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Date: 1981-07-24
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The title was amended so as to read: A bill to amend title 88. United States Code. to Increase the rates of Clsability compensation for disabled veterans. to increase S 8412 C1 the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for their surviving spouses and children. to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to guarantee home loans with provisions for graduatedpayment plans. to Increase the makimumn amount payable In Veterans Admidnistration specially adapted housing assistance. to expand eligibility for memorial markers. and for other purposes..
Date: 1981-07-24
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President d will the distinguished Senator includ. ai Inhis request thatIt beIn order now t move to reconsider the vote? I do this because I am sure that Mr. Long wanted a vote.
Date: 1981-07-24
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I am only temporarily objecting to that request until we can make a phone call. I think the rest of the majority leaders request can be proceeded with.
Date: 1981-07-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to objectand I will not objectit Is my understanding that this request meets with the wishes of Mr. GLENN and It is an order that we felt might have been entered on last Friday. I thank the distinguished majority leader for Including these two amendments. I remove my reservation.
Date: 1981-07-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I am not in a position at this time to of fer any particularly optimistic hope that this may be done. I will continue to endeavor to work toward that end. I made the suggestion one day toward the close of last week but found my colleagues on this side of the aisle did -not feel that they wanted to proceed in that fashion. But it is entirely possible. I. think. that the Senate will finish the bill by the close of business on tomorrow. I cannot make that promise. of course. Will the distinguished majority leader indicate what else he might see in the program through the remainder of this week? Is it his plan. if at all possible. to complete the tax bill and the conference report thereon. the conference report on the reconciliation bill. and Is there anything else that we might be prepared for before the end of the week?
Date: 1981-07-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I am becoming Increasingly concerned about the perversion of our legislative Process through mass advertising campaigns. In my view. such selling techniques have no place in the deliberative process which has served this Nation so well and for so long. I have heard the advertisements currently on the airwaves which attempt to ridicule the Speaker of the House of Representatives. These advertisements are negative in their approach. and devoid of substance. Regardless of which side of the tax Issue one is on. this simplistic tact in addressing complex problems tends to demean the American people. tends to underestimate and Insult their Intelligence. and tends to demean the Representatives they send to Washington to serve them. MY Personal belief is that the slick Madison Avenue approach being used grossly underestimates the Intelligence of the average citizen. and is completely devoid of intellectual honesty. Issues which confront our Nation should be studied in an atmosphere free of sensationalized. packaged. slick advertising campaigns which are exljloitlve in nature and lacking In facts. In both the Senate and the House of Representatives this week we are deliberating on complex and farreaching tax Policy. This Is not something that can or Should be advertised as If It were a box of sugarcoated cereal. Such simplistic advertising blitzes add nothing to a considered Public debate of the issue. I hope and I believe that the American people are going to see through this tactic and that such tactics will backfire. Mr. President. I yield to the Senator from Wisconsin whatever time he deSires.
Date: 1981-07-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Will the distinguished majority leader consider scheduling the vote on the motion to reconsider that Mr. LONG and Mr. METZENBAUM agreed to at a fairly reasonably early hour on tomorrow?
Date: 1981-07-27
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. those items have been cleared on this side of the aisle and we are ready to proceed. The resolution (S. Res. 188) relating to the purchase of calendars. was considered and agreed to. as follows: S. REa. 188 Resolved. That the Committee on Rules and Administration Is authorized to expend from the contingent fund of the Senate. upon vouchers approved by the chairman or that committee. not to exceed $58.240 for the purchase of one hundred and four thousand calendars. The calendars shall be distributed as prescribed by the committee.
