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Date: 1982-12-09
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. It has been said again and again that far too many Members of the body are retiring or seeking new horizons at an increasingly younger age. My good friend. KEN HOLLAND. Is a case in point. After strong. effective representation for the past 8 years. he has decided to leave the House at an age in which traditionally Members of Congress are being elected for the first time. I am truly sorry that KEN HOLLAND is leaving. He has been a voice of moderation. a person always willing to listen to both sides of an argument. His service on the Ways and Means Committee has been exemplary. and I have come to rely on his expertise on the tremendously complex issues that come under the committees jurisdiction. His work as chairman of the Congressional Textile Caucus has been of great benefit to the millions of people whose livelihood in one way or the other is dependent on this industry. Cheap lowwage foreign imports have put an incredible number of our textile employees out of work. and a II 9261 major force in stemming the tide of these imports is KEN HOLLAND. Textile employer and employee alike will be losing one of their best friends in Congress now that KEN HOLLAND is leavlng. As all of us know. KEN HOLLAND has a ready and quick wit. He is not a rancorous person. On the contrary. I have not run into anyone who did not have a enuine regard for him. He is a southern gentleman in the truest and finest sense of the word. I only wish that he would have decided to remain in Congress. In the years ahead I predict we shall continue to hear and see good things from KEN HOLLAND. His pOeSOnality. charm. good manners. keen perceptions are attributes that KEN Hotn:uND will always bring to an association. I wish him well.e
Date: 1982-12-09
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. my good friend. RON MOTTL. has been a dedicated servant of the people of the 23d District of Ohio. He is known far and wide as a constituents Congressman who insists on taking the doortodoor approach to campaigning. He has enjoyed a very successful and active political career. and on the basis of his past political activity. I have the feeling we will hear more from him. I. for one. certainly hope so. On the Veterans Affairs Committee. where I have been privileged to sit with RON MOTrL for the past 6% years. I can report that Americas veterans have no finer friend than him. He has been in the forefront of every major piece of veterans legislation since coming to the committee. and our veterans will sorely miss his counsel and dedication to their wellbeing. There have been times when we have disagreed on some of the legislative issues that have come out of the Commerce and Energy Committee. where again he has served with distinction. But. he has been an articulate and dedicated spokesman on this key committee. He tackles the tough issues and is not afraid to stand up and be counted. This is a trait that his constituents have come to expect. and while he did suffer a setback in this years election. his has certainly enjoyed tremendous voter support in the past. In addition to our mutual service on the Veterans Affairs Committee. we have shared the concern of Americas embattled steel industry. RON MOTTL has done yoeman service on the Steel Caucus. He understands the plight of our steelworkers. He has stood up for them and has fought to provide legislative solutions to the dual problems of foreign subsidization and foreign dumping of steel on our shores. We are going to miss his leadership and hard work on the Steel Caucus. RON MOTTL will continue. I am certain. to be active in practical politics. He is a man of the people. and he likes helping people. You will never find RON MOTTL spending weekends in Washington. He spends every possible minute back in the Cleveland area talking to people and trying to help with their problems. I know that our paths will continue to cross. and I count it a great honor to have served with RON MoTTL.e a Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker. I just want to take the opportunity to recognize the service in the 97th Congress of the Honorable BOB SHAIANSKY. The gentleman from Ohio served with me on both the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on Aging. I always found his contributions to be helpful and sincere. His comments were always l1.tened to with great care by the members of the committee. and his words gave us insight and understanding to some of the more difficult problems facing the Congress at this time in our Nations history. Mr. Speaker. the neople of the 12th Congressional District of Ohio have been ably represented by Bos SHAMANsKY. and I want to salute his efforts during the 97th Congess.*
Date: 1982-12-09
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. the decision by our dear friend. SHIRLEY CHISHOLM. to retire from the House after seven terms of distinguished service is a severe loss to Congress and the Nation. I have tremendous admiration for her as a person and legislator. While we have often disagreed on issues. there is no question that she is an effective adversary who does her homework. She is one of the most forthright. yet charming and gracious people it has been my privilege to know since election to this body. Regardless of the issue being debated on the floor. when SHIRLEY CHIsHoLM takes the podium. it is somewhat like the television commercial for one of the major investment firms. "people stop and listen." She has championed the cause of the little people. She has been a wonderful inspiration to the poor. many of whom feel alienated from the system. She is a fighter. yet she does not allow dogmatism to direct her legislative actions. In short. SHIRLEY CHISHOLM Is a champion of democracy in the finest sense of the word. In an era of conformity. SHIRLEY CHISHOLM fits no mold. no pattern. She has an Indominable spirit that has endeared her. not only to her colleagues. but to people all over America. SHIRLEY CHISHOLM Will continue to be active in behalf of humanitarian causes. Her leadership will continue to be felt. not only at home in Brooklyn. but throughout America. I look forward to our association in the future.*
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT G. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Madam President. reserving the right to object. and I will not object. but I would like to be recognized immediately after the request is granted.
