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Date: 1982-04-21
Speaker: PHILLIP BURTON (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. recently one of San Franciscos finest public servantsand a close friend of mine for 30 yearsannounced his retirement after 37 years with the San Francisco Municipal Railway. I join many others in San Francisco in honoring Curtis Green for his outstanding career. Mr. Green has been general manager of Muni since 1974the first black in the Nation to manage a public transit system. He worked his way up in the system from bus driver through a variety of positions to the top management job. His career has been an inspiration to others and he hopes. in an active retirement. to spread his message: Its a matter of determining what we as black people wish to do with our lives given all of the obstacles and the problems. Just understanding there is no end to what you can do if you really believe it. really want to work at it. and are willing to pay the price to do it. Mr. Green has worked at an enormously difficult job. managing and developing a modern urban transit system. and has performed a valuable service to all San Franciscans. He is proud that he was the first black in such a position but just as proud that he is now accepted as a manager who happens to be black. The city of San Francisco will miss Curtis Greens competence and hard work. but I am certain that at the young age of 58 he will find some way to continue to serve his community.*
Date: 1982-04-21
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. 1 have upon Peveral occasions introduced resolutions pertaining to television in the Senate. It was by my approval that she first televised proceedings ever to occur in this Chamber were conducted at a time when Mr. Mansfield. the then majority leader. was in the Far East. That was upon the occasion of the inauguration of the late Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. I have introduced resolutions in the past to provide for closedcircuit television of the Senate proceedings. I have introduced legislation in the past to provide for televised proceedings of the anticipated debate on the SALT II Treaty and also with respect to radio coverage in connection with the Panama Canal Treaty. I voted yesterday against cloture for the reason that the distinguished majority leader has just stated. Had that resolution. as then written. been adopted. it would have meant turning over to the Rules Committee. of which I am a member. lock. stock. and barrel the development and writing of regulations. or making of changes in the rules. even. if that committee had seen fit to do so. without any further voice in connection with those regulations or changes in the rules by the U.S. Senate itself. I did not feel that the Senate ought to turn over to the committeeand I respect the committee. I respect the chairman. and I respect the members on both sides of the aisle of that committeethe full. complete. and final authority to establish regulations and guidelines governing television and/or radio coverage of Senate proceedings. I felt that the Senate itself ought to be the final arbiter and ought to have the final voice in determining whether or not such resolution should pass. as reported back by the Rules Committee. and should have the opportunity to debate it fully and to amend it. if necessary. This pending amendment provides. as the distinguished majority leader has said. the the Rules Committee must report back 60 days from passage of the pending resolution as amended. such changes in the rules and regulations as are necessary to implement television and/or radio coverage of Senate proceedings. The Senate would then be able to debate that resolution at such time as it is called up. and the Senate would also have the opportunity to amend it or change it in any way the Senate sees fit. I think this is a good amendment. I hope it will be adopted. I would share the view of the distinguished majority leader that. once this amendment is adopted. as I hope and believe it will beand I urge the Senate to adopt itthere would be no further amendments to the resolution and that the resolution be immediately voted upon.
Date: 1982-04-21
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Would there be objection to further modifying the amendment by striking all after the period on line 4. after the words "Senate Chamber."-striking all after the period there. rather than all after line 2 on page 2?
Date: 1982-04-21
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Yes. Mr. President. that was an amendment which I prepared and which would have been germane to the pending resolution. which I intended to call up in the event cloture was invoked.
Date: 1982-04-21
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