Date: 1981-07-27
Speaker: FRANK ANNUNZIO (democrat)
Chamber: H

that he is to be complimented for acting on this legislation so expeditiously. and I am pleased to join with him again in bringing a very significant piece of legislation to the House floor. I might say that the Pennsylvania delegation. with the leadership of the gentleman from Pennsylvania . is also to be commended for Introducing this legislation. Fred Waring was In Columbus last Thursday evening with his Young Pennsylvanians for a benefit for the Ohio Theater sponsored by Capa. Colleagues. the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts. and I flew in to Join my wife to be In attendance. We were treated with one of the most enjoyable evenings I have ever experienced. Mr. Speaker. "The Man Who Taught America How To Sing" was there leading his Young Pennsylvanians for a 21/ -hour performance the like of which I have never seen. His talented and lovely wife. Virginia. herself a concert pianist. was magnificent In her supporting role as a coconductor and playing the piano. I was to meet and talk with both of them after the performance. which was a delightful experience In and of Itself. On March 15. 1981. Fred Waring began his 66th year In the entertainment business. a record unequaled in the entertainment field. At 81. let me assure you. this truly remarkable man remains "King of the Road." His accomplishments. Mr. Speaker. are too numerous to mention in the time limitations we have here today. but they are indeed amazing. I am at this point placing In the REcORD an extremely interesting biography of Fred Waring that was prepared for the Ohio Theater program. as follows:
Date: 1981-07-27
Speaker: DE LUGO (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentle- ser ae ian bosth the House adte man for yielding. At the Harry S. Senal.te. cangpsatoe futures dat Truman Airport on St. Thomas. Virgin ialtelgslto rvdsta Islands. there is a project underway projects begun in the interim of the that requires ADAP funding for com- ADAP termination would be eligible pletion. Completion of this project at for ADAP funds as if the program had the soonest possible time is vital to the been In effect continuously. economy of the Virgin Islands. the This provision retain existing ADAP major industry of which is tourism. programs. Completion of the project is also Im- This legislation will assure vital airperative from a safety standpoint. The port development in Puerto Rico and existing runway is marginal for jet op throughout the Nation without any erations. a fact tragically illustrated cost to the taxpayer since user fees go by the 38 lives lost in the three crash- Into the trust fund. es at the airport. I would like to ask I am In strong support H.R. 4182. the chairman if the Harry S. Truman and will be supporting Mr. MiNETAs Airport project should receive priority additional legislation to continue and attention from the FAA when it is de- reform the vital ADAP program. H.R. ciding what airport projects should re- 4182 merits the support of all of us. ceive funding. Mr. SNYDER. Mr. Speaker. I yield
Date: 1981-07-27
Speaker: DE LUGO (democrat)
Chamber: H

I agree with my sub- --ill1 result In a safer and more efficient committee chairman and I appreciate airport system. July 27. 1.981 As my colleagues are aware. the ADA? program has been dormant since the end of fiscal year 1980 and as a result. airport operators throughout the country have been unable to secure essential funding for the improvement of our Nations airports. This program. originally enacted in 1970. has gone a long way toward helpIng our airports fund those projects necessary to keep pace with the fantastic growth of aviation during the past decade. As my colleagues have indicated. H.R. 4182 authorizes $450 million for this purpose in fiscal year 1981. Of this amount. $387 million is for air carrier airports and $63 million for general aviation airports. Commuter airports are guaranteed a minimum of $15 million out of the air carrier discretior~ary fund while at least $20 million out of the general aviatiton category is guaranteed for reliever airports. The public works committee held hearings on H.R. 2643. the committees .3year ADA? bill. earlier In the year. Testimony elicited during those hearings amply demonstrated the substantial capital needs which will have to be met if we are to safely accommodate the growth of aviation in the coming years. Obviously. the funds authorized by H.R. 4182 will only meet a small portion of those needs but the funds are nonetheless. essential to assist our airports in meeting their obligations. to serve the traveling public. Mr. Speaker. as a member of the Aviation Subcommittee. I have been actively involved in both the multiyear ADA" bill and the legislation before you today. While I agree with the gentleman from Kentucky that It is still imperative to adopt the multiyear ADA? bill. passage of MLR. 4182 will at least assure that this excellent program will be funded until the Ways and Means Committee has the opportunity to report out a corresponding tax title to go along with H. R. 2643. Hopefully. such action will occur as soon as possible after the August recess. For the foregoing reasons. I urge my colleagues to adopt H.R. 4182. It will continue a valuable and worthwhile program and assure that our airports will be able to use some of the $3.7 billion surplus currently in the airport and airway trust fund. *Thank you.
