be very much missed by the Ways and Means Committee because he has served so well and so thoughtfully. I cannot emphasize enough the thought and time that this gentleman gave to the Ways and Means Committee in this area. Besides that. he is a gentleman and a person that is so easy to work with. expecially after you have had a chance to be with him on a committee. So I am most grateful that the gentleman from Florida has taken this time to give us a chance to express our thanks to the gentlemen from Michigan for all that he has done. I know as he goes back into private practice that maybe. as he said in his own release when he decided not to run for reelection. he can spend more time with his family. I know he will be greatly missed by the House of Representatives because he does perform in a very positive and constructive way. I thank my colleague from Florida from taking this time.

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Mr. Speaker. I now yield to the gentleman from Michigan

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I thank the gentleman for recognizing me. I just want to thank the gentleman from Florida and the gentleman from California (Mr. RousSELOT) for the very kind words about me. I have enjoyed serving with both Members and greatly appreciate their willingness to take the floor and say some words on my behalf. This is my last statement before the House of Representatives and I just want to say very briefly that the people of the United States of America make very wise choices in the people that they select to serve in this body. The people that I have served with in this body have been the finest group of people that it has ever been my privilege to know. I just hope that as the years go by that those of us who are going to be outside of this institution and those of us who are privileged to be in this institution can work together to develop a greater public understanding and public support for the Members of this institution and for the marvelous work that they do. I am deeply grateful to all of you for everything. all of your kindness to me. and I am deeply grateful to the people of my district for having given me the opportunity to serve here.

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Mr. Speaker. I want to say some very nice things about the gentleman in the chair. The gentleman in the chair. the distinguished Member of Congress from Washington. Mr. FOLEY. has attained a stature not only within the Democratic Party but within this country that is truly outstanding.

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The Chair thanks the gentleman.

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And I want to say that it has been a pleasure working with him.

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Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?

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I yield to the gentleman from Indiana.

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The gentleman in the chair filled a very. very difficut role when he followed the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Pogue. I served on the Committee on Agriculture with the gentleman from Texas and I remember when the Chair sat in the second chair behind the previous Chair. the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Pogue. who probably knew agriculture better than anyone that I know of. I remember riding back in the bus league when we were in the bus league and we used to get out some place in the United States riding a bus along the highways and the gentlemans predecessor. Mr. Pogue. would ride up in the jump seat and say. "Now. at the next crossroads George Smith bought this farm back in 1938." He knew all about that farm. Now the gentleman in the chair assumed that role but next to the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Pogue. Mr. FOLEY knew more about agriculture than anybody I know of. Really it was a difficult role. But he had a good tutor. He knew all about those farms also. The gentleman in the chair sacrificed all that experience to assume a new responsibility when he gave up the chairmanship of the Committee on Agriculture to our good friend. the gentleman from Texas . who was a great agriculturalist. But the gentleman in the chair certainly has a great background in agriculture. It was not an easy role and an easy decision that the gentleman in the chair made to give up that role in agriculture. So the gentleman from Florida who speaks about the sacrifice that our friend has made. the gentleman from Washington . to give up that responsibility. but he gave it up to a very. very competent and able gentleman from Texas . So I certainly join my colleague from Florida in congratulating the gentleman from Washington for the role he has played in the history of agriculture in the country as well.

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I certainly concur with the gentleman.

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The Chair will receive a report from the committee.

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Mr. Speaker. your committee appointed to inform the President that we are ready to adjourn and to ask him if he has any further communications to make to the Congress has performed that duty. The President has directed us to say that he has no further communications to make to the Congress except to wish each of its Members a very Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.

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And we would like to do the same to all of the Members.

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The Chair wishes to express our thanks to the committee for its report.

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to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

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Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that it may be in order to consider immediately the conference report on the bill H.R. 6094. to authorize appropriations for the U.S. International Trade Commission. the U.S. Customs Service. and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for fiscal year 1983. and for other purposes.

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Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?

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Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the statement of the managers be read in lieu of the report.

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Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?

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Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the statement be considered as read.

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Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?

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The gentleman from Florida will be recognized for 30 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida .

