January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1271

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Wednesday, January 30, 1985 The House met at 11 a.m. Rev. Malaki Taumm. American

Samoan Christian Congregational Church. Carson. CA. offered the fol­lowing prayer:

Our Heavenly Father. Ruler of Na­tions. You have been our helper in ages past. Our hope for years to come. of whom all rulers and authorities in the world pray for guidance to lead our Government.

At the opening of a new session of Congress. I pray You will take into Your gracious care all Members of the Senate and of all the House of Repre­sentatives. the presiding officers. and all other officials. Endow them with a high sense of responsibilities of the office to which they have been elected. Fill them with knowledge and wisdom that the resolutions adopted and the laws enacted may meet Your standard and be for the good of our people and the people of the world.

Help us. 0 God. to render to Con­gress the honor and respect that is proper and to sustain them with our prayers and our good will. Give them faith instead of unbelief. courage in­stead of fear. love instead of hate. peace instead of quarrels and war.

Bless our President. bless our coun­try, again bless our people and make our Nation a blessing to the people of the world. Bring this to pass we pray in the name of Him, who gave His life that our lives may be lived abundant­ly. Amen.

THE JOURNAL The SPEAKER. The Chair has ex­

amined the Journal of the last day•s proceedings and announces to the House his approval thereof.

Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.

REV.~ITAUIUIU

<Mr. SUNIA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)

Mr. SUNIA. Mr. Speaker, our guest chaplain today is Elder Pastor Malaki Taullilli of the Christian Congrega­tional Church of American Samoa. His church is in the South Bay area of the city of Los Angeles.

In recent years, more and more Sa­moans from our South Sea territory have come to California and elsewhere on the west coast looking for educa­tion and employment. Many now live there permanently. Today, five times as many Samoans live in California as they do back home. Fifteen percent of my voters live there.

Reverend Tauiliili was trained for the ministry at Malua Theological College. Following his graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy and served for 20 years. Upon his retirement in 1977, he returned to the ministry. His South Bay church has a membership of 800 Samoans.

I join you. Mr. Speaker, in welcom­ing Reverend Tauiliili to the Capital and to express joy at his being our guest chaplain today.

INCREASE IN SIZE OF PERMA­NENT SELECT COMMITI'EE ON INTELLIGENCE Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I offer a

resolution <H. Res. 33 > to amend rule XL VIII of the rules of the House to increase the size of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and I ask unanimous consent for its imme­diate consideration.

The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the resolution.

The Clerk read the resolution, as fol­lows:

H. RES. 33 Resolved, That clause l<a> of Rule XLVIII

of the Rules of the House of Representa­tives is amended by striking out "fourteen" and inserting "not more than sixteen" in lieu thereof.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas?

There was no objection. The SPEAKER. The gentleman

from Texas [Mr. FRosT] is recognized for 1 hour.

Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, this is a simple change of rule XL VIII to allow the membership of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to be increased from 14 to 16. It is my un­derstanding that this increase has been agreed to by the majority and the minority leaderships.

The SPEAKER. Does the minority desire time?

Mr. MICHEL. No, Mr. Speaker. The resolution was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on

the table.

ELECTION OF CERTAIN MAJORI­TY MEMBERS TO VARIOUS STANDING COMMITTEES Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, as

chairman of the Democratic caucus and by direction of the caucus, I call up a privileged resolution <H. Res. 34) and ask for its immediate consider­ation.

The Clerk read the resolution. as fol­lows:

H. REs. 34 Resolved, That the following named Mem­

bers, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner be, and they are hereby, elected to the fol­lowing standing committees of the House of Representatives:

COIOIIT'l'EE ON AGRICULTURE: Thomas S. Foley, Washington; Walter B. Jones, North Carolina; Ed Jones, Tennessee; George E. Brown, Jr., California; Charles Rose, North Carolina; James Weaver, Oregon; Berkley Bedell, Iowa; Glenn English, Oklahoma; Leon E. Panetta, California; Jerry Huckaby, Louisiana; Dan Glickman, Kansas; Charles Whitley, North Carolina; Tony Coelho, Cali­fornia; Thomas A. Daschle, South Dakota; Charles W. Stenholm, Texas; Har~ld L. Volkmer, Missouri; Charles Hatcher, Geor­gia; Robin Tallon, South Carolina; Harley 0. Staggers, Jr., West Virginia; Lane Evans, nlinois; Robert Lindsay Thomas, Georgia; James R. "Jim" Olin, Virginia; Timothy J. Penny, Minnesota; Richard H. Stallings, Idaho; and Vacancy.

COIOU'l'TEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Edward P. Boland, Massachusetts; William H. Natcher, Kentucky; Neal Smith, Iowa; Joseph P. Ad­dabbo, New York; Sidney R. Yates, nlinois; David R. Obey, Wisconsin; Edward R. Roybal, California; Louis Stokes, Ohio; Tom Bevill, Alabama; Bill Chappell, Jr., Florida; Bill Alexander, Arkansas; John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania; Bob Traxler, Michigan; Joseph D. Early, Massachusetts; Charles Wilson, Texas; Lindy <Mrs. Hale> Boggs, Louisiana; Norman D. Dicks, Washington; Matthew F. McHugh, New York; William Lehman, Florida; Martin Olav Sabo, Minne­sota; Julian C. Dixon, California; Vic Fazio, California; W.G. <Bill> Hefner, North Caro­lina; Les AuCoin, Oregon; Daniel K. Akaka, Hawaii; Wes Watkins, Oklahoma; William H. Gray III, Pennsylvania; Bernard J. Dwyer, New Jersey; William Hill Boner, Tennessee; Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland; Bob Carr, Michigan; Robert J. Mrazek, New York; Richard J. Durbin, nlinois; and Ronald D. Coleman, Texas.

COIDII'l."l'EE ON ARMED SERVICES: Melvin Price, nlinois; Charles E. Bennett, Florida; SamuelS. Stratton. New York; Bill Nicho­las, Alabama; Dan Daniel, Virginia; G.V. <Sonny> Montgomery, Mississippi; Ronald V. Dellums, California; Patricia Schroeder, Colorado; Beverly B. Byron, Maryland; Nicholas Mavroules, Massachusetts; Earl Hutto, Florida; Ike Skelton, Missouri; Marvin Leath, Texas; Dave McCUrdy, Okla­homa; Thomas M. Foglietta, Pennsylvania; Roy Dyson, Maryland; Dennis M. Hertel, Michigan; Marilyn Lloyd, Tennessee; Norman Sisisky, Virginia; Richard Ray, Georgia; John M. Spratt, Jr., South Caroli­na; Solomon P. Ortiz, Texas; George <Buddy) Darden, Georgia; Tommy F. Robin­son, Arkansas; Albert G. Bustamante, Texas; and Vacancy.

COIDIITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS: Henry B. Gonzalez, Texas; Frank Annunzio, nlinois; Parren J. Mitch­ell, Maryland; Walter E. Fauntroy, District of Columbia; Stephen L. Neal, North Caroli­na; Carroll Hubbard, Jr., Kentucky; John J. LaFalce, New York; Stan Lundine, New

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e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor.

1272 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 York; Mary Rose Oakar, Ohio; Bruce F. Vento, Minnesota; Doug Barnard, Jr., Geor­gia; Robert Garcia, New York; Charles E. Schumer, New York; Barney Frank, Massa­chusetts; Buddy Roemer, Louisiana; Rich­ard H. Lehman, California; Bruce A. Morri­son, Connecticut; Jim Cooper, Tennessee; Marcy Kaptur, Ohio; Ben Erdreich, Ala­bama; Sander M. Levin, Michigan; Thomas R. Carper, Delaware; Esteban Edward Torres, California; Gerald D. Kleczka, Wis­consin; Bill Nelson, Florida; Paul E. Kanjor­ski, Pennsylvania; Bart Gordon, Tennessee; Thomas J. Manton, New York; and Jaime B. Fuster, Puerto Rico.

COIDIITTD ON THE BUDGET: Jim Wright, Texas; W.O. <Bill> Hefner, North Carolina; Thomas J. Downey, New York; Mike Lowry, Washington; Butler Derrick, South Caroli­na; George Miller, California; Pat Williams, Montana; Howard Wolpe, Michigan; Martin Frost, Texas; Vic Fazio, California; Marty Russo, Illinois; Ed Jenkins, Georgia; Mi­chael D. Barnes, Maryland; Marvin Leath, Texas; Charles E. Schumer, New York; Bar­bara Boxer, California; Buddy MacKay, Florida; Jim Slattery, Kansas; and Chester G. Atkins, Massachusetts.

COIDIITTD ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Walter E. Fauntroy, District of Columbia; Romano L. Mazzoli, Kentucky; Fortney H. <Pete> Stark, California; Mickey Leland, Texas; William H. Gray III, Pennsylvania; Michael D. Barnes, Maryland; and Mervyn M. Dymally, California.

CoiDIITTEE oN EDuCATION AND LABoR: Wil­liam D. Ford, Michigan; Joseph M. Gaydos, Pennsylvania; William <Bill> Clay, Missouri; Mario Biaggi, New York; Austin J. Murphy, Pennsylvania; Dale E. Kildee, Michigan; Pat Williams, Montana; Matthew G. Martinez, California; Major R. Owens, New York; Frederick C. Boucher, Virginia; Charles A. Hayes, Illinois; Carl C. Perkins, Kentucky; Terry L. Bruce, Illinois; Vacancy; Vacancy; Vacancy; Vacancy; and Vacancy.

COIOIITTD ON ENERGY AND COIDIERCE: James H. Scheuer, New York; Henry A. Waxman, California; Timothy E. Wirth, Colorado; Philip R. Sharp, Indiana; James J. Florio, New Jersey; Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts; Thomas A. Luken, Ohio; Doug Walgren, Pennsylvania; Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland; AI Swift, Washington; Mickey Leland, Texas; Richard C. Shelby, Alabama; Cardiss Collins, Illinois; Mike Synar, Oklahoma; W.J. <Billy> Tauzin, Lou­isiana; Ron Wyden, Oregon; Ralph M. Hall, Texas; Dennis E. Eckart, Ohio; Wayne Dowdy, Mississippi; Bill Richardson, New Mexico; Jim Slattery, Kansas; Gerry Sikor­ski, Minnesota; John Bryant, Texas; and Jim Bates, California.

COIDIITTD ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Lee H. Hamilton, Indiana; Gus Yatron, Pennsylva­nia; Stephen J. Solarz, New York; Don Bonker, Washington; Gerry E. Studds, Mas­sachusetts; Dan Mica, Florida; Michael D. Barnes, Maryland; Howard Wolpe, Michi­gan; Geo. W. Crockett, Jr., Michigan; Sam Gejdenson, Connecticut; Mervyn M. Dym­ally, California; Tom Lantos, California; Peter H. Kostmayer, Pennsylvania; Robert G. Torricelli, New Jersey; Lawrence J. Smith, Florida; Howard L. Berman, Califor­nia; Harry M. Reid, Nevada; Mel Levine, California; Edward F. Feighan, Ohio; Ted Weiss, New York; Gary L. Ackerman, New York; Buddy MacKay, Florida; Morris K. Udall, Arizona; and Vacancy.

CoiDIITTD oN GoVERNKENT OPERATIONs: Don Fuqua, Florida; John Conyers, Jr., Michigan; Cardiss Collins, Illinois; Glenn English, Oklahoma; Henry A. Waxman,

California; Ted Weiss, New York; Mike Synar, Oklahoma; Stephen L. Neal, North Carolina; Doug Barnard, Jr., Georgia; Barney Frank, Massachusetts; Tom Lantos, California; Robert E. Wise, Jr., West Virgin­ia; Barbara Boxer, California; Sander M. Levin, Michigan; Mel Levine, California; Major R. Owens, New York; Edolphus Towns, New York; John M. Spratt, Jr., South Carolina; Joe Kolter, Pennsylvania; Ben Erdreich, Alabama; Gerald D. Kleczka, Wisconsin; and Albert G. Bustamante, Texas.

COIDIITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION: Joseph M. Gaydos, Pennsylvania; Ed Jones, Tennessee; Charles Rose, North Carolina; Leon E. Panetta, California; AI Swift, Wash­ington; Thomas S. Foley, Washington; Mary Rose Oak.ar, Ohio; Tony Coelho, California; Jim Bates, California; William <Bill> Clay, Missouri; and Sam Gejdenson, Connecticut.

COIDIITTEE ON lNTI:RIOR AND INSULAR AF­FAIRS: John F. Seiberling, Ohio; James Weaver, Oregon; George Miller, California; Philip R. Sharp, Indiana; Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts; Austin J. Murphy, Pennsylvania; Nick Joe Rahall II, West Vir­ginia; Bruce F. Vento, Minnesota; Jerry Huckaby, Louisiana; Dale E. Kildee, Michi­gan; Tony Coelho, California; Beverly B. Byron, Maryland; Ron de Lugo, Virgin Is­lands; Sam Gejdenson, Connecticut; Peter H. Kostmayer, Pennsylvania; Jim Moody, Wisconsin; Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia; Richard H. Lehman, California; Bill Rich­ardson, New Mexico; Fofo I.F. Sunia, Ameri­can Samoa; George <Buddy) Darden, Geor­gia; Peter J. Visclosky, Indiana; Jaime B. Fuster, Puerto Rico; and Vacancy.

COIDIITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY: Jack Brooks, Texas; Robert W. Kastenmeier, Wisconsin; Don Edwards, California; John Conyers, Jr., Michigan; John F. Seiberling, Ohio; Romano L. Mazzoli, Kentucky; Wil­liam J. Hughes, New Jersey; Sam B. Hall, Jr., Texas; Mike Synar, Oklahoma; Patricia Schroeder, Colorado; Dan Glickman, Kansas; Barney Frank, Massachusetts; Geo. W. Crockett, Jr., Michigan; Charles E. Schu­mer, New York; Bruce A. Morrison, Con­necticut; Edward F. Feighan, Ohio; Law­rence J. Smith, Florida; Howard L. Berman, California; Frederick C. Boucher, Virginia; and Harley 0. Staggers, Jr., West Virginia.

COIDIITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FisHERIES: Mario Biaggi, New York; Glenn M. Anderson, California; John B. Breaux, Louisiana; Gerry E. Studds, Massachusetts; Carroll Hubbard, Jr., Kentucky; Don Bonker, Washington; James L. Oberstar, Minnesota; William J. Hughes, New Jersey; Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland; Mike Lowry, Washington; Earl Hutto, Florida; W.J. <Billy> Tauzin, Louisiana; Thomas M. Foglietta, Pennsylvania; Dennis M. Hertel, Michigan; Roy Dyson, Maryland; William 0. Lipinski, Illinois; Robert A. Borski, Pennsyl­vania; Thomas R. Carper, Delaware; Doug­las H. Bosco, California; Robin Tallon, South Carolina; Robert Lindsay Thomas, Georgia; Solomon P. Ortiz, Texas; Charles E. Bennett, Florida; and Thomas J. Manton, New York.

COIDIITTD ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE: William (Bill) Clay, Missouri; Patri­cia Schroeder, Colorado; Stephen J. Solarz, New York; Robert Garcia, New York; Mickey Leland, Texas; Gus Yatron, Penn­sylvania; Mary Rose Oakar, Ohio; Gerry Si­korski, Minnesota; Gary L. Ackerman, New York; Thomas S. Foley, Washington; Mervyn M. Dymally, California; and Vacan­cy.

COIDIITTD ON PuBLIC WORKS AND TRANs­PORTATION: Glenn M. Anderson, California;

Robert A. Roe, New Jersey; John B. Breaux, Louisiana; Norman Y. Mineta, California; James L. Oberstar, Minnesota; Henry J. Nowak, New York; Bob Edgar, Pennsylva­nia; Robert A. Young, Missouri; Nick Joe Rahall II, West Virginia; Douglas Apple­gate, Ohio; Ron de Lugo, Virgin Islands; Gus Savage, Illinois; Fofo I.F. Sunia, Ameri­can Samoa; Douglas H. Bosco, California; Jim Moody, Wisconsin; Robert A. Borski, Pennsylvania; Joe Kolter, Pennsylvania; Tim Valentine, North Carolina; Edolphus Towns, New York; William 0. Lipinski, Illi­nois; Michael A. Andrews, Texas; J. Roy Rowland, Georgia; Robert E. Wise, Jr., West Virginia; Kenneth J. Gray, Illinois; Chester G. Atkins, Massachusetts; Peter J. Visclo­sky, Indiana; James A. Traficant, Jr., Ohio; and Vacancy.

COIDIITTEE ON RULES: Joe Moakley, Mas­sachusetts; Butler Derrick, South Carolina; Anthony C. Beilenson, California; Martin Frost, Texas; David E. Bonior, Michigan; Tony P. Hall, Ohio; Alan Wheat, Missouri; and Sala Burton, California.

COIOIITTEE ON SciENCE AND TEcHNOLOGY: Robert A. Roe, New Jersey; George E. Brown, Jr., California; James H. Scheuer, New York; Marilyn IJoyd, Tennessee; Timo­thy E. Wirth, Colorado; Doug Walgren, Pennsylvania; Dan Glickman, Kansas; Robert A. Young, Missouri; Harold L. Volk­mer, Missouri; Bill Nelson, Florida; Stan Lundine, New York; Ralph M. Hall, Texas; Dave McCurdy, Oklahoma; Norman Y. Mineta, California; Michael A. Andrews, Texas; Tim Valentine, North Carolina; Harry M. Reid, Nevada; Robert G. Torri­celli, New Jersey; Frederick C. Boucher, Vir­ginia; Terry Bruce, Illinois; Richard H. Stal­lings, Idaho; Bart Gordon, Tennessee; and James A. Traficant, Jr., Ohio.

COIDIITTEE ON SKALL BUSINESS: Neal Smith, Iowa; Joseph P. Addabbo, New York; Henry B. Gonzalez, Texas; John J. LaFalce, New York; Berkley Bedell, Iowa; Henry J. Nowak, New York; Thomas A. Luken, Ohio; Ike Skelton, Missouri; Charles W. Stenholm, Texas; Romano L. Mazzoli, Kentucky; Nich­olas Mavroules, Massachusetts; Charles Hatcher, Georgia; Ron Wyden, Oregon; Dennis E. Eckart, Ohio; Gus Savage, Illi­nois; Buddy Roemer, Louisiana; Norman Sisisky, Virginia; Esteban Edward Torres, California; Jim Cooper, Tennessee; James R. "Jim" Olin, Virginia; Richard Ray, Geor­gia; Charles A. Hayes, Illinois; Matthew G. Martinez, California; and Vacancy.

COIDIITTD ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT: Ed Jenkins, Georgia; Vic Fazio, California; William J. Coyne, Pennsylvania; Bernard J. Dwyer, New Jersey; and Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia.

COIDIITTD ON VE'l'ERANS' AFFAIRS: Don Ed­wards, California; Bob Edgar, Pennsylvania; Sam B. Hall, Jr., Texas; Douglas Applegate, Ohio; Richard C. Shelby, Alabama; Dan Mica, Florida; Thomas A. Daschle, South Dakota; Wayne Dowdy, Mississippi; Lane Evans, Illinois; Marcy Kaptur, Ohio; Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia; Timothy J. Penny, Minnesota; Harley 0. Staggers, Jr., West Virginia; J. Roy Rowland, Georgia; John Bryant, Texas; James J. Florio, New Jersey; Kenneth J. Gray, Illinois; Paul E. KanJor­ski, Pennsylvania; and Tommy F. Robinson, Arkansas.

COIDIITTEE ON WAYS AND M!:A:Ns: Sam Gib­bons, Florida; J.J. Pickle, Texas; Charles B. Rangel, New York; Fortney H. <Pete> Stark, California; James R. Jones, Oklahoma; Andrew Jacobs, Jr., Indiana; Harold E. Ford, Tennessee; Ed Jenkins, Georgia; Richard A. Gephardt, Missouri; Thomas J. Downey,

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1273 New York; Cecil <Cec> Heftel, Hawaii; Wyche Fowler, Jr., Georgia; Frank J. Guar­ini, New Jersey; Marty Russo, Illinois; Donald J. Pease, Ohio; Robert T. Matsui, California; Beryl Anthony, Jr., Arkansas; Ronnie G. Flippo, Alabama; Byron L. Dorgan, North Dakota; Barbara B. Kennel­ly, Connecticut; Brian J. Donnelly, Massa­chusetts; and William J. Coyne, Pennsylva­nia.

Mr. GEPHARDT <during the read­ing). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be consid­ered as read and printed in the RECORD.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Missouri?

There was no objection. The resolution was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on

the table.

ELECTION OF CERTAIN MINORI­TY MEMBERS TO VARIOUS STANDING COMMITTEES Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, by direc­

tion of the Republican Conference, I offer a privileged resolution <H. Res. 35) and ask for its immediate consider­ation.

The Clerk read the resolution, as fol­lows:

H. RES. 35 Resolved, That the following named Mem­

bers and Delegates, be, and they are hereby, elected to the following standing commit­tees of the House of Representatives:

Committee on Agriculture: Edward R. Madigan, Illinois; James M. Jeffords, Ver­mont; E. Thomas Coleman, Missouri; Ron Marlenee, Montana; Larry Hopkins, Ken­tucky; Arlan Stangeland, Minnesota; Pat Roberts, Kansas; Bill Emerson, Missouri; Sid Morrison, Washington; Steve Gunder­son, Wisconsin; Cooper Evans, Iowa; Gene Chapple, California; Webb Franklin, Missis­sippi; Tom Lewis, Florida; Robert Smith, Oregon; Larry Combest, Texas; and Bill Schuette, Michigan.

Committee on Appropriations: Silvio Conte, Massachusetts; Joseph M. McDade, Pennsylvania; John T. Myers, Indiana; Clar­ence E. Miller, Ohio; Lawrence Coughlin, Pennsylvania; C.W. Bill Young, Florida; Jack Kemp, New York; Ralph S. Regula, Ohio; George M. O'Brien, Illinois; Virginia Smith, Nebraska; Eldon D. Rudd, Arizona; Carl D. Pursell, Michigan; Mickey Edwards, Oklahoma; Bob Livingston, Louisiana; Bill Green, New York; Tom Loeffler, Texas; Jerry Lewis, California; John E. Porter, llli­nois; Harold Rogers, Kentucky; Joe Skeen, New Mexico; Frank R. Wolf, Virginia; and Bill Lowery, California.

Committee on Armed Services: William L. Dickinson, Alabama; G. William White­hurst, Virginia; Floyd Spence, South Caroli­na; Marjorie Holt, Maryland; Elwood Hillis, Indiana; Robert E. Badham, California; Bob Stump, Arizona; Jim Courter, New Jersey; Larry J. Hopkins, Kentucky; Robert W. Davis, Michigan; Ken Kramer, Colorado; Duncan Hunter, California; Thomas F. Hartnett, South Carolina; David O'B. Martin, New York; John R. Kasich, Ohio; William Carney, New York; Lynn Martin, ll­linois; Herbert H. Bateman, Virginia; Mac Sweeney, Texas; and Ben Garrido Blaz, Guam.

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Chalmers P. Wylie, Ohio; Stewart B. McKinney, Connecticut; Jim Leach, Iowa; Norman D. Shumway, Califor­nia; Stan Parris, Virginia; Bill McCollum, Florida; George Wortley, New York; Marge Roukema, New Jersey; Doug Bereuter, Ne­braska; David Dreier, California; John Hiler, Indiana; Thomas J. Ridge, Pennsylvania; Steve Bartlett, Texas; Toby Roth, Wiscon­sin; Rod Chandler, Washington; AI McCand­less, California; John Grotberg, Illinois; Jim Kolbe, Arizona; and J. Alex McMillan, North Carolina.

Committee on the Budget: Delbert L. Latta, Ohio; Jack Kemp, New York; Lynn Martin, Illinois; Bobbi Fiedler, California; Tom Loeffler, Texas; Connie Mack, Florida; William F. Goodling, Pennsylvania; Denny Smith, Oregon; Vin Weber, Minnesota; Hank Brown, Colorado; Beau Boulter, Texas; Vacancy; and Vacancy.

Committee on the District of Columbia: Steward B. McKinney, Connecticut; Stan Parris, Virginia; Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., Vir­ginia; and Vacancy.

Committee on Education and Labor: James M. Jeffords, Vermont; William F. Goodling, Pennsylvania; E. Thomas Cole­man, Missouri; Thomas E. Petri, Wisconsin; Marge Roukema, New Jersey; Steve Gun­derson, Wisconsin; Steve Bartlett, Texas; Howard Nielson, Utah; Rod Chandler, Washington; Tom Tauke, Iowa; Richard K. Armey, Texas; Harris W. Fawell, Illinois; and Paul B. Henry, Michigan.

Committee on Energy and Commerce: James T. Broyhill, North Carolina; Norman F. Lent, New York; Edward R. Madigan, Illi­nois; Carlos J. Moorhead, California; Mat­thew J. Rinaldo, New Jersey; William E. Dannemeyer, California; Bob Whittaker, Kansas; Thomas J. Tauke, Iowa; Don Ritter, Pennsylvania; Dan Coats, Indiana; Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., Virginia; Jack Fields, Texas; Michael G. Oxley, Ohio; Howard C. Nielson, Utah; Michael Bilirakis, Florida; Dan Schaefer, Colorado; and Fred J. Eckert, New York.

Committee on Foreign Affairs: William S. Broomfield, Michigan; Benjamin A. Gilman, New York; Robert J. Lagomarsino, Califor­nia; Jim Leach, Iowa; Toby Roth, Wiscon­sin; Olympia J. Snowe, Maine; Henry J. Hyde, Illinois; Gerald B. H. Solomon, New York; Doug Bereuter, Nebraska; Mark D. Siljander, Michigan; Ed Zschau, California; Robert K. Doman, California; Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey; Connie Mack, Flori­da; Michael DeWine, Ohio; Dan Burton, In­diana; and John McCain, Arizona.

Committee on Government Operations: Frank Horton, New York; Thomas N. Kind­ness, Ohio; Robert S. Walker, Pennsylvania; William F. Clinger, Jr., Pennsylvania; John R. McKernan, Jr., Maine; AI McCandless, California; Larry Craig, Idaho; Jim Saxton, New Jersey; Patrick L. Swindall, Georgia; Thomas D. <Tom> DeLay, Texas; DavidS. Monson. Utah; Joseph J. DioGuardi, New York; John G. Rowland, Connecticut; Rich­ard K. Armey, Texas; Jim Ross Lightfoot, Iowa; and John R. Miller, Washington.

Committee on House Administration: Bill Frenzel, Minnesota; William L. Dickinson, Alabama; Robert E. Badham, California; Newt Gingrich, Georgia; William M. Thomas, California; Barbara F. Vucanovich, Nevada; and Pat Roberts, Kansas.

Committee on Interior and Insular Af­fairs: Don Young, Alaska; Manuel Lujan, Jr., New Mexico; Robert J. Lagomarsino, California; Ron Marlenee, Montana; Dick Cheney, Wyoming; Charles Pashayan, Jr.,

California; Larry Craig, Idaho; Denny Smith, Oregon; James V. Hansen, Utah; Bill Emerson, Missouri; John McCain, Arizona; Barbara F. Vucanovich, Nevada; William M. Hendon, North Carolina; Michael L. Strang, Colorado; Ben Blaz, Guam; and Joe Barton, Texas.

Committee on the Judiciary: Hamilton Fish, Jr., New York; Carlos J. Moorhead, California; Henry J. Hyde, Illinois; Thomas N. Kindness, Ohio; Dan Lungren, Califor­nia; F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., Wisconsin; Bill McCollum, Florida; E. Clay Shaw, Jr., Florida; George W. Gekas, Pennsylvania; Michael DeWine, Ohio; William E. Danne­meyer, California; Hank Brown, Colorado; Patrick L. Swindall, Georgia; and Howard Coble, North Carolina.

Committee on Merchant MP-rine and Fish­eries: Norman F. Lent, New York; Gene Snyder, Kentucky; Don Young, Alaska; Robert W. Davis, Michigan; William Carney, New York; Norman D. Shumway, California; Jack Fields, Texas; Claudine Schneider, Rhode Island; Herbert H. Bate­man, Virginia; John R. McKernan, Jr., Maine; Webb Franklin, Mississippi; Thomas F. Hartnett, South Carolina; Gene Chapple, California; Jim Saxton, New Jersey; Sonny Callahan, Alabama; John R. Miller, Wash­ington; and Helen Delich Bentley, Mary­land.

Committee on Post Office and Civil Serv­ice: Gene Taylor, Missouri; Benjamin A. Gilman. New York; Charles Pashayan, Jr., California; Frank Horton, New York; John T. Myers, Indiana; Don Young, Alaska; James V. Hansen, Utah; and Dan Burton, Indiana.

Committee on Public Works and Trans­portation: Gene Snyder, Kentucky; John Paul Hammerschmidt, Arkansas; Bud Shu­ster, Pennsylvania; Arlan Stangeland, Min­nesota; Newt Gingrich, Georgia; William F. Clinger, Jr., Pennsylvania; Guy V. Molinari, New York; E. Clay Shaw, Jr., Florida; Bob McEwen, Ohio; Thomas E. Petri, Wisconsin; Don Sundquist, Tennessee; Nancy L. John­son, Connecticut; Ron Packard. California; Sherwood L. Boehlert, New York; Thomas D. <Tom> DeLay, Texas; Sonny Callahan. Alabama; Dean A. Gallo, New Jersey; Helen Delich Bentley, Maryland; and Jim Ross Lightfoot, Iowa.

Committee on Rules: James H. <Jimmy> Quillen, Tennessee; Delbert L. Latta. Ohio; Trent Lott, Mississippi; and Gene Taylor, Missouri.

Committee on Science and Technology: Manuel Lujan, Jr., New Mexico; Robert S. Walker, Pennsylvania; F. James Sensen­brenner, Jr .• Wisconsin; Claudine Schneider. Rhode Island; Sherwood L. Boehlert. New York; Tom Lewis, Florida; Don Ritter, Pennsylvania; Sid Morrison, Washington; Ron Packard, California; Jan Meyers, Kansas; Robert C. Smith, New Hampshire; Paul B. Henry, Michigan; Harris W. Fawell, Illinois; William W. Cobey, Jr., North Caro­lina; Joe Barton, Texas; D. French Slaugh­ter, Jr .• Virginia; and David S. Monson, Utah.

Committee on Small Business: Jol'!eph M. McDade, Pennsylvania; Silvio Conte, Massa­chusetts; William S. Broomfield, Michigan; Andy Ireland, Florida; John Hiler, Indiana; Vin Weber, Minnesota; David Dreier. Cali­fornia; D. French Slaughter, Jr., Virginia; Jim Kolbe, Arizona; William W. Cobey, Jr., North Carolina; Robert C. Smith, New Hampshire; Howard Coble, North Carolina; Joseph J. DioGuardi, New York; Jan Meyers, Kansas; Dean A. Gallo, New Jersey;

1274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 D 1110 J. Alex McMillan, North Carolina; and John

E. Grotberg, llllnois. Committee on Standards of Official Con­

duct: Floyd Spence, South Carolina; John T. Myers, Indiana; James V. Hansen, Utah; G. Will1am Whitehurst, Virginia; Carl D. Pur­sell, Michigan; and George C. Wortley, New York.

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: John Paul Hammerschmidt, Arkansas; Chalmers P. Wylie, Ohio; Elwood Hill1s, Indiana; Gerald B. H. Solomon, New York; Bob McEwen, Ohio; Chistopher H. Smith, New Jersey; Dan Burton, Indiana; Don Sund­quist, Tennessee; Michael Bllirakis, Florida; Nancy L. Johnson, Connecticut; Guy V. Molinari, New York; Thomas J. Ridge, Pennsylvania; Hendon, North Carolina; and John G. Rowland, Connecticut.

Committee on Ways and Means: John J. Duncan, Tennessee; Bill Archer, Texas; Guy Vander Jagt, Michigan; Philip M. Crane, n­linois; Bill Frenzel, Minnesota; Richard T. Schulze, Pennsylvania; Willis D. Gradison, Jr., Ohio; W. Henson Moore, Louisiana; Car­roll Campbell, South Carolina; Will1am M. Thomas, California; Raymond J. McGrath, New York; Hal Daub, Nebraska; and Judd Gregg, New Hampshire.

Mr. MICHEL <during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read and printed in the RECORD.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Illinois?

There was no objection. The resolution was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on

the table.

PERMISSION TO EXTEND TIME FOR PUBLISHING COMMITTEE RULES IN CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I ask

unanimous consent that each commit­tee of the House may have until Thursday, February 28, 1985, to pub­lish committee rules in the CoNGRES­SIONAL RECORD in compliance with clause 2<a> of rule XI.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas?

There was no objection.

SELECTED RESERVE MANPOWER INITIATIVE

<Mr. MONTGOMERY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.>

Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, on Monday I announced a series of ini­tiatives which I have developed to im­prove the readiness of our Guard and Reserve Forces and, at the same time, reduce the overall defense budget. Today, I wish to speak on the first of these initiatives, the selected reserve manpower initiative.

I plan three actions to ensure that the Selected Reserve manpower re­quirements continue to be met. First, ·I have requested a review by the House

Armed Services Committee of the total package of recruiting and reten­tion incentives now available to the Reserve Forces. Such a review will help ensure that our defense dollars are spent in the most cost-effective manner.

Second, I will introduce legislation which will provide the incentives nec­essary to attract and retain physicians and other health care professionals in the Selected Reserve. I view the short­ages being experienced as critical.

Third, I will introduce a bill which, after date of its enactment, will allow those who enlist in the Selected Re­serve to become eligible for the new peacetime GI bill benefits. This bill will also allow pursuit of an expanded program of education and make other technical corrections.

Mr. Speaker, I believe these three actions will produce a significant im­provement in Reserve Force readiness. Greater reliance may then be placed upon these Reserve Forces which, in tum, will result in a smaller expendi­ture of taxpayer dollars.

DIESEL FUEL TAX REBATE <Mr. SCHULZE asked and was given

permission to address the House for 1 minute.>

Mr. SCHULZE. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing legislation to end the unfair penalty we levied against Amer­ican diesel car owners when we passed the 1984 Deficit Reduction Act. Under DEFRA the diesel fuel tax was raised 6 cents per gallon. While this new tax was supposed to be targeted at large trucks to help offset the damage they cause on highways, we managed to stick it to the average American who owns a diesel-powered car or light truck.

This is the same person who bought the vehicle hoping to conserve fuel and got caught up in the OPEC price war several years ago.

He is also the person who has seen his vehicle drastically depreciated simply because it was a diesel and his trade-in value plummet when OM de­cided that they will no longer produce diesel engines for passenger cars.

Congress added to their plight by asking all diesel car owners to bear the full burden of paying for a road damage problem which cannot be at­tributed to their usage. All we are at­tempting to return to the diesel owner is the amount of additional tax he is forced to pay.

Every day we hear and read about fairness. Well today we can be fair, and correct the problem we created for diesel car owners. I urge my col­leagues to support my bill to rebate the diesel fuel tax wrongfully imposed last year.

BILLS TO OPPOSE IMF LOANS TO SOUTH AFRICA AND TO PROHIBIT IMPORTATION OF KRUGERRANDS INTO THE UNITED STATES <Mr. MITCHELL asked and was

given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.>

Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Speaker, be­cause of the despicable conditions of inhumanity that exist in the Republic of South Africa, I am introducing leg­islation which will give the Members of the House an opportunity to go on record to indicate to South Africa and the world that the United States is willing to take action against the abominable system of racial discrimi­nation. This bill directs the U.S. Direc­tor of the International Monetary Fund <IMF> to vote against providing any financial assistance to any coun­try which practices apartheid.

Mr. Speaker, we have seen essential­ly no change in the status quo of apartheid in South Africa over the past two decades save the accelerated violence and oppression by Pretoria. We have heard witnesses before vari­ous committees in the House testify that loans made to the Government of South Africa from private sources and the IMF contribute directly to the per­petuation apartheid's desecration and rape of the black population's political and economic rights. The Government of South Africa borrowed an estimated $1.2 billion from the IMF in November 1982 and $3.7 billion from U.S. banks during that same year. The IMF itself cited the practice of apartheid as a threat to economic stability in South Africa and recommended an extensive restructuring of the abhorrent social system in a report issued on May 19, 1983 by an IMF economic team. Thus the practice of racial segregation is not only morally unsound, but eco­nomically fallacious as well.

For these reasons, I believe this bill deserves the support of all Members who are sincere in their opposition to the violence, human suffering and eco­nomic exploitation which results from minority rule in South Africa, and I encourage my colleagues to join me in cosponsoring and working for the en­actment of this bill.

Mr. Speaker, the House of Repre­sentatives has adopted in the past, sev­eral resolutions sharply criticizing the pernicious institutionalized racist poli­cies of the South African Government. While I have supported many of these measures which enunciate the sense of the House that the Republic of South Africa should cease its "constitution­al" practice of apartheid, I believe it is long overdue that we convert our rhet­oric into action. It is in this spirit that I am introducing legislation to prohib-

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1275 it the importation into the United States or its territories of the South African krugerrand or any other gold coins minted in South Africa or of­fered for sale by the Government of South Africa.

Because of the complexity of apart­heid with all its interlocking compo­nents, all loans and investments to any part of the system benefits the system as a whole, and thus provides the South African Government with income to help maintain the suppres­sion of black South Africans. Not only do the blacks of South Africa receive no benefit from krugerrand sales, but the gold used in the krugerrand is the product of the mining industry which exploits black labor, and exposes them to appalling and dangerous conditions.

While it impossible to determine what level of funds invested by the United States in the krugerrand are funneled directly into the mainte­nance of apartheid, it is certain that the only way to prevent U.S. contribu­tion to it is by restricting U.S. pur­chases of gold coins offered for sale by the Government of South Africa.

I would like to encourage my col­leagues to give careful consideration to all bills which make clear our opposi­tion to South Africa's apartheid system, and to join with me in cospon­soring this legislation which is a part of that effort.

PROVISIONS OF THE BILL

The bill would bar the importation into the United States or its territories of the krugerrand or any other gold coin minted in South Africa or offered for sale by the Government of South Africa.

Violation of this section of the bill would result in a fine of up to $1 mil­lion for any entity other than an indi­vidual, and not more than five times the value of the krugerrands or gold coins involved for an individual. Any authorized person or agent who know­ingly carries out or acquiesces in the practice constituting the violation shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

FRAUDULENT ROLLBACK OF ODOMETER MILEAGE FIGURES <Mr. TAUKE asked and was given

permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. TAUKE. Mr. Speaker, one of the major forms of consumer fraud plaguing Americans today is the roll­back of odometer mileage figures on used cars and trucks sold around the Nation. It is estimated that over 3 mil­lion used vehicles sold each year have had their odometers rolled back. This deception is costing the American con­sumer dearly-the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration esti­mates that the cost of odometer tam-

pering to consumers exceeds over $2 billion a year.

In Iowa alone a year-long crackdown has netted more than 800 cars withal­tered mileage figures. These cars had over 21 million miles illegally erased from their odometers, costing Iowa consumers over $5 million. Although Iowa has had considerable success in combating this fraud, State transpor­tation officials say that they are ham­pered by the difficulty of tracing a ve­hicle's history. Some altered odom­eters found in Iowa were traced through the paperwork of eight States.

In an effort to stem this rising tide of consumer fraud, I join my colleague from Texas [Mr. BRYANT] in introduc­ing legislation today to give added punch to State and Federal enforce­ment efforts. The legislation we are offering would:

Require odometer readings to be printed on vehicle registrations and titles;

Require auto auction companies to retain mileage and vehicle identifica­tion numbers for 4 years after a car is sold, the same length of time required of auto dealers; and

Increase the maximum prison penal­ty for odometer tampering from 1 year to 3 years, and raise the maximum fine from $1,000 to $2,000.

I believe that the adoption of these provisions will make odometer tamper­ing less attractive to criminals and will better protect American consumers. The price of odometer fraud is outra­geous. And I call upon my colleagues to support this necessary legislation.

TAXPAYERS' BILL OF RIGHTS <Mr. REID asked and was given per­

mission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. REID. Mr. Speaker, during the 98th Congress two of the most fre­quently repeated themes before this body were deficit reduction and tax reform. When we spoke of tax reform, our general focus was on ways we could make the system more equitable for the taxpayer.

Because "equity" comes in many forms, including the oversight of In­ternal Revenue Service abuses of tax­payers, I have today introduced the taxpayer bill of rights.

This legislation addresses such prob­lem areas as: Questionable tax en­forcement practices, disclosure of rights and obligations of taxpayers, the awarding of costs to prevailing taxpayers, procedures involving tax­payer interviews, provisions of an om­budsman, GAO oversight of the IRS, and an appeals process for adverse IRS decisions.

One of the most important provi­sions of my bill would prohibit per­formance evaluations of IRS person-

nel, based upon the amounts collected from taxpayers through audit and in­vestigation.

I have sponsored this legislation be­cause I strongly believe that by pro­tecting taxpayers against tax collec­tion abuses, we are taking an impor­tant step toward restoring taxpayer confidence in our Nation's tax system.

UNITED STATES IS FACING ITS GREATEST AGRICULTURAL CA­LAMITY

<Mr. MARLENEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. MARLENEE. Mr. Speaker, the United States of America is facing the greatest agricultural calamity that has ever faced this Nation. It has already begun, and if allowed to continue will rip the seams of the fabric of this Nation apart.

The sad part of this story, Mr. Speaker, is that it is within the power of the legislative and administrative branches of this Government to devel­op the legislative tools that could be used to solve the problems, that could be used to increase exports of agricul­tural products, that could be used to make our products more competitive without taking it out of the hide of the producers.

Think of it, legislation that will help this Nation vastly reduce its deficit balance of trade by increasing agricul­tural exports.

I urge my colleagues to look closely at legislation that would develop export incentives similar to my Export Incentive Act. It is time that we recognize we have

to deal with world markets and world competition. It is time for us to get tough as an exporting nation.

VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION PRIME TARGET OF ADMINIS­TRATIVE HATCHET (Mrs. SCHROEDER asked and was

given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.>

Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, next week the President will submit his budget to Congress. One area in which deep cuts are likely is in the Federal field structure. To buy more and more expensive weapon systems, we are going to be asked to gut Gov­ernment services to the people.

The Veterans' Administration is a prime target of this hatchet. Current­ly, there are 57 VA field offices which provide important counseling services to veterans. A plan circulating within the administration calls for cutting these 57 offices down to 3 nationwide. And, the plans calls for firing nearly 2,000 VA employees who now provide

1276 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 needed services to veterans. So, the veterans go on the auction block to feed the Pentagon's insatiable appe­tite.

Wait, there's more. Various adminis­tration options call for the elimination of between 200 and 900 Social Security offices and the axing of 19,000 work­ers. The same volume of contested claims will have to be decided by sub­stantially fewer claims examiners. So, our senior citizens and our disabled citizens will be short changed to fund the Pentagon's addiction.

And, the administration is planning a wholesale abolition of regional of­fices of all agencies. So what if citizens have to come to Washington to deal with housing loans, agricultural pay­ments, Federal jobs, or Government contracts, the administration thinks. If taxpayers are angry about the amount of Government services they get for their tax dollars, they will be furious when they find out that they have to cross the Potomac to deal with Government agencies.

I urge the administration to back off this plan to decimate Government services to satisfy Weinberger's appe­tite. Let's cut spending to reduce the deficit. But let's do it fairly and intelli­gently.

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE AND WHITTIER DAILY NEWS EDUCATING READERS ON WORK OF GRACE COMMISSION <Mr. DREIER of California asked

and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. DREIER of California. Mr. Speaker, the great Virginia patriot George Mason once said:

The freedom of the press is one of the greatest bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained.

Today, Mr. Speaker, I am proud to report the unrestrained role two news­papers in my district are playing in educating their readers about the work of the Grace Commission. Re­sponding to front-page appeals in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Whit­tier Daily News, nearly 3,000 readers sent in petit ions in support of the Grace Commission during the first 10 days of 1985 alone. Thanks to the Tribune/Daily News, the Commis­sion's recommendations have been dis­cussed in community groups, high school classrooms, and above all, by private citizens. Many have written to me, asking why Congress hasn't acted on the Grace proposals.

Last year, Members of this body tried to shelve the Commission's rec­ommendations for reducing Federal spending in the hope that they would soon be forgotten; but if newspapers from around the country follow the el{ample of the Tribune/Daily News and tell the American people about

the Grace Commission recommenda­tions and its blue print for reducing Federal spending, this body may some­day have a full and free debate on the Grace report.

President Reagan said it best in his inaugural address when he defined the task ahead of us this year by saying: "If not us-who; and if not now­when?" The time to reduce the deficit is now. The place to begin is the report of the Grace Commission.

0 1120 THE TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT

<Mr. ROEMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the many Congressmen and Congresswomen who have helped with H.R. 600 in the past several weeks, I want to thank the more than 100 Members of Congress who have co­sponsored our bill.

H.R. 600 repeals the controversial provision in the Tax Code which calls for a contemporaneous accounting for legitimate business deductions on the part of farmers, contractors, salesmen, and small businessmen and business­women.

All of us should pay our legitimate taxes but the IRS has gone too far in their bureaucratic approach to con­temporaneous accounting. Frankly, the cure is worse than the disease.

The revisions proposed last week by the IRS improved their position but are still far to burdensome and unfair.

I assure the Congress that we plan to continue to push for complete repeal of this provision. Join with us; cosponsor H.R. 600, the Taxpayer Relief Act. We need you now.

BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

<Mr. STRANG asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. STRANG. Mr. Speaker, 198 years ago today, Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter to James Madison, "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing." Such a rebellion is now upon us; spearheaded by a grassroots evolu­tion of concerns from individual citi­zens, working through their State leg­islatures. That rebellion's cry is a plea to the Federal legislature to get its economic house in order by adopting a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The rebels are saying to us, "If you don't, we will," and their means will be a constitution­al convention.

These citizens, and I count myself among them, have as the foundation of their rallying cry, a document nur­tured and perfected by another group

of revolutionaries during the first Constitutional Convention in 1787-ar­ticle V of our Constitution. James Madison, perceived by many as the Father of the Constitution, wrote in the Federalist Papers regarding article V, the method prescribed for the sev­eral States to call a constitutional con­vention:

The mode preferred by the Convention Un 17871 seems to be stamped with every mark of propriety. It guards equally against that extreme facility which would render the Constitution too mutable; and that ex­treme difficulty which perpetuate its discov­ered faults. It moreover equally enables the general and state governments to originate the amendments of errors as they may be pointed out by the experience on one side or on the other.

Thus, it is only proper that if the Congress fails to act, given an over­whelming outcry by the public at large, then the several States will act to do our work for us. I don't want that to happen. I believe that respon­sibility rests with those of us in this Chamber and with our colleagues in the other body. If there are those in Congress who face the prospect and outcome of an article V constitutional convention with some trepidation, then they should heed the warning calls from people across this Nation who want and expect the Federal Gov­ernment to maintain a balance of re­ceipts and expenditures, without rais­ing taxes.

Thomas Jefferson warned that "the public debt is the greatest of dangers to be feared by a Republican Govern­ment," and he proposed the concept of a balanced budget amendment as early as 1789. "I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Con­stitution," Jefferson wrote:

I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our government to the genuine principles of its Constitution; I mean an additional Arti­cle, taking from the federal government the power of borrowing.

Alexander Hamilton strongly urged the repayment of the national debt. Presidents John Adams, James Madi­son, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson all urged avoiding public debt. A balanced budget was synonymous with sound political economy among our Found­ing Fathers. Over these many years we have lost sight of their vision.

The balanced budget amendment to the Constitution I am introducing today is, if you will, Jeffersonian in its simplicity. Some will say too simple because it does not deal with all the complexities of the issue. Perhaps there is some merit in that, and I am willing and eager to lead and partici­pate in a full discussion of the particu­lars.

This proposed amendment is straightforward; that is how I believe Jefferson would have wanted it. This

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1277 amendment does not make provisions for tax increases. That is of major im­portance to me, and I hope to many of my colleagues as well. This amend­ment provides a waiver only in time of war or national emergency, as declared by Congress, and then only when adopted by a two-thirds vote of the Congress. The language provides a period of at least 2 years after ratifica­tion to prepare for its implementation.

Our distinguished late colleague GILLIS LoNG of Louisiana once urged his party members to show "their compassion to care, but also the toughness to govern." We need this constitutional restraint, partly because our Federal legislature has shown much compassion, but too little tough­ness. The fact now is, congressional spending is hemorrhaging in a pool of red ink. There is a clear and present danger of economic suicide.

We need this constitutional re­straint, because we have proven a simple law will not suffice. It is a fact that no single Congress can bind a suc­ceeding Congress by statute. A bal­anced budget statute, or law limiting taxes can be and has been waived by adoption of a new law or a new budget which takes precedence over previous statutes. The Byrd-Grassley amend­ment to the IMF loan program was the law of the land and required that in fiscal year 1981, total budget out­lays of the Federal Government "shall not" exceed its receipts <Public Law 95-435). In 1979, a provision in a law to increase the national debt limit stated that "Congress shall balance the Fed­eral budget" <Public Law 96-5), which required the congressional budget committees to propose balanced budg­ets for fiscal year 1981 and subsequent years. The fact is these statutory ef­forts had no effect, for in fiscal year 1981 there was a $50 billion deficit.

We need this constitutional restraint to bring reality to the political process and to our bias to spend. The collec­tive need to control spending has thus far proved no match for the pressures each individual Member faces to in­crease spending. The fact is, the move­ment over the past 50 years has been toward bigger Government and eco­nomic instability. This movement re­sults from decisions of reasonable men and women in Congress, who, as indi­viduals, find it more and more difficult to resist the pressures, especially in an election year, to increase spending.

We need this constitutional re­straint, because our plastic voting card has, in fact, become a plastic credit card. Unlike our commercial credit cards, this one has no limit. We are not financing this debt out of our own pockets, rather we are mortgaging the financial futures of our children and grandchildren. And no one, at least not yet, has sent us a letter to tell us our credit limit is frozen until we start repaying this debt. No, ours is an un-

limited credit line. To finance it, we will just borrow more; print more money, or raise taxes. It's a plan for fi­nancial disaster.

Thirty-two State legislatures have acted under article V of the Constitu­tion. Action by only two more States is required to total the two-thirds neces­sary to force a constitutional conven­tion. While I appreciate the provisions of article V, it is my firm belief that the responsibility for balancing the Federal budget lies and must lie within this institution. We should not have to be forced into resolving this issue. We have only to muster the courage to act, because it is simply the right and responsible action to take.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and especially the members of the Judiciary Commit­tee, to listen and hear the groundswell of public pleadings, and to act in a forthright and responsible manner to begin the process of hearings and action on these proposals to add to our Constitution, article 27 -to require a balanced Federal budget.

INTRODUCTION OF BILL TO MAKE THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AN INDE­PENDENT AGENCY <Mr. PICKLE asked and was given

permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks and include extraneous matter.>

Mr. PICKLE. Mr. Speaker, I am in­troducing jointly with Representative BILL ARcHER, who serves with me as the ranking Republican on the Social Security Subcommittee, legislation which will establish the Social Securi­ty Administration as an independent agency, removing it from the Depart­ment of Health and Human Services. I believe this administrative reorganiza­tion is necessary if we are to have a stable and secure system of Social Se­curity.

All of us must admit that our Social Security program will never meet its objectives unless the public is confi­dent that promised benefits will be paid. The public does not have that trust today-at least it is doubtful, particularly by our younger workers.

In the past, people feared they would not get their benefits because the trust funds were inadequate. How­ever, passage of the Social Security Amendments of 1983 resolved most of these financial concerns. For the past 2 years, the trustees• reports show the system is in financial balance.

Nevertheless, the public still has doubts that the system will work for them because deep down they doubt that the "politicians" have the will to let the system work.

The public is continually bombarded with claims by public and private lead­ers that Social Security must be

changed for one reason or another. At the same time, the public sees clearly the decline in the quality of service re­sulting from hiring freezes which are imposed by the OPM, regardless of SSA's needs. People know all too well the frustration and inconvenience caused by equipment and building lo­cation decisions made to satisfy the GSA but not the public. They become doubters when they see financial pro­jections are being made by the Office of Management and Budget to satisfy whatever economic policy is currently in fashion, and not to protect those who have paid into the system for a lifetime. And they are dismayed by the confusion and turmoil caused by the constant change in SSA Commis­sioners due to capricious administra­tive meddling and manipulation.

Americans are willing to make sacri­fices to ensure a measure of financial security when they can no longer work. But in return they must have some certainty that the commitment of a lifetime will not be swept away in some passing political crisis of the moment.

We can and should respond to this valid public concern by giving the Social Security Administration the long-term administrative stability which its unique mission requires.

I believe establishing the Social Se­curity Administration as an independ­ent agency will accomplish this pur­pose. I urge my colleagues to join with me in supporting this needed reform.

I am pleased to say that Representa­tive DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, chairman Of the Ways and Means Committee, and Representative EDWARD RoYBAL, chair­man of the Select Committee on Aging, are also sponsoring this legisla­tion.

SUKKARY OF PROVISIONS

A Bill to establish the Social Security Ad­ministration as an independent agency of the executive branch 1. Programs to be administered by the in­

dependent agency. The independent agency would be charged

with administration of the old-age, survi­vors, and disability insurance <OASDI> pro­gram and the supplemental security income <SSI> program.

2. Agency management. The independent agency would be gov­

erned by a Social Security Board which would appoint a Commissioner of Social Se­curity to act as chief operating officer of the agency responsible for administering the programs.

The Social Security Board would be com­posed of 3 members appointed by the Presi­dent with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 2 members could be of the same political party. Board members would serve staggered 6-year terms. The chairperson of the Board would be designat­ed by the President. The Board would be re­sponsible for prescribing such rules and reg­ulations as it determines necessary to carry out the functions of the agency.

The Board would appoint a Commissioner to serve a term of 5 years. The Commission-

1278 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 er would be responsible for administering, in accordance with applicable statutes and reg­ulations the OASDI and SSI programs and perform such functions as the Board may prescribe. The Board would also appoint a Deputy Commissioner to serve a 5-year term.

3. New agency offices. New agency offices established under the

bill include those of the General Counsel, Inspector General, and Beneficiary Om­budsman.

The General Counsel would be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Inspector General would be appointed in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978.

The Board would establish by regulation an Office of the Beneficiary Ombudsman, to be headed by a Beneficiary Ombudsman ap­pointed by the Board for a 5-year term. The Beneficiary Ombudsman would be responsi­ble for representing the interests of OASDI and SSI beneficiaries in the agency's deci­sion-making process and assisting benefici­aries in resolving problems with the agency.

4. Personnel provisions. The Board would have all the authority

that may under current law be delegated by the Office of Personnel Management <OPM>, including the authority to develop the agency's own recruitment and examina­tion program for entry level employees, and job classifications and pay ranges for job categories identified by the Board as unique or critical to agency operations. In addition, the OPM would be required to authorize ad­ditional Senior Executive Service positions. The agency would also be authorized addi­tional positions at levels IV and V of the Ex­ecutive Schedule.

5. Other administrative authorities. The Board would have all the authority

that may under current law be delegated by the General Services Administration and that is necessary for acquiring, operating, and maintaining facilities needed for admin­istering programs, and for leasing or pur­chasing automated data processing <ADP> equipment. The Board would also have au­thority to contract for ADP equipment or services.

6. Budget and appropriation provisions. Budget requests would be submitted by

the agency to the President. Appropriation requests for staffing would be based on com­prehensive workforce plans based on dollar limitations rather than personnel ceiling controls. The agency would have contract authority for ADP procurement covering the total cost of such acquisitions. Amounts necessary for the liquidation of contract au­thority would be available from the trust funds so long as the Board, with the concur­rence of the Secretary of the Treasury, de­termined that such amounts were not neces­sary to meet current obligations for benefit payments.

GENERAL LEAVE

Mr. PICKLE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on this legislation.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas?

There was no objection. e Mr. ROYBAL. Mr. Speaker, I con­gratulate the leaders of the Ways and Means Committee for bringing for­ward a good piece of legislation to

create an independent, board-governed Social Security Agency. I am happy to join them in this effort and I am proud to have worked with them and their capable staff in drafting this leg­islation.

I am disappointed that I could not take the floor today because I had to attend a meeting at the White House on the budget. However I want my col­leagues to know I support this legisla­tion strongly.

I would also like to recognize the eood work of my colleagues on the Aging Committee who joined with me last summer in introducing H.R. 5904 of the 98th Congress. Our bill along with Mr. PicKLE's previous legislation, H.R. 6178, were the forebearers of this new effort.

The original cosponsors of H.R. 5904, Ms. OAKAR, Mr. SYNAR, Mr. VENTO, Mr. FRANK, Mr. WISE, Mr. DYSON, and Mr. SEIBERLING, were very supportive in our early efforts to give Social Security employees better tools to do the job they want to do. I do not believe we would have come so far without their active support.

In addition, Senator DAvm PRYOR, primary sponsor of our legislation in the other body, has already reintro­duced our legislation as S. 122. His support and that of other Senate lead­ers is a good indication that there is strong support on the other side of the Capitol.

Last summer, Mr. PicKLE held a hearing on whether the SSA should be made into an independent agency. If you read through the testimony I think you will be as impressed as I was by the level of agreement among Social Security experts and adminis­trators for more independence for Social Security. Their unanimity should motivate the 99th Congress to move quickly to enact legislation to create an independent agency gov­erned by a bipartisan board.

Mr. Speaker, I again congratulate Mr. PicKLE and wish him great speed.

Robert Flemminger, then president of the National Council of Social Secu­rity Managers Association, represent­ed almost 4,000 managers in over 1,300 Social Security field offices. At the W3.ys and Means Subcommittee hear­ing, Mr. Flemminger chose this hear­ing on the independent agency to present his association's first ever tes­timony to a congressional committee. In his own words he said he came:

Because most of our current problems are a result of unstable cabinet level leadership and our being only one part of HHS. As a result, the National Council of Social Secu­rity Managers Association fully endorses an independent SSA along the lines proposed by H.R. 5904. A board of directors, a longer term-appointed Commissioner, and inde­pendent status could again make us a great agency.

Kenneth Blaylock, national presi­dent of the American Federation of Q~lVernment Employees which repre-

sents 72,000 Social Security employ­ees. agreed with the SSA Managers As­sociation that:

The real difficulties in Social Security are management problems-poor administration of the disability programs, for example, or bad office conditions or outdated comput­ers. Our own experience with management has taught us that here is an organizaton not in control of its programs, its own re­sources, or budget, or its own policy.

Robert Myers, the Reagan adminis­tration's former Deputy Commissioner of Social Security and the Executive Director of the 1983 National Commis­sion on Social Security Reform, testi­fied that the layered organizational structure which includes HHS and OMB has the result that:

Necessary and desirable action is often de­layed so long as to be useless. An outstand­ing example of this is the infamous notch situation in the OASDI program which could have been directly alleviated by a fea­sible legislative change in 1981-or even ear­lier, but never surfaced from the layers of review.

Mr. Myers reasserted his long stand­ing recommendation that SSA should be an independent agency governed by a full-time board appointed on a bipar­tisan basis.

Wilbur Cohen, Secretary of HEW during the Johnson administration, testified on behalf of the Save Our Se­curity Coalition and stressed the ne­cessity of creating a board-governed organizational structure. His testimo­ny was endorsed by Arthur Flemming, Secretary of HEW during the Eisen­hower administration; Robert Ball, Commissioner of SSA in the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations; Nelson Cruikshank, Special Assistant to the President on Aging in the Carter administration; and William Bechill, Commissioner on Aging in the Johnson administration. They favor an independent board-governed agency, in part, because it would help to restore public and congressional confidence in the program.

Furthermore, the Save Our Security Coalition stated:

If there had been a board administering the disability provision of the Social Securi­ty program in 1981, we would not have had the unfortunate recent experience with the administration of the disability program. With a bipartisan board, there very likely would have been a whistle blower on the Board who would have revealed or moderat­ed the precipitate and uncompassionate im­plementation of the 1980 amendments.

The legislation introduced by myself, the gentleman from illinois and the two gentlemen from Texas will insulate the administration of Social Security from the arbitrary pressures too often seen over the last decade.

The board-governed organizational structure proposed by this legislation is endorsed by the SSA Managers' As­sociation, SSA Employees' Union, former Secretaries of HEW and Com-

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1279 missioners of SSA and the benefici­aries represented by the Save Our Se­curity Coalition. As an original cospon­sor, I ask my colleagues to join with me in supporting speedy movement of this bill through the legislative proc­ess.

I ask that a short outline of the major provisions of the bill be inserted in the RECORD at .this point.

PROPOSED INDEPENDENT SociAL SECURITY ADKINISTRATION

( 1) GENERAL STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITY

Remove the Old Age, Survivors and Dis­ability Insurance programs plus Supplemen­tal Security Income from HHS and place them under a free standing Social Security Administration. <Leave Medicare/Medicaid, Refugee Resettlement, AFDC, Energy As­sistance and Child Support Enforcement in HHS>.

The agency is governed by a three member Board of Directors with staggered six year terms. The Board appoints a single Commissioner to a five year term. A public Ombudsman represents citizen concerns within the agency. An Inspector General as­sesses agency performance.

The management of the agency is strengthened by giving it greater flexibility and independence from GSA and OPM.

(2) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Three members nominated by the Presi­dent and confirmed by the Senate for six year terms staggered so that one term ex­pires at the end of each even numbered year. The Chairman is appointed by the President. Removal during term requires a finding of neglect of duty or malfeasance by the President which must be transmitted in writing to Congress in five days.

Responsibilities <A> To govern the Administration through

regulation. <B> To appoint a Commissioner to be the

Chief Operating Officer. <C> To act as Trustees for the Social Secu­

rity Trust Funds. Other Trustees are the Secretaries of the Treasury and HHS and two public members required by the 1983 Amendments.

<D> To make annual budgetary recommen­dations and defend such recommendations before the Congress.

<E> To provide analysis, information and recommendations to the Congress and the President on proposed changes in Social Se­curity programs.

<F> To conduct policy analysis and re­search. ·

(3) THE COMMISSIONER

The Commissioner is appointed by the Board to a five year term. Removal during the term requires a majority vote of the Board.

Responsibilities <A> To be the chief operating officer re­

sponsible for administering Social Security programs in a manner consistent with law and regulations.

<B> To establish and maintain an efficient and effective operational structure.

<C> To devise and implement long-run plans to improve the effectiveness and ad­ministration of these programs.

<D> To make the annual budgetary recom­mendations for ongoing administrative ex­penses and to defend such recommendations before the Board and the Congress.

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<E> To advise the Board and the Congress of the administrative impact of legislative changes in Social Security programs.

<F> To act as Secretary to the Board of Trustees.

<G> To make an annual report to the Board for the Congress on the administra­tive endeavors and accomplishments of the Agency.

< 4) THE DEPUTY COMl!ISSIONJ:R

The Deputy Commissioner performs duties as delegated by the Commissioner and acts as Commissioner when the Com­missioner is absent or incapacitated. The Deputy Commissioner's 5 year term coin­cides with the Commissioner's term.

( 5) THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

An Inspector General, nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, is established pursuant to the Inspector Gen­eral's Act of 1978 as amended.

(6) OTHER

The legislation includes a statement of a beneficiary's and contributor's "bill of rights."

The legislation incorporates provisions which strengthen the independent manage­ment of the Administration. These recom­mendations: <1> base SSA's personnel budget on a workforce plan rather than a personnel ceiling; <2> allow SSA greater au­thority for computer acquisition and prop­erty management; and <3> allow SSA greater flexibility in recruiting new employees and compensating senior executives.e

ALCOHOL ABUSE STUDY <Mr. NIELSON of Utah asked and

was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.>

Mr. NIELSON of Utah. Mr. Speaker, alcohol abuse has become a serious problem in this country today. It is at a crisis level and every year thousands of adults and young people become victims of tragic alcohol-related acci­dents. Not only does it cause death on the highways but it also destroys fami­lies. Battered wives and abused chil­dren are often the result.

There is a growing feeling in the country today that there is a direct re­lationship between alcohol abuse and beer and wine ads on television and radio. Celebrities and sports figures are often used to promote these prod­ucts and these famous individuals may have a direct influence on the drinking habits of young people. However, as yet, no direct link has been scientifi­cally established between these ads and excessive or illegal use of alcohol.

Today, I am introducing legislation that calls for a comprehensive study of the problem. The study would be conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms with findings and determinations to be submitted by the Surgeon General as well as those made by other Federal agencies. An opportunity for public comment is provided. At the end of 1 year, a report would be made to Congress and recommendations for legislation or ad­ministrative action would be included.

A national movement is presently underway to completely ban ads or call for mandatory equal time for anti­alcohol ads. Before taking either of these drastic steps, let us take a close look at the problem. I advocate a sci­entific study to determine if action is necessary, and if so, which approach would be most productive. I ask for the support of my colleagues for this reasonable piece of legislation.

ODOMETER TAMPERING <Mr. BRYANT asked and was given

permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.>

Mr. BRYANT. Mr. Speaker, today, my colleague, Mr. TAUKE, and I are in­troducing legislation to help eliminate an extensive fraudulent practice which is costing American consumers billions of dollars: odometer tamper­ing. Today's consumer in the market for a used car or truck is likely to pay between $750 and $1,000 more for the vehicle if it has been the target of an odometer rollback. A conservative esti­mate is that over 3 million cars are subject to this fraud and the average odometer rollback is 30,000 miles.

In the State of Texas alone, the At­torney General has filed 29 odometer tampering lawsuits in the last 2 years. This represents 15 percent of the con­sumer protection suits filed by that office since January 1983. Clearly, this is a serious problem which requires our prompt attention.

The legislation we are introducing will enable law enforcement officials and the general public to more readily detect and identify vehicles which have been subject to odometer tamper­ing. Basically, the measure establishes a record of odometer readings, since each time a car is registered, the owner will have to include the current odometer reading with his registration application. Each time a vehicle is sold, the odometer reading will be re­quired on the title.

I urge my colleagues to join us by co­sponsoring and supporting this meas­ure, thereby putting a stop to a rapid­ly growing and extremely lucrative fraud. We will be protecting consum­ers and saving them literally billions of dollars each year once this measure is signed into law.

APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF PERMANENT SELECT COMMIT­TEE ON INTELLIGENCE The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause

6(!), rule X, and clause 1, rule XLVIII, the Chair appoints as members of the Permanent Select Committee on Intel­ligence, the following Members of the House from the Democratic side:

Mr. HAMILTON of Indiana, chairman; Mr. STOKES of Ohio;

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Mr. McCuRDY of Oklahoma; Mr. BEILENSON of California; Mr. KASTENMEIER of Wisconsin; Mr. DANIEL of Virginia; Mr. RoE of New Jersey; Mr. BROWN of California; Mr. McHUGH of New York; and Mr. DWYER of New Jersey.

FLAT RATE COLA BENEFITS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY

<Mr. STANGELAND asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. STANGELAND. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing a bill for a flat rate COLA benefit for the Social Secu­rity system. This flat rate formula will ensure an economically sound Social Security system, assuring our senior citizens and future generations a level of security and dignity for the rest of their lives.

This is the answer to those who would freeze the cost-of-living allow­ance for our senior citizens, many of whom depend solely on their monthly Social Security check for survival as well as those who want to grant a full COLA under the present formula. Yet, at the same time, the U.S. Treasury saves billions of dollars. Preliminary figures, computed by the Actuary of the Social Security Administration, calculate to a net savings of $45.5 bil­lion over the next 5 years.

COLA is a cost-of-living adjustment and one should presume that every­one's basic cost of living increases the same amount.

Under my plan, the COLA for 1986 would be $11.70 per month per recipi­ent with no stipulations. The figure is computed by using the following for­mula: Multiplying the CPI for 1986-estimated at 4.1 percent-to the recipi­ent at the 20-percentile income now receiving $286 a month from Social Se­curity, the rate of increase per month is $11.70. This bill would give every Social Security recipient this $11.70 per month, regardless of the amount of money they receive presently per month.

This legislation is fair to all our sen­iors, and continues to help those at the lowest end of the system who are particularly in need. Those recipients at the lowest 20-percent monthly allot­ment level will receive a larger COLA under this proposal. The recipients at the highest SO-percent level will re­ceive a lower monthly increase; howev­er, all of the 36.5 million current Social Security recipients will be re­warded with an additional monthly re­imbursement.

Here is a mechanism for saving bil­lions of budget dollars, safeguarding the Social Security system for future generations, and still giving security to America's seniors.

HOUSE DEMOCRATIC OBSERV­ERS TO THE START TALKS

<Mr. O'NEILL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)

Mr. O'NEILL. I want to make the following statement:

Pursuant to an agreement with the Republican leadership in the House on this side of the Capitol and with the joint leadership on the other side of the Capitol in the Senate, there will be observers from the House, eight from the Democratic side and I believe eight from the Republican side, to the START talks.

I desire to name at this particular time the observers to the START talks from the Democratic side:

Mr. WRIGHT of Texas, Mr. FASCELL of Florida, Mr. ADDABBO of New York, Mr. ASPIN of Wisconsin, Mr. DOWNEY of New York, Mr. DICKS of Washing­ton, Mr. MooDY of Wisconsin, and Mr. TORRES of California.

D 1130 FAMINE RELIEF DURING FISCAL

YEAR 1985 <Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and

was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, the United States will supply over $1 billion in famine relief during fiscal year 1985. Of this, over $150 mil­lion will go to Ethiopia. Of the 21 Afri­can countries getting aid-many friends of the United States-the vast majority of aid goes to a Communist government in Ethiopia.

We've all seen the pitiful pictures of the despairing people of Ethiopia. Yet despite our best efforts, and food relief from all over the world, people are still dying.

