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Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

The gentleman Is eminently correct. Mr. Chairman. I oppose the amendment. I have been to visit with the peanut growers. They are not giant growers but. rather. small individuals. The program is working well . It benefits the consumer. it benefits that rural sector of America that needs our help. and for that reason I opposed the amendment.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I would like to answer the gentleman from New York. Yes. there is a common denominator. It is the dollar sign. Varied as they may be. this is the largest market for any of these countries. and the dollar sign is the common denominator. That Jis what will create an OPEC If we do not have a domestic sugar industry.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. this is to correct that which the gentleman from Maryland has quoted. It Is not a communication from the State Department to the Congress or to him. but It is an Interoffice memo from one bureau of the State Department to another bureau of the State Department. It is not a direct communication from the State Department on the position of the State Department. All I can say Is that whoever wrote that has the facts and figures wrong. If It were to be attributed to persons In the State Department. I would say they are wrong altogether. but that is not the position of the State Department: it Is. rather. an interoffice memo.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I move to strike the requisite number of words and rise in opposition to the amendment. Mr. Chairman. I do so to binug somne things Into the forefront here. When the original author of the amendment spoke about corporations. what they did with their profits. that has nothing to do with this legislation. But what we are dealing with here Is that we. the American consumers. can get onehalf of the sugar we consume from domestic producers and the other half comes from around the world. Second. there Is no quota. no allotment. Anyone who wants to grow sugar can grow sugar. Why are not more growing? Because it does not pay. The same way for our foreign neighbors. There is no allocation. There Is no quota. Anyone who wants to sell us can sell us at the world market. and that Is a very simple fact. Also. about the.OPEC situation. it Is real. If for no other reason. let me quote you some of the countries that we get sugar from. El Salvador. Guatemala. Honduras. Nicaragua. Those are some of the countries we get sugar from. Malawi. Malagasy. Mozambique. Those are- some of the countries. we get sugar from. You judge the stability. and certainly the opportunity for OPEC Is there. Further. the consumer: How Is the consumer affected? The average person consumes about 340 pounds of sugar a year. of which only onefourth of that is what you buy off the rack at the store. only onefourth. This Is less than one trip to the movies. This Is less than a milkshake. This Is the cost we are talking about. So you can talk in the millions about the consumer and what does It cost one consumer. It is less than one trip to the movies. That is what we are talking about. My colleagues would dump all of this for Instability. We saw the chart and no one has contested the chart of the gentleman from Louisiana. On foreign aid. we have given more foreign aid from this country than any other country in the history of the world. But why do we want to put It on the back of our farmers? We embargo them. we tell them how much they have to pay. what insecticides to use. and which ones not to use. The Government imposes on them restrictions of every caliber and every sort. and then when we try and give them a little loan. at the cost of money to the Government. at the cost of money to the Government. then we say what will It cost the consumer. It will not do anything to the consumer but provide them stability. and something that says. "Made In America" for goodness sake. It Is something that will say "Grown In America." To do this we are going through all of this for 2 hours here and worrying about other countries in the world. We provide for all other countries in the world. We provide them and we will continue. providing. but not on the back of the American producer.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. if the gentleman will yield. my problem Is that I see four Members rising. and then the minute I mention time. 10 other Memibers pop up.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I will take the gentlemans suggestion and change my unanimousconsent request that the debate on this amendment and all amendments thereto end at 4:15.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

If the gentleman will yield. the request would be for 4:15. and the gentleman from New York would control half the time and the gentleman from Texas would control half the time.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. my problem is that we are not going to have the use of this Chamber on some other day if we do not finish this bill tonight. Mr. Chairman. I ask unanimous consent that debate on this amendment and all amendments thereto end at4:15. and that the time be equally divided for distribution thereon between the gentleman from New York and the gentleman from Texas.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. if the gentleman will yield further. I do not know who they are. I . 117406 As chairman of this committee. I am telling the gentleman that it does not affect how much they can ship. what price they can ship It for. and that Is a fact. I do not care who they are. That is a fact. and the Members of this House should know and understand that.
Date: 1981-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. what we are dealing with here is sustaining the B~edell amendment. which was a compromise amendment which was approved 400 to 14. That Is the compromise amendment that we are dealing with. That Is what will be undone If you accept this amendment. Now. I do not question the integrity or the facts of the gentleman from New York . whom I love and respect dearly. But this provision will not cost any money to the taxpayer. It will cost no money to the Governmert. It will bring In money to the Government. That is factual. If the cost Increases to the consumer. It will be very small. less than the price of a pint of ice cream. less than a trip to the movies. That is what we are dealing with: To save an American Industry that can be replaced by no one except foreign producers. to save an American industry that can be replaced only by foreign sugar.
