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Date: 1982-05-11
Speaker: PHILLIP BURTON (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. the U.S. Congress has suffered a great loss with the untimely death of one of its finest Members. Congressman JOHN ASHBROOK Of Ohio. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with JoN AsHnRooK for many years on the Education and Labor Committee. Although we often disagreed on issues. I greatly respected JOHN AsHBROOK for his integrity. his honesty. and his warmth. His service to our Nation in the Congress was a tribute to the best traditions of representative government. One attribute of JOHN ASHBROOK that stood out was his rugged independence of thought and action. There were several important instances during JoaN ASHBROOKs distinguished career when he courageous.ly supported issues not necessarily popular with his normal constituencies. His assistance in passing the hospital amendments to National Labor Relation Act in 1974extending NLRB protection to several hundred thousand workerswas invaluable as well as his willingness to support the rights of medical interns and residents to collectively bargain. He served effectively and constructively the causes in which he believed precisely because he was always willing to listen to other points of view and to seek constructive resolution of their differences. JOHN AsHBROOK was known for his personal warmth and charm. It was always enjoyable to work and be with JOHN. He relished the joys of lifeas he enjoyed the challenge of the legislative process. I was most fortunate to know JOHN as a friend. We will all miss him. The Congress and the country will be a good deal less on the level because of JoHNs death.e
Date: 1982-05-11
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. today we are here to pay tribute to our colleague JOHN ASHBROOK whose untimely passing is a loss not only to his family. but to his district. his State. and his country. When I came to the House of Representatives in 1965 one of the first to greet me was our departed colleague whose tenure began in the 87th Congress. During the intervening years. and especially as neighbors sharing the same area of the Longworth House Office Building. I. along with many others. enjoyed his friendship and consultations on various matters pertaining to the Government. the Nation. and other mutual problems. Representative AsHBROOK possessed one of the most extraordinary personalities of any individual whom I have met in public life. He had keen insight into legislative problems and devoted long hours of work in his legislative duties and services to his constituents. He epitomized the spirit of the Ohio delegation. leaders all. a man who served his State and his Nation with integrity and courage. His many reelections from the 17th District of Ohio attest to his remarkable ability. The greatest honor anyone can receive is to be remembered by those who come after him. JOHN AsHBROOKS shining record of service will continue as an inspiration to me and I know to others. In recognition of this outstanding Americans endeavors for the betterment of his fellow man I join with my colleagues in mourning the passing of an eminent statesman. a friend. and a grand human being. My life is richer for having known and worked with him.e
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. last Saturday President Reagan delivered his sixth radio address to the Nation. He spoke about the budget compromise he had reached with Senate Republicans and the $40 billion in social security cuts contained in that compromise. At my request. Senator DODD responded on behalf of Democrats. His remarks were a particularly articulate and compelling presentation of our partys position on these issues and I ask unanimous consent that they be inserted in the RECORD.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. I have no intention of asking that the instruction be read. The distinguished Senator from Maine wanted to ask a question. He was shut out because of no debate being permitted. I just thought we would have the instruction read. so that we would know what is in the motion to recommit. It is perfectly agreeable to me. I have no objection to the requet of the majority leader.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. under the order entered by dhe majority leader. I have control of the time on this side of the aisle. I wish to yield that control to the distinguished Senator from Mississippi because I I hink he should have control.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I have a question of the distinguished manager of the bill. Mr. TOWER. Do the instructions provide that the committee amendments. when the bill is reported back. will be considered as adopted en bloc or will the bill be brought back with committee amendments. the committee substitute. still pending?
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

As I understand it. the instructions will provide for the committee to report back Im. mediately. forthwith. with certain amendments.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

But the instructions do not provide that those amendments be considered as having been adopted en bloc when that bill is reported back. I am hoping that is not part of it.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

But the amendments could not be brought back under the instructions and considered as having been adopted en bloc when brought back?
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I object to the quorum call being called off. The Senator suggested the absence of a quorum. The Senator from Pennsylvania suggested the absence of a quorum.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I am going to demand the regular order in yielding the floor. I have no objection to the Senator getting the floor. But I hope one Senator will not yield the floor to another.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