That is correct. Mr. President. It provided for debate and approval by Lhe Senate on the recommendations of the Committee on Rules. It did not have the 60day provision in it. because that would not have been germane under cloture.
Date: 1982-04-21
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. >
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I thank the distinguished majority leader for his offer. I will not seek his time. At this time I will yield 3 minutes to the Senator from Wisconsin. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the remainder of my time under the standing order be combined with my special order. If there is no objection. I ask unanimous consent that my special order go third In the series.
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I will not need that much time. I may need 5 minutes. and I ask unanimous consent to speak out of order at this time.
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I was distracted during some of the time that the distinguished Senator from Kansas was speaking. I understand he made some references to me. Would he mind repeating thos.?
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Was that all the Senator said with respect to the minority leader? Did he say he heard the minority leader went over to see-
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the Senator. Mr. President. the Senate Democrats. who went to visit with the House leadership on yesterday. did not suggest that the meetings be stopped. or that the economy. if it remained in the condition that it is now. would mean the election of Democrats. I am told that is what the distinguished Senator said. Now. that may not be an accurate statement. But we Democrats do not want to see the economy remain as it is.
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the distinguished Senator. Mr. President. When the Senator says he "hopes" it is not an "effort to torpedo". he might as well have just said It is an attempt to torpedo. as far as I am concerned. The implication is clear. It is not an attempt to torpedo. The distinguished Senator from Kansas has been participating in those discussions. and he has been participating in good faith. He is a very able chairman of the Committee on Finance. And I have not said one word in criticism of any Member of this body on the Republican side or on the Democratic side or in the other body or of JIM BAKER. I simply said that the President has been sitting on the sidelines. He is an observer. He has said that his representative. the chief of staff of the White House. does not speak for him. he will not be bound by what that representative says. If that is the case. I do not see why the talks continue. But I did say that the discussions this afternoon. as far as I am concerned. the discussions can continue. But I think that we have a responsibility in this body to begin the budget process. And the distinguished chair. man of the Budget Committee has indicated. if I read the newspapers correctly. that he is ready to begin. And
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I hope that the Senators will reach a compromise. And I hope the President. once that compromise is reached. will say that he is behind it. And I hope that he will go before the American people and will say what he himself advocates. He is the President and he should get up front and onto the ballfleld and off the sidelines.
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

