ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

Addresses

America in the 21st Century and the Demographic Imperative: Vijaya L. Melnick, 11022 [6JN]

America's Economic Security—Recapturing the Lead in the 1990's: Robert A. Mosbacher, Sec. of Commerce, 9142 [15MY]

Capital Investment and Competition in the 1990s: John Georges, 18449 [3AU]

Citizens for a Sound Economy, 1789 [7FE]

Construction Innovation Forum: David Perini, 8753 [10MY]

Corporate Mergers and Takeovers: James Goldsmith, 31699-31701 [21NO]

Deficit Crisis—Preserving the Nation's Resources: Representative Panetta, 328-330 [20JA]

Economic Impact of Theater and the Arts on Business: Arlene Markinson, 3170 [1MR]

Environment, Population, and Sustainable Development: Barber B. Conable, Jr., 13488 [23JN]

Germany—the New Economic Challenge: Representative Torricelli, 30672 [21NO]

Haitian International Institute for Research and Development: Leopold Berlanger, 16765 [27JY]

Internal and International Developments: U.S.S.R. Congress of Peoples' Deputies, 19788 [7SE]

Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty: Jack Valenti, 24877 [17OC]

Maddening of America: Joe Kellman, 26443-26451 [27OC]

Overview of the U.S. and Southeastern Economies: Robert V. Royall, Jr., 18 [3JA]

Relationship Between U.S. Policy and Development in the Caribbean: A.N.R. Robinson, 7623-7625 [27AP]

Securing American Prosperity: Senator Kerry, 4716-4719 [17MR]

Silent War: Mark Patinkin, 16747 [27JY], 19027-19028 [4AU]

Soviet Response to Western Economic Pressure, Kempton B. Jenkins, 31736-31738 [21NO]

Trade Competitiveness and U.S. Economy: Representative Levine, 12209 [15JN]

U.S.-Japanese Relations: Ronald Reagan, 26723 [1NO]

Agenda

Budget and the Region: Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, 4042 [13MR]

Amendments

Business Opportunity Development Reform Act: technical corrections (S. 767), 6202 [12AP]

Dept. of Commerce: quarterly financial report (H.R. 3629), 30788 [21NO], 31265, 31606 [21NO]

Education and Training for a Competitive America Act: amend (H.R. 678), 7339 [19AP]

Minimum wage: adjust (H.R. 2), 5230-5232, 5247 [23MR]

———adjust (H.R. 2710), 26591 [31OC], 27674 [7NO], 27855, 27862, 27904, 27905 [8NO]

Analyses

Business Opportunity Development Reform Act Technical Corrections (S. 767), 7372 [19AP], 7847 [2MY]

Promoting Growth Within Economically Distressed Communities (H.R. 2079), 7416-7418 [25AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2, minimum wage adjustment, 6757 [17AP], 6841 [18AP]

Articles and editorials

. . . And a Great Misconception, 8245 [4MY]

Administration Pessimistic About Cutting Trade Deficit, 28700 [14NO]

American Dream—We Must ``Do Better'' for Our Children, 16745 [27JY]

American Protectionism in the Administrative Era, 26469 [27OC]

Antitrust Law Needs Flexing, 112 [3JA]

As Farms Falter, Rural Homelessness Grows, 7951 [3MY]

Banking on a Better Life, 7690 [1MY]

Better Off Unemployed?, 28339 [9NO]

Better Than $3.35, $4.25 or Even $5.05, 4098 [14MR]

Big Debt Overhang, 25998 [25OC]

Bring Back Optimism—Bring Back Gold Bonds, 8030 [3MY]

Bush Could Look to State for Advice, 3427 [3MR]

Bush's Folly, 23643 [5OC]

Bush's Real Problem—The Ruins of Reaganism, 7657 [1MY], 8258 [4MY]

Buy American?, 5630 [5AP]

Caracas Seethes, Washington Snoozes, 4004 [9MR]

Chairman Gonzalez Envisions Comprehensive Reform of Financial Services Regulatory Structure, 10229-10232 [25MY]

Challenge Facing Deng, 7354 [19AP]

Coming Recession, 5634 [5AP]

Common Economic Sense, 20700 [18SE]

Competitiveness Hoax in International Trade, 5439-5442 [4AP]

Cutting COLA's, 2433 [22FE]

Deficit Figuring Doesn't Add Up, 4924-4926 [17MR]

Dispelling the Myths About a Higher Minimum Wage, 9502 [17MY]

Divided We Fail, 14079 [11JY]

Do Japanese Have the Yen to Take Over a New York Hospital?, 20764 [19SE]

Doing Good With the Minimum Wage, 9498 [17MY]

Don't Veto the Hopes of Women, Minorities, 10465 [31MY]