The word "cuts" was not specifically used. But we heard repeatedly the statement that the $40 billion did not involve any increase in revenue. We have heard all of this talk today about the need for getting on with resolving the problem. I want to help resolve that problem but the whole matter at issue here is whether or not the Budget Committees language. which provides for $40 billion in cuts. is going to stand. Those of us who offered the resolution the other day were concerned about that $40 billion in cuts. and we were also concerned that the Senate would be taking action on a budget resolution that provided for $4" billion in cuts in social security befor. the task force. which the President himself has created. has an opportunity to make its recommendations. The distinguished Senator from New York is a member of that commission. and we want to see what the commission recommends. and then we can tackle the problem. My friends on the other side of the aisle are not the only people who recognize that there is a problem. We on this side of the aisle recognize there is a problem. But to hear our friends on the other side of the aisle. they would have the press and the public believe that we do not recognize there is any problem. we on this side of the aisle. and that we are demagoging. and that only they are interested in the solvency of the social security fund. We are concerned about that $40 billion in cuts in social security that is included in the budget resolution which will be before this Senate this coming Friday. We simply want to make it doubly sure that those people who are depending upon a social security check are not going to see $40 billion in cuts come out of their pocketsthe pockets of 36 million Americans. which amounts to an average of more than $1.000 per recipient over tie next 3 years.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I have already answered that question. I said in my statement that the verbiage did not use the specific word "cuts."
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Its recommendations concerning social security include $6 billion in savings the first year. $17 billion the second year. and $17 billion the third year. That adds up to $40 billion.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

It says on page 610 of the First Coincurrent Resolution. which the distinguished Senator is holding in his hand. "which would either increase revenues. slow program growth. or provide a combination of the two. producing the following improvements in social security solvency." We have been told repeatedly. Mr. President. that there would be no increase in revenues to make that $40 billion effective.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. if I may yield to the Senator from New York. who is not only on the Commission. but also on the Committee on Finance and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Social Security. and also a member of the Committee on the Budget. If I may yield to him with my full rights being preserved and only for the purpose of responding to the distinguished Senator from Missouri.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I would say it is fair to deduce from the vote on yesterday which tabled the MoynihanByrd amendment. and from the proposal which has been offered by the distinguished Senator from Kansas. it is fair to deduce from both of those matters that we have absolutely no protection against a $40 billion cut in social security. That is what was tabled yesterday. an amendment that rejected the $40 billion cuts in social security. That was tabled. So anybody can deduce whatever one wants to deduce from that. Second. the amendment that the distinguished Senator from Kansas has just introduced does not include that in its proposal. If he would put in his proposal the additional language that $40 billion in cuts is hereby rejected. then I would join him in supporting his amendment and voting for it.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Well. Mr. President. I would not say I disagree with it so far as it goes. but it does not go far enough. I am going to send to the desk an amendment right now which makes it go far enough. Mr. President.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. my amendment repeats. I believe exactlyexactlythe declarations set forth in the amendment by Mr. DOLE. But it adds one further paragraph. that being that the action of the Senate Budget Committee. supported by the President. calling for an arbitrary $40 billion cut in social security benefits over the next 3 fiscal years is hereby rejected. That is all we are asking for. Mr. President. We like the declarations set forth in the proposal by Mr. DOLE. but we do not like them so well without further protection against $40 billion of cuts in social security benefits in the budget resolution coming up. This has been left out of the amendment by
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

If he would cosponsor the amendment. he would have the assurance of his own declara. tion and he would give assurance to our Republican friends In the House who have rejected the proposal embraced by Senate Budget Committee Republicans and the President.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

May I ask the Senator a question. Aft we to consider that. those who may be demagoging the issue on the other side and downtown are Democrats also?
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I should like to quote from another dictionary. a political dictionary. by a good Republican. William Safire: Being denounced as a demagogue is a sure sign to a speaker that he is making powerful points with some part of the people.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. Presldent.. I should like to ask the distinguished majority leader what he sees in store for the evening. I should like to ask him about the program for the evening and if he could ascertain how many amendments there are that are going to be called up on each side.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

