(page 1) MEMORANDUM JULY 19, 1989 TO: SENATOR DOLE FROM : MIRA BARATTA SUBJECT: YOUR BREAKFAST MEETING WITH SECRETARY CHENEY Since the DoD authorization bill comes to the floor next week, Secretary Cheney and the other Senators will probably focus on the bill's major issues. BACKGROUND: The Senate Armed Services Committee mark-up of the DoD bill was very close to the Administration's request -- the real problems will arise on the Senate floor and in Conference. The House Armed Services Committee severely cut SDI -- to $3.8 billion ($1.1 billion less than the President's request). Congressman Bennett will try to reduce funding even further on the House floor, probably to $2.8 billion (the vote will probably be close). The House Armed Services Committee also cut funding for the B-2 bomber. Potential Senate amendments of concern to the Administration are: (1) amendments to reinstate funding for programs terminated by Cheney, such as the F-14, the V-22 Osprey, and the AH-64. (2) amendments to cut strategic programs, including the B-2 bomber, the MX and Midgetman missiles, and SDI. (3) arms control amendments. Secretary Cheney has spent most of his time on the Hill in recent weeks on management reform (a good issue, but not critical to the DOD authorization debate) and the B-2 bomber. No doubt Cheney will raise the B-2 during your meeting and ask for support. The B-2 issue is a political landmine, because of its price tag ($500 million per plane) and because the Air Force appears undecided on how to use it. Because of this, it is not wise to get out in front on the B-2. If asked about your support, it would be best to place the B-2 in the context of your overall support for the President's strategic modernization program. In addition to raising B-2 at this meeting, Secretary Cheney will probably raise the issue of terminated programs and how the Congress needs to stick to these cuts. (page 2) You should know that Senator McCain wants to fund the AH-64 since its termination will result in the loss of around 12,000 jobs. McCain offered an amendment in Committee mark-up which failed. Also, the V-22 Osprey, if terminated according to the Administration's request, will mean the loss of some subcontract work in Kansas (it is a Bell-Boeing program) . With regard to Senate arms control amendments, the biggest problems will be amendments to kill funding for nuclear weapons material production facilities -- The International Plutonium Control Act (sponsored by Kennedy, Wirth and Hatfield) ; and amendments to kill ASAT and SDI program testing (sponsored by Harkin and Kerry). ISSUES YOU SHOULD RAISE : -- For the Administration to help us defeat these amendments the following points need to be made now, before the bill comes to the floor: * The President sees the B-2, MX, Midgetman and SDI as a package, and a bill that comes to him with only parts of the package will not receive his support (this point has not been adequately communicated on the Hill; this is a good way to hint at a veto). * The Congress asked the President to make tough budget choices and the President has done that. * Amendments to reinstate funding for terminated programs if successful will take funding away from other important programs. -- The Administration must tell us at what level of funding will SDI not be able to achieve its objectives. We need to know at what dollar levels does the SDI program, as currently constructed, no longer make sense. This is essential in our fight against Senator Johnston's amendment to cut SDI (this one will be close as it was last year; he's starting with around 40-45 votes). -- The Administration must be clear about how dangerous the nuclear weapons material ban is to our security and how it will hurt our deterrent. This is the new "nuclear freeze" and we have to start fighting it now. -- Since most of these bad amendments will probably pass in the House (in addition, no doubt, to other bad amendments), the Administration needs to win in the Senate. (page 3) SECRETARY CHENEY BREAKFAST THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1989 8:00 a.m. - S-230 1. Dole 2. Simpson 3. Cohen 4. Domenici 5. Hatfield 6. Lugar 7. McCain - will be late - speech at 8:00 8. Roth 9. Stevens 10. Warner 11. Wallop 12. Burns 12. Dave Gribben, Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Defense 13. Sheila Burke, Chief of Staff, Office of the Republican Leader 14. Mira Baratta, Assistant to the Republican Leader (page 4) Joyce MEMORANDUM JULY 19, 1989 TO: SENATOR DOLE FROM: MIRA BARATTA SUBJECT: YOUR BREAKFAST MEETING WITH SECRETARY