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SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
Thursday, June 21, 1990
8:00 am
Intelligence Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Scowcroft)
8:15 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Scowcroft)
8:45 am
Administrative Time
Oval Office
(65 min)
9:50 am
The President and Mrs. Bush
South Lawn
depart for Ribbon Cutting
Ceremony at The Children's
Inn at NIH, Bethesda, Maryland (open)
(Demarest)
(TAB A)
11:10 am
Arrive White House
South Lawn
11:10 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(20 min)
11:30 am
Meeting with Economic Summit
Oval Office
(30 min)
Co-Chairmen
(Hagin)
(TAB B)
12:00 pm
Lunch with the Vice President
Oval Office
(60 min)
(wires?)
1:10 pm
Photo with Dana Carvey
Oval Office
(5 min)
(Hagin)
(TAB C)
1:15 pm
Swearing-in Ceremony for
Oval Office
(5 min)
David W. Mullins, Jr. as
Member, Board of Governors,
Federal Reserve System (wises)
(Holiday)
(TAB D)
1:30 pm
Meeting with Businessmen from
Oval Office
(30 min)
the International Chamber of
Commerce
(Scowcroft)
(stills)
(TAB E)
2:00 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
UNP 06/20/90
5:00 pm
4
2:15 pm
Photo with NBA Champion
Rose Garden
(15 min)
Detroit Pistons
(open)
(Demarest)
(TAB F)
2:30 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
2:45 pm
Meeting with former Foreign
Oval Office
(20 min)
Minister Abe of Japan
(opwp
(Scowcroft)
(Distributed Separately)
3:15 pm
Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Demarest)
(TAB G)
3:30 pm
Interview with Economic Writers
Roosevelt Room
(20 min)
(Demarest)
(TAB H)
4:00 pm
Administrative Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
6:30 pm
B Reception for Admiral and
Residence
(45 min)
Mrs. Paul Yost
(Firestone)
(TAB I)
8:00 Gray out
(b)(3)
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Bush Presidential Library Photocopy
8:15
(b)(3)
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9.05 V.P. out
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1:29 Brady out 1:32 add Satis, Acoweroft Robson
1:33 add remaining participants 1:34 add Kilberg + Ww anchey UNP
06/20/90
2:08 all out except Gate + Acowcraft 2:09 Dates + Acowerof out 5:00
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2:12 add V.P. 2:14add Bacarisse 2:16 Poters. + V.P. to Rose Barden (Bacorisse out)
2:17 Potersremarks 2:28 Poters to Oval
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2.51 add F.M. abe etal (2:58 Fathwater & Pressantints begin)
3:19 add Diet members for photos 3:21 alloutefcept Dates + Acowcroft
3:28 add Hills, Darm an, Hart Brady, Boskin, Demarest,
3:38 Potus; all to Roosevelt Rm for Economic Wisters interview
4:16 Potenan Oval u/Dernorents Roger Porter 4:19 forter + Demarent out
4:19 add Firestone 4:41 add V.P. 4:44 V.P. out
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
JUNE 21st
. 19 90
PRESIDENT BUSH
TIME
NAME
ACTION
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DISC
OUT
7:21 AM
MR. C. BOYDENTGRAY
PAGING, TOLD MR.
OFC: WASHINGTON, DC
TIMOTHY (TIM) McBRIDE,
456-2632
LW
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DOCTOR BURTON LEE
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OFC: WASHINGTON, DC
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FM
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TLKD-OK 9:33 A.M.
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9:13 AM
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MR. ARIEL De GUZMAN
OFC: WASHINGTON, DC
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9:42
MR. FREDERICK D. McCLURE
WASHINGTON, DC
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TLKD-OK 9:40 A.M.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
JUNE 21st
, 19 90
PRESIDENT BUSH
TIME
NAME
ACTION
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OFC: WASHINGTON, DC
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WASHINGTON, DC
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN EXT. 800
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SENATOR WILLIAM V. ROTH
AT LUNCH, TOLD MR.
OFC: WASHINGTON, DC
BRIAN YABLONSKI, LW
224-2441
12:18 P.M.
ING
12:16
PM
OUT
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RETURNED CALL 1:25
P.M.
PRESUS IN MEETING,
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12:29 PM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
JUNE 21st
90
, 19
PRESIDENT BUSH
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
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MR. DAVID F. DEMAREST JR.
OFC: WASHINGTON, DC
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619-4742
(PATTY) A. PRESOCK
INC
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MRS. EDITH (EDE) E. HOLIDAY
WASHINGTON, DC
395-1816
TLKD-OK
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4:36 PM
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XAM
MR. WALTER PAYTON
ENROUTE TO CHICAGO,
OFC: ROSELLI, IL
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708-605-0034
(PATTY) A. PRESOCK,
INC
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OFC: WASHINGTON, DC
Xx
5:19 PM
5:20
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
SIGNAL SWITCHBOARD
June 21 . 1990
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7:47
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PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS
LOCATION Washington, D.C.
DATE 21 June 1990
TIME
MOVEMENTS
0710
South Grounds
0712
Oval Office
0949
South Grounds
0950
Depart South Grounds via Marine One
1002
Arrive Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland
1003
Depart Bethesda Naval Hospital via Motorcade
1007
Arrive Children's Inn, National Institutes of Health
1044
Depart Children's Inn, National Institutes of Health
via Motorcade
1047
Arrive Bethesda Naval Hospital
1050
Depart Bethesda Naval Hospital via Marine One
1057
Arrive South Grounds
1101
Oval Office
1416
Rose Garden
1429
Oval Office
1538
Roosevelt Room
1616
Oval Office
1724
Cabana
1821
South Grounds
1825
Residence
1947
South Grounds
1955
Residence
2101
Doctor's Office
2153
Residence
WHCA FORM 15, OCTOBER 15, 1980
News Summary
OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1990 -- 6:00 A.M. EDT EDITION
TODAY'S HEADLINES
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
PLO SEES DEEPER ARAB HOSTILITY AFTER U.S. MOVE -- A senior adviser
to Yasir Arafat said Wednesday night that Washington's suspension
of talks with the PLO would produce "a loathing of the Americans"
and prompt the organization to seek a greater Arab show of military
strength in the conflict with Israel.
(New York Times)
BUSH OPPOSES FUNDING ANC -- Vice President Quayle assured
conservative senators Wednesday that the Bush Administration has
no intention of financing Nelson Mandela's ANC. (Washington Times)
U.S. MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN SOVIET AID PACKAGE -- OFFICIAL SAYS -
- A French-West German proposal to give economic aid to the Soviet
Union may be pursued by the West without U.S. participation, a
senior U.S. official said Wednesday.
(Reuter)
ECONOMIC POLICY IS FAULTED BY BOTH PARTIES -- Trying to tap an
issue that could figure in campaigns this fall, Democratic and
Republican lawmakers Wednesday criticized the Bush Administration's
policies on economic competitiveness.
(New York Times)
NETWORK NEWS (Wednesday Evening)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
A-1
U.S./PLO -- President Bush has
broken off talks with the PLO.
NATIONAL NEWS
A-10
HATCH ACT -- President Bush
NETWORK NEWS
B-1
may be about to have his first
veto overridden by Congress.
EDITORIALS
C-1
MANDELA VISIT -- Nelson Mandela
FOREIGN MEDIA
C-2
was honored by New York City
Wednesday.
This Summary is prepared Monday through Friday by the White House News Summary Staff.
For complete stories or information, please call 456-2950.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
PRESIDENT SUSPENDS PLO TALKS
Arafat's Refusal To Condemn Attack Against Israel Cited
HUNTSVILLE -- President Bush announced here Wednesday that he
has suspended U.S. talks with the PLO until PLO Chairman Arafat
condemns last month's attempted Palestinian attack on an Israeli
beach and disciplines the perpetrators.
"We have given the PLO ample time," Bush said, to take the
actions the Administration has been demanding for three weeks as
a condition for continuing the dialogue begun 18 months ago.
"We can't digest it as long as this terroristic act is
sticking in our throat," the President said. "And properly so, as
(the U.S. is) a country that decries international terrorism."
If and when the PLO "resolves problems associated with
terrorist acts,' Bush said, the Administration will be prepared to
resume the talks with Arafat, whom Bush praised repeatedly
Wednesday as contributing to the peace process in the Middle East.
Bush
acknowledged that the suspension of PLO talks and
recent sharp differences with the new government in Israel do not
bode well for the peace process. "It's not moving forward," he
said.
(Ann Devroy, Washington Post, A1)
PLO Must Denounce Terrorist Attack, Bush Says
HUNTSVILLE -- President Bush says he's willing to resume the
newly suspended talks with the PLO if Yasser Arafat denounces a
recent foiled terrorist attack on an Israeli beach.
The President said the PLO "has not provided a credible
account of this incident."
The President said the Administration is willing to resume the
talks if Arafat fulfills those conditions. Bush said he believes
the 18-month U.S.-PLO dialogue has encouraged moderation within the
PLO.
"But I can't point to the fact that has really solved the
question of Middle East peace. I just feel that talking offers
more potential than stiff-arming each other," he said. "And yet
we can't digest it as long as this terrorist act is sticking in our
throat."
(Rita Beamish, AP)
Ending PLO Talks May Help Both Parties, Observers Say
The U.S. decision to halt the 18-month-old dialogue with the
PLO was welcomed in Israel and denounced by the PLO, but sources
on both sides of the Middle East conflict said the move could work
to the advantage of both camps.
Palestinian sources said the announcement Wednesday by
President Bush would help Yasser Arafat fend off radical
criticism that his December 1988 recognition of Israel and
renunciation of terrorism had not moved the goal of an independent
Palestinian state closer to reality
"Arafat has to consider his own public opinion," an Arafat
adviser said in a telephone interview. "People are saying you got
nothing from the Americans." (James Dorsey, Washington Times, A8)
-erom-
White House News Summary
Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-2
Suspending Talks with PLO Will Open Door To War, Some Fear
President Bush reluctantly suspended direct talks between the
U.S. and the PLO Wednesday but said they could be promptly restored
if the PLO specifically condemns a recent attack against Israel and
disavows the man who ordered it
The new Israeli government and its American supporters quickly
applauded the President's decision, but some Middle East analysts
and U.S. officials said that severing dialogue with the PLO also
may mean that in the future the Bush Administration will feel freer
to criticize Israel's new right-wing government
Bush made "a tremendous mistake" in suspending talks with the
PLO, said Yael Dayan, daughter of the late Israeli general Moshe
Dayan and a member of Israel's opposition Labor Party. She said
the move rewards Abul Abbas and any other radical who wants to
interrupt or halt the peace process
Paisal Husseini, a Palestinian nationalist from Jerusalem,
spoke with Yael Dayan in Washington Wednesday and called this a
"sad day.' He warned that suspending the dialogue "can open the
way to another war
No one can bear it. No one can win it.
Everyone will come out the loser."
(Timothy McNulty, Chicago Tribune)
Political Pressure, Need For Credibility Underlie Talks Cutoff
President Bush suspended talks with the PLO Wednesday to
maintain the credibility of its fraying Mideast policy and to head
off domestic political pressure for stronger action, Administration
officials and outside experts said Wednesday.
The Bush decision
was seen by many observers as unavoidable
and -- at least in the short term -- a victory for hardliners on
both sides opposed to the peace process.
Administration officials yesterday conceded that the move
risks igniting further violence and terrorism in the region and
dooming the peace process
But several experts saw the move,
and the mild terms Bush chose in announcing it, as an effort to
preserve as much flexibility as possible both for Bush and for PLO
Chairman Arafat to resume the direct dialogue in Tunisia.
(Al Kamen, Washington Post, A32)
PLO SEES DEEPER ARAB HOSTILITY AFTER U.S. MOVE
CAIRO -- A senior adviser to Yasir Arafat
said Wednesday
night that Washington's suspension of talks with the PLO would
produce "a loathing of the Americans" and prompt the organization
to seek a greater Arab show of military strength in the conflict
with Israel.
At the same time, the adviser, Nabil Shaath, who lives in
Cairo, said in an interview that the PLO is "not considering at all
going into any military operations or any terrorist actions against
civilians" targeted at Americans living in the Middle East. He
said the PLO would maintain its avowed commitment to peace.
(Alan Cowell, New York Times, A9)
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White House News Summary
Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-3
PLO CALLS U.S. DECISION 'UNFRIENDLY AND PROVOCATIVE'
CAIRO -- The PLO Wednesday night called the U.S. decision to
suspend its diplomatic contacts "an unfriendly and provocative act"
and said the group would ask Arab countries to implement economic
sanctions against the U.S.
PLO spokesman Jamil Hilal, speaking in Tunis, said the U.S.
move was "a blow to the peace process" that would contribute to an
escalation of violence in the Israeli-occupied territories.
Palestinians and diplomats said Wednesday that the American
decision came as many PLO members were already disillusioned with
the 18-month dialogue and in a rebellious mood against PLO Chairman
Arafat's moderate line. The conditions set by Washington for a
resumption of the dialogue are therefore unlikely to be met in the
short term, they said
In Baghdad, a spokesman at Arafat's residence declined comment
on the U.S. announcement.
Another senior PLO leader, Salah Khalaf, said that the
decision "insults the Arab nation, means a full aligning of the
United States to Israel and means the United States is
responsible for any terrorism in the area in the future."
(Caryle Murphy, Washington Post, A31)
SHAMIR HAILS END TO U.S.-PLO TALKS, HOPES IT'S PERMANENT
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Shamir applauded the U.S. Thursday
for breaking off an 18-month-old dialogue with the PLO and said he
hoped Washington would never speak to the group again.
"Today, after the United States has reached its
conclusions, we cannot help but welcome it," Shamir told Israel
Radio
"I hope this suspension will not be temporary but willl
determine a new chapter in the U.S. attitude towards the Middle
East."
(Jonathan Karp, Reuter)
ISRAEL WELCOMES SUSPENSION OF U.S.-PLO DIALOGUE
Aide Says Shamir Is Sending Letter To Bush
With Proposals For Restarting Peace Process Without Arafat
JERUSALEM -- Israel Wednesday night welcomed the decision by
the U.S. to suspend its dialogue with the PLO and said Prime
Minister Shamir would soon forward new proposals to Washington for
restarting the Middle East peace process.
Avi Pazner, a senior aide to Shamir, called the U.S. move "an
important and positive decision" that would allow Israel "to reach
a better understanding with the United States on how to continue
the peace process."
Officials said Shamir is drafting a letter to President Bush
with specific ideas on how to initiate Israeli-Palestinian
negotiations without the PLO. Pazner gave no details but said the
isolation of the PLO leadership of Yasser Arafat would make it
easier for Israel to initiate talks with Palestinians living in the
occupied territories.
(Jackson Diehl, Washington Post, A30)
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White House News Summary
Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-4
ZIONISTS KILL RESOLUTION OPPOSING SETTLEMENT OF SOVIET JEWS
JERUSALEM -- The World Zionist Council Wednesday dropped a
resolution that would have opposed, the settlement of Soviet Jews
on Israel's occupied territories after Prime Minister Shamir warned
that Arabs were trying to sabotage immigration with the threat of
war
One of the delegates who proposed the settlement
resolution, Hillel Shuval, said it had been intended as a warning
to Israel that the Jewish state might not receive the full backing
of world Jewry if it continued with "irresponsible" policies.
(Reuter, Washington Times, A9)
U.S. URGED TO USE AID CLOUT ON ISRAEL
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, which has
accused Israel of sheltering the killers of its West Coast regional
directors, said Wednesday the U.S. government should use the
leverage of its financial aid to solve the case.
"The largest single recipient of American aid should be told
in no uncertain terms that they should provide the necessary
information," Abdeen Jabaram, president of the committee, said of
Israel.
Meanwhile, FBI officials met with representatives of the
committee Wednesday to discuss the bureau's investigation of the
still-unsolved 1985 assassination of Alex Odeh
Committee
members left the meeting praising the work of the FBI
investigators.
(Jay Mallin, Washington Times, page A5)
ISRAELI PANEL STALLS VOA TRANSMITTER PROJECT
JERUSALEM -- A plan to build a huge U.S. radio transmitter in
Israel's Negev desert has been thrown into limbo by the decision
of an Israeli planning commission to order a two-year study of its
potential impact on migrating birds, U.S. and Israeli officials
said Wednesday
The unexpected decision embarrassed the government of Prime
Minister Shamir
The government, which had vowed to carry
through the project despite opposition here, said Wednesday it was
studying ways of reversing the commission's decision.
U.S. officials said that if the two-year delay is confirmed,
the huge facility would probably not be built.
(Jackson Diehl, Washington Post, A31)
BUSH SAYS SOUTH AFRICAN SANCTIONS WILL REMAIN FOR NOW
HUNTSVILLE -- President Bush said Wednesday he will assure
Nelson Mandela that U.S. sanctions against South Africa will remain
in place for now, but added he wants "to show our appreciation" to
Pretoria for progress so far toward ending apartheid.
"The sanctions, under the law, cannot be lifted until certain
additional steps are taken by South Africa," Bush reminded a news
conference at the Marshall Space Flight Center, adding he looks
forward to discussing the sanctions question when he meets with
Nelson Mandela.
(UPI)
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White House News Summary
Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-5
South Africa/Sanctions
President Bush, heaping praise on both Nelson Mandela and
President de Klerk, said Wednesday he would not try to lift
economic sanctions against Pretoria until the political reforms
mandated in the legislation had been completed.
Speaking to reporters during a political swing through the
South, the President conceded he would "like to find a way to show
Mr. De Klerk that we, the United States, are grateful for this new
approach that is having South Africa evolve to a much more open
society."
But the President knocked down speculation -- some of it
fueled by Chief of Staff Sununu and other senior Administration
officials -- that he might try to lift or weaken some of the
sanctions in recognition of reforms Pretoria already has made
In response to a question, Bush also said he didn't plan to
discuss with Mandela allegations that the CIA provided South
African police with the tip that led to Mandela's arrest in 1962.
"Let bygones be bygones," he said, quoting Mandela's own reaction
to the charges.
(Susan Page, Newsday)
BUSH OPPOSES FUNDING ANC
Vice President Quayle assured conservative senators Wednesday
that the Bush Administration has no intention of financing Nelson
Mandela's ANC.
Although those present insisted on maintaining the customary
secrecy of the so-called Wednesday Club, it was understood that
Quayle gave the assurances after Sen. Wallop voiced concern at the
end of the luncheon.
"No one at a senior level in the White House has authorized
anybody to talk about giving money to the ANC," Quayle told members
of the group
Quayle insisted that the Administration would not give
preference to the pro-Soviet ANC over other groups that represent
blacks in South Africa in spending $10 million already voted by
Congress to aid the transition to democracy.
(Frank Murray & Chris Harvey, Washington Times, A1)
S. AFRICAN BLACK BERATES MANDELA
Tamsanqua Linda might be called a "negative advance man" for
ANC Leader Mandela
"The ANC is nothing more than a front for the Communist Party
in South Africa, Linda, a black South African official and an
outspoken opponent of the ANC, said. "Nelson Mandela is as much
a hard-line communist as Fidel Castro. And if the United States
gives the ANC (money), it will be promoting violence in South
Africa."
(Joyce Price, Washington Times, A6)
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Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-6
U.S. CONSIDERING HUGE AID PROGRAM FOR SOVIET UNION
The Bush Administration, prodded by Western European leaders,
is considering what conditions would allow the U.S. to support an
unprecedented multi-billion dollar Western aid program for the
Soviet Union
Western diplomatic sources said Wednesday that Chancellor Kohl
and President Mitterrand planned to bring up U.S. participation in
an allied aid program for the Soviets when they meet with President
Bush at the Houston economic summit in early July. President Bush,
in a Huntsville, Ala. news conference Wednesday, confirmed that
Soviet aid would be discussed in Houston but said the meeting would
not produce any "bold new initiative."
Bush said there were "formidable obstacles" to U.S. aid. The
U.S. conditions, he said, would have to include further Soviet
progress on implementing economic reforms, ending the "$5 billion
a year going down to Cuba," as well as moving ahead with the
liberalization of emigration
"I haven't changed my view that economic reform is important,
and I recognize that support from the West can help the economy,"
Bush said.
(Terry Atlas, Chicago Tribune)
Bush Open To Soviet Aid Talks
President Bush said Wednesday that he was willing to use next
month's economic summit in Houston as a forum to consider aid for
the crumbling Soviet economy.
But Bush said the Administration was not assembling an
emergency financial package for the Soviet Union. Administration
officials also said they had not dropped the conditions the Soviets
had to fulfill to secure Western aid. The conditions include
economic and political reforms.
"I'm perfectly willing to talk to our allies on any subject,
and I think that will probably be one of them,' Bush told reporters
at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala
"There is a lot of concern about Gorbachev's position," said
an Administration official who asked not to be identified. "They
are in terrible shape.'
A White House official who asked not to be identified said
Bush did not expect to concentrate on Soviet aid during the seven-
nation economic summit. But he does want to begin debate.
(Robert Dodge, Dallas Morning News)
U.S. May Not Participate In Soviet Aid Package -- Official Says
SHANNON, Ire. -- A French-West German proposal to give
economic aid to the Soviet Union may be pursued by the West without
U.S. participation, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.
A package in which Washington is not a contributor is a
"distinct possibility," said the official, who asked not to be
identified.
He briefed reporters aboard Secretary Baker's airplane en
route to East Berlin for talks on Germany's future
Baker, who also spoke with reporters on the plane, said
"There's got to be a significant amount of reform in the Soviet
Union before any such assistance could be put to good use."
(Carol Giacomo, Reuter)
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Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-7
REPORT: WEST GERMANS TO GIVE SOVIETS MORE THAN $3 BILLION CREDIT
BONN -- West Germany plans to give Moscow more than $3 billion
in credit to support development of an open market in the Soviet
Union, a Bonn-based newspaper reported Thursday.
Die Welt said that the credit had been negotiated between a
consortium of banks headed by Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Bank with
the Soviet Union's Foreign Trade Bank.
"The Soviet government, as support for its efforts to develop
open market elements, will receive a credit of more than 5 billion
marks ($3 billion) the newspaper said.
(AP)
SOVIETS SAID TO MULL ACCEPTING OIL FOR ARAB MILITARY DEBTS
CAIRO -- The Soviet Union might accept Arab oil as payment for
billions of dollars owed for Soviet weapons and military equipment
already delivered to Mideast nations, Egyptian oil industry sources
said Wednesday.
"After a recent series of meetings in Moscow between Arab
chambers of commerce and Soviet officials, one idea that gained
prominence was for a number of Arab debts to be paid off in oil,"
one industry source told UPI. "But the whole scheme is still in
a preliminary stage, and it would have to happen over a period of
years. Also, it would not only involve oil. The idea is to
encourage Arab economic growth as well."
(Lee Stokes, UPI)
GORBACHEV TALKS OF LEAVING COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERSHIP
'There Could Be Another General Secretary'
MOSCOW -- Soviet leader Gorbachev, frustrated by criticism
from his leading conservative rival and other members of the
Communist old guard, hinted Wednesday that he could leave his post
as general secretary of the party next month at its 28th Congress.
Gorbachev's strongest critic Wednesday was his conservative
rival on the party Politburo, Yegor Ligachev. He hinted broadly
that Gorbachev ought to give up his party position and criticized
him for bypassing the Politburo to make important decisions on
economic reform, the German question and policy in Eastern Europe.
High-ranking party sources said that gorbachev would like
to relinquish his party position to give him more time to devote
to his government duties and to provide himself some distance from
the less popular party. But, they said, Gorbachev is fearful that
there are no other leaders capable of keeping in line the
conservative forces.
(David Remnick, Washington Post, A1)
SOVIET UZBEKISTAN PROCLAIMS AUTONOMY FROM KREMLIN
MOSCOW -- Uzbekistan Wednesday became the first Soviet Central
Asian republic to assert its sovereignty, declaring that Uzbek
legislation will henceforth take priority over Soviet laws.
Tass said that the Uzbek legislature had adopted a declaration
placing "all issues of domestic and foreign policy" under its
authority
Uzbekistan is the largest Central Asian republic, and its
action is likely to set a political example to the other four
Soviet republics in one of the most backward and unstable regions
of the country.
(Michael Dobbs, Washington Post, A27)
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Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-8
U.S. SHUNS INAUGURATION OF ROMANIAN PRESIDENT
BUCHAREST -- Ion Iliescu was sworn in Wednesday as Romania's
first freely-elected head of state in a half-century in a ceremony
that the U.S. boycotted to protest his use of rampaging miners to
intimidate the opposition last week.
In an inaugural address to parliament, Iliescu for the first
time disavowed excesses committed by the miners here last Thursday
and Friday, saying, "We unequivocally dissociate ourselves from all
actions that transcended the legal framework."
But Iliescu continued to defend his decision to bring the
miners to Bucharest after police action to break up a seven-week
demonstration blocking a downtown square led to anti-government
rioting. And he made no mention of the U.S. demand that he promise
not to call in the miners again.
(Jonathan Randal, Washington Post, A27)
BUSH'S CHINA POLICY GETS WARM RECEPTION
President Bush's recommendation that China retain its most-
favored-nation trade status met little opposition Wednesday as the
Senate Finance Committee began hearings on whether to block the
President's proposal.
Both Republican and Democratic members of the committee said
downgrading China's trade status could deprive U.S. farmers of
their largest export market for wheat and would hurt American
companies with factories in China. They also argued that sanctions
could backfire politically, causing China's leadership to withdraw
further from world affairs and eroding U.S. influence
"I am not willing to sacrifice the interests of American
farmers, businessmen and workers in a hollow show of outrage,' Sen.
Baucus said
Sen. Bentsen said sanctions imposed by Bush
were
not working. But he stopped short of supporting trade sanctions,
saying they only would work if other Western countries followed the
U.S. lead.
(Gary Silverman, UPI)
ECONOMIC POLICY IS FAULTED BY BOTH PARTIES
Trying to tap an issue that could figure in campaigns this
fall, Democratic and Republican lawmakers Wednesday criticized the
Bush Administration's policies on economic competitiveness.
Most surprising were the comments of Rep. Gingrich
Although Gingrich praised the Administration's efforts to reduce
the capital gains tax to create more capital for private
investment, he said House Republicans "would probably be more
aggressive and more intense" than the White House. Gingrich said
House Republican leaders were seeking "more activism from the White
House. " Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans provided a cost
for their proposals for nurturing American industry, which were
released at separate news conferences
"This Administration has no strategy for dealing with high
technology or the global marketplace," said Rep. Gephardt. "And
this failure means we're losing."
"There is a group in the Republican Party that is
ideologically opposed to the government doing anything to make sure
America remains competitive," Gephardt said, "but there are many
Republicans who want to work with us. " (New York Times, page A18)
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Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-9
MIDWAY RETURNS TO PORT AMID NUCLEAR CONCERNS, TWO CREW MISSING
TOKYO -- The Japanese government, under pressure from anti-
nuclear activists, asked the U.S. military Thursday for assurances
on safety as the damaged carrier Midway sailed into its home base
in Japan after a blaze that left two crew missing and 16 injured.
U.S. Navy experts, meanwhile, tried to establish the cause of
the accident
Revising an earlier casualty toll, U.S. Navy
spokesmen said two men were unaccounted for after the fire, not one
as first reported
"We have asked the Americans to ensure they
are taking sufficient safety precautions, and the U.S. military
acknowledged our request," said chief government spokesman Misoji
Sakamoto.
(Roger Crabb, Reuter)
MIDWAY HEADS FOR PORT AFTER 12-HOUR FIRE
YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The U.S. aircraft carrier Midway headed for
port Thursday after a 12-hour shipboard fire that left two members
of the vessel's firefighting crew missing and injured 16.
"The safety of the USS Midway was never in question,' said
Cmdr. Mark Stull, public affairs officer for U.S. Naval Forces
Japan. "There was an isolated fire that was put out this morning
at 12:03. Outside the base, 20 Japanese demonstrators from three
citizens groups and the Greenpeace environmental organization held
signs protesting the U.S. military presence in Japan.
(Tom Minehart, AP)
PERU DRUG FUND USED IN WAR, AIDE SAYS
The State Department's chief narcotics specialist acknowledged
to Congress Wednesday that millions of dollars in American drug-
control aid to Peru would be used in part to fight leftist
guerrilla groups that are said to protect coca growers and
traffickers.
"I want to be very frank in saying that where the insurgency
and the drug traffickers are inextricably bound together, we have
to deal with them together," said the official, Melvyn Levitsky,
Assistant Secretary of State for international narcotics matters.
"We have an interest in helping them fight that insurgency."
(Philip Shenon, New York Times, A3)
U.S. PLANS TO RELEASE NORIEGA'S FROZEN FUNDS FOR LEGAL BILLS
Under strong pressure from a federal judge in Miami, the
Justice Department said Wednesday it would move to release between
$4.5 million to $6 million frozen in Manuel Noriega's frozen bank
accounts so the former Panamanian dictator can pay his lawyers.
The agreement, worked out after intense negotiations
[also]
permits the government to avoid potentially embarrassing
disclosures over how much Noriega had received from the CIA and
other intelligence agencies.
But the agreement immediately ran into a potential roadblock
when Gregory Craig, a lawyer with the Washington firm of Williams
& Connally who said he represented the Panamanian government and
other private individuals in Panama, objected. He told a court
hearing that his clients had "interests that were broader than the
interests of this court." (Michael Isikoff, Washington Post, A24)
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NATIONAL NEWS
BUSH VOWS TO FIGHT FOR MANNED MISSION TO MARS
HUNTSVILLE -- President Bush told hundreds of cheering NASA
employees Wednesday that he would fight for a manned mission to
Mars despite a congressional vote to cut seed funding for the
mission. "Some say the space program should wait -- that we should
only go forward once the social problems of today are completely
solved," Bush told the crowd gathered before an outdoor stage at
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
"But history proves that attitude is self-defeating. Had
Columbus waited until all the problems of his time were resolved -
- the timbers of the Santa Maria would be rotting on the Spanish
coast to this day."
(Janet Howard, Scripps Howard)
HOUSE VOTES TO OVERRIDE HATCH ACT VETO
The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to override President
Bush's veto of the Hatch Act revisions, setting the stage for a
major confrontation this morning in the Senate.
The
vote was 327 to 93, far more than the necessary 280
President Bush
was reported by lobbyists to be making
telephone calls to Republican senators. "I think everybody over
at the White House has been working hard today," said Sen. Roth,
leader of the opposition to the bill.
A senior White House official said Wednesday night that the
Administration was "optimistic," believing it is within two votes
of victory. "We think we have the two but we're not certain."
Sens. Specter and Domenici, two of the Republicans who voted
for the revisions last month, told their staffs Wednesday they had
not made up their minds on whether to sustain the veto, according
to their press secretaries. (Judith Havemann, Washington Post, A4)
HOUSE DEMOCRATS BAR DELAY IN KEY FLAG AMENDMENT VOTE
House Democratic leaders, expressing growing confidence that
they can defeat a constitutional amendment outlawing desecration
of the flag, Wednesday denied a request by supporters of the
measure to delay a showdown vote set for today.
In what appeared to be a tacit admission that their drive to
persuade two-thirds of the House to amend the Bill of Rights is
stalling, advocates of the flag amendment turned increasingly
bitter as they pressed for a delay until next week.
Rep. Solomon, a leading backer of the amendment, took to the
House floor Wednesday morning and accused Speaker Foley of
"kowtowing" to communists by refusing to postpone the vote
Democratic leaders, reminding amendment supporters that it was
Republican advocates of the change, including President Bush, who
had originally pushed for speedy action, turned down the appeal by
lawmakers and veterans' groups for a delay
As the House prepared to vote on the amendment, supporters
conceded that the issue is not galvanizing the public as it did a
year ago
"People have just lost interest back home," said Rep.
Montgomery. "There isn't as much interest as a year ago, for what
reason I don't know. II
(Tom Kenworthy, Washington Post, A1)
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Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-11
Debate Turns Bitter As House Races Toward Showdown On Flag Burning
The House is racing toward a showdown Thursday on a
constitutional amendment to ban flag burning with debate turning
harsh and both sides saying the measure faces a tough fight.
As the intensity picked up Wednesday, supporters promised to
carry on their campaign even if the amendment is defeated on the
House floor.
"If they think this issue goes away on Friday, they have no
comprehension of what's going on out there," said Rep. Gingrich.
"And I expect that if we do lose, you'll see more anger and outrage
than if we win.'
Speaker Foley told reporters that some of the measure's
supporters had given way to "crass political opportunism" and would
"hurt their own cause by that kind of egregious political
snickering."
(Mike Robinson, AP)
BUSH CHECKED CAMPAIGN STATEMENTS ON PARENTAL LEAVE
HUNTSVILLE -- President Bush, under fire from Democrats who
claim a veto of the family and medical leave bill will violate a
campaign promise, said Wednesday he went back and checked the
record to prove them wrong.
Asked at a news conference at the Marshall Space Center how
his planned veto of the leave bill would fulfill his 1988 pledge
to ensure that women who have children will not lose their jobs,
Bush reiterated that employers should make the changes on a
voluntary basis, and not be forced.
"You've got to keep working for them 'til they do, because my
campaign promise did not go to what they call mandated benefits,"
the President said. "And just to be sure I was right, we looked
it up again yesterday, and -- but my position has not changed.
"And I see that I must convince some Republicans as well as
many Democrats that it hasn't changed."
(UPI)
REPUBLICANS GIVE ALL-NIGHT SPEECHES ON CRIME
Republicans began an all-night round of speeches in the House
Wednesday to promote their anti-crime bill and to accuse Democrats
of refusing to act on the legislation.
The speeches began early in the evening and were scheduled to
continue until 8 a.m. EDT Thursday
The session was scheduled to mark the introduction one year
ago of President Bush's crime legislation, most of which remains
in the House Judiciary Committee. The Republican lawmakers blasted
"the refusal of the Democratic House leadership to bring this vital
legislation to the floor."
(UPI)
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Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-12
BUSH DEFENDS FITZWATER IN S&L FINGER-POINTING
President Reiterates Parental Leave Stand
HUNTSVILLE -- President Bush, cheering from the sidelines,
Wednesday defended his spokesman's efforts to highlight the role
of Democrats in the collapse of the savings and loan industry but
declined to join directly in the growing political fight over
responsibility for the scandal.
Bush said he would not "pour fuel" on the political fire
Asked Wednesday if he was trying to shift blame for the thrift
debacle to Democrats, Bush said, "You're almost getting me into the
fight by the way you ask the question, but
I
am
not
going
to."
Defending Fitzwater, Bush said his press secretary has simply
spotted "a couple of shots across my bow from certain distinguished
members of the United States Senate, and decided not to acquiesce
in those attacks." What Fitzwater said, Bush added, "was
appropriate.'
In an apparent attempt to limit the political damage from such
charges, Bush will hold a news conference Friday with Attorney
General Thornburgh and Secretary Brady on savings and loan
persecution, a Justice Department spokesman said.
