January 25, 1990 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 495

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Thursday, January 25, 1990 The House met at 11 a.m. The Chaplain, Rev. James David

Ford, D.D., offered the following prayer:

Teach us, 0 God, a unity of purpose that brings us together to do the good work that we have been called to do. We admit our differences, our preju­dices, and we pray for the gifts of the spirit that free us to live lives that are worthy of our responsibility. Bless the men and women here and the people of our land, unite the nations of the world and every person of good will in an attitude of common respect. May we be faithful to do Your good will now and evermore. In Your name, we pray. 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.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The SPEAKER. The Chair will ask

the gentleman from Illinois CMr. Po­SHARD] if he would kindly come for­ward and lead the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mr. POSHARD led the Pledge of Al­legiance as follows:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Repub­lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE A message from the Senate by Mr.

Hallen, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent resolution of the House of the following title:

H. Con. Res. 228. Concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress regarding the 25th anniversary of Volunteers In Serv­ice To America.

The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the fol­lowing titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

S. 319. An act to effect an exchange of lands between the United States Forest Service and the Salt Lake City Corporation within the State of Utah, and for other pur­poses;

S. 1046. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 by designating a segment of the Merrimack River in the State of New Hampshire for study for po­tential addition to the National Wild and

Scenic Rivers System, and for other pur­poses; and

S. 1594. An act to revise the boundary of Gettysburg National Military Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

DENVER BRONCOS ARE GOING TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL

<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, the Denver Broncos are going to win the Super Bowl. Not because Denver­ites are vulgar and believe "winning is the only thing." We do not just look at our past Super Bowl record. No, Denver is a compassionate city. We are very worried about what will happen if we do not win. Poor San Francisco will become known as "Titletown USA." San Francisco is not Green Bay, and I think it would be very embarrassing for them to continue to have the best football team on the planet. The Denver Broncos are going to spare them that embarrassment.

MAJ. EILEEN M. COLLINS NOMI­NATED TO BE FIRST WOMAN PILOT FOR SPACE SHUTTLE <Mr. HOUGHTON asked and was

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

Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I do not come from Colorado, and I do wish the Denver Broncos good luck. Howev­er, as New Yorkers are always looking over the next hill to see what the future will be, maybe it will be next year the Buffalo Bills' year. That is not the reason I am here.

Mr. Speaker, the reason I am here is I have very exciting news. It is from the southern tier of New York State.

NASA has just nominated an Elmira, NY, native, Maj. Eileen M. Collins, of the United States Air Force, to be the first woman pilot of the Space Shuttle Program.

This is not only great news for Major Collins and our district, but it is an important nomination for the future progress and development of the Space Shuttle Program.

On behalf of everyone in the south­ern tier of New York, I wish Major Collins the best of luck in her already successful career with NASA, and par­ticularly congratulate her husband and her parents, Jim and Rose Marie Collins of Elmira.

DO NOT FORGET COAL MINERS IN CLEAN AIR DEBATE

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

Mr. POSHARD. Mr. Speaker, this year starts on a very down note for me and my district in southern Illinois.

Here is the headline in the Southern Illinoisan newspaper: "Old Ben 21 Closes; 337 Left Jobless," 337 hard working men and women whose lives are being turned upside-down.

All of us in my area know someone who is personally affected. Two family members of my staff are among those being put out of work. And we fear this is the first dispatch of more bad news to come.

I know clean air legislation is a pri­ority for this session. But I am here to ask my colleagues to join those of us from other coal States to modify any legislation that puts even more people out of work.

I support cleaner air, land, and water. But we cannot stand by and watch these cleanup efforts be fi­nanced on the backs of working men and women in the coal fields of this country.

They have worked too long for us to desert them now. Join me in standing by them, and standing up for them in this important debate.

The newspaper article follows: OLD BEN 21 CLOSES; 337 LEFT JOBLESS

<By Norm Heikens> Southern Illinois lost another 337 coal

mine jobs over the weekend, a harbinger of $13 million in payroll draining from the economy.

Old Ben No. 21 employees received layoff notices Monday because the mine near Sesser is closing.

In announcing the end of the 30-year-old mine, Bill Hake, vice president of Old Ben's Illinois Division, said 288 union miners and 49 company employees will lose their jobs in late March or early April.

Hake explained that No. 21, the smallest of four mines Old Ben has in the state, had become too expensive to continue operating.

"There's still a little bit of coal left, but we can't mine it at a price utilities are will­ing to pay for it," he said, adding that the mine lost money last year. "The mine has to be able to stand on its own, and it couldn't do that."

United Mine Workers District 12 Presi­dent Jerry Jones said the announcement came soon after miners' hope had begun to inch upward.

Old Ben had been put up for sale last summer by its parent company, British Pe­troleum, in an effort to consolidate its oper-

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496 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 25, 1990 ations, but was taken off the market just before Christmas.

Employees hoped a purchasing company would have had coal contracts to keep the mine operating.

"We didn't know what was going to happen with the sale," Jones said. "When the sale didn't go through, there was a rumor there would be a pretty good-sized layoff in December."

Their jitters were just beginning to ease when the announcement was made.

Union employees will be put on call-back panels, but already 400 to 500 workers are on the list, he said. The problem is that no new mines are opening.

Salaried employees might be out of work permanently.

"Some of the ones with less seniority and less performance will be looking for work," he said.

Historically, No. 21 produced premium coal. Reserves on the west side of the mine were lower in sulfur, but about 30 miners were laid off in December when the reserves on that side ran out.

Reserves on the east side are higher in sulfur, and with utilities being reluctant to buy large blocks of coal, there was little as­surance a market would develop if the mine continued to operate, Hake said.

Possibilities of opening new mines soon are practically nil, he said.

In order to justify a $100 million mine opening, it is considered expedient to have a utility contract for at least half the re­serves, Hake said. That isn't about to happen in a day when utilities are buying on spot markets.

Utilities and mines alike are keeping a close eye on Congress as it begins work this year on clean-air legislation. Many observers feel tighter restrictions could ruin the market for Illinois basin coal, which gener­ally is high in sulfur.

Jones thinks a few miners might be old enough to retire.

"We're hoping some people can improve their skills and move into other occupa­tions," Jones said. But "We're very frustrat­ed."

Jones said about 500 miners worked at No. 21 during peak employment.

The mine has produced 60 million tons from 650 feet below the surface, Hake said. It had been a longwall operation for a decade until October.

The · other three Old Ben mines employ between 300 and 320 workers, Hake said.

ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE CEDC

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

Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to the Twin Cities area Community Economic Develop­ment Corporation CCEDC] on the oc­casion of their first anniversary. As the Representative for the Fourth Dis­trict of Michigan, which includes the Benton Harbor area, I take great pleasure in recognizing the commit­ment the CEDC and the people of Benton Harbor and its surrounding neighbors have demonstrated toward revitalizing their community. Thanks to a strong partnership between local officials, individual citizens and the

private sector, a new day is dawning for Benton Harbor.

Over 2 years ago, I held an economic development conference in Benton Harbor that was attended by more than 350 people. As my good friend and colleague Congressman CURT WELDON of Pennsylvania noted at this conference, the key to economic devel­opment is a strong alliance among education, business, labor and govern­ment leaders. The message I hoped to deliver with CURT was how our com­munity in Benton Harbor could pull itself up by the bootstraps and flour­ish.

I am proud that the conference held that day helped serve as a catalyst for the formation of the Community Eco­nomic Development Corporation CCEDCJ. The CEDC is at the heart of efforts to revamp the economy of the Twin Cities area. Government offi­cials, members of the business commu­nity, and concerned citizens have formed a solid working coalition dedi­cated to improving the quality of life in the Benton Harbor area. It has been a great privilege for me to work with this talent laden organization, which revolves around the concept of shared responsibility and a strong pri­vate/public partnership.

The CDEC has been .an astounding success, raising more than $1.2 million in pledges from individuals and the business community last year. These contributions will be matched by a major employer in the area, Whirlpool Corp·. In 5 years, local officials hope·to raise $5 million that will be matched by Whirlpool. These local funds were collected in near record time. The theme, "If not now, when?" moved people to action. It is inspiring to see local individuals and businesses place their trust in the future of Benton Harbor. Due to this community-wide effort, outside investment is once again starting to flow into Benton Harbor. ..

With the -CEDC's aggressive market­ing efforts, interested business people have been lured to the city. Twenty­five businesses have been approved under the city's enterprise zone status and by the end of this year, $142 mil­lion will be invested in Benton Harbor, creating nearly 150 new jobs.

Any major problem facing a commu­nity cannot be solved without the com­mitment of individual citizens who care enough to become involved. This is certainly true with the challenge of rebuilding distressed American cities. Individuals of all races and economic standing have volunteered in CEDC sponsored drives to make a difference through their personal participation.

On the first anniversary of the CEDC incorporation, communities throughout the Nation should take note of the teamwork and commit­ment in Benton Harbor. I hope others will form similar coalitions to promote

economic development and save ailing cities. I am confident that the success during this first year is only the tip of the iceberg. The future for Benton Harbor and its neighboring communi­ties will be bright due to the continued hard work and dedication of these people who dare to make a difference.

SAY IT IS NOT SO, MR. .PRESIDENT

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

Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, those of us representing con­stituencies in the Northeast were shocked to learn that President Bush may propose a 25-percent cut in the Emergency Fuel Assistance Program when he unveils his budget next week.

The cold wave that gripped much of the Nation in December brought with it incredible, and in my view indefensi­ble, increases in the price of home heating oil. The skyrocketing cost of fuel oil has devastated family budgets from Kearney, NJ, to· Kingston, MA, to Kennebunk, ME. For the poor, the impact has been particularly severe. Some low-income families expended a winter's worth of Federal fuel assist­ance by the end of December, and do not know how they will contend with another bout of very cold weather.

