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Date: 1993-09-28
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the three bills just passed. H.R. 3123. H.R. 2689. and S. 1381.
Date: 1993-09-28
Speaker: DR LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me under his reservation. Mr. Speaker. I also want to add that in the State of Texas. shortly after the Spaniards. came many middle European peoples. among those were the Germans. who now settled across central Texas and the upper part of my congressional district. They have made a major contribution. They came. as farmers. and many of them are still on the land. Throughout central Texas. the music. the food. and other aspects of the Germans still prevail in some of the rural communities. and indeed in San Antonio there i a church that still conducts services in German on Sundays. Mr. Speaker. I have the great pleasure and pride to inform my colleagues that I married intoa German family. the Schunlor family. So I share kinship with all of my German constituents in my congressional district. M. Speaker. I commend the gentleman for bringing this resolution from the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Date: 1993-09-29
Speaker: GENE GREEN (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I rise today to talk about the American Health Security Act. The people of my district whom I represent overwhelmingly asked me to reform health care and provide coverage for all of our citizens. Mr. Speaker. these people work hard to pay their bills and care for their families yet they are unable to meet the demands of our current health care system because of skyrocketing cost. There are those who believe that the Government should stay out of health care completely because they believe that the market should set the cost of health care. What these people fail to realize is that market forces break down when life and death decisions are made. We simply cannot ask families to continue to make health care decisions based on the same way they choose what brand of peanut butter they buy. Health care decisions are the most important ones a family will make which is why the system we establish must recognize. that the health and safety of our citizens is the first duty of our Government. This is why health care is a right and not a privilege. Last year this sign was given to me by one of my constituents. The Health Care Security Act is a way to fulfill our obligation to promote the general welfare. providing for our citizens a true health security.
Date: 1993-09-30
Speaker: DR LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

moves. pursuant to House Resolution 280 that the House concur In the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment numbered 29 with an amendment as follows: In the matter proposed to be added by the Senate amendment. insert after the word "operations" the follow1ng. ". except for marketing year 1993".
Date: 1993-09-30
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I thank the gentleman for yielding this time to me. I apologize to the Speaker. There were three gentlemen from Texas standing at the same time.
Date: 1993-09-30
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. If the gentleman will yield. I apologize to the Members for the confusion. but I thank the chairman for his understanding. I would reply to my distinguished colleague. the gentleman from Texas . one. this amendment as was explained will permit wool producers to receive incentive payments for the 1993 crop only. These producers have already incurred financial obligations. et cetera. This amendment does not terminate the program. That can only be accomplished by amending permanent law. Therefore. my commitment to the gentleman and to this House is that we will being legislation to the floor this year that will amend the Wool Act and give Members of the House the opportunity to seek reform or eliminate the program.
Date: 1993-09-30
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks. and include therein extraneous material. on this motion.
Date: 1993-09-30
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. if the gentleman will yield. the answer is yes. Our intent Is to bring legislation that can be terminated or can be amended to suit the desires of the Members. We always have come from the Committee on Agriculture with an open rule. We have never had closed rules. so our Intent is to bring legislation. period. unless the House worked Its will.
Date: 1993-10-06
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Madam Chairman. I thank the distinguished gentleman for yielding to me. I would like to engage my friend the chairman of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee In a colloquy regarding the Intent of this bill. Although this legislation recognizes that the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture have a role to play in the implementation of the National Biological Survey Act. I believe some provisions are unclear. The House Committee on Agriculture has concerns that this legislation could Impact the work and budget of the USDA. The committee would have grave conoerns if the bill negatively impacts or draws financial resources away from the U.S. Forest Service in its implementation of forest management activities or the development of the administrations ecosystems management goals. I would also like clarification that this bill does not allow the Secretary of Interior to unilaterally direct the activities of the U.S. Forest Service and that the measure requires consultation and agreement with the Secretary of Agriculture on Survey activities affecting National Forest lands or personnel.
