A video featuring various televised programs from the early 1990s relating to Les AuCoin. House floor remarks are shown from the beginning of the video to the 9:39 minute mark. At the 2:57 minute mark, US Congressman Les AuCoin gives a speech explaining his decision to vote against a conference report on the basis of an outdated, Cold War-era high military spending budget and a presidential veto threat due to an overrided regulation that prohibited service women from purchasing abortion services abroad. From the 9:40 to the 40:58 minute marks, an unnamed documentary on the defense and state departments' report titled "The Soviet-Cuban connection in Central America and the Carribean," the history of the Cuban missile crisis and the relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union, the United States' interest in Cuba and concerns about security, and the significance of the Florida Straits and Yucatan Channel in U.S. foreign trade. From the 40:59 minute mark on is a discussion between Dr. Andres Vargas Gomez, writer and producer of the film, and Professor Richard Raleigh on the topic of the documentary.
A video featuring news coverage on extended unemployment benefits being offered to dislocated timber workers, especially those in the process of retraining for other industries. By the early 1990s, Oregon's once powerful timber industry saw mill closures and large layoffs. In the video, various laid off timber workers express their gratitude for the extended benefits. A reporter shares how US Representatives Les AuCoin and Peter DeFazio were among those who were in contact with the White House for months to have the benefits extended, with the Bush administration vetoing multiple pieces of legislation. At the 1:15 minute mark, AuCoin states that "unemployment benefit is not welfare, it's not a handout, it's not a stopgap measure... that is a Stone Age mentality that the Congress has resisted, that Peter DeFazio and I have resisted, and that today we celebrate the victory over in the passage of this legislation."
A video of a Les AuCoin campaign advertisement for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for incumbent Bob Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. The ad, officially titled "Next," highlighted AuCoin's goals to decrease military spending abroad, reform education, and fight outsourcing in the economy.
A video of a Les AuCoin campaign ad for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. In the video, AuCoin states: "Whatever else you've heard in this campaign, there are some fundamental values at stake. For me, they come down to what sort of country we want to be. I believe in a country where the Supreme Court defends, not attacks, a woman's right to choose. Where the gun lobby is beaten, and illegal handguns are kept off our streets, and where a growing economy means family wage jobs for working Americans. On Tuesday, let's look beyond the name calling. Judge me on the values you and I have always shared." In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Bob Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. This ad was produced following a swarm of attack ads against the AuCoin campaign.
A video featuring footage of a debate in Grants Pass between the candidates in the 1992 Senate Democratic primary election in Oregon, US Congressman Les AuCoin, businessman and scientist Harry Lonsdale, and lawyer Joe Wetzel. Topics discussed in the debate included the House Bank scandal, campaign spending, defense spending, the decline of the timber industry, and abortion rights, among other topics.
A video recording of Les AuCoin in a small debate between Harry Lonsdale at the Democratic Business Forum during the 1992 Senate race in Oregon. While AuCoin defeated Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood.
A video recording featuring US House of Representatives consideration on a conference report, likely for HR 3090, the Family Planning Amendments Act of 1992, or HR2707 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1992, both of which addressed a "gag rule" on doctors and other health professionals providing or referring women to abortion services in federally funded facilities. U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin notably appears on the House floor at the 53:30 minute mark, criticizing the H. W. Bush administration for its memo on the gag rule.
A video featuring U.S. House floor consideration on a rule for what is most likely the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1992, which was eventually vetoed by President H. W. Bush. U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin notably appears at the 2:50 minute mark, advocating for a national policy on parental leave, criticizing those who call such policy bad for business and stating that Oregon was ahead of its time by already having a family leave act.
A video featuring footage of U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin hosting a televised press conference from Washington, D.C. reacting to U.S. District Judge Helen Frye's decision to impose a temporary injunction on the entirety of the BLM's timber sales program. AuCoin expresses his disappointment in the decision, its impact on the timber industry, and the recent activities of the BLM, including the BLM's failure to provide an environmental impact statement on its sales program. He took questions from reporters who called in over the phone. The early 1990s in Oregon was marked by a declining timber industry, including a large-scale debate between environmentalists (including members of the ESA Committee, the "God Squad") concerned about protecting the habitat of the endangered northern spotted owl and the members of the logging industry who argued that the Endangered Species Act and its regulations reduced the number of jobs for timber workers.
