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Date: 1982-09-20
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to join my illustrious colleague. Congressman SoNNY MONTGOMERY. in support of H.R. 6317. the uniform services pay bill. As a cosponsor of this important bill. I am pleased to call on the House today to approve this bill which will give -our fighting men and women an 8percent pay raise. We who sit on the House Armed Services Committee believe that this Nation must support those who serve in the military with decent pay and decent benefits. This bill will help accomplish this goal by supporting the administrations request for an 8percent pay raise for members of the U.S. military. This bill also carries with it a vital amendment which was approved by the House Armed Services Committee that permits residents of the Northern Mariana Islands to be appointed as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces of this Nation. Several years ago. Congress approved another bill at my request which authorized citizens of the Northern Marianas to serve as enlisted personnel in the various branches of the military. I am pleased to note that several hundred residents of Saipan have taken advantage of that public law. Today. we seek to extend this privilege of service to those in the Northern Marianas who desire to become officers. This provision is needed. There are a number of young men who have either graduated from Reserve officer training courses or are already enrolled in ROTC courses. Unless this amendment becomes law. they will not be able to assume their commissions. That would be a tragic loss to these young people and to this Nation. The Pentagon has notified me that they support this proposal and I urge that it be adopted today. I am equally supportive of the other provisions of this bill. including extension of the special recruiting bonuses. I have been very proud to endorse previous military pay raises and ask that we help our military men and women meet the high cost of living in todays society. Thank you.
Date: 1982-09-21
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I am glad the majority leader has indicated that if the railroad legislation is ready for Senate action during the hours between 12 noon and 2 p.m.. the Senate may indeed proceed to the consideration of that legislation during those hours. I think it is Important that the Senate act fast and I thank the majorIty leader for alerting Members on both sides of the aisle about what he had just said. that indeed. the conferences may be interrupted and that. in any event. if the legislation is ready and the managers are ready. the Senate will proceed.
Date: 1982-09-21
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I thank the majority leader. I will accept the time. Does the Senator from Wisconsin wish me to yield time to him?
Date: 1982-09-21
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I make the following parliamentary inquiry: How many amendments are there at the desk in the event cloture is invoked?
Date: 1982-09-21
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. we have checked on our side of the aisle. and we are I think agreeable to such a request.
Date: 1982-09-21
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to objectand I will not objectthe majority leader is right. Had there not been a recess any Senator could have filed seconddegree amendments up until the.hour of 1:30 which is 1 hour prior to the cloture vote at 2:30. By inadvertence. no request was made to all)w Senators to file amendments until 1:30. notwithstanding the fact that the recess was going on. So it was an. inadvertence. and had there not been a recessand the majority leader. of course. had it within his power not to have a recessfor the two caucuses. amendments could have been filed by 1:30. I would personally not object. and I hope no one would object. because otherwise it does prevent any Senator from offering seconddegree amendments at this point. and only by reason of the unintentioned oversight. So I have no objection.
