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Date: 1981-12-03
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the Senator for yielding. Mr. President. I want to say that no majority leader could ever be more fair to the minority than Mr. BAKESt has been with me and with my colleagues on the floor. What I said a moment ago is certainly not meant to be any reflection on him. I simply thought we should take the floor at this time and. if possible. speak in such a way as might save us some problems later. After the Senator completes his opening statement. I would appreciate it if he would yield again to me with respect to the pending amendment.
Date: 1981-12-03
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. the distinguished Senator from South Carolina is very able. I enjoy listening to him. He Is very persuasive and very hard working. I think that his statement here today Is a very illuminating and very interesting one. I have not yet made up by mind as to which way I shall vote on this amendment. My comments will be brief and will not go directly to the amendment. I call attention to the fact that the news media has continued to report that most of the amendments offered by Senators on this side of the aisle are intended as an attack on the funding for the Bi in this bill. Last evening I took the floor in an attempt to clarify the situation. I called attention at that time to a wire service item of the United Press which Inaccurately characterized Democratic amendments in such fashion. AP last evening was also reporting in part as follows:
Date: 1981-12-03
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the distinguished Senator. I think it is important that the people of this country understand and that the press understands that the amendments we have offered thus far would not have any effect on Bi funding. They would not whittle away a little here. a little there from the Bi program. as such press report Imply. As a matter of fact. some Senators who very strongly support the Bi program have also supported some of the addon amendments.
Date: 1981-12-03
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I thank the distinguished Senator for his statement. He may very well have arrived at that conclusion. that may have been his Interpretation. But the truth of the matter Is that any careful reading of those amendments will find there is no verbiage whatsoever that provides for any shift of funds or any transfer of funds from the Bi. They are strictly addon amendments. There will be a time. however. and it is here now. when Senators will have an opportunity to vote on an amendment that transfers Bi funding into other items. and Senators can have their choice. But it Is inaccurate for the amendments that have been offered thus far to be charaoterized as efforts to whittle away or to delete funding from the Bi. It is simply not so. and I want the record to so show.
Date: 1981-12-03
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I see. inclusive of the amendments that have been enumerated by the distinguis.hed majority whip. a total of at least eight amendments.
Date: 1981-12-03
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I am prepared to suggest that there be. on an amendment by Mr. LEVIN with respect to the B52s. 30 minutes. cqually divided. on an amendment by Mr. LEVIN and Mr. GLENN. which has to do with the steaming hours. et cetera. 30 minutes. equally divided. an amendment by Mr. EXON with respect to ammunition. 30 minutes. equally divided. an amendment by Mr. METZENDAum. a sense of the Senate resolution on a program for the elderly. 20 minutes. equally divided. two amendments which I will have. each of which I will be agreeable to 40 minutes. equally divided.
Date: 1981-12-03
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Yes. One deals with an addon on Stealth. the other would be an addon for a number of items which were included in the amendment by Mr. HOLLINGS. There Is an amendment by Mr. PROXMIRiE. In which there would be 40 minutes. equally divided.
Date: 1981-12-03
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

All right. 30 minutes. equally divided. Then the amendment by Mr. HATFIELD. on which the distinguished majority whip says It would be 20 minutes equally divided. was it?
Date: 1981-12-03
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Then there would be an amendment by Mr. NUNN. which Mr. STEVENS has already addressed his remarks to. but which would require a rolicall vote. 10 minutes equally divided. So. I would say to the majority leader that there is also to be contemplated something like eight rollcall votes. in addition to final passage.
Date: 1981-12-03
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Yes. I would propose. If the majority leader would like to go overI am offering two alternativesif the majority leader went over now. I would say no later than 4 Oclock p im. tomorrow. If he wishes to go. let us say. a little while longer and take a couple of these amendments with the rollcall votes. we could cut that to no later than. say. 3 oclock tomorrow.
Date: 1981-12-03
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

is a senseofthleSenate resolution that would provide that the Secretary of Defense comply with the requirements of submitting -a 5year shipbuilding program annually when the President submnits his budget message.