Date: 1981-07-27
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. tomorrow our colleague. Chairman HENRY S. REUSS. Will floor manage House Concurrent Resolution 160. a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to monetary policy. inflation. and high interest rates. This resolution is scheduled for House action under suspension of the rules tomorrow. It is Important that all Members support this resolution and its principles that current interest rates are needlessly and destructively high. that they are wreaking extensive damage on the economy. that they are damaging the economies of our major trading and financial partners throughout the world. and that they result from an excessive reliance on tight monetary policy coupled by an expected large fiscal deficit. This resolution calis for the administration to take Immediate action to reduce the future budget deficit. encourage the banking system to concentrate scarce credit resources for those sectors of the economy which contribute most to longterm productivity and Inflation fighting. Finally. it encourages the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates without loosening Its firm control over the aggregate rate of growth of money and credit. I urge all Members to support the resolution tomorrow. The resolution follows. H. Con. Res. 160 Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to monetary policy. inflation. and high Interest rates. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring). That It is the sense of the Congress thatI (1) current Interest rates are needlessly and destructively high. taking Into account the current rate of Inflation. (2) high Interest rates are wreaking extensive damage on the economy and. In particular. on construction. on housing. and on the automobile industry. on the thrift Institutions. on small busineis. and on productive capital investment. (3) high Interest rates in the United States are also dama*~ing the economies of our major trading :And financial partners. and the economies of the developing world. causing unemployment. impeding growth. and contributing to the risk of social and political disorder. (4) high interest rates in the United States are the result. in part. of an excessive reliance on tight monetary policy to fight Inflation. coupled with an expected large fiscal deficit. and (5) interest rates can and should be brought down now. Among other steps. the administration should(A) take immediate action to reduce the future budget deficit and so permit lower interest rates. (B) design and implement a policy of encouraging the banking system to concentrate available credit on those uses which contribute most to longterm productivity improvement and Inflation fighting. and (C) encourage the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates In response to these measures. without jeopardizing firm control over the aggregate rate of growth of money and credit.*
Date: 1981-07-27
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. on Friday. July 24. the House passed H.R. 4144. energy and water development approprIations bill for fiscal 1982. on a 244to104 vote. I was unavoidably absent from the House Chamber at the time of the record vote. but If I had been present. I would have .voted for bill passage. H.R. 4144 Is of particular significance to the people of Texas First Congressional District because it provides funding for several worthwhile and necessary water projects. Of major Importance Is the $750.000 for the Cooper Lake and Channels. Texas flood control project. I commend the House for Its adoption of this legislation.*
Date: 1981-07-28
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I have a suggestion for relocating the 950 Cubans remaining at Fort Chaffee. Ark. Let us return them to Cuba by relocating them to Guantanamothere Is plenty of room there. As a result of a policy mistake by our previous administration. some parts of the Nation such as Bainbridge. Md.. and Port Isabel. Tex.. are now being considered as sites for the remaining Cubans. On the 21st of July. I proposed an alternative to relocating this last group of Cubans. most of whom have been found to have severe mental or social disorders. to our quiet communities in the United States. I suggested to the Attorney General then that the Cubans be taken to our base at Guantanamio Bay In Cuba. where sufficient facilities exist to house them while maintaining U.S. control. Let me stress that these Cubans have been found to have problems so severe that they cannot be assimilated into everyday community life. There are 250 mentally ill or retarded In group. 400 antisocial. 100 homosex and 100 alcoholics or drug u among other. It would be a simple matter to g few airplanes and take the Cuban Guantanamo. It would save the q communities of Bainbridge andI Isabel the headaches and disruptio having hundreds of antisocial. mer ly Ill. and criminal persons dui Into their laps.
Date: 1981-07-28
Speaker: DE LUGO (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I am pleFsed to rise In support of H.R. 1311. th.? National Tourism Policy Act. whicn establishes a U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration within the Commerce Department to replace the current U.S. Travel Service. As a cosponsor of this legislation. I believe this bill Is necessary to create a strong and creative tourism Industry in this country. We all know that the growth of foreign tourism in the United States has failed to keep pace with the growth of tourism throughout the world. therefore better coordination of tourism programs and Increased promotion of travel to this country could resolve these problemsand that is the purpose of this bill. For my native Virgin Islands. a thriving tourism industry Is vital to our economy. For example. It Is estimated that In 1980 a total of $350 million was spent by visitors to the Islands of St. Croix. St. Thomas. and St. John. This revenue obviously contributes significantly in providing aid to private enterprise and assistance to the local government so that it can provide essential services to the people of the territory. A thriving tourism industry means Jobs for those residing in the Virgin Islands. Approximately onethird of the people employed In the Virgin Islands work within the tourism industry. What we are talking about here Is approximately 13.000 Jobsfrom hotel employees to hotel managers. from taxi drivers to the Virgin Islands director of tourism. What the above statistics indicate Is that tourism Is a major industry In the U.S. Virgin Islands which deserves to be aggressively supported by the Federal Government. Passage of H.R. 1311 would certainly be a boon to our tourism Industry. which in turn will provide a muchneeded shot In the arm to our local economy.
