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Date: 1983-06-27
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of H.R. 3190. as reported by the Committee on Agriculture. The bill changes the program for extra long staple cotton to a more market oriented program. It is noncontroversial. has the support of the industry and will save the Government approximately $27 million over a 5year period. Extra long staple cotton is a specialty type cotton with an individual fiber length of at least 1% inches. For many years it has been the subject of a special program that differs from the program for upland cotton. At the present time. production is limited to the holders of allotments. and the price is supported at a loan rate of 175 percent of the upland cotton loan rate. This level is too high. It has resulted in domestic prices which are not competitive in world markets. U.S. exports have declined domestic stocks have increased. and large stocks of cotton have been pledged to the Commodity Credit Corporation under the loan program or forfeited to the Corporation. The carryover from the 1982 crop far exceeds a years production of the commodity. The restrictions on the price at which CCC can sell its stocks of cotton compound this problem. Under current law. sales for unrestricted use cannot exceed a minimum of 115 per. cent of the loan rate. plus carrying charges. Accordingly. Government stocks have been increasing without any foreseeable possibility for their disposition in the commercial market. H.R. 3190 does much to correct the problems of current law. It frees up production of the commodity and permits any producer who wishes. for the first time. to engage in production of extra long staple cotton. The loan rate is sharply reduced to a minimum of 150 percent of the loan rate for upland cotton. and the CCC is authorized to sell its stocks for unrestricted use at any level the Secretary determines appropriate. Finally. this legislation provides a safety net to producers by authorizing deficiency payments for the difference between the target price and the lower of the loan rate or the market price. The target price would be 120 percent of the loan rate. Also. the Secretary would be given authority to provide for an acreage reduction program if the Secretary determines that the total supply of the crop would otherwise be excessive. Producers would be required to comply with the acreage limitations in order to obtain program benefits. The Secretary would also be authorized to initiate a paid land diversion program. Deficiency payments and diversion payments would be subject to a payment limitation. The prograin I have described is comparable to the programs provided for upland cotton and the other major commodities which have been n effect for many years. Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank
Date: 1983-06-28
Speaker: DONALD RICE (democrat)
Chamber: S

Presidenit. the Rand Corp.. Santa Monica. Calif. DEAn Dii. RICE: During the last two years there has been considerable congressional deibate over continued federal SLfpport for the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project. One of the key issues in this controversy has been whether or not the projects design is obsolete. Those who are opposed to the project argue that the reactors design is obsolete and that the project Is not necessary to our breeder research and development program. Those who favor the project argue that it is the most advanced reactor design in the world and that the project is essential to our breeder reactor research and development efforts. It is important that we have the best In. formation possible on this question. We believe that the RAND Corporation can be of help. Your corporation has done extensive work for the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning the nuclear fuel cycle. nuclear safety. and Itcnsing and safety issues associated with the liquid metal fast breeder reactor. Several of these studies-"Some Implications of the Three Mile Island Accident on LMFBR Safety and Licensing: The Design Basis Issue." "A Review of Cost Estimation in New Technologies." "Anticipated Transients Without SCIRAM for Light Waler Reactors: Impilcations for Liqulid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors"-have been cited by both sides of the Clinch River debate. Given the fair and thorough work your corporation has done in these areas and the widespread respect its work is accorded. we hope your staff would comment on the enclosed materials. The first set of materialsa white paper prepared for the Congress May 11. 1970 by the White Houseargues that the Clinch River Breeder Reactors design Is obsolete. These materials also argue that the project is not essential to the U.S. having a sound breeder reactor research and development program. Ile second set of materialsDep .rtient of Energy documentation along with materi. als presented by the Westinchouse Electric Corporationargues that the Clinch River Breeder Reactor has the most advanced breeder design in the world and that the project is esential to our longterm breeder reactor research and development effort. We are at a loss to evaluate these materlals by ourselvesalthough we know that they could not all be correctand would appreciate it if your staff would critique both sets of material. If this analysis could help us answer the questions of how advanced the projects design Is and how essential the project is to our longterm breeder reactor research and development program. it would be of tremendous public service. With warmest regards. we are Sincerely.