One major reason is that the Com­munist government of Ethiopia is using starvation as a political tool to suppress dissent. They are diverting much of our aid away from parts of the country they don't control, letting those people starve to death.

Few of our citizens are aware of this policy. This inhuman tactic is an out­rage. The Communists are starving in­nocent children in their own land to further the cause of communism. Once again, Communists show how little they value life.

Communism is still as ugly as it has been-and always will be. If you don't believe that, look at Ethiopia.

WE CARE CHARITY DRIVE OF KOKOMO, IN

<Mr. HILLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HILLIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to public-

ly congratulate the thousands of men, women, and children who made the 1984 We Care charity drive in my hometown of Kokomo, IN, the most successful ever. For 11 years, We Care charities have collected more than three-quarters of a million dollars in cash and nearly that amount in cloth­ing for the less fortunate of north-cen­tral Indiana. More than 67,000 people have had a Merry Christmas, thanks to the kindness and compassion of the volunteers of We Care. Last Christ­mas, a record $152,000 in cash plus $80,000 in food, clothing, and toys brought smiles to hundreds of families that otherwise would have had noth­ing under the tree or on the table. No­where was the spirit of Christmas more alive than in the happy faces of Kokomo's children as they went door to door collecting coins for the needy in their community. From Delco Elec­tronics' donation of $12,000 to the nickels and dimes brought in by grade schoolers, every volunteer deserves our thanks and a pat on the back for a job well done.

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INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLA­TION TO EXTEND THE GENER­AL REVENUE SHARING PRO­GRAM FOR 3 ADDITIONAL YEARS (Mr. HORTON asked and was given

permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HORTON. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing legislation to extend the Local Government Fiscal Assist­ance Act, commonly known as the General Revenue Sharing Program. I am joined in sponsorship of this bill by the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. WALKER].

The 98th Congress very wisely acted to reauthorize general revenue sharing until September 30, 1986, and I am hopeful that this new 99th Congress will extend the program for another 3 years through fiscal year 1989.

In 1972, the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act was signed into law. It marked an important step toward de­centralization of governmental author­ity by allowing State and local officials to participate in allocating Federal tax dollars. The act has been reauthorized with amendments on three occasions since that time-in 1976, 1980, and 1983. As we have approached each of these deadlines for program renewal, extensive hearings have been conduct­ed by the Committee on Government Operations, on which I have the privi­lege of serving as the ranking minority member. It is very clear from the testi­mony received that general revenue sharing has widespread support across the country from all levels of govern­ment as well as the public.

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1281 The General Revenue Sharing Pro­

gram is a model of efficiency. The reg­ulatory burden and administrative costs imposed by the program are minimal, and the benefits to recipient units of government are enormous. Since its inception, the General Reve­nue Sharing Program has disbursed over $75 billion nationwide to eligible State and local governments. Units of government in my home State of New York have received approximately $8.2 billion over the life of the program.

In my opinion, the major key to the success of general revenue sharing is the transfer of decisionmaking author­ity from Federal bureaucrats in Wash­ington to local officials who are best positioned to determine local prior­ities. Communities throughout the country have used revenue sharing funds for a variety of projects, includ­ing police and fire protection equip­ment, library construction, mass trans­portation, park and recreation facili­ties, and social service programs. The General Revenue Sharing Program allows the elected officials closest to the problem to evaluate their commu­nities' situations and respond to citi­zen demands.

Another important aspect of the program is its predictability. The shared revenues are distributed at reg­ular quarterly intervals in discernable amounts, permitting local officials to plan and budget without fear of sudden termination. The funds sup­port essential day-to-day services in approximately 39,000 local communi­ties. In many cases, these services would be eliminated or financed en­tirely with higher taxes should the Revenue Sharing Program be allowed to expire.

The measure I am introducing today is a 3-year reauthorization of the pro­gram-pure and simple. The local gov­ernment share would remain as an en­titlement funded at $4.6 billion annu­ally, as it is presently.

The General Revenue Sharing Pro­gram has proven to be a highly suc­cessful program by meeting its intend­ed objectives-providing unencum­bered funds with which localities can better perform their jobs, strengthen­ing local political processes, and revi­talizing the federal system. I urge my colleagues to join me in expressing confidence in our local governments by supporting the extension of this program.

REPEAL MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD-KEEPING PROVISIONS The SPEAKER pro tempore <Mr.

BROWN of California). Under a previ­ous order of the House, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. LOEFFLER] is recog­nized for 5 minutes. e Mr. LOEFFLER. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing, for myself and for Messrs, AR.MEY, BARTLETT, BARTON,

BOULTER, COLEMAN of Texas, COMBEST DELAY, FIELDS, FROST, LEATH, STEN­HOLM, SWEENEY, and WILSON, legisla­tion to repeal section 179<b> of the Tax Reform Act of 1984, which im­posed significant new recordkeeping requirements on taxpayers utilizing passenger vehicles and other personal property in their business pursuits. Under this new requirement, taxpay­ers must maintain adequate "contem­poraneous" records in order to claim tax deduction for business use of motor vehicles and other personal property such as computers.

These new substantiation require­ments were included in the 1984 Tax Reform Act in an attempt to strength­en and improve compliance with tax provisions limiting deductions to actual business use of certain proper­ty. However, the effect of the "con­temporaneous" record-keeping re­quirement contained in the statute, to­gether with the subsequent Internal Revenue Service regulations imple­menting this provision, is to impose a massive and intrusive paperwork burden on individuals and businesses across the country.

While full compliance with the Tax Code should be encouraged, the practi­cal application of the new require­ments will severely impair the ability of millions of taxpayers, including farmers, ranchers and small business­men, to conduct business efficiently.

Just last week, the ms announced that in response to the tremendous amount of negative comment received with respect to temporary regulations issued last fall, the IRS would be an­nouncing shortly a number of revi­sions to the temporary regulations. This is a welcome development and I wholeheartedly support the efforts of the IRS to introduce a little rational­ity in its implementation of the law. Unfortunately however, the basic problem lies with the statute itself, and requires a legislative rather than a regulatory solution.

While the impact of the new require­ment-specifically for "contemporane­ous" recordkeeping-may be mitigated by IRS exemptions for various catego­ries of taxpayers and other changes, this approach could well result in a po­tentially inequitable application of the law. It makes far better sense to cor­rect the problem at its source, the statute itself, by repealing the new "contemporaneous" recordkeeping re­quirement and returning the substan­tiation standard to that of previous law.

Under prior law, taxpayers were re­quired to substantiate their claims for business deductions by adequate records or other evidence corroborat­ing the taxpayers' statements. These records were not required to be con­temporaneous with the claimed ex­penses; rather, taxpayers were allowed to claim deductions if they could "rea-

sonably reconstruct" their expenses. These records were required to show the amount, time, place, and business purpose of the expense.

This is the standard to which I pro­pose we return. Compliance with and respect for our tax system are not well-served by imposing unreasonable and counterproductive paperwork bur­dens on our citizens. These new rec­ordkeeping requirements are an egre­gious example of legislative intent gone awry. Quite frankly, they are un­workable and are forcing honest, hard­working taxpayers to the fringe of dis­honesty.e

MR. WILL: A CENTURY OF UNIQUENESS

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gen­tleman from Tennessee [Mr. JoNEs] is recognized for 5 minutes. • Mr. JONES of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend to my good friend, Mr. Will Parks, a happy birthday. Today is a special birthday for him. It was 100 years ago today that Mr. Will, as he is known, was born. In his 100 years, Mr. Will has lived a very intriguing and unique life.

He went to college to be an archi­tect, and was apparently very success­ful at it. He worked for the famous ar­chitect Roger Bacon and helped design the columns for the Lincoln Memorial. Regardless of the success he met in his career, Mr. Will yearned to return to his hometown of Trimble, TN, which he did. Since that day many, many years ago, he has served as the town's mayor, a member of the Dyer County Court, and has been a highly successful businessman and farmer.

Will Parks continues to be a vigorous and active man in his community. He walks to his office each day. That may be one of the reasons he is celebrating his 100th birthday. I want to extend to him my sincerest wish for a happy birthday today and many more in the future. I also want to include in the RECORD a recent newspaper story on Mr. Will which appeared in the Union City Dally Messenger.

[From the Union City Dally Messenger, Dec. 26, 19841

MR. WILL: A CENTURY OF UNIQUENESS

<By Farris Vaden> On Jan. 28th, William Hamilton Parks, re­

tired banker, civic and church leader, farm­owner, philanthropist, and lifelong resident of Trimble, will celebrate his lOOth birth­day. That in itself is a remarkable event. But on my visit to see him a few days ago, I found that he has enjoyed a lifetime of re­markable events.

"Mr. Will" is a distinguished-looking man of slender build who carries himself as if he were many years younger. He goes to his office daily, usually walking the two or three blocks from his home. Since his wife, Carolyn Smythe, formerly of Memphis, died several years ago, he lives alone in a hand-

1282 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 some two-story colonial home. His son, Hamilton, and his wife, live next door in the family compound, Parks Acres, and check on him frequently.

Will Parks' ancestors were among the first settlers in this area and his grandfather, Jesse Pierce, founded Trimble in 1872. "My great-grandfather, John Pierce, came to West Tennessee in 1823 and homesteaded 200 acres. My present home is on part of his original land. He left Nashville by boat, traveling down the Cumberland, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers to Dyersburg. Then he traveled overland by oxen to this spot. He drove off the Indians, killed the bears, cleared some land and raised himself a big family. My great-grandfather, my grandfa­ther, and my father have all farmed this land. I have farmed it, and I think I am for­tunate that my son, Hamilton, chose to obtain a BS degree in business agriculture and now manages the Parks' farming and agri-business operations," Mr. Parks said. His farmland, now handed down to his two children and five grandchildren, encom­passes several thousand acres bordering the Obion, Dyer, Gibson County lines midway between Dyersburg and Union City.

Mr. Will was the only boy in the class of 1903 of the Dyersburg High School. All the others had dropped out to go to work or to get married. The 12 girls in the class made life quite interesting for a teenage boy. They played pranks on him, wrote love let­ters to him, and at recess, played games with him. "Can you imagine playing leap­frog with girls wearing long dresses and pantaloons? They rolled up their dresses under their arms. It was quite a sight!" he exclaimed. In memory of the class, he has set up a scholarship fund which sends grad­uates to Tennessee area universities of their choice each year. Some 20 students have taken advantage of the fund.

There was never any question about his attending college. He chose Vanderbilt Uni­versity in Nashville. It was a relative new­comer on the scene, but it had already es­tablished a solid reputation for its academic work.

Vanderbilt and Will parted company during his sophomore year, however. Chan­cellor Kirkland sent for him to come to his office. "When I arrived, the chancellor was busy at his desk writing. He never looked up so I Just stood there. After quite a while I turned to leave. 'Did you want to see me, Will?' the chancellor asked. No sir, I replied. 'Well, I want to see you!' Then he gave me the bad news. 'I have talked to your profes­sors about your work and it's clear you are Just not ready for college work. You should drop out and go to some good prep school for awhile and then come back and finish your college work,' Kirkland explained."

That's Just what young Will did-well, sort of. He enrolled in a school "up east" by the name of Harvard. "I made the honor roll the first year I was there,'' he stated. "I sent a copy of my grades to Chancellor Kirkland" He graduated from Harvard in 1912 with a degree in architecture.

Will ran into some interesting people while at Harvard. Robert Benchley and Kermit Roosevelt <Teddy's son>, were class­mates. "I lived for awhile in the room that Teddy used to live in. One night there was a knock on the door and a gentleman told me that he <Teddy> wanted to see his old room, so I got to meet him." Will described Roose­velt as being short, broad and fast talking.

For awhile during his student years, Will played baseball on one of the varsity teams. It was during this time that he met another

interesting character. "I was playing first base on the second team and Joe Kennedy was playing first base on the first team. That was before the Kennedys became aris­tocratic. Joe was just a typical Irish kid from Boston."

While at Harvard, Will, along with several of his classmates, decided to make a trip to England. To pay their expenses for trans­portation, they got a Job on a cattle boat, a rather common thing for college boys of the time. He was surprised to find his father's brand on some of the cattle on the boat.

The trip proved to be more exciting than he had expected, in fact he almost landed in jail. One of the first places the group visited was Westminster Abbey. And there they came upon the royal throne-a national monument dear to the hearts of all English­men. All their monarchs have been crowned on this throne for several hundred years. You can well imagine what ran through the mind of an American college boy. Looking about and finding no guards in the area, he climbed the fence surrounding the throne and with a royal gesture, took a seat. But lo, his luck ran out. No sooner ensconced on the throne, he heard a gruff voice say, "Young man, you are under arrest." "They called me an impudent American who had insulted the dignity of the English people,'' he remembered. "I was told to leave the city before sundown or face imprisonment. A little man from Scotland Yard, and wearing a black derby, followed me to the hotel and from there to the dock to catch a boat to France. As the boat pulled away, I waved my hand and he shook his fist at me," Mr. Parks said.

Will feels he has atoned for his mischief by returning for Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee Celebration in the summer of 1937.

Will's first job was with the New York firm of Roger Bacon. It had Just been com­missioned to design the IJncoln Memorial to be located in Washington. The young archi­tect was assigned the task of designing the columns for the monument. Construction was interrupted, however, by World War I and it was not completed until 1922. "It cost $11 million at the time,'' he explains. "It would cost many times that amount today." Will can proudly boast that more people see a bit of his design work every day than any other living architect. Not only do visitors to the memorial see his work, but it is pic­tured on the $5 bill and the penny.

When World War I broke out Will joined the Army Air Corps. The war ended howev­er, before he saw any action. Shortly there­after, he did get to see Europe-his parents gave him a trip around the world-the first of three such trips he has made. Along with a cousin, the late Ed Parks of Union City, the two spent eleven months on the trip. It involved travel by boat, train, donkey, camel, and rickshaw. "I was engaged to be married at the time and because I felt guilty, I took my wife around the world in 1967. The second trip, partly by air, took only six weeks.

"I guess the most beautiful sight I have ever seen was the pink snow in Siberia in 1919. The phenomenon occurred when the red dust from the Gobi Desert blew into a snowstorm and caused the snow to turn pink,'' Mr. Parks said.

City life didn't appeal to Will, however; at least not New York. Memories of the "good life" on the farm with plenty of time for hunting and fishing proved to be too strong. So it was no surprise to anyone that he soon gave up the hustle and bustle of the city and came back to the farm. The folks at

Trimble welcomed him back and soon made him mayor, a position he held for many years. Later he became a member of the Dyer County Court where he also served for a number of years.

Mr. Parks is quite proud of his mini­museum located in a one-room log cabin nearby. "It was part of my great-grandfa­ther's log house that he built over the hill there in 1823. When the house was tom down in 1937, I brought this one room here,'' he explains.

The museum is filled with all kinds of in­teresting things from the early years of this area. Many are from family members and relate to his ancestors: his grandmother's coffee mill, a rusty broadax, a hairball from the stomach of a cow, a spinning wheel, to name a few.

In a little glass case is a bear grease lamp that once belonged to Davy Crockett. Will is sure about the ownership. He explains: "In the safe of the old bank in Trimble we found an envelope dated June 6, 1891. There was a note saying, 'Please don't open for 100 years, June 6, 1991.'

Well, I couldn't wait, so I opened it. Inside was a copy of the Trimble Meteor, Vol. 1, No. 1, the first newspaper printed in Trim­ble. In the newspaper was this item: 'Mr. Jesse Pierce, a prosperous farmer and es­teemed citizen of our town, has brought to our office an old relic of the early days of this country. It was once the property of that old hero and hunter, Davy Crockett, who chased bison and elk over this now fer­tile land It fell into the hands of Mr. Pierce's father, and has been preserved by the family for years.' That's when I knew what I had,'' Will said.

Another prized item in the museum is a copy of his grandfather's <Jesse Pierce> re­quest dated July 4, 1864 for $740 from the federal government. "The federal army camped on his land and stole a lot of food for the men and horses. Granddaddy said he didn't get mad and was going to let them have the supplies, but when they tore up a mile of his rail fence to cook the meat, he lost his temper and billed them. He never got paid. I wish I had the interest--they could keep the $740,'' Mr. Parks said as he reviewed the bill for two mules, 100 bushels of com, 1,000 pounds of hay, a barrel of sugar, 3,000 pounds of pork, and 1,000 feet of rail fence.

The sight of an old pine coffin in the back of the museum caught my attention. Mr. Will slid back a panel. "He's Just a skele­ton," he said, "with a bullet hole in his head.'' "Who?" I asked. "Why, it's Jesse James, the famed outlaw," he replied with a twinkle in his eyes. "Hello, Jesse.'' Jesse's lower Jaw wagged up and down as if answer­ing "Howdy." Mr. Parks has run a small cord to Jesse's jaw and, when he pulls it, the jaw wags. "When I was mayor of Trimble several years ago, a street camlval came to town. In one exhibit was this skeleton which the man claimed to be Jesse James, the famous western outlaw. I sorta doubted it, but people were sure paying ten cents to see him. Well early Sunday morning this man knocked on my door.''

"Mr. Parks,'' he said, "I'm in trouble. I got into a crap game with the boys last night and they cleaned me. I want to borrow twenty bucks to get to Dyersburg.''

Parks replied, "I couldn't loan you $20 without some security.''

"Well, I guess I could let you keep Jesse­and I'll come back Monday and bring the money and get him.''

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1283 "He didn't say what Monday," Wlll said,

"and so I've had old Jesse on my hands since 1935."

"Jesse's been exhibited in quite a number of places. He made national television and was written about all the way to New York. I insured him for $1,000 when I loaned him out-I was afraid he might be kidnapped. But he wasn't, and the folks brought him back in a hearse." A man wanted to buy him for a thousand dollars, but I wouldn't sell him. I'm not really sure it's old Jesse, but it makes a good story. And over the years I've sort of gotten attached to him."

Wlll was only 7 years old when his father took him to the Chicago World's Fair in 1892. He enjoyed himself so much that he has been to all twelve fairs that have been held in the U.S. since then.

Just two days before it closed in Novem­ber, Wlll made a visit to the Louisiana World Exposition in New Orleans. The folks there sent him a special invitation and they rolled out the red carpet for him and gave him VIP treatment. While the fair was a disaster financially, and some even gave it the same rating aesthetically, Wlll rated it as one of the best that he has seen. He should know, for he has seen them all.

And what about the next century? "I've slowed down quite a bit," he replied. "I don't have any plans right now," he said. Well, Mr. Will may be a little "slower" during the next 100, but one thing I'm sure of-it will be packed with a lot of exciting events. He is still alert and full of energy. We wish him many more years of excite­ment as well as accomplishment!e

H.R. 752 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under

a previous order of the House, the gen­tleman from Mississippi [Mr. MoNT­GOMERY] is recognized for 5 minutes. e Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, on Monday I introduced H.R. 752, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure an orderly transition to the new Educational Assistance Program established by title VII of the DOD Authorization Act of 1985, Public Law 98-525, signed by the Presi­dent October 19, 1984.

The Department of Defense has alerted me that the military services are experiencing difficulty in recruit­ing as the result of a provision which establishes July 1, 1985, as the begin­ning date of the new GI bill. As passed by the House, the new GI bill would have had an effective date of October 1, 1984, thus avoiding the recruitment difficulties now being experienced. In conference, however, the Senate insist­ed on an effective date of July 1, 1985. Consequently, those high quality young people the services are so anx­ious to recruit are delaying their en­listment until they can qualify for the new GI bill-that is, July 1, 1985, or later.

Clearly, a massive number of re­cruits all enlisting on the same day will not allow for timely recruitment and training scheduling. The bill I have introduced will amend the July 1 date to the date of enactment of the new legislation, thereby avoiding a

tidal wave of recruits which would se­verely disrupt recruitment and train­ing in our Armed Forces.

In view of the serious problems al­ready experienced in the field, it is my intention, with the support of the De­partment of Defense, to mark up and report this bill as soon as possible so that it can be considered in the House.

BILL TO REPEAL IRS REPORT­ING REQUIREMENTS ON USE OF VEHICLES FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under

a previous order of the House, the gen­tleman from Texas [Mr. BROOKS] is recognized for 5 minutes. e Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I am today introducing legislation to repeal new Internal Revenue Service report­ing requirements for individuals who use their vehicles for business pur­poses. Under a provision of last year's Deficit Reduction Act, such taxpayers are required to keep "adequate con­temporaneous records" in order to re­ceive business deductions for use of their vehicles. The regulations issued by the IRS to enforce this provision would force taxpayers to keep exces­sively detailed logs of their vehicle use in order to receive deductions that for­merly were routine.

Clearly all of us are interested in making sure that the tax laws are en­forced vigorously and are complied with by all of our taxpayers. But the contemporaneous records provision and the IRS regulations to implement it go too far. The regulations impose an unfair paperwork burden on mil­lions of small businessmen, farmers, and others who use their vehicles for business purposes.

Mr. Speaker, the IRS should go back to the drawing boards. If a serious problem of unjustly claiming business use for vehicles and similar property exists, IRS should devise a new way of ensuring compliance with the provi­sion of the tax law that doesn't force our Nation's taxpayers to spend hours of their business day making notes. For that reason, the bill I am intro­ducing today requires the Secretary of the Treasury to undertake a study to determine how much of a problem there is in this area and to report back to Congress on alternative methods of enforcement that are consistent with the goal of reducing paperwork re­quirements on individual taxpayers.

Mr. Speaker, as the author of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, which was aimed at reducing the pa­perwork burden imposed on citizens by Federal agencies, I am particularly concerned about this new IRS provi­sion and its effect on our citizens. It runs against the philosophy of the Pa­perwork Reduction Act for the IRS to impose this requirement on millions of taxpayers.

I hope that the Ways and Means Committee will take swift action on this problem and will consider my leg­islation as one promising approach.e

TRIBUTE TO THE LATE HONORABLE GILLIS W. LONG The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under

a previous order of the House, the gen­tleman from Louisiana [Mr. BREAUX] is recognized for 60 minutes.

Mr. BREAUX. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, today we will be hear­ing from our colleagues who knew, and who served with, our recently depart­ed colleague, Congressman GILLIS LoNG.

I remember quite well when GILLIS LoNG first came to this body for his second term as a Member of the House of Representatives, back in 1973. I re­member at that time sitting here in this Chamber with GILLIS. he had just come off of a very difficult and very trying 2-year race for Governor in the State of Louisiana. That race was like only Louisiana can have a Governor's race, it was excruciatingly difficult and very long.

GILLis had run third and had just barely missed the runoff back in 1972. It was GILLis' second attempt at that time to seek the governorship of the State of Louisiana.

In talking to GILLIS LoNG on the f' 10r of this Chamber back in 1973 I remember very distinctly the words that GILLIS told me. He said that he was disappointed in not having been elected, as you can imagine, to the gov­ernorship after having tried for the second time. He told me that he was coming to Washington and looked for­ward to serving, but that he was going to serve in a quiet way and would hope that he would be able to do so without a lot fanfare and that he was going to do so without anyone noticing that he was here in the Congress.

I think he said that at that time be­cause he was tired from an exhausting race. He indicated that he wanted to do his duty and to serve the Eighth Congressional District. he did not want to make waves.

Well, for all of you who know GILLis and know the record that he has left in this Congress, we can honestly say that GILLIS was quiet and GILLIS wasn't noticed for approximately, maybe, 1 day.

He soon, I think, shook off that Gov­ernor's race and was appointed to the very powerful Rules Committee and threw himself into the service on that committee and into the service of this House and into the service of the people of the Eighth Congressional District with great enthusiasm as only GILLIS could bring to this job, to this position and this vocation which all of us serve.

1284 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 Looking back on his service on the

Rules Committee, many political ob­servers made the comment to GILLIS at that time that he was making a very serious mistake in agreeing to serve on the Rules Committee because they looked back and remembered that his votes for the Rules Commit­tee, back in 1963-64 contributed to his defeat to the Congress in 1965.

Many people at that time, in 1973, simply said, "Boy, is GILLIS LoNG making a big mistake."

Little did we know what turn of events would happen. GILLIS went on to serve with great distinction on the Rules Committee and handled many times the most complicated rules that the Rules Committee ever reported out, with great skill.

We in Louisiana are going to remem­ber GILLIS LoNG not only for the com­plicated rules that he was able to get the Rules Committee to report to the Congress, but probably more often for the complicated rules that GILLIS was able to prevent from ever coming to the House floor because they were premature.

GILLIS LoNG suffered severe heart problems which ultimately required a triple bypass. Many people would probably retire to a rocking chair but GILLIS LoNG instead decided to run for the chairmanship of our House Demo­cratic caucus, a position that no one from Louisiana had ever held before. Again, old political observers back in Louisiana and elsewhere said, "Boy, is GILLIS LoNG making a serious mis­take.''

0 1140 Little did we know how wrong they

were going to be again. His service as chairman of our caucus has made our party and our Government better. We all make many mistakes as we go through life, but I can assure you that it can never and will never be said of GILLIS LoNG, that he ever made the mistake of not giving it everything that he had.

Politics was his chosen profession, and he carried it out with enthusiasm and distinction that can serve as a standard for all of us.

To his wife Cathy and their children Janis and George, we all offer them our greatest support in these very dif­ficult times. Cathy especially formed a very unique partnership with GILLIS, both personally with great love and af­fection and also politically, as part of a very special team dedicated to serving this institution and the people of the Eighth Congressional District of Lou­isiana.

It is with great pleasure that we now hear that Cathy will now seek the office of our departed colleague, GILLIS LoNG, and try to continue in that same distinctive service.

GILLIS LoNG will be remembered by all of us here today, but his real

achievement in life is that he will always be remembered by the people that he served so well.

I yield to my colleague from Louisi­ana, BUDDY ROEMER.

Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague and good friend, JoHN BREAux, for setting aside this time today for several of us to give our thoughts about our departed colleague, GILLIS LoNG.

Mr. Speaker, 6 days ago Members of this House traveled to Alexandria, LA, to pay final respects to one of our most distinguished colleagues, GILLIS LoNG.

Many of those making the sad jour­ney to our State knew GILLIS LONG as an effective and respected legislator. Many knew him as the visionary chair­man of the House Democratic caucus, and influential member of the power­ful Rules Committee and the next chairman of the Joint Economic Com­mittee.

Many of his colleagues in the House also knew GILLIS LoNG as a courageous man willing to put the principles of equality and justice ahead of a politi­cal career.

His colleagues knew GILLIS LoNG as all that and more.

I'm lucky enough to say I also knew GILLIS LoNG as a friend. A friend who was ever ready to advise a green young colleague. A friend always prepared to help in times of need. A friend willing to share the wealth of his experience and knowledge.

Now, I know there were times when GILLIS LoNG and I disagreed on par­ticular issues. We didn't always vote the same way here.

But that never bothered him. For he was wise enough to realize that true friendship cannot depend upon voting records or political opinion. He recog­nized that friendship is much stronger than the shifting sands of political concerns.

I was lucky to know GILLIS LoNG as a friend. And we were all lucky that he devoted his life to the service of his district, his State, and his Nation.

A very smart man once said, "Know­ing is not enough; we must apply. Will­ing is not enough; we must do.''

That was GILLIS LoNG. A public serv­ant both knowing and willing, one who applied himself, one who accomplished so very much.

A newspaper said it well: "As this new Congress gathers, the Democrats will miss this Louisianian on their side of the House. His State and Nation will miss him more."

We'll all miss him. And we'll never forget him.

Mr. BREAUX. I thank our col­league. I now yield to a distinguished Member from Texas [Mr. FRosT].

Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, it is hard to really do justice to GILLIS LoNG's service in the Congress of the United States. I had the privilege of serving

with GILLIS on the Rules Committee, of working with him in the Democrat­ic caucus on a variety of projects.

GILLIS was a rare individual, an expert in procedure who also cared very deeply about substance. GILLIS' service on the Rules Committee simply cannot be replaced. GILLIS was an outstanding tactician for our com­mittee and shaped much of what we did in that body, and all of us who continued "to serve on that committee in our own way will try and fill the gap that GILLIS has left, but they are very large shoes to fill.

I was privileged to work with GILLIS in the Democratic caucus. GILLIS, in one of his first acts when he became chairman of the caucus, established the Committee on Party Effectiveness, made up of a number of Members of the House from various political per­suasions and from various regions. It was this committee, meeting on a reg­ular basis during the last 4 years, that helped in a small way to influence the shape of the Democratic Party and the shape of the party within this House, not just for this year but per­haps for many, many years to come.

GILLIS' influence will be continued to be felt through the actions of those Members that he inspired to take part in the caucus, to think about sub­stance, to think about where this party is going and to act on that.

I miss GILLIS very much, and I know that all of my colleagues, whether they agreed with GILLIS on individual pieces of legislation, or individual stands or not, feel the same way.

I think back to the last fight that GILLIS was involved in in the Rules Committee on behalf of his State and on behalf of his region, a fight that he won just this last fall that involved natural gas legislation that was harm­ful to Louisiana and to our part of the country.

GILLIS demonstrated his mastery of both procedure and substance in that last fight, and it is as the captain of that last fight that I will remember GILLIS LoNG.

Mr. BREAUX. I thank the gentle­man from Texas.

I will now yield to the distinguished gentlewoman from California [Mrs. BURTON].

Mrs. BURTON of California. I rise to honor my colleague and friend, GILLIS LoNG. He was a truly outstand­ing Member of the House of Repre­sentatives and will forever have a sig­nificant place in the history of this body.

GILLIS served in the 88th Congress with my husband, and I have known GILLIS and his wife, Cathy, for 21 years. Cathy and I have been involved with other congressional wives in nu­merous political activities, and I am very pleased that she will be running

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1285 in the special election to replace her husband.

GILLIS remained a national Demo­crat in his stands on issues, even though it cost him his seat at one time in Congress early in his career.

As caucus chairman, he led efforts to use the talents and knowledge of Members of the House in developing Democratic Party stands on issues. He will deeply missed by his colleagues and by his party. I extend my deepest sympathies to Cathy and his two won­derful children.

Mr. BREAUX. I thank the gentle­woman from California.

I yield to the gentleman from New York [Mr. HORTON].

Mr. HORTON. I thank the gentle­man for yielding to me.

Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness that I join my colleagues today in paying tribute to a fellow Representative, a close personal friend, an outstanding Member of Congress, and a proud member of the distinguished Long family of Louisiana-GILLIS LoNG.

GILLIS and I came to Congress in 1963. In addition to both of us begin­ning our congressional careers in the 88th Congress, we were both raised in Louisiana and proudly claim Louisiana State University as our alma mater. He was a good friend.

GILLIS was also a good friend to this institution. He served it and his Louisi­ana constituents with a strong sense of responsibility and commitment. His work on the Rules Committee is a tes­tament to his dedication. He could be a formidable opponent on legislative issues, as well as a strong and valuable ally. His work and contribution to the betterment of this institution, and hence, our country, will not be forgot­ten.

To Cathy Long, Nancy joins me in offering our prayers during this diffi­cult period. We can only say that his loss is one shared by many; his deter­mined spirit touched the lives of many of us in this Congress and across the State of Louisiana and these United States. I am proud to have known him and to have counted him as both a trusted colleague and friend.

Mr. BREAUX. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. OBEY].

Mr. OBEY. I thank the gentleman for yielding.

Mr. Spep.ker, I simply wanted to join those who were paying their respects to GILLIS LoNG today. I remember the first time I ever met GILLIS. Dick Boll­ing used to have a group of Members with whom he would get together reg­ularly in Otis Pike's office. Shortly after GILLIS was reelected to the Con­gress after he had been gone for some time, he came into the meeting with Dick and I had never heard of a GILLIS LoNG. I had heard of Speedy Long, I had heard of RUSSELL LoNG,

Earl Long, but I had never heard of GILLIS. It took about an hour in that meeting for me to realize that GILLIS LoNG was one tough cookie. He had a quality which is in very strong need in a political system which is called guts. I think throughout his career he ex­hibited that. It was very difficult for him to make some of the choices he made on issues, especially in regard to civil rights. But he made them because he understood they were right and they were in the best interests of the country and he stuck by them.

The other thing that I think made him such an outstanding Member of this House is that he was truly an in­stitutional man. He did recognize that before you could succeed as an individ­ual Member of this House, this place itself had to work and it had to work well. He recognized that because the interests of the House had to come before many other things he recog­nized that on occasion, even though you had a political advantage, it was wise not to press it for the greater good of everyone concer.ned and for the greater good of the country. He stuck by that rule.

He was also one of those who tried to merge the pressures for economic growth in this country with the pres­sures for equity and to try to fuse both into a rational set of policies for his party and for the country.

I think he will be remembered as a person who was a problem solver rather than a rhetorician.

I very greatly regret his passing. I just want to extend my sincere sympa­thy to his wife, Cathy.

Mr. BREAUX. I thank the gentle­man.

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. O'NEILL].

Mr. O'NEILL. I want to thank Con­gressman BREAux. I think it is a beau­tiful idea to have this remembrance of an old and dear friend.

I probably knew GILLY LoNG as well as-and longer than-most Members of the House. In 1958 I was a member of the Committee on Contested Elec­tions. That committee is out of exist­ence now, but in those particular days the chief counsel was GILLY LoNG, a young, able, and talented fellow, who served the committee very well. I got to know him and to respect him.

Then in 1962 he ran for the Con­gress and was elected. The opening day of that session is one in the histo­ry of this Congress that historians write about. It was to break the coali­tion between the souther.n Democrats and the Republicans who had allied themselves under the leadership of "Judge" Smith of Virginia. The ques­tion came of enlarging the Rules Com­mittee. GILLY LoNG was a man of cour­age and foresight. He appreciated that in our democracy the power of the Rules Committee must be such that

the leadership can bring legislation to the floor, which was not the case at that time.

So he voted with the majority on that day to enable us-for the future of this legislative body-to be able to get the legislation on the floor. This hurt him badly back home where he represented a very conservative dis­trict.

GILLY was defeated for reelection. At a later date he ran for Gover.nor, always doing well, but a "bridesmaid and never the bride."

He came back to this Congress in 1973 and again showed extreme cour­age as legislation came along, especial­ly civil rights legislation. GILLY had the respect and admiration of every Member of this Congress on both sides of the aisle.

I have seen caucus chairmen come and go. I always say that every whip, every majority leader, every chairman of the caucus always does a better job than the one before them. They take the inequities and mistakes of the past and correct them. GILLY was truly the most forceful that I ever saw.

He and Cathy, Millie, and I have traveled togethe:r. There was a bond of friendship that had grown between the O'Neill family and the Long family and I know that Millie joins me and has already expressed to Cather­ine our sincerest, deepest sympathy for the loss of GILLY. He truly was a great American.

Mr. Speaker, I have in my hands the remarks that I made at the services in Alexandria, LA, last week. Cathy called and asked me if I would join in the eulogy. She paid me a great honor. I would like to include my remarks at this time:

Reverend Clergy, Cathy, George and Janis, my colleagues, friends and admirers of Gillis Long.

Gillis Long was my friend We served to­gether on the House Committee on Elec­tions 26 years ago. He was a young man of achievement with a great future ahead of him.

Soon after we met he was elected to Con­gress in the heady days of the New Frontier. In his first term he quickly stood up for what was right for the House and what was right for the country. As a result, he waited awhile for his second term.

As it turned out, the reputation he gained for courage and conviction made up for the years he lost in seniority. Upon his return to the House, beginning with his service on the House Rules Committee, he quickly rose in the leadership of the House.

Gillis was popular, knowledgeable and in­fluential. His colleagues looked to him for guidance and he always listened to them for advice.

He was a conciliator. He was a consensus­builder. He was a unifier.

We welcomed change. But he never wanted to leave anyone behind. He sought to persuade rather than to punish. He fought to reconcile rather than to divide.

Recently, he advocated that his party needed to recapture the "vital center" of the American electorate. Well, Gillis Long

1286 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 himself was the "vital center" of the House leadership, the House Rules Committee, and the Democratic caucus.

And of course, he was the "vital center" of his family, his community and his district.

Gillis was a doer, he made things happen and he made things better. He was impa­tient for results, but he was always patient with people.

He cared deeply about his constituents, his colleagues and his countrymen. As a result, they cared about him.

John Kennedy reminded us that "we should not forget those acts of courage with which men lived". Well we will never forget the courage with which Gillis lived every day in face of illness during the last several years. We will never forget the courage he displayed in his first term in Congress. We will never forget how bravely he served his country in World War II.

His courage, his commitment and his com­passion will remain in the center of our lives and our experiences for years to come.

Gillis was a strong voice in the House. His was a voice of conviction and of moderation. His voice will no longer be heard in the House. His vote will no longer be recorded in the Chamber. But I promise you his in­fluence remains because his memory lives on in our minds, in our hearts and in our en­during respect and admiration for him and for what he stood for.

Mr. BREAUX. I thank the gentle-man from Massachusetts [Mr. O'NEILL] for his eloquent remarks.

Mr. Speaker, what I would like to do for everyone's information is yield to the elected leadership on both sides of the aisle and then to the Louisiana delegation members and then to others in rank of seniority.

Mr. Speaker, I yield at this time to the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. Lorrl.

Mr. LOTT. I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for yielding.

I join with my colleagues here today in expressing our sadness at the loss of one of the best legislators I have seen operate here in the House in the 16 years that I have been in this city. He was my neighbor over there in Louisi­ana. That led us on many occasions to work together on legislation where he had a common interest.

He was an outstanding member of the Rules Committee. I served on the Rules Committee with him for 10 years. He in many ways changed the direction of the Rules Committee as a consummate politician, technician, and tactician. I always appreciated, the fact that he had a real sense of this institution and consequently im­proved the operation of the House. He was interested in congressional over­sight and trying to make sure that this body did take a look at what it had done. We worked closely together on the Legislative Process Subcommittee on sunset legislation and related over­sight proposals. I was privileged to serve as the ranking Republican under his chairmanship, and he was always gracious to me.

0 1200 Obviously, he did an outstanding job

as the chairman of his party's caucus. I think he was revolutionary in the many ways that he tried to make it more active. We on this side of the aisle observed the leadership that he provided in that caucus.

I did work with him on many bipar­tisan issues and felt that when we worked together we were able to ac­complish some positive things on legis­lation.

What meant more than anything else to me with GILLIS was that he was fair in the way that he dealt with me as a Member of the Rules Committee. As a Member of the House, he left a legacy here that we will all remember and appreciate. I think that the House is a better place because of the service of our friend and colleague, GILLis LoNG. I extend my feelings to his family on this great loss.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. BREAUX. I thank the gentle­

man from Mississippi for his remarks. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlman

from Arkansas [Mr. ALExANDER]. Mr. ALEXANDER. I thank the gen­

tleman from Louisiana for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I, too, join with my col­

leagues in honoring the memory of our dear departed friend and former colleague, GILLIS LoNG, of Louisiana.

When I was first elected to Congress in 1968, I came to this institution and was sworn in, took the oath of office in 1969, with the firm conviction that I would not be shackled by the history of prejudice and bias that had been as­sociated by some people with Repre­sentatives from my native State during the last several decades.

I came here committed to ideals which I felt very alone in bringing to Congress from my region, to learn that there were other soul mates who were here with me and who had pre­ceded me from the South with whom I associated and with whom I was com­fortable ideologically and philosophi­cally. Though GILLIS had a break in his service and he was not here in 1969 when I was sworn in, I soon learned of him. And when he returned a couple of years later, I respected him as a master craftsman of the art of politics, as a master Congressman who was committed not only to the people of his district in Louisiana that he repre­sented in the U.S. Congress, but who was equally committed to a set of ideals which he brought with him as a standard by which he measured his performance in representing his con­stituents.

And I think most of all I admired the courage of this man in fulfilling the commitments that he had. He had the courage of his commitments. We were frequently visitors about the plight of our region and its part that it should play in national politics. We frequently conferred about matters of

debate on the floor of the House. And after all of the work was done, he would lay politics aside and be the friend to me and other Members of Congress that we all knew him to be.

It is with great sadness that I stand here today, and it is with warmth and heartfelt condolence that I extend my feelings to his family and to especially Cathy, who shared GILLIS' work with him step by step each day that he served in Congress.

Mr. BREAUX. I thank the gentle­man from Arkansas.

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle­man from Louisiana [Mr. LIVINGSTON].

Mr. LIVINGSTON. I thank my col­league from Louisiana for yielding to me. I want to thank him also for taking out this special order.

Mr. Speaker, I grew up in Louisiana, and I think it is safe to say that throughout my formative years I grew up in Louisiana hearing the name of GILLIS LoNG repeated time and time again. The people of Louisiana knew him for his record as an outstanding statesman, they knew him for his record as a war veteran, during which service he received recognition for out­standing valor. He received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. But, most importantly, he was a master politi­cian.

GILLIS LoNG was the embodiment of the Democratic Party in Louisiana. He was politically and philosophically, I suppose, on the opposite side of the fence, the opposite side of the spec­trum, from me. But I believe, in know­ing GILLis over these last 8 years that I have served in Congress, that we had a great deal in common. I know that we were friends, despite our political and philosophical differences. There is no doubt in my mind that Louisiana has suffered a great loss in his passing.

GILLIS had the politically famous name of LoNG, but he came from rela­tively obscure and simple surround­ings. He rose to prominence because he was a whirlwind of energy, an irre­pressible campaigner, a formidable op­ponent, an inveterate liberal and a yellow-dog Democrat. But he was also a good guy, and you could trust him, you could count on his word. He did not hesitate to make alliances with people who did not necessarily share his views if it was for mutual political benefit. I recall one time when he shared the cost of a poll with Dave Treen who was thinking of running for Governor. GILLIS was also think­ing of running for Governor. They got the same pollster, they put their money in together, shared the cost, and on the basis of that poll, Dave Treen decided ultimately to run for Governor and GILLIS LoNG decided not to.

I remember one time, more close to my own political future, I suppose, he worked with me on reapportionment,

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1287 to help secure his base, and mine, as it turned out, as far as our positions were concerned among our State legis­lators.

I have to say that GILLIS was re­markable in another context, for let any political adversary rue the day that he went up against GILLIS LoNG, either on the campaign trail or on the legislative battlefield. GILLIS was mer­ciless in his combative nature, and he could beat the toughest of odds when the time and circumstances were right.

The time never was right for GILLIS to have become Governor of Louisi­ana, and that was a goal he had set for himself at various times throughout his career. But that was not signifi­cant, for GILLIS was the consummate political maneuverer of Louisiana. His tentacles, his machinations, his inge­nuity, and his integrity were always one step away from the Governor's mansion, regardless of who might have occupied it over the last 25 years.

GILLIS had friends in every comer of Louisiana and friends in cities and towns throughout this Nation of ours. And for those who did not count themselves among his friends, well, he could always be sure that at the very least he had their respect.

GILLIS LoNG left his mark on Louisi­ana and on the Nation. He was throughout his entire life every ounce the "happy warrior" that the late Hubert Humphrey was, for he reveled in challenge, in politics, and in life.

As I mentioned earlier, I sometimes have often disagreed with GILLis' posi­tions on the issues, but you did not have to agree with GILLIS to know that he was one hell of a man.

I learned at his funeral that 2 weeks before he died GILLIS asked the dele­gate from the District of Columbia, WALTER FAUNTROY, to sing "The Im­possible Dream" at his funeral cere­mony. I think that song capsulizes GILLIS LoNG's life, and you cannot help but admire a man who can face up to his unfortunate fate with such courage.

His lovely wife, Cathy, and his chi­dren, George and Janice, who now mourn his departure from this Earth, can later rejoice in the knowledge that GILLIS LoNG lived his life and wasted nothing.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. BREAUX. I thank the gentle­

man from Louisiana for his remarks. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the dis­

tinguished majority leader, the gentle­man from Texas [Mr. WRIGHT].

Mr. WRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, the passing of GILLIS LoNG leaves a void which will not be easily filled. GILLIS LoNG determined early in his life that he would be a public man. His was no ordinary dream of mere personal am­bition, of prestige, power, and popular­ity, though there would be nothing wrong with a young man dreaming of those things. His was a dream of a

career in public service, the benefici­aries of which would be his people, his region, the small towns, and families with whom he grew up.

GILLIS began ardently and with the dedication, which he devoted to every task that he ever undertook, to pre­pare himself for this career. His educa­tion interrupted by the cruel cata­clysm of World War II, he entered the Army as a private and rose to the rank of captain, slogging across Europe and earning the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart in service to our country.

0 1210 Resuming his education, he graduat­

ed from Louisiana State University where he was elected president of the student body, and received his law degree. Then GILLIS began in his ear­nest, dedicated way to master the craft of lawmaking.

GILLIS LoNG became a legislator's legislator, and a consummate politi­cian; that word so much misunder­stood and so frequently abused. But GILLIS knew that politics, which Web­ster defines as the science and art of government, is as necessary to the functioning of a free society as water is to the flow of a river. It does not have to be filthy and corrupted, and neither does the river, for man has the wisdom, if he has the will, to keep them both clean.

GILLIS soon was recognized as a man of conviction. When expediency might have justified a temporary sacrifice of principle in the face of implacable prejudice, GILLIS stood firm by his convictions. Because of this, he knew the personal anguish of political defeat, but never did defeat become defeatism, nor sour into personal self­pity.

GILLIS overcame those defeats dem­onstrating both the ability to be gra­cious in victory, which requires the skills of a gentleman, and to be gra­cious in defeat, which requires the fiber of a man. In Congress, we called upon him repeatedly when difficult tasks were required; when delicate ne­gotiations were needed. He always came through.

GILLis served as a sort of bridge across which Members of different ge­ographic origins, of different genera­tions and of different ideologies could communicate. He was creative, he was constructive, and in every way a model Member.

We mourn his passing, and as we do, we recall with honor and pride the dis­tinction that he cast upon this Cham­ber. He reflected credit upon the legis­lative branch of Government, and credit upon the United States.

Mr. BREAUX. I thank the distin­guished majority leader for his re­marks.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to recog­nize now the first lady of our delega­tion, Congresswoman LINDY Booos.

Mrs. BOGGS. I thank the gentle­man for yielding and for taking this special order.

Mr. Speaker, GILLIS had left word to his beautiful Cathy that at the funer­al exercises honoring him, he would like a simple, military funeral, and that he would like for the gentleman from Florida [Mr. PEPPER] and me to deliver the eulogies, and he would like for WALTER FAUNTROY to sing "The Impossible Dream," which was his fa­vorite song.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to have permission to include the remarks that I made in the eulogy at the service within the context of these special re­membrances.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. With­out objection.

Mrs. BOGGS. In the eulogy, Mr. Speaker, I said that Louisiana had lost a stalwart son; that the Nation had lost a determined patriot, arid that each of us, individually, had lost a pre­cious friend. GILLIS' service to our State was absolutely immeasurable. He was a defender and a promoter of all of its resources, its human re­sources and its beautiful natural re­sources. He was also a promoter of its industry; of its trade; of its commerce, nationally and internationally. Most of all, he was a supporter of its people and of their problems and of their needs.

You have just heard the majority leader talk about GILLIS' patriotism on the battlefield of war, and all of us in this House know about his patriotism on the battlefield of politics. We know, as the great song from the Man From LaMancha says, that he gave his last ounce of courage to bring all of us beyond the unreachable star.

He was indeed a great promoter of this House, of the institution of this House. We have heard the Speaker reminisce today about the young coun­sel to the committee that handled the Speaker's own situation when he first came to the House. My husband, Hale, was the chairman of that committee, and selected GILLis LoNG as the chief counsel.

Their friendship grew and blossomed and all of Hale's love of this House was somehow transferred to and im­plemented in GILLIS' feelings. He, in turn, attracted men and women of tre­mendous abilities to the service of this House and to politics and to the Democratic Party and to the State of Louisiana in political service. True friend we all know he was. There was never a time when, individually or col­lectively, he was not ready to befriend the Members of this House. Whether it was in a small, personal gesture or tremendous help in a difficult cam­paign, at home or in legislation, GILLis was there always to be helpful to us. During the whole time he was aided and abetted by his wife, Cathy. She is

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1288 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 a true professional in her own right, and it is with great pride and expecta­tion that I hope that she will be run­ning for election in the special election to bring some of the love of Louisiana, some of the strength and courage, some of the friendship and devotion to this House that we have lost in GILLIS. I hope that Cathy will consider bring­ing some of all of this back to us.

I want to extend to her and to Janice and George, to Floyd and to all the other family members our deepest sympathy, our dearest love, and our great thanks for sharing GILLIS with us for so many years.

Mr. Speaker, with your gracious per­mission, the expressions of eulogy that I delivered at GILLIS' funeral services now follow:

Each of us here today, and thousands of others such as we, has lost an affectionate friend; Louisiana has lost a stalwart son of an illustrious Louisiana political family and the Nation has lost a loyal and determined patriot.

Our personal grief has been assuaged by the national and international expressions of praise for his solid accomplishments and his unique contributions to the stability of our national economy, to the institution of the House of Representatives, to the better­ment of our State, to the future of the Re­public. We have been especially consoled during these services by the eloquent re­membrances of the leaders he most admired and loved.

Tucked away among the obituary praises, are two items that best describe Gillis' own sentiments. They are his request for a simple military funeral and the notice of his establishment of the Gillis Long Scholar­ship at Louisiana State University. Distin­guished leader, complicated intellectual that he surely was, nonetheless Gillis re­mained a simple man, loyal to his roots, grateful for his opportunities. He repeatedly gave credit for his education to the free text books made available to Louisiana children by then Governor Huey P. Long and to the GI Bill of Rights that assured his pursuance of the law at L.S.U. He understood as did his friend, my husband Hale, that to be truly great, our State had to open these windows of opportunity to all of its people and often in the early days of the Civil Rights movement he stood valiantly much as Walt Whitman's "Louisiana Live Oak" had "all alone, without any companion, it grew there uttering joyous leaves of dark green."

He was a true son of Louisiana and served her extraordinarily well.

His determination to accomplish what he set out to do was sidetracked only twice when he failed in his election bids for the Governorship. The campaigns, however, only whetted his insatiable appetite for knowledge about the problems and the po­tential for growth in the State and the bet­terment of the condition of her people. He transferred his protection and promotion of the interests of Louisiana to the wider na­tional arena of the House of Representa­tives, knowing as the "Almanac of Politics" observed that "his current district seemed entirely pleased to reelect him indefinitely." Through his position on the Rules Commit­tee, his leadership in the Joint Economic Committee, and especially through the esteem in which he was held by his col­leagues, Gillis promoted and protected the

energy, the water, the agricultural and forest resources, and expanded the trade and commerce and the research, industrial and technological opportunities for our State. He will be sorely missed.

Wracked by pain and discomfort, as a true Louisianian, Gillis loved life to its fullest ex­pression. Surely now we can publicly admit that he was the captain of the krewe of Lou­isianians for the Washington, D.C. Mardi Gras Ball. Inveterate traveller, collector of art, eclectic in his taste as an enjoyer of lit­erature, of music, of drama and most espe­cially of the musical "Man from La Mancha," whose theme song has been ele­vated today into an exquisite requiem by our chivalrous colleague, Walter Fauntroy.

His all time favorite pastime was fishing. Fatigued at times beyond ordinary measure, he was constantly rejuvenated by a fishing trip. As was the Lord Jesus to whose princi­ples he consistently adhered, Gillis was also a "fisher of men" and women. He attracted energetic, talented persons of great worth to the art of politics, then organized. trained, led and inspired them into rendering benefi­cial service to our Nation, to the Democratic Party and to the institution of the House of Representatives, often as staff members in his own offices. He also possessed the un­canny knack for transforming them into loving personal friends.

Above all else, Gillis was a patriot. He con­secrated his considerate talents, his ener­gies, his vast intelligence to the service of our Nation and State, and to the people who had given him the honor of representing them in the Congress.

On the battlefield of war, as the majority leader has reminded us, he won the Bronze Star and was awarded the Purple Heart. And on the battlefield of politics, he gave his "last ounce of courage," to transport all of us beyond "the unreachable stars."

Throughout his quest, he was joined by his family members, his parents, his gallant brother Floyd, by the memory of his dear sister, his precious children, George and Janis <what a joy they provided him and what a rich legacy he has left them!), by lit­erally thousands of avid, loyal supporters, but most especially by his beautiful Cathy, a woman of valor and keen intelligence, greatly loved by all of the rest, and a true professional in her own right.

And now it is time for our weary patriot to be "laid to his rest"; that we release him to the company of the angels as we drum roll our combined tributes into a final salute, and say goodbye to our beloved friend.

Mr. BREAUX. I thank the gentle­woman for her speech.

Mr. Speaker, I yield to Congress­woman OAKAR.

GILLIS LONG: A PRACTICAL VISIONARY

Ms. OAKAR. I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to thank him for taking this special order.

Mr. Speaker, it is with a great sense of loss that I rise to speak about our late colleague, GILLIS LoNG of Louisi­ana.

GILLIS' untimely death has taken from the Nation and Congress a man of unusual vision and understanding. He was a rare leader who knew not only the direction the Nation needed to take but also the steps that needed to be taken to give that direction. He was an activist, goal-oriented vision­ary.

GILLIS' great strength was that he understood the role of Congress and the Democratic Party in accomplish­ing the goals he set out for the Nation. He had a unique understanding and appreciation of Congress and the Democratic Party as institutions. His goal was to strengthen those institu­tions to make them vehicles for bring­ing about change and providing cre­ative, fresh solutions to America's needs.

In the House, his greatest achieve­ment was in turning the Democratic caucus into an instrument for involv­ing Members and finding new ap­proaches to solving our Nation's prob­lems. GILLIS recognized the party's need to develop and present new ideas.

Moreover, GILLIS understood how crucial it was for a political party to reflect not only its grass roots but also its elected officials. In this sense, he was a very practical visionary. For he wanted the Democratic Party to be able to govern and instill confidence in the American electorate that it had the ability to govern.

If I may inject a personal note, I want to say how greatly I will miss his counsel. I know that my colleagues will also miss it greatly.

On this occasion, it is important that we remember GILLIS by recalling his legacy and committing ourselves to building on the foundation he laid. This would be the most appropriate monument to a great party and con­gressional leader.

Throughout his career in Congress, GILLIS had his wife, Cathy, working side by side with him. She shared his vision, his compassion and his under­standing of how to get things done. Moreover, she knows the people of Louisiana's Eighth Congressional Dis­trict and their needs. Cathy is unique­ly qualified to carry on his work.

0 1220 Mr. BREAUX. Mr. Speaker, I would

yield now to the gentleman from Texas [Mr. PicKLE], who has been pa­tiently waiting, if he would like to be heard at this time.

Mr. PICKLE. I thank the gentleman for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, those of us who serve in the House learn quickly the Mem­bers who have integrity, who have dedication, who have intelligence, who have character, and we learned many years ago that GILLIS LoNG met all of those measurements because he is one of the finest Members we ever had.

GILLIS and I came together in the 88th Congress. I like to recall a little story about GILLIS.

One evening, we were all sitting around and GILLIS LoNG started talk­ing about his district. Just like most of us, GILLIS said he had been asked the question: What would you do if you were up for reelection and were de-

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1289 feated? GILLIS responded that he knew exactly what he would do. He said, "I would run again".

Then he added that in spite of all the difficulties of this job, none is more exciting, more challenging. There is recognition and prestige. You meet interesting people from all over the world and there is definitely a sense of making a difference in the lives of your fellow countrymen. He went on to say that he felt he was a natural as a Member of Congress and each day brought new challenges.

The fact of the matter is that GILLIS was not defeated for Congress and he probably never would have been de­feated. The Eighth District of Louisi­ana loved him and his colleagues loved him. The problem is that there are not enough GILLIS LoNGS in this country. He was definitely a man of total dedi­cation to the job of representing his constituents.

Now, GILLIS LoNG was a third and fourth cousin in the legendary Long family and in the early days, they did not recognize him as family. According to GILLIS his side of the family was somewhat removed from the famous side.

But his status changed during his days as a public servant at LSU. GILLIS tells the story this way. His roommate was running for LSU stu­dent body president and then decided not to run. GILLIS tried his best to convince him to reconsider but the roommate said absolutely not. So, GILLIS at the last moment, decided to run, and much to his surprise he won. The newspapers played up his win with the headline "Another Long Is Elected."

In those days, GILLIS lived in a bar­racks type dormitory which had one phone in the middle of the long empty hall. Early the next morning after the election he received a phone call at about 6 a.m. GILLIS was summoned to the phone, and as he sleepily picked up the receiver he heard this voice over the other end say "Cousin GILLIS, this is Cousin RussELL!" GILLIS knew he was at long last in the family when Senator RussELL LoNG called.

When GILLIS and Cathy first came to Congress they entered in 1963 with the 88th Congress, which has through the years proved to be the strongest and most active of all the congression­al families. Cathy and GILLIS and Beryl and I have spent many happy hours together making plans for the Annual 88th Club St. Patrick's Day Party, and then each year in March seeing these plans turn into one of the most pleasant evenings of the session thanks to our good friend George Koch. Because of the Longs, we can take great pride in knowing that more Members-both former and present­come back to celebrate with us than any in the Congress. The 88th Club has been a close knit, caring group,

and GILLIS was one of our most caring and beloved members.

As chairman of the Democratic caucus and as a senior member of the Rules Committee, GILLIS was always there-making a difference.

Mr. BREAUX. I thank the gentle­man for his remarks.

Mr. Speaker, I yield to our colleague, the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. HUCKABY].

Mr. HUCKABY. I thank the gentle­man for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, I and every other member of the Louisiana delegation have truly lost a dear friend and a great colleague in GILLIS LoNG. The State of Louisiana lost one of her most able statesmen and certainly the House of Representatives lost one of its strongest leaders.

As the gentleman from Texas just so eloquently explained, GILLIS LoNG broke upon the Louisiana political scene when he became elected as presi­dent of the student body at LSU many years ago. We in Louisiana pride our­selves on the fact that we love politics so much. It seems as if we have a statewide election almost every year, and those years in which we do not, we certainly look at who wins the student body presidency of LSU.

I got to know GILLIS first some 20 years ago. GILLIS was running for Governor of Louisiana. My father-in­law was coordinating several of the rural parishes in northern Louisiana for GILLIS, and I can remember riding up and down those country roads put­ting up tree signs and bumper stickers for GILLIS LoNG back then.

GILLIS, even back then, as he was to the very end, and I think he would not object to being referred to as such, was a populist, a man of the people. He prided himself on representing the little people not only of Louisiana but of this Nation.

Although I disagreed with GILLIS philosophically on some issues, I truly admired and respected him. When I came to the House of Representatives some 8 years ago, GILLIS LoNG was one of those who took me by the hand, as most Members must have someone do, to show them the ropes, so to speak. GILLIS never failed me when I called upon him.

GILLIS was one of the hardest work­ers I have ever known. In his total dedication to the people of Louisiana, to his Eighth Congressional District, and to this House of Representatives, GILLis literally lived and breathed for his job in the House of Representa­tives.

0 1230 Mr. Speaker, Louisiana has lost one

of its finest sons, and the House has lost one of its most able Members.

Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. BREAUX. I yield to the gentle­man from Maryland.

Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Speaker, I would merely echo the remarks of the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. HucK­ABY].

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join my colleagues today in paying tribute to the late Congressman GILLIS LoNG. He has served this House and his constitu­ents well.

I am fortunate to have had the pleasure of serving with Mr. LoNG on the Joint Economic Committee. He viewed the committee as one for long­range thinking and planning and thus brought with him a unique and valua­ble perspective.

Representative LoNG was also a member of the House Rules Commit­tee. That is an understatement. He was perhaps the key member of the committee on most major issues. He viewed his role on the committee seri­ously and worked diligently as chair­man of the subcommittee on the legis­lative process.

Mr. LoNG also served as chairman of the Democratic caucus. When he took over the chairmanship he immediately set about strengthening the caucus. He is in fact quoted as saying, "I pledged to try to unify the Democratic Members of the House." He was deter­mined to set up discussions in the caucus about the role of the Demo­cratic Party in future national politics. His attitude was admirable and we will try to carry on the dream GILLIS LoNG had about the important part the caucus can play in our political system.

GILLIS LoNG represented his district with integrity and wisdom. He em­braced the needs of teachers, farmers, environmentalists, organized labor and consumers alike and worked diligently to ensure their voices would be heard and their needs addressed. I am sure that they, as well as we his colleagues will miss him. However, I am sure that we have all benefited from his knowl­edge and his dedication and he will not be forgotten.

Mr. BREAUX. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. TAUZIN].

Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague, the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. BREAUX], for taking this special order in honor of our dear colleague, GILLIS LoNG.

Those who attended the beautiful services in Alexandria-and there were a hundred Members of this body and staff who came in such a fitting trib­ute to GILLis-were blessed to hear some of the most eloquent eulogies I think I have ever heard in my young life-to hear Speaker O'NEILL, to hear the soaring eloquence of House Major­ity Leader JIM WRIGHT, the tremen­dous, compassionate eloquence of CLAUDE PEPPER, the soaring rendition

1290 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 of "The Impossible Dream" by our col­league, WALTER FAUNTROY, that will haunt us forever as we remember GILLIS, and the magnificence of our first lady in Louisiana, LINDY BOGGS, when she brought us back from all that soaring rhetoric and focused our attention on that simple coffin that contained the remains of GILLis and reminded us that for all the tremen­dous work that GILLIS did and for all his complex intellectualism. he was. most importantly, a simple man. a man who remembered his roots and a man for whom the most important persons in his life were those with whom he worked and those he served.

GILLIS, in all those eulogies and in my mind and in the minds of most of us who serve in this body, will be most remembered as a decent man of great and fixed convictions. It is not secret that GILLis• political career was gross­ly interrupted because he in Louisiana took a stand for civil rights when it was then unpopular to do so. because he in this body. as a member of the Rules Committee. made it possible for this Nation to advance the cause of civil rights when it was then unpopu­lar at home. GILLIS paid a dear politi­cal price for taking that stand and for standing by his convictions.

When I think of those days, I am re­minded of the words of Rudyard Kip­ling in "Gunga Din" when he said, "By the livin• Gawd that made you. You•re a better man than I am. Gunga Din:•

That is GILLIS LoNG. Because of GILLIS, Louisiana is a much more tol­erant place. a place where civil rights are again respected, and this Nation is a much more tolerant Nation because this one man of conviction indeed stood tall.

There is a phrase used in legislative circles to describe a very kind legisla­tor. It is called "a man of the House:• Many of us come to this body and work in other legislatures with the intent of serving the folks back home exclusively. We make that our prime and almost unique and sole occupa­tion. Others, while fulfilling that func­tion, also seek to establish themselves within this House as a leader, as one who understands the rules and makes it work and makes things happen and helps build this institution. There are quite a number of those here in this room today who, like GILLIS LoNG, work to build the institution of this House and continue to improve it. GILLIS was one of those; he was one of the foremost of those who presently serve.

In fact, the life of GILLIS LoNG in many respects parallels that of our great departed colleague, Hale Boggs. Hale was also a "man of the House;• one who dedicated himself to improve this institution and, like GILLIS, left an indelible mark upon it. And like Hale Boggs, GILLIS was blessed to

have with him a soulmate, a friend, a sponsor, and a supporter in the likes of Cathy Long, just as Hale was blessed to have our dean LINDY BoGGs to help him through it all. Like LINDY, I hope and pray that Cathy may join us here and continue the work of GILLis in this House, because for many years she has worked for us and beside us as an able right hand to GILLIS LoNG.

GILLIS was a consummate politician. He loved politics and was proud to be a politician. You may recall that in the great Kennedy volume, "Profiles in Courage," John Kennedy spoke to that and how important it was that we in America began to understand that the word, "politician," is indeed a good and honest and decent word. As House leader JIM WRIGHT pointed out, it can be a clean and honorable profession if only we make it so. GILLIS loved the profession and was a consummate poli­tician.

My colleague, JoHN BREAUX, often joked that, when visiting GILLIS' office one day, he leaned on one of GILLis' phones and raised enough money to run his campaign that year.

GILLis was always campaigning and delving in State politics. In fact, it is no secret that when GILLIS lost his chance to serve Louisiana as its Gover­nor and Louisiana lost the service of GILLIS as its Governor by a thin margin, GILLIS nevertheless made the difference in determining who would be the next Governor and who would be the next Senator, both of whom now serve our State in those capac­ities. GILLIS loved politics, and he loved this House.

We remember GILLIS also in a per­sonal way. GILLIS was a deeply devot­ed friend to every one of us. I recall that GILLIS very carefully took new Members under his wing, and I was one of them. I recall visiting GILLis in the middle of the night in New Ore­leans in his hotel room to seek his advice on entering the race for this Congress in 1980. I recall GILLIS waking to greet me in his pajamas and spending about an hour and a half with me in the middle of the night to discuss with me that opportunity that I had. GILLIS ultimately told me I did not have much of a chance, but he also committed himself to do every­thing in his power to help me. It is that kind of personal remembrance of GILLIS that sticks with so many of us in Louisiana, because GILLIS was that loyal and that much of a friend.

But GILLIS' primary loyalty, I be­lieve, was most of all to human decen­cy itself. His legacy is a Nation that is much more just than the way he found it. GILLIS LoNG was a great American leader. He believed in gov­ernment of, bY, and for the people. and he put the emphasis on govern­ment for the people.

In his beautiful ceremony in Alexan­dria, the Reverend Lynn P. Clayton tried to comfort us in his leaving. Rev­erend Clayton told the story about a young boy who was facing death at an early age, a death that his father and mother were well aware was coming, and his father dreaded the day, of course, when his son would ask him that terrible question about what death was all about. But that day came, and the son approached his father and asked him what it was like to die, and the father had prepared, as Reverend Clayton said, a very tender response. I would like to leave you with that father's response, as given to us by Reverend Clayton.

The father said to his son: Son, when you come home tired and ex­

hausted and your body is ready for sleep and you fall upon the couch and you go to sleep and you wake up in the morning and you are in your bedroom in your comforta­ble bed, do you know how you got from the couch to your bed?

And the little boy said: Well, sure, daddy, you carried me to bed. And the father said: Well, son, that is what dying is all about.

We fall asleep, and someone, the Almighty, carries us from that place where we fall asleep to a much better home, a more com­fortable home, a home that we have earned by loving one another here on Earth.

Mr. Speaker, GILLIS earned his home. We regret his leaving, but we also rejoice in that he has earned his reward.

The SPEAKER pro tempore [Mr. LEviN of Michigan]. The time of the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. BREAux] has expired.

ORDER OF BUSINESS Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I ask

unanimous consent that I may be rec­ognized at this time for 1 hour to pro­ceed with my special order on our late colleague, GILLIS LoNG.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Louisiana?

There was no objection.

A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE HONORABLE GILLIS W. LONG The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under

a previous order of the House, the gen­tleman from Louisiana [Mr. HuCKABY] is recognized for 60 minutes.

Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. SEI­BERLING].

Mr. SEIBERLING. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding, and I thank him and the other members of the Louisiana delegation for taking this time. I wish to join with them in commemorating our beloved late former colleague, GILLIS LoNG.

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Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California [Mr. COELHO].

Mr. COELHO. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Louisiana.

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the fact that the Louisiana delegation has taken this time to honor a gentleman that meant a lot to my wife, Phyllis, and I.

GILLIS LoNG is the type of individual that we talk about a lot, the type of individual that can bridge all differ­ences, an individual who can bring people from different points of view together to discuss, and hopefully to resolve a particular issue.

GILLIS believed in communication and believed in people talking and trying to resolve problems.

GILLIS was a politician's politician. He loved politics. He loved this House. He loved the institution and he loved legislation, but he was the complete legislator that we so often do not have, someone who liked every aspect of this job, someone who took new people who came into this institution and en­couraged them to use everything at their disposal to get involved and to make a difference.

The greatest compliment that any of us can have said about us is that re­gardless of how much time we spend in this particular institution, that we have made a difference. GILLIS LoNG made a difference. He made a differ­ence for this institution. He obviously made a difference for Louisiana, but he made a difference for a lot of us in­dividually and personally.

For that we thank him. He now has his just reward.

Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished dean of the House, the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. WHITTEN].

Mr. WHITTEN. Mr. Speaker, I was privileged to serve with GILLIS LoNG throughout his service here. Our rela­tionship was very, very close and I concur in all the nice things that have been said here today.

Mr. Speaker, I join with my col­leagues in expressing my deep regret over the untimely passing of our good friend, GILLIS LoNG of Louisiana.

GILLIS was not only a friend and ex­cellent Congressman, but also a fine man whose integrity was never ques­tioned. His record in Congress is one that all Members could emulate­steady, steadfast, a partisan in the finest sense of the word but fair to the opposition.

We shall all miss him. To his wife and family, we extend our sincere sym­pathy.

Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Alabama [Mr. BEVILL].

Mr. BEVILL. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague from Louisi­ana for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, the House of Repre­sentatives and the Nation lost a great leader and dedicated American with the sudden passing of our good friend, GILLIS LoNG.

GILLIS was a man of thought and action who gave his utmost to serve the people he represented. He com­pletely understood the role of a U.S. Representative and he provided his constituents with the highest caliber of service. In addition, GILLis was a rich source of leadership for his party and his colleagues in Congress, but always with the chief goal of improv­ing our Nation.

GILLIS was instrumental in helping to develop a new agenda for our Nation. Through his inspiring leader­ship, the statement of the Democratic caucus, "rebuilding the road to oppor­tunity," helped to point a new way for America. GILLis provided the spark and the fuel for this tremendous un­dertaking.

GILLIS LoNG understood the work­ings of Congress and helped to make the system produce legislation which is, today, making important contribu­tions to bettering the lives of millions of Americans. In addition to his years as a Member of the House, his knowl­edge of Congress came, in part, from his service on the staffs of several committees in the House and Senate. GILLis used his vast experience and his breadth of understanding the role of Government to develop programs and legislation which solved problems. Of all the men and women who have served in Congress, GILLis is among the very few who have been masters of the legislative process.