Date: 1981-10-16
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the time allotted to me under the order. for 15 minutes. be allotted to Mr. EAGLETON.
Date: 1981-10-16
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that my time under the standing order also be allotted to Mr. EAGLETON. which will be an additional 10 minutes. if he should need It.
Date: 1981-10-19
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I thank the distinguished majority leader. I wonder If he would outline for all of us the program for the week and indicate. as best he can. what we might expect in the way of votes throughout the week.
Date: 1981-10-19
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I thank the distinguished majority leader for his Outline of the program. He has Indicated that It Is expected that one of the appropriation bills on the calendar would be called up this Thursday. Is he in a position to state whether that would likely be the Interior appropriations bill?
Date: 1981-10-20
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I hope when the time comes. the gentleman will ask for a rollcall vote. because I want to see how many married men will vote against this measure.
Date: 1981-10-20
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 protection for farmers. assure consumers an Stump Tauke Taylor Thomas Trible Watkins Addabbo Akaka Albosta Alexander Anderson Andrews Annunzio Anthony Archer Aspin Atkinson AuCoin Badham Bafalls Bailey (MO) Bailey (PA) Barnes Bedell Bellenson Benedict Benjamin Bennett Bereuter Bethune Bevill Biaggi Bingham Blanchard Bliley Boland Boner Bonior Bonker Bouquard Bowen Breaux Brinkley Brodhead Brooks Broomfield Brown (CA) Brown (CO) Brown (OH) Broyhill Burgener Burton. John Burton. Phillip Butler Byron Campbell Carman Carney Chappell Chapple Cheney Clausen Clinger Coats Coelho Coleman Collins (IL) Collins (TX) [Roll No. 218) YEAS384 Conable Conte Corcoran Coughlin Courter Coyne. James Coyne. William Craig Crane. Daniel Crane. Philip Daniel. Dan Daniel. R. W. Dannemeyer Daschle Daub Davis de Ia Garza Deckard DeNardis Derwinski Dickinson Dicks Dingell Dixon Donnelly Dorgan Dornan Dougherty Dowdy Downcy Drefer Duncan Dunn Dwyer Dymally Dyson Early Ecekart Edgar Edwards (AL) Edwards (CA) Edwards (OK) Emerson Emery English Erdahl Erlenborn Ertel Evans (DE) Evans (GA) Evans (IA) Evans (IN) Fary Fascell Fazio Fenwick Ferraro Fledlet Findley Fish Fithian Flippo Foglietta Foley Ford (TN) Fountain Fowler Frank Frenzel Fuqua Garcia Gaydos Gejdenson Gephardt Gibbons Oilman Gingrich Glickman Goldwater Gonzalez Gore Gradison Oramm Gray Green Gregg Orlsham Guarini Gunderson flagedorn Hall (OH) Hall. Ralph Hall. Sam Hamilton Hammerschmidt Ilance Hansen (ID) Hansen (UT) Harkin Hatcher Hawkins Heckler Hefner Heftel Hendon Hertel Hightower Hiter Hillis Holland Hollenbeck Hopkins Horton Howard Hubbard Huckaby Hughes Hunter Hutto Hyde Ireland Jacobs Jeffords Jeffries abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices. continue food assistance to lowincome households. and for other purposes.
Date: 1981-10-20
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. we have examined the gentlemans amendment and know of the work that he has done toward reaching consensus. We have no objection on this side and would accept the gentlemans amendment.
Date: 1981-10-20
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. we have examined the gentlemans amendment and know of the consensus that he has been able to reach. We have no objection on this side and would accept the gentlemans amendnient.
Date: 1981-10-20
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. we have examined the gentlemans amendment and know the work that he has done on It In reaching a consensus. We have no objection and would accept the amendment on this side.
Date: 1981-10-20
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. just to clarify one point In the geiitlemans amendment so that we may have the legislative history and be certain of what we do. The amendment fails to mention the distribution of these surplus commodities to other programs like Public Law 480 or resale under the CCCs unrestricted sale program. Does this mean that these programs mentioned In the amendment have priority when excess commodities are distributed?