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Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. I have no intention of taking that much time. This is the conference report that I referred to a while ago that refers to the U.S. Trade Representatives Office and the Office of the International Trade Commission and the U.S. Customs Service. This is completely noncontroversial. It went from the House to the other body. We are accepting the Senate amendments. The Senate amendments in effect allow for the appointment of an additional assistant U.S. Trade Representative. It is the hope of the conferees that the President will appoint one and that he will have the rank of Ambassador and will be generally covering all branches of the Cabinet that we have. everything from agriculture on the one side to labor on the other. The U.S. Trade Representatives Office is badly overworked now because of the high volume of trade representative work that must be done not only here in the Congress but throughout the world. The current occupant of that office needs some assistance.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,453

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

56,159

56,190

12211982.txt

1,046

178

970,282,651

Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,454

Mr. WALKER

Unknown

WALKER

Unknown

M

56,191

56,192

12211982.txt

38

6

970,282,652

I am glad to yield.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,455

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

56,193

12211982.txt

19

5

970,282,653

These are the only two items that are in this bill? There is nothing else down in the bill? Earlier today we had a request from the gentleman for a bill similar to this with other purposes in it and I just want to be sure.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,456

Mr. WALKER

Unknown

WALKER

Unknown

M

56,194

56,200

12211982.txt

222

46

970,282,654

No. there are no big surprises in this one. This is all germane.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,457

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

56,201

56,203

12211982.txt

64

13

970,282,655

These are the only two items covered in it?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,458

Mr. WALKER

Unknown

WALKER

Unknown

M

56,204

56,205

12211982.txt

43

9

970,282,656

The gentleman is correct.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,459

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

56,206

56,207

12211982.txt

25

4

970,282,657

I thank the gentleman.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,460

Mr. WALKER

Unknown

WALKER

Unknown

M

56,208

56,210

12211982.txt

22

4

970,282,658

Mr. Speaker. I move the previous question on the conference report. The previous question was ordered. The conference report was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,461

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

56,212

56,218

12211982.txt

185

31

970,282,659

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent for the immediate consideration of the conference report on the bill to reduce certain duties. to suspend temporarily certain duties. to extend certain existing suspensions of duties. and for other purposes. And that the statement of the managers be read in lieu of the report.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,462

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,785

59,794

12211982.txt

314

51

970,282,660

Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,463

The SPEAKER pro tempore

Unknown

Special

59,806

59,808

12211982.txt

64

11

970,282,661

Reserving the right to object. Mr. Speaker. can the chairman of the subcommittee tell us what happened to section 2 of this bill as it relates to tuna?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,464

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,809

59,813

12211982.txt

151

28

970,282,662

Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,465

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,814

59,815

12211982.txt

38

6

970,282,663

I yield to the gentleman from California.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,466

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,816

59,817

12211982.txt

41

7

970,282,664

The House provision was agreed to.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,467

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,818

59,819

12211982.txt

34

6

970,282,665

So the gentleman did not recede to the Senate on section

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,468

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,820

59,822

12211982.txt

56

11

970,282,666

That is correct.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,469

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,823

12211982.txt

16

3

970,282,667

Am I correct in my understanding that the tuna industry is not very excited about that?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,470

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,824

59,826

12211982.txt

87

16

970,282,668

Well. they did not tell the House Members they were not excited. They apparently told one or two Senators. But this bill still has to go through the Senate. And they are operating under unanimousconsent requests over there. Yes. this bill has to go to the Senate. We act first on the conference report.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,471

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,827

59,835

12211982.txt

302

54

970,282,669

Further reserving the right to object. if I wanted to be a hero with the tuna industry and object. this would be the time to do it. or should I wait for it to go to the Senate?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,472

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,836

59,841

12211982.txt

176

38

970,282,670

I do not think so.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,473

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,842

12211982.txt

18

5

970,282,671

Mr. Speaker. further reserving the right to object. I now yield to my colleague. the gentleman from Minnesota

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,474

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,843

59,846

12211982.txt

109

18

970,282,672

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would say that the gentleman has already become a hero on the gas tax bill with the California public utilities section. I hope the gentleman will resist the urge to become a hero twice. because that bill is not through the Senate yet itself.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,475

Mr. FRENZEL

Unknown

FRENZEL

Unknown

M

59,847

59,855

12211982.txt

280

51

970,282,673

Well. are the gentlemen telling me that this bill has a hard road to go. swim upstream with the tuna over there in the Senate?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,476

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,856

59,859

12211982.txt

126

25

970,282,674

That is just one of the many. many items in here. In fact. most of the items in this bill. the trouble was we found Senators fighting with each other over the bill. Some were for the provisions and some were against them. I do not know what is going to happen to this bill in the Senate.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,477