Date: 1981-12-03
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I wonder If the majority leader would care to pursue the request to this extent: That the amendments that he enumerated earlier. with the exception of the amendment by Mr. METZENBAUM. be entered Into with the times allotted by him. with the understanding that they would be up or down votes and also that there would be no further amendments. other than possibly the one by Mr. METZENBAUM if he cares to pursue It. So that the leader would have at least time agreements oii those amendments and would be assured there would be no other amendments.
Date: 1981-12-04
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I have two amendments. I want to ac~TE S 14503 commodate Senators who wish to board airliners for places outside the city. The first amendment I have would add $250 million to the bill for accelerating the advanced technology bomber. I would be willing to take 5 minutes on my side and be prepared to vote on that amendment. I have a second amendment. which is a sense of Congress resolution. dealing with a stronger U.S. Navy. I am prepared to vote on that amendemnt. and if I could have 15 minutes. I would be prepared to vote. If we could agree that there would be an upanddown vote on each amendment. I would take 5 minutes on the first amendment. no more than 15 minutes on the second. and would have the two votes either back to back or have one vote and have the second vote follow the second speech.
Date: 1981-12-04
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

The understanding Is that I will have 5 minutes for my own use on the first and 15 minutes for my own use on the second. Is that agreeable?
Date: 1981-12-04
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. it is my understanding that the distinguished manager of the bill on the other side wishes to have the two votes back to back.
Date: 1981-12-04
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the Chair. Mr. President. I say to my distinguished friend from Mississippi. the distinguished Senator who Is the ranking minority Member. that the other day when he was away I called up this amendment. It was tabled. It was In the amount of $250 million. It Involves a subject which he has indicated. and properly so. cannot be discussed on this floor. But at that time. I offered a lengthier statement which I thought was convincIng and persuasive within the restrictions that we have to operate. But I must say that I have been advised by the Stealth program director that this amount of money can be effectively used If appropriated by Congress. That Is what I am attempting to do. The money in the amount of $250 million Is in the House bill. I am simply trying to avoid putting that $250 million totally into conference. It could come out .of conference as zero Insofar as the base 6n which we are operating here is concerned. I am trying to raise the Senate figure up to within $50 million of the House figure so that in conference It will only be the $50 million to be resolved. So I say that the money Is needed. It can be effectively used and I hope that the Senate will adopt the amendment. So I yield back the time on that amendment.
Date: 1981-12-04
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President It is my understanding that the vote wil be on this amendment and that there fore there will be no amendment in orde to the amendment. The vote will be 01 the amendment itself. Is that agreeable to the ranking mafi ager of the bill?
Date: 1981-12-04
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. how does the amendment now read. may I ask the Chair or have the clerk begin the reading of the amendment?
Date: 1981-12-04
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. Inasmuch as the distinguished Senator has Indicated a willingness to accept the amendment. I ask unanimous consent. in order to accommodate our colleagues who must be on airplanes soon. that the rolIcall vote previously ordered on the second amendment be vitiated.
Date: 1981-12-04
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I ask that the first rolicall vote not go beyond 15 minutes so as to accommodate our colleagues.
Date: 1981-12-04
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Madam President. reserving the right to object. and I do not expect to object. can we be assured that there will be no amendments offered to this bill?
Date: 1981-12-04
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Madam President. my amendment would add $3.400.000 for construction of a new Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center at Wheeling. W. Va. The present facility was built in 1947 and is In very poor structural. mechanical. and electrical condition. Shifting soil conditions have caused severe settlement cracks and separation of some walls. The existing Reserve center is not structurally or spatially adequate to meet the training needs of the nearly full compliment of 182 Navy and Marine reservists who train there. Even if expensive repairs were made to the existing structure. there is no assurance that further settlement damage will not occur. Furthermore. these repairs would simply Improve a facility on a 2.6acre site which is too small to accommodate the number of reservists who must train there with the:r equipment. Madam President. my amendment would provide funds to build a new 25.000 square foot Reserve center. This project was recently approved by the conferees on the 1982 military construction authorization bill. This new center would include an assembly hall. conference room. classrooms. library. garage. offices. bathroom. and adequate parking space for the reservists assigned there. IMadam President. because of the deplorable condition of the existing facility and because there Is no nearby Reserve center which can serve the needs of the Navy and Marine Reserve units. I urge my colleagues to support my -amendment.
