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auto and auto part market has remained flat for nearly two decades. As

a matter of fact, the import share for

all foreign manufacturers in Japan has

remained stuck at 4.6 percent for autos

and 2.6 percent for auto parts.

The gigantic United States automotive deficit with Japan defies all

economic rationale. In 1985, when the

yen was 240 to the dollar, the United

States had an automotive deficit with

Japan of $23.9 billion. Now, with the

yen hovering around 80 to the dollar—

a 300-percent decrease in the dollar’s

value against the yen—our automotive

trade deficit is on track to break last

year’s record of $37 billion.

As this chart shows, the facts are on

our side. The United States has a trade

surplus in the automotive sector with

the rest of the world. Isn’t it time for

Japan to play fair?

THE OVERSEAS INTERESTS ACT

(Mr. CHRYSLER asked and was given

fpermission to address the House for 1

minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. CHRYSLER. Mr. Speaker, the

reason we do not sell cars in Japan is

because we do not build right-hand

drive cars in this country, and for no

other reason.

Mr. Speaker, today and tomorrow the

House will debate the Overseas Interests Act. This bill cuts foreign aid and

ends the status quo of the bloated foreign aid bureaucracy.

The American people, by very lopsided majorities, have expressed their

desire to make these cuts. But unfortunately, the liberal Democrats in the

White House and in Congress stand in

the way. Liberals oppose any cut in the

Federal bureaucracy and are wedded to

the old Washington ways. They refuse

to see that out-of-control Government

is causing deficits and debt. If we do

not cut the growth of Washington, our

children will be saddled with unimaginable debt and unimaginable taxation.

The Overseas Interest Act addresses

these concerns. It will cut foreign aid

and the bureaucracies that attempt to

globally redistribute the hard-earned

tax dollars of ordinary Americans. Republicans realize that we can no longer

base our policies on waste, fraud, and

ever-expanding bureaucracies. Instead,

we must insure that the interests of

Americans are served, and not just

those of the Federal Government.

MORE ON THE UNITED STATESJAPAN AUTO DISPUTE

f(Mr. WISE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

minute.)

Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, I would yield

to the gentlewoman from Ohio [Ms.

KAPTUR].

Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank

the gentleman for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, in referring to what the

previous speaker said, he made an untrue statement. United States manufacturers manufacture 60 different

models of right-hand drive vehicles

both in this country and around the

world, and for a Member from the

State of Michigan to speak out against

the United States, and we are hemorrhaging in terms of these trade deficits

with Japan for over two decades, I

think is unconscionable.

I thank the gentleman for yielding.

Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, dealing with the other part of the

gentleman’s remarks, I think it ought

to be pointed out what the President is

budgeting are those who would almost

eliminate the Safe Schools Act, the

Drug Free Schools Act, eliminate, almost eliminate, summer youth programs, all of which has been funded, is

in line with the budget, a budget, I

might add, cutting the deficit one-half

in relation to our gross domestic product over what it was a few years ago, a

budget which will mean the third

straight year of deficit reduction, the

first time that has happened since

Harry Truman.

(Mr. GOSS asked and was given perTHE NATION’S MALL

fmission to address the House for 1

minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, the Nation’s

Capital is famed for its parks and wide

open spaces. The Mall, the area between this Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial, is one of the most venerable

and most visited of our alabaster city’s

sights and all Americans have a right

to enjoy it. Of course, we have to ensure that one set of rights does not outweigh another. Today, a walk down

The Mall suggests that we have lost

our balance on that score. Simply put,

large parts of The Mall have become a

disorderly tourist trinket bazaar. This

famous open space has become haven

to countless unsightly, makeshift tables and weather covers from which

temporary vendors push their merchandise in an atmosphere of cacophony and hustle. Those vendors, it

seems, secured U.S. Park Service permits under their first amendment

rights. As an ardent defender of the

Constitution and its amendments, I

certainly support the right to free

speech. But Americans also have a

right to and an expectation of unobstructed, safe, and peaceful use of their

national parks. Especially one with

such majestic monuments. I hope we

can restore some balance and find a

more suitable spot to relocate the tourist merchants while there is still summer ahead to enjoy The Mall peacefully.

REDUCING BUREAUCRACY

THE ADMINISTRATION IS

f(Mr. HOYER asked and was given

permission to address the House for 1

minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, although I

had not intended to include this, let me

say ‘‘amen’’ to the remarks of the gentleman from Florida. He is absolutely

right. We ought to get a handle on

that.

The gentleman from Michigan who

preceded him was absolutely wrong,

however. He talks about reducing bureaucracy.

This administration, ladies and gentlemen, has reduced bureaucracy by

272,000 over the next 6 years, actually

the next 4 years. We have already reduced over 100,000 Federal employees.

This administration, contrary to the

previous two administrations, is not

just talking about it, and has saved $30

billion in Federal expenses, which is

funding the crime bill.

Whether you take the 1994 Crime Act,

which I think was a smart and tough

crime act, or the crime act that passed

this House, both relied on the reductions in Federal employees that this

administration, in its reinvention of

Government, of doing more with less,

has led and the Congress has supported.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE

CLERK OF THE HOUSE

fThe SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.

RIGGS) laid before the House the following communication from the Clerk

of the House of Representatives:

OFFICE OF THE CLERK,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, June 7, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 5 of Rule III of the

Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, I

have the honor to transmit a sealed envelope

received from the White House on Tuesday,

June 6, 1995 at 2:45 p.m. and said to contain

a message from the President whereby he

transmits a report on the activities of the

United States Government relating to the

prevention of nuclear proliferation for calendar year 1994.

With warm regards,

ROBIN H. CARLE,

f Clerk.

ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT RELATING TO PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION—MESSAGE FROM THE

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED

STATES

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message

from the President of the United

States; which was read and, together

with the accompanying papers, without

objection, referred to the Committee

on International Relations.

To the Congress of the United States:

As required under section 601(a) of

the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of

1978 (Public Law 95–242; 22 U.S.C.

3281(a)), I am transmitting a report on