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,860

59,868

12211982.txt

287

58

970,282,675

Are we going to have a full discussion of this bill?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,478

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,869

59,870

12211982.txt

52

11

970,282,676

All the gentleman wants. and maybe more.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,479

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,871

59,872

12211982.txt

40

7

970,282,677

All right. I guess I will be a neat guy.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,480

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,873

59,874

12211982.txt

40

10

970,282,678

The gentleman has always been a neat guy.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,481

Mr. FRENZEL

Unknown

FRENZEL

Unknown

M

59,875

59,876

12211982.txt

41

8

970,282,679

Mr. Speaker. I withdraw my reservation of objection.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,482

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,877

59,878

12211982.txt

52

8

970,282,680

Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,483

The SPEAKER pro tempore

Unknown

Special

59,879

59,882

12211982.txt

64

11

970,282,681

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the statement be considered as read.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,484

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,889

59,892

12211982.txt

78

13

970,282,682

Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,485

The SPEAKER pro tempore

Unknown

Special

59,893

59,895

12211982.txt

64

11

970,282,683

The gentleman from Florida is recognized for 30 minutes.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,486

The SPEAKER pro tempore

Unknown

Special

59,897

59,899

12211982.txt

56

9

970,282,684

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. This bill is what we call one of the small item tariff bills. It is a real cross to bear. History left us with a code. a Tariff Code. that has 6.000 major classifications in it. You must remember that the tariff laws are the oldest laws of the United States. And we have 6.000 classifications in that Tariff Code. major classifications. and Lord knows how many minor classifications we have in this tariff bill. From time to time businessmen come here and ask their Member of Congress to see if they cannot get some adjustments in the Code. Sometimes they are changing tariffs. sometimes they are changing classifications. sometimes the tariffs go up. sometimes they go down. sometimes they are temporarily suspended. Essentially the philosophy that guides the committee is to be very cautious. We take testimony from all the members of the executive branch. We advertise. And we take testimony from all the proponents. If there are any opponents. we usually never take the matter up. And we try to work all the controversy our of these matters. These matters are important. though. for American business and American jobs. There are some products. some esoteric chemicals and things like that that this country does not make. never has made. and perhaps does not hold the patent to make. And we have to import those. to add them and to be component parts. And the same as far as knitting needles and knitting machines. We do lot of knitting in the United States but we do not make the needles and machines. or we do not make them as well as other people do. and the people in the textile industry come in and say will we suspend or remove the duty on those. We normally start off. Mr. Speaker. if there is any controversy. we usually do nothing. If it is new and it is a first time exposure to us. we temporarily suspend the duty to see if other American manufacturers or producers want to get into the field. And after a length of time. we hear nothing from anyone. we come along and maybe remove the tariff. These tariff things go up and down. They are very small in nature. and they have little or no impact upon the budget. I will be glad to yield half of my time to the gentleman from Minnesota. the minority member of the committee. or to anyone who wants to ask any questions.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,487

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,900

59,970

12211982.txt

2,340

425

970,282,685

Will the gentleman yield briefly?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,488

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,971

59,972

12211982.txt

33

5

970,282,686

I will be glad to yield to the gentleman.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,489

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,973

59,974

12211982.txt

41

9

970,282,687

Could the gentleman explain to us. since I understand he was the author of what is known as section 2 in this bill. could he now explain what that does to the tuna industry as it relates to Samoa?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,490

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,975

59,980

12211982.txt

196

39

970,282,688

It really takes the law back to where it was before somebody down in the bureaucracy tried to change it by executive fiat. It is a question of whether you count Samoa in or out of the quotas.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,491

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,981

59,986

12211982.txt

191

38

970,282,689

What does that mean in the American tuna industry when you have Samoa exempted or not exempted? What does that mean?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,492

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,987

59,990

12211982.txt

116

21

970,282,690

It means that the quota is slightly larger. By not counting Samoa. tuna is imported tuna. Now. what is the way we have always done it in the past. Somebody down in the executive branch changed the system of counting.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,493

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

59,991

59,997

12211982.txt

216

40

970,282,691

In other words. the change was made by executive order or something.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,494

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

59,998

60,000

12211982.txt

68

12

970,282,692

From what it previously was.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,495

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

60,002

60,003

12211982.txt

28

5

970,282,693

Correct.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,496

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

60,004

12211982.txt

8

1

970,282,694

Why is the American tuna industry or some of them concerned about that change back to what it was?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,497