Date: 1981-12-04
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Madam President. I thank the distinguished manager of the bill. and I also thank the distinguished Senator from Tennessee . the minority manager of the bill.
Date: 1981-12-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I could yield back time and call up an amendment to my amendment in the same breadth. which has been done. but I am not going to do that. The dIstinguished majority leader indicated to me earlier that he had an amendment in the second degree. Of course. I understand how the parliamentary game is played. But he has extended to me many courtesies and I am not going to abuse the courtesy that lie has extended to me bytelling me he has an amendment in the secoild degree. I yield bick my time.
Date: 1981-12-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

proposes an amendment to the bill (8. 881) to amend the Small Business dct to strengthen the role of the small. innovative firms in federally funded research and development. and to utilize Federal research and development as a base for technological innovation to meet agency needs and to contribute to the growth and strength of the Nations economy.
Date: 1981-12-07
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. Imove to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Date: 1981-12-08
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. wiill the distinguished Senator withhold his request? I think we can probably bring to an end the debate. and I can make a motion to table and we will get consentthe majority leader got consent. did he not. that votes go over until 2 Oclock? Did he Include a motion to table In that?
Date: 1981-12-08
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I yield myself 1 minute. Mr. President. the National Association of Auto Dealers. and the National Association of Realtors support my amendment In preference to the substitute senseoftheSenate amendment. The following organizations suppor~t any amendment of this type that will aid in moving us in the direction of small business re~presentation on the Feds Board: The National Federal of IndePendent Business. the National Small Business Association. Small Business United. and the National Association of Home Builders. But no group favors the substitute amendment over my amendment.
Date: 1981-12-08
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the Chair. I yield myself another minute. Mr. President. I quote from a letter dated December 2 from the National Federation of Independent Business: On behalf of its 500.000 small business owliermembers. the National Federation of Independent Business would like to indicate Its support for any and all such amendments which let the President know that the upcomning vacancy on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should be filled by an individual of proven familiarity and knowledge of the macroeconomtic role of small business in our economy. So what I am saying. Mr. President. is that the National Federation of IndePendent Business favors any amendment of this type that will move us in the dlreaction of having small business representation on the Board. But no organization that I know of favors the substitute amendment over the amendment I have introduced. whereas the National Association of Auto -Dealers and the National Association of. Realtors clearly favor the amendment that I have offered over the approach involved In the amendment In the second degree which is the substitute offered by Senators BAKER. WEICCER. and JEPSENq.
Date: 1981-12-08
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I yield myself another 30 seconds. I will move to table the substitute amendment. the vote will occur at 2 p.m. today. Would the Senator like to have a couple of minutes remain for each side at that time and. if so. I can reserve my time and move to table then?
Date: 1981-12-08
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

r yield back the remainder of my time at this point with the understanding that each side will have the time allotted Included in the request by Mr. WrcER at 2 oclock.
Date: 1981-12-08
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mrt. President. I reserve the right to object. I still have. under the original agreement. the option to call up an amendment. I probably will not call It up. but I would like to retain that option.
Date: 1981-12-08
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. we now come to the crucial moment in this disagreement. On the one side lies an amendment which has no teeth. which gives no firm and specific instructions to the President. It is a declaration that the Senate would like a small business representative on the Fed. but it does not assure such an outcome. On the other side of this disagreement lies my amendment. It is an amendment that offers the full force of the law to assure that small business will finally have a representative on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The choice could not be more clear. If you want to send the strongest message possible to the President and tell him that a small business representative. who may be a farmer or rancher. must be appointed next year. then you have no choice but to approve the statutory language I offer. The proposed alternative is only a weak signal by comparison. No Senator should believe that the difference between these two bills will go unnoticed. Earlier today. I reaffirmed the preference of the National Association of Automobile Dealers and the National Association of Realtors for our statutory language. compared to the weaker sense of the Senate language offered as an alternative. In addition. I stand by my earlier -statement that no small business organization I know of prefers this weaker language to my stronger amendment. The National Federation of Independent Business said. this morning. "that if they have left my good friend. Senator GAaN. with the impression that they supported any one alternative over another they had been misunderstood."