It is a regrettable fact that the exist­ing level of Emergency Energy Assist­ance . Program funds serves only about one-third of the individuals eligible for it. States supplement Federal funds where they can, but I believe it is un­realistic to expect the States to do more. More Federal funds, not less, are needed in this program, and I be­lieve the President should be propos­ing increases, not cuts.

Mr. Speaker, I hope the rumors about the President's position on the Emergency Energy Assistance Pro­gram are wrong. If they are not, I urge Mr. Bush to talk with his friends and neighbors in New England, and reex­amine his position. In this land of abundant resources, it is simply wrong that people should be forced to choose between heating and eating.

SMALL BUSINESS IS GOING OUT OF EXISTENCE

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

Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, as we begin a new session of Congress, I hope we will focus at least some atten­tion on a largely ignored but growing problem in this Nation. Small business is going out of existence at an alarm­ing rate in the United States today.

Many other small businesses, while not going all the way under, are barely hanging on, whether it is the inde-

January 25, 1990 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 497 pendent drugstore, hardware store, auto-parts store, the mom-and-pop grocery, the family farm. Small busi­ness is in a real struggle for survival.

We frequently say that small busi­ness is the heart or backbone of the American economy. This is certainly true. However, today most Federal contracts can be done only by big busi­nesses because only they can handle the paperwork maze required by the bureaucracy. Federal tax breaks gen­erally go almost entirely to the big giants that can hire the lobbyists.

Federal rules, regulations, and red tape fall disproportionately hardest on small businesses. Federal bureaucrats seem to have a bias toward ·big busi­ness either because it makes them feel more important or it is simply easier to deal with bigger and fewer compa­nies.

The Federal Government, to put it in plain language, is driving small busi­ness out of existence. We need to take notice of this and not make this situa­tion worse in the legislation we pass this year.

TRIBUTE TO KONISHIKI <Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and

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

Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speak­er, I rise to pay a special tribute to an outstanding young American of Samoan ancestry, whom I have had the privilege to know for the past sev­eral years. Not because he is a native Samoan, but he's a great American, and what he has accomplished is cer-· tainly a rarity in our country.

Mr. Speaker, you cannot help but take notice of this young man since he weighs only 490 pounds, stands 6 feet 2 inches tall, and participates in what is generally known as Japan's oldest national cultural sport; that is, the sport of sumo wrestling.

Mr. Speaker, this young man is Sale­va'a Fuauli Atisanoe, or commonly known throughout Japan by his tradi­tional wrestling name as Konishiki Ya­sokichi.

On November 26, 1989, Konishiki became the second non-Japanese since 1972 to win the coveted Emperor's Cup during the Grand Sumo Tournament in Japan. Just last week Konishiki made a respectable showing by win­ning 10 of 15 matches, and hopefully,

· if he should win another tournament, he stands an excellent chance for pro­motion to "yokozuna" or grand cham­pion. This is the highest degree or level of achievement for a sumo wres­tler to obtain.

Mr. Speaker, I would also like to ex­press special thanks to Mr. Hiro Sasaki for his initial contact with Sale­va'a when he first introduced Saleva'a to Jesse Kahualua or "Takamiyama," who later became Sale's trainer at the

Takasago Beya or training center in Tokyo. Through hard training and dis­ciplinary rules that all sumo wrestlers must go through, Konishiki quickly rose through the complicated divisions of promotions and recognition since his initial entry into the world of sumo wrestling in 1982. This is particularly noted in the fact that while it usually takes a sumo wrestler 5 years to train and compete competitively in the highest division of sumo hierarchy, Konishiki achieved this feat in 2 years.

Mr. Speaker, I would also like to off er a special congratulations to Kon­ishiki's proud but humble Samoan par­ents, Orator Va'a Fuauli Atisanoe and mother, Tala.

My personal thanks and mahalo also go to my good friend and colleague, Congressman DANIEL AKAKA, of Hawaii, for making a special effort in joining me at a special family church service that was held recently in hon­oring Konishiki for his achievements.

Mr. Speaker, I submit the following articles also to be made part of the RECORD.

CFrom the Washington Post, Nov. 27, 19891 THE WIN WORTH WEIGHING FOR-A HAWAI·

IAN TAKES SUMO WRESTLING HONORS IN JAPAN

<By Fred Hiatt) TOKYO, Nov. 26.-0ne doesn't often see a

496-pound man cry, but Ya.sokichi Koni­shiki wept for joy today.

Konishiki, a Samoan American born in Hawaii nearly 26 years ago, took up the an­cient Japanese sport of sumo wrestling in 1982. And today, after enduring anti-foreign hazing, poison pen letters, telephone death threats and a bum knee, the quarter-ton wrestler won his first professional tourna­ment.

Konishiki received a congratulatory mes­sage from President Bush-"We're all proud of you."-and a host of ca.sh awards and gifts, including four tons of rice, a barrel of shitake mushrooms, 5,000 eels and an out­size silver statue of a Coca-Cola bottle. But the ultimate compliment came from the di­rector-general of the sumo association.

"He's a great wrestler now," Katsuji Futa­goyama, a former sumo star, told the Japan Broadcasting Co. "He's no longer a foreign­er."

Indeed, it was a red-letter weekend for Americans in Japanese sports. A former Montreal Expo, Warren Cromartie, was named Most Valuable Player of the Japa­nese Central League, while a former Los An­geles Dodger, Ralph Bryant, was honored as Pacific League MVP, the first time U.S. players have swept the awards.

Still, it was Konishiki's triumph over ad­versity in the most Japanese of sports that captured Japan's attention. Although the giant wrestler's sudden rise in the sport five years ago provoked a wave of xenophobia, his more recent troubles and his determina­tion to overcome them seem to have won him acceptance as an honorary Japanese.

After clinching his bout today, Konishiki gave the obligatory television interview in flawless Japanese, as an attendant combed his oiled hair into the traditional topknot in preparation for the victory ceremony.

"I didn't want to cry, but I couldn't help it," said the soft-spoken athlete, still breath-

ing heavily from his 20-second fight. "It's like a dream. I'm really surprised myself."

Konishiki was a high school football player named Salevaa Atisanoe aiming for college and law school when another Hawai­ian, Jesse Kuhaulua, recruited him for sumo. Kuhaulua, wrestling under the name Takamiyama, eventually became a Japanese citizen, but in 1972 he had become the first and, until today, only foreigner to win a sumo tournament.

To an outsider, sumo didn't look difficult: two nearly naked fat men colliding with a thud and then spending a few seconds trying to throw each other to the ground or push each other out of the packed-sand ring. Konishiki gained almost 200 pounds here on a diet of fish and rice stew and began climbing through the professional ranks with unprecedented speed to become the first foreign ozeki, or champion-ranked wrestler.

But Konishiki also soon discovered that sumo is a test not only of bulk but of strength, speed, agility and, above all, mental toughness. As he began to succeed, he had to endure the normal indignities of the hierarchial, almost feudal sumo world, and the panic of Japanese who believed a foreigner should never be champion.

"Anyone who can't take a hazing probably doesn't have what it takes to succeed in sumo," Konishiki wrote in a Japanese maga­zine la.st year. "It a lot more difficult than it looks."

Konishiki was considered sure to advance beyond ozeki to the top rank of yokozuna, or grand champion. But his climb stalled; one strong tournament would be followed by a poor performance.

"I keep hearing people say they don't want a foreigner to win, that I shouldn't be promoted to yokozuna since I only win by brute strength," wrote Konishiki, the big­gest sumo wrestler ever.

This year, Konishiki finished the Septem­ber tournament with a miserable five wins and 10 losses and was in danger of being stripped of his championship rank. So when he practiced hard through the fall and came roaring back this month, the sports press took notice.

"Resurrection of the Monster of Hawaii," blared one. "Grand Champion Konishiki­Even Mike Tyson Would Pale," said an­other. A new sweetheart, a 24-year-old Japa­nese model, had turned Konishiki around, it was reported.

On Friday, Konishiki won his most diffi­cult bout, against the Wolf, Chiyonofuji. Al-· though Konishiki outweighs the reigning champion by 200 pounds, Chiyonofuji had always turned Konishiki's bulk against him, sidestepping him and making the American look foolish as he era.shed to the floor.

But this week, Konishiki simply bulled Chiyonofuji out of the ring. And when he dispatched the 400-pound Kotogaume today in the same style, Konishiki clinched his victory. If Konishiki can win the next tour­nament in January, the experts say, he will become the first foreign yokozuna in histo­ry.

The crowd in the sumo hall in Fukuoka cheered wildly for his win, and again when Bush's telegram was read in Japanese. The threats and insults and stop-Konishiki cam­paigns seemed, for now at lea.st, forgotten.

"People like Takamiyama because he became Japanese," said one young fan. "But people like Konishiki because he hung in there and did things his way."

498 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 25, 1990 [From Sports Illustrated, Dec. 11, 19891

AN AMERICAN WINS BIG

<By Shelley Smith) In a feat of truly immense proportions,

Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler Konishiki weighing in at 488 pounds, last week won the Emperor's Cup, Japan's most prestigi­ous sumo championship. The victory had the eritire nation abuzz. Only one other for­eigner had ever won the tournament: Jesse Kuhaulua, another Hawaiian, in 1972.

Strange as it sounds, the 25-year-old Koni­shiki (born Salevaa Atisanoe to Samoan par­ents> saw his triumph as a victory for thin­ness. After becoming a sumotori in 1982, he had eaten his way from 350 pounds up to 553-whopping even by sumo standards. By last December his knees were constantly aching, and he was losing so often that he was in danger of being demoted from the ranks of ozeki, the second-highest classifica­tion in the sport.