Date: 1981-10-20
Speaker: PHILLIP BURTON (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to bring to the attention of my colleagues a recent statement on the nuclear arms race made by the Most Reverend John R. Quinn. Archbishop of San Francisco. He spoke on October 4. the 800th anniversary of -the Patron Saint of San Francisco. St. Francis of Assisi Archbishop Quinn made compelling arguments for citizens to take constructive political and social action opposing the massive lethal buildup of nuclear weapons by the Soviet Union and the United States. The statement follows: STATEMENT or AscisxIor10 Joirs R. QUINN On October 4. 1981. we celebrate the 800th anniversary of an extraordinary man. the Patron Saint of our City. Saint Francis of Assisi. HIS simple example of service. Gospel poverty. his spirit of prayer. and joyful love of Gods creation gave life to the Church and the world of the Middle Ages. Reflecting on the life of Saint Francis may rcmind us of the value of life in the final few years of the Twentieth Centuryand empower us to confront courageously whatever threatens to dehumanize or destroy Gods gift of life and peace today. Francis Is the one saint whom all succeedIg generations have agreed to canonize. A clear reflection of Christ. he represents for every age a Ifegiver and healer. He dedicated his life to visiting the hospitals and prisons. he served the sick and gave to the poor. his money. his clothes. himself. His life rooted In Clod. and at peace with God in his own heart. he was a maker of peace. Francis preached by word and deed. He had a special devotion to Christ crucified and followed Christs radical example of absolute poverty. purity. obedience to the Fathers will. brotherly love and simplicity of life. He felt called to follow Christ without withdrawing from the world. and he contin. ually called the world to holiness. The source of his own holiness was his prayer. Throughout his life Francis repeatedly Interrupted his activity to retreat to a solitary hermitage to reflect and pray. A contemplative In the world. his relationship with his Creator was so cLose that he lucidly saw God in all creation and Christ In every human creature. For the people of our consumer and nuclear age. Francis Is again a prophet of poverty and peace. hIs Christian example remind(s us of our critical need for a clear moral perspective on what is unquestionably one of the greatest life or death issues threatening us today: the weapons of nuclear war and our escalating race to produce them.
Date: 1981-10-20
Speaker: WILLIAM J. COYNE (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. the death of Roy Wilkins. activist In the cause of civil rights for over 50 years. marks the loss of a great leader for our Nation. Though .his passing leaves us with sadness. It serves to remind us of those who devote their lives to the pursuit of social Justice. Mr. Wilkins led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in combating racial discrimination. In a time of emotional. often violent. uproar. Mr. Wilkins provi ided a voice of reason. He employed peaceful. political. and legal techniques In his fight for equality. Legislatures and courts were his chief weapons againstunjust social systems of the era. Mr. Wilkins sought to Involve Presidents. Governors. and mayors in his efforts. He was a major force behind the 1954 Supreme Court decision that overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal" facilities in public schools. He helped President Lyndon Johnson secure approval of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act. and worked to influence Presidents Nixon and Ford on the busing Issues. His method was to work within the system to achieve fair housing lawvs and better job opportunities that were long overdue for blacks. The grandson of a Mississippi slave. Mr. Wilkins Interest In the fight for equal rights for blacks stemmed from his anger about the lynchings that wcre common during his youth. In the 1930s. lynchings occurred at the rate of about 35 a year. Under Mr. Wilkins. the NAACP lobbied strongly for Federal legislation to prohibit this horrible practice. Once lynchings subsided. Mr. Wilkins and his organization concentrated their efforts on eradicating discrimination in housing. education. and employment. We live in a time of great scarcities. of which one of the most serious may be the scarcity of heroes and leaders. Roy Wilkins was both a hero and leader In this Nation. His lifes devotion to equality and justice should serve as an inspiration to us. His use of peaceful means through the political process to bring about change should also remind us that institutional structures do exist to affect change in this country.*
Date: 1981-10-20
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Madam President. I thank the distinguished majority leader for his having stated the tentative schedule for debate on the various appropriation bills. I think he has Indicated dates for all of the appropriation bills which appear on the calendar. the only other two being foreign assistance and the Department of Defense appropriation bills. They are not there by virtue of their not having comte over from the House. I join the majority leader In hoping that action can be completed on these appropriation bills within the time frame stated. Is the distinguished majority leader In a position at this moment. and I recognize the problems confronting him with regard to stating an answer. to Indicate a tentative adjournment date sine die?
Date: 1981-10-20
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Madam President. I thank the majority leader. Madam President. I hope we can agree on a time for a final vote on the resolution regarding the sale of AWACS. I think on this side of the aisle we are seeking to establish a time such as. say. 5 p.m. on Thursday of next week. if that would be of any assistance to the majority leader. I want to correct that to 5 p.m. on Wednesday. the 28th.
Date: 1981-10-20
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

As far as I am concerned. we could certainly do the debate within legs than 10 hours. but I will have to contact my colleagues. I will certainly work with that In mind.