(Ann Devroy, Washington Post, A12)
S&L Bailout
One day after his chief spokesman heatedly blamed Democrats
for the multibillion-dollar savings and loan scandal, President
Bush Wednesday insisted that he wanted to stay above the fray and
"work cooperatively with the Congress in trying to get this mess
solved."
He defended his Administration's record in investigating the
scandal, saying there were "some impressive numbers" of cases being
pursued and promising, "I expect we'll see plenty more."
As the Administration struggled to put together a
counteroffensive to growing criticism that it is mishandling the
most expensive scandal in the nation's history, the Justice
Department hastily summoned the 93 U.S. attorneys to Washington
Thursday to hear the President address them on the subject.
Congressional and Justice Department sources said Bush was likely
to endorse an amendment to the Senate crime bill that would
strengthen the hand of prosecutors pursuing the scandal. The
measure would authorize additional investigative agents and
prosecutors, and would give federal agencies some additiona powers
as they pursued their inquiries.
However, a consumer group charged Wednesday that the
Administration's "anemic" efforts to prosecute savings and loan
fraud had resulted in the recovery of less than 2 percent of the
money lost. Public Citizen's Congress Watch, an organization
founded by Ralph Nader, estimated that the government had recovered
only $300 million of the estimated $16.3 billion in fraud at more
than 440 thrifts seized since early last year.
(Susan Page, Newsday)
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Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-13
Bush Takes High Road On Thrift Blow-Up
President Bush declined to "pour fuel" on the raging debate
over responsibility for the multibillion-dollar savings and loan
debacle Wednesday, but he said industry loan policies of the 1980s
were "foolish" and "certainly ill-advised."
Bush waded into the controversy during a news conference at
the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville
"You're almost getting me into the fight by the way you asked
the question,' Bush responded when asked if he felt Democrats were
to blame for the scandal
"But no, I want to get the savings
and loan problem solved," Bush said. "A spark seemed to be ignited
there, and I think it more important than continuing to pour fuel
on that spark is to work cooperatively with the Congress and try
to get this mess solved."
(Bob Webster, UPI)
EDITOR'S NOTE: "Fraud Uncovered In Property Sales In Savings
Rescue," by Stephen Labaton, appears in The New York Times, page
A1.
DARMAN PRESENTS REVISED BUDGET TO HILL
White House and congressional budget negotiators finally got
down to business Wednesday as President Bush's budget director put
forth a revised proposal he claimed would cut the fiscal 1991
deficit by $50.4 billion and save $444 billion over the next five
years.
Democrats criticized as inadequate OMB Director Darman's
plan
Many of the changes only exacerbate the objections
Democrats had with the Bush spending outline.
"It's a warmed-over version of their budget proposal in
January," Sen. Sasser said after hearing Darman's presentation.
"Simply putting a new suit on that old corpse isn't going to revive
it." "I'm not surprised and I'm not encouraged," said Rep.
Panetta.
Darman and GOP lawmakers stressed that the new proposal, which
Darman prepared without consulting Republican budget leaders in
Congress, was an opening gambit. "It's a good beginning point and
will permit us to proceed with significant negotiations," said Sen.
Domenici. "It won't be our first, it won't be our last," Darman
said as he entered Wednesday's talks.
(John Yang, Washington Post, A8)
White House Paints Darker Deficit Picture
The White House Wednesday put out a gloomier estimate of next
year's budget deficit, projecting red ink of $159 billion, $21
billion more than its estimate of a month ago.
Budget Director Darman said lower-than-estimated tax
collections were the major cause of the downward revision.
Darman warned negotiators at the latest session of the White
House-congressional budget summit that the deficit could zoom to
$227 billion next year if the cost of the S&L bailout is added into
the calculation. Darman said the price tag on the S&L rescue could
be substantially higher than expected. An official who attended
the meeting said the cost of the bailout could rise by more than
$180 billion over the next three years.
(Jerome Cahill, New York Daily News, p.3)
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Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-14
Darman Unveils New Administration Deficit Plan
Richard Darman, President Bush's budget director, gave
congressional budget negotiators a new plan to cut the deficit
Wednesday, but a Democratic negotiator said the proposal "stinks."
Reaction to Darman's plan was predictably partisan. Asked
if he was happy about what Darman presented, Sen. Sasser said, "No,
it stinks."
"I thought it was a very inadequate offer and certainly a
disappointment," Sen. Bentsen said afterward. "He's called for a
substantial increase in cuts on entitlements but there were some
new proposals that I thought were worth exploring."
Bentsen said most Democratic negotiators shared his view but
that they would study the Administration proposal and then "see if
we can't get a more serious offer from them." He called Darman's
proposed defense cut "very modest."
Rep. Gephardt was more diplomatic, acknowledging only that
"there are concerns by Democrats and maybe even Republicans about
this
We have a good long way to go. I don't know how long it
will take but we'll do our best."
(Bud Newman, UPI)
AIR FORCE BUYS SPECIALLY MADE PLIERS FOR $999.20 EACH
The Air Force said it bought specially made pliers for $999.20
each, but defended the purchase as necessary to modify the aircraft
engines in its F-111 fighter-bombers.
"We feel that's a fair price to be paying for this specialized
tool. There's nothing else that can do the job, Maj. Victor
Andrijauskas of the Air Force Logistics Command at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base, Ohio, said Wednesday
Bob Carroll, a spokesman for Pratt & Whitney, the aircraft
engine manufacturer that supplied the tool to the Air Force,
insisted in a phone interview from the company's headquarters that
it was "a custom-made installation tool" and "not a set of pliers."
"You can't buy this at Hechingers," Carroll said.
(Robert MacKay, UPI)
PENTAGON SAID TO WANT TRIPLING OF STAR WARS BUDGET
Pentagon planners want to triple spending on the Star Wars
antimissile system over the next six years, a Senate panel chairman
says.
Sen. Exon said Secretary Cheney's internal budget planning
documents show a projected spending total of $58 billion for the
1992-97 period for Star Wars
"The average of $10 billion a year that the secretary is
requesting is far, far above what we have ever provided in previous
years, even in years when we didn't have a budget crunch," said
Exon
Charles Herzfeld, director of defense research and engineering
at the Pentagon, told Exon at a hearing Wednesday that he could not
discuss the budget figure openly because it was classified.
(Robert Burns, AP)
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Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-15
SDI OFFICIALS TOLD BUDGET LIKELY TO BE CUT
Senior "Star Wars" program officials were warned Wednesday
that Congress is unlikely to go along with their $4.6 billion
budget request in the coming fiscal year.
"I have real difficulty with it," Sen. Levin told the
Strategic Defense Initiative officials at a meeting of the Armed
Services Committee's strategic subcommittee "I think you're
off the mark in terms of asking to increase the SDI budget in the
environment where you have a big budget deficit."
(UPI)
BUSH BLAMED FOR AIDS TRAVEL RULES
SAN FRANCISCO -- AIDS activists urged President Bush Wednesday
to lift AIDS-related travel restrictions that have triggered
boycotts and protests at the 6th International AIDS Conference and
may cancel the 1992 meeting in Boston.
Dr. Joel Weissman of the American Foundation for AIDS
Research said he was "tremendously disappointed" with the
government's failure to remove restrictions that bar foreigners
with the AIDS virus from entering the U.S.
"Bush's continued failure to do so has directly caused the
sorry mess we are in today, Weissman said
"Today President Bush is in North Carolina campaigning for
Jesse Helms," said Rene Durazzo, a spokesman at San Francisco AIDS
Foundation. "This is symbolic of Bush's insensitivity and do-
nothing policy on AIDS."
(John Leighty, UPI)
U.S. REPORT PREDICTS WIDER SPREAD OF AIDS
SAN FRANCISCO -- The next decade of the AIDS epidemic will be
worse and more complex than the first, with the disease spreading
among women and adolescents and into demographic pockets that are
now considered "safe," according to a three-year study issued
Wednesday by a branch of the National Academy of Sciences.
The report, released by the National Research Council on the
opening day of the Sixth International AIDS Conference, states in
blunt terms that, contrary to recent reports that suggest the AIDS
epidemic may have peaked, its "dimensions are sizable and will
continue to grow" for years.
"We can find little credible evidence that the end of the AIDS
epidemic is in sight," said Don C. Des Jarlais, vice chairman of
the committee and an expert on AIDS.
(Michael Specter, Washington Post, A3)
REPORT LINKS CRACK COCAINE USE TO AIDS SPREAD
SAN FRANCISCO -- The spread of AIDS is slowing among some gay
men, but soaring among teenagers, women, crack smokers and heavy
drinkers, researchers reported Wednesday on the opening day of the
international AIDS conference.
"In particular, the emergence of crack cocaine use as a risk
factor for the transmission of HIV is a new and disturbing
development in the epidemiology of AIDS,' said Don Des Jarlais of
the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.
(Paul Raeburn, AP)
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Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-16
BENNETT SAYS DRUG WAR AT 'CRITICAL POINT'
Federal anti-drug chief Bennett, facing some discontent in the
ranks, said Thursday "we are now at a critical point" in the
international war against South American cocaine cartels.
"The next few years will reveal whether the forces of drugs
or democracy will triumph in Latin America," Bennett said. "There
will be setbacks and difficulties."
In a speech prepared for delivery at the CSIS, Bennett said
the U.S. must maintain and expand a coordinated attack against drug
traffickers with Peru, Colombia and Bolivia.
(Adv. 10:30 a.m. EDT, Thomas Ferraro, UPI)
HEAD OF AIRLINE INDUSTRY GROUP
CANCELS TESTIMONY AGAINST AIRPORT FEE
The head of the airline industry's trade group canceled
congressional testimony he was scheduled to give this week opposing
a Bush Administration proposal for a new airport passenger fee
after senior aides to Secretary Skinner telephoned top airline
executives to protest his appearances, industry sources said
Wednesday.
Robert Aaronson, president of the Air Transport Association,
already had distributed a draft copy of the remarks he planned to
deliver before the House Public Works subcommittee on aviation when
he abruptly canceled his appearance. Sources said the statement
described the proposal to allow local governments to raise money
for airports by charging a user's fee to passengers as flawed, and
said that the industry opposed it.
Asked at the hearing about Aaronson's cancellation, Skinner
said calls made by his office involved "no threats, no coercion,
no nothing." Several airlines said they agreed with Skinner and
that they had felt no coercion. But some industry sources, who
asked not to be named, said Wednesday that they considered calls
made by a Transportation Department official closely involved in
reviewing the awarding of lucrative new Pacific Rim air routes to
be improper.
"What they did was highly unusual and it was stupid on their
part,' one airline official said. "Sam's Chicago-style politics
is such that he has almost no qualms about littering the landscape
with twisted arms.
(Don Phillips, Washington Post, A7)
WEAPONS PLANT OFFICIAL CITED FOR FALSE STATEMENTS
Victor Stello, the Energy Department official in charge of two
of the government's most troubled nuclear weapons plants, gave
suspect testimony to Congress about his role in a Nuclear
Regulatory Commission investigation, an NRC investigator said
Wednesday.
In a report to the NRC commissioners, NRC Inspector General
David Williams said Stello made false and contradictory statements
to Congress about his actions as the NRC's executive director of
operations, the post he held prior to joining the Energy Department
last year
Williams
said he was referring parts of his report to the
Justice Department to determine if there had been criminal
misconduct.
(George Lobsenz, UPI)
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NEA HEAD TOLD: BEND SOME OR QUIT
John Frohnmayer should resign as chairman of the National
Endowment for the Arts if he cannot avert a "bloodletting" in
Congress that could destroy it, a member of NEA's advisory council
said Wednesday.
"In some ways, his chairmanship has been a calamity," Jacob
Neusner told a Heritage Foundation audience
"At this moment, prior to this awful July bloodletting on the
floor of the House that we seem to heading toward, if John
Frohnmayer were to ask me my best advice -- 'What can I do in your
judgment best to serve the National Endowment for the Arts?' -- my
best advice would be to say 'I think if you left now we'd have
a chance to get through July," Neusner said
"Do I think that he has been wise in his trusteeship of the
agency? No, I think he's been very foolish."
(George Archibald, Washington Times, A1)
LEWIS SAYS BARRY CONCEALED DRUG USE
Convicted cocaine dealer Charles Lewis told jurors Wednesday
how he and Mayor Marion Barry learned that their drug use at a
Ramada Inn in December 1988 had almost been discovered by D.C.
police, and how they took frantic steps to avoid detection
Barry's defense lawyer, R. Kenneth Mundy, immediately attacked
Lewis's credibility on cross-examination, asking about Lewis's plea
agreement with prosecutors, his trial preparation by investigators
and his history of drug use
In the first two hours of cross-examination Mundy did not
directly challenge any of Lewis's key allegations about Barry's
drug use and the attempts to conceal it.
(Tracy Thompson & Michael York, Washington Post, A1)
EDITOR'S NOTES: "Alabama Democrat Hopefuls sling Mud," by the AP,
appears in The Washington Times, page A4.
"Durenberger's Job Approval Rating Rises," appears in The
Washington Times, page A3.
"Gobbledygook" Is Short-Time At VA; Derwinski Urges 'Plain
English' As The Official Language," by Bill McAllister, appears in
The Washington Post, page A17.
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NETWORK NEWS
U.S.-PLO DIALOGUE
ABC's Peter Jennings: President Bush has broken off talks with the
Palestine Liberation Organization, talks which have been held off
and on since 1988. The suspension of the talks, which the
President said was not an easy call, is another setback for the so-
called Middle East peace process; at this point, barely a process
at all.
ABC's Brit Hume: The decision to stop talking with the PLO had
been made and the affected nations notified in the past 24 hours,
so the President needed to announce it Wednesday, although that
meant doing it during a visit to the Marshall Space Flight Center
in Alabama.
(TV coverage: President departing Air Force One in Huntsville and
touring Marshall Space Center.)
The reason for ending the eighteen-month dialogue was an attempted
terrorist raid on an Israeli beach three weeks ago led by a top PLO
official.
(President: "We've given the PLO ample time to deal with this
issue. To date, the PLO has not provided a credible accounting of
this incident.")
The President called on PLO chief Yasser Arafat to not only
denounce the attempted raid but also to discipline those
responsible. He insisted, however, the talks with the PLO had been
valuable. It was clear he had been reluctant to suspend them.
(President: "And any time that the PLO is prepared to take the
necessary steps, we are prepared to promptly resume the dialogue.")
The President acknowledged some U.S. allies, including friendly
Arab states, would not be pleased with his decision. Certainly
Palestinians were not pleased.
(Hatem Husseini, Palestine National Council: "I think the American
decision is a very unfair one, and I think it shows a double
standard as people look at it right now in the Middle East.")
In Israel, where relations with the U.S. have been strained by
recent administration criticism of Israeli settlements in the
occupied territories, the reaction was favorable but not
enthusiastic.
(Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister: "Well, we
think the United States and President Bush have done the right
thing. The PLO has been making a mockery of all its commitments.")
The President insisted he had not cut off the talks with the PLO
to avoid appearing soft on them while he and his secretary of state
are being tough with the Israelis, but he acknowledged that is
exactly how a lot of people will see this decision.
(ABC-3)
NBC's Tom Brokaw: Major development Wednesday night on America's
role in the Middle East. President Bush broke off talks with the
Palestine Liberation Organization. This just a week after
Secretary Baker urged Israel to become more involved in the peace
process.
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NBC's John Cochran: The President announced that he had run out
of patience; that he was suspending talks with the PLO because it
failed to condemn an attempted raid on the Israeli coast.
(President: "On May 30, 1990, the Palestinian Liberation Front
attempted a seaborne terrorist infiltration into Israel. The
Palestinian Liberation Front leader Abu Abbas represents the PLO
on the executive committee of the PLO. The size of the force and
the geographical target area strongly indicate that civilians would
have been the target.
(TV coverage: Abu Abbas kissing Yasser Arafat and terrorist attack
boats on Israeli beach.)
The U.S. began talks with Yasser Arafat's PLO 18 months ago after
Arafat recognized Israel's right to exist and after he renounced
terrorism. This month Arafat did say the PLO had no part in the
attempted attack, but President Bush insists that Arafat must
specifically condemn it and must punish PLO members who Bush
believes took part in it.
(President: "And any time that the PLO is prepared to take the
necessary steps we are prepared to promptly resume the dialogue.")
Bush's decision to suspend talks is popular in Israel, but he
admitted that European allies and moderate Arab countries think he
is making a big mistake. The irony is that by taking a firm stand
against terrorism, President Bush may be playing into the hands of
Arab extremists, who may now try to incite Palestinians to respond
with violence. The President said he hopes that won't happen, but
realizes it could. That, he said, is why this was a tough call for
him.
(NBC-2)
CBS's Dan Rather: With pressure building, President Bush Wednesday
broke off his 18-month-old dialogue with the Palestine Liberation
Organization. Mr. Bush said the PLO had failed to keep its promise
that it would renounce terrorism.
CBS's Wyatt Andrews: After three weeks of hoping he would not have
to do this, Mr. Bush suspended the PLO dialogue until Yasser Arafat
condemns the May 30 beach attack on Israel. Because the dialogue
was always based on Arafat's renunciation of terrorism, the
President specifically said anything less than condemnation won't
do.
(President: "The U.S. does take note of the fact that the PLO has
disassociated itself from this attack. This alone is not
sufficient.")
Mr. Bush described his decision as a shot at terrorism but knows
it also shoots down his attempt to arrange talks between the
Palestinians and Israel. Still, he pleaded to both Israel and the
PLO to get moving.
(President: "We denounce violence in the area and call upon all
parties to eschew violence and terror and opt instead for dialogue
and negotiation.")
Palestinians ask why America usually responds to Israel's violence
with criticism but now answers Palestinian violence by cutting off
contact. Worse, said a PLO spokesman, that's exactly what the
terrorists wanted the President to do.
(Hatem Husseini, Palestine National Council: "I think President
Bush is ironically rewarding Abu Abbas or any other extremist
groups that actually wants to sabotage the whole peace process.")
The Israelis argue the PLO's renunciation of terror was a sham all
along.
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Andrews continues:
(Moshe Arad, Israeli Ambassador: "I think the United States had
to reach the inescapable conclusion that the PLO, in spite of its
statements, continues to engage itself in acts of terror against
Israel.")
In Congress, there was general support for the suspension.
(Sen. Dole: "The President really had no choice. I don't believe
anyone takes any great joy in this decision.")
The President made this decision in the name of fighting terrorism
but clearly thinks it's happened at the wrong time. The
administration's worst fear is that those Palestinians willing to
join peace talks will feel betrayed while the Shamir government's
resistance to peace talks will be rewarded.
CBS's David Martin reports one fact the President didn't mention
was a new intelligence assessment that was prepared late last week
which concluded that Arafat had advance knowledge of that raid on
Israeli beaches. There was no smoking gun, no single piece of
evidence which proved Arafat knew, but the weight of evidence
produced a consensus within the intelligence community that Arafat
knew a seaborne raid against Israel was in the works. In fact, one
analysis concluded that Arafat had known about it for 18 months,
and that works out to the time Arafat was making headlines by
publicly renouncing terrorism.
Rather asks Martin: Is this what made President Bush finally break
off the talks?
Martin: I'm told by one official that this is not what made up the
President's mind. The President simply decided that Arafat had had
enough time to do something about the raid's organizer, Abu Abbas,
and not only had he not taken any action to discipline Abbas but
he had continued with business as usual. It is fair to say this
new intelligence assessment squelched arguments by officials who
wanted to give Arafat the benefit of the doubt, particularly since
the raid had failed and no Israelis were killed.
(CBS-2)
HATCH ACT
Jennings: President Bush may about to have his first veto
overridden by Congress. The House of Representatives voted
Wednesday to override his veto of a change in the Hatch Act.
(ABC-4, CBS-10)
MANDELA VISIT
Brokaw: Nelson Mandela was honored by New York City Wednesday in
a way usually reserved for presidents, astronauts and hometown
World Series champs. He came here to continue his campaign against
apartheid, and President Bush said Wednesday that U.S. sanctions
would stay on until certain additional steps are taken. But for
the most part, this was a day to celebrate Mandela
Mandela was given a hero's welcome. Gov. Cuomo called him a
symbol of the indestructibility of the human spirit. Mandela
seemed tired -- not quite ready for it all. Jesse Jackson gave
him a hand with his tie. Mandela urged the U.S. to maintain its
tough policy against South Africa as blacks there struggle for
equality.
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Brokaw continues:
(Mandela: "And the only way we can work together on this difficult
road is for you to ensure such sanctions are applied.")
Mandela received the key from the city from Mayor Dinkins, and then
talked about unlocking the shackles of apartheid.
(Mandela: "We want our new South Africa to be a country which
banishes forever racism in all its forms. South Africa shall be
free. The struggle continues a luta continua. Thank you.")
Mandela visited a Brooklyn high school; the area is the largest
black community in America.
NBC's Brad Willis reports that the Mandela visit represents
spiritual hope for one Brooklyn family.
NBC's Robin Lloyd reports from South Africa that Mandela represents
a threat to whites. They watched Mandela's reception in New York
with concern. Many feel that Mandela's message of continued
sanctions will hurt President de Klerk. The goodwill evident when
Mandela was released from prison four months ago is fading. Whites
are increasingly disillusioned with Mandela's inability to control
racial violence. A recent poll among white voters shows that
Mandela's support is dropping; only one in 10, according to the
poll, have a more favorable view now of Mandela than when he was
in prison. Some whites still pay tribute to Mandela, but even
those who support him no longer believe he can work miracles.
(NBC-Lead)
ABC's James Walker reports from New York on Nelson Mandela's U.S.
campaign to maintain economic sanctions against South Africa.
(Nelson Mandela: "The only way in which we can work together on
this difficult road is for you to ensure such sanctions are
applied.")
Mandela and his wife received the city's highest honor: a ticker-
tape parade that included 55 organizations. With security
extremely tight, the Mandelas rode up Broadway in a bulletproof
vehicle dubbed the Mandela-mobile. At City Hall, Mandela received
the key to the city and noted the U.S. is the only country with a
law forbidding trade with South Africa. Earlier, the Mandelas
stopped at the predominantly black Boys and Girls High School in
Brooklyn. Mandela supporters hope this type of enthusiastic
response will be repeated in the seven other cities he is scheduled
to visit and that that will translate into more public pressure on
the Congress and the White House to keep economic sanctions against
South Africa in place. Organizers also want to raise money to
make the ANC into a powerful political force in South Africa.
(ABC-2)
Rather: Nelson Mandela got a rousing welcome from the city of New
York today as he began a 10 day tour across the United States. The
former longtime political prisoner will address Congress and the
United Nations and he'll be received at the White House -- this is
the high point of Mandela's world trip seeking money and political
support for the fight against apartheid in South Africa.
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Rather continues: Mandela was greeted by hugs and handshakes and
promises of help.
(Gov. Cuomo: "We must continue the use of sanctions and every
other reasonable and effective device we can find until apartheid
is only a terrible memory.")
Mandela was pleased, urging the leaders to keep up sanctions
against South Africa and bringing a message of hope.
(Mandela: "Today we can say with confidence that we can see the
light at the end of the tunnel.")
It was clear that Mandela is a hero to millions of Americans, and
it was clear that he was having a good time. Security was intense.
The New York Police Department built a special Mandelamobile --
bullet and rocket resistant. Twelve thousand police were on duty
at a cost of $2 million in overtime, the tab picked up by the U.S.
State Department. At City Hall, Mandela was given the key to the
city and made a promise.
(Mandela: "Apartheid is doomed [applause]. South Africa shall be
free.")
CBS's Harold Dow reports that Nelson Mandela is a living legend to
many Americans.
(CBS-Lead)
AIDS CONFERENCE
Jennings: For the sixth time in the short and devastating history
of AIDS, some of the best minds from 121 countries have come to
share with each other and the rest of us how the world is doing
under the weight of the world's worst health epidemic. To coincide
with the conference, we've conducted a major poll on American
attitudes about the many facets of the AIDS crisis. Almost half
the country (45 percent) thinks that AIDS is now the number one
health problem in the country. By comparison, 18 percent cite
cancer and only 5 percent heart disease. As the National Academy
of Sciences reported Wednesday, AIDS is becoming a more generalized
fact of American life
Our ABC News poll also finds that about
half the country doesn't think government is spending enough money
on AIDS, and about half the people questioned said they would pay
higher taxes if the money went for AIDS research. There is deep
resentment in the AIDS community about government's attitude.
ABC's Beth Nissen reports that the government has done very little
about the AIDS epidemic.
(Dr. David Rogers, member of President Bush's National Commission
on AIDS: "I would say in general the federal response has been too
little, too late.")
Government officials knew AIDS was being spread in gay bathhouses:
for years they did not close them. Government officials knew the
virus was in the nation's blood supply: for years they did not
require screening. Government officials knew their own researchers
did not have the money needed to investigate the new disease: for
years, they did not provide it.
(Nissen: "What was lost in those years of delay?"
(Dr. Nicholas Ranco, N.Y. AIDS Institute: "Thousands of lives,
thousands of lives and uncountable suffering.")
AIDS hit at a time when Washington was cutting all spending. AIDS
hit many people many Americans and most politicians preferred not
to think about.
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Nissen continues:
(Dr. Rogers: "These are not popular groups, those who are gay,
those who are IV drug users.")
In the ninth season of the epidemic, Congress and the President are
starting to provide major funding for AIDS: billions of dollars
for AIDS research and emergency relief to the cities hardest hit.
But there is still little money or attention given to long-term
care of the 136,000 Americans who now have AIDS, still little early
treatment or planning for the care of 1 million Americans who carry
the virus but are not yet sick. And there is still a serious
deficit in telling Americans how to prevent infection of the deadly
virus.
(Dr. C. Everett Koop, former Surgeon General: "The best protection
against the infection right now, barring abstinence, is the use of
a condom.")
In nine years, only one prominent government official has publicly
and bluntly urged Americans to use condoms; Dr. Koop is no longer
in government. And in nine years there has been almost no federal
movement to get AIDS prevention information to those most at risk.
(James Mason, Assistant Secretary of Health: "We haven't begun to
touch some of our problems in minority populations, inner-city
people. And so there is a great deal more that needs to be done.")
(Timothy Sweeney, Gay Men's Health Crisis: "The worst is yet to
come. It took us eight years to reach the first 100,000 cases.
We will reach the next 100,000 cases in the next 12 months.")
(Dr. Ranco: "Three generation from now people will continue to ask
the question: how did people tolerate the kind of irresponsibility
at the federal level for so long?")
Those who work in the wake of AIDS say many Americans realize what
their leaders have not: that until the federal government
addresses AIDS more often and more openly, AIDS will claim more
lives still.
Jennings: In our ABC News poll on AIDS, President Bush doesn't get
very good marks. Only 37 percent think he's handling the AIDS
crisis well. Thirty-one percent disapprove and 31 percent have no
opinion. Here at the AIDS conference, people believe they have a
clue to the President's attitude: President Bush declined to open
this conference when invited or send any message of welcome.
Wednesday night, Mr. Bush is in the South at a fund-raiser for Sen.
Helms. That causes particular resentment here; Sen. Helms
sponsored the legislation that bars entry to the U.S. by anyone
infected with the AIDS virus. Those immigration
restrictions
have also been the object of public demonstration
in San Francisco.
(ABC-Lead, NBC-8)
Jennings reports that an astounding 23 percent of Americans now
knows someone who has AIDS or who has died of AIDS.
ABC's John Martin reports on the spread of AIDS by intravenous drug
users. In Chicago, intravenous drug users are being infected by
the AIDS virus up to ten times more frequently than by homosexual
men.
(Dr. Wayne Wiebel, Dir., Univ. of Illinois Health Study: "Even to
the most cynical, I think there's cause for concern in the fact
that IV drug users represent the major threat of entry of the virus
to the general population.")
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Martin continues:
A study to be released Wednesday asks whether IV drug users can
change their behavior and prolong their lives the way gay men have.
The answer seems to be yes, but experts say it will take time. In
the last five years, the number of new AIDS cases reported among
homosexuals has fallen 10 percent. The number diagnosed among IV
drug users has jumped by eight percent. For the moment, the circle
of new AIDS carriers is largely limited to the intravenous drug
community and the men and women exposed to it. In the 1990s,
according to health officials, more and more women and their unborn
children will be infected with the AIDS virus. Teenagers, too,
face rising risk because they seem to be ignoring the rules for
safe sex, so that circle of AIDS carriers seems certain to widen.
Jennings reports that almost everyone knows that AIDS can be
transmitted by sharing drug needles, from blood tranfusions and
from sexual intercourse. The poll also shows very little change
in actual behavior. For example, in one high risk group --
sexually active singles under age 35 -- 33 percent said they never
used condoms. Another 39 percent said they used a condom only
sometimes.
(ABC-10)
Jennings reports that people are becoming more tolerant of people
with AIDS. In 1987, 70 percent of those asked would work alongside
someone with AIDS. Today, 87 percent would do SO. Two years ago,
30 percent thought an employer should have the right to fire
someone with AIDS. Today only 13 percent think so. In San
Francisco, volunteers help to ease the pain and suffering of AIDS
victims. There is simply not enough money, however. Unless the
government does more, the country is looking at an increasing need
for involvement by volunteers for an increasing number of people
with AIDS.
(ABC-11)
Rather reports scientists told the opening session of the
international AIDS conference that over the next decade the disease
will strike more women, teenagers and others once thought at low
risk in this country. Against a background of scientific reports,
protesters demonstrated against federal government policies,
including a perceived lack of action as the AIDS death toll mounts.
CBS's Susan Spencer reports that several hundred AIDS activists
clashed briefly with police Tuesday night. They were angry at the
controversial immigration law barring people with AIDS from
entering this country.
(Jeffrey Braff, Gay Men's Health Crisis: "We feel that it is our
responsibility, our moral responsibility if you will, to protest
as loudly as we can about this immoral law that's on the books.")
But there's no sign Washington is about to change it. President
Bush requested an invitation to speak here, then turned it down
after organizers demanded he discuss the law. It's been denounced
around the world. Scientists threatened to boycott the conference
over it, calling the law both discriminatory and silly.
(Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIH: "Having somebody come in and come to a
conference is, in fact, no danger to anybody.")
(Dr. Paul Volberding, Univ. of Cal., San Francisco: "It's a great
example of policy that's based on an absence of science and it's
a great example of public health lobbying made by Jesse Helms
instead of by the CDC.")
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Spencer continues:
Scientific views aside, a new CBS/New York Times poll of 1,140
Americans finds many people think the policy is right on the mark.
-- 59 percent said the government should bar permanent
residence for people with the virus.
-- 32 percent said the government should not bar such people.
-- 49 percent said AIDS carriers shouldn't even be allowed in
as tourists.
-- 42 percent said they should be allowed in as tourists.
Some scientists see this as simple prejudice against gays.
(Dr. Fauci: "They don't want them in the country because they
don't like those kind of people and they don't want them in the
country.")
(Branff: "AIDS is a disease that really tests the fabric of the
United States as a society, and sometimes we are found wanting.")
The poll also said attitudes change with information, being
somewhat more moderate among the one on five Americans who now
either knows someone with AIDS or knew someone who died of it.
(CBS-4)
BUDGET TALKS
Rather reports President Bush's budget director, Richard Darman,
made an opening proposal at Wednesday's budget summit after five
weeks of talks with Congress about the huge and growing national
debt and what to do about it. This was Mr. Bush's opening bid
Wednesday: some more small defense spending cuts, much bigger cuts
-- more than $20 billion -- from domestic programs such as Medicare
and health coverage for older Americans, and no new taxes.
(CBS-9)
EPA
Rather reports congressional investigators said the EPA is way
behind in testing chemicals that could pose a danger to health, but
the chemicals are still in widespread use anyway.
CBS's Deborah Potter reports that the government program to
determine if chemicals are dangerous has been dead in the water.
A report to Congress Wednesday revealed that the EPA has completed
testing on only six of some 400 chemicals on its priority list.
(Rep. Synar: "Has EPA ever followed up such tests with specific
actions against a chemical?"
Richard Hembra, GAO: "According to our study, the answer to that
is no."
Synar: "And why not?"
Hembra: "They haven't gotten that far."
Synar: "They haven't gotten that far in 14 years?"
Hembra: "That's correct.")
EPA officials blame the delays on lack of staff and direction but
insist they're now making changes.
(Linda Fischer, Assistant Advisor EPA: "We are doing what we can
to try and improve this program, and I am hopeful that we will be
able to get some momentum in it.")
(Rep. Clinger: "You can understand the skepticism from our vantage
point where we've heard somewhat the same sort of story over the
last 14 years.")
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Potter continues:
Despite the new promises from EPA, there's no real sign of
progress. Officials admitted Wednesday two chemicals on the
waiting list since 1984 won't even begin to be tested for at least
two more years.
(CBS-5)
GORBACHEV
ABC's Jim Laurie reports from Moscow that Gorbachev made his
clearest statement yet that he might be ready to step aside as
leader of the Communist Party. Tomorrow, or in ten or twelve days,
he said, there could be a new general secretary. It was a response
to continuing attacks by conservatives whose leader, Yegor
Ligachev, called on Gorbachev to resign. It's all a prelude to
next month's big Communist Party Congress, where Western diplomats
say Gorbachev may try to turn a resignation to his advantage. He's
been grooming Alexandr Yakovlev to assume the leadership. With his
new party chief in place, Gorbachev would then focus all his
energies on the presidency. The move would also be an admission
that the highly conservative party will never be a force for change
and that he must push his reforms from the outside, not the inside.
Gorbachev risks losing control of the party, but he stands to gain,
knowing that opinion polls show fewer than 30 percent of the
population have any trust in the Communist Party. (ABC-7, CBS-7)
NBC's John Chancellor comments that giving up the party leadership
might make sense for Gorbachev; it would place him above factional
politics and let the Yeltsins and Ligachevs fight it out. Creating
a forceful presidency to run a troubled country would fit in
Gorbachev's plans nicely. To preside over a union of sovereign
states would allow Gorbachev to focus on national defense, foreign
relations and parts of the national economy. Whatever happens,
don't count Gorbachev out.
(NBC-6)
ROMANIA
Jennings reports that Ion Iliescu was sworn in as president. The
U.S. Ambassador stayed away to protest last week's violent attacks
on the president's opponents. In his acceptance speech, Iliescu
admitted that his supporters may have gone too far, and he has
sworn to uphold democracy and human rights.
(ABC-9, CBS-8)
NBC's Peter Kent reports that Iliescu's credibility has been
damaged at home and abroad. Iliescu's response to Washington's
protestations of last week's crackdown on anti-government
protesters: democracy means law and order, and in Romania that
means Iliescu's brand of law and order.
(Iliescu: "We don't need to plead in front of anybody. We don't
feel guilty in any way. We have a duty to prove democracy to our
own people and not to the governments of other countries.
Americans should understand the vigilantes who supported [me].
When you began organizing, you had one sheriff in a town and there
were gangs of bandits. It was a posse who chased them. Were those
posses legal when they defended themselves?")