Fearing this, Konishiki took action. He checked into a Tokyo training center and went on a diet. "We tried to test his body fat," recalls Bob Beveridge, the American who runs the training center, "but we couldn't get the clamp around his arm. We tested his strength, and it was one-sixth of a 60-year-old man."

Eating only fish and tomatoes, and swim­ming three times a week, Konishiki began to shed weight. His knees felt better, and his strength grew. By the start of the 15-day Emperor's Cup in Tokyo on Nov. 12, he had lost 65 pounds.

Sumo is a test of power and leverage. To win, a wrestler must push, slap or shove his opponent out of the 15-foot ring. Displaying surprising agility, Konishiki won 14 of 15 Cup matches, dispatching even Chiyonofuji, Japan's sumo darling, whose muscled 270-pound body sharply contrasted with Koni­shiki's folds of flab. After Konishiki beat 400-pound Kotogaume in the finals, a con­gratulatory telegram from President Bush arrived, and Konishiki was presented with prizes, among them 5,000 eels, which he pre­sumably won't try to gulp down in a single sitting.

Konishiki wept. "My dream has come true," he said. He may become the first for­eigner to attain the highest sumo designa­tion, yokozuna.

Konishiki's victory capped a grand week for U.S. athletes in Japan. Earlier, former big leaguers Warren Cromartie and Ralph Bryant had been named MVPs of the two Japanese major leagues-the first time Americans have won both titles.

[From U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 11, 1989]

CHARGE OF THE UNLIGHT BRIGADE

Americans worried about economic rivals across the Pacific, take heart. Good old Yankee competitiveness is alive and well in the ancient Japanese dohyo, or sumo ring. Last week, a 490-pound Hawaiian of Samoan ancestry, known as Konishiki, bulldozed Japan's highest-ranked wrestler to win the coveted Emperor's Cup.

It may seem paradoxical that the Japa­nese, who grew rich making TV's and cars smaller, adulate behemoth wrestlers with washtub-size bellies. But in Japan, size and power are revered. Fans also admire a sumo­tori's impassive dignity born of years of bootcamp-like training in dormitory-gymna­siums called stables. As they move up the rigid sumo hierarchy, young trainees wash and braid their seniors' hair, fetch and carry, and eat prodigious portions of rice

and chankonabe, a steamy meat or fish stew.

Despite its documented history of more than 1,500 years, sumo has changed little over the centuries. In recent decades, mini­mum height and weight requirements have been raised, as Japanese males have grown taller and heavier. To accommodate TV, some prefight rituals have been trimmed, such as the prolonged foot-stomping on the ring's bare earth as opponents glower at each other and the number of times salt is tossed as purification <the fight itself is over in seconds). Perhaps the biggest change since the days of shogun and samurai re­tainers has been the addition of gaijin, or foreigners. Besides the quarter-ton Koni­shiki, one other American, Hawaiian-born Takamiyama, has made his mark in the "sport of emperors," winning the cup in 1972.

[From Time Magazine, Dec. 11, 19891 READ MY EELS

While some Americans fret that the Japa­nese are buying up the U.S., the Japanese may have another concern: Yankee athletes are winning all the prizes. Americans picked up the most valuable player awards in both Japanese baseball leagues, and a 488-lb. Samoan-American sumo wrestler known as Konishiki, 25, last week became only the second foreigner to triumph in a major sumo tournament. Big even by sumo's broad standards, Konishiki was once called "meat bomb" by his detractors. Among his prizes: a congratulatory message from President Bush, 1.8 tons of rice and 5,000 eels. The wrestler is already one slippery customer in the ring.

COMMENDATION OF U.S. EMBAS­SY PERSONNEL IN BUCHAREST (Mr. WOLF asked and was given per­

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

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend the work of U.S. Embassy personnel in Bucharest during the tur­bulent revolution which overthrew the oppressive, tyrannical rule of Nicolae Ceausescu. I traveled to Romania in early January just as the violence in the streets of Bucharest was beginning to subside, and the people in our Bu­charest Embassy were extremely cou­rageous and a credit to the foreign service.

The Embassy personnel, their de­pendents and other Americans in Bu­charest faced the quickly unfolding revolution with great strength. Ambas­sador Alan "Punch" Green and his staff are to be commended for protect­ing the lives of American personnel while continuing the job of reporting critical information to our Govern­ment as violence and firefighting filled the streets. Two Foreign Service offi­cers even journeyed to Timisoara, where the revolution received its spark, before the outcome of the con­flict was certain.

Mr. Speaker, I have a list of the U.S. Embassy personnel in Bucharest which I want to enter into the RECORD in recognition of their work.

Mr. Speaker, I would also like to mention that I will share my thoughts and recommendations on Romania during a special order beginning imme­diately after other congressional busi­ness is completed today.

The list ref erred to follows: U.S. EMBASSY PERSONNEL IN BUCHAREST

NAME AND TITLE

Alan Green, Jr., Ambassador. Larry C. Napper, Deputy Chief of Mission. Brian M. Flora, Political Counselor. W. Ross Newland, Political Officer. Howard J. Steers, Political Officer. Anita S. Booth, Administrative Counselor. Virginia C. Young, Consul General. Gordon K. Hellwig, Vice Consul. Timothy A. Arnts, Economic Officer. Agota Kuperman, Cultural Affairs Officer

<Acting PAO). Kay R. Kuhlman, Senior Commercial Of­

ficer. Col. Branko Marinovich, Defense Attache. Wol Joseph E. Krull, DAO Operations Of­

ficer. Joanne Shelton, DAO Operations Techni-

cian. Carl French, DAO Operations Technician. Joanne Rizzo, Nurse Practitioner. Daniel Aguayo, Communications Program

Officer. David Adams, Support Communications

Officer. · Terry M. Cunningham, Telecommunica­

tions Officer. Lauren Lyles, Telecommunications Offi­

cer. Donald N. Haw, Telecommunications Offi.

cer. William J. Maher, Regional Security Offi·

cer. Karl W. Covington, Security Engineering

Officer. Jean H. Ishii, Regional Security Office

Secretary. SSgt. Jack Moore, Marine Security Guard

Detachment Commander. Sgt. Donald D. Brazeal, Marine Security

Guard. Sgt. Darryl M. Edwards, Marine Security

Guard. Sgt. Steve J. Elbert, Marine Security

Guard. Cpl. Hector Garcia, Marine Security

Guard. Cpl. Gordon A. Heap, Marine Security

Guard. Cpl. Steven A. Hill, Marine Security

Guard. Cpl. Phillip W. Lewis, Marine Security

Guard. Cpl. Reynaldo G. Morris, Marine Security

Guard. Cpl. Donald W. Salvaggio, Marine Securi­

ty Guard. I would like to show the American

people the Romanian flag where the center has been cut out by the Roma­nian people in freedom. What they have said is that the United States Government ought not give the most favored nation status to the Romanian Government until they hold fair, free,

· open and verifiable elections.

COUNTDOWN TO EARTH DAY <Mr. MAZZOLI asked and was given

permission to address the House for 1

January 25, 1990 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 499 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, on Jan­uary 23, this week, I joined House and Senate colleagues and representatives of many environmental groups to com­mence countdown to Earth Day, 1990. Nineteen-ninety will mark the 20th anniversary of the original Earth Day.

This anniversary comes at a timely moment in the Nation's environmental history. We will take up in this session of Congress the Clean Air Act. Though I am in a cold State, I do be­lieve we need a tough Clean Air Act.

Back home in Louisville, our Mayor Jerry Abramson, Deputy Mayor Joan Riehm, and the director of solid waste management, Rudolph Davidson, are preparing special events to mark Earth Day in·April.

My commemoration is to introduce legislation that will call a White House conference on solid waste re­duction and disposal. I hope my col­leagues will join me.

Though the proliferation of meet­ings on solid waste is there, we need something like a White House focus to give this movement additional momen­tum. In other words, the only way to give lowly and smelly garbage respect­ability and fragrance is to take it into the White House and put it on the President's desk, and make sure that this then gets the national attention it needs.

Mr. Speaker, I will be introducing legislation which I will send around to my colleagues, and I hope my col­leagues will support me.

TRIBUTE TO PFC. ROY BROWN <Mr. COX asked and was given per­

mission to address the House for 1 minute.)

Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, in the wake of recent events in Panama, I rise to pay tribute to the President of the United States, our Commander-in­Chief, and all the men and women of our armed services who have sacrificed so much for their country.

As the Representative from Orange County, CA, I would like to pay trib­ute to one of Orange County's young men who was among the first to be killed in the opening hours of the as­sault on Panama.

A few days after his funeral, Pfc. Roy Brown's mother got a letter from him in the mail. Here is what it said:

Dear Mom: I haven't officially been told where my unit is headed, but I have a good idea. I believe we will be going to Panama in the next 48 hours. If you are reading this letter, then you already know that some­thing has happened to me. Tell everyone in .the family and all my friends that I love them and that my death was for a good cause.

Thanks for being the world's greatest mom.

The words of a 19-year-old infantry­man say it better than any Congress-

man ever could. Ours is a good cause. It is a cause of freedom; and it is be­cause of the leadership of our great President and the patriotism and cour­age of men and women like Pfc. Roy Brown that our world today is safe and free.

FAILURE OF UNITED STATES TO SIGN CONVENTION ON RIGHTS OF THE CHILD <Mr. MILLER of California asked

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

Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, this week, the Bush adminis­tration had an opportunity to demon­strate that its commitment to the world's children was as much reality as rhetoric.

But once again he has offered us a rhetorical ruse.

The Bush administration has been actively involved in drafting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The convention calls for, among other things, the end of child exploitation, respect for the religious rights of children, a new reso­lution by countries to end child labor, improved access to education, and decent health care for all the world's young people. It calls for an end to the torture and extensive imprisonment of children, and takes a stand against execution for crimes committed by people under 18 years of age.

