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Date: 1984-09-11
Speaker: CHARLES BENNETT (democrat)
Chamber: H

who is not a member of the Judiciary Committeehe is on the Armed Services Committee in fact. he is chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapowerfor his great assistance. and I also want to thank the gentleman from Florida. Mr. CLAY SHAW. a very valued member of the Judiciary Committee. for his yeoman work on this particular legislation. The gentleman from Florida (Mr. SHAWl Introduced legislation in the early days of the 98th Congress that was directed to this issue. He has been in the forefront of crafting this bill through the entire process. Once again my colleague. the gentleman from Michigan. Mr. HAL SAWYER. has done yeoman work on this legislation. This is a bill that we worked on since the closing days of the 98th Congress. and he is one of the principal architects of this legislation for a socalled drug czar or Office of Drug Policy. The chairman of the fullcommittee. the gentleman from New Jersey. Mr. PETER RODINo. has also been extremely cooperative and helpful to us in our efforts to come up with a strong bill. This bill has broad bipartisan support. It is a bill that we need to pull all the various agencies together to move in one direction. Mr. Speaker. it is my hope that we will have a good bipartisan vote for what I consider to be an important measure to provide a new direction for our law enforcement team in the fight against drug trafficking. Mr. Speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 1984-09-11
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. last November after the housing bill passed without the FNMA and FHLMC Charter Act changes originally Incorporated into H.R. 1. I introduced H.R. 4557 which included not only those Charter Act changes but a number of changes to the securities laws that we believe would enhance the development of the secondary mortgage marketplace. Today. I am pleased that we have under consideration an amendment to the Senate bill. S. 2040. that incorporates many of the provisions that were included in H.R. 4557. and I urge my colleagues to support this amendment. The Banking Committee over the years has been very sensitive to the Nations mortgage credit requirements. and in this time when the demand for mortgage credit is expanding. I am pleased that we have been able to continue to respond positively to this need through the provisions in this amendment. The changes in the FNMA and FIILMC Charter Acts. which are incorporated in title II of this amendment. will enable them to continue the very important role that they have played over the years in providing housing credit for our countrys home buyers. And. the changes in the securities laws. which were considered and amended by the Energy and Commerce Committee and are part of title I of this amendment. will greatly enhance the ability of mortgagebacked securities to play a more competitive role in the capital markets. The issues incorporated in this amendment have been under consideration by both the Banking Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee for well over a year and have been thoroughly reviewed and debated. Thus. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment that will further enable the secondary mortgage market to meet the demands of the homebuying public.e
Date: 1984-09-11
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. last week. the schoolchildren in south Texas lost a great friend. one who has had a major influence on their lives. our friend and respected colleague. chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor. CARL PERKINS. While those of us who had the pleasure to know him and work with him will miss Chairman PERKINS. it is for the youth of the country that I am saddened. I doubt there are more than a handful of men and women under the age of 30 who have not directly or indirectedly benefited from Chairman PERKINS efforts in this body. Wherever students enrolled in a Head Start. took advantage of school lunch programs. or were able to pursue a college education with student loans or grants. we see the hand of CARL PERKINS. Few among us could ever dream of having such a positive and lasting impact on our Nation. Many of us speak about the "American dream." but CARL PERKINS dedicated his life to providing young people the means of pursuing it on their own. Untold numbers of young people were the first in their family to complete a II19356 high school education. or obtain a college degree because CARL PERKINS helped provide the tools they needed. While others may worry about the deindustrialization of the United States and its need to be competitive in world markets. proposing new tax policies. trade policies. or even industrial policies. CARL PERKINs knew that education is key. Machines may wear out or become obsolete. and ore deposits may be exhausted. but more important than all. our greatest resource. is our people. Chairman PERKINS knew that as long as we invested in our people. new and better machines would be built. It is a lesson we should all remember. A number of my constituents in south Texas had the pleasure of meeting CARL PERKINS. or testified before him on education issues. I wish many more of my constituents and people throughout the country had had the opportunity to meet this great man for they too would be saddened by his death. On behalf of the people of the 15th Congressional District of Texas I extend dondolences to his wife. Verna. his -son Carl Christopher. to all his family and friends. to the people of the 7th District f Kentucky. and to the Nation. We have lost a leader and good friend to us all.e
Date: 1984-09-13
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

I would like to Join in with the gentleman from North Carolina and thank him for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker. I have had an experience in Paris. TX. when they had a tornado. They do an excellent job and I concur with what the gentleman had to say.