In the meantime. I will try to ascertain if Members on my side whb have amendments would agree to time limitations on those amendments.
Date: 1982-05-12
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. the minority is ready to proceed with Calendar orders numbered 753 under Department of Defense and 754 under Air Force on page 3. and all nominations on page 4. all nominations on page 5. and all nominations on page 6.
Date: 1982-05-13
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. if my constituent Gus Perez is any example of the young architects of democracy who will guide America in the future. I would say that the blueprint our Founding Fathers passed down to us for building America is in good hands. Mr. Perez. a senior at Alice High School in Alice. Tex.. recently came to Washington as a guest of the Veterans of Foreign Wars because of his speech on the theme of "Building America rogether." His speech was selected as th" best from my home State and I am .ubly proud that he is from my congressional district. The VFW just recently made his speech available to me. Therefore. I would like to take this opportunity to share the words of Gus Perez with you:
Date: 1982-05-13
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. a little more than a year ago when the Senate was considering the administrations first two sets of Federal budget cutting proposals. Senator BUMPERS offered an amendment to the reconciliation resolution to restore $6 million for childhood immunization programs in fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Senate Democrats strongly supported the Bumpers amendment. however. our colleagues from the other side of the aisle votedas a groupto defeat it. The Bumpers amendment. like other Democratic amendments to the budget reaffirming this Nations fundamental commitment to our elderly citizens and to our children. was not offered in a partisan fashion. The future welfare of this Nations children is notor should not bea partisan issue. Unfortunately. the amendment. like other. Democratic amendments to the budget. was defeated by a party line vote. Ninetysix percent of my colleagues from the other side of the aisle voted to defeat the Bumpers amendmentonly two Republican Senators joined our efforts to preserve Immunization funding. None of us wants to see a child harmed by a disease our Nation has the technology to erase inexpensively. Most serious childhood diseases are preventable. We do not want to treat children for disabling conditions that should have been prevented in the first place. Immunization for children represents one of the most humane Federal actions ever undertaken. it has eliminated a great deal of suffering and worry for both children and their families. It was not so very long ago that many of us knew children left with blindness and impaired vision from measles. It was not just a rare occurrence. Unfortunately. evidence indicates that significant cutbacks in immunization could possibly reverse some of the most important accomplishments made by this Nation to prevent severe illness and disablement. We could return to the days when measles. whooping cough. polio. and other once commonly feared diseases needlessly threatened young lives. Less than 2 months ago. I expressed reservations on the Senate floor regarding the early impact of the administrations budget cuts in Federal immunization funding. Today. I find those reservations turning into reality. Last week. in testimony presented before the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committees Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight. the dangers of the Reagan administration cutbacks in immunization were detailed. The Domenici budget planendorsed by the Presidentwould freeze immunization funding at fiscal 1982 appropriation levels for the next 3 years. Already it appears that onethird fewer children are being immunized against diseases because of budget cutbacks and higher vaccine costs. Failure to immunize these children today will result in higher future medical bills. not to mention more human suffering. I ask unanimous consent that an article from the May 8. 1982. Washington Post describing last weeks Senate immunization hearing be printed in the RECORD in full.
Date: 1982-05-13
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. i voted against tabling the JacksonGorton amendment because I felt that Senator JACKSON was entitled to an upordown vote on his amendment. Had a rollcall vote occurred on that amendment. I would have voted against the amendment. as I had previously informed Mr. JACKSON.
Date: 1982-05-13
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. will the distinguished majority leader state what the program is for the rest of the afternoon? I heard the distinguished Senator from Texas state what the program is. I would like to have the majority leaders expression.
Date: 1982-05-13
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. word has gone out from both the majority leader and the minority leader that there will be no rollcall votes tomorrow and there will be no rolleall votes on Monday. Tomorrow and Monday. the attendance will not be the very best. I would say. here. so I urge my colleagues. those on my side. to be prepared to stay in as late as is necessary to complete action on the bill tonight so that those Senators who do plan to be away from the city tomorrow. based on our earlier assurances. will not miss votes on tomorrow. Mr. President. I join the distinguished majority leader in hoping that we can reduce time as much as possible on amendments and that Senators will be prepared to call up their amendments and finish action on this legislation today so that Senators can. indeed. be sure that there will not be rollcall votes tomorrow.