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Madam President. the reason there was no objection on this side was that. as the majority leader has stated. the two measures are generally conceded to be must measures. and that was one of the reasons why there was no objection. Second. as the majority leader pointed out. he could achieve his objective of dealing with the 1day rule simply by adjourning the Senate. and the 1day rule would have been wiped out. Third. by proceeding as he has. the right of those Senators who wish to debate the motion to proceed are preserved. because. if the majority leader had adjourned the Senate. it is conceivable that he could have found a window during the first 2 hours during which to make the motion to proceed. and that motion to proceed would not have been debatable under rule VIII. and the maj.rity leader did not want to prevent Senators from exercising their rights to debate the motion to proceed. So for those who wish to debate the motion to proceed. their rights are preserved by this method. For these reasons. there was no objection from this side. I make that statement for the Record.
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

No. Mr. President. I agree with that procedure. If the only purpose of coming in to. morrow is to fulfill the requirements under rule XXII. I would recommend that a unanimousconsent request be granted allowing a cloture vote on Monday. because there is no way of keeping the majority leader from coming in tomorrow if he wants to. He can move to adjourn. if he has to. That is nondebatable. He can get a vote on it and he has the votes. Or he can recess over until tomorrow so the Senate would come in and fulfill the requirements under the rule. Without going through all that. if that is the only purpose of coming in tomorrow. if we can avoid the expense of having the Senate come in tomorrow. I am very willing on my side of the aisle to agree to a vote on cloture on Monday. which would occur otherwise. under the procedures of the rule. if the majority leader brought us in tomorrow.
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President before the Chair proceeds with that. may I ask the majority leader if he anticipates any other rollcalls today.
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I wonder if the majority leader or the Senator from New Hampshire or any other Senators anticipate further rollealls this afternoon.
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Yes. Mr. President. on yesterday the Senatein acting on H.R. 4481. which was discharged from further consideration of the Judiciaryadopted an amendment which was offered by me and Mr. RANDOLPH modifying the judiclal districts of West Virginia. That action was approved. as I stated. The bill to which the distinguished majority leader has just referred was introduced by me on behalf of myself and Mr. RANDOLPH on December 7. and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill does precisely what the amendment on yesterday did. namely. it transferred certain counties to the southern district and certain counties of West Virginia were shifted to the northern district. The "swing" judges designation will be eliminated and the change would not cost the Federal Government any additonal money. The southern district would be reduced from 4Y2 to 4 judges and the northern district increased from 1 /a to 2 judges. The bill that I introduced. as well as the amendment which I introduced yesterday. both of which were on behalf of myself and my senior colleague. Mr. RANDOLPH. is supported by the Federal district court judges in the State. supported by the circuit counsel for the fourth Judicial Circuit. and was initiated by Chief Judge Charles A. Moye. Jr.. chairman of the Subcommittee on Judicial Statistics of the Committee on Court Administration of the Judicial Conference. The bill will alleviate the difficult situation that exists in my State. We are calling up the bill at this time so that we will have a double shot at this matter. It is important to the State of West Virginia. As I say it does not affect any other State. But the amendment of yesterday and the bill that we are now about to call up would accomplish the same purposes. and we just elected to go two different routes to achieve the same objective. So there is no objection on this side. and I appreciate the majority leaders courtesy and kindness in calling tip this bill at this time.