Date: 1984-09-14
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speakers table the bill an act to enhance the economic development of Guam. the Virgin Islands. American Samoa. the Northern Marlana Islands. and for other purposes. with a Senate amendment thereto. and concur in the Senate amendment with amendments.
Date: 1984-09-14
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate amendment and the House amendment to the Senate amendment be considered as read and printed in the RECORD. *
Date: 1984-09-14
Speaker: WON PAT (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 in the RECORD on the legislation just considered.
Date: 1984-09-17
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to amend section 3056 of title 18. United States Code. to update the authorities of the U.S. Secret Service. and !or other purposes. as amended.
Date: 1984-09-17
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I would at this time like to commend the gentleman from Ohio who is very active on this committee. the ranking minority member. for his hard work and untiring efforts in getting this bill to where It is today. We could not have done it without an effort that was very cordial on both sides of the aisle. We appreciate him very much for what he has done. Mr. Speaker. I have no further requests for time. and I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 1984-09-17
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 just passed.
Date: 1984-09-18
Speaker: DE LUGO (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that in the engrossment of the House amendments to the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 5561. the House amendment to section 401(d) be modified to strike "in fiscal year 1985" and insert "in fiscal year 1986".
Date: 1984-09-18
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of H.R. 3880. the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reliability Improvement Act. and I commend Chairman SHARP for his efforts in bringing this important legislation before the House at this time. As we all know. the Persian Gull war has heightened the attention of the Nation on our contintilng energy vulnerability. The idea of pumping a little oil out of our strategic petroleum reserve to determine whether the system will or will not work makes eminent good sense. This is particularly so if you come from New England. for along the east coastand New England in particularoil imports average between 50 and 60 percent of consumption. Any interruption of oil importation. as might follow any increase in Persian Gulf war action. would be devastating. New England would be especially hard hit. for despite all the earlier steps we have taken to provide alternative energy systems. we are still critically dependent upon outside sources for crude and petroleum products. The strategic petroleum reserve is there for all of us to rely on in the event of need. Knowing it is there is calming to us. but knowing it is there and that it works would go far toward removing the lingering doubts many of us have about the systems operational capability. For that reason. we deserve incontrovertible evidence that we can draw down on that reserve. that we can refine it. transport it. and relocate it in the product form we need. Mr. Speaker. I urge my fellow Members to vote yes for the passage of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reliability Improvement Act so that we might make those determinations now.*
Date: 1984-09-18
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent for the Immediate consideration in the House of the bill for the relief of certain former flight engineers of Western Airlines. I understand tis has been approved and cleared with the minority. the gentleman from Ohio .
Date: 1984-09-18
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the request for the purpose of getting it lined up in proper order for later on down today.
Date: 1984-09-18
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent for the immediate consideration of the bill for the relief of certain former flight engineers of Western Airlines.
Date: 1984-09-19
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I am very pleased to join my colleagues here today to honor our good friend Representative DAN MARRIOTT of Utah. His departure from the House saddens me greatly. DAN and I served together on the House Interior Committee for some time and I know that we will certainly miss his keen insight and concerns over environmental affairs. DAN and I grew to be great friends over the past few years and I have enjoyed the privilege of working with this outstanding public servant. One of the hallmarks of DAN MARRIOTT was his ability to stand for his own principles while also putting aside partisan differences when the good of the country was involved. This was certainly true of his support for my own constituents on Guam. DAN visited Guam several years ago and I can honestly say that there has been no more ardent supporter of Guam or other U.S. territories than
Date: 1984-09-24
Speaker: JAMIE CLARKE (democrat)
Chamber: H

and the high regard in which we hold him. Therefore. I now yield to the gentleman from North Carolina such time as he may consume. since he is the author of that section of the bill.