Drug Bonds—Deficit Spending by Another Name, 18345 [3AU]

Dubious Attack on Inflation, 3863 [9MR]

East-West Economic Agenda, 1162 [27JA]

Economic Scene—A Breakthrough on Poverty?, 4105 [14MR]

Effects of Minimum Wage Increase Seen as Manageable, 27858 [8NO]

Ever-Growing Deficits Established the Failure of Gramm-Rudman, 22883 [3OC]

Exxon Oil Spill No Excuse To Raise Gas Prices, 6087 [12AP]

Fifty Tax Pros Give Fifty Different Answers on Test, 2444 [22FE]

Fixing the Trade Deficit Will Hurt, but It Beats the Alternative—A Major Crash, 7343 [19AP]

From the Director—Economic Populism=Economic Suicide, 14610 [13JY]

Fumbling for a Way To Deal With Japan, 10008 [22MY]

Gas Hike Largest, Fastest in History, 6086 [12AP]

GOP Should Just Say No to New Taxes, 26508 [30OC]

Growth Rate of Hospital Expenses Rose in First Half of 1989, 30675 [21NO]

How Will Poverty Affect County?, 13631 [27JN]

Human Resources, 3399 [2MR]

Japan Cuts U.S. Lead in Electronics, 9516 [17MY]

Japanese Investments in the U.S., 26584 [31OC]

Japan's Money Machine—It Creates Plenty of Yen, Yet No Inflation at All,, 27596 [7NO]

Japan's Secret Weapon—The Shadow Warriors—How the Japanese Are Buying Up New York and the U.S., 20766-20770 [19SE]

Lighting Candles From Harlem to Watts, 23041 [3OC]

Making Ends Meet—For Minimum Wage Earners, Essentials Seem Like Luxuries, 5840 [7AP]

Meeting the Needs of Asian-Americans Who Don't Fit the Model Minority Mold, 4664 [16MR]

Minimum Wage—A Better Way, 4098 [14MR]

Minimum Wage—Bush Is Right, 8745 [9MY]

Money Funds Must Be Restrained To Fix the S&L Mess, 5647 [5AP]

Neville Chamberlain Economics, 26384 [27OC]

New Smoot-Hawley Bares Its Teeth, 10009 [22MY]

Not So Fast, 10232 [25MY]

Of Banks, Borrowers, and Brady, 8858 [10MY]

Oil and Security, 8185 [4MY]

Pop Quiz—Leveraged Buyouts Are—``A Blight on the Land'', 1405 [2FE]

Pop Quiz—Leveraged Buyouts Are—Good for U.S. Business, 1405 [2FE]

Pressures for Shift in Trade Policy, 10009 [22MY]

Progressive Values for America, 13216-13218 [22JN]

Putting Their Country On the Block—Baby Bankers Sell U.S. Firms to the Japanese, 20764 [19SE]

Realities of ``Friday the 13th'', 28700 [14NO]

Rebarbarization of America—To Walk Amid the Underclass Is To Glimpse Social Regression, 8802 [10MY]

Recent Uprising in Venezuela the Tip of the Iceberg?, 3853-3855 [9MR]

Reflections on the Ugly Decade, 1860 [7FE]

Regaining America's Dulled Industrial Edge—The Answer Is Right Here at Home, 9516 [17MY]

Revival in Tucson, 17575 [1AU]

Right Change for Small Change, 21761 [26SE]

Rising Above Principle, 27853 [8NO]

Sale of Savings Bonds Halted Because of Debt Limit Drop, 26722 [1NO]

Saudi King Sees Further Rise for Oil, 8184 [4MY]

Signal of the Strong Dollar, 10781 [2JN]

S&L Bailout—Money Goes From Rust Belt to Sun Belt, 8842 [10MY]

Solomon Torres—How Far Is La Feria From Success?, 5176 [22MR]

Statehood Could Ruin Puerto Rico's Economy, 18198 [2AU]

Steel Industry Boom Seems Set To Go Bust, 15862 [24JY]

Step on the Gas, Pay the Price, 8184 [4MY]

Stop the Flow of Drugs to Our Money Markets!, 7582 [26AP]

Taking a Random Walk To Ruin?, 3862 [9MR]

Tales of Investment, 13868 [28JN]

Tax the Rich, They Consume Too Much, 1338-1339 [31JA]

Teach the Pentagon To Think Before It Spends, 26508 [30OC]

They're Worse Off, 15714 [20JY]

U.S. Lags Behind in Pushing Exports, 28562 [13NO]

Want To Stifle Growth? Hike Taxes, 27069 [2NO]

War on Poverty Hangs On, 23303 [4OC]

Why Communism Is Losing, 15595 [20JY]

