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Date: 1983-09-13
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

I would like. though. to clarify for the record that. no. the bill was not drafted for the illegal. in relation to the Supreme Court decision. This gentleman from Texas had introduced this legislation long before that. because the problem existed at that time. Second. this amendment does not provide for a double bounty. On the contrary. it provides that it shall be reduced. if the school district receives from the refugee program. parole asylee. or other immigrant status. if there is any other program already providing. then this would not apply.
Date: 1983-09-13
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

They would not under thisthey would not under this. The problem is that the educational problem did not fit. Every time we had a refugee act here. I got up and spoke. I said. "You are helping the refugee. fineI will go along with that. but we have another category that does not fit in." And again I would like to emphasize to my colleagues that. no. it is not related to whether our immigration system Is working or not working. the illegals are coming or the illegals are not coming. The basic problem is that the flow of legitimate. legal immigrants has been such in the postwar years that it has added to the burden of the local school districts. Many of them cannotunder the State on local financing. are unable to provide for it.
Date: 1983-09-13
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

That is what is so complicated about this particular Issue. you see. The problem of nonproficiency irl the English language applies In my area to citizens. So the bilingual problem is unrelated to noncitizens. to legals or illegals.
Date: 1983-09-13
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Yes. And in many instances. as rare it may be. not as much. because the minute they cross that border. they try and get Into the norm.
Date: 1983-09-13
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

No. no. I am not going Into who needs more or less. All I am saying to the gentleman is thattrying to correct the recordthat this legislation provides that If you are receiving. because of the immigration provision. that because of the refugee parole asylee. or other immigrant status of the Individual served by such funds shall be reduced by the amount made available for such fiscal year under any other Federal law for expenditure within the State. So. it is not like you are going to get a double.
Date: 1983-09-13
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

The provision provides "or other" immigrant status under the Rodino bil). SimpsonMazzoliwhatever we are calling It nowit leaves them In a limbo. It does not provide for permanent and it does not provide for the amnesty. It leaves them in a limbo. The amendment says "or other" immigran~t status. I do not think that it Is apropos for a discussion of the technicalities of the Immigration bill because the educational aspects that we are trying to address are unrelated to whether you stemn the flow or not stem the flow. The issue is here now already.
Date: 1983-09-13
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I appreciate my colleague yielding. and I would like to join my colleagues who have spoken and those who will speak for the purpose of making just a very few remarks concerning Hispanic Heritage Week. Mr. Speaker. in this great country of ours. a nation of immigrants. every individual who came made an imprint. from whichever corner of the world he or she came. Collectively. -.pecific groups have impacted upon our. noble history. One of these groups is the one called Hispanic. In the beginning. when the New World was discovered. it was the Spaniard who came across the vast oceans to explore. to settle. and to bring the faith in the name of the Kingdom of Spain. As they then settled throughout this hemisphere and in other parts of the world. the mixture of the Spaniard and the indigenous population has now evolved into what we call t e Hispanic. In 1493. just a year after Columbus discovered this vast New World. the Queen of Spain sent the first seeds of wheat. rice. vines. citrus fruits. as well as cattle. sheep. goats. horses. and fowl to the New World. I have for many years. and now that I have the privilege of being the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture. reminded our group and all of us that we have this vast agricultural productivity in this country. and it Is well that we know that it was the original Spaniards who first began the process in this country of ours. So -from then until now our Nation has profited from our contributions. and it is well that periodically we should stop and take a look at these contributions. This is the purpose of Hispanic Heritage Week. I will leave it to other of my colleagues to more fully discuss our contributions. but as for this intervention of mine. I would only like to say that I am proud to belong to a group which. along with many other groups. has contributed to bringing us to the stage where we are nowv. the greatest Nation in the world. composed of immigrants. ours being one group. if not the first. to reach the shores of this now great Nation of ours.
Date: 1983-09-13
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I have introduced a bill today that would amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act by Imposing a trust on the commodities and sales proceeds of perishable agricultural commodities for the benefit of unpaid sellers. The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act was enacted in 1930 to encourage fair trading practices in the marketing of perishable commodities by prohibiting unfair and fraudulent business practices and providing for collecting damages from any buyer. or seller who fails to live up to his contract obligations. The act has generally worked well in making the marketing of perishable agricultural commodities more orderly and efficient. However. in recent years there has been a substantial increase in instances where commission merchants. dealers. or brokers have failed to pay for perishable agricultural commodities received by them or have been slow in making payment therefor. Sellers of perishable agricultural commodities are often located thousands of miles from their customers. Sales transactions must be made quickly or they are not made a t all. Many sales are consumnmated while
Date: 1983-09-14
Speaker: WALTER JONES (democrat)
Chamber: H