Date: 1983-06-28
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. nothing could please me more than to join with our colleagues today to congratulate Congresswoman SALA BURTON aS she Is sworn In to hier new office. * My friendship with your late husband is well known as is his love for *the territories. I am confident that SALA Will carry on In the great tradition of her husband and also reflect hier own strong feelings on a wide varnCI tyOf Issues facing this Nation. t SALA BURTON has won her seat by virtue of hard work. She deserves to r represent hier district and I know she will prove to be one of the best MemV bers of Congress. regardless of gender. I wish hier the best of success as she begins the hard work of representing h ter congressional district. I welcome . hier to the Congress and to the House iInterfor Committee. I know that ell of us look forward to working with SALA in the days and months ahead and I certainly stand ready to do all I can to help hier In any WaY I can. SALA. on behalf Of the people of Guam. welcome to the House. ri Thank you.
Date: 1983-06-28
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations of the Coininittee on the Judiciary be permitted to sit on June 28 and June 20. 1983. while the House is considering amendments under the 5minute rule. The purpose of the meetlhg on the 28th is for markup on two public bills and several private bills. and the purpose of the meeting on the 29th Is for a hearing on II. 2327. the Regulatory Reform Act of 1983. The minority has been consulted and has agreed to this unanimouscons(-nt request.
Date: 1983-06-29
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker. I would like to join with my distinguished colleague from Texas and express my sentiments with reference to the First District of Texas. over in east Texas. We share the gentlemans belief exactly as he has put forward those beliefs tonight. There has been a public outcry by all of those in my section of the State to the same persuasion as the gentleman has had in his part of Texas. They do not want those waste sites in areas that are highly populated. thickly populated. where the structure of the sand is such that it would be. I think. prohibitive to public health to have these sites located in those areas. I think that if we can get enough public outcry that the people who are in a position to do something about this will certainly see that it is necessary and just one of the things that the people of the various areas are not going to stand for. There are many places throughout these United States where we have barren property. barren territory. not the thickly populated area that the gentleman has in his district and that I have in mine. in which this waste can be stored. So I certainly join in and congratulate the gentleman on taking this special order to express himself on this very volatile issue.
Date: 1983-06-30
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of the rule and also to commend the chairman of the subcommittee. the gentleman from Texas
Date: 1983-06-30
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to join my colleague Congressman IKE SKELTON in saluting President Harry S. Trumans 100th birthday. I well remember the days of Harry Truman in the White House. And so do my fellow Guamanians. He was responsible for so much of the gains my territory made in the early 1950s. It was Mr. Truman who overrode the opposition of the old War Department and transferred Guam from the Department of the Navy to the Department of Interior. That single step did as much as anything to institute civilian. rather than military. government for a territory which had been ruled by the U.S. Navy since 1898. Second. it was President Truman who supported and later signed legislation known as the Guam Organic Act which granted American citizenship to the people of my territory. All too often Americans take their citizenship for granted. not realizing what a cherished possession it really is. We on Guam do not take our citizenship for granted. I know what it was like not to have citizenship and my American citizenship is one of my most prized possessionsthanks in part to the wisdom and friendship of President Truman. Obviously. we on Guam remember Mr. Truman with the fondest memories. And we always will. On this occasion I am honored and proud to join with my colleagues here today and look toward Heaven and say "Mr. President. happy 100th birthday." Thank you.*
Date: 1983-07-11
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of H.R. 3392. It is a very simple bill. It has a very concise purposeto freeze the support level for the 1983 crop of all kinds of tobacco which are under the support program at the level for the 1982 crop. The need for the legislation is. in the view of the Committee on Agriculture. very plain. The support price for tobacco has increased in recent years because. under present law. the support level reflects the growers cost of production which. needless to say. has risen continually and dramatically. In view of the combination of a weakening world market for tobacco and the increasing support level. there has been a tendency for stocks of the major t:pes of tobaccoFluecured and burleygoing under the price support program. to increase. It should be noted that in 1982 Congress enacted the No Net Cost Tobacco Program Act which. among other things. requires the producers to bear the cost of the tobacco price support program. except for governmental administrative costs. The result of that legislation is that. should there ultimately be a loss incurred when loan stocks of 1982 and subsequent crops of tobacco are sold. that loss must be made up or borne by the producers. In this respect. the tobacco price support program is unique. To halt the escalation in the support price and to assist domestic tobacco in retaining its competitive position in the marketplace. the price freeze imposed by H.R. 3392 seems an obvious first step. The administration favors enactment of the bill. which was adopted by the Committee on Agriculture by unanimous voice vote. I strongly urge my colleagues to support this remedial measure. I might add that the Committee on Agriculture has reported out a comprehensive bill which addresses not only a freeze or an adjustment with respect to the tobacco price support level for future years. but other significant issues concerning this commodity. which is so important to thousands of farmers in the United States. However. the tobacco markets for this years crop are set to open this month. Therefore. immediate action is necessary if the support level issue Is to be confronted for the 1983 crop. The committee has reported H.R. 3392 for precisely this purpose.e
