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Date: 1982-03-31
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. the majority leader is being only realistic in what he says. He has no alternative but to keep the Senate here until the continuing resolution is adopted. because the deadline will expire tonight at midnight and the Government will soon grind to a halt in the budget areas affected. le has no alternative to say other than what he has just said. I compliment him on the efforts he has made to keep the continuing resolution clean. keep it from being amended. so that action on the continuing resolution could be expedited and final action can be had before midnight tonight. I must say for the record that I must compliment my own colleagues on my side of the aisle. In conference yesterday. we decided that we would not offer amendments. that we would try to cooperate with the majority in not offering amendments in the effort to keep the c.ontinuing resolution clean to avoid its going back to conference and expedite final action on it. Thus far. may I say. Mr. President. my side of the aisle has acted with remarkable restraint. realizing the necessity of passing the legislation as quickly as possible. The majority leader has done everything he can do. as I have observed. to keep amendments down on his side of the aisle. He is havirg some problems in that respect. out I am sure that he will continue to make every effort to get his colleagues to stop offering amendments. There will be other vehicles on which attractive amendments can be offered. We have some rather attractive amendments on this side of the aisle. as a matter of fact. I have one or two of my own. But we are trying in good faith to cooperate with the leader. I hope the dikes will not break over here. and I am going to continue to do everything I can to keep down amendments on this side of the aisle. I shall be here with the majority leader If he has to come in tomorrow. if he has to come in on Friday. if he has to come in on Saturday. We have no alternative but to act to complete work on this measure. Of course. It has to go to conference once it is amendedand I daresay it may be amended at least once. I had hoped we could withhold these attractive amendments until a later time. when we could offer them to other vehicles the circumstances surrounding which would not be under such extenuating circumstances. As to this measure. if it does not pass by tonight. certain agencies will begin to close down. so I agree with the majority leader. I know how it is. No majority leader can control any Senator. Any Senator has a right to call up any amendment he wants to call up. If they will not listen to the eloquent. persuasive powers of the majority leader. all we can do is let them call them up. But I hope they will settle down today and stop offering amendments and get on with the work before us.
Date: 1982-03-31
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I wonder if the distinguished Senator from Colorado (Mr. AnusTRONG) could be persuaded to withdraw his amendment and offer it to another vehicle. There will be other vehicles very soon. As a matter of fact. Senator PROXMIRE has a proposal. of which I am a cosponsor. that would knock out the tax credit for Members of Congress. We will have plenty of opportunities to do that without delaying this bill.
Date: 1982-03-31
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to objectand I am fully aware that in this matter the distinguished majority leader does not need unanimous consent. He Indicates that there will be votes. and he may not be in a position to answer this question. but I wish to ask it. Does he feel that there will be votes every day or will there be votes on Tuesday. or is he in a position at this point to say?
Date: 1982-03-31
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: 1982-03-31
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. if the Senator will yield for a question. I ask the distinguished majority leader how soonsdoes he anticipate that the next business will be called up today?
Date: 1982-03-31
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I simply want to be sure that Senator JoHNsToN is in concurrence with the proporal. and a member of the staff has now gone to check this with him. Is it also agreeable with Senator Jackson?
Date: 1982-03-31
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I understand that it would be agreeable to Senator JACKSON. If the Senator from Louisiana indicates his concurrence. I know of no other problem at the moment.
Date: 1982-03-31
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Is this agreeable? I am merely trying to protect Mr. LONG and Mr. JOHNsTON. It is the unfinished business which automatically comes back before the Senate. Is that correct?
Date: 1982-03-31
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I merely wish to get the assurance of the distinguished majority leader that there will be no action on Senate Resolution 20.
Date: 1982-03-31
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. I have no objection. I want to be particularly sure. on behalf of Mr. BUMPERS. that Calendar Order No. 697. the nominee being Charles H. Gray. of Arkansas. to be U.S. marshal for the eastern district of Arkansas for the term of 4 years was included and that is included under the request of the distinguished acting Republican leader. I. therefore. have no objection.
Date: 1982-03-31
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I not only have no objection. I support this resolution and I join with the distinguished acting Republican leader in hoping for its immediate consideration.
