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Date: 1984-07-24
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of II.R. 5358. The bill would enable the producers and handlers of honey and honey products to finance a nationally coordinated research. promotion. and consumer information program designed to expand their markets for honey and honey products. The program is purely voluntary. Before it can be implemented. it must be amiproved in a referendum by twothirds of the producers and importers voting or by a majority of producers and importers voting if such majority produced and imported not less than twothirds of the honey produced and imported during the representative period determined by the Secretary. To ascertain the effectiveness and continued acceptance of the program. the Secretary would be required to conduct a referendum every 5 years to determine if producers and importers favor the continuation. termination. or suspension of the program. The bill essentially provides for a selfhelp program for honey producers and importers. The program would be financed through assessments paid by persons who produce or import at least 6.000 pounds of honey annually and would be operated at no cost to the Government. Provisions are also included in the bill under which producers and importers could obtain refunds of assessments paid by them. Honey is produced by many individual producers in every State in the United States and in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The maintenance and expansion of existing honey markets and the development of new markets or uses are vital to the welfare of honey producers and those concerned with marketing. using. and processing honey. Unfortunately for this important agricultural industry. however. consumer demand for honey and honey products is not as great as it should be. It has been difficult to develop and implement a coordinated program of research. promotion. and consumer education because the honey production Industry is comprised mainly of small- and mediumsized businesses. Without cooperative action in providing for and financing such programs. honey producers. handlers. wholesalers. and retailers are unable to implement badly needed programs of research. promotion. and consumer education. This legislation would give the honey industry the necessary tools and impetus to launch a national program to this end. All of this would be financed by honey producers and importera at no cost to the Federal Government. Other agricultural commodity groups have solved similar problems by forming research. promotion. and consumer education programs. The egg. wheat. wool. cotton. and potato industry campaigns have met with much success. These programs bear out the old merchandising proverb: "It pays to advertise." The honey industry. through this legislation. could follow a similar pattern of activity. Nothing in this act would dictate quality standards for honey. provide for control of its production. or otherwise limit the right of the individual honey producers to produce or market honey. I urge my colleagues to join me in support of H.R. 5358. as amended.
Date: 1984-07-24
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 two bills just previously passed.
Date: 1984-07-25
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I rise In support of the amendment. [Mr. SAM B. HALL. JR.. addressed the House. His remarks will appear hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.]
Date: 1984-07-26
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. support this legislation. chairman and members of tee for their cooperation items included in this legi Mr. Chairman. is an inves future of our country. I k have large sums of mo but there is no question nor the effectiveness of contained in this legislat they cannot be improved line. this should be an o ess. There are areas of gr this legislation address t for example of title VII Immigrant Education A which I was the original al years ago and I com leagues who have supp this issue. I pay special tr the members of the Ec Labor Committee to my and colleague. the maj Jim Wright for his inva behalf of this legislation less effort throughout have worked on it. I ass Chairman. that the E school administrators w with this legislation will. all assured me. to the ability to do so. exercise and diligence to see that propriated will be wisely full intent and purpose o tion. I would also like. M to commend the Secreta tion for his effort to c intent of Congress in this Yatron Mr. LEVITAS. Mr. Chairman. I was Young (AK) Young (MO) on my feet at thc time the Chair anYoung(MO) nounced the vote. and I ask for a recorded vote. I was on my feet at the 31 time that the vote was taken.
Date: 1984-07-27
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Texas . the chairman of the Select Committee on Hunger.
Date: 1984-07-27
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I yield myself such time as I may conSume. Mr. Chairman. to conclude the debate this morning. I cannot express enough appreciation to the chairman of the subcommittee. the gentleman from California . the II17980 gentleman from Missouri . the ranking member. and the members of the subcommittee for the diligence. and the dedicated responsible and yet compassionate way in which they have addressed this issue. I think that we bring to the House. as hopefully the House will agree. and as is the norm for our Committee on Agriculture. responsible legislation with as much bipartisan support as is possible and. yet. with respect for individual philosophy and individual concerns. We have worked diligently to bring this legislation to the floor. As we proceed next week. I would hope that we will receive the support of the House. I would like to make one point. Mr. Chairman. as we deal with hunger. malnutrition. with scarcity. with lack of nutrition for many of our citizensit never has been the fault of the farmer. It is not because of any fault of the producers in the United States of America. The food has been there. The problem has been unemployment. underemployment. perhaps transportation. and distribution. But never the fault of the farmer. The people of the United States have the best quality food. for the lowest amount of disposable income per family. of any people in the world. The major problem is low income for many people or underemployment. But any hunger that exists is not the fault of the farmer who. by and large. producesunfortunately. more often than notat a return that is below what it costs him to produce. So we are addressing an issue that is not in any way the fault of the farmer. It is due to something that went wrong in some other area.