Date: 1983-07-11
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker and my colleagues. late last night a group of Members of the House and the Senate. Senator CHARLES PERCY Of Illinois as chairman for the Senate side and the gentleman from Texas as chairman for the House side. returned from the 23d annual interparliamentary meeting between the United States and Mexico. This meeting was held in Puebla. Mexico. which is a city some 60 or 10 miles from Mexico City. As always. the hospitality of the Mexican delegation was one that cannot be equaled perhaps any place * in the world. The substantive part of the meeting though ! the important factor. and that is L.at we as legislators meet with our counterparts and discuss all of the issues that impact on our two countries. They. of course. present their views on issues such as trade. law of the sea. maritime issues. and certain other measures that are pending in their Congress or in our Congress. so that we might have direct and frank discussions on how it impacts on the respective countries. I think possibly. aside from the ceremonial aspect of the inaugural session. a formal closing session. and the substantive talks in between. Shortly before we left. yesterday. I think possibly was. with all due respect to all of us who participated. the most imprtant part of the whole visit and this was a program presented by 25.000 schoolchildren of the city of Puebla who filled. if you can visualize a football stadium. the stands on one side and around both sides. wherein they used. as you see in football games. I guess I could say. where they used placards or cards to form figures and letters that you can see from across he field. And on the field they used flags and banners and streamers to present what I think has been something that I have never. or would ever. see in my life and something that I would hope that every American or every person in the world could see. for what these children presented in such a graphic way. and I might add again with all due respect to those of us who participated in the formal ceremonies. they said. with about 12 words. what we took hours to say in our speeches. They said it in English and they said it in Spanish. as they formed the letters in the background of that stadium. And it said: "Friendship. Understanding. Cooperation. Peace." and then they said something which I thought was perhaps the most important thing that they could say to us as legislators and as responsible officials of our two countries. they flashed across the words: "Trust us". and then. in a different color. it switched to. "We trust yoi." And I do not think that I have ever had that much impact from as few words as those 25.000 schoolchildren gave us yesterday afternoon in the city of Puebla. Mr. Speaker. I thank the Speaker and the Members for allowing me this time to present this very brief report. Later we will have a special order and give a more concrete and lengthy report on the visit and the meeting.
Date: 1983-07-11
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I thank the gentleman for yielding this time to me. and I take the time to commend the members of the commitI ee. along with the respective chairmen. including the subcommittee chairman and ranking members. Mr. Chairman. as one of the cosponsors of the original EDA bill. let me say that we looked at the time with great expectation and with great optimism. as we always do with all legislation that we enact. and let me assure the Members. Mr. Chairman. that this is one of those bills that has evolved into all the expectations that we had at that time. I know that there are problems. and some Members may be concerned about reducing credit or taking money out of the private sector. but in areas such as mine in south Texas. where we have low income. high unemployment. and many other problems that the private sector cannot take care of by and of itself. the EDA has been our salvation in many areas. I can assure the Members that in my area one can walk around through all my congressional distrilct and point to the rural water supply district. point to the factories. point to the fisheries installations. and point to where the Jobs are and realize this is true. Sometime ago. I saw a very graphic presentation by one of our economic development districts. No one spoke. They just showed slides showing how much money went in from EDA. how much money went in from the privat sector. and how many jobs were there at that time. No one spoke. I wish that all of the Members could have seen that presentation. because that was what the initiators of this program were looking for. and there it was fulfilled in my congressional district where we can count the jobs. And we can probably count the savings accounts and probably count the bank accounts of people that would not otherwise have a job or a steady job. as many of them were migrants that had to rely on seasonal employment. Many Jobs are there now because of EDA and similar programs. I might add that we have had exemplary leadership from the professionals at our regional headquarters from EDA. and cooperation with local interests. Mr. Chairman. I commend the committee. and I hope that we can contintie with this type of program that enhances the quality of life and makes it possible for the individual to care for himself. and his family as all of us would want him to do.
