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Date: 1986-06-02
Speaker: MARJORIE DICKINSON (republican)
Chamber: S

Director of Special Projects. California Postsecondary Education Commission. Sacramento. CA DEAR Ms. DICKINSON: During our meeting with Mr. Chavez on April 3. 1986. we indicated our willingness to be of assistance to the California Postsecondary Education Commission by providing. as feasible and appropriate. data needed to carry out its responsibilities. However. we also expressed two concerns. First. we are concerned about the possible precedent that could result from providing data in the context of a California law about which constitutional questions have been raised. Secondly. while we understand that state agencies throughout the country would like data for various kinds of studies. both time and expense prohibit us from responding to requests which require unique data elements and formats. Discussions subsequent to the April 3 meetingand your letter of April 15. 1986suggest that most of the information you now seek is included in the data we provide the U.S. Department of Education. Thus. when California Education Code Section 69763.3 Subdivision (a) is repealed and Subdivisions (b) and (c) amended to apply only to the California Student Aid Commission rather than including outofstate guarantors. the Higher Education Assistance Foundation will provide to the California Postsecondary Education Commission a tape of the data elements included in the U.S. Department of Education Record Dump. except the name and social security number of individual borrowers. Instead of names and social security numbers we will provide an identifier for each borrower. As you request in your letter of April15. 1986. we will select the data according to the categories you desire. Specifically: 1. California residents attending school in. California. 2. California residents attending school elsewhere and borrowing under a guarantor other than the state designated guarantor in the state where they attend school. 3. NonCalifornia residents attending school in California borrowing under a guarantor other than the state designated guarantor in their state of residence. After the initial tape. which will include information for the period 19781985. we will provide annual data for subsequent years by December 15 of each year. Mr. Richard Hawk. Chairman of HEAP. has talked with Roy Nicholson. President of United Student Aid Funds. with regard to this matter. While no one from the Postsecondary Education Commission had.talked to Mr. Nicholson at the time of Mr. Hawks conversation with him. it is my understanding that Mr. Nicholson is agreeable to discussing a similar approach with the Postsecondary Education Commission. Sincerely.
Date: 1986-06-03
Speaker: BENJAMIN C. BRADLEE (republican)
Chamber: S

Executive Editor. the Washington Post. Washington. DC. DEAR BEN: Mr. Jon Englunds article ("JTIDSDiary of a Pentagon Fiasco") contains a blatant attempt to rewrite the history of Congressional action on the JTIDS programs. I dont mind the staff of the House Armed Services Committee engaging in a little selfpromotion. but I have grown weary of seeing it done at the expense of the truth. Contrary to Mr. Englunds account. no member of my Committee staff ever recommended terminating the Air Force JTIDS program. the Senate position favored proceeding with both the Air Force and Navy programs. Both were fully funded in our bill. Next. it was not the case that the two systems were incompatible. As Mr. Don Latham (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command. Control. Communications. and Intelligence) testified before our Committee. each was capable of communicating with the other with full FTIDS jamming protection. Furthermore. we were advised that terminating one program in order to pursue a common system at that late date would ultimately cost more than the original wo systems. MF Englund claims that in. the HouseSenate conference. the House staff favored the Air Force program. In fact. the House staff repeatedly proposed to designate the Navy program as the one which should be saved. It was the Senate conferees who insisted the decision be made by the Secretary of Defense. I so not disagree with Mr. Englunds assertion that the history of JTIDS supports the justification for reorganizing the Defense Department. But I take strong exception to his and anybody elses attempts to revise historyparticularly where my Committee is involvedby misstating or distorting the facts. Sincerely.
Date: 1986-07-14
Speaker: VANDER JAGT (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I rise today to offer a tribute to a truly remarkable women. Ester Van Wagoner Tufty. who passed away May 4 at the age of 89. For seven decades. as an outstanding newspaperwoman. Mrs. Tufty touched the lives of countless individuals and through her efforts. significantly improved the quality of life for many people. I am honored to have counted her a friend and to have the opportunity to bring a few of her many accomplishments to the attention of my colleagues in the U.S. Congress. Throughout her working life. the "Duchess" as she was affectionately known to her friends. served as a shining example of all that is good and right in the press of our Nation. Mrs. Tufty covered the news in Washington. DC. for many Michigan newspapers during her exceptional career. The people of Michigan are indeed very proud of her accomplishments and are honored to count her as one of our own. Her brother. the late Hon. Murray D. Van Wagoner. was a former Michigan Governor. and her years of dedication to our State were marked by compassion and honesty. I would like to share with you the article that appeared in the Washington Post fol-. lowing her death on May 5. 1986. as well as the eulogy given at a memorial service in her honor at the National Press Club on June 5. by Mr. Kenneth M. Scheibel. former president of the club and longtime friend of the "Duchess." These two articles. serve to underline Mrs. Tuftys truly remarkable and inspiring commitment to her profession and to her country and allow us a brief description of the extent and fruits of these commitments.
Date: 1986-07-22
Speaker: JOHN EAST (republican)
Chamber: S