Date: 1984-09-24
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I join in urging the House to adopt H.R. 5513 as a mark of respect to one of our most distinguished colleagues. When I came to the House 20 years ago and began working on agricultural issues. I learned one thing very quickly. I learned that the gentleman from Mississippi. who was then already a veteran as chairman of the Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee. was a man you wanted on your side on farm and rural issues. That is still true today and I trust will continue to be true for many years to come. Over the years. we have fought many battles for American agriculture and the rural areas of our country. In every one of those battles. whether the issue was trade. or soil conservation. or farm income programs. Chairman WHITTEN has been an ally. a leader. and a pillar of strength. I notice that an article In one of our leading newspapers just the other day referred to him as "the permanent Secretary of Agriculture." I believe it is especially fitting to honor Chairman WHITTEN by placing his name on the Delta States Research Center. I know that Chairman WHITTENS influence on agriculture and related issues has been felt across the entire Nation and. indeed. on an international scale. But it is in his home country that people have known him longest. and the research center which will bear his name has become one of the Agriculture Departments most effective and efficient institutionspartly due to the financial support which Congress has provided under Chairman WHITTENs leadership. I believe this legislation should have the unanimous support of the House. Just as it received a unanimous vote recently in the Committee on Agriculture.e a Mr. FRANKLIN. Mr. Speaker. today I am proud to lend my support to H.R. 5513. a bill which would designate the Delta States Research Center in Stoneville. MS. as the Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center. Congressman WHITTEN. the dean of the House of Representatives. has made many contributions in the areas of agricultural development and research. Such contributions include legislative work done in reforestation. flood control. watershed work. farm programs. farm practices. and soil conservation. By naming the Stoneville center the Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center. we recognize his commitment to agriculture as the Nations No. 1 industry. His hard work and dedication to agriculture are indeed commendable and worthy of this honor.e
Date: 1984-09-25
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speakers table the Senate bill to make essential technical corrections to the Housing and UrbanRural Recovery Act of 1983. with House amendments thereto. insist on the House amendments. and agree to the conference asked by the Senate.
Date: 1984-09-26
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Spealker. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of the bill to recognize the organization known as the Womens Army Corps Veterans Association.
Date: 1984-09-26
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I a:k unanimous consent to take from Iho Speakers table the bill (I.R. 2955) to facilitate economic development in tle territories of the United Stales through the mobilization of private capital and skills. and for other purposes. and ask for its immediate consideration.
Date: 1984-09-26
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Yes. it is. My amendnent is the amendment which we worked on together to preserve an essential incentive economic activity in the smaller territories of the United States.
Date: 1984-09-26
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

The amendment is intended to do away with the application of regulations relating to the importation of manufactured textiles from foreign countries to the territories and to protect them from being affected by any similar regulations because such regulations contravene the provisions of law relating to the entry of products from the territories other than Puerto Rico.
Date: 1984-09-26
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Yes. the intent is to preserve the entry requirements of headnote 3(a) and prevent others from being applied. whether they deal with duties directly or country of origin. Thus. territorial productsthose wholly or partially manufactured in a territorywould still have to adhere to the prescribed limitations of headnote 3(a). Of course. there is no intent to diminish any other more beneficial provisions of law which may apply to territorial products in existing law. As indicated in my colloquy with the distinguished ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs which I chair. this amendment was worked out with your side of the aisle. It was also developed in consultation with the Committee on Ways and Means. through the distinguished chairman of the Subcommittee on Trade. the representatives of all the territories affected. and the Executives office responsible for the territories. the Interior Departments Office of Territorial and International Affairs. As I am sure the distinguished gentleman from Minnesota is aware. headnote 3(a). which provides for the entry into the United States of territorial products. was applied to the territories through provisions of territorial legislation. In the case of my own territory of Guam and the Virgin Islands. this was through our organic acts. In the case of the Northern Mariana Islands. this was through the covenant which established the relationship between the territory and the United States. In the case of American Samoa. this was pursuant to the resolution accepting the treaty by which those islands became a territory. Thus. as members of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. which has Jurisdiction over territorial legislation. we have a strong concern about these textile regulations or any others which might be applied to the importation of products from the territories which contravene the intent of headnote 3(a). This concern was evidenced in a letter that the gentleman from California and I sent along with the distinguished chairman of the full committee and the distinguished ranking minority member of the full committee to the Secretaries of Interior. Treasury. and Commerce and the Trade Representative concerning the textile regulations. For the benefit of Members. the text of the letter to Secretary Clark. which is identical to the letters to the other Members of the Presidents Cabinet reads as follows:
Date: 1984-09-26
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I offer an amendment in the nature of a substitute. and I ask unanimous consent that it be considered as read and printed in the RECORD.
Date: 1984-09-26
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speak( r. I ask unanimous consent that all .viembers may have 5 legislative days ir which to revise and extend their remarks on the bill under consideration.