as well as Mr. FortSYTHE. for the exemplary job that they and others have done In ushering this muchneeded legisation to the floor today. This is not a novel appearance for this bill on the floor of the House. Similar legislation was adopted last year by a vote of 260 to 134. and for good reason. Development of offshore oil and gas resources is critical to this countrys wellbeing. but such development has its costs. This country has embarked onl a headlong rush to stimulate the production of these nonrenewable energy resources without adequate consideration of the impact their development might have on the coastal zone activities of coastal States and on the sound management of renewable -ocean resources. This policy has met with great opposition. Several States have been forced to seek protection in court. because of the insensitivity of this admninistration to their concerns. Accelerated development of offshore oil and gas resources in the national interest cannot take place without conslieration for and the cooperation of coastal States. This bill would provide thle funding. through the sharing of Federal OCS lease sale revenues. for States to assume a meaningful role in the rational management of all our ocean and coastal resources. This bill also recognizes the value of the coastal zone management and. the sea grant college programs in paving the way to a better understanding of our oastal resources and how best to use theml. Furthermore. this legislation would provide this critical assistance to States without increasing an already overwhelming Federal budget deficit. By basin block grants on an increase in future OCS revenues rather than onl the present level of such revenues. unacceptable growth in the deficit can be avoided. Thle time has come for us to put our bickering behind us. and to attack our energy problems together. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 5 as a step toward cooperative development of our invaluable offshore energy resources.
Date: 1983-09-14
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. "I move to strike the requisite number of words. I would like to ask the gentleman from Texas. the sponsor of. this amendment. a question. I notice in the information that I have received. that if his amendment is passed. Texas will receive an allocation of $25 million. whereas under H.R. 5. we receive $14 million. Is that a correct figure?
Date: 1983-09-14
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

All right. I also have been given Information In the last few minutes that unless Texas adopts a coastal zone management program. that Texas will not receive the $25 million.
Date: 1983-09-14
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

But is Texas going to be required to adopt a coastal zone management program in order to get any additional moneys that we would get under the Fields amendment?
Date: 1983-09-14
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

I understand that Texas has already. on two occasions in the past. concluded that the federally approved program would cause additional expense. Increase Federal control and unnecessary delays in offshore drilling. and that Texas Is one of the few coastal States which has been able to keep Its own coastal management process and achieve conservation without unnecessary delays and unacceptable developments. Is it a fair statement to say that regardless of what we have done In the past in Texas. in not going along with a zone maiiagement program. that we must do that In the future in order to get any moneys under this bill?
Date: 1983-09-14
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