If Iliescu is to rebuild this country, he'll have to prove to
Western investors that repression will not be reborn in Romania.
(NBC-5)
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CANADIAN UNITY
CBS's Eric Engberg reports from Montreal that Canada has plunged
deep into crisis Wednesday night; efforts to unify the French and
English speaking population were blocked. The prospect of Canada
splitting up is very real now. As defeat looms for the unity deal,
the polls show half of Quebec's people ready to go it alone. Now
there are real fears that this week could be the beginning of the
end of Canada as we know it.
(CBS-11)
NAVY ACCIDENT
Jennings reports 16 crewmen were injured, one is missing after an
explosion and fire onboard the aircraft carrier Midway, which was
off the coast of Japan. There is no word on the cause. The fire
began in a storeroom below deck where the damage control (ABC-6) gear,
including the fire fighting equipment, was kept.
Brokaw reports the accident triggered demonstrations in the ship's
home port of Yokosuka whose officials say the Midway might be
carrying nuclear weapons. There was no confirmation on that from
the U.S. Navy, however.
(NBC-3, CBS-3)
NORIEGA
Rather reports the U.S. government agreed Wednesday to ask foreign
governments to release some of the frozen assets seized from Manuel
Noriega overseas. Even under the agreement, most of Noriega'a
assets would remain frozen by the U.S.
(CBS-6)
###
EDITORIALS/COLUMNISTS
ISRAEL
Baker's Blunt Words For Israel
--
"
In his recent appearance
before the House Foreign affairs Committee, Baker addressed the
government of Israel in the kind of language a politician might use
with an opponent, not the kind a government customarily uses with
an ally
Given the prolonged standoff, Baker may figure that
making headlines in Jerusalem is the only way to jump-start the
peace process. But making the Israelis the only villains is no way
to get greater cooperation from either the Israelis or the
Palestinians."
(Chicago Tribune, 6/18)
Rightward, Ho! -- "The Bush administration should give the new,
extreme right-wing Israeli government time to prove that it is not
going to be as flexible and shortsighted as many of us fear it will
be
The administration must also be prepared to demonstrate to
this hard-line government that if it pursues policies that
Washington has said are not acceptable, especially expanding the
Israeli presence on the West Bank, the U.S. is ready to reduce some
of its aid to Israel. It will be important to distinguish between
security assistance, which should not be cut, and economic
assistance, which should.'
(New York Newsday, 6/13)
Middle East Needs Baker's Skills
--
"
There have been some U.S.
missteps; but President Bush and Baker did not create the dangerous
stalemate in Israel. They saw it developing and sought to head it
off. They were right, and unable to prevent what they feared.
Their efforts deserve more credit than censure at this point
[Baker] and Bush feel they owe nothing politically to the Israelis
or their supporters in the U.
S
[Baker] should not walk away
in frustration from a crisis that needs all the statesmanship it
can get."
(Jim Hoagland, Houston Chronicle, 6/19)
If Baker Has A Mideast Solution, Now Is The Time --
"
Like it or
not, the U.S. is the only hope the Middle East has
What is
clear is that Baker does not know what to do. He needs help. The
only realistic place for him to turn is the American Jewish
community
which Baker has managed to alienate with a school-
marmish, lecturing, Baker-knows-best posture. Perhaps President
Bush and Secretary Baker should start thinking about a new kind of
summit meeting -- a summit meeting with leaders of the American
Jewish community
Arabs might be included. Perhaps they should
sit down together and start examining the Middle East question from
Square One. The time is late. But if enemies in Europe can talk
peace, and enemies in South Africa can talk peace, why can't it be
done in the Middle East?" (James McCartney, Miami Herald, 6/18)
###
FOREIGN MEDIA REACTION
ISRAEL/U.S.
"It is to be hoped that (U.S.) Administration officials, who
know from American as well as Israel experience that 'nationalist'
governments are much better positioned to make peace than
governments with a reputation for appeasement, will give Shamir's
new government a chance."
(Jerusalem Post, Israel)
"Diplomatic realism is bound to make itself felt on
Washington's policymakers
Already some of them have noted that
too much pressure may harden Israel's resolve
The Palestinians
have become euphoric with the success of the intifada and the
American-PLO dialogue. They have gradually convinced themselves
that time is on their side and that they need accept nothing short
of an independent Palestinian state. This, not Shamir's refusal
to say yes to Baker, has undermined the peace process. It is not
for nothing that Secretary Baker's remarks in favor of
consultations and against confrontation, and Vice President
Quayle's reaffirmation of Washington's opposition to a Palestinian
state coincided with the formation of the new government in Israel.
They serve as illustrations that the Administration is going to
give the Shamir government a chance.
(Maariv, Israel)
"Terrorist Shamir has waged a tactical offensive against the
United States because it has not suspended its dialogue with the
PLO
which has not, throughout the past 18 months, gone beyond the
manner of a dancer on water."
(al-Thawrah, Republic of Yemen)
"There are Americans who would like President Bush to invite
many more Soviet Jews to settle in the United States, so increasing
pressure on Israel. Such attempts to force Mr. Shamir into a
corner would be counter-productive. Soviet immigration has
relieved Israelis, for the moment at least, of the paralyzing fear
of being outnumbered which has deprived them of political
creativity
Hence it is just possible that an Israeli
government might come forward with proposals of its own, instead
of reacting warily to 'peace plans' devised by George Shultz, James
Baker and other avuncular Americans. Mr. Baker would thus do
better to sit on his hands, giving Mr. Shamir the benefit not of
his advice, but of the doubt."
(Times, Britain)
"The only nation which has a certain chance of influencing the
Israeli government is the United States. The U.S. government, the
Congress and others will sharpen the tone toward Israel, but
will not change policy to an extent which will affect the situation
decisively
This is highly regrettable." (Politiken, Denmark)
"If the U.S. Administration were to close its door both to the
new Israeli government and to the PLO because both sides are
equally radical, the Middle East would be left alone at a moment
of extreme tension, precisely because radicals are prevailing on
both sides. The danger would be extreme for this area which, for
a long time, has been a powder keg.' (La Libre Belgique, Belgium)
-end of News Summary-
Today
CONGRESSIONAL
House Floor: The House is sched-
uled to consider a proposed constitu-
MONITOR
tional amendment to ban desecration of
the American flag.
In a victory for opponents of the
measure (H J Res 350), who believe they
have the votes to defeat it, the Rules
C
Committee yesterday approved a rule
that will permit today's action, just two
Thursday, June 21, 1990
Volume 26, Number 98
days after the Judiciary Committee re-
ported the measure. Under normal proce-
dures, the bill could not have come to the
floor until next week.
News From the Hill
A proposal by Republican Rules
Committee member Gerald B. H. Solo-
mon, N.Y., to delay floor action until
Tuesday was defeated, 4-9.
HOUSE FLOOR: Members over-
Earlier, a number of Republicans
Late Tuesday the House passed, 355-
took to the House floor to denounce the
ride Hatch Act veto.
59, a nearly $21 billion energy and water
Democratic majority for scheduling the
The House yesterday voted 327-93 to
development spending bill for fiscal 1991.
bill for this week.
override President Bush's veto of a bill
The measure was the first of 13 regular
(HR 20) that would change the 1939
The House will also act on a separate
spending bills to gain House passage.
Hatch Act to allow federal civilian work-
bill (HR 5091), introduced yesterday,
(See chart, p. 2)
that would create a new anti-flag-burning
ers greater freedom to participate in par-
Members defeated, 175-232, an
statute. An attempt by Democrats Rick
tisan politics. Supporters of the bill
amendment by Timothy J. Penny, D-
needed only 280 votes to overturn Bush's
Minn., and Tom Tauke, R-Iowa, that
Boucher, Va., Jim Cooper, Tenn., and
Ron Wyden, Ore., to avert the constitu-
rejection of the measure, which the presi-
called for a 2 percent across-the-board
tional amendment, the statute would im-
dent has warned could politicize the fed-
cut in all discretionary accounts financed
eral bureaucracy.
under the bill.
pose a $250,000 fine for burning a flag on
The Senate will vote on the veto
federal property or in a manner that in-
override today. (See related story).
SENATE FLOOR: Amendments
cites people to riot.
The bill would allow federal employ-
added to omnibus housing measure.
Senate Floor: The Senate is sched-
ees to participate in political campaigns
The Senate yesterday approved
uled to vote on a motion to override Pres-
on their own time and to hold party of-
amendments to help the homeless as part
ident Bush's veto of a measure (HR 20)
fices. They would still be forbidden from
of a three-year, $58 billion omnibus hous-
that would allow federal workers to par-
seeking public office and from most
ing bill (S 566).
fundraising activities.
Senators approved, 89-11, an amend-
ticipate in party politics.
The bill, which would overhaul the
In other business, members approved,
ment by Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass.,
1939 Hatch Act to allow 3 million federal
384-36, a non-binding motion instructing
to provide $452 million for public and
House conferees to adopt Senate amend-
workers to take part in political activi-
private nonprofit organizations to con-
ments to the child-care bill (HR 3) that
duct programs for the homeless.
ties, passed the Senate last month by a
would raise Social Security benefits for
vote of 67-30. To sustain the veto, the
The bill's sponsors also accepted an
some working elderly recipients. It would
amendment by Al Gore, D-Tenn., to pro-
president must persuade two senators to
switch their votes.
liberalize the Social Security earnings test
vide $6 million to support a White House
Senators will then work toward com-
that limits the amount of annual income
conference on homelessness.
recipients between ages 65 and 69 may
But senators agreed to table, 61-38,
pleting action on a three-year housing
earn before having their benefits reduced.
an amendment by Don Nickles, R-Okla.,
And in a strong message to House
that would have exempted tenants in
See TODAY on p. 4
conferees on the bill, who ignored a previ-
public housing from local prevailing wage
ous House instruction and tentatively
requirements. That would enable tenants
agreed to Senate provisions to create a
to work at lower wages to make repairs to
In This Issue
special grant program for child care, the
the units they occupy.
NEWS FROM THE HILL
1
House unanimously approved another
Majority Leader George J. Mitchell,
TODAY
motion, 416-0, telling them not to do so.
D-Maine, announced that he wanted to
Today in Congress
1
Members also took up the fiscal 1991
complete action on S 566 today. How-
Committee Listings
5
appropriations bill (HR 5021) for the de-
ever, key senators and administration of-
News Events
8
partments of Commerce, Justice and
ficials were continuing negotiations to
State and the federal judiciary. Members
FUTURE
work out a compromise.
Senate Committees
10
approved an amendment, 420-1, to ear-
The White House, which opposes key
House Committees
12
mark $75 million for the investigation
features of the housing bill, wants more
Conference Committees
15
and prosecution of fraud related to the
emphasis on rehabilitation rather than
Other Events
18
savings and loan industry. They de-
construction of new housing, more pro-
STATUS CHARTS
feated, 111-306, an amendment that
grams targeting the very poor and im-
FY90 Appropriations
19
would have cut in half the funds for TV
provements in the Federal Housing Ad-
House Floor
20
Marti, the U.S. Information Agency's
Senate Floor
21
broadcast to Cuba.
See NEWS on p. 2
Page 2
Congressional Monitor
Thursday, June 21, 1990
NEWS from p. 1
deficit by $51 billion, $15 billion more
14 Republicans on the committee in vot-
than what the White House thad sug-
ing against HR 1663.
ministration (FHA). White House and
gested last January. The additional re-
Committee Chairman Jack Brooks,
Senate negotiators indicated last night
ductions would be made through more
Texas, argued that the insurance in-
that agreement has been reached in the
cuts in defense and the imposition of a
dustry, which is exempt from antitrust
first two areas, but they were still working
number of user fees.
laws through the McCarran-Ferguson
out provisions on the FHA.
The negotiations will resume this af
Act of 1945, has not shown how enact-
ternoon.
ment of HR 1663 would hurt competition
BUDGET NEGOTIATORS re-
among insurance companies.
ceive gloomier deficit numbers.
INSURANCE PRICE-fixing bill
White House and congressional nego-
approved by House Judiciary.
FARM BILL compromise fails in
tiators trying to work out a plan to reduce
The House Judiciary Committee
Senate Agriculture panel.
the deficit yesterday received budget pro-
yesterday approved, 19-17, a bill (HR
A tentative compromise on farm
jections that indicate the deficit will be
1663) that would restrict insurance com-
subsidy levels collapsed yesterday during
greater than expected in fiscal 1991.
panies from sharing price information.
Senate Agriculture Committee delibera-
Both Richard G. Darman, director of
Dan Glickman, D-Kan., lost, 6-30, on
tions on the 1990 farm bill.
the Office of Management and Budget
an amendment that would have eased
After agreeing to the outlines of the
(OMB) and the Congressional Budget Of-
certain restrictions in the bill on trending
compromise early in the day, lawmakers
fice (CBO), issued new forecasts on how
- the practice of sharing historical data
from both parties backed away, claiming
large the deficit is likely to be in the future.
on the volume of claims.
there were misunderstandings and bad
The CBO widened its projected defi-
Under the bill, companies could not
faith negotiating on the controversial
cit by $31 billion to $162 billion for fiscal
use trending information they share with
subject of price support levels.
1991. Darman's projection was nearly the
each other to fix premium prices or try to
The committee plans to meet again
same at $159 billion, up by about $21
monopolize the insurance industry.
this morning.
billion from what he had announced ear-
Glickman argued that small insur-
lier.
ance companies need access to large pools
SEC POWERS would be broad-
The CBO however, said the deficit in
of data because they cannot afford the
ened by House bills.
1991 would be $232 billion if spending for
costs of tracking that information them-
The Securities and Exchange Com-
the bailout of the savings and loan indus-
selves.
mission (SEC) would be given wider pow-
try is included in the budget. If that
But Don Edwards, D-Calif., said that
ers to enforce federal securities laws un-
money is figured into the budget, the
the amendment, in effect, would have al-
der legislation (HR 975) approved by a
OMB deficit estimate is between $200
lowed the insurance companies to fix
House Energy subcommittee yesterday.
billion and $227 billion.
prices on premiums.
The panel's Telecommunications
Darman gave budget negotiators a
After defeat of his amendment,
and Finance Subcommittee also adopted
new White House proposal to reduce the
Glickman joined two Democrats and all
a measure (HR 4497) that targets fraud
Progress of Appropriations Bills
Congress' inability to reach agreement on an overall spending
appropriations bills, Congress has missed every budget and appro-
blueprint - the budget resolution - has once again slowed action on
priations deadline it has set for itself.
the 13 regular appropriations bills and diminished the chances that all
Current deadlines call for final action on the budget resolution by
of the measures will be in place by the Oct. 1 start of the fiscal year.
April 15; the House Appropriations Committee to report all spending
Tuesday's House passage of the energy and water appropriations
bills by June 10; the House to complete action by June 30; and all
bill (HR 5019) marked the first such action by the House this year
appropriations bills to be signed into law by Oct. 1.
The congressional budget timetable calls for the House to com-
As the following chart shows, only twice in the last decade has
plete action on all the bills by June 30. Failure to meet that deadline
the House passed and Congress been able to clear and have all 13
would be nothing new - only once in the last five years has the
spending bills signed into law before adjournment.
House completed its work before then.
By those standards, this year's progress doesn't look so bad. In
In fact, aside from 1988, when a previous White House-Capitol
fact, by passing its first appropriations bill Tuesday, the House is
Hill agreement on the budget paved the way for speedy action on
ahead of the pace it set in seven of the nine previous years.
1st Spending
Budget
Bill Approved
1st Spending
13th Spending
Spending
Spending
Resolution
By House
Bill Passed
Bill Passed
Bills Signed
Bills Eventually
Year
Cleared
Committee
By House
By House
By Oct. 1
Signed*
1990
June 13
June 19
1989
May 18
June 20
June 28
Nov. 20
1
13
1988
June 6
May 11
May 17
June 29
7
13
1987
June 24
June 17
June 24
0
0
1986
June 26
June 19
June 25
0
0
1985
Aug. 1
July 10
July 16
0
6
1984
Oct. 1
May, 15
May 22
4
5
1983
June 23
May 24
June 2
4
10
1982
June 23
Aug. 10
Aug. 19
1
6
1981
May 20
June 25
July 21
0
9
*In years in which all 13 individual spending bills did not become law, funding was included in a catch-all continuing appropriations bill.
Thursday, June 21, 1990
Congressional Monitor
Page 3
in the penny stock market.
and housing loans. The subcommittees
would authorize U.S. contributions of
Both measures were approved by
approved an amendment by voice vote to
$1.2 billion to the bank over a five-year
voice vote.
also include some coastal areas in New
period. The authorization would include
HR 975 would authorize the SEC to
Jersey and Rhode Island.
$350 million in cash, with the rest coming
impose civil fines up to $500,000 against
in callable capital.
violators of securities laws or those who
HYDROGEN research, wilder-
The measure also would authorize a
have aided such violations, and to bar
ness bills OK'd by Senate Energy.
$3.18 billion contribution over three
such individuals from serving as officers
The Senate Energy and Natural Re-
years to the International Development
or directors of companies with publicly
sources Committee yesterday approved,
Association (IDA), the lending branch of
traded stocks.
19-0, legislation to establish new pro-
the World Bank.
The measure would help the SEC
grams for research and development of
enforce laws against fraudulent sales and
hydrogen as an alternative fuel.
U.S. LABOR laws to apply to
price manipulation of the penny stock
The legislation is named after its
ships sailing under foreign flags.
market, violations of ownership disclo-
sponsor, Sen. Spark Matsunaga, D-Ha-
The House Education Committee's
sure rules and short-selling. It would not
waii, who died this year.
Labor-Management Relations Sub-
apply to insider trading but would en-
Under the bill (S 639), the National
committee yesterday approved legislation
hance existing laws banning such activ-
Aeronautics and Space Administration
(HR 3283) that would require some for-
ity, bill sponsors said.
would seek to develop hydrogen as a fuel
eign-flag vessels to pay minimum wages to
If HR 4497 becomes law, all penny
for commercial aircraft. The Department
crew members and to comply with other
stocks - low-priced, speculative stocks
of Energy also would be required to de-
U.S. labor laws while in U.S. waters.
sold over the counter would have to be
velop technologies for producing and us-
The legislation would apply to U.S.-
traded through a system that provided
ing the fuel.
owned vessels sailing under a foreign flag.
firm stock price quotations. The SEC
The committee also approved, 13-6, a
Backers of the bill hope the resulting
would be able to bar from the securities
bill (HR 2570) to designate 39 wilderness
higher operating costs for the foreign-flag
trade unregistered promoters and consul-
areas on 1.1 million acres of Bureau of
vessels will help U.S. flag ships become
tants involved with fraudulent schemes
Land Management lands in Arizona.
more competitive.
in the penny stock industry.
The bill also calls for two other parcels
The subcommittee approved an
of land in Arizona, totaling 75,000 acres, to
amendment by Fred Grandy, R-Iowa, to
UNDERGROUND railroad hon-
be studied as potential wilderness areas.
sunset the bill after three years. During
ored under Interior bills.
that time, a new commission would study
The House Interior Committee yes-
HEALTH BILLS win routine ap-
its impact.
terday gave voice vote approval to two bills
proval from Health Subcommittee.
Subcommittee member George
(HR 4501, HR 3863) that would com-
The House Energy Committee's
Miller, D-Calif., told his colleagues that
memorate the Underground Railroad that
Health Subcommittee yesterday gave
he believes that overworked crew mem-
brought slaves to freedom in the North.
routine approval to several bills authoriz-
bers on foreign-flag vessels are often re-
Under HR 4501, the government
ing a variety of federal health programs.
sponsible for oil spills and other maritime
would acquire the William Johnson
Among the measures that won voice vote
accidents.
House for addition to the Natchez Na-
approval were:
tional Historical Park in Mississippi.
HR 4487, reauthorizing the National
CRIME VICTIMS seek support
Johnson, a freeman and barber, assisted
Health Service Corps. The program helps
from legal system.
runaway slaves and wrote of their plight
pay for the education of health profes-
Model Marla Hanson, the victim of a
in a 2,000-page diary.
sionals who agree to work in areas where
vicious razor-blade attack to her face in
HR 3863 calls for an Interior Depart-
there are shortages of health workers:
1986, told the Senate Judiciary Commit-
ment study of Underground Railroad sta-
HR 5042, which would extend two
tee yesterday that the current legal sys-
tions, or secret hideouts, for possible in-
home health demonstration programs.
tem destroys the credibility and dignity
clusion, in the national trails system.
An unnumbered bill reauthorizing a
of victims.
federal program to assist in arranging or-
At a hearing on legislation (S 2754)
COASTAL AREAS, Florida Keys
gan transplants.
sponsored by Joseph R. Biden Jr., D-
subject of Merchant Marine bills.
An unnumbered bill authorizing $30
Del., she emphasized the need for victim-
Two House Merchant Marine sub-
million for an injury prevention and con-
witness coordinators who could take the
committees yesterday approved by voice
trol program.
edge off the trauma involved when vic-
vote a bill (HR 3719) to establish a ma-
A portion of a major reauthorization
tims must assist in the prosecution of
rine sanctuary in the Florida Keys and
(HR 3789) of the McKinney Homeless
their attackers.
another measure (HR 2840) to deter
Act that would authorize health care for
Violent crimes are often directed
development in fragile coastal areas.
the homeless.
against women just "because they are
The two bills were marked up jointly
women," Biden said.
by the Oceanography and Great Lakes
U.S. PARTICIPATION in devel-
Biden's bill would authorize $200
and the Fisheries and Wildlife sub-
opment bank gains approval.
million in fiscal 1991 for law enforcement
committees. Both panels have jurisdic-
A Housing Banking subcommittee
grants to the 40 most dangerous areas for
tion over the legislation.
yesterday approved, 16-4, draft legisla-
women in the country and $100 million
HR 3719 would declare off limits a
tion to authorize U.S. participation in the
for other state and local governments.
stretch of the Florida Keys in order to
European Bank for Reconstruction and
The measure would double the pen-
protect a living coral reef. The reef has
Development (EBRD).
alties for rape, increase funding for shel-
been damaged by ship groundings.
EBRD is being established as a lend-
ters for battered women and expand vic-
HR 2840 would add another 423
ing institution to help the emerging de-
tim restitution in sex crime cases.
miles of fragile coastal barrier islands to
mocracies of Eastern Europe establish vi-
Other provisions of the measure
the Coastal Barriers Resource System.
able economies.
would allow victims of sex crimes to seek
Under the legislation, anyone who builds
The legislation, approved by the In-
restitution through civil rights cases.
on such coastal areas would be ineligible
ternational Development, Finance, Trade
Gender-motivated crimes would be de-
for benefits such as federal disaster relief
and Monetary Policy Subcommittee,
fined as "bias crimes".
Page 4
Congressional Monitor
Thursday, June 21, 1990
TODAY from p. 1
wanted mail. Companies are barred from
and developed drugs. As the law stands
mailing to people on the list.
now, several drug companies can expend
bill (S 566). The legislation includes a
But bill sponsors say the law is not
resources on researching new drugs, but
program to provide funds to cities and
enforced and that companies won't pay
only the first to obtain orphan designa-
states to develop and rehabilitate afford-
to get the list, which costs $10,000.
tion can market the drug.
able housing.
Members tried to act on the bill last
week, but debate dragged on SO long that
Davis-Bacon Amendments: A
Foreign Aid Spending: The House
the panel lost its quorum.
House Education and Labor subcommit-
Appropriations Committee faces a poten-
Among the provisions that need to
tee will take up legislation (HR 2901) to
tially contentious session today, when it
be ironed out is one that would make the
revise the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act, which
marks up a $15.8 billion foreign aid
list available to companies at no charge.
set wage standards for federal contracts.
appropriations bill for fiscal 1991.
The Postal Service wants to charge a fee
The act requires federal contractors to
The draft measure is aimed at re-
for the list that would cover adminis-
pay the local prevailing wage for blue collar
directing the United States' foreign aid
trative costs, and panel members will
workers, often interpreted to mean union
priorities in light of what Foreign Opera-
consider an amendment today that would
scale, on all contracts valued at $2,000 or
tions Subcommittee Chairman David R.
price the list at $1,300.
more. The Depression-era law was enacted
Obey, D-Wis., says are "the new realities"
to prevent fly-by-night construction com-
of the post-Cold War era. But panel Re-
Aviation Treaty: The Senate For-
panies from under-bidding local compa-
publicans say the measure moves too
eign Relations Committee today will re-
nies by paying substandard wages.
quickly away from some aid commitments.
visit an old issue: the ratification of two
With such a low threshold, virtually
As an example, the bill would shift
protocols to the Warsaw Convention. The
all federal contracts are covered.
$526 million in military aid requested by
Warsaw Convention, created in 1929, at-
The bill before the Labor Standards
President Bush to development projects
tempted to protect the new airline indus-
Subcommittee would raise the threshold
in Eastern Europe, Africa and elsewhere.
try by limiting liabilities for crashes or
to contracts worth $50,000 or more.
Republicans particularly object to
other tragedies.
Bill supporters contend that many
provisions that would cut U.S. military
Under the Warsaw Convention, air-
small businesses are unable to pay union
aid to El Salvador by one-half and would
line liability is limited to $75,000 per pas-
rates and thus are prevented from bidding
provide aid to overseas family planning
senger. The limit on liability does not
on most federal construction projects.
programs, some of which provide abor-
apply if an airline is found guilty of "will-
They say that the proposed revisions
tion services.
ful misconduct."
would give small businesses a chance to
The foreign aid bill will be the third
The new agreements would set the
obtain the smaller federal contracts.
of 13 spending bills to be marked up by
liability limit at $130,000 per passenger,
But opponents argue that the size of
the committee.
even in the event of "willful misconduct."
contracts subject to Davis-Bacon require-
Joseph R. Biden Jr., D-Del., and other
ments should be even larger than $50,000.
Textile Imports: The Senate Fi-
panel members oppose limiting liability
nance Committee will mark up legislation
in the case of "willful misconduct."
(S 2411) to limit the growth in imports of
But the committee is likely to ap-
RICO Revision: After six months
textiles and related products to 1 percent
prove the protocols as it has in the-past.
of negotiations, William J. Hughes, D-
annually. Canada and Israel would be ex-
The two agreements were sent to the
N.J., chairman of the House Judiciary
empted from the bill because of free-
Senate in 1977 by President Gerald R.
Subcommittee on Crime, is scheduled to
trade agreements between those nations
Ford and approved by the Foreign Rela-
unveil a new bill to revise the federal
and the United States.
tions panel twice - in 1981 and 1983 -
anti-racketeering law at a press confer-
Bill sponsors say the measure is
but the full Senate has consistently re-
ence this morning. Standing by his side
needed to protect jobs in the domestic
jected them.
will be the panel's ranking Republican,
textile industry, but the bill goes against
Bill McCollum of Florida and Rick Bou-
the free-trade stance of the administra-
Orphan Drugs: A bill to revise the
cher, D-Va., the House-sponsor of an ear-
tion. Similar bills have cleared Congress
1983 Orphan Drug Act will be marked up
lier bill.
twice, in 1985 and 1988, only to be ve-
by the House Energy and Commerce
A business-dominated coalition has
toed. Both vetoes, the first by Jimmy
Subcommittee on Health.
been working since 1985 to limit the pro-
Carter and the second by Ronald Reagan,
The bill (HR 4638) would retain in-
visions for civil suits in the 1970 law for-
were sustained.
centives for the development of drugs
mally called the Racketeer Influenced
The bill is sponsored by 55 senators,
used to treat rare diseases that occur too
and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
but that may not be enough to ensure
infrequently to stimulate drug develop-
They say RICO's provisions for triple-
that the measure eventually becomes law.
ment. Under current law, drug companies
damage civil suits have been widely mis-
Bob Packwood, R-Ore., the ranking
are granted tax benefits and grants to
used against established businesses
member of the Finance Committee, op-
encourage companies to develop drugs to
rather than targeted specifically at orga-
poses the bill and can be expected to
combat diseases SO rare that development
nized crime.
mount a filibuster when it reaches the
costs are unlikely to exceed profits.
The new bill takes a different, sim-
Senate floor.
As an additional incentive, drug
pler approach to revising RICO than bills
companies are granted seven-year
introduced at the start of the current
Obscene Mailings: The House Post
monopolies to market such "orphan"
Congress by Boucher and by Sen. Dennis
Office Committee will mark up legislation
drugs. The bill would change these exclu-
DeConcini, D-Ariz.
(HR 3805) to fine companies that mail
sivity provisions in the case of diseases -
An amended version of DeConcini's
sexually explicit advertisements to people
such as AIDS - that have grown beyond
bill won approval in the Senate Judiciary
who have asked not to receive them.
the 200,000 person caseload required to
Committee in February.
Currently, people who do not wish to
obtain orphan designation, opening the
The Hughes bill would seek to con-
get fliers touting X-rated videos and
market to competition.
trol abuse of RICO by directing federal
other pornographic materials may have
The bill would also relax the monop-
judges to dismiss RICO suits at an early
their names placed on a U.S. Postal Ser-
oly provisions in the case of drug compa-
stage unless they meet new guidelines
vice list to shield them from the un-
nies that have simultaneously researched
laid out in the bill.
Thursday, June 21, 1990
Congressional Monitor
Page 5
Committee Meetings Today
Not As Scheduled
The Senate Labor and Human Re-
sources markup of pending business
Senate Committees
provide for orderly imports of textiles, apparel
and footwear.
was postponed yesterday and has been
10am SD-215 Dirksen Bldg June 21
rescheduled for Wednesday, June 27.
1990 FARM BILL MARKUP
The committee was expected to take
up a measure (S 1676) to strengthen the
Senate Agriculture Committee
teaching profession and another (S
The full committee (Chmn Leahy, D-Vt)
MONTREAL AVIATION
2114) to promote excellence in the
will continue marking up draft legislation to
PROTOCOLS MARKUP
authorize farm programs.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
fields of math, science and engineering.
9:30am and 2:30pm SR-332 Russell Bldg
The full committee (Chmn Pell, D-RI) will
Committee staff said the postpone-
June 21
mark up the Montreal Protocols (Ex. B, 95-1),
ment was due to scheduling conflicts by
submitted to Congress in 1977. The protocols
panel Republicans.
would revise the rules on airline liability for
The House Energy Committee's
ARMED SERVICES NOMINATION
accident damages to passengers in interna-
Health and the Environment Sub-
Senate Armed Services Committee
tional travel. The Foreign Relations Commit-
committee yesterday delayed its sched-
uled markup of HR 4638, to revise laws
The full committee (Chmn Nunn, D-Ga)
tee has approved the protocols twice (1981 and
will hold a confirmation hearing on the nomi-
1983), but the full Senate has yet to ratify
relating to the manufacture of so-called
nation of Gilberto Fabrega to be the adminis-
them.
orphan drugs that are used by those
trator of the Panama Canal Commission.
10am SD-419 Dirksen Bldg June 21
who have rare ailments. Committee
members had not resolved a number of
10:30am SR-222 Russell Bldg June 21
conflicts over provisions of the bill. Af-
INDIAN AFFAIRS MARKUP
ter a closed-door caucus yesterday af-
CREDIT CRUNCH
Indian Affairs Committee
ternoon, the subcommittee rescheduled
Senate Banking Committee
The committee (Chmn Inouye, D-Hawaii)
the markup for today.
The full committee (Chmn Riegle, D-Mich)
will mark up pending legislation.
will hold a hearing on why there is a lack of
2pm SR-485 Russell Bldg June 21
available credit in some parts of the United
Agenda:
States.
S 381 Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition
Act
9:45am & 2pm SD-538 Dirksen Bldg June 21
S 1918 torecognize the Jena Band of Choctaws of
Witnesses scheduled:
Louisiana
CONGRESSIONAL
9:45am: Alan Greenspan - chmn of the bd of govs,
S 1289 -Natl Indian Forest and Woodland En-
Fed Reserve System; L William Seidman chmn,
hancement Act
MONITOR
Fed Deposit Insurance Corp; Robert Clarke
S 2167 -bill to reauthorize the Tribally Controlled
comptroller of the currency; Timothy Ryan - dir,
Community College Assistance Act of 1978 and
Ofc of Thrift Supervision
the Navajo Community College Act
Managing Editor: Brian Nutting
2pm: Joseph Blair - exec dir, Mass Industrial
S 2213 to increase the federal contribution to the
Senior Editor: Robert Healy
Finance Agency; John Shivers chmn/pres &
Tribally controlled Community College Endow-
CEO, Southwest Bank, Fort Worth, Texas; David
News Editors: Christine C. Lawrence, Amy
ment Program
Cates chmn, Cates Consulting Analysts; Irv
S 2297 - Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Stern
Maizlish - pres, Internatl Council of Shopping
Prevention and Treatment Act
Senior Reporters: Ray Perez, Dinah
Ctrs
Wisenberg
Reporters: Thomas Galvin, Elizabeth A.
INDIAN TRUST COUNSEL
Palmer, Andrew Taylor
PRIVATE PROPERTY COMPENSATION
Senate Select Indian Affairs Committee
Editorial Assistant: Michael P. Shea
Senate Energy Committee
The full committee (Chmn Inouye, D-Ha-
Intern: Tanya Coakley
Public Lands, National Parks and Forests
waii) will hold a hearing on legislation to
Subcommittee (Chmn Bumpers, D-Ark) will
establish in the Department of the Interior a
hold a hearing on legislation (S 2680) to provide
Trust Counsel for Indian Assets.
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Witnesses scheduled:
President: Richard R. Edmonds
Management.
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Editor and Publisher: Neil Skene
2pm SD-366 Dirksen Bldg June 21
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American Rights Fund
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Witnesses scheduled:
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PANEL: R Luttig acting asst atty gen, Ofc of Legal
Copyright 1990, Congressional Quarterly
TRADE MARKUP
Counsel, Justice Dept
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Senate Finance Committee
PANEL: Henry Monaghan professor, Columbia
20037. (202) 887-8500.
The full committee (Chmn Bentsen, D-
Univ Law School; Prof Cass Sunstein Univ of
Chicago Law School
Texas) will mark up legislation (S 2411) to
PANEL: Irwin Griswold atty, Jones, Day, Reavis
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Senate continued
Agenda: Outside witnesses: Rep Parris, R-Va;
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM
Donald Brown - Children's Natl Medical Ctr;
RESERVE MARKUP
Rev Harold Bradely Georgetown Univ; John
& Pogue; Charles Fried former solicitor gen &
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Bugg - cab driver; William Jones Natl Demo-
professor, Harvard Univ Law School; Walter
Energy and Pc Subcommittee (Chmn
cratic Policy Cmte; Nellie Gray March for Life;
Dellinger professor, Duke Univ Law School
Mike Foley - DC Right to Life; Rodney Living-
Sharp, D-Ind) mark up legislation (HR
PANEL: Robert Bork former solicitor gen & rep,
ston DC resident; Catheriner McCarron - DC
3193) to ext Title I of the Energy Policy
American Enterprise Institute; Stephen Presser
Resident; L L Len Quality Service Inc
and Con Pation Act, which deals with the
professor, Northwestern Univ Law School
national Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
10am 2322 Rayburn Bldg June 21
RULES LEGISLATION
Senate Rules Committee
PASS-THROUGH INSURANCE
ORPHAN DRUGS MARKUP
The full committee (Chmn Ford, D-Ky) will
House Banking Committee
House Energy and Commerce Committee
hold a hearing on pending legislation.