Date: 1983-07-11
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentiewoman for her very. very kind. meaningful remarks. Mr. Chairman. I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I would like to join with the maJority leader with reference to the EDA. I know of no organization that has ever been funded by the U.S. Government that has done more good as has EDA. I can speak only for the First District of Texas but I know of so many instances where EDA has done things that art long lasting. put people to work and I believe that in the long run it will be one of those agencies that will in many ways pay for itself over and over again. So. I commend the majority leader for the stand that he is taking and I think it is something wt should work very diligent ly to try to get reauthor-
Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations of the Committee on the Judiciary be permitted to sit on Wednesday and Thursday. July 13 and 14. 1983. while the House is considering amendments under the 5minute rule. The purpose of the subcommittee meeting is to continue hearings on H.R. 2327. regulatory reform legislation. The minority has been consulted and have agreed to this.
Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

The committee has reviewed the gentlemans amendment. We think it is an improvement. and on this side of the aisle we are prepared to accept the gentlemans amendment.
Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

The committee and Mr. GONZALEZ and I and other members of the committee have had an opportunity to review this and discuss it with the gentleman and we are prepared to accept the amendment.
Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman. the committee has had an opportunity to review the amendment. The committee knows how hard the gentleman has worked on the amendment and his devotion to veterinary patients and we are therefore prepared to accept the amendment. This will help us expedite consideration of the legislation.
Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

I tlalk the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman. I have consulted wit h the minority and I have consulted with the chairman of the subcommittee. and we are prepared to accept the amendment.
Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman for yielding. If the gentleman would understand that the chairman has reviewed his amendment. along with the chairman of the subcommittee and the staff. under condition the gentleman would revise and extend his remarks. we would be prepared. on this side. to accept the gentlemans amendment.
Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I. too. rise in opposition to the Schumer amendment. I wonder if at this time the gentleman from Ohio having heard the debate on the Schumer amendment would consent to a unanimous consent request by the gentleman from New York to withdraw the amendment.
Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I ask unanimous consent that all debate on the Wylie amendment and all amendments thereto end at 5:30 p.m.
Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

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Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I would like to inform the members of the committee what t(e plans are and if We receive their cooperation. they will all be very happy. I am sure 1my colleagues are interested in what the plans of the committee art. I would like to state them. As of now. up until this point we have had tremendous cooperation from the minority and the cooperation will continue. as will ours. We can finish this bill wit hin 40 minuites. I anticipate perhaps one vote on an amendment and then a vote on final passage. This means. if you look at your schedule. that the bill that was schedtiled for Thursday. the housing bill. will have been taken care of this evening and I leave you to reach your own conclusions. Therefore. please cooperate. so that we can hear these amendments expeditiously and dispose of them. At this point I would like to say that the majority has looked at the gentlemans amendment and is prepared to accept his amendment. I think If the gentleman yields to the gentleman from Connectlicut. he Will be happy to hear what he has to say.
Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. the subcommittee chairman and myself have had jccasion to work with the gentleman or this amendment. We have examined it thoroughly and we are prepared to accept the amendment.
Date: 1983-07-12
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

As the gentleman knows. we have discussed this amendment. At this point in time there are those of us who still have a problem with it. However. we feel that certainly the gentleman from California has an amendment that is deserving of serious consideration. Under the circumstances and in keeping with our conversation and our agreement. I have spoken with the chairman of the subcommittee and it has been agreed that we would indeed have hearings on the gentlemans amendment and go to a markup. We will follow the committee process.