Our thoughts are with his family. GILLIS and his lovely wife, Cathy, have been close friends of ours. To­gether with Cathy and the children, we share their grief and deep loss. But we also realize that GILLis' life was rich and contributed greatly to making this a better land for all Americans. His absence from the House will make it less joyful. But his many contribu­tions of the past have made our Nation far richer. We will miss him deeply.

I hope that Cathy will decide to seek this office and continue the very out­standing work for our Nation that GILLIS did.

Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. O'BRIEN].

Mr. O'BRIEN. Mr. Speaker, when one considers quality as being a meas­ure of this distinguished body, one would have to recognize that GILLIS LoNG helped the average and we are reduced by virtue of his loss.

Mr. Speaker, the sudden and un­timely death of our friend and col­league, GILLIS LoNG, means the Mem­bers of this House have lost a valuable companion and a powerful legislator.

GILLIS LoNG exhibited political savvy as chairman of the Democratic caucus and as a senior member of the Rules Committee. His influence went much further than the Halls of this body, however, as witnessed by his deep interest in seeing improvement in our economic relations with our trad­ing partners in the Far East.

It is indeed sad and ironic that GILLIS LoNG was unable to assume the duties of the chairmanship of the Joint Economic Committee, to which he was only recently elected, and carry that interest further.

My wife Mary Lou joins me in ex­pressing to his widow, Cathy, our deepest sympathy.

The widely diverse Eighth Congres­sional District of Louisiana, which ex­tends from piney woods in the north to the Cajun country in the south, has lost an exceptional Representative: astute, conscientious, even tempered, and caring.

Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Florida [Mr. GmsoNsl.

Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I have been privileged to sit here and listen to these wonderful tributes to GILLIS LoNG and some of them have been the best tributes I have ever heard. It is because of the fact that GILLis LoNG was one of the best Members that ever served in this Congress.

I was privileged to come to Congress in 1963 with GILLIS LoNG and with Cathy and Martha and I got to know them shortly after arriving here. We were just an ordinary run of the mill new freshman class here, but GILLis LoNG and Cathy and JAKE PICKLE and some of the others were able to weld us together in being a very effective political group, but certainly a very homogeneous group of friends.

It is with that thought that I want to make some comments today. GILLIS, as so many have said, was the ultimate of good politicians. He was highly motivated. He was very dedicat­ed and very skillful at it.

After serving his first year here, he decided to run for Governor and un­fortunately did not make it and was prevented from coming back to Con­gress for a while; but he returned during the Johnson administration to work with Sargent Shriver on the Eco­nomic Opportunity Act. It is probably not a widely known fact, but GILLIS probably had as much influence on that as any other person who was ever connected with that program, with the possible exception of Sargent Shriver.

GILLIS dedicated his skills and his goals to providing better economic op­portunities for all Americans in this country and with his legislative skill was able to push that program through Congress and to nurture it for a number of years. He then returned

1292 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 to Congress and shortly took over again as a leader and as a fine friend.

GILLIS moved rapidly in the power structure of this body, not so much from his personal ambition, but from his high skill and his great integrity. Under all of that, he was always a great personal friend to each of us.

I know when I would have legislative problems and would seek expert advice, the first person I always went to and the best advice I always got was from GILLIS Long. He could tell you how to solve the problem or whether there was a chance of solving that problem or not.

He was a leader because he loved people. He was a leader because he loved to serve in this body and he was so able and adequately supported by his very fine wife, Cathy.

Martha and I have never lost a closer friend in this Congress than GILLIS LoNG. We pray that he is on the other side in a peaceful condition, because he has fought the good fight and done the best with the God-given gifts that any of us have.

I hope that his family, and particu­larly Cathy, have received their appro­priate condolences in all of this, be­cause I know how much Cathy par­ticularly dedicated her life to working with GILLIS and his service to the people of Louisiana and his service to all of the people in this country.

0 1250 Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield

to the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. HoYER] such time as he may consume.

Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for yielding this time and I thank the Louisiana delegation for taking this time to allow all of us to pay tribute to one of the great indi­viduals who has ever served in this body, the people's House.

On Inauguration Day, which in so many ways is a new beginning with new possibilities, it was with great sorrow that I and others in this body learned of the death of our friend and colleague, GILLIS LoNG. For many of US in the House, GILLIS LoNG was a mentor.

I follow SAM GIBBONS who came to Congress in 1962 or 1963 with GILLIS LoNG. There are many of us who came some 20 years later to serve with GILLIS LoNG, we who he reached out to, who he instructed, and who he made feel at home in this body.

Although he was definitely a part of the leadership, he repeatedly sought to involve those of us, the newer Mem­bers, in the legislative process.

In the past 4 years as chairman of the Democratic caucus he had been leading our party carefully toward a new identity. If the House is seen today as a center of new ideas and new leadership, and I think increasingly that is the case, then one of those we have to thank is GILLIS LoNG. He revi-

talized the Democratic caucus to make it a forum in which most Members now participate.

The two documents issued by the caucus, "Rebuilding the Road to Op­portunity," and "Renewing America's Promise," would not have been written if it were not for the leadership and dedication of our friend, GILLIS LoNG.

As a member of the committee, I know that GILLIS LoNG contributed much to my perception of the direc­tion in which our party should go.

GILLIS LoNG, a son of the best known political family in the State of Louisiana, had a long and distin­guished record of public service. A decorated veteran of World War II, he went on to complete his undergradu­ate work and to get his law degree. For several years he worked in Washing­ton as counsel to the Senate Commit­tee on Small Business and the special House Committee on Campaign Ex­penditures.

In 1962, as has been related, he was elected to the Congress. In a tough battle for reelection, GILLIS LoNG stood on principle. GILLIS LoNG was an example to everyone who seeks public office, to everyone who is confronted with the opportunity to stand on prin­ciple or retreat from commitments be­cause of political opportunism. GILLis LONG showed the courage that made this democracy great, and that made him great. We can all learn from the courage that GILLIS LoNG showed in the face of defeat.

We were, of course, all fortunate that, some 8 years later, in 1972 the voters of Louisiana's Eighth Congres­sional District, finally voted to return GILLIS LoNG to the House. In his six terms he became a leader in so many ways. His influence extended across the spectrum of our party to Members of every region. That is why you see Members of every region, every ideo­logical persuasion, every age group, coming here to spe9,k of our beloved colleague GILLIS LoNG.

In economic matters and in matters of procedure in the House he was a leader, an expert.

Although I speak here today in memory of GILLIS LoNG, I shall always be thankful that I took the opportuni­ty on January 3, to dictate a letter to him. That letter was typed on January 3, and I had the foresight to have it hand-delivered on the morning of Jan­uary 4. I would like to read just a brief portion of that letter:

DEAR GILLis: As we begin a new year and you conclude your service as Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, I want to take this opportunity to express to you my sincerest thanks.

Oilfis, you, more than any other single Member of the Congress, have provided me with opportunities to participate in a mean­ingful way in the workings of the House. I will never forget your taking the time to dis­cuss with me personally my interests and ambitions.

As I know that was true for STENY HoYER, I know that it was true for lit­erally 100 young Members who came to this House in the last three ses­sions.

I went on to say in that letter: Gillis, I cannot stress how keenly I feel

about your leadership in involving the younger Members of the House in the for­mulation of party policy and the improving of Caucus rules. In addition, your leadership in the Democratic Party and your role in en­hancing the participation not only of Mem­bers of the House but of all elected officials is an inestimable contribution to the redir­ecting and strengthening of our party. The moderation and stability that such inclusion has brought and will bring in the future is in my opinion one of the most significant re­forms that could have been effected to make us once again a national party. There is literally no other Member of the House who has played as sensitive and effective role as you have over the last four years.

In closing, I want to reiterate how appreci­ative I am of the Opportunities that you ex­tended to me. Without your advice, friend­ship, and inclusive action, I know that I would not have been able to become in­volved in a meaningful way in the business of the Caucus as quickly as I did. For that I thank you very, very much.

Then I closed and delivered this letter to him on the 4th of January:

Looking forward to serving many years with you in the House and with warmest re­gards to you and Cathy, I am sincerely yours.

That letter was delivered to GILLIS on the morning of the 4th, and on the afternoon of the 4th, GILLIS came over to me, had read the letter, and thanked me.

As BILLY TAUZIN has mentioned ear­lier, almost 100 of us went to Alexan­dria, LA, to pay a tribute, not the last tribute we will pay, but a tribute at the funeral of GILLIS LoNG. Cathy Long had read this letter and thanked me for it. I am so pleased that I have this opportunity to express for the record, for Cathy, for the family, for the people of Louisiana, and for the people of this Nation a tribute to a great American, a great human being, a caring and loving individual. I will be ever thankful that I took the opportu­nity to thank GILLIS LoNG a few days before God took him.

GILLIS LoNG was a great friend to us all.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. HUCKABY. At this time I yield

to the gentleman from New York [Mr. SCHUMER].

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I guess one never knows how deeply an individual affects one until death. I was driving to the LaGuardia Airport from my home in Brooklyn on the morning of January 4 and, as I usually do, I turned on the radio and I listened to the CBS 8 o'clock news broadcast which is a 15-minute broadcast. I was listening to the news, anticipating In­auguration Day down here with a happy heart.

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1293 At 8:15, the radio announcer said, in

one sentence: "Last story, and last night Representative GILLIS LoNG of Louisiana died."

Instantaneously, I knew that I had suffered a loss. The day before, I might not have realized the loss that I had suffered. But I could not continue driving any longer and pulled over to the side of the road just to catch my thoughts and my breath, and thought about all of the things that GILLIS had done, as STENY HoYER had said, not only for me, but for so many of the younger Members of the House.

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GILLIS helped me personally with my growth, with my learning about this process, with my learning respect for an individual from a completely differ­ent part of the country and different background than mine.

I will tell just one because I think it is representative: In August 1983, I had a brainy idea to have a debate among the Presidential candidates­the eight Democratic Presidential can­didates-and one of the first people I went to, just to bounce the idea around with, as I customarily did, was GILLIS.

GILLIS said it was a great idea. He thought the party ought to be open to everybody; he thought the availability of the candidates as we had seen them in our Democratic caucus ought to be there for every Democrat across the country.

He said, "Why don't you circulate a letter and try to get people to sign?"

I did, and 100 of our colleagues signed. The debate was scheduled and GILLIS had done it under the auspices of the caucus.

Well, in about November, a number of the Presidential candidates got cold feet. They did not want to debate. They thought it would give the people way back in the pack a chance for the same national exposure that they had, and they began to say, "Let's not have a debate."

They first went and talked to me, and I said, "Well, the debate is planned. How can we call it off?"

Then they went and talked to GILLIS.

After each call that GILLIS received from every powerful figure in the entire Democratic Party, GILLIS came over to me and he said, "Look, wheth­er this debate goes on or not is not going to be of great national conse­quence to our party. But I told you back in August when it seemed like a good idea that I would back you up. I will continue to back you up. I will tell every one of those figures who might be President of the country one day that if CHUcK ScHUMER wants to have the debate, we are going to have the debate."

And furthermore, he told them that he wanted the debate and that even if

they should manage to get me to change it, he was going to make sure that the debate was carried off.

Throughout that process, GILLIS was there being a shield, not getting any of the glory or any of the credit, but just being a shield. That was the kind of a person GILLIS was; he cared about integrity, he cared about com­mitment, he cared about friendship, he cared about the underdog, and he would look figures straight in the eye.

That was GILLIS LoNG. Let him be a beacon. Every time each of us is swerved by the political vicissitudes which naturally affect our great pro­fession, let US think Of GILLIS LoNG, let us think of his integrity, let us think of how the losses he suffered made him a greater person to his family, to his party, to his State, and to America.

GILLIS, I will miss you. Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield

to the gentleman from Oklahoma [Mr. McCURDY].

Mr. McCURDY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, the mark, the ultimate tribute, I think, to any person, and I know to a lot of senior citizens in this country and a lot of traditional fami­lies, has been to have all those grand­children sitting at a grandparent's knee and to see the family and to be able to reflect upon the accomplish­ments of the family.

Well, I do not know if GILLIS ever had the opportunity of having grand­children but as you look out across this Chamber, and if you look at the people who have proceeded to the well this afternoon, I think you will find that there are a lot of us who consider GILLis almost as a father or grandfa­ther because he reached out to the young members of the Democratic Party, to the young Members of Con­gress, and he provided a strength that very few Members of Congress have been able to provide or to give to other Members.

Former President Truman once said that the mark of a real leader is the development of new leaders. I think GILLIS LoNG was a true leader.

He was able to work with younger Members of Congress, to help develop the potential for greater things in the future. He knew the strains the party and especially this institution were under during the last few years, and was able to act as a magnet and bring together people from various back­grounds and ideologies, to focus the debate and the views in one central point.

As a member of the Committee for Party Effectiveness that GILLIS found­ed and chaired for so long, I join my colleagues, especially the younger Members, in paying what we consider to be a very important tribute. GILLIS was a true leader.

STENY HoYER probably said it as well as I have ever heard it said, and he did have the foresight, and I think a number of us are always jealous of the person who can look ahead and write a letter to GILLIS and exchange those compliments and the feelings that he had; and I, too, had the opportunity of, just before the inauguration, visit­ing with GILLIS. I had gone through a very intense struggle in this institu­tion in this very caucus. GILLis LoNG helped me very much.

I think the comxnent that we had and the conversation that we had during that entire episode provided some extra strength and courage to me.

So, as a young Member of Congress who hopes to be around this institu­tion for a while, I think that I can join, honestly, with a great number of my colleagues in saying that we are going to miss GILLIS very much.

Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I would yield to the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. LEviN].

Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Speak­er, there is truly something special oc­curring here. A good number of us are rising to say something that we feel with true depth.

Like others in the freshman class of 2 years ago, I only knew GILLIS for a couple of years; too short, far too short a time. But it was long enough to come to admire GILLIS and really to love him.

I had the privilege of sitting on this Party Effectiveness Committee that GILLIS chaired, the weekly lunches. He used that as an arena for involve­ment. GILLIS talked about participa­tory democracy as if he had invented the term. No, he had not invented it. He, at the least, reinvented it and made it come to a reality within the House and certainly on the Democrat­ic side.

He had a way of reaching out, bring­ing in. I am not sure where it came from; perhaps it came from his experi­ence of losing several contests; but one thing was SO true of GILLIS LoNG that maybe he lost several battles but he was never, never defeated.

GILLIS LoNG never gave up and I think for those of us who knew him, we realized that the only thing that could still GILLIS was death-but not fully, because I really think that when we stand up here and say that his memory lives on, that we are dedicated to making that happen.

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And so with many others, I send to Cathy and the rest of the family, to the children and others, our condo­lences, but we also give our condo­lences to the Nation. GILLIS was not a "household name" throughout the Nation, but what he stood for was im-

1294 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 portant for every household in Amer­ica.

He did pass away too young, much too young. For all of us who have stood in the well here today, we pledge that we will carry on his work, partici­patory democracy will become, through his memory, through his works, and through our remembering his memory indeed a household term throughout the United States of America.

The SPEAKER pro tempore [Mr. BREAux]. The gentleman from Louisi­ana.

Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Illinois [Mrs. COLLINS].

Mrs. COLLINS. Mr. Speaker, like all those who have stood in this well, paying tribute to GILLIS, I certainly did not want the day to go by without giving my personal expressison of the great loss that I feel for GILLIS LoNG.

Just a couple of weeks ago, I was on a study mission with the Rules Com­mittee and during that time there was a lot of discussion about GILLIS LoNG, how everybody felt about him, and wftat a great guy he was. I was so proud that everybody that I was work­ing with on that particular mission felt the same way about GILLIS that I did.

You can imagine how surprised I was less than a week later to find myself along with other Members, going to GILLIS' funeral.

When I first came to Congress, in 1973, I did not know a soul except some of my husband's friends who were here. I remember sitting one day in this Chamber, sort of alone and by myself, when a man came over to me. I did not know what his name was at that time because it is hard to know who 434 other people are all at once; but this man came over to me and said "How are you doing?" I said "I'm doing fine." He said, "My name is GILLIS LoNG. If there is ever anything I can do to help you, just let me know." He said, "This is sometimes a hard place to get used to, but I think you'll make it."

It was that encouraging remark that made me feel that I was becoming a part of this great body. Well, as all those years went past, I got to know GILLIS much better and I found that he was a person I could go to when I had a problem, when I had a question, when there was anything I didn't really understand.

He always had a willing smile and he always gave great thought to the ques­tions I asked of him; it was not a pass­ing thing with him; he took the ques­tion seriously. He would call back and say, "Cardiss, I have thought about your question and perhaps you might want to be guided in this direction or that" and so forth.

I find that is something I am really going to miss a very great deal. I can

remember just a little over a year ago, I was faced with a very serious pri­mary election in my district. I went to GILLIS and told him, "GILLIS, I need some new ideas on the way that I can help myself get back to Congress, which is a body that I love and want to continue to serve in." And he was right there.

Election night, when everybody else was asleep and everybody was talking about all the other elections that were going on in the country, I got a phone call. The phone call was from GILLIS LoNG. He said, "How is the election coming?" I said, GILLIS, I do not know; it is just too soon to tell."

The next morning my office tells me that I got another call, and it was a call from GILLIS LoNG, and they told him that I had won. And my secretary told me that she could hear the joy and happiness in this man's voice.

That is a true friend, one who was concerned about the Members of the House of Representatives. I am sure that every Member here can tell you how GILLIS touched their lives. I will surely miss GILLIS, he was a friend.

As Chairman of the Democratic caucus, GILLIS served his party well. He placed a premium on unity and new ideas. Only a statesman with the fine political skills of GILLis LoNG could have held together as diverse a coalition as the Democratic Party. His advocacy of new ideas led to the devel­opment of a blueprint for the party's future entitled "Rebuilding the Road to Opportunity." This document stands as a valuable guide in these dif­ficult times.

As a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, I am particularly aware and appreciative of GILLIS' fine civil rights record. Back in his first term in the early 1960's, he voted to unblock stalled civil rights legislation by en­larging the Rules Committee. Many believe that this courageous vote was responsible for his defeat in 1964 when his opponent used it as the major issue in the election. He refused to renounce his convictions when confronted with bigotry and racism.

That is the way GILLIS was. He stood up for what he believed to be right. I'm a better Member of this House because of him. Let me say in closing that so many times we have ac­quaintances and buddies and pals, but friendship is something that all too few of us recognize for the rewards that are associated. I am proud that GILLIS was my friend and I had a chance to cross his path.

To his dear wife Cathy I want to say that just over 12 years ago I stood in her shoes. I want her to know that my heart goes out to her and that my family sends our condolences.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Louisiana.

Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. BEDELL].

Mr. BEDELL. Mr. Speaker, it is quite a surprise to me and probably ev­eryone else that I am in this Chamber. I had not been involved in politics, and certainly no one ever expected me to be here speaking to you today; but I have had several shocks as I have come to this Chamber.

One of those great shocks is the tre­mendous quality of the people that serve herein. I go back to my district and people talk about how terrible the Congress is and so on. I am here to tell everyone that in all my life, I have never served or been involved with such a great group of people as we have here. GILLIS is one of those people, as are others; I served with him on the group working on party ef­fectiveness.

One of the things that we do as we go through life is we learn of the mis­takes that we have made. I made a mistake for which I feel very sorry; I never told GILLis how much I thought of him, and now I cannot; it is too late.

I hope that I will not make that mis­take with others in this Chamber whom I feel are so great; some of whom are sitting right here in this room.

I had another disappointment, and that is that GILLIS was a great fisher­man, and we talked about it time and time again, about how we were going to go fishing, but we never did, and now it is too late.

But it is not too late to stand here and let Cathy know what a wonderful person that I think GILLIS was, and how much he meant to me as he meant to others.

I say time and time again that the most important thing that we can do in all of our lives is to live our lives in such a manner that we set an example for others which they will want to follow, and that that is more impor­tant than all the honors that we may receive. For me, GILLis was such a person.

I thank God that I had the opportu­nity to serve with him and know him, and I am sure I speak not just for myself but for others as well when I say that we are deeply appreciative for that tremendous opportunity, and wish his wife Cathy and family the best of everything and hope they real­ize how much GILLIS meant to the rest of us.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Louisiana.

Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. WHEAT].

Mr. WHEAT. Mr. Speaker, I was deeply saddened at the passing of our friend and colleague, GILLIS LoNG. His death marks not only a personal loss for me and other Members of this

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1295 body, but it represents a loss for the country, as well.

Last week, I attended the funeral service for GILLIS. While there, I lis­tened as people paid tribute to a man with whom I had had the honor to work closely. Numerous Members of this body attended the service. The distinguished chairman of the Rules Committee spoke, my colleague from the District of Columbia sang, the Speaker of the House of Representa­tives paid tribute and elected officials from all over the State of Louisiana, including the Governor, came to pay their last respects to this great man. I must say I was very impressed that so many elected officials would come out to pay their final respects.

But what moved me most was not the turnout of the more celebrated citizens of Louisiana, but of those who are less well known. People from all walks of life, rich and poor, black and white, the famous and the not so famous, all came to pay their respects to a man who had served them all and served them equally.

As I sat and I watched the mourners come to comfort the family, the book of John, chapter 15, verse 13: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" kept running through my mind.

I thought about GILLIS and I thought about what I most admired about him and this verse kept coming back to mind. Truly, GILLIS was a Member who had laid down his life for his friends and constituents. He had dedicated his life to serving them.

In the late fifties and early sixties, this country was in the midst of a great transition. I was a child but even so, I recognized the significance of what was occurring in our Nation. I knew that people were fighting for rights which were granted by the Con­stitution but denied them by fellow countrymen.

In the Halls of this building and on the floor of this Chamber, Members were debating about passage of legisla­tion which would rectify this injustice. As we know, sometimes in this body, battles are not only fought and won on the floor, but also in committees.

The committee on which I currently serve, and on which GILLIS so ably served, was the scene of one of the battles. For some time, the President wanted to pass a civil rights bill to give all Americans equal rights but his ef­forts were being resisted by several Members of the Rules Committee, in­cluding its chairman, Howard Smith. It was decided that the only way to get the legislation considered would be to expand the membership of the Rules Committee. In 1961, a vote to enlarge the Rules Committee for the 87th Congress was passed. In 1963, another vote regarding the enlargement of the committee was taken. The 1963 vote

would make enlargement of the Rules Committee permanent.

Needless to say, the decision to per­manently enlarge the Rules Commit­tee was not well received by Members from districts which bitterly opposed enactment of civil rights legislation. They were disturbed because they knew that committee enlargement meant that sooner or later, the House would have to consider civil rights leg­islation.

I can only imagine the dilemma with which GILLIS, a freshman, found him­self confronted. Many of his constitu­ents opposed civil rights legislation. Should he do the politically safe thing and vote against enlarging the com­mittee or should he take a course of action which he personally felt was best-a course of action which would significantly improve this country but an action that could possibly damage his career?

I am honored to say that GILLIS fol­lowed his convictions and voted to expand the size of the Rules Commit­tee. The results of his vote, along with the votes of other courageous Mem­bers, made consideration and passage of civil rights legislation possible.

GILLIS LoNG, however, paid a price for following his convictions. He lost his 1964 bid for reelection to the House of Representatives. He lost be­cause he took a politically, unpopular stance but the right stand. GILLis opened doors for many who had been previously denied their constitutional rights but seemingly, he had closed the door on a promising career.

I don't know if GILLIS will ever real­ize what his sacrifice meant to people from his district who couldn't vote at the time, people who had no political voice. But I know. I saw it last week at a Baptist Church in Alexandria, LA, in the eyes of men and women who re­membered all that he had done for them and who came to pay their last respects. It was an honor to work with such a

great man, so early in my political career. I only hope that we all follow the example that he set.

0 1320 Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield

to the gentleman from Florida [Mr. MAcKAY].

Mr. MAcKAY. I thank the gentle­man for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, we all mourn the loss of GILLIS LoNG. Most Members of the House had the privilege of knowing GILLIS for a longer period of time than I, but few could admire, respect, or appreciate him more.

As one of the freshman Members of the House in the 98th Congress, strug­gling to become participants rather than observers in the process, GILLIS LoNG was the first to reach out to us. From the first day, he took us serious­ly. He was the first to give us a forum

and he consistently served as a bridge between our freshman group and the leadership of the House and of our party.

GILLIS had many strengths, but many of us think his greatest strength may have been his ability to reach out to all groups, both within the House and in our society at large. That abili­ty, coupled with a keen ability to rec­ognize what is right and pursue it without consideration of the conse­quences, serves as a role model for those of us who share a commitment to the House of Representatives as an institution.

As a fellow southerner, I can appre­ciate how difficult his views on social issues and civil rights were at the time he first championed them. His pio­neering such causes helped to mold the "new South" and help clear the way today for more socially conscious elected officials from the South. It is common to say to a colleague

who has helped us: "Thanks, I owe you one." Like many others, I have had occasion to say that to GILLIS.

The truth is, all of us "owe one" to GILLis LoNG. We owe him a commit­ment to be guided by the same princi­ples which led him. If we can fulfill that commitment, the Congress will be a better place for it-and this country will be a better place for it.

Mr. HUCKABY. I thank the gentle­man for his remarks.

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle­man from Pennsylvania [Mr. WAL­GREN].

Mr. WALGREN. Mr. Speakel'", I would like to say as simply as I can how much we in the Congress, will miss GILLis LoNG, how much we re­spected him as a Member of the Con­gress of the United States, and how much we liked him as a person.

It is hard to know what to say about a life. In many ways the specific things that make up history pass as life moves on and are not recalled. In many ways here in the Congress it is someone's personal characteristics that are most appreciated from day to day. And of course that is lost as time passes.

Looking back in GILLis' time here, as others have mentioned, there are a number of things that stand out that should be noted and should be remem­bered. Two things especially strike me.

The first, was his courage on civil rights issues long before the civil rights issue captured our Nation's at­tention and became the pivotal social crisis of our time. GILLis' position was courageous. But, as we look back, it also could best be described as "wise."

GILLIS reflected real wisdom in un­derstanding the change in race rela­tions that all our values and goals as a Nation required. Although he lost an election over it, to me, his position re­flected real wisdom about human

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1296 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 nature. In the process, he set an exam­ple that will make better Members of Congress out of us who follow him.

The second major political event I recall in the time I knew GILLIS has to do with the governorship of Louisiana. GILLIS spent his life involved in Lou­isiana politics on a level that gave him every reason to run for governor sever­al years ago. That had been his goal for many years. It was within his reach. But he decided to stay in the U.S. Congress. To me that reflects again a sense of wisdom, a recognition of the validity and critical role the Congress plays for our democracy. GILLIS recognized that, even though we are often frustrated by the reality that Congress acts as a "committee" in which the individual is often last, the Congress is the heartbeat of our de­mocracy and the base of the strength of our country.

GILLIS recognized that the time and energy be spent on the Congress was well spent by any human being.

To me that reveals an underlying ap­preciation of the value of the U.S. Congress, of the importance of its con­tribution to our whole fabric of life. Others will look to his example and will serve better because of it. And the Congress will be better because of GILLIS' commitment to it.

GILLIS has left an inestimable foot­print on the life of the country. My boy will be better for his service. And, from his own vantage point, I think GILLIS would think that his service here was very worthwhile indeed.

0 1330 I think we should also note that no

political effort can be larger than its base, and the base in this case was an equal product of his wife, Cathy, who worked along with him in the develop­ment and the maintenance of the po­litical support that kept GILLIS here and able to be here, and in that sense she has every right to be as proud of his contribution as GILLIS himself would be.

So thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appre­ciate the opportunity to join in these remarks.

Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio [Ms. KAPTUR].

Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, last week, this body lost one of its most able, understanding, and "democratic" Members. GILLIS LoNG, a man of char­acter and leadership, belonged in this House of Representatives. He believed in this institution's potential and he tried to make it a more responsive and effective body. Many of my colleagues knew GILLIS much longer than I did. But his presence left its impact espe­cially on the relative newcomers like myself.

For the then freshman Members like myself who came here first in 1983, GILLIS LoNG helped smooth out a

rough road. He helped build and edu­cate newcomers. He gave guidance, good advice, and respect. Though he came from a vastly different part of the country than I do, he understood me and my constituents-because he understood this institution and the American people.

By appointing a broad spectrum of Members to the Committee on Party Effectiveness, GILLIS gave many of us a special opportunity to shape the future of our party and its legislative agenda. As a freshman, this experi­ence was invaluable. For that, and for so many other things he did, I will be forever grateful to GILLIS LoNG, my colleague and my friend.

As we move forward with the busi­ness of the 99th Congress, let us all re­member, Democrat and Republican, the gentleman from Louisiana who displayed such fairness, dedication of purpose, and the belief in the collec­tive judgment of this institution and the American people it represents.

Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California [Mr. LEviNE].

Mr. LEVINE of California. I thank the gentleman for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, as a Member of the 98th class, I have been privileged to serve in this House for the past 2 years. During that time I found GILLIS LoNG to be perhaps as sensitive, thoughtful and sympathetic a friend as I could have sought from any part of this country and in any part of this body.

GILLIS LoNG, not only belonged to this body, but he made each of us be­lieve that we belonged here as well.

It was GILLIS LoNG who brought to­gether a broad cross-section of Mem­bers every week, frequently twice a week, in an organization which was run in fact by participating Members, rather than dominated in any signifi­cant extent by the legislative staff. And nobody gave more to that organi­zation and nobody gave more to this body than did GILLIS LoNG. He not only made time for issues, for creative thought and for broad-based legisla­tive solutions that would appeal to all regions of the country, but he also made time for every other person here.

For those who have not had the privilege of serving in this Congress, and particularly for those who per­haps have served in smaller legislative bodies, such as the State legislature from which I came, one does not un­derstand how difficult it is for human­ity to inject itself in an arena such as this. This body is made up of 435 people, and it is rare for one individual to take the time to make it more human. By doing so, he makes the product broader, firmer, much more likely to succeed; he ensures that the results that he is seeking are much more likely to be effective; and he en-

sures that each individual Member feels a stake in the process by partici­pating directly.

I feel a sense of incredible loss with GILLIS' passing. I felt that GILLIS' fu­neral last week was one of the few fu­nerals that I ever attended which really provided a sense of the depth and thoughtfulness of humanity of the human being who had passed. I believe that all of those thoughts and memories not only from last week but from my experience the past 2 years are among the most important that I will share and maintain for however long I am privileged to serve in this body. I am proud to be able to have called GILLIS LoNG a friend. He will remain in my memory for a lifetime. • Mr. LAFALCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join my colleagues in tribute to one of our body's most distinguished and far­sighted Members, Representative GILLIS LoNG, whose passing last week was a shock to us all.

GILLIS was a man who carved his own distinctive road in our institution. As a youthful Member of Congress from Louisiana in the early 1960's, he had the courage to support the expan­sion of the membership of the House Rules Committee, which made possi­ble the passage of the landmark civil rights legislation bottled up in the committee for years. The unpopularity of that decision in his district contrib­uted to his defeat for reelection in 1964.

In 1972, however, the voters saw the wisdom of returning GILLIS to the House. In the intervening 12 years GILLIS made his mark on this institu­tion. As a moderate Democrat from Louisiana, he served as a bridge be­tween his more conservative col­leagues from his region and his more liberal colleagues from other parts of the country. In addition, he served as a bridge between the more senior Members of the House with whom he was first elected in the 1960's and his more junior colleagues with whom he entered Congress during his second House tenure in the 1970's. In both cases, he served as a unifying force for the party and the institution, seeking to reconcile differences and bring Members together to achieve tangible legislative accomplishments.

He also sought to provide a sense of vision and long-term purpose to our party during a period of redefinition and change. As chairman of the House Democratic caucus for the past 4 years, he sought to bring all Members together to define new directions for our party around which we could all rally. I was particularly privileged to work with GILLIS in formulating the forward-looking economic proposals contained in the "Democratic Blue­print for Our Nation's Future" pro­duced by the Democratic caucus. GILLIS shared with me a keen appre-

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1297 elation of the critical importance of international competitiveness to our economy, and the need to develop an industrial strategy for our country to meet the challenge of foreign competi­tion. He made international competi­tiveness a centerpiece of the proposals put forward by the caucus.

Mr. Speaker, GILLIS LoNG was that rare legislator who rose above the pa­rochial concerns of region and genera­tion and brought a truly national and world perspective to the problems of our country. We shall miss his leader­ship in the difficult times ahead. • e Mr. HUGHES. Mr. Speaker, we have lost a good friend and colleague in GILLIS LoNG, and the House will be a lesser body for his passing. I was deeply saddened by the news of GILLis' death. I know that all of us in the House were stunned by the news of his premature death. Now that some days have passed since we heard this sad news, and we have had time to reflect, we feel even a deeper sadness.

GILLIS was an outstanding chairman of the Democratic caucus, who care­fully and efficiently forged a concen­sus among widely varying points of view on many divisive issues. As a senior member of the Rules Commit­tee, GILLIS again showed a degree of professionalism and expertise that served his colleagues on both sides of the aisle with examples of what our work should be, and can be through dedication and understanding.

But GILLIS did not limit his work to assignment or issues of current or passing interest. He maintained a view not only of what the Congress is, but what it ought to be. His Committee on Party Effectiveness was an innovation that has served us well. Indeed, GILLIS applied himself creatively to so many different tasks, all engineered to en­courage growth and productivity both within the party caucus and in the House as a whole.

GILLIS served his colleagues as well as his district and the Nation at large. He was an excellent legislator, and a good friend. I deeply regreat his pass­ing.e e Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, indeed, the passing of the Honorable GILLIS LoNG of Louisiana is a loss to the country, the House of Representa­tives, and a loss to his family. GILLIS was a special friend, a creative spirit and a thoughtful legislator.

He served in the House for over a decade and in the last two sessions made an enormous contribution as the chairman of the Democratic caucus. He led the caucus to unity, but in the process did not purify the caucus. He was a leader in helping us all express our views and work toward a consen­sus of what we should do. His vision and dedication helped us develop a policy for the future. His leadership, his vision and his kindness will be sorely missed.

GILLIS told me that I have "a great tradition to uphold and an unlimited future to conquer." I hope to meet his challenge and to complete his vision. He was a great man and it was an honor to serve with him in the House of Representatives.• e Mr. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be able to join with my col­leagues for this tribute today, al­though I am very saddened by the reason for which this special order has been called.

We have lost an exceptional public servant in Congressman GILLIS LONG. He served in the House of Representa­tives for some 14 years, during which time he worked consistently for Louisi­ana and her people.

He will be sorely missed, both here and at home, as GILLIS devoted a large part of his adult life to public service. As Louisiana is a relatively small State, our delegation-regardless of political affiliation-shares a close working relationship. And while GILLIS and I did not agree philosophi­cally all of the time on the issues, we were always united to work for the betterment of our State.

GILLIS was a skilled and forceful leg­islator, as well as a keen politician. His important and influential positions on the House Rules Committee and within the Democratic caucus attest to his political acumen.

Finally, GILLis' devotion to cause will be sorely missed. He loved serving the people, and enjoyed it more than any one person I have ever met. His dedication to public life and public service was well known and well re­spected, and he had profound impact on the Nation and its course.

The House has lost one of its leading advocates, and Louisiana has lost one of its most able Representatives.• e Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I wish to express my condolences and sadness on the departing of our late colleague, GILLIS LoNG, to his family and loved ones. Indeed, the people of Louisiana and this House have suffered a great loss and I know I speak for my col­leagues when I say we mourn his pass­ing and will miss him dearly.

GILLIS LoNG served the Eighth Dis­trict of Louisiana with great distinc­tion. A specialist in procedure and a true parliamentarian, GIL LoNG was a noted negotiator on the Rules Com­mittee. A born leader, GIL distin­guished himself as chairman of the Democratic caucus, and was recog­nized for his even-tempered manner and fairness in dealing with friend or foe. But to merely recite GILLIS LoNG's biography is not enough to do him jus­tice.

GIL LoNG was a friend to many, a mentor to others, and an example to all of us. Throughout his tenure of service in the House and to our coun­try, GILLIS LoNG demonstrated a keen intellect, outstanding leadership abili-

ties and an unfaltering commitment to deeply held principles. Above all else, GIL LoNG was an effective Congress­man and a true representative of the people. GILLIS LoNG will be missed and fondly remembered.e e Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, I am honored today but of course also sad­dened to participate in this special order to honor our late and beloved colleague from Louisiana, GILLIS LoNG. It was just 10 days ago when we learned the shocking and tragic news of GILLIS' passing and for those of us fortunate to have been his friend-the feeling of loss remains fresh.

I believe it was both fitting and ap­propriate for the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan to pause and pay tribute to GILLIS as he did at the beginning of his inaugural address on January 21. It was fitting because the President was recognizing the contributions of a man who dedi­cated his life to serving his fellow man and who set an example of leadership which many emulated.

GILLIS LoNG provided the highest quality of representation for the people of the Eighth Congressional District in the Louisiana GILLIS loved so well. He was always their advocate in Washington working to protect, defend, and promote their interests in the Congress. Despite GILLIS many time-consuming responsibilities in Congress, he always made constitutent service his top priority and he was re­warded with reelection by his constitu­ents on six different occasions includ­ing this past fall.

Yet GILLis will be remembered by those of us who served with him for many reasons. He served with special effectiveness as chairman of the Democratic caucus-a job which in­volves considerable energy and sacri­fice but one that GILLIS performed su­perbly. GILLIS was also a leader on the prestigious House Rules Committee another difficult and challenging task which GILLIS was equal to.

I served with GILLis these past 12 years and was truly honored to have been his friend. He was a warm, sin­cere, and friendly man with good humor and camaraderie. He was a man that I and so many others respected. Yet as we recall all the good that was GILLIS LoNG, let us commit ourselves not to always wait until it is too late to convey our feelings to one another. Think of all of my colleagues who are participating in this special order who wish they had told GILLIS how they felt about him while he was alive.

I wish to convey my heartfelt condo­lences to GILLIS' widow-Cathy who for more than 25 years was GILLIS loyal partner and friend. The loss she has suffered is truly enormous as it is to this House and the Nation. Yet let us hope that solace is found for Cathy with the knowledge that her husband

1298 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 led an exemplary life-where he did so much good for so many people. His is a legacy that will serve as an inspiration for those of us who serve in the House today as well as those who will serve tomorrow. May GILLIS rest in peace.e e Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to join my colleagues in expressing our sense of deep sadness at the passing of our be­loved friend, GILLIS W. LoNG.

Congressman LoNG served this body with both distinction and dedication. He was a hard worker and an out­standing leader who brought compas­sion and understanding to the delib­erations in this Chamber.

As a senior member of the House Rules Committee and as former chair­man of the Democratic caucus, Con­gressman LoNG earned the respect of all with whom he came in contact.

The people of Louisiana's Eighth District were indeed fortunate to have Congressman LoNG represent their in­terests here in Washington with such energy and dedication.

All of us in the 99th Congress will miss Congressman LoNG's many con­tributions to our joint legislative ef­forts. His work set a high standard of excellence for others to follow who be­lieve in progressive government. I valued his leadership and will miss both his wise counsel and warm friendship.

My deepest sympathy is with his wife, Cathy, his son, George, and his daughter, Janis.e • Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, I want to join my colleagues in expressing sadness over the loss of GILLIS LoNG and in paying tribute to the memory of a truly dedicated public servant.

I had the pleasure of serving in the House throughout GILLIS' tenure in this body. I knew him to be a man of high principle, and a man with the courage to be true to those principles regardless of the consequences. For him, those consequences were rejec­tion at the polls but he bore his de­feats with the same grace that would characterize his many electoral victo­ries. When he returned to the House in 1973, he came on his own terms. About GILLIS LoNG I think it can truly be said that the voters knew exactly what they were getting when they supported him, and the ease of his recent victories made clear that they overwhelmingly approved of the manner in which he represented them.

GILLIS was one of the best-liked Members of this House and it was easy to understand why. Although he was a loyal Democrat, he was uniformly fair in trying to work out solutions to the significant problems with which a Congress must deal. He understood the art of compromise, but he also knew that before compromise could be achieved all parties must have a firm understanding of the issue at hand. GILLIS never lost his willingness to

study, whether that study involved the rules of this House or the ramifi­cations of a global economy. He was well informed, he worked hard, and he thought before he spoke-all qualities which are not only essential in a good legislator, but are likely to engender respect among one's colleagues as well.

Mr. Speaker, we will miss GILLIS LoNG in the difficult days ahead. His ability and his character are commod­ities this House can ill afford to do without. While we will miss him, his contributions to the people of Louisi­ana and to his country will never be forgotten.

I want to extend my sincere condo­lences to GILLIS' marvelous wife Cathy, his children, and his family.e e Mr. HAMMERSCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, the untimely passing of our friend and colleague GILLIS LoNG has saddened us all, and he will be sorely missed in the House of Representa­tives.

He was a true stateman; widely re­spected for the way in which he exer­cised his leadership and constructive in his approach to solving many of this Nation's problems.

As the second in seniority on the Rules Committee, GILLIS often was the driving force in crafting rules for debate on controversial and complex legislation. His great knowledge of House procedure and tremendous ne­gotiating ability were assets to the committee that will be hard to replace.

And, of course, GILLIS' interest in the economy through his membership on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee will be remembered by all of us. He studied many broad econom­ic questions that greatly affect the future of our country.

GILLIS also served as chairman of the Democratic caucus for 4 years, until relinquishing that role last month. In that capacity he worked to unify his party and served as a link be­tween senior Democrats and younger Members. Yet he was also held in high esteem by all of us on the other side of the aisle, and I know that I speak for my colleagues, past and present, when I say that we all benefited from his friendship.

My sympathies go out to his widow, Cathy, and his children George and Janis. Our condolences must also be extended to the people of the Eighth District of Louisiana, who have lost a fine representative.

I thank the gentleman from Louisi­ana for calling this special order, and allowing me to pay tribute to GILLIS LoNG.e • Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness in my heart that I rise today to join in this remembrance of our colleague GILLIS LoNG, who passed away last week.

I indeed feel a great personal loss as GILLIS and I had established a close and productive working relationship

together. In my role as chairman of the Public Works Water Resources Subcommittee, I had the opportunity on many occasions to bring key legisla­tion before the House Rules Commit­tee, where I frequently sought GILLIS LoNG's expert advise and guidance.

GILLis took great joy in his role as a pivotal member of the Rules Commit­tee. He was a perfectionist who loved the complex House rules system. And, unquestionably, he was considered by all who knew him, to be among the most expert in matters dealing with House procedure.

But most importantly, GILLIS LoNG was a fair man. Whether it was a Re­publican or Democrat appearing before the powerful Rules panel, GILLIS made sure she or he had a fair hearing. It was that same dedication to fair­

ness that made GILLIS LoNG the excel­lent leader of the Democratic caucus that he was. He was a natural candi­date for party leadership, and every member of the Democratic Party, with its diverse beliefs can attest to the out­standing job he performed in that most difficult role.

Despite the national prominence that GILLIS LoNG attained, he never forgot for 1 minute that his major role in Congress was to represent the inter­ests of the people of the Eighth Con­gressional District of Louisiana. And represent them he certainly did.

During his eight terms in the House, GILLIS truly became a peoples repre­sentative, devoting himself untiringly to his constituents needs, worries, and causes.

GILLIS LoNG loved his country and its people. He was a true patriot who wanted the best for America and would not settle for anything less. His good cheer and bright mind will be sorely missed as we here who follow him attempt to solve our Nation's weighty problems in the years ahead.e e Mr. ANNUNZIO. Mr. Speaker, like so many of my colleagues in Congress, I was stunned last week to hear the tragic news of the untimely death of our distinguished colleague and my good friend from Louisiana, GILLis LoNG.

During the last 12 years he served as a Member of the House of Representa­tives, I had the opportunity to work with GILLIS on many occasions, and I became one of his great admirers.

GILLIS LoNG dedicated his life to public service, and was a man of deep compassion and courage. He served our country with distinction in the Eu­ropean theater during World War II, and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He also served in the internal security detachment at the Nuremberg war crime trials.

Receiving his law degree from Lou­isiana State University in 1951, GILLIS LoNG distinguished himself as the

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1299 legal counsel for several congressional committees, including the Senate Small Business Committee and the House Campaign Expenditures Com­mittee. In addition, during President Johnson's administration, he was As­sistant Director for Congressional Re­lations in the Office of Economic Op­portunity.

First elected to Congress in 1962 to serve one term, Congressman LONG re­turned to Congress in 1973, where he compiled an outstanding record of achievement as the second-ranking member of the House Rules Commit­tee, as chairman of its Subcommittee on the Legislative Process, and as a member of the Joint Economic Com­mittee, where he was chairman-elect at the time of his death.

GILLIS LoNG was highly respected by all of us in Congress for his commit­ment to the cause of civil rights. His legislative abilities were unmatched, and he was a statesman of great prin­ciple, always striving for compromise and conciliation instead of confronta­tion.

As the chairman of the House Democratic caucus for 4 years from 1981 to 1984, GILLIS LoNG'S contribu­tion was significant, and his service was inspirational in shaping our coun­try's future. He authored a number of Democratic Party position, papers, and his presence will sorely be missed by all those he served as well as his colleagues in the House of Representa­tives.

Those of us who had the privilege of working with GILLIS LoNG and know­ing him as a friend deeply mourn his passing. Mrs. Annunzio joins me in ex­tending our heartfelt sympathy to GILLIS' DEVOTED WIFE, CATHY, AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WHO SURVIVE HIM. I

e Mr. ROYBAL. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today to pay tribute to GILLIS LoNG, a respect­ed colleague and good friend. Over the years, his many accomplishments as chairman of the Democratic caucus and a senior member of the Rules Committee speak of his devotion to the institution of Congress, as well as to his constituents.

GILLIS will be remembered by all of us as a dedicated, compassionate public servant. But more irilportantly, he was a decent, caring human being committed to making this country a fairer, more just place to live. He will be sorely missed both here and at home.e e Mr. STENHOLM. Mr. Speaker, today I join my colleagues in express­ing our deep remorse at the loss of our friend, GILLIS LoNG. But tempering the remorse is a strong sense of grati­tude for the life of service GILLIS of­fered and the impact he had on his country, his district, the Congress, and many of us individually as his friends.

GILLIS was one of those rare individ­uals who used his experience and his­torical perspective to form a clear vision for the future. He understood that if the Democratic Party was to thrive and flourish in the future, unity within the party was crucial, and he committed himself to that unity. I per­sonally first encountered GILLIS' pur­suit of unity most strongly in 1981 when he was among the few in the party insisting that we Boll Weevils should not be punished for voting ac­cording to our consciences and our dis­tricts. GILLIS appreciated the worth of honest debate and open acceptance of all Democrats in the House. Always, his efforts were to unify, and not purify. the Democratic Party in the House.

As time went on and I had the privi­lege of working with GILLis on the Committee on Party Effectiveness, my respect for this leader grew deeper and deeper. Our relationship, more private than public, instilled in me a great re­spect and affection for GILLis and the goals he sought to accomplish. His un­timely death has prevented him from personally accomplishing some of those goals, but as Walter Lippmann once wrote: "The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on." GILLis has passed along his quest for the unity and acceptance that will continue to guide and strengthen our party and our country. We who honor his memory should willingly accept that endowment and further the cause that GILLis held dear.

With remorse, but even more so, with a sense of gratitude and mission, we say goodbye to GILLis LoNG.e • Mr. RUSSO. Mr. Speaker. we have lost a man who cared deeply about this institution, his country and his party. Representative GILLIS LoNG, a man of courage and principle, was a skilled politician that truly served the national interest. He will be greatly missed, but he has left a legacy for those of us fortunate enough to serve with him and for those to follow.

Many things impressed you about a fine gentleman like GILLIS. I always appreciated the fact that you knew he cared about the Congress and having it work well, and you could trust him, rely on his judgment. He was a Repre­sentative that other Members appreci­ated because of this quality. He also went out of his way to help new Mem­bers, to offer guidance and help when needed.

A man of great compassion and un­derstanding, I count his passing a per­sonal loss and value the time and the friendship I was privileged to share with him. The Nation and the Con­gress have lost an honorable leader and I join with my colleagues in ex­pressing our deepest sympathy to his family and in paying tribute to Repre-

sentative GILLIS LoNG, a good friend and a dedicated colleague.e e Mr. EDWARDS of California. Mr. Speaker. united in our sorrow. we stand here together to pay our final respects to our respected friend and colleague, GILLis LoNG.

During his many years of public office spanning half a generation. GILLIS had prove himself ever the champion of civil rights for all Ameri­cans. His sterling reputation as a just and good man has been burnished by those accomplishments resulting from the staggering amount of work he so tirelessly undertook. As chairman of the House Democratic caucus, and on the House Rules Committee, GILLis was wholly dedicated to those ideals he held dear. We will all miss GILLIS LoNG sorely. I would like to join my colleagues in expressing my sympathy to his wife, Cathy, and to his children, George and Janis, at this time of in­consolable loss and bereavement.

The legacy bequeathed to us by GILLis LoNG is rich indeed. Unswerv­ingly true to his convictions, he never­theless strove to bring about a consen­sus of beliefs, a melding process which reflected his deeply founded respect for democracy and fairness. Our sense of sharp loss is eased only by our brim­ming reservoir of fond memories and deep esteem for our departed col­league.

I know I speak for all of us who are assembled here when I express my feeling of personal sorrow and priva­tion at the passing of our dear friend and associate, GILLis LoNG.e • Mr. FORD of Michigan. Mr. Speak­er, GILLis LoNG's death comes as a ter­rible blow to me. He was a great human being and an outstanding Member of Congress who possessed qualities we all hope to have and to pass along to our children and grand­children. I worked closely with GILLis during my first few terms in the House when we passed war on poverty legislation. He became an Assistant Di­rector of the Office of Economic Op­portunity-an act that took courage for one who retained political ambi­tions and plans.

It was a controversial program toward which many were hostile. Many Members of Congress were skep­tical to say the least, while others felt threatened. It was simply not political­ly popular, but GILLis LoNG took on the congressional liaison job.

To this day. my friend Sargent Shriver says, "Without GILLis we might not have gotten the legislation through. He was crucial."

GILLIS' concern for the human con­sequences of legislation was recognized even then. He proved particularly ef­fective dealing with his southern col­leagues in both the House and the Senate. He managed at critical times to get enough Republican votes, too.

1300 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 The essential decency of the man

made it difficult for anyone to say "no" to him. Having joined the war on poverty, he never resigned and never strayed. His concern for the poor, the destitute and the underprivileged con­tinued throughout his career.e • Mr. MINETA. Mr. Speaker, along with so many of my colleagues I join in mourning the passing of our good friend GILLIS LoNG.

This is a special institution. Not ev­eryone understands it. Not everyone knows how to make it work. GILLIS LoNG was one of those few who walked through these halls and was complete­ly at home. GILLIS was a man who un­derstood the House, and in the process made the House and each of us who shared it with him a noble place.

How many of us, when faced with a difficult problem, turned to GILLIS for help, for a solution. I imagine we all did at one time or another. And when that advice came, only a fool did not follow it.

I know that as I look forward across the legislative field that will be the 99th Congress, I see a difficult and challenging 2 years. How much easier those years would be if we had GILLIS to help lead us.

I was honored to second GILLis' nomination to be head of the Demo­cratic caucus when he assumed that important job in 1981. Our colleague from Missouri now has to fill the role that GILLIS created in the years since 1981.

We will all miss GILLIS. We will miss him as a friend, as our caucus chair, and as a colleague. The Nation will also miss GILLIS, because he was a man who made a difference. He was a man who knew what his principles were and fought for them.e e Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to join my colleagues in paying tribute to GILLIS LoNG, who has been taken from us and from his family so abruptly by illness.

GILLIS was truly an indispensible Member of the House of Representa­tives, and he will be greatly missed, not only by his family and by the Con­gress but also by his constituents and the entire Nation. As chairman of the Democratic caucus and of the Rules Committee's Subcommittee on Legisla­tive Process, GILLIS was dedicated to improving the way this country is gov­erned. He was a leader in seeking broad reform to improve not only the House but also the Democratic Party. It was under his leadership that the Democratic caucus produced a compre­hensive, forward-looking document es­tablishing a Democratic outlook on the Nation's economic future. More importantly, he single handedly made the caucus a cohesive unit for the first time in many years. And his subcom­mittee was constantly looking for ways of improving the legislative process.

GILLIS was a natural legislative leader. He felt so strongly about making the process work that he was able to bring together many geograph­ic and political factions to enact key legislation. His mastering of the art of compromise and persuasion made him a great legislator. The services he per­formed for his party and for his coun­try are unsurpassed, and they will sur­vive long after his untimely death.

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have served with GILLis over the past 8 years. He is already greatly missed. I know all of my colleagues join me in expressing sympathy to GILLis' family .• • Mr. SYNAR. Mr. Speaker, the memory of Members of Congress is preserved so often in no more than the name of a post office or dam in some distant comer of what was their dis­trict. The name of GILLIS LoNG will be enshrined forever in the Democratic Party, resurrected phoenix-like from the flames of the last national elec­tions. GILLIS created, as Democratic caucus chairman, the Committee on Party Effectiveness, and those who trained in it-DICK GEPHARDT, MARTIN SABO, BUTLER DERRICK, LEs ASPIN-are the new shining hope of the party.

What GILLIS taught me as a young legislator when I first came to Con­gress in 1978 are precisely those vir­tues the Democratic Party needs to regain that elusive majority. GILLIS was seen as a liberal member of the south central delegation; yet he was personally responsible for the passage of the major business bills in the 98th Congress. The Democratic Party will learn that the advancement of pros­perity and a concern for the poor and downtrodden can go hand in hand.

GILLIS was elected in 1962 and lost his seat the following election when his appointment to the House Rules Committee enabled the first civil rights legislation to reach the House floor. GILLIS knew that there are im­mutable principles which are not worth renouncing for any election. Yet he also knew how to get things done. Always be chivalric; you cannot prepare thoroughly enough; think through your strategy-what you want to get done is irrelevant if you cannot get it done; lead by inclusion, not ex­clusion; politics is, after all, the art of reaching a consensus. These maxims have been a pretty good working guide for my legislation. I would suggest they offer a serviceable roadmap to return the Democratic Party to the majority. Great men are the guide­posts and landmarks in the State.e e Mr. CHAPPELL. Mr. Speaker, I commend the gentleman from Louisi­ana for calling this special order to honor our dear late colleague, GILLIS LoNG.

GILLIS first came to this body in 1962, for a single term. He returned to the House of Representatives in 1972

and remained here until his recent un­timely death.

During his seven terms, GILLIS proved to be a capable legislator, both on the floor and in committee. As the ranking majority member of the House Rules Committee, he contribut­ed greatly to facilitating floor debate on controversial measures through his concise explanations of the rules gov­erning those measures. His work on the Joint Economic Committee was to his credit, as shown by the fact that he was to have been the new chair­man.

GILLIS will probably be best remem­bered for his able chairing of the House Democratic caucus. It was here that he made his major contributions by authoring a series of papers articu­lating new policies in such fields as long-term economic and foreign policy, as well as other issues which this body shall debate over the coming years. Here, too, GILLIS made his contribu­tion as a peacemaker, able to bring Members from diverse backgrounds to­gether, united in a common purpose. I know steering this caucus was not an easy task, but it was one that he was more than willing and able to under­take.

GILLis was a fine servant of the people of Louisiana, and a good col­league who shall be missed by all. I wish also to extend my prayers and condolences to his wife Catherine, and his children, George and Janis, as well as the other members of his family.

I thank the gentleman for permit­ting me this opportunity to pay trib­ute to GILLIS LoNG, and I appreciate his calling this special order .e e Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, I join with my colleagues here today in paying tribute to our friend Repre­sentative GILLIS LoNG. He was certain­ly a man dedicated to serving his Lou­isiana constituents as well as this Nation in the House of Representa­tives.

His leadership capabilities were easily seen in his capacity as a ranking member of the Rules Committee, and especially as an effective chairman of the Democratic caucus.

His office was next door to mine in the Rayburn Building and both myself and my staff felt an extra sense of sad­ness upon hearing of his death. GILLIS LoNG left much to be remembered from his service in this Chamber. His experience and leadership will be missed.e • Mrs. LLOYD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to add a few words in praise of my friend, colleague, and fellow southern­er, the late GILLIS W. LoNG. We worked together in the Democratic caucus and I greatly admired GILLIS' dedication to the unity and future progress of the Democratic Party. As caucus chairman, he worked hard to

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In his work on the Joint Economic Committee, GILLIS displayed his keen interest in developing long-range plans for the further development and in­creased productivity of the U.S. econo­my, as well as for more study of the international economy. In his vital po­sition on the House Rules Committee, GILLIS demonstrated his love for and mastery of the nuts and bolts of the legislative process. He was committed to improving the institution he faith­fully served-the U.S. House of Repre­sentatives.

His was an exemplary political and legislative career-the expression of an individual deeply committed to the great American ideal of public service. GILLIS will be missed sorely by his friends and colleagues and I'm sure that they all join me in expressing our condolences to his wife Cathy and to their children.e e Mr. RODINO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that we take this time today in order to pay tribute to our departed colleague, Representa­tive GILLIS LoNG of Louisiana.

GILLIS exemplified the very best in a public servant. He served his constitu­ents with the utmost distinction and dedication. In addition, he continually gave this body the benefit of his wisdom, his leadership, and his impec­cable judgment. His knowledge and keen understanding of rules and pro­cedures in this House will be remem­bered by us all, and he earned the widespread respect and admiration of everyone who knew him.

But moreover, GILLIS LoNG will be remembered as a man of courage. He had the strength to stand up for what he believed was right and fair, even at the risk of his own political career. For this, he has earned a special place in our hearts and in our history books, and he will not be forgotten.

The House of Representatives will be a different place without Gillis Long. I will miss his vision, his guid­ance, and his good sensible advice-but most of all, I will miss his friendship.

My deepest sympathies go out to his wife Cathy, to his children, and to all of his family ·• e Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep sadness that I rise to pay re­spect to our distinguished colleague, GILLIS LoNG of Louisiana, who passed away recently after loyal service to this Congress.

GILLIS LoNG was a man who served his constituents and the House of Rep­resentatives with dedication and con­viction. His congressional district was comprised mostly of black Americans and Cajuns, a district with a truly unique character. He exhibited a com­passionate concern for these people, never forgetting that he represented interests which required absolute com­mitment. In this, he succeeded.

Perhaps the most noteworthy contri­bution of GILLIS LoNG was his influ­ence in forging a smoothly efficient rules procedure from within the House Rules Committee. As the second-rank­ing Democrat within that committee, he aided in the bringing of progressive legislation to the floor of the House. He deserves our respect and gratitude for this accomplishment.

We have lost a fine colleague, Mr. Speaker. Let us remember his example and his legacy .e e Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I commend the gentleman from Louisi­ana [Mr. BREAUX] for providing this opportunity for Members to join in paying tribute to our late friend and colleague, GILLIS LoNG.

Mr. Speaker, this House has lost one of its most able Members and I have lost a dear friend, I join all the Mem­bers on the House floor today in ex­tending profound sympathy to his wife, Cathy, and his children, George and Janis. Our hearts all go out to the family in this tragic hour.

The passing of a great man affords an opportunity both to mourn his death and to celebrate his life. Each of us will carry our own favorite memo­ries of GILLIS, in facing that sorrow and that joy.

Mine, quite naturally, will be from our service together during a decade on the Rules Committee. The role of the modem Rules Committee is to try to make the legislative process work, and it has been an appropriate show­case for the particular talents of a gentleman reknowned as a profession­al legislator. GILLis has never flinched from the hard work needed to put to­gether accommodations that fairly balanced a variety of issues.

For his colleagues from Louisiana, there will be memories of his genuine love for his State and the real joy he derived from representing its people and its interest. Even as his responsi­bilities and stature in Washington grew, the energy he devoted to repre­senting the Eighth District of Louisi­ana never slacked. He returned very regularly to his district, something that the Nation's air transportation system does not make easy to do, even during the years when the decline in his health must have made the effort very difficult. And, in Washington, he was an able and passionate advocate of his constituents' concerns. Indeed, after 10 years sitting next to GILLIS at the Rules Committee, I think I may know more than anyone in New Eng­land about the economics of sugar and natural gas production.

But, for many of us in the House, the most vivid memory will be the courage and, even, good cheer with which GILLIS faced the physical adver­sities of his last years. The moving sto­ries of many friends makes it clear that GILLIS knew clearly in recent days that his life was drawing to a

close. But, actually, he has known for a few years that his life would not pass all the natural seasons.

And, faced with that knowledge, he actually redoubled his efforts. At a time when other men might have begun to let go of the details and labors, GILLIS actively sought new challenges. His stewardship of the Democratic caucus was a historic one. It was a period of massive work, signif­icant accomplishment, and important reform in the caucus, and the party at large.

In recent days, following the conclu­sion of his work at the caucus, GILLIS was preparing to take up the chair­manship of the Joint Economic Com­mittee. The Joint Committee was a vital concern to GILLIS throughout his service in Congress, and I have no doubt that his chairmanship of the panel at this time would have made a significant contribution to the coming debates on the economy and the budget.

As chairman of the Democratic caucus, much of his most lasting con­tribution to Congress has been on one side of the aisle. But that contribution has never been made at the expense of fairness, and the special order today demonstrates that the affection and regard in which GILLIS will always be held spans the entire political spec­trum.

And in that spirit, Mr. Speaker, all of us gather here today to say goodbye to GILLIS, to extend sincere sympathy to his family, and to pledge to keep alive the contributions he has made to this institution.• e Mr. WATKINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my colleagues to pay trib­ute to the most esteemed gentleman from Louisiana, the Honorable GILLis W. LoNG who, as commentator-jour­nalist Mark Shields remarked the other day, "died too young".

During his 7 plus terms in the House, my friend GILLIS LoNG brought to this body a stablity based on sweet reasonableness, sharing with the rest of us insight based on an outstanding intellect and a thorough comprehen­sion of human nature and the body politick.

I had the distinct honor and pleas­ure of being closely associated with my good friend and neighbor in a number of official and unofficial capacities. He and I served together on the Congres­sional Rural Caucus-of which he was a founder-for the 8 years I have been in the Congress. We served in the party organization together and we shared many common interests and many common goals. He recognized that there are unfortunate people in this country who still require and are worthy of help from the Federal Gov­ernment.

His constituents, the Congress, the State of Louisiana, and this Nation

1302 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 will miss GILLIS LoNG and his great ca­pabilities.

Mr. Speaker, in summing up, I cannot help but recall the parable of the talents as told in St. Matthew. Many are given talents, but there are few of us who possess the insight and the ability to capitalize on that gift, multiplying and sharing that gift.

GILLIS LoNG utilized the talents en­trusted to him for the betterment of mankind and his service accrued good to this Nation. We can, in truth, say in his memory, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant • • *"e e Mr. LUNDINE. Mr. Speaker, GILLIS LoNG will be deeply missed. He was a man who gave his best in service to his country and through his actions made a difference in the lives of many Americans and certainly in the evolu­tion of the House of Representatives.

I will remember GILLis most for the tremendous, and indeed historic, con­tribution he made to revitalizing the policy arm of the Democratic caucus. GILLis reached out and took many Members like myself under his wing and opened up an avenue-the Com­mittee on Party Effectiveness­through which to channel ideas and to develop policy recommendations to ad­dress the many serious problems we face.

One of the deepest honors I have had in my professional career was to serve under GILLIS as co-chair of a task force on international trade for the caucus during the last Congress. AB a member of the Committee on Party Effectiveness and as co-chair of the trade task force, I developed a deep respect for GILLIS' capabilities. He understood the importance of de­veloping a vision of the future for our children and he cared deeply about the integrity and commitment to basic human values and economic progress of the Democratic Party and House of Representatives.

The House will not soon forget GILLIS LoNG. He will live on and on through the important legacy he left as chairman of the Democratic caucus. He will also be remembered for his courage and leadership as a legislator and for the many contributions to his country and fellow human beings he made over the years.

GILLIS gave us his best. He had dreams and ideals, he sobered them with just enough of reality over the years to be practical and effective in his pursuit of them. Through his ac­tions he energized and improved the lives of many, many people. Above all, GILLis shared a commitment with us to public service and a deep belief in the greatness of the American culture and government. It is now up to us to carry on the fine work GILLIS did, committed as he was, to economic and human progress on Earth. Our contin­ued dedication to this task could pay

him no finer compliment as he watch­es over us in the years to come.e • Mr. RAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the memory of our col­league, GILLIS LoNG. Although I have only just completed my first term in the House and only knew him for a short period, I found Congressman LoNG to be a dedicated individual and a very loyal, faithful Democrat.

His absence will leave a void in our leadership that will be difficult to fill. His service on the Rules Committee and as leader of the Democratic caucus was distinguished. He was skilled in the internal workings of this House, and he was constantly working to strengthen and unify his party, seeking to give greater voice to new Members and to build consensus among all factions.

GILLIS LoNG, while a fervent parti­san, was an outstanding statesman as well. He was bipartisan in his concern for America and its citizens-truly compassionate and caring.

His leadership will be missed by all ofus.e e Mr. GLICKMAN. Mr. Speaker, when this country lost the service of our colleague, GILLis LoNG, it lost a man of conscience, a man of principle, a man who was dedicated to the well­being not only of his own constituents, but of every American. When this House lost GILLIS LoNG, it lost a man who believed with all his heart that this is truly the "people's House" and who worked to assure that it was an institution which could fulfill its his­toric responsibilities. When those of us who have had the good fortune to serve with GILLIS lost him, we lost a friend who would always lend a help­ing hand, a friend who always had the time to listen and to counsel. a friend who would share from his vast experi­ence to the betterment of all of us.

We will never be able to replace GILLIS LoNG. but I encourage my col­leagues to pay tribute to him by learn­ing from his spirit and his dedication to doing what is right. None of us in political life can fail to understand the commitment which led GILLis to take a courageous stand for civil rights at a time when that was not a popular po­sition to take. He clearly put his own personal interests aside to the benefit of the people of this Nation to which he was so dedicated. His decision to do what he knew was right instead of what would have been expedient cre­ated short-term political consequences most of us do not want to bear. But that same decision was just as impor­tant to the long tenure he ultimately obtained and, more importantly. to the high respect which anyone who knew him held for him.

To his wife, Cathy. and his children, Rhoda and I give our very deepest sympathy. They should know that we are with them in this time of sorrow.e

e Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I wish to join my colleagues in remembering and paying tribute to our friend GILLIS LoNG who passed away January 20.

Congressman GILLIS W. LoNG served with distinction as a Member of Con­gress representing the people of Lou­isiana's Eighth Congressional District. He was hard-working, intelligent, and possessed a friendly. outgoing person­ality. He was diligent in his efforts over the years for what he believed to be the welfare of his constituents and I know his passing is a great loss to them as it is to us in the House.

I had the good fortune to serve with GILLIS for over a decade on the Rules Committee and to work closely with him. Sometimes we were on opposite sides and sometimes we were together. I can tell you GILLis was a skilled op­ponent when we differed. He was a staunch ally when we agreed. I have great respect for GILLis and admira­tion for his gentlemanly character and for his professionalism as a Member of Congress. His passing leaves a real gap on the committee and is a genuine loss to me personally.

In this sad time I wish to extend my condolences to GILLis' wife Cathy, his children, and members of the family ·• • Mr. BENNE'IT. Mr. Speaker, Con­gress and our country have lost a great leader in GILLis LoNG. A decorated combat infantry veteran of World War II, he brought to the House a special type of leadershiP-direct. frank, prac­tical. and compassionate. He was chairman of the Democratic caucus and a prominent member of the Rules Committee. His special interests in­cluded historic preservation, harbors, agriculture. and many other phases of American life. His leadership here will be greatly missed. I think every Member of the House considered him as a true and trusted friend. I doubt that can be said of anyone else to the degree that it can be truthfully said of him. Our deepest sympathies go to his widow and children; and we all hope that the knowledge they have of his great achievements may in some meas­ure lessen their grief. which we all share.e e Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, I join our colleagues to pay tribute to a dedi­cated Member. GILLIS LoNG, whose ab­sence in this legislative body will be sorely felt. In his 14 years of service, GILLIS radiated his warmth and friendliness to all around him, and his even-tempered nature was well com­bined with a consistently effective style as a talented legislator.

Popular with all who knew him. GILLIS never forced his ideas on others. but continued to work for a compromise and consensus among his colleagues He mastered the legislative process and aptly used this expertise to help guide many problematic bills

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As many have said, GILLIS was a champion of civil rights. He consist­ently supported the rights of all Amer­icans even when this stand cost him his seat in the Congress in the late six­ties.

GILLIS' work as chairman of the Democratic caucus will continue to guide the party for many years. Inno­vative and determined to revitalize the role of the caucus, he organized a task force to prepare a blueprint for future Democratic programs. This blueprint will help define the Democratic agenda for years to come.

I valued GILLis as a friend and a col­league. I appreciated his leadership and companionship and will long re­member his friendship.

I join in expressing my sympathy to his wife, Cathy, and their family.e • Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, it is with a deep sense of loss that I mourn the passing of our colleague GILLIS W. LoNG, who represented the Eighth District of Louisiana since 1973.

I have had the privilege of serving with GILLis on the Rules Committee during my last two terms. In that time, I have come to know him as an outstanding Member of Congress and as a friend.

On the Rules Committee, GILLIS, fully accepted the role of a senior member. His mastery of the rules of the House was second to none, and was frequently demonstrated by pre­cise questioning during committee hearings. He would not hesitate to take the lead on complex issues.

As chairman of the House Demo­cratic Caucus, GILLIS further demon­strated his leadership ability to guide the Democratic Members of the House. In this capacity he instituted reforms to make the party more effec­tive. He was also successful in bridging the gap between the wide range of voices within the Democratic Members of the House.

GILLIS was a man of rare wisdom who combined his knowledge of poli­tics with his understanding of the House rules to speed the workings of the legislative process. Moreover, he was always concerned with the fair­ness of that process, and he strove to protect the interests of all.