Date: 1982-09-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. the distinguished majority leader has stated very accurately the situation insofar as it pertains to the efforts on the part of the minority. which includes myself and Mr. CRAN. stoN. and Mr. Izours. and our visit with the Speaker and the majority leader of the House and the majority whip there. the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations. and others in the leadership on the House side. The majority leader has also accurately stated the necessities Insofar as the legislation that must be passied. I am not saying I shall support it. but it must be passed. I may or may not sup* port It. but there must be a debt limlt extension acted upon. There must be a continuing resolution acted upon. and we need to act on as many appropriations bills as possible before October I hope that the President will not veto any of those bills. and I shall be discussing this with the majority leader in the hope that. if we go out to come back on November 29. we get some assurances from the White House that there will be no vetoes. of those appropriations bills or continuIng resolutions. or that we go out on a pro forma basls so that we can call ourselves back It there is a Presidential veto and. if the House should override the veto. there Is a necessity for the Senate to act. The distinguished majority leader and I also discussed yesterdalf the crime bill. It Is our dAlre on this side of the &ale. as I expressed to the distinsulshed majority leader. that we proceed with the consideration of the crime bill. on which there Is a time limitation. I am glad that he has in. cluded that In his remarks this morn. ins as being a part of his schedule insofar as he can personally see to it that that schedule Is followed. I share with him the hope that the time on the agreement whichj as he has Indicated. covers more than a page in the Calendar of Business. can be abbreviated. Perhaps it can be. As most often is the case. the time required is not quite as long as that which is potentially available under a very complex and lengthy time agreement. I share with him the interest in having some action on 8. 995. at least during the lame duck session. Mr. President. I shall be working with the majority leader in an effort to arrange time agreements. if at all Posaole. on the appropriations bills and on the other matters that have to be taken up and disposed of before the Senate goes out for the election. I share with him in closing the warm affections that have been expressed for the distinguished President pro tempore. Mr. THuRMoND. I have always found Mr. Tavanoxa to be a courageous fighter for a cause in which he believes. He is also a gentleman who treats his colleagues with courtesy and understanding. and I personally feel grateful to him for the cooperation that he has extended to me not only during the time that I been minority leader but also during the time that I was majority leader.
Date: 1982-09-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

One thousand four hundred fifteen. Has the Chair been able to ascertain how many of the 1.415 amendments at the desk would be automatically ruled out of order on their face by the Chair?
Date: 1982-09-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Seventeen and six. Twentythree. Mr. President. I have voted against cloture because I have had the experience of dealing with postcloture filibusters which make the precloture filibuster look like nursery schooL One has to keep in mind that the author of an amend. ment does not necessarily have to call up his amendment. any Senator can call up any other Senators amendment. so I have voted against cloture for that reason. to avoid a posteloture filibuster. which is the real filibuster. as we saw in 1977 when the Natural Oas Deregulation Act was before the Senate. when we saw one or two Senators tie up the Senate for 13 days and I night and we saw the majority leader. RosaRt C. BRan. having to take very strong actions in conjunction with the support of the thenminority leader. Mr. BAEER. and the Chair. the Vice President. in order to break that filibuster. So having had that experience and the lashes that were laid on my back at that time still smarting from time to time. I have not voted for cloture in this event. If cloture were invoked. I would vote for the Helms amendment. so I make that statement for the record to be clear. I voted against cloture on the abortion amendment re. cently for the same reason. to avoid a postcloture filibuster. which could keep us here until after Christmas. I voted to table that amendment* In that case I was against the amend. ment. In this case I am for the amendment. but in both cases I am voting against cloture because I want to avoid a posteloture filibuster.
Date: 1982-09-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

But any other Senator. of course. has his own reasons. and I respect them. But those are my reasons. and I want to make them clear in the record. Yes. I yield.
Date: 1982-09-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. Presi* dent. the distinguished Senator from South Carolina also addressed part of his question to me I believe. I wish to respond. I do so by saying that I will do what I can in conjunction with Mr. CmLza efforts. Mr. Nuxxs efforts. and others on this side to abbreviate the agreement as much as we can. if we can. and in addition. I will call on the Speaker and others in the leadership. the majority on that side. and see if they cannot assist us in getting this legislation acted upon in the House of Representatives promptly as well as its passage in the Senate. I will work with the majority leader in that respect.
Date: 1982-09-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. there are at least two amendments I should like to call up to this debt limit bill. One is the job training bill. The other is the unemployment compensation amendment. I would be willing. after cloture tomorrow. to forgo calling up those amendments on this measure. if we could have an understandingthey are both on the calendarthat they would be called up. and I would work hard to get an agreement on my side. say. for an hour on each of those measures. Just call them up and have an hour of debate and vote. I would hope I could work out other agreements similarly. Maybe we could or could not. Maybe we could rot do that on those two. Following cloture tomorrow. if we could get some understanding such as that. I would be glad to support the majority leaders motion to recommit the bill and clear it of all amendments and get- it back and have a vote on the passage of the debt limit bill. and dispose of it.
Date: 1982-09-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I do not know why the Senator is pointing his finger at me. I was simply going to suggest that Senators on both sides be careful with their statements.