CHENEY Since the DoD authorization bill comes to the floor next week, Secretary Cheney and the other Senators will probably focus on the bill's major issues. BACKGROUND: The Senate Armed Services Committee mark-up of the DoD bill was very close to the Administration's request -- the real problems will arise on the Senate floor and in Conference. The House Armed Services Committee severely cut SDI -- to $3.8 billion ($1.1 billion less than the President's request). Congressman Bennett will try to reduce funding even further on the House floor, probably to $2.8 billion (the vote will probably be close). The House Armed Services Committee also cut funding for the B-2 bomber. Potential Senate amendments of concern to the Administration are: (1) amendments to reinstate funding for programs terminated by Cheney, such as the F-14, the V-22 Osprey, and the AH-64. (2) amendments to cut strategic programs, including the B-2 bomber, the MX and Midgetman missiles, and SDI. (3) arms control amendments. Secretary Cheney has spent most of his time on the Hill in recent weeks on management reform (a good issue, but not critical to the DoD authorization debate) and the B-2 bomber. No doubt Cheney will raise the B-2 during your meeting and ask for support. The B-2 issue is a political landmine, because of its price tag ($500 million per plane) and because the Air Force appears undecided on how to use it. Because of this, it is not wise to get out in front on the B-2. If asked about your support, it would be best to place the B-2 in the context of your overall support for the President's strategic modernization program. In addition to raising B-2 at this meeting, Secretary Cheney will probably raise the issue of terminated programs and how the Congress needs to stick to these cuts. (page 5) You should know that Senator McCain wants to fund the AH-64 since its termination will result in the loss of around 12,000 jobs. McCain offered an amendment in Committee mark-up which failed. Also, the V-22 Osprey, if terminated according to the Administration's request, will mean the loss of some subcontract work in Kansas (it is a Bell-Boeing program). With regard to Senate arms control amendments, the biggest problems will be amendments to kill funding for nuclear weapons material production facilities -- The International Plutonium Control Act (sponsored by Kennedy, Wirth and Hatfield) ; and amendments to kill ASAT and SDI program testing (sponsored by Harkin and Kerry). ISSUES YOU SHOULD RAISE: -- For the Administration to help us defeat these amendments the following points need to be made now, before the bill comes to the floor: * The President sees the B-2, MX, Midgetman and SDI as a package, and a bill that comes to him with only parts of the package will not receive his support (this point has not been adequately communicated on the Hill; this is a good way to hint at a veto). * The Congress asked the President to make tough budget choices and the President has done that. * Amendments to reinstate funding for terminated programs if successful will take funding away from other important programs. -- The Administration must tell us at what level of funding will SDI not be able to achieve its objectives. We need to know at what dollar levels does the SDI program, as currently constructed, no longer make sense. This is essential in our fight against Senator Johnston's amendment to cut SDI (this one will be close as it was last year; he's starting with around 40-45 votes). -- The Administration must be clear about how dangerous the nuclear weapons material ban is to our security and how it will hurt our deterrent. This is the new "nuclear freeze" and we have to start fighting it now. -- Since most of these bad amendments will probably pass in the House (in addition, no doubt, to other bad amendments), the Administration needs to win in the Senate. (page 6) Joyce MEMORANDUM JULY 20, 1989 TO: SENATOR DOLE FROM : MIRA BARATTA SUBJECT: THE END OF THE BREAKFAST MEETING WITH CHENEY After you left the breakfast meeting with Secretary Cheney, the remaining Senators focused on the B-2 bomber. While all the Senators agreed that the technology was impressive, they argued about the B-2's mission. Some Senators, such as Cohen and Wilson thought we were spending a lot of money to let a bomber do a job that can be done by other strategic forces. Senators Warner and Wallop argued against that view and stated that if we have a START agreement, the B-2 will be needed to balance Soviet forces. (page 7) yeutter 447-6968 6967 .31 walt SECRETARY CHENEY BREAKFAST THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1989 8:00 a.m. - S-230 :selected: 1. Dole - oatmeal, bran muffins, skim milk :selected: 2. Simpson :selected: 3. Cohen :selected: 4. [circled: Domenici] :selected: 5. Hatfield :selected: 6. Lugar :selected: 7. [circled: McCain] - will be late - speech at 8:00 :selected: 8. Roth :selected: 9. Stevens :selected: 10. Warner :selected: 11. Wallop Burns :selected: 12. Dave Gribben, Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Defense :selected: Wilson 8:50 (crossed out: 13. Sheila - oatmeal + bran muffins]) :selected: 14. Mira - :selected: 15. secretary Cheney 12 standard breakfast with bacon mix bran muffins and biscuits 2 oatmeal + bran muffins 1 not eating 15 Coffee/tea McCain Catastrophic (description: an illustration of a table with names assigned to each table setting. going clockwise from the head of the table, the names are: Dole, Simpson, Warner, Cohen, Domenici, Wallop, McCain, Mira, SB, Burns, Gribben, Roth, Lugar, Stevens, Hatfield, Cheney.) (page 8) July 14, 1989 TO: SENATOR DOLE FROM: SHEILA/JOYCE RE: SECRETARY CHENEY BREAKFAST THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1989 We have invited the following Senators: Y Dole Y1. Simpson - yes :selected: Y2. Cohen - will call back Y3. :selected: Domenici - yes Y4. Hatfield - will call back Y5. Lugar - will call back 6. McCain - will be late do not order food Y7. Roth - will call back Y8. Stevens - will call back Y9. Warner - yes Y10. Wallop - will call back w.c.b. burns - coats - Wilson Mira Sheila Dave Gribben advance security dark blue Cad DC tag 950-007 7:45 Bill Johnson (page 9) Doug Graham 695-1438 Col. John Richardson 695-1869 Dave Gribben = 697-6210 Mira July 18 :circled: July 20 August 1 Simpson-OK OK Warner ranking ok for sure OK Stevens special request wcb. w.c.b. Hatfield approp will call back OK Domenici budget for sure wcb. Lugar FSX will Call back wcb. Cohen wcb intelligence tent. OK wcb McCain late w.c.b. Roth- Gov't affairs reform acquisitions OK Wallop Cheney friend SDI on armed Services 393-210[illegible] Steven Davis (page 10) July 14, 1989 TO: SENATOR DOLE FROM: JOYCE RE: SECRETARY CHENEY BREAKFAST We have scheduled Secretary Cheney for Thursday, July 20. Mr. Cheney has to be over on the House side a little after 9:00 a.m. . He wanted to know if we could start our breakfast at 8:00 a.m .? ? Sheila is preparing a list of Senators for you to review before we start inviting members. :selected: yes :unselected: no (page 11) Subject: Secretary Cheney breakfast DATE Thurs, July 20 TIME: 8:00 a.m. LOCATION: 5-230 REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP Senator Position Invited Yes No Armstrong Policy Chairman Chafee Conference Cochran Conference Secretary Dole Republican Leader :selected: :selected: Nickles Senatorial Committee Simpson Asst. Republican Leader :selected: :selected: :selected: :selected: RANKING COMMITTEE MEMBERS Senator Ranking Member Invited Yes No Boschwitz Small Business Chafee Environment :selected: Cohen Intelligence :selected: Danforth Commerce :selected: Domenici Budget :selected: :selected: Garn Banking Hatch Labor Hatfield Appropriations :selected: Heinz Special-Aging Helms Foreign Relations Lugar Agriculture :selected: McCain Select-Indian Affairs :selected: late McClure Energy Murkowski Veterans Affairs Packwood Finance Roth Govt. Affairs & Jt Eco. Cmte. :selected: Rudman Select-Ethics :selected: Stevens Rules & Administration :selected: Thurmond Judiciary Warner Armed Services :selected: :selected: :selected: :selected: :selected: :selected: :selected: REPUBLICANS Bond Kassebaum Burns Kasten Coats Lott D'Amato Mack Durenberger McConnell Gorton Pressier Gramm Specter Grassley Symms Humphrey :selected: Wallop tucb Jeffords Wilson OTHERS: DEMOCRATS Adams Kennedy Baucus Kerrey Bentsen Kerry Biden Kohl Bingaman Lautenberg Boren Leahy Bradley Levin Breaux Lieberman Bryan& Matsunaga Bumpers Metzenbaum Burdick Mikulski Byrd Mitchell Conrad Moynihan Cranston Nunn Daschle Pell DeConcini Pryor Dixon Reid Dodd Riegle Exon Robb Ford Rockefeller Fowler Sanford Glenn Sarbanes Gore Sasser Graham Shelby Harkin Simon Heflin Wirth Hollings Inouye Johnston GPO: 1989 92-509 (m) (page 12) Done 7.19.89 YEAS NAYS Armstrong Bond Boschwitz Burns Chafee Coats. Cochran Cohen C. Faulkner D'Amato Danforth Dole Domenici R Cordara Durenberger Garn Gorton Gramm Grassley Hatch Hatfield [illegible] Heinz Helms Humphrey Jeffords Kassebaum Kasten Lott Lugar Billy M.B [illegible] Mack McCain Phienesch McClure McConnell Murkowski Nickles Packwood. Pressler Roth B [