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Date: 1987-08-05
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I have a prediction. one on which I feel many of our colleagues will agree. In years to come. the historians will talk of our U.S. Department of Commerce in terms of what happened before Malcolm Baldrige. and what happened after him. Secretary Baldrige is a watershed in the history of his Department. He accomplished what no other Commerce Secretary could manage: he translated one of our largest Federal departments into a language that was understood by most citizenshe actually magnified the Department. revealing its important contributions to national commerce and international trade. . He did this with a quiet persistence. Secretary Baldrige combined professional management with public service in a way that exemplified the finest attributes of a leader. His high ethic and devotion to perfecting his Departments contributions to American society made him the new definition as to what a public servant isand how a public official conducts the business of the Nation. How strangely ironic that during this year when we celebrate the 200th anniversary of our Constitution. we should be so unfortunate to lose the one person who so purely represents the kind of character that Madison. Jefferson. Franklin. and the others believed should be leading the Nation. This is the greatest legacy anyone can leave behind. It is a legacy which this Congressman humbly acknowledges. but I guess the most appropriate tribute I can pay him. this great man who was a cowboy during the time that was freely his own. is he should have been a Texan. He rode tall in the saddle. To Representatives HAMILTON FISH and NORMAN LENT. I thank you for inviting me to offer a tribute to this great man. His family has been in our prayers and we know Secretary Baldrige is with our Lord who watches over us all.
Date: 1987-08-06
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I rise in support of H.R. 2686. the Public Works and Economic Development Act Amendments of 1987. I congratulate the gentlelady from Ohio . the distinguished chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization. for bringing this bill to the floor of the House. Her persistence and dedication to this endeavor over the past several years is much appreciated by her colleagues who serve with her on the Banking Committee. Mr. Chairman. the bill amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965. The bill provides up to 50 percent Federal share in grants to States. economic development districts. Indian tribes. and local governments to encourage economic development. economic adjustment. and economic diversification. It authorizes the funding for the construction. repair. rehabilitation and improvement of public facilities. establishes locally administered revolving loan funds to assist small business. and creates revolving loan funds. to set up employee stock ownership programs [ESOPsl. It authorizes the funding for the basic economic development tools that were initially enacted. but places more emphasis on the leveraging of private funds and on developing longrange economic recovery programs. It maintains assistance for communities to address sudden or severe economic dislocation. including. for example. a major plant closing. or other factors resulting in subnational job loss. . Mr. Chairman. programs such as the. Economic Development Administraitugust 6.. 1987 tion and the Appalachian lnegional Commission have demonstrated their viability and have shown that a subnational economic development policy is cost effective. There is no doubt that these programs need to be maintained and expanded. not disrupted and terminated. I strongly urge passage of this legislation and again compliment the distinguished gentlelady from Ohio. the distinguished chairman of the Public Works Committee. Mr. HOWARD. and Mr. SAVAGE for their leadership in bringing this legislation to the floor.
Date: 1987-08-06
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I thank. the gentleman for yielding. I would like to state that this legislation was marked up this morning in the full committee. on the. Olympic Commerative. Coin Act. a measure which will. provide ftnds for training and support of our Olympic hopefuls at n0 cost� to the taxpayer. .Through the * leadership of our colleague. FRANK ANNUNZIO. chairman of the Consumer Affairs Subcommittee. similar Olympic Coin legislation provided a big boost for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. FRANK ANNUNZIOs name will soon become as well known as that of some of the worldclass athletes.. synonomous with the International Olympics. I think we can all take pride in the leadership of FRANK ANNUNZIO and his subcommittee in this Olympic program.
Date: 1987-08-07
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I would like to inform you that the Committee on Agriculture has approved a bill revamping the Farm Credit System. The bill passed 40 to 2 and it is consensus legislation. We hope that it might be able to be brought to the floor the first week after we return. from the August iecess. I asure you that the diligent work of all of the -members of the committee. the input from all sectors df agriculture was received by the committee and this is the best legislation that we can bring you at this time. I assure all of my colleagues that this year you will have no better bill that will give you a better return for the investment than this revamping of the Farm Credit System and I urge you to look at it during the recess and be prepared to work with us to finalize the action as we bring it to the floor in September.
Date: 1987-08-07