General Oversight and Investigations Sub-
Health and the Environment Subcommit-
9:30am SR-301 Russell Bldg June 21
committee (Chmn Hubbard, D-Ky) will hold a
tee (Chmn Waxman, D-Calif) will mark up
Agenda & Witnesses Scheduled:
hearing on the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
legislation (HR 4638) to revise the orphan
S Con Res 122 - Establish an Albert Einstein
poration's (FDIC) granting of pass-through
drug provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Congressional Fellowship Program:
insurance on Bank Investment Contracts.
Richard Duncan - rep, 1984 Award Winner, Natl
Cosmetic Act and the Orphan Drug Act.
10am 2128 Rayburn Bldg June 21
Science Foundation
10:30am 2318 Rayburn Bldg June 21
Witnesses scheduled: Douglas Jones sr dpty gen
PANEL: Bonnie Bronkhurst - pres, Natl Science
Note: HR 4638 was originally scheduled to be
counsel, FDIC; David Perry pres & CEO,
Teachers Assn; John Fowler exec dir, Triangle
marked up on Wednesday, June 20, but action
Certus Financial Corp; Robert McGlotten dir of
Coalition; James Gates exec dir, Natl Council of
legis, AFL-CIO; Edward Kans Ohio State Univ;
was delayed until today.
Teachers of Mathematics
Douglas Kidd vpres for govt relations, Bankers
S Res 206 - Establish a point of order against
Trust representing American Bankers Assn and
material that earmarks research moneys for des-
Assn of Bank Holding Cos; John Kane dir of fed
REFUGEES IN ASIA
ignated institutions without competition:
relations, American Council of Life Insurance;
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Sen Danforth, R-Mo
Philip Vallandingham pres, Independent Bank-
Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee
PANEL: George Shaw - Dept of Geology, Union
ers Assn of America
(Chmn Solarz, D-NY) will hold a hearing on
College; Erich Bloch dir, Natl Science Founda-
tion; Joe Wyatt chancellor, Vanderbilt Univ;
refugees in Asia.
James Ebert vpres, Natl Academy of Sciences &
2pm 2200 Rayburn Bldg June 21
chmn, Govt-Univ-Industry Research Roundtable;
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
Witnesses scheduled: Reps Atkins, D-Mass; Fish,
Jean Mayer pres, Tufts Univ; Wemberly Royster
House Education and Labor Committee
R-NY; Richard Soloman - asst secy. of State for
vpres, Research & Graduate Studies, Univ of Ky;
Health and Safety Subcommittee (Chmn
East Asian & Pacific Affs: Princeton Lyman
Michael Crow dir, Science Policy & Research,
Gaydos, D-Pa) will continue hearings on legis-
dir, bureau for refugee prgms, State Dept; Lionel
Iowa State Univ
lation (HR 4652) to improve inspections, in-
Rosenblatt exec dir, Refugees Internatl; Dawn
Calabia assoc dir, Ofc of Migration & Refugee
vestigation, reporting and recordkeeping in
Services, US Catholic Conference; Court Robin-
the construction industry; to require certain
son policy analyst, US Cmte for Refugees;
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT
construction contractors to establish construc-
Robert Devecchi Internatl Rescue Cmte
Senate Small Business Committee
tion safety and health programs; and to ap-
Note: This hearing was originally scheduled for
The full committee (Chmn Bumpers, D-
point construction safety specialists.
May 22.
Ark) will continue hearings on the Small Busi-
9:30am 2261 Rayburn Bldg June 21
ness Administration's Small Business Invest-
Witnesses scheduled: Patrick Tyson former act-
ment Companies Program.
ing asst secy of Labor for Occupational Safety &
MIAs MARKUP
9:30am SR-428 Russell Bldg June 21
Health; Wayne Ruth - American Subcontractors
Witnesses scheduled: Charles Gillum - insp gen,
Assn; Stephen Gresham - Natl Apartment Assoc
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee
SBA; Brian Crowley GAO; Edmund Jenkins
(Chmn Solarz, D-NY) will mark up legislation
Arthur Andersen & Co
(H Con Res 291) to account as fully as possible
for Americans still missing or otherwise unac-
JOBS BILLS MARKUP
counted for in Southeast Asia and to secure
House Education Committee
the return of Americans who may still be held
House Committees
Employment @portunities Subcommittee
captive in Southeast Asia.
(Chmn Martir will mark up pend-
Following the hearing on refugees (above)
ing legislati
2200 Rayburn Bldg June 21
FY91 FOREIGN OPS APPROPS MARKUP
1pm of Rayburn Bldg June 21
Note: This markup was originally scheduled for
House Approps Committee
Agence:
June 20
The full committee (Chmn Whitten, D-
HR 2039 Improve the delivery of services to hard-
to-serve adults and youths
Miss) will mark up FY91 Foreign Operations
HR 3266 Enhance access to services for those
EXPORT PROMOTION PRGMS
Appropriations.
individuals with the greatest needs for skills
11am 2360 Rayburn Bldg June 21
House Foreign Affairs Committee
training assistance SO that such individuals may
International Economic Policy and Trade
contribute to the mainstream work force
Subcommittee (Chmn Gejdenson, D-Conn)
Note: This hearing has not been rescheduled.
will hold a hearing on competetiveness in
FY91 D.C. APPROPS
D.C. Approps Subcommittee
public/private initiatives in export promotion
The subcommittee (Chmn Dixon, D-Calif)
programs.
11:15am 2172 Rayburn Bldg June 21
will hold hearings on fiscal 1991 appropria-
Witnesses scheduled: Rep Levin, D-Mich; Mi-
tions for programs under its jurisdiction.
chael Farran Commerce Dept; Williams Krist
1pm H-301 Capitol Bldg June 21
vpres for internatl trade, American Electricians
DAVIS-BACON ACT
Assn; Leslie Stroh publisher, The Exporter;
BUDGETTALKS
AMENDMENTS MARKUP
Howard Lewis vpres, internatl economic affs,
House Education Committee
Natl Assn of Manufacturers
Representatives from the White House
Labor Standards Subcommittee (Chmn
and members of the congressional leader-
Murphy, D-Pa)will mark up legislation (HR
HUD INVESTIGATION
ship will continue discussions on the bud-
2901) to amend the Davis-Bacon Act to revise
House Government Operations Committee
the standard for coverage under that act. The
Employment and Housing Subcommittee
get.
2:30pm S-207 Capitol Bldg closed June
Davis-Bacon Act requires that workers on fed-
(Chmn Lantos, D-Calif) will continue hearings
21
erally funded projects be paid the local pre-
to investigate mismanagement and influence-
vailing wage.
peddling at the Department of Housing and
10am 2257 Rayburn Bldg June 21
Urban Development.
New listing
Revised listing
Thursday, June 21, 1990
Congressional Monitor
Page 7
House continued
chives; Esther Rolle - actress, civil-rights activist
Witnesses scheduled:
PANEL 2: Bruce Craig cultural resources coordi-
PANEL: Rep Weldon, R-Pa
9:30am 2247 Rayburn Bldg June 21
nator Natl Parks & Conservation Assn; Dick
PANEL: Coast Guard witnesses: Adm J William
Clifford - Conn Dept of Environmental Protec-
Kime - commandant, Coast Guard; Capt Thomas
Witnesses scheduled: Elliot Richardson & Rocco
Siciliano - members, Natl Commn on the Public
tion; Terry Tondro - pres, Weir Farm Heritage
Green - capt of Galveston, Texas, port; Larry
Service; Leonard Briscoe real estate developer;
Trust; Madeline Fishel - asst dir of fed projects,
Doyle - alternate capt of Providence, RI, port;
Trust for Public Land
Commander Richard Softie alternate capt, New
Jeffrey Auslander - real estate developer
York, NY, port; Lt Cmdr Glen Wiltshire com-
manding officer of the Atlantic Areas Strike
Team
NATL FOUNDATION FOR
DAKOTA WATER SYSTEM
THE ARTS & HUMANITIES
House Interior Committee
House Government Operations Committee
Water, Power and Offshore Energy Re-
WILDLIFE REFUGE MGMT
Government Activities and Transportation
sources Subcommittee (Chmn Miller, D-Calif)
House Merchant Marine Committee
Subcommittee (Chmn Collins, D-Ill) will hold
will hold a hearing on the Mid-Dakota Rural
Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and
an oversight hearing on the National Founda-
Water System Act of 1989 (HR 3174) and
the Environment Subcommittee (Chmn
tion for the Arts and Humanities, an agency
legislation (HR 5012) to authorize the secre-
Studds, D-Mass) will hold a hearing on legisla-
that includes the National Endowment for the
tary of the Interior to construct, operate and
tion (HR 4948) to improve management of the
Arts, the National Endowment for the Hu-
maintain the Lake Andes-Wagner and the
National Wildlife Refuge System.
manities and the Institute of Museum
Marti-II units in the South Dakota pumping
2pm 1334 Longworth Bldg June 21
Services.
division of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin
Witnesses scheduled: Reps Green, R-NY; Synar,
9:30am 2154 Rayburn Bldg June 21
program.
D-Okla
Witnesses scheduled:
9:30am 1324 Longworth Bldg June 21
John Turner - dir, US Fish & Wildlife Service;
PANEL: John Frohnmayer - chmn, Natl Endow-
Witnesses scheduled: George Mickelson - gov,
Kathy Tollerton - Defenders of Wildlife; Max
ment for the Arts; Lon Cheney - chmn, Natl
South Dakota
Peterson - Internal Assn of Fish & Wildlife
Endowment for the Humanities; Daphney Mur-
PANEL: Dennis Underwood - commnr, Bureau of
Agencies; Ron Sommerville Wildlife Legislative
ray dir, Inst of Museum Services
Reclamation; John Fisher - acting chief hydrolo-
Fund; John Grandy Humane Society; William
PANEL: Barbara Nicholson exec dir, DC Commn
gist US Geological Survey; Robert Jacobson
Reffalt - Wilderness Society
on Arts & Humanities; Jerry Yoshitome - exec
asst regional dir, US Fish & Wildlife Service
dir, Japanese-American Cultural Ctr; John Ba-
PANEL: Leo Holzbauer - chmn, Lake Andes-
tiste - exec dir, Texas Commn on the Arts;
Wagner Water Systems, Inc; Dan Svatos secy,
POST OFFICE CMTE MARKUP
Marter Vega exec dir, Carribean Cultural Ctr
Lake Andes-Wagner Water Systems, Inc; Chuck
House Post Office Committee
PANEL: Henry Gates prof, Cornell Univ; Susan
Eitmiller vchmn, Lake Andes-Wagner Water
Harjo - pres & exec dir, Morning Star Founda-
The full committee (Chmn Ford, D-Mich)
Systems, Inc; John Uecker - bd member, Lake
tion; John Fleming dir, Natl African-American
Andes-Wagner Water Systems, Inc; Stephen
will mark up pending legislation.
Museum & Cultural Ctr; John Kuowietchen
Cournoyer, Jr chmn, Yankton Sioux; Pat Cerny
10am 311 Cannon Bldg June 21
assoc dir, Asian-American Ctr, Queens College &
vchmn, Southern Mo Water Development Dist
Agenda:
bd member, NY Chinatown History Project; El-
PANEL: Sue Hargens - chmn, Bd of Directors,
HR 4049 - Establish procedures necessary in order
eanor Traylor prof, Howard Univ
Mid-Dakota Rural Water System; John Carr
to protect federal employees from certain ad-
Miller, SD; Dennis Davis - exec dir, SD Assn of
verse personnel actions which may result by the
Rural Water Systems
contracting out of agency functions or activities
DRAFT REPORTS
PANEL: David Campbell economist, Natl Wild-
HR 3805 - Establish a civil penalty for mailing
House Government Operations Committee
life Fedn; John Kirk - interagency coordinator,
sexually oriented advertisements to individuals
Government Information, Justice and Ag-
SD Dept of Game, Fish & Parks
included on the Postal Service's list of persons
riculture Subcommittee (Chmn Wise, D-WVa)
PANEL: Tom Graves exec dir, Midwest Electric
who have indicated a desire not to receive any
Consumers Assn; Ron Holsteen - exec dir, SD
such mailings
will meet to consider three subcommittee draft
Rural Electric Assn; Scott Parsley East River
HR 4721 Designate the federal building located at
reports.
Electric Power Cooperative
340 North Pleasant Valley Road in Winchester,
1pm 2203 Rayburn Bldg June 21
Va, as the "J Kenneth Robinson Postal Build-
ing"
HR 4903 - Ensure that military personnel sta-
PRIVATE CLAIMS BILLS MARKUP
NATIONAL PARKS
tioned outside the US are not excluded from any
House Judiciary Committee
census of the population
House Interior Committee
Administrative Law and Governmental Re-
HR 4872 Establish the National Advisory Council
National Parks and Public Lands Sub-
lations Subcommittee (Chmn Frank, D-Mass)
on the Public Service
committee (Chmn Vento, D-Minn) will hold a
will mark up private claims bills.
HR 4525 - Amend the Ethics in Government Act of
hearing on pending legislation.
10am 2237 Rayburn Bldg June 21
1978 to increase the authorization of appropria-
10am 340 Cannon Bldg June 21
tions for the Office of Government Ethics
Agenda:
S J Res 315 - For the designation of July 22, 1990
HR 4112 - Establish the Weir Farm National
DRUNKEN DRIVING & BANKRUPTCY
as "Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Family Apprecia-
Historic Site in California
tion Day"
HR 2763 Assess the suitability and feasibility of
House Judiciary Committee
HR 4983 Revise certain programs under which
including the Weir Farm in the National Park
Economic and Commercial Law Sub-
awards may be made to federal employees for
System
committee (Chmn Brooks, D-Texas) will hold
superior accomplishment or cost savings disclo-
HR 3683 Authorize appropriations for the contin-
a hearing on proposed legislation to restrict
sures and for other purposes
ued funding for operation and maintenance of
the ability of those convicted of drunken driv-
the Bethune Museum and Archives
ing to avoid paying fines and restitution by
HR 3074 - Authorize the acquisition of additional
declaring bankruptcy.
FAA TRAINING PROGRAMS
lands containing Indian River Indian Villages
National Historic Site in North Dakota and
10am 2141 Rayburn Bldg June 21
House Science Committee
Witnesses scheduled: Janice Lord natl dir, Vic-
Transportation, Aviation and Materials
provide additional developmental funding for the
historic site visitor center
tim Services, Mothers Against Drunk Driving;
Subcommittee (Chmn Torricelli, D-NJ) will
S 1230 - Authorize the acquisition of additional
Richard Levin - rep, Natl Bankruptcy Conf;
hold a hearing on legislation (HR 4950) to
lands containing Indian burial grounds for inclu-
Henry Hildebrand - chapter 13 trustee, Middle
authorize the Federal Aviation Administration
sion in Knife River Indian Villages National
District of Tenn & pres-elect, Natl Assn of
Chapter 13 Trustees; Walter Cohen - first dpty
to conduct research, development, and dem-
Historic Site, ND, and provide additional devel-
atty gen, Pa
onstrations of alternative technologies and
opment funding for the historic site visitor center
methodologies for enhancing the training of
Witnesses scheduled: Reps Dorgan, D-SD;
air traffic controllers and electronics mainte-
Gejdenson, D-Conn; Rowland, R-Conn: Robert
Stanton regional dir, Natl Park Service; Jerry
OIL SPILLS
nance technicians.
Rogers assoc dir, Cultural Resources, Natl Park
House Merchant Marine Committee
1:30pm 2325 Rayburn Bldg June 21
Witnesses scheduled:
Service
Coast Guard and Navigation Subcommit-
PANEL 1: Dorothy Height - pres & CEO, Natl
tee (Chmn Tauzin, D-La) will hold a hearing
PANEL 1:Lt Gen Kenneth Tallman - pres, Embry-
Riddle Aeronautical University; Herbert Arm-
Council of Negro Women; Bettye Collier-Thomas
on recents oil spills.
strong - airway science coordinator, Hampton
mgmt consultant. Bethune Museum and Ar-
10am 1334 Longworth Bldg June 21
Univ; Robert Powell - coordinator, Air Traffic
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Revised listing
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Thursday, June 21, 1990
House continued.
Joint Committees
ments in Europe will affect the U.S. economy.
10am 2226 Rayburn Bldg June 21
Control Training, Beaver County (Pa) Commu-
Witnesses scheduled: Michael Aho - Council of
nity College; James Turner pres, Aviation Edu-
EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS &
Foreign Relations; Stephen Cooney dir of inter-
cation Services
U.S. ECONOMY
national investment and finance, Natl Assn of
PANEL 2: R Steve Bell - pres, Natl Air Traffic
Joint Economic Committee
Manufacturers; Robert Hormans - internatl
Controllers Assn; Howard Johannssen - pres,
vchmn, Goldman Sachs
The full committee (Chmn Hamilton, D-
Professional Airway System Specialists
PANEL 3: Clark Onstad - sr vpres for facillities &
Ind) will hold a haeing on how recent develop-
govt affs, Continental Airlines
PANEL 4: Herbert McClure - assoc adminr for
human resource mgmt, FAA
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House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Housing and Memorial Affairs Subcommit-
The Monitor has received notice of the
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tee (Chmn Staggers, D-WVa) will mark up
following events scheduled to take place in
Rep Walker, R-Pa, vice chairman of the
pending housing legislation.
Washington. Associations, non-profit organiza-
Science, Space and Technology Committee,
9:30am 334 Cannon Bldg June 21
tions and public interest groups who wish to
and Rep Gingrich, R-Ga, discuss their support
Agenda:
have events listed in the section should send
of President Bush's Space Exploration
HR 5002 Amend title 38, US Code, with respect
pertinent information to: The Congressional
Initiative.
to veterans' housing and memorial affairs pro-
Monitor, Other Events Editor, 1414 22nd St.
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HR 5069 Improve the Veterans Affairs Depart-
ment compensated work therapy program, to
include a telephone number. Notices may be
Contact: 202-225-2411
authorize the secretary of Veterans Affairs to
transmitted by facsimile to 728-1862, attn:
Note: In case of rain, the location will change to the
provide a demonstration program of transition
Robert Healy. Only events related to Congress
2318 Rayburn Bldg
housing for veterans in that program, to provide
can be listed. Deadline is Noon. For further
mortgage payment assistance to avoid foreclo-
information call (202) 887-8686.
sure of home loans guaranteed by the secretary
INFERTILITY NEWS CONFERENCE
of Veterans Affairs
Rep Wyden, D-Ore, introduces legislation
FEDERAL REGULATORY PROCESS
to regulate clinics that treat human infertility
Congressional Quarterly will sponsor a sem-
in an effort to protect infertile couples from
inar on the federal regulatory process.
exploitation.
HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION
8:30am to 4pm, Washington Marriott Hotel,
10am, 2222 Rayburn Bldg June 21
House Ways and Means Committee
1221 22nd St NW June 21
Contact: D. Ann Murphy, 202-225-7797, or
Health Subcommittee (Chmn Stark, D-
Note: There is a charge of $295 for this event
Wendy Horwitz, 202-225-4811
Calif) will hold a hearing on hospital accredi-
(includes lunch). For information and registration
tation and compliance with Medicare's condi-
call Irene Cuffy at 887-8620.
tions of participation.
11am 1100 Longworth Bldg June 21
FLAG BURNING NEWS CONFERENCE
Witnesses scheduled: David Baine - dir, Fed
The Emergency Committee to Stop the
Health Care Delivery Issues, Human Resources
FOREIGN INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
Flag Amendmént, joined by Vietnam veterans,
Div, GAO; James Carlan - asst dir, Quality
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosts the
Health Care Issues, GAO; Michelle Roman -
artists, representatives of the National Law-
National Chamber Foundation Conference ti-
assignment mgr, Fed Health Care Delivery Is-
yers Guild, and others discuss the abolishment
tled, "The Tax Treatment of Foreign Invest-
sues, Human Resources Div, GAO; Mary Ann
of a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitu-
Curran - evaluator in charge, Fed Health Care
ment in the United States." Conference par-
tion that would prohibit the burnbing of the
Delivery Issues, Human Resources Div, GAO;
ticipants include Thomas Dustenberg,
U.S. flag.
Barry Bedrick - assoc gen counsel, Fed Health
Commerce deputy assistant secretary for inter-
11am, Capitol Bldg, East Steps June 21
Care Delivery Issues, Human Resources Div,
national economic policy; Ken Gideon, Trea-
Contact: Edward Hasbrouck, 202-232-7424,
GAO; Gail Wilensky chief, Health Care Financ-
sury assistant secretary for tax policy; Ron
or 212-941-5474
ing Admin; Dennis O'Leary - pres, Joint Commn
Pearlman, chief of staff of the Joint Committee
on Accreditation of Healthcare Orgs
on Taxation; and Rob Leonard of the House
Ways and Means Committee.
9am, all day, US Chamber of Commerce,
RICO NEWS CONFERENCE
1615 H St NW June 21
U.S.-CHINA TRADE
Reps Hughes, D-NJ, McCollum, R-Fla, and
Contact: Robert Bagland, 202-463-5552 or
House Ways and Means Committee
Boucher, D-Va, discuss legislation they have
Cynthia Bissett, 202-463-5682
Trade Subcommittee (Chmn Gibbons, D-
drafted to reform the Racketeering Influenced
Fla) will hold a hearing on U.S.-China trade
and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The
relations, including the question of most-fa-
proposed reforms are intended to narrow the
vored-nation (MFN) status for China.
cases in which the statute is used and protect it
CREDIT NEWS CONFERENCE
9:30am 1100 Longworth Bldg June 21
from a constitutional challenge.
International Council of Shopping Centers
Witnesses scheduled: Reps Gilman, R-NY; So-
11am, 304 Cannon Bldg June 21
Chairman Irvin Maizlish discusses the Senate
larz, D-NY; Porter, R-Ill; Kostmayer, D-Pa
Contact: 202-225-1695
PANEL: Ron Rivinius vpres, Natl Assn of Wheat
Banking Committee's hearing today on the
Growers; Peter Mangione pres, Footwear Dis-
credit crunch. Maizlish's remarks will reveal
tributors & Retailers of America; David Miller
the business and real estate perspective on the
pres, Toy Manufacturers of America; Frank Kit-
"detrimental impact" the banking credit
MEDICARE PRESS LUNCHEON
tredge pres, Natl Foreign Trade Council
crunch is having on the economy, consumers
The Coalition of Medicare Risk Contractors
PANEL: Amy Sherman research assoc, Puebla
and employment. The 10am hearing (Dirksen
sponsors a press luncheon with Sen McCain, R-
Inst; Shi-Jiang Li - asst prof of radiology, Medi-
Building, room 534) will feature testimony
Ariz. McCain is introducing the Medicare Man-
cal College of Wis; Mark Cohen - atty; James
from Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan
aged Care Incentive Act of 1990, which will
Feinerman Internatl Human Rights Law Grp
PANEL: Joel Simon - Fashion Shippers Assn;
Greenspan and Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
continue certain catastrophic care benefits to
Stephen Shank chmn & CEO, Tonka Corp;
poration Chairman William Seidman.
Medicare recipients enrolled in managed care
Tom Cornish pres, Takson Down Manufactur-
9:15am, SD-562 Dirksen Bldg June 21
programs.
ing Inc; William Abnett - exec dir, Wash State
Contact: Joe Keohan or Nancy Tringali, 202-
11:30am, SR-485 Russell Bldg June 21
China Relations Council
223-6655
Contact: Stephen Gaskill, 202-638-2121
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News Events continued.
MIGRANT WORKER CONDITIONS
Farmworker Justice Fund and a group of
ABORTION ISSUES
members of Congress will sponsor a showing of
Women in Government Relations will hold
a film on the working conditions of temporary
a panel discussion on "Abortion: Political Lit-
workers who enter the United States to cut
mus Test of the 1990s."
sugar cane.
Noon to 2pm, Caucus Room, Russell Bldg
5pm Mumford room, Madison Bldg of Li-
June 21
brary of Congress June 21
Contact: Penny Pasquesi at 637-6700 or
Contact: Mike Hancock at 462-8162
Robin Stombler at 337-2701
Note: There is a charge for this event of $20 for
congressional staff and WGR members and $30
for non-members. Reservations are required. To
make a reservation send a check, made payable to
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
WGR, to:
AND REPORTS
Monica McGuire
Natl Assn of Manufacturers
No set time: Treasury Department releases
1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW
the monthly budget statement.
Washington DC 20004
8:30am: Commerce Department releases
the first quarter second revision of the gross
national product and corporate profits.
POLAND BRIEFING
3pm: Agriculture Department releases
Senator Jerzy Regulski, Poland's undersec-
weekly export sales report and the cattle on
retary of state for local government reform,
feed in seven states.
briefs members of congress, congressional staff
4pm, approx.: Oilseed Processors Associa-
and the press on the development of local
tion releases weekly statistics on soybean
government in Poland. The briefing is spon-
crush.
sored by Reps Kaptur, D-Ohio, and Dwyer, D-
4:30pm: Federal Reserve releases weekly
NJ.
reports on aggregate reserves and the monetary
1:30pm, 2168 Rayburn Bldg June 21
base, factors affecting bank reserves and
Contact: 202-225-6301
money supply.
President Bush's Vetoes
1989
Bill
Bill Description
Date
Outcome*
HR 2
Minimum Wage Increase
June 13
House sustained, 247-178
S J Res 113
FS-X Plane Codevelopment
July 31
Senate sustained, 66-34
H J Res 390 Thrift-bailout bill
Aug. 16
No override attempt
enrollment requirements
(pocket-vetoed)
HR 2990
Labor, HHS, Education
FY 1990 Appropriations
Oct. 21
House sustained, 231-191
HR 3026
District of Columbia
FY 1990 Appropriations
Oct. 27
No override attempt
HR 2939
Foreign Aid
FY 1990 Appropriations
Nov. 19
No override attempt
HR 3610
District of Columbia
FY 1990 Appropriations
Nov. 20
No override attempt
HR 1231
Eastern Airlines Strike
Resolution
Nov. 21
House sustained, 261-160
HR 1487
State Department
Authorization
Nov. 21 No override attempt
HR 2712
Chinese Immigrant Status
Nov. 30
Senate sustained, 62-37
1990
Bill
Bill Description
Date
Outcome*
HR 2364
Amtrak Authorization
May 24
Senate sustained, 64-36
HR 20
Hatch Act Amendments
June 15
House overrode, 327-93
Senate action pending
*Veto overrides require a two-thirds majority vote of both houses.
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Thursday, June 21, 1990
Senate Committees Future Listings
2:30pm SR-222 Russell Bldg closed June 26
Energy and Natural Resources Committee will
Agriculture,
Agenda:
hold a hearing on the Energy Department's
Briefing on Soviet Union
uranium enrichment enterprise and the inde-
Nutrition &
Discussion of markup of S 2171 (FY91 defense
pendent financial assessment prepared by
authorization)
Smith, Barney, Harris Upham & Co.
Forestry
9:30am SD-366 Dirksen Bldg June 26
224-2035
1990 FARM BILL
Banking, Housing
PUBLIC LANDS
Full Committee Markup
Water and Power Subcommittee (Chmn
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
& Urban Affairs
Bradley, D-NJ) of Senate Energy and Natural
Committee (Chmn Leahy, D-Vt) will continue
Resources Committee will hold a hearing on
224-7391
marking up draft legislation to authorize farm
pending legislation.
2pm SD-366 Dirksen Bldg June 26
programs.
U.S. FINANCIAL COMPETITIVENESS
9:30am and 2:30pm SR-332 Russell Bldg
Agenda:
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Af-
S 366 Establish the Red Rock Canyon National
June 21 & addl dates as needed
fairs Committee (Chmn Riegle, D-Mich) will
Conservation Area
hold hearings on the competitiveness of the
S 2475 Provide for the acquisition of the William
U.S. financial system, focusing on the consoli-
Johnson House and its addition to the Natchez
U.S.-CANADA MEAT &
dation of the European market in 1992.
National Historical Park
POULTRY AGREEMENTS
S 2555- Amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by
10am & 2pm SD-538 Dirksen Bldg June 26
Agricultural Research and General Legisla-
Witnesses scheduled:
designating a segment of the Lower Merced
tion Subcommittee (Chmn Daschle, D-SD) of
River in California as a component of the Na-
June 26: Nicholas Brady secy of the Treasury
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
tional Wild and Scenic Rivers System
S 2612 - Amend the Natl Capital Transportation
Committee will hold a hearing on US-Cana-
Act relating to the Washington Metrorail System
dian border agreements with respect to meat
S 2669 Require the secy of Energy to convey to
and poultry.
Commerce,
Calif by quitclaim deed certain lands in a naval
2pm SR-332 Russell Bldg July 12
petroleum reserve and to provide the money
Science &
received from a naval petroleum reserve shall be
treated the same as money received from other
public land
Appropriations
Transportation
224-3471
224-5115
GREENS CREEK
FY91 DC APPROPS
Water and Power Subcommittee (Chmn
District of Columbia Subcommittee (Chmn
SENIOR OLYMPIC GAMES
Bradley, D-NJ) of Senate Energy and Natural
Adams, D-Wash) of Senate Appropriations
Senate Commerce, Science and Transpor-
Resources Committee will hold a hearing on
Committee will hold a hearing on fiscal 1991
tation Committee (Acting Chmn Bryan, D-
the Greens Creek Exchange Act (S 2273).
appropriations for programs under its
Nev) will hold a hearing on pending
2pm SD-366 Dirksen Bldg June 28
jurisdiction.
legislation.
10am SD-138 Dirksen Bldg June 27 & 28
9:30am SR-253 Russell Bldg June 22
Agenda:
S 2398 Authorize the continuation of the Na-
ROBLEDO MOUNTAIN
tional Senior Olympic Games
FOSSIL TRACKWAYS
FY91 FOREIGN OPS APPROPS
S 2399 - Authorize the registration of the work
Field Hearing
Subcommittee Hearings
mark "National Senior Olympics"
Public Lands, National Parks and Forests
Foreign Operations Subcommittee (Chmn
Subcommittee (Chmn Bumpers, D-Ark) of
Leahy, D-Vt) of Senate Appropriations Com-
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Com-
mittee will hold hearings on fiscal 1991 appro-
mittee will hold a field hearing on legislation
priations for programs under its jurisdiction.
2684 Prehistoric Trackways Study Act) to
9am SD-138 Dirksen Bldg June 22
protect and interpret the nationally significant
9am & 2:30pm room TBA June 26
fossil trackways found in the Robledo Moun-
Agenda & witnesses:
tains near Las Cruces, N.M.
June 22: US military assistance in the 1990s:
10am, Dona Ana Branch Community Col-
Reginald Bartholomew - under secy of State; Gen
lege, Las Cruces, NM July 6
Charles Brown dir, Defense Security Assistance
June 26: Outside witnesses
FTC & ANTITRUST ISSUES
Consumer Subcommittee (Chmn Bryan, D-
MAPPING GENETIC CODE
Nev) of Senate Commerce, Science and Trans-
Energy Research and Development Sub-
FY91 INTERIOR APPROPS
portation Committee will hold a hearing on
committee (Chmn Ford, D-Ky) of Senate En-
Subcommittee Hearings
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and
Interior Subcommittee (Chmn Byrd, D-
ergy and Natural Resources Committee will
antitrust issues.
hold a hearing on the Department of Energy's
WVa) of Senate Appropriations Committee
9:30am SR-253 Russell Bldg June 27
Note: The hearing had been scheduled for June 6.
human genome project, which involves map-
will hold hearings on fiscal 1991 appropria-
ping the genetic code.
tions for programs under its jurisdiction.
2pm SD-366 Dirksen Bldg July 11
2:30 S-128 Capitol Bldg June 28
Witness scheduled: Manuel Lujan - Interior secy
Energy & Natural
Resources
Environment &
Armed Services
224-4971
Public Works
224-3871
224-6176
ARMED SERVICES CMTE BUSINESS
ENERGY DEPT
Senate Armed Services Committee (Chmn
URANIUM ENRICHMENT
LEAD CONTAMINATION
Nunn, D-Ga) will meet to consider pending
Energy Research and Development
Toxic Substances, Environmental Over-
business.
Subcommitee (Chmn Ford, D-Ky) of Senate
sight, Research and Development Subcommit-
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Senate continued.
2pm S-116 Capitol Bldg June 28
Courts, Intellectual Property and the Admin-
Witnesses scheduled: William Bennett - dir, Ofc
istration of Justice Subcommittee (Chmn Kas-
tee (Chmn Reid, D-Nev) of Senate Environ-
of Natl Drug Control Policy; Melvin Levitsky -
tenmeier, D-Wis) of House Judiciary Commit-
asst secy of State for internatl narcotics matters;
ment and Public Works Committee will hold a
tee will hold a joint hearing on legislation (S
Defense Dept rep TBA
hearing on pending legislation.
2370) to revise federal copyright law to extend
Note: This hearing was originally scheduled for
9:30am SD-216 Hart Bldg June 27
certain copyright protections to work that has
June 13.
Agenda:
not been published.
S 2637 Amend the Toxic Substance Act to reduce
10am SD-226 Dirksen Bldg July 11
the levels of lead in the environment
S 2593 Reduce the amount of lead contamination
in the environment
Governmental
Affairs
Finance
224-4751
Labor & Human
COMMERCE DEPT REORGANIZATION
224-4515
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Resources
(Chmn Glenn, D-Ohio) will continue hearings,
PUERTO RICO STATUS
on legislation (S 1978) to reorganize the Com-
224-5375
Full Committee Markup
merce Department into an Industry and Tech-
Senate Finance Committee (Chmn Bent-
nology Department.
LABOR CMTE BUSINESS
sen, D-Texas) will mark up legislation (S 712)
9:30am SD-342 Dirksen Bldg June 27
Senate Labor and Human Resources Com-
to provide_ for an islandwide referendum on
mittee (Chmn Kennedy, D-Mass) will meet to
the political status of Puerto Rico, enabling
consider pending business.
Puerto Rican citizens to choose among three
PROGRAM FRAUD ACT
9am SD-430 Dirksen Bldg June 27
options: statehood, independence or remaining
OVERSIGHT HEARING
Agenda:
a commonwealth.