If the gentlemans amendment passes. in order to get the $25 million Texas must adopt the Coastal Zone Management Act.
Date: 1983-09-14
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of House Joint Resolution Our colleagues. Congressman CLEMENT ZABLOCKI. chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. and Congressman WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD. the ranking minority member. deserve our deep appreciation for bringing to the floor the resolution condemning the Soviet destruction of Korean Air I Ines flight 007 with the loss of 269 innocent lives on Augustr 31. 1983. On behalf of the people of Guam. I join with them today to add my support for the resolution and urge that it be passed overwhelmingly to send a message to Moscow that the civilized peoples of the world will not tolerate wanton murder of our people and attacks on civilian airliners. The Soviet rulers must be brought before the bar of world justice and made to understand that their behavior is contrary to every standard of a civilized nation. These are no reasons acceptable for shooting down flight 007 and the Soviet claim that they were only protecting their air space against an unwarranted intrusion is blatantly insulting to our intelligence. If the Soviet really want to prove to the world that they did not commit coldblooded murder then why -have they not let American. Japanese. or Korean forces Join in on the search? What are they hiding? A plane riddled with bullets? The remains of men. women. and children torn apart by Communist missiles? What irony that our colleague. Larry McDonald. should have died In such an incident. His warning that the Soviets were barbarians ring truer now than ever before. Everywhere we hear the Soviets talk about peace. but in countless situations we see not a friendly nation. but a nation intent on using brutal force to achieve its goals at any pretext. America. our allies and all other nations must impose sanctions now against these men to let them know our anger and frustration. Words will not do the job against this senseless form of terrorism any more than words stopped Hitler. Stalin. or even the PLO. I urge this Nation to act immediately to impose hard economic and political sanctions that will show Moscow once and for all that mindless murder Is contrary to their own best interests and mankind. Thank you.
Date: 1983-09-14
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I would also like to congratulate the gentleman from Wisconsin and members of his committee for bringing this forward for a vote today. which I hope will be unanimous. I am sure It will. I think that the first thing that we should do in discussing and thinking about something of this nature Is to think about the nature of the beast that is on the other side of this picture. The nature of the beast here is a murderer and a liar and a thug. Now. you can dress them up. you can put them before a camera and you can have them sitting down and talking about peaceful means. but you must keep In mind that you are dealing with murderers. thugs. and crooks. In my part of the country. you desire to deal with those people in a way that we cannot deal with them today. but we certainly would deal with them In a way differently In many respects from what we are hearing. We have to do what the President says. We all have ideas about what we should do and what we can do and what we could do. but I do not believe that we can go off someplace halfcocked and do something that we might regret in the future. I believe that one thing comes out of this that I have not seen in a long. long time. and that is that it has galvanized public opinion against the Soviets more than any one single incident since I have been a Member of Congress. I I was in my district of east Texas for the last 15 to 20 days. and that is all people are talking about. They are mad. they are furious. they want us to do something. and they want us to know that they stand behind what this Congress does 100 percent. I think that if we can galvanize that kind of public opinion against these thugs. murderers and outlaws. something good could come out of this. Now. I do not believe that anyone who has reached the age of accountability can come before this Congress. and say that we do not have to have sufficient strength in order to combat what they have. because people who do what those people did. raises the questionwhat will the serond time around bring to the American people?
Date: 1983-09-14
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Madam Speaker. last month I introduced the Demand Deposit Equity Act of 1983 to authorize all depository institutions to offer Interest bearing demand deposits. H.R. 3535 recognizes the financial needs of small businesses and addresses the major remaining deregulation issue involving the liability side of depository institution balance sheets. As I pointed out when I introduced It. H.R. 3535 is not a new bill. It Is virtually identical to legislation I introduced 5 years ago in the 95th Congress and reintroduced in the 96th Congress. When I convened hearings in May 1979. on the need for interest bearing checking accounts. I commented that. "it is amazing that we have waited 46 years to provide this simple equity for the small consumer and the small businessman." In the 5 years since those hearings. deregulation authorized by the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 and the GainSt Germain Act has resulted In interest paying transaction accounts being available to individuals but not to businesses. For small