Date: 1984-07-27
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 bill just considered. H.R.
Date: 1984-07-30
Speaker: RALPH M. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I would like to agree with the merit of changing the RCS Program as set out by the gentleman from Virginia. and repealing the CACS Program. although not officially implemented yet. I think. given the fact that the RCS Program is not cost effectihe. we do not believe that the CACS Program could be cost effective either. That is the reason that we have. as the gentleman from Virginia pointed out. obtainted half a loaf. and repeated CACS. and hopefully. given more flexibility to the RCS Program. The buildings covered by the CACS Program are much more complex than those covered by the RCS Program. and certainly most building owners already have an incentive. due to rising energy costs. to implement conservation measures. I just wanted to give those answers and also point out that no further expense is involved.
Date: 1984-07-30
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

We do not usually differ on matters of voting. I will say to the gentleman from Alaska. but I would like to ask the gentleman one question. This lady has made some pretty strong statements in the past few days that to me cannot be overlooked. Now. whether it is a political ploy on the part of the people on this side I do not know. Maybe it Is. But do you not think that she has said too much with reference to the job that she has just been appointed to take over?
Date: 1984-08-01
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

I would like to state to the gentleman that due to the fact that this is a very delicately crafted piece of legislation with great unanimity within our committee. that I would not want to disrupt that unanimity by inserting other areas of concern. There is a question as to whether this amendment would be proper or not in this legislation. What I would like to assure the gentleman about is that we appreciate his concern. we agree with his concern. and I personally would promise the gentleman that our committee will look at that issue. that I will personally contact the Department. Further. we would ask the Department to conduct. informally. the same request that the gentleman makes. and not have to provide for a study in this legislation.
Date: 1984-08-02
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. in my floor statement of July 26. 1984. I indicated that the Federal banking supervisors among others would be asked to testify before the Committee on Banking. Finance and Urban Affairs in hearings which begin on Tuesday. September 18. 1984. to explain the Continental Illinois bailout. Today I sent a letter to Chairman Paul Volcker of the Federal Reserve Board requesting specific information which will assist the committee in its inquiry of CINB. I ask that a copy of the letter be inserted in the RECORD at this point. An identical letter was sent to C. Todd Conover. Comptroller of the Currency and William Isaac. Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The letter follows: (Identical letter sent to the Comptroller of the Currency and Chairman of the PDIC)
Date: 1984-08-06
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to recognize the organization known as the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America. Inc.. as amended.
Date: 1984-08-06
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of the Senate bill to recognize the organization known as the Catholie War Veterans of the United States of America. Inc.. and ask for Its Immediate consideration in the House.
Date: 1984-08-06
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to recognize the organization known as the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. Inc.. as amended.
Date: 1984-08-06
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I want to take this time to thank the distinguished gentleman from Ohio for this untiring work in not only the bill that we have before us at this time. but the preceding bill also. He has worked diligently with the subcommittee. and I appreciate him very much as a member of this subcommittee and as a person in his own right. I thank him very much for his help. Mr. Speaker. I have no further requests for time. and I yield back the balanceof my time.
Date: 1984-08-06
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of the Senate bill to recognize the organization known as the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. Inc.. and ask for its Immediate consideration.
Date: 1984-08-06
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous conlsent that all Members may have 5 legislative days In which to revise and extend their remarks on the bill just passed.