Oversight of Government Management
S 722 - Revise the authority under that act to
9am SD-215 Dirksen Bldg June 26
Subcommittee (Chmn Levin, D-Mich) of Sen-
regulate pesticide chemical residues in food
ate Governmental Affairs Committee will hold
S 2056 - Provide grants to states and implement
an oversight hearing on provisions of the Pro-
state health objectives plans
ESTATE VALUATION FREEZE
S 2724 - Extend and improve arts and humanities
gram Fraud Civil Remedies Act, which estab-
programs, museum services, and arts and arti-
Energy and Agricultural Taxation Sub-
lished a streamlined, administrative process to
facts indemnification
committee (Chmn Boren, D-Okla) and Tax-
handle cases of fraud against the government
S 1676 - Strengthen the teaching profession by
ation and Debt Management Subcommittee
that involve small amounts of money.
authorizing $215 million in fiscal 1991 to create
(Chmn Daschle, D-SD) of Senate Finance
9:30am SD-342 Dirksen Bldg Date TBA
new incentive programs for teachers
Committee will hold a joint hearing on propos-
S Con Res 123 - Encourage state governments,
als to prevent abuses in determining estate
local governments, and local educational agencies
and gift tax values.
to adopt a comprehensive curricular program
2pm SD-215 Dirksen Bldg June 27
Indian Affairs
which provides elementary an secondary stu-
dents with a thorough knowledge of the history
224-2251
and principles of the Constitution and the Bill of
Rights and which fosters civic competence and
INFANT DRUG ADDICTION
INDIAN SUBSTANCE ABUSE
civic responsibility
Senate Finance Committee (Chmn Bent-
Senate Select Indian Affairs Committee
S 2114 - Promote excellence in American math-
sen, D-Texas) will hold a hearing on infant
(Chmn Inouye, D-Hawaii) will hold a hearing
ematics, science, and engineering education; en-
victims of drug abuse. The hearing will focus
on legislation to reauthorize certain Indian
hance the scientific and technical literacy of the
on the effects of drug abuse on children and
alcohol and substance abuse prevention and
American public; stimulate the professional
their mothers and on services provided under
treatment programs.
development of scientists and engineers; provide
the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant,
9:30am SR-485 Russell Bldg July 12
for education, training, and retraining of the
nation's technologists; increase the participation
Medicaid, foster care and other federal
of women and minorities in careers in mathemat-
programs.
ics, science, and engineering
10am SD-215 Dirksen Bldg June 28
S 2154 Amend the provisions of the Occupational
Witnesses scheduled: Louis Sullivan - secy of
Judiciary
Safety and Health Act of 1970 relating to crimi-
HHS; others TBA
nal penalties
224-5225
S 2600 - Homelessness Prevention and Commu-
nity Revitalization Act of 1990
REMEDIES FOR TORTURE VICTIMS
S- Reauthorize the Stewart B. McKinney
Foreign Relations
Immigration and Refugee Affairs Sub-
Homeless Assistance Act
committee (Chmn Kennedy, D-Mass) of Sen-
S- Reauthorize the Developmental Disabilities
224-4651
ate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on
Act
CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL
legislation (S 1629) to establish clearly a fed-
S- - Reauthorize the Head Start program, the
& EUROPEAN SECURITY
eral right of action by aliens and U.S. citizens
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
against persons engaging in torture.
and the Community Service Bloc Grant Program
European Affairs Subcommittee (Chmn
Nominations:
Biden, D-Del) of Senate Foreign Relations
10am SD-226 Dirksen Bldg June 22
Karen Gillmor to be the director of the Women's
Committee will hold a hearing on recent con-
Bureau, Labor Dept
ventional arms control negotiations and Euro-
Michael Williams to be the assistant secretary of
pean security.
SPORTS LOTTERIES
Education for the Ofc of Civil Rights
10am SD-419 Dirksen Bldg June 27
Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks Sub-
Note: This meeting was originally scheduled for
committee (Chmn DeConcini, D-Ariz) of Sen-
June 20.
ate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on
U.S. & PERUVIAN MILITARY
legislation (S 1772) to prohibit states and local
Joint Hearing
governments from establishing lotteries on
Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps Af-
professional sports contests.
fairs Subcommittee (Chmn Dodd, D-Conn)
2pm SD-430 Dirksen Bldg June 26
and Terrorism, Narcotics and International
CHILD ABUSE
Operations Subcommittee (Chmn Kerry, D-
Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism
Mass) of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
COPYRIGHT REVISION
Subcommittee (Chmn Dodd, D-Conn) of Sen-
will hold a joint hearing on proposed U.S.
Joint Hearing
ate Labor and Human Resources Committee
military training to assist drug interdiction
Constitution Subcommittee (Chmn Simon,
will hold a hearing on child abuse.
efforts of the government of Peru.
D-III) of Senate Judiciary Committee and
Time TBA SD-430 Dirksen Bldg June 27
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Senate continued
Veterans' Affairs
Small Business
224-9126
224-5175
VETERANS' AFFAIRS MARKUP
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES
(Chmn Cranston, D-Calif) will mark up pend-
SMALL BUSINESS IMPACTS
ing legislation.
Senate Small Business Committee (Chmn
9:30am SR-418 Russell Bldg June 28
Bumpers, D-Ark) will hold a hearing to exam-
ine the impact of Social Security payroll taxes
on small businesses.
9:30am SR-428A Russell Bldg June 28
House Committees Future Listings
Aging
Armed Services
PANEL: Tish Gonzalez dir, Texas Housing Fi-
nance Agency; Larry Swift pres, Texas Develop-
225-4151
ment Institute; John Henneberger Texas Low
Income Housing Information Group; rep of
TAX STATUS OF
Fannie Mae; rep of ACORN; Martin Perlmen -
NON-PROFIT HOSPITALS
SEAWOLF SUBMARINE PROGRAM
pres, Natl Assn of Home Builders; Robert Gar-
House Select Aging Committee (Chmn
Seapower and Strategic and Critical Ma-
rett pres-elect, Texas Assn of Realtors; Ken
Roybal, D-Calif) will hold a hearing to review
terials Subcommittee (Chmn Bennett, D-Fla)
Koock CURED
a new GAO report on the tax-exempt status of
of House Armed Services Committee will con-
PANEL: Timothy Hartman - chmn, NCNB Texas;
non-profit hospitals.
tinue consideration of the seapower portion of
Robert Harris pres, Texas Bankers Assn; Mil-
9:30am Room TBA June 27
the fiscal 1991 defense authorization request,
ton Thomas pres, First American Savings Bank,
focusing on the SSN-21 Seawolf submarine
North Richland Hills, Texas; Glen Corso - Colo-
nial Mortgage Co; Jimmy Seay chmn, Indepen-
program.
dent Bankers Assn of Texas; Patrick Ramsier
Time & room TBA date TBA
GE Capital
Witnesses scheduled: H Lawrence Garrett III -
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID REVIEW
secy of the Navy; Adm Bruce DeMars - dir,
Naval Nuclear Propulsion, Navy; DOD rep TBA;
House Select Aging Committee (Chmn
Gen Accounting Ofc rep TBA
Roybal, D-Calif) will hold a hearing to com-
Note: This hearing was originally scheduled for
RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION
memorate the 25th anniversary of the Medi-
June 21.
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation
care and Medicaid programs and to review the
and Insurance Subcommittee (Chmn Annun-
accomplishments and shortcomings of each.
zio, D-III) of House Banking, Finance and
9am 345 Cannon Bldg July 31
Urban Affairs Committee will hold a hearing
Banking, Finance
on the disposition of single family and multi-
family residential properties with a special
& Urban Affairs
emphasis on affordable housing.
2pm 2128 Rayburn Bldg June 25
225-4247
Witnesses scheduled: David Cooke - CEO, RTC;
Agriculture
TEXAS ECONOMY
Peter Monroe pres, RTC Oversight Bd; Joseph
Field Hearings
Minitti RTC; John Lomax - RTC; James
225-2171
House Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
Hambric III RTC
Committee (Chmn Gonzalez, D-Texas) will
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE
hold field hearings on the state of the Texas
Subcommittee Markup
MINT REAUTHORIZATION
economy.
Conservation, Credit and Rural Develop-
9:30am Univ of Houston, Houston, Texas
Committee Markup
ment Subcommittee (Chmn English, D-Okla)
June 22
Consumer Affairs and Coinage Sub-
of House Agriculture Committee will mark up
9:30am Univ of Texas, Austin, Texas June
committee (Chmn Lehman, D-Calif) of House
draft legislation on federal crop insurance.
23
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Commit-
10am 1302 Longworth Bldg June 26
Witnesses scheduled:
tee will mark up legislation to reauthorize
Note: This markup was originallly scheduled for
June 22:
operations of the mint.
June 20.
PANEL: Mayor Kathy Whitmire, D-Houston;
10am room TBA June 26
Mayor Lisa Cockrell, D-San Antonio
PANEL: Ann Richards - Texas state treasurer
PANEL: Robert Clarke - comptroller of the cur-
S&L INVESTIGATION
rency; Peter Monroe pres, Resolution Trust
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regula-
ANIMAL FACILITY
Corporation Oversight Bd; Ken Littlefield -
Texas banking commnr; Fred Dent - Louisiana
tion and Insurance Subcommittee (Chmn An-
PROTECTION ACT
commnr of financial institutions; Bill Taylor -
nunzio, D-III) of House Banking, Finance and
Hearing and Markup
Fed Reserve Bd; Ken Walker Fed Deposit
Urban Affairs Committee will hold a hearing
Department Operations, Research and For-
Insurance Corp; Art Stow RTC
on the progress of investigations and prosecu-
eign Agriculture Subcommittee (Chmn Brown,
PANEL: Lamar Kelly Jr RTC; Carmen Sullivan
tions of savings and loan-related fraud cases.
D-Calif) of House Agriculture Committee will
RTC; rep of First City Bancorporation collecting
10am 2128 Rayburn Bldg June 28
hold a hearing on and mark up legislation (HR
bank; David Gleeson Lincoln Properties
Witnesses scheduled: Dick Thornburgh - atty gen
3270 Farm Animal and Research Facilities
PANEL: Harvey Rosenblum - chief economist,
(invited); Edward Dennis Jr asst atty gen for
Protection Act) to make it a federal offense to
Dallas Fed Reserve Bank; Barton Smith Univ
criminal div, Justice Dept
damage animal research and production
of Houston
June 23:
facilities.
PANEL: Mayor Lee Cooke, D-Austin
Time and room TBA date TBA
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PANEL: Bob Bullock comptroller; Pete Patter-
Note: The hearing and markup have not been
son mbr, Texas House of Representatives
Policy Research and Insurance Sub-
rescheduled.
Banking Cmte
committee (Chmn Erdreich, D-Ala) of House
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House continued
and Labor Committee will mark up legislation
PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD
(HR 3069 - Displaced Homemakers Employ-
Subcommittee Markup
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Commit-
ment & Family Self Sufficiency Act) to estab-
Health and the Environment Subcommit-
tee will hold a hearing on issues relating to
lish an employment training program for dis-
tee (Chmn Waxman, D-Calif) of House Energy
regulatory impediments to the development
placed homemakers. Displaced homemakers
and Commerce Committee will mark up legis-
and placement of affordable housing.
are women who, because of divorce, widow-
lation (HR 1725 - Food Safety Amendments)
9:30am 2222 Rayburn Bldg Aug 2
hood or other circumstances, are forced to re-
to regulate pesticide chemical residues in food.
enter the work force after a prolonged absence.
Time & room TBA date TBA
Time & room TBA date TBA
Education &
DRUG DEALERS'
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
BEEPER BAN
Labor
Employment Opportunities Subcommittee
Telecommunications and Finance Sub-
(Chmn Martinez, D-Calif) of House Education
committee (Chmn Markey, D-Mass) of House
225-4527
and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to
Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MARKUP
review employment services.
hearing on legislation (HR 3976) to establish
House Education and Labor Committee
Time & room TBA date TBA
procedures to end mobile radio services to
(Chmn Hawkins, D-Calif) will mark up pend-
Note: This hearing was originally scheduled for
drug dealers.
June 19
ing legislation.
Time & room TBA Date TBA
Time & room TBA June 26 & 27
OSHA REVIEW
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
Health and Safety Subcommittee (Chmn
Intelligence
Subcommittee Markup
Gaydos, D-Pa) of House Education and Labor
Committee will hold a hearing on the Occupa-
225-4121
Health and Safety Subcommittee (Chmn
Gaydos, D-Pa) of House Education and Labor
tional Safety and Health Administration
Committee will mark up pending legislation.
(OSHA).
FY91 INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Time & room TBA June 27
Time & room TBA date TBA
Full Committee Markup
Agenda:
House Intelligence Committee (Chmn Bei-
HR 4652 - Revise inspections, investigation, re-
lenson, D-Calif) will mark up the fiscal 1991
porting and recordkeeping in the construction
intelligence budget request.
industry; require certain construction contrac-
Energy &
Time TBA H-405 Capitol Bldg date TBA
tors to establish construction safety and health
Note: The markup has been postponed until after
programs and appoint construction safety spe-
cialists
Commerce
the Independence Day recess.
HR 3521 - Amend the Occupational Safety and
225-2927
Health Act to improve and enforce standards for
FY91 INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
employee health and safety at Energy Dept nu-
clear facilities
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Subcommittee Markup
HEALTH WARNINGS
Program and Budget Authorization Sub-
Transportation and Hazardous Materials
committee (Chmn Beilenson, D-Calif) of
CHILD ABUSE
Subcommittee (Chmn Luken, D-Ohio) of
House Intelligence Committee will mark up
House Energy and Commerce Committee will
the fiscal 1991 intelligence budget request.
Select Education Subcommittee (Chmn
Owens, D-NY) of House Education and Labor
hold a hearing on legislation (HR 4493) to
Time TBA H-405 Capitol Bldg date TBA
require health warnings to be included in
Note: The markup was originally scheduled for
Committee will hold a hearing on child abuse.
Time & room TBA June 28
alcoholic beverage advertisements.
June 19. It has been postponed until after the
Independence Day recess.
9:30am room TBA June 26
WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
Health and Safety Subcommittee (Chmn
MEDICAL DEVICES
Interior &
Gaydos, D-Pa) of House Education and Labor
IMPROVEMENTS & REGULATION
Committee will hold hearings on legislation
Health and the Environment Subcommit-
tee (Chmn Waxman, D-Calif) of House Energy
Insular Affairs
(HR 3368) to strengthen the protections
against reprisals available to employees who
and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing
225-2761
disclose information to protect public health
on legislation (HR 3095) to make improve-
and safety.
ments in the regulation of medical devices.
INDIAN MENTAL HEALTH
Time & room TBA June 28
9:45am room TBA July 11
Field Hearing
House Interior and Insular Affairs Com-
mittee (Chmn Udall, D-Ariz) will hold a field
CHILD-LABOR LAWS
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LAB
hearing on Indian mental health needs and on
Labor-Management Relations Subcommit-
Oversight and Investigations Subcommit-
legislation (S 1270) to provide an Indian men-
tee (Chmn Clay, D-Mo) of House Education
tee (Chmn Dingell, D-Mich) of House Energy
tal health demonstration program.
and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on
and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing
9am Sioux Falls, SD June 22
child-labor laws.
on the adequacy of controls to protect govern-
Time & room TBA June 28
ment property and other interests at the Law-
rence Livermore National Laboratory.
PRESQUE ISLE PRESERVATION
Time & room TBA date TBA
Field Hearing
ERISA ENFORCEMENT
General Oversight and Investigations Sub-
Labor-Management Relations Subcommit-
committee (Chmn Kostmayer, D-Pa) of House
tee (Chmn Clay, D-Mo) of House Education
STATE ENERGY
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee will
and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS MARKUP
hold a field hearing on protecting Presque Isle.
the enforcement of the Employee Retirement
Energy and Power Subcommittee (Chmn
10am Erie, Pa June 22
Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1975.
Sharp, D-Ind) of House Energy and Com-
Time & room TBA July 25
merce Committee will mark up legislation (HR
711) to amend the Energy Policy and Con-
PUERTO RICO
servation Act to increase the efficiency and
SELF-DETERMINATION
DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS MARKUP
effectiveness of state energy conservation
Field Hearing
Employment Opportunities Subcommittee
programs.
Insular and International Affairs Sub-
(Chmn Martinez, D-Calif) of House Education
Time & room TBA date TBA
committee (Chmn de Lugo, D-VI) of House
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House continued.
KLAMATH RIVER
Agenda:
SCENIC DESIGNATION
HR 3977 - Antarctic Protection and Conservation
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee will
National Parks and Public Lands Sub-
Act
committee (Chmn Vento, D-Minn) of House
HR 4210 - Antarctic Environmental Protection
hold a field hearing on legislation (HR 4765
Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act) that
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee will
Clean-up and Liability Act
would provide for a referendum in Puerto Rico
hold a hearing on legislation (HR 4728) to
giving the residents a choice among four op-
designate a segment of the Klamath River in
MOUNT GRAHAM RED SQUIRRELS
tions - statehood, independence, enhanced
Oregon as a component of the National Wild
and Scenic Rivers System.
Joint Hearing
commonwealth status or retaining the existing
National Parks and Public Lands Sub-
status - with the United States committed to
10am 1324 Longworth Bldg June 28
committee (Chmn Vento, D-Minn) of House
abide by the result.
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and
Time TBA New York, NY June 25
Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the
WATER SUBSIDIES
Water, Power and Offshore Energy Re-
Environment Subcommittee (Chmn Studds,
MERCURY MINING
sources Subcommittee (Chmn Miller, D-Calif)
D-Mass) of House Merchant Marine and Fish-
General Oversight and Investigations Sub-
of House Interior Committee will hold a hear-
eries Committee will hold a joint hearing on
committee (Chmn Kostmayer, D-Pa) of House
ing on a General Accounting Office report
the preparation of the 1988 biological opinion
regarding Mount Graham (Ariz.) Red
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee will
titled "Water Subsidies: Basic Changes
hold a hearing on market factors affecting the
Needed to Avoid Abuse of the 960-Acre
Squirrels.
mercury mining industry.
Limit."
10am 1324 Longworth Bldg June 26
9:30am 1324 Longworth Bldg June 26
Time & room TBA date TBA
MERCHANT MARINE MARKUP
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries
MOUNT GRAHAM RED SQUIRRELS
CALIFORNIA DROUGHT
Joint Hearing
Field Hearing
Committee (Chmn Jones, D-NC) will mark up
National Parks and Public Lands Sub-
Water, Power and Offshore Energy Re-
pending legislation.
committee (Chmn Vento, D-Minn) of House
sources Subcommittee (Chmn Miller, D-Calif)
10am 1334 Longworth June 27
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and
of House Interior and Insular Affairs Commit-
Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the
tee will hold a hearing on the drought in
SHIP OPERATING SUBSIDIES
Environment Subcommittee (Chmn Studds,
California.
Merchant Marine Subcommittee (Chmn
D-Mass) of House Merchant Marine and Fish-
Time TBA San Francisco date TBA
Jones, D-NC) of House Merchant Marine and
eries Committee will hold a joint hearing on
Fisheries Committee will hold a hearing on
the preparation of the 1988 biological opinion
revising the operating differential subsidy pro-
regarding Mount Graham (Ariz.) Red
Squirrels.
Judiciary
gram that provides payments to certain
shipowners.
10am 1324 Longworth Bldg June 26
225-3951
10am Longworth Bldg June 28
COPYRIGHT REVISION
WATER & POWER BUSINESS
Joint Hearing
PIPELINE SAFETY
Water, Power and Offshore Energy Re-
Courts, Intellectual Property and the Ad-
Subcommittee Markup
sources Subcommittee (Chmn Miller, D-Calif)
ministration of Justice Subcommittee (Chmn
Coast Guard and Navigation Subcommit-
of House Interior and Insular Affairs Commit-
Kastenmeier, D-Wis) of House Judiciary Com-
tee (Chmn Tauzin, D-La) of House Merchant
tee will meet to consider pending business.
mittee and Constitution Subcommittee (Chmn
Marine and Fisheries Committee will mark up
9am room TBA June 26
Simon, D-Ill) of Senate Judiciary Committee
draft pipeline safety legislation.
will hold a joint hearing on legislation (S 2370)
Time TBA 1334 Longworth Bldg Date TBA
to revise federal copyright law to extend cer-
INTERIOR CMTE MARKUP
tain copyright protections to work that has not
House Interior and Insular Affairs Com-
been published.
mittee (Chmn Udall, D-Ariz) will mark up
10am SD-226 Dirksen Bldg July 11
CRUISE SHIP SAFETY
pending legislation.
Merchant Marine Subcommittee (Chmn
9:45am 1324 Longworth Bldg June 27
Jones, D-NC) of House Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee will hold a hearing on
Merchant Marine
cruise ship safety issues.
PUERTO RICO
Time TBA 1334 Longworth Bldg Date TBA
SELF-DETERMINATION
Insular and International Affairs Sub-
& Fisheries
committee (Chmn de Lugo, D-VI) of House
225-4047
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee will
DELAWARE RIVER PORTS
hold a hearing on legislation (HR 4765
COAST GUARD DRUG TESTING
Field Hearing
Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act) that
Coast Guard and Navigation Subcommit-
Oversight and Investigations Subcommit-
would provide for a referendum in Puerto Rico
tee (Chmn Tauzin, D-La) of House Merchant
tee (Chmn Foglietta, D-Pa) of House Mer-
giving the residents a choice among four op-
Marine and Fisheries Committee will hold a
chant Marine and Fisheries Committee will
tions - statehood, independence, enhanced
hearing on Department of Transportation/
hold a field hearing on the governance and
commonwealth status or retaining the existing
Coast Guard drug and alcohol testing regula-
management of Delaware River ports.
status - with the United States committed to
tions and the maritime industry.
Time TBA Philadelphia, Pa Date TBA
abide by the result.
10am 1334 Longworth Bldg June 26
9:45am room TBA June 28
COAL MINING
ANTARCTICA ISSUES
SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGY
SUBSIDENCE ISSUES
Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and
Joint Hearing
Mining and Natural Resources Sub-
the Environment Subcommittee (Chmn
Oversight and Investigations Subcommit-
committee (Chmn Rahall, D-WVa) of House
Studds, D-Mass) and Oceanography and Great
tee (Chmn Foglietta, D-Pa) and Merchant
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee will
Lakes Subcommittee (Chmn Hertel, D-Mich)
Marine Subcommittee (Chmn Jones, D-NC) of
hold a hearing on issues relating to the effects
of House Merchant Marine and Fisheries
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com-
of subsidence caused by active underground
Committee will hold a hearing on Antarctica
mittee will hold a joint hearing on the state of
mining operations.
environmental issues.
U.S. and foreign shipbuilding technology.
9:45am 1324 Longworth Bldg June 28
2pm 1334 Longworth Bldg June 26
Time & room TBA date TBA
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House continued
mittee will hold a hearing on tilt-rotor
VETERANS EDUCATION BILL
technology.
Education, Training and Employment
Post Office &
9:30am 2325 Rayburn Bldg June 28
Subcommittee (Chmn Penny, D-Minn) of
House Veterans' Affairs Committee will hold a
hearing on the Montgomery GI Bill (PL 98-
Civil Service
COMPUTER SECURITY
525) which provides educational benefits for
Transportation, Aviation and Materials
members of the armed services.
225-4054
Subcommittee (Chmn Torricelli, D-NJ) of
9:30am 334 Cannon Bldg July 12
House Science, Space and Technology Com-
PERSONNEL POLICIES
mittee will hold an oversight hearing on the
Field Hearing
Computer Act of 1987.
VA LEGISLATION MARKUP
Postal Personnel and Modernization Sub-
1:30pm 2318 Rayburn Bldg July 10
Compensation Subcommittee
committee (Chmn Hayes, D-III) of House Post
Compensation, Pension and Insurance
Office and Civil Service Committee will hold a
Subcommittee (Chmn Applegate, D-Ohio) of
field hearing on hiring, promotion, disciplinary
House Veterans' Affairs Committee will mark
procedures, and other personnel policies
Standards of
up legislation (HR 4418) to revise the rates of
within the Philadelphia Postal Division.
disability compensation for veterans with ser-
9:30am Philadelphia, Pa June 22
Official Conduct
vice-connected disabilities and the rates of
dependency and indemnity compensation for
225-7103
survivors of such veterans, to make certain
BASE CLOSING
improvements in veterans' compensation. and
JOB LOSS ASSISTANCE
ETHICS BUSINESS
pension programs.
Human Resources Subcommittee (Chmn
House Standards of Official Conduct
Time & room TBA date TBA
Kanjorski, D-Pa) of House Post Office and
(Chmn Dixon, D-Calif) will meet to consider
Note: This markup has not been rescheduled.
Civil Service Committee will hold a hearing on
pending business.
legislation (HR 4977) to assist federal civilian
1pm HT-2M Capitol Bldg closed June 26
employees who lose their jobs as a result of
10am HT-2M Capitol Bldg closed June 27
military base closings or realignments.
Ways & Means
10am 304 Cannon Bldg June 27 & 28
225-3625
Veterans' Affairs
1990 CENSUS
U.S.-MEXICO RELATIONS
Field Hearing
225-3527
Trade Subcommittee (Chmn Gibbons, D-
Census and Population Subcommittee
Fla) of House Ways and Means Committee
(Chmn Sawyer, D-Ohio) of House Post Office
VA LEGISLATION
will hold hearings on economic relations be-
and Civil Service Committee will hold a field
Full Committee Markup
tween the United States and Mexico.
hearing to review the progress of the 1990
House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Chmn
9:30am 1100 Longworth Bldg June 28
census.
Montgomery, D-Miss) will mark up pending
9:30am Austin, Texas July 2
legislation.
9am 334 Cannon Bldg June 27
Public Works
VA CHILD-CARE CENTERS
Note
Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee
& Transportation
(Chmn Evans, D-III) of House Veterans' Af-
The offices of all members of Congress
fairs Committee will hold a hearing on Veter-
and all congressional committees and sub-
225-4472
ans Affairs Department child-care centers and
committees may be reached by calling
employee child-care services.
(202) 224-3121.
OVERWEIGHT TRUCKS
9am 334 Cannon Bldg July 11
HIGHWAY DAMAGE
Investigations and Oversight Subcommit-
tee (Chmn Anderson, D-Calif) of House Public
Works and Transportation Committee will
Conference Committees
hold hearings on road damage and safety ef-
fects of overweight trucks.
10am 2167 Rayburn Bldg June 27 & 28
for individuals and families with HIV disease.
BUDGET RESOLUTION
Time & room TBA date TBA
Conferees will meet on legislation (H Con
Senate Conferees: Kennedy, Pell, Metzenbaum,
Science, Space &
Res 310) setting forth the congressional budget
Dodd, Hatch, Coats, and Jeffords
for the United States for fiscal 1991, 1992, 1993
House Conferees: TBA
Time and room TBA date TBA
S 2240 reported by Senate Labor and
Technology
Senate conferees: Sasser, Fowler, Domenici
Human Resources April 24, 1990 (S Rpt 101-
House conferees: TBA
273)
225-6371
H Con Res 310 reported by House Budget
S 2240 passed Senate May 16, 1990
Committee April 23, 1990 (H Rpt 101-455)
HR 4785 reported by House Energy and
CRITICAL MATERIALS COUNCIL
H Con Res 310 passed House May 1, 1990
Commerce May 31, 1990 (H Rpt 101-511)
Transportation, Aviation and Materials
H Con Res 210 passed Senate June 14, 1990
S 2240 passed House June 13, 1990 (House
Subcommittee (Chmn Torricelli, D-NJ) of
(the Senate amended H Con Res 310 to con-
amended S 2240 to contain the text of HR
House Science, Space and Technology Com-
tain the text of S Con Res 110, a similar Senate
4785)
mittee will hold an oversight hearing on the
measure)
House insisted on its amendment and re-
National Critical Materials Council.
Senate insisted on its amendments, re-
quested a conference June 13, 1990
2pm 2325 Rayburn Bldg June 26
quested a conference and named conferees
Senate named conferees June 18, 1990
June 14, 1990
TILT-ROTOR TECHNOLOGY
TAFT INSTITUTE
Transportation, Aviation and Materials
AIDS ASSISTANCE
Conferees will meet on legislation (S 1939)
Subcommittee (Chmn Torricelli, D-NJ) of
Conferees will meet on legislation (S 2240)
to reauthorize the Taft Institute.
House Science, Space and Technology Com-
to provide grants to improve the quality of care
Time & room TBA date TBA
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Conference continued
HR 2273 reported by House Public Works
Initiative and extend most-favored-nation sta-
and Transportation Committee May 14, 1990
tus to Hungary.
Senate Conferees: TBA
(H Rpt 101-485 pt I)
Time & rom TBA addl dates as needed
House Conferees: Hawkins, Ford of Michigan,
HR 2273 reported by House Education and
House conferees:
Williams, Goodling, Coleman of Missouri
Labor Committee May 15, 1990 (H Rpt 101-
From the Ways & Means Committee, for consider-
S 1939 passed Senate Nov 20, 1989
485 pt II)
ation of the House amendment to the Senate
HR 3315 reported by Education and Labor
HR 2273 reported by House Judiciary
amendment, and the Senate amendment, and
Committee Feb 26, 1990 (H Rpt 101-406)
Committee May 15, 1990 (H Rpt 101-485 pt
modifications committed to conference: Rosten-
HR 3315 passed House Feb 27, 1990
kowski, Gibbons, Jenkins, Downey, Pease, Russo,
III)
Guarini, Archer, Vander Jagt, Crane & Frenzel
House insisted on its amendments, re-
HR 2273 reported by House Energy and
As additional conferees, solely for the consideration
quested a conference and named conferees
Commerce Committee May 15, 1990 (H Rpt
of Title II of the House amendment to the Senate
June 7
101-485 pt IV)
amendment, and for Title II of the Senate amend-
S 933 passed House May 22, 1990 (House
ment, and modifications committed to confer-
amended S 933 to contain text of HR 2273)
ence: Pickle & Schulze
FY90 FOREIGN AID AUTHORIZATION
House insisted on its amendment, re-
From the Agriculture Committee, for consideration
Conferees will meet on legislation (S 2364)
quested a conference and named conferees
of Titles VI and VII of the Senate amendment,
and the Senate amendment, and modifications
to authorize supplemental economic assistance
May 24, 1990
committed to conference: de la Garza, Volkmer,
to support democracy in Panama, Nicaragua,
Senate agreed to a conference and named
Brown of Calif, Olin, Stallings, Morrison of Wash,
and sub-Saharan Africa, and for other
conferees June 6
Bob Smith & Herger
purposes.
From the Interior Committee, for consideration of
Time & room TBA date TBA
Titles VI and VII of the Senate amendment, and
House conferees: Fascell, Hamilton, Yatron, So-
CLEAN AIR
modifications committed to conference: Udall,
larz, Wolpe, Broomfield, Gilman, Lagomarsino
Conferees will meet on legislation (S 1630)
Vento, Williams, DeFazio, McDermott, Young of
Senate conferees: TBA
to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for
Alaska, Craig & Denny Smith
S 2364 reported by Senate Foreign Rela-
attainment and maintenance of health protec-
From the Foreign Affairs Committee, for consider-
tions Committee March 29, 1990
ation of Titles VI and VII of the Senate amend-
tive national ambient air quality standards.
S 2363 passed Senate April 5, 1990
ment, and modifications committed to confer-
Time & room TBA date TBA
S 2364 passed House, amended, May 24,
ence: Fascell, Wolpe, Gejdenson, Kostmayer,
S 1630 reported by Senate Environment
Feighan, Broomfield, Roth & Miller of Wash
1990
and Public Works Committee Dec 20, 1989 (S
Senate conferees: Bentsen, Moynihan, Baucus,
House insisted on its amendment, re-
Rpt 101-228)
Packwood, Dole
quested a conference and named conferees
S 1630 passed Senate April 3, 1990
HR 1594 reported by House Ways and Means
May 24, 1990
HR 3030 reported by House Energy and
Committee June 21, 1989 (H Rpt 101-99)
Commerce Committee May 17, 1990 (H Rpt
HR 1594 passed House June 27, 1989
101-490, pt I)
HR 1594 reported by Senate Finance Com-
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
HR 3030 reported by House Ways and
mittee March 22, 1990
Conferees will meet on legislation 933) to
Means Committee May 21, 1990 (H Rpt 101-
HR 1594 passed Senate, amended, April
establish a clear and comprehensive prohi-
490, pt II)
24, 1990
bition of discrimination on the basis of
HR 3030 reported by House Public Works
House agreed to Senate amendment with
disability.
Committee May 21, 1990 (H Rpt 101-490, pt
an amendment, insisted on its amendment
Time & room TBA date TBA
III)
and requested a conference May 9, 1990
House conferees:
From the Education and Labor Committee for the
S 1630 passed House May 23, 1990 (House
Senate agreed to a conference and named
consideration of the Senate bill, and the House
amended S 1630 to contain text of HR 3030 as
conferees May 14, 1990
amendment and modifications committed to con-
amended by the House)
ference: Hawkins, Owens of New York, Martinez,
House insisted on its amendments and
Bartlett and Fawell
requested a conference May 23, 1990
CHILD CARE
From the Energy and Commerce Committee for
Conferees will continue to meet on legisla-
consideration of the Senate bill, and the House
tion to extend Head Start programs and pro-
amendment and modifications committed to con-
CHEMICAL WEAPONS
grams under Elementary and Secondary Edu-
ference: Dingell, Markey, Thomas A. Luken,
Conferees will meet on legislation (HR
cation Act to include child-care services (HR 3)
Lent, Whittaker: except that, for consideration of
3033) to control the export to countries pursu-
Time & room TBA addl dates if needed
title IV of the Senate bill, and title IV of the
ing or expanding the ability to produce or
Senate conferees:
House amendment, Rinaldo is appointed in lieu
of Whittaker
deliver chemical or biological weapons of items
From the Labor and Human Resources Committee:
From the Public Works and Transportation Com-
that would assist such countries in acquiring
Kennedy, Dodd, Pell, Harkin, Adams, Mikulski,
Hatch, Kassebaum, Jeffords & Coats
mittee, for consideration of the Senate bill, and
such ability, to impose sanctions against com-
From the Finance Committee: Bentsen, Moynihan,
the House amendment and modifications com-
panies that have aided in the proliferation of
Baucus, Mitchell, Packwood, Dole & Roth
mitted to conference: Anderson, Rose, Mineta,
chemical or biological weapons and to provide
House conferees:
Hammerschmidt, Shuster
for sanctions against countries that use or
From the Education & Labor Committee, for con-
From the Judiciary Committee for consideration of
prepare to use chemical or biological weapons
sideration of the House bill (except Titles III and
the Senate bill, and the House amendment and
in violation of international law
VI), and the Senate amendment (except Titles II
modifications committed to conference: Brooks,
Time & room TBA date TBA
and III), and modifications committed to confer-
Edwards of Calif, Kastenmeier, Fish and Sensen-
ence: Hawkins, Ford of Mich, Clay, Miller of
brenner
Senate Conferees: TBA
Calif, Kildee, Williams, Martinez, Owens of NY,
As additional conferee for consideration of the
House Conferees: TBA
Senate bill, and the House amendment and modi-
HR 3033 reported by House Foreign Affairs
Hayes of Ill, Perkins, Sawyer, Payne of NJ, Lowey
of NY, Unsoeld, Washington, Jontz, Goodling,
fications committed to conference: Hoyer
Committee Nov 7, 1989 (H Rpt 101-334 pt I)
Petri, Gunderson, Bartlett, Tauke, Henry,
As an additional conferee for consideration of
HR 3033 reported by House Ways & Means
Grandy, Ballenger & Fawell
section 103(d) of the House amendment, and
Committee Nov 8, 1989 (H Rpt 101-334, pt II)
From the Ways & Means Committee, for consider-
modifications committed to conference: Chap-
HR 3033 passed House Nov 13, 1989
ation of Titles III and VI of the House bill and
man
S 195 reported by Senate Foreign Relations
Title II of the Senate amendment, and modifica-
Senate conferees: Harkin, Kennedy, Metzen-
Oct 17, 1989 (S Rpt 101-166)
tions committed to conference: Rostenkowski,
baum, Simon, Hatch, Durenberger, Jeffords,
HR 3033 passed Senate May 17, 1990
Downey, Ford of Tenn, Pease, Matsui, Kennelly,
For consideration solely of telecommunications,
Andrews, Archer, Vander Jagt, Crane & Shaw
comuter transit, and drug testing of transporta-
(Senate amended HR 3033 to contain text of S
From the Ways & Means Committee, for consider-
tion employees issues within the jurisdiction of
195)
ation of Title I (except section 125) of the Senate
the Commerce Committee: Hollings, Inouye,
Senate insisted on its amendments and
amendment, and modifications committed to
Danforth
requested a conference May 17, 1990
conference: Rostenkowski, Downey & Archer
S 933 reported by Senate Labor and Hu-
From the Ways & Means Committee, for consider-
man Resources Committee Aug 30, 1989 (S Rpt
TRADE ISSUES
ation of Title III of the Senate amendment, and
101-116)
Conferees will meet on legislation (HR
modifications committed to conference: Rosten-
S 933 passed Senate Sept 7, 1989
1594) to revise and extend the Caribbean Basin
kowski, Jacobs, & Brown of Colo
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Conference continued.