Date: 1993-10-06
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. S. 1508 amends the definition of the term "rural community" for the purpose of determining eligibility for economic recovery funds under the National ForestDependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990. The bill Is Identical to H.R. 3172. which was Introduced by Congressmen DEFAZio and SMITH of Oregon and Congressman INSLEE of Washington. During consideration of the 1990 farm bill. one of our distinguished former colleagues and Agriculture Committee members. Representative Sid Morrison. Included language to assist national forest dependent communities located In or near our national forests. President Clinton has elected to use this authority in his forest plan for the Pacific Northwest to channel funds to timber dependent communilties In Oregon. Washington. and North Carolina. Unfortunately. as the process of determining community eligibility has unfolded. it has become clear that many of the communities Congress intended to help are not eligible because they are unincorporated or located In a county with a large town or city. S. 1508 expands the definition of rural communities so that these communities will be eligible for funds. This bill will not guarantee them money but simply make them eligible to apply. I urge my colleagues to support passage of this legislation.
Date: 1993-10-07
Speaker: JOE BIDEN (democrat)
Chamber: S

may not agree with it. other Senators may not agree with it. but I insist on speaking for myself by myself. The adviceandconsent power of the Senate. regarding Presidential appointments provided for under article I1. section 2. of the Constitution. is very. very clear. I read that portion into the RECORD last night. Also very. very clear is the intent of the Founding Fathers regarding protecting the rights of the minority in the Senate. even a minority of one. In this case a minority of two. All of this pontificating by supporters of the nomnee-"Well. they Just dont like Mr. Dellingers philosophy. they just dont like him"--it is more than that. I do not like the nominees carelessness with the truth. And I do not like the Judiciary Committees passing over Information that should have been considered and made public. Including what the former chief counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee said about the nominee. There has been silence in seven languages on that. we will get to that during this debate. Mr. President. what I am saying is that we are being tested by the administration in this matter involving this nominee. And it is clear now that the nominee and the administration and the chairman of the Judiciary Committeeand I say that with great affection and respectwant to see how far they can go in thumbing their noses at the U.S. Senate. I believe that the vote that will occur 50 minutes from now will Indicate that in this matter. on this occasion. the Republicans will say that the administration has gone far enough. So there are three issues. Let me reiterate them for the purposes of emphasis. One. the administrations trampling upon the adviceandconsent clause by installing Mr. Dellinger as Acting Assistant Attorney General when their efforts failed to get him confirmed before the August recess. First. they brought him in as a consultant. They bumped him up a notch--and then they installed him as Acting Assistant Attorney General--contrary to the U.S. Constitution. No statutory reference will change the plain fact that the Constitution was violated. Maybe nobody worried about that except LAUCH FAnCLOrn and me. but I hope people have taken note of it. Then there is the flagrant disregard and the arrogance by the nominee. so evident In the cavalier way he responded to questions. refused to answer questions. and pretended to be answering questions. which he was not.
Date: 1993-10-13
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I came this morning to speak about health care. but I find. after listening. that something is much more urgent. We have heard about the bridging. bridges by sending money to Israel. working on peace around the world. talking about isolationism. protectionism. NAFTA and health care reform. Yet. I have heard speeches about cutting off our research. ignoring that we need to continue to learn. ignoring that we need to create jobs and that we must look out for the welfare of our children and the future of this Nation. I have heard Members saying. cut. cut. cut. cut. cut all of the research. cut the stateoftheart research. cut the super collider. Yes. we can cut the super collider. Yes. we will save millions today. But what will we do to our tomorrow? We will shut off breakthroughs in health care. We will shut off opportunities to create jobs. We will shut off this Nation from the rest of the world. And while we talk about being global. we will be isolated here on an island. And we will be so protectionist. when we do vote down NAFTA. that we will not have relationships with any other nation in the world. We will simply be here as an island.
Date: 1993-10-13
Speaker: GENE GREEN (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Chairman. I rise today in support of H.R. 1804. Goals 2000: the Educate America Act. By passing this legislation we will finally put in place a national education strategy with clearly defined goals and funds for true education reform. This bill will set the stage for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act next year which will mean that the bottomup reforms contained within this bill will help revolutionize the way the Federal Government provides for the education of our Nations children. The members of the House Education and Labor Committee have worked closely with the Department of Education to address concerns that have been raised about this bill. Contrary to what you may have heard. no State will have to comply with a laundry list of requirements in order to participate in this program. Any of you who have ever felt frustrated with our ability to inspire education reform have an opportunity here today to move us in the right direction by voting for this bill. This bill will inspire true reform because it Is designed to reach the classroom level. Every time a teacher tries a new approach to reach a student. that is true education reform. This bill will allow teachers and schools to have the freedom to try new approaches without drowning in paperwork. Madam Chairman. I have an excellent example in my own district. Travis Elementary School in the Houston Independent School District has parents seeking admission for their children. The teachers have the freedom currently to be able to try different methods to educate these elementary schoolchildren. and It Is working. It is working today in Houston. and will work today all across the country. if we just let the teachers teach. Goals 2000 is by no means business as usual. The goals in this bill are amitious and It will be an extreme challenge to meet them. However. we have come to realize that all students can achieve high standards if they are provided the means to do so. This bill is a good first step in providing those means and I urge my fellow Members to support passage of H.R. 1804.