reminded us that there are principles more enduring than any poll result. Today. as memories of my friend fill this Chamber. I think it only appropriate to turn. as JOHN so often did for perspective. to a classical historian. It was the ancient Greek chronicler Thucydides who said of Athens that "when you feel her greatness. remember that this greatness was won by men with courage. with knowledge of their duty. and with a sense of honor in their action * The whole Earth is sepulcher of famous men." he continued. "and their story is not graven only on stone over their native Earth. but lives on far away. without visible symbol. woven into the stuff of other mens lives." JOHN EAST was just such a manof rare courage. with a clear knowledge of his duty. and a strong sense of honor. He was a man whose life enriched the lives of others. Mr. President. today is a time not alone to recall our cherished colleague. but. as he should remind us. more important. to rededicate ourselves to the causes for which he livedand through which he continues to livewoven into the stuff of other mens lives.
Date: 1986-07-31
Speaker: VANDER JAGT (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. it is indeed a sad task we are performing in saying goodbye to our dear friend and colleague. Congressman GEORGE OBRIEN. who left us on July 18. A dedicated representative of the people of suburban Chicago. he won the respect and admiration of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle for his effective work on the House Committee on Appropriations. I want to thank my colleagues. Congressman ROBERT H. MICHEL and Congressman PHIL CRANE for calling this special order to honor GEORGES memory. They have given us an opportunity to focus our attention on a lifetime of achievement and public service which merits our highest accolades and commands our deepest respect. GEORGE OBRIEN always knew what it took to be a good representativefairness. compassion. integrity. intelligence. and a deepseated love of country. He possessed each of these qualities and they served him and more importantly. the American people. well. GEORGE OBRIEN was truly a peoples representative. He came from the people. and he continued to earn the love and respect of the people who elected him and had the privilege to work with him. Friend. colleague. respected legislator. GEORGE OBRIEN lived a distinguished life of service to our great Nation. He will be sorely missed.
Date: 1986-08-12
Speaker: SILVIO CONTE (republican)
Chamber: H

Today it Is interesting to note that virtually every member of our committee cosponsors the legislation. and I know of no real major controversies. That is in sharp contrast to the original pilot program which we passed on the floor of this House. and as my colleagues on the committee will remember. had to do battle with I think virtually every major authorizing committee in the House. Is it not nice that the program worked. and it works today. Several studies have shown that small business -accounts for over onehalf of all the major innovation that takes place in the country. These innovations result in an enormous contribution to the Nations economic growth. The Small Business Innovation Research Program is no longer an experiment. It has proven itself highly successful at increasing opportunities for small. innovative firms while enhancing the Federal Governments and the Nations needs to meet its own research requirements. During our committees oversight hearings. numerous Government agencies testified that the program should not only be supported. but it ought to be continued and encouraged by the successes of the Federal program. Over 30 States have developed parallel programs to do what we are doing and have done at the Federal level. This SBIR Program is not a Federal assistance award program. Every Item in the solicitation is required to be consistent with the programmatic goals -and objectives of the agency. Therefore. the agencies issue solicitations on subjects related to their missions. Listen to some of the topics studied under this process: laser engineering. robotics. semiconductor switches and circuits. and new chemical compounds. and the list goes on and on. The small business community once again provides innovative needs and distributes capabilities far beyond traditional stereotyped thinking. I see my friend. the gentleman from Iowa. Mr. NEIL SMITH. who has long held the view that indeed the reason that the country .does what it does is because more than half of the patents filed are filed by small businesses in the Nation. The Nation has reaped many benefits from this program. The Government has direct access to the most creative and innovative sector of the countrys economy. There is a favorable effect on the Nations rate of innovation. which is critical in U.S. efforts to compete internationally. Finally. the SBIR has had a positive impact on maintaining the United States permanent position in technology development. Mr. Speaker. I urge all of my colleagues to Join in supporting this enormously worthwhile legislation.
Date: 1986-09-11
Speaker: MICHAEL BILIRAKIS (republican)
Chamber: H