A video of U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin hosting a televised press conference from Washington, D.C. reacting to President George H. W. Bush's proposed healthcare program during his 1992 reelection campaign. AuCoin condemns Bush's "nonplan," which he describes as "robbing" funds from Medicare and Medicaid and failing to provide plans for prescription drugs or long term, affordable healthcare programs for the elderly or working class families. For most of the program, AuCoin took questions from reporters who called in over the phone.
A video recording of a KATU 2 Sunday NW interview of businessman and scientist Harry Lonsdale and his decision to run for Bob Packwood's US Senate seat in the 1992 election in Oregon. Topics discussed in the interview include campaign spending and PACs, his tax returns, the 1992 presidential election, the logging industry in Oregon, family planning programs, nuclear waste repositories, healthcare programs, and the economy and the national debt.
A video recording of an episode of America's Defense Monitor titled "Can America Be Defended?" hosted by the WHMM television station in Washington, D.C. The program interviews experts on the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) "Star Wars" and Global Protection Against Limited Strikes (GPALS) programs. U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin, an advocate for arms control, appears at the 1:20, 7:35, 11:18, 16:12, 22:47, minute marks.
A video featuring footage of Les AuCoin hosting a small, televised press conference in Washington D.C. to discuss the 1993 federal budget, "America's first post-Cold War budget for our nation and for our people," that was to be debated the next day. AuCoin advocates for a federal budget that invests in the economy, infrastructure, and education. AuCoin is joined by Ginny Markell of the Oregon Parent Teacher Association and Cindy Weeldreyer of Lane Community College's Board of Education. For a portion of the, AuCoin took questions from Oregonians (likely reporters) who called in over the phone.
A video featuring US House of Representatives consideration footage on the 1993 federal budget, including a "Walls Down" bill, an initiative seemingly led by Congressman John Conyers, Jr. of Michigan, which aimed to add more highway, housing, mass transit, airport improvement, and Social Security jobs to the federal budget than proposed by President H. W. Bush in 1992. US Congressman Les AuCoin notably appears at the 8:30 minute mark discussing the hypothetical reasons for a potential veto by President H. W. Bush. At the 24:50 mark, AuCoin advocates for a peace dividend -- decreased defense spending -- in the budget, the reduction of budget deficits, and investments in education spending.
A video compilation primarily featuring KOIN 6, KGW 8, and KATU 2 news coverage of US Congressman Les AuCoin and other members of Congress during the 1992 House banking scandal in Congress, of which AuCoin was later cleared of any wrongdoing by the US Department of Justice. In 1992, an investigation discovered that hundreds of members of Congress had overdrafted their House bank accounts numerous times, although it was found that the vast majority did so unintentionally -- as the House bank system did not properly alert members of their overdrafts and delayed processing deposits -- and did not break any laws. Other footage featured in the video includes news coverage of the Packwood's "outburst" -- pushing a camera lens away with his hands -- after he noticed he was being recorded by a Bob Squier film crew hired by the Les AuCoin 1992 Senate campaign.
A video recording primarily featuring US House of Representatives consideration footage for a defense spending bill in 1992. US Congressman AuCoin notably appears at the 14:50, 29:00, and 33:50 minute marks asserting that high, status quo military spending was unnecessary following the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. AuCoin instead advocates for investing in education programs such as Head Start and the Pell Grant program so that "our kids can acquire not only values but the kind of training that will meet the new threat, the threat in the 21st century, and that's a security threat." At the 1:01:20 minute mark, AuCoin uses a chart to criticize the structure of the federal budget in the 1980s, what he calls "the grand heist of the '80s. Where we had the largest transfer of wealth from the middle class and from the working poor to the richest of the rich, perhaps in my lifetime." At the 1:06:00 minute mark, in House footage from a separate day, AuCoin discusses the "junk bond king" Michael Milken financial scandal and Milken's settlement with federal banking regulators. At the 1:38:15 minute mark, AuCoin advocates for the northern spotted owl and expresses disappointment over the Bush administration's delay in implementing a recovery plan.