Speaker: DE LUGO (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I rise to support new legislation that is crucial to the wellbeing of our neighbors in the Caribbean. as well as beneficial to the United States. Im speaking of the Caribbean -Basin Economic Recovery Expansion Act. introduced by the gentleman from Florida on Wednesday of this week. When Congress passed the Caribbean basin initiative in 1983 we thought it would improve trade between the Caribbean islands and United States. But it has failed. Exports from the Caribbean to the United States actually have dropped since 1983. Now this new legislation is needed to correct that imbalance. This bill benefits the United States at the same time as It helps the Caribbean. The stability of the Caribbean. with its open shipping lanes for our oil and other products. is vital to our national interest. We have to promote economic development in these islands if we want to assure their stability and continued friendliness. I want to commend the sponsors of this bill. who have looked beyond their own districts to think about the broader interests of the Caribbean and the United States: SAM GIBBONS. who put his Subcommittee on Trade to work on this issue. JAKE PICKLE. who had his Subcommittee on Oversight hold hearings and thoroughly study the subject for a year. Plus FRANK GUARINI. as chairman of the Friends of the Caribbean. CHARLIE RANGEL. BILL FRENZEL. and DICK SCHULZE. They all deserve our gratitude and their legislation deserves our support.
Date: 1987-08-07
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I urge the House to approve H.R. 3093. with the committee amendment. The bill must be acted on now to accommodate the producers of the 1988 crop of winter wheat. These farmers in some areas of the country. will begin planting their 1988 crop in September. And. their planting decisions would be effected by this legislation. The bill has been cleared on both sides and should be noncontroversial. It will extend the socalled 092 program for wheat and feed grain. begun for the 1987 crops. to the 1988 crops. The 092 program does not make any substantive changes in the 1985 farm bill. it just expands the 5092 program to encompass larger setsides. The 092 program and 5092 program are designed to give producers of these commodities. which are now In surplus supply. a chance to scale down production. Producers will be able to participate in the 1988 farm programs by putting their wheat or feed grain land into conserving uses in 1988. Given current surpluses. it makes good sense to try to reduce supplies. By doing so. we will reduce Federal farm program costs. In fact.. the USDA estimates that this bill will reduce farm program costs by up to $500 million over the next crop year. I encourage the House to adopt this measure.
Date: 1987-08-07
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Foreign Affairs be discharged from further consideration of the concurrent resolution urging the President to make the development of agricultrual markets in developing countries a high priority of the foreign economic policy of the Nation. and ask for its immediate consideration.
Date: 1987-08-07
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Strike out the preamble and insert the following in lieu thereof: Whereas the producers of food and fiber in the United States have the capacity to produce 40 percent more than is consumed In the domestic market. Whereas economic prosperity of the United States farmer and rural America axe unalterably linked to strong agricultural exports and export growth: Whereas agricultural exports have declined for the past 6 years and the farm and rural economic sector of the United States continues to suffer: Whereas the potential for an increase in demand for U.S. agricultural exports to developing countries can be enhanced through extension of economic assistance and other measures to promote economic growth in those countries. Whereas the recommendations of the National Commission on Agricultural Trade and Export Policy. and the preponderance of the research of the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture. private foundations. land grant colleges. and other institutions. support the use of a coordinated program of food aid and economic development assistance to build future foreign commercial markets for United States agricultural products: and Whereas the food aid and agricultural export development tools provided in the Food Security Act of 1985 have not been used to the fullest extent possible: Now. therefore. be it
Date: 1987-08-07
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the amendment to the preamble. be considered as read and printed in the RECORD.
Date: 1987-08-07
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture be discharged from further consideration of the Senate bill to amend the Farm Disaster Assistance Act of 1987 to extend the reporting date for the ethanol cost effectiveness study.
Date: 1987-08-07
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture may have until 6 p.m.. Friday. August 28. 1987. to file a report on H.R. 3030. the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987.
Date: 1987-09-15
Speaker: DE LUGO (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. when we mark the 200th anniversary of our Constitution. were not celebrating a document that has become static or lifeless. The Constitution is not just a brilliant political plan for the conditions of 1787. The framers had the wisdom to provide for the ongoing political development of this country. Under the Constitution. for example. the United States has advanced by extending voting rights and political rights to more and more citizens. But that process is not yet complete. In this great Nation. we still have citizens who are denied the right to vote for their President. Our citizens in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Guam. American Samoa. the Northern Mariana Islands and other offshore areas remain disenfranchised. They are called to go defend our country with arms. but they cannot go to the polling booth to select their President. In light of our constitutional principles. it is just not right. More than 115 of my colleagues have joined me in cosponsoring House Joint Resolution 217. calling for a constitutional amendment to extend the Presidential vote to our citizens in the territories. Im calling on my other colleagues. especially on this 200th anniversary. to join us in extending this precious voting right to our citizens in the Pacific and the Caribbean.
Date: 1987-09-16
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Ms. OAKAR. and Messrs. GARCIA. VENTO. SCHUMER. MORRISON of Connecticut. WYLIE. LEACH Of Iowa. BEREUTER. and MCMILLAN of North Carolina. From the Committee on Banking. Finance. and Urban Affairs. for consideration of sections 341 and 344 of the House bill. and modifications committed to conference:
Date: 1987-09-16
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