Most of it is not too complicated. But today, the State Department re­

fuses to sign the final document. Sign­ing the Convention on the Rights of the Child would in no way tie the United states to a specific legislative program. Nor would it bind the Sen­ate's ratification process. It would in­stead indicate this Nation's willingness to review the convention and, eventu­ally, send it to the Senate for ratifica­tion.

However, by not signing the conven­tion, this administration sends a terri­ble signal-to the countries and advo­cates around the world who have worked hard over decades to bring the convention to this point, as well as those across the globe who continue to ignore the human rights of children.

The message will be no harsher than the one the U.S. has already sent in the course of negotiating the conven­tion, by apparently sabotaging efforts to raise the minimum age of combat from 15 to 18. It is a tragedy that this country, which does not itself induct 15- or 16-year-olds into the military, could not endorse a policy of keeping children from fighting in wars. Bush administration policy on this issue suggests that he has greater reverence for the lives of American children than for those from other countries. And that this administration does not

care very much at all for the lives of any children.

The current episode adds the insult of not signing the convention to the injury of leaving the age of combat at 15. It is particularly arrogant of the administration to resist signing the convention after having gotten its way so decisively on the issue of the mini­mum age of combat.

The rhetoric is that this administra­tion can't manage the convention through the Federal bureaucracy. The fact is that if this convention, and the well-being of children, really mattered, then bureaucracy would not be al­lowed to get in the way.

Once again, this administration fails to follow its high-minded language with concrete action. President Bush's disregard for the International con­vention on the Rights of the Child in­dicates that the posturing that was so evident in his first year in office will continue in the second. And the world's children will be asked to pay the price.

MAKE EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS TAX DEDUCTIBLE <Mr. CONTE asked and was given

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

Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce a bill to make edu­cation savings accounts tax deductible.

These accounts allow parents to save money each year to pay for a child's education at a particular university. They are a creative way to pay for an education; and by making them tax deductible, we can make them even better.

This bill will allow parents to deduct annual contributions of up to $1,500. It will be an important step toward making a college education available to every qualified student. I hope my colleagues will join me in working to reach that goal.

TURN "PEACE DIVIDEND INTO REAL DEFENSE CUT

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

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, the President will submit his fiscal year 1991 budget to Congress on Monday. Amidst the ongoing speculation about what it will contain, it is appropriate to ask a very direct question: Will President Bush's budget contain an in­crease in defense spending or a de­crease?

Given all the talk of the peace divi­dend, this seems like an odd question to ask. Most are wondering about how much the defense budget will be re­duced. But the President may try to

500 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 25, 1990 pass off no changes, or even an in­crease, as a defense cut.

Let us not let him do that. We should look at the budget and focus the question in one area: Does the President propose to spend more or less in actual dollars than was spent last year?

0 1120 Last year $296. 7 billion was spent on

defense. That included money for energy, arms production. This year we will look at the President's budget and we will ask, "Is it more that $296. 7 bil­lion or is it less than $296.7 billion?" And if the President's proposals do not actually contain a defense cut we must tell that fact honestly and forthright­ly to the American people.

While a peace dividend is very much in order, Mr. Speaker, what we may be getting from the President is a peace assessment.

REDUCING DEMAND IS KEY TO WINNING THE DRUG WAR

<Mr. DONALD E. "BUZ" LUKENS asked and was given permission to ad­dress the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. DONALD E. "BUZ" LUKENS. Mr. Speaker, as a member of a con­gressional delegation, I had the oppor­tunity to once again visit Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru to assess the progress in our joint war on drugs.

Again and again we heard that re­ducing the demand is the key to win­ning the war, and I agree. Until we win here in the United States we will win battles, not the war. In the meantime, in Peru, the Socialist government, the devastating economic policy and the influence of the vicious and totalitar­ian Maoist Communist group Sendero Luminoso <Shining Path) combine to seriously hamper the progress there. This is most unfortunate considering Peru's soil and climate are ideal for growing coca and they grow up to 60 percent of the world's supply.

In Colombia, the Government is win­ning the war on most fronts but is hampered, as are Peru and Bolivia, by a corrupt Judiciary. A majority of the judges are honest men and women of courage, but there are far too many who have been bought with drug money and they are releasing these drug "animals" almost as quickly as they are captured. In Bolivia, a coun­try twice the size of Texas with only 6 million people, considerable progress is being made, but the Government simply has difficulty policing a coun­try that size. Bolivia, however, is poised to carve out the most dramatic effort in interdiction, education eradi­cation and substitution. These three countries require our utmost support in both the short-and-long range fight. Mr. Speaker, I return here convinced that the war is winnable and that con-

sidering the difficult situations these three nations face, they truly deserve our political and financial support for hanging tough in their fight against drugs.

CBS ANCHORMAN SALUTES UNITED STATES MILITARY FOR PANAMA OPERATION The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under

a previous order of the House, the gen­tleman from Mississippi [Mr. MONT­GOMERY] is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, CBS news anchor Dan Rather aired this commentary on his daily radio program on December 28, 1989. I want to share it with my colleagues because it is a very fitting tribute to the brav­ery and skill of the United States mili­tary personnel who took part in the invasion of Panama.

The commentary is attached: DAN RATHER REPORTING. NEWS ANALYSIS AND

COMMENTARY-AIRED DECEMBER 28, 1989 The men and women of the United States

Armed Forces have done a superb job. They have performed bravely, efficiently and pro­fessionally. They deserve the thanks and re­spect of a grateful nation, and our prayers as they continue their service and their sac­rifice.

This is true. And it needs to be said, to be marked and thought about before the moment passes. As a nation and as individ­uals, we should note it and discuss it before the trail grows cold.

Discuss what? Excellence, for one thing. Excellence, unfortunately, is getting to be rare in any endeavor in this country. Along with greed, mediocrity has become trendy in American life and work. For another, the role of the warrior in a peace-loving, peace­intending country such as ours. No matter how much of the world sees us, no matter how some among us see us, ours is, at base and in its heart a peace loving, peace intend­ing nation. But in the land of the American dream, someone must protect the dreamers. There must be an arsenal of democracy and there must be among us those who know how to use it.

Ours is a citizen Army ... and Navy ... and Air Force ... and Marine Corps. With, thanks be to God and the Constitution, ci­vilian control, and with a strong system of checks and balances. Ours is, in the best sense of the phrase, a people's Army.

But I digress. Listen, patriotic and honest citizens can

and should debate whether this President in this situation made the right decision at the right time for the right reasons to send our sons and daughters to war. There are impor­tant questions not to be ducked about the Panama invasion. Such as: Can, should, a president-any president-be able to carry out a war such as this without approval from the people's elected representatives in Congress? There is an important constitu­tional question to be thoughtfully consid­ered in all of this.

But that is not the point of this piece. The point here today is this: the men and women of the Armed Forces of the United States were given a mission by their Com­mander in Chief. They had their orders. They were given a job to do, and they did it well.

In the words of Tennyson's poetry, " ... theirs was not to reason why, theirs was but to do or die." They did and some of them died.

Ours is to reason why, while honoring and thanking those who served and sacrificed. More . . . under the heading lest we forget . . . after this.

Any person, in uniform or out, whoever actually sees another person die in combat is not likely to forget, ever, what the reality was and is. Wars are real mud, real blood . . . real dread, real death.

It is easy to blow bugles, have the band' play marches and wave flags. It is hard to storm the beaches, hit the silk and blow the barracks. Very hard and very dangerous.

Before the smoke clears in Panama, before the politicians and the propagandists complete weaving their self serving spells, it would be well for the rest of us to note and ponder the brave, efficient, professional service our citizen warriors have given our country in the streets and jungles of Panama.

SOUTH KOREAN BARRIERS TO BEEF IMPORTS FROM AMERICA The SPEAKER pro tempore <Mr.

BRUCE). Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Nebraska [Mr. BEREUTER] is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, today I will discuss an important issue concerning U.S. trade in beef with South Korea. In bilateral talks last week, South Korean representatives were unwilling to discuss any new ideas concerning their import restric­tions on beef. This has been a conten­tious issue between the United States and South Korea for nearly 5 years. South Korea's continuing unyielding stubbornness, exemplified by the breakdown of last week's talks, is the reason for the lack of progress in re­solving this dispute.

Why are the South Korean-United States talks a hot issue again? Because last week's talks were caused by at GATT panel ruling of last April which ruled in our favor. It ruled that South Korea's restriction of beef imports is inconsistent with the GATT; they are violating GATT. It found the South Koreans are illegally excluding beef. The American beef industry would be the major beneficiary of an opened market in South Korea.

On November 7 of last year, South Korea reluctantly said they accepted the ruling and an associated require­ment to meet with the United States within 90 days to begin resolution of the issue. South Korea's refusal to dis­cuss anything new, or to even agree to discuss an agenda necessary to allow eventual resolution of the complaint is very disappointing and unacceptable to America. They are stalling. They are not ·negotiating in good faith. This is no way for South Korea to treat an ally and very generous friend.

It is imperative that South Korea come to the table now with a willing-

January 25, 1990 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 501 ness to discuss a negotiating agenda which would quickly bring it into com­pliance with the GATT ruling and let more American beef into their mar­kets. Time is of the essence. The dead­line for a satisfactory outcome of these talks is February 7, 1990. More importantly, if South Korea has made no serious moves toward resolution of this GATT violation by April 27, the USTR is required under section 301 of the Omnibus Trade Act of 1988, to take retaliatory action. I would like to stress to the South Koreans that retal­iation is not the pref erred action of the United States, or arguably, even the intended action of section 301. But we will retaliate if we have no other choice. Section 301 was primarily de­signed as a mechanism to facilitate re­ductions of trade barriers, not create new ones. I would further urge South Korea to work cooperatively within the spirit of the GATT to move toward eventual resolution of this issue. Here is the message to the Gov­ernment of South Korea. It is time for acting well past time. Bring down the barrier against American beef.