Date: 1981-12-08
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I do not elect to call up the second amendment which was provided for in the agreement. so the Senate may proceed to third reading and final passage.
Date: 1981-12-08
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. will the Senator yield to me? 3I Join the distinguished majority leader and the manager and ranking minority manager on the bill In congratulating them on their skill in managing the bill. Mr. President. Senators LxVIN. DxxoN. and RUDMAN deserve great. credit for helping to design this Important. piece of legislation and guiding It through the difficult legislative process with skill and facility. At each possible setback for the interests of. small business. these Senators showed their ability by working diligently for passage of language which recognized- and upheld the Importance of small business to this great Nations economy. I commnend them for their efforts and thank them for the timethey spent on this bill
Date: 1981-12-08
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I yield the time that is under the control of the minority leader to the distinguished Senator from South Carolina
Date: 1981-12-09
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. and I will not object. that Is the unfinished business. is it not?
Date: 1981-12-09
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Will the distinguished majority lender confine that to the continuing resolution at this point. the continuing resolution and the adjournment resolution at this point?
Date: 1981-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. will the distinguished majority leader state what his plans are for Saturday? I recognize the fact that this being the last Weekend. before the sine die adjournment for this session there is every likelihood there will be a Saturday session. But I wish to nail down for the record. if the majority leader is able to do so. the legislation that the Senate will be expected to act on on Saturday. Second. I ask the majority leader. If there is. a Saturday session. does that increase the possibility that the Senate would reach a sine die adjournment before the December 18 target date? e This. "bullet symbol identifies statements or insertions which are no( spoken by the Member on the floor.
Date: 1981-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Other .than the announcement. which is a public one. and certainly one which all can see and hear and understand. has the distinguished majority leader Informed the Senators on his side to be here- on Saturday? If we are almost definitely going to have a session. the reason I am somewhat persistent on this matter is. I want to be sure we. are indeed going to have one. and If we are. I want to be able to tell the. Senators on this side so that they can arrange their. schedules in a timely fashion.
Date: 1981-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. may we have order In the Senate? The Senator from Arkansas is speaking and is entitled to be heard.
Date: 1981-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to objectand I do not Intend to objectthe distinguished Senator from Oregon has reference to those amendments on which rolleall votes are ordered prior to 8 (.clock. does he?
Date: 1981-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I do not have my amendment ready tonight. I will be willing to call it up with 5 minutes to each side on tomorrow.
Date: 1981-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. can the ma.jority. leader assure us that we would be given upordown votes on the amendments?
Date: 1981-12-10
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Yes. Mr. President. The nominations beginning on page 2. going through page 3.. and going through page 4. with the exception of the one nomination under the Department or the Treasury. have been cleared on this side.
Date: 1981-12-10
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: 1981-12-10
Speaker: JOHN L. BURTON (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the gentleman. and associate myself with the remarks of my good friend from Arkansas. I commend the gentleman on what he is doing. The gentleman Is protecting the people of this country against the special interests. and he Is to be commended for It.
Date: 1981-12-10
Speaker: PHILLIP BURTON (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speakn- er. I would like to commend my distinas guished colleague. the gentleman from ICalifornia . tY This proposal stinks. It was. brought es up in the Interior Committee. We .0 spent less than 1 minute per each billion dollars involved in this proposal. 2 We spent something less. or there11- abouts. a half hour or so. maybe 35 minutes. The Interior Committee was Ir. to be called back. We had a couple of .ie rolcalls. It was uncertain when we ce left. in the first Instance. %whether this~ u- matter might even be put over for a .h day or two. so we had a chance to exve amine its parameters. I went back to It the committee room. finding out I had n- arrived in time just to cast my vote. Is %Whenever you have a project of this le. enormity rushed through In this way. n- It has got to have a certain commonidsense judgment odor about it. it Ie stinks. ty Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker. n- I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman Iad from California .-
Date: 1981-12-11
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speakers table the bill to authorize appropriations for certain Insular areas of the United States. and for other purposes.