And if I was misunderstood as having said that. I certainly did not mean it that way. I know that the distinguished Senator is ready to press ahead.
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. the distinguished Senator from New Mexico has spoken reasonably. I say again that he and others have been working and continue to work in good faith to bring about some kind of compromise. I agree with him that we ought to get on with the deal or to get off it and get the budget process going because we have less than a month to meet the budget deadline.
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I fully support this resolution. and I ask unanimous consent that my name be added as a cosponsor of the Senate joint resolution.
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I wonder if the distinquished acting Republican leader would ask for 15 minutes for me on Monday and 15 minutes for himself on Monday. so that if I need the time. I might have 30 minutes.
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. will the distinguished Republican whip enter a similar order for me on Tuesday in case I cannot take advantage of it on Monday?
Date: 1982-04-22
Speaker: WILLIAM J. COYNE (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I rise today. on Cyprus Day 1982. to express my deep concern that 27.200 Turkish occupation troops remain on Cypriot soil while thousands of Greek refugees have not been allowed to return to their homes. The United Nations has attempted to resolve this dispute through lowkey. intercommunal talks. I strongly support any such effort which will bring about a peaceful resolution to the 8year occupation. The eventual solution must involve the withdrawal of the Turkish occupational forces. I would hope that the Turkish Government. the clear aggressor in this unfortunate conflict. will give a detailed account of the hostages taken after hostilities ceased on the island. Once these conditions are met. I am hopeful that a political solution acceptable to both sides can be worked out. Mr. Speaker. I strongly urge the present administration to pursue a vigorous course of action at the United Nations to impress upon the.Government of Turkey the fact that the United States strongly opposes its continued military presence in Cyprus. Further. the United States must act to reestablish true democracy in Cyprus and to do so in a manner which recognizes the rights of all citizens of Cyprus to determine their own destiny.
Date: 1982-04-27
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. today we have an opportunity not only to pass legislation that would promote savings and thrift. but would also correct an inequity regarding Federal civilian employee payroll deduction allotments that has existed for far too long. As introduced by our distinguished colleague. the gentlelady from Ohio . H.R. 4703 would amend existing law by requiring the Government to provide savings deduction allotments under the savings allotment program without charging the employee or his recipient financial Institution a service fee to rover the administrative costs in proc.ssing savings allotment checks. No such fee is charged to our military personnel or to those civilian. employees working overseas. or to their respective financial institution. Only the Federal civilian employee and his financial institution suffer from this discrimination. H.R. 4703 corrects this inequity by eliminating these fees and requiring the Government to absorb these costs. The timing for consideration of this legislation is appropriate. indeed. On May 31 of this year. a Treasury Department rule doubling the service charges for allotments of pay to savings accounts of Federal civilian employees will become effective. It is certain to have a negative impact on Federal employee morale and will also adversely Impact on financial institutions. many of whichas we all knoware experiencing some difficulty during these taxing times. The gentlelady from Ohio is to be commended for her leadership and* diligence in bringing this timely matter to our attention. Mr. Speaker. H.R. 4703 was jointly referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service and the Committee on Banking. Finance and Urban Affairs. The former promptly reported out this legislation by a voice vote with an amendment on February 4. 1982and last Thursday. the Banking Committee followed suit and unanimously reported out by voice vote this bill with two amendments. Mr. Speaker. allotments encourage savings. and personal savings provide reserves for unexpected contingencies allowing an individual to weather financial crises without having to I esort to a financial embarrassment or perhaps even bankruptcy. Also. payroll allotments advance our efforts to create capital for investmentthe failure of which is of national concern. Moreover. the private sector has provided allotment privileges withbut cost to the employees or their financial institutions as a fringe benefit to their employees. It is time that the Federal Government do likewise. Mr. Speaker. the loss of revenue to the Treasury upon enactment of this legislation would be minimal. The Department of Treasury received $2.1 million in fees in fiscal year 1981 and even with a projected 12 percent growth rate per year. the loss of revenue to the Treasury under the current fee schedule would not be substantial. Of course. doubling the current fees would double the loss of revenue to Treasury. However. doubling the fees is unwarranted and unjustified. Mr. Speaker. this bill has support on both sides of the aisle and I urge Its passage.e
Date: 1982-04-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. last Saturday at my request the distinguished senior Senator from California took on the task of preparing and broadcasting the Democratic response to President Reagans radio report. I ask unanimous consent that the full text of Senator CRANsroNs remarks be printed in the RECORD.
Date: 1982-04-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. would it be possible to have before us the specific amendment that the author wishes to present but which they would be precluded from presenting under. rule XXII? If we had the specific amendment before us. then speaking for the minority I might be in a better position to not object to the request. or I might have an additional objection. I do not know. It would be based upon what the content of the amendment would be. I yield the floor.
Date: 1982-04-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I will not object because it is my impression from private discussions and the public statement which the majority leader has just made that he intends to withdraw his motion.
Date: 1982-04-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. on this side of the aisle we are attempting to determine whether or not we can give the majority leader a unanimousconsent agreement on the bill coming up this afternooi. I believe those prospects are good.
Date: 1982-04-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. I make this inquiry of the distinguished majority leader with respect to the language which reads as follows: "that the following amendments be the only amendments in order." Does he have reference there to firstdegree amendments only? It is stated that their adoption shall include a provision that they be considered as original text for the purpose of further amendment.
Date: 1982-04-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

If so. would the distingushed majority leader require that those amendments in the second degree be germane to the amendments in the first degree?
Date: 1982-04-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. I think that the language that has been changed. together with the explanation that has been given by the distinguished majority leader. assures the minority that the agreement to which it anticipated it was entering into is indeed the agreement which will obtain. It was our understanding that the amendments that have been enumerated by the majority leader would be the only amendments offered and that no seconddegree amendments would be in order. I think that has now been clarified to our satisfaction.
Date: 1982-04-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. the minority is ready to proceed with all the aforementioned nominations. with the exception of Calendar Nos. 729 and 730.
Date: 1982-04-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

There is no objection to the immediate consideration by the Senate of the resolution. The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
Date: 1982-04-28
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I commend the distinguished Senator from New York on offering the resolution. I appreciate the fact that he has made me a cosponsor of it. It is a privilege for me to join my distinguished colleague from New York. Senator Moynwi. in sponsoring this resolution declaring the support of the April 28. 1982 . CO Senate for Solidarity Sunday which will be held on May 2.1982. The plight of the estimated 3 million Jews in the Soviet Union has worsened in recent years. It is time for the world to speak out in opposition to the growing repression and persecution of the Jewish citizens of the Soviet Union. Lest the world forget. the authorities in Nazi Germany initially undertook similar measures. restricting the right of Jews to immigrate. increasing political and economic repression of the Jewish community. and other measures of persecution. The efforts of Nazi Germany culminated in the Holocaust. whereby an estimated 6 million Jews were systematically exterminated. What is happening in the Soviet Union Is an all too familiar pattern. It is time for the international community to speak out in no uncertain terms. Soviet authorities. in their treatment of Russian Jews and other minorities in their country. are in violation of every international agreement on the protection of human rights. including the Helsinki accords. and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. both of which the Soviet Government has signed and pledged to uphold. I commend Senator MoyiHAN for his initiative in support of Solidarity Sunday. I hope. by virtue of the fact that the Senate has acted expeditiously on this matter. we send a strong signal to the Soviet Union that the people of America are deeply concerned over the plight of Soviet Jewry and -we will not turn our backs in si. lence while this persecution continues.
Date: 1982-04-29
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