I would also like to take this oppor­tunity to commend Ambassador Carla Hills for continued exemplary fulfill­ment of her role as USTR.

She has shown outstanding negotiat­ing abilities and has already done much to open markets for U.S. prod­ucts and reduce trade barriers world wide in her role as USTR. Removing barriers to trade around the world is one of the most important challenges facing the United States today, and if successful, represents one of the most exciting opportunities for the United States services and agricultural indus­tries in the 1990's.

COLD FUSION: ITS UPS AND DOWNS

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gen­tleman from Utah [Mr. OWENS] is rec­ognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. OWENS of Utah. Mr. Speaker, last March, we caught a glimpse of a pollution-free, energy-rich future from two scientists at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. "Cold Fusion" made the cover of Time and Newsweek and fueled the Nation's imagination. It seemed too good to be true-and if the subsequent criticism was to be be­lieved, it was.

While the rehabilitation of cold fusion since that low point has been slow it has also been very steady, what some considered a laughing stock now seems very blue-chip indeed.

While America's scientific establish­ment was chuckling, the Japanese, among others, were quietly working to validate cold fusion's claims. We have lagged behind because of that attitude in this basic research, as we have in so many other areas.

Mr. Speaker, the gauntlet has been thrown down by Japan and we are still not responding to the challenge.

0 1130 A recent article in the Japanese

Journal of Applied Physics establishes the process as not only nuclear but a promising energy source as well. The premise of cold fusion, that a nuclear reaction which generates excess heat can be achieved at room temperature, this premise has now been confirmed over and over again in labs throughout the country. Even the DOE's own labs at Los Alamos and Oak Ridge have re­ported indisputable positive findings. Ironically, despite their own labs' suc­cess, the DOE has more often been a stern critic of cold fusion research for reasons that may have less to do with science and more to do with the poli­tics of establishing a new research pro­gram.

On the other hand, the National Sci­ence Foundation is now eager to sup­port further research.

Scientists as credibl~ as Edward Teller, the dean of America's physi­cists, agree something is clearly hap­pening. It is nuclear. It is not due to experimental error. It has enormous potential. I want to see this research develop in the United States, not else­where. We found it, we should.enlarge upon it and prove it out. We may have a genie in the cold fusion bottle. How­ever, we will never know for certain unless our Government makes a con­certed effort to fund the research.

It is intellectually dishonest, Mr. Speaker, and scientifically irresponsi­ble not to fund this further research in cold fusion. This funding would not go to Utah and the University of Utah directly, if at all, but to the Depart­ment of Energy, to be disbursed as they in a normal scientific peer review process would decide.

We must not abandon yet another promising American technology to de­velopments overseas.

ROMANIAN AID The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under

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

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, 1 month ago today on Christmas Day, the ruth­less rule of Romania's Nicolae Ceausescu was ended by his execution. In Romania, under Ceausescu, not working on Christmas Day had long been declared a punishable offense. In fact, one priest once gave a sermon saying that Christmas Day should be a holiday, and he was 'killed. The Roma­nian people made this Christmas their first day of freedom from the most op­pressive Communist state in the Soviet bloc. Their gifts were in human lives, given by thousands who shed their

blood to remove a system that en­slaved Romania.

In early spring I traveled to Roma­nia to assess the Romanian people's opportunities to advance toward de­mocracy. They asked for help. On all of the Government buildings in Roma­nia, the Romania flag flew, with the center bearing the Communist seal, cut out. These flags are now flying all over Bucharest and Romania, as a symbol of their freedom and how they wanted to throw off the tyranny of Ceausescu and Communist rule.

The United States and other coun­tries with democratic traditions must provide the help the Romanian people have requested in order to chart the course for a free and pluralistic Roma­nia. The present system, Mr. Speaker, and its apparatus of oppression, must be dismantled and replaced by a demo­cratic· institution established by freely chosen leaders.

The National Salvation Front is Ro­mania's interim government. The Front's ruling council now says it will field candidates, though not as a polit­ical party, in elections now resched­uled for May 20. I met with two mem­bers of the ruling council leadership, members of opposition parties, youth and student groups, religious leaders, the writer's union president, and the newly formed citizen action groups while I was there. I must admit, Mr. Speaker, that I was a little surprised to be greeted in Romania by some of the same faces of those I saw serving directly under Ceausescu in 1985 and 1988 during my two previous trips to Romania.

However, Mr. Speaker, there is hope. There is hope, mixed with skepticism in Romania today. I am hopeful, but also somewhat skeptical. Romanians I met referred to Yalta, and told me, "Mr. Congressman, plea.Sect do not sell us out again." The Romanian people are pro-American, looking West, saying, "Preserve our chance for de­mocracy. Do not automatically signal the legitimacy of the rule of the former Communists accommodating the National Salvation Front. Help us to be able to compete in free and fair and open and verifiable elections."

As I said, I am not questioning any person's motives in the Front. All sides have to be given an opportunity. How­ever, we should test and see that there are open, free, fair, and verifiable elec­tions held. Here is how the United States can best encourage success in the Romanian people's hard-won op­portunity for democracy: By making a public commitment to the Romania people to grant Romania most-fa­vored-nation status, MFN trade status, upon or after the completion of free, fair, open and internationally moni­tored elections. We must expect a sub­stantial track record of human rights protection and movement toward de-

502 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 25, 1990 mocracy before granting MFN. Who could argue, no matter whether they are part of the National Salvation Front or the opposition party, or democratically elected governments in the West, that it would be not appro­priate to say first have fair, free, open and verifiable elections in May, and they once the country has the elec­tions, then we will grant the country this most-favored-nation status.

The United States can also encour­age success in Romania by channeling precisely the kind of aid needed to pre­pare for free and fair elections, namely. the political training, the tools of democracy. The National En­dowment for Democracy knows this business, and is capable of providing substantial support for perhaps as little as $1 million in U.S. funding, be­cause most of the people we met said, "We do not understand how democra­cy operates. Help us." We had people ask for copies of the American Consti­tution and for copies of a booklet from Congress called, "How Our Laws Are Made." They asked for the skills and the knowledge. They asked for com­puters and copiers and material to re­produce and paper. Not very much, but the tools of democracy.

Finally. we can encourage the Roma­nian people by continuing to support basic medical and food assistance, pro­moting exchanges, and encouraging visits and the initiation of new busi­ness ventures by United States offi­cials and companies to promote progress toward a market economy. Let Members invite Romanian doctors to the United States to learn the latest technology. Let Members invite Roma­nian Government officials to the United States to learn about democra­cy. Let Members send American busi­nesses, the U.S. Chamber of Com­merce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and small business representatives to Romania to see what kind of joint ventures and busi­ness opportunities we can have to help the Romanian economy.

Mr. Speaker, the world is beginning to learn the story of the suffering of the Romanian people. Yet our present foreign policy decisionmaking cannot overlook what the United States and the West did to earn part of the blame for this tragedy.

Mr. DONALD E. "BUZ" LUKENS. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Ohio.

Mr. DONALD E. "BUZ" LUKENS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. WOLF] for yielding.

I wish to bring a couple of facts to the attention of Members, facts that Members may not be aware of. I know that the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. WOLF] is a very modest individual.

I remember 2 years ago when the gentleman received an award from the Jamestown Foundation on his work in

Romania with human rights. I am very interested, Mr. Speaker, as the gentleman knows, because I have been there several times myself, and in­volved myself with the same programs.

However, I wish to commend the gentleman singularly for the tremen­dous intensity with which the gentle­man has followed the Ceausescu re­gime's many, many human rights vio­lations, and particularly commend the gentleman on his activities with former director of the security service, Ion Pacepa, with whom I know the gentleman is familiar, who left Roma­nia.

D 1140 I would like, if the gentleman would,

to have him tell me of his most recent venture in helping his daughter to come to America to join her father when Ceausescu specifically prohibit­ed her from doing so after many, many requests that the gentleman had made.

Mr. WOLF. We had tried to get Dana and her husband, Radu Dama­ceanu, out, and we were not successful in 1988, but this January when we re­turned, we returned with his daughter to the United States, and she is now living here in freedom. She had been under house arrest for 11 years and had Securitate outside her door, and now she is living a free life in the United States.

Mr. DONALD E. "BUZ" LUKENS. Second, Mr. Speaker, I would like, if I may continue and if the gentleman would yield further, to say that I sup­port the gentleman totally, as I know the Members of the House will, in any effort to attempt to help Romania in its tremendous task of rebuilding, a country that had been devastated eco­nomically, sociologically, and political­ly so much by this maniac.

I wish to commend the gentleman personally for his work in Romania, and I would say to the gentleman that I watched him on television just before I visited Romania. I know the gentleman was there, and I know he expresses for millions of Americans and many other people around the world the great joy and elation we felt upon their rescue as a nation and as a people from this tyrannical regime.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his comments. I appre­ciate them very much.

I might say that one good, positive sign is that the National Salvation Front and the leaders of that front al­lowed Dana and her husband, Radu, to leave. That was a very positive sign. For that I am very appreciative of the members of the National Salvation Front. It was a very, very positive act.

Returning, if I may, Mr. Speaker, to my presentation, as I said, the world is beginning to learn the story of the suf­fering of the Romanian people. Yet our present foreign policy decision-

making cannot overlook what the United States and the West did to earn part of the blame for this trage­dy. It is a sad fact that some-not many, but a few-in the United States Government knew the extent of these abuses for years, and yet continued to extend Romania most-favored-nation trade status, a privilege accorded to only one or two other nonmarket economy countries at various times over the past 15 years. Both the Ro­manian people and the United States national interest suffered as a result of this policy, which while misguided, was perhaps well-intentioned.