OIL-SPILL COMPENSATION
NC, Tauzin, Carper, Davis, Fields
Conferees will meet on legislation (HR
From the Public Works Committee, for consider-
From the Energy & Commerce Committee, for
1465) to establish limits on liability for dam-
ation of Title VIII of the House bill, and sections
consideration of section 124 of the Senate amend-
ages resulting from oil pollution and to estab-
601 and 602 of the Senate amendment, and
ment, and modifications committed to confer-
lish a fund to pay compensation for such
modifications committed to conference: Ander-
ence: Dingell, Walgren & Lent
son, Mineta, Nowak, Hammerschmidt, Stange-
damages.
HR 3 reported by House Education and
land
Time & room TBA addl dates TBA
Labor Committee July 27, 1989 (H Rpt 101-
HR 1465 reported by House Public Works
Senate conferees: From Environment and Public
190, pt I)
Works Committee: Burdick, Moynihan, Mitchell,
Committee Sept 18, 1989 (H Rpt 101-242, pt I)
HR 3 reported by House Ways and Means
Baucus, Lautenberg, Breaux, Chafee, Durenber-
HR 1465 reported by House Merchant
Committee Sept 12, 1989 (H Rpt 101-190, pt
ger, Warner, Jeffords, Humphrey
Marine Committee Sept 18, 1989 (H Rpt 101-
II)
From Commerce, Science and Transportation Com-
242, pt II)
HR 3 passed House March 29, 1990
mittee: Hollings, Inouye, Kerry, Breaux, Dan-
HR 1465 reported by House Science Com-
S 5 reported by Senate Labor and Human
forth, Packwood, Stevens
mittee Sept 20, 1989 (H Rpt 101-242, pt III)
House conferees:
Resources Committee April 12, 1989
Supplemental report filed by House Public
From the Merchant Marine Committee, for consid-
S5 passed Senate June 23, 1989
Works Committee Oct 3, 1989 (H Rpt 101-242,
eration of the House bill (except Title VIII), and
HR 3 passed Senate April 24, 1990 (Senate
the Senate amendment (except sections 601 and
pt IV)
amended HR 3 to contain text of S5)
602), and modifications committed to conference:
Supplemental report filed by House Mer-
Senate insisted on its amendment, re-
Jones of NC, Studds, Tauzin, Carper, Hughes,
chant Marine Committee Oct 4, 1989 (H Rpt
quested a conference and named conferees
Davis, Young of Alaska, Lent (Shumway is ap-
101-242, pt V)
April 24, 1990
pointed in place of Young of Alaska for consider-
HR 1465 passed House, amended, Nov 9,
ation of Title I and section 2004 of the House bill
House agreed to a conference and named
1989
and Title I and section 405 of the Senate amend-
conferees May 9, 1990
S 686 reported by Senate Environment
ment From the Public Works Committee, for
consideration of the House bill (except Title
Committee July 28, 1989 (S Rpt 101-94)
VIII), and the Senate amendment (except sec-
S 686 passed Senate Aug 4, 1989
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
tions 601 and 602), and modifications committed
HR 1465 passed Senate Nov 19, 1989 (Sen-
Conferees will meet on legislation to re-
to conference: Anderson, Roe, Mineta, Oberstar,
ate amended HR 1465 to contain text of S 686
authorize vocational education programs (HR
Nowak, Hammerschmidt, Shuster, Stangeland
as passed earilier)
7).
(Kolter is appointed in place of Anderson for
Senate insisted on its amendments and
Time & room TBA date TBA
consideration of section 4114 of the House bill;
requested a conference Nov 19, 1989
Rahall is appointed in place of Roe for consider-
Senate conferees: Kennedy, Pell, Metzenbaum,
House agreed to a conference Feb 7, 1990
ation of Title VII of the House bill, and sections
Dodd, Simon, Mikulski, Hatch, Kassebaum,
205, 309, 354, and 356 of the Senate amendment;
Cochran, Jeffords, Thurmond
House conferees: Hawkins, Ford of Mich, Miller of
Laughlin is appointed in place of Roe for consid-
eration of sections 1002 and 1004 of the House
Calif, Kildee, Williams, Martinez, Perkins, Hayes
of III, Sawyer, Owens of NY, Payne of NJ, Lowey
bill, and corresponding sections of section 102 of
of NY, Poshard, Unsoeld, Rahall, Goodling,
the Senate amendment; Borski is represented in
Fawell, Grandy, Smith of Vt, Bartlett,
place of Roe for consideration of sections 4101
Gunderson, Petri, Roukema, Coleman of Mo
through 4205 of the House bill, and corresponding
portions of the Senate amendment; and, Upton is
HR 7 reported by House Education and
appointed in place of Shuster for consideration of
Labor Committee April 28, 1989 (H Rpt 101-
section 4203 of the House bill and section 203 of
DRUG PROGRAMS AUTHORIZATION
41)
the Senate amendment.
HR 7 passed House May 9, 1989
Conferees will meet on legislation (S
From the Foreign Affairs Committee, for consider-
S 1109 reported by Senate Labor and
ation of sections 603 and 604 of the House bill,
1735/HR 3630, HR 3550) to authorize drug
Human Resources Committee Nov 21, 1989 (S
and sections 603 and 604 of the Senate amend-
control programs.
Rpt 101-221)
ment, and modifications committed to confer-
Time & room TBA date TBA
ence: Fascell, Yatron, Owens of Utah, Lantos,
Senate conferees: Kennedy, Dodd, Pell, Hollings,
HR 7 passed Senate April 5, 1990 (Senate
Feighan, Broomfield, Bereuter, Miller of Wash
Inouye, Biden, Sarbanes, Hatch, Coats, Danforth,
amended HR 7 to contain text of 1109)
From the Science & Technology Committee, for
Wilson, Helms, Gramm
Senate insisted on its amendments, re-
consideration of Title VII of the House bill, and
House conferees:
quested a conference and named conferees
sections 205, 309, 354, 356, and 506 of the Senate
For HR 3630: Dingell, Waxman, Scheuer, Lent,
April 5, 1990
amendment, and modifications committed to
Madigan
House agreed to a conference and named
conference: Scheuer, Brown of Calif, Lloyd, Wal-
For HR 3550 from the Judiciary Committee:
conferees May 9, 1990
gren, Walker, Schneider, Morrison of Wash
Hughes, Mazzoli, Feighan, McCollum, Gekas
From the Interior Committee, for consideration of
For HR 3550 for the Energy & Commerce Commit-
Title I and section 2004 of the House bill, and
tee: Dingell, Waxman, Lent
Title I and section 405 of the Senate amendment,
S 1735 passed Senate Oct 5, 1989
NASA AUTHORIZATION
and modifications committed to conference:
HR 3614, HR 3630, HR 3550, HR 3611
Conferees will meet on legislation to re-
Udall, Miller of Calif, Sharp, Young of Alaska,
passed House Nov 13, 1989
authorize the National Aeronautics and Space
Craig
By unanimous consent the Senate agreed
Administration (NASA) (HR 3729).
From the Interior Committee, for consideration of
that when the House bills were received by the
Time & room TBA date TBA
Title VIII and section 2004 of the House bill, and
sections 601 and 602 of the Senate amendment,
Senate, all after the enacting clause was
House conferees: Roe, Nelson of Fla, Valentine,
Brown of Calif, Lloyd, Glickman, Volkmer, Mi-
and modifications committed to conference:
stricken, the text of S 1735 was substituted,
neta, Torricelli, Nagle, Walker, Sensenbrenner,
Udall, Miller of Calif, Sharp, Vento, DeFazio,
the bills were deemed as passed and the
Lewis of Fla, Buechner, Packard, Slaughter of Va
Young of Alaska, Marlenee, Craig
Senate insisted on its amendments and re-
& Rohrabacher
From the Energy & Commerce Committee, for
quested a conference.
Senate conferees: TBA.
consideration of sections 8103, 8201, and 8202 of
HR 3614 and HR 3611 passed the House
HR 3729 passed House Nov 20, 1989
the House bill, and section 601 of the Senate
and Senate Nov 21, 1989
HR 3729 passed Senate, amended, Nov 22,
amendment, and modifications committed to
HR 3611 signed by the president Dec 13,
1989
conference: Dingell, Hall of Texas, Lent.
From the Merchant Marine Committee, for consid-
1989 (PL 101-231)
House disagreed to the Senate amend-
eration of Title VIII of the House bill and sections
HR 3614 signed by the president Dec 12,
ment, requested a conference and named con-
601 and 602 of the Senate amendment, and
1989 (PL 101-226)
ferees Feb 28, 1990
modifications committed to conference: Jones of
HR 3630 and HR 3550 remain in conference
New listing
Revised listing
Page 18
Congressional Monitor
Thursday, June 21, 1990
Other Events Future Listings
The Monitor has received notice of the
THE SHAPE OF POLITICS
HATCH SPEECH
following events scheduled to take place in
The Younger Lawyers Division, the District
American League of Lobbyists will sponsor
Washington. Associations, non-profit organiza-
of Columbia Chapter and the Capitol Hill
a breakfast meeting to hear Sen Hatch, R-
tions and public interest groups who wish to
Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will
Utah, give an update on labor and health issues
have events listed in the section should send
hold a luncheon meeting to hear Washington
in Congress.
pertinent information to: The Congressional
Post columnist Haynes Johnson discuss "The
8:30am Capitol Room, Hyatt Regency Hotel
Monitor, Other Events Editor, 1414 22nd St.
Shape of Politics."
(Capitol Hill) 400 New Jersey Ave NW June 29
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037. Notices must
Noon, Library of Congress, Madison Bldg,
Contact: Patti Jo Baber at 960-3011
include a telephone number. Notices may be
Montpelier Room, 6th floor June 26
Note: There is a charge for this event of $22 for
transmitted by facsimile to 728-1862, attn:
Contact: Kristin Bell at 638-0252
members and $30 for non-members. For reserva-
Robert Healy. Only events related to Congress
Note: There is $17 charge for this event.
tions call Patti Jo Baber at 960-3011.
can be listed. Deadline is Noon. For further
information call (202) 887-8686.
SPACE STATION ISSUES
Center for National Program Evaluation
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
will sponsor a series of breakfast meetings to
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
discuss the space station Freedom and related
topics. The speaker at the third breakfast will
MEDIA TRAINING
will hold a series of three workshops on envi-
ronmentally sustainable development in the
be Lennard Fisk, NASA associate adminis-
Women in Government Relations will spon-
United States. Environmentally sustainable
trator for space science and applications, who
sor a media-training workshop to help develop
development is defined by the World Commis-
will discuss how the space station fits into the
skills for on-camera situations.
sion on Environment and Development as
NASA strategic plan for space science.
9am to 4:30pm Bell Communications, 2101 L
"development that meets the needs of the
8am to 9am 2318 Rayburn Bldg June 17
St NW, 6th floor June 29
present without compromising the ability of
Contact: Margaret Roberts at 391-6414
Contact: Terrie Dort at 289-1780
Note: This event is for members of Congress and
Note: There is a charge for this event of $75 for
future generations to meet their own needs."
9am to noon, SD-138 Dirksen Bldg June 22
staff only.
members and $100 for non-members. for reserva-
tions send a check, made payable to WGR, to:
Contact: 628-1400
Terrie Dort
Agenda:
Rowland & Sellery
June 22: Sustainable Housing
WHISTLEBLOWERS
1023 15th St NW 7th floor
Sen Bradley, D-NJ, will speak at an event
Washington, DC 20005
cosponsored by the Cavallo Foundation and
Deadline is June 25.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
the Fund for Constitutional Government deal-
Environmental and Energy Study Confer-
ing with government whistleblowers.
ence will hold a briefing on "Signs of Hope:
5pm to 7:30pm 122 Maryland Ave NE June
Working Towards Our Common Future," a
27
book that documents the progress that govern-
Contact: Bill Kaplan at 525-2540
ments, private orgainizations and community
Note: There is no charge for this event, but reserva-
groups have made toward achieving sustain-
tions are required. Call 525-2540.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ISSUES
able development.
Telecommunications Task Force of Women
Noon to 1pm, H-137 Capitol Bldg June 25
in Government Relations will sponsor a panel
Contact: 226-3300
discussion on telecommunications issues pend-
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
ing before Congress.
Women's Transportation Seminar will
Noon to 2pm, Monocle Restaurant July 23
HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR
sponsor a luncheon meeting to hear National
Contact: 484-4884
OLDER WORKERS & RETIREES
Transportation Safety Board Chairman James
Note: There is a charge for this event of $25 for
Sen Glenn, D-Ohio, Rep Snowe, R-Maine,
Kolstad discuss current activities of the NTSB.
members and $35 for non-members. For reserva-
and U.S. Administration on Aging will sponsor
11:30am, Bellevue Hotel, 15 E St NW June
tions send a check, made payable to WGR, to:
a forum on health promotion programs for
Julie Raffensperger
28
Dutko & Assocs
older workers and retirees.
Note: There is a charge for this event of $15 for
412 First St SE
1:30pm to 4:30pm SD-106 Dirksen Bldg
members and $17 for non-members. For reserva-
Washington, DC 20003
June 25
tions call Cindy Burbank at (703) 528-4400.
Deadline for reservations is July 16.
New listing
Revised listing
Thursday, June 21, 1990
Congressional Monitor
Page 19
Status of Appropriations
Week of June 18
FOREIGN OPERATIONS
FULL COMMITTEE
House: 225-2041; Senate: 224-7209
House 225-2771; Senate 224-3471
House full cmte markup scheduled
House subcmte hearings completed:
April 4
June 21
House subcmte markup completed:
June 13
House full cmte markup scheduled:
June 20
Senate subcmte hearings scheduled:
FY90 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Bill No:
HR 4404
House Full Cmte reported
March 27 (HRpt 101-434)
INTERIOR
Senate cmte reported
April 24 (SRpt 101-272)
Passed House:
April 3
House: 225-3081; Senate: 224-7233
Passed Senate:
May 1
House subcmte hearings completed:
May 23
Conferees appointed in House:
May 4
Conferees appointed in Senate:
May 1
Conf rpt filed:
May 23 (HRpt101-493)
Conf rpt adopted by House:
May 24
Conf rpt adopted by Senate:
May 24
LABOR/HHS/EDUC
Signed by the president:
May 25 (PL 101-302)
House: 225-3508; Senate: 224-7283
House subcmte hearings completed:
May 1
House subcmte markup completed:
June 20
AGRICULTURE
Senate subcmte hearings completed:
March 29
House: 225-2638; Senate: 224-7240
House subcmte hearings completed:
March 30
Senate subcmte hearings completed:
April 4
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
House: 225-5338; Senate: 224-7338
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE,
House subcmte hearings completed:
Feb 8
& THE JUDICIARY
Senate subcmte hearings completed:
April 6
House: 225-3351; Senate: 224-7277
Bill No:
HR 5021
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
House subcmte hearings completed:
April 3
House subcmte markup completed:
June 7
House: 225-3047; Senate: 224-7255
House full cmte rpt filed:
June 13 (H Rpt 101-537)
House subcmte hearings completed:
March 29
Senate subcmte hearings completed:
May 2
Senate subcmte hearings completed:
April 2
DEFENSE
TRANSPORTATION
House: 225-2847; Senate: 224-7255
House: 225-2141; Senate: 224-7245
House subcmte hearings completed:
May 8
House subcmte hearings completed:
April 26
Senate subcmte hearings completed:
June 12
House subcmte markup completed:
June 19
Senate subcmte hearings completed:
May 16
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
House: 225-5338; Senate: 224-7236
TREASURY/POSTAL SERVICE
House subcmte hearings scheduled:
June 21
House: 225-5834; Senate: 224-6280
House subcmte hearings completed:
April 4
House subcmte markup completed:
June 13
ENERGY & WATER DEVELOPMENT
Senate subcmte hearings completed:
May 23
House: 225-3421; Senate: 224-7260
Bill No:
HR 5019
House subcmte hearings completed:
April 4
VA, HUD & INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
House subcmte markup completed:
June 7
House: 225-3241; Senate: 224-7211
House full cmte rpt filed:
June 13 (H Rpt 101-536)
House subcmte hearings completed:
May 3
Senate subcmte hearings completed:
May 3
House subcmte markup completed:
June 12
Passed House:
June 19
Senate subcmte hearings completed:
May 23
Page 20
Congressional Monitor
Thursday, June 21, 1990
House Floor Action
Week of June 18
perature control purposes to preserve anadro-
mous fisheries in the Sacramento River shall be
nonreimbursable, rejected by 140-277
Monday, June 18:
SKAGGS amendment that would not per-
mit the use of $65 million in funding for the new
HR 20
Veto message from the president on a bill to
Plutonium Recovery Modification Project of
restore federal civilian employees their right
Rocky Flats in Golden, Colo until 30 days after a
to participate voluntarily, as private citizens,
review of the "Facilities Modernization Report"
in the political processes of the nation, to
of the Department of Energy is submitted to
protect such employees from improper politi-
Congress by the secretary, agreed to by 413-7
cal solicitations (Hatch Act revision)
SCHEUER amendment to earmark $1.3
SCHROEDER unanimous consent provid-
million of appropriated funds to be used to
ing that further consideration of the veto mes-
carry out the Reduced Enrichment in Research
sage be postponed until June 20
and Test Reactors Program, agreed to by voice
[continued June 20]
PETRI amendment to strike language in
Under suspension of the rules:
the bill providing that any increase in power
HR 4736
Defense Reports Reduction Act of 1990
purchase costs incurred by the Western Area
passed by voice
Power Administration after January 1, 1986,
HR 4273
Tuberculosis Prevention Amendments of
resulting from bypass releases and temperature
1990, as amended, passed by voice
control purposes to preserve anadromous fisher-
HR 4790
Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Pre-
ies in the Sacramento River shall be
vention Act of 1990, as amended, passed by
nonreimbursable, rejected by 140-277
voice
OWENS of Utah amendment to prohibit
HR 4609
Reauthorize the Coast Guard, as amended,
funds appropriated to be used for the purposes
passed by voice
of land acquisition on the Monks Hollow Dam
S J Res 246
Call upon the United Nations to repeal Gen-
and Reservoir, Upper Diamond Fork Pipeline,
eral Assembly Resolution 3379 passed by
or Last Chance Powerplant of the Bonneville
voice
Unit of the Central Utah Project, agreed to by
S J Res 246 is now cleared for the presi-
voice
dent.
FRENZEL amendment to provide that
S 1824
Education of the Handicapped Act Amend-
there by a 10.53 percent across the board cut in
ments of 1990, as amended, passed by voice
all discretionary accounts so funds appropriated
OWENS of NY motion to strike all after the
may be reduced to the fiscal year 1990 levels,
enacting clause of Senate companion measure, S
rejected by 98-314
1824, and insert in lieu thereof the text of HR
DANNEMEYER amendment to provide a
1013 as passed, agreed to by voice
5 percent across the board cut in all discretion-
S 1824, as amended, passed by voice (title
ary accounts in the bill, rejected by 124-285
amended)
PENNY amendment to provide a 2 percent
Subsequently, HR 1013 was laid on the
across the board cut in all discretionary ac-
table.
counts in the bill, rejected by 172-232
HR 3859
Authorize assistance to the Washington Cen-
HR 5019, as amended, passed by 355-59
ter for Internships and Academic Seminars
H J Res 575
Designate June 25, 1990, as "Korean War
WILLIAMS motion that the House suspend
Remembrance Day" passed by voice
the rules and pass the bill, rejected by division
S J Res 264
Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the
vote of 2-4
National Sheriffs' Association passed by voice
Pursuant to the rule, a recorded vote was
S J Res 264 is now cleared for the presi-
postponed until June 19.
dent.
[continued June 19]
Under suspension of the rules:
Tuesday, June 19:
HR 3859
Authorize assistance to the Washington Cen-
ter for Internships and Academic Seminars
HR 5019
FY91 appropriations for energy and water
[continued from June 18]
development
WILLIAMS motion to suspend the rules
Rule, H Res 413, agreed to by 276-136, pg
and pass the bill, rejected by 91-313
H3742
Earlier, the House agreed, by a 260-157
vote, to order the previous question on consid-
eration of the rule.
WALKER amendment to earmark $4 mil-
Wednesday, June 20:
lion of the appropriated funds for energy, sup-
ply, research and development activities, to be
HR 20
Restore fed civilian employees their right to
available only for the Hydrogen Energy Systems
participate voluntarily, as private citizens, in
Program, agreed to by voice
the political processes of the nation, to pro-
SCHROEDER amendment to strike lan-
tect such employees from improper political
guage in the bill providing that any increase in
solicitations (Hatch Act revision) passed 327-
power purchase costs incurred by the Western
93 (thus the veto of the president is overturned)
Area Power Administration after January 1,
HR 5021
FY91 Commerce, State, Justice approps be-
1986, resulting from bypass releases and tem-
gan consideration
Thursday, June 21, 1990
Congressional Monitor
Page 21
House Floorcontinued.
Thursday, June 21:
H J Res 350 Constitutional amendment to ban desecration
of the U.S. flag begin consideration
HR 5091
Create a new anti-flag-burning statute begin
consideration
Friday, June 22:
Schedule uncertain
Senate Floor Action
Week of June 18
S J Res 299
Designate the period October 1, 1990,
through October 1, 1991, as the "Year of the
Wetlands" passed by voice
Monday, June 18;
S J Res 300
Designate September 1990 as "Jewish Com-
S 566
National Affordable Housing Act
munity Center Month" passed by voice
HEINZ amendment 2023 expressing the
S J Res 301
Designate October 1990 as "National Breast
sense of the Senate that Congress should recog-
Cancer Awareness Month" passed by voice
nize the unique needs of persons 85 and older
S J Res 304
Designate October 17, 1990, as "National
and attempt to design federal housing programs
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Educa-
recognizing such needs, pending at recess
tion and Awareness Day" passed by voice
HEINZ substitute amendment 2024 to
S J Res 308
Designate the month of June 1990, as "Na-
above HEINZ amendment 2023, pending at
tional Huntington's Disease Awareness
recess
Month" passed by voice
[continued June 19]
S J Res 312
Designate the week of November 12, 1990,
S 670
Recognize the organization known as the
through November 18, 1990, as "National
Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated
Critical Care Awareness Week" passed by
passed by voice
voice
S J Res 248
Designate the month of September 1990 as
S J Res 316
Designate the second Sunday in October of
"International Visitor's Month", passed by
1990 as "National Children's Day" passed by
voice
voice
S J Res 256
Designate the week of October 7, 1990
S J Res 317
Designate the week of October 14, 1990
through October 13, 1990, as "Mental Illness
through October 20, 1990, as "National Ra-
Awareness Week" passed by voice
don Action Week" passed by voice
S J Res 271
Designate July 10, 1990, as "Wyoming Cen-
S J Res 320
Designate July 2, 1990, as "National Literacy
tennial Day" passed by voice
Day" passed by voice
S J Res 273
Designate the week of October 7-13, 1990, as
S J Res 321
Designate the week of August 19 through 25,
"National Health Care Food Service Week"
1990, as "National Agricultural Research
passed by voice
Week" passed by voice
S J Res 276
Designate the week beginning July 22, 1990,
S J Res 331
Designate the week of September 23
as "Lyme Disease Awareness Week" passed
through 29, 1990, as "Religious Freedom
by voice
Week" passed by voice
S J Res 278
Designate July 29, 1990 as "Flight Attendant
S J Res 333
Designate the week of September 30, 1990,
Safety Professionals Day" passed by voice
through October 6, 1990, as "National Job
S J Res 281
Designate September 13, 1990, as "National
Skills Week" passed by voice
D.A.R.E. Day" passed by voice
H J Res 555
Commemorate the bicentennial of the enact-
S J Res 285
Designate the period commencing September
ment of the law which provided civil govern-
9, 1990, and ending on September 15, 1990,
ment for the territory from which the state of
as "National Historically Black Colleges
Tennessee was formed passed by voice
Week" passed by voice
Subsequently, Senate companion measure,
S J Res 289
Designate October 1990 as "Polish American
S J Res 330, was indefinitely postponed.
Heritage Month" passed by voice
H J Res 555 is now cleared for the presi-
S J Res 290
Designate the week of July 22 through 28,
dent.
1990, as the "National Week of Recognition
S 2240
Amend the Public Health Service Act to pro-
and Remembrance for Those Who Served in
vide grants to improve the quality and avail-
the Korean War" passed by voice
ability of care for individuals and families
S J Res 296
Designate August 7, 1990, as "National
with HIV disease, and for other purposes
Neighborhood Crime Watch Day" passed by
CRANSTON motion that the Senate dis-
voice
agree to the House amendments and agree to a
Page 22
Congressional Monitor
Thursday, June 21, 1990
Senate Floor continued.
conference with the House, agreed by voice
For a list of Senate conferees see Confer-
ence Committees section
Tuesday, June 19:
S 566
National Affordable Housing Act continued
consideration
Wednesday, June 20
Convenes at 9am
S 566
National Affordable Housing Act continue
consideration
Thursday, June 21:
Convenes at 9am
HR 20
Restore fed civilian employees their right to
participate voluntarily, as private citizens, in
the political processes of the nation, to pro-
tect such employees from improper political
solicitations (Hatch Act revision) begin con-
sideration of veto override
S 566
National Affordable Housing Act continue
consideration
Friday, June 22:
Schedule uncertain
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analysis of her marriage as loveless, Mrs. Eisenhower wrote. And
she said of her parents' marriage:
Together they traveled far, but by a turn of fate, most of
their journey was taken in the public eye. The political road
was not easy for one who had always valued her privacy and
independence.'
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By HARRY F. ROSENTHAL
Associated Press Writer=
SADDLE RIVER, N.J. (AP) Richard and Pat Nixon celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary today, offering a rare glimpse of their
home life while spending the day with family.
The Nixons posed for an anniversary photograph as two grandsons
and two granddaughters cavorted around the Nixons' home, tucked
away in the woods here about an hour's drive from New York City.
The Nixons seldom go out in public, but they allowed an
Associated Press reporter and photographer to visit only on ground
rules that their remarks not be published.
They usually celebrate special occasions with only their
immediate family, which includes Edward and Tricia Cox and David
and Julie Eisenhower, The Eisenhowers have three children; the
Coxes one.
Mrs. Nixon, who has stayed out of public view since the former
president left the White House in 1974, wore a pink and white Adele
Simpson suit. Her daughters said the suit was a favorite from the
White House years.
Despite a major stroke in 1976 and another stroke in 1983, Mrs.
Nixon looked well.
The former president and his wife live in a home surrounded by
Bush Presidential Library Photocopy
tall trees that obscure the house from the road. The four-acre
grounds include a swimming pool and tennis court. But they will
move soon to a town house in Park Ridge, about a mile away.
The Nixons met in 1938 at the casting tryouts for The Dark
Tower, a play by George S. Kaufman and Alexander Wollcott.
For me it was a case of love at first sight,' Nixon wrote in
his memoirs.
Nixon, then a young partner in the law firm of Wingert, Bewley
and Nixon, married Pat Ryan on June 21, 1940, in what he describes
as a small family ceremony at the Mission Inn in Riverside,
Calif.''
Pat was the name she substituted for the name she was born with
and disliked, Thelma Catherine. At the time she met Nixon, the
future first lady was teaching business courses at Whittier High
School in California.
I thought I knew everyone in Whittier, but that night a
beautiful and vivacious young woman with titian hair appeared whom
I had never seen before,' is how Nixon describes their meeting.
I found I could not take my eyes away from her.''
Since leaving the White House in 1974, Mrs. Nixon has remained
out of the public eye while her husband has emerged as a prolific
commentator on world events and politics. He has written seven
books.
Although Mrs. Nixon's 1976 stroke left one side paralyzed, she
recovered fully. Her health, however, has been fragile.
AP-NY-06-21-90 1340EDT<
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analysis of her marriage as loveless. Mrs. Eisenhower wrote. And
she said of her parents' marriage:
Together they traveled far, but by a turn of fate. most of
their journey was taken in the public eye. The political road
was not easy for one who Had always valued her privacy and
independence.
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By HARRY F ROSENTHAL=
Associated Press Writer=
BADDLE RIVER, N.J. (AP), Richard and Fat Nixon celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary today, offering a rare glimpse of their
home life while spending the day with family.
The Nixons posed for an anniversary photograph as two grandsons
and two granddaughters cavorted around the Nixons' home. tucked
away in the woods here about an hour's drive from New York City.
The Nixons seldom go out in public. but they allowed an
Associated Press reporter and photographer to visit only on ground
rules that their remarks not be published.
They usually celebrate special occasions with only their
Immediate Family, which includes Edward and Tricia Cox and David
and Julie Eisenhower, The Eisenhowers have three children; the
Coxes one.
Mrs. Nixon, who has stayed out of public view since the former
president left the White House in 1974, ware a pink and white Adele
Simpson suit. Her daughters said the suit wes a favorite from the
White House years.
Despite a major stroke in n 1976 and another stroke in 1983, Mrs.
Nixon looked well.
The former president and his wife live in a home surrounded by
Bush Presidential Library Photocopy
tall trees that obscure the house from the road. The four-acre
arounds include a swimming pool and tennis court. But they will
MOVE soon to a town house in Park Ridge, about a mile away.
The Nixons met in 1938 at the casting tryouts for The Dark
Tower." a play by George S. Kaufman and Alexander Wollcott
For me it was a case of love at first sight, Nixon write in
his memors.
Nixon. then a young partner in the law firm of Wingert, Bewley
and Nison, married Pat Ryan on June 21, 1940, in what he describes
as 8 small family ceremony at the Mission Inn in Riverside,
Calif.
Pat was the name she substituted for the name she was born with
and disliked, Thelma Catherine. At the time she met Nikon, the
future first lady was teaching business courses at Whittier Hinh
School in California.
I thought I knew everyone in Whittier, but that night a
beautiful and vivacious young woman with titian hair appeared whom
I had never seen before, is how Nixon describes their meeting
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found could not take my eyes away from her."
Since leaving the White House in 1974, Mrs. Nixon has remained
out of the public eye while her husband has emerged as a prolific
commentator on world events and politics. He has written seven
books.
Although Mrs. Nixon's 1976 stroke left one side paralyzed, she
recovered fully. Her health, however, has been framile.
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she'said of her parents' marriage:
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50th wedding anniversary today, offering a nare glimose of their
home life while spending the day with family,
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and two granddauphtens cavorted around the Nixons' home, tucked
away in the woods here about an hours drive from New York City.
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Associated Press reporter and photographer to visit only on ground
rules that their remarks not be published.
They usually celebrate special occasions with only their
immediate family, which includes Edward and Tricia Cox and David
and Julie Eisenhower. The Eisenhowers have three children; the
Cokes one.
Mrs. Nixon; who has stayed out of public view since the former
president left the White House in 1974. ware a pink and white Adele
Simpson suite Her daughters said the suit was a favorite from the
White House years.
Despite a major stroke in 1976 and another stroke in 1983, Mrs.
Nixon looked well:
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The former president and his wife live in a home surrounded by
tall trees that obscure the house from the road. The Four-acre
arounds include a swimming nool and tennis count. But they will
move soon'to a town house in Park Ridge, about a mile away.
The Nixons met 1M 1938 at the casting tryouts For The Dark
Tower, a play by George S. Kaufman and Alexander Wollcott.
For THE 10 was a case of love at first sight, Nixon wrote in
his memoirs.
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and Nixon, married Pat Ryan on June 21 1940, in what he describes
as small family ceremony at the Mission Irm in Riverside,
Califir
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beautiful and vivacious young woman with titian hair appeared whom
I had never seen before, is how Nimon describes their meeting.
FIG found I could not take my eyes away from her.
Since leaving the White House in 1974, Mrs. Nixon has remained
out of the public eye while her husband has emerged as a prolific
commentator on world events and politics. He has written seven
books.
Although Mrs. Nixon's 1976 stroke left one side paralyzed, she
recovered fully. Her health, however, has been fragile.
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Preservation
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
6/21/90
or
General:
I received the attached message from
Bruce Gelb (he wanted to talk to the
President persona ly about this)
I HAVE NOT SHARED THIS MESSAGE WITH THE
PRESIDENT - -- - I thought you might want to
do that personally.
Patty Presock
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Patty Presock
King of Spain to meet with you on a private basis.
Also wanted to pass on once again the interest of the
Seville in
Received final approval yesterday for U.S. participation
FROM: BRUCE GELB
PHONE CALL FOR THE PRESIDENT
6/21/90
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
WASHINGTON
THE WHITE HOUSE
MEMORANDUM
hite House News Summary
Thursday, June 21, 1990 -- A-15
SDI OFFICIALS TOLD BUDGET LIKELY TO BE CUT
Senior "Star Wars" program officials were warned Wednesday
that Congress is unlikely to go along with their $4.6 billion
budget request in the coming fiscal year.