Wobbly Currency Quandary, 26383 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Banks and banking: tax treatment of troubled financial institutions (see H.R. 1324)

Budget: balance (see S. 101)

———dollar increase in revenue should reduce deficit by same amount (see H.R. 449)

———link outlays to percentage of GNP total (see H.R. 3070)

Business: buying U.S. products and services (see H.J. Res. 59)

———innovation, productivity, trade, competitiveness, and technology leadership (see H.R. 2264)

Business Opportunity Development Reform Act: technical corrections (see S. 767)

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: improve operations (see S. 504)

Caribbean nations: promote economic growth and development (see H.R. 1240)

Community Adjustment Assistance Program: establish (see H.R. 309)

Community Housing Partnership Act: enact (see S. 1081)

Corporations: community impact statements in certain mergers affecting employment levels (see H.R. 679)

Crime and criminals: penalties for use of time sensitive official economic information (see H.R. 1478)

Critical Trends Assessment Act: enact (see S. 1345)

Defense contractors: Federal assistance to areas heavily dependent (see H.R. 2852)

Deficit Reduction Guarantee Act: enact (see S. 829)

Depressed areas: funding for public works and economic development (see H.R. 2015)

Dept. of Defense: assistance for economic stabilization of areas affected by defense base closings (see H.R. 699)

Dept. of HUD: grants to community development corporations relative to economic development activities (see H.R. 3716)

Economic conditions: development (see H.R. 3166)

Economic Policy Council: establish (see S. 149)

Economically distressed communities: promoting growth (see H.R. 2079)

Education and Training for a Competitive America Act: amend (see H.R. 678)

Employment: congressional committee analysis of legislation impact on economic factors (see S. Con. Res. 17)

———economic adjustment to realignments or reductions in defense or aerospace contracts, military facilities, and arms export (see H.R. 101)

Enterprise Zone Improvements Act: enact (see H.R. 6)

Federal employees: adjust pay of those in high cost of living areas (see H.R. 3319)

Federal Reserve Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 2795, 3512)

First Home Act: enact (see S. 709)

FRS: adopt monetary policies leading to zero inflation (see H.J. Res. 382, 409)

Gasoline: price increase following Exxon Valdez oil spill (see H. Res. 149)

Government contractors: prevent Federal laws from undermining local living standards (see H.R. 2901)

Housing: increase opportunities for low- and moderate-income households (see H.R. 2743)

———voucher assistance on prepayment of subsidized project mortgages (see H.R. 582)

Income: adjust minimum wage and increase earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2630, 2637)

Indians: encourage economic development (see S. 1203; H.R. 3339)

Industry: development of energy plants at mouth of coal mines (see S. 222)

Interstate compacts: Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Development Authority Compact (see H.R. 3118)

Medicare: benefits relative to deductions, premiums, railroad retirement annuities, and cost of living increases (see H.R. 2226)

Minimum wage: adjust (see H.R. 2, 2710)

———adjust (H.R. 2710), correct enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 80)

National Cooperative Research and Production Act: amend (see H.R. 1025)

National Housing Trust: assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1)

Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for individuals receiving certain military benefits (see H.R. 1491)

Public works: development and employment programs for certain areas (see H.R. 10)

Rural areas: business communication and development assistance (see S. 1030; H.R. 487, 2531, 3519, H. Con. Res. 140)

———establish enterprise zones (see S. 35)

———promote small business (see S. 1051)

Rural Business Assistance Act: enact (see S. 1029)

Rural Economic Development Act: enact (see H.R. 3581)

Rural Enterprise Zone Act: enact (see H.R. 1221)

Rural Investment Fund Act: enact (see S. 1008)

Small and High-Risk Business Investment Act: enact (see S. 1541)

Small business: impact statement under certain economic conditions (see H.R. 2274)

Steel Import Stabilization Act: extend (see S. 378)

Taxation: incentives for the establishment of enterprise zones (see H.R. 193)

———targeted jobs tax credit (see S. 766)

Temporary National Commission on Economic Concentration: establish (see H.R. 34)

Thrift institutions: purchase by savings and loan holding companies of certain thrift institutions (see H.R. 949)

U.S.-Mexico Border Regional Development Act: enact (see S. 1870)

Unemployment: BLS compilation of statistics (see H.R. 1425)

White House Conference on Homelessness: convene (see H.R. 2560)

Women: economic equity (see H.R. 3085)

Books

``International Roundtable on World Economic Development,'' Charles A. Cerami, 28401 [13NO]

Brochures

Gas Tax Increase for Deficit Reduction—An Easy Solution or No Solution at All? Associated General Contractors of America, 5108 [21MR]

International Development Lending Reform: Sierra Club, 31436 [21NO]

Documents

Economic Program for Poland: Polish Council of Ministers, 25967 [25OC]