Congress of the United States. House of Representatives. Washington. DC. DEAR MR. BILIRAKIS: Inam sending to you a letter concerning House Bill HR 5334 which addresses Federal programs for the prevention and treatment of drug abuse. As I discussed with Sandy Handberry. it Is important that you understand that the current treatment resources are stretched beyond capacity. Without additional resources. waiting lists for client treatment will continue. Last year DACCO provided services for 2.354 clients and their families. At the last board meeting of the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association. of which I am a representative. ten government funded programs were polled in reference to their waiting lists. It was shocking to learn that more than 600 clients are curSE . S6terriber i1. 71986 rently awaiting treatment services in. thoseprograms. Counselors who provide these services are currently being paid at an entry level salary of $12.000.00 annually. This includes counselors that have a maters level degree. We feel that a decision to fund the new sports program would be in error until these. existing inequities are addressed. If you have any questions or if I can provide you with any additional information. please feel free to contact me. Sincerely.
Date: 1986-09-12
Speaker: FRED ECKERT (republican)
Chamber: H

when the vote was taken. I saw the gentleman take his voting card out and cast his vote on final passage. I know from my personal conversation during the vote that he had voted yes." I learned this morning that the RECORD showed that he had not voted. T.hat is not accurate. he was present. he did vote. Iwas a witness to that. Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that my remarks be recorded in the permanent RECORD immediately following the vote on the Omnibus Drug Act of 1986.
Date: 1986-10-06
Speaker: DAVE JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: S

FloridaWashington Office. North Capitol Street. DEAR Ma. JOHNSON: Thank you for your July 11 memorandum notifying me of the pending amendments to the Federal Insecticide. Fungicide. and Rodenticide Act which would seriously restrict the states ability to regulate deleterious substances in foods. As Dr. Howell of the HRS Health Program Office communicated with you on June 19. we feel any such amendment drawn in the name of orderly marketing should not prevent states from protecting the health of their citizens when federal standards are outdated by time. technology or unforeseen circumstances without necessity for lengthy petition procedures. In other words. the Department strenuously opposes the proposed Roberts amendment as presently drafted. Sincerely.
Date: 1986-10-07
Speaker: THOMAS KINDNESS (republican)
Chamber: H

a colleague of mine in these chambers for many years where he has labored long and hard for the people he represents and the country as a whole.
Date: 1986-10-15
Speaker: LYLE L. KARN (republican)
Chamber: S

District Director. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Philadelphia. PA. DEAR Ma. KARN: After reading accounts about the arrest of a Guatemalan family in Philadelphia yesterday. I have reviewed this matter in some detail. I have spoken with the U.S. Attorneys office. agents from your office. attorneys for the family. sponsors of the family. and the family itself. Based on my review. I believe that the more appropriate way to have dealt with this matter would have been to interview the persons involved after the issuance of a notice or summons to appear rather than having them arrested and taken Into custody. As you know. the Immigration Act defines the standard for asylum as a showing that the person "has a wellfounded fear of persecution on account of race. religion. nationality. membership in a particular social group or political opinion." Based upon the information supplied to me. it appears that the Philadelphia family that was taken into custody would categorically qualify for asylum. I would appreciate it if you would review this matter as quickly as possible and contact me regarding your findings. Sincerely.
Date: 2007-01-05
Speaker: LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Florida

Madam Speaker. since the title of the rules package that we are sepking to debate now includes five closed rules for legislation that we havent seen and we only have 10 minutes to debate this title. I ask unanimous consent for 1 hour of debate. at least 1 hour of debate. for these. in effect. five closed rules.
Date: 2007-01-05
Speaker: LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Florida

Madam Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. "The disinfectant of sunlight." Madam Speaker. I just heard that term. The alternation of power can sometimes be healthy. often be healthy in democracy. Progress is made by the cumulative efforts and reforms of succeeding generations in this Congress. often from both parties. But retrogression. Madam Speaker. from progress is neither healthy nor certainly commendable. As I mentioned before. in this section of the rules package brought forth by the new majority. first of all. the Rules Committee will no longer be required to disclose roll call votes on rules brought forth or amendments in committee. I believe. and I havent heard it from the other side because no pretext has even been brought forth here in the House. but I believe that the pretext is for closing out sunshine completely in the Rules Committee. that some mistakes weremade reporting in the past roll calls. In the last 12 years. there were over 1.300 recorded votes in the Committee on Rules. and not once. Madam Speaker. did the committee file a report with incorrect vote totals. And then. as I made reference before. this title of the rules package that the majority brings forth includes five closed rules for legislation that we still havent seen. And we have received a lot of criticism. I have heard a lot of criticism over the last years when we have come to the floor from the Rules Committee with closed rules. but at least we have had Rules Committees meetings and there has been an opportunity for Members to go to the Rules Committee and present amendments. Well. now we are. in this rules package. in a totally unprecedented manner. seeing that the majority is bringing forth five closed rules for bills that we havent seen. And in addition. they are waiving all points of order. all points of order. against all of those five bills that we havent even seen. So that is most unfortunate. Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2007-01-05
Speaker: LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Florida