"I have real difficulty with it," Sen. Levin told the
Strategic Defense Initiative officials at a meeting of the Armed
Services Committee's strategic subcommittee
"I think you're
off the mark in terms of asking to increase the SDI budget in the
environment where you have a big budget deficit."
(UPI)
BUSH BLAMED FOR AIDS TRAVEL RULES
SAN FRANCISCO -- AIDS activists urged President Bush Wednesday
to lift AIDS-related travel restrictions that have triggered
boycotts and protests at the 6th International AIDS Conference and
may cancel the 1992 meeting in Boston.
Dr. Joel Weissman of the American Foundation for AIDS
Research said he was "tremendously disappointed" with the
government's failure to remove restrictions that bar foreigners
with the AIDS virus from entering the U.S.
"Bush's continued failure to do so has directly caused the
sorry mess we are in today,' Weissman said
"Today President Bush is in North Carolina campaigning for
Jesse Helms," said Rene Durazzo, a spokesman at San Francisco AIDS
Foundation. "This is symbolic of Bush's insensitivity and do-
nothing policy on AIDS."
(John Leighty, UPI)
U.S. REPORT PREDICTS WIDER SPREAD OF AIDS
SAN FRANCISCO -- The next decade of the AIDS epidemic will be
worse and more complex than the first, with the disease spreading
among women and adolescents and into demographic pockets that are
now considered "safe," according to a three-year study issued
Wednesday by a branch of the National Academy of Sciences.
The report, released by the National Research Council on the
opening day of the Sixth International AIDS Conference, states in
blunt terms that, contrary to recent reports that suggest the AIDS
epidemic may have peaked, its "dimensions are sizable and will
continue to grow" for years.
"We can find little credible evidence that the end of the AIDS
epidemic is in sight," said Don C. Des Jarlais, vice chairman of
the committee and an expert on AIDS.
(Michael Specter, Washington Post, A3)
REPORT LINKS CRACK COCAINE USE TO AIDS SPREAD
SAN FRANCISCO -- The spread of AIDS is slowing among some gay
men, but soaring among teenagers, women, crack smokers and heavy
drinkers, researchers reported Wednesday on the opening day of the
international AIDS conference.
"In particular, the emergence of crack cocaine use as a risk
factor for the transmission of HIV is a new and disturbing
development in the epidemiology of AIDS, said Don Des Jarlais of
the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.
(Paul Raeburn, AP)
-
Thursday
June 21, 1990
PHONE CALL FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM: CONGRESSMAN CHARLES STENHOLM
RE : FLAG AMENDMENT
After a great deal of thought and prayer -- cannot
support you -- will be with you next time though.
Wanted you to know before he voted.
Patty Presock
Told meclure 8.
REPORT DATE: 19 JUN 1990
so0621a1
GATE LIST
FOR EVENT: RECEPTION - 6/21/90
ACCEPT AND NO RESPONSE
NAME
NAME
RETIREMENT RECEPTION FOR ADMIRAL
PAUL A. YOST, JR. /Thursday, June
21, 1990/6:30 p.m. Enter SW Gate
Parking South Grounds -Business
Phone Invitations
Contact Social Office x7788
THE PRESIDENT & MRS. BUSH
Blakeley, Gerald (Mr.)
A
Blakeley, Tenley Albright (Dr.)
A
Fairbanks, David N. F. (Mr.)
A
Fairbanks, Sylvia (Mrs. David)
A
Fetui, Linda (Miss)
A
Mella, Gordon (Dr.)
A
Mella, Lynne (Mrs. Gordon)
A
Rountree, Bonnie (Mrs. William)
A
Rountree, William C. (Mr.)
A
Scowcroft, Brent (General)
A
Skinner, Mary Margaret (Mrs. Samuel) A
Skinner, Samuel (Hon. (Sec.))
A
Yost, Janice (Mrs. Paul Jr.)
A
Yost, Lisa (Miss)
A
Yost, Mary Ann (Mrs. Paul III)
A
Yost, Paul A. III (Mr.)
A
Yost, Paul A. Jr (Admiral)
A
Total Accepts/ No Response
17
REPORT GATE
PAGE: 1
REPORT DATE: 19 JUN 1990
so0621al
GATE LIST
FOR EVENT: RECEPTION - 6/21/90
REGRETS AND SUBSTITUTES
NAME
NAME
RETIREMENT RECEPTION FOR ADMIRAL
PAUL A. YOST, JR./Thursday, June
21, 1990/6:30 p.m. -Enter SW Gate
Parking South Grounds - Business
Phone Invitations
Contact Social Office x7788
THE PRESIDENT & MRS. BUSH
Cheney, Hon. (Sec.) Richard B.
R
Cheney, Lynne V. (Hon.Dr.)
R
Fisher, Zachary (Mr.)
R
Fisher, Zachary (Mrs.)
R
Sununu, John H. (Hon.)
R
Sununu, John H. (Mrs.)
R
Total Regrets/ Substitutes
6
REPORT GATE
PAGE: 2
REPORT DATE: 19 JUN 1990
so0621a1
GATE LIST
FOR EVENT: RECEPTION - 6/21/90
NAME
NAME
TOTAL
ACCEPTS
NORSVP
REGRETS
SUBS
INVITEES:
13 -
10
0
3
0
GUESTS:
10 =
7
0
3
0
TOTALS:
23 =
17
0
6
0
Possible Attendance as of 19 JUN is
17
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6/21/90
called J.W. f talket
to Tom (his asst.)
TOld T.W. to go aheat
WI his plans -- plane
Friday
would be full -- Niyon
June 15, 1990
family Hying w/ POTUS
(per potus)
1. Phone Call from Jerry Weintraub's office:
Jerry wants to accompany you aboard AF 1
on your trip to California for the dedication of the
Nixon Library. Jerry may be in Maine and wants to
fly to Washington. How do you feel about this?
the current block schedule has you departing Wed. the
18th -- Nixon event is on the 19th -- you are then
scheduled to fly to Camp David for the weekend
Friday the 20th. contact - Karen 213-312-1301
2. Phone Call from Jeb Bush
He visited with Manley today at the Miami Heart
Institute. They had a good visit. Manley was
so pleased that you thought about him. He has been
here for 3 weeks and will probably go home Sunday.
3. Lloyd Hatcher called. She and Tricia got together.
Tricia won -- but Lloyd says
"It won't happen
again." -- I'll give you the details later.
Lloyd was appreciated that you thought of her.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
Patty P.
ru.es
STENY H. HOYER
CHAIR
VIC FAZIO
LOAN
VICE-CHAIR
SAVINGS:
Democratic Caucus
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
718 ANNEX #1 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, DC 20515
(202) 226-3210
Penny Gentilly
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
June 18, 1990
Dear Democratic Colleague:
This week's Democratic Message to the American people focuses our attention on
the Bush administration's lack of leadership in cleaning up the S&L mess.
As Democrats, we share the growing concern of our working families about the
ever-escalating amount of tax dollars the Administration estimates it needs to bail-out
insolvent S&Ls. In the past several months, the President's top advisors have more
than doubled the estimate they intend to apply to the bailout, and then cautioned that
even these projections were soft Yet rather than putting a stop to this hemmoraging,
the Bush administration is continuing to allow hundreds of failed savings and loans to
remain open - further compounding the costs of the S&L bailout by billions of dollars.
It is the costs unseen that truly alarm and dismay America's working families.
Our youngest working families are now confronting the first effects of this fiasco when
they apply - and are denied - their first home mortgage. And our children will bear
the brunt of the President's foot-dragging well into the next century. The schools that
will go unbuilt, the bridges that will go unrepaired, and the educations that will go
unfunded are the real toll of Bush mismanagement.
I have attached an excellent package on the S&L bailout, which includes S&L facts
and Democratic talking points, prepared by DNC Research. I hope that it is helpful as
you talk with your colleagues and constituents this week, and in the weeks ahead.
With warmest personal regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
Safe STENY H. HOTER
MESSAGE BULLETIN
PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
Talking Points on the S&L Issue
1.
There is no need to pick over the bones of the S&L scandal--we
know what happened. What we need to do is fix the S&L mess.
2.
Bush is foot-dragging on the S&L cleanup and is already repeating
the costly mistakes made by the Reagan Administration. The result
is a doubling in taxpayer cleanup costs to $500 billion -- in just 7
months.
3.
Bush supports hiding the costs of the S&L bailout from taxpayers
by keeping it "off-budget" and out-of-sight. Democrats, it must be
remembered, supported "truth-in-budgeting" on the Bush bailout last
year by margins of 181-67 in the House and by 47-6 in the Senate.
4.
Public discontent with President Bush's mishandling of the S&L
bailout is growing. The mid-February Harris Poll which gave
President Bush a 70 percent approval rating also found that 60
percent of Americans disapproved of his plan to bailout the S&Ls.
Hey George, How Much Will It Cost?
Every time you !ook the other way, it seems like the Bush Administration
is revising its projections on how much Bush's S&L bailout will cost U.S.
taxpayers.
In August, 1989, Bush declared that it would cost taxpayers
$166 billion to make sure "these problems will never happen
again." (Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 8/89)
In March, 1990, the Bush bailout squad quietly requested an
how ist
additional $100 billion in "working capital" from the U.S.
Treasury to finance new S&L bailouts in 1990 (WSJ, 3/6/90).
In May, 1990, the Bush Administration admitted the bailout
will cost over $300 billion in the years ahead -- double the
amount predicted by Bush just 7 months ago (WP, 5/24/90).
That same month, the General Accounting Office estimates
that the bailout will cost a little bit more -- between $325 and
$500 billion.
On June 14, 1990, Administration officials warned that this
latest estimate was as perishable as sour cream on a hot
summer day. Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady explained
that the Administration was "in the midst" of calculating how
much money the Administration would need. (NYT, 6/15/90)
Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan put it another way:
"the size of this hole is astronomical." (NYT, 6/15/90)
Bush's S&L black hole: just how much will it cost?
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You Too Can Own an S&L
Desperate for working cash to bailout additional S&L's, the RTC is
selling off control of S&L deposits at firesale prices -- to corporate
raiders like Ronald Perelman.
On March 15, 1990, the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
actually Bankers gave North Carolina National Bank $700,000 to take
agency's hands (RTC Releases).
S&L of Galveston and its $104 million in deposits off the
for Three the other S&L's -- with $154 million in deposits -- have been
price of a new Buick Le Sabre automobile (RTC releases). sold
thrifts S&L buyers for are being allowed to pick over the assets of
unwanted, months -- creamskimming the best assets and returning acquired
worthless properties to the U.S. taxpayer.
the Asset dollar buyers are paying the U.S. taxpayer an average of 60
Project). for the properties they do want (Southern cents Finance on
S2 corporate billion raider Ronald Perelman, who was recently awarded
And who are getting these "bargain basement" deals? People like
(RTC). San Antonio Savings Association for just $10 million the
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Isn't This Taking Kinder and Gentler A Bit Too Far?
U.S. taxpayers may be a bit surprised to find out that President Bush isn't
just paying off insured deposit holders -- under the Bush bailout.
everybody in line is getting paid off.
Unless something is done, the Bush Administration is planning
to pay off millions - perhaps billions -- in uninsured S&L
deposits and liabilities (RTC, Southern Finance Project).
So far, the RTC has already paid out $50 million to investors
whose accounts were above the $100,000 insured limit (RTC).
And because the Reagan and Bush Administrations dragged
their feet on closing down failing S&L's, U.S. taxpayers may be
forced to pay off some $26 billion in mortgage-backed bonds
4/23/90). issued by S&L's during the late 1980s (Business Week,
Most of these bonds were issued by high-flying S&L's who had
no business being in business -- but investors flocked to buy
these high-interest bonds because they knew that the federal
taxpayer would ultimately foot the bill.
The added cost of President Bush's "generosity" to uninsured
investors will be enormous -- driving up the cost of the bailout
by as much as 33 percent.
1 Out of 21,000 Is Not a Good Batting Average
The Don Dixon indictment last week was a long overdue first step in
bringing S&L thieves to justice.
Unfortunately, the Justice Department is still dragging its feet on more
than 3/27/90). 21,000 S&L fraud and embezzlement cases (Washington Post,
crimes. of the $75 million appropriated by Congress for the S&L only
S50 Maybe million this isn't surprising given that George Bush decided to spend
Mr. President, what's the holdup?
to recovering stolen taxpayer funds.
One out of 21,000 is not an unacceptable batting average when it comes
200 3993
Don't Let History Repeat Itself: Close'em Down Now
S&L bailout by billions of dollars.
hundreds of failed S&L's to remain open -- compounding the costs of the
Ignoring the lessons of the 1980s, the Bush Administration is allowing
700 More Failing S&Ls: Are They Being Ignored?
most Brady understated the true size of the S&L problem, saying that at
In May 23 testimony to Congress, Treasury Secretary Nicholas
1,000 thrifts will have to close down.
that By contrast, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office
at as many as 700 additional thrifts will need to be shut down predicts
6/14/90). an additional cost to taxpayers of up to $100 billion (NYT, --
The Costs of Ostrich Mentality
Losses at insolvent thrifts ignored by the Bush Administration
soar because thrift owners, having nothing to lose, often will
losses. taxpayer funds on risky new investments to try and gamble
from These thrifts stay open by paying interest on recoup their
deposits? Why taxpayers, of course.
excessively high interest rates. And who guarantees these new by
any profits on investments, but from new deposits deposits lured in not
of Mr. the President what are you waiting for? Take your head
bleeding today.
sand and learn the lessons of the past. Stop the S&L out
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. CONTACT:
DNC RESEARCH
863-8000
800.3998
GINGRICH
work
ATTACHMENT II
ATTACHMENT 11
Minimum Funds Needed to Resolve
The Savings and Loan Crisis
(All amounts in billions)
Estimate Based on OMB's July 1989 Funding Summaries:
FSLIC Assistance Transactions
$ 56
RTC Resolutions
50
REFCORP Interest Expense
69
Financing Corporation (FICO) Interest Expense
31
Establish Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF)
9
Post-RTC Resolutions
24
Non-RTC Administration and Other
9
Subtotal - Direct Funding Needs
248
Lost Tax Revenues From FSLIC Transactions
9
Total Based on OMB's July 1989 Estimates
$2578
Additional Funds Needed For:
FSLIC Assistance Transactions
RTC Resolutions
$ 12
RTC Administrative Expenses
13
Interest on RTC Working Capital
10
Additional REFCORP Interest Expense
28
5
685
Minimum Funds Needed
$325
aThis estimate is based on OMB's estimates of the funds needed
OMB needed in later years to pay interest on REFCORP and FICO be
during fiscal years 1989 through 1999. However, funds will
estimate included the entire amount of interest that would be
assumed that they would issue 30-year bonds. Therefore, bonds. our
incurred over the 30-year life of the bonds.
bThese time. additional funds will be needed over different periods
due to fiscal year 1999. The additional interest is primarily
end of Most of the funds ($63 billion) will be needed before of the
40-year bonds instead of 30-year bonds.
an extra 10 years of interest because REFCORP issued
Source: OMB July 1989 funding summaries and information from
FSLIC, FDIC, RTC, and REFCORP.
23
6/21/90
Per General Scowcroft
calls to Mubarak and Hussein will NOT
take place in the morning -- maybe at Camp David this weekend.
The General will discuss with you in the morning.
p
Thursday
June 21, 1990
Friday Schedule
10:15 a.m.
Walter Payton arrives at National Airport
12:00 noon
Lunch with Walter Payton/Dan Jenkins
Marty Russo
1:00 p.m.
Depart for Holly Hills Country Club
(30 min.)
(Golf Clubs to be taken out earlier in the day)
1:30 p.m.
Arrive Holly Hills
(6:00 p.m.
Provide transportation for Congressman Russo
home to D.C. -- The Congressman flys home
to Illinois Saturday morning at 7 a.m.)
7:00 p.m.
Baseball Game begins
7:15 p.m.
The President and guests arrive:
Neil Bush
Walter Peyton
Dan Jenkins
Don Rhodes
Overnight at Camp David
Saturday
11:00 a.m.
Dan Jenkins departs Camp David
(1:00 flight from National Airport)
2:30 p.m.
Walter Payton departs Camp David
(4:49 p.m. flight from Dulles Airport)
10:30 a.m.
Margaret/Marvin/Marshall/Walker/Ranger
accompanied by Denise and Jeff Austin
arrive Camp David (all will overnight)
Tennis game
The President and Jeff Austin
Neil and Marvin Bush
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SUBJECT:
Mail Summary, June 14, 1990 to June 21, 1990
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Presidential
32,685
Year to Date
638,836
Staff
6,140
" " "
126,910
WEEK TOTAL
38,825
YEAR TOTAL
765,746
TOP ISSUES OF THE WEEK
Pro
Con
Comments
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Child Care Legislation
(ABC Bill)
168
288
0
3,555/11,597/36
Funding for the National
Endowment for the Arts
308
303
0
1,391/4,611/14
Tax Increase for Deficit
Reduction
21
252
5
218/2,992/73
Renewed Most Favored
Nation Status for China
30
209
0
200/460/0
Concern for the
Environment
0
0
306
0/0/13,879
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WEEK TOTAL
8,994
Major Issue:
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Family Fairness Program
Volume:
604
CORRESPONDENCE PROCESSED
Presidential (Week Total)
32,446
Year to Date
634,101
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. D.C.
The Honorable Frank R. Wolf
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
BY MESSENGER
THE PRESIDENT
June 21,1990
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BY MESSENGER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Honorable Alfonse D'Amato
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
6-21-90
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United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
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FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
BY MESSENGER
The Honorable Pete V. Domenici
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
6-21-90
1153AM
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FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The President Honorable Thomas Ludlow Ashley
Association of Bank Holding Companies
Suite 820
730 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
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THE PRESIDENT
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718 ANNEX #1 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20515 (202) 226-3210
Penny Gentilly
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
June 18, 1990
Dear Democratic Colleague:
This week's Democratic Message to the American people focuses our attention on
the Bush administration's lack of leadership in cleaning up the S&L mess.
As Democrats, we share the growing concern of our working families about the
ever-escalating amount of tax dollars the Administration estimates it needs to bail-out
insolvent S&Ls. In the past several months, the President's top advisors have more
than doubled the estimate they intend to apply to the bailout, and then cautioned that
even these projections were soft. Yet rather than putting a stop to this hemmoraging,
the Bush administration is continuing to allow hundreds of failed savings and loans to
remain open - further compounding the costs of the S&L bailout by billions of dollars.
It is the costs unseen that truly alarm and dismay America's working families.
Our youngest working families are now confronting the first effects of this fiasco when
they apply - and are denied - their first home mortgage. And our children will bear
the brunt of the President's foot-dragging well into the next century. The schools that
will go unbuilt, the bridges that will go unrepaired, and the educations that will go
unfunded are the real toll of Bush mismanagement.
I have attached an excellent package on the S&L bailout, which includes S&L facts
and Democratic talking points, prepared by DNC Research. I hope that it is helpful as
you talk with your colleagues and constituents this week, and in the weeks ahead.
With warmest personal regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
S STENY H. HOTER
MESSAGE BULLETIN
PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
200 PAGE
GNNERICH
&
Talking Points on the S&L Issue
1.
There is no need to pick over the bones of the S&L scandal--we
know what happened. What we need to do is fix the S&L mess.
2.
Bush is foot-dragging on the S&L cleanup and is already repeating
the costly mistakes made by the Reagan Administration. The result
is a doubling in taxpayer cleanup costs to $500 billion -- in just 7
months.
3. Bush supports hiding the costs of the S&L bailout from taxpayers
by keeping it "off-budget" and out-of-sight. Democrats, it must be
remembered, supported "truth-in-budgeting" on the Bush bailout last
year by margins of 181-67 in the House and by 47-6 in the Senate.
4.
Public discontent with President Bush's mishandling of the S&L
bailout is growing. The mid-February Harris Poll which gave
President Bush a 70 percent approval rating also found that 60
percent of Americans disapproved of his plan to bailout the S&Ls.
HOTHONIS
FROM
Hey George, How Much Will It Cost?
Every time you look the other way, it seems like the Bush Administration
is revising its projections on how much Bush's S&L bailout will cost U.S.
taxpayers.
In August, 1989, Bush declared that it would cost taxpayers
$166 billion to make sure "these problems will never happen
next
again." (Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 8/89)
March, 1990, the Bush bailout squad quietly requested an
how got
additional $100 billion in "working capital" from the U.S.
Treasury to finance new S&L bailouts in 1990 (WSJ, 3/6/90).
for
In May, 1990, the Bush Administration admitted the bailout
will cost over $300 billion in the years ahead double the
amount predicted by Bush just 7 months ago (WP, 5/24/90).
That same month, the General Accounting Office estimates
that the bailout will cost a little bit more .. between $325 and
$500 billion.
On June 14, 1990, Administration officials warned that this
latest estimate was as perishable as sour cream on a hot
summer day. Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady explained
that the Administration was "in the midst" of calculating how
much money the Administration would need. (NYT, 6/15/90)
Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan put it another way:
"the size of this hole is astronomical." (NYT, 6/15/90)
Bush's S&L black hole: just how much will it cost?
PAGE.004
FROM GINGRICH
55:21 06. 02 NOT
You Too Can Own an S&L
Desperate for working cash to bailout additional S&L's, the RTC is
selling off control of S&L deposits at firesale prices -- to corporate
raiders like Ronald Perelman.
On March 15, 1990, the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
actually gave North Carolina National Bank $700,000 to take
agency's hands (RTC Releases).
Bankers S&L of Galveston and its $104 million in deposits off the
for Three other S&L's -- with $154 million in deposits -- have been sold
the price of a new Buick Le Sabre automobile (RTC releases).
thrifts S&L buyers for are being allowed to pick over the assets of acquired
unwanted, worthless properties to the U.S. taxpayer.
months -- creamskimming the best assets and returning
the Asset buyers are paying the U.S. taxpayer an average of 60
Project). dollar for the properties they do want (Southern cents Finance on
And who are getting these "bargain basement" deals? People like
$2 corporate raider Ronald Perelman, who was recently awarded the
(RTC). billion San Antonio Savings Association for just $10 million
FROM GINGRICH
12:55
06.
Isn't This Taking Kinder and Gentler A Bit Too Far?
U.S. taxpayers may be a bit surprised to find out that President Bush isn't
just paying off insured deposit holders -- under the Bush bailout.
everybody in line is getting paid off.
Unless something is done, the Bush Administration is planning
to pay off millions -- perhaps billions -- in uninsured S&L
deposits and liabilities (RTC, Southern Finance Project).
So far, the RTC has already paid out $50 million to investors
whose accounts were above the $100,000 insured limit (RTC).
And because the Reagan and Bush Administrations dragged
their feet on closing down failing S&L's, U.S. taxpayers may be
forced to pay off some $26 billion in mortgage-backed bonds
4/23/90). issued by S&L's during the late 1980s (Business Week,
Most of these bonds were issued by high-flying S&L's who had
no business being in business -- but investors flocked to buy
these high-interest bonds because they knew that the federal
taxpayer would ultimately foot the bill.
The added cost of President Bush's "generosity" to uninsured
investors will be enormous -- driving up the cost of the bailout
by as much as 33 percent.
1 Out of 21,000 Is Not a Good Batting Average
bringing S&L thieves to justice.
The Don Dixon indictment last week was a long overdue first step in
Unfortunately, the Justice Department is still dragging its feet on
than 3/27/90). 21,000 S&L fraud and embezzlement cases (Washington more Post,
S50 Maybe million this isn't of surprising given that George Bush decided
crimes. Mr. the $75 million appropriated by Congress to for spend the S&L only
President, what's the holdup?
to One out of 21,000 is not an unacceptable batting average when it comes
recovering stolen taxpayer funds.
PAGE.007
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95:21 06
Don't Let History Repeat Itself: Close'em Down Now
S&L bailout by billions of dollars.
hundreds of failed S&L's to remain open -- compounding the costs of the
Ignoring the lessons of the 1980s, the Bush Administration is allowing
700 More Failing S&Ls: Are They Being Ignored?
most Brady understated the true size of the S&L problem, saying that at
In May 23 testimony to Congress, Treasury Secretary Nicholas
1,000 thrifts will have to close down.
that By contrast, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office
at as many as 700 additional thrifts will need to be shut down predicts
6/14/90). an additional cost to taxpayers of up to $100 billion (NYT, --
The Costs of Ostrich Mentality
soar Losses because at insolvent thrifts ignored by the Bush Administration
thrift owners, having nothing to often will
from losses. taxpayer These profits funds thrifts on risky stay new open investments by paying interest to try lose, and on recoup deposits gamble their not
deposits? Why taxpayers, of course.
excessively high interest rates. And who guarantees these new by
any on investments, but from new deposits lured in
of Mr. the President what are you waiting for? Take head
bleeding today.
sand and learn the lessons of the past. your Stop the S&L out
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. CONTACT:
DNC RESEARCH
863-8000
800 PAGE
FROM GINGRICH
35:21
06.
02
ATTACHMENT II
ATTACHMENT II
Minimum Funds Needed to Resolve
The Savings and Loan Crisis
(All amounts in billions)
Estimate Based on OMB's July 1989 Funding Summaries:
FSLIC Assistance Transactions
RTC Resolutions
$ 56
REFCORP Interest Expense
50
69
Establish Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF) 31 9
Financing Corporation (FICO) Interest Expense
Post-RTC Resolutions
Non-RTC Administration and Other
24
Subtotal - Direct Funding Needs
9
Lost Tax Revenues From FSLIC Transactions
248
9
Total Based on OMB's July 1989 Estimates
$257a
Additional Funds Needed For:
FSLIC Assistance Transactions
RTC Resolutions
$ 12
RTC Administrative Expenses
13
Interest on RTC Working Capital
10
Additional REFCORP Interest Expense
28
5
685
Minimum Funds Needed
$
$325
aThis during estimate is based on OMB's estimates of the funds
needed in fiscal later years 1989 through 1999. However, funds needed
OMB assumed years to pay interest on REFCORP and will be
estimate that they would issue 30-year bonds. FICO bonds. our
incurred included the entire amount of interest that Therefore, would be
over the 30-year life of the bonds.
These time. additional Most funds will be needed over different
due to year 1999. The additional interest is primarily before
end of fiscal of the funds ($63 billion) will be needed periods. of the
40-year an bonds extra instead 10 years of of 30-year interest bonds. because REFCORP issued
Source: OMB FSLIC, July 1989 funding summaries and information from
FDIC, RTC, and REFCORP.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Honorable Richard Nixon
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FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. D.C.
The Honorable Dennis D. Parker
Mayor of Collegeville
Post Office Box 480
Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426
June 21,1990
THE PRESIDENT
Dear Mayon Parlue - -
Thanks for you note
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Sec
Bridget Montagne
PRESS BRIEFING
BY
MARLIN FITZWATER
June 21, 1990
The Briefing Room
12:02 P.M. EDT
INDEX
SUBJECT
PAGE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Schedule of the President
1-3
Briefing/Logistics on Visit of Nelson Mandela
3-4
FOREIGN
South Africa/ANC Aid, Sanctions
4-7
Japan/Presidential Visit?
7-8
Iran/Earthquake
8-9
Economic Summit/Logistics in Houston
9, 12, 14
Soviet Aid
Midway/Antinuclear Demonstrations
12-13
DOMESTIC
Hatch Act Veto
10
Budget Proposal
11
Flag Issue
11-12
Savings and Loan Issue
13-14
12:37 P.M. EDT
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
PRESS BRIEFING
BY
MARLIN FITZWATER
June 21, 1990
The Briefing Room
12:02 P.M. EDT
MR. FITZWATER: Let's quickly catch up with the
President's schedule here. He just concluded a meeting with the
economic summit cochairmen --
&
What's that about?
MR. FITZWATER: Fred Malek, George Strake, and Ken Lay,
to go over the final planning and logistics for the summit. I had a
brief meeting this morning with Gary Foster and Roxanne Bell. Things
look good for the press accommodations. So I think you'll all be
pleased with the briefing facilities and the food service facilities
and locations and so on.
Q
And what else?
Q
Air-conditioning?
MR. FITZWATER: Well, at least we're trying.
Q
To get air conditioning?
MR. FITZWATER: Air conditioning, yes.
Q
Why is the President meeting with this group of
cochairmen --
Q
Like up at Camp Round Meadow or whatever?
MR. FITZWATER: This meeting was for the cochairmen to
brief the President on the status of the arrangements and schedule,
some agenda discussion. Generally, give him an overview of the
status events. Houston has gone to great lengths to lay on an
exciting few days there for all the world leaders.
Q
How about the story?
MR. FITZWATER: Meetings promise to be very good.
Q
Are they going to lay on a story, too, Marlin?
MR. FITZWATER: Should be some excellent stories. I
would look for this to be a very important meeting with a lot of
things to cover.
Q
Marlin, do we have any idea what's coverable on the
7th and 8th?
MR. FITZWATER: The 7th and 8th -- that's Saturday and
Sunday.
Q
What about Kaifu?
MR. FITZWATER: Not yet. There probably will be some
bilateral meetings, but we'll have the standard pool coverage at the
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beginning. There may be other kinds of presidential movements that
we would have pool coverage of as well. But nothing is scheduled yet
at this point.
Q
What about Kaifu? Is he scheduled anywhere?
MR. FITZWATER: Well, nothing yet.
Q
Will you do a Baker briefing or a Scowcroft briefing
before the summit?
MR. FITZWATER: We'll have a -- yes. Let me finish the
President's schedule, and then we'll go through all these
announcements and I'll include the briefing schedule and things.
He has lunch with the Vice President today, and then the
President has a brief meeting with Dana Carvey, who is in town.
(Laughter.)
Q Coverage?
Q
Photo op? Please?
Q
We want a photo op.
MR. FITZWATER: The President wants to brush up on his
impression, I guess.
Q
Is there a photo op?
MR. FITZWATER: No.
Q
Oh, come on.
Q
Come on. Please?
2
We want to see them together.
Q
It's too good.
Q
Time of that, Marlin?
Q
What time?
MR. FITZWATER: -- 1:10 p.m. Maybe we'll get Dana to
come to the stakeout and do some of his routines.
Q Yes.
2
He can do a news conference.
MR. FITZWATER: Speakes used to bring all those wild west
show guys --
Q
You have to let us see them do it together.
(Laughter.)
MR. FITZWATER: All right. At 1:15 p.m. the President
will swear in David Mullins as a member of the federal governors of
the Federal Reserve Board.
Q
So he only meets for two minutes with Dana Carvey.
Well, how is he going to --
MR. FITZWATER: It's just a drop-by to say hello.
At 1:30 p.m. he meets with businessmen from the
International Chamber of Commerce to present their views on the
Houston economic summit. The President has met with labor leaders,
and this is another chance to take a look at all the economic issues
-- particularly global economic issues -- that they're interested in.
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At 2:15 p.m. the President will meet with the NBA
Champion Detroit Pistons in the Rose Garden. Open coverage.
And at 2:45 p.m. he'll meet with former Foreign Minister
of Japan Abe in the Oval Office, and we'll have open photo-writing
pool there.
Q
What's the purpose of that?
Q
Thirtieth anniversary of the security treaty between
the U.S. and Japan.
MR. FITZWATER: Well, as you can see, he is in Washington
as Prime Minister Kaifu's special envoy to the 30th anniversary of
the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty.
Q
We knew that. (Laughter.)
MR. FITZWATER: And they will discuss the security
situation in the Pacific, U.S.-Japanese bilateral issues, and the
U.S.-Japan global partnership.
2
How long is the meeting?
MR. FITZWATER: The meeting is 20 minutes.
At 6:30 p.m., the President will have a reception for
Admiral and Mrs. Paul Yost. Admiral Yost is retiring from the Coast
Guard.
Q
Coverage?
MR. FITZWATER: No, no coverage.
On other announcements, Assistant Secretary of State for
African Affairs Herman Cohen will conduct an on-the-record briefing
here at 2:00 p.m., Friday, tomorrow, on Mr. Nelson Mandela's visit.
And on Monday, June 25, Assistant Secretary Cohen will give a readout
here in the briefing room after the meeting concludes. We expect
that will be about 1:30 p.m.
2
What are the logisitics for Mandela?
MR. FITZWATER: The logistics basically are that they
will have a meeting in the Oval Office. And we'll probably have a
photograph taken there, as we normally do, maybe at the Rose Garden
steps because of the press interest. And then expanded meeting in
the Cabinet Room. Then a private lunch in the Residence and then
departure at the Diplomatic Entrance, which will be open coverage.
Q
Any remarks?
Q
Statements you mean?
Q
What is expanded? Expanded to include what?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't have anything scheduled. Pardon?
Q
Departure?
MR. FITZWATER: No, no, the -- well, he has a group of
ANC officials with him, yes, and then the U.S. delegation.
Q
Departure statement?
MR. FITZWATER: I think that's still undetermined yet.
But we'll have open coverage there on departure, so whatever they
choose to do.
Q
Is the administration considering giving $50 million
to the ANC, as was reported?
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MR. FITZWATER: I think that was an incorrect report, and
I have a detailed answer on that which I'd like to give you. This
was a story that appeared a couple of days ago.
Q
-- on film, or is this on the record?
MR. FITZWATER: Just on the record.
Frankly, we don't know where the $50 million ever came
from. The guidance that Bill handed me is what I have, which refers
to the $10 million. And I guess the way to start is just that we,
frankly, don't know where the $50 million ever came from. The
Congress did recently enact legislation which provides $10 million to
support and encourage negotiations and a peaceful transition to
democracy in South Africa.
Congress directed that some of these funds are to be used
to assist previously banned organizations which are committed to a
suspension of violence in the context of negotiations to establish a
democratic system of government in South Africa. Should the ANC meet
the criteria established by Congress, it could be one of the groups
eligible to benefit from this assistance.
In addition to the $10 million, U.S. assistance to South
African citizens currently averages about $30 million per year. It
helps disadvantaged South Africans prepare for leadership roles in a
post-apartheid South Africa.
So anyway, the short answer is, we don't know where the
$50 million came from. It must have been a reference to the $10
million that Congress has already appropriated.
Q
Two questions. One, do you know what the origin of
that $30 million is, where that comes from? And the other question
is that yesterday the President seemed to indicate that he might like
to make some kind of gesture toward de Klerk for having eased up on
apartheid. He kept saying that due to the law he couldn't lift the
sanctions, but there still seemed to be some wiggle room in there
that maybe there could be a relaxation; maybe you're looking for some
other way to make some kind of gesture. Is that under consideration
and do you have the legal authority to do anything?
MR. FITZWATER: To try to take those in sequence, the $30
million is annual appropriations from funding that has been annually
appropriated for South African assistance. The question of
encouraging Mr. de Klerk is one the President has addressed before.
He was speaking in terms of inviting him here and having the meeting
and being able to talk to him face-to-face about the progress that's
been made and encourage him in that way.
Q
It had nothing to do with the commercial relations
between the U.S. and South Africa?
MR. FITZWATER: I'm not aware of any relationship.