Date: 1982-05-13
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. Priesident. I rise in strong support of tihe amendment offered by the Senator from Pennsy lvania . and I commend him. n! chairman of the Steel Caucus. ic. offering this anendment. I am an original cosponsor of the amendment. It is quite appropriatefor the Senate to discuss the economic health of the American specialty metals industry in the context of the Department of Defense authorization bill. Our specialty metals industry has long been recognized as a valuable military asset in itself. As such. that critical asset cannot be allowed to deteriorate. This country cannot afford to allow our specialty metals industry to be undermined by economic or political forces from outside the United States. Yet. that is precisely what Is happening at present. The domestic specialty metals industry is vigorously pursuing a "section 301" unfair trade complaint against foreign producers. The section 301 complaint. which I and other members of the Steel Caucus urged Trade Representative Bill Brock to investigate. alleges that foreign governments are subsidizing specialty metals producers in their own countries. Subsidized goods will always be sold more cheaply than goods produced in a rigorously competitive manner. The purpose of this amendment is to prevent the American Government from adding to the damage done to our domestic specialty metals Industry by unfair foreign competition.
Date: 1982-05-13
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I send an amendment to the desk. and amendment to the amendment by Mr. HEINZ. and I ask that it be stated by the clerk.
Date: 1982-05-13
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. will the Senator from Texas withhold his request for a moment and let the Senator from Pennsylvania finish his sentence? I should like to respond to it.
Date: 1982-05-18
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I am today introducing legislation to provide an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits to Jobless workers. Senators LEVIN. RIEGLE. KEN-
Date: 1982-05-18
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. I inquire of the distinguished majority leader whether or not this means the Senate will not go back on the budget resolution today?
Date: 1982-05-18
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. As I have indicated to the distinguished majority leader in our private conversations. Senators on this side of the aisle have been ready and available and waiting to call up amendments to the budget resolution. They have been prevented from calling up these amendments by virtue of the recesses that have been accumulating during the afternoon. Of course. there is no way that we can keep the recesses from taking place. because if the distinguished Senator from Tennessee gets an objection to his request to recess and finds it necessary to move to recess. that motion is not debatable and all he needs is the votes to deliver a majority vote. So this side of the aisle is rather helpless in preventing recesses. I must say that Senators on this side do want to offer amendments. I would have to object to the request to go into morning business. hoping that we could get some consideration whereby we could call up some amendments. I realize that the distinguished majority leader can still put us into recess overnight. but we do have some amendments that we would like to call up. Naturally we would like to call up some on social security. But even if we had to have the understanding that we could call up some other amendments. we have other amendments we would like to call up. and we would like not to be prevented from doing so by recessing. I understand the majority leaders situation. I understand he has had to have time to have discussions with his Members on his side. But my Senators have been waiting. The ranking member on the Budget Committee. Mr. HOLLINGS. has been waiting all afternoon. Mr. KENNEDY has been waiting to call up his amendment. and other Senators have been waiting. So I think I would have to be constrained to object to this request.
Date: 1982-05-18
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. I would hope that the distinguished majority leaderand I believe he would be willing to consider thisI would hope that he would consider that when we get up to the allotted time. that Senators on this side of the aisle. who have been shut off from the opportunity to call up their amendments. would have some time for debate. I hope the majority leader will hold in abeyance his judgment on the matter.
Date: 1982-05-18
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

That may very well be the case. I know the majority leader fully understands the concerns which have been expressed on our side of the aisle by virtue of the circumstances which have occurred. He fully understands that. I have confidence in his fairness and his understanding. I wanted to express hope at this time that he will not say categorically that no time will be extended but he will hold in abeyance that matter until such time as the circumstances may occur and then render a judgment at that time.
Date: 1982-05-18
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I have no objection to the majority leaders request which I earlier had objected to. I have no objection to his request that the Senate go into morning business. but before I say I have no objection. I wish to yield to the Senator from Maryland to make a few comments.
Date: 1982-05-18
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Can the majority leader assure the minority leader and the Senate that at 9 a.m. tomorrow. the Senate will indeed be ready to proceed on the budget resolution and we shall then have the opportunity to call amendments up?