Environmental Impact Assessment—What It Is and Why International Development Organizations Need It: Council on Environmental Quality, 31436 [21NO]

Essays

America Itself Is Unfair: Akio Morita, 30084 [17NO]

Decline of an America Which Can Only See 10 Minutes Ahead: Akio Morita and Shintaro Ishihara, 30084 [17NO]

Japan That Can Say ``No''—The New United States-Japan Relations Card, 30084 [17NO]

U.S. and Japan Are Inescapably Interdependent: Akio Morita, 30084 [17NO]

Explanations

Minimum wage: Dept. of Labor, 5243 [23MR]

Factsheets

Cardinal Pillars of National Policy, 13970 [29JN]

Effect of Economic Conditions on Children, 4982 [20MR]

Letters

Community Development Block Grant Program: George S. Mickelson, Governor of South Dakota, 30132 [19NO]

———National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, 30132 [19NO]

———National Governors' Association, 30132 [19NO]

FRS monetary policy: Steve H. Hanke, 26384 [27OC]

Gold standard for U.S. dollar: Representative Dannemeyer, 22730 [2OC]

Japanese trade barriers: T. Boone Pickens, Jr., 26585 [31OC]

Minimum wage: AFL-CIO, 26818 [1NO]

———American Farm Bureau Federation, 27866 [8NO]

———Council of Economic Advisers, 4102 [14MR]

———Elizabeth Dole, Sec. of Labor, 27601 [7NO]

———Rosechanaw Little, 6632 [13AP]

Public debt of developing countries: James Adams, 1359 [31JA]

Rural development: Senator Conrad, 9828 [18MY]

Steel import controls: President Bush, 1943 [8FE]

Tax simplification: R.A. Goodwin, 2444 [22FE]

Lists

Organizations supporting the Community Housing Partnership Act, 9915 [18MY]

Memorials of legislature

Maine, 14815 [17JY]

Virginia, 3499 [6MR]

Messages

Building a Better America: President Bush, 2081 [9FE]

Minimum Wage Adjustment Act Veto: President Bush, 11578 [13JN]

Report: President Reagan, 251-254 [19JA]

Veto of Fair Labor Standards Act Amendments: President Bush, 27854 [8NO]

Motions

Minimum wage: adjust (H.R. 2), 6835 [18AP]

———adjust (H.R. 2), postpone further consideration of veto message, 11579 [13JN]

Papers

U.S. Trade Policy: Jagdish Bhagwati and several economists, 10007 [22MY]

Petitions

Gary, IN, Common Council, 10051 [23MY]

Public opinion polls

Federal spending, taxes, and the budget deficit: Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation, 7105-7107 [19AP]

Republic of China: New York constituents, 20926 [19SE]

Questions and answers

First home plan, 5596 [5AP]

Remarks in House

Banks and banking: bailout of savings and loan industry, 8838-8843 [10MY]

———deposit insurance system for banks and credit unions, 20170 [12SE]

———exchange of equity for debt, 6797 [17AP]

———preventing another savings and loan crisis, 10792 [5JN]

———purchase by savings and loan holding companies of certain thrift institutions (H.R. 949), 2172 [9FE]

———reduce interest rates, 11283 [8JN]

———savings incentives, 23638 [5OC]

Budget: balancing, 15728 [21JY]

———bipartisan agreement, 7403 [25AP]

———committee report on current level of spending and revenues, 8432 [8MY]

———national priorities, 27786-27794 [7NO]

Bush, President: assessment of policies, 25812 [25OC]

Business: analysis and outlook, 27990 [8NO]

———forecasts, 22656 [2OC]

———foreign economic domination, 5127 [22MR]

———innovation, productivity, trade, competitiveness, and technology leadership (H.R. 2264), 8825 [10MY]

Business Opportunity Development Reform Act: technical corrections (S. 767), 10819 [6JN]

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Expansion Act: enact (H.R. 1233), open rule for consideration, 12818 [21JN]

China, People's Republic of: sanctions, 12737 [21JN]

Community Adjustment Assistance Program: establish (H.R. 309), 141 [3JA]

Congress: role, 3851-3853 [9MR]

Corporations: community impact statements in certain mergers affecting employment levels (H.R. 679), 1128 [27JA]

Credit cards: impact of overuse, 25063 [18OC]

Current events: analysis, 19155-19159 [4AU]

Defense contractors: assistance to areas heavily dependent (H.R. 2852), 14247 [11JY]

Defense Economic Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 101), 133 [3JA]

Dept. of Commerce: quarterly financial report (H.R. 3629), 28514 [13NO], 30788 [21NO]

———quarterly financial report (H.R. 3629), Senate amendments, 30789 [11DE]