Q But there are relaxed sanctions on the table as far
as Mr. Bush is concerned?
MR. FITZWATER: No. He addressed that yesterday, that
the conditions have not been met according to the law to even
consider that question.
Q
Well, Marlin, he said that he was looking for a way
to, in effect, reward him. Can you give us a range of possibilities
there? He says he can't do anything about sanctions. What can he do
other than invite him to the White House, which he's already done?
But he said specifically he was looking for some way.
MR. FITZWATER: I don't have any indication of what might
be contemplated, other than the conversation itself.
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million is earmarked for previously banned groups. And I missed what
you said after that. I got the impression you're talking about that
have renounced violence. Can you go back to that?
MR. FITZWATER: The Congress directed that some of these
funds are to be used to assist previously banned organizations which
are committed to a suspension of violence in the context of
negotiations to establish a democratic system of government in South
Africa. That's the congressional directive that's associated with
the money when it was passed by Congress.
Q
Okay. My other question involves the Mandela visit
itself, which is laid out very much like one for a head of state.
What is the precedent for a visit of this kind -- or head of
government, I'm sorry -- what is the precedent for a visit of this
kind being afforded a nongovernment head?
MR. FITZWATER: Well, there's precedent, of course, and
protocols for government officials. Nongovernment officials, such as
Mr. Mandela -- the arrangements for the meeting are totally
discretionary and every one of these kinds of visits is handled
differently.
You will recall Lech Walesa, for example, received a
Medal of Freedom ceremony in the East Room. So basically we just
design these meetings to suit the purposes of the President. In this
case, he wanted a private meeting, a working meeting if you will, and
he wanted a private lunch and so that's how it worked out.
Q
Two things. I'm still confused, I'm sorry -- on the
money. It's $30 million plus $10 million, but for different
purposes?
MR. FITZWATER: Well, yes. The $30 million is U.S.
assistance that's been going to South Africa, and that's for
disadvantaged South Africans prepard for leadership roles in
post-apartheid South Africa. Over the last several years, the U.S.
has funded a university study for some 600 South Africans with 185
new grantees this year and 537 grants for human rights assistance to
victims of violence. They've also assisted neighborhood citizen
advice centers, labor union training and black private enterprise.
Q
But is the U.S. considering giving that to the ANC?
MR. FITZWATER: No.
Q
Or any part of that to the ANC?
Q
But the other $10 million is then for the ANC?
MR. FITZWATER: The other $10 million of this new
appropriation by the Congress is the one where the language
designates that it would be possible if they meet under certain
conditions.
Q
But like Gaylord and others, I had the impression
that Bush was saying he wanted to do something additional for de
Klerk, and the meeting, since that's already on, the invitation is
clearly not what he had in mind, that there was a further gesture
that he was contemplating.
MR. FITZWATER: I'll ask General Scowcroft or Herman
Cohen, but I've not heard any discussions of anything else.
Q
Under the terms of the $10 million, who decides if
ANC or any group qualifies? Is that a White House decision?
MR. FITZWATER: The administration would have to make
judgments authorized by the Congress, according to their criteria.
Q
Then under the terms of this authorization, the
President could decide that ANC qualifies for this money?
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MR. FITZWATER: That's the way the legislation is
written, yes.
Q
-- circumstances does ANC qualify?
MR. FITZWATER: No.
Q Okay. Will the President ask Mandela to renounce
terrorism or make some sort of gesture that would help him to qualify
ANC for any of this money?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't know. We'll just have to wait
for the discussion.
Q
Does an application have to be made by an
organization? Is that the procedure to this setup? In other words,
would the ANC have to apply -- establish its bona fides under the
various criteria? or would the United States be more in the position
of making some sort of unilateral award here --
MR. FITZWATER: I don't know the exact process. I mean,
the first step is just that the changes would have to occur. But
what the internal processes are, I'll have to seek the State
Department guidance.
Q
A follow-up on Mick's question -- a related
question. The ANC does not qualify -- the reason, I presume, is it
has not renounced violence, or what?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't know all the reasons why, simply
-- but they don't meet the criteria; I'm sure of that at this point.
Q
Any reason why not? A sample reason?
Q
Get us an answer on that.
Q
Can we get a reason on that?
Q
When was this legislation --
Q
I think the question is whether or not this $10
million is a plum for the upcoming visit, whether the President can
say, you know, Mr. Mandela's been asked to transmit to the ANC
instructions to do X, Y and Z and then qualify for this money in a
short period of time.
MR. FITZWATER: Why don't we do a posting this afternoon
that lays out the facts, that says what's the name of the law, when
was it passed, what's been done about it, and we'll try to put all
that together for you. Because I've got a whole bunch of guidance
here but, like this guidance often does, it tells you the answer, it
doesn't tell you all the background that went into it.
Q
I didn't have access to the interview this week, but
is it true that the President said he does not support majority rule
in South Africa?
MR. FITZWATER: The President stated our position, which
is that we support a negotiated -- let me get the exact language so
there's no question about it.
Q
It was Knight-Ridder. But I didn't see it, I just
saw a reference.
MR. FITZWATER: We have stated this many times. I've
stated it here, I know, before, too. But let me get our policy
statement again on South Africa. I hope I have it. I may have left
it up in my file. I think I did.
Q
Why would you not support majority rule when that's
what we have here?
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MR. FITZWATER: Would get it out of my package from
yesterday, Steve.
The language is precise, and I'll get it. We support a
negotiated solution to the problem, based on the principle of
universal suffrage.
Q
So we don't -- why don't we support majority rule?
MR. FITZWATER: The universal suffrage is the democratic
principle that we support. Majority rule has certain connotations in
several ways. Therefore, the --
Q
Like what?
MR. FITZWATER: I'm not going to go into it. I'll simply
state our position.
Q
On some working visits for heads of government
that's a designation which means that the U.S. government pays a
certain amount of the costs of the visit like housing. Is the U.S.
government picking up any of the costs of Mr. Mandela's visit to
Washington?
MR. FITZWATER: Just the security. It's a private visit.
He's a private citizen.
Q
Are you prepared to take questions on Japan?
Q
Just one more. Does the President now think that
the sanctions have been useful? Yesterday he said something to --
MR. FITZWATER: I think he addressed that issue
yesterday. There's not much I can add to it.
Q
What else do you need? He said if you can prove
that it has been useful -- what does he really think about that?
MR. FITZWATER: I thought he was very clear. He said
basically that we believe that the sanctions have had some value, but
they have also done some harm in terms of denying blacks and denying
investment opportunities and growth to the country. That position
has not changed.
Q
Will the President tell Abe that he would like to
come to the coronation in Japan this November? There are reports out
of Tokyo to that effect.
MR. FITZWATER: I don't expect that to be an item for
discussion.
Q
Does he want to go?
Q
And has he made a decision on whether he would like
to go to Tokyo in November?
Q
Please say no.
MR. FITZWATER: There's been no decision.
Q
Is it likely?
MR. FITZWATER: No decision.
Q
When do we leave?
Q
The Japanese newspapers were reporting that Fidel
Castro would like to meet with the President perhaps at this
coronation or perhaps some other time. Would the President like to
meet with Fidel Castro?
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MR. FITZWATER: We haven't heard anything about that;
have no plans to meet.
Q
Would he like to?
MR. FITZWATER: We have no plans to meet. You have heard
the President's strong words about Mr. Castro many times. There had
been no plans or invitations.
Q
Are you saying he would not like to?
MR. FITZWATER: I'm just saying there's been no
invitation. We haven't considered it.
Q
Then why don't you answer whether he would like --
why don't you just say he doesn't want to?
Q
In the abstract.
MR. FITZWATER: Because I don't deal with hypotheticals.
On the earthquake in Iran, just let me mention that we
have seen the reports of the earthquake there. We are saddened by
the damage and the loss of life. And we have sent a message of
condolence to Iranian President Rafsanjani. We are also expressing
our willingness to provide appropriate humanitarian assistance should
it be requested.
Congratulations to the Raums on the birth of their son,
Peter Thomas, at 6 p.m. last night. Another little item I'll sneak
in there.
Summit briefings. We'll have Secretary Brady here on
Wednesday, June 27, at noon to discuss the economic summit.
Secretary Baker here on Thursday, June 28th, to discuss the NATO
summit.
Q
Time?
MR. FITZWATER: At noon.
Q
When is it?
MR. FITZWATER: June 28. And the schedule at
Kennebunkport is still a little unclear. General Scowcroft, we may
be able to persuade him to give you a briefing during that period,
but we have not been able to schedule that at this point.
Q
Are these on camera, Brady and Baker?
MR. FITZWATER: Yes.
Q
I'm sorry, what time Brady?
MR. FITZWATER: June 27 and June 28, both at noon.
Q
Marlin, logistically, just for planning, do you know
when the President plans to go to Kennebunkport on Friday?
MR. FITZWATER: This shows about noon on Friday the 29th.
Q
Are you planning to brief every day up there,
including the weekend, Marlin?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't have briefing plans yet. Not on
the 29th, certainly not on the 30th, not on the 31st.
Q
Not on the 4th.
MR. FITZWATER: Not on the 4th. We'll have to see about
Monday the 2nd, and Tuesday the 3rd.
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Q
Marlin, a couple of logistics questions on Houston.
Is there a final decision now that Air Force One and the press plane
on the way back from London will stop off at Andrews before heading
to Houston?
MR. FITZWATER: That's the plan at the moment; that the
press plane will stop at Andrews to change individuals. It's not
entirely clear about Air Force One yet.
Q The other thing -- I know it's not your
responsibility in terms of translation and transcripts being
available in Houston for the other participants' briefings. But
since this is a Houston show, are you making representations to Gary
Foster and the other folks that that would be rather important for
total coverage of the summit?
MR. FITZWATER: For -- what is it you want?
Q
You know, when you go to a French, German, Japanese
briefing, to have translation sets and also to have some English
transcripts afterward.
MR. FITZWATER: We will not be able to provide
translation or transcripts from other leader's briefings. You'll
have to go to them yourselves.
Q.
Can Houston provide that as the host sponsoring
organization?
MR. FITZWATER: I'll ask them, although traditionally
it's been up to each country, and I suspect it will stay the same.
They're pretty overburdened the way it is.
Q
PLO -- anything on terrorist threats against
Americans as a result of the decision yesterday?
MR. FITZWATER: I'm not aware of any, no.
Q
Do you have any statement that you made to them?
Further statements today?
MR. FITZWATER: No.
Q
Back on Iran. Was the message sent to the Swiss?
And then did you get an answer from --
MR. FITZWATER: Through our third party, yes; and no
answer.
Q
Is that the Swiss?
MR. FITZWATER: We don't tell you who it is.
Q
What do we know about the earthquake?
Q
A response on the veto sustaining, and are you ready
to veto the parental leave bill?
MR. FITZWATER: The Hatch Act veto was sustained this
morning, 65 to 35. We are please that that vote was sustained. We
felt that it incorrectly politicized the civil service. And the
parental leave bill has not yet reached the White House.
Q
Has it been fixed?
Q
Are you arranging it so it doesn't move through the
White House until the 4th of July or something?
MR. FITZWATER: We have nothing to do when it comes here.
Q
Did the President make any calls today or do
anything on the veto?
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MR. FITZWATER: On the Hatch Act veto? I don't know
about today. He has made a number of calls in the last several days
on the flag amendment and the Hatch Act veto, yes.
Q
What's his reading on the flag?
Q
What do you mean a number of calls? Can you give
any dimension for that?
MR. FITZWATER: No, I can't, really.
Q
Is he making any calls on the flag today?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't know about today. I know he made
some yesterday.
Q
What's the reading on flag?
Q
What's your count on the vote?
MR. FITZWATER: Don't have a head count.
Q
Do you plan any sort of a -- if it's likely to come
after the lid on the flag vote?
MR. FITZWATER: I doubt it.
Q
Marlin, if that goes down in the House, is that the
end of it as far as this administration is concerned? Would the
President go out and campaign this fall and say elect some
Republicans who would vote for this and who would bring it back up in
the next session?
MR. FITZWATER: The next step is the Senate. Senator
Dole indicates he'll bring it up for the Senate, try to get it passed
there, and then send it back to the House. So that will be the
process we'll follow.
Q
You mean, even if it fails?
MR. FITZWATER: Even if it fails in the House, yes.
They've indicated they tried to do it in the Senate.
Q
Is the President going to participate tomorrow with
the Secretary of Treasury and the Attorney General in an event at the
Justice Department involving savings and loans?
MR. FITZWATER: He will go over there in the morning,
yes. I don't have details yet, but he will -- I don't think I do.
Do I, Alixe? He will participate with them in a meeting with the
U.S. attorneys from around the country on enforcement of savings and
loan cases. I don't have any other details at this time. It's been
in planning for sometime.
Q
For how long?
Q
But it's not a news conference?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't think so.
Q
How long has it been in the planning?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't know.
Q
About three or four days?
Q
What do you mean you don't think so about a news
conference?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't think there's any news conference
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Q
Public remarks?
MR. FITZWATER: I'm sure they'll have public remarks,
yes.
Q
Does the White House have a reaction to Democratic
criticism of the new budget proposal?
MR. FITZWATER: No. We have reached a stage where we're
submitting ideas and they're submitting ideas, having some very good,
substantive discussion back and forth. But we have said we don't
want to debate this in public, and we won't do it.
Q
Do you consider the criticism then public debate?
Do you consider the Democrats breaking the ground rules of the --
MR. FITZWATER: I don't have any comment.
Q
Offshore oil decision. (Laughter.)
Q
A few days.
MR. FITZWATER: Days, Leo. Days.
Q
Marlin, can you go back to the flag thing?
Q
Do you still expect it realistically this week?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't know. Days.
Q
Flag thing. You're saying that even if it fails in
the House, the Senate, under the rules up there, can pass it and send
it back to the House? Can you explain how that works up there?
MR. FITZWATER: Senator Dole said what he does is they
submit it in the Senate for consideration. The Senate votes on it.
If they pass it, then it goes to the House for consideration. That's
the way legislation works.
Q
Even if the House has already --
Q
How can they vote on their own version
MR. FITZWATER: It will be a different bill. It will be
a different version. Both Houses can originate legislation and they
vote on it and then they send it to the other House.
Q
You've got to get somebody to reintroduce the Senate
version on the House side.
Q
Has Dole gotten any kind of pledge from Mitchell
that will allow a vote, or the President?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't know. I just read that in the
wire stories this morning.
Q
Marlin, on the remarks that were made yesterday by
President Bush on his willingness to discuss aid to the Soviet Union
at the G-7 summit, two things. First of all, can you respond to
reports that Baker is now talking about aid to the Soviet Union to
help them provide barricks for troops leaving Eastern Europe --
whether there's any truth to that? And secondly, is it conceivable
that, given the many obstacles that President Bush referred to to
reform in the Soviet economy yesterday, that his position in talking
about aid to the Soviet Union might be to actually discourage or to
block attempts to provide Western aid to the Soviet Union?
MR. FITZWATER: Well, I refer you to State for what
Secretary Baker has said on the subject. He is in Berlin for the
two-plus-four meeting and did talk to press over there or on the
plane on the way over -- one of the other. But I don't have the
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transcript of what he had to say.
The President's comments yesterday I think summed up our
position quite well, which is that we'll consider the matter, but
there are a lot of difficulties involved. The President's support
for economic reform in the Soviet Union goes back to the Malta
summit. But there's no way we can say at this point how those
discussions might go.
Q
Supreme Court patronage -- do you have any comment
and reaction to that decision this morning?
MR. FITZWATER: I haven't seen any analysis of that from
the Justice Department. No, I don't have any specifics.
Q
Have you figured out if there's anybody left here?
(Laughter.)
MR. FITZWATER: I don't know how that applies to various
people.
I'm sorry, Alixe did hand me a note that the President
will make remarks at the meeting tomorrow hosted by the Attorney
General for 88 U.S. attorneys from across the nation. He will speak
to them about prosecuting financial institution fraud cases and other
white-collar crime. The attorneys are here for a day-long session
with departmental officials to discuss these and other departmental
issues.
Q
On Midway, there's been some antinuclear
demonstrations against the Midway. How did the U.S. reassure Japan
that there are no nuclear weapons on it? I know there's the NCND
policy. So what's the situation between Japan and the U.S.?
MR. FITZWATER: We give assurances of safety and looking
into the ships and into these problems. But as you rightly point
out, we do not confirm or deny the presence of nuclear weapons on
ships.
Q
The Japanese accept that then? We just say the
ships are safe --
MR. FITZWATER: That is our policy.
Q
That's it? Nothing else?
MR. FITZWATER: That's our policy.
Q
Can I come back for a second to the veto? Is it
certain that the President will veto the parental leave bill? And do
you expect that veto to be upheld?
MR. FITZWATER: It is certain. I can't say what they'll
do.
Q
Yesterday the President, I believe, said that
there's been good progress made on prosecution in the S&L cases. And
apparently, it sounds like it's going to be discussed at some point
tomorrow. What figures do you have on the number of cases which have
been successfully prosecuted thus far?
MR. FITZWATER: The problem is they're in my order, but
not in the order of your questions; that's the problem. Well, let's
see. We show 791 major convictions for financial institution fraud
in 1989; those involved losses of over $100,000 each. Five hundred
and thirty failed institutions are currently under FBI investigation,
up from 282 three years ago. There have been 184 major S&L
indictments since 1987, with 159 convictions. From 1981 to 1988
there were a total of 1,219 financial institution failures in the
United States.
Q
Can you give that number again?
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MR. FITZWATER: Nineteen eighty-one to 1988, a total of
1,219 financial institution failures. As of February of this year,
the Justice Department had 7,097 bank fraud and embezzlement cases
pending. Most --
Q
How many of those devoted to S&L?
MR. FITZWATER: Most of those were related to those
failures. And over 3,000 of these cases involved losses of $100,000
or more.
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Do you know what the strongest penalty is?
MR. FITZWATER: As a result of this 1989 law, we have
allocated 368 new positions to financial institution fraud in the
Justice Department, including 202 FBI special agents and 120
assistant U.S. attorneys.
Q
Do you know how many of those have been filled?
MR. FITZWATER: A total of approximately 600 FBI field
agents -- I'm sorry, FBI agent work years are now dedicated to
financial institution fraud and embezzlement investigations.
Q
How much money has been recovered?
Q
Of those new postions, Marlin, how many have been
filled?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't know that.
A prototype for the Department's national efforts is the
Dallas Bank Fraud Task Force. Currently there have been 77
individuals charged with 52 convictions. The convictions involved 23
former senior executives of financial institutions, and 29
individuals doing business with various financial institutions. The
task force has a 90 percent jury conviction rate at this time. It
takes approximately four years to bring a case to trial.
Q
Marlin, you proposed Iran -- to give them
humanitarian assistance. Is that strictly humantarian, or is that a
way to try to improve relations with them?
MR. FITZWATER: Just humanitarian assistance, yes.
Q
Will they have to request it first?
MR. FITZWATER: Yes, we would expect them to request it
and to designate what their interested in; what they need.
Q
Do you know what the strongest penalty has been thus
far for a conviction? There's been complaints -- and I don't have
any complaint in particular in mind -- but there's been complaints
that the penalties have not been very strong.
MR. FITZWATER: Jail and fines, but I don't have numbers
and years.
Q
Of the number of FBI agents that you cited, are they
solely assigned to the S&L bailout or S&L problem, or are some of
these the positions that you added because of the drug war?
MR. FITZWATER: No, they're all bank fraud and failure of
one kind or another. I don't know if that's specific S&Ls. There
are probably some other related bank fraud cases.
Q
On the aid to the Soviet Union, aren't we already on
record as supporting West Germany providing direct aid to the Soviet
Union to get them to withdraw and demobilize some of the troops that
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MR. FITZWATER: Right.
Q
Okay, so the only debate in the administration, I
gather, as we approach the Houston summit, is whether we're going to
provide some money or join, as we did with Poland and Hungary in
Paris last year, join the EC in some kind of an allied effort. But
in terms of supporting what the Germans plan to do, that's already
been signed off, hasn't it?
MR. FITZWATER: Right.
Q
What's the President doing tomorrow?
MR. FITZWATER: Tomorrow? He has the U.S. attorneys
meeting in the morning, which I think is a couple hours. And plans
to leave for Camp David about noon.
Q
Are you sure?
Q
Are you positive?
MR. FITZWATER: Well, I'm positive in the sense that the
schedule shows leaving for Camp David at noon. Now, it's always
possible that that could be diverted to some other recreational kind
of opportunity. (Laughter.) In which case we will have a pool with
him.
Q
Is he playing golf tomorrow?
MR. FITZWATER: I can tell you more about it tomorrow,
but for security purposes I can't today. But there is always a
possibility that he'll want to play golf or something like that.
Q
Any mail from Shamir?
MR. FITZWATER: What?
Q
Any mail from Shamir?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't think we've had any response
privately.
Q
What about phone calls, are they still coming in?
THE PRESS: Thank you.
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Bush dedicates facility for desperately ill children
BETHESDA, Md. (UPI) President Bush, who has made voluntarism a
cause celebre, attended ribbon-cutting ceremonies Thursday for a
privately funded, $6 million facility to house desperately sick children
and their families.
Accompanied by his wife, Barbara, Bush helped dedicate the
Children's Inn, a 36-unit residence where children fighting disease will
be united with their families while undergoing treatment at the National
Institutes of Health.
"It's an extraordinarily sensitive idea to provide this place of
refuge and renewal so that sick children and their families can live
together during treatment," Bush said.
"I am very moved to be here today to see how joyously your vision
of caring has been realized. This is a story of how dreams come true.
And if you believe with all your heart and work with all your might,
dreams do come true."
Children's Inn will provide temporary housing for some of the more
than 1,300 children who each year receive treatment at the Warren G.
Magnuson Clinical Center at NIH, a federally funded medical research and
treatment facility.
Built with corporate and other private donations at a time of tight
federal budgets, it will operate with some $500,000 a year in
ontributions.
Thu 21-June-90 17:05 EDT
Bushes Help Open Hospital Residence for Children, Families
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) President Bush and his wife, Barbara, on
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Thursday helped open an innovative hospital residence for seriously
ill children and their families at the National Institutes for Health.
The Children's Inn has 36 private rooms to house the families
while children are receiving experimental therapies, so that family
members do not have to stay in hotels away from the children.
"There is nothing that hurts more than a child, afraid of the
darkness, whose cries go unheard," Bush told a gathering at the
ribbon-cutting for the $3.7 million structure. "And that is what
this splendid cause, your splendid cause, so eloquently recognizes."
"The lesson of the inn will show us that the most important part
of life is a very simple one - take time to hold a hand, share a
laugh, wipe away a tear," he said.
Mrs. Bush and the president were joined by children to cut the
ribbon officially opening the facility, which was built with a grant
from Merck & Co., a major pharmaceutical company.
Afterward they chatted with children and toured the wood and stone
structure that looks like a small New England inn.
The president asked his wife to take a photo of himself with one
young boy, saying, "Don't forget to get me in it."
Thu 21-June-90 18:28 EDT
Flag items enliven amendment debate
WASHINGTON (UPI) Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y., dipped into his bag
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of tricks and hats, plates, panty hose and napkins Thursday to
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challenge the proposed constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration.
During House debate on the amendment, Ackerman walked to the podium
to declare his opposition to the amendment on a variety of grounds,
including that it does not define what constitutes desecration. The
wording, he warned, would allow each of the 50 states to write its own
definitions and set its own standards.
As he spoke, he reached into a box he carried with him and began
producing star-spangled items like a magician plucking rabbits from a
hat.
"Pass the amendment and what will it mean? Let's take a look," he
said, dipping into his hoard.
"America's first lady, truly a patriot, wears an American flag
kerchief. Is she a desecrater? A patriotic gesture you say?
"How about an ugly old Democrat wearing a hat made out of a
flag,' he said, pulling a cap from the box.
"How about a bathing suit made out of the stars and the stripes?
Is that desecration? It goes further. Where does it offend you?
"How about panty hose made out of stars and stripes? I'll spare
you the athletic supporters and other personal items. How about child
desecraters, wearing silly flag ears or pin wheels? Does that desecrate
you?
"How about American flag napkins? What if you blow your nose in
one? Have you broken the law? How about paper plates made out of the
American flag? If you put your spaghetti on them have you defaced the
American flag? What do you do when your're finished with them throw
them away?
"How about a bag flag? Have you violated the Constitution if you
fill it with your garbage and throw it out?
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"We have factories of desecraters, making things like George and
Barbara (Bush bedroom) slippers with American flags to put your feet. Do
we throw all those folks in jail?
"And how about socks? American flag socks. When you make socks out
of the American flag, is that an act that violates the Constitution, or
only when you wear them? or does it matter if your feet are clean or
dirty? And what happens when different states pass different statutes?
Do you have to check your socks at the border? And what if you burn your
socks?"
"I don't mean to trivialize the flag," Ackerman said, turning
serious. "Americans love and respect our flag, but we don't want to
worship it. It is not a religious relic that once destroyed exists no
more.
"
Thu 21-June-90 19:42 EDT
HOUSE REJECTS U.S. FLAG PROTECTION AMENDMENT
By Robert Green
WASHINGTON, Reuter - The House Thursday rejected a proposed
constitutional amendment to protect the American flag against
desecration, killing its chances for passage this year.
The 254-177 vote in favor of the amendment was 35 short of
the two-thirds majority required for passage in both the House
and Senate. The amendment was supported by 95 Democrats and 159
Republicans and opposed by 160 Democrats and 17 Republicans.
The vote came after five hours of emotional debate.
Supporters of the amendment said the flag should be protected as
the nation's greatest symbol while opponents argued that it was
more important to preserve the Constitution.
Speaker Thomas Foley, D-Wash., said that the amendment would
not be brought up again in the House for the rest of the year
even if the Senate approved it in a later vote. The Senate may
vote on the amendment next week.
"We will vote on this matter today for the final time in
this session," Foley said before the vote.
Senate Republican Leader Robert Dole of Kansas had said the
Senate could save the amendment by passing it and sending it
back to the House, but Foley rejected Dole's plan.
President Bush proposed the amendment last week after the
Supreme Court ruled a federal law banning flag burning was
unconstitutional because it violated free speech protections.
The court made a similar ruling last year in overruling
state laws on flag burning. But public interest in the issue
seemed to be less intense than it was after the first ruling.
The proposed amendment states that Congress and the states
have the power to protect the flag against desecration including
burning, multilation, defacing or trampling on the flag and
displaying the flag in a contempuous manner.
"The flag stands as a symbol of our unity as a nation,"
Rep. Jack Brooks, D-Texas, said while Rep. James Quillen,
R-Tenn., added, "It is so important that we protect the flag
that millions of Americans have died for."
"We all love the flag," Rep. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., responded.
But he said constitutional rights were more important.
Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y., displayed several items with the
stars and stripes design including a hat, panty hose, socks,
paper plates and napkins and slippers with the likeness of
George and Barbara Bush and asked if using them would be
considered flag desecration.
"As Americans, we love and respect our flag. We don't want
to worship it," he said.
Republicans have said they may use the flag vote against
Democrats who oppose the amendment and some Democrats accused
their rivals with playing politics with the issue.
"The Republicans believe they have found an issue they can
use to win the election. They are so anxious to win they are
willing to damage the Constitution to do it," Rep. John Bryant,
D-Texas, said.
"Democrats who oppose a constitutional amendment to protect
our American flag will have to explain to their constituents
why, especially when almost 70 percent of the American people
support the amendment," Republican campaign strategist Ed
Rollins said in a statement.
Almost all Republicans and many Democrats back the amendment
while most of the opponents were Democrats. Democrats have a
257-176 House majority and control the Senate by a 55-45 margin.
One Republican who opposed the amendment, Rep. Bill Green of
New York, said: "If you believe that we can afford to lose a
few flags every year in order to preserve our one and only Bill
of Rights, then please join me in voting no."
Only 26 constitutional amendments have been approved in 200
ears, the last in 1971 to lower the voting age from 21 to 18.
If Congress passes an amendment, it then must be ratified by 38
of the 50 states to be added to the Constitution.
Thu 21-June-90 18:46 EDT
Doro Bush LeBlond moving to Washington
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Doro Bush LeBlond, the youngest of President and
Barbara Bush's five grown children, is preparing to move from Cape
Elizabeth, Maine, to Washington this summer, the first lady's press
secretary said Thursday.
Ana Perez said LeBlond, 30, will work in public relations at the
National Rehabilitation Hospital, beginning Aug. 1. She will live in a
house in the city with her two children, Sam, 5, and Ellie, 3.
LeBlond has been separated from her husband, William, for the past
year and is in the process of getting a divorce. She had worked until
recently in Maine's office of tourism in Portland.
Doro LeBlond has been a frequent visitor at the White House since
r father took office 17 months ago and, Perez said, has a number of
riends in Washington. "She is happy to be here," the press secretary
said.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
June 21, 1990
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
DURING RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY FOR
NIH CHILDREN'S INN DEDICATION
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
10:14 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: What a beautiful day. Thank you, Dr.
Sullivan. And I love the music, too. I love to sing. We heard you
when we were just getting ready to come out here. Thank you very
much. I guess I needn't tell this group, infiltrated by so many
doctors and friends from NIH, of my high regard for our Secretary of
HHS, Dr. Sullivan. I'm just delighted he's with me, and very proud
to be introduced by him. I really want to single out those who have
worked so hard recognizing that I might, by omission, risk offending.
But I've had this -- Barn, I've had this warm welcome here. And then
we've been reading up on the hard work that's gone into it.
Certainly, I want to single out Debbie Dingell for her
commitment; Dr. Pizzo, Dr. Raub, Dr. Vagelos, Alan Kay, Carmala
Walgren, Chris Downey, Kathy Russell, and -- again, excuse me, I'll
stop there -- but everybody else as well. It's good to see so many
friends and believers from the Hill over here -- from Capitol Hill,
those who are giving this project a lot of heartfelt support --
Congressman Dingell, and Downey, and Walgren, and Morella and Lowery.
Welcome to all.
And a special greeting to the kids, the parents and the
friends who have come down from NIH this morning.
I have been so impressed by what I've learned about the
unique concept of Children's Inn. Barbara and I have talked about it
and she's told me of this wonderful concept. It's an extraordinarily
sensitive idea, to provide this place of refuge and renewal so that
sick children and their families can live together during treatment.
I am very moved to be here today to see how joyously your
vision of caring has been realized. This is a story of how dreams
come true; and if you believe with all your heart and work with all
your might, dreams do come true.
Yours is also an inspiring message of bravery, sacrifice
and hope that can bring together individuals, political parties,
professionals, voluteers, private businesses, and then, the
government itself. The Children's Inn, this extraordinary home for
those who need it most, is a remarkable lesson in unity of purpose
and caring.
As brilliant points of light in the hard, dark world of
battling illness, you've given this rare and loving gift. And you've
shown your belief in the shining role which family support plays in
the treatment of a sick child.
Carmala, and Debbie, and Chris, and all of the
congressional spouses -- your vision, and compassion, and caring
touch us all very deeply. Dr. Pizzo, your professional commitment to
this dream has lasted a decade; the remarkable legacy that you've
helped to create will last for generations. And Dr. Vagelos, you and
Merck & Company have embodied, in a most exemplary way, the ideal of
corporate responsibility, utilizing the unique talents and gifts that
your company has to give. And then to NIH. Your generous gift of
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land and medical expertise has, and will, change the lives of many of
the children and so many, many others. Your leadership and gifts,
both spiritual and physical, have made this dream an astonishing
reality.
The lesson of the Inn will show us all that the most
important part of life is a very simple one: taking time to hold a
hand, share a laugh, wipe away a tear.
Many people will be doing exactly that to comfort the 36
families who will live at this Inn. People like resident manager
Kate Higgins and her staff. People like the volunteer fundraisers
and more than 4,000 donors who have raised over $7 million for
construction and who will continue to raise $500,000 a year for
operating expenses.
People like those at the Clinical Center and the entire
campus of NIH, who have been involved in caring for decades; in
planning for years; and in construction since last August. I think
it's wonderful that over 3,000 of you came to tour this place earlier
this week and Debbie said that knowing her, I'm sure there were
a few arms twisted but nevertheless, she said that most of you
have volunteered to help. And I would encourage the others to listen
to her message.
We can't forget those who simply care: like the
eighth-graders at Baker Intermediate School in Damascus, Maryland,
who made a squadron of 35 toy airplanes for the Inn.
But above all, it will be the families themselves who
will be providing the love. As your Children's Inn slogan says:
"There is a closeness that can only come from the family."
Let me give you an example of the importance of the
family bond in bringing new hope to a sick child. Today, 10-year-old
Breanne Schwantes can swim up to 54 laps a day; plays hard with her
sisters and cousins; and is so concerned about the penguins in
Antarctica that she even wrote a letter to me about them.
But she could have spent these last ten years in a world
bounded by her hospital room walls, like others with her illness.
For Breanne has osteogenesis imperfecta brittle bone disease. But
what is more important is that she also has her loving parents, Terry
and Theresa, and sister Elizabeth.
When Breanne's condition was diagnosed, Theresa gave up
her PhD work, saying nothing else mattered except devoting herself to
the health of her daughter and the health of her family.
And she says: "We decided that our gift to Breanne would
be that she have a life that was full and joyous. And that all of
our lives would be truly lived." And now, whether at home in
Wisconsin or in the Schwantes' second home here at NIH, those who
know Breanne say it is her family's depth of support that has given
this child her life.
There is nothing that hurts more than a child, afraid of
the darkness, whose cries go unheard. A lonely child whose tiny
spirit is wrapped up in a brave fight too big for its years. And
that is what this splendid cause, your splendid cause, so eloquently
recognizes.
As I thought about why I was so deeply touched by the
sensitivity of your concept, I remembered Barbara's words a couple of
weeks ago at Wellesley. To me, they sum up the spirit of this place
-- that the family is the key to everything.
She told the graduates there, you may remember, "You will
never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more
verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret, however, time
not spent with a husband, a friend, a child or a parent.' "
(Applause.)
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We share the belief that the family is the bright center
of love and life itself. Quite simply: family comes first.
Those of you who are parents of these special gravely-ill
children share something. You learn to carve out your daily lives
with the tools of courage, faith and love.
Dr. Vagelos and Dr. Pizzo and the Friends of the
Children's Inn are people of exceptional goodness. And we are very,
very grateful to them. And I also want to thank the nurses, the
nurses who hold these kids in their arms and take care of them. And
all the other fine people here at NIH who help and care.
And to the families of these kids -- you live with a
special grace. You who spend precious time with these kids, these
intensely ill children, have learned the true meaning of the prayer
of St. Francis:
"Where there is despair, let me SOW hope; where there is
darkness -- light; and where there is sadness -- joy.
You've had the extraordinary opportunity to bring joy
and strength to each other. And that is the greatest strength of
all.
Thank you, and God bless this wonderful work right here
at this very special Inn. And now, off to cut the ribbon.
(Applause.)
END
10:24 A.M. EDT
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