said thatWe have to make a judgment as to whether indeed we have to forego that revenue in orde to allow the Olympicsthe marketers to markLt these coins and provide funding for the Olympics. . . . The argument is that the private marketers can run the program only if the coins are bargain priced to them. Thus. we are faced with a choice between a $210 million loss to the Federal Government and an unsuccessful Olympic coin program. I submit that we have a third choice. The purpose of minting Olympic commemorative coins is to commemorate the 1984 summer Olympics and raise money for our athletes at no cost to the Government. Our 6lympic athletes have long prided themselves on the fact that they receive no Federal financing. Indeed. at a recent press conference. former Olympian Anita DeFrantz stated: We are not asking for money from the Federal Government. We are only asking for the opportunity to earn the money necessary to develop amateur athletics.... Why not give the Olympic athletes exactly what they want? Since the private marketers cannot run a successful commemorative coin program without a substantial subsidy from the Federal Government. I suggest that we eliminate them. Let us enact H.R. 6158. which calls for the coins to be marketed by the Mint. All of the proceeds from the sale of these coins go to aiding the Olympics. The cost of manufacture. bullion. and face value are all included in the sales price. We can have a successful Olympic coin program.. The alternatives are clear: A $210 million Federal loss or a program with no Federal cost or subsidy. The choice is equally clear..
Date: 1982-04-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. I ask the distinguished acting majority leader to modify his request to provide that any Vote to reconsider the vote on the Falklands resolution be made immediately so that there is no opportunity to enter a motion to reconsider today or the next day the Senate is in session or the third day that the Senate is in session. If such a motion were entered. it would be weeks before that motion to reconsider were ever reached.
Date: 1982-04-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

As I understand it. on any motion to reconsider the vote on the Falklands resolution. such motion would be made immediately and there would be no time for debate on the motion to reconsider.
Date: 1982-04-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Except if the Senator makes a motion to reconsider and retains the floor he can talk as long as he wishes. I believe that under the agreement there would be notime for debate on such motion to reconsider.
Date: 1982-04-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I want it clear that a motion to reconsidermust be made immediately so as to rule out any entering of a motion to reconsider today. Monday. or Tuesday. I think that is clearly understood.
Date: 1982-04-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I thank the Senator for his kind remarks. I also wish to associate myself with the remarks he has made with respect to commending those Senators who have managed the Nuclear Waste Disposal Policy Act of 1981. and also with respect to the Senators who authored. cosponsored. and managed the Falkland Islands resolution.
Date: 1982-04-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I move to lay the motion to reconsider en bloc on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Date: 1982-04-29
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: 1982-04-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. with the indulgence of the Senator from Virginia. I will ask the distinguished acting majority leader what the business will be on Monday. Tuesday. and Wednesday. as far as he can see?
Date: 1982-04-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I thank the distinguished acting Republican leader. RECESS UNTIL MONDAY. MAY 3. Canal Commission. vice Clifford Bradley 1982 OHara.
Date: 1982-05-03
Speaker: JOHN GLENN (democrat)
Chamber: S

and Jimmy Carter. It also makes the virtually libelous mistake of suggesting that those In the Esquire "neoliberal club" are separated from those of us not in the club by virtue of the fact that they are "sexy." Plump. balding. disheveledeven worst dressedI can accept with some degree of serenity. But nonsexy. Mr. President. there are limits to what any man in public life ought to be asked to stand forand this crosses those limits. Or at least I hope it does. and my wife assures me that it does. Of course. in that regard. maybe I cannot trust her judgmentafter all. she picks out my clothes.e