GILLIS was a leader among members of the Rules Committee, as he was in the Democratic Party and in the House. He was often the unsung hero of many compromises worked away from the spotlight of public attention, yet with far-reaching effects.

While we who are his friends may feel a deep personal loss, it is perhaps because of his skillfull behind-the­scenes ability that he will be missed most by the Nation. It is often said upon a leader's passing that his work

will be missed. In the case of GILLIS LoNG, how true that is.e • Mr. FRANK. Mr. Speaker, partici­pating in this special order to memori­alize our late colleague GILLIS LoNG is one of the saddest official acts I have had to perform in my 4 years as a Member of the House. We all knew that GILLis had been ill, and of those of us who were privileged to be able to work with him on one or another of the many projects he kept going could tell that he was often in pain-al­though he went to great lengths to put others at their ease, and not to show that pain unless he thought no one was watching him. But even with these signs of his ill health, to me, as to so many others of our colleagues, the news of his death was a terrible shock. We will miss GILLis LoNG enor­mously.

GILLIS was the kind of man who en­nobles our profession. Elected officials don't always live up to the high expec­tations that legitimately attach to us and democracy, and all too often it be­comes fashionable to mock Members of Congress. GILLis LoNG-through his integrity, his commitment, his passion to make this institution work well, his deep and penetrating intelligence­showed the way democracy is sup­posed to work. My closest connection with GILLis LoNG came through my membership on the Caucus Committee on Party Effectiveness which he put together and presided over so well. There are not many other Members of the House who could have done the kind of job that GILLis did with this Committee-in few if any other places in this city did a group of strong­minded individuals of varying political ideologies come together week after week on a regular basis, not only to discuss the most difficult substantive and political issues that confront us, but often to come to some consensus on them. And it was GILLis who led the way in this endeavor.

The country will miss GILLis' devo­tion to the public good. The House will miss the enormous skills he brought to the job of legislating. The Democratic Party will miss one of our most stimu­lating and thoughtful voices for intel­ligent change. And an awful lot of us will miss a very good friend, who was a delightful man, and an extraordinarily stimulating colleague. I appreciate the initiative that our colleague, Mr. BREAux, has taken in giving us this chance to say some small part of what GILLIS meant to us, and how deeply we will miss him.e • Mr. DE LA GARZA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to the life and service of our departed colleague and friend GILLIS LoNG who we lost Sunday night. While we mourn the passing of a valued legislative craftsman of his­toric proportions we gratefully cele­brate his life's work as a faithful, tire­less, productive public servant and

true representative of those he aftec­tionally served from the Eighth Dis­trict of Louisiana.

GILLIS LoNG'S was an outstanding career. In his years among us he never lost touch with the needs of his con­stituents yet his vision always ex­tended tar beyond his home district and State to encompass the cares and concerns of an entire Nation. His faith in that Nation and his compassionate understanding of America's fundamen­tal principles served as the inspiration tor his passionate and relentless sup­port of the causes he chose to champi­on.

Our colleague was both a pilgrim and a pioneer whose efforts as a Member of the House brightened the lives of millions now living and many yet unborn. We who remain after him today dedicate ourselves to keeping alive his dreams.

GILLis LoNG was my friend and my neighbor. On many an agricultural issue we worked together and his help always proved invaluable. I will miss him and while his passing is a great loss to his legion of friends and admir­ers, his colleagues here in this body, and to the Nation, his spirit will live on in our hearts and in these Halls.e • Mr. JONES of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, it causes me great sorrow to recognize the loss of so tine a col­league as GILLis LoNG. Over the years I have come to respect GILLis and look to him as one of the most capable Members of the House of Representa­tives.

When I began my first term in this House, in 1973, GILLis was returning after an 8-year absence. As our careers progressed, I came to respect GILLis tor his ability to bring individuals of many differing viewpoints to some sort of working compromise.

As chairman of the House Demo­cratic caucus, GILLIS helped steer the party toward addressing the problems of the future. He helped construct a foundation that, if we continue to build onto it and strengthen it, will launch not only the party, but Amer­ica, on a sure course for the remainder of the decade and beyond.

When President Reagan began his inaugural address by calling attention to GILLIS' absence, we were painfully reminded that the sense of loss we felt was not only personal, but was also one tor the Nation.

As we begin this new congressional session, we should allow GILLis' spirit to remind us of the direction in which we should attempt to steer our coun­try. The work he began with the rest of us will not end. Ours is not a body that depends upon one man for leader­ship, but it relies on many for inspira­tion. The inspiration provided by GILLIS LoNG will live on.e e Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep sorrow I rise today to speak

1304 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 of our departed friend and colleague from Louisiana's Eighth District, the Honorable GILLIS W. LoNG.

Elected to serve in this distinguished Chamber eight times, GILLIS' contri­butions were many. Whether it was through his position on the Rules Committee, the Joint Economic Com­mittee or Democratic caucus, which he chaired for 4 years, GILLIS continually worked at making America stronger.

Although we all could think of many reasons for GILLIS' great success over the years, I suppose his ability to work with all the Members, whether they be liberal Democrats or conservative Republicans, was his greatest asset. He would listen to all sides, and then, and only then, make his decision on a par­ticular issue.

GILLIS' determination and dedica­tion will be sorely missed. The people of Louisiana and, in fact, the Nation have been lucky that GILLIS chose a career in the public sector. He was a good friend and I shall miss him a great deal.

My wife, Lee, joins me in expressing deep sorrow to GILLIS' widow, Cathy, and their two children, George and Janis .• e Mr. SCHEUER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my great sadness and sense of loss at the passing of my col­league, GILLis W. LoNG. Through my years in Congress, I came to know GILLIS as one of the most capable and popular Members of this body. His presence will be sorely missed by one and all.

GILLIS lived the life of an exemplary public servant. From the battlefields of Europe where he was decorated with the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, to the Halls of Congress where he was held in high esteem by his col­leagues on both sides of the aisle, GILLIS demonstrated his deep commit­ment to serve the people of Louisiana and the Nation.

But GILLIS will be missed by more than merely the people of Louisiana who chose him to be their representa­tive in Congress eight times. His re­markable legislative prowess and his affability earned him the respect of all who worked with him. As an influen­tial member of the Rules Committee, he became an important figure in the Democratic leadership in the House. As chairman of the Democratic Caucus for both the 97th and 98th Congress, GILLIS played a crucial role in developing a program for the party's future by producing a series of extraordinary papers on a variety of economic issues.

In the 99th Congress, GILLIS was to serve as chairman of the prestigious Joint Economic Committee. As a member of that committee, I was look­ing forward to serving under his chair­manship as we examined the vital eco­nomic issues which we face today. I am sure that GILLIS would have met

this challenge with characteristic dedi­cation and exceptional ability. The Congress, indeed the Nation, would have profited greatly from the results of his endeavors.

I feel a deep personal loss at GILLIS' passing, and wish to express my sincer­est condolences to his wife Cathy and and his children George and Janis. I shall miss him, too.e e Mr. AKAKA. Mr. Speaker, the recent and sudden passing of our es­teemed and capable colleague from Louisiana, GILLIS LoNG, was a shock to me and I know that we shall all miss him in the Halls of Congress.

I had known GILLIS since being elected to the House from Hawaii in 1976 and knew him as an effective and well-liked Member. My heart goes out to Cathy and the other members of the family in this time of their be­reavement. May it console them to some extent in the knowledge that GILLIS had so many friends on the Hill who care and I will always have a feeling of Aloha for him.

GILLIS, as the chairman of the Democratic Caucus, displayed a re­markable prescience when he appoint­ed a task force to develop a blueprint for our party's legislative program for the rest of this decade. The resulting "Rebuilding the Road to Opportunity" with its stress on economic solutions rather than on redistribution of wealth reflects a consensus which has built up in America over the past decade or more, and is a study that we should all pay heed to.

Personally, I am forever indebted to GILLIS, who, as a member of the Rules Committee, was instrumental in the passage of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 which included the sugar provision which was of vital impor­tance to our sugar industry in Hawaii. I can never thank him enough for his help.

We shall all miss GILLIS as a warm and caring individual. I hope that the passage of time will ease somewhat the grief that the famlly feels and make it possible for them to reminisce over the happier moments in their lives together.e • Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker. Uke many Members of the Congress. I feel the loss of GILLIS LoNG in a very personal way. GILLIS befriended me when I ar­rived in Washington and he was a leader and counselor for me and many others throughout the 6 years I knew him.

GILLIS LoNG practiced the art and science of government at the political level as well as anyone I have known in the 24 years I have worked at it. His purpose in the House was to bring people together. His manner w&S con­c111atory. His natural style was to in­clude, not exclude.

Just before his death. GILLIS com­pleted 4 years as chairman of his caucus. serving during what all would

agree was a difficult period. Perhaps the greatest accomplishment of his leadership was the building of bridges between Members with divergent backgrounds and points of view. GILLIS was a tolerant man and he tried to encourage tolerance among the rest of us for each other's beliefs and goals. He was also a practical man and he worked to lead his caucus to the understanding that compromise and accommodation are necessary to make progress.

GILLIS' district is 1,000 miles down the Mississippi from my own. He was a man from the deep South, far from my own home region. But he under­stood my legislative concerns and he cared about my people's needs. He did his work in Congress in a way that showed he was a truly national leader.

This institution will surely miss him, because he cared about the Congress and strove to make it work the way the Founding Fathers intended. We will surely miss him, too, because he was, in the best sense, a teacher, a leader, and a friend.e • Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my deep sense of loss in the passing of GILLIS LoNG. He was truly a giant in the institution of the House; he was a good friend and an honored colleague-not only to me, but to all of us.

GILLis had the best qualities of a courtly southern gentleman. He was courteous and he was as honest as the day is long. What I loved best about him was the reverence and respect he showed for this institution, for its tra­ditions and its history, and for its reli­ance on fairness and honor.

The integrity shown by GILLIS LoNG benefited all of us, as much by virtue of its example to the rest of us as by its own merits. He was an outstanding individual, an outstanding legislator, and an outstanding Representative for the deserving people of the Eight Dis­trict of Louisiana. It is with great sadness that this

House loses GILLis LoNG. I can only hope that Members, now and in the future, will take from the marvelous example he provided us of how a Member should comport himself in this great body. From his memory we all can learn. and we all should seek to emulate the fine qualities he showed to us. The legacy he left us is large, do we but have the wisdom to partake of it.

To his wife Cathy, and to his chil­dren, I know I speak for all my col­leagues in expressing our deepest sym­pathy at the death of one of our truly great colleagues.e e Mr. UDALL. Mr. Speaker, GILLIS LoNG was one of the very best. Only a few congressional districts have been represented by the kind of common sense, courage and compassion that this good man embodied.

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1305 GILLIS was a leader who refused to

run for cover when important, contro­versial issues were at stake. A whole generation of southern political lead­ers found a moment of truth in the 1950's and 1960's when civil rights dominated the agenda in a time of dif­ficult change. GILLIS LoNG passed that test of conviction with high marks­and he paid a political price in the process. He wanted to make the House a better institution, and he played a key role to that end.

Mr. Speaker, you said it well earlier, when you said that GILLIS LoNG was a "profile in courage." He was, of course. And he was willing to do the right thing, when it was not the popular thing.

GILLIS LoNG did not seek out con­frontation for the sake of confronta­tion. Instead, he sought real solutions to the Nation's real problems. He worked hard at it, and he was effec­tive.

GILLIS and his wife, Cathy, were a very special couple. I was proud to be the recipient of their generosity and hospitality. My greatest sympathy and affection goes out to her and the family.

A giant of the Congress has gone down.

We will miss him very much.e e Mr. FUQUA. Mr. Speaker, I appreci­ate this opportunity to pay my re­spects to the memory of GILLIS LoNG. He became my colleague when we were both elected to Congress in 1962 and although he served only one term before returning to Louisiana, he re­mained by friend.

He returned to Congress in 1972 and we were pleased to once again have his wit and intelligence in our midst. GILLIS served with great distinction as a member of the Rules Committee, rising to the position of ranking ma­jority member. His knowledge of the rules of procedure for this Chamber will be missed.

Besides making his mark on the Rules Committee, GILLIS did double duty by serving as chairman of the Democratic caucus. Our caucus ses­sions can be spirited at times but GILLIS always chaired with calm and equanimity.

GILLIS was always a southern gentle­man in the finest sense of the term and he was a friend on whom I knew I could rely for sound advice and coun­sel.

I extend to his family my deepest sympathy. We all mourn the passing of this fine American.e e Mr. SAM B. HALL, JR. Mr. Speak­er, it is with profound sorrow and a deep sense of personal loss that I join my colleagues in paying respect to the late GILLIS LoNG who has been taken from us in the very prime of life.

GILLIS LoNG was a hard working and dedicated to the House as anyone. He knew the art of compromise, and he

understood the legislative process. He fought for Congress as a truly coequal branch of Government, and he was recognized for this great constitution­al service to our Nation.

GILLIS LoNG was related to one of America's great political families. Like the Adams and Kennedy families in Massachusetts, the Tafts in Ohio, and the Byrds in Virginia, the Long family in Louisiana has a proud political tra­dition. GILLIS LoNG was part of that tradition, and he enjoyed tremendous support in the Eighth Congressional District, and, indeed, throughout the State of Louisiana.

While I often differed with GILLIS LoNG on certain issues, he always agreed to disagree in a manner befit­ting a gentleman. He was an effective and admired chairman of the Demo­cratic caucus, because he understood that a Member of Congress must vote his conscience and his congressional district. He understood very well that in order for a political party to survive it must be willing to embrace varying points of view and philosophies. He understood the admonition of Winston Churchhill that when the political party system becomes polarized with extremes whether right or left, a de­mocracy will not exist for very long.

In addition to his distinguished record as a public servant, GILLIS LoNG was also a patriot of the first order. He fought in the infantry in World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He loved his country and he loved his native State of Louisiana. In fact, the geographical configuration of the Eighth District is really a microcosm of Louisiana with its wonderful people and unique culture.

I count it a high privilege to have known and to have served with GILLIS LoNG. We have lost a wonderful friend and the Nation has lost a great leader. To his wife, Mary Catherine, and his children, I extend my deepest sympa­thy on this sorrowful occasion.e • Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, as a new Member of the House, I did not have the privilege to know our late de­parted colleague, GILLis LoNG of Lou­isiana. Yet, although our paths did not cross, I have been able to realize the high regard GILLIS was held by his colleagues and peers.

During the past several weeks, I have sought the counsel of several senior Members of this body. In almost every instance, one of the people I was told I should talk with and get to know was GILLIS LoNG. Ev­eryone agreed that GILLIS was a pillar of this institution, a man respected by Members on both sides of the aisle and of every political philosophy.

Mr. Speaker, the Democratic Party currently is searching to find its iden­tity and chart its course for the years ahead. GILLIS LoNG was the epitome of common sense and moderation. In

that regard, his death is a serious blow to our party. We have lost a leader, just as the House of Representatives has lost one of its giants.

I join with my colleagues in sending my condolences to GILLIS' wife, Cathy. We share in her loss as we remember today a great statesman and political craftsman.e e Mr. ASPIN. Mr. Speaker, I join today in mourning the recent death of our colleague, GILLIS LoNG of Louisi­ana.

During his 13 years in the House, GILLIS served admirably and ably. His counsel, diligence, and dedication are well known to all of us. His influence has been far-reaching, and his absence will be felt each day.

He worked long and hard as chair­man of the Democratic caucus, making it more of what a caucus should be-a place to talk out ideas and come to some common agreements about our party's direction. His work with the caucus helped stimulate a good deal of rethinking in Congress about the kinds of economic solutions we need and the kinds of policies we as Demo­crats should pursue. As a leader on both the Joint Economic Committee and the Rules Committee, GILLIS worked for the values he believed in, never worrying about catching the limelight. He cared about the out­come.

GILLIS was a leader. His legacy to all of us should be to work harder, contin­ue to strive, and try to work together to accomplish the many important goals GILLis LoNG had for the coun­try.e e Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the gentleman from Lou­isiana [Mr. BREAux] for reserving this time for Members to pay tribute to the late Congressman GILLIS LoNG. MY GOOD FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, GILLIS LoNG, died suddenly on Sunday, Janu­ary 20.

Those of us in the House who worked with GILLIS LoNG through the years will miss him. I not only will miss his friendship but also his leader­ship. I know that his constituents from the Eighth Congressional Dis­trict of Louisiana will miss the excep­tional level of service and representa­tion GILLIS provided.

Mr. Speaker, Congressman LoNG first served in the House from 1963 until 1965. He was reelected to the Congress in 1972.

Fascinated with the procedures of the House of Representatives, Con­gressman LoNG was an active and vocal member of the House Rules Commit­tee. He served as the Chairman of the House Rules Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.

In addition to his service on the com­mittee and chairmanship of the sub­committee, GILLIS served as the chair­man of the House Democratic caucus

1306 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 for many years. In his role as chair­man of the Democratic caucus, GILLIS again displayed his concern not only for the American people but also the legislative process designed to meet the needs of the people.

Finally, Mr. Speaker, at the time of his passing, GILLIS was about to be elected chairman of the Joint Econom­ic Committee. Keeping in mind his ability and interest in congressional procedures and expertise in economics, I know that GILLis would have done an exceptional job as the chairman.

GILLIS LoNG made an indelible mark on the House of Representatives. By helping to improve the manner in which the Congress operates, GILLis enhanced our ability to serve the people of this great Nation.

Mr. Speaker, I send my heartfelt condolences on the passing of my good friend and colleague GILLis LoNG to his family, to the people of the Eighth Congressional District of Louisiana and the members of the Louisiana con­gressional delegation. Again, I thank the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. BREAux] for reserving this time tore­member a very special man-GILLIS LoNG.e • Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, the pass­ing of GILLIS LoNG should make each of us stop to think what it is to be a Member of the House of Representa­tives.

For GILLIS LoNG was truly a man of the House. He embodied the best qualities of a public figure, including dedication to principles, respect for colleagues, and a faith in the demo­cratic process. His belief in standing for what was right caused him politi­cal misfortune at times in his career, but that steadfastness contributed to the good fortune of the country.

Those of us who are Members of this House would do well to reflect on what GILLIS LoNG taught US. We can stick to our principles while treating our col­leagues with respect, making the democratic process work as it is de­signed to work. In so doing, we can offer no higher tribute to the memory of GILLIS LoNG.e • Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to join my colleagues in paying tribute to the memory of the Honora­ble GILLis LoNG. We have all lost an able colleague and a good friend. We share this loss with the rest of the country. GILLIS LoNG displayed the same type of leadership in the Demo­cratic Party as he provided the people of Louisiana throughout his brilliant career of public service. He was the driving force behind the revitalization of the party caucus, but his loss crosses partisan lines.

The loss of GILLIS LoNG will be felt by the whole Nation, by all who live in freedom. GILLIS LoNG always stood by his beliefs even at great personal and political risk. He would not back away from his convictions due to popular

opinion. He kept his integrity and he kept his dignity. This Congress and this country will miss GILLIS LoNG. On behalf of the people of southern West Virginia, I offer my condolences to his family. The thoughts and prayers of all of us are with you.e e Mr. YATRON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an outstanding American, a truly remarkable legisla­tor and an honored colleague. It is indeed with a deep sense of loss that we mourn the passing of our friend, GILLIS LoNG. His absence from the Halls of Congress will be sorely felt and his presence and service deeply missed.

Congressman GILLIS W. LoNG served the people of Louisiana's Eighth Con­gressional District with great distinc­tion and care. His work as the chair­man of the Democratic caucus will continue to influence its direction and his outstanding contributions will con­tinue to be felt in the years to come.

GILLIS LoNG was a man of principle, a man whose word was his bond, a man who was there to help. Through his dedication, he helped to make this Nation and the lives of a great many of his fellow men better. He served as an example for all of us to follow.

The magnitude of his contributions can never be measured. Perhaps it is enough to say that we are all in his debt, just as those who come after will be in his debt for what he has left behind.

I wish to join with my colleagues in expressing my sincere condolences to his wife Cathy and his children. May we never forget what he has given all ofus.e e Mr. FEIGHAN. Mr. Speaker, I want to add my voice to those who have spoken over the last few days to ex­press the collected grief of the House of Representatives at the loss of GILLis LoNG, our colleague from Lou­isiana. An able and articulate legisla­tor, a compassionate and humble man, GILLIS LoNG'S COntribution to the Nation, the House and the Democratic Party will be sorely missed. His leader­ship in the Rules Committee and his direction of our party caucus will be admired and remembered well into the future.

Congressman LoNG's was dedicated to finding new ways to increase the productivity of our economy and build for a prosperous future. His leadership of the Democratic caucus was largely responsible for the drafting of a long­term economic policy report, "Rebuild­ing the Road to Opportunity," in 1982. That report, which found the support of many House Members, sought to provide a blueprint for our future, a commonsense approach to our prob­lems in industrial development and world trade.

GILLIS LoNG's death is a tragedy. With his passing, Congress and the country have lost not only an out-

standing and effective legislator but a legislator who had the courage and abllity to look beyond his own political self-interest to do what he believed was right. His outlook was toward the future. I join my fellow Members in expressing my condolences to the Long family during this difficult time.e • Mr. JONES of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness that I join my colleagues in paying tribute to our departed colleague, GILLIS LoNG of Louisiana. His death leaves us all with a great sense of loss. He was a man of integrity and courage who led by ex­ample. In times of great controversy and hot rhetoric, we could always count on GILLIS LoNG to bring his unique sense of justice and his sense of order to the issue before us.

My closest association with him was serving with him on the Executive Committee of the Congressional Rural Caucus. We all know of his commit­ment to his principles, and no where was that commitment anymore evi­dent than in the Rural Caucus. His sense of economic justice and his com­passion for the difficult struggles of rural people guided his involvement in the rural caucus. I appreciated him so much for that and I must add that the rural people are among those seg­ments of our society who lost a great deal with the death of GILLIS LoNG.

In closing, I want to extend to GILLis' family my deepest regrets. We will all remember him for his dedica­tion to his ideals and his devotion to insuring justice for all members of our society.e e Mr. YATES. Mr. Speaker, GILLis LoNG was a good friend of mine and a very fine human being. His death last Monday shocked and saddened me and I know that the sense of loss that I feel is shared by all of us.

GILLis was a masterful legislator who loved the House, and I do not have to tell you that he made many real and lasting contributions to this body. I admired greatly his intelli­gence and consummate skill, but I want to say that GILLIS LoNG com­bined those gifts with a sense of na­tional purpose and vision that set him apart from many of the skilled and able Members that I have known during my nearly 35 years in the House.

Like many Members from his part of the country, GILLis represented a dis­trict where involvement in national issues was not a particular political asset. The fact that GILLIS LoNG did not choose the easy or convenient route to a successful political career is a monument to the kind of man he was. We will miss him in this House and I extend my most sincere condo­lences to Mrs. Long and all his family .•

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1307 e Mr. DERRICK. Mr. Speaker, 2 days ago, the House Rules Committee met to organize itself for the 99th Con­gress. When we met, it was obvious that a large part of the heart, soul and intellect of our committee was missing; our good friend and colleague, GILLIS LoNG was no longer among us.

It was my sad privilege to travel to Alexandria, LA, 2 weeks ago to pay my final respects to my dear friend. The delegation traveling to Louisiana was large and diverse, as was GILLis' influ­ence and respect among his colleagues and acquaintances.

There is no dispute that GILLIS was a master of house parliamentary pro­cedure-it is a shame that he never en­joyed the position of chairman of the committee to which he devoted so much of his time and energies. The ab­sence of his intellect and skill will leave a considerable void on our com­mittee.

There is no dispute that GILLIS was a master of the political process in the House of Representatives-at the con­clusion of his tenure as chairman of the Democratic caucus, he gave us a newly rejuvenated policy and decision making organization which will be of tremendous importance for years to come to me and my colleagues on my side of the aisle. GILLis sought frank and open discussion leading to mean­ingful consensus among the divergent members of his party-it is a lesson and a legacy we must adhere to.

There is no dispute that GILLis was a model of the "new south" Democrat of which I count myself. GILLIS not only took the right position on expan­sion of the Rules Committee member­ship to break the hold it had over civil rights legislation in the early 1960's, but paid the price in losing his seat.

But as is the mark of any truly great individual, GILLIS demonstrated the capacity to rebound from defeat, not only from the loss of his House seat, but from his unsuccessful races for Governor. Mr. Speaker, these are events which make individuals strong, and anyone who knew GILLIS knew him to be a man of unquestioned in­tegrity and will. His word was far more reliable than many individuals' signa­tures to a binding agreement.

Mr. Speaker, there is no dispute that this House will suffer from the loss of this great legislator; my party will suffer from the loss of this politician and statesman; and my committee will suffer from the loss of a central partic­ipant and contributor to the impor­tant and complex work of the Rules Committee.

On a personal level, Mr. Speaker, I have lost a very dear friend. I enjoyed many pleasant hours in social settings with GILLIS, and learned greatly from my day-to-day interactions with him here in the House of Representatives. I hope to in some measure carry on GILLIS' work as chairman of the Sub-

committee on the Legislative Process, and hope to follow his model as a Member of this legislative body.

My condolences and sympathies go to Cathy and their children. It will indeed be a privilege and honor when Cathy is seated as a Member of this Chamber in several months time.e e Mr. BROYHILL. Mr. Speaker, GILLIS LoNG was my friend. Though we were of different political persua­sions, our personal relationship was excellent. He was always most accom­modating in my appearances before the Rules Committee. GILLIS was a fighter. He fought hard for those issues and programs which he es­poused. He had great tenacity, and he worked hard and diligently for his State and district.

Louise and I visited with GILLIS' lovely wife, Cathy, the day of his pass­ing and she knows of our personal feelings and sorrows as she mourns her loss. We once again say, "our pray­ers are with you during this time of sorrow."e e Mr. RINALDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my sorrow at the January 20 passing of our colleague, GILLis W. LoNG of Louisiana. His death was com­pletely unexpected, and I know that all of my colleagues were shocked to learn of this tragedy as we were pre­pared for the public ceremony inaugu­rating President Reagan on January 21. I am sure that we were all appreci­ative of President Reagan's calling for a moment of silence in Congressman LoNG's memory during the Inaugura­tion ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda.

ty to bring the diverse elements of our party together. His warmth, his energy, his commitment to Govern­ment and to the House were all ele­ments in that talent. But from my point of view, there were two other elements which I would like to suggest as an example for us all.

First, GILLis understood that. all too often, Democrats have an amazing ability to get in each other's way. We are a party of widely divergent and strongly-often obstinately-held views. We often battle each other harder than we battle the opposition. GILLIS understood that, and he knew how to overcome it. In his wonderful, unthreatening way, he appealed to the best in all of us, and to our loyalty to the basic beliefs we share. GILLIS loved "participatory democracy," and we all trusted him enough to partici­pate.

Second, GILLIS understood that the House works best when its work is dominated by ideas, not by politics. GILLIS believed that form should follow agreement on what we stand for and what we want to achieve. GILLis reflected this belief throughout his career in the House, from his famous vote to expand the Rules Com­mittee to his chairmanship of the caucus.

So much has already been said about this warm and able legislator. But I want to share with my colleagues a profile that to me truly captures the essence of GILLIS LoNG. Written by Alan Schlein for the Shreveport Jour­nal, it offers a view of GILLis of value to all of us. GILLIS LoNG was elected in 1972

after an absence from the House of 6 years. He came from a distinguished Louisiana family and was a power in the House as a member of the Demo­cratic leadership. He was the chair­man of the House Democratic Caucus during 1980 to 1984 and was the rank­ing Democrat on the powerful House Rules Committee. His knowledge of -House rules and procedure was well known. Additionally, he was a senior member of the prestigious Joint Eco­nomic Committee and was scheduled to be its chairman during the current 99th Congress.

While we miss GILLis, let's learn from his example.

Mr. Speaker, I insert the article in the RECORD at this point:

The article follows: [From the Shreveport Journal, Jan. 30,

1985] GILLIS LoNG-THE MAN IN THE CENTER

<By Alan M. Schlein> WASHINGTON.-The cross-section of politi­

cians present at GUlls Long's funeral last week in Alexandria demonstrated the pro­found impact the veteran Congressman had on his Congressional colleagues.

Mr. Speaker, GILLIS LONG was a giant in the House and one of our most respected Members. The people of the Eighth District of Louisiana were extremely well served by our late colleague. I offer my deep sympathy to his wonderful family.e • Mr. WIRTH. Mr. Speaker, our col­league, GILLIS LoNG, brought to the House many, many talents which have been remarked upon and written about extensively since we lost him last month.

As my colleagues know. GILLIS and I worked together closely during his terms as caucus chairman. In my own mind, GILLIS' greatest talent-and his most lasting monument-was his abili-

They were all there-old-generation New Dealer Rep. Claude Pepper, D-Fla., Majori­ty Leader Jim Wright, D-Tex., conservative Rep. Buddy Roemer, D-La., conservative Re­publican Rep. Henson Moore, R-La., and moderate junior members like Reps. Mike Synar, D-Okla., and Tony Coehlo, D-Cal. They were among three busloads full of Congressmen who flew to Louisiana to pay their last respects to Long.

While some legislators hope to be remem­bered in future generations by a building or a post office named after them, Long has left a legacy that could dominate Congress well into the next century.

All sides-the conservatives, moderates, liberals, the young and the old-praised Long for being, as Rep. Lindy Boggs put it: "The lightning rod that brought us all to­gether to the center of the party."

1308 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 Long was the bridge between the young

and the restless post-Vietnam era Congress­men, who came to Washington to change the status quo and the older veterans who defended it.

Because he did his work behind the scenes, Long's contribution went largely un­noticed by his Louisiana constituents. But it was his remarkable ability that got the mav­ericks and the veteran members to rational­ly converse about issues which for years had caused ideological rifts. Largely due to Long, the next generation of Democratic leaders are ready and excited about taking over the reins of power, instead of being afraid of it.

"Gillis believed in the institution of Con­gress and that the young people could play a major role in the institution now," said Coehlo, a Long protege, who now heads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Com­mittee. "He was the bridge between the leadership and the middle management and the youngsters. He had a feeling that it could all be brought together.

"The Godfather has left us," Coehlo said as he prepared to go to the· funeral last week. "But he's left us in a good position. He has said 'Now go out on your own.'"

Rep. Martin Frost, D-Tex, who worked with Long when he headed the Democratic Caucus from 1980-84 and served with him on the powerful House Rules Committee, said, "There is somewhat of a void now that Gillis is gone, but it's not as big a void as there would have been four years ago, thanks to Gillis.''

Long gained the respect of all of his col­leagues-Republicans and Democrats alike­because he never shied away from a fight. "Gillis was not afraid to look you in the eye and beat you," said Roemer. "I never heard him say he was going to pass on an issue."

From his first year in Congress, Long, who died Jan. 20 at age 61 of heart failure, was a progressive legislator. "There are two types of politicians," explained Majority Whip Bill Alexander, D-Ark. "Those that sense a change and follow direction and those who see the need for change and provide leader­ship. Gillis was always quick to sense change. He was not the kind to run out and join a parade, however, he was always ahead."

Long was sent to Congress representing the "old South" a place where Alexander said Congress was seen as "a baronnial estate run by powerful chairmen." This was a place where it was standard operating pro­cedure for freshmen not to utter a word throughout their entire two-year term in deference to their elders.

But Long had foresight that immediately got him into trouble. In his first legislative year, Long startled other Southern legisla­tors by voting to expand the membership of the House Rules Committee-a move which allowed major civil rights legislation to reach the House floor.

That legislation earned him the respect of then-civil rights activists Martin Luther King Jr., Andrew Young and a generation of future black leaders. Maryland Rep. Parren Mitchell, Small Business Committee chair­man, labeled Long's vote an "enormously courageous stand," on civil rights which "set a pattern for Louisianians to follow."

But that same vote was responsible for Long's 1964 defeat in a race-baiting cam­paign against his cousin Speedy Long. His opponent went so far as to use the slogan "Vote against the man who voted against the South."

And the people of the 8th District did just that. Long went to work in Washington in

1964 for the Office of Economic Opportuni­ty under President Lyndon Johnson, said Sargent Shriver where Long played an in­dispensible role in pursuading Congress to implement much of Johnson's Great Socie­ty agenda.

"Gillis was exceptionally gifted at under­standing the political needs of individual congressmen and senators. He understood and know how to explain legislative objec­tives and had an extraordinary ability to win the trust of everyone," Shriver said.

He also credited Long with being "crucial" in explaining Johnson's "allout war on pov­erty . . . He was responsible for gaining the initiative to begin the Head Start program, the Job Corps" and dozens of others.

Long ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1963, finishing third and again ran in 1971, after successfully establishing himself as an investment banking lawyer. He made valua­ble contacts with during that period, which helped him to build a financial warchest for future Congressional races that scared off many potenital opponents. Later in his Congessional leadership position, he was able to help get business leaders to finan­cially support the new generation of Demo­cratic rising stars.

Rep. John Breaux, D-Crowley, told a story about Long's "Midas" touch. Breaux said he once walked into Long's office to wait for him and accidently pushed some buttons on Long's automatic telephone dialing ma­chine. Before he could shut the machine off, Breaux would say, he had raised $100,000.

Baton Rouge's Moore also said he learned the warchest lesson from Long, and present­ly leads his 435 House colleagues with more than $700,000 in his bank account for his next race.

When Long returned to Washington and Congress in 1972, he found it in a process of change from the chairman-dominated insti­tution to one where all members could speak and be heard. Between 1972 and 1982, a remarkable 70 percent of the House had turned over, leaving Long one of its respect­ed senior members.

Long, who was in line to become chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee, saw it as his responsibility to guide the new­comers along and let them take an active role in party politics. While the new mem­bers didn't control the power through com­mittee chairmanship, they did constitute a majority.

Long, who in 1980 became Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, also realized the younger members represented what he termed "an emerging new force within our Democratic party-made up of new mem­bers of Congress, young in mindset, if not in age, who will become the next generation of leaders in our country and in our party."

Long also served as the lone peacemaker between the conservatives and the liberals in 1981 when several of his Louisiana col­leagues joined the Boll Weevil conservative Democrats in voting for President Reagan's first budget.

Long listened as his liberal friends sought to punish the renegades, but as caucus chairman he forced both sides into a room and waited as both sides aired their frustra­tions-privately. Almost singlehandedly, col­leagues remember, Long forced the liberals to overlook the conservative's transgressions for the sake of party unity. That unity re­sulted in major Democratic gains in Con­gress during the 1982 mid year elections.

Long also took a group of bright junior members, including present Caucus Chair-

man Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., and Tele­communications Subcommittee Chairman Timothy Wirth, D-Colo., and developed two long-term policy papers designed to rebuild the future of the Democratic Party. The papers were a compilation of post New Deal economic solutions that emphasized produc­tivity rather than redistribution of wealth.

Aside from time spent with his wife, Cathy, and an occassional fishing trip, Long's life was Congress. He was a tireless workaholic, who continued to work 15 hour days despite suffering a mild heart attack in 1979 and a triple-bypass operation in 1980. But 15 hours was short, compared to the 18-and 20-hour days he worked before the heart problems began.

Long commanded the respect of even his enemies for his sixth sense at political deal­making and coalition building. Despite a reputation for being a social liberal, Long balanced his economic votes with a steady conservative record on Louisiana issues such as oil and gas policy and water projects.

This carefully-crafted political balancing act did not endear him to any one constitu­ency; through his career he got mediocre ratings from liberal and conservative groups alike, but he was able to raise money from both.

The most fitting tribute to the Louisiana native comes from one of his proteges. Said Rep. Tim Wirth of Colorado: "He had exact­ly what this institution needs-a sense of the future, the ability to bring along new people and new ideas, a good organizational ability and a good sense of humor as well as the love of a good fight."

Those skills enabled Long to leave a legacy that will surpass practically all of the colleagues of his generation.

"It's truly a shame that the good guys die," said Wirth, "because he really was one of the good guys." •

Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

FAIRNESS IN SUBCOMMITTEE RATIOS

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gen­tleman from New York [Mr. FISH] is recognized for 10 minutes. • Mr. FISH. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I was advised that, on five out of the seven subcommittees on the House Ju­diciary Committee, the subcommittee ratio will not reflect the ratio at the full committee. This unilateral deci­sion serves to prevent Republicans on our committee from the ability to fully represent their constituents and fully participate in the deliberations of our committee.

This is a continuing irony and reflec­tion of unfairness of the majority party in this House. The party that talks about fairness on so many na­tional issues, does not, in fact, practice what it preaches when it comes to or­ganizing this House. But this is new to the Judiciary Committee. In the three prior Congresses, all Judiciary Sub­committees fairly reflected the ratio at full committee. Now, with Republi­can candidates obtaining nearly 50 percent of the vote nationally, we are being denied one assignment on each

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1309 of five subcommittees. A total of five less assignments than fairness de­mands.

As everyone knows, the subcommit­tee level is pivotal to the legislative process. It is at this threshold level, that most legislation is really formu­lated. To deny us full representation at this level is to deny our constituents the full force of their votes.

Mr. Speaker, only this week, the House Republican Conference adopted the following resolution:

Be it Resolved. That the ratio of Republi­cans to Democrats on all of the Subcommit­tees of the Standing Committees of the House be no less than the ratio of Republi­cans to Democrats on the particular Com­mittee;

Of course, the majority faces a burden in filling subcommittee slots that equal their full committee makeup. All but one member of the majority served on our committee in the last Congress and knows we had 18 percent of the legislation in the House referred to us. Important issues are before us; issues that require careful consideration and commitment.

Mr. Speaker, as the ranking minori­ty member on Judiciary I cannot agree to underrepresentation of Republican members on our standing committees. I strongly urge the Democratic leader­ship to reconsider this ill-advised deci­sion. Fundamental fairness demands no less.e

H.R. 593 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under

a previous order of the House, the gen­tleman from Texas [Mr. GoNZALEZ] is recognized for 60 minutes. e Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, last week I reintroduced a bill <H.R. 593) that addresses the real heart of the immigration issue-the lack of oppor­tunities for work in Mexico. Unless there are jobs available in Mexico, it will not matter what kind of immigra­tion control bill the Congress passes in this Congress or in the future.

My bill calls for a mutual, coopera­tive, coequal venture with the Govern­ment of Mexico; this program recog­nizes the unique and special relation­ship between our two countries, recog­nizes our mutual interest, and treats realistically a situation that concerns both countries in a fundamental way.

My bill does not speak to Mexico's problems alone-it also addresses the vast human and economic needs that are going unmet on the United States side of the border. For in truth, huge stretches of the border zone are very much in need of the same kind of as­sistance required in Mexico. The need does not stop at the border.

My belief is that the United States and Mexico can and must work closely and cooperatively together to meet human and economic needs on both sides of the border. This is the only

way to alleviate the greatest single cause of illegal entry into this country, help meet some of the most urgent needs within Mexico, and at the same time provide to realistic program to revive the economically shattered border zone of our own country.

My bill calls for the creation of a joint United States-Mexico develop­ment bank. This bank would operate on the same tried, tested, and proven principles of the Inter-American De­velopment Bank, the World Bank, and similar multilateral lending agencies. It would be owned in equal shares by the United States and Mexico, and in every way be a completely mutual in­stitution, dominated by neither side. Its management would be profession­al, its direction nonpolitical, and its aim strictly to get the maximum eco­nomic benefit out of every dollar in­vested.

The United States-Mexico develop­ment bank would have capitalization of 4 billion U.S. dollars, contributed equally by both Governments. The actual paid-in capital would be in the form of callable capital, as in the case of other multilateral development banks. The bank could float securities against the callable capital. Thus, for every $1 actually paid into the bank, the bank could generate 9 dollars' more worth of loanable funds. This is the same financing mechanism that has been used successfully for many years by the multilateral development banks. The result is that for a minimal outlay of Government funds, we can generate a vast amount of private money for bank projects. For a total cash outlay of $400 million-half of which would be contributed by Mexico-there would be $4 billion in loan resources. What is more, addi­tional resources could be created in the same way, yeilding 9 dollars' worth of additional loan money for every dollar actually paid into the bank by the Treasury or by Mexico.

The bank could endeavor to finance economic development in those areas of Mexico that are known to be the main sources of this country's illegal immigrants. However, such targeting is not nearly so important as the fact that jobs must be generated in Mexico-since each job generated in one job less that would need to be sought in this country. Moreover, Mexico is changing rapidly from a rural to an urbanized society, so that the sources of illegal immigation can no longer be presumed to be simply the poor villages; help is needed every­where in that country.

In the United States, the bank could help finance industry and basic infra­structure requirements along the border region-for example, rebuilding the citrus industry, which was devas­tated by last winter's freeze, or by fi­nancing entry into farming or business by people in that area who are today

without jobs, power, or any real hope for a better future.

The need is urgent, because mass un­employment cannot be tolerated on either side of the border. Realistic action is needed, and needed now.

About half of all illegal entrants into this country come from Mexico. During each of the last 5 years of this century, Mexico will need to produce about 1.1 million new jobs, just to take care of labor force growth, but even in its best years, the Mexican economy has never been able to produce more than about half that number. Indeed, even today, the number of new jobs created each year in Mexico falls about 400,000 short of the annual labor force increase. It should startle no one that this shortfall corresponds to the number of illegal Mexican en­trants who remain in this country each year. They, in fact, have no other choice.

As long as the Mexican economy fails to produce enough jobs to absorb labor force growth, the already appall­ing rate of unemployment in that country will continue to grow, and wage rates there will remain desper­ately low. This mass unemployment leads to social and political chaos, so the outlook clearly is that unless strong action is taken, millions of people in Mexico will have no chance, no hope at all for a decent life, unless they come to the United States. The bilateral bank bill addresses this vast and urgent need for opportunities within Mexico.

Likewise, we must understand the border zone of the United States des­perately needs help. The unemploy­ment rate in the border zone is scan­dalous; there is an immense need to fi­nance development in the border zone. The bilateral development bank, with its ability to operate on both sides of the border in a coordinated way, can help meet the need for decent oppor­tunity. The bank could finance joint water or sewer treatment works; it could finance industrial ventures; or it could finance farm development. With the flexibility it has, the bank could cofinance ventures of any kind with commercial banks or local develop­ment authorities-producing very at­tractive loan rates.

The bilateral development bank would make the maximum use of pri­vate capital; like the multilateral banks, it would need very little in the way of actual Government outlays, since only 10 percent of the capital is paid in. The callable capital stays in each Government's Treasury and would only be used to cover outstand­ing bonds in the event of a total fail­ure by the bank, an event that is ex­tremely unlikely. The bank could make loans at attractive rates, because its bonds would be the highest grade

1310 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 being guaranteed by the callable cap­ital of the bank.

The bilateral development bank ad­dresses the real cause underlying the problem of illegal immigration-which is the desperate need for human op­portunity.

The truth is that the recently pro­posed immigration reform bills solve no problem at all. They do not address the causes of illegal immigration, and therefore cannot even effectively deal with the symptoms.

For example, last year's so-called Simpson-Mazzoli bill would have limit­ed legal immigration from Mexico to about 40,000 immigrants per year. The waiting list for visas in Mexico today is backlogged by 300,000, and the list grows longer with each passing day. Under Simpson-Mazzoli, the backlog of visa applications would have inex­orably grown. Since legal immigration is already all but impossible for Mexi­cans, and would continue to be so, the typical Mexican would continue to have no choice but to enter without legal permission. After all, 14 out of every 15 Mexican visa applicants in line today must expect to wait forever; the only real choice in that kind of sit­uation is to swim the river.

Since the immigration reform bills neither address the cause of illegal im­migration nor make it practical for the typical immigrant to enter legally, they are mere exercise in futility. The only realistic thing to do is to work on the basic cause of the problem, rather than to throw up a new paper fence-a paper curtain that would be no more effective in stopping illegal immigra­tion than the so-called tortilla curtain has been.

My bilateral bank proposal is realis­tic; it is positive; it addresses the real problem; it relies on mechanisms that have been proven over decades, and that have worked throughout the world. It is a program that offers max­imum flexibility, that requires very little Government outlays and re­moves development efforts from the realm of politics-local or internation­al. This is a program that is pragmatic, that will produce results, and that can be put in place quickly, since both the United States and Mexican Govern­ments already have vast experience in and confidence with the techniques and organization involved in the con­cept. The bilateral development bank recognizes a mutual need, operates on the basis of mutual cooperation, and represents the kind of system in which both Governments can place great confidence, because both Govern­ments already have used the concept for decades with great success.

Today, illegal immigration is seen as a U.S. program with a Mexican solu­tion. But for the Government of Mexico, stopping illegal migration would only exacerbate the already great and rapidly growing problems of

poverty and unemployment within the country. On our side of the border, there can be no hope that the immi­grant wave can be stopped or even much affected by immigration reform bills that in no way address the root causes of illegal entry, let alone make it possible for legal migration to take place. My bill provides the real solu­tion-a cooperative program that helps both countries solve a problem that vexes and embarrasses both, in a way that is clearly acceptable to both.e

SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED By unanimous consent, permission

to address the House, foHowing the legislative program and any special orders heretofore entered, was granted to:

<The following Members <at the re­quest of Mr. BILIRAKIS) to revise and extend their remarks and include ex­traneous material:>

Mr. LoEFFLER, for 5 minutes, today. Mr. McCoLLUM, for 60 minutes,

today. Mr. McCoLLUM, for 60 minutes, Jan­

uary 31. Mr. FisH, for 10 minutes, today. <The following Members (at the re­

quest of Mr. BREAux) to revise and extend their remarks and include ex­traneous material:>

Mr. JoNEs of Tennessee, for 5 min-utes, today.

Mr . .ANNuNzio, for 5 minutes, today. Mr. NEAL, for 5 minutes, today. Mr. MONTGOMERY, for 5 minutes,

today. Mrs. Booos, for 60 minutes, today. Mr. GoNZALEZ, for 60 minutes, today. Mr. EDwARDs of California, for 60

minutes, January 31. Mr. KAsTENMEIER, for 60 minutes,

February 4. Mr. HoYER, for 60 minutes, February

21. <The following Members <at the re­

quest of Mr. HuCKABY) to revise and extend their remarks and include ex­traneous material:>

Mr. MicA, for 5 minutes, today. Mr. MAcKAY, for 5 minutes, today. Mr. SYNAR, for 5 minutes, today. Mr. LAFALcE, for 10 minutes, today. Mr. CoELHo, for 60 minutes, January

31. Mr. WHEAT, for 30 minutes, Febru­

ary 7.

EXTENSION OF REMARKS By unanimous consent, permission

to revise and extend remarks was granted to:

<The following Members <at the re­quest of Mr. BILIRAKIS) and to include extraneous matter:)

Mr. RIDGE. Mr. FIELDS. Mr. CoNTE. Mr. VANDER JAGT.

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. COUGHLIN in two instances. Mr. SHUMWAY. Mr. CRANE in five instances. Mr. HARTNETT. Mr. McKINNEY. Mr. MCDADE. Mr. KEMP. Mr. SCHUETTE in two instances. Mr. MOORHEAD. Mr. MOLINARI. Mr. McKERNAN. <The following Members <at the re­

quest of Mr. BREAUX) and to include extraneous matter:>

Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota. Mr. BEDELL. Mr. MINETA. Mr. LIPINSKI in two instances. Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. MAVROULES. Mr. MAzzoLI. Mr. MARKEY. Mr. ENGLISH. Mr. SKELTON in two instances. Mr. COELHO. Mr. ScHUMER in three instances. Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. ROE. Mr. BENNETT. Mr. COYNE. Mr. EDGAR. Mr. RANGEL. Mr. EDWARDS of California. Mr. KASTENMEIER. Mr. MITCHELL.

ADJOURNMENT Mr. HUCKABY. Mr. Speaker, I

move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accord­

ingly <at 1 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m.>, the House adjourned until to­morrow, Thursday, January 31, 1985, at 11 a.m.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, execu­tive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as fol­lows:

439. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary <Logistics and Communications>, Department c•f the Air Force, transmitting notice of the decision to convert various ac­tivities to commercial contract, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt <Public Law 96-342, sec­tion 502<b> (96 Stat. 747)); to the Committee on Armed Services.

440. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary <Logistics and Communications>, Department of the Air Force, transmitting notice of the decision to study conversion to contractor performance the south range op­erations function at Nellis Air Force Base, NV, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt <Public Law 96-342, section 502<a> <96 Stat. 747»; to the Committee on Armed Services.

441. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary <Military Personnel and Force Management), Department of Defense, transmitting the submarine duty incentive pay annual report, pursuant to 37 U.S.C.

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1311 301c<e> <94 Stat. 3360); to the Committee on Armed Services.

442. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting notifica­tion of the exclusion of the clause concern­ing examination of records by the Comp­troller General, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2313<c>; to the Committee on Armed Serv­ices.

443. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a proposed transaction of $100,000,000 or more with Japan, pursuant to the act of July 31, 1945, chapter 341, section 2<b><3>(i) <88 Stat. 2335; 91 Stat. 1210; 92 Stat. 3724>; to the Commit­tee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

444. A letter from the Chairperson, Na­tional Advisory Council on Adult Education, transmitting the annual report of the Coun­cil, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1209<d>; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

445. A letter from the Chairman, Board for International Broadcasting, transmit­ting the annual report on activities of the Board and evaluation of the operation of RFE/RL, Inc., pursuant to Public Law 93-129, section 4<a><8> <90 Stat. 833; 91 Stat. 851>; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

446. A letter from the Acting Administra­tor, General Administration, transmitting an evaluation of compliance with the re­quirements of the internal accounting and administrative control system, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512<c><93>; to the Committee on Government Operations.

447. A letter from the Acting Commission­er of Social Security, transmitting notice of a new computer matching program, pursu­ant to 5 U.S.C. 552a<o>; to the Committee on Government Operations.

448. A letter from the Executive Director, Board for International Broadcasting, trans­mitting an evaluation of compliance with the requirements of the internal accounting and administrative control system, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512<c><3>; to the Committee on Government Operations.

449. A letter from the Administrator, St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora­tion, transmitting the 1984 annual report, pursuant to the act of May 13, 1954, chapter 201, section 10<a> <71 Stat. 308>; to the Com­mittee on Public Works and Transportation.

450. A letter from the Pederal Inspector, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, transmitting a quarterly report on the status of the Alaska Natural Gas Transpor­tation System, pursuant to Public Law 94-586, section 7<a><5><E>; jointly, to the Com­mittees on Energy and Commerce and Inte­rior and Insular Affairs.

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and resolu­tions were introduced and severally re­ferred as follows:

By Mr. ADDABBO: H.R. 769. A bill to provide for the develop­

ment and implementation of programs for youth camp safety; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R. 770. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to allow benefits received by homeless individuals under the food stamp program to be used to obtain prepared meals, and to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to liberalize and extend the emergency assistance program; jointly, to the Committees on Agriculture and Ways and Means.

51-059 0-86-42 (pt, 1>

H.R. 771. A bill to establish an Interagen­cy Committee on Arson Control to coordi­nate Federal antiarson programs, to amend various provisions of the law relating to pro­grams for arson investigation, prevention, detection, and prosecution, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary and Science and Technology.

H.R. 772. A bill to provide for the estab­lishment and operation of a national lottery to assist in financing the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program and the hospital insurance program; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judici­ary, and Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. ANTHONY <for himself, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. FLIPPO, Mr. NICHOLS, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. SMITH of Florida, Mr. BoNER of Tennessee, Mr. WoLF, Mr. RoE, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. KINDNESS, Mr. DARDEN, and Mr. RoWLAND of Georgia>:

H.R. 773. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the use of certain law enforcement, fire protec­tion, and emergency medical vehicles in cer­tain cases shall be treated as a nontaxable fringe benefit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BIAGGI: H.R. 774. A bill to require the Secretary of

Agriculture to conduct a pilot project in­volving the redemption of food stamp cou­pons through uninsured financial institu­tions; to the Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 775. A bill to require the Attorney General to include in the uniform crime re­ports information regarding the incidence of offenses involving racial, ethnic, or reli­gious prejudice and to amend chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit damage to property used for religious pur­poses, and for other purposes; to the Com­mittee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BIAGGI <for hiinself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. LELAND, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. STOKES, Mr. GARCIA, Mr. WOLF, Mr. OWENS, Mr. HOWARD, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. HORTON, Mr. KINDNESS, Mr. MRAZEK, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. WEISS, Ms. KAPTuR, Mr. DOWNEY of New York, Mr. ScHEUER, Mr. DANIEL, Mr. SoLARZ, Mrs. HOLT, Mr. MANTON, Mr. RoYBAL, Mr. HAWKINS, Mr. DWYER of New Jersey, Mrs. BENTLEY, Mr. DARDEN, Mr. WORTLEY, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. DORNAN of California, Mr. SKITH of Florida, Mr. PuRsELL, Mr. FISH, and Mr. KANJoRSKI):

H.R. 776. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study dupli­cative collection of information by the De­partment of Health and Human Services and to recommend methods for reducing such duplicative collection; to the Commit­tee on Government Operations.

By Mr. KEMP <for himself and Mr. McEWEN):

H.R. 777. A bill to reduce tax rates in a manner that is fair to all taxpayers and to simplify the tax laws by eliininating most credits, deductions, and exclusions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. BOXER: H.R. 778. A bill entitled: "The Anti-Profit

Padding Act of 1985"; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. BROOKS: H.R. 779. A bill to repeal the new substan­

tiation requirements for deductions attrib­utable to business use of passenger automo­biles and certain other types of personal property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BRYANT <for himself, Mr. TAUKE, and Mr. DINGELL):

H.R. 780. A bill to amend section 408 of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to strengthen, for the protec­tion of consumers, the provisions respecting disclosure of motor vehicle Inileage when motor vehicles are transferred; to the Com­mittee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mrs. COLLINS: H.R. 781. A bill to strengthen the author­

ity of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to enforce nondiscriinination policies in Federal employment; jointly, to the Committees on Education and Labor and Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. CONTE: H.R. 782. A bill to amend the National

Labor Relations Act to authorize the Secre­tary of Labor to prohibit the awarding of Federal contracts to persons who have vio­lated certain judicial orders or orders issued by the National Labor Relations Board; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. DARDEN: H.R. 783. A bill to repeal the contempora­

neous record requirement and certain other recently enacted provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. DELLUMS: H.R. 784. A bill to amend the Civil Rights

Act of 1964 to eliminate employment dis­crimination on the basis of military dis­charge status; to the Committee on Educa­tion and Labor.

H.R. 785. A bill to protect the public inter­est in maintaining the stability of profes­sional sports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 786. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to veterans' benefits of Americans who fought in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Af­fairs.

By Mr. EDGAR: H.R. 787. A bill to provide for the sale of

the common stock of the Consolidated Rail Corporation by public offering, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. EDGAR <by request>: H.R. 788. A bill to amend title 38, United

States Code, to enhance recruitment and re­tention of graduate and student nurse tech­nicians by the Veterans' Administration; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. EDGAR <for himself, Mr. MicA, and Mr. LEmoiAN of Florida>:

H.R. 789. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring vet­erans health care programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. FIELDS: H.R. 790. A bill to amend the Federal

Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the control of pollutants entering Lake Houston, TX; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

By Mr. FOLEY: H.R. 791. A bill to amend the Saccharin

Study and Labeling Act to extend for 3 years the period during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not pro­hibit or restrict the sale or distribution of saccharin or products containing saccharin; to the Committee on Energy and Com­merce.

By Mr. FRANK: H.R. 792. A bill to require the Department

of the Air Force to request the Federal

1312 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 Bureau of Investigation to investigate the death of William Joseph Cavanaugh, Jr.; to the Committee on Armed Services.

H.R. 793. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that eligibil­ity for SSI benefits <and the amount of such benefits), in the case of disabled individuals working in sheltered workshops and in other cases where disabled individuals' in­comes are necessarily irregular or spasmodic because of the nature of the disabilities in­volved, shall be determined on the basis of annual rather than montly income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 794. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that an unmarried individual who maintains a household shall be considered a head of household, without regard to whether the individual has a dependent who is a member of the household; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. HARTNETT: H.R. 795. A bill to authorize the Secretary

of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to proceed with the planning, de­signing, engineering, and construction of the Charleston Harbor deepening project; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

By Mr. HORTON <for himself and Mr. WALKER):

H.R. 796. A bill to extend the authoriza­tion of appropriations for general revenue sharing for 3 years; to the Committee on Government Operations.

By Ms. KAPTUR: H.R. 797. A bill to amend the Internal

Revenue Code of 1954 to allow individuals to compute the deduction for retirement savings on the basis of the compensation of the spouse; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. KENNELLY: H.R. 798. A bill to amend title XX of the

Social Security Act to increase the amount available for social services block grants in order to promote economic self-support and self-sufficiency among individuals and fami­lies, to ensure families greater access to af­fordable quality child care, to prevent child abuse and neglect through the provision of additional protective services, to provide community-based or home-based services to the elderly and disabled as an alternative to institutionalization, and to make other changes designed to improve the adminis­tration and effectiveness of the social serv­ices program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LENT: H.R. 799. A bill to authorize the Secretary

of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local agencies for converting closed school buildings to efficient, alter­nate uses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. ANTHoNY, Mr. BARNES, Mr. BEILEN­soN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. CARPER, Mr. DERRICK, Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota, Mr. DOWDY of Mississippi, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. EDGAR, Mr. EvANS of illinois, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. FLIPPO, Mr. FRANK, Mr. FROST, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. LUNDINE, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MOODY, Mr. MOR· RISON of Connecticut, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PEASE, Mr. SABO, Mr. TALLON, Mr. TORRES, Mr. WIRTH, and Mr. WISE):

H.R. 800. A bill to broaden the base of the individual and corporate income taxes, to

significantly reduce tax rates, to flatten out the rate schedules of the individual income tax, and to simplify the tax laws by elimi­nating most credits, deductions, and exclu­sions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LENT: H.R. 801. A bill to amend the Internal

Revenue Code of 1954 to allow certain low­and middle-income individuals a refundable tax credit for a certain portion of the prop­erty taxes paid by them on their principal residences or of the rent they pay for their principal residences; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 802. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve the treat­ment of women through the establishment and payment of working spouse's benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 803. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the medical expenses of handicapped individ­uals and individuals who have attained age 65 shall be deductible without regard to the requirement that only medical expenses in excess of certain percentages of adjusted gross income are deductible; to the Commit­tee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 804. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a basic $10,000 exemption from income tax, in the case of an individual or a married couple, for amounts received as annuities, pensions, or other retirement benefits; to the Com­mittee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 805. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide individuals a limited exclusion from gross income for in­terest on deposits in certain savings institu­tions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 806. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that tax­exempt interest shall not be taken into ac­count in determining the amount of social security benefits to be taxed; to the Com­mittee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 807. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 1954 to allow individuals a deduction for commuting expenses incurred on public mass transit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. LLOYD: H.R. 808. A bill to amend the Fair Labor

Standards Act of 1938 to provide that blind persons may not be employed at less than the applicable minimum wage under that act; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R. 809. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the wait­ing period for disab1lity benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individ­ual suffering from a terminal illness; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 810. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that one­half of the amounts paid by a self-employed taxpayer for his or her health insurance premiums will be allowed as a business deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 811. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to make permanent the deduction for charitable contributions by nonitemizers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 812. A bill to repeal the contempora­neous record requirement for substantiating certain trade or business expenses adopted by the Tax Reform Act of 1984 and to rein­state the substantiation requirement in effect before the enactment of such act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LOEFFLER <for himself, Mr. AluiEY, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BOULTER, Mr. COLEKAN of Texas, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. DELAY, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. FROST, Mr. LEATH of Texas, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. SwEENEY, and Mr. WILSON!:

H.R. 813. A bill to repeal the new substan­tiation requirements for deductions attrib­utable to business use of passenger automo­biles and certain other types of personal property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LOWERY of California: H.R. 814. A bill to amend section 1201 of

title 18 of the United States Code to provide a mandatory life sentence in the case of cer­tain kidnapings of persons who have not at­tained the age of 18 years, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judici­ary.

By Mr. LOWRY of Washington: H.R. 815. A bill to amend the Internal

Revenue Code of 1954 to treat mutual banks having capital stock represented by shares in the same manner as other mutual banks for purposes of the bad debt reserve deduc­tion; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LUNGREN <for himself and Mr. BADHAK):

H.R. 816. A bill to regulate the transfer of funds for humanitarian purposes to nation­als of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. McCURDY: H.R. 817. A bill to amend the Internal

Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit to certain employers for compensation paid to employees with precollege mathematics or science teaching certificates who are em­ployed for the summer months by such em­ployers or who are employees who teach a limited number of hours; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. MICA: H.R. 818. A bill to require that the Presi­

dent transmit to the Congress, and that the congressional Budget Committees report, a balanced budget for each fiscal year; jointly, to the Committee on Government Oper­ations and Rules.

H.R. 819. A bill to amend the Congression­al Budget Act of 1974 and the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, to provide that <after a 3-year phase-in period) Federal expendi­tures shall not exceed Federal revenues, except in time of war or economic necessity declared by the Congress; jointly, to the Committee on Government Operations and Rules.

By Mr. MITCHELL: H.R. 820. A bill to amend the Bretton

Woods Agreement Act to direct the U.S. Ex­ecutive Director of the International Mone­tary Fund to vote against providing any fi­nancial assistance to any country which practices apartheid; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

H.R. 821. A bill to prohibit the importa­tion of South African krugerrands or other gold coins minted in South Africa or offered for sale by the Government of South Africa; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. MOAKLEY <for himself, Mr. REGULA, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. CoNTE, Mr. F'R.ANK, Mr. FROST, Mr. GEJDEN­SON, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. JD'PORDS, Mr. LoWRY of Washington, Mr. McKIN­NEY, Mr. MORRISON Of Washington, Mr. PICKLE, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. TOWNS, and Mr. WEISS):

H.R. 822. A bill to provide for a General Accounting Office investigation and report

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1313 on conditions of displaced Salvadorans, to provide certain rules of the House of Repre­sentatives and of the Senate with respect to review of the report, to provide for the tem­porary stay of detention and deportation of certain Salvadorans; jointly, to the Commit­tees on the Judiciary and Rules.

By Mr. MYERS of Indiana: H.R. 823. A bill to designate the week in

November which includes Thanksgiving Day as "National Family Week"; to the Commit­tee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. NIELSON of Utah: H.R. 824. A bill to provide for a study re­

garding the advertising and promotion of al­cholic beverages; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. PICKLE <for himself, Mr. Ros­TENKOWSKI, Mr. ARCHER, and Mr. ROYBAL):

H.R. 825. A bill to establish the Social Se­curity Administration as an independent agency, which shall be headed by a Social Security Board, and which shall be responsi­ble for the administration of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of the Social Security Act and the supplemental security income program under title XVI of such act; to the Commit­tee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. QUILLEN: H.R. 826. A bill to repeal the contempora­

neous recordkeeping requirement and cer­tain other recently enacted provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; to the Com­mittee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. REID: H.R. 827. A bill to require the Secretary of

the Treasury to prepare, and send to tax­payers with tax return forms, a brief but comprehensive statement on the rights and obligations of a taxpayer during an audit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 828. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that inter­views with a taxpayer may be conducted at his residence or place of business and may be tape recorded for the benefit of the tax­payer at the taxpayer's expense; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 829. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the termi­nation date with respect to the authority to award court costs and certain fees in tax cases; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 830. A bill to establish within the De­partment of the Treasury an Office of the Ombudsman; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 831. A bill to provide for the safe­guarding of taxpayer rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 832. A bill to provide that the Gener­al Accounting Office shall have oversight over the administration of the internal reve­nue laws; jointly, to the Committees on Government Operations and Ways and Means.

H.R. 833. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for a civil action against Internal Revenue Service em­ployees for deprivation of rights, privileges, and immunities secured by the Constitution; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and the Judiciary.

H.R. 834. A bill to provide that the amount collected as a result of an audit of taxpayer returns shall not be used in evalu­ating the performance of Internal Revenue Service personnel participating in the audit; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. ROSE: H.R. 835. A bill to direct the Secretary of

the Army, acting through the Chief of Engi­neers, to transfer to New Hanover County, NC, ownership of a surplus dredging vessel, known as the "Hyde hopper dredge"; to the Committee on Public Works and Transpor­tation.

H.R. 836. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide an exemp­tion for vehicles primarily used for farming purposes from the requirements of section 280F of such code <relating to limitation on certain property used for personal pur­poses>; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. SCHULZE: H.R. 837. A bill to amend the Internal

Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the re­payment of the increased tax imposed on fuel used in diesel-powered automobiles or light trucks; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 838. A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States in order to establish equitable duty rates for waterbed mattresses, liners, and parts thereof; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 839. A bill relating to the marking of containers of imported mushrooins; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. SCHUMER: H.R. 840. A bill to clarify the law by ex­

plicitly providing that nonprofit community crime prevention organizations and crime victim assistance organizations are organiza­tions operated for charitable purposes within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 841. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit medical ex­penses incurred by crime victims to be de­ductible without regard to the 5-percent floor on the deduction for medical expenses and to allow medical expenses so incurred to be deducted by nonitemizers; to the Com­mittee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. SEIBERLING (by request>: H.R. 842. A bill to reduce the rate of duty

on certain polarizing material; to the Com­mittee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. SEIBERLING: H.R. 843. A bill to amend the Internal

Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the defini­tion of geothermal energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. SHUMWAY: H.R. 844. A bill to continue indefinitely

the taxes imposed on cigarettes at the rate established in the Tax Equity and Fiscal Re­sponsibility Act of 1982 and to appropriate to the Federal hospital insurance trust fund amCiunts equivalent to sUins received from the taxes imposed on cigars, cigarettes, and cigarette papers ·and tubes to the extent such amounts are necessary to meet any deficit in such trust fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. STANGELAND <for hilnself, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. DICK­INSON, Mr. DYKALLY, Mr. ERDREICH, Mr. FISH, Mr. LUNDINE, Mr. McDADE, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. RoE, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. SILJANDER, Mr. SKEEN, and Mr. WEBER):

H.R. 845. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the limita­tion on the aggregate amount of private ac­tivity bonds issued during any calendar year; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. STANGELAND <for himself and Mr. YoUNG of Alaska>:

H.R. 846. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for cost-of­living increases based solely on the percent­age increase in the Consumer Price Index and for the establishment of a single annual cost-of-living increase in primary insurance amounts at a uniform flat rate; to the Com­mittee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. TRAXLER: H.R. 847. A bill to amend the Internal

Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the treatment of fringe benefits provided to the parents of employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. VUCANOVICH: H.R. 848. A bill to award a special congres­

sional gold medal to the daughter of Gutzon Borglum; to the Committee on Banking, Fi­nance and Urban Affairs.

H.R. 849. A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award a congression­al gold medal to Jan C. Scruggs in recogni­tion of his work on behalf of Vietnam veter­ans, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of such medal; to the Committee on Banking, Fi­nance and Urban Affairs.