Date: 1993-10-13
Speaker: GENE GREEN (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Chairman. I thank the gentleman for yielding time to me. Madam Chairman. I rise today in opposition to the Armey substitute. because I have exercised my right to a choice. I have two children who attend public schools. One of them graduated and actually tested outof some college courses because I. as the parent. exercised the right to that choice and they attended public schools. I think if we adopted this amendment. we would also go back to the time when we used slates and quills and ink Instead of books and computers. The idea behind Goals 2000 is based on the concept that our Nations public schools need a coherent strategy and clearly defined goals in order to implement school reform plans. Goals 2000 is designed to free school districts from excessive paperwork and redtape which will in turn free resources to be used for classroom instruction and encourage educational quality.
Date: 1993-10-13
Speaker: GENE GREEN (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. due to a recent series of previously scheduled town hall meetings and individual meetings with constituents I was unable to register my votes on several occasions. Had I been present: On September 13: Rollcall votes 426. 427. and 429. I would have voted "no" on No. 426 and No. 427 and "aye" on No. On September 14: Rollcall vote 430. I would have voted "aye" on No. 430. On September 23: Rollcall votes 453. 454. 455. and 456. I would have voted "no" on No. 453 and No. 454 and I would have voted "aye" on No. 455 and No. On October 7: Rollcall votes 488 and 489. I would have voted "aye" on No. 488 and "no" on No. 489.
Date: 1993-10-14
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. it is.difficult to sit here and listen to some of the things and- understand it differently and not opeak out on behalf of America. Let us not fool ourselves. Cutting the super collider project will not save one penny. It will simply close down a. project and shift the spending to. some place else. Voting down this project simply kills the greatest research project in these times. It is a project that will help us to create jobs. to put people to work. to keep people working. to come along with breakthroughs in health care that will ultimately cut the cost of the care. and discover other projects for energy conservation. and energy alternatives.It is really very foolish for us to continue to vote on emergency extensions of unemployment benefits and then shift other spending away from a project that can bring jobs and keep jobs. We are still spending but yet not eliminating the necessity of emergencyfunding for unemployment compensation. It does not make sense. Do not be. fooled by the rhetoric. This money earmarked for the SSC will not be saved. We are here to attempt to find jobs and keep jobs and keep America working. We must not just spend and yet not maintain a strong work force. The project is more than 20 percent. complete. If we are to stay on the cutting edge of technology and maintain global competitiveness. then we must continue to find a way to keep this necessary project alive and strong..
Date: 1993-10-14
Speaker: PETE GEREN (democrat)
Chamber: H

from Texas: The clock is ticking for the 43.000 unemployed workers In my home town. An additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits should not only be the beginning of our efforts to get them back on their feet. these benefits will keep food on their tables and the wolf from the door. Again on February 4. 1992. the second extension: These folks are not looking for a handoutSaid the gentlewoman from Tennessee . They are taxpayers who have supported this Nation. Many have fought to defend our personal freedoms on foreign shores. They have sent their sons and daughters off to do the same without hesitation. Action must be taken now to stave off the proverbial wolf at the door which has forced many families to choose between essentials which they cannot afford to do without. The third extension of benefits. July 2. 1992. the gentleman from California : With so many people out of work. we have a responsibility to act quickly and decisively if we are to give them the assistance they need and deserve. The gentleman from Pennsylvania : For some on July 4th when unemployment runs out for millions. it will not be a day for fireworks. It will be a sad day for family meetings to discuss how to pay for mortgages and how to buy groceries. The gentleman from Michigan : Today. all across our Nation. millions of Americans are preparing to celebrate the 4th of July weekend with their families. For many Americans. however. this holiday. like so many before. will hold no reason for celebration. only the continued fear and economic insecurity. of an impending expiration of their unemployment benefits. The fourth extension of unemployment benefits earlier this year. the gentleman from Pennsylvania : Some may argue that the House should delay action on this issue. but any delay puts at risk the ability of unemployed Americans to provide for their families. The House must act expeditiously to ensure that unemployment benefits are available after the expiration date. It goes on and on. Where were these people the past 2 weeks? Where are they are on the floor today? Where Is the compassion that was held up for the people who are for the unemployed. when you were playing special Interest politics for 2 weeks while people could not feed their families. Let us talk about real politics Let us not talk about phonies. Let us talk about the cost to States who now having dropped the program are going to have to reconstitute the program and try to find these people who have dropped out of the system and get them back in the system to pay them their extended benefits. You have not even addressed the issue of where we are going to come up with that money. This place is full of hypocrisy in many. many instances. but never will I hear in my time here the hypocrisy that has gone on in the last 2 weeks on this floor that we have seen on this bill.
