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Date: 1981-10-07
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

The gentleman from Illinois has done well in Inviting Members to stand. I am just trying to get some semblance of order. I know the importance of the issue. Yesterday. on a multimilliondollar bill. we limited debate In order to accommodate the membership. No one raised any objection yesterday. But today It becomes so all Important.
Date: 1981-10-07
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

With all due respect. Mr. Chairman. I insist. onmy unanimous consent request to close debate on the Frankamendment and the Jeffords amendment to the Frank amendment at 2:25.
Date: 1981-10-07
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. what we speak about today here is reality. Justice. and equity to the consumer. to the dairy producer. to America and its way of life. It is very difficult to make choices. but the Bedell amendment. if you will only look at the figures. falls in between the Frank and the Jeffords amendments. I would urge that we vote against both amendments and continue supporting the Bedell amendment. Further. about guaranteeing anyone. this amendment does not guarantee anyone anything. I urge a vote for the Bedell amendment and against the Frank and the Jeffords amendments.
Date: 1981-10-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. It Is noteworthy that the administrations announcement of Its strategic de.. cisions last Friday gave only a passing reference to the need for arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union. The administrations position has been that true arms control. and real arms reductions. could only be negotiated when we comparison to the Soviet Union. Secretary Haig has engaged In preliminary discussions with his Soviet counterpart on the question of theater nuclear weapons in Europe. but there Is still no firm schedule for even preliminary talks on strategic arms control. It is apparent that the new decisions on the MXD. which are to put an initial force of missiles into hardened Titan silos. bear little relation to any wellconceived arms limitation proposal. Instead. the ramifications of this decision are such as to make the uncertainties over nuclear war more severe. to increase the unknowns In the strategic equation. to possibly shelve the antiballistic missile treaty now In force with the Soviet Union. and perhaps to engage in new and unnecessary rounds of the arms race. The difficulties associated with a new strategic weapons program without any central. arms control component have been well expressed by the distinguished Senator from Colorado . in an article published In the Washington Post on October 4. 1981. The piece. entitled. "No SALT. No Solution." is typical of the Incisive analyses Senator HART has produced over the years on defense and arms control questions. and I ask unanimous consent that It be printed In the RECORD. With no objection. the article follows:
Date: 1981-10-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I would reserve the right to object until I can clear this with my side of the aisle.
Date: 1981-10-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the distinguished majority leader. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that H.R. 3112 receive a second reading at this time.
Date: 1981-10-07
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: 1981-10-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I am in a position to inform the distinguished majority leader that the nominations have been cleared on this side.
Date: 1981-10-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I send to the desk an amendment on behalf of Mr. PELL. and ask for its imimediate consideration.
Date: 1981-10-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I move to lay that motion onl the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Date: 1981-10-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. will the distin~guished majority leader state at this time what the program will be for Wednesday. the day of the reconvening of the Senate?
Date: 1981-10-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Will the distinguished majority leader indicate wvhether or not It might be possible to set a time on Wednesday. upon our return. prior to wihich there would be no rollcall votes?
Date: 1981-10-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the distinguished majority leader. Will the majority leader obtain an order for me for 15 minutes on Wednesday?
Date: 1981-10-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I thank the distinguished majority leader for reserving the right to object and for objecting. Had he not done so I would have been constrained to do the same.
Date: 1981-10-14
Speaker: PHILLIP BURTON (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I rise In support of the resolution to disapprove the sale of AWACS aircraft and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia. This Illadvised and dangerous proposal is a major blunder by the Reagan administration and should be soundly rejected by Congress. The administration has tried to convince the Congress and the public that this sale is necessary to insure peace in the Middle East. to secure our supply of oil. and to deter Soviet intervention In Saudi Arabia. In fact. the sale of sophisticated AWACS aircraft to that nation will seriously destabilize that already volatile area of the world. Saudi Arabia has In the midst of U.S. debate over this sale. continued to Issue vitriolic denunciations of the Camp David agreements and has not ceased its threats against the nation of Israel. If the Congress truly cares about Americas moral and political alliance with Israel. it will not approve this sale of highly advanced weapons systems to an avowed enemy of that beleaguered nation.*
Date: 1981-10-14
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move that the House resolve itself Into the Committee or the Whole House on the State of the Union for the further consideration of the bill (M.R. 3603) to provide price and Income protection for farmers. assure consumers an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices. continue food assistance to lowincome households. and for other purposes.
Date: 1981-10-14
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. the chairman of the subcommittee informs me that we have no problem on this side with this amendment. and we would be glad to accept it.
Date: 1981-10-14
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