Date: 1981-10-20
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I am. Through the cloarkroom. lines and through personal conversations. I have discussed this matter with Senators on our side and have brought it to the attention of their offices. I find no objection to establishing a- definite time for a vote at 5 pm. on Wednesday next.
Date: 1981-10-21
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. the majority leader is not on the floor. I hope Mr. PEacy or someone on the other side of the aisle will request a few additional minutes so that colleagues on both sides may comment If they wish.
Date: 1981-10-21
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I wish to direct a question to the distinguished majority leader. Will there be any more roilcall votes today?
Date: 1981-10-21
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: 1981-10-21
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I Hiler move that the House resolve itself into Holland the Committee of the Whole House on Honenbeck the State of the Union for the further "Olt consideration of the bill to Hopkin provide price and income protection Hor for farmers. assure consumers an Hoyer abundance of food and fiber at reason- Hubbard able prices. continue food assistance to Hugkab lowincome households. and for other purposes. Hutto
Date: 1981-10-21
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I rise In opposition to the amendment. I do this with great reluctance because of the admiration and respect I have for the gentleman from Iowa. but In this case the basic tool In the legislation is the availability to the Secretary. If he offers a loan and if we provide for a grain reserve. that he have the availability to him and the discretion to reduce acreage If necessary In order to accomplish the longterm intent of the legislation. which is to stabilize prices.
Date: 1981-10-21
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

I agree with the gentleman to that extent. and I probably misused the word "flexibility". but as part of the tool the Stenholm amendment would take It at a specific point. but nonetheless It still provides the tool that allows the Secretary. even though he is mandated at a certain level. to control the amount of acreage. This would stabilize the price. which Is the longterm Intent of the legislation. For that reason. I would oppose the amendment. Mr. Chairman.
Date: 1981-10-21
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. we have examined the gentlemans amendment. We have had some correspondence from the administration saying that this is the Intent of what they do anyway. but that they feel there should be some protection to the CCC. through sending the matters up to Washington for review. However. I am personally acquainted with a lot of the problems that affect this area. and even for very minor matters everything must be sent to Washington. Perhaps with this amendment we would clearly give some disoretion. which the Department says It already has. I would not on this side have any objection to the amendment at this time. subject to perhaps further refinement or clarification as we get into the conference. The Intent and the thrust of the amendment would be acceptable at this time.
Date: 1981-10-21
Speaker: PHILLIP BURTON (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman from Kentucky for yielding to me. Mr. Chairman. I would like to associate myself with the gentlemans remarks. and I rise in opposition to the amendment. I think It very useful for all of us to be reminded. as our distinguished friend has reminded us. that we are a great and diverse country. We all. on almost any given issue. represent a minority of the national populace.
Date: 1981-10-21
Speaker: PHILLIP BURTON (democrat)
Chamber: H

If the gentlemen will yield further. this Is a great and diverse country. Those of us from the urban and suburban areas must recognize clearly that the rural community Is a minority of the national American community. Some 4 percent or so of our people produce the food and fiber that gives us. as a Nation. not only that wvhich we place on our table. but It helps enormously in terms of our balaneb of trade and balance of payments. I 1 think it very ill advisod that my colleagues from the urban and suburban areas do not recognize the unalterable historical fact. that every depression this country has over had inflicted upon thenm has started in rural America. This farm program that we have and this tobacco program that we have Is good for rural America. it Is good for smnall rural farms. We ought to recognize that reality. We ought to reject this amendment and get on with the business of the House.
Date: 1981-10-21
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would like to tell the gentleman this Is a major concern of the Committee on Agriculture and In the 1977 act we added title XIV. which Is the research section. and under that title and other additions since that time. we have been working and cooperating not only with all of the agricultural colleges In the United States. but dealing specificaly with the small farmer in the South. tobacco farmers. and some of the areas where wve have limited production. several studies have been conducted by members of the committee. For example. we have an amendment. for dairy goat production and for titricale and for fish hatcheries. We have been working with Auburn University. Texas A. & M.. Tuskegee Institute. Praire View A. & M. and we have been in the field. We have visited with them. As limited as the funds are. we are trying to gather more funds to continue that reaserach and we have gone to the farmers themselves and asked. "What1 do you think we can help you with In research for that eventual day."
Date: 1981-10-21
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Ithink to put it in perspective. there are studies being made as I mentioned. What can one raise on a few acres. rabbits. triticale. a fish. Beyond that. If the gentleman would go like I have gone to where those areas are. it is going to be food stamps and welfare. That is what It Is going to be. if they do not have a little allotmnt or the production on their allotment. That is the only other- answer. That Is the only other alternative.