MS. OAKAR. and Messrs. VENTO. BARNARD. SCHUMER. MORRISON of Connecticut. WYLIE. LEACH of Iowa. BEREUTER. and MCMILLAN of North Carolina. From the Committee on Banking. Finance. and Urban Affairs. for consideration of sections 461 through 471 of the House bill. and sections 3801 through 3809 of the Senate amendment. and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. ST GERMAIN. FAUNTROY. and GARCIA. MS. OAKAR. and Messrs. LAFALCE. VENTO. WYLIE. LEACH of Iowa. MCMILLAN of North Carolina. and ROTH. From the Committee on Banking. Finance. and Urban Affairs. for consideration of sections 476 and 477 of the House bill. and sections 1101 through 1103 of the Senate amendment. and modifications committed to conference:
Date: 1987-09-16
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

MS. OAKAR. and Messrs. LAFALCE. VENTO. SCHUMER. MORRISON of Connecticut. WYLIE. LEACH of Iowa. BEREUTER. and McMrLLAN of North Carolina. From the Committee on Banking. Finance. and Urban Affairs. for consideration of section 959 of the Senate amendment. and modifications committed to conference:
Date: 1987-09-16
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

MS. OAKAR. and Messrs. LAFALCE. VENTO. SCHUMER. MORRISION of Connecticut. WYLIE. BEREUTER. ROTH. and MCMILLAN of North Carolina. From the Committee on Banking. Finance and Urban Affairs. for consideration of sections 1501 through 1504 of the Senate amendment. and modifications committed to conference:
Date: 1987-09-16
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

MS. OAKAR. and Messrs. VENTO. BARNARD. SCHUMER. MORRISON of Connecticut. WYLIE. LEACH of Iowa. BEREUTER. and MCMILLAN of North Carolina. From the Committee on Banking. Finance. and Urban Affairs. for consideration of section 1805 of the Senate amendment. and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. ST GERMAIN. FAUNTROY.
Date: 1987-09-16
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