Date: 1984-08-08
Speaker: ALAN CRANSTON (democrat)
Chamber: S

Ranking Minority Member. Committee on Veterans Affairs. U.S. Senate. Washington. DC. DEAR SENATOR CRANSTON: Thank you for forwarding the inquiry of your constituent Mrs. Joy Glenner regarding VA guidelines for treating veterans with Alzhelmers Disease. Mrs. Glenners letter is a moving statement regarding the difficulties faced by patients with this disease and their families. Mrs. Glenner correctly points out that there Is a lack of uniformity in the approach to diagnosis and treatment of dementia in both the private sector and in public medical care systems such as the VA. The medical responsibility for the diagnosis and management of this disease is determined by medical staff at our VA medical centers in accordance with the needs of the patients and the availability of resources to the responsible medical centers. Alzheimers Disease is considered a nonserviceconnected disability. A VA Central Office task group is In the process of developing a program guide to assist medical staff in our hospitals to improve the diagnosis and management of Alzheimers disease and to help pool resources and talents as to better meet patient needs. Educational activities for staff are being conducted on a routine basis. The VA is conductng research directed to the causes and improved management of this disease at five of our Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Centers (Bedford/Boston. MA. Minneapolis. MN. Palo Alto. CA. Sepulveda. CA and Seattle. WA) as well as numerous individual medical centers such as the Bronx VAMC7. There are no plans to mandate the creation of Alzhelmers research centers in the VA at this time. However. where our medical centers develop expertise in treating this disease. and where patient care needs dictate. It Is possible for them to obtain educational and research funds through existing mechanisms. Management of Alzhelmers disease requires cooperation between professional staff and the family of the patient. Many of our staff are active participants in chapters of Alzheimers and Related Disorders Association and VA staff at Bedford. MA have helped establish chapters In the community as well as for patients In the VA hospitals. I appreciate the concern of your constituent for veterans with Alzheimers Disease. Sincerely.
Date: 1984-08-09
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I support the reauthorization of Superfund but despite that fact. though. I cannot vote for H.R. 5640 as it currently stands. My opposition to this bill as it comes before this House today arises from many provisions. of which I will highlight only three. Let me say at this time I do not think that even though Superfund is necessary. it is vital. it is important. I do not believe that we should get away from the basic rights of people who might be affected by this Superfund legislation. Beginning with the first of three provisions. two separate provisions of H.R. 5640 severely limit the right of those affected by EPA decisions to judicially challenge these decisions. Section 114(b) provides that no court will have jurisdiction to review abatement orders except in a judicial action to enforce the order to recover a penalty or punitive damages for violation of the order. Similarly. section 116(e) providesand I am quoting: No potentially liable person may seek judicial review of the expenditure of Government use of the Fund except In an action to recover cost from that person under section Let us suppose. for instance. that EPA goes into a certain area and claims that that area needs to be cleaned up. EPA says it will cost a billion dollars to do it. And let us suppose that some little small corporation has put a portion into that dump that might be causing some of the problems. and that little company said. "I think it can be done a lot cheaper than $1 billion." Yet. the EPA fundthe EPA will go ahead and spend that $1 billion or whatever the occasion might be in money. and that little company has no right under this bill to come in and say before the money is spent. "Wait.
Date: 1984-08-09
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman. Finally. section 310 provides for citizen suits to abate endangerments and to enforce other provisions of the act against the Administrator. They do not have to show a standing in court to file a suit. It has always been my understanding that before a person can file a suit you have to have some standing. I think if you allow every Tom. Dick. and Harry to come in when he or she might think it s fit to do it and file a suit. you are going to clog these courts. and no person in the world can unclog them. Mr. Chairman. I think we should have a Superfund authorization. but when doing it let us not destroy the rights of the American people to go to the courts and determine whether or not they have or have not been wronged.
