A speech by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin for the Congressional Record titled "U.S. Grain Embargo a Failure," delivered on April 21, 1980. In his speech, Congressman AuCoin called the U.S. embargo on grain exports to the Soviet Union a failure. The embargo was created in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. While Congressman AuCoin agreed that the U.S. should respond to the Soviet aggression in Afghanistan, he stated how "the inconvenience our embargo has imposed on the Soviets is far less painful than the sacrifice we have inflicted on American grain producers and losses to our own economy." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Remarks by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin given on the U.S. House floor on March 4, 1980, regarding his disagreement with proposed legislation that called for a return to peacetime draft registration admist the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In his speech, Congressman AuCoin also stated that he was not entirely against draft registration, such as during emergencies, and that he believed that women and men alike had "an equal obligation to their country" in regards to the draft. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Opening remarks by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin before the Fisheries and Wildlife Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee regarding House Concurrent Resolution 273. In his remarks given on March 3, 1980, Congressman AuCoin expressed his concern for H.Con.Res. 273, the proposed cancellation of the U.S.-Soviet fisheries agreement admist the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He disagreed with the Soviet aggression towards Afghanistan, though Congressman AuCoin explained how the U.S.-Soviet fisheries agreement benefited U.S. fishermen, and that if H.Con.Res. 273 were to pass "and the fishing agreement with the Soviets is cancelled, U.S.-Soviet joint ventures are also cancelled." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
A speech by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin given at Chamber Awards Banquets on three occasions in late January 1980 in Redmond, Roseburg, and Astoria. In his speech, Congressman AuCoin discussed multiple political issues, including the U.S. economy and inflation, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Iran hostage crisis, and the Chrysler bailout of 1979. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