Dept. of Defense: budget, 26507 [30OC]

———impact of Gramm-Rudmam mandatory budget reduction, 27929 [8NO]

Dept. of HUD: grants to community development corporations relative to economic development activities (H.R. 3716), 30040 [17NO]

Derby, CT: tribute to Training Education and Manpower, Inc., 26897 [1NO]

Developing countries: population control, 21400 [22SE]

———public debt, 1358 [31JA]

Economic investment zones: develop (H.R. 3166), 19490 [4AU]

Economically depressed areas: funding for public works and economic development (H.R. 2015), 6815 [17AP]

———promoting growth (H.R. 2079), 7415 [25AP]

Employment: economic adjustment to realignments in defense or aerospace contracts, military facilities, and arms export (H.R. 101), 30807 [21NO]

———effect of trade deficit on U.S. jobs, 25480, 25481 [23OC]

———outlook of U.S. economy, 28738 [14NO]

Enterprise Zone Improvements Act: enact (H.R. 6), 171 [3JA]

Entrepreneurs: tribute, 20590 [14SE]

Federal employees: adjust pay of those in high cost-of-living areas (H.R. 3319), 21361 [21SE]

Federal Reserve Reform Act: enact (H.R. 2795), 13966, 13985 [29JN]

———enact (H.R. 3512), 25800, 25801 [24OC]

Foreign investments: impact, 23948 [10OC]

Foreign trade: deficit, 14926, 14929-14931 [18JY], 20983-20985 [20SE], 24769 [17OC]

———effects of protectionism, 26468 [27OC]

———improving U.S. competitiveness, 6287 [12AP], 20981 [20SE], 28561 [13NO], 28733 [14NO]

———U.S. interests in the global economy of the 1990's, 9970 [18MY]

FRS: adopt monetary policies leading to zero inflation (H.J. Res. 382), 17182-17184 [1AU]

Government contractors: prevent Federal laws from undermining local living standards (H.R. 2901), 14713 [13JY]

Growth rate, 26197, 26199, 26308 [26OC]

Health care cost: increase, 11754 [14JN], 30675 [21NO]

Holland, MI.: model of community and economic success, 8424 [4MY]

Housing: Federal/State coordination, 4482 [16MR]

———increase opportunities for low- and moderate-income households (H.R. 2743), 13230, 13231 [22JN]

———provide affordable, 23949 [10OC]

———tribute to the Home Lending Program, 7582 [26AP]

———voucher assistance on prepayment of subsidized project mortgages (H.R. 582), 336 [20JA]

Income: adjust minimum wage and increase earned income tax credit (H.R. 2637), 11828 [14JN]

Interest rates: impact of rising, 25234 [19OC]

Interstate compacts: congressional consent to the Quad-Cities Metropolitan Development Authority (H.R. 3118), 18538 [3AU]

Japan: Akio Morita's essay on trade relations with U.S., 30084 [17NO]

———economic relations with U.S., 20764-20771 [19SE]

———foreign investments, 2503 [22FE]

———investments in U.S., 24768 [17OC], 26515, 26517, 26575, 26584-26587 [31OC], 26794 [1NO], 26907, 26909 [2NO], 27183 [6NO], 27721 [7NO], 27931, 27999-28001 [8NO]

———trade policy, 30096 [19NO]

———U.S. relations, 2185 [9FE]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: war on poverty, 20580 [14SE]

Joint Manufacturing Opportunities Act: enact (H.R. 423), 112 [3JA]

Military installations: closings, 3664 [7MR], 3676 [8MR]

Minimum wage: adjust, 3562 [7MR], 26512, 26514, 26516 [31OC], 26717 [31OC], 26890, 26896 [1NO], 27813 [7NO], 28339 [9NO]

———adjust (H.R. 2), 149 [3JA], 5128, 5130, 5142 [22MR], 5163, 5164 [22MR], 5215, 5216-5256 [23MR], 6632 [13AP], 6835-6841 [18AP], 14621 [13JY], 26472 [30OC]

———adjust (H.R. 2), conference report, 8745 [9MY], 8810 [10MY], 8886 [11MY], 8899, 8900 [11MY], 9456-9462 [17MY], 9594, 9602 [17MY], 9614-9616, 9621 [18MY], 10014-10016, 10019 [23MY], 10080 [23MY], 10152 [24MY], 10176 [24MY], 10421 [31MY], 10464, 10474 [31MY]

———adjust (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 111), 5133-5142 [22MR]

———adjust (H.R. 2), permission to file conference report, 8432 [8MY]

———adjust (H.R. 2), veto, 11055 [7JN], 11748-11751, 11753-11755, 11765 [14JN], 11775 [15JN], 11776, 11777 [14JN], 11839 [14JN]