Date: 1984-10-01
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. as the 98th Congress draws to a close. it is with sincere regret that we bid farewell to two of our most able colleagues. JOHN ERLENBORN and Tom CORCORAN. Both of these gentlemen have represented the State of Illinois with gieat distinction. and they leave a void that will be difficult to fill. As we all know. Jou ERLENBORN has gained tremendous cei pect as a legislator. His sound. moderate approach to Issues guarantees that legislation does not take an extreme course. He has a wonderful ability to get his point across while effecting compromise in the best interest of Congress and the American people. JOHN ERLENBORN is the epitomy of what the ideal legislator should be like. He is forthright. hard working and dedicated. His legislative accomplishments are legend. and he is a gentleman and friend in the truest sense of the word. The constitutents of the 13th District of Illinois apparently share my high regard for JOHN ERLENsoRN. because he consistently wins reelection by impressive majorities. Illinois also has a right to be proud of the many legislative accomplishments of Tom CORCORAN who has represented the 14th District for four terms. Tom CORCORAN is not afraid to do battle with the giants. and it is this attribute that characterized his uphill fight to unseat the senior Senator from Illinois. While this effort fell short. Tom CORCORAN still articulated the issues and gave the voters an opportunity to choose between two different philosophical approaches. Texans are especially grateful to Tom CoRcoRAN for the outstat ding work he has done on the Energy and Commerce Committee. He is an advocate of the free marketplace and on numerous occasions on issues such as the deregulation of natural gas he has been a guiding force for reason and good sense. He has a firm grasp of the Nations entire energy picture. and we are going to miss that expertise. Both JOHN ERLENBORN and Tom ConCORAN can never really retire from public service. because their dedication to people and good Government is too strong. I look forward to our continued association. and I wish them well in their new endeavors.e
Date: 1984-10-01
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. when the 98th Congress comes to an end in a few days the sound of the gavel also will bring an end to the distinguished congressional career of my esteemed colleague JOHN ERLENDORN. It is hard to me to believe that 20 years have passed since we both first arrived in 1965 as freshmen to the 89th Congress. October . 1984 JOHN ERLENBORN is a man who for two decades has outstandingly represented the 14th District of Illinois in this body providing dedicated and devoted service. As a member of both the Education and Labor Committee and the Committee on Government Operations he has made contributions of great value to the people not only of his district and State. but to the Nation as well. Because of the excellence of his legislative work individuals and communities throughout the United States are indebted to this gentleman from Illinois. He will be sorely missed by all of us who have had the privilege of serving with him. He is preeminently a man of the House of Representatives and it is with a feeling of sadness that I contemplate JonN ERLENORNs retirement. I join with my colleagues in wishing JOHN the very best in the future. and again want to say a very special thank you for a job well done. History will certainly rank JoHN ERLENBORN as one of Illinois great public servants..
Date: 1984-10-02
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of 8. 2125. a bill that designates wilderness areas in the national forests in the State of Arkansas. H.R. 4893. a bill that also designated as wilderness certain areas in national forests in Arkansas. was referred jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Interior and Insular Affairs. The Subcommittee on Forests. Family Farms. and Energy of the Committee on Agriculture held hearings on the bill and marked it up. But H.R. 4893 was not considered by the full committee. On August 9. 1984. the Senate passed S. 2125. That bill also was referred jointly to our committee and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. While the Committee on Agriculture has not acted on S. 2125. the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs has reported an amended version of that legislation. The bill we are considering today represents a compromise among the differing interests on the wilderness designation of national forests lands in Arkansas. It modifies the Senate bill. reducing the acreage designated as wilderness from 117.000 acres to 91.103 acres. And the bill includes what has become . the standard "releasesufficiency" language forwilderness legislation. I would add that I do not object to the consideration by the House of S. 2125 without action having been taken by our committee. I take this position to expedite action in the waning days of the session. however. in no respect does this waive the jurisdiction of the Committee on Agriculture over the subject matter of this bill. Should S. 2125 go to conference with the Senate. I would request the Speaker to name representatives of our committee as conferees. Mr. Speaker. the matter of the designation of wilderness areas in Arkansas has been the subject of some controversy. The bill before us today accommodates. to a considerable degree. the somewhat diverse positions of the interested parties. I understand that the administration does not object to it. 8. 2125 merits the support of the Members of this body.e