At any time at the highest price. at the market price. As the distinguished majority leader mentioned to us. and I do not know whether the amendment would work or not. but for whatever it Is worth I would support the concept.
Date: 1981-10-14
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

May I ask If there are any amendments? Mr. Chairman. I move to strike the requisite number of words. Might I Inquire If there are amendments at the desk? We have been almost since 2:30 this afternoon on this title. which Is all that we discussed on the previous sitting of the committee. I would hope the Members would assist us by proceeding with the orderly business of the House. I see the gentleman from Illinois
Date: 1981-10-14
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I did want to question one part of the ruling of the Chair in which the Chair states that th6 Committee on Ways and Means has exclusive jurisdiction over Items such as casein. It has always been my understanding that the Committee on Agriculture would have Joint Jurisdiction with the Committee on Ways and Means. and I would not like for the ruling of the Chair to be Interpreted as dispossessing the Agriculture Committee from Joint Jurisdiction. because the area of concern Involves both committees.
Date: 1981-10-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. will this request. If entered. Impinge on the operation of rule 2IV in any way?
Date: 1981-10-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I am sure it Is not the majority leaders intent. but I would just like to be assured that It will not automatically have that effect.
Date: 1981-10-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I hope the distinguished majority leader will take occasion at some point to state the program for the remainder of the week and as far Into next week as he can.
Date: 1981-10-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I certainly. understand the majority leaders situation. I hope. without presuming to suggest what the procedure will be. that the Senate could be Informed as soon as possible with respect to what the plans are as to the various appropriation bills. We have only one regular appropriations bill which has passed the Senate. and the conference report on that measure. I believe. Is at the desk. and two other appropriation bills are on the calendar. the Interior appropriations bill. which has been on the calendar since July 23. and the Treasury appropriations bill since September 22. I would like for. the benefit of our colleagues to be Informed as to what the plans are for moving to the consideration of these appropriation bills. As I understand It. the date on the continuing resolution will expire on November 20. which. aside from being my birthday. would be about 27 legislative days away. I hope we do not get ourselves into a situation wherein we have to put all our eggs in that one basket. I hope *we will be able to give our attention to the individual appropriation bills In the meantime.
Date: 1981-10-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. the Reagan administration has been speaking with many voices of late on the question of monetary policy. Some officials maintain that interest rates are too high and the money supply too tight. Other administration 4oflcials tell us that the admitnistration strongly supports the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve. Presumably. this means they also cupport the current level of high interest rates. Mr. President. having just returned fromn West Virginia and extensive meetings with my constituents. I once again raise the specter of the o. nomic crisis created by -high Interest rates. Either the administration Is for high Interest rates. or. it Is against them. As a special report entitled "Administration Disarray on Monetary Policy" prepared by staff of the Democratic Policy Coni1mittee indicates. the administration ap~parently does not know what monetary policy It supports. I ask unanimous consent that this special report containing contradictory quotations of administration officials on monetary policy be printed In full in tlie RECORDO.
Date: 1981-10-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The text of the bill. S. 898. as passed by the Senate on Wednesday. October 7. 1981. with the foregoing technical corrections. is as follows: (The text of the bill S. 898 appears in the RScoIID following todays Senate proceedings.]
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I am. of course. very understanding of the majority leaders situation. But I wonder why the Senate should not proceed with the appropriation bills that are already on the calendarthe Interior appropriations bill having been on the calendar since July 23. and the Treasury appropriations bill since September 22?