We are not questioning anyone's mo­tives. Reasonable men and women can differ on this issue. But I believe granting MFN was a mistake. Clearly, it was a mistake to give most-favored­nation status to Romania while Ceau­seascu was there, but we have got to put that behind us and move on. I think we should ask ourselves today, what should our policy be in the future?

Mr. Speaker, MFN was renounced by Ceausescu in 1988 under pressure of its suspension by Congress, and I think it is appropriate to commend both the House and the Senate for overwhelmingly voting to suspend most-favored-nation status for Roma­nia. Unfortunately, some in the Reagan administration wanted to con­tinue to grant MFN, but the Congress, the House and the Senate, on several different occasions voted overwhelm­ingly to remove MFN. I might say that some of the people in Romania I talked with thanked me on their behalf, and said they wanted to thank the other Members of Congress for speaking out. They were thankful for the fact that the people's body. the United States House of Representa­tives, went on record in opposition to MFN and gave hope to the Romanian people that the people of the United States cared very deeply.

I might say that they found out what was going on in the House Chamber and in the Senate Chamber because Radio Free Europe and the Voice of America did such an excellent job in communicating the activities taken by the United States Congress.

MFN was renounced by Ceausescu, as I said, in 1988 under pressure of its suspension by this body and by the U.S. Senate. The Salvation Front's Ruling Council has declared this Ceausescu act null and void and has welcomed the return of MFN. Now.Mr. Speaker, there are some of the same people in our Government who called for the continuation of MFN 2 years ago who call for its immediate restora­tion today. I repeat, we must not again, Mr. Speaker, sell out the Roma­nian people.

The negative effects of our past MFN policy are still clear. MFN sig-

January 25, 1990 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 503 naled the United States' recognition and approval of the supposed "inde­pendent course" taken by Ceausescu on foreign policy. It was hoped the United States relationship with Roma­nia would drive a wedge into the Warsaw Pact. America, as well as its European allies, also recognized Roma­nia for its perceived to be liberal-and in fact completely cynical-emigration policies. Formally, this was the trigger for granting MFN as the policy tried to fulfill its geopolitical intentions.

As former dissident Dorin Tudoran once put it, "Many Romanians call the MFN not the most-favored-nation status but the most-favored-dictator­ship status."

Sadly, the legitimacy and the en­couragement which MFN offered the Ceausescu regime also provided the re­sources to build his Victory of Social­ism Boulevard and the infamous and disgraceful palace, which I had the du­bious privilege to tour. MFN mean­while discouraged the opposition from forging any meaningful protest and crippling any potential support. Roma­nia was building the worst human rights record in the Eastern bloc while we were giving it most-favored-nation status. Meanwhile, Ceausescu would release a few dissidents from prison, and usually expel them, whenever time arrived for the United States to renew Romania's MFN status, which it did, from 1975 to 1987, when the Con­gress wisely acted.

The United States response to the litany of systematic and documented abuses against the Romanian people continued. We gave MFN right to the end, before the Ceausescu regime ended.

The system had bulldozed their churches and synagogues. Yet some still wanted to give them MFN . . They bulldozed the Seventh Day Adventist Church, with its parishioners still in it. But still some wanted to give them MFN. It exported massive amounts of food and fuel and left the people to starve and freeze to death. We have all seen the pictures of the starvation and the destruction in Romania from that export policy, and yet some wanted to continue to grant MFN.

It forced the resettlement of thou­sands from rural villages to dark Sta­linist colonies and destroyed villages on the Romanian-Hungarian border and rooted up their history and de­stroyed it. And yet there were still some who wanted to grant them MFN.

D 1150 Mr. Speaker, this regime provided

training grounds and facilities for ter­rorist groups, and yet there were some who still wanted to grant MFN. This government, the Ceausescu govern­ment, cynically sold tens of thousands of Jewish, and German and other emi­grants desperate to leave Romania. They should have been allowed to

leave on . their own, but yet they were sold, and yet there were those who still wanted to grant MFN. This system established by Romania's Com­munists killed priests, jailed priests, bulldozed churches, jailed dissidents, crushed workers' movements, de­stroyed the labor movement in Roma­nia, censored poets and intellectuals and thoroughly suppressed dissidents in every corridor of society, and yet, Mr. Speaker, there were some who still wanted to grant MFN.

As my colleagues know, I traveled to Romania in early January to find that the opposition to the Communist regime is alive, though not yet well, waiting, lying comatose under the rubble of Eastern Europe that sponta­neously sprang to life when the Secur­itate forces ripped through a human chain surrounding and protecting the house of Pastor Laszlo Tokes in Timis­oara. The people poured into the streets to protest, and the revolution was launched.

Mr. Speaker, we must help the Ro­manian people to stem their worst fears that this revolution may be hi­jacked. It is not encouraging, frankly, to hear the ruling council member Silviu Brucan tell the London-based Financial Times that the Front's com­mittee will be so powerful, quote, "That there will be very little room outside of it." And for Brucan to go on

· to imply the denial of the right of op­position parties to receive Western aid. It is really not encouraging, Mr. Speaker, that no official public state­ments have mentioned abolishing the Romanian Department of Cults re­sponsible for so much of the blood on the hands of those who have persecut­ed the church.

In fairness, Mr. Speaker, let me con­clude by saying that the National Sal­vation Front's 10-point plan contains many positive directions, including the promise of established basic political and human rights, and we should ap­plaud that, and we should commend those in the National Salvation Front who are committed to that.

But yet, Mr. Speaker, we must expect more than words. We must expect a track record of performance, which has not yet happened. Granting MFN now would constitute an incredi­ble, ill-conceived, perhaps even immor­al endorsement of the National Salva­tion Front and that would be wrong.

We must not endorse, or immediate­ly condemn, the interim government, and my position is that, frankly, I want to wait and see. I wish the Na­tional Salvation Front and all the op­position parties well. I think there should be open, free, fair and verifia­ble elections, and they announced the other day that they would invite the United Nations in to verify the elec­tions and I think that is a positive aspect.

Although I am skeptical, I am not passing judgment on the people in the National Salvation Front. Many may have honestly changed, and it is not for me to make that judgment on that sincerity. I think the Romanian people have to make that judgment, and so I am not questioning, I am not criticiz­ing, the National Salvation Front, and I am not favoring any particular group.

However, Mr. Speaker, before the United States Government grants and gives that special privilege called most­favored-nation status, we should re­quest and require that there be a proven track record, that Romania have open, free, fair and verifiable elections.

And then, Mr. Speaker, if they have those open, and free, and fair and veri­fiable elections, then I think it would be appropriate for the Bush adminis­tration to grant MFN to the Roma­nian people, to grant MFN and send businesses to Romania to build up trade, and joint ventures, and econom­ic opportunity, and hope and the op­portunity for exchanges, all these positive things. But we must see an open, free election first.

Mr. Speaker, the Congress showed overwhelming support to withdraw most-favored-nation status from Ro­mania and I might say proudly that it was a bipartisan effort where Republi­cans and Democrats of all political viewpoints from all over this country came together to withdraw MFN at that time. I know the Congress would want to take the position that what these Romanian people have earned with their blood ought not be inter­fered with by the United States Gov­ernment giving its approval to MFN before free elections to any political party, any groups, albeit how honest and how sincere that they are.

It would be my recommendation that we would not grant most-favored­nation status to the Romanian Gov­ernment until they have open, free, and fair and verifiable elections.

Now, Mr. Speaker, it would be appro­priate for the Bush administration, which I have great respect for, and I think they have done an outstanding job; it would be appropriate once these open, and free, and fair, and verifiable elections are held, and there is free­dom of speech, and freedom of press, and freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion and an opportunity for reli­gious leaders-such as rabbis to return to Romania, because now there is only one rabbi in Romania, and he is up in years-to return to Romania, and to allow more Bibles to be published in Romania, then at that time, after these things, then I think the United States people and the United States Government, should strongly support most-favored-nation status for Roma­nia. We can then send our tools of de-

504 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 25, 1990 mocracy, medical assistance and other help-because all of the people of Ro­mania, and I am not different.iating between any group, all, I believe, clear­ly want to have that freedom and that opportunity for democracy that they have not had for the last 45 years.

So, Mr. Speaker, I want to yield back the balance of my time, and I hope that as we ponder this issue, we will not listen to those few small voices that want to give MFN now, but we will listen to the overwhelming loud voice of a religious committee, and the students, and the various dissident groups, and the poets, and the intellec­tuals, and the people that have died for freedom and the family members of those that have died for freedom in Romania; we will listen to them and say, "We're going to help, and we're going to grant you MFN, but we will do it only after you have open, free, fair and verifiable elections in com­plete and total freedom."

Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. WOLF for taking out this special order so that my colleagues and I have the opportunity to address the situation in Romania. As you know, I have worked closely with my col­leagues from Virginia and New Jersey to bring Romania to the forefront of our human rights concerns.

During our travels to Romania in 1985, we experienced firsthand the Government-spon­sored persecution and repression of the Ro­manian people. We witnessed countless injus­tices, and lobbied hard to suspend most-fa­vored-nation status to Romania as part of H.R. 3, the omnibus trade bill. This legislation was intended to send a strong message to President Ceaucescu that human rights viola­tions and a healthy relationship with the United States could not go hand-in-hand. Now the very members of the Communist Party that attacked Ceaucescu's hard-line policies are running the provincial government, and are potential candidates for the expected pop­ular elections.