Date: 1981-07-28
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. the chairman is not saying that at all. Listen. I say to my colleague. to what the chairman stated. I was always impressed when ouir friend. the gentleman from California. would complain about the lack of hearings. I have always been nIpressed by that. and I felt hie often had a good point. In fact. hie has a good point now. but I am not as impressed today because of his vote on GrammLatta. and I think I am allowed to make that observation.
Date: 1981-07-28
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. the gentleman knows full well that the Chair has done his utmost and Intends to continue to do his utmost to work in concert with him on any and all matters.
Date: 1981-07-28
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

No. what I said was that we had had hearings. I will ask the gentleman not to put words in my mouth.
Date: 1981-07-28
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I appreciate my colleagues yielding. and I rise in support of the amendment. In mny district I have two airports which have International flights. and there Is the possibility of a third one. I have 6 international. bridges. and I dare say that we need 50 more customs people right in my congressional district. We are speaking here of the entire border between the United States and Mexico and Canada. So this Is a very. very small step. but I appreciate the gentlemans taking the lead In this effort.
Date: 1981-07-28
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I have consistently expressed my concern over the administrations approach to monetary restraint which starves small businesses with a lack of credit and places heavy burdens on the auto. farming. and housing industries. This concern was heightened due to the $40 billion of credit recently obtamned by major oil companies bidding to take over Conoco. The Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. during last weeks overview hearings on the conduct of monetary policy. expressed concern that these billion dollar llnes of credit might have a dramatic effect on the Interest rates that small businesses and consumers have to pay. Business Week stated on the editorial page of Its August 3 edition that these "merger loans crowd out other borrowers and make the Feds antiinflation policy more painful than necessary." Indeed. it seems as if the majority of this country is bearing the costs of restrictive monetary policy while a few behemoths are conducting business as usual. However. the administration has repeatedly stated that its policies do not favor the rich and the powerful. they say that everyone will share the burden of the fight against inflation equally. The current situation Is certainly not reflective of the administrations stated aims. Thus. during the monetary policy hearings I expressed my concerns about the banking practices that led to the existing inequities in the credit market. However. when I asked the Undersecretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs. Beryl Sprinkel. if hie had any concerns. as Chairman Volcker does. about banking practices which foment what Business Week terms "unproductive loans." he repled. "No. sir." Mr. Sprinkel feels that these unproductive loans and their associated effects on the ability of small businesses to survive represent "a very efficient credit allocation system." These statements raise serious questions as to the administrations resolve to cut the economic pie fairly. Indeed. these events show that the words and the deeds of the administration 4re not always the same. Hence. we cannot rely on the administrations promise that the rich will not benefit more and suffer less than the poor under their programs. that Is a task we must assume ourselves. A copy of the Business Week editorial is attached for the record.
Date: 1981-07-28
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. in a letter to me July 18. 1981. President Reagan indicated he would ask for time on television to address the Nation "as soon as possible" on the issue of social security. He said he would ask for the time "to tell the American people the facts." and to let them know that he would "fight to preserve the social security system* *1 on July 27. the President did address the Nation on national television. However. most of the speech was devoted to his fight for the Republican taxc proposal. In the Presidents brief remarks on social security. though. there were various inconsistencies in regard to previous statements and actions by his administration. Because of this. I am Inserting In the RECORD a copy of the Presidents letter to me of July 18. my- letter to the President July 27. the text of his speech to the Nation July 27. and my brief statement at a news conference July 28. I asked unanimous consent that these Items be printed in the RECORD.