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I do not presunme. of course. to attempt to tell thle majority leader how to proceed. I must again state my concern. however. with the fact that at this point in time only one regular appropriations bill has passed the Senate. The conference report on that appropriations bill. as I understand it. Is at the desk. There are two other appropriation bills on the calendar. The Senate has 12 regular appropriation bills yet to act upon. two of which. ais I have mentioned. arc on the calendar and do not have to be reported from thle committee. My concern isand the distin guished majority leader has indicated yesterday his similar concernthat %% e are going to be forced into a box whereby down the road we will only have one bill. and that will be the continuing resolution. which wi1ll include the appropriations for aill the Departments. The conference report oil HUD has not yet been adopted. and I hope the Senate will not get itself into a situation whereby we have just one omnibus appropriations billthat being the continuing resolution. If Congress wants to go in that direction at some future time and establish a procedure for having only one omnibus appropriations bill. that might be an appropriate thing to do after careful hearings. forethought. and meditation. But I would Just express the concern once again. as the majority leader has expressed a similar concern. that. time slipping as it is. Congress is setting itself up for possibly having only one vehicle to carry all of the appropriations. I think that would be an unfortunate thing.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I thank the distinguished Senator from Texas. I will need that tine. I therefore ask unanimous consent that the time the distinguished Senator from Texas yields to me be Included with my time under the standing order.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I shall look forward to hearing further speeches in the series which the distinguished Senator from Texas plans to deliver to the Senate. It is true that he spoke about capital formation. the need for such and the problems with regard to such. a long. long time back. long ago. What he said in those days. in those times. is coming to pass. is a common subject on Capitol Hill and throughout the Capital City. and also throughout the Nation. these days. It would have been well If many had harkened to what he had been saying on the subject of capital formation. had listened carefully. and had acted accordingly. I am sure that the same thing will be true with respect to his words regarding a shortage of skilled labor.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I send to the desk an amendment to the amendment by Mr. PRESSLER and ask that it be stated by the clerk.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. minibtration. there were $10 billion in I ask unanimous consent that Mr. additional unidentified cuts in the "fuDECONCINI. Mr. CANNON. Mr. MATSUNAGA. ture entitlement reform" package and
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. September budget submission. there is a in short. this amendment requires that figure of $15 bI In the reductions in not later than November 15 of this year the future entitlement reform package the OMB Director shall prepare and and an additional $23 billion in unidentransmit to the Congress a full and com- tified cuts. making a total for the unidenplete list of all of the socalled unidenti- tified cuts In fiscal year 1984 of $82 fled cuts that appear in the budget for billion. fiscal year 1982. 1983. and 1984. the cuts Mr. President. I think the American that he determines are necessary to in- people have a right to know what the sure that the deficit for fiscal year 1982 administration has In mind insofar as does not exceed $43 billion. that the defi- the socalled unidentified cuts are con. cit for fiscal year 1983 does not exceed cerned. I believe that Congress is entitled $22.9 billion. and that the budget for to know. also. what the administration fiscal year 1984 is a balanced budget. has In mind as far as unidentified cuts In preparing that list. the Director are concerned. would have to be specific with reference If the administration itself does not to the programs and the appropriation know what Is Included in the $82 billion accounts in which reductions have to be In unidentified cuts for fiscal year 1984. made. the exact amount of such reduc- and If the administration itself does not tions. and the provisions of law with know what Is In the $51.7 billion In unrespect to the entitlement programs Identified cuts for 1983. then the "balwhich must be changed in order to carry anced" budget that the administration out such reductions. has been talking about for fiscal year I ask unanimous consent to include in 1984 is nothing more than a piece of the RECORD. at this point. a table showing paper. spending cuts. revenue increases. and The President promised a balanced "unidentified cuts" for fiscal year 1982. budget by fiscal year 1984. and we here In fiscal year 1983. and fiscal year 1984. the Senate continue to hold a balanced
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the distinguished Senator from Florida. He is a member of the Budget Committee and Is in a position to speak with a great deal of authority on this subject. I very much appreciate his comments and his support of the amendment. I now yield to the distinguished Senator from Montana.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