Date: 1993-10-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 261. House Joint Resolution 636.
Date: 1993-10-14
Speaker: HARRY F. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I submit a report of the committee of conference on HR. 837. and ask for its immediate consideration. The PasmiGm O Fcn (Mr. Helms). The report will be stated by title.
Date: 1993-10-14
Speaker: HARRY F. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. because the laws relating to this expired last night. I ask unanimous consent that the printing requirement under the rule be waived.
Date: 1993-10-14
Speaker: ROBERT O. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I announce that the Senator from Texas and the Senator from Wyoming . are necessarily absent. I further announce that the Senator from Delaware and the Senator from Iowa . are absent on official bustness. I also announce that the Senator from Mississippi . is absent because of Illness. I further announce that if present and voting. the Senator from Iowa . would note "nay."
Date: 1993-10-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I announce that the Senator from Texas and the Senator from Wyoming are necessarily absent. I further announce that the Senator from Iowa and the Senator from Delaware . are absent on official business. I also announce that the Senator from Mississippi Is absent because of Illness. I further announce that If present and voting. the Senator from Iowa would vote "nay."
Date: 1993-10-14
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I announce that the Senator from South Dakota . the Senator Texas . the Senator from Wyoming . and the Senator from New Hampshire are necessary absent. I further announce that the Senator from Ohio and the Senator from Delaware are absent on official business. I also announce that the Senator from Mississippi Is absent because of illness. I further announce that. if present and voting. the Senator from Iowa would vote "nay."
Date: 1993-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Madam Speaker. I reform. ask unanimous consent to take from The bill before us was also approved the Speakers table the Senate bill (S. last night by the other body by voice 1548) to amend the National Wool Act vote. It is a separate bill to phase down of 1954 to reduce the subsidies that wool and mohair incentive payments wool and mohair producers receive for over the next 2 years# and repeal the the 1994 and 1995 marketing years and entire Wool Act authority effective Deto eliminate the wool and mohair pro- cember 31. 1995. grams for the 1996 and subsequent mar- I have reviewed this legislation today keting years. and for other purposes. and consulted with other Members inand ask for its immediate consider- terested in the wool and mohair proation. grams--including those who have pro-
Date: 1993-10-15
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Madam Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the Senate bill just passed.
Date: 1993-10-19
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I have tried very hard to understand the arguments against this report and against the super collider. I have listened very closely. and I simply do not understand it. I guess. because I am a nurse. I understand pain and suffering and the cost of health care. and I know the value of research. and I know the type of research the super collider can provide. I guess. because I am a business person. I know the value of having business products to sell. and I understand that researchers brought us many products over the years to sell. I understand. because I am from a working family. the value of having jobs. and I know it Is this kind of research that is going to bring us jobs for the future and jobs for now. we are beyond the cold war. We need conversion technologies. This is a kind of research that will bring it. This is a project that will look out for the future just as research in the past has looked out for where we are now. We would not have the mammograms. we would not have the scan machines. we would not have the vaccines. we would not have the VCRs. Mr. Speaker. I am asking all my colleagues to support the report and support the super collider project.
Date: 1993-10-19
Speaker: PETE GEREN (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of this conference report. and I would like to enter into a colloquy with the gentleman from Iowa . I ask the gentleman. "Is It your understanding that this conference report does not intend. imply. or require that the southern region headquarters of the National Weather Service be closed or consolidated?"
Date: 1993-10-19
Speaker: PETE GEREN (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Furthermore. is it the gentlemans understanding that NOAA will use funds from the $319 million appropriated for local warnings and forecasts in this conference report to fully fund and staff the southern region headquarters of the National Weather Service?