H.R. 850. A bill to modify the boundary of the Humboldt National Forest in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. YATRON: H.R. 851. A bill to amend the Federal

Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to pro­vide that such act shall not apply to persons engaged in the processing or disposal of waste materials recovered from certain dredging operations; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: H.R. 852. A bill to repeal backup withhold­

ing of tax from interest and dividends; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. ADDABBO: H.J. Res. 104. Joint resolution to author­

ize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 21 through April 28, 1985, as "Jewish Heritage Week"; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. APPLEGATE <for himself, Mr. McEwEN, Mr. CHAPPELL, Mr. ACKER­MAN, Mr. ATKINS, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BoLAND, Mr. BONIOR of Michigan, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. CARPER, Mr. COELHO, Mr. DANIEL, Mr. DAUB, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. DIOGUARDI, Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota, Mr. DoWNEY of New York, Mr. DWYER of New Jersey, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. FAUNTROY, Mr. FLIPPO, Mr. FRENzEL, Mr. FRosT, Mr. GARCIA, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. HAWKINS, Mr. HAYES, Mr. HENRY, Mr. HUTTO, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. JoNES of North Carolina, Ms. KAPTuR, Mr. Kn.DEE, Mr. KINDNESS, Mr. LELAND, Mr. LEviN of Michigan, Mr. LEwis of Florida, Mr. LoWERY of California, Mr. McCURDY, Mr. McGRATH, Mrs. MARTIN of Illinois, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. MINETA, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NOWAK, Mr. O'BRIEN, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. PEPPER, Mr. PoRTER, Mr. RAHALL. Mr. REGULA, Mr. REID, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. RITTER, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. RoE, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. ScHEuER, Mrs. SCHNEIDER, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. SILJAN­DER, Mr. SMITH Of Florida, Mr. SMITH

1314 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1985 of New Hampshire, Mrs. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. STOKES, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. SUNIA, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. WEISS, Mr. WILSON, Mr. WORTLEY, Mr. JEF­FORDS, Mr. DYMALLY, Mr. BARNES, Mr. KosTMAYER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. PARRIS, Mr. DYSON, Mr. HoRTON, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. FEIGHAN, Mrs. ScHROEDER, and Mr. MADIGAN):

H.J. Res. 105. Joint resolution directing the President to secure a full accounting of Americans missing in Southeast Asia; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. BORSKI <for himself, Mr. LI­PINSKI, Mr . .ADDABBO, Mr . .ANNlTNZIO, Mr. APPLEGATE, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BIAGGI, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BOLAND, Mr. BONIOR of Michi­gan, Mr. BROOMFIELD, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. CARPER, Mrs. CoLLINS, Mr. CoNTE, Mr. CoNYERs, Mr. CouGHLIN, Mr. COYNE, Mr. DAUB, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DIXON, Mr. DORNAN of California, Mr. DWYER of New Jersey, Mr. EDGAR, Mr. EMER­soN, Mr. FAUNTROY, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. F'EIGHAN, Mr. FISH, Mr. FLORIO, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. FRANK, Mr. FRENZEL, Mr. GRADISON, Mr. GRAY of Pennsyl­vania, Mr. GUARINI, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. HAWKINS, Mr. HAYES, Mr. HENRY, Mr. HERTEL of Michigan, Mrs. HOLT, Mr. HORTON, Mr. HOWARD, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. KANJORSKI, Ms. KAPTuR, Mr. KAsicH, Mr. KEMP, Mr. KLEcZKA, Mr. KOLTER, Mr. KOSTMAYER, Mr. LAGO­MARSINO, Mr. LEviN of Michigan, Mr. McDADE, Mr. McGRATH, Mr. MANTON, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. MAVROULES, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MOAKLEY,Mr.MOODY,Mr.MORRISON of Connecticut, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NowAK, Ms. OAKAR, Mr. O'BRIEN, Mr. PRICE, Mr. PuRSELL, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. REID, Mr. RINALDO, Mr. RoDINO, Mr. RoE, Mr. RosTENKOWSKI, Mr. SABo, Mr. SI­KORSKI, Mr. SMITH of Florida, Mr. SYNAR, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. ToWNs, Mr. TRAxLER, Mr. VANDER JAGT, Mr. VENTO, Mr. VoLKMER, Mr. WALGREN, Mr. WORTLEY, and Mr. LUKEN):

H .J. Res. 106. Joint resolution designating August 1985 as "Polish American Heritage Month"; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. DARDEN: H.J. Res. 107. Joint resolution proposing

an amendment to the Constitution relating to Federal budget procedures; to the Com­mittee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DERRICK: H.J. Res. 108. Joint resolution designating

March 1985 as "National Mental Retarda­tion Awareness Month"; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. HARTNETI': H.J. Res. 109. Joint resolution designating

August 7, 1985, as "National Camps for Children with Cancer Day"; to the Commit­tee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. KASTENMEIER: H.J. Res. 110. Joint resolution designating

February 11, 1985, "National Inventors' Day"; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. LENT: H.J. Res. 111. Joint resolution proposing

an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that appropria­tions made by the United States shall not exceed its revenues, except in time of war or national emergency; and to provide for the

systematic paying back of the national debt; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LOWERY of California: H.J. Res. 112. Joint resolution designating

the month of November 1985 as "National Alzheimer's Disease Month"; to the Com­mittee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. MICA: H.J. Res. 113. Joint resolution proposing

an amendment to the Constitution relating to Federal budget procedures and requiring a balanced Federal budget; to the Commit­tee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PEPPER: H.J. Res. 114. Joint resolution expressing

the determination of the United States with respect to the situation in Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

H.J. Res. 115. Joint resolution commend­ing the CUban "Declaration of Freedom"; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

H.J. Res. 116. Joint resolution to author­ize and request the President to proclaim January 28, 1985 and 1986, as "Day of Marti, Apostle of Liberty"; to the Commit­tee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. STRANG <for himself, Mr. ScHAEFER, Mr. KRAMER, and Mr. BROWN of Colorado>:

H.J. Res. 117. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that expenditures made by the United States shall not exceed its receipts; to the Committee on the Judici­ary.

By Mr. WEBER: H.J. Res. 118. Joint resolution to designate

the week of February 25, 1985, as "National Farm Crisis Week"; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. LENT: H. Con. Res. 41. Concurrent resolution di­

recting the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to immediately conduct a study and report to Congress on steps which can be taken to correct the benefit disparity known as the notch problem, in order to ensure eq­uitable and fair treatment for those who have based their retirement plans on bene­fit levels which have existed for the past decade; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. LLOYD: H. Con. Res. 42. Concurrent resolution di­

recting the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to immediately conduct a study and report to Congress on steps which can be taken to correct the benefit disparity known as the notch problem, in order to ensure eq­uitable and fair treatment for those who have based their retirement plans on the social security benefits levels which existed or were projected, during most of their working lifetimes, under the pre-1977 law; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LOWERY of California: H. Con. Res. 43. Concurrent resolution ex­

pressing the sense of Congress concerning the failure of the Ethiopian Government to effectively anticipate and ameliorate famine conditions in its countryside; to the Com­mittee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. WHITEHURST: H. Con. Res. 44. Concurrent resolution

calling for a regional conservation treaty to protect Northern Hemisphere pinnipeds; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. FROST: H. Res. 33. Resolution to amend rule

XL VIII of the rules of the House to increase the size of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. GEPHARDT: H. Res. 34. Resolution designating mem­

bership on certain standing committees of the House; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. MICHEL: H. Res. 35. Resolution designating minori­

ty membership on certain standing commit­tees of the House; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. ADDABBO: H. Res. 36. Resolution to require the Com­

mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives to investigate the murders of U.S. citizens in El Salvador; to the Com­mittee on Rules.

By Mr. BIAGGI: H. Res. 37. Resolution expressing the op­

position of the House of Representatives to efforts to reduce the availability of housing provided by the section 202 assistance pro­gram for the elderly and handicapped; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. DARDEN: H. Res. 38. Resolution expressing the

sense of the House of Representatives that the several States should authorize judges to require delinquent juveniles to complete a secondary education; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

By Mr. BIAGGI: H.R. 853. A bill for the relief of Anne

Brusselmans; to the Committee on the Judi­ciary.

H.R. 854. A bill for the relief of the Yon­kers Racing Corporation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BOSCO: H.R. 855. A bill for the relief of James F.

and Shirley M. Silva and Walter F. and Mary L. Stuart; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DELLUMS: H.R. 856. A bill for the relief of Cathleen

S. O'Regan; to the Committee on the Judici­ary.

By Mr. KOSTMAYER: H.R. 857. A bill for the relief of Marcelo

Enrile Inton and Encemacion C. lnton; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. McGRATH: H.R. 858. A bill for the relief of Richard

DeVito; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 859. A bill for the relief of Julian and

Filomenia Barias, husband and wife; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 860. A bill for the relief of Gertrude McAleese, Patrick McAleese, Angela McA­leese, Paula McAleese, Gerard McAleese, and Patrick McAleese, Jr.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. VUCANOVICH: H.R. 861. A bill for the relief of George C.

Lindauer; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 4 of rule XXII, spon­

sors were added to public bills and res­olutions as follows:

H.R. 4: Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut, Mr. MAZzOLI, Mr. STRATTON, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. VENTO, Mr. MRAZEK, Mr. CROCKETT, Mr. CARPER, Mr. EDGAR, Mr. FAZio, and Mrs. RoUKEMA.

January 30, 1985 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1315 H.R. 12: Mr. BoLAND, Mr. LEwis of Califor­

nia, Mr. HAWKINS, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. DICKS, Mr. ROSE, Mr. LENT, Mr. DOWNEY of New York, Mr. UDALL, Mr. NIELSON of Utah, Mr. FORD of Michigan, Mr. WHITEHURST, Mr. LA­GOMARSINO, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. HAYES, Mr. DANIEL, Ms. KAPTuR, Mr. STENHOLM, and Mr. ST GERKAIN.

H.R. 13: Mr. ANDREWS, Mr . .ANNuNziO, Mr. BATEKAN, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. CARR, Mr. CHAPPELL, Mr. CoLEMAN of Texas, Mr. DAUB, Mr. DERRICK, Mr. Elu:RsoN, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. FAUNTROY, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. GLICKMAN, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. HAWKINS, Mr. HENRY, Mrs. HoLT, Mr. HoRTON, Mr. HUTTo, Mrs. JoHNSON, Mr. JoNES of Oklaho­ma, Mr. JoNEs of North Carolina, Ms. KAPT'uR, Mr. KINDNESS, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. LEwis of Florida, Mr. McCAIN, Mr. McCANDLESS, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. OLIN, Mr. PEPPER, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. REGULA, Mr. SABO, Mr. SEIBERLING, Mr. SEN­SENBRENNER, Mr. SIKORSKI, Mr. DENNY SMITH, Mr. SMITH of Iowa, Mr. SoLARZ, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. STANGELAND, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. THOMAS of California, Mr. TRAxLER, Mr. WOLF, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska.

H.R. 21: Mr. MITCHELL, Mrs. BENTLEY, Mr. FAUNTROY, Mr. EDWARDS of California, Mr. STOKES, Mr. DIXON, Mr. MRAzEK, Mr. OWENS, Ms. KAPTuR, and Mr. TOWNS.

H.R. 22: Mr. COATS, Mr. FISH, Mr. GROT­BERG, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. McGRATH, Mr. ScHEUER, Mr. DANIEL, and Mr. SHELBY.

H.R. 43: Mr. TOWNS. H.R. 52: Mr. RoWLAND of Georgia, Mr.

MAVROULES, Mr. BENNETT, and Mr. COUGH­LIN.

H.R. 111: Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. ROBERTS, and Mr. MORRI· soN of Washington.

H.R. 217: Mr. REm, Mr. NIELSON of Utah, Mr. UDALL, Mr. HANSEN, Mrs. BENTLEY, and Mr. SKEEN.

H.R. 236: Mr. ECKART, Mr. SWIFT, Mr. LUNGREN, Mr. DIXON, Mr. SCHEUER, and Mr. DURBIN.

H.R. 309: Mr. CLAY. H.R. 363: Mr. TALLON. H.R. 436: Mr. COBEY and Mr. SMITH of

New Hampshire. H.R. 437: Mr. STUMP. H.R. 479: Mr. ANTHONY, Mr. BILIRAKIS,

Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. GROTBERG, Mr. GUNDER­SON, Mr. IRELAND, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. MAR­TINEZ, Mr. MICHEL, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. RAY, Mr. SKELTON, and Mr. SWIJ'T.

H.R. 480: Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. DANIEL, Mr. FRENZEL, Ms. KAPTuR, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. ScHEUER, Mr. STANGELAND, Mr. STARK, Mr. SUNDQUIST, and Mr. WOLF.

H.R. 509: Mr. HAWKINS, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. SABO, Ms. KAPTuR, Mr. DANIEL, Mr. DARDEN, Mr. KINDNEss, Mr. TOWNS, and Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut.

H.R. 531: Mr. BRYANT, Mr. HORTON, Mr. DREIER of California, Mr. KOSTMAYER, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. FAWELL, Mrs. HOLT, Mr. MARI.ENEE, Mr. NEAL, Mr. CRANE, and Mr. ROE.

H.R. 535: Mr. CoLEMAN of Missouri and Mr. SENSENBRENNER.

H.R. 566: Mr. WIRTH and Mrs. ScHROEDER. H.R. 585: Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. ST GERKAIN,

Mr. HAYES, and Mr. K.RA.MER. H.R. 600: Mr. BARNARD, Mr. DARDEN, Mr.

WEAVER, Mr. HUTTO, Mr. REm, Mr. KOLTER, Mr. WHITTEN, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. MAVROULES, Mr. NEAL, Mr. HUCKABY, Mr. BROWN of Colorado, Mr. ED­WARDS of Oklahoma, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. STRANG, Mr. GROTBERG, Mr. WoLF, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr.

BEVILL, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. ECKERT, Mr. THOMAS of Georgia, Mr. MICA, Mr. MRAZEK, Mr. GLICKMAN, Mr. DOWDY of Mississippi, Mr. LUKEN, Mr. WHITEHURST, Mr. ROBERT F. SMITH, Mr. DAVIS, Mr. BoEH­LERT, Mr. BADHAM, Mr. RIDGE, Mr. COATS, Mr. DREIER of California, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. WALKER, Mr. MORRISON Of Washington, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. SHAW, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. IRELAND, Mr. CoLEMAN of Mis­souri, Mr. HYDE, Mr. ScHAEFER, Mr. CRAPPIE, and Mr. QuiLLEN.

H.R. 644: Mr. RAHALL, Mr. WoLF, Mr. RIDGE, Mr. RoE, Mr. HowARD, and Mr. MAv­ROULES.

H.R. 646: Mr. HAYES. H.R. 691: Mr. JACOBS, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr.

WEAVER, and Mr. BARNES. H.R. 704: Mr. NIELSON of Utah, Mr.

WHITEHURST, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Jr., Mr. BEVILL, Ms. MIKULSKI, and Mr. HARTNETT.

H.R. 708: Mr. GARCIA, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. KINDNESS, and Mr. GINGRICH.

H.R. 709: Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. LAGO· MARSINO, and Mr. KINDNESS.

H.R. 722: Mr. LAGOMARSINO. H.J. Res. 10: Mr. ATKINS. H.J. Res. 24: Mr. BOULTER. H.J. Res. 33: Mr. BATEKAN, Mr. ENGLISH,

Mr. MURPHY, Mr. WOLF, Mr. CONTE, Mr. HORTON, Ms. 0AKAR, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mrs. LLOYD, Mr. SLAUGHTER, Mr. DREIER of Cali­fornia, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. FRENZEL, Ms. MI­KULSKI, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. FEIGHAN, Mr. STOKES, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. IRE­LAND, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. McGRATH, Mr. LA­FALCE, Mr. ScHEUER, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. DANIEL, Mr. ADDABBO, and Mr. FuQUA.

H.J. Res. 41: Mr. WILSON, Mr. JoNES of North Carolina, Mr. LUNGREN, Mr. REm, Mr. TALLON, Mr. KASICH, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. McGRATH, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. DOWDY of Mis­sissippi, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. CRAPPIE, Mr. MONT­GOMERY, Mr. DANIEL, Mr. MADIGAN, and Mr. YATRON.

H.J. Res. 79: Mr. WILSON, Mr. MINETA, Mr. CONTE, Mr. REm, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. DORNAN of California, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BIAGGI, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. McGRATH, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. ScHEUER, Mr. ADDABBO, Mr. DANIEL, Mr. ALExANDER, Mr. YOUNG of Mis­souri, Mr. NEAL, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. GUARINI, Mr. ANTHONY, Mr. RAY, and Mr. ANDREWS.

H.J. Res. 94: Mr. TAUKE, Mr. MAzzOLI, Mr. LUNGREN, and Mr. BOULTER.

H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. DoWNEY of New York, and Mr. TORRICELLI.

H. Con. Res. 7: Mr. McGRATH, Mr. ScHEUER, Mr. LENT, and Mr. ADDABBO.

H. Con. Res. 32: Mr. GREGG, Mr. PORTER, and Mr. GINGRICH.

H. Con Res. 34: Mr. BADHAM, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. EcKART of Ohio, Mr. ERn­REICH, Mr. FAUNTROY, Mr. GRADISON, Ms. KAPTuR, Mr. KINDNESS, Mr. I...I:HKAN of Cali­fornia, Mr. McEwEN, Mr. MAVROULES, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. RoEMER, Mr. SMITH of Flori­da, Mr. WILSON, Mr. WORTLEY, Mr. APPLE· GATE, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. CHAP­PELL, Mr. DIXON, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. FoRD Of Michigan, Mr. GUARINI, Mr. RALPH M. HALL, Mr. HERTEL of Michigan, Mr. HOWARD, Mr. HUCKABY, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. HUTTO, Mr. KASICH, Mr. KlLDEE, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. McCOL· LUM, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Ms. OAKAR, and Mr. STOKES.

H. Con. Res. 35: Mrs. HOLT, Mr. McEwEN, Mr. WHITEHURST, Mr. LoEPFLER, Mr. ZSCHAU, Mr. FuSTER, Mr. CRAPPIE, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. DELAY, and Mrs. BENTLEY.

H. Con. Res. 40: Mr. CARNEY, Mr. LoWERY of California, Mr. DENNY SMITH, Mr. HORTON, Mr. PENNY, Mr. SYNAR, Mr. LEwis of California, Mr. DYMALLY, Mr. WoLF, Mr.

NIELSON of Utah, Mr. ScHEUER, Mr. LENT, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. WEBER, Mr. LoEFFLER, Mr. DANIEL, Mr. FORD of Ten­nessee, Mr. SUNDQUIST, Mr. PARRis, Mr. HARTNETT, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. SHELBY, and Mr. ROE.

H. Res. 20: Mr. AcKERMAN, Mr. ADDABBO, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. ANTHONY, Mr. APPLEGATE, Mr. AsPIN, Mr. BOLAND, Mr. BONER of Tennessee, Mr. BONIOR of Michi­gan, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. BROOMFIELD, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. CARR, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. CONTE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COOPER, Mr. DARDEN, Mr. DEL­LUMS, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. DIXON, Mr. DoNNEL­LY, Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota, Mr. DWYER of New Jersey, Mr. DYMALLY, Mr. EDGAR, Mr. FAUNTROY, Mr. FORD of Tennes­see, Mr. FRANK, Mr. GARciA, Mr. GRAY of Pennsylvania, Mr. RALPH M. HALL, Mr. HAYES, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. HERTEL of Michi­gan, Mr. HILLIS, Mr. HORTON, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. KANJORSKI, Ms. KAPTuR, Mr. KoLTER, Mr. I...I:H:MAN of Florida, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mrs. LLOYD, Mr. LoWERY of California, Mr. LoWRY of Washington, Mr. LUNDINE, Mr. McKINNEY, Mr. MADIGAN, Mr. MANTON, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. MAVROULES, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. MOLINARI, Mr. MOODY, Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, Mr. NATCHER, Mr. O'BRIEN, Ms. OAKAR, Mr. OWENs, Mr. PENNY, Mr. PORTER, Mr. PRICE, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. RODINO, Mr. ROE, Mr. RoWLAND of Georgia, Mr. ROYBAL, Mr. SABo, Mr. ST GERMAIN, Mr. SAVAGE, Mr. SCHEUER, Mrs. ScHROEDER, Mr. SEIBERLING, Mr. SHARP, M!". SMITH of Florida, Mr. SOLARZ, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. STOKES, Mr. TALLON, Mr. TORRI· CELLI, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEAVER, Mr. WEISS, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. WISE, Mr. WORTLEY, Mr. WYLIE, Mr. YATES, and Mr. YATRON.

PETITIONS, ETC. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, peti­

tions, and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows:

21. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the Commission on Aging, Des Moines, IA, rela­tive to agricultural land; to the Committee on Agriculture.

22. Also, petition of the Commission on Aging, Des Moines, IA, relative to Indians; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

23. Also, petition of the 1984 Convention of the Diocese of Olympia, Seattle, W A, rel­ative to Nicaragua; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

24. Also, petition of the National Black Heritage Observance Council, Inc., Wash­ington, DC, relative to National Afro-Ameri­can History Month; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

25. Also, petition of the Commission on Aging, Des Moines, IA, relative to older Americans; to the Committee on Rules.

26. Also, petition of the Commission on Aging, Des Moines, IA, relative to the Social Security trust funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

27. Also, petition of the Commission on Aging, Des Moines, IA, relative to the swing bed program; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Com­merce.

28. Also, petition of the Commission on Aging, Des Moines, IA, relative to medical care costs; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Com­merce.

1316 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS January 30, 1985

LIMITING SUPREME COURT JURISDICTION ON BUSING

HON. PHIUP M. CRANE OF ILLINOIS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, recently I introduced legislation, H.R. 81, to limit the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and district courts regarding the ques­tion of forced busing.

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a significant decision in Brown against Board of Education in 1954 which declared public school racial segregation unconstitutional. It was almost another decade before the Su­preme Court began insisting on serious implementation. This decision was an outstanding example of judicial activ­ism, the Court going beyond legisla­tion to impose its view of what good social policy should be.

My legislation, if passed, will make an exception to the U.S. Constitution. In brief, article Ill, section 2, clause 2 declares that the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction in law and fact but with such exceptions and reg­ulations which Congress might make. The actual citing states:

In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the Supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all other Cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Excep­tions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

Using this exception, my bill will amend chapter 81 of title 28 of the United States Code. A legislative remedy is necessary because the Fed­eral courts have departed from their traditional role as impersonal inter­preters of the law and have become active participants in both legislation and administration. In doing so, they have become part of the bureaucracy rather than an independent part of the Government mediating between other branches.

I believe that our Founding Fathers inserted this exception clause in the Constitution to insure that the will of the majority shall prevail under our system of government. The issue in this particular case is one of freedom, the right to be free from arbitrary, Government-mandated busing of one's children whether he is black or wheth­er he is white. Mandated, forced busing for racial purposes denies citi­zens the opportunity to go to the school in their local school districts.

Furthermore, the actions of the courts show a strong commitment to forced busing despite overwhelming public opposition, and its record of failure to promote better integrated schools, improved racial relations, or better education. Discrimination should be combated, but court-ordered busing should be curbed. Busing has brought a flight of students from urban schools, and problems for a public school system already under criticism for not meeting the educa­tion needs of American students.

"White flight" continues to be an issue in the public school system as whites continue to abandon this system and enroll in private schools. The reason why this trend continues should not be attributed to racism, but rather to the fact that the quality of our educational system has declined. To help rectify the declining quality of education, busing expenditures re­sulting from transportation costs should be redistributed in the form of teacher salaries and basic programs to improve the education that our chil­dren receive.

In summary, busing creates a nega­tive precedent. It reorders the consti­tutional powers of two of the three branches of Government. It is Con­gress' inaction that allows this situa­tion to exist. To further familiarize my colleagues with the current busing problem I would like to share the fol­lowing article by Mr. Ralph McMullan which appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 21, 1985. After reading this article and examining my legislation, I urge your support of H.R. 81:

THAT BUSING SUCCESS STORY

<By Ralph McMullan) Charlotte, N.C., was one of the first cities

in the country to undergo forced busing. Today, it is often held up as a shining exam­ple of how busing can succeed in accom­plishing desegregation without lowering the quality of education.

But now, the school-busing issue that so divided my native city and others in the early 1970s is back in the news as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals prepares to rule soon on the case of Riddick vs. School Board of Norfolk, Va. In an attempt to es­tablish a voluntary system of integration fa­vored by both blacks and whites, Norfolk is working to avoid many of the pitfalls inher­ent in a mandatory system such as Char­lotte's.

This issue involved is almost certain to reach the Supreme Court: Can a school system under a court-ordered busing plan decide on its own to cut back on busing now that it has satisfied the courts that it has desegregated? A group of Norfolk residents has filed suit to prevent the partial disman­tling of the forced school-busing plan in effect there. Instead, the school board pro-

poses that elementary schools only adopt a modified "neighborhood" school system to try to end the flight of white children from Norfolk's schools.

SOME SIGNIFICANT LESSONS

Charlotte's history in this issue offers some significant lessons.

When President Reagan visited Charlotte during his reelection campaign, he called court-ordered busing a "social experiment that nobody wants" and one which had "failed."

The response by the local establishment was swift. The Charlotte Observer, the area's largest paper, fired an editorial salvo, later reprinted in the Washington Post, en­titled "You Were Wrong, Mr. President." It stated that Charlotte's "proudest achieve­ment is its fuly integrated public school system . . . born out of a bitter controversy" and declared that Charlotte's school system "has blossomed into one of the nation's finest. Supporters of forced busing to achieve racial balance have for years proud­ly cited Charlotte as an example of where busing worked. But how necessary was busing in Charlotte and what is the bottom line when its costs and benefits are balanced against each other?

I believe that the relative success of the busing experiment in Charlotte stems from the positive racial attitudes held by citizens of Charlotte rather than from the practice of forced busing itself. Many residents here have always been uncomfortable with segre­gation. In the early 1960s, most civic leaders pushed for voluntary, gradual integration when confronted with the problem of how to end the system of segregated schools. Before the decision requiring forced busing, Charlotte was slowly but surely integrating.

Around 1965 the community eradicated the practice of assigning black students to all-black schools, called "union schools." It was replaced by a system making pupil as­signment dependent on geographical loca­tion supplemented by a freedom-of-choice option. Under this scheme all students could transfer to any school they wanted if they could furnish their own transportation and space in the school was available.

By 1969, there were only eight schools out of 106 in the system that were not integrat­ed in some manner. Out of a total of more than 20,000 black students, the number at­tending integrated schools had increased from a few dozen in 1964 to nearly 10,000 in 1969. This system satisfied the then federal district court judge for Charlotte, Braxton . Craven, when legal action was first filed against the school board. Because of the steps already taken, no federal remedies were prescribed.

However, this didn't satisfy Julius Cham­bers, a local civil-rights attorney, who had pressed for further judicial relief in 1968. The rest is history. James McMillan, the new federal court judge, required forced busing to achieve racial balance in Char­lotte-Mecklenburg schools in the fall of 1970. The Supreme Court unanimously upheld his decision.

Opposition mounted to the order. Most community leaders did not support forced busing. Many whites fought it because they felt educational standards would decline

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January 30, 1985 with the chaos forced busing would cause. Many blacks also opposed it because they realized a greater percentage of blacks than whites had to be bused to meet the required racial quotas. Violence and riots erupted, causing academic test scores to sag. Even the Charlotte Observer reported, "The anti­busing furor create<d> a highly charged at­mosphere. . . . Racial tension within the schools became a fact of life in Charlotte." This grim condition continued until at least 1975.

After the initial struggle to overthrow court-ordered busing, a sense of futility set in. Once people knew that busing was here to stay, they accepted the verdict reluctant­ly and resigned to adapting to a difficult sit­uation. In 1973, a coalition of black parents and white parents formed the Citizens Advi­sory Group to insure that the desegregation plans mandated by the federal courts would be applied equitably. The school board initi­ated various educational programs to im­prove the quality of education for all stu­dents.

Jane Scott, a former member of the Char­lotte-Mecklenburg School Board and an op­ponent of forced busing, says: "Once the Su­preme Court ruled that we had to imple­ment 'busing,' I and many others did all we could to assure that the school assignments would be as equitable as possible. . . . The children had come first." Because of leaders like these, Charlotte managed to cope with the situation.

Despite the efforts of residents to make their school system work, evidence exists that many whites abandoned the public schools and that white flight is continuing. Since substantial integration had occurred prior to court-ordered busing, it is fair to assume that this white flight cannot be at­tributed to latent racism, but to a decline in educational quality. From 1972 to 1982, 12% of the white students left the public-school system. Enrollments are still declining de­spite continued population growth. If present trends continue, by 1995 the white school population will have declined almost 25%.

Thirty-four private schools now serve Charlotte and surrounding Mecklenburg county. Almost every one was established after 1968. Neighboring county school sys­tems and nearby South Carolina school dis­tricts have grown rapidly in the past 10 years because of their proximity to Char­lotte. One public-school official believes that many of Charlotte's "best and bright­est students" have been lost to the private schools and that increases in private-school enrollment are directly related to forced busing.

Racial quotas are still required in some areas of school life, such as in the election of cheerleaders and school officers. Appar­ently, despite a decade of busing, protection by quota is still thought necessary to ensure that some blacks will be elected to leader­ship posts by the white majority.

An analysis of test-score statistics pub­lished in 1981 indicates that 10 years of busing have not succeeded in narrowing the educational gap between blacks and whites. Jane Scott, commenting on these scores in testimony before the Senate Subcommittee of Separation of Powers, contended that, "In virtually every category, the differential in the black and white scores is greater now" than when busing was ordered by the federal courts.

Since court-ordered busing was initiated in 1970, constant pupil reassignment has been necessary to maintain racial balance in the

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS schools. The school board has had to adjust the assignment plan 11 times. This need to rework the plan has occurred because par­ents are reluctant to send their children to schools they consider inferior. Jay Robin­son, the present school superintendent, be­lieves that although racism may be a factor, concern for a child's education is the major reason. He says, "The one thing about pupil-assignment plans that has never worked in sending children from more afflu­ent neighborhoods into lower income or de­prived communities in the lower grades." This constant reshuffling has weakened many parents' commitment to the public­school system and caused them to opt for private schools.

TEST SCORES IMPROVE

Despite these problems, bright spots have appeared. Test scores rating student aca­demic achievement have begun to rise after a significant plunge during the earlier years of busing. Although some critics have charged that a change in the type of test used caused the higher scores, school ad­ministrators believe better teaching meth­ods and programs are the cause.

Scholastic Aptitude Tests <SAT> scores for Charlotte show encouraging results when measured against the same scores through­out the state. In 1983-84, Charlotte-Meck­lenburg students averaged a combined score of 855-42 points below the national average but 28 points above North Carolina's aver­age.

However, many Charlotteans still do not believe that a forced bus ride fosters learn­ing, though the school board here has not chosen the voluntary approach being at­tempted in Norfolk. To be sure, Charlotte's experience has not been as traumatic as those of Boston and other cities. But even Julius Chambers and other supporters of forced busing concede that educational quality has suffered because of it.e

THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREATEST HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME

HON. WALTER E. FAUNTROY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. FAUNTROY. Mr. Speaker, since the early 1960's, DeMatha Catholic High School of Hyattsville, MD, has enrolled talented basketball players that were born and raised in the District of Columbia. I need not go through a long list of Washingtonians who have become All-Metropolitan and All-American through the De­Matha program. Nonetheless, there are, and always will be, Washingtoni­ans.

Today, Mr. Speaker, is the 20th an­niversary of the "greatest high school basketball game ever played." This historic game was played between De­Matha and Power Memorial Academy of New York, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater. Under the leadership of Coach Morgan Wooten, DeMatha de­feated Power Memorial 46 to 43 and ended Powers' 71 game winning streak which was the second longest in high school history. Due to that victory,

1317 the entire DeMatha team was en­shrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.

Four of the starting five on the De­Matha team were from the District of Columbia and one was from Maryland. All four from the District of Columbia went on to become All-American in college and are successful profession­als today. They are: Bob Whitmore, Notre Dame University, lawyer; Ber­nard Williams, LaSalle University, sales executive; Ernie Austin, Syracuse University, fast food restaurant opera­tor; and Sid Catlee, Notre Dame Uni­versity, government relations special­ist.

Mr. Speaker, I congratulate De­Matha, Coach Wooten, and that his­toric team not only for winning that great game 20 years ago, but also for their continued success.e

ATTACK PAPERWORK BURDEN FORCED UPON THE ELDERLY

HON. MARIO BIAGGI OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing legislation which rep­resents the first step in reducing the tremendous paperwork burden which our elderly citizens face in order to re­ceive Government benefits and serv­ices.

This paperwork burden is a serious problem. A recent survey by my staff revealed that there are at least 12 dif­ferent Social Security forms which are required for benefits. Some of these include:

Application for mother's or father's insurance benefits; application for re­tirement insurance benefits; applica­tion for wife's or husband's insurance benefits; application for parent's in­surance benefits; application for lump sum death benefit; application for widows or widowers insurance bene­fits; application for supplemental secu­rity income; application for medical in­surance; application for hospital insur­ance; application for health insurance under Medicare for individual with chronic renal disease; and patient's re­quest for Medicare payment.

While an elderly beneficiary does not necessarily have to fill out each of these forms for benefits, it seems rea­sonable to expect that some consolida­tion and simplification of the informa­tion collected by these forms could occur.

The Veterans' Administration re­quires separate application forms for burial benefits, burial flags, headstone and burial markers, and death pen­sions. One would expect that each of these benefits would be needed by a survivor at about the same time. Why then, should he or she be asked to

1318 complete four different forms which request similar information? This is a tremendous waste of energy on the part of both the VA employee and the beneficiary, not to mention a waste of taxpayer dollars.

The legislation that I am introduc­ing today orders the Department of Health and Human Services to study duplicative information collection and recommend ways in which to reduce it. The Department is already under court order to simplify Medicare infor­mation and forms for seniors and this project could be an expansion of that effort to other programs utilized by seniors.

This simplification effort has worked in the past. The Internal Reve­nue Service developed the "EZ 1040 short form" after recognizing and re­searching the needs of middle- and low-income taxpayers. This revised form contains only 11 lines.

In order to develop the form, the IRS interviewed taxpayers in the under $50,000 income group. Numer­ous graphic and design changes were recommended to simplify existing forms. In early 1982, the Commission­er of IRS pressed the staff to develop a new, short form that the majority of middle- and low-income taxpayers could use. During the 1982 tax season, over 15 milion people used the EZ form 1040 and it was the top choice for single taxpayers with incomes under $50,000 whose income was only from salaries, wages and tips.

If we in Congress can provide this kind of leadership in other areas of the Federal Government which collect information, we can institute the same kind of rational and much-needed change that will provide direct and tangible relief to our senior citizens.

The study requires no additional funds and directs the Department of Health and Human Services to use up to $100,000 of its existing revenues to conduct the survey. The study shall be conducted within a year of enactment of this bill and a report to Congress, with recommendations, must be pro­vided within 90 days after completion of the study.

As an original member of the Select Committee on Aging, I have long been concerned about the confusing, dupli­cative forms which the elderly must complete. I believe that this study will be the first and important step in a major, Government-wide campaign to free the elderly from tremendous and unnecessary paperwork requirements.

In the 98th Congress, this bill en­joyed the bipartisan support of 51 of my colleagues. I hope that many more will join me this session in support of this initiative.

The text of the legislation follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Health and Human Services

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS shall conduct a study on the collection by the Department of Health and Human Serv­ices of information from individuals, such as information collected through written report forms and application forms, to de­termine what information is being collected from the same class of individuals more than once. The Secretary shall study in par­ticular the information required in forms that elderly persons must complete in order to receive Federal benefits under the juris­diction of such Department.

SEc. 2. The Secretary shall complete the study not later than the end of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall report to Congress not later than 90 days after com­pletion of the study. The report shall in­clude detailed recommendations for collect­ing information more efficiently and reduc­ing information collection that is duplica­tive. The Secretary may use not more than $100,000 of funds appropriated after the date of the enactment of this Act to conduct the study.e

IMPORTED GOODS AND THE ECONOMY

HON. DOUGLAS APPLEGATE OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. APPLEGATE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to bring before my colleagues in the House a matter of great concern to me and of growing concern to this Con­gress and Nation. Imported goods, par­ticularly steel, have played economic havoc with many of our basic indus­tries over the past severa~ years. It has taken the Federal Government a long time to recognize this but some progress has been made over the years to restrain imports to varying degrees.

Two years ago, we passed the most far reaching buy American legislation in the past 50 years. In the last two Congresses, the House passed domestic auto content legislation which, unfor­tunately, did not clear the Senate. Legislation mandating country of origin labels on certain textile prod­ucts was also passed. And with steel, too, legislation has passed that, if properly enforced, will lend itself to restricting unfair imports.

Last year, the International Trade Commission found that imports were, in fact, coming into this country to the degree that they hurt the domestic in­dustry and were deemed to be unfair. Recommendations were made to the President in order to reverse that trend, but they were rejected in favor of voluntary trade restraints that were to be negotiated with the individual steel exporting nations.

I am pleased that, with the excep­tion of the countries of Japan and South Korea, these trade pacts have been negotiated and are in place and working. I and my colleagues who rep­resent steel-producing areas trust that this administration will vigorously en-

January 30, 1985 force these agreements in an effort to give the American steel industry the breathing room it needs to once again establish itself as a leader. Further, I call on the administration to persist in their efforts to establish trade agree­ments with Japan and South Korea, two nations that have illegally dumped steel on our shores. I do not doubt that this will be a tough pill for these nations to swallow and, as such, may reject any proposal. If so, it will be incumbent on the Reagan adminis­tration to force the issue and use whatever means available in order to reach an accord.

While this has always been a pri­mary concern of mine, steel imports is one that has taken on increased sig­nificance with me of late as a major employer in my district, Wheeling­Pittsburgh Steel, one of if not the most modern steel producing facilities in the country, finds itself on the verge of eonomic collapse. It is impor­tant to note that this company's finan­cial plight is not the result of a lack of modernization, high employee wages, as the workers have already taken sev­eral wage and benefit concessions, or ineffective management. The bottom line to their problem is the market­place which has been taken over by imported products. It is vital to point out, too, that Wheeling-Pittsburgh is not alone in this quagmire. It clearly points out the absolute necessity for strong and decisive action in control­ling imports.e

TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR ANTI­CRIME GROUPS

HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I am introducing legislation today to allow taxpayers to deduct contributions to community anti-crime groups, even if the taxpayers do not itemize.

The rate of serious crime has in­creased by 200 percent in the past two decades. In 1983, almost 37 million Americans were victims of crime. 23,000 citizens die each year as the result of crime, and many times that number are injured. The 98th Con­gress enacted major legislation de­signed to crack down on crime, includ­ing stiffer sentencing requirements and closer parole monitoring. State and local governments have also been devoting increased attention to the growing crime problem.

However, each day's news brings sto­ries about ordinary citizens who feel so unsafe on our cities' streets and sub­ways that they arm themselves in self­defense. Recently, a New York City grand jury failed to press assault charges against Bernhard Goetz, who

January 30, 1985 allegedly shot four youths who har­assed him on the subway. City resi­dents applauded Goetz's actions.

Other citizens have taken more re­sponsible self-help measures. More and more frequently, members of our urban communities are joining togeth­er to fund community crime patrols and crime-prevention groups. Individ­ual contributions to support these groups can range anywhere from $5 to $10 to several hundred dollars a year. For many low- and middle-income families, these contributions consitute a major expense.

By allowing nonitemizers to deduct their contributions to crime-preven­tion organizations, my legislation alle­viates the financial burden that the less affluent face in their efforts to protect their homes and their persons. In addition, it encourages a spirit of self-help and community cooperation, which will make our neighborhoods both more secure and more pleasant. I urge all of my colleagues to join with me in support of this legislation to enable citizens to help themselves in a responsible and communitarian manner.

The text of the bill follows: H.R. 840

A bill to clarify the law by explicitly provid­ing that nonprofit community crime pre­vention organizations and crime victim as­sistance organizations are organizations operated for charitable purposes within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

Representativu of the United Statu of America in Congrus assembled, SECI'ION 1. NONPROFIT COMMUNITY CRIME PRE­

VENTION AND CRIME VICTIM ASSIST­ANCE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ORGANI­ZATIONS OPERATED FOR CHARITA­BLE PURPOSES.

<a> IN GENERAL.-Section 501 of the Inter­nal Revenue Code of 1954 <relating to ex­emption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.> is amended by redesignating subsection <m> as subsection <n> and by in­serting after subsection (1) the following new subsection:

"(m) CHARITABLE PuRPOSES INCLUDE COM­li4UNITY CRniE PREvENTION AND CluJ4E VICTIM AsSISTANCE.-For purposes of this title-

"(1) the purpose of providing patrols or surveillance to detect criminal acts within any community <or any part of such com­munity> and reporting such acts to law en­forcement officers,

"(2) the purpose of providing assistance or counseling to individuals who are the vic­tims of criminal acts or victims of particular types of criminal acts,

"(3) the purpose of providing counseling or instruction relating to the prevention or detection of criminal activity, including in­struction in methods of self-defense, and

"(4) any other purpose directly related to the prevention or detection of criminal acts, the reduction of criminal activity, or the mitigation of the effects of criminal acts on victims of such acts, shall be treated as charitable purposes."

(b) En'ECTIVE DATE.-The amendments made...b¥ this section shall apply to taxable

51-059 0-86-43 <Pt. 1)

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS years ending after the date of the enact­ment of this Act. SEC. 2. DIRECT DEDUCTION FOR CHARITABLE CON­

TRIBUTIONS TO NONPROFIT COMMU­NITY CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS ALLOWED.

<a> IN GENERAL. -Section 170 of such Code <relating to charitable, etc., contribu­tion and gifts) is amended by redesignating subsections <k> and (1) as subsections (1) and <m> and by inserting after subsection <J> the following new subsection:

"(k) SPECIAL RULE FOR CRIME PREvENTION AND CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CONTRIBU­TIONS BY NONITEJ141ZERS.-

"(l) IN GENERAL.-In the case of an individ­ual who does not itemize his deductions for the taxable year, the amount of any crime prevention and crime victim assistance con­tribution allowable as a deduction under subsection <a> for the taxable year shall be taken into account as a direct crime preven­tion and crime victim assistance contribu­tion deduction under section 63.

"(2) CRIME PREVENTION AND CRili4E VICTDI ASSISTANCE CONTRIBUTIONS DEI'INED.-For purposes of this subsection, the term 'crime prevention and crime victim assistance con­tributions' means any charitable contribu­tion to a charitable organization which is or­ganized and operated exclusively for one or more of the purposes described in para­graph (1), <2>, (3), or <4> of section 50l<m>.

"(3) LIMITATION.-The amount Of any crime prevention and crime victim assist­ance contributions which may be taken into account under this subsection for any tax­able year shall not exceed-

"<A> the amount allowable as a deduction under subsection <a> for such taxable year, minus

"(B) any amount which is taken as a direct charitable deduction for such taxable year under subsection <i>."

()DEFINITION OF TAXABLE INCOME.-(1) IN GENERAL.-Paragraph (1) of section

63<b> of such Code <defining taxable income of individuals> is amended-

<A> by inserting after subparagraph <C> the following new subparagraph:

"<D> the direct crime prevention and crime victim assistance contribution deduc­tion, and", and

<B> by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph <B>.

<2> Direct crime prevention and crime victim assistance contribution deduction de­fined.-Section 63 <defining taxable income> is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(j) DIRECT CRIJ4E PREVENTION AND CRIJ4E VICTIJI4 AsSISTANCE CONTRIBUTION DEDUC­TION.-For purposes of this section, the term 'direct crime prevention and crime victim assistance contribution deduction' means that portion of the amount allowable as a deduction under section 170<a> which is taken as a direct crime prevention and crime victim assistance contribution deduction under section 170(k)."

(1 > Subsection (f) of section 63 of such Code <defining itemized deductions> is amended-

<A> by adding at the end thereof the fol­lowing new paragraph:

"(4) the direct crime prevention and crime victim assistance contribution deduction.",

<B> by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph <2>, and

<C> by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu there­of", and".

1319 <2> Subparagraph <A> of section 3<a><4> of

such Code <defining tax table income> is amended-

<A> by inserting after clause <U> the fol­lowing new clause:

"<tiD the direct crime prevention and crime victim assistance contribution deduc­tion, and", and

<B> by striking out "and" at the end of clause m.

<d> EP:ri:CTIVE DATE.-The amendments made by this section shall apply to contribu­tions made after December 31, 1985, in tax­able years ending after such date. SEC. 3. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY REQUIRED

TO ESTABLISH SIMPLE PROCEDURES FOR QUALIFYING NONPROFIT COM­MUNITY CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE ORGANI­ZATIONS AS CHARITABLE ORGANIZA­TIONS.

The Secretary of the Treasury <or the del­egate of such Secretary> shall establish pro­cedures under which any nonprofit organi­zation organized and operated exclusively for one or more of the purposes described in paragraph (1), <2>, <3>, or <4> of section 50l<k> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 <defining charitable purposes as including community crime prevention and crime victim assistance> can qualify as an organi­zation described in section 501<c><3> of such Code <defining certain tax exempt organiza­tions> with a minimum of paperwork and lapse of time.e

AN HONORED VETERAN

HON. JOSEPH M. McDADE OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January30, 1985

e Mr. McDADE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring to the attention of the House, the death of an honored veteran of the Korean conflict who spent over 3 years as a prisoner of the Chinese, the longest period of captivity suffered by any soldier from my State during the conflict.

I speak of Thaddeus Novobllski of Simpson, PA, who died last November 16 in the Veterans' Administration hospital at Wilkes-Barre, PA. Injuries suffered during his captivity were a factor in his death.

Mr. Novobllski was a member of the Army's famed 24th Infantry Division in occupied Japan when, on June 27, 1950, he was ordered to Korea.

He was wounded and captured by enemy forces at Chochiwan, Korea, on July 11, 1950, and spent the following 1,140 days in captivity.

Mr. Novobllski was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion and American Ex­Prisoners of War. He was employed as a welder by the Doyle & Roth Co., of Simpson, PA, and was a member of St. Michael's Church of Simpson.

My condolences go out to his broth­ers, Stanley, Donald, and Edward Bog­natz, and to his sisters, Mrs. Joseph Szymaszek and Mrs. Rosemary Sef­chik.e

1320 CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL

AND DENTAL RECORDS

HON. PHIUP M. CRANE OF ILLINOIS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, recently I introduced legislation, H.R. 74, to pro­vide for the confidentiality of medical and dental records of patients not re­ceiving assistance from the Federal Government. This bill would prohibit Federal agencies and their employees from acquiring and/or inspecting med­ical and dental records without the ex­press written authorization of the pa­tients.

H.R. 74 is a necessary legislative remedy due to several documented cases where Government research has used the private medical files of indi­viduals. The individual's names and ailments were disclosed publically, without obtaining prior consent.

As provided by the Bill of Rights. the protection against the invasion of privacy is inherent in our Constitu­tion. The first amendment allows the right to speak freely to one's doctor. The fourth amendment recognizes the right to be secure against searches and seizures of personal records and the fifth amendment acknowledges that we need not testify against ourself openly or vis-a-vis medical records. It is unconstitutional to allow an individ­ual's rights to be superseded by the needs of the Government or public.

Moreover. when this issue was con­sidered in the past, doctors testified that they felt a reluctance to complete medical files due to a fear of violating their Hippocratic oath. This unrecord­ed information. known only to the per­sonal doctor. could then be lost to a subsequent treating physician. Pa­tients have also testified to withhold­ing information from their doctor fearing that their ailments may later be open to the scrutiny of Federal agents.

Furthermore. due to the recent com­puterization of medical and dental files on the part of hospitals and doc­tors. accessibility of personal informa­tion has greatly increased. Not only is the Government and it's Federal agen­cies interested in these files. but there are documented cases where insurance agencies and employers have utilized them to discriminate against potential customers and employees. This fear of disclosure is a practice that must be halted. It is for this reason that I in­troduced H.R. 7 4. I ask and welcome my colleagues to join me in this en­deavor by cosponsoring this legisla­tion.•

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS GENTLE BEN SHANBERG

HON. JOHN J. LaFALCE OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. LAFALCE. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, January 18, 1985, a very good personal friend of mine, a retired painter and union organizer, and a very great friend and member of the Democratic Party, Benjamin Shan­berg, died at the age of 77 in Veterans Hospital in Buffalo, NY. after a brief illness.

I first met Ben in 1970 when I made my initial bid for public office. In all the years since, I have never met a more dedicated friend or supporter.

Ben was a native of Cleveland. who moved to Massachusetts where he graduated from Springfield High School. He then served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II, and was wounded twice in the Battle of the Bulge. For that he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Oak Leaf Cluster.

In 1946 Ben came to Buffalo where he started his own painting business, the Spic & Span Co. He soon became involved in Democratic politics, be­coming a committeeman for the Erie County Democratic Committee for 25 years. He was especially active over those 25 years in the town of Tona­wanda Democratic Committee. where he served not only as a committeeman. but as an executive board member and assistant sergeant-at-arms. Above and beyond that. he was an officer and co­founder of the Over 50 Club of Ken­more-Town of Tonawanda, life member of the Roll of Honor of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 120 of Kenmore and a member of the Painter's Union of Buffalo Local No. 43.

Ben is survived by his lovely wife, the former Louise M. Gugino, who truly was his partner, in every sense of the word, in all his personal. political, and professional endeavors. He also has two surviving and lovely daugh­ters. Mary Ann Bolles of Buffalo and Barbara H. Shanberg of California. He is also survived by his brother. Mau­rice. of Washington, DC. and two grandchildren.

On Thursday, January 24, 1985. the Tonawanda News published an editori­al that summed up the feelings of the entire community toward Ben. In par­ticular, they said: "His death last weekend marked the end of a distin­guished career of community service. His voice in town affairs and his fre­quent letters to the editor will be missed.''

Mr. Speaker. I wish to insert the entire editorial from the Tonawanda News, entitled "Gentle Ben":

January 30, 1985 GENTLE BEN

For more than a quarter century, Benja­min Shanberg was a community activist and strident Democrat in Town of Tonawanda and Erie County circles.

In an overwhelmingly Republican town, a minority voice sometimes can get discour­aged. That was never the case with Ben and his wife, Louise, who toiled so long for the Democratic Party and he carried his mes­sage of minority representation long, yet firmly and respectfully.

Mr. Shanberg was a member of the town committee executive board and was its as­sistant sergeant-at-arms. He was a co-found­er of the Over 50 Club of Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda.

His pinnacle of community service was reached when he was a national organizer for the 1981 Solidarity Day which brought 750,000 persons to rallies in Washington.

The self-employed painter distinguished himself in World War II where he was wounded twice and received the Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster.

His death last weekend marked the end of a distingulshed career of community service. His voice in town affairs and his frequent letters to the editor will be missed.e

MRS. BRUNA ODELLO-WOMAN OF THE YEAR

HON. LEON E. PANETIA OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to be able to inform my col­leagues that Mrs. Bruna Odello has been named "Woman of the Year" by the Quota Club of Monterey and Pa­cific Grove. CA.

Mr. Odello has received this designa­tion because of her selfless civic in­volvement and her dedication to help­ing those around her. Her active in­volvement in countless civic organiza­tions has made her the indispensable woman in our area. Just a brief list of the organizations and other civic ef­forts in which she participates should give you an idea of why she has re­ceived this honor.

Coastal Planning Commission; Environmental Health Commission; Voting Election Board; Carmel Foundation; Civic Club; Monarch Pines Senior Citizens

Mobile Home Park; Carmel Convalescent Hospital Vol­

unteer Feeding Program; Bing Crosby Golf Tournament and

the U.S. Open; Girl Scouts; and Monterey History and Art Associa­

tion. In addition to these many activities.

Mrs. Odello has worked extensively in projects involving the Carmel Mission. Among other things, she is a past president of the Mothers' Club and an active member of the Altar Society, and has been head of the Cursillo committee. chairman of the Annual

January 30, 1985 Fiesta Committee, director of Europe­an Pilgrimage Tours, assistant in the Junipero Serra School programs, a teacher of religious education classes, a counselor and advisor in the Chris­tian Youth Club, and a participant in the organized widows and widowers support group at MacMahon Center.

Mrs. Odello was born in Italy and moved to the . United States when she was 3 years old. She moved to the Monterey Peninsula in 1947. She and her late husband Emilio had two daughters, Pamela and Carla, both of whom live on the Monterey Peninsula. The Odellos have been artichoke farmers for several decades, and Mrs. Odello's dedication to the land has led to her involvement with the Carmel Coastal Commission's land use activi­ties and her donation of property to Carmel as a wildlife refuge.

Mr. Speaker, rarely does a. person dedicate herself so completely to the well-being of her fellow citizens. Mrs. Odello's contributions to a better life for the people of Monterey Peninsula, and to the very special environment of this beautiful area, have earned her the title of "Woman of the Year." It is a title that is richly deserved. I know my colleagues join me in congratulat­ing Mrs. Odello.e

CRIME VICTIMS TO DEDUCT MEDICAL EXPENSES WITHOUT 5 PERCENT FLOOR

HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I am introducing legislation today to allow crime victims to deduct medical ex­penses incurred as a result of crime without regard to the usual 5 percent floor on this deduction. My bill would also allow crime-related medical ex­penses to be deducted by nonitemizers.

Serious crime-murder, rape, arson, assault, robbery, and burglary-affects 1 out of every 10 households in this country each year. The rate of serious crime has increased by 200 percent in the past two decades to the point where almost 37 million Americans were crime victims in 1983-23,000 citi­zens die as the result of crime each year and many times that number are injured. The expenses associated with crime-inflicted injury can be as crip­pling as the injury itself. This legisla­tion would substantially ease this fi­nancial burden.

The 98th Congress enacted major legislation designed to crack down on crime, including stiffer sentencing re­quirements and closer parole monitor­ing. However, since only 5 percent of all crimes committed fall under the ju­risdiction of the Federal Government, the impact that Congress can have

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS through that kind of legislation is lim­ited. In addition, that legislation fo­cuses only on deterring the criminal. Increasingly, we are becoming aware that we must also concentrate our ef­forts on helping the victims of crime.

Allowing victims to deduct crime-re­lated medical expenses from their taxes is an important step toward a crime policy which not only punishes the criminal but also helps the victim. By allowing nonitemizers to deduct their crime-related medical expenses, my legislation assists all victims of crime, regardless of their income level. Moreover, this tax deduction provides a means for Congress to alleviate the hardship suffered by crime victims no matter whether these crimes fall under Federal or State jurisdiction. I urge all of my colleagues to join with me in support of this legislation which takes a real step toward alleviating the suffering of our citizens who are vic­tims of crime.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the RECORD.

H.R. 841 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That <a> subsection <a> of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 <relating to medical. dental, etc., expenses> is amended to read as follows:

"(a) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.-That shall be allowed as a deduction the follow­ing amounts, not compensated for by insur­ance or otherwise-

"(!) the amount by which the expenses paid during the taxable year <reduced by any amount deductible under paragraph (2)) for medical care of the taxpayer, his spouse, and dependents <as defined in sec­tion 152) exceeds 5 percent of adjusted gross income, and

"(2) the crime-related medical expenses paid during the taxable year."

<b><l> Subsection (d) of section 213 of such Code is amended by redesignating para­graphs <4>, (5), and <6> as paragraphs <5>, (6), and <7>. respectively, and by inserting after paragraph <3> the following new para­graph:

" (4) CRIME-RELATED MEDICAL EXPENSES.­The term 'crime-related medical expenses' means amounts paid for medical care of the taxpayer, his spouse, or a dependent if such care is for an injury <or other condition> re­sulting from the act of another person which is punishable as a crime under Feder­al, State, or local law."

<2> Paragraph <6> of section 213<d> of such Code <as redesignated by paragraph (1)) is amended by striking out "paragraph (2)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (5)" .

<c> Section 62 of such Code <defining ad­justed gross income> is amended by insert­ing after paragraph <16> the following new paragraph:

"(17) CRIME-RELATED MEDICAL EXPENSES.­The deduction allowed by section 213 for crime-related medical expenses paid during the taxable year."

<d> The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1984.e ·

1321 STARVATION: YET ANOTHER

SOVIET MODUS OPERANDI

HON. PHIUP M. CRANE OF ILLINOIS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, recent events in Marxist Ethiopia have brought to light but another of the di­abolical methods which the Soviet Union and its Third World proxies routinely employ to maintain absolute subjugation over their own citizens. A 6,000-ton food shipment from Austra­lia that had been intended for the starving famine victims in rebel-held areas was impounded by Ethiopian of­ficials. The ostensible justification for the seizure was that Australia was trying to infringe on Ethiopian sover­eignty. What this amounts to, howev­er, is nothing more than a despicable attempt to starve those unfortunate enough to live in Eritrea and Tigre into submission. To use this horrible famine for political purposes shocks the conscience of civilized people throughout the world.

But this type of behavior is nothing new, and comes as no surprise to those who have bothered to observe Soviet policies over the years. The Ukrainian Famine of 1933 in which an estimated 7.9 million Ukrainians died after the Soviets confiscated their grain and de­stroyed their stores of food is perhaps the most stunning example of the use of starvation as a political tool. But it is far from unique. In Afghanistan the Soviets have systematically destroyed the agricultural base of the country. Not only have the Soviets resorted to carpet bombing of villages, but after such a bombing troops will enter the village and burn any crops that have survived. Grain stocks are carried away and livestock are exterminated, leaving the villagers to face a winter without food and little expectation of getting any.

And yet here, little is said about the use of starvation as political tool. Many seem to even ignore it. It is our duty, though, to denounce what has hap­pened in the strongest possible terms, and to expose to close scrutiny the true nature of those who formulate Soviet policy. The more costly this type of deplorable activity becomes for the So­viets and their cronies in terms of pres­tige and influence among developing countries, the less likely its is that it will be used.

A recent editorial from the Wall Street Journal provides some salient insights into this problem, and I rec­ommend that my colleagues take a few moments to read what it has to say.

The article follows: FAIIIINE-BUSTING

Forget the Malthusian claptrap about overpopulation and exhausted soil. The

1322 worst famines in the world today are politi­cal. They have become a weapon in the Soviet Union's attempt to control its Third World proxy empire.

Partly out of urgent humanitarian consid­erations and partly to contain a new and particularly devilish twist to Soviet imperi­alism, the U.S. is in need of better tech­niques to get food to starving people. Find­ing ways to counter the political use of star­vation by the Soviets and their Third World puppet governments would not only save lives but might help improve Third World estimates of America's political effective­ness.

Evidence of the Soviet strategy is by now compelling. The most appalling example is Ethiopia, where the Russians and their stooges in the Ethiopian government are ac­tually thwarting shipments of food to starv­ing people not under government military control-even though rebel movements have asked for a "food truce." The government's "relief effort" consists of a "resettlement program" designed mainly for population control that consumes thousands of truck and helicopter hours urgently needed to transport grain.

Free-lance journalist Gail Smith reported late last week on interviews with refugees who recently escaped from the Asosa reset­tlement center in Ethiopia to Sudan's Blue Nile province. They said that 4,000 people had died at the Asosa camp in one month and that Ethiopian soldiers killed 330 trying to escape.

Less ghastly but more indicative of Soviet strategy are reports from Afghan refugees that the Soviet invaders are now systemati­cally destroying the country's agriculture. Interviews conducted by the Peshawar­based Afghan Information Center show a common pattern: After heavy bombard­ment, Soviet troops will enter a village, carry away its grain stocks, exterminate cattle and poultry, and blow up the karez, the central underground irrigation canal. The Russians were cheated of an Afghani­stan famine this year by good crop weather. But pockets of hunger have developed in areas of heavy fighting such as Herat, next to Iran.

Traditional relief efforts are not doing the job. A government trying to starve its own people isn't about to help the U.N. or West­em charities ship them food. We've already heard too many stories of massive grain shipments rotting on the docks in Ethiopia while anguished relief officials, reluctant to jeopardize their access to the country, join the diplomatic dissembling about the host government's real motives. More help comes from backdoor shipments such as the aid apparently now reaching rebel-held Ethio­pia through the Sudan.

Some relief workers in Afghanistan are studying ways to dispense with traditional bureaucratic distribution systems. A famine, they argue, almost never starts with an ab­sence of food; it comes from a market distor­tion. A crop failure runs up the price of grain and depresses the price of livestock. Peasants sell herds they can't afford to feed, glutting the market and further reduc­ing their income. At the same time, grain merchants hold their goods from the rising grain market, waiting for the prices to run up even further. Starving comes when peas­ants run out of money for food.

The quickest way to break this cycle is not to import a massive aid bureaucracy but to break the market expectations. Flood the open market with enough grain to stabilize the price and hoarding will no longer pay.

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Local reserves will be released. Even with its horrors of starvation, say relief workers, Tigre province in Ethiopia still holds re­serves of 15,000 to 20,000 tons of grain, enough to feed it for a year.

Traditional relief abhors this strategy, of course. It involves releasing grain with a minimum of restrictions, in effect co-opting the black market. But the grain already being diverted through the black market from the official aid to Ethiopia is all that is saving some people in rebel-held areas.

Will the imports reach the poorest and most vulnerable people? That is a welfare question to be dealt with after the initial emergency effort to break the hoarding cycle. But local charities have been working with that problem for years, through na­tionalist relief societies or mosques.

U.S. "P.L. 480" food relief efforts often fall to take sufficient account of local market forces. If U.S. surpluses are dumped on a local economy in too large a quantity and at the wrong time, the resulting price drop can drive local farmers out of business. Grain dumping to break a famine market needs to be strictly short-term and carefully calibrated not to drive the price below the profit margin necessary to get local farmers back on their feet.

The West may soon have a good testing ground for improved strategies in the Sudan, where waves of Ethiopian refugees, now crossing at the rate of 3,500 a day, may soon give us two famines for the price of one. The price of sorghum, the Sudanese staple, tripled last year and hoarding against further increases has already been reported.

The first necessity for the U.S. is to loudly condemn starvation politics. The second is to gain some understanding of how to put the market to use in relief efforts. These ef­forts should be backed with some real politi­cal muscle. It's time to drop the Malthusian claptrap and get down to cases.e

POLISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

HON. ROBERT A. BORSKI OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I am very proud today to introduce with 90 cosponsors, a joint resolution designat­ing August 1985 as "Polish American Heritage Month." I urge our col­leagues to join with us in support of this resolution.

I insert the text of the resolution in the RECORD: JOINT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING AUGUST 1985

AS "POLISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH" Whereas since the first immigration of

Polish settlers to Jamestown in the 17th Century, Poles and Americans of Polish de­scent have distinguished themselves by con­tributing to the development of the United States of America in the arts, sciences, gov­ernment, military service, athletics, and education;

Whereas Kazimierz Pulaski, Tadeusz Kos­ciuszko, and other sons of Poland came to our shores to fight in the American War of Independence and to give their lives and fortunes for the creation of the United States;

January 30, 1985 Whereas the Polish Constitution of May

3, 1791 was directly modeled after the Con­stitution of the United States, is recognized as the second written constitution in histo­ry, and is revered by Poles and Americans of Polish descent;

Whereas Americans of Polish descent and Americans sympathetic to the struggle of the Polish nation to regain its freedom remain committed to a free and independ­ent Polish nation;

Whereas Poles and Americans of Polish descent take great pride in and honor Po­land's greatest son, His Holiness Pope John Paul II;

Whereas Poles and Americans of Polish descent take great pride in and honor Nobel Peace laureate Lech Walesa, the founder of the Solidarity Labor Federation;

Whereas the Solidarity Labor Federation was founded in August of 1980 and is con­tinuing its struggle against oppression by the Polish Government; and

Whereas the Polish American Congress is observing its forty-first anniversary this year and is celebrating August 1985 as Polish American Heritage Month. Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep­resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that August 1985 is designated as "Polish American Heritage Month." The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.e

A TRIBUTE TO W. CARY EDWARDS

HON. JIM COURTER OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. COURTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to proudly pay tribute to a fellow New Jerseyite, an outstanding public serv­ant and a good friend, W. Cary Ed­wards.

On February 2, Cary Edwards will be honored for his achievements and service to the Garden State and its citizens. A career with as many accom­plishments as his is indeed worthy of recognition, and is truly special given Cary's relatively short time in State government.

How many public officials can claim in one decade to have served their community on the borough council, been elected three times to the New Jersey General Assembly, and in that brief time as a lawmaker, been chosen by his colleagues to serve as assistant minority leader, been selected as one of the 10 outstanding legislators, and, most recently, been asked to serve in the Governor's cabinet as chief coun­sel. The answer, we know, is that very, very few individuals can match the outstanding career that Cary Edwards has already established.

It is too easy to highlight Cary's work by simply listing his many awards and accomplishments: Student with a full academic scholarship; law school graduate; university instructor

January 30, 1985 and an assistant dean; expert in mu­nicipal law; and citizen of the year awards.

That is the abbreviated list and it tells only a small part of the story.

Cary is indeed a rare person. He has demonstrated versatility, and above all, an outstanding ability to deal with people of all persuasions and problems at all levels.

To make an analogy, Cary Edwards is the Joe DiMaggio of New Jersey-he can hit, he can run, and he can throw. We, in the Garden State, are especial­ly fortunate to have Cary Edwards on our team. And I'm sure I speak for all when I say we expect many more championship seasons for New Jersey with Cary in the batting order. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Repre­sentatives to join in honoring my col­league, W. Cary Edwards, a truly spe­cial New Jerseyite.e

RELIEF FOR MADAM ANNE BRUSSELMANS

HON. MARIO BIAGGI OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednsday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing a private bill for the relief of Madam Anne Brusselmans. By means of background, Madam Brusselmans, a native of Belgium is an 80-year-old heroine of World War II who was instrumental in saving the lives of hundreds of American allied airmen who parachuted into Nazi-oc­cupied Belgium territory.

To her credit she has been awarded the Medal of Freedom with silver palm, I91edal of Freedom from the U.S. War Department, Polish Medal of Re­sistance, an Order of the British Empire and numerous citations.

The need for this legislation stems from the fact that Madam Brussel­mans' previous application to obtain U.S. permanent resident status has been denied because of her failure to fit into any of the six preference class­es established by the Department of State. These are: First preference, un­married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens; second preference, spouses and unmarried sons and daughters of aliens lawfully admitted for perma­nent residence; third preference, mem­bers of the professions or persons of exceptional ability in the sciences and arts; fourth preference, married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens; fifth preference, brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens; sixth preference, skilled and unskilled workers in short supply; and nonpreference, other immigrants.

I have been contacted by airmen groups-that is. Association of Air Force Prisoners of War-on behalf of Madam Brusselmans who have offered their strong support with regard to

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS her obtaining U.S. permanent resident status.

Another reason I have taken this un­usual step is because of the fact that Madam Brusselmans has suffered a number of major setbacks in her health. For several years she has been afflicted with a chronic case of phlebi­tis where she has lately been confined to a wheelchair. Presently she is un­dergoing physical therapy but still must use a wheelchair.

Her family is desirous of having her remain in the United States because of her health, and the fact that her daughter and grandson are the only family she has in the United States with the exception of her son, who is a doctor residing in Brussels, Belgium.

Madam Brusselmans has demon­strated a love for this Nation and her people through her heroic work during World War II. The achieve­ment of permanent resident status would represent the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for her, and I would like to help her in this worthy cause. I hope this legislation can gain early and favorable consideration.•

RETURN TO THE GOLD STANDARD

HON. PHIUP M. CRANE OF ILLINOIS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, if we are to revitalize our Nation's economy, we must remove from Government the temptation and the ability to produce chronic budget deficits. Restoration of a dependable monetary standard based on a commodity with fixed value would, by making monetization impos­sible, accomplish this. For this reason, I have introduced H.R. 69, a bill to provide that all Federal Reserve notes and other currencies of the United States shall be redeemable in gold.

In the constitutional debates in Philadelphia the monetary standard of the United States was a matter of central consideration. Article I, sec­tions 8, 9, and 10 provides unequivoca­bly for a monetary standard of gold and silver. Not until 1862, in the midst of the Civil War, did America suspend convertability and begin printing greenbacks. During the Civil War, as a result of the suspension of convertabi­lity, price levels tripled. When Con­gress decided to return to a gold con­vertible greenback in 1875 to prevent further increases, prices stabilized and inflation ceased to exist.

In the half century that has passed since President Roosevelt ordered that U.S. citizens would not be able to trade dollars for gold, the purchasing power of the dollar has declined significantly while the value of gold in real terms has remained almost constant. In 1928,

1323 one could purchase a two door Chevro­let coupe with a rumble seat for $720 or 36 ounces of gold. Thirty six ounces of gold today-at a little over $300 per oz.-will buy two fine Ford Escorts. In 1932 one could buy a fine suit of clothes for $20 or 1 ounce of gold. One ounce of gold will buy you a fine suit today. One ounce of gold in the early depression years would buy you 200 gallons of gasoline at the pump-10 gallons for a dollar. One ounce of gold today-with gasoline at $1.20 per gallon-will buy you 250 gallons of gasoline. While the gold standard is not perfect, its reinstitution in some form would be an improvement over the fiat paper money in circulation since 1933.

The question is not whether it is possible to reestablish the gold stand­ard or whether it is too difficult to do so. But, the practical question: Is it harder to return to a gold standard which worked for over 150 years in America, or is it harder to live with the conditions that have resulted from a reliance on fiat currency-the high­est interest rates, the worst inflation, alternating inflation and potential de­flation, recessions, and so forth? Not only would a gold backed dollar bring about monetary stabilization and lower interest rates, but it would also help to balance the budget by prevent­ing politicians from overspending and then simply monetizing the debt. It is high time for our currency to once again be as sound as a dollar and the dollar to be as good as gold.e

A PLEDGE OF SUPPORT FOR SOVIET JEWRY

HON. H. JAMES SAXTON OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to pledge my support for the millions of Jews living under oppression in the Soviet Union.

As we all know, the number of Jews allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union has been reduced to barely a trickle. The recent statement from Moscow that "all the Jews who wanted to leave have already done so" would seem merely absurd if it weren't so cruel. According to the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, at least 350,000 Jews have begun the emigra­tion process. Many have waited years without hearing a word regarding their application, and thousands are hoping to be reunited with family members in the West. These refuse­niks" are considered outcasts in the Soviet society and are subject to nu­merous forms of intimidation by the omnipotent KGB. ·

1324 Equally as frightening as the with­

holding of emigration rights and the intimidation of refuseniks is the as­sault on Jewish culture within the Soviet Union. Recently there has been an increase in the harassment of Hebrew teachers and cultural activists. The upsurge in the number of arrests on false charges of these teachers and activists is evidence of the Soviets' de­termination to suppress Jewish culture in the Soviet Union.

I call on the Soviet Union to join the family of nations in honoring the Hel­sinki accords, which guarantee an indi­vidual's rights to freedom of religion, cultural practices and emigration-a situation which clearly does not exist in the Soviet Union today.

Furthermore, Mr. Speaker, I would like to introduce this body to the family that I, as the Member from the 13th District of New Jersey, have adopted through the Soviet Jewry Adoption Program. Gennady Feldman and his family first applied to emi­grate from the Soviet Union in 1976. As they wait to be allowed to be re­united with Gennady's parents and sister in Israel, the Feldman's will know that we in the West have not forgotten their plight and will not rest until all refuseniks are allowed to emi­grate freely.e

SMOKING AND LUNG CANCER

HON. THOMAS J. BULEY, JR. OF VIRGINIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. BLILEY. Mr. Speaker, the fol­lowing article, which appeared recent­ly in the Raleigh, NC, News and Ob­server, illustrates quite clearly that the evidence linking cigarette smoking and lung cancer is far from scientific and conclusive. I commend this article to my colleagues' attention, and ask that it be kept in mind when Congress considers tobacco issues. CIGARETTE, CANCER LINK FAILS TO APPEAR IN

MICE

Inhalation of cigarette smoke by mice did not produce a type of lung cancer cell asso­ciated with smoking in humans, according to a nine-year, $12 million study released last week by the Council for Tobacco Re­search.

The study was the final report of scien­tists at Microbiological Associates Inc., an independent research company in Bethesda, Md., and was titled "Chronic Exposure of Mice to Cigarette Smoke." The Council for Tobacco Research is an organization of to­bacco manufacturers, growers and ware­house operators that sponsors research into health and smoking.

More than 10,000 mice inhaled the smoke from more than 800,000 cigarettes during the study.

The study, released Friday, also found that mice who suffered from chemical-in­duced lung cancer did not show significantly increased lung cancer when later exposed to long-term cigarette smoke inhalation.