MS. OAKAR. and Messrs. GARCIA. WYLIE. and LEACH of Iowa. From the Committee on Banking. Finance. and Urban Affairs. for consideration of section 345 of the House bill. and modifications committed to conference:
Date: 1987-09-16
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

MS. OAKAR. and Messrs. GARCIA. WYLIE. and BEREUTER. From the Committee on Banking. Finance. and Urban Affairs. for consideration of section 1505 of the Senate amendment. and modifications committed to conference:
Date: 1987-09-16
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

MS. OAKAR. and Messrs. VENTO. WYLIE. and LEACH of Iowa. From the Committee on Banking. Finance. and Urban Affairs. for consideration of section 3854 of the Senate amendment. and modifications committed to conference:
Date: 1987-09-16
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

MS. OAKAR. and Messrs. VENTO. WYLIE. and McMILLAN of North Carolina. From the Committee on Foreign Affairs. for consideration of title III (except sections 322. 326. and 351) and sections 451. 601 through 612. 621 through 623. 625. 631 through 637. 641 through 651. 653. 663. 701. 903. 907 and 912 of the House bill. and titles X (except sections 1030 through 1033). XII. XVI. XVIII (except section 1801). XX (except sections 2001 and 2008). and XLVII and sections 311. 413 through 415. 958. 963 through 972. 977. 1104. 1304. 1504. 2111. 2113 through 2127. 2129. 2132 through 2136. 2138. 2139A through 2166. 2180B through 2182. 2184. 2192. 3851. 3881. 4501. and 4901 of the Senate amendment. and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. FASCELL. BONKER. MICA. BERMAN. LEVINE of California. BIL-
Date: 1987-09-16
Speaker: BUTLER DERRICU (democrat)
Chamber: H

addressed that Issue. We said. "All right. if that concerns you. we will make it apply to everyone.Now. my friend. the gentleman from Florida. does not like that. but it would not make any difference what type of a textile bill we ever brought before this House. the gentleman would never support any of them. I have served on the gentlemans committee for 10 years and I can assure you of that. Now. many Members did not like the fact that last years bill was directed primarily to the major producers. We addressed that issue. We attempted to do so in a responsible way. Who are we trying to fool by saying that suddenly we are a protectionist industry? We have had quotas In this industry. This is nothing new. We have had them for over 20 years. We are attempting to make a set of quotas work. Whom are you trying to help? Where are the increases coming from? Certainly we have bilateral agreements with some of the major producers. Let me name a few of them that you are trying to protect. The increase from Bulgaria. 126.000 square yards in 1980. to 1.895.000 square yards last year. Is that whom you are trying to protect? Cambodia. Czechoslovakia. let me give you this figure: 2.359.000 square yards in 1980. up to this year 4.019.000. Do you want to help Hungary? It went from 2.200.000 in 1980 to 18.600.000 square yards last year. The Peoples Republic of China that we have heard a great deal of talk
Date: 1987-09-16
Speaker: THOMAS A. LUKEN (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I congratulate the gentleman for this special order and compliment those other Members who have shown their dedication to the cause of the refuseniks. those patriots in Russia who continue to be oppressed despite some of the favorable reports which come out. I think the purpose of this special order is to distinguish between the good and the bad which is eminating from Russia and from the international meeting. Mr. Speaker. the meeting between Secretary of State George Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze provides a wonderful opportunity to raise the issue of human rights in the Soviet Union. The movement on behalf of Soviet Jewry is a unique struggle for emigration in the context of a tradition of 4.000 years. It is the struggle to reunite and redeem onesixth of world jewry. the remnant of east European Jewry after the Holocaust. It fits within the tradition of the people who have returned to the land of Israel from exodus. exile and dispersion. Since 1968. there have been approximately 644.000 requests for emigration by Soviet Jews. Understandably. only the bravest risk the perils of repeated requests. During this period of glasnost. it is imperative for the Congress to maintain its commitment to the issue of Soviet Jewry. Despite the fact that several wellknown refuseniks have recently received permission to emigrate. scores of other Jews continue to wait for permission. many of whom have suffered the anguish of family separation and religious and cultural harassment for a decade or more. While we are gratified that former prisoners of conscience and refuseniks will now be allowed to emigrate. we must remember that there still remain in the Soviet Union other former prisoners and longterm refuseniks. as well
Date: 1987-09-17
Speaker: DE LUGO (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. it gives me great pleasure to join my colleagues in speaking up against the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. and I commend the Black Caucus for putting this event together.. While the Members of the other House have the official power to advise and consent on such nominations. we in "the peoples House" also must be heard on this crucial nomination. The debate over Robert Bork has become. quite appropriately. a debate on the future directioh of the Supreme Court and this country. Its a debate on whether we. are really committed to full justice for blacks and women and all our citizens. Weve got to tell President Reagan and the country that we are not backing away from our commitment to bring justice to all the people of this country. We dont want or need a Supreme Court that is inclined to dismantle the political machinery and judicial rulings that have brought us this far in civil rights. We dont want or need a Supreme Court that seeks to carry out the overblown "Reagan revolution" long after this President is out of office. When the President retires in 16 months. he is welcome to return to his romanticized. nostalgic view of American life in the 1930s and 1940s. but he must not take the Supreme Court with him. The next Supreme Court nominee is just too important to let President Reagan appoint a judge who has challenged the legal rulings that have shut down racial segregation in this country. a judge who has challenged the legal rulings that have expanded womens rights in this country. a judge who. 15 years ago. was willing to fire the Watergate special prosecutor even after his two superiors had preserved their honor by refusing to carry out that Presidential order. In many respects. Robert Bork represents the very judicial philosophy that we have been fighting against to make progress in civil rights in the last 40 years. We cant afford to give him a hand in the future of the Supreme Court. I look forward to seeing Judge Borks nomination defeated. And I look forward to seeing the national debate over this mans judicial philosophy stir up a renewed commitment to civil rights for all in this country.
Date: 1987-09-18
Speaker: QUENTIN CROMMELIN (democrat)
Chamber: S