Date: 1982-09-22
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

If the Senator wants to point his finger at me. I will be glad to debate him. if he wishes to engage in some debate. But I have no intention of pointing my finger at him or any other individual in the Senate.
Date: 1982-09-22
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I thank my colleague. the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. My responsibility as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture is to advise the Members of the terrible impact that the stoppage of the railways would have on agriculture and on the consumersthe housewives. the homemakers. those who consume the produce and vegetables. the products of the farm. It comes at a very difficult and devastating time for agriculture. to say the least. when income is at its lowest since the Great Depression. A large percentage of the fruit and vegetables that come out of Florida. to the West and Midwest. and from California east. and on a smaller percentage from Texas come by rail. The greater amount. most of the grains. come by rail and barge or rail and/or barge. and a stoppage would be very. very devastating and would cause untold suffering to all of those who work in all of those endeavors. beginning with the initial producer and eventually in having an Increased cost to all consumers. I feel that I should in a responsible way state that I would allow the technical aspects to the members of the committee and to the House to decide on the philosophical or technical aspects of the amendment and the resolution. but I had hoped that this problem would reach this stage that there would have been some accord reached. I think now. that our responsibility is to the security of the Nation. However the Members do it technically. I would leave that to the House and members of the committee who are most knowledgeablein this respect. My intent here is to tell the Members and. in effect. to warn the Members of the possible tremendous dollar impact it can have on the American producers and the consumers.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the majority leader for the time. I accept it. Mr. President. I yield such time as I may have remaining to the Senator from Mississippi.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. I ask. first. whether the request already has been agreed to that there be a vote at 12 noon.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

If I understand the request. none of the request needs to be acceded to. The Senator has a right to move to recommit at any time.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Yes. Mr. President. Let me state once again. if the majority leader will yield. the debt limit must be disposed of. as the majority leader has said. I have a feeling he will need some votes on this side of the aisle to pass that measure. I want to help him get some votes. I heard a Senator laugh. I want to help the majority leader get some votes.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the majority leader. May I finish? It would be more helpful to us and to me to assist in getting those votes if we could get some assurance that we will get a vote on S. 2904 one day in relation to that measure and a vote in relation to Senate Joint Resolution 245. which deals with the jobs training bill. We are going to have some real problems concerning unemployment compensation before long in many of the States and the legislation that is on the calendar would rectify those problems. I certainly understand the distinguished majority leaders need to take this matter under consideration first with his colleagues and others. and that is satisfactory with me at this point.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Let me make it perfectly clear for the record that I was not insisting that we offer these amendments to this joint resolution. I was only wanting to see if I could get assurances from the majority leader that we would have an opportunity before we go out hopefully on October 1 to deal with these two items which remain separately. I do not particularly wish to hold up this joint resolution. and I only wish to make it indubitably clear that was not my intent to attempt to hold up this joint resolution. I was just seeking assurance. that we have an opportunity. aside from this joint resolution. hopefully to press these issues and get a vote on them. The distinguished majority leader has to do what he has to do. If he cannot give those assurances I will tnderstand.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I will support this motion to recommit. The assurances the distinguished majority leader has given are not the assurances I hoped to get. but I can understand the majority leaders position. He has given assurances as far as he can give assurances. and I understand we will have opportunities to call up the amendments. and the effort will be made. and the majority leader understands that that will be made. I cannot assure that some Senators may not wish to try to offer amendments on the clean bill when it comes back.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

But while I am not totally satisfied I am happy with the distinguished majority leaders response. At least he has considered it. and after talking with his colleagues he has stated what the situation is. and I respect that.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I am responding to the distinguished majority leader. The clearance process has been completed on this side and. to his delight. there are no further amendments.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. Presi- Boundary Change: Plymouth Bay. Center dent. I suggest the absence of a 111l Complex. Scorton Shores. Sandy Neck. quorum. Squaw Island. Black Beach. Esther Island