———adjust (H.R. 1392), 4144 [14MR]

———adjust (H.R. 2710), 12836 [21JN], 23987 [10OC], 26790, 26791, 26793, 26804-26825 [1NO]

———adjust (H.R. 2710), consideration (H. Res. 278), 26804-26806 [1NO]

———adjust (H.R. 2710), correct enrollment (S. Con. Res. 80), 28176 [9NO]

———adjust (H.R. 2710), corrections in engrossment, 26825 [1NO]

Mitsubishi Estate Co.: investments in U.S., 26575 [31OC]

National Cooperative Research and Production Act: amend (H.R. 1025), 2225 [21FE]

National Housing Trust: assistance to first-time homebuyers (H.R. 1), 28807-28834 [14NO]

National objectives: domestic versus foreign spending, 24715 [16OC]

National security: need for economic and military policy, 19496 [4AU]

Nation's infrastructure: deterioration, 20222 [12SE]

Ohio: concerns of constituents over the economy, 14033 [11JY]

101st Cong., 1st sess.: accomplishments, 30385 [20NO]

Petroleum: effects of tax increase, 7869 [2MY]

Public works: development and employment programs for certain areas (H.R. 10), 153 [3JA]

Rural areas: business revitalization, 4451 [15MR], 11239 [8JN], 22465 [28SE]

———development investment zones (H.R. 2531), 10734 [1JN]

Rural Economic Development Act: enact (H.R. 3581), 27071 [2NO]

Small business: impact statement under certain economic conditions (H.R. 2274), 8742 [9MY]

———participation in international trade, 28357 [9NO]

Spending and expenditures: committee report on current level, 8432 [8MY]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, 4059 [14MR]

———expansion of earned income tax credit, 15343 [20JY]

———increase, 21191 [21SE]

———Reagan tax cuts, 16074 [25JY]

Technology: improve performance of U.S. products, 11034 [6JN]

U.S. dollar: gold standard, 22730, 22731 [2OC]

U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement: impact, 14929 [18JY]

Unemployment: BLS compilation of statistics (H.R. 1425), 4468 [15MR]

White House Conference on Homelessness: convene (H.R. 2560), 11027 [6JN]

Women: economic equity (H.R. 3085), 18223 [3AU]

———single parent support of families, 8885 [11MY]

Working Group on Rural Development: formation, 7402 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: disaster assistance guidelines (S. 1583), 19614 [6SE]

———farmers plight, 27830 [8NO]

Analysis, 1338 [31JA]

Budget: balance (S. 101), 716 [25JA]

———deficit, 7906 [3MY], 28044 [9NO]

———deficit and value of U.S. dollar, 26383 [27OC]

———television's Sunday economists, 6886 [18AP]

Business: analysis and outlook, 21219 [21SE]

Business Opportunity Development Reform Act: technical corrections (S. 767), 7371 [19AP], 7846 [2MY]

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: improve operations (S. 504), 3324 [2MR]

Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation: release of poll on budget deficit, 7104 [19AP]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, 30131 [19NO]

Community Housing Partnership Act: enact (S. 1081), 9911 [18MY]

Corporations: leveraged buyout takeovers, 1405 [2FE]

Critical Trends Assessment Act: enact (S. 1345), 15058 [18JY]

Dept. of Commerce: quarterly financial report (H.R. 3629), 31265 [21NO]

Developing countries: eradicate poverty, 21111-21114 [20SE]

Economic Policy Council: establish (S. 149), 791 [25JA]

EEC: U.S. competitiveness after 1992, 6774 [17AP]

Employment: congressional committee analysis of legislation impact on economic factors (S. Con. Res. 17), 3535 [6MR]

Enterprise zones: strengthen economic development, 23040 [3OC]

First Home Act: enact (S. 709), 5595, 5598 [5AP]

Foreign trade: deficit, 7343 [19AP]

———enhance U.S. competitiveness, 9515 [17MY], 11537 [13JN], 19026 [4AU], 29434 [16NO]

———unfair trade practices, 25351 [20OC]

Forest and forestry: lack of log supply, 8755 [10MY]

FRS: policy change to fight inflation, 3861 [9MR]

Growth, 1788 [7FE]

Housing: tax subsidies for low- and moderate-income families, 8801 [10MY]

Indians: encourage economic development (S. 1203), 12553, 12556 [20JN], 23619 [5OC]

Industry: development of energy plants at mouth of coal mines (S. 222), 940 [25JA]

———increase growth, 18883 [4AU]

International relations: economic summit in Paris (S. Res. 132), 9791-9794 [18MY]

Iron and steel industry: condition, 1401 [2FE]

———extension of President's Steel Program, 1401 [2FE]

———impact of imports from EEC, 4421 [15MR]

