MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2013
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• Publication Date: May 17, 1988
• Content Type: MISC

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utility of any covertly maintained
missiles would begin to deteriorate im-
mediately; would seriously degrade
during the first 3 years, when all
missies are being eliminated; and
would vanish entirely within a decade,
unless the Soviets can begin flight
testing them.
This would be both illegal and read-
ily detectable." I think that statement
is amazing. Not only does it admit that
we don't know how many SS-20
missiles the Soviets have, and implies
the Soviets are deliberately misleading
us, but it goes on to understate the se-
riousness of that threat while justify-
ing a decade of our own vulnerability.
That, Mr. President, is why this clause
should be entitled the trust clause not
the verification clause. We are being
asked to trust the Soviet Union be-
cause we can't verify the treaty. Trust
the same nation that has violated
every arms control treaty it has ever
signed. Trust the nation that invaded
Afghanistan. Trust the nation that
still subjugates Eastern Europe and
trust the nation that was responsible
for shooting and killing Maj. Arthur
Nichols. If that is verification Mr.
President, I, for one, cannot find it
and if its a basis for trust, I most cer-
tainly cannot find that either.
Given the fallacies and serious
shortcomings of this treaty, why is
there such a burning desire to place
this Nation at risk. Why is there such
a willingness to look past the realities
of Soviet behavior and actions in the
world and instead focus on the my-
thology of "perestroika" and the per-
-sona of Gorbachev. I do not have
those answers Mr. President, only a
hope. A hope that my colleagues will
-not succumb to "it's a rotten treaty
but its the only one we got" mentali-
ty?to that reverse logic which decrees
that despite all risk and in the face of
solid evidence to the contrary, too
much political capital has been invest-
ed for NATO to stand together if the
Senate voted no.
My hope is that my colleagues will
vote to address the realities and not
their wishes. Treaty ratification
should not be based on public rela-
tions skill, naive expectations or unre-
alistic assumptions. It is never to late
to walk away from a bad deal. There-
fore, Mr. President, I will cast my vote
against ratification of the INF Treaty
and urge my colleagues to do likewise,
for if this treaty represents more secu-
rity, a new relationship with the
Soviet Union based on candor, a mean-
ingful reduction in the "balance of
terror" and a brighter future for our
world, I, for one, cannot find it.
MESSAGES FROM THE
PRESIDENT
Messages from the President of the
United States were communicated to
the Senate by Ms. Emery, one of his
secretaries:
EXECUTIVE MESSAGES
REFERRED
As in executive session, the Presid-
ing Officer laid before the Senate mes-
sages from the President of the United
States submitting a nomination, which
was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
(The nomination received today is
printed at the -end of the Senate pro-
ceedings.)
MESSAGES mom THE HOUSE
At 2:22 p.m., a message from the
House of Representatives, delivered by
Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, an-
nounced that the House has passed
the following bill, in which it requests
the concurrence of the Senate:
RR. 4471. An act to amend the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to the
activities on the Overseas Private Invest-
ment Corporation, to make supplemental
authorizations of appropriations for the
Board for International Broadcasting, and
for other purposes.
MEASURES REFERRED
The following bill was read the first
and second times by unanimous con-
sent, and referred as indicated:
H.R. 4471. An act to amend the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to the
activities of the Overseas Private Invest-
ment Corporation, to make supplemental
authorizations of appropriations for the
Board for International Broadcasting, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
? EXECUTIVE AND OTHER
COMMUNICATIONS
The following communications were
laid before the Senate, together with
accompanying papers, reports, and
documents, which were referred as in-
dicated:
EC-3260. A communication from the Sec-
retary of the Senate, transmitting, pursuant
to law, a full and complete statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the Senate,
showing in detail the items of expense
under proper appropriations, the aggregate
thereof, and exhibiting the exact condition
of all public moneys received, paid out, and
remaining in his possession from October 1,
1987 through March 31, 1988; ordered to lie
on the table.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND
JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolu-
tions were introduced, read the first
and second time by -unanimous con-
sent, and referred as indicated:
By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and
Mr. HATFIELD):
S. 2404. A bill to amend title XX of the
Social Security Act to provide for additional
funds under such title and to reserve such
funds for child day care services, to create a
National Advisory Commission on Child
Care, and for other purposes; to the Com-
mittee on Finance.
By Mr. BENTSEN:
S. 2405. A bill to establish the U.S. Mexico
Border Regional Commission and to assist
in the development of the economic and
human resources of the United States-
is ass
Mexico border region of the United States;
to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
S. 2406. A bill to authorize the Secretary
of State to conclude agreements with the
appropriate representative of the Govern-
ment of Mexico to correct pollution of the
Rio Grande; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself
and Mr. HATFIELD).
S. 2404. A bill to amend title XX of
the Social Security Act to provide for
additional funds under such title and
to reserve such funds for child day
care services, to create a National Ad-
visory Commission on Child Care, and
for other purposes; to the Committee
on Finance.
CRIED CARE ACT OF 1988
Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, thus
far in the 100th Congress, a plethora
of child care bills have been intro-
duced?more than 50 bills in all. Most
are constructive; many are innovative.
Indeed, I am proud to cosponsor sever-
al of these bills, including S. 1885, the
Act for Better Child Care Services,
along with Senators DODD, CRANSTON,
and CHAFEE. The flaw in all of these
tills, however, is that none offers an
Immediate response to the rapidly ex-
panding crisis in American child care
services, what's more, amidst the ca-
cophony and -confusion of so many al-
ternative proposals, there is a very
real danger that the legislative over-
load will paralyze Congress, prevent-
ing any action this year. That would
be the ultimate irony and tragedy of
so many well-intentioned proposals.
Mr. President, to -cut through this
legislative gridlock, Senator HATFIELD
and I are introducing the Child Care
Act of 1988. The principal thrust of
our bill is to provide a direct and im-
mediate shot in the arm for child care
services in all 50 States. To that end,
we propose boosting authorization for
title XX of the Social Security Act by
$1.5 billion over 3 years, earmarking
that increase exclusively for child care
services.
By all means, let the Congress con-
tinue to debate the optimum ap-
proaches to child care services. No
doubt, too, child care will be a major
issue hi the congressional and presi-
dential campaigns. But we cannot
allow the children's needs to go unmet
for another year while the adults quib-
ble and kibitz. Let's get the money to
grass-roots community organizations
that need it and know how to make
best use of it. And let's do it now. -
Mr. President. our bill also includes
two other components. First, to busi-
nesses that establish child care facili-
ties, it provides a tax credit of 25 per-
cent of the cost, not to exceed $50,000;
this tax credit will leverage Federal re-
sources by enlisting the private sector
In the rapid expansion of our Nation's
day-care infrastructure. Second, to fa-
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