Only free and fair elections can offer Roma­nians an alternative to communism and an op­portunity to select new leaders. The potential for this is great. But precautions are neces­sary. The United States should not assume that basic civil liberties have been delivered to the people of Romania without evidence of le­gitimate elections. For this reason, I would support returning MFN status to Romania on the condition that these free and fair elections are first realized.

I have great hope for a permanent renewal of religious freedom and a return of the basic necessities of life to the Romanian people. Let us do our part to ensure that this be­comes a reality by promising MFN after free and fair elections are in place.

GENERAL LEAVE Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan­

imous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the subject of my special order today.

The SPEAKER pro tempore <Mr. BRUCE). Is there objection to the re­quest of the gentleman from Virginia?

There was no objection.

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agree publicly with the administration, say that their report and the findings of OAS observers on the scene do not support the idea that free and fair elections are in jeop­ardy.

"The State Department statement greatly overstated the case," said the OAS official.

A senior U.N. official, closely involved U.S. ACCUSED OF OVERSTATING with the world body's observer activities in MANAGUA ELECTION OFFENSES Nicaragua, was more blunt. "You are seeing The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under an exercise in political manipulation," he

said. "The opposition in Nicaragua is doing a previous order of the House, the gen- everything possible to make it appear that tleman from Ohio [Mr. DONALD E. its campaign is close to doomed by Sandi­"Buz" LUKENS] is recognized for 5 min- nista persecution. UNO has made a great utes. many charges against the Nicaraguan gov-

Mr. DONALD E. "BUZ" LUKENS. ernment, but when our observers ask for Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to specifics, they seem very reluctant to back the attention of each and every up their charges with specifics." Member in this body an article from Although most observers expect a close today's Washington Post concerning race, almost all polls show Ortega in front.

The latest, made public yesterday, showed the on-going electoral campaign in him leading Chamorro 51 percent to 24 per-Nicaragua. cent. It was conducted by the U.S. firm of

The article, which is entitled "U.S. Greenberg-Lake for Hemisphere Initiatives, Accused of Overstating Managua Elec- a Boston-based American group whose poll­tion Offenses," accuses the adminis- ing and monitoring in Nicaragua is regarded tration of engaging in political manip- as objective by many observers. ulation of public opinion in this coun- And, while many observers say that Sandi­try by drumming up charges that the nista bending of the rules has been a factor, Sandinistas are trying to prevent free they add that the greater blame for Cha-

morro's underdog status is due to UNO's and fair elections. lack of funds and the ineptitude of the UNO

I certainly do not believe that point- campaign. One Democratic Party official, ing out the flagrant election irregular- recently returned from Nicaragua, described ities on the part of Sandinistas is polit- the UNO effort as "almost invisible once ical manipulation. In fact, it is impos- you get a short distance away from Mana­sible to ignore the repeated incidents gua." of intimidation, harassment, and vio- _Robert Pastor, an aide to former president lence against UNO by the Sandinistas. Jimmy C~rter who heads an observer group

. . . . representmg several former heads of state Or the unhrmted use by ~he Sa:r:idmis- · in the hemisphere, called Tutwiler's state­tas of state resources to aid Darnel Or- ments "rhetorical blasts aimed at one tega's campaign. Or the blatant ma- side. . . . Every issue that [Tutwiler] has nipulation and use of the media by the raised has a response, but there has been Sandinistas to broadcast their Marx- little interest in the administration to look ist-Leninist rhetoric to the Nicaraguan for that response. They communicate with people. only one side. T~e.y are a partisan ~ctor."

With 32 days to go before that elec- ~hat s?~e critic~ see as _selective use of tion the Sandinistas have repeatedly anti-Sandimsta i?for~ation ?ccurred . . ' . . Monday when Tutwiler cited an article pub­m_dicated by ~hei~ actions tha~ they lished last Thursday in the Sandinista party will ?o anythi_ng it ~akes to win the newspaper, Barricada. Referring to .charges election. That is the simple truth. that the Sandinistas are preventing part of

What is going on in Nicaragua is un- $9 million in U.S. funds from reaching UNO, believable and what is even more un- the article asserted that the delays were due believable is what is going on in Wash- to "the traditional Jew-style with which the ington. At an institution where there U.S. C~?gress ma~ages the t8:xes, of th~ ta~­will be a hearing at the drop of the p_ayers. Denou~cmg the articl_e s antisemi-

. . tism, she called it "a contemptible and pro-hat, . the!e i~ deathly silence on the found disservice to ... all who want open, elect10n m Nic~ragua. . free and fair elections in February."

And what is the Congress domg What she didn't say was that Barricada, about it? Well, some Members of the the day after the article appeared and three more liberal persuasion are doing their days before her comments, published a very level best to ignore what is going statement disassociating the newspaper on in Nicaragua. In fact, some Demo- ~rom the opini~:m o~ the .aut?or an~ as~~rt­crats on the House Foreign Affairs mg that Barncada s . edit?ri8:1 ~oh?Y op­Committee are taking to ·t to uch poses any for~ ?f racial discnmmation and

i s . respects all rehgions." lengths to refus~ to schedule a hearmg A senior state Department official, closely before the elect10ns. involved with Central America policy,

Now, who wants to talk about politi- denied that the department deliberately cal manipulation? had ignored the clarification and said the

The article fallows: department had not known about it when [From the Washington Post, Jan. 25, 19901 Tutwiler's statement was prepared.

The official, who declined to be identified, U.S. ACCUSED OF OVERSTATING MANAGPA ELECTION OFFENSES

<By John M. Goshko and Al Kamen) OAS officials acknowledge that there

have been campaign abuses, attributable in many cases to the Sandinistas. However, senior OAS officials, while reluctant to dis-

also acknowledged that "different institu­tions [such as the OAS and U.N.l will give differing interpretations of the situation inside Nicaragua." But he denied that the U.S. assessment is an attempt to discredit a potential Sandinista victory in advance or to mend the administration's fences with Re-

January 25, 1990 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 505 publican conservatives who believe Bush made a mistake in emphasizing elections over military efforts to oust the Sandinistas.

He recalled that the administration was sharply critical of deposed Panamanian dic­tator Manuel Antonio Noriega's rigging of that country's elections last May, and he added: "We don't but the argument that the Nicaraguan campaign is reasonably fair and that we should settle for a lesser standard just because it's Central America."

The a'dministration also appears increas­ingly frustrated at the apparent failure of Chamorro to generate more vote support. In what many obs.ervers regard as a major mis­take, she spent much of last month in the United States, undergoing orthopedic sur­gery and trying to raise money. A fund-rais­ing event staged by a Nicaraguan exile group in Miami failed to raise anything close to the $4.2 million that her supporters say UNO needs.

David Carmen, president of a firm hired by the exiles to help with fund-raising, said his organization has been unable to come up with much more than a donation of 17,000 T-shirts imprinted with UNO slogans for distribution to Nicaraguan peasants.

HONESTY IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY FUNDS

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gen­tleman from North Dakota [Mr. DORGAN] is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to make note here today that yesterday myself, along with the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. DURBIN] and others in the House of Representatives introduced legislation that would roll back the January 1 FICA tax increase. It is a plan that is similar to one being discussed by Sena­tor MOYNIHAN over on the Senate side. I wanted to take just a couple minutes to explain to my colleagues why some of us think this is very important to do.

First, a little history. In 1983, the Social Security format was enacted by Congress. It was determined then that because of the needs after the turn of the century by the retirement of the baby boomer generation, we should begin now some forced savings in the Social Security Program. For that reason a number of things were put in place to build some revenues in the Social Security Program.

In this fiscal year, the revenues ex­ceeding expenditures will equal $68 billion. Phrased another way, there will be a $68 billion surplus in the Social Security Program this year.

Now, is that being saved for future generations? That money clearly is taken from the paychecks of workers and from their employers and is repre­sented, at least, to be put in a trust fund and saved.

Is it being saved? No, it is not. Under Gramm-Rudmann, there is a little clever device that brings the Social Se­curity surplus back into the operating budget to help show a reduced Federal deficit. In fact, the Federal deficit this

year will be around $210 billion, but because they have latched in the Gramm-Rudman Budget Act, a lever that brings the Social Security surplus back into that computation, the Presi­dent and Members of Congress who want to show some progress on the deficit waddle around here saying that things are getting a lot better. They say, "You know, this is really remarka­ble. We are decreasing the Federal def­icit."

We are not decreasing the Federal deficit. Things have not gotten better. What is happening is that the Presi­dent and the Congress are misusing Social Security surpluses. It is not being saved. It is being used as an offset against Star Wars and welfare spending. That is what is happening, and I happen to be one who thinks we ought to stop it and stop it now.

There are two ways. The first I have worked on for a couple years. We ought to bring to the floor a bill that says that effective immediately the Social Security computations are out­side the Gramm-Rudman budget pro­posal. What does that do? Well, imme­diately it takes the mask off the defi­cit. Nobody can play charades or pre­tend anymore.

The Federal deficit will be about $210 billion and the President and Members of Congress cannot crow about the progress that is being made on the deficit.

Yes, that would be troublesome. I understand why the President would not like to do it. He says, "Let's do it tomorrow. We will phase out the Social Security surpluses later."

Well, you know, that is the old Pa Kettle approach. I will do it tomorrow. They ought to tatoo that on their arms down there. They have been saying that since the early 1980's. Let us do it tomorrow.

I say, let us do it today and let us begin putting this country back on a fiscal policy track that makes sense for our future.

It does not make sense to use or misuse the Social Security revenues in order to show a lower operating budget deficit and then suggest that somehow we have fooled all America into believing that things are getting better. Things will get better when the President has the courage and when Members of Congress are willing to follow that lead to deal with the ex­penditure side and the revenue side of the budget in an honest way.