Madam Speaker. I yield myself the balance of my time. So not only can we not have an hour. but now we have to finish our debate before hearing our opponeits. No. again. we heard "the disinfectant of sunlight" has arrived. An interesting definition for what has arrived. Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker. what we are voting on today. this rules package. this provision. this title V. constitutes serious retrogression from progress made in this Congress throughout generations of work. of reform. from both parties. that has brought openness and trans-. parency. The Rules Committee now is closed off from the public. and closed rules are brought to this floor in this rules -package before we have even seen legislation. Most unfortunate. Madam Speaker.
Date: 2007-01-09
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I yield such time as he may consume to the author of this resolutipn. the gentleman from .Michigan
Date: 2007-01-09
Speaker: DANIEL E. LUNGREN (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Cali

fornia. Mr. Speaker. I thank the ranking member. Mr. Speaker. I say this not in anger but in sadness about the missing bipartisanship here by the way this was brought to the floor. If there was any committee in the last Congress that worked harder on bipartisanship than our committee. I dont know what it was. We worked very closely with the new chairman of the full committee on so many things. We were cosponsors together on the chemical security bill. the port security bill. We managed to have a 290 vote in committee after many. many different committee hearings. consultation with the Democratic side as well as the Republican side. And we passed it out 290 and passed it off the floor 4212. And in response to that. we have presented to us this bill which is basically take it or leave it. Thats not the way to do these sorts of things. They say we have already dealt with these things. By my count. over 12 percent of the membership of this House has never been here before. So maybe they dont count. Maybe they ought not to have the opportunity to consider these things. It doesnt seem to me that is the way we ought to be doing things. Everybody is talking about the 9/11 Commission. What is the biggest thing that we havent done with the 9/11 Commission which the commissioners have pointed out? We havent consolidated jurisdiction in this House for homeland security. Now. we started to on our side. and I admit we didnt do everything we ought to have done. When is the greatest opportunity. the golden opportunity you have to do it? When your party takes over. when you dont have any chairmen. Everybody is looking to be a chairperson for the first time. That is when you can do it. You have lost the golden opportunity to do what the 9/11 Commission said was the greatest thing we hadnt done in following their recommendations. and it isnt done. And then we have in here 100 percent screening of oceangoing and aviation cargo. Instead of doing it smartly and instead of doing it efficiently. instead of doing it effectively. instead of doing it successfully. instead of using that which we have better than any place in the world. both intelligence gathering and the use of technology. and apply it with sophisticated algorithms. we say we want to cover everything.
Date: 2007-01-09
Speaker: MARIO DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Flor

ida. Mr. Speaker. I too want to add my words to my colleagues from Florida. I happen to represent the southern part of Florida. but I can tell you it is a great day for all of Florida and we have good reason to be proud of these fine men who have shown the country that Florida is not only football territory but also just a great athletic territory with great universities in our great State. With that. Mr. Speaker. I yield to the gentlewoman fromn Florida
Date: 2007-01-09
Speaker: DAVID DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Tennessee

Mr. Speaker. I thank Mr. SHUSTER for giving me this opportunity. I too am a father of two and a small business owner. and I am truly honored to have this occasion to discuss my ideas. This open discussion is part of what makes us so great as a Nation. I am from the First District of Tennessee. It is a place of beautiful. majestic mountains. thriving communities. and a growing economy. Northeast Tennessee has unrivaled beauty and unsurpassed potential. However. the beautiful First Tennessee District and our country could be headed toward economic danger. For instance. in the last week. the threefifths majority required to raise our taxes has been removed by the Democrat Party. Tax cuts are not permanent. Seemingly. it is only a matter of time before these massive tax increases are put in place. It is our responsibility to protect the American people from these unnecessary tax burdens. If the tax cuts that are in place are allowed to expire. some families could see an increase in taxes up to 39 percent. -Married couples and families will once again be subject to the tax penalty. As I speak tonight. time and time again history has proven that tax reductions have spurred economic resurgence. Our current economic figures once again prove this fact. With the tax cuts in place. real aftertax income has risen 9.6 percent since the year 2000. The United States has grown faster than any other G7 industrialized nation over the past four quarters. The time to control spending and to make tax cuts permanent is now. I will be joining many of my colleagues in signing a letter to President Bush encouraging him to veto any legislation implementing tax increases on working people and on the businesses of America. It is not the time to place greater financial burden on the families of the First District of Tennessee nor the many other people of this great Nation.