Date: 1982-04-01
Speaker: WILLIAM J. COYNE (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. it seems that the news reports which we view on evening news programs concerning the situation in Northern Ireland. more often than not. focus on the activities of individuals engaged in violent actions. There are. however. men and women in Northern Ireland committed to the principle of change in an orderly manner. but committed to change nonetheless. The solution to the problems in Northern Ireland will require the best that the Irish citizens of that part of Ireland have to offer. The solution. however. cannot be found solely within the borders of Northern Ireland. but will be found in a broader context involving Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. It may also require the assistance. at the appropriate time. of the United States. * Recently. John Hume. a Member of the European Parliament and leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland. addressed the issue of political leadership. Mr. Hume states that the situation presently "is a challenge to reexamine our past approaches * *." Mr. Hume further states thatIrish Protestantsand Irish Catholicsmust now take a new and different view of where our vital interests lie if we are to survive. Mr. Hume concludes thatWe all need a new and generous vision. We need both to abandon the sterile exclusivity of "ourselves alone" and we need the positive encouragement of the third partythe British Governmentnot by creating structures which underline and advertise our abnormality. but by patient public policy which commits them and us to a New Ireland forged by mutual respect and agreement. Mr. Hume is a man of reason. His views are in such marked contrast to statements and actions of certain other persons and groups in Northern Ireland that I include them at this point in the RECORD.
Date: 1982-04-01
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. today I am introducing legislation providing for the minting and sale to the public of U.S. coins to commemorate the 1984 summer Olympic games in Los Angeles. The essential features of the bill are as follows: First. there will be 17 coin designs minted. with face values of $1. $10. $50. and $100. The $10 coins will be predominantly silver. and the $50 and $100 coins predominantly gold. All coins will be legal tender. Second. the coins will be distributed beginning in 1983 through a marketing organization chosen by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee under a bidding process overseen by the Treasury Department. Criteria for selecting a marketing organization will be published for all potential bidders to see. and no particular bidder will have a chance to raise its bid after everyone elses offer has been reviewed. The process prescribed in my bill is intended to be as equitable as possible and to encourage competition. Third. the Los Angeles Olympic group will receive a percentage of all proceeds from disposition of the coins and will be guaranteed a minimum of $30 million from the coin program. Half of the amounts received by the Los Angeles Olympic group will go to the U.S. Olympic Committee for training and facilities for U.S. Olympic athletes. Any funds from the coin program remaining after the Los Angeles Olympics are completed will also go to the U.S. Olympic Committee. Fourth. strict recordkeeping and GAO audit requirements will insure that funds from coin sales are properly distributed and used. Fifth. advance payments to the Treasury for minting costs and other reimbursement arrangements will be required so that no net Federal expenditures will occur under the coin program. Mr. Speaker. this bill provides a substantial. 17 coin program that offers the Olympic organizers a chance to receive millions of badly needed dollars in preparation for the 1984 Olympic games. In addition. the bill includes significant protections for the Federal Governments interests and the interests of the people who will purchase these coins to support the Olympic effort. The General Accounting Office has been consulted extensively during the preparation of this bill to make sure that the protections are as effective as possible. This bill. along with other proposals relating to Olympic commemorative coins. will be considered at hearings of the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage of the House Banking Committee on April 6. I expect that the many Members who have expressed to me their interest in an
Date: 1982-04-01
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I did not know that the Senate was going to lose the services of Marty Gold. I hear this news with some disappointment. I must say that he is an individual who has always been quiet. unassuming. very courteous. very considerate. and cooperative with the minority. We all like him. I do not know why anyone would not like Marty Gold. I am sorry to see him leave the service of the Senate. Our good wishes will go with him. and I join the distinguished majority leader in everthing that he has said about Marty Gold. We wish him well. and we shall miss him. I hope that. some day. he will return and give his sterling services to the then majority. the Democrats. at a date that is. hopefully. not too far in the future. Mr. President. I say that facetiously. because I know that Marty is extremely loyal to his own party and to the current majority leader. I say this in the most friendly and goodwishing spirit.
Date: 1982-04-01
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the majority leader. I wanted to be sure on behalf of Mr. LONG that there will be no action on Senate Resolution 20 today. Will the distinguished majority leader indicate as to whether or not there will be a session tomorrow?
Date: 1982-04-01
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the majority leader. One other question. Is the majority leader in a position at this time to say any more than he was able to say yesterday with respect to votes on April 13 and during that week?