So I hope, Mr. Speaker, that the idea offered by Senator MOYNIHAN, the work that I and others, the gentle­man from Illinois [Mr. DURBIN] and others have done here in the House of Representatives over the last year or so on this Social Security issue will be work that finally results in debate in the well of this House on the proper use of Social Security moneys, on how we ought to restructure our fiscal

policy to really reduce the Federal def­icit and to encourage savings, and en­courage growth and economic opportu­nity in this country once again.

This country is off track and part of the reason is our fiscal policy, coming from the White House and adopted by Congress. We need to put it back on track and we need to do it soon.

Yes, that takes aggressive behavior, and yes, it takes some explosive activi­ties here, such as the Moynihan pro­posal or the so-called take the medi­cine now amendment, which would remove Social Security from the com­putations immediately, and yes, that would be troublesome to the President and to the .Congress, but that is a chal­lenge we ought to accept on behalf of this country and its economic future.

SPECIAL ORDERS .GRANTED By unanimous consent, permission

to address the House, following the legislative program and any special orders heretofore entered, was granted to:

(The following Members (at the re­quest of Mr. Cox> to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material:>

Mr. BEREUTER, for 5 minutes, today. (The following Members (at the re­

quest of Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material:)

Mr. OWENS of Utah, for 5 minutes, today.

Mr. MONTGOMERY, for 5 minutes, today.

Mr. ANNUNZIO, for 5 minutes, today. <The following Members (at their

own request> to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material:>

Mr. DONALD E. "Buz" LUKENS, for 5 minutes, today.

Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota, for 5 minutes, today.

EXTENSION OF REMARKS By unanimous consent, permission

to revise and extend remarks was granted to:

(The following Members (at the re­quest of Mr . . Cox) and to include ex­traneous matter:)

Mr. MICHEL. Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. COUGHLIN. Mr. HUNTER. Mr. GEKAS. (The following Members (at the re­

quest of Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) and to in­clude extraneous matter:>

Mr. SKELTON. Mr. HOAGLAND. Mr. KILDEE. Mr. STARK in three instances. Mr. MAZZOLI.

506 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 25, 1990 SENATE BILLS REFERRED

Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, ref erred as follows:

S. 319. An act to effect an exchange of lands between the United States Forest Service and the Salt Lake City Corporation within the State of Utah, and for other pur­poses; to the Committees on Agriculture and Interior and Insular Affairs.

S. 1046. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 by designating a segment of the Merrimack River in the State of New Hampshire for study for po­tential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other pur­poses; to the Committee on Interior and In­sular Affairs.

S. 1594. An act to revise the boundary of Gettysburg National Military Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interi­or and Insular Affairs.

ADJOURNMENT Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota. Mr.

Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.

The motion was agreed to; accord­ingly <at 12 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Monday, Janu­ary 29, 1990, at 12 noon.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, execu­tive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as fol­lows:

2358. A letter from the Secretary, Depart­ment of Commerce, transmitting the annual report on export administration for fiscal year 1990, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 2413; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2359. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, transmit­ting the Board's annual report of its compli­ance with the Government in the Sunshine Act, calendar year 1989, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Govern­ment Operations.

2360. A letter from the Deputy Adminis­trator, General Services Administration, transmitting a copy of a report of building project survey for Boston, MA, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

2361. A letter from the Secretary, Depart­ment of Veterans Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to waive the re­porting and waiting period requirements of section 210<B}(2) of title 38, United States Code, for a planned administrative reorgani­zation of the regional field offices of the Veterans Health Services and Research Ad­ministration; to the Committee on Veterans' 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 re­f erred as follows:

By Mr. WYDEN: H.R. 3895. A bill to amend the Export Ad­

ministration Act of 1979 to allow for the export of certain nonmilitary items to Warsaw Pact countries; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. PEASE <for himself, Mr. DOWNEY, and Mr. LEVIN of Michi­gan):

H.R. 3896. A bill to revise the trigger pro­visions in the extended unemployment com­pensation program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BROOKS: H.R. 3897. A bill to authorize appropria­

tions for the Administrative Conference of the United States for fiscal years 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BROOKS (for himself, Mr. KASTENMEIER, Mr. FISH, and Mr. MOORHEAD):

H.R. 3898. A bill to require certain proce­dural changes in U.S. district courts in order to promote the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of civil actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judici­ary.

By Mr. BRUCE (for himself, Mr. MOODY, Mr. MADIGAN, Mr. RICHARD­SON, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. HALL of Texas):

H.R. 3899. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to pay­ment for certified registered nurse anesthe­tists under the Medicare Program; jointly, to the Committee on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. CONTE: H.R. 3900. A bill to amend the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for contribution to education savings ac­counts and to provide that amounts paid from such an account for educational ex­penses shall never be subject to income tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. KENNELLY: H.R. 3901. A bill to extend nondiscrimina­

tory treatment to the products of the cer­tain East European countries for 5 years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. KILDEE: H.R. 3902. A bill to amend the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion for employer provided educa­tional assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. PALLONE <for himself and Mr. SAXTON):

H.R. 3903. A bill to prohibit the commer­cial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive eco­nomic zone; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

By Mr. SAXTON: H.R. 3904. A bill to establish a commission

for the establishment of a National Envi­ronmental Institute, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mrs. BENTLEY, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CLARKE, Mrs. COLLINS, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. COSTELLO, _Mr. COURTER, Mr. DE­FAZIO, Mr. DE LuGo, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. DORNAN of Califor­nia, Mr. DYMALLY, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. FISH, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. FROST, Mr. GALLO, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. GUARINI, Mr. HATCHER, Mr. HAYES of Illinois, Mr. HAYES of Louisiana, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. HENRY, Mr. HILER, Mr. HORTON, Mr. HUTTO, Mr. HYDE, Mr. IRELAND,

Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr. JoNES of North Carolina, Mr. KoLTER, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. LANCASTER, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LEHMAN of Florida, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LIVING- . STON, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCDADE, Mr. McGRATH, Mr. MARTIN of New York, Mrs. MARTIN of Illinois, Mr. MILLER of Washington, Mr. MooR­HEAD, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. OWENS of New York, Mr. PANETTA, Mrs. PAT­TERSON, Mr. PuRSELL, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. RHODES, Mr. RoE, Ms. Ros-LEHTINEN, Mr. ROWLAND of Connecticut, Mr. SANGMEISTER, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SHAW, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. DENNY SMITH, Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire, Mr. STALLINGS, Mr. TowNs, Mr. VALENTINE, Mr. WAL­GREN, Mr. WELDON, Mr. WOLF, Mr. WOLPE, and Mr. WYDEN):

H.J. Res. 464. Joint resolution designating April 22 through April 28, 1990, as "Nation­al Crime Victims' Rights Week"; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. COUGHLIN (for himself and Mr. RANGEL):

H. Con. Res. 247. Concurrent resolution to urge the President to certify that Panama is fully cooperating with the United States in combating illicit drug trafficking, and to commend the Government of Panama and President Endara for Panama's demonstrat­ed commitment to combat the scourge of drugs; jointly, to the Committees on For­eign Affairs and Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 4 of rule XXII, spon­

sors were added to public bills and res­olutions as follows:

H.R. 5: Mr. BORSKI. H.R. 857: Ms. SLAUGHTER of New York. H.R. 995: Mr. McDERMOTT, Mr. JAMES, and

Mr. CONDIT. H.R. 1292: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. H.R. 1561: Mr. ESPY, Mr. SAWYER, Ms.

PELOSI, Mr. LEw1s of Georgia, Mr. FAZIO, and Mr. MANTON.

H.R. 1774: Mr. UDALL. H.R. 2285: Mr. FISH, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr.

GOODLING, Mr. LEHMAN of California, and Mr. BROWN of California.

H.R. 2328: Mr. HASTERT. H.R. 2743: Ms. SLAUGHTER of New York. H.R. 2858: Mr. KENNEDY. H.R. 3037: Mr. GILMAN, Mr. EMERSON, Mrs.

KENNELLY, and Mr. STARK. H.R. 3067: Mr. BRUCE. H.R. 3143: Mr. KANJORSKI. H.R. 3290: Mr. EDWARDS of Oklahoma. H.R. 3423: Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. GILMAN,

Mr. ESPY, and Mr. LEHMAN of Florida. H.R. 3487: Mr. GORDON and Mrs. JOHNSON

of Connecticut. H.R. 3521: Mr. HAYES of Illinois and Mr.

DYSON. H.R. 3541: Mr. COSTELLO. H.R. 3716: Mr. TOWNS and Mr. FRANK. H.R. 3774: Mr. COSTELLO. H.R. 3817: Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut. H.R. 3818: Mr. MILLER of California. H.J. Res. 82: Mr. DORNAN of California. H.J. Res. 345: Mr. MILLER of Washington,

Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. HATCHER, and Mr. MCDADE.

H.J. Res. 441: Mr. COBLE, Mr. FRENZEL, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. MAVROULES, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. BUECHNER, Mrs. MORELLA,

January 25, 1990 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 507 Mr. SLATTERY, Mr. STAGGERS, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. KASICH, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. TOWNS, and Mr. WALSH.

H.J. Res. 462: Mr. FusTER, Ms. OAKAR, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. WALGREN, Mr. WoLF, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. HENRY, Mr. HANSEN, and Mr. WALSH.

H. Con. Res. 85: Mr. MILLER of Washing­ton and Mr. KLECZKA.

PETITIONS, ETC. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, peti­

tions and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk and ref erred as follows:

135. By the Speaker: Petition of the City Council, Lakewood, OH, relative to ceasing aid to the Government of El Salvador; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

136. Also, petition of the City Council, Boston, MA, relative to the agreement be­tween the National Archives with Philip Morris, Inc. regarding the Bill of Rights; to the Committee on Government Operations.