businesses. this result has been particularly hurtful. They depend heavily on demand deposit accounts to manage their cash and lack the access to money markets that large corporations have to manage their cash positions and earn interest at the same time. Today. Madam Speaker. at the request of the Depository Institutions Deregulation Committee. I am Introducing along with Congressman WYLIE an alternative Interest on demand deposits bill. This bill differs from my own in several ways. The difference that concerns me most is a provision in the administrations bill which would Impose an Interest rate ceiling on accounts of less than $2.500. In my Judgment such a limitation Is difficult to justify in the present deregulatory environment and could prevent the benefits of interest paying checking accounts from being fully enjoyed by the public and. In particular. by small businesses. Nevertheless. in the Interest of full and thorough debate I am introducing the administrations bill for consideration. Hearings on H.R. 3534 by the Financial Institutions Subcommittee of the House Banking Committee will begin on September 28. 1983.. and conclude on October 13 to accommodate the Federal -Home Loan Bank Board Chairmans schedule. The testimony of DIDC member agencies. small business and consumer groups. and depository institution representatives will be heard. It is my hope that soon depository institutions will be able to structure interest paying demand deposit accounts that compete effectively in the market and offer those accounts to anyone.e
Date: 1983-09-19
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make certain changes in the authority of the Office of Government Ethics. and for other purpoies. as amended.
Date: 1983-09-19
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. the Committee on thle Judiciary and the Committee oil Post Office and Civil Service have reported H.R. 2717 to the House and recommended that the House pass II.R. 2717 as amended. The purposes of H.R. 2717 are to reauthorize and strengthen the Independence of the Office of Government Ethics. In addition. H.R. 2717 clarifies and strengthens several provisions (if the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. IL.R. 2717 was reported by the Committee on the Judiciary on May 5. 1983. On May 16. 1983. the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service reported the bill with one substantive and several technical amendments. Since that time. the two committees have worked together to produce the compromise version of the bill which Is before the House today. I would like to express my appreciation to the chairman of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Date: 1983-09-19
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I would like for the record to reflect that the administration supports enactmnent of H.R. 2717. Mr. Speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 1983-09-19
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service and the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of the Senate bill to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics for 5 years. and ask for its immediate consideration.
Date: 1983-09-19
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. SpeakerI ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the legislation just passed.
Date: 1983-09-19
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. in an age of conformity and pragmatism. our colleague. LARRY McDONALD. refused the norm. He bucked the tideoften aloneand he never relented. never tired. and never apologized. He stood foursquare for AmerIca. and the sworn enemies of America were his enemies. Ultimately. it was the most aggressive of the sworn enemies of America. the Soviet Union. that snatched his life away. Frankly. I amn not certain how LARRY McDoNALD .W&.ir~d like to be remembered.:.He would probably be a little embarls~sed over our tributes and accolades.. Knowing him as I did. I can imagine him saying right now. "Well. this Is all well and good. but what I really needed was your vote on occasion." LARRY McDONALD was a good man. if you can say that about a person. then regardless of his politics. he measured up to Gods admonition to all of us. He was a courageous man. I believe he was the only Green Beret to serve among us. He spoke his mind. but he was not vicious. Some of his enemies were vicious but he always seemed too busy fighting for America and freedom to get Involved in personal vendetta. I amn going to miss LARRY McDONALD. In Texan. we would call him a maverick. It is an endearing term that is a piroud part of Texas history. He was a maverick. He would not compromise. and if it meant standing along. so be It. It was Henry Clay. who served as Speaker of this House. who once said. "Id rather be right than be President." In other words. he was not willIg to compromise principle. That. in essence. sums up LARRY McDoNALD. We have had our say and passed our resolution on the Korean airline disaster. I know that my remarks got broadcast all over the country as did many of our colleagues. Now. we return to pay tribute to LARRY McDONALD. Well. if we were really to honor his memory. we will stand up to communism wherever it rears its ugly head. We will rededicate ourselves to freedom and the principles of democracy. He would like that and so would the vast majority of the American people. E3 1900
Date: 1983-09-20
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make an earlier announcement of the 1984 crop feed grain program and of the 1985 crop wheat and feed graln programs.