Counsel. Minoitv Staff. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. U.S. Senate. Washitgon. DC. DEAR MR. CROMMELIN: The Air Force supports the Presidents plan for ICBM Modernization which currently calls for deployment of 50 Peacekeepers in Minuteman silos and development of Small ICBM and the Peacekeeper [all Garrison basing mode. We sincerely appreciate Senator Helms support in pursuit of these ICBM Modernization goals. The current plans for ICBM Modernization do not include a displacing of Minuteman Ils with Minuteman Ills. That ap)proach. last proposed in the early 1980s. was disapproved by Congress In 1183. The Air Vorce would not b- opposed to a reinvestigat!on of displacing ?- M ls with MM Ills as an addition to the modernization program. Because the Air Force needs to maintain sufficient spares aid assets for testing to ensure the reliability and accuracy for the life of the MM III system. 50 MM Ills would be the maximum deployable. Our estimate is that retrofit of 50 missiles would take about 2 years and cost approximately $50M. We hope that this information proves useful.
Date: 1987-09-21
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that amendments 1 and 4 printed in House Report 100307 to H.R. 3030 as reported be considered in the Committee Of the Whole out of the order specified in House Resolution 265 and at such time as the sponsors. after consultation with the ranking and minority Member. may determine.
Date: 1987-09-21
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I yield 42 minutes to the chairman of the Subcommittee on Conservation and Credit. the distinguished gentleman from Tennessee .
Date: 1987-09-21
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I yield 2 minutes to our distinguished colleague. the gentleman from Oklahoma . .(Mr. ENGLISH asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
Date: 1987-09-21
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

We will be very happy to work with the gentleman in that regard. We do not cover yet in this instance. due to a multiplicity of reasons. but we will be very happy to work with our distinguished colleague.