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS All types of lung tumors identified in the

mice occurred at the same frequency in the smoke-exposed mice, in mice treated identi­cally but without smoke exposure, and with control animals, the study said.

The project, at its peak, required about 11,000 animal-related manipulations dally. Scientists performed autopsies on the ani­mals, microscopic examinations of tissues, data evaluation and re-evaluation, and final analyses on each phase of the study.

The animals used were mostly females of inbred mouse strains that were developed to be genetically susceptible to the induction of lung tumors by various cancer-causing chemicals.

The study showed that mice got squa­mous, or scale-like, cell cancers, a type found in human lung cancer, and other types of lung tumors when pretreated with methylcholanthrene, a potent carcinogen. Dally exposure to smoke did not change the types of methylcholanthrene-induced tumors compared to animals treated identi­cally but without smoke exposure.

The animals who were not exposed to smoke had a higher incidence for all malig­nant lung tumors than animals given meth­ylcholanthrene and then exposed to smoke.

A comparison of the occurrence of all types of cancers showed a 27 percent inci­dence for the smoke-exposed groups and a 29 percent incidence for mice treated identi­cally but without smoke exposure.•

FILIPINO JUSTICE

HON. DANTE B. FASCELL OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, the recent indictments issued in the Phil­ippines offer hope that those responsi­ble for the murder of opposition leader Benigno Aquino will be brought to justice.

An editorial in last Friday's Miami Herald provides an excellent analysis of the meaning of these indictments of the future of the Philippines and of United States-Philippine relations. The political and economic trends in the Philippines over the past 15 years have been particularly disheartening. Many of us hope the leadership in that country, as the Miami Herald suggests, has realized the need to re­verse these trends.

Many Americans can still recall the close association of United States and Philippines armed forces during World War II when we were united in common purpose. We recall the high international prestige of the Philip­pines in the post war world, as its dis­tinguished citizens such as Magsaysay and Romulo influenced the course of history in positive ways. Many of us can remember how the Philippines has played a key role in world econom­ic development.

Sadly, recent events in the Philip­pines have eroded the nation's fine reputation. Hopefully fulfillment of the requirements of justice will mean that the Philippines have turned a

January 30, 1985 comer. I insert the full editorial of the Miami Herald in the RECORD at this point.

The editorial follows: FILIPINO JUSTICE

The indictment of Gen. Fabian Veras an accessory in the August 1983 murder of Philippine political-opposition leader Ben­igno Aquino is supremely welcome. It sus­tains hope that public faith in the Philip­pine government may not yet be doomed, and that such faith still may be warranted. If Filipinos' faith in their government can

be sustained, the United States may well avoid a terrible choice between perhaps losing the Philippines as a strategic ally or possibly sending in troops to protect U.S. in­terests there.

The assassination of Mr. Aquino, in the words of an October 1984 staff report to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was "a potent blow to the Marcos regime's credibility. It has changed the political scene fundamentally. It has galvanized the political center of Philippine society into active opposition . . . and has provided a rallying point for the Left. The govern­ment's version of the assassination is not generally believed."

Why should Americans care? Because the Philippines were an American colony in which democracy took successful root until Ferdinand Marcos became a tyrant ruling by force. Because the Philippines occupy a strategic chokehold over vital trade routes to Asia. Because Americans fought World War II in the Pacific to maintain access to that half of the world. Because Clark Air Base and Subic Bay Naval Base there repre­sent irreplaceable U.S. strategic military assets. And because all of that is threatened by political instability, which steadily strengthens a growing Communist insurgen­cy that well might take power if the situa­tion degenerates much more.

In such circumstances, the indictment of 26 people for Mr. Aquino's murder may help immensely. As chief of the armed forces and the right-hand man to President Marcos, General Ver symbolizes the most hated weaknesses of corrupt, authoritarian rule. By indicting one so powerful-along with two colonels, the chief of the elite aviation­security guard, and 14 other soldiers-the government signals loudly its intent to pros­ecute Mr. Aquino's killers.

Are the Filipino people still listening? Will indictments be followed by convictions and punishments? Will this spawn much-needed political reforms across the board? Can the Philippines' slide toward civil war and anar­chy be reversed?

No one yet can answer. All that can be said today is that these indictments are a welcome sign that the Marcos regime recog­nizes the stakes. May Washington labor tirelessly to assure that this hopeful step is followed by many more.•

EDUCATION REFORM

HON. PHIUP M. CRANE OF ILLINOIS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, as a his­torian and former educator, I recog­nize the need for a strong system of education. However, our current

January 30, 1985 system has failed adequately to edu­cate the youth in our country and has proven to be far inferior to the tradi­tions and standards of the system we had 20 to 30 years ago. Fortunately reform has begun in this area. It must continue to be a top priority for legis­lators, educators, parents, and simply every American if we are to strength­en our school systems.

Recently, an article by Howard Hur­witz in an October 1984 edition of the New York Tribune, was brought to my attention. It is noteworthy because it summarizes a book entitled "A Blue­print for Education Reform" by the Free Congress Research and Educa­tion Foundation. This book was pub­lished in an effort to add a new per­spective to the national debate on edu­cation. It contains 12 chapters by vari­ous authors on topics such as parents' rights, plurism, discipline, teachers training, and citizenship. These au­thors all share a strong interest in the national debate over education reform. Furthermore, they are from diverse professions. The list of authors in­clude lawyers, scholars, parents, busi­nessmen, and teachers. In addition to their remarks, an overview by the President of the United States is in­cluded.

While I support some of the sugges­tions more than others, I strongly rec­ommend that this article and book be read by everyone who wishes to im­prove our current system of education. I would like to share with and com­mend to my colleagues' attention the article by Mr. Hurwitz, which follows:

[From the New York Tribune, October 1984]

A CORNUCOPIA OF IDEAS ON WHAT'S WRONG WITH AIIERICAN EDUCATION

<By Howard Hurwitz> Education reform is a hot issue in Ameri­

can politics. The 12 contributors-lawyers, government staff and educators-to A Blue­print for Education Reform put the feet of public school "monopolists" to the fire. They toast, too, private school proponents when they do not toe the conservative line.

The most fiery of the smoldering papers contained in this blueprint is held by Law­rence Uzzell, who had the guts to resign from a cushy job at the Education Depart­ment <ED> when he concluded that T.H. Bell was tolling for the conservative nucleus that President Reagan sought to implant in the Carter-built ED.

Uzzell expands on one of the themes played by Reagan, who ignites the book with an Overview of Education Reform Issues. The president's light shines on tui­tion tax credits, vouchers, prayer in schools, merit pay and business-school partnerships.

Uzzell heads a new foundation that has put a number of stimulating reform propos­als into the school hopper. In this essay, he sells tuition tax credits short as too little to rescue low-income nontax payers, especially blacks and Hispanics, who must put up with inferior public schooling.

The genius of the voucher plan Uzzell es­pouses is that no new money need be drawn from the ravished federal till. He would use the $3 billion now set aside for the disadvan-

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS taged in Chapter 1 funds. He does not satis­fy me that the rush of millions of voucher holders on school with the best reputa­tions-public and private-would induce anything but chaos.

In a calmer mood. Uzzell indicates a will­ingness to consider small-scale experiments. He correctly notes that powerhouses like the National Education Association are op­posed to vouchers-no matter how small.

The NEA, a union of 1. 7 million teachers, is headed by left-wingers who thrust into classrooms their literature on nuclear freeze. gun control, ERA, affirmative action and other anti-administration positions. The NEA is deftly knocked on the head by Mar­cella Hadeed. a graduate law student, in The Politicization of the Classroom.

William Ball, renowned constitutional lawyer, reviews Parental Rights in School­ing. He is a staunch defender of private schools who offers a word of caution to those who see money as the answer to pri­vate-parochial school prayers. "Funding," he advises, "may indeed weaken such schools not only because of the inevitable bureaucratic controls which it will impose. but because of what it may do to initiative, the spirit of sacrifice, and the dedication of religious adherents."

A law school professor, Stephen Arons. echoes Ball's plea for private schools, with­out the Ball reservation. "Although the im­portance of freedom of choice has been trumpeted, the reality is that it does not exist,'' Arons declares. "Since 1925, econom­ics has made the right of school choice the property of the rich ... " For the moment, he overlooks some 5 million not-so-rich who sacrifice to pay the relatively slight parochi­al school tuition costs.

Arons spins off from the Oregon Parochi­al School Case <1925), in which the Supreme Court guaranteed the right of parents to select a school other than a public school for their children. Both Arons and Ball cite major school cases on prayer in schools, dis­cipline, parental rights of choice and a range of decisions that have been handed down by federal courts, especially since the 1962 ban on prayer.

Discipline in the Cla.88room occupied yet another lawyer-contributor. Roger Clegg. He serves the usual indigestible diet of school crime as evidence of a concern that remains No. 1 on the public's list of school problems. He is right in noting that minori­ty children, especially, suffer from violence in schools.

Strong principals are hailed in the anthol­ogy for turning schools around. Thomas Ascik. employed by ED as a researcher, dips into his archives for studies identifying as the key to effective schools a strong princi­pal, agreement on a common goal. belief in importance of academics and a family-like school atmosphere. What else is new? If there is one sure sewer into which federal bucks are shoveled to a point of no return. it is educational research-the art of docu­menting the obvious, or reaching predeter­mined conclusions.

A more practical pitch for educational reform is made by James LoOerfo, a history teacher, in The Training of Teachers: A Du­bious Record. He explores his home state, New Jersey, now seeking a way out of the maze of education-course requirements that have insulted the intelligence of teachers for too many decades. LoGerfo is for on-the­job training of college graduates honed in subject matter.

Linda Chavez. staff director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, makes a

1325 strange but inspirational appearance in this collection. In Citizenship Education: Recov­ering a Lost Dimension. she cries out for schools that teach loyalty. Rallied to her side are biblical Ruth, Socrates and Penelo­pe's fidelity to Odysseus during his 20 years away from home.

Chavez quotes Rabbi Hillel: "If I am not for myself who is for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I?" Good question for draft dodgers and some teachers who demean their country while supporting a left-leaning axis.

Pitching from a different mound than the hard-throwing conservatives in these pages are two educators, Benjamin Alexander and Preston Royster, who identify themselves as blacks. In Issues in the Educational Progress of Black People, they adhere to af­firmative action as a necessary corrective for past discrimination. They put down black English, but use this as an entree for a defense of bilingual education in which for­eign-speaking children are immersed in their native language so they should not fall behind in school subjects. What rot! They are oblivious to the political ripoff by the Hispanic congressional caucus determin~ to assure themselves of Spanish-speaking constituencies.

Also contained in this cornucopia of con­servative ideas on schooling is an essay by Raymond Moore. The Cradle and the Gap. Moore is a great believer in home schooling, at least until the age of 8-10. He consigns nursery schools to perdition and sagely pre­dicts: ". . . the earlier you institutionalize your children, the earlier they will institu­tionalize you."

A parent activist in Arizona, Marcia Sie­laff, inveighs against moral values imposed on children by the education establishment. She flays the professionals for "intransi­gence,'' and envisages formation of "a vol­unteer army" of parents who will reclaim traditional values for the public schools.

Finally, One Teacher's Opinion. by Thomas J. Donovan, is the cream on a sweet reform cake. Donovan looks back on a half­century in front of and behind the teacher's desk. Today's semiliterate new teachers might well cringe if they were to read Dono­van's modest account of his education in a Washington state Catholic school. Donovan went on to survive the hail of "New Math,'' "New Social Studies" and hardware follow­ing Sputnik; the wave of Mickey Mouse and mini-courses imposed by the students' rights movement in the Vietnam War years. He re­capitulates with charm and verve the expe­riences of thousands of teachers who have departed the schools.

Each essay is documented with footnotes at the end. There is even a bibliography at the end of Arons' contribution, and capsule bios of the writers.

And now for the fly in an otherwise tasty soup. I had hoped to use the book as a refer­ence work for picking up fugitive facts and current conservative positions. That possi­bility is largely lost. The book has no index. How could you, Mrs. Marshner?e

1326 EMERGENCY ACTION FOR

SOVIET JEWS

HON. BOB EDGAR OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. EDGAR. Mr. Speaker, today the National Conference on Soviet Jewry is sponsoring the Emergency Action for Soviet Jewry in order to call congressional and national attention to the alarming resistance faced by Jews in the Soviet Union seeking tore­patriate to Israel and to freely practice their religion. Members of the nation­al conference are on the Hill today to participate in the symbolic "Prisoner Lunch" sponsored jointly by the Con­gressional Coalition for Soviet Jews and the Congressional Wives for Soviet Jews. Special action teams will also visit the offices of individual Members and Senators throughout the afternoon.

But today I would also like to call special attention to the current plight of Yakov Mesh, a refusenik who I have worked on behalf for the past year. During his recent arrest, Yakov was brutally beaten, including blows to the head. Two weeks later he became very ill with an infection and high grade fever. While in prison, he re­portedly went for another 2 weeks without medical treatment. Presently, he has been released pending trial, but he is weak and listless, having lost over 30 pounds from his illness.

In letters that I am sending today, and here on the House floor, I strong­ly urge Soviet authorities, especially given the severity of his condition, to drop the charges against Yakov Mesh and allow him and his family to emi­grate to Israel as they were given per­mission to do back in 1978.e

PUBLIC HOUSING RENTAL STABILIZATION ACT

HON. GUY V. MOUNARI OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. MOLINARI. Mr. Speaker, on January 3, 1985, I reintroduced the Public Housing Rental Stabilization Act, legislation which would allow housing authorities to reestablish a rent cap for their public housing. This is of great importance for the preser­vation and enhancement of this coun­try's public housing stock. H.R. 153 was introduced with 16 cosponsors and has been endorsed by the National As­sociation of Housing and Redevelop­ment officials, the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, the New York City Housing Authority, and other housing organizations.

H.R. 153, the Public Housing Rental Stabilization Act, would have the

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS effect of alleviating the severe eco­nomic impact upon lower income and working poor tenants brought about by the open-ended, rent-to-income policy established by the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981. Without a limitation on this open-ended rent structure, many existing stable and working class tenants will be forced to move out, thereby undermining the vi­ability of many projects and surround­ing neighborhoods, as well as substan­tially increasing the public housing op­erating subsidy requirements. The bill would accomplish this goal by allowing public housing authorities to establish a maximum rent for apartments based on the economic rent of the unit; that is, the total of debt service and operat­ing expenses, or comparable market rents.

The need for the remedial legisla­tion which I am proposing is not only supported by the evidence, but has also been confirmed time and time again by the Congress. It was the 1974 Housing and Community Development Act that heralded the importance of economic mixing of tenants in devel­opments and neighborhoods in which public housing is situated. The eco­nomic mix concept basically consisted of working families of low and moder­ate income, as well as the very poor and elderly. The mandate was that housing authorities attain tenant bodies composed of families with a broad range of income and rent paying ability to avoid dense concentrations of only the very lowest income fami­lies. A blending of these very low income tenants with working class and even middle class residents of the sur­rounding neighborhoods was correctly believed in Washington to be a much more appropriate prescription for suc­cess in our Nation's public housing.

The positive and successfully imple­mented intentions of the 1974 act, in promoting a broad economic mix of tenants, were significantly moderated by the Omnibus Budget and Reconcili­ation Act of 1981. This act overrode all prior public housing rent schedules by requiring that all tenants pay 30 per­cent of their income for rent regard­less of size, location, or actual cost or age of rental units. BUD-approved rent caps, and other local control in the determination of rents, were casu­alties of this act. The result, of course, is that the more stable working fami­lies of incomes between 50 and 80 per­cent of median income who are eligible to live in public housing are being forced to move out by higher rents, often into inadequate housing.

The 1981 act made the assumption that the current economic mix policy had the ill effect of giving moderate income families priority for housing subsidies while truly poor families re­mained on waiting lists. No one can argue with the notion of underscoring the importance of assisting the need-

January 30, 1985 iest of our society. But how can we best serve the interests of this group? I do not believe that we accomplish this by facilitating the decline of the very public housing stock upon which the needy depend. We certainly have enough experience in this area to produce evidence that illustrates social change and economic mobility are en­hanced by encouraging housing in which families of different incomes and in different age groups can live to­gether. We also have the experience with public housing that contains only the very poorest of our society.

No one is talking about providing housing subsidies to families that are middle income or free to find adequate housing in the private sector. A broad income mix means a cross section of lower, low, and lowest income families that also includes people who are largely self-supporting but need some help in obtaining decent housing. This group will include people with upward mobility who will provide leadership in developing good and stable communi­ties.

Evidence in New York City public housing points to the fact that new tenants who are required to pay imme­diately 30 percent of their income for rent are experiencing a decline, for the first time, in their average gross income. Statistics are also showing a 20-percent refusal rate for working family applicants, who maintain that the rents are too high. Lower income working families, in an environment with a 30-percent rent-to-income ratio, are required to pay as much as $500 per month in some cases. This is clear­ly a burdensome situation for those trying to meet their basic needs. A rent of $500 per month in a case such as this is over and above the economic rent necessary to operate the particu­lar unit. In New York City, for exam­ple, the economic rent, or the sum of operating costs and debt service, would be $395 per month for a four-room apartment and $435 for a five-room unit. The most glaring evidence has come from areas where comparably priced housing has been available in the private sector. In these areas the ~ higher turnover seems to be closely correlated with the pressure of rising rents. The vast majority of the move­outs have been the working poor. Some projects in New York City have experienced turnover rates double those of the city housing authority's average.

What are some of the other conse­quences of the absence of a rent cap? One of the arguments we often hear in opposition to a rent cap is heard in the context of cost consciousness. The criticism is that in times of austerity the Federal Government should not be in the business of channeling scarl:e resources to those who do not really need the help. If part of the concern is

January 30, 1985 indeed budget constraints, a rent cap will in fact help avert additional subsi­dy, not contribute to it. In New York City, for example, 15 percent of the tenants in the housing authority's fed­erally aided Public Housing Program have annual gross incomes of $16,000 or more. These lower income working families pay about $80 million a year in rent, which is approximately 29 per­cent of the total rental income of the authority. If the lower income working tenants are driven out of public hous­ing due to the inability to pay the 30-percent rent-to-income ratio, there will be a drastic loss in rental income to the authority because the incoming tenants will have significantly reduced incomes and rent levels. As an exam­ple, if rent were capped at an average of $400 per month, the 22,500 lower income tenants in New York City would provide the authority with rental income of $108 million per year. If those tenants found this rent pro­hibitive and moved out, the incoming tenants-with average incomes of $9,000 per year-would be paying an average rent of $225 per month. Their aggregate rental income would amount to $61 million per year. This would reflect a loss to the authority of $47 million in rental income. Under the performance funding system [PFSJ for allocating operating subsi­dy, this loss of income would have to be picked up, dollar for dollar, through operating subsidy at the ex­pense of the Federal Government and the taxpayers. This scenario seems to run in direct contradiction to the as­sertion that the need to control Feder­al outlays means the economic mixing must be deemphasized.

We have the opportunity, with the introduction of this bill, to show the kind of foresight that is so essential to the success of public housing in our Nation's cities. We have the experi­ence of the implementation of the 1974 act to illustrate the merits of bringing together a broad economic mix of tenants in projects that hither­to had only the experience of dense concentrations of the very poorest ten­ants. The move outs are already occur­ring in projects around the country, but if Congress acts now and shows an understanding that public housing and its tenants are best served by a policy that brings together tenants of many different incomes, I believe we can cut short an exodus that can only end in unstable projects and isolated commu­nities.e

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS WEATHER VANE CAPITAL

WHITEHALL AND MONTAGUE, MI

HON. GUY VANDER JAGT OF MICHIGAN

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. VANDER JAGT. Mr. Speaker, western Michigan, and particularly our Ninth Congressional District of Michigan, is extremely proud of its twin cities of Whitehall and Mon­tague. These fine communities are rightfully staking claim to being the weather vane center of the world. They have what they are certain is the largest weather vane ever built.

On September 15, 1984, the 48-foot­tall 3,500 pound vane was dedicated as the trademark of the company that created it, Whitehall Metal Studios Inc. The vane was erected August 24 at the edge of White Lake, which is almost directly between the neighbor­ing cities. The new vane is topped with a model resembling a schooner that once traversed the Great Lakes with Michigan lumber. The 26-foot direc­tional arrow is a replica of the Ella El­lenwood, which was owned and operat­ed by Capt. Thomas Flagstad of Mon­tague.

Richard Read, vice-president and general manager of Whitehall Metal Studios, said the firm produces about 60,000 vanes annually. President Ronald Reagan is among its satisfied customers.

The company was founded in 1938 by Thomas M. Pletcher, the grandfa­ther of the present owner, Thomas S. Pletcher. The company was first opened in Chicago, but later moved to Whitehall. Neighboring Montague is now the home of the firm which em­ploys about 32 people year round.

Richard Read said that nearly 200 different weather vanes are sold by the company. He stated that there is not a mass market for any one design, but there is a good market for all of them together.

Mr. Speaker, I salute the people of the neighboring cities of Whitehall and Montague and Whitehall Metal Studios for their accomplishment of being a weather vane capital.

In conclusion, I insert at this time a very fine feature story on Montague and Whitehall which appeared in the Detroit News last September.

The story follows: VILLAGES MAKE A POINT

<By Ron Koehler> MONTAGUE.-Western Michigan's twin vil­

lages of Whitehall and Montague rapidly are staking claim to being the weather vane center of the world.

After all, they have what they think is the largest weather vane ever built anywhere­and who is to dispute them?

The 48-foot-tall, 3,500-pound vane is to be dedicated Saturday as the trademark of the company that created it, Whitehall Metal Studios Inc. Whitehall Metal is a small com-

1327 pany that calls itself the world's largest manufacturer of weather vanes.

The new vane is topped with a model re­sembling the schooners that once traversed the Great Lakes with Michigan lumber.

Officials hope it will draw a number of visitors to the area, located just north of Muskegon. The vane was erected Aug. 24 at the edge of White Lake, almost directly be­tween the neighboring villages, which have a combined population of about 6,000.

At least 16 local individuals and compa­nies contributed materials and services for the vane.

There aren't many companies willing to dispute Whitehall Metal's claims about its vanes. Richard Read, vice-president and general manager, says the firm produces about 60,000 vanes annually. It lists Presi­dent Reagan among its satisfied customers.

The president has a Standard 500 model adorned with a stallion that boasts a 23-karat gold-leaf coating. That vane, which proudly stands atop the gazebo at the Reagan ranch in the mountains outside Santa Barbara, Calif., sells for about $280.

The president's gazebo also displays an­other production from Whitehall Metal Stu­dios, an aluminum cast sign that says, "The Reagans, 1600 Penna. Ave."

That sign, also adorned with a golden horse, was given to Mr. Reagan by one of the company's distributors in Washington, D.C., shortly after he was elected president, Read says.

The company is not so sure about the background, but, as the story goes, Mr. Reagan saw the piece in a Santa Barbara hardware store and bought it because he thought "it was one of the best-looking horse figures he had ever seen."

As for Whitehall's new vane, the schooner resting atop the 26-foot directional arrow is a replica of the Ella Ellenwood, which was owned and operated by Capt. Thomas Flag­stad of Montague.

The 157-ton Ella Ellenwood ferried lumber across the Great Lakes from 1869 until 1901, when she ran aground eight miles north of the Milwaukee Harbor on Fox Point.

As legend has it, waves and strong north­erly winds crushed the schooner while it was helplessly moored aground

A portion of the cargo was saved, but the rest of the ship was lost to its home port of Whitehall until the next spring, when a piece of its nameplate emblazoned "Ellen­wood" was found in White Lake Channel.

It seems a bit incredible to believe the nameplate floated around Lake Michigan and miraculously returned to its home, but that's the story.

The history of Whitehall Metal Studios is more believable. The company was founded in 1938 by Thomas M. Pletcher, the grand­father of present cwner Thomas S. Pletcher. The company first opened in Chi­cago and later moved to Whitehall, which in the early 1900s was a popular resort area frequented by Chicagoans.

Whitehall Metal Studios now is located in neighboring Montague in a large building that houses its factory, offices and a show­room-retail shop. The firm employs about 32 people year round.

Read says the company owes its success to the wide array of weather vanes it sells.

"We sell nearly 200 different individual types of weather vanes," he says. "That's one of the reasons we're still in business. We sell so many items, a few of each, that they can't be cheaply made by others.

1328 "There's not a mass market for any one

design but there's a good market for all of them together."•

MAHARISHI VEDIC UNIVERSITY

HON. WALTER E. FAUNTROY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. FAUNTROY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to inform my colleagues of the founding of the Maharishi Vedic University here in the District of Columbia.

On January 12, 1985, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of Maharishi International University in Fairfield, lA, and Maharishi International Uni­versity College of Natural Law in Washington, DC, opened Maharishi Vedic University establishing it as a center to conduct scholarly research in Vedic literature, and to bring together the foremost Vedic scholars of India and leading scientists of the world.

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the citi­zens of the District of Columbia, I extend a warm welcome to the offi­cers, instructors, staff, and students of Maharishi Vedic University and en­courage them in their pursuit of learn­ing through unified field based educa­tion. I think we can expect the estab­lishment of Maharishi Vedic Universi­ty to strengthen the relationship be­tween India and the United States, and between leading exponents of the ancient Vedic tradition of the East and the modem scientific tradition of the West.e

LAKE HOUSTON WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT

HON. JACK FIELDS OF TEXAS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. FIELDS. Mr. Speaker, as some­one who strongly supports a clean and safe environment, I am pleased to in­troduce legislation today to improve water quality in the Lake Houston wa­tershed.

Lake Houston is a 12,000-acre man­made lake located northeast of the city of Houston within Harris County, TX. Owned by the city, Lake Houston was created in 1954 by damming the San Jacinto River to provide city resi­dents with an alternative source of drinking water to offset the area's rap­idly depleting groundwater supply.

Based on current estimates, it is ex­pected that the lake will continue to provide drinking water to some 40 to 50 percent of the city's population.

As the Member of Congress who proudly represents the Lake Houston area, I have long recognized the im­portance of this vital watershed in

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS providing both safe drinking water to the city and recreational opportunities for thousands of my constituents in the Eighth Congressional District.

At the same time, I have viewed with alarm the recent increases in the level of fecal coliform bacteria in the lake. In fact, during a period last year, the Houston Water Department found that 12 out of its 14 sampling locations around the lake exceeded the pollu­tion standards for water used for con­tact recreation.

While the water quality in the lake has fluctuated in recent months, the problem of fecal coliform bacteria re­mains a serious and unresolved matter.

In response to this problem, a number of my constituents asked me to become personally involved in an effort to clean up Lake Houston.

Although there has been a great deal of discussion, unfortunately, both the city and the State have been unable, because of a lack of resources, to effectively deal with the pollution problem that exists.

Despite the fact that Lake Houston is owned by the city, the U.S. Congress has a responsibility and jurisdiction, under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Clean Water Act, to protect our Nation's water quality.

We must ensure that in the years ahead our rivers, lakes, and streams are safe and pure for all Americans.

With that goal clearly in mind, I ap­proached our colleagues on the Public Works and Transportation Committee and acquainted them with the prob­lems facing Lake Houston. As a result of my discussions, language was draft­ed and a Lake Houston amendment was incorporated within H.R. 3282, the Water Quality Renewal Act of 1984.

While this important legislation was overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representatives on June 26, 1984, the other body regrettably failed to consider this proposal.

The legislation I am introducing today is identical to the language con­tained within H.R. 3282. The purpose of my legislation is to amend the Fed­eral Water Pollution Control Act. It is designed to accomplish three objec­tives.

First, it authorizes the Federal Envi­ronmental Protection Agency, in coop­eration with the State of Texas, to study the water quality problems in the lake and to report their findings to the Congress within 1 year.

Second, it directs EPA to set up a comprehensive monitoring system of the more than 200 waste water treat­ment plants that are located in and around Lake Houston. With the tre­mendous population growth in this area, the number of waste water treat­ment plants has increased dramatical­ly. It is these plants, or at least some of them, which have been identified as the source of the pollution problem.

Instead of simply gathering water samples from a few locations, my

January 30, 1985 amendment would allow EPA to com­prehensively monitor the discharges of most, if not all, of the waste water treatment plants.

Finally, the amendment provides EPA with the authority to undertake any interim or emergency cleanup measures that may become necessary. In this way, we can ensure that EPA has the flexibility to respond to any emergency in a timely and expeditious manner.

In order to carry out these func­tions, my bill authorizes $10 million for the EPA to both study and resolve this very serious problem.

In so doing, I anticipate that the ma­jority of the funds will be used by EPA to monitor the various treatment plants. In addition, this money will be available for those cleanup efforts nec­essary to ensure that Lake Houston re­mains a source of clean drinking water and safe recreational opportunities in the years ahead.

My ultimate goals are to guarantee the water quality of Lake Houston, to prevent a hysteria from developing that Lake Houston is a dirty, polluted lake, and to determine the best way for us to keep the lake clean in the future. The EPA's study will accom­plish those objectives. In addition, it will likely determine whether or not construction of a large regional waste water treatment plant, for instance, could improve water quality in the lake.

Mr. Speaker, Congress made a com­mitment to the American people, through the passage of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Clean Water Act, that the Federal Government would improve and then maintain the highest quality and cleanliness of our precious water re­sources.

I believe passage of the Lake Hous­ton Water Quality Improvement Act will continue that vital commitment to both our Nation and to the people of the Eighth Congressional District. I urge its expeditious enactment by my colleagues in the House of Representa­tives.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.e

IT'S A MESSAGE WE DARE NOT IGNORE

HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, today the National Conference on Soviet Jewry is sponsoring an emergency action for Soviet Jews. The emergency action is designed to highlight the plight of the thousands of Soviet Jews who have been refused the right to emigrate-fewer than 1,000 were al­lowed to emigrate in 1984-and are

January 30, 1985 harassed while they remain in the Soviet Union. I would like to take this opportunity to call my colleagues' at­tention to the moving words of those Jews who still remain in the Soviet Union and still suffer.

IT's A MEssAGE WE DARE NoT IGNORE

We appeal to you in this extremely diffi­cult hour. Many of our friends have been ar­rested lately and we do not know who the next victim is going to be.

Today we call on you: Do not remain in­different to our fate! After all, the fate of many of you could have been the same as ours if your grandmothers and grandfathers had not left Russia several decades ago.

Yes, these decades of living in different conditions have left an imprint both on us and on you. And today, we differ from each other, but does this have to divide us? Can several decades cross out the experience of two thousand years and overshadow that which is most important-our common, tragic and glorious past and our historic re­sponsibility for our common future?

Remember! We have a common future! When you send your children off to a

Jewish school, remember that we do not have Jewish schools. When you pick up a Jewish book, remember that we do not have Jewish books. When you lovingly touch a mezuzah, remember that here mezuzot are being tom off during the searches. When you study our beautiful ancient and modem language, remember that here Hebrew teachers are being sent to prison on the basis of trumped-up charges of hooliganism and possession of arms or drugs.

Jewish mothers, remember! Dora Zun­shain, the mother of the Prisoner of Con­science, Zakhar Zunshain, could not bear the hardship of seeing her son arrested, con­victed and sent to prison. She died suddenly after hearing about his suffering and the terrible details of his prison conditions.

Remember! Anatoly Scharansky, Iosif Begun, Yuli Tamopolsky, and Moshe Abra­mov might be starting this day in an isola­tion cell or a punishment ward. Your fate could have been si.mllar to theirs if you were a Soviet Jew wishing to repatriate to Israel.

Remember! A day might come when you might sorely miss the hundreds of thou­sands of us who are doomed to extinction.

Remember! Once, forty years ago you kept silent. Now, speak out about us and speak out for us. Speak out in spite of the gags they put in our mouths and shout about the danger we are in. Remember-we are deprived even of this opportunity.­Signed by 66 Soviet Jews from Moscow, Len­ingrad, Odessa, Riga and Tbilisi.e

LIBERTY'S TORCH ON TOUR

HON.CARLOSJ.MOORHEAD OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. MOORHEAD. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to report to my colleagues in the House of Representatives on a unique and historic tour of a venerat­ed national icon and to acknowledge and give credit to those persons and organizations which were instrumental in bringing to fruition this extraordi­nary event.

I am referring to the western tour of the torch of the Statue of Liberty,

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS from New York to California, from Ellis Island to Pasadena. As many of you no doubt recall, the torch was the centerpiece of the first float in the 1985 Tournament of Roses Parade. The theme of the parade, which has become a national New Year's Day tra­dition, was "The Spirit of America." What could be a more fitting symbol of "The Spirit of America" than the torch of the Statue of Liberty. And who could be a more fitting grand marshal of the floral extravaganza than Lee A. Iacocca, chairman of the effort to renew and restore Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, one of our country's most beloved memorials.

The principal benefactor of the torch's tour was Barron Hilton, chair­man and president of Hilton Hotels Corp. He said the company was "hon­ored to display the torch from our Na­tion's most cherished symbol of free­dom and liberty." He said the compa­ny was privileged to build a float for the torch and to lead the parade with so unique an object.

The presence of Liberty's lamp in southern California generated great excitement. It began with the torch's arrival at Los Angeles International Airport. Under the care of Flying Tiger and Allied Van Lines, the torch did a great deal to increase awareness of the restoration project. Thousands of persons visited the torch during the preparade decorating period and more than 125 million watched the parade on television. More than a million spectators lined the streets of Pasade­na on New Year's Day to see the torch lead the pageant and upwards to a mil­lion more persons visited the post­parade viewing area.

Perhaps the most moving feature of the torch's presence in the 22d Con­gressional District occurred on Decem­ber 28 when a naturalization ceremony was held at Fiesta Floats in Temple City. Forty-three persons were sworn in as new American citizens beside the torch, illuminated from within just as it has been atop Miss Liberty's arm in New York Harbor.

The idea for the swearing-in ceremo­ny came from Timothy Connaghan, a Jaycee from Sierra Madre, CA, who with the support of the California Jaycees coordinated the planning and organization of the event.

Speaking on behalf of the 750,000 members of the United States Jaycees, national president Tommy Todd illu­minated with the drama of the occa­sion when he spoke of the opportuni­ties which exist in America. "Only in America would a young man such as myself be afforded an opportunity in a 9-year span to move from pumping gas in Byron, GA, to be able to take part in an event such as this representing a major national organization like the Jaycees." He challenged the new citi­zens "to meet the responsibilities with as much fervor as they do in accepting the opportunities."

1329 Greg Stavish, president of the Cali­

fornia Jaycees, summed up the Jay­cees' interest and pride in sponsoring the ceremony. Many of the native born Americans attending the ceremo­ny applauded when he commented,

How lucky I am, being born in America. I have never heard the oath of citizenship. I felt the words were so strong and so mean­ingful to me, that after being a citizen for 33 years in the United States of America I have been reborn as a citizen of this great country.

Among the speakers at the ceremo­ny was James R. Galbraith, the senior vice president of Hilton who conceived the idea for the torch's involvement in the Tournament of Roses Parade and who joined with Mr. Hilton over sever­al months in working out the arrange­ments with the appropriate private and government entities. In welcoming the new citizens, Mr. Galbraith asked them to join other Americans "in stok­ing the fire of patriotism which is ablaze across the country and in cele­bration of the belief that the endear­ing quality of Miss Liberty is her en­during quality of liberty and justice for all."

The closing of the naturalization ceremony featured the reading of a special telegram sent by President Reagan, in which he stated,

In choosing America as your new home, you are now a part of what many believe to be the greatest country in the world • • • . So I ask you to give America your heart and all your energy. Together, in common pur­pose and faith, we shall keep America as the last, great hope on God's Earth.

I have attended many naturalization events but none had the power and the glory of this marvelous outdoor ceremony.

Throughout the torch's stay in southern California it was protected by National Park Service rangers. The rangers not only provided security but performed a fine public relations serv­ice as hundreds of thousands of people who have never been to New York City were given an opportunity to see first-hand the actual torch of the Statue of Liberty. In helping to make all of this possible, I note the coopera­tion of William P. Clark, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Assist­ant Secretary G. Ray Arnett, and Na­tional Park Service Director Russell E. Dickenson. A special thanks is given to Mr. Arnett, who early on had the vision to see the far-reaching implica­tions of this project. By coincidence, all three men are retiring from their positions and we wish them well. They-along with executives at Hilton Hotels Corp., the Statue of Liberty­Ellis Island Foundation, the Jaycees and the Tournament of Roses Associa­tion-made all of this possible.

Mr. Speaker, I am firmly convinced that a wave of patriotism is sweeping our country, fueled by the Olympic torch run last summer and now by the

1330 torch of the Statue of Liberty. I en­courage all Americans to nurture these patriotic stirrings and to join to­gether in making certain the flames of hope and liberty burn brightly for countless years to come.e

ABDUCTION OF WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY

HON.EDWARDJ.~Y OF IIASSACHUSE"rrS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, inter­national terrorism is one of the cruel­est and most dangerous scourages af­flicting the modem world.

Among the most disturbing trends of our times is the increase in terrorism directed against diplomats-those whose business is peace and reconcilia­tion. Diplomats are tempting targets for those whose personal or political temperaments run higher than their personal courage. By the nature of their job, diplomats are visible and vulnerable representatives of their nation. They do not carry arms. They do not seclude themselves in safe loca­tions-they go about openly in the na­tions to which they are assigned, and deal with the public there. The vital business of diplomacy, which makes envoys from the United States and other nations targets of violence, also makes this sort of violence particular­ly pernicious and damaging, by making more difficult the practice of foreign relations which can lead to the peaceful settlement of international grievances.

Mr. Speaker, William F. Buckley, a distinguished American envoy and a native of Stoneham, MA, was kid­naped around March 16, 1984, in Beirut, Lebanon. All who know of Mr. Buckley's situation pray and wait anx­iously for his safe release, and the re­lease of the other Americans who have apparently been abducted in Lebanon.

The Town of Stoneham has passed a resolution on behalf of Mr. Buckley. I would like to request that this resolu­tion be printed in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.

RESOLUTION

Whereas: William F. Buckley, Jr. is a native of the Town of Stoneham, Massachu­setts, and a 1947 graduate of Stoneham IDgh School, and

Whereas: said William F. Buckley, Jr. is a highly respected and outstanding citizen of our community, and

Whereas: evidence has been received of the abduction of U.S. Envoy William F. Buckley, Jr. on or about March 16, 1984 in Beirut, Lebanon, and

Whereas: the deep concern of all the townspeople of Stoneham as to the welfare of William F. Buckley, Jr. is quite evident, and that prayers for his well being are said daily now, therefore, it is

Resolved, that the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Stoneham, Masssachusetts, at

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS their meeting on January 8, 1985, officially recognized the concerted efforts of the United States and Lebanese Governments in striving to effect the release of said William F. Buckley, Jr. and hereby offer our fullest cooperation in any way which might accom­plish his safe return to the United States.

Given at the Executive Chamber of the Board of Selectmen, the Town of Stoneham, this eighth day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and eighty-five.

GEORGE D.I..A:MANTEA, Chairman.

RICHARD D. MANGERIAN. MICHAEL J. ROLLI. KATHLEEN SULLIVAN. BRUCE A. WILLIS. 1

THE CONRAIL PRIVATIZATION ACT OF 1985

HON. BOB EDGAR OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. EDGAR. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing legislation to return the federally owned Consolidated Rail Corporation [Conrail] to the private sector. This bill is the culmination of an effort I and 17 of my colleagues in the House undertook last summer to spur public debate on the future of the railroad.

Conrail is a vital part of the regional economy of the Northeast and Mid­west. In my own State of Pennsylva­nia, Conrail purchased $133 million of goods and services in 1983, and the State received $2.6 million from real estate and corporate taxes. Conrail employs over 15,000 Pennsylvanians, including 6,400 in the Philadelphia area, 3,000 in Pittsburgh, and 3,000 in its Harrisburg region. The railroad provides support to the industry of Pennsylvania and the rest of the region.

My bill, the Conrail Privatization Act of 1985, provides for a public offer­ing of the Government's common stock interest in the railroad. While this is in contrast to Transportation Secretary Dole's announced plan to sell Conrail to one of three private bid­ders, I believe that a public offering is in the best interests of Pennsylvania, the Northeast-Midwest region which Conrail serves, and the Nation as a whole. Let me explain why.

The regional economy of the 15 States currently served by Conrail's 14,200 track-miles is vitally dependent on adequate rail transportation serv­ice. Many parts of the Northeast and Midwest have not yet recovered from the levels of unemployment brought about by two back-to-back recessions in the early part of the decade. Yet a change of Conrail ownership, which, under the Secretary of Transporta­tion's plan, would provide for the sale of the railroad to one bidder, could re­quire major economic adjustments and

January 30, 1985 risk serious curtailment of rail service in the region.

Selling all Government-owned Con­rail stock to one bidder increases the likelihood that the railroad will cut service and reduce its commitment to the region. It has become abundantly clear that no matter how many cov­enants the Government enters into with one bidder as a precondition for sale, no real assurances can be given concerning the fate of service con­tracts in force today on Conrail lines, rate increases, service patterns, protec­tion of trackage rights of other carri­ers, and the enhancement of rail com­petition in the area. Current Conrail management has done a remarkable job in turning the railroad around and making it profitable. Along with Con­rail labor, they have earned the trust of the region. A public offering would retain this team and avert an unneces­sary economic jolt to Pennsylvania and the rest of the Northeast and Mid­west.

Furthermore, with almost 1,300 miles of main line in Pennsylvania, and thousands of additional miles in other States, Conrail is part of a larger infrastructure supporting the North­east-Midwest region; the railroad has a responsibility to help maintain that important structural web. No private bidder can guarantee the fate of so­called orphan bridges and other de­ferred and neglected infrastructure maintenance along the Conrail system, yet in recent years Conrail has been reinvesting profits in similar re­building projects. I believe that we need to maintain and continue the massive Federal infrastructure invest­ment in this area-and a public offer­ing is the best way to achieve such a result. We cannot take the risk that track, right of way, bridges, and rail yards will be neglected as they have been by previous owners of the rail­roads serving the area.

A public offering, with provision for an expansion of shares in the employ­ee stock ownership plan [ESOPl, will also assure continued participation by Conrail's employees in guiding the railroad in the future. These employ­ees made significant concessions along the path to Conrail profitability; they deserve to be accommodated not only on wage but also equity issues.

Finally, a public offering may very likely have a more favorable impact overall on future Government tax rev­enues. By privatizing Conrail in the way I have proposed, the railroad's future tax benefits could not be . used to shelter non-Conrail income. In con­trast, a private bidder may be able to shelter a portion of its non-Conrail income. Another consideration is that the taxpayers have sunk over $7 bil­lion into the railroad. Thus, the broad­est group of taxpayers should be given the opportunity to participate in the

January 30, 1985 future of the company they rescued. A public offering provides the chance both now and in the future for broad public participation in Conrail rather than selling it to a special few.

The legislation I am introducing today has several major provisions. Broadly, Conrail will issue 25 million shares of common stock, raising net proceeds of $500 million and reserving approximately $4.4 million for the ESOP. A sale of preferred stock will raise $600 million; adding $300 million from Conrail's cash on hand will make a total package of $1.4 billion, $200 million more than the approximate level of the private bids. A hostile takeover would be thwarted by a pro­vision limiting any one holder or its af­filiates to 10 percent of voting securi­ties. In order to insure continuity and a smooth transition, the bill also in­cludes a clause requiring Conrail to keep its headquarters in Philadelphia.

In addition, the bill provides for the Federal Government to retain a golden share-a special clause that would be tantamount to giving the Government veto power over certain future transactions inimical to the railroad or the region. The taxpayers have paid the price; they have earned the right to retain that share. While our government has never before used this specific mechanism, there is ample precedent for the Government's involvement in certain similarly-struc­tured transactions. For example, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, which created the Communications Satellite Corporation, imposed prohi­bitions on ownership of shares. Also, the privatization experience in Great Britain over the past several years may be enlightening here. The Conrail situation is a special one which calls for special safeguards-the golden share is one way to protect the public interest.

In summary, the key issue is wheth­er the public interest and public in­vestment in preserving rail service and economic progress in the Northeast­Midwest region will be enhanced or negated by the sale of Conrail to one private bidder. We must determine whether future economic progress in the region is the goal of the sale or merely subordinate to the amount of money being offered for the railroad or some other consideration. A public offering returns a greater part of the taxpayer investment in Conrail while keeping the railroad accountable to the public which rescued it, It both allows the Government to get out of the business of running a railroad and gives us an opportunity to protect the public interest. Mr. Speaker. I urge my colleagues to support the Conrail Pri­vatization Act of 1985.e

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EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS A TRIBUTE TO ANTHONY S.

MARUSZAK

HON. WILLIAM 0. UPINSKI OF ILLINOIS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I call attention to a respected citizen from Illinois' Fifth Congressional District, which I am privileged to represent, and he is Anthony S. Maruszak. Tony has shown a strong dedication to the com­munity through his active movement in the Rhine VFW Post No. 2729.

Tony is a longtime resident of Chica­go who has shown considerable con­cern for his fellow community resi­dents. His work with the VFW can be highlighted with his service as district commander and is currently the senior vice president at the post. He was se­lected as State parade marshal and re­cently national parade chairman when the VFW held their convention in Chi­cago.

His efforts and unlimited involve­ment in causes and camp~igns have most certainly improved the communi­ty. Tony's unselfishness and concern for people has long been his trade­mark.

I join with the residents of the Fifth Congressional District in paying trib­ute to Anthony J. Maruszak for his work in our behalf, and I would like to introduce into today's CONGRESSIONAL RECORD a newspaper article honoring Tony Maruszak upon his receipt of the Ray McDonald Community Achieve­ment Award.

McDONALD AWARD TO MARUSZAK

The staff of the Midway Sentinel proudly salutes Anthony S. Maruszak as our Decem­ber recipient of the Ray McDonald Commu­nity Achievement Award.

Tony was born in Chicago over 55 years ago and resided in the Pilsen area where he attended St. Ann Grammar School. Upon completing his high school education in Michigan he returned and went to work for the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company as a senior underwriter.

When the Korean War broke out, Tony was drafted into the U.S. Army, and was sent to Korea where he was stationed for 17% months in the Corp. of Engineers.

In 1962, Tony picked up his family and moved to the Garfield Ridge area. He is cur­rently an employee of Sears Roebuck and Company.

Tony's dedication to community affairs stems from his active movement in the Rhine VFW Post #2729. He has served as a District Commander and is currently the Sr. Vice President at the Post. He was selected as State Parade Marshall and recently Na­tional Parade Chairman when the VFW held their convention in Chicago this year.

As a member and officer of the Rhine Post, Tony has actively participated in a number of VFW community orientated pro­grams including the Poppy Queen and Essay Contest, Voice of Democracy, drug abuse programs, bowling tournaments for teenagers, CPR classes, picnics, children

1331 Christmas parties, bingo for patients at Hines and West Side Hospital and regular hospital visitations to the sick and disabled veterans. Tony has also been instrumental in organizing bingo's for the Rhine Post and St. Camillus Church.

Tony and his wife Helen Louise have been married for over 30 years and have two chil­dren, Barbara Ann and Michael John.

We express our thanks to Tony Maruszak for his efforts and unlimited involvement in causes and campaigns which have improved the community. His unselfishness and con­cern for people have long been trademarks of Tony and it is with that sense of dedica­tion that we honor him this month.e

CONGRESSIONAL SALUTE TO HON. CHARLES SCIALLA

HON. ROBERT A. ROE OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, February 8, the residents of my con­gressional district and State of New Jersey will join together in testimony to the outstanding public service ren­dered to our community, State, and Nation by a distinguished citizen and good friend, the Honorable Charles Scialla, of Paterson, NJ, whose stand­ards of excellence as Regional Director of Employee and Labor Relations for the U.S. Postal Service are applauded by all of us who have had the good fortune to know him.

As Director Scialla retires from his esteemed office of public trust with the U.S. Postal Service, I know that you and our colleagues here in the Congress will want to join with me in extending deepest appreciation of all of his good works and share great pride in the success of his achieve­ments with his good wife Marie and daughter Cheryl.

Mr. Speaker, Charles Scialla has indeed earned the highest respect and esteem of all of us for the quality of his leadership in his career pursuits. This is particularly manifested in the strong support and depth of friend­ship that he enjoys among his col­leagues who organized the Charles Scialla retirement dinner to pay trib­ute to the many contributions he has made to the people of our Nation par­ticularly in providing safe working conditions and improving the environ­ment in postal facilities.

We are proud to boast that Charles Scialla was born in Paterson, NJ. He began his postal c!lreer as a letter car­rier in 1956 and was president of Branch 120 of the National Associa­tion of Letter Carriers and a member of the State Executive Board of the National Association of Letter Carri­ers.

In 1966 he was appointed Regional Employee Relations Officer in the Philadelphia regional area with per-

1332 sonnel management responsibilities for approximately 55,000 employees. From 1968 to 1971 he served as Labor Relations Officer of the Post Office Department in Philadelphia with major assignments as management representative in union grievances.

In 1971 Charles Scialla was appoint­ed Manager-Director of Labor Rela­tions in the New York Regional Office where he was responsible for labor re­lations and for grievance-arbitration negotiations for management with unions representing 60,000 employees.

In 1976 he was appointed to his present office as regional director of employee and labor relations for the northeast region of the U.S. Postal Service. During his tenure as regional director he was responsible for the de­velopment, implementation, and con­trol of employee relations, labor rela­tions, compensation policies, stand­ards, and procedures for the northeast region, encompassing 3,000 post offices and 122,000 employees. He had overall responsibility for equal employment opportunity and served as equal em­ployment officer. He also attained ex­tensive experience in arbitration and negotiation and served as a member of national negotiation team in 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1978 negotiating con­tracts for 700,000 employees.

Prior to his postal career, in 1949 to 1951 he was department delegate, Tex­tile Workers Union, Dyers Local 1773 AFL-CIO. From 1953 to 1954, he was plant vice chairman of Textile Work­ers Union Local 1733, AFL-CIO.

Throughout his lifetime Charles Scialla has forged ahead with dedica­tion, devotion, and sincerity of pur­pose in his quest for improved employ­ee and labor relations. We applaud his knowledge, training, hard work, and personal commitment that has en­abled him to achieve the fullest confi­dence and strongest support of the people of our community. He has always applied the most sophisticated and advanced techniques of his profes­sion.

In his educational pursuits he com­pleted the following courses of study in his chosen field of endeavor:

Rutgers the State university-indus­trial relations, 1963.

Oklahoma University-labor rela­tions (sponsored by U.S. Postal Serv­ice> 1967.

Penn State-personnel management (sponsored by U.S. Postal Service> 1968.

Oklahoma University-labor rela­tions, 1971.

Harvard University-Advanced Man­agement, 1980.

University of Virginia-senior man­agement, 1983.

Among the many citations he re­ceived for his meritorious work and contributions to the public good, he is especially proud of the following awards that he received:

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS U.S. Postal Service awards. U.S. Treasury Department awards. Columbia Association awards. Hispanic Association awards. GEICO Public Service Merit Certifi­

cate. Charles Scialla served our country

with distinction in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 and has been a staunch supporter and active participant in many civic and community improve­ment programs. He is a member of the Totowa Borough Police Athletic League and the Italian Circle of Pater­son.

Mr. Speaker, it is indeed appropriate that we reflect on the deeds and achievements of our people who have contributed to the quality of life and way of life here in America. Profes­sionals like Charles Scialla serve as the bulwark of strength in the day-by­day challenges of Government in meeting the needs of our people. For a job well done, there is no doubt that he has truly enriched our communi­ties, State, and Nation. We do indeed salute a distinguished citizen, out­standing community leader, and great American-the Honorable Charles Scialla of Paterson, NJ.e

TAKE CARE IN CUTriNG DEFENSE

HON.THO~F.HARTNETT OF SOUTH CAROLINA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. HARTNETT. Mr. Speaker, the upcoming budget debate promises to be a difficult one. Obviously, we must look at all Federal spending if we are to get the deficit under control. I would ask my colleagues to be particu­larly cautious, however, with respect to our defense dollars. For your con­sideration in this matter, I am enter­ing into the RECORD the following edi­torial from the December 5, 1984, Charleston News and Courier which I feel to be instructive.

TAKE CARE IN CUTriNG DD'I:NSI!

As the 1986 budget takes shape within the Reagan administration, more and more at­tention is being focused on cutting defense spending as one means of curbing the soar­ing national deficit. Still, the president, while agreeing to an overall freeze on gov­ernment spending, would allow Social Secu­rity and defense to grow while other budget areas would be trimmed back or scrapped al­together. Those who would cut defense for 1986 should first evaluate what Reagan de­fense budgets have accomplished over the past four years.

Four years ago, the U.S. abWty to defend itself was marginal and sUpping rapidly. Since World War II, presidents have had to choose between modernizing and enlarging the armed forces or building up stockpiles of ammunition, spare parts and fuel for weapons already in the inventory. There was never enough money to do both. The Johnson and Nixon administrations de­ferred modernization to fight the Vietnam

January 30, 1985 war. President Carter did next to nothing for defense while he was in office.

By 1981, mWtary morale and preparedness were in a deep slough. Grave doubts existed about the efficacy of the all-volunteer mili­tary, re-enlistment percentages were down and by every measurable statistic, the Soviet Union was gaining the military supe­riority necessary to dictate conditions to the Free World. There was no need for the Soviet leaders to continue the farce of nego­tiating arms limitations or reductions be­cause it was no longer in their national best interest to do so.

President Reagan moved forcibly to ad­dress what was, in fact, a quality gap. <There is no way we could compete with the Russians in the quantity of military hard­ware.> His first priorities were a return to a strengthened, 600-ship Navy, production of the M-1 tank and, in the strategic arena, the MX missile and the B-1 bomber. Today, American forces are substantially more ready and sustainable, retention rates and recruit quallty are at all-time highs and morale is soaring.

And now, not coincidentally, the Russians are saying they want to resume talks about arms limitations and force reductions. Why the about face? Only the very naive would attribute it to some Soviet hope for world harmony. No, the old men in the Kremlin realize their quest for mWtary superiority is falling and negotiating is now in their na­tional interest.

At the same time, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger is over in Brussels criti­cizing our NATO partners for not carrying their fair share of the defense load. Again, because of increases in U.S. defense spend­ing, our allies are expected to commit more of their resources to defense-an idea that was scoffed at during the Carter years.

There is no denying the need to reduce the national deficit. Also there should be no sacred cows when it comes to cutting budg­ets. But when it comes to defense, the choice is not just between guns and butter. It also affects our abWty to get the Soviets to agree to arms reductions and limitation treaties and to lead our own allies into shar­ing the costs of defending the Free World. We are where we're at because we were will­ing to spend the money to strengthen our military posture. Let's not lose that through some spate of random budget cutting with a meat cleaver.e

SELF HELP FOUNDATION: A WORLD SERVICE

HON. BERKLEY BEDELL OF IOWA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. BEDELL. Mr. Speaker, a number of Rotary Clubs and churches across America, including several in my district in northern and northwest­ern Iowa, are actively involved in sup­porting the Self Help Foundation as it strives to fight hunger in the develop­ing portions of our world.

The new Governor of Rotary Dis­trict 597, Michael V. Karnis from my hometown of Spirit Lake, lA, recently provided me with information about the extremely worthwhile goals of this foundation.

January 30, 1985 The story of the Self-Help Founda­

tion and what it is accomplishing is re­warding and encouraging, and I com­mend Mr. Karnis' description of its work to the attention of my col­leagues:

The best way to serve people in the hungry nations is to help those people help themselves. To give them things does not truly serve them; it makes them dependent. To truly serve is to teach others how to help themselves so they can grow by expanding their skills. This approach takes a large commitment of time and energy. Yet it is the only way of serving which breaks the chain of dependency.

This is precisely the philosophy of the Self Help Foundation. Established in Wa­verly, Iowa in 1959 by Vern Schield, Self Help is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting hungry people around the world become self-reliant by transferring appro­priate agricultural manufacturing capability and farm mechanization services to develop­ing countries. It does this through its simple 12-horsepower diesel tractor and twenty farming implements specifically designed for that technological and economical envi­ronment. Introducing agricultural manufac­turing and mechanization has been a long, slow process for Self Help because it has had to change thought patterns besides in­troducing entirely new sets of skills. But Self Help has succeeded in 25 years in bring­ing its services and equipment to fifty-four countries.

Why is the Self Help Foundation receiv­ing the response it is from people familiar with the needs of developing countries and from people within developing countries? Because it sets people free by sharing new ideas and skills rather than making them dependent on someone else to give them food which will only feed them for a day.

Self Help is built on the idea that farm implements for lesser developed agriculture must be simple to operate and easy to main­tain. Its tractor has no hydraulic or electri­cal system and has an uncomplicated but powerful drive-train.

It attacks the root of hunger with a 3-phase program: During phase one the trac­tors and equipment are provided to the country for testing, training and use by farmers, and a market study is completed. The testing takes place in the rural areas where the tractor is proposed to be used. The testing continues in every type of soil available in the area. All tests are conducted under the guidance and supervision of Self Help transfer technicians and local authori­ties.

Phase two provides training in the mainte­nance and manufacturing. At the beginning of the training program, administrative per­sonnel from the developing country are given all of the data needed to enable them to purchase production machines and inven­tory required to manufacture the tractor and implements in their country. The final details of the transfer of appropriate tech­nology are worked out prior to their return. Head instructors from developing countries are trained in the skills needed to manufac­ture the jigs, fixtures, patterns, tractor and implements.

In phase three, centers are established to manufacture the equipment locally and pro­vide training and employment. Since 75 to 95 percent of the population is rural and this is the greatest area of unemployment, the program goes to where the people are. The newly trained instructor and Self Help

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS transfer agent travel back to the developing country where they train the local people to be the teachers and lead personnel in the manufacturing. Formerly unskilled people are building tractors and earning a better income than they ever hoped to earn. People are now getting training that would be unavailable to them anywhere else. Moreover, the tractors they build make the people's lives complete: they know how to use the tractor and the implements, they can repair them and can manufacture their own spare parts, and they have the ability at last to multiply crop yields and provide far more food for their society than they could ever do with hand or animal power.

The story of Self Help demonstrates that appropriate manufacturing technology can be successfully transferred to developing countries. Illiterate and semi-literate people can be trained to manufacture, operate and maintain appropriate equipment. Small tractors can improve farm productivity and raise the net income of farmers in develop­ing countries. Leaders of countless small na­tions, men in our own foreign assistance programs, in the U.N. and the World Bank, in the A.I.D. programs overseas and else­where have praised the work of Vern Schield and the Self Help Foundation. It be­hooves all of us to study its approaches to the world hunger problem and not only praise it but emulate it.e

VETERANS HEALTH PROGRAMS EXTENSION ACT OF 1985

HON. BOB EDGAR OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. EDGAR. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing a bill to extend two health care programs for veterans which are due to expire in the next 2 years. Last year, the administration re­quested that legislation similar to this bill be introduced. Because the Sub­committee on Hospitals and Health Care had completed its legislative pro­gram prior to the receipt of the admin­istration's request, we deferred action on several of the items contained in that request. I expect that we will hold hearings on this measure in the early part of the 99th Congress.

Section 2 of the bill would extend the V A's authority to contract for care in halfway houses and other communi­ty-based treatment facilities for veter­ans suffering from alcohol or drug de­pendence or abuse disabilities. Last year, 83 VA medical centers had 297 contracts with halfway houses, thera­peutic communities, psychiatric resi­dential treatment centers, and other community-based treatment facilities for such veterans. Over $6 million was expended last year by the Veterans' Administration for this type of care, which benefited nearly 6,000 veterans. This program was initiated by the VA in April, 1980, following the passage of Public Law 96-22.

A recent evaluative report of this program, which is designated as a pilot program, found that the community-

1333 based programs serve as a great facili­tator for reentry into the community for certain alienated veterans with substance abuse problems. Put in other words, this is a useful program which serves as an adjunct to the very successful in-house program adminis­tered by the VA; it provides transition­al services to veterans who are in the final stages of treatment for substance abuse problems. The VA noted that despite higher initial treatment costs, the program appeared to be effective in reducing expenditures for subse­quent treatment.

Section 3 would extend the authori­zation for appropriations to a program which is one of the truly effective and respected Federal-State sharing pro­grams. I have spoken to many of my colleagues about the veterans' pro­gram which grants States up to 65 per­cent of the cost of constructing or re­modeling facilities which provide nurs­ing home and domiciliary care to older veterans. While I believe that there may be a more efficient way of author­izing these funds to insure that we are making grants where the need is great­est, I want to insure that this program continues to operate without any interruption. Thus, I am introducing this measure to extend the life of this program for an additional 3 years.

I urge my colleagues to support this measure.e

COOPERATIVE EAST-WEST VENTURES

HON. BERYL ANTHONY, JR. OF ARKANSAS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. ANTHONY. Mr. Speaker, before we find ourselves deeply in­volved in the immediate and pressing problems of budgets, taxes, spending cuts, and other current issues, I want to briefly highlight one piece of legis­lation from the 98th Congress which has the potential effect of improving relations between the United States and the U.S.S.R. I refer to Public Law 98-562 which encourages cooperative East-West ventures in space, including a possible joint space mission to Mars.

In the December issue of Omni mag­azine, Senator SPARK M. MATSUNAGA of Hawaii discussed this issue in the most compelling terms. Unless we find greater areas of cooperation which can transcend the rivalries and divisive­ness between East and West, the human species may be doomed to eventual self-extinction. It is courage and vision which are needed now to seize this opportunity and push ahead in the area where cooperation is possi­ble now.

Senator MATSUNAGA has exercised great leadership in this issue already, and his article in Omni points the di-

1334 rection we need to go. I urge my col­leagues to read it and reflect upon its message.

The article follows: FIRST WORD

"The custodians of the real world will dis­miss an international Mars mission proposal as naive, but I hope they will pause first and recall the universal story of the newborn child." The holiday season, with its eternal theme of peace on Earth and goodwill among all people, ir profoundly relevant to our dawning Space Age.

I first learned about such values from my father, a Shinto priest, and had them rein­forced when I later embraced the Christian faith. The follower of any other tradition­Jew, Moslem, Hindu, Buddhist-would rec­ognize these beliefs as well. For they are embodied in the universal story of the divine birth-the joyously received entry into the world of a child destined to bring salvation to a suffering humanity.

The divinely conceived child personifies a uniquely human capacity for spiritual tran­scendence. Other species accept and live out their Darwinian fates. But humanity con­stantly transcends its condition by inspired feats of the imagination that the reasoning mind translates into working reality. Thus, although we lack wings, we fly in space; al­though we lack gills, we swim to the bottom of the sea; when our hearts fail, we revive them or even replace them.

But if science is an active participant in the human quest for transcendence, it is the spiritual impulse that defines the goal, the purpose of human striving, and the ultimate promise of salvation.

The one goal that inspires humanity's greatest achievements is, to my mind, unity. From Einstein's search for a unified-field theory, to Mozart's sublime harmonies, to the exquisitely balanced architecture of the Parthenon, humanity's most inspired achievements have always evoked tran­scendent unity. By contrast, our Darwinian "real world" continually succumbs to primi­tive impulses for dominance, divisiveness, and war, which we helplessly rationalize and romanticize.

So two antithetical impulses struggle for ascendancy within each individual, each cul­ture. One, determininistic and bestial, drives us to disunity; the other transcendent and spiritual, inspires us to unity.

And now, I believe, the age-old struggle between these two forces enters what may be its final chapter. The setting is the cosmos itself. Here on our tiny microbe of a planet, humanity stands poised to launch a new age of limitless discovery. But we cannot hope to populate the cosmos as long as we carry within us the seed of domi­nance, divisiveness, and self-destruction. Unless we first transcend our worser selves, we are doomed.

That is the context in which currently fashionable visions of the future need to be examined. Any suggestion that our greatest scientific minds should be mobilized in a na­tional effort dedicated to finding newer and jazzier outlets for base, primitive fantasies, rationalized in a thousand ways, denies the noblest aspirations of American intelligence and imagination. Such thinking strikes at the very essence of our religious ideals. We cannot attain transcendent unity with a video-game vision of the future.

Already, the greatest visionaries of the Space Age have rejected man's baser in­stincts. Arthur C. Clarke, for example, has written that we must replace the "techno-

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS logical obscenities" of a star-wars defense with the "technological decency" of an international space effort. In the same vein, Isaac Asimov calls for globalism rather than tribalism in the Space Age. These literary prophets know that even as fantasy, the star-wars program is a second-rate produc­tion, a perversion of the uniquely human ca­pacity to create transcendent forms that unify.

It is the task of political leaders to trans­late such visions into policies that will set this nation on a new and more promising course. It should be a course that future generations, endless future generations, can pursue with wonder and zeal.

In that spirit, I introduced legislation pro­posing a joint U.S.-Soviet program consist­ing of space missions of gradually increasing complexity, linked to a moratorium on space-weapons testing. These ventures would build toward an international manned mission to Mars in the twenty-first century. The program would unfold in the same time frame as star wars but at far less cost and with far more promise. In contrast to star wars, which polarizes scientific in­quiry on the frontier of space, an interna­tional Mars mission-a 16-month voyage into space-would enlist the world's best sci­entists and engineers in a united enterprise, the most stirring undertaking in human his­tory. Indeed, while pursuing this new path of exploration and discovery, Americans and Soviets might even rediscover their common humanity.

No doubt the administrators and custo­dians of our self-absorbed "real world" will be tempted to dismiss an international Mars mission proposal as naive; but I hope they will pause first, set their legal pads and briefing papers aside, and recall the univer­sal story of the newborn child.

What was it that brought the three wise men to Bethlehem on Christmas Day? Was it to hear yet another lecture on the self­perpetuation complexities of the "real world"? Of course not. They came to behold the promise of something new and divinely inspired, a new wisdom that offered rebirth for a multitude of people.

Similarly, we need to ask. Does this new idea fit the need? Is it what our nascent Space Age requires? If the answer is yes, then we should have the courage to take the necessary initiatives in the policy sphere.

An international Mars mission would herald the birth of a new, transcendent age. Mankind's highest aspirations in art, sci­ence, and religion would be finally realized. The beast of divisiveness would be securely caged as humanity began a Journey into the cosmos, unified at last.e

A TRIBUTE TO FELIX R. NEVAREZ

HON. MAITHEW G. MARTINEZ OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, JanuaTl/30, 1985 e Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. Speaker, it is truely an honor to bring to your atten­tion the valuable contributions made by Mr. Felix R. Nevarez to his commu­nity and especially to the young people of Los Angeles.

Mr. Nevarez owns his own business which is known as "Felix's Pantry" and located in Montebello, CA. Felix

January 30, 1985 was the third of 11 children born to Francisco and Natividad Navarez. He attended Mariana Elementary School, Belvedere Junior High School, Roose­velt High School, Los Angeles City College, and University of California at Los Angeles. Felix and his wife have been married for 44 years. They have three daughters and eight grandchil­dren.

The family and friends of Felix R. Nevarez have arranged an honorary dinner on his behalf and I would like to take this opportunity to share with you some of the hard work and unself­ish giving that has distinguished Felix and has prompted this special recogni­tion.

Felix first became involved with the organization of the East Los Angeles Youth Band in the hopes of providing activites for, and developing the tal­ents of, our cities young people. The fundraisers for band uniforms and in­struments required many hours of or­ganization and hard work but the re­sults were an award-winning band that gave pride and a feeling of self-worth to many children in the east Los Ange­les area. Later, Felix expanded this program to include a topnotch drill team.

The work that Felix has done for St. Michaels, a monastery in Bell Gar­dens, CA, has been considerable. The monastery would hold fundraiser din­ners twice a year at which Felix would cook and serve the food to all the guests.

Aside from these contributions Felix has been active in the Boy Scouts of America organization. And it is this service that is mainly responsible for the honorary dinner held for him. No other action can better illustrate Mr. Nevarez's commitment to the youth of Los Angeles. This organization seems to embody all that is admirable in community service for the youth. Felix's latest efforts have been direct­ed toward the procurement of equip­ment for summer camps, food for nu­merous meals which have been en­joyed by many Scouts at their various functions. In general, Felix has been a dedicated and forceful personality behind the Boy Scout organization in the Los Angeles area.

Mr. Speaker, Felix Nevarez may not have contributed hundreds of thou­sands of dollars to assist the youth of Los Angeles, but he has given some­thing of even more value and often harder to share. Felix has given him­self, his time, his energy and his com­mitment to the building strong foun­dations for our children's develop­ment.•

January 30, 1985 SSI CHANGES TO PROTECT

SHELTERED WORKSHOP PAR­TICIPANTS

HON. BARNEY FRANK OF MASSACHUSETTS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. FRANK. Mr. Speaker, t~d~y I am reintroducing legislation I origmal­ly filed in the last Congress which would make necessary changes to the SSI law so as not to penalize recipients whose incomes, because of the natu~e of their disabilities, may be spasmodic or uneven throughout the year.

Under current SSI regulations, all beneficiaries must have their income redetermined on a monthly basis to es­tablish whether their income was over the amount allowed under the pro­gram. If such a determination is made, the receipient's benefits are then re­duced by one-half the amount of the coverage. .

While I have no quarrel with their being income limitations set, the monthly redetermination works an unfair hardship on those disabled per­sons whose incomes vary greatly from month to month. This is particularly true in the case of those participating in sheltered workshop programs. By their very nature, the amount of w~rk to be done in these workshops varies greatly from month to month and since the participants of these pro­grams are paid generally on a pie~e­work basis, their incomes necessarily fluctuate with the amount of work to be done by the workshop. It is not un­common, for instance, for a workshop to be very busy in the months preced­ing the Christmas season, but to be very slow in the months thereafter.