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I call attention to the fact that my senior colleague is here in the Chamber with me. and he. of course. can very ably speak for himself. but we join in urging the Senate to adopt this measure.
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

This side of the aisle is prepared to proceed to the nominations beginning on page 3. continuing through page 4 and the Department of Justice on page 4. Department of Justice on page 5. Copyright Royalty Tribunal. Department of Education. Public Health Service. and Department of State on page 6 and Department of State on page 7. excepting Calendar Order No. 1089: the minority is prepared to proceed with the InterAmerican Foundation on page 7. International Banks. U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency. U.S. Information Agency. page 9 Department of the Treasury. excepting Calendar Order 1096 on page 9. and prepared to proceed with the balance of page 9. and page 10. nominations placed on the Secretarys desk in the Coast Guard.
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. will the Senator yield to my senior colleague from West Virginia so that he may make a request?
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. will the distinguished majority leader state for the Information of the Senate the program for the rest of the day and for Monday. insofar as he can. and for Tuesday as well?
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. is it still the intention of the majority leader and his expectation and hope that the Senate will complete action and adjourn sine die no later than Friday. the 17th?
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. as I recall. the President asked the Congress to reconvene after the election to dispose of certain appropriation and budgetary matters. I would hope. with the exception of possibly one. or two. or three other measures which may have compelling reasons supporting them. to stick to this. I want to help the majority leader as best I can to get on with the business of taking up the appropriations measures. the continuing resolution. and the jobs measure. and I would hope that we would not be around here Christmas week. It seems to me that if we all put our shoulders to the wheel we can dispose of these measures by the 17th. I hope so. I would certainly hate to see the other body send over a continuing resolution that will have us back 3 or 4 days into the Christmas week or following Christmas week. I just want to say that for the RECORD. and say to the majority leader that I want to assist in any way I can to expedite these measures that have to be done. He is enumerating some measures that perhaps do not have to be done but he has certainly named some that have to be done before we go out.
Date: 1982-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I cannot presume to speak for other Members but I assume that most of them would prefer to stay in late on days next week and get out on December 17 rather than come back Christmas week or postChristmas week. if that will help the majority leader.
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I understand Mr. LEVIN does not wish to use his special order and Mr. PROXMIRE would like to have the order transferred to him. or at least a portion of it. if the majority leader would do that. I have no other requests for time. Mr. President. I yield back my time.
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the managers may have until midnight tonight. December 13. 1982. to file a conference report on the bill to extend the Commodity Exchange Act. and for other purposes.
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the legislation presently under consideration.
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to exempt the U.S. Capitol Historical Society from certain taxes. as amended.
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the comments of the gentleman. I have just seen a letter here signed by George Washington. dated
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

And then another one signed by John Adams in 1708. 1 tell you. it makes one feel good when you see men like that on the same side that the gentleman from Texas is on. and I appreciate the thought that the gentleman has expressed.
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the bill under consideration.
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. xp.aker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill to provide for the payment of losses incurred as a result of the ban on the use of the chemical tris in apparel. fabric. yarn. or fiber. and for other purposes. as amended.
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity to comment about the gentleman who has just spoken. This will probably be one of the last times that Boa MCCLORY from Illinois will be before this body with reference to a bill of this nature. I can only say that during the 6 years that I have been a member of the Committee on the Judiciary I have not known of any man who has been any more sincere and any more dedicated in the work that he has done on that committee. He is going to be missed. I can tell the gentleman now. my friend. you will be sorely missed by this body. And I wish you the best in the future.
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on the legislation just passed.
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speakers table the bill . to provide for appointment and authority of the Supreme Court Police. and for other purposes. with a Senate amendment thereto. and concur in the Senate amendment.
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the legislation just considered.