How can I. as a Senator. go home if I were to vote against this amendment. or if I were to vote to table it. even? How could I say to the old folks. "Look. I really did not want to know what those unidentified cuts are. It really did not matter to me whether or not social security tuts were included. So I votcd no. against the amendment"? Or "I voted to table It." Do I want to tell my people back home that it is of no interest to me what Is Included in the unidentified cuts?
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I informed my colleagues about this good amenidmenit during the caucus and they were delighted to hear about It. wish to come to a Republican Caucus to likewise inform my friends there. because 3 hope that there will be a lot of support on the other side of the aisle. as a mattei. of fact. almost unanimous sup-
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

The Senator brought up an Interesting point that perhaps ought to be gone into a little bit. There are all of these kits we have received in West Virginia signed by Ronald Reagan. asking for money. "How about more money so we can defeat additional Senators. additional House Members?" I suppose we can take a lesson from some of those kits.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. will the Chair secure order In the Senate so that Senators may hear the request?
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. the distinguished Senator from North Carolina. who Is still In the Chamber. a moment ago indicated something which I think requires clarification.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I think It was the Senators impression that under rule XIV the mechanism had been triggered for. getting the three bills on the calendar. My Parliamentary Inquiry is as to whether or not the mere asking of unanimous consent that such bills be Immnediately considered and having that request objected to would comply with the requirements of rule XV to place the bills on the calendar in due time?
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. and I will not object. I knowv that the distinguished Senator from North Carolina would certainly have tihe right. on the next legislative day. to introduce the bills and to request first reading and under rule XIV lie would then have initiated the parliamentary mechanism whereby the bills eventually would be placed onl the calendar. I have no objection to the request. I know that the miajority leader was not objecting In reality to the Introduction of the bills today. He was objecting to what he thought was a request for Immediate consideration and first rending. So. under those circumstances. I certauinly have 1n0 objection.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of.the Whole House on the State of the Union for the further consideration of the bill to provide price and income protectioir for farmers. assure consumers ait abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices. continue food assistance to lowincome households. and for other purposes.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I move to strike the last word. Mr. Chairman. I take. this time to inform the Members that I have had many requests and offers of support to try to finish this legislation today. hopefully at an early hour In the late afternoon or in the early evening. I do not intend to move to limit debate to any specific hofr at this time. but I would ask the cooperation of the Members in the offering of their amendments to show some restraint in the discussion of matters that have been heretofore discussed. I would like to accommodate the Members who have plans for the weekend. The leadership has informed me that it has other important legislation to consider. and Members of the leadership hope we can cooperate with them. So it would be my intention at this time not to ask for limitation of debate. We can see how the committee progresses. and then later perhaps we can limit debate by specific sections. If necessary. If we see that that is not going to do the job. then we might be forced to limit debate. It would be appreciated if the Members would cooperate. and If we could finish this legislation today by 6 or 7 p.m.. it would accommodate all the Members who have prior commitments. and it would certainly accommodate the leadership and expedite the other business of the House.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I do not know the plans of the leadership. but since the time is allocated to us. I would suspect that there is a great possibility that that might be the case. However. I cannot verify that at this time.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. let me just add further that because of a pending matter in the other body. any delay that we have in this legislation before us is costing us some $1 million a day. If that is any enticement to some of our colleagues who are concerned about the budget. I would hope they would keep that in mind as we enter into deliberations on the bill. Mr. Chairman. I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

If the gentleman will yield. I wish to thank the gentleman for the cooperation which he has afforded our committee. the excellent manner in which he has attempted to represent his constituents. and for bringing us this very edifying information. I agree with the gentleman. Unfortunately. having to deal with reality and the implications of the budget. we are forced to do something which we know is grossly inadequate. but nonetheless. legislation being the art of the possible. we have to do It with what is possible. The. gentleman has cooperated to the extent that lie has given us great expertise. but If he would withdraw the amendment I think that. overall. perhaps. as Inadequate as it might seem. we will be able to in the long run help our constituents more. Certainly the gentleman has contributed greatly toward that effort.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I would like to Inform my colleague. the gentleman from Texas . that It is my understnnding that the language In the bill is exactly the same as that In the 1977 art and it Is certainly the Intent of the committee that the target prices for feed grains be computed in the same manner as they have In the past.