The problem that affects the dis­abled people-and in particular, the mentally retarded-who work in these programs is that while their annual in­comes may well not exceed the annual income allowed without penalty under the SSI program, their income during several busy months may exceed the limits when that annual income limi­tation is divided by 12. The result is that the monthly SSI check is reduced and that reduction is not recouped in a low-earning month. Thus, even though the individual's annual earnings may not exceed the income limits, he or she is penalized because of the month­ly accounting process.

The legislation I am introducing would rectify this situation by provid­ing that in determining the amount of the SSI benefit for disabled individ­uals engaged in sheltered workshop employment or for those whose income is irregular or spasmodic, monthly income shall be assumed to be equal to the average monthly income over a year. This process will still allow an income limitation to be maintained but will result in fairer

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS treatment for those whose income is uneven throughout the year.

Mr. Speaker, I want to commend Barbara Turner, the past president of the Association for Clients of People, Inc., in Fall River, MA, for bringing this very unfair situation to my atten­tion. Ms. Turner is a very dedicated in­dividual who has taken the time to learn the very complicated laws and regulations that affect the disabled people she so ably assists. I am v~ry greatful for her help in introducmg this legislation.•

VETERANS DAY 1984

HON. STEW ART B. McKINNEY OF CONNECTICUT

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, after the last Congress adjourned, our Nation celebrated its annual observ­ance of Veterans Day on the 12th day of November. At that time the people and the veterans of this country gath­ered to remember and to honor those who had fought in the various wars in which the United States had partici­pated. In groupings large and small around the country, they recalled the valor the pain, the glory, and, often­time~. the death of family members and companions.

Here in Washington, the observance of Veterans Day took on a new dimen­sion in 1984. The Vietnam Memorial was completed, dedicated and turned over to the United States and its people. Various Veterans Day acti~­ties held on The Mall, while emphasiZ­ing the veterans of our most recent war in Vietnam, included also repre­sentation of veterans of past wars. The camaraderie exhibited on The Mall demonstrated the common interest of the veterans of every generation. That interest is to maintain forever the United States of America as "the land of the free."

Most of my colleagues were unable to participate in the Veterans Day ceremonies on The Mall, but I would like to share with them a part of the observance which I believe to be a positive sign in the healing process from the Vietnam war. The National Poet Laureate of the Vietnam Veter­ans of America, Steve Mason, read to the vast crowd that day an excerpt from his work "Johnny's Song." Having served his country in Vietnam, Steve Mason knew a lot of Johnnys. Having known a lot of Johnnys, Steve Mason continues to serve his country.

THE WALL WITHIN, AN EXCERPT FROM JOHNNY'S SONG

<By Steve Mason> Most real men hanging tough in their early forties would like the rest of us to think they could really handle one more war

and two more women. But I know better. You have no more lies to tell. I have no more dreams to believe. I have seen it in your face I am sure you have noticed it in mine; that thousand yard stare that does not look out­it looks in-at the unutterable. unalterable truth of our war. The eye sees what the mind believes. And all that I know of war, all that I have heard of peace, has me looking over my shoulder for that one bullet which still has my name on it­circling round and round the globe waiting and circling circling and waiting until I break from cover and it takes its best, last shot. In the absence of Time, the accuracy of guilt is assured. It is a cosmic marksman. Since Vietnam, I have run a zig zag course across the open fields of America taking refuge in the inner cities. From MacArthur Park to Washington Square from Centennial Park to DuPont Circle,

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on the grassy, urban knolls of America I have seen an army of combat veterans hidden among the trees. Veterans of all our recent wars. Each a part of the best of his generation. Waiting in his teeth for peace. They do not lurk there on the backs of park benches drooling into their socks above the remote, turtled backs of chessplayers playing soldiers. · They do not perch upon the gutter's lip of midnight fountains and noontime wishing wells like surrealistic gargoyles guarding the coins and simple wishes of young lovers. No. I have seen them in the quiet dignity of their aloneness. Singly, in the confidence of their own perspective. And always at the edges of the clearing. Patrolling like perimeter guards, or observing as primitive gods, each in his own way looks out to the park that he might "see" in to the truth. Some, like me enjoy the comfortable base of a friendly tree that we might cock one eye to the center of the park toward the rearing bronze horsemen of other wars who would lead us backwards to glory. Daily, they are !ragged by a platoon of disgruntled pigeons saying it best for all of us. And with the other eye, we read the poetry of America the Beautiful as she combs her noontime hair and eats precise shrimp sandwiches and salad Nicoise catered by Tupperware­and never leaves a single crumb. No wonder America is the only country in the world which doesn't smell like food.

1336 ... and I remember you and me picnicing at the side of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the rain eating the Limas and Ham from the can sitting easy in our youth and our strength driving hard bargains with each other for the C-ration goodies we unwrapped like Christmas presents. Somwhow it really seemed to matter what he got versus what you got. It wasn't easy trading cheese and crackers for chocolate covered peanut butter cookies! And the pound cake-Forget about it! I knew a guy would cut a hole in it and pretend it was a doughnut. For six months I watched that and refused to ask him about it. I did finally. And you guessed it. He hated pound cake. And remember the water biscuit that came in its own tin?-I think they had the moxie to call it a

cookie-it came with the marmalade and was made by that outfit in Chicago we promised to burn to the ground some-

day. Damn, how did your buddy, the animal, ever eat that crap? Then, we'd happily wash down the whole

mess with freckly-faced strawberry kool-aid straight from the canteen some days there'd be goofy grape (anything to keep from choking on the taste of purified water>. Bleck. But somehow I sensed all the while that I'd never be able to forgive myself for enjoying your company so much or being so good at the game we played. We were the best-You & I. In our parks, there are whole other armies of veterans mostly young and mostly old but always ageless who are not alone. They share with their families and their friends these open-aired above-ground time capsules of our national culture. They read aloud to themselves and their children from the plaques and statues monuments and markers those one-line truths of our common experience as if there could be a real significance in words like Love and Hate tattooed on the clenched, granite fists of America. Sometimes, when I am angry it seems as if I could start my own country with the same twenty Spill and Spell words we shake out at the feet of our heroes like some crone spreading her hands over the runes prior to a mystic reading. Words like: peace and sacrifice, war and young supreme and duty, service and honor country, nation, men and men and men

again, sometimes God and don't forget women! Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and free-

dom. Then, just as quickly, the anger passes and reverence takes its place. Those are good words, noble words, solemn

& sincere. It is the language of Death which frightens me; it is unearthly to speak life concepts over the dead.

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Death is inarticulately final refusing forever to negotiate. That, and the awesome responsibility we place eternally on our fallen teenage sons, seems unbearably heavy against the lengthening, prancing shadows of Sunday's frisbeers. Apparently, there is no period which can be placed after sacrifice. All life is struggle. An act of natural balance and indomitable courage. As it is with man so it is with mankind. If we permit Memorial Day to come to us every day, we ignore the concept of sacrifice and dilute its purpose. When we do that we incur the responsibility to effect change. If we are successful, the sacrifice has renewed meaning. It seems there is no alternative to life. But there may be to war ... The values of our society seem to be distrib-

uted in our parks and reflected in the eyes of veterans who look there for validation and find only confusion and sadness. Strange, I have observed no monuments to survivors. No obelisk to mark the conflict of those who risked and lived perhaps to fight again or perhaps to speak of peace. Nowhere, yet, a wall for the living. There is no wonder guilt is the sole survivor of war. We do not celebrate life after combat because our concept of glory lives neither in victory nor in peace but in Death. There are plagues at the doorsteps of skyscrapers; in New York on lOth and the Avenue of the Americas it reads: IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROK GREENWICH VIL·

LAGE WHO KADE THE SUPREKE SACRIFICE IN THE KOREAN CONFLICT, 1950-1953

In Nashville's Centennial Park in a shaded wood to one side of the Parthenon built to scale and to the glory which was Greece, a small statue stands; it is inscribed:

I GAVE KY BEST TO KAKE A BETTER WORLD, 1917-1918

I stood there one fall ankle deep in leaves and looked up at the night sky through a hole in a ceiling of trees wondering how much better the world might look from up there. From the moon only one mandate object can be viewed by the naked eye; The Great Wall of China <a tribute to man's functional paranoia> It's a peculiar perspective because we're a lot closer and the only manmade object We can see is THE Wall in Washington, D.C. <a veterans solemn pledge to remember> There is one other wall, of course. One we never speak of. One we never see, One which separates memory from mad­

ness. In a place no one offers flowers.

January 30, 1985 THEW ALL WITHIN. We permit no visitors. Mine looks like any of a million nameless, brick walls-it stands in the tear-down ghetto of my soul; that part of me which reason avoids for fear of dirtying its clothes and from atop which my sorrow and my

rage hurl bottles and invectives at the rolled-up windows of my passing youth. Do you know the wall I mean? I learned of mine that night in the rain when I spoke at the Memorial in Washing-

ton. We all noticed how the wall ran like tears and every man's name we found on the polished, black granite face seemed to have our eyes staring back at us; crying. It was haunting. Later I would realize I had caught my first glimpse of the Wall Within. And those tears were real. You and I do not walk about the Wall

Within like Hamlet on the battlements. No one with our savvy would expose himself like that especially to a frightened, angry man. Suicide loiters in our subconscious and bears a grudge; an assassin on hashish. We must be wary. No. We sit there legless in our immobility rolling precariously in our self-pity like ugly Humpty Dumpties with disdain even for the King's horses as we lean over the ledge to write upside down with chalk, bleached white with our truth the names of all the other casualties of the Vietnam War <our loved ones> the ones the Pentagon didn't put in uniform but died anyway. Some because they stopped being who they always were just as truly as if they'd found another way to breathe. Others, because they did die honest-to-God casualties of the Vietnam War because they lost the will to breathe at all. My mother gave her first recital at Carnegie Hall at age eleven. Sometimes, when I was a boy I'd watch her play the piano and wonder if God, after all, was not a

woman. One evening when I was in the bush she turned on the 6:00 news and died of a heart attack. My mother's name is on the Wall Within. You starting to get the idea? Our lists may be different but shoulder to shoulder if we could find the right flat cloud on a perfect, black night we could project our images upon a god-sized drive-in theatre wide enough to race Ben Hur across for a thousand years ... Because the Wall Within adds up the true cost of war . . . We can recite 58,012 in our sleep even the day after they update it, but how many of those KIA had kids? How many of them got nice step-dads?

January 30, 1985 Whose wall do they go on? And what about you vets who came home to your wife and kids only to divorce her because there wasn't anybody else to be angry at? How many dimes have you long-distance fathers dropped into the slot to hear how another man was raising your children? Yeah, Yeah, I can hear you hollerin', "Put it on the wall! Put it on the wall!" Damn right, it's on the wall . . . And you remember how that came down? You told the three year old his daddy loved him and his mommy loved him and nothing would ever change that. But it did anyway. But not because you didn't love him

enough, but because you loved him too much to be a part-time daddy. And you couldn't explain that to him because you couldn't explain it to you. What the hell? I mean who were you, Spinoza? You came home a twenty-two year

old machine gunner for chrissake, you did the best you could. PUT IT ON THEW ALL!! And somewhere, in an art gallery, maybe, is a portrait of American Grieving Parent-

hood. Handholding, Rockwellian caricatures of wisdom and forbearance and oh yes, pride sitting on the front porch of the township waving their lemonades at the Greyhound bus driver. Baloney. The names go UP! Because every time you can't find Mom, you damned well better call Doc Smith 'cause she's up on the second floor again sitting on the floor in Johnny's closet smelling his Varsity sweater with the sleeves around her shoulders sobbing something maybe only Johnny ever understood. But don't worry about dad, who never fished again, or watched a ballgame on TV again and won't talk to anyone this year between the ages of thirty and forty. He's doing fine. He just doesn't exercise as much as he should, but Doc Smith assures us there's no medical reason why the folks should have separate bedrooms; Dad just likes to read a lot these days. If you and I were men of common con-

science we might agree on a collective dedication to our Walls Within. As forme they could all read: This wall is dedicated to mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, wives, husbands, sons, daughters, lovers, friends and most of all dreams of the men and women who risked it all in Vietnam while you continued to lose them during and after the war with less a chance than they for a parade and no chance at all for an explanation. You lost them to bullets, internment, drugs, suicide, alcohol, jail, PTS, Divorce, but never never did any of you

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS ever lose them to the truth which is now being shared across this great nation in such an act of spontaneous moral courage, its like may never have been seen on any battlefield in the history of mankind . . . Amen to that, brother.e

YOUNG AND STELLA LOUIS-OUR LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE

HON. LEON E. PANETIA OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform my colleagues that a search by Worldwide Marriage En­counter in honor of World Marriage Day has turned up Young and Stella Louis of San Luis Obispo as the long­est married couple in California's San Luis Obispo, Monterey, and Santa Cruz Counties. Young and Stella cele­brated their 72d wedding anniversary on December 31, and they seem headed for many more years of wedded happiness.

Young Louis is the oldest of eight children of Ah Louis, who first came to California in 1860, and Gon Ying of San Francisco. They settled in San Luis Obispo, where Young was born in 1893. Stella Louis was born in 1897 in Berkeley, CA, at a time when there were very few Chinese women permit­ted in the United States. Young and Stella met at a church bazaar in San Francisco early in 1912, when they were both in their teens. They were married at the end of the year in First Christian Church in San Luis Obispo.

Over the years, Young worked in a number of theaters in San Luis Obispo. He attended California Poly­technic State University, where he ma­jored in electrical engineering, and graduated in 1923. For several years, Young served as secretary of the Cal Poly's Alumni Association, and in 1960, he was named "alumnus of the year." He received a special Mustang Award from Cal Poly students in 1968.

Young and Stella have been very active in community affairs and have taken a special interest in historical preservation efforts in San Luis Obispo. More than 30 years ago, they founded the San Luis Obispo County Historical Society, and they have worked to make it a success.

Mr. Speaker, Young and Stella Louis have had a long life together. We can all share in their pride and love and aspire to such strong commitment in our own lives. Young and Stella are still very active in the community, and there is every reason to believe that their marriage has many more years to go. I know my colleagues join me in congratulating them and wishing them the best of everything in the future.e

1337 JOE RAUH: 50 YEARS, AND

COUNTING, OF DOING GOOD

HON. DON EDWARDS OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. EDWARDS of California. Mr. Speaker, I want to call to the atten­tion of my colleagues an article which appeared in the New York Times on January 8, 1985. Entitled "Joe Raub: 50 Years, and Counting, of Doing Good," the article looks at Joe Raub's extraordinary lifetime commitment to the fight for civil rights and civil liber­ties.

His is a commitment which has never faltered, and one which has brought this country closer to the ideals of equality and justice embodied in our Constitution.

I've always felt honored to count Joe as one of my friends. This article cap­tures some of the reasons why Joe's friendship is a special treasure. I was particularly taken by Joe's comments to a group of young college students:

To the extent that there is a valley in the efforts toward equality today, it results from a national fatigue based on the un­precedented efforts of recent decades. But one can hope-no, expect-that this too will pass, that batteries will be recharged and that increased racial tolerance will spark new gains of which future generations will be as proud as we are of ours.

I hope my colleagues will read the article that follows and be inspired, as I have been, by Joe's remarkable ex­ample.

[From the New York Times, Jan. 8,19851 JOE RAUB: 50 YEARS, AND COUNTING, 01"

DOING GOOD <By David E. Rosenbaum>

WASHINGTON, January 7.-Fifty years ago, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. came to Washington to, in his words, "work for the New Deal." He has been doing it ever since.

"There was a spirit in 1935 that has never come again," Mr. Rauh said the other day, reflecting on his years here. "You had to be in it to believe it. The idealism was so great. We had night secretaries. We would work all night. We thought we were saving the country, and, you know, I think we really were."

Many of his peers from those days have turned against liberalism and the Govern­ment's social welfare programs, becoming "neoliberals" or even outright conservatives. Mr. Rauh has not done that.

Many used their Government connections to become wealthy. Mr. Rauh never did that either.

And most, perhaps nearly all, are now dead or retired. In contrast, at age 74, Joe Rauh is practicing law full time, suing the Central Intelligence Agency, lobbying in Congress for compensation for Japanese Americans who were interned in World War II, defending the civil liberties of a Con­gressman caught up in Abscam, speaking out for busing and affirmative action and devoting himself to the causes-some popu­lar, most not-that have been his life.

1338 LIKE AN ANTHOLOGY OF LIBERALISM

A list of those causes reads like an anthol­ogy of American liberalism.

In the 1930's he was law clerk to Justices Benjamin N. Cardozo and Felix Frankfurter on the Supreme Court and counsel to sever­al of the alphabet agencies of the New Deal.

In the 1940's, after serving on Gen. Doug­las MacArthur's staff in the Pacific, he was an organizer of Americans for Democratic Action and a principal author of the historic civil rights plank in the 1948 Democratic platform.

By the 1950's he had become the nation's best known civil liberties lawyer, a sworn enemy of McCarthyism, and his clients in­cluded the playwrights Lillian Hellman and Arthur Miller and Walter Reuther's United Auto Workers.

In the 1960's Mr. Rauh represented the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. He pounded the halls of Congress, inces­santly, without pay, and it was said that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968 would never been enacted without his lobbying. Two photographs commemorating those days hang side-by-side in his office.

His most prominent client in the 1970's was Joseph A. Yablonski, who challenged W.A. Boyle's leadership of the United Mine Workers. After Mr. Yablonski, his wife and their daughter were found slain, Mr. Rauh forced a Federal investigation that conclud­ed that the deaths had been instigated by the union leadership.

"Other people may have made more money," Mr. Rauh said, looking back at his career. "But no one has had more fun."

And it is the fun, not the battles, that Joe Rauh likes to talk about.

Like the time in 1957 when Arthur Miller, who was then married to Marilyn Monroe, was on trail for contempt for Congress for refusing to identify for the House Un-Amer­ican Activites Committee writers he knew to be Communists.

BREAKFAST WITH MARILYN MONROE

"He called me up the day before the trial was going to begin," Mr. Rauh recalled, "and said, 'What am I going to do with my wife? She can't stay in a hotel. They would tear her apart.'

"I said, 'Why don't you stay with us?' I re­member going home that night and saying to Carl [one of his sons, now a criminal trial lawyer here], who was then 16, 'You've got to go to the station tomorrow and pick up Marilyn Monroe.' You can't imagine his ex­pression.

"That first morning at breakfast, Carl and I knocked ourselves over going to the kitch­en to get her a glass of water. She stayed with us for two weeks, and the day before the trial ended, word got out somehow she was at our house. When Carl got home from school, there were people all over the lawn, and he went out and held a news confer­ence.

"At the end, some reporter, from The Star, I think, said, 'Well, in sum, Carl, what's it like to have Marilyn Monroe around the house?'

"And Carl said, 'It ain't quite like living with your brother.' "

HELLMAN AND SHREWDNESS

Five years earlier, Mr. Rauh had repre­sented Lillian Hellman when she was sub­poenaed by the Un-American Activities Committee. In "Scoundrel Time," her book about that era, Miss Hellman wrote: "I liked Rauh. Shrewdness seldom goes with an

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS open nature, but in his case it does and the nice, unbeautiful, rugged, crinkly face gives one confidence about the mind above it.''

What Mr. Rauh remembers most about that case is that he composed Miss Hell­man's now-famous letter to the committee. That is, he composed all but one sentence: "I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.'' Miss Hellman wrote that sentence. It is what made the letter famous, and it is all most people remember about it now.

Of all the civil rights leaders he dealt with, Mr. Rauh <his name rhymes with "wow") has perhaps the fondest memories of A. Philip Randolph, the long-time head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. "Mr. Randolph-! never called him any­thing but Mr. Randolph-was the most dig­nified man who ever lived," Mr. Rauh said.

He recalled the day in the 1950's when he and Mr. Randolph won an important civil rights victory: "Afterward, we were on the corner of 14th and K, and I said, 'Mr. Ran­dolph, we ought to have a drink to cele­brate.'

"He said, 'Yes, Mr. Raw'-he never could get my name straight-'but where should we go?'

"I had to think. Finally, I said, 'There are two places we can go, to the railroad station, or you can come to my house.'

"He just shrugged and said, 'Mr. Raw. You and I have just had a symbolic drink.'"

Mr. Rauh says he tells that story not so much to make the point that there was almost nowhere in Washington back then where a black man and a white man could sit down together, but to illustrate Mr. Ran­dolph's dignity.

'THIS TOO WILL PASS'

It concerns him, Mr. Rauh said, that young people today seem antipathetic to the causes that have driven him all his life. "It makes you sick," he said, to hear that law students today are more interested in doing well than in doing good.

But, ever the optimist, he says he believes it is only a matter of time before the social and political winds shift again. Last fall he delivered a lecture at Clinch Valley College of the University of Virginia on "The Future of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in America.'' He left the students with this thought:

"To the extent that there is a valley in the efforts toward equality today, it results from a national fatigue based on the un­precedented efforts of recent decades. But one can hope-no, expect-that this too will pass, that batteries will be recharged and that increased racial tolerance will spark new gains of which future generations will be as proud as we are of ours." •

ECONOMIC STATISTICS: CARTER AND REAGAN

HON. LEE H. HAMILTON OF INDIANA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, the final economic statistics for 1984 are now being published. They allow us to compare the performance of the econ­omy in President Reagan's first term with that in President Carter's term. The results, summarized in the follow­ing table, may be of interest:

January 30, 1985 Carter 1 Reagan 2

~~· GNP growth rate (percent) .......................... . fla ~n unemployment rate (percent) ................... .

In t100Jr'] rate (percent) ................................ . Total F al ern~t (millions) 3 .•.• .•••••••••. •••

3-month Treasury bill rate (percent) .................... . =g~i (percent) ....................................... .

~=ta~e ~13G~ii::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1 Averages for 1977-80. 2 Averages for 1981-84.

3.2 6.5 9.7 4.89 8.5

10.5

45.3 2.1

3 Includes military, stationed in the United States and abroad.e

A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES E. "COMMANDO" KELLY

HON.~~J.COYNE OF PENNSYLVANIA

2.7 8.6 6.0 4.94

10.7 13.7

134.8 4.1

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, the city of Pittsburgh lost a favorite son re­cently with the passing of Charles E. "Commando" Kelly.

Kelly, a resident of my city's north side, received a Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic, single-handed World War II encounter with a German infantry platoon during the Battle of Salerno. The description that accompanied his Medal of Honor uses just a few words to describe an action which saved many lives. It says that:

Corporal. Kelly took a position at an open window of the storehouse. One machine gunner had been killed at this position and several other soldiers wounded. Cpl. Kelly delivered continuous aimed and effective fire upon the enemy with his automatic rifle until the weapon locked from overheat­ing. Finding another automatic rifle, he again directed effective fire upon the enemy until this weapon also locked.

The description went on to say: At this critical point, with the enemy

threatening to overrun the position, Cpl. Kelly picked up the 60 mm mortar shells, pulled the safety pins, and used the shells as grenades. When it become imperative that the house be evacuated, Cpl. Kelly vol­unteered to hold the position until the re­mainder of his detachment could withdraw. As the detachment moved out, Corporal Kelly was observed deliberately loading and firing a rocket launcher from the window. He was successful in covering the withdraw­al of the unit.

Each of us, I am sure, hopes, that something in our lives, something that we have done, or perhaps chose not to do, will cause those who follow us to recognize that we met the tests our particular era put before us. Cpl. Kelly met his test. He is remembered and honored, in Pittsburgh and elsewhere, for the example he set. At this point, I include in the RECORD material on the life of Corporal Kelly.

The material follows: [From the Pittsburgh Press] CHARLES ''COMMANDO'' KELLY

He didn't even have the medals any more.

January 30, 1985 He gave all 11 of them-including the

Medal of Honor-away over the years to hero worshippers.

Charles "Commando" Kelly didn't have much left at all, save his memories of war and the feeling that he didn't fit in much with peace.

He was a drifter, a survivor who took the knocks as they came. He absorbed, fell, bounced and absorbed again for more than 40 years, never quite able to cope with life, maybe because he had seen too much of death.

"Commando" Kelly earned the medals, his fame was forced on him.

His name became a household word in the mid-1940s. Children who played war all wanted to be "Commando" Kelly. Their par­ents lined the streets when he was paraded through his native North Side, a hero coming home to face a civilian life that was a constant downhill slide.

The slide ended Friday at the Oakland Veterans Administration Hospital, a bowel obstruction taking the life that an entire platoon of German soldiers at Altavilla, Italy, or the rain of bullets and shrapnel at the Salerno beachhead and the Rapido River could not.

But the memories of those battles-just two years ago he recited the names of some of his buddies who were killed trying to cross the Rapido-were still vivid, un­dimmed by the passage of years.

The hero survived the war, but not the memories.

But then, does anybody ever survive memories of pure hell?

[From the New York Times] CHARLEs E. KEu. Y DIES AT 64; A WINNER OF

MEDAL OF HONOR

<By Marvine Howe> Charles E. Kelly, the World War II hero

known as Commando Kelly, died Friday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Pittsburgh after a bowel operation. He was 64 years old.

Mr. Kelly, who was living as an obscure self-employed house painter in Pittsburgh, his hometown, was the first enlisted man to receive the Medal of Honor in the war. He was awarded the medal for single-handedly fighting off a German platoon, enabling his own detachment to withdraw safely from Altavilla, Italy, on Sept 1, 1943

Technical Sergeant Kelly's act, in which he killed 40 enemy troops, became one of the most talked about events of the war.

INTREPIDITY IN BATTLE

Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark, who com­manded the Fifth Army in the campaign, honored Sergeant Kelly with this country's highest award. The citation praised him for "fighting determination and intrepidity in battle."

On his return to the United States, he was welcomed with a parade on Pittsburgh's North Side and given the keys to the city. He had won 10 other medals for valor.

Mr. Kelly earned $40,000 for a book on his exploits, "One Man's War," which was made into a film. Excerpts from the book were published in a The Saturday Evening Post.

"It was tough trying to see all my old friends, what with parades and being given a gold-plated key to the city and having to show up here and there, but I got around to seeing them anyhow," he wrote in The Post article, referring to his return,

"And when I went to bed or when things were a little quieter than at other times, I thought about some of the G.I.'s I'd left back on the other side. They knew we

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS couldn't lose. Every soldier over there knows we are going to win. The only thing they don't know is how long it is going to take.''

Very soon, however, misfortune befell Mr. Kelly. His first wife, May Boish of Pitts­burgh, died of cancer, and he married again and was later divorced.

Mr. Kelly ran a gasoline station and then became a house painter. He and his family moved to Louisville, Ky., in 1955, where he lived in a public housing project. Finally, a group of friends collected funds to bring him home to Pittsburgh's North Side in the early 1970's, where he lived for the rest of his life.

Mr. Kelly is survived by three sons, Charles E. Kelly Jr. of North Carolina, Wil­liam Bennette of California and Michael W. Gaskins of Indiana; three daughters, Virgin­ia Shepherd of Kentucky and Jerrie Lynn Stangehellini and Lee Maxwell Kelly of California, and five brothers, James, George, John, Edward and Howard of Pitts­burgh.

A funeral service will be held at 10 A.M., tomorrow at the Sperling Funeral Home in Pittsburgh. He will be buried in the High­wood Cemetery.e

THE 67TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROCLAMATION OF INDE­PENDENCE IN UKRAINE

HON. WILUAM 0. UPINSKI OF ILLINOIS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, last Tuesday, January 22, the free world celebrated the 67th anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence of Ukraine. It was on that date in 1918, that this proclamation was made in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

Following this declaration, the sov­ereign of Ukraine struggled for 3 years against the Russian Bolsheviks. They succumbed to the aggressor who estab­lished in Ukraine a Communist gov­ernment know as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Under the Communist rule, millions of Ukrainians of the free world drew attention to the 50th anniversary of the manmade famine which caused the death of 7 million Ukrainians. The churches in Ukraine have also been destroyed; the clergy and faithful per­secuted. The Ukrainians are now total­ly controlled and directed by Moscow.

Arrests, trials, convictions of thou­sands of Ukrainians charged with anti­Soviet propoganda and agitation have been made. Unfair trials and harsh sentences have been given to members of the Ukrainian Helsinki accord mon­itoring groups. Extended prison terms are now being given to dissident writ­ers.

Ukrainians refuse to accept the cruel foreign domination which plagues them, the alteration of their language, the elimination of their culture, de­struction of their churches, and the ruination of their country.

1339 Each year throughout the United

States, January 22 is proclaimed as Ukrainian Independence Day. It is in the spirit of liberty, faith, and justice that America gives support to the Ukrainian people. So, today I join with my colleagues in the Congress in trib­ute to the people of Ukraine in their continued struggle for human rights~•

LOW-TEMPERATURE GEOTHERMAL TAX CREDITS

HON. JOHN F. SEIBERLING OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. SEIBERLING. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing legislation which would provide tax credits for the purchase and installation of equip­ment to tap low-temperature geother­mal energy. The bill would also excuse any tax or interest due from those tax­payers who during the last several years mistakenly took the geothermal tax credit for low-temperature geo­thermal equipment based on errone­ous advice from the IRS.

In 1978, Congress enacted the Energy Tax Act, which included a tax credit for the purchase of geothermal energy equipment as well as other con­servation and renewable energy tax credits. In layman's terms, geothermal equipment taps the heat found below the surface of the Earth to be used to heat and cool buildings and for various other purposes. The temperature of the geothermal deposits varies greatly, but the most common form of equip­ment which taps low-temperature geo­thermal deposits is the heatpump.

When Congress enacted the 1978 geothermal tax credit, no distinction was made between equipment used to draw on high-temperature or low-tem­perature geothermal deposits, as meas­ured at the wellhead. However, in 1980 the IRS issued regulations prohibiting the use of the credit for equipment drawing on geothermal deposits below 50 oc < 122 °F). Geothermal deposits of this temperature are only found in a very few areas of the far West. While Congress enacted the tax credit to en­courage the nationwide use of renew­able energy sources, the IRS regula­tions limit the use of the credit to a very small area of the country.

The IRS regulations are clearly con­trary to the intent of Congress when we enacted the Energy Tax Act of 1978. Congress intended that taxpay­ers around the country should be able to take advantage of the geothermal and other renewable energy tax cred­its. My bill would remove this arbi­trary and unwarranted temperature threshold established by the IRS. Thus, ground water heat pumps, which extract energy from shallow un-

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1340 derground streams to heat buildings, would be eligible for the credit.

I am of course aware that the geo­thermal tax credit as well as the other energy tax credits are scheduled to expire this year. However, unless this Congress enacts some form of tax sim­plification plan which eliminates almost all tax deductions and credits, the energy tax credits should be ex­tended. The geothermal and other energy tax credits provide a valuable incentive to encourage energy conser­vation and the development of renew­able energy sources.

Ground water heat pump systems are considered to be three to five times as efficient as fossil-fuel heating sys­tems in terms of heat output per unit of energy put in. By one estimate, ground water has the capacity to re­place fossil fuel heating and electrical cooling in 85 percent of the domestic dwellings in the Northeast-Midwest region alone. Surely, this is the very kind of energy-conserving system that Congress should be encouraging.

In addition, even if a tax simplifica­tion plan were enacted, my bill is nec­essary because it would excuse any tax or interest due from those taxpayers who incorrectly took the tax credit for low-temperature geothermal equip­ment based on incorrect advice from IRS personnel. After IRS issued its regulations setting the extremely high wellhead temperature requirement for use of the tax credit, IRS field agents seemed unaware of their own regula­tions and advised taxpayers for several years that low-temperature geother­mal equipment qualified for the credit.

Now IRS is demanding that these taxpayers repay the credit plus inter­est. Some taxpayers in my area called IRS in February of last year, over 4 years after IRS issued their regula­tions, and were even then informed in­correctly that low-temperature geo­thermal energy equipment qualified for the credit. Some of my constitu­ents are now being forced to pay as much as $4,000 in tax deficiencies plus interest because they relied on incor­rect advice from IRS agents. It is out­rageous that taxpayers are now being dunned for the IRS' own mistakes. Taxpayers who can prove that they relied on erroneous advice from the IRS should be excused from paying these huge penalties. I urge my col­leagues to carefully consider this im­portant piece of legislation.e

MASON-DIXON GAMES SILVER ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

HON. ROMANO L. MAZZOLI OF KENTUCKY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this time to con-

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS gratulate the Mason-Dixon Athletic Club of Louisville, KY -my home­town-on the 25th presentation of the Mason-Dixon games.

February 1985, marks the silver an­niversary of the Mason-Dixon games which, over the years, have produced 53 indoor track and field records and have witnessed many great perform­ances from athletes such as Wilma Rudolph and Billy Olson.

I also wish to extend my congratula­tions to the many men and women who have dedicated their time and tal­ents over the years to make the Mason-Dixon games successful.

The Mason-Dixon Club will cele­brate its silver anniversary on Febru­ary 9 and, at that time, special recog­nition will be given to seven individ­uals who have served as officials in games past: Charles B. Fischer, Letty Walker, Willie Lewis, William G. Long, Jr., Charlie Theobold, Jack Thomp­son, and Charlie Ruter.

I would add the name of George Gibson to this list. George, a valued friend, died this year, but he was a central force over the years for the Mason-Dixon games.

At this time, I would like to insert the following statement, prepared by the Mason-Dixon Athletic Club, into the RECORD:

SILVER ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE MAsoN-DixoN GAMEs

1985 marks the 25th presentation of the Mason-Dixon Games conducted in Louis­ville, Kentucky's beautiful Freedom Hall. Since its inception <1961) these Games and the huge 220 yard oval have been the site of the establishment of 53 world records for indoor track and field.

On the evening of February 18, 1961 when the great Wilma Rudolph graced this track with her world-record performance of 7.8 for the 70 yard dash to the delight of the 9,295 track fans who had gathered to see this first-ever meet in the new facility on the grounds of the Kentucky Fair & Exposi­tion Center, to the Games latest world record established by that fabulous athlete from Abliene Christian University in Texas, pole vaulter Billy Olson, who on a very cold winter night soared over the bar at 18'9~· to earn his glory, these Games have been a very integral part of the winter sports scene in the Louisville community.

In the beginning, the Games were spon­sored by the old Kentuckiana Cinder Club, Inc. but as time wore on and "cinders" became obsolete in their use for running tracks, the organization name was "modern­ized" to fit all situations, thus the group and club became "Mason-Dixon Athletic Club", to more closely associate itself with the name of the meet.

During its rein the Games have presented to the public over 72 athletes who went on to earn positions on America's Olympic teams. Of that total number 21 of them helped to establish those 53 world indoor track & field records. In last year's meet <1984) ten athlete's made the Olympic Games, three of them earned medals ... LT. Alonzo Babers <Air Force Academy) won the gold at 400 meters; Sam Graddy of Tennessee won a silver medal in the 100 meters, the pole vaulter Earl Bell earned a bronze medal, while Jim Heiring participat-

January 30, 1985 ing in the Olympic Games 20K walk failed to earn a medal he was an important factor in Ray Sharp establishing a new American record of 11:16.3 at the Mason-Dixon be­cause he pushed up the record with his own 11:15.5 ... finishing a strong second behind Sharp.

Throughout the 24 years of the Games career, over 24,000 high school youngsters have participated, of which, some 3400 went on to become collegiate stars in their own right. Probably the brightest of these high school stars was Stepanie Hightower. While a prep star and state champion during her career at Jesse Stuart IDgh School in Jef­ferson County, she went on to become one of the Big Ten's all-time hurdle and long Jump champions. In 1980 she earned a spot on the Olympic teams, but the team did not participate in the Moscow Games. She has won every American honor during her hurdle years, and plans to continue in com­petition again in 1985.

On Saturday evening, February 9, 1985, the Mason-Dixon Athletic Club of Louis­ville, Kentucky plans to remember those 24 glorious meets when they honor seven offi­cials who have served so long and faithful. They include: Charles B. Fischer, current president of the club; Letty Walter of New Albany, Indiana; Veteran Finish Line Head Judge, Willie Lewis; Two distinguished timers, William G. Long, Jr. <now Head Timer>. and Charles J. Theobald; Jack Thompson, Games records clerk and long­time swimming director of Lakeside Club, and Charlie Ruter, who in the 1984 Olympic Games served as Jumping Referee.

This is one event that comes to this com­munity annually and brings forth the true spirit and dignity of true amateur athlet­ics.•

DECENT ACTS OCCUR DAILY

HON. CHARLES E. BENNEIT OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. BENNETT. Mr. Speaker, a recent article by Jack Anderson enti­tled "Decent Acts, Little Noted, Occur Daily" is worth repeating, not only for its specific context but also for the thrust toward acknowledging good acts, stating good things about Amer­ica and its leaders. There needs to be more of such articles, and I congratu­late Jack Anderson on this one and on other positive things that he has brought to the attention of the Ameri­can people throughout his long jour­nalist career.

DECENT ACTS, LITTLE NoTED, OccUR DAILY

<By Jack Anderson> Our world is being vandalized and poi­

soned by tidy specialists who scrupulously obey the codes of their narrow professions but claim no responsibility to larger realms.

They include chemists whose wonders foul the air and seas; economists whose rules speed the materialistic changes that are ob­literating social mores with catastrophic effect; agri-scientists who would destroy the land tomorrow so that it might yield a bigger crop today; lawyers who complicate their procedures while justice languishes; and politicians who, in the name of getting

January 30, 1985 more for their districts, bankrupt the com­monwealth.

Journalists suffer from the same myopic vision, focusing too often on the narrow story at the expense of the broader truth, revealing only the thorns instead of the full rosebush.

As my small Christmas offering, let me remind readers that the people who govern us are no better or worse than the rest of us. Most politicians and bureaucrats are honest, honorable and hard-working. Nor is it always easy to separate the political wheat from the chaff. The sellout one day may be the holdout the next.

Acts of decency are daily routine in Wash­ington-and seldom the subject of press re­leases. Here are just a few of them:

Sen. Richard G. Lugar <R-Ind.) used his considerable clout to make Amie Garrison's wish come true. Amie, 5, is in a Louisville children's hospital waiting for a liver donor. She wanted to hang her favorite ornament, a silver Santa Claus, on the White House Christmas tree. Her request was forwarded to Lugar's office, and the senator called the letter to President Reagan's attention. Amie was brought to Washington to hang her cherished Santa on the tree in the East Room.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is fa­miliar to most people only when it moves in to pick up the pieces after a bank failure. In Midland, Tex., which has been ravaged by bank failures, 20 FDIC liquidators in town on their grim business joined a local volun­teer program called "Christmas in April." The FDIC people renovated 71-year-old Willie Ecole's home, installing new floors in the kitchen and bathroom and painting the interior.

Rep. Mike Synar <D-Okla.> quietly leaned on 22 Oklahoma corporate donors to wangle $200,000 in cash and pledges for the Special Olympics for handicapped children. Synar's personal appeal, made without any fanfare, went to such outfits as Southwestern Bell, Oklahoma Gas & Electric and the Oklaho­ma Bankers Association.

Sen. John Heinz <R-Pa.), heir to the family pickle and ketchup business, was busy electioneering for the leadership of the Republican Senatorial Campaign Commit­tee recently when a message came from Pittsburgh that made him drop everything and head home. The occasion was the lOOth birthday of Anna Kettler. For nearly 50 years, she was the Heinz plant's sole custo­dian of the secret blend of spices that go into its ketchup.

Rep. George W. Crockett Jr. <D-Mich.) alerted the State Department to the plight of a U.S. businessman who had a stroke while traveling in Taiwan. Thanks to Crock­ett's influence, the man was transferred to a better hospital and embassy people escorted the man's wife to his bedside.e

TRIBUTE TO DWIGHT BYRD

HON. WIWAM (BILL) CLAY OF MISSOURI

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, shortly after the 98th Congress recessed, the Washington Post reported the untime­ly death of a very talented, successful, young businessman, Mr. Dwight Byrd. Mr. Byrd was a highly acclaimed member of the fashion industry whose

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS fashion shows were hailed as the greatest in the country. Dwight Byrd was well known to many Members of this body, for his work with the Con­gressional Black Caucus Foundation as the producer of the CBCF annual fashion show. Mr. Byrd was a warm and dedicated young man who achieved great things in a few years; he will be remembered and he will be missed for many years to come.

DWIGHT BYRD, FASHION SHOW PRODUCER, DIES

<By Nina Hyde) Dwight Byrd, whose extravagant fashion

show productions for the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington made tickets for those shows the most coveted for any fashion event here, died in Dallas Nov. 9 of acute kidney failure. He was 33.

"A fashion show should be entertainment . . . it should help you keep your mind off other things, like the economy. And it should make people enthusiastic about the clothes and want to buy them," Mr. Byrd said before the caucus show a year ago. His ability to gracefully incorporate all those elements distinguished his productions.

"He was an artist and a genius, and made each show innovative and exciting," said Roscoe Dellums, an attorney and the wife of Rep. Ron Dellums <D-Calif.), who helped launch the first Black Caucus show when it was proposed five years ago by Washington model Helen Moody. "He put our fashion shows on the map."

Mr. Byrd, who was born in Wilmington, Del., created fashion shows in his house as a small boy, twisting the gooseneck lamp to shine on his mother, a former model. He gave up an athletic scholarship at La Salle College to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology and got an advanced degree from the Pratt Institute.

He staged industry shows and designer fashion shows for Bob Mackie, Jeffrey Banks and others across the country. The show he produced in Dallas to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Mary Kay Cosmetics, attended by 8,000 at each of three viewings, may well have been the largest audience for any fashion :;how in history.

And what shows they were. For the Black Caucus show last year Mr. Byrd brought in a cougar to walk with the models in fur coats. <The cougar, frightened by the lights and the crowd, balked and refused to go down the runway.) To show off red, glitter­ing evening dresses he created a five-alarm fire with red lights and dressed other models in D.C. Fire Department garb. By remote control, he directed an air-filled diri­gible around the hotel ballroom during one show, and released 10 dozen mechanical birds from the stage as the grand finale for another.

Mr. Byrd, who recently moved to Dallas from New York, had a strong tie to Wash­ington, mixing in Washington designers and models with those brought from New York, and lecturing at Howard University on each visit here.e

1341 NATIONAL USURY ACT

HON.HENRYB.GON~ OF TEXAS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, last week I reintroduced legislation <H.R. 591) to limit the allowable interest rate which may be charged annually on loans exceeding $300 to 10 percent. I feel compelled to address the subject of usurious interest rates because I consider it to be the most critical and crucial issues facing the American people and for which they have suf­fered and will continue to suffer, en­dangering the entire economic struc­ture and well being of the traditional American standard of living.

As chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing, I have repeatedly called the attention of my colleagues to the fact that there is such an intimate re­lationship between the soft underbelly of our economy and such things as home construction and business ven­tures. The highest rate of business closing and bankruptcies has been re­corded in just the last year, outpeak­ing the highest number of bankrupt­cies declared during the Great Depres­sion. Usurious interest rates threaten not only the so-called interest-sensi­tive sections of the economy, but all of it, and all of us.

The fact that is inescapable is that usurious interest rates cannot contin­ue without irreparable, irreversible damage to the economy and to the standard of living of America. At no time in the history of mankind has any society been able to survive in a viable way economically, socially, or otherwise with usurious and uncon­sionable rates of interest.

In the type of society and economy that we have structured, particularly since World War II, based on mass production, mass credit, and mass con­sumption, high interest rates are not only corrosive, they are destructive. Mass credit developed on this economy of mass production based on mass con­sumption, but this credit was predicat­ed on very low and reasonable interest rates-not very high unconscionable interest rates, what we have today.

Interest rates are a mechanism by which the wealth of a society is trans­ferred. There is no other way of de­scribing it, even though to hear the apologists for high interest rates you would think otherwise. But the truth is that interest rates are the mecha­nism by which the wealth in a society is transferred from some individual and collectivities to other collectivities and individuals. At no time in known established human history, no matter what form of govememt, no matter what form of society and going all the way back to extant human history, the

1342 days of the kingdom of Hammurabi to the days even of Jesus Christ, there have been wise and strong laws against usury, absolute vitally strong laws, sometimes punishable by death.

I have had citizen after citizen say to me-citizens ranging all the way from those I met in the adjoining State of Virginia, in my hometown in the State of Texas, and in the 17 States in which I have taken the subcommittee in the last 3 years-"Hey, Congressman, we always thought there was a law against usury."

How can we take for granted now over 14¥2 percent on long term, fixed 30-year mortgage interest rates? There is no way the average American family can afford to purchase a home this way. We have had hearings on adjust­able rate mortgages [ARM's], and the graduated payment mortgages con­cocted right before the adjustable rates. We are in the midst of an ex­tremely high rate of mortgage foreclo­sures, exceeding the highest point of the depression, and I introduced last year and have reintroduced this year the Home Mortgage Assistance Act to help alleviate the financial ruin faced by so many families who are facing the threat of home foreclosure.

These high interest rates have reached such a flagrant state of injus­tice that even the European industrial­ized nations have protested in vain to our leaders to do something about them. In the meanwhile, the idea here in the United States is rampant that interest rates will come down on their own and, besides, there is nothing you can do about high interest rates-that they are like an act of God.

There is no one in business that I know who can afford to go out at more than 18 percent and borrow even $3,000 to improve the inventory of a small business. I do not know of anyone who can do that for long, much less over a period of years. And yet this is exactly what is flagellating our country. And do you mean to tell me that nothing can be done about it? Prior Congresses have. Prior Presi­dents have. But one thing that they did not do was to let these forces take over the economic, fiscal, and mone­tary destiny of a country. This has been the issue since the beginning of our Nation when we had the First Continental Congress, the First and the Second. That was the issue, the creation of the North American Bank and the chartering of it, and what in­terest would be allowable for the bankers to charge.

Thomas Jefferson fulminated in lan­guage that was a lot stronger than any that is being used today in the modern world against those interests. He knew that those interests through time im­memorial and up to today have only a single loyalty, and that is certainly not to the greatest interest of the greatest number of the country. Yet, that is

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS what is in control today. For the first time we have allowed those interests to take over the economic, fiscal, and monetary destinies of this country, without being accountable to the America people, because the Federal Reserve Board in turn is not accounta­ble the way it is operating now and the way the Congresses have let it operate.

The Federal Reserve was created by Congress to be an independent Federal agency, yet it has become so independ­ent that it is now wholly unaccount­able to the Congress, to the President, and certainly unaccountable to the American people. Consequently, the Federal Reserve has been so injudi­cious as to be controlled by the seven largest banks in the country who have gone out and loaned more than their total assets, their capitalization struc­ture, to countries that cannot even pay the interest on their loans. And the American people, through their tax dollars paid into the International Monetary Fund, are having to bail out these banks at interest rates that in the meanwhile are strangling enter­prise.

So now we have usurious interest rates, that by any prior definition would be considered illegal and, there­fore, culpable under the statutes of our Nation. I have spoken out on this at a time when there was absolutely nobody predicting such interest rates would exceed even 10 percent. It was unthought of just 15 years ago-in fact, just 12 years ago. Some of us were speaking out because it was obvi­ous-you do not have to be an expert; you do not have to be a banker; you do not have to be a big financial expert or economist of high regard to know that if the mechanism of interest rates, by which the wealth of a nation is trans­ferred, is not controlled in the public interest by the people, then business cannot flourish and individuals cannot prosper.e

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE VANDEPOL FAMILY

HON. BILL SCHUETIE OF MICHIGAN

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. SCHUETTE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer my congratulations to the VandePol family for being named the "Missaukee Soil Conserva­tion District's Farmers of the Year." Herman and Shirley VandePol, along with their son Dale and his wife Holly, run a dairy farm of nearly 100 milking cows and cultivate 310 acres. They are in the third year of a 5-year agree­ment with the Agricultural Stabiliza­tion and Conservation Service.

The VandePols use a variety of soil conservation techniques on their award-winning farm, such as leaving

January 30, 1985 stover on their acreage during the winter and light tilling in the spring to keep approximately half of their crop residues on the surface. My colleagues from farming areas will appreciate that these procedures protect the soil from water and wind erosion, and the VandePols are so successful that their calculated soil losses are only 0.5 ton per acre per year.

The hard work of the VandePols and other farming families who participate in their local conservation district projects should not be taken for grant­ed. I commend the VandePols and the fine staff of the Missaukee conserva­tive district for their hard work in pro­tecting what may be our most vital re­source, good farm land.e

COLBY'S COTTER OFFERS PROPOSALS ON SOUTH AFRICA

HON. JOHN R. McKERNAN, JR. OF MAINE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. McKERNAN. Mr. Speaker, re­cently, at the request of the Boston Globe, William R. Cotter, the distin­guished president of Colby College, wrote an insightful and concise article on the situation in South Africa.

In this article, President Cotter pre­sents some thoughtful alternatives to the present policy of the United States in dealing with the South African Government. His conclusions are ones Congress would do well to remember when it debates this important issue. I therefore submit the article for re­printing and commend it to my col­leagues.

The article follows: [From the Boston Globe, Jan. 21, 19851

PuSHING SOUTH AFRICA ONTO THE PATH TO DEMOCRACY

<William R. Cotter> WATERVILLE, MAINE.-No one should un­

derestimate the importance of the increased militancy against South Africa's apartheid policies during the past two months in that country, as well as in the United States.

Because of these events, and because the Reagan Administration seems prepared to teke initiatives in foreign policy, the time is ripe to use America's vast influence with this ally to help it reach a permanent ac­commodation with the three-quarters of its citizens who are now denied the right to vote. I believe there is a realistic prospect, within the next four years, for the begin­ning of true power sharing between blacks and whites which could lead, in a further few years, to majority rule with substantial and enforceable protection for minority rights.

If the Reagan Administration is willing to seize this chance, it can help achieve evolu­tionary. peaceful change to a truly demo­cratic South Africa still aligned with the West. If it, however, persists in its unsuc­cessful policy of "constructive engagement," we are likely to witness increased polariza­tion, escalating racial hatred, higher levels

January 30, 1985 of domestic violence and greater interven­tion by the Soviet Union and its allies.

TWO IMPORTANT MONTHS

When the history of change in South Africa is written, the months of November and December 1984 may well rank as among the most important turning points in the troubled history of that country. Consider the following:

Nov. 5 and 6-A two-day general strike by 500,000 black workers in the Johannesburg­Pretoria region virtually paralyzed the in­dustrial heartland.

Nov. 9-Chris Diamini, black president of the 150,000-member Federation of South African Trade Unions, was detained, along with other labor union leaders.

Nov. 13-Desmond Tutu, who had won the Nobel Peace Prize in October, was named the first black Anglican Bishop of Johan­nesburg.

Nov. 19-The three white business federa­tions in South Africa, representing both English speakers and Afrikaners, in an un­precedented show of solidarity with black trade unions, condemned the preventive de­tention of Chris Dlamini and other union leaders and civil rights activists. <He was later released.>

That same day, the white opposition party in the Parliament confirmed its decision to defy the government's ban on multiracial political parties and agreed to open its mem­bership to all races.

CHANGES IN US

The United States witnessed equally dra­matic changes at the end of 1984.

Nov. 8-Rev. Leon Sullivan announced that the "Sullivan Principles," which have been voluntarily adopted by 125 US compa­nies operating in South Africa to govern their treatment of black employees, have been expanded; they now ask all US compa­nies "to support the freedom of mobility of black workers to seek employment opportu­nities wherever they exist."

If US companies were to implement this latest principle, it would directly undercut the key apartheid policy of influx control. The South African government tries to re­strict the number of blacks in urban South Africa while relocating the great bulk of the black population to desolate "homelands" in rural areas.

Dec. 5-Thirty-five conservative congress­men denounced South African racism and asked for stronger US policies.

Dec. 5-Peaceful picketing and sit-in dem­onstrations against South Africa's embassy and consulates grew to the point where six congressmen, the secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, and other political and civil rights leaders were arrested.

Dec. 10-President Reagan, who during his first term was reluctant to criticize South Africa, called on it "to reach out to its black majority by ending the forced re­moval of blacks from their communities and the detention without trial and lengthy im­prisonment of black leaders."

Dec. 18-The presidents of 16 leading American colleges and universities wrote to the American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa asking the chamber and its members to use their influence to end the influx-control system.

The remarkable thing about these events is that there is a growing consensus among blacks and whites in South Africa, and among conservatives and liberals, business­men and university presidents in the US, that the South African government must make two fundamental changes in its poli­cies:

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Repeal the influx-control laws and allow

blacks to seek work anywhere they want in South Africa.

End the odious detention without trial procedure under which, in 1984 alone, more than 1000 South Africans-nearly all black-were arrested without any charge and were kept incommunicado from families and lawyers under a law that allows them to be kept in solitary confinement indefinitely.

President Reagan has already endorsed these two fundamental changes. The ques­tion is whether the Administration is pre­pared to pursue those policy goals or will rest content with their simple enunciation. The "quiet diplomacy" of the first term has not produced fundamental changes in South Africa.

It is time for the United States to support moderate South African forces and to make it clear that we expect action by the govern­ment if it expects to continue to enjoy our support in the world arena. The US business community has already done a great deal of good within South Africa under the Sulli­van Principles, but its influence is limited and indirect. It is time for the Administra­tion to take the lead if it is truly interested in peaceful change.

STEPS THE US SHOULD TAKE

What can the US government do? First, the President should choose an ap­

propriate forum for a major speech devoted solely to South Africa. He should reiterate his call for the end of forced removals of blacks and to detention without trial, and he should make clear that under no circum­stances is the United States prepared to rec­ognize, as independent countries, the so­called homelands. Without dictating an American blueprint for a new constitution, he should call for a national convention of black and white leaders to be held by the end of 1987.

This convention would begin dialogue about ways to move to some new system of power-sharing, which would undoubtedly need to include a "Bill of Rights" to protect the personal liberty and property of minori­ty groups.

President Reagan should promise that if the South African government ends influx control, stops preventive detention, and begins genuine dialogue with black leaders, the United States will increase its economic, diplomatic and other ties with South Africa and that we will take the leadership in the United Nations to end the military boycott.

At the same time, the President should make clear that in the absence of such progress, the United States is prepared to act. The President should indicate to the South African government that if it fails to move toward peaceful change, the United States would take one or more of the follow­ing four steps:

Prohibit any further American investment in South Africa or US bank loans to the South African government.

End all nuclear, intelligence and military cooperation with the South African govern­ment <each of which has increased during the past four years>.

Work with other countries <an idea al­ready under consideration by the Scandina­vian governments> to end air service to and from South Africa.

Work with others to expel South Africa from the international telephone, telegraph and postal systems.

None of these steps would go so far as to withdraw current American investment or to end all trade with South Africa. However, even the threat to embark on this path

1343 would likely encourage those whites and blacks in South Africa who are working toward the goals of political participation for all races and the end of influx control and detention without trial, and would bring about some long-run hope for peace, equity and stability in that tormented coun­try. It would also make it clear to the South

African government that continuation of its policies runs the great risk of increased iso­lation from the Western world, whose sup­port and respect it so highly values.e

1985 CONGRESSIONAL CALL TO CONSCIENCE VIGIL FOR SOVIET JEWS

HON. LAWRENCE COUGHUN OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. COUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to participate in the 1985 Con­gressional Call to Conscience Vigil for Soviet Jews.

Unfortunately, those of us who have been involved over the years in efforts to ease the plight of Soviet Jews seek­ing freedom of religion or the right to emigrate know all too well that the sit­uation for these people has become se­riously worse in recent years. Accord­ing to the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, there are under 60 synagogues in the Soviet Union for that nation's 2¥2 million Jews. The teaching of Hebrew, Judaica, or any religious text is strict­ly prohibited and the printing of Hebrew Bibles or prayer books is un­authorized. The number of Jews emi­grating from the Soviet Union contin­ues its steady decline, from 51,000 in 1979 to a pitiful 896 in 1984. In addi­tion, harassment of those who have re­quested permission to emigrate or who have attempted to study their reli­gious heritage-either by teaching Hebrew or by holding prayer meetings or religious seminars-continues una­bated. The recent arrest of Yuli Edelshtein, a prominent Moscow Hebrew teacher is but one example.

On September 4, Yuli Edelshtein's home-along with that of two other Moscow Hebrew teachers-was searched by KGB officials. Religious items, such as Bibles and Hebrew books, were confiscated. At the same time, however, KGB agents alledged that narcotics were found. Yuli was sentenced on December 19 to 3 years in prison camp for illegal drug traf­ficking, the maximum sentence under article 224 of the Soviet criminal code.

Prior to the sentencing, I placed a phone call to the Soviet judge han­dling the case to make a plea on Yuli's behalf. Any discussion of the matter was flatly refused. Yet, despite the of­ficial sentence, it is clear enough that Yuli Edelshtein's real crimes were ap­plying for permission to emigrate and teaching Hebrew. In the face of an in-

1344 tensified and vigorous anti-Semitic propaganda campaign by the Soviet Government, and under the ever­present threat of KGB searches and seizures, arrest or exile, many Soviet Jews, like Yuli, have refused to re­nounce their religious and cultural heritage.

Like many others, I remain con­vinced that world opinion-that con­stant vigilance and pressure on the Soviet Government-can make a dif­ference. In this vein, I am pleased to report-as the outgoing vigil chair­man-that public and Congressional concern and commitment on the issue is as strong as ever. Last year, nearly 150 Members of this House participat­ed in the Congressional Call to Con­science Vigil, and on behalf of more than 100 individuals or families in the Soviet Union.

It is in this spirit that I would like to extend my very best wishes to our col­league, Congressman SANDER LEviN, who is chairman of the 1985 vigil. I sincerely urge each Member of this body to join SANDY in this important effort.e

CALIFORNIA FARMERS FACE DEEPENING CRISIS

HON. TONY COELHO OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. COELHO. Mr. Speaker, lately the deep financial crisis facing farmers in the Midwest has gained national at­tention. But California, the most pro­ductive agricultural State in the Nation, has also been hit extremely hard by the depressed farm economy and huge farm debt. The president of the Federal Land Bank Association of Fresno, CA, quoted in the Wall Street Journal, summed it up this way:

Not since the Great Depression has there been such a crisis in California agriculture. Right now, the banks are carrying the farm­ers. Next year, though, is going to be a nightmare.

California's grape and raisin indus­try is among the hardest hit. Ware­houses in Fresno County are overflow­ing with a year's supply of raisins, about 150,000 tons. This surplus is ex­pected to double soon, and about 30 percent of central California's 9,000 grape growers are expected to go out of business by the summer. Recently, an article written by Roxane Arnold appeared in the Los Angeles Times which examined the crisis facing the central California farming industry. I have reprinted Ms. Arnold's article here in recognition of the national im­portance of this problem:

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS [From the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 23, 19841

A BATTLE TO KEEP THEIR LAND: STATE FARMERS HARVEST BITTER FINANCIAL WOES

<By Roxane Arnold) MADERA, CA.-Her eyes blurring with

tears, a blue-jeaned Sherrie Clark ambled around her sprawling ranch house, pausing now and then to point out a family treas­ure-the rough-hewn wooden birdhouse built by her 12-year-old son, a gallery of per­sonal photographs, the bushes she had planted out front last spring.

Built four years ago on the crest of the 40-acre vineyard owned by Clark and her hus­band, Jerry, the house was designed "just the way we wanted," she said haltingly. "We figured we'd be staying here. We used to argue about which of the kids we'd leave it to when the time was ready. I guess we would have divided it among all four."

But the Clarks, like scores of others farm­ing the bountiful fields of the San Joaquin Valley, will have little to say about who in­herits their farm. Virtually penniless and unable to pay their mounting debts after three bad fanning years, the couple was no­tified last week that time had run out for them. The bank is taking their home.

Until now, seemingly immune to the dizzy­ing economic ups and downs experienced in other farming states, California is entering its worst agricultural crisis since the dispos­sessions of the Depression. Farmers such as the Clarks are contributing to a national farm debt that at $200 billion is more than the national debts of Brazil and Mexico combined.

The values of the rich farmlands in coun­ties like Madera and Fresno have plummet­ed by as much as 70%, and prices for many of California's more than 200 crops have hit rock bottom. A growing number of farmers unable to convince banks and credit associ­tions to loan them money enough to see them through another year, are walking off their land or being foreclosed on. Not sur­prisingly, the clusters of "for sale" signs along rural highways have drawn few takers.

"This is the worst I've ever seen it and I've been in this valley over 60 years," said George Schneider, co-owner of Pearson Realty in Fresno, the state's largest agricul­tural real estate firm. "We have the largest number of ranches for sale that I can re­member ... more than 100. We have prop­erties that the Bank of America and others have taken over. That hasn't happened since the Depression."

In Fresno County, where 7,000 farmers produce a $2-billlon bounty of crops each year-a seventh of California's total-the problems are expected to worsen with the new year. At least a third of the farmers are said to be in serious trouble and one in 10 stands to lose his land.

"NO USE LYING"

"It's no use lying," said Ken Billlngs, president of the Federal Land Bank Assn. in Fresno, a national farmer-owned lending agency that holds $4 billlon in farm real estate loans in California. "We're not used to farmers in any number going out of busi­ness, not since the '30's. These are farmers of all sizes, big as well as small."

Hardly a crop has been without problems. Huge surpluses have driven prices down on everything from cotton and rice to wine and fruit. A strong U.S. dollar had driven up prices for overseas buyers at the same time foreign competition has eroded markets in this country.

Among the crops hardest hit have been Thompson seedless grapes, one of Fresno

January 30, 1985 County's major commodities and a staple of the table grape, wine and raisin industries. With production from vineyards reaching all-time highs and an ailing California wine industry slashing its orders, more and more of the green grapes are being dried for rai­sins. Thousands of tons of unsold raisins are filling Fresno warehouses and packing plants.

LITTLE OR NO EQUITY

Raisin farmers, facing their annual after­harvest payments to banks and credit agen­cies either this month or next, are hurting. In two years, raisin prices have plunged from $1,200 a ton to about $500. While rai­sins cost as much as $1,300 an acre to produce, the cut-rate price translates to about $1,000 per acre. Land and interest payments further boost some farm debts by tens of thousands of dollars each year.

Meanwhile, vineyard land that sold for as much as $20,000 an acre in the late 1970s now goes begging for $4,000 to $6,000. Pro­spective buyers are sitting on the sidelines, waiting for prices to bottom out.

The plummeting land prices have left farmers with little or no equity to borrow against. Banks have taken to lending less and are calling in past-due debts.

Of the farmers scheduled to make their annual payments to the Federal Land Bank on Dec. 1, 16% did not pay. Land Bank president Billlngs expects the default rate to hit 20% on Jan. 1, when the bulk of real estate payments are due. At the federal gov­ernment's Farm Home Administration office in Fresno, the traditional lender for the most debt-burdened farmers, the delin­quency rate is 40%. Nationwide, 30% of the office's accounts are past due.

OFFtCE·ESTABLIS~

Anticipating problems of its own, the Bank of America, California's largest pri­vate agricultural lender, last April set up a special office in Northern California to handle farms it was repossessing. By the end of October, the bank already had fore­closed on 27,000 acres of California farm­land worth an estimated $21 million.

"We're expecting a rather substantial in­crease in the first part of 1985," said H.G. Weichart, vice president and manager of the new office. "Our numbers could more than double by July or August."

The most severely hurt farmers are those who rushed fastest to borrow when the price of farmland wa& highest three or four years ago. Now they are stuck with huge payments on land that has tumbled in value.

When the Clarks, both 42, decided to re­place their two-bedroom "junker" with a new ranch house in 1981, they added to their Land Bank loan, bringing it to $205,000. The couple agreed to pay the bank a once-a-year payment of $32,000 in princi­pal and interest. They would borrow the ad­ditional thousands of dollars needed to op­erate the vineyards from a credit associa­tion.

But less than a month after construction on the house began, their troubles started.

INCOME SUPPLEJO:NTED

Jerry Clark, a veteran California Highway Patrol officer whose "back was messed up when I got run over by a drunk one night," was pressed into early retirement. The CHP paycheck that supplemented his farm income was cut in half.

The next year, when heavy rains wiped out Clark's 75-ton crop of raisins, insurance covered only a part of his costs. By 1983,

January 30, 1985 prices slid to $500 a ton and this year, Clark's crop, a meager 42 tons, earned him $371 a ton.

To augment his income, Clark has worked at a Clovis car dealership, and in recent months he's been on the lot from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. most days. Despite the long hours, the commissions are "not enough to make a payment on 40 acres."

On Jan. 1 he will miss his land payment for a second year. He also owes $13,000 in past-due production debts. Attempts to sell the vineyard have been unsuccessful. Ap­praised two years ago at $600,000, the farm now is said to be worth $270,000.

"DON'T HAVE A NICKEL"

"I don't have anything left in savings and a minimal amount in checking," said the ruddy-faced Clark. For a long moment, he gazed out a bay window at his winter-brown vines. "I guess if I hadn't built the house I wouldn't owe as much," he said, linking his arms behind his head. "But when you don't have a nickel .... "

The couple's four children, who range from 5 to 12 years old, are having a difficult time accepting what has happened. Nor has it been easy on Clark's ailing mother, who lives with the family.

"The kids all say they're going to move in with somebody else," said Sherrie Clark in an emotion-choked voice. "They want to stay here. Every time somebody comes to see the house, the kids keep dirtying their rooms, hoping that will make a difference."

To try to make ends meet in the years since they built the house, the Clarks have done without curtains in their windows and have used donated furniture. Their one va­cation in the last 11 years was a week at an Avila Beach motel. Even then, the vacation­ing family spent only $200, cooking all their meals in the room.

"I'd have been happy to keep one acre and the house," Clark said. "The future doesn't look too bright."

In neighboring Fresno County, raisin farmer George Masrobian finds himself "starting all over again" after 39 years of farming. Masrobian, 74, had planned on sell­ing his 40 acres of prime farmland near Sanger to build a retirement home on the Fresno bluffs for himself and Ardy, his wife of 38 years.

Two years ago, the diminutive, balding Masrobian figured, "I'm not going to live another 10 years. Why should I kill myself? I decided to sell it. It didn't turn out very well."

After selling his vineyards to two brothers from Los Angeles for $20,000 an acre, Mas­robian plunked the $217,000 down payment he received into construction of the new house. It would have ceramic floors, marble bathrooms, huge stained-glass windows.

To pay off the remaining debt, his buyers promised to pay Masrobian $2,000 a month beginning in July, 1982.

"They made no payments at all," he said. "It all went sour."

Although Masrobian said he "felt sorry" for the novice farmers, he launched foreclo­sure proceedings against them after eight months without a payment. He put his Fresno dream house on the market and re­luctantly came out of retirement, borrowing more than $100,000 to get his vineyards back in operation.

"I'm old right now," said Masrobian. "I had set myself up not to do this anymore and here I am, starting all over again. What else could I do?"

Few in the industry have solutions that will help the likes of Clark and Masrobian.

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS But while answers are scarce, the supposed culprits are plenty.

Some blame Federal Reserve Board anti­inflation policies, which they claim indirect­ly destroyed the only real asset of cash-poor farmers-their land equity. Others complain that the federal government's trade policies have failed to protect farmers from cheap foreign imports. Still others criticize banks and bank economists for their optimistic predictions that the good times would con­tinue. Those same banks now are blamed for lending too much with too few restrictions.

"Inflation was very high at that time and the farmers, the growers were certainly not hesitant to demand credit or they'd walk down the street <to another lender>," coun­tered Larry Layne, chairman of the Agricul­tural Lending Committee of the California Banker's Assn. "It's possible we could have been more restrictive, but we don't deserve all the blame."

VICTIMS OF OWN SUCCESS

To some extent, California farmers have been victims of their own success. In the rush to capitalize on the successes of the 1970s, they increased their almond or­chards, expanded their cotton fields, ex­tended their vineyards, creating the glut that plagues agricultural markets today.

Not accustomed to failure, the problems they face as a result seem even more devas­tating.

Even when their counterparts in other re­gions-from the wheat and soybean growers of the Midwest to the citrus growers of the South-suffered, California farmers were notorious for their Hawaiian vacations, ex­pensive cars and expansive homes. Thanks to a climate suitable for a multitude of crops, the state's farmers could switch from one speciality to another, taking advantage of whatever crop was most profitable.

But with the cataclysmic changes of the past few years, that is no longer possible.

"Up until 1983, all we had to do was produce a crop and we'd have a profit. It was fun while it lasted," said Bob Hansen, who owns 500 acres of vineyards scattered over 30 Iniles of Fresno County. "That's $5 million worth of land I'm farming and now I'm losing about $50,000 a year minimum, maybe closer to $100,000. It's eating up what I have, and I have to live and the kids have to eat."

The gangling, 35-year-old Hansen said he is willing "to diversify to get out of this hole, but I don't know what to plant. The bank doesn't know."

Gerald Rebensdorf and his wife Cheryl have taken to working in the offices of the Fresno Raisin Co-Op to stave off disaster. A 10-acre chunk of his 180 acres of vineyards near Biola is up for sale but "I haven't had an offer yet," he admits.

"We're just like everybody else,'' said the 42-year-old farmer. "You'll go out and borrow the money, you build your house and you make your payments."

The payments on the falnily's brick-and­stucco ranch house with its beamed ceilings, swimming pool and solar-heating panels, plus the yearly debt on the vineyards, amounts to $130,000. This year, Rebensdorf figures he will run about $60,000 short.

"I could put it all up for sale,'' he said, "but anybody who would buy it is a fool."

In many ways more fortunate than others, Rebensdorf has a commitment from a lender for money to operate his vineyards this year. But his normal request for more than $300,000 was cut by a third.

"If this goes on another year, I'll be one of those who loses their places,'' he said.

1345 Desperate to salvage what they can, raisin

industry leaders launched an unprecedented national advertising campaign earlier this year to proclaim the lowest prices ever. The results were mixed.

Others, among them the president of a co­operative that includes Sun Maid raisin growers, are pushing for bolder moves.

"We're trying to sell raisins to Eastern Bloc countries,'' said Frank Light, president of Sun Diamond Growers. Light, speaking by telephone from airports in Houston and New York, was en route to Algeria.