Date: 1982-04-01
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

If the majority leader will indulge one further question. I am not trying to attempt to pin him down. but I should like to know whether or not he can say with assurance that there will or will not be rollcall votes on the 13th.
Date: 1982-04-01
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Madam President. having been majority leader. I know precisely what it means to have cooperation from the other side of the aisle. I try to accord the kind of cooperation that I feel should be accorded by the minority to the majority because. after all. while both sides share the responsibility of moving the programs along and expediting the legislative process. the major responsibility rests on the shoulders of the majority. I very well know the value of having a minority leader whowhile he must take adversary positions from time to time. and while he always must defend the interests of his colleagues on his side of the aislealso recognizes the responsibility of the minority leader not to obstruct without good reason. not to delay unnecessarily. but rather to cooperate wherever he can. The majority leader. Mr. BAKER. has been an outstanding majority leader. I say that without any equivocation. I say also that he has. in every instancein every instance and without a single deviation that I can recallbeen most considerate of the concerns and the rights and prerogatives of not only the minority leader but. more importantly than that. the rights and concerns and the prerogatives of the minority party in the Senate. I congratulate him on his excellent leadership. I thank him for his consideration of the minority. which is characteristic of him. And I also thank him for referring to me as his friend. I am his friend. he is my friend. We. at times. and for reasons known to one another and to everyone associated with the Senate who knows anything about the operation of the Senate. from time to time we have to disagree without being disagreeable. But I could ask for no finer working relationship. and certainly as long as I cannot be majority leaderand may I say my burdens are much lighter as minority leader than they were as majority leaderbut as long as the Republicans are in the majority here. I certainly rest well at night knowing that HOWARD BAKElt is the majority leader.
Date: 1982-04-05
Speaker: PHILLIP BURTON (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I would like to call the attention of my colleagues to the plight of the Bahais. a religious minority in Iran. The Bahais are facing the real possibility of extermination at the hands of the Iranian Government. Since the Khomeini government took power in Iran. at least 97 members of the Bahai minority are known to have been slain and the recent escalation of persecution of the Bahais threatens their survival. There are about 300.000 Bahais among Irans population of 36 million. The Bahais are peaceful. lawabiding citizens. Their religion denies the supremacy of Islam and instead reveres the founders of all the worlds major religions as messengers of the same God throughout history. The Bahais believe in world unity. universal education. and the eqtiality of men and women. Because these beliefs do not coincide with those of the dominant Shiite Moslems. they face harassment. arrest. and execution. Amnesty International says the imprisonment and execution of the Bahals "appears to indicate a deliberate government policy of religious persecution." I would like to insert in the Rzconn a letter I received from one of my constituents expressing their deep concern over Irans denial of basic human rights to the Bahais. The letter follows: DEAR REPRESENTATIVE BURTON: I would like to call to your attention the fact that the 300.000 member Bahai religious minority group in Iran Is facing genocide at the hands of Khomeinis government through summary arrests and executionssimply because of their religious beliefs. Considered infidels because they are not Moslem. conaidered spies because their world center is in Haifa. Israel. women considered prostitutes because they meet side by side with men. children considered illegitimate because their parents were not married in the Moslem faith. (and therefore not allowed to attend schools or universities). dismissed from jobs. their homes. businesses. holy places. and cemeteries selted. the Bahais are pressured to recant their faith. All of these steps are being taken against them in order to eradicate them from the face of the earth. Iranian consular officials all over the world are instructed to collect the names of Babalis living outside Iran. Their passports are revoked and they will only be Issued travel documents permittig their return to Iran. Does any of this remind you of the steps that led up to the Holocaust and the deaths of over 6 million Jews? The BahaIs are a nonviolent. lawabiding. peaceful group of world citizens who be. lieve in the oneness of mankind and the oneness of God. I urge you to speak out at the Congressional hearings on Human Rights. protesting this maniacal repeat of historywe really are "One planet. one people.-please". Very truly yours.