Japan: investments in U.S., 26601 [31OC]

———U.S. relations, 4679 [16MR], 27596 [7NO], 31287 [21NO]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: war on poverty, 24877 [17OC]

Military installations: proposed closings, 16 [3JA]

Minimum wage: adjust, 26693 [31OC], 27600 [7NO]

———adjust (H.R. 2), 6169 [12AP]

———adjust (H.R. 2), conference report, 9484, 9496-9515 [17MY], 9741-9743 [18MY]

———adjust (H.R. 2), veto, 11303 [8JN], 11663 [14JN]

———adjust (H.R. 2710), 26721 [1NO], 26982-26984 [2NO], 27198-27205 [6NO], 27595, 27674 [7NO], 27851-27878 [8NO]

———adjust (H.R. 2710), correct enrollment (S. Con. Res. 80), 27878 [8NO]

———adjust (H.R. 2710), unanimous-consent agreement, 27861 [8NO]

———adjust (S. 4), 5839 [7AP]

Montana: economic development, 31733-31735 [11DE]

National Economic Commission: report, 14078 [11JY]

North Dakota: business environment, 11860 [15JN]

Petroleum: excise tax used to reduce deficit, 7898 [3MY]

Public debt: increase ceiling level, 26722, 26724 [1NO], 28044 [9NO]

Rural areas: establish enterprise zones (S. 35), 594-602 [25JA], 2135 [9FE]

———homeless situation, 8588 [9MY]

Rural Business Assistance Act: enact (S. 1029), 9554 [17MY]

Rural Investment Fund Act: enact (S. 1008), 9529 [17MY]

Securities: stock market fluctuation, 24817 [17OC]

Small and High-Risk Business Investment Act: enact (S. 1541), 18943 [4AU]

Steel Import Stabilization Extension Act: enact (S. 378), 1942-1943, 1950 [8FE], 7255 [19AP]

Taxation: capital gains, 1906 [8FE]

———proposed increase, 21224 [21SE]

———short-term politics and long-term problems, 22879 [3OC]

———targeted jobs tax credit (S. 766), 6173 [12AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts, 31694 [21NO]

Textile industry and fabrics: decline of domestic industry, 30422 [20NO]

U.S. industry: challenges, 6208 [12AP]

U.S.-Mexico Border Regional Development Act: enact (S. 1870), 28117 [9NO]

Unemployment: efforts to decrease, 8300 [4MY]

Youth: economic outlook for U.S., 16745 [27JY]

Reports

Budget Forecast, 1988: CBO (excerpt), 7909 [3MY]

Energy and Natural Resources, 3172 [1MR]

Future of U.S.-Japan Relations: Council on Foreign Relations and Asia Pacific Association, 2186 [9FE]

Minimum Wage: CBO, 5241-5242 [23MR]

Seize the Moment—U.S. Interests in the 1990's: American Assembly, 9970-9973 [18MY]

Status of the Budget: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 17558 [1AU]

———Committee on the Budget, 3849 [9MR], 8432-8435 [8MY], 18659-18661 [3AU]

Steel Imports—Are the VRA Countries Filling Their Quotas? David J. Cantor, 1944-1949 [8FE]

Structural Changes in the Western Steel Industry: ITC, 7256-7258 [19AP]

Reports by conference committees

Minimum Wage Adjustment (H.R. 2), 8435-8441 [8MY]

Reports filed

Adjustment of Minimum Wage: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 101-11), 4988 [20MR]

———Conference Report on H.R. 2 (H. Rept. 101-47), 8453 [8MY]

———Consideration of H.R. 2: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 111) (H. Rept. 101-13), 5083 [21MR]

———Consideration of H.R. 2710: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 278) (H. Rept. 101-324), 26588 [31OC]

Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics (Joint) (H. Rept. 101-48), 8708 [9MY]

Public Works and Economic Development Funding for Depressed Areas: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 101-388), 31241 [11DE]

Technical Corrections to Business Opportunity Development Reform Act: Committee on Small Business (S. 767), 6171 [12AP]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Lee H.: Boosting U.S. Investment, 20407 [13SE]

———Rural Development Challenges, 19662 [6SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Increase in minimum wage: National Conference of Black Mayors, 11774 [14JN]

Statements

British Conservatives on Erosion of Industrial Base: Paul Kennedy, 11907 [15JN]

Capital Gains and Tax Reform: C. Eugene Steuerle, 27173-27175 [3NO]

Economic and Budget Issues: Rudolph G. Penner, 3544-3546 [6MR]

Higher Taxes: Milton Friedman, 8059 [3MY]

Insufficient Investments and Tax Increases: several economists, 27783 [7NO]

Minimum Wage: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 5234 [23MR]