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. Presi- West Narragansett Bay Complex. dent. I ask unanimous consent that Boundary Change: Little Compton Ponds. the order for the quorum call be re- CONNECTICUT scinded. New Areas: Rain island. Mantle Bay.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Madam Chairman. I thank the gentleman from Kansas for his contribution. and I yield myself 2 minutes. Madam Chairman. in accepting this joint proposal the committee hopes to put to rest the tension previously existing between the. two agencies which hampered both the futures and the se.Sep tem ber 23. 198 2 curities industries. It is the hope that the jurisdictional accord will turn the focus of debate from the issue of which agency has or should have jurisdiction to the merits of the proposals made to the agencies. The committee amended H.R. 6156. as reported by the Comittee on Energy and Commerce. to state explicitly that the SEC would have no jurisdiction over options on any contracts for future delivery. This reflects the recommendations of the CFTC and SEC. and has the support of all interested parties. It will assure that there can be no misunderstanding of this issue. I urge the Members to join me in support of the bill with the amendment of the Committee on Agriculture. Madam Chairman. I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill to extend the Commodity Exchange Act. and for other purposes.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the gentlemans yielding. In my original statement I have given my interpretation of the area of stock indexes contracts. and I would appreciate it very much if the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee. the gentleman from Colorado would give us the benefit of his perusal of the situation and the committees intent in order that we might coordinate that with our intent so that there be no question as to what the intention of the legislation is in regard to this area.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

If the gentleman would yield on that. I thank the gentleman and we accept as the legislative history of this area of the legislation the account which the gentleman has given us as to his understanding of the intent of the legislation.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I rise in support of the gentlemans amendment and state that we have no objection to the amendment. In fact. we would welcome the Federal Reserve taking the lead in this proposed study. I am happy to hear that the gentlaman is in agreement with an amendment to be offered by our colleague. the gentleman from Kansas . that would enlarge. in part. the study and make no change whatsoever except to add other items. With that. we would accept the amendment if amended also by an amendment of the gentleman from Kansas .
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would like to inform the gentleman that the consensus on the committee Is that the gentleman makes a valuable contribution with the amendment and we would be very happy to accept it.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I would like to thank the gentleman for his contribution. We are informed that this amendment Indeed simplifies and gives the needed authority to the CFTC to deal in the matter concerned. and we would be very happy to accept the amendment on this side.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I would like to state to the gentleman that he is correct. New subsection 8(h) is strictly a procedural provision. It does not authorize or require the disclosure of any informationconfidential or otherwise. In fact. it is intended to help assure that confidential information is not inadvertently released by the CFTC. by requiring notice of a subpena to the person who submitted the information to the CFTC in the first place . .tt person can then take. whatever steps are necessary to protect his or her rights under the act.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman for the opportunity to expand on the intent as to the operation of this provision. In my view this section contemplates that the employer has an obligation to make a reasonable background check regarding the employee and if. as a result of such background check. no facts that would disqualify the employee have come to his attention then he cannot be charged with a violation of section 4k(5). It is not contemplated that a registered company has an obligation to check the employee with every Federal and State court system and regulatory authority.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I would like to state to the gentleman that in my view the registrant would not be in violation of this section If he should continue the employment of the associated person who has previously been registered or temporarily Ucensed as long as the Commission had not taken affirmative action to suspend or revoke the registration or 1cense. If. however. the Commission should take action to suspend the reristration or temporary license or should revoke it after the required hearing there would be an immediate obligation for the employer to terminate the employee as an associated person.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I move to strike the requisite number of words. I rise in opposition to the amendment. I think we should conclude the debate on this issue. I would like to state that I think the gentleman from Louisiana has made a very excellent point in relation to the basic issue of taxation. What I would like to state. though. is that I find myself very much regretting that I must be contrary to my distinguished colleague. the gentleman from New York. after we fought so valiantly to eliminate the golden nematode in his area.
Date: 1982-09-23
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman. what I would like to make explicitly clear is that I do not know what prompted the gpntleman from New York to offer the amendment or the other gentleman from New York to speak. I have no knowl edge of what prompted them to do this.