A video featuring a Les AuCoin campaign ad paid for by the AuCoin for Senate Committee during the Democratic primary for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. The ad, titled "Pentagon," states that AuCoin wrote legislation to cut the Star Wars program, and highlights his goals to rebuild the economy and cut military spending.
A video featuring a Les AuCoin campaign ad paid for by the AuCoin for Senate Committee during the Democratic primary for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. The ad, titled "Town," highlights AuCoin's childhood and his efforts to help working class families in Oregon by advocating to improve public schools and bring tax breaks for working families. While AuCoin defeated Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood.
A video recording of C-SPAN's "Democratic Candidates Debate" during the 1992 Senate race in Oregon. Hosted at the City Club of Portland, the candidates in the debate included US Congressman Les AuCoin and scientist and businessman Harry Lonsdale. Topics featured in the debate included the decline of the timber industry, the House banking scandal, public school funding, unemployment, the healthcare system, middle income tax breaks, women's health and abortion rights, social security, the federal budget, defense spending, campaign spending, the B-2 program, the MAX light rail service in Portland, the Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill scandal, the Cold War, the Star Wars program, the issue of Lonsdale not releasing his tax returns, and the minimum wage. While AuCoin defeated Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood.
A video of an anti-Harry Lonsdale campaign ad paid for by the AuCoin for Senate Committee during the Democratic primary for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. The ad, titled "Eyes," criticizes Lonsdale for his "blatantly misleading and deceptive" anti-Les AuCoin campaign ad, and his refusal to release his tax returns. While AuCoin defeated Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood.
A video of an anti-Harry Lonsdale campaign ad paid for by the AuCoin for Senate Committee during the Democratic primary for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. The ad, titled "Save," criticizes Lonsdale for stating that "the American worker is overpaid," and contrasts Lonsdale's statement with AuCoin's support for family wage jobs. While AuCoin defeated Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood. Nearly identical to PUA_MS147_vid_049, this version lacks music and seems to be an unfinalized draft.
A video of an anti-Harry Lonsdale campaign ad paid for by the AuCoin for Senate Committee during the Democratic primary for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. The ad, titled "Save," criticizes Lonsdale for stating that "the American worker is overpaid," and contrasts Lonsdale's statement with AuCoin's support for family wage jobs. While AuCoin defeated Harry Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood.
A video recording primarily featuring House consideration for HR 3090, the Family Planning Amendments Act of 1992. At the 28:33 minute mark, Congressman Les AuCoin appears on the House floor and advocates for the bill, sharing how "the board of Planned Parenthood of Columbia Willamette in Oregon voted to give up its half a million dollar Title X grant, one quarter of its budget, rather than comply with the institutional, medical malpractice that the White House, through the gag rule is imposing on this country. Why is medical malpractice government imposed? Because healthcare professionals at Title X programs are not permitted to give pregnant women the information they need to make informed medical decisions. That's wrong, we can stop that by passing this bill." From the 30 minute mark on is miscellaneous house remarks unrelated to a singular piece of legislation. At the 38 minute mark, Congressman AuCoin discusses corporate greed, discussing how, despite the fact that the US was experiencing a relatively poor economy with high unemployment, corporate executive compensation had only risen; he asserts that the "the Securities and Exchange Commission should require full disclosure of financial packages to the shareholders of these companies."
A compilation of video clips featuring remarks and votes on the US House of Representatives floor in 1992. Congressman Les AuCoin notably appears at the very beginning of the video, discussing a Rules Committee rule that prevented amendments from being debated and voted on on the House floor. At the 12:00 minute mark, AuCoin advocates for a pro-arms control amendment of his which centered around the US disarming their tactical nuclear weapons. From the 22:00 minute mark on, House consideration takes place on what is referred to as the "AuCoin amendment" -- at the 38:50 minute mark, AuCoin explains this amendment, which seemed to have proposed clarifications for the Military Health Care Initiatives Act of 1992 and strengthened abortion rights for military women serving abroad.