———Representative Hawkins, 5248 [23MR]

Rural Enterprise Zone Act: Dennis D. Roedemeier, 600 [25JA]

———Richard McHugh, 599 [25JA]

Tax Reduction: Ronald Reagan, 16074 [25JY]

U.S. Competitiveness: Daniel Burstein, 29435 [16NO]

———Lawrence Chimerine, 29436-29439 [16NO]

———Senator Lieberman, 11537 [13JN]

Use of Exchange Stabilization Fund as a Part of a Multilateral Bridge Loan for Poland: David Mulford, Dept. of the Treasury, 25187 [19OC]

Summaries

Balanced Budget (S. 101), 718-720 [25JA]

BLS Compilation of Unemployment Statistics (H.R. 1425), 4468 [15MR]

Business Opportunity Development Reform Act Technical Corrections (S. 767), 10820 [6JN]

Community Adjustment Act (H.R. 309), 142 [3JA]

Dept. of HUD Reform Act (H.R. 1), 28821-28824 [14NO]

Funding for Public Works and Economic Development in Depressed Areas (H.R. 2015), 6816 [17AP]

Minimum Wage Increase (H.R. 2), 150 [3JA]

National Development Investment Act (H.R. 10), 153 [3JA]

Risks of Wishful Thinking: National Economic Commission, 24564-24565 [13OC]

Rural Areas' Development Investment Zones (H.R. 2531), 10734 [1JN]

SSI Benefits (H.R. 867), 2777 [23FE]

Tables

Cost-of-living increases for Federal employees, 1753 [7FE]

Dept. of Labor projection for labor force and employment growth, 1989-92, 5712 [6AP]

Growth in insolvent and weak commercial banks insured by FDIC, 2032 [9FE]

Spending of a family with income of $18,000, 8243 [4MY]

Testimonies

Economic Policy: Representative Hamilton, 4443 [15MR]

U.S. Competitiveness: Benjamin M. Friedman, 29434 [16NO]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 86, encourage private creditors to help reduce Mexican debt, 14034 [11JY]

H. Res. 111, consideration of H.R. 2, minimum wage adjustments, 5133 [22MR]

H. Res. 278, consideration of H.R. 2710, adjust minimum wage, 26804 [1NO]

H.R. 1, Dept. of HUD Reform Act, 28807-28820 [14NO]

H.R. 2, minimum wage adjustment, 5216 [23MR]

H.R. 101, Defense Economic Adjustment Act, 134 [3JA]

H.R. 678, Education and Training for a Competitive America Act amendment, 3563 [7MR]

H.R. 679, require community impact statements in certain mergers affecting employment levels, 1129 [27JA]

H.R. 2264, Cooperative Productivity and Competitiveness Act, 8825 [10MY]

H.R. 2560, convene White House Conference on Homelessness, 11027 [6JN]

H.R. 2710, adjust minimum wage, 26822-26824 [1NO]

H.R. 2795, Federal Reserve Reform Act, 13967 [29JN]

H.R. 3402, Polish and Hungarian democracy initiative, 25198-25200, 25202-25204 [19OC], 29382-29390 [16NO]

H.R. 3512, Federal Reserve Reform Act, 25801 [24OC]

H.R. 3629, Dept. of Commerce quarterly financial report, 28514 [13NO]

S. 35, Rural Enterprise Zone Act, 595-599 [25JA]

S. 101, balance budget, 716-718 [25JA]

S. 222, development of energy plants at mouth of coal mines, 942 [25JA]

S. 378, Steel Import Stabilization Extension Act, 1943 [8FE]

S. 709, First Home Act, 5596 [5AP]

S. 766, targeted jobs tax credit, 6174 [12AP]

S. 767, Business Opportunity Development Reform Act technical corrections, 7373-7375 [19AP], 10817-10819 [6JN]

S. 1008, Rural Investment Fund Act, 9530-9533 [17MY]

S. 1029, Rural Business Assistance Act, 9554 [17MY]

S. 1081, Community Housing Partnership Act, 9912-9914 [18MY]

S. 1203, Indian Economic Development Act, 12554-12556 [20JN]

S. 1345, Critical Trends Assessment Act, 15059 [18JY]

S. 1541, Small and High-Risk Business Investment Act, 18944 [4AU]

S. Con. Res. 17, congressional committee analysis of legislation impact on economic factors, 3535 [6MR]

S. Con. Res. 47, multilateral sanctions against South Africa, 12254 [16JN]

S. Con. Res. 80, enrollment corrections of H.R. 2710, Fair Labor Standards Act amendments, 27879, 27903 [8NO], 28176 [9NO]

S. Res. 132, NATO summit in Brussels and economic summit in Paris, 9794, 9928 [18MY]