Date: 1984-08-10
Speaker: RALPH M. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. the purpose of this amendment is toprovide a guidance to the courts in construing the amendment I offered in the Committee on Energy and Commerce. one which was agreed to. that preserved the equitable powers of the courts to apportion liability. The language adopted in the committee and in this amendment appears twice in section 115 on page 32 and once in section 202(b)(1) on page 39. My present amendment should further clarify some of the considerations simply that the court could use. This amendment is modeled after an amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee to H.R. 7020. In 1980. the bill that ultimately became the Superfund law on the books. The amendment of the gentleman from Tennessee was adopted by the House. but was. dropped from the final legislation when the House later agreed to drop any reference to the joint and several liability In a compromise with the other body. The great danger in enacting an inflexible joint and several liability rule is that it could produce extremely Inequitable and unfair results. Even though the harm caused at a~particular site may not be dfyfsible. a defendant still may have been responsible for only a small fraction of the total waste disposed of at the site or may have been responsible for less toxic wastes found at the site. I believe it would be a gross injustice to saddle a defendant and particularly a small business person in such a situation with potential exposure for the enire cost of cleanup or compensation. To avoid these and other Injustices. my amendments encourages the courts to consider. among other things. several things: One. the defendants degree of involvement at the site. two. the amount of the hazardous substance or pollutants or contaminant. three. the amount of the toxicity of the hazardous substance or pollutants or contaminant. fourth. the degree of care exercised by the parties in handling the wastes. and finally the defendants cooperation with public authorities to prevent harm to the public health or the environment. I think it ought to be noted that the specification of these factors is not intended to preclude the courts from considering such other factors as they may deem appropriate to justify the exercise of their equitable powers. These amendments will assure that those defendants primarily responsible for the effects of pollution will be held accountable without subjecting to disproportionate liability those who have acted responsibly or those whose responsibility for harm caused by a release or threatened release is relatively minor. Mr. Chairman. I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Fronio]. the chairman. for his courtesy and his good staff for the courtesy. not only here. but in the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Date: 1984-08-10
Speaker: RALPH M. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

That is correct. When the court reaches the issue of apportioning damages among jointly and severally liable defendants. it must determine how to divide the damages among the defendants on some equitable basis. The purpose of my amendment is to suggest what factors the courts may wish to consider in apportioning total damages. These factors reflect the equitable consideration which may be the basis for such a decision. However. such factors will come into play only after the courts have made an independent determination of liability.
Date: 1984-09-10
Speaker: WALTER JONES (democrat)
Chamber: H

and the chairman of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Mr. MORRIS UDALL. RS well as majority leader Jim WRIGHT and deputy whip BILL ALEXANDER. for helping to make the resolution of this matter both adequate and amicable. and I would also like especially to thank Mr. BENNETT of Florida for his leadership in introducing the original legislation dealing with this issue. I urge all members to stipport this legislation. and I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 1984-09-10
Speaker: DE LUGO (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. the history of this great Nation is a subject of pride for all Americans and something that binds us together as a people. But the landmarks and artifacts that are common throughout our country and which characterize our heritage are not the only treasures of our past. for there is a wealth of history that remains largely unseen and unnoticed by the vast majority of Americans. These are the shipwrecks and submerged artifacts. that although largely unknown. played an important part in our historical past. They were the manofwar fighting ships. the Spanish galleons. and the many important vessels from our maritime past. It is important to uphold the needs of historical explorers and archeologists who wish to comb and delicately extract the historical significance of the past. but. just as important. the wealth of this underwater world should always remain opn and accessible to the millions of divers who wish to visit and to view. and who appreciate and wish to safeguard the past September 10. 1.984 II19232 that lies under the waves. H.R. 3194 addresses the striking of a proper balance by requiring the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. in consultation with appropriate public and private sector interests. including archeologists. salvors. sport divers and State Historic Preservation officers. to publish within 6 months. advisory guidelines. and the report specifically notes that the guidelines allow for recreational exploration of the shipwrecks. In the section by section analysis of the committee report it is noted that salvors may play an important role in the location and recovery of abandoned shipwrecks and states that the committee believes that States should encourage the participation of all interested groups in the discovery and recovery of these imnportant resources and that in appropriate circumstances. compensation for these groups may be entirely appropriate in appropriate circumstances. The report further notes that the most interested group in the research and appreciation of historic shipwrecks is the sport diving community. and states that the committee expects the council to consult with sport divers representing a broad geographical distribution. I would like to underscore those concerns. In the U.S. Virgin Islands. which are blessed with crystal clear waters. underwater diving is an enormous draw for our tourism. which is the mainstay of our economy. In few States is diving such an important component of the industry. and I would urge that the council be requested to seek specific input from a representative of the sport diving industry of the U.S. Virgin Islands. There are many competent to speak. including a past president of the Underwater Society of America. Of critical concern will be the guidelines that the council will recommend. and being in the area of one of the areas of greatest concentration of wrecks. the Virgin Islands is uniquely able to offer experienced and objective recommendations to the council in the formulation of appropriate guidelines.e