Date: 1982-04-05
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. it Is with the greatest pride that I announce to our colleagues that the new 1982 Cherry Blossom Festival queen is the beautiful and charming Miss Angela Gayle Alley from Guam. Queen Alley was crowned on Saturday night at the Cherry Blossom Grand Ball where she competed with young women from all of the States and territories for the honor of representing Washington. D.C.. in the festival. I am extremely pleased to know that Queen Alley has been chosen as this years queen since it was my privilege to crown her earlier this month as the 1982 Cherry Blossom Festival princess from the Guam Territorial Society of Washington. D.C. The society is a hardworking group and has been selecting princesses to represent Guam since 1952. I know that I speak for all of Guam and for Mre. Cel Aguigul. the president of the society. when I salute Queen Alley and wish her well in the weeks and months ahead. Queen Alley is a student at the University of Maryland and lives with her mother. the former Rose Bamba of Guam. in Oxon Hill. Md. She is the granddaughter of Mr. Jesus Bamba of Radio Barrigada. Guam. I can think of no one more deserving to hold the title Of Cherry Blossom Festival queen than Miss Alley. She Is a hardworking and dedicated young woman who serves as secretary of the Guam Territorial Society. I am confident that she will do a wonderful job of representing this Nation. our Capital City. and Guam when she travels to Japan next month to take part in that countrys Cherry Blossom Festival. It is fitting that the 1982 Cherry Blossom Festival queen be from the Pacific and we from Guam offer our sincere congratulations to Queen Alley and her royal court. At this time I include the article from the Washington Post in the CowGRESSIONAL RECORD. as follows:
Date: 1982-04-20
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. on April 19. 1982. Maj. Gen. Robert L. Childers. the adjutant general of the State of West Virginia. retired from active service after a distinguished career in the U.S. Army. stretching from World War II duty to being selected the adjutant general for West Virginia in 1977. General Childers has served his country and State with honor and distinction. and I am sure that his service as the adjutant general will be long remembered by the officers and men he commanded. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the biography of Major General Childers be printed at this point in the RECORD.
Date: 1982-04-20
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. General Childers leaves his Active Army and National Guard careers behind him as the begins to become involved in community affairs. I salute General Childers for his dedication of duty in the past. and his commitment to public service in the future. I yield such time as he may require to Mr. PROXMIRE.
Date: 1982-04-20
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. is there any other Senator on my side who seeks recognition? If not. I yield back the remainder of my time.
Date: 1982-04-20
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. those five items have been cleared on this side of the aisle and there is no objection to proceeding forthwith.
Date: 1982-04-20
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. this side of the aisle is prepared to proceed with the nominations beginning with the Executive Office of the President and going through page 5. with the exception of the nominations under the Department of Justice.
Date: 1982-04-20
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRP (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: 1982-04-20
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I am today introducing legislation to extend the Credit Control Act of 1969. In addition to deleting the June 30. 1982. expiration date. my legislation would broaden the "triggering" mech. anism to allow the President to utilize the credit control powers to help reduce high unemployment and to control or prevent recession. The present act refers to use of the powers in controlling Inflationary uses of credit. The American worker. the small businessman. the farmer. and the consumer have paid a devastating price for policies that have allowed runaway high interest rates and misdirection of the Nations available credit resources. Mr. Speaker. many administration leaders have conceded that high inter est rates are at the heart of the current economic problems. In fact. Murray Weldenbaum. Chairman of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisors. recently stated: Recovery Is in the cards. but exactly how fast. s rong or durable the recovery will be depends on interest rates. The legislation introduced today will assure that the President has the neeessary tools should interest rates thwart efforts to turn the economy around. In adopting this legislation. the Congress would be giving the President standby powersa club In the closetto use to help right the economy. The legislation would also allow the credit control powers to be used to slow the uses of credit for nonproductive purposes such as unnecessary corporate takeovers. At a time when businesses are going bankrupt and homebuyers are without credit. it is absurd to allow multibilliondollar corporations to siphon off the Nations credit in wild monopoly takeover games I am convinced that credit controls. if properly administered. could be a viable economic toola better alternative than allowing millions of Americans to be thrown out of work and businesses destroyed because of uncontrolled and prolonged high interest and tight money policies. If the President triggers the use of credit controls. it is important that the Federal Reserve be given clear guidelines to make certain that the program is carried out vigorously and in an equitable manner. It would be our intention that the controls be carried out to benefit the consumer and it is clear that no power under this act could be used to circumvent or modify protections existing for consumers in credit transactions in the various States.*