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

60,005

60,008

12211982.txt

98

19

970,282,695

You know. I do not know. because they have never told me. As I say. this bill is almost 2 years old. In fact. it passed our committee. it passed the House over a year ago. It has been lounging around in the other body for over a year and a half. I guess probably the CBI debate stirred up everybody. and maybe. you know. we adopted an amendment here on the floor to take tuna completely out of the CBI.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,498

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

60,009

60,020

12211982.txt

402

81

970,282,696

In the Caribbean Basin Initiative bill we exempted the tuna industry from the potential that they considered that that would be as a threat. But what you are saying is does the gentleman believe that going back to what the law was before this Executive fiat action is somehow not that damaging to the tuna industry?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,499

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

60,021

60,029

12211982.txt

315

56

970,282,697

I do not believe it is that damaging.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,500

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

60,030

60,045

12211982.txt

37

8

970,282,698

And you have no testimony to the effect it is.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,501

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

60,046

60,047

12211982.txt

46

10

970,282,699

Correct. And nobody from the tuna industry has ever come to see me or as far as I know any member of our committee about it. They may have come to see the gentleman from California.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,502

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

60,048

60,053

12211982.txt

181

36

970,282,700

No. I frankly have had phone calls and other concerns. But I must tell the gentleman until we have had this discussion. I did not fully understand what had happened in the past. that what you are doing under section 2 is merely trying to return the situation to what it was. and it really is not a drastic change.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,503

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

60,054

60,063

12211982.txt

313

60

970,282,701

The status quo ante is what they say. or something like that.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,504

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

60,064

60,066

12211982.txt

61

12

970,282,702

Well. I thank the gentleman for the explanation. I hope that in this portion of his remarks he will add any additional information that is needed to clarify what the gentleman is doing with section 2 of this act.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,505

Mr. ROUSSELOT

Unknown

ROUSSELOT

Unknown

M

60,067

60,073

12211982.txt

212

39

970,282,703

All right. I will be glad to.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,506

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

60,074

60,075

12211982.txt

29

7

970,282,704

Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,507

Mr. WALKER

Unknown

WALKER

Unknown

M

60,076

60,077

12211982.txt

38

6

970,282,705

I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,508

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

60,078

60,079

12211982.txt

43

7

970,282,706

Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am going over the list of things that are covered in the bill and I am trying to figure out where there might be some things that would raise some questions. I remember when the bill was on the floor there was some concern about the China fur tariff elimination. Am I correct that all of that has been worked out and that the Minnesota fur people or the Wisconsin fur people and all those who are worried are no longer concerned about this particular provision?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,509

Mr. WALKER

Unknown

WALKER

Unknown

M

60,080

60,095

12211982.txt

512

95

970,282,707

It is my impression they are not concerned. because I have not received any comments from them or from any of their representatives of those areas. They were really worried about Russian fur. When I talked to them last and when we told them this only included Chinese fur. the last time I talked to them. they had no further objection.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,510

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

60,096

60,106

12211982.txt

335

61

970,282,708

What about the casein blanks that is in there?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,511

Mr. WALKER

Unknown

WALKER

Unknown

M

60,107

60,108

12211982.txt

46

9

970,282,709

That is casein blanks. that is button blanks is what it is. There is nothing in here having to do with casein. I am very familiar with that issue. This bill would never have gotten that far had there been any casein language in there. All the members of the Agriculture Committee are aware of that problem.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,512

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

60,109

60,117

12211982.txt

306

57

970,282,710

Cantaloup duty suspension. do we not raise plenty of cantaloups in this country that they might be concerned about the competition?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,513

Mr. WALKER

Unknown

WALKER

Unknown

M

60,118

60,123

12211982.txt

131

21

970,282,711

Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,514

Mr. FRENZEL

Unknown

FRENZEL

Unknown

M

60,124

60,125

12211982.txt

38

6

970,282,712

Yes. I would be glad to yield.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,515

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

60,126

60,127

12211982.txt

30

7

970,282,713

That was the bill that was requested by the chairman of the Agriculture Committee who comes from cantaloup area and I think from time to time seasonally they need to do some importation.

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,516

Mr. FRENZEL

Unknown

FRENZEL

Unknown

M

60,128

60,133

12211982.txt

186

33

970,282,714

The problem. I say to the gentleman from Pennsylvania

H

"1982-12-21T00:00:00"

1,517

Mr. GIBBONS

Unknown

GIBBONS

Unknown

M

60,134

60,135

12211982.txt

53

9