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: PHILLIP BURTON (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. section 301 of the amendment to which the distinguished chairman of the Ways and Means Committee has referred relates to matters under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) which are wholly within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and Labor. The provision in H.R. 5470 preserving from ERISA preemption the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act was added in the Senate Finance Committee and but for minor technical cleanup of that language. that provision is unchanged under this amendment. This amendment is now acceptable to the Committee on Education and Labor and its language has been prepared with the full cooperation of our ranking minority member. the distinguished gentleman from Illinois
Date: 1982-12-13
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. BILLY LEE EVANS has done an outstanding job of representing the Eight Congressional District of Georgia. and I am going to miss him. Unfortunately. the great State of Georgia is losing onethird of its House delegation this year with the departure of BILLY LEE and my other friends. Bo GINN and
Date: 1982-12-14
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I rise in support of the Traxler amendment. I voted in favor of the amendment that came forward a moment ago in order to get on the Record the fact that It was the lesser of the two evils to vote for that amendment. In any event. the vote then was to Increase your pay a certain amount but less than the evil we would have if we voted against that amendment. This amendment would be to restore the cap. Maybe some of you can justify a vote to raise your salaries. I would be the last one in the world to say maybe in some instances it might not be Justified. But in my district. the First District of Texas. I cannot go back in good faith and tell 3.500 men and women who were let off from Lone Star Steel at Lone Star. Tex.. last August. who are living on a meager existence of approximately $250 every 2 weeks and maybe not that much. that it is time for me to raise my salary as a Member of this House. I cannot do that. I do not believe. regardless of all the publicity that has come our way lately with reference to what Martin Agronsky and his people said. what Common Cause said and what others have said. that now is the time to increase our salaries. So I respectfully request that those who are getting ready to vote to vote to extend the pay cap and leave our salaries as they are at this time.
Date: 1982-12-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I thank the distinguished acting Republican leader. I join with him in commending the Fed for taking the action. which represents the seventh time that the Fed has lowered the discount rate onehalf point since July. I compliment the Fed. I would not say that it is entirely. however. the leadership of the Fed. I think Congress has had a lot to do with this. It was back in July. that part of the year. when those of us on this side of the aisle introduced legislation to require the Fed to take actions. such as it has been taking since then. to get Interest rates down and promote economic recovery and thus increase the employment of people in this country. There were 40 cosponsors of the legislation introduced by me. I talked with the majority leader of the House. Mr. Wright. and he introduced somewhat similar legislation over there. There were between 60 and 70 cosponsors there. So immediately I got a reaction from the Federal Reserve. Mr. Volcker came to visit me. and I know he has visited several Senators since that time. So it seems to me that the Federal Reserve. while it should be commended. and I do commend it. saw a train coming down the track. That train was the possible action by Congress which created the Federal Reserve. I think it remains an unwritten axion that the creature of the Congress can be reminded that Congress can still step in and formulate policy and guidelines by which the Federal Reserve Board shall be persuaded in its actions. The distinguished majority leader has likewise. recently especially. been quite outspoken in his opinion that the Federal Reserve Board needs to relax its tight money policy in order to promote economic growth. get interest rates down. and get people back to work. * This "bullee" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. So I would say that Congress has had some influence in all likelihood in this matter. But I do join the distinguished Senator in commending the Fed for lowering the discount rate again in what is now the longest postwar recession. I hope the Fed will continue to take such actions as would insure the dropping of the interest rates because in so doing I think it enhances the chances for economic recovery. economy growth. and reduction of unemployment in the long run.
Date: 1982-12-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Reserving the right to object. Madam President. could we have any votes that might be ordered during that half hour stacked after the recess?
Date: 1982-12-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Further reserving the right to object. I understand that the yeas and nays have been ordered on the amendment by
Date: 1982-12-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. Presi. dent. reserving the right to object. does the Senator from Arkansas wish to make a motion to reconsider the other vote?
Date: 1982-12-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I would think that it would be agreeable on my side to enter into an agreement of 2 hours if we could have an understanding that it would be an up or down vote and that no amendments would be offered to it.
Date: 1982-12-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

This would not in any way. I do not think. impinge on the rights of the Senators who are proposing a natural gas amendment.
Date: 1982-12-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. if the Senator from Tennessee sends to the desk an amendment. I believe he loses the floor. He can regain it. but he loses it.