"It's hard to find a ray of hope in this in­dustry right now," he said. "But we're going to try. We're going to try and sell prunes, walnuts and raisins to Algeria and we are working with the Russians very closely right now. You can't just pile the raisins up and look at them."

Meanwhile, Sherrie Clark has begun scouting her neighborhood for a place to move the falnily. "We don't know what we're going to do," she said. "I've driven around, looked around. We just don't know about money."

Four months ago, Jerry Clark underwent surgery after suffering a heart attack.

"He doesn't talk about all this much,'' said his wife. "He hasn't really talked to the kids. And I know that's why he had his trouble, keeping it all inside.

"Me?" she continued. "I have sleepless nights, but I don't tell him. It feels like hell."

The problems facing central Califor­nia's agricultural industry are typical of those facing farmers across the United States. This is not a local prob­lem, but a national one that could deeply affect every person in the coun­try. According to the Comptroller of the Currency's Office, a fifth of the Nation's farmers do not seem able to work out of the heavy debt they have had to incur to remain in production. This debt, combined with high interest rates, a strong dollar abroad, foreign competition, and record crops, has led to a dangerous situation that could spell doom for the traditional family farm.

As the 99th Congress begins to work on the 1985 farm bill, we must keep these important issues in mind. I am reminded of a quote from Daniel Web­ster, who, reflecting on the importance of agriculture to our country, stated:

Let us never forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. Unstable is the future of that country which has lost its taste for agriculture. If there is one lesson in history which is un­mistakable, it is that national strength lies very near the soil.

There are no simple answers for the complex issues involved. But the Fed­eral Government must strive to help alleviate this crisis before it ruins the vital agricultural base that this Nation is built upon.e

1346 TRIBUTE TO HARRY ARROYO

HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR. OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, at this time I would like to pay tribute to a professional athlete from my home district who, this past month, again made his mark in the boxing world. I am speaking of International Boxing Federation lightweight champion Harry Arroyo of Boardman, OH.

Mr. Arroyo recently defended his title against a tough and determined opponent in what many boxing ex­perts are calling the most exciting fights ever in the lightweight division. Harry was knocked down in the second round and was on the ropes for much of the early part of the fight. But Harry never gave up and he refused to cave in to the volley of punches being thrown at him. Later in the fight Harry connected with a devastating right and went on to score an impres­sive knockout.

I am extremely proud of the fact that Harry hails from my home dis­trict and that he has pledged his sup­port for the massive community effort currently going on in the Mahoning Valley to attract General Motors' Saturn project. Harry Arroyo displays the type of "never say die" attitude and fighting spirit that is so emblem­atic of the people in my home district. Like Harry, the people of the Mahon­ing Valley have had to face great ad­versity and hard times. Yet, like Harry, they refuse to give up and they have fought back. The effort going on in the valley to attract the Saturn project and revitalize the area's econo­my is an indication that the people in my district are working together to change and better their future.

I am honored and so appreciative that Mr. Arroyo has agreed to serve on my task force to attract the Saturn project and develop ways to revitalize the Mahoning Valley's economy. I couldn't think of a better person to represent this effort than Harry Arroyo. I am confident that Mr. Arroyo will be an inspiration to the people involved in this effort and that the people in my district will follow his example and fight back to estab­lish a sound future for the valley.

At this time I would also like to con­gratulate Mr. Arroyo for his recent victory and for his successful career. I wish him continued success in all his endeavors.e

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS TRIBUTE TO THE NEW

FRONTIER DEMOCRATIC CLUB

HON. JUUAN C. DIXON OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. DIXON. Mr. Speaker, on Febru­ary 9, 1985, the New Frontier Demo­cratic Club of Los Angeles, CA, will celebrate 25 years of distinguished service to the black community and the Democratic Party. Since its incep­tion in 1960, the New Frontier Demo­cratic Club has provided a fertile training ground and spirited forum for many dedicated public officials.

The idea and concept for the club was conceived by retired Superior Court Judge Sherman Smith, Sr., as he and his wife, Dr. Helen Smith, lis­tened to John F. Kennedy accept the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1960. As Ken­nedy repeatedly referred to new fron­tiers and how "there will always be new frontiers to conquer," Judge Smith decided that "New Frontier" would be an excellent name for a Democratic club.

After discussing his idea with actor, teacher, and community activist, Milton Wood and his wife, Jacqueline, all agreed that there was a need for a Democratic club in the black commu­nity whose purpose would be to help elect qualified deserving Democrats to public office; have a voice in civic and political affairs; and have fun doing it.

Thus formed, the New Frontier Democratic Club quickly grew to a founding membership of 18 and gave essential support to the victorious 1960 campaigns of John Kenn~dy, President; AUGUSTUS HAWKINS, Member of Congress; and MERVYN DYMALL Y, California State Assembly. In addition to the Smiths and Woods, founding members included Faith and Timothy Armstrong, Mary Batiste, Connie and Paul Bullock, Nell Zest Carriere, Rev. Edgar Edwards, Evelyn Evans, Arthur and Gwen Green, Comdr. Dennis Nelson, George Parks, Myrtle Porter, and Verlon Proutt.

Judge Smith served as New Fron­tier's first president from 1960 to 1963, and under his dedicated leadership the club became an active and reliable manpower resource for the political campaigns of the candidates it sup­ported. Judge Smith was succeeded by Milton Wood, who served as president from 1963 until his death in 1966. Under Milton's creative leadership, fundraising became an integral part of New Frontier activities. He realized that the club's political influence could be greatly expanded by provid­ing financial as well as manpower re­sources to the candidates it endorsed. The most successful of the fundraising events he initiated, Las Vegas Nite,

January 30, 1985 became the fundraising role model for many community organizations.

At the time of Milton's death, New Frontier had just participated in the annual meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee, and was deeply involved in the political cam­paigns of Ivonne Braithwaite-Burke and Charles Warren for the California Assembly, MERVYN DYMALLY for State senator, ED RoYBAL for Congress, and Gov. Pat Brown.

Following Milton's death, each of the succeeding presidents of New Frontier sought to continue the exem­plary service both he and Judge Smith had given to an organization borne of thoughtful vision. Those presidents, all of whom were stalwart leaders, in­clude Representative JuLIAN C. DIXON, the late Virgil Morrow, Dr. Herbert Carter, Stanley Talbert, George Beau­bian, Rita Carr, John Floyd, Judge Sherman Smith, Jr., Joy Atkinson, John Harris, Louis White, and, current president, John Frierson.

The New Frontier Democratic Club has grown from the 18 founding mem­bers in 1960 to an average annual membership of 150 today. While its numerical growth is impressive, New Frontier has never swerved from its basic objective to elect good candi­dates to office. Elected officials who can point to New Frontier as an essen­tial body of support in their cam­paigns are too numerous to list, but the citizens of Los Angeles, State of California, and the United States of America have all benefited greatly from their service.

The date, the New Frontier Demo­cratic Club is one of the most active Democratic clubs in southern Califor­nia. Its members are represented at Democratic Party meetings serve on various candidate fundraising commit­tees, consult with candidates on politi­cal strategy, serve on the staffs of elected officials, are members of State and local boards, and network with other community and political clubs and groups.

New Frontier has made tremendous strides in raising the level of aware­ness about political issues confronting the community through widespread participation in community organiza­tions and Democratic politics. Since 1965, it has given recognition to out­standing citizens and organizations in the black community; it has given more than $15,000 in scholarships to black high school graduates interested in pursing careers in political science through the Milton Wood Scholarship Fund; and, among its past and present members, the organization boasts 24 of the Los Angeles area's most influen­tial community leaders in the fields of politics, education, criminal justice, social service, and the judiciary.

When the New Frontier Democratic Club celebrates its 25th anniversary

January 30, 1985 on February 9, it can be proud of its outstanding and rewarding record of service to the black community. I look forward to the next 25 years of tireless work and inspired goals; for, despite the years, our philosophy has re­mained the same: There will always be new frontiers to conquer .e

TRIBUTE TO LOU BROCK

HON. WILUAM (BILL) CLAY OF MISSOURI

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, the resi­dents of St. Louis, and fans of the baseball Cardinals all over the Nation, are celebrating Lou Brock's election to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The former Cardinal outfielder has been a legend for many years. I salute Lou Brock for his latest outstanding achievement, and I am happy to share with my col­leagues the following reports from the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

Lou! Lou! Lou! He stole bases, oh, how he stole bases.

And he stole the hearts of Cardinal fans ev­erywhere. But there was no thievery in­volved in Lou Brock's latest achievement. He earned his selection in his first year of eligibility to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Lou Brock was more than the preeminent base stealer in baseball. He is a member of the exclusive 3,000-hit club, an honor shared by only 14 others. He was the team catalyst who sparked the Cardinals to three National League championships during his tenure with the team. He was a leader, who helped not only the younger players on the team, but who also gave of his time and energy to the youth of St. Louis.

His comments at a press conference after the announcement indicate the depth of the man. "I realize," he said, "that every honor always brings with it challenges and respon­sibilities and that's how I view my selection to baseball's Hall of Fame." Mr. Brock has met the responsibilities of being in the public image with integrity and dignity. At times, it may have seemed that he was not accorded the recognition he deserved: when Steve Garvey was selected as most valuable player the year Lou Brock stole 118 bases or when Carl Yastrzemski seemed to get more attention for reaching the 3,000-hit mark. For the ultimate baseball honor, however, there was no question. Lou Brock had been a Hall of Famer for a long time. Now, it's of­ficial.

Lou BRocK JoiNS HALL oF FAME <By Rick HummeD

In his first year of eligibility, former Car­dinals outfielder Lou Brock was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Monday night, along with longtime relief pitcher Hoyt Wil­helm, who pitched for the Cardinals briefly in 1957.

Brock holds the record for base-stealing in a career-938. He also is one of only 15 play­ers to have more than 3,000 hits, finishing with 3,023. He was the 15th player to be elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot.

He will be inducted into the Hall in August in Cooperstown, N.Y.

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS A player must get at least 75 percent of

the ballots to get into the Hall of Fame. Brock got 79.7 percent of the tally, 315 votes from 10-year members of the Baseball Writ­ers' Association of America. Wilhelm gained 83.7 percent of the votes, or 331.

Nellie Fox, a star second baseman with the Chicago White Sox, fell 2 votes short in his last year of eligibility from the regular baseball writers' membership. Although his percentage of the vote was 7 4.6 percent, Hall of Fame President Ed Stack said the percentage must be an even 75 or more. So Fox was denied and now must wait until the veterans committee can consider his case in three years.

The late Ken Boyer, a former Cardinals star, got 68 votes after being restored to the ballot and will be eligible for 15 more years. Boyer was dropped from consideration for one year because he had failed to gain 5 per­cent of the vote.

Players must wait five years after their last active season to be considered for the Hall.

Brock, a St. Louis resident, is president of Broc-World, a merchandising and marketing firm that handles sports equipment and par­aphernalia.

Brock was a .251-hitting outfielder, but one with promise, when Cardinals General Manager Bing Devine acquired him from the Chicago Cubs in June 1964. The deal was highly unpopular, because the Cardi­nals sent to the Cubs right-hander Ernie Broglio, who won 21 games in 1960 and who was 18-8 in 1963. Tales of Brock's outfield­ing play with the Cubs were spiced with phrases such as "Brock as in rock."

But Brock hit .348 in the second half of the 1964 season, sparking the Cardinals to their first National League pennant since 1946. Then in the World Series, he batted .300 as the Cardinals beat the New York Yankees in seven games.

Many years later, Brock, talking about the controversial trade, smiled and said, "I didn't care what people thought. I was a major leaguer."

Brock would hit better than .300 seven times with the Cardinals before he retired after the 1979 season. His best years were 1967-when he hit 21 homers, scored 113 runs and batted .299 for another world championship edition of the Cardinals-and 1974, when he stole a then-record 118 bases and batted .306.

His final season brought two milestones: his 3,000th hit-off Chicago's Dennis Lamp-and his 938th stolen base, which eclipsed the mark of 937 of old-timer "Slid­ing Billy" Hamilton. Two years earlier, Brock broke the accepted stolen-base record of 892 set by Ty Cobb.

Brock's final season seemed to be emblem­atic of the fire that burned within him, a seemingly placid person. The year before, riding the bench periodically under Manag­er Vern Rapp, Brock slumped to a career­low .221, and there were whispers that he might be finished.

But Brock, vowing to "orchestrate my own exodus," hit better than .300 for almost all of his last season with the Cardinals. "I re­fused to let anybody deny me my final moment of glory," said Brock at that time. "There came a time when everything I had done could have been tarnished. I refused to be denied."

Wilhelm pitched 21 years and a record 1,070 games in the major leagues while play­ing with the New York Giants, Cleveland, Baltimore, Chicago White Sox, California, Atlanta, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers.

1347 The knuckleballing Wilhelm failed to get

into the Hall of Fame last year by just 13 votes. He had a lifetime 143-122 won-lost record and a 2.52 earned-run average in his career. He pitched 14 seasons in which his ERA was lower than 3.00 and six seasons in which it was lower than 2.00.

In the rest of the voting, former Chicago Cubs outfielder Billy Williams was fourth with 252 votes, and pitcher Jim Bunning had 214. Catfish Hunter had 212, and Roger Maris had 128 votes. Maris played on two pennant winners with the Cardinals, besides hitting a single-season record 61 homers with the New York Yankees.e

STUDENT AWARENESS WEEK

HON.THO~J.mDGE OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. RIDGE. Mr. Speaker, for the benefit of my colleagues, I would like to point out that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has declared the week of February 3, 1985, as "Student Awareness Week." On this occasion, there are a number of educators and concerned parents in my hometown of Erie, PA, whom I believe deserve rec­ognition for the efforts to challenge the gifted students in our city. Thomas C. O'Rourke, superintendent of schools, Brenda A. Pundt, president of the school board, Chester P. Chrzanowski, supervisor of special education, and Robert Sullivan, one of the many parents actively involved in the gifted program in Erie, all deserve commendation.

For 8 years now, the Harding Gifted Center has provided opportunity for young minds to grow. This program for the gifted is a fine example of teachers, the school administration, and concerned parents working with Federal Government assistance. It is a fine example of parochial and public schools working together. And of course, we must recognize the talented students who attend the Harding Gifted Center. These are students who love to learn and inspire that love in other students as well. They contract with their regular classroom teachers to complete all their assignments while taking on an extra day of work each week at the center. There, they work on individual, advanced projects under the supervision of five teachers. The curriculum provides acceleration and enrichment, and a tremendous sense of accomplishment. The success of the program speaks for itself. Most of the students choose to remain in the program for years.

Some years ago, a study was done in Vermont that showed that one-third of those who dropped out of high school were gifted young people. If the statistics in Vermont are any indica­tion of what is happening in the rest of the country, then certainly we are

1348 not developing the potential of our young people to the fullest extent. Aside from all the controversies over national and local education policies, I do not think anyone would dispute that our young people are the Nation's most precious commodity and indeed the Nation's future.

One of the important tenets upon which our Nation was founded was the idea of opportunity for all. When you apply this concept to the classroom, it means that all students should have the opportunity to be challenged in their schoolwork. We all know that children learn at different rates. Per­haps teachers are the only people who can fully appreciate the practical diffi­culties this presents as they try to challenge every child in their class­rooms. It is my hope that the Harding Gifted Center will continue with its programs to help ensure that all stu­dents are given the opportunities they deserve. ;

Following a period of national ques­tioning and soul searching about the quality and the effectiveness of our schools, it seems that many educators and parents have advocated a return to the basics of education. Perhaps the Harding Gifted Center's success may be attributed to that commitment to basics-excellent, dedicated teachers, concerned parents, an effective school administration, and something that we never really lacked-bright and moti­vated students.

As the Government continues to evaluate its role in education, I believe that it retains its current commitment, particularly in the areas of gifted edu­cation, handicapped education, and vo­cational education. As we continue our work to fulfill the needs of all of our citizens, we will need to increase our efforts in adult continuing education and industrial retraining. There are many decisions before us in the years ahead and it is our young people, like those attending the Harding Gifted Center right now, who will be able to help us to see our way into the future.e

THE INDICTMENT OF CHURCH SANCTUARY WORKERS

HON. CHESTER G. ATKINS OF MASSACHUSETTS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. ATKINS. Mr. Speaker, I like many of my colleagues are distressed at the recent indictment of church sanctuary workers in Arizona. I draw to the attention of my colleagues a well-considered statement of Bishops James R. Crumley, Lutheran Church in America; David W. Preus, American Lutheran Church; and William L. Herzfeld, Association of Evangelical Lutheran Church.

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS The statement follows:

STATEMENT ON THE INDICTMENT OF CHURCH SANCTUARY WORKERS

We are deeply disturbed at the news of a 71-count indictment, issued on January 14 against 16 people involved in the church sanctuary movement. It is particularly alarming that the indictment came as a result of a 10-month long investigation which included the infiltration of several churches, among them Southside Presbyte­rian in Tucson and Alzona Lutheran in Phoenix, by federal informers and under­cover agents.

The reasons which cause some congrega­tions to go through the painful and search­ing process of declaring themselves sanctu­aries for refugees from Central America are many and compelling, but all are motivated by a deep faith and a fundamental humani­tarian concern for the safety of these refu­gees in our midst.

We share the concern of these congrega­tions for the protection of Central American refugees and we firmly believe that condi­tions in Central America today do not permit the safe return of those who have fled civil strife at home. We were recently reminded of the pervasive violence and terror in war-ravaged El Salvador when the Reverend David Fernandez, a Lutheran pastor in San Miguel, was found brutally murdered near his home, one of some 50,000 unarmed civilians who have been killed in El Salvador since 1980.

Because of our belief that refugees from the turmoil in Central America must be granted safe haven, we have strongly sup­ported, and continue to support, the enact­ment of legislation to temporarily suspend the deportation of Salvadorans from the United States while the conditions which caused them to flee persist. Passage of this bill, sponsored by Rep. Moakley <D-MA> and Sen. DeConcini <D-AZ> must be a top priori­ty of the 99th Congress. We will continue to encourage members of our churches to sup­port such legislation.

We see in the Phoenix indictment the pos­sible beginning of a confrontation between sanctuary churches, firm in their faith that theirs is a Biblical mandate, and the govern­ment in its questionable interpretation of the law. We encourage instead a renewed dialogue and ask that the government cease the prosecution of lay and ordained church workers and the monitoring of church ac­tivities as a means of response to this diffi­cult moral and theological issue.e

HELEN MARION HAMMOND AP­PRECIATION DAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1985

HON. RONALD V. DELLUMS OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, February 3, 1985, the city of Berkeley, CA, will honor Helen Marion Hammond by declaring it as Helen Marion Hammond Appreciation Day. Helen Marion Hammond has been a distinguished citizen and com­munity leader in Berkeley for over 40 years. She is both reasonable and fair in her selfless and tireless efforts on behalf of the community.

January 30, 1985 Ms. Hammond's activities in the po­

litical process have spanned decades. She was actively involved in Franklin D. Roosevelt's first Presidential cam­paign, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Jack Kent's city council campaign, the fight against the West Berkeley Industrial Park, my campaign for City Council of Berkeley, the April Coalition cam­paign, the anti-Vietnam War move­ment, the Berkeley Architectural Her­itage Association, Berkeley Citizens Action [BCAl, the campaigns of coun­cilmembers Denton and Fukson, ob­taining landmark status for Finnish Hall, neighborhood associations such as the Oceanview Committee, Fifth and Camellia Neighborhood Associa­tion, and Council of Neighborhood Or­ganizations, Neighbors for Clean Air, and member of board of directors of the West Berkeley Senior Center.

Marion Hammond in her personal life successfully challenged bank poli­cies of not granting home loans to single women. She was employed at Kaiser Shipyards during the early period of World War II and at that time was the only woman delegate to the Metal Trades Council. Marion Hammond was later married and raised two sons in Berkeley while con­tinuing to be active in community af­fairs, the PTA, and helped found the Arts and Crafts Co-op.

In the early 1960's she re-entered the work force as a Licensed Vocation­al Nurse and helped organize and obtain contract for Local 250 S.E.I.U., and served that local in the capacity of shop steward and negotiator, while continuing to be active in community affairs.e

A TRIBUTE TO HEMLOCK HIGH SCHOOL BAND

HON. BILL SCHUEITE OF MICHIGAN

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. SCHUETTE. Mr. Speaker, I wish today to pay tribute to the ac­complishments of the Hemlock High School Band of Hemlock, MI. Travel­ing all the way from Michigan by bus for the inaugural festivities, the Hem­lock Huskie Band is taking home first place in the "All American Festivals' Band Contest." Their success, and the pride they have brought the State of Michigan, can be attributed to their own discipline, the support of their parents, many of whom traveled with them, and the fine leadership of their friend and teacher, Mr. Carl A. Gip­pert.

Mr. Speaker, from my own experi­ence I know that you are continually addressed by Members from all over this Nation, each of whom is praising the merits of his or her constituents,

January 30, 1985 but the Huskie Band is without doubt one of the finest groups of young men and women I have ever met. They are taking home a first place prize to prove it, and I salute them.e

MASS TRANSIT UNDERFUNDED, MERITS MORE MONEY AND BETTER TREATMENT

HON. LAWRENCE COUGHUN OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. COUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, a compelling case for more and dedicat­ed funding, and better treatment for our Nation's mass transportation sys­tems has been made in an editorial published by the Philadelphia Inquir­er.

I am pleased to bring this pertinent comment to the attention of my col­leagues and note with pride that the editorial was prompted by the appear­ance in the Philadelphia area of the senior Senator from Pennsylvania, the Honorable JoHN HEINZ. At the car repair shops of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Author­ity [SEPTAl, Senator HEINz pledged to seek equitable funding for and to oppose efforts to target unfairly mass transit for excessive reductions to ease the Federal deficit.

As a ranking member of the Trans­portation Appropriations Subcommit­tee, I recognize the key role mass tran­sit plays in the lives of our urban and suburban communities. Individual live­lihoods and jobs as well as the overall economic health of urban areas depend-to a great degree-on the availability of adequate, reasonably priced and reliable mass transporta­tion systems.

We may not be able to make up for decades of benign neglect that have eliminated or crippled many mass transit facilities, but we must accept the important place public transporta­tion fills in millions of lives. Unfortu­nately, recent history shows that moves continue to shortchange mass transit or relegate it to a low priority. This is a shortsighted approach.

Less than 2 years ago, for example, the Congress raised the gasoline tax from 4 to 9 cents. As the Inquirer points out, 1 penny of the hike was dedicated to mass transit systems for capital expenditures. Yet, the Con­gress set transportation's share of the increase at $1.1 billion annually-some $400 million less than 1-cent dedica­tion generated. I recall vividly that !­along with other Members-voted for the gasoline tax hike only when we were assured unequivocally that mass transit would be guaranteed revenues from the 1 penny dedication.

In addition, I have worked hard and with some success to assure that funds

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS from the gasoline tax should go for capital expenditures and maintenance. It makes no sense-logically and eco­nomically-to allow the Federal Gov­ernment the authority to fund capital equipment purchases such as rail cars and buses, and yet not permit it to expend moneys to maintain this multi­million dollar equipment. To obtain every penny's worth of value of gaso­line tax moneys for the public, funds must be permitted for repairs and maintenance so that rolling stock bought by capital funds can attain full life expectancy.

I hope that the Congress will direct that dedicated funding be used for mass transit system maintenance. If not, it may take new legislation. I would hope, in that event, that a bruising battle could be avoided. Mass transit is essential, but it is underfund­ed. It merits better treatment because it is vital to national and individual economic well-being.

Submitted is the January 23, 1985 editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer for inclusion in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:

CONGRESS AND MAss TRANSIT

Sen. John Heinz <R., Pa.), at a news con­ference at SEPT A car repair shops in Upper Darby last week, made a welcome commit­ment to seek equitable federal funding for mass transit in the Congress this year. The senator promised to oppose moves that would single out transit unfairly as a handy target for excessive cuts as part of the defi­cit reduction process.

Seeking funds for transit in face of urgent needs to reduce federal spending and cut the deficit might seem unreasonable, but precisely the opposite is true. Transit has been short-changed through fiscal sleight­of-hand-injustices that need to be correct­ed.

When the Congress boosted the federal gasoline tax from 4 to 9 cents a gallon effec­tive in 1983, 1 cent of the increase was dedi­cated to mass transit systems for capital ex­penditures. However, when it came to pro­viding the money, the Congress was too con­servative. It set transit's share of the tax hike at $1.1 billion a year-about $400 mil­lion less than the 1-cent portion of the gaso­line tax is generating annually. Thus, Con­gress has a duty to provide transit systems with full funding from the 1-cent part of the tax. Sen. Heinz plans to take the lead in the Senate in seeking the additional author­ization and he should have bipartisan sup­port.

Beyond that, transit should have received more than Just a 1-cent allocation of the S­cent increase-with the highway lobby gob­bling up the other 4 cents. A more equitable distribution would have been 2 or 3 cents for transit. Congress well might change the allocation formula this year.

Another approach, maybe a better one, would be to increase the federal gasoline tax by several cents a gallon, with perhaps half of it going to transit. With gasoline prices going down, an increase in the gasoline tax would be almost unnoticeable at service sta­tion pumps-as close to painless as any tax increase can be. President Reagan, while ap­parently disinclined to ask for a tax in­crease, philosophically favors user fees and might approve a boost in the fee imposed on

1349 highway users, which is what the gasoline tax amounts to.

SEPTA and other transit authorities have made the valid point that federal funds from the gasoline tax should be usable for maintenance as well as capital expenditures. It makes no economic or business sense to the federal government to buy buses, rail cars and other rolling stock for transit sys­tems and deny funding for repairs and over­hauls needed to keep the equipment in good condition for full service life expectancy. Changing the law to allow a portion of gaso­line funds to be used for maintenance pur­poses is another action that the Congress should take this year.

TRIBUTE TO EDWARD DEBARTOLO, JR.

HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR. OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, at this time I would like to pay tribute to someone from my home district who has made me and my constituents very proud. I am speaking of Mr. Edward DeBartolo, Jr., of Youngstown, OH, and owner of the 1985 Super Bowl Champion San Francisco Forty­Niners.

Edward DeBartolo, Jr., became owner of the Forty-Niners several years ago at a time when the team was in disarray and had the image of a loser. Edward had taken over a team that showed little promise. But despite these adverse conditions, Edward was determined to build a winner-he had a bold vision of a bright future. Through a lot of hard work, dedica­tion, innovation, and persistence Edward realized his lofty goals. His Forty-Niners have won the Super Bowl 2 out of the last 4 seasons, and this year's decisive thrashing of the Miami Dolphins places the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Forty-Niners among the greatest teams in professional football history. That Edward succeed­ed in building a winning team and class organization is a testament to the man's fine character and strong will.

I am proud that Mr. DeBartolo is a Youngstown native and that he has pledged his support to the massive community effort in the Mahoning Valley to attract General Motors' new Saturn plant. Edward's bold determi­nation and strong desire is deeply re­flective of the people in my district. Those people have been faced with great adversity and hard times. Yet they have not given up and they are fighting back with a rare type of com­munity spirit. Like Edward, they have a vision of a better tomorrow and they are all joining together to work to make that vision a reality.

I am deeply honored and so appreci­ative that Mr. DeBartolo has agreed to

1350 serve on my task force designed to at­tract the Saturn project and develop ways to revitalize the Mahoning Val­ley's economy. I am confident that with the leadership and guidance of people like Edward DeBartolo, Jr., the people in my district will be able to continue working together to solve their problems and realize their high aspirations. At this time I would also like to congratulate Mr. Debartolo for winning the Super Bowl for a second time and for his dedication and com­mitment to the Mahoning Valley com­munity. I wish him continued success with the Forty-Niners and in all of his endeavors.e

U.S. ARMED FORCES SUPPLE­MENTAL BENEFITS ACT OF 1985

HON. HENRY B. GONZALEZ OF TEXAS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, last week I reintroduced a bill-H.R. 590-to provide compensation for the vic­tims of the disaster in Lebanon and the undeclared war in Grenada. This bill would also provide special compen­sation for those who might be killed in future hostilities in Central America or elsewhere. We owe something to the families of the service members who have died and may still die as a result of serving in the many danger­ous frontiers into which they have been committed.

Specifically, my bill provides for the payment, tax free, of $50,000 to the survivors of any service member who died in Lebanon last year or, for that matter, in the line of duty in any other foreign country. The death need not have been the result of hostile action. For example, military defini­tions of the cause of death could not exclude benefits for the survivors of the two marines killed in Beirut in 1983 while trying to disarms a cluster bomb. That incident might not be deemed hostile action, but no fair standard could deny some kind of ben­efit to the survivors of those soldiers who would not have died but for hos­tile action. Likewise, the "line of duty" definition would provide compensation to the men killed by the suicide bomb­ings in Lebanon, even though it was never determined that these were mili­tary assaults in the generally accepted meaning of the term. That is, while it may not be clear that the attacker be­longed to anybody's army, it is suffi­cient that the men killed did die in the line of duty and would not have died but for the fact that they happened to be assigned to the peacekeeping force in Beirut. Similarly, the bill provide compensation to victims of friendly fire if such a tragedy should ever come

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS to pass, or if a service member were killed by some other accident in the line of duty.

Furthermore, this bill provides spe­cial benefits for the families of those wounded in the course of service over­seas. Families would be allowed the use of Government visitor facilities close to the hospitals where their loved ones were being treated. The families would also receive a reasona­ble per diem to help cover their ex­penses. A service member wounded in Lebanon or Central America, Jor ex­ample, is not likely to be hospitalized close to home. There is no reason why their families should suffer endless economic loss in order to be near their wounded sons. For example, no matter where a burn victim might reside, that individual is going to be treated at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Likewise, all the casualties from Lebanon were sent to hospitals here on the east coast. It is a sensible and humane thing to facilitate the ef­forts of their families to be nearby.

I know that there are those who will say that there is no price that can be put on patriotism, and there are those who will say that death or injury is ex­pected in military service, and so no special compensation or assistance is warranted for those killed and wound­ed in Lebanon or Grenada, or wherev­er Americans are being, or will be. ex­posed to hostile action. But let me remind you. the Federal Government today pays a special compensation of $50.000 to law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty. If we can do that for law enforcement of­ficers. there is no excusing the lack of a similar benefit for the families of those who have died while protecting the interests of this country. Dying or being gravely injured in an undeclared war or while serving with some multi­national peacekeeping force is not in any soldier•s agreement to serve. and warrants special benefits.

The least that we can do for the vic­tims of undeclared war. and the vic­tims of foreign commitments. is to extend to them the same kind of grati­tude and consideration that we today provide for domestic law enforcement officers or even Congressmen who die while in office. These young people have given this country service above and beyond any reasonable call of duty. and they deserve more than our commendations; they. and their fami­lies. deserve a fitting mark of our grat­itude and respect. which this bill pro­vides.e

January 30, 1985 THE DEFICIT REDUCTION ACT

OF 1984

HON. BERYL ANTHONY, JR. OF ARKANSAS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. ANTHONY. Mr. Speaker. today. a number of my colleagues and I are introducing legislation regarding what I consider to be a serious over­sight on Congress• part when we adopted the fringe benefit provisions in the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984.

Under new section 132. many exist­ing fringe benefits were codified. Sev­eral exclusions were put into the stat­ute. including a working condition ex­clusion. Unfortunately. as interpreted by the IRS. public safety employee ve­hicles are not included in this exclu­sion. This will result in State troopers. sheriff"s deputies and emergency medi­cal personnel being taxed on a portion of the use of their vehicle. I consider a police officer to always be on duty. and I know in Arkansas that many law enforcement agencies encourage police officers to drive their official vehicles when off duty to heighten the pres­ence of law enforcement in the com­munity.

I am convinced it was not the intent of Congress to tax these men and women on the use of their patrol car or emergency vehicle. Therefore. I am introducing a bill that would provide that the use of certain law enforce­ment. fire protection. and emergency medical vehicles in certain cases would not be taxable as a fringe benefit.

Mr. Speaker. these people are always on duty-to serve the public. I hope my colleagues will review this measure carefully. and I would welcome their support. To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of

1954 to provide that the use of certain law enforcement, fire protection, and emer­gency medical vehicles in certain cases shall be treated as a nontaxable fringe benefit SECTION 1. Use of Certain Public Vehicles

Treated as Working Condition Fringe Bene­fit.

<a> IN GENERAL.-Subsection <h> of section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 <relating to certain fringe benefits> is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(6) Certain required uses of public law enforcement and emergency vehicles.-

"<A> IN GENERAL.-For purposes of subsec­tion <a><3>, any qualified use of a qualified public vehicle by an eligible employee shall be treated as a working condition fringe.

"(b) DEFINITIONS.-For purposes of this section-

"(i) QUALIFIED PUBLIC VEHICLE.-The term •qualified public vehicle' means any specifi­cally equipped vehicle which-

"(1) is operated by or for a governmental unit, and

"(II> is used by such governmental unit to provide law enforcement, fire protection, or emergency medical service or to provide

January 30, 1985 such other service relating to the public safety as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations.

"(ti) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.-The term 'eligi­ble employee' means, with respect to any ve­hicle, any employee of a governmental unit-

"(1) Whose principal duties include the provision of the type of service described in clause (1)(11) for which such vehicle is used by the government unit, and

"<II> who regularly uses such vehicle in the course of his employment.

"(III) QUALIFIED USE.-The term 'qualified use' means, with respect to any vehicle, any use of such vehicle which is required by the governmental unit.

"(!V) GOVERN!IENTAL UNIT.-The term 'governmental unit' means the United States, any State, any political subdivision of any State, and the District of Columbia.

EFFEcTIVE DATE.-The amendment made by subsection <a> shall take effect as if in­cluded in the amendment made by section 53l<a> of the Tax Reform Act of 1984.e

TRIBUTE TO MR. HOWARD GAFFKE

HON. IKE SKELTON OF MISSOURI

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I take this time to honor Mr. Howard Gaffke of Cole County, MO, for his 39 years of continuous service in county gov­ernment. Mr. Gaffke's dedication to his job represents the high quality of public service which the people of Cole County have had over the years. After 5 years of distinguished military service, Mr. Gaffke spent the first 10 years in local government as the Cole County treasurer. He was then ap­pointed county assessor, a position he has held for the past 29 years. I wish Mr. Gaffke all the best for the future, and ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me in con­gratulating him on his many fine years of community service.e

COMMENDATION OF ASIAN HERITAGE CELEBRATION

HON. NORMAN Y. MINETA OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. MINETA. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Mr. EDWARDS and Mr. ZscHAu, I would like to take this op­portunity to recognize and commend the Asian heritage celebration to be held March 16-24 in Santa Clara County. The celebration will com­memorate the contributions that bay area residents of Asian descent have made in the past and will educate the public about those contributions. We are pleased to bring this festival to the attention of the Congress and we ex­press our pride in the accomplish-

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS ments of Americans of Asian descent in Santa Clara County.

The week of celebration was first suggested by members of the Chinese Folk Dance Association as part of their 25th anniversary. It was con­ceived specifically to allow community groups to work together to dissemi­nate knowledge about the culture and achievements of Americans of Asian descent. Such education and com­memoration is important because Americans of Asian descent have pro­vided a diversity of cultures, lifestyles and points of view that give color and variety to our entire community. They have supported the business and scien­tific communities since the early rail­road-building and farming days, and today they provide great resources to Silicon Valley's high-technology indus­tries.

The organizers of the celebration hope to dispel lingering myths and misunderstandings by educating the public about the cultures of Americans of Asian descent through cultural events. They hope to communicate and show the diversity of the Asian heritage. The celebration will begin with an Asian New Year Festival, with a parade and banquet taking place in San Jose. Also taking place during the week will be an Asian Filmmakers Fes­tival, a series of cultural exhibits, an Asian Dance Festival, and Asian De­signers '85, an Asian fashion show. Through events such as these, the fes­tival will achieve its goal of providing opportunities for the expression of the culture of Americans of Asian descent.

We take pride in our community's cultural diversity and we recognize and commend this celebration. We feel that this event will reinforce tradition­al values and respect for the Asian heritage in Americans, while aiding the assimilation of diverse cultures into the greater American culture. We are proud to bring it to your atten­tion.e

LABOR LAW VIOLATION DEBARMENT

HON. SILVIO 0. CONTE OF MASSACHUSETTS

IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, I have in­troduced legislation today to deny Federal contracts to companies or labor groups when the Secretary of Labor certified that they have en­gaged in a pattern of willful violations of Federal labor law. This legislation­balanced and fair to all parties-is very important to American workers and will insure that the Federal Gov­ernment does not reward chronic law­breakers.

Mr. Speaker, 18 years ago, similar legislation was introduced. The report

1351 on that bill by the House Special Com­mittee on Labor suggested that Feder­al contracts be denied to repeated vio­lators of the National Labor Relations Act. Similar legislation was again in­troduced in the 94th Congress. In July of 1977, President Carter sent to Con­gress a package of reform measures which included this debarment provi­sion. And, during the 95th Congress, the House passed the labor law reform bill which strengthened NLRB reme­dies against repeated violators of the Labor Relations Act. An amendment offered on the House floor to strike the debarment provisions failed, 301 to 111.

The rights, duties, and prohibitions set out in the National Labor Rela­tions Act are not self-enforcing. If a company or a union fails to comply with a Board order, the Board can seek enforcement through the Federal courts. But legal rights have limited value if many years are required to en­force them. It is time for more effec­tive remedies.

Debarment for repeated and willful violators will preserve the integrity of the Federal contracting process by withholding Federal contracts from companies or unions that willfully and systematically violate Federal court or NLRB orders. The United States should not be subsidizing those who repeatedly violate the law.

Debarment remedies are established as appropriate in the case of willful violation of other Federal statutes. Such provisions exist in the Davis­Bacon Act, Executive Order 11246 which deals with equal employment opportunities, and the Walsh-Healy Act, among others.

Under the bill, the Secretary of Labor may remove or reduce the con­tract restrictions imposed against a company or union, if there is no other source for the materials or services or if the national interest so requires. The debarment period is for a maxi­mum of 3 years and can only occur after a pattern of willful violations and only affects the awarding of con­tracts after identification by the Sec­retary of Labor. In no instance may an existing contract be cancelled. All a company or union needs to do to avoid debarment is to obey the law.

There should be no financial incen­tive for those who break the law. The present procedures penalize law-abid­ing businesses and employees by not protecting them from the unfair com­petition of corporations not complying with the law.

The question is: Do we want our tax dollars spent on contracts with compa­nies that break the law? The Office of Federal Contract compliance estimates that 40 percent of our labor force is employed by firms that do business with the Federal Government, either directly or indirectly. This bill only as-

1352 sures that Federal money will not be used to help break the Federal law.

Mr. Speaker, in past years, legisla­tion similar to this has gained biparti­san support because it is fair, and it is balanced. The bill only asks that cor­porations doing business with the Fed­eral Government obey the law. I urge quick action on this bill by the Com­mittee on Education and Labor.e

A TRIBUTE TO MR. PHIL ERSHLER

HON. ROD CHANDLER OF WASHINGTON

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. CHANDLER. Today, on the floor of the House, I want to commend to the Nation Mr. Phil Ershler, a mountaineer in my district in Wash­ington, who, on October 20, 1984, became the first American to success­fully scale Mount Everest's 29,028-foot summit using the Great Couloir route. Phil was one of the 12-member China Everest 1984 Expedition that began on August 6. The team was led by an­other Northwest climber, Lou Whitta­ker, brother of Jim Whittaker, the first American to scale Everest 21 years ago.

The expedition members endured in­credible hardships to make Ershler the first American to scale Everest via this route. Avalanches, winds up to 100 miles per hour, frozen eyes, blood­ied throats, and dehydration forced the other climbers to turn back and cheer Phil on his last 1,000 feet alone.

Phil has been trying for the summit for the last 3 years. He climbs because he likes to climb mountains and not just because he wants to reach the summit. He feels the effort and expe­rience are definitely worth it.

I admire the hardships the team en­dured to accomplish this outstanding feat and wish to acknowledge to the Nation Phil Ershler and the China Ev­erest 1984 Expedition for their incredi­ble endurance and skill and the na­tional pride their feat instills in all of us .•

H.R. 734

HON. DON YOUNG OF ALASKA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speak­er, I have reintroduced legislation, H.R. 734, to amend the Internal Reve­nue Code to exempt certain emergen­cy transportation of individuals from the excise tax on transportation by air. Also, this bill calls for the exemp­tion from excise tax on air transporta­tion for helicopters not using or bene­fitting by federally assisted facilities

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Presently, injured or ill persons that

require air transportation to medical facilities are charged with an 8-per­cent excise tax on the cost of their flight. These flights are often not cov­ered by insurance and must be paid for out of the individual's or family's per­sonal income. This is a burden to people already facing a costly and emotionally difficult situation. The av­erage air medical transport costs be­tween $2,000 and $3,000. Eight percent of this cost can be substantial to indi­viduals paying the tax. However, the amount of revenue gained by the Treasury is likely to be minimal due to the relatively few number of air medi­cal transports.

To insure that this exemption is not abused by individuals using commer­cial airlines for travel to medical facili­ties, this bill states that the exemption applies only for transportation of an injured or ill person by an aircraft which-first, contains special equip­ment for purposes of transporting in­jured or ill persons, or; second, con­tains seats that may be modified to ac­commodate a stretcher, and; third, is used predominantly in the transporta­tion of injured or ill persons. This narrow language will limit the exemp­tion to air ambulance travel and pre­vent the involvement of ordinary pas­senger commercial airlines.

The remainder of this bill deals with some of the excise taxes on helicopter transportation as imposed by the Air­port and Airway Improvement Act of 1982. When Congress passed the act, it believed there was a pressing need to improve our airport and airway sys­tems. It chose to raise the revenue necessary to accomplish this by impos­ing user fees on fuel, persons and property. The helicopter service indus­try sought an exemption from these user fees so long as the vehicle did not take off from, or land at, a facility eli­gible for assistance under the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, and did not otherwise use services pro­vided pursuant to the Airport and Airway System Improvement Act during such transportation. The ex­emption was only granted to the mining and timber industry.

Since the rationale for this exemp­tion lies in the fact that the helicop­ters are not using or benefiting by fa­cilities assisted by the 1970 and 1982 acts, it seems illogical that other heli­copter operations fitting the same user criteria do not qualify for the exemp­tion. This bill seeks to make this ex­emption logically consistent by ex­empting all helicopter operations from fuel, persons and property excise taxes so long as they do not use or benefit by facilities assisted by the 1970 and 1982 acts. User fees should be paid by users and nonusers should be exempt. This simple logic is what this bill hopes to accomplish.e

January 30, 1985 IN MEMORY OF CHARLES P.

BUCHANAN

HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

• Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate the life of a distin­guished member of the Harlem com­munity, Charles P. Buchanan. He passed away recently at the age of 86.

During his lifetime, Charles Buchan­an witnessed the growth of Harlem into a thriving mecca for artists, writ­ers, and entrepreneurs. He was not only a participant in the Harlem ren­aissance, but actually helped to make it as great as it was. His contribution was a significant one.

He managed the famous Savoy Ball­room for 32 years, hosting the truly great jazz artists of his time. The ball­room, along with the Cotton Club and Apollo Theater, were the hubs of the Harlem renaissance, their memories enduring forever. Charles Buchanan and his peers enriched the lives of many, and contributed much to the development of 20th-century Ameri­can culture. We are endebted to Mr. Buchanan for his priceless gift.

It is therefore appropriate, Mr. Speaker, that we pay tribute to this dedicated man. His memory will remain forever in our hearts.e

NATIONAL INVENTORS' DAY

HON. ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER OF WISCONSIN

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. KASTENMEIER. Mr. Speaker, I am today introducing legislation de­signed to celebrate innovation and heighten public awareness to the vital contributions inventors make to our country's progress. This bill designates February 11, 1985, as "National Inven­tors' Day" -a date significant as the birthday of Thomas Edison, one of America's most prominent creators.

As chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the Ad­ministration of Justice, which seeks to refine the patent process in the public interest and render more adequate protection to inventors, I feel this res­olution is an important tool for recog­nizing creative individuals and will educate us all on the impact their dis­coveries have on our daily lives. To il­lustrate this impact, consider the six inventors who will be inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame on Febru­ary 10, 1985, and their contributions to society: Marvin Camras for magnetic recording; Willem Kolff for kidney di­alysis machines; Roy Plunkett for Teflon; Louis M. Moyroud and Rene

January 30, 1985 A. Higonnet for photographic-type composition; and Willis Carrier for air­conditioners. Obviously, our lives would be dramatically different with­out these innovations.

A basic premise of a democratic soci­ety is the protection it affords to indi­vidual creation. Prior to the protec­tions established by the patent system, inventors had no intrinsic right to profit from the ownership and market­ing of their works. Patents were grant­ed by special acts of legislation and left solely to the discretion of the vari­ous Colonies and States. By laws, no right existed. George Washington urged Representatives of the First Congress to give "effectual encouragement • • • to the exertion of skill and genius at home." Indeed, the Constitution gives Congress the power to "promote the progress of sci­ence and useful arts" by granting lim­ited monopolies in the form of patents on inventions. Consequently, the fi­nancial returns and appreciation af­forded to holders of patents have been the inventor's incentive for improving upon existing products and creating new ones.

I urge my colleagues to support "Na­tional Inventors' Day" and celebrate the genius from which all benefit-the mind of the inventor.e

THE DEFICIT REDUCTION ACT

HON. NORMAN D. SHUMWAY OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. SHUMWAY. Mr. Speaker, my office has been deluged with protests from concerned senior citizens regard­ing the Medicare premium increase which was mandated by the Deficit Reduction Act in the 98th Congress. Ironically, that same act also calls for another action which, if repealed, could make the premium increase un­necessary. Today, I am introducing legislation to correct this situation.

The Deficit Reduction Act calls for the Federal excise tax on cigarettes to drop from 16 cents to 8 cents per pack as of October 1. That action will result in some $1.7 billion in lost revenue­revenue which could be earmarked for the Medicare hospital insurance trust fund. The bill I am introducing would continue the cigarette tax at its present 16 cent level, and would pro­vide the Secretary of the Treasury with authority to transfer that reve­nue to meet the demands of Medicare hospital insurance benefit payments each month.

To my way of thinking, it is a sad paradox that last year's congressional action will impose an undue burden on older Americans while at the same time easing the disincentive for a haz­ardous habit. In 1980, $16 billion in

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS health costs was directly attributable to cigarette smoking, while another $26 billion in indirect costs accrued as a result of loss of earnings from sick­ness or death. All Americans pay this high price through higher insurance premiums, higher prices for goods and services, and the cost of public assist­ance programs for smoking-induced ill­ness.

I believe my bill is sound. It will assist Medicare without imposing new taxes, and may actually eliminate the need for unwanted premium in­creases.e

BALANCED BUDGET

HON. DAN MICA OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 • Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing a package of bills to re­quire a balanced budget. There is no doubt among most Americans today that we must balance the U.S. budget and rid ourselves of the staggering def­icit that threatens our economy.

While I do this, I want to make it clear that I do not support any budget cuts in Social Security. I believe that the passage of the Social Security Amendments of 1983 has improved the financial solvency of the Social Securi­ty trust funds and helped to secure the financial future for millions who are entitled to the fulfillment of our promise to them. Social Security re­cipients should not bear the burden for our national deficit.

My first choice for an appropriate method to require a balanced budget would be the passage of the first bill that I filed upon arriving in Congress in 1979 and which I am reintroducing today. This legislation would amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a realistic timetable for balancing the budget that would be enforced by the rules of the House and the Senate.

Mr. Speaker, I really believe that if this bill had been enacted when I first introduced it 6 years ago, we would not be in the predicament that we are currently in.

If the Congress cannot balance the budget under its own rules, I would support amending the Constitution to require a balanced budget except in times of war or national emergency. Amending the Constitution presents a fundamental change in U.S. policy, and should not be done lightly. How­ever, the evidence of the past 6 years indicates that to continue to tolerate such enormous deficits as we have seen would threaten the very founda­tion of the U.S. economy.

The third bill that I am introducing would require the President to submit and the Congressional Budget Com-

1353 mittees to report a balanced budget for each fiscal year. The budget deficit is such a serious national problem that all of us must work together-the President, the Congress and the Con­gressional Budget Committees.

Without decisive action, the budget deficit will continue to grow and threaten the current economic recov­ery. The last time the Federal Govern­ment balanced the budget was in 1969 and the deficit is estimated to grow to $260 billion a year by 1989. Failure to reduce the deficit will keep interest rates high, prolong U.S. dependence on foreign capital, and harm American business.

Although the deficit does pose a se­rious problem, I do see some promising signs. I was pleased with the passage of the Federal Capital Investment Program Information Act of 1984 that requires the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a Federal cap­ital budget plan. I intend to look into the possibility of further legislation to enact capital budgeting requirements such as Florida and other States use to express their budgets.

In addition, I believe that Congress can learn from Florida's example. Florida has never had a budget deficit because it is strictly forbidden in the State's constitution. Because of this fiscal responsibility, Florida has one of the country's most dynamic and grow­ing economies. The people of Florida support congressional initiatives to balance the budget. In fact, 81 percent of the people responding to my ques­tionnaire supported a constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget. Let us work together, follow­ing Florida's example, to require a bal­anced budget for the Federal Govern­ment.e

AN EXAMPLE OF A DEFENSE CONTRACT THAT WENT RIGHT

HON. BYRON L. DORGAN OF NORTH DAKOTA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota. Mr. Speaker, over the past several years we in the U.S. Congress have heard dozens of stories about waste in the Pentagon and contract overcharges for military contracts. Yes, there is far too much of that kind of waste of the tax­payers' money in Pentagon contract­ing.

However, it is important to point out that not every defense contract has a price overrun or a delivery delay. There are some good workers and some good companies that are doing an excellent job for our Department of Defense, and occasionally we ought to stop and make note of that.

Recently I was visiting the Western Gear Corp., flight structures division,

1354 in Jamestown, ND. I came across an example there that I'll bet is repre­sentative of a lot of the efforts of con­scientious companies and faithful em­ployees delivering good products on time and within budget to our Depart­ment of Defense.

Here's a small example of that. In mid 1984 the U.S. Navy requested pro­posals for the building of an ejector unit on a bomb rack. On August 24, 1984, the invitation for bids went to four qualified bidders. The contract was awarded to Western Gear's flight structures division on October 11, call­ing for the production and delivery of six ejector units for the bomb racks in 55 days with follow-up deliveries this year.

Workers at that plant in Jamestown, ND, worked many extra hours produc­ing those products and meeting a very short delivery date of 55 days. On De­cember 5, those units were delivered to the U.S. Navy. They were there on time and at the price that was origi­nally negotiated.

Mr. Speaker, I just felt that with all of the depressing stories about defense contracting that we have been hear­ing, it would be refreshing to cite one positive example that I have come across of a lot of people working hard to produce the right product for the right price and deliver it on time. That happened in North Dakota in Decem­ber.

A tip of the hat to some good folks in North Dakota who set a good exam­ple of the kind of defense contracting that we need more of in this country .e

TRIBUTE TO JUDGE SAM C. BLAIR

HON. IKE SKELTON OF MISSOURI

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 e Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, Judge Sam C. Blair, a well-known public servant and prosecutor in Missouri, died at the age of 80 last week in Jef­ferson City, MO. As assistant U.S. at­torney in Kansas City, Judge Blair was credited with a key role in fighting po­litical corruption.

In his illustrious legal career, Judge Blair served as city counselor to Kansas City, judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, special counsel to the State Division of Employment Se­curity, and general counsel for the De­partment of Revenue and State Tax Commission. His 7 terms as judge to the 14th judicial circuit in Cole County were interrupted by his mili­tary service as a theater judge advo­cate on the special staff of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower in World War 11.

During Judge Blair's long tenure on the bench, he handed down a number of far-reaching decisions including

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS orders to allow blacks to enroll in the University of Missouri and to allow os­teopaths to practice at public hospi­tals.

He was truly an outstanding man who upheld the highest ideals of the legal profession. He will be greatly missed.e

TRIBUTE TO THE TOLEDO CITY SCHOOL BOARD

HON. MARCY KAPTUR OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985 eMs. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, it is with considerable pride that I inform my colleagues of the recent selection of the Toledo City School Board to re­ceive the U.S. Department of Educa­tion's Distinguished School Board Award.

This award is an outgrowth to the National Commission on Excellence in Education. It goes only to those school boards across the Nation who have provided special leadership in develop­ing methods for improving our Na­tion's public school systems. Only 17 school boards have been designated to receive this award nationwide. The Distinguished School Board Award is, indeed, a significant achievement for the Toledo public school system and it brings with it recognition to our entire community.

The human mind is our fundamental resource. For a wise and just society to flourish, for its citizens to function in an increasingly complicated world, its children must be able to learn to think, to reason, and to grow in knowl­edge and understanding. Moreover, a strong and expanding regional econo­my cannot occur without a strong edu­cational system. In a forum on educa­tion that I hosted last year, local edu­cators and other community leaders presented their views on the educa­tional preparedness of our young people and their abllity to compete academically and technically in the job market. It was clear to me at that time that Toledo's school officials had long been aware of the new challenges confronting our students and were al­ready taking steps to ensure that a firm educational background would prepare them for the marketplace. This award confirms the success of our school board's innovation approaches to the improvement of education in our community.

The late President Kennedy said, "Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. Our requirements for world leader­ship, our hopes for economic growth and the demands of citizenship itself • • • all require the maximum devel­opment of every young American's ca­pacity." The kind of excellence which

January 30, 1985 is demanded is the very excellence we salute today.

Therefore, I hope you will join me today in congratulating the Toledo School Board for this significant achievement. I know they will contin­ue to pursue the standards of excel­lence which we applaud today.e

TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH J. SMITH

HON.ROBERTJ.MRAZEK OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. MRAZEK. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to the attention of the House the outstanding service which Mr. Joseph J. Smith has given to the Albertson Hook and Ladder Engine and Hose Company No. 1. This year, Mr. Smith is celebrating his 50th anni­versary with the fire department. Through these many years, Mr. Smith has been highly respected in the fire­house and in the Albertson communi­ty at large.

Mr. Smith has certainly contributed a great deal to the successful efforts of this fire rlepartment and he has the most competent colleagues whose work must also be recognized. Among the officers of the Albertson Fire De­partment are:

LIST OF OFFICERS

Officers of the Alb~rtson Fire Depart­ment: Chief: Herman Fuelling; 1st Assistant Chief: Thomas Tilley; 2nd Assistant Chief: Anthony Bellisari; Captain: Jay Janowitz; 1st Lieutenant: Richard Ockovic; 2nd Lieu­tenant: William J. Clark, Jr.; Captain of First Aid: Daniel E. Giordano; Captain of Fire Police: Alex Dobkowski; President: Peter Cosgrove; Vice-President: Christopher Carroll; Corresponding Secretary: John Wa­sielewski; Recording Secretary: Timothy Carroll; Financial Secretary: John Weber; Treasurer: Harry Sherman.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Douglas A. Diem, Chairman; Clarence Fuelling, Vice-Chairman; Peter J. Tennis; John Olivari; James DiNapoli; Joseph Radi­gan; William Clark, Sr.; Jose DaRocha, Sec­retary; George Lee In, Treasurer.

The excellent community service provided by this firehouse and by other volunteer fire departments throughout our Nation is greatly ap­preciated by all citizens. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to these courageous men and women who risk their lives daily to protect the lives and property of others.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Joseph J. Smith and his colleagues at the Albertson Hook and Ladder Engine and Hose Company No. 1 for their many years of fine service and to thank them for a job well done.e

January 30, 1985 TARIFF REDUCTION FOR POLARIZING MATERIAL

HON. JOHN F. SEIBERUNG OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. SEIBERING. Mr. Speaker, I am today introducing legislation to reduce the tariff on imported polarizing mate­rial from the current rate of 15.6 to 5.6 percent.

Under current tariff schedules, the tariff on polarizing material, a key component in the production of liquid crystal displays, is 15.6 percent, while the tariff on finished liquid crystal dis­plays is 5.6 percent. The vast majority of polarizing material used by U.S. manufacturers of liquid crystal dis­plays is imported from the Far East. In fact, I have been able to identify only one domestic manufacturer of po­larizing material.

As a consequence, it is difficult for U.S. liquid crystal display manufactur­ers to compete with foreign manufac­turers, who benefit not only from the low tariff on their finished product, but also from the much higher tariff on polarizing material. My bill would reduce the tariff on polarizing materi­al to the same level as the tariff on finished liquid crystal displays, thus making American products more com­petitive. My bill would also eliminate the tariff on polarizing material from least developed countries, in keeping with the current lower rate on polariz­ing material from those countries.e

NATIONAL MEAT WEEK

HON. GLENN ENGUSH OF OKLAHOMA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, January 30, 1985

e Mr. ENGLISH. Mr. Speaker, the week of January 27 through February 2, 1985 has been proclaimed "National Meat Week," and I would like to take this opportunity to recognize this vital part of the American diet. Americans have come to take for granted what was to the founding settlers a rare table delight-good meat. Improved American agriculture and marketing technology have enabled Americans to buy virtually any cut of meat at any time of the year. Americans have grown to expect it. I feel it is a fitting commendation to meat producers throughout the production and mar­keting chain that we recognize their efforts and successes during National Meat Week.

I also feel that it is an important time to renew our commitment not only to the meat industry, but also to the entire agricultural sector which helps to support the meat industry. For example, without a strong feed

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS grains sector, American consumers would face a totally different meat counter. During the next 2 months, farmers will face an extremely critical time during which they must make planting decisions and, even more im­portant, they must acquire adequate credit to afford to plant. I feel it is im­portant that Congress, the administra­tion, urban and rural communities and banks make a strong commitment to help see these farmers through. With­out a healthy farming community, the Nation's urban consumer will pay a hefty bill. I feel it is time for all Amer­icans to recognize that the goose that has been laying the golden eggs is very ~ick. Without immediate help, the goose could die.e

SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Title IV of Senate Resolution 4,

agreed to by the Senate on February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint com­mittees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest-designated by the Rules Committee-of the time, place, and purpose of the meetings, when sched­uled, and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur.

As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this infor­mation, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Re­marks section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD on Monday and Wednesday of each week.

Any changes in committee schedul­ing will be indicated by placement of an asterisk to the left of the name of the unit conducting such meetings.

Meetings scheduled for Thursday, January 31, 1985, may be found in the Daily Digest of today's RECORD.

MEETINGS ScHEDULED

FEBRUARY! 9:00a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings on the nomination of

Donald P. Hodel, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Interior.

SD-366 9:30a.m.

Joint Economic To hold hearings on the employment/

unemployment situation for January. 2203 Rayburn Building

10:00 a.m. Foreign Relations

To continue hearings to discuss Ameri­can foreign policy.

SD-419

FEBRUARY4 9:00a.m.

Armed Services To hold hearings on proposed authoriza­

tions for fiscal year 1986 for the De-

1355 partment of Defense, focusing on U.S. military posture.

SD-106 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

To hold hearings on S. 259 and S. 287, bills to protect local community inter­ests regarding the relocation of certain professional sports teams.

SR-253 10:00 a.m.

Foreign Relations To resume hearings to discuss American

foreign policy. SD-419

FEBRUARY5 9:00a.m.

Armed Services To continue hearings on proposed au­

thorizations for fiscal year 1986 for the Department of Defense, focusing on Army programs.

SR-253 9:30a.m.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To hold oversight hearings on the activi­

ties of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

SD-538 10:00 a.m.

Budget To hold hearings in preparation for re­

porting the first concurrent resolution on the fiscal year 1986 budget.

SD-608 Energy and Natural Resources

Business meeting, to consider the nomi­nations of JohnS. Herrington, of Cali­fornia, to be Secretary of Energy, and Donald P . Hodel, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Interior, and other pending calendar business.

SD-366 Foreign Relations

To continue hearings to discuss Ameri­can foreign policy.

SD-419 Joint Economic

To resume hearings in preparation of its forthcoming annual report.

SD-342 10:30 a.m.

Select on Intelligence Closed briefing on intelligence matters.

SH-219 2:00p.m.

Armed Services Closed briefing on worldwide intelli­

gence matters. S-407, Capitol

FEBRUARY6 9:00a.m.

Armed Services To continue hearings on proposed au­

thorizations for fiscal year 1986 for the Department of Defense, focusing on Navy and Marine Corps programs.

SR-253 10:00 a.m.

Budget To continue hearings in preparation for

reporting the first concurrent resolu­tion on the fiscal year 1986 budget.

SD-608 Environment and Public Works

To hold hearings on the proposed nomi­nation of Lee M. Thomas, of South Carolina, to be Administrator, Envi­ronmental Protection Agency.

SD-406

1356 Foreign Relations

To continue hearings to discuss Ameri­can foreign policy.

SD-419 Joint Economic

To continue hearings in preparation of its forthcoming annual report.

SD-G50

FEBRUARY7 9:00a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Foreign Agricultural Policy Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the com­petitive position of U.S. agriculture in the current world environment.

SR-328A Armed Services

To continue hearings on proposed au­thorizations for fiscal year 1986 for the Department of Defense, focusing on Air Force programs.

SR-253 10:00 a.m.

Budget To continue hearings in preparation for

reporting the first concurrent resolu­tion on the fiscal year 1986 budget.

SD-608 Foreign Relations

To continue hearings to discuss Ameri­can foreign policy.

SD-419 Labor and Human Resources Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings to review advertise­

ments promoting the use of alcohol. SD-430

Joint Economic To continue hearings in preparation of

its forthcoming annual report. SD-342

FEBRUARY8 9:00a.m.

Budget To continue hearings in preparation for

reporting the first concurrent resolu­tion on the fiscal year 1986 budget.

SD-608

FEBRUARY 19 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, National Capital Plan­ning Commission, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

SD-138

FEBRUARY20 9:00a.m.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation To resume hearings on S. 259 and S. 287,

bills to protect local community inter­ests regarding the relocation of certain professional sports teams.

SR-253 10:00 a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources Business meeting, to consider the com­

mittee budget for 1985, and other pending calendar business.

SD-366

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development programs, fo­cusing on Army civil works programs.

SD-192

FEBRUARY21 9:00a.m.

Veterans' Affairs Business meeting, to consider committee

budget for 1985, and committee rules of procedure for the 99th Congress.

SR-418 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es~

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Holocaust Memorial Council, and the Federal inspector for the Alaska gas pipeline.

SD-138 Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub­

committee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the De­partment of Transportation.

SD-124

FEBRUARY26 9:00a.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the De­partment of the Interior and related agencies.

SD-124 9:30a.m.

Veterans' Affairs To hold joint hearings with the House

Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative priorities of the Disabled American Veterans.

345 Cannon Building 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub­

committee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Re­search and Specl&l ProllT&IDS Adminis­tration and the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Transporta­tion.

SD-138 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To resume hearings on proposed budget

estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­llT&IDS. focusing on the Department of the Interior.

SD-192 Armed Services

To hold closed hearinp on the maritime threat to U.S. national interests.

SR-222 1:00 p.m.

Veterans' Affairs FEBRUARY 27 To hold hearings on proposed budget es- 9:00 a.m.

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Veterans' Affairs Veterans' Administration. To hold joint hearinp with the House

SR-418 Committee on Veterans' Affairs to

January 30, 1985 review the legislative priorities of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Blind­ed Veterans of America, Purple Heart, and Vietnam Veterans of America.

334 Cannon Building 9:30a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources To hold oversight hearings to review

those programs which fall within the jurisdiction of the committee as con­tained in the President's proposed budget for fiscal year 1986, focusing on the Department of the Interior.

SD-366

FEBRUARY28 9:30a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources To continue oversight hearings to

review those programs which fall within the jurisdiction of the commit­tee as contained in the President's pro­posed budget for fiscal year 1986, fo­cusing on the Department of Energy.

SD-366 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub­

committee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Na­tional Highway Traffic Safety Admin­istration, Department of Transporta­tion.

SD-138 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Commission of Fine Arts, and the Na­tional Gallery of Art.

SD-138

MARCH1 9:00a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources To continue oversight hearings to

review those programs which fall within the jurisdiction of the commit­tee as contained in the President's pro­posed budget for ftscai year 1986, fo­cusing on the Forest Service <Depart­ment of Agriculture>, U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission <De­partment of Energy).

SD-366

MARCH5 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub­

committee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Federal Highway Administration, De­partment of Transportation, and the Panama Canal Commission.

SD-138 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart­ment of the Interior.

SD-138

January 30, 1985 Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To resume hearings on proposed budget

estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­grams, focusing on the Tennessee Valley Authority.

SD-192

MARCH6 9:00a.m.

Veterans' Affairs Business meeting, to mark up proposed

legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1986 for the Veterans' Adminis­tration.

SD-418

MARCH7 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To resume hearings on proposed budget

estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­grams, focusing on the Department of Energy.

SD-192 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and the Office of Emergency Preparedness.

SD-138 Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub­

committee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Na­tional Transportation Safety Board, and the St. Lawrence Seaway Develop­ment Corporation, Department of Transportation.

SD-192

MARCH 12 9:30a.m.

Veterans' Affairs To hold joint hearings with the House

Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative priorities of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

345 Cannon Building 10:30 a.m.

Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub­

committee . To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Interstate Commerce Commission.

SD-138 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To resume hearings on proposed budget

estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­grams, focusing on solar and renew­abies and energy research.

SD-192

MARCH 14 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations BUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Na-

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS tiona! Aeronautics and _Space Adminis­tration.

SD-192 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Smithsonian Institution.

SD-138 Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To resume hearings on proposed budget

estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­grams, focusing on nuclear fission, commercial waste management, and uranium enrichment.

SD-192

MARCH 19 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the land and water conservation fund.

SD-138 Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To resume hearings on proposed budget

estimates for fiscal year 1986 for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Com­mission.

SD-192

MARCH20 9:00a.m.

Veterans' Affairs To hold Joint hearings with the House

Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative priorities of AMVETS, World War I Veterans, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A., and Atomic Veterans.

334 Cannon Building 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations BUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the American Battle Monuments Commis­sion, Army cemeterial expenses, Office of Consumer Affairs <Department of Commerce>. and the Consumer Infor­mation Center.

SD-124 Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub­

committee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Federal Railroad Administration, De­partment of Transportation, and the National Railroad Passenger Corpora­tion <AMTRAK>.

SD-138

MARCH21 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations BUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora­tion, National Credit Union Adminis­tration, Office of Revenue Sharing

1357 and the New York City loan program <Department of the Treasury), Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and the Na­tional Institute of Building Sciences.

SD-192 Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To resume hearings on proposed budget

estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­I!Cl"ams, focusing on atomic energy de­fense activities.

SD-116 Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub­

committee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran­sit Authority, and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compli­ance Board.

SD-138 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for energy conservation programs.

SD-138

MARCH26 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Ge­ological Survey, Department of the In­terior.

SD-138 Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To resume hearings on proposed budget

estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­grams, focusing on the Power Market­ing Administration.

SD-192

MARCH27 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations BUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Se­lective Service System, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Council on Environmental Qual­ity.

SD-124

MARCH28 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations BUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Veterans' Administration, and the En­vironmental Protection Agency.

S-126, Capitol Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To resume hearings on proposed budget

estimates for fiscal year 1986 for

1358 energy and water development pro­grams.

SD-192 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission, and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior.

SD-138 Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To continue hearings on proposed

budget estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­grams.

SD-192

APRIL 1 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To resume hearings on proposed budget

estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­grams.

SD-192 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To continue hearings on proposed

budget estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­grams.

SD-192

APRIL2 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To continue hearings on proposed

budget estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­grams.

SD-192 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Na­tional Park Service, Department of the Interior.

SD-138 Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To continue hearings on proposed

budget estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­grams.

SD-192

APRIL3 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To continue hearings on proposed

budget estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­grams.

SD-192

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub­

committee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Federal Aviation Administration, De­partment of Transportation.

SD-138 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcom­

mittee To continue hearings on proposed

budget estimates for fiscal year 1986 for energy and water development pro­grams.

SD-192

APRIL4 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations BUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the De­partment of Housing and Urban De­velopment.

SD-192 Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub­

committee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for Con­rail, U.S. Railway Association. and the Office of the Secretary of Transporta­tion.

SD-138 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.

SD-138

APRIL 16 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub­

committee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Urban Mass Transportation Adminis­tration. Department of Transporta­tion.

SD-138 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1988 for the Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior.

SD-138

APRIL 18 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Transportation and Related Agencies Sub­

committee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 tor the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation.

SD-138 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Na-

January 30, 1985 tional Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

SD-138

APRIL23 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Forest Service, Department of Agricul­ture.

SD-138

APRIL24 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations BUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the National Science Foundation.

SD-124

APRIL25 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Office of Indian Education, and the Institute of Museum Services.

SD-138

APRIL30 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Office of the Secretary and the Office of the Solicitor. Department of the In­terior.

SD-138

MAY1 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations BUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the De­partment of Housing and Urban De­velopment and certain independent agencies.

SD-124

MAY2 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations BUD-Independent Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the De­partment of Housing and Urban De­velopment and certain independent agencies.

SD-124 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for territo-

.

January 30, 1985 rial affairs, Department of the Interi-or.

SD-138

MAY7 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.

SD-138

MAY9 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Bureau of Land Management, Depart­ment of the Interior.

SD-138

MAY14 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the Energy Information Administration, and the Economic Regulatory Admin­istration, Department of Energy.

SD-138

MAY21 10:00 a.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for the

1359 Minerals Management Service, De­partment of the Interior.

SD-138

MAY23 2:00p.m.

Appropriations Interior and Related Agencies Subcommit­

tee To hold hearings on proposed budget es­

timates for fiscal year 1986 for Naval Petroleum Reserves, and fossil energy.

SD-138

CANCELLATIONS

JANUARY31 10:00 a.m.

Joint Economic To hold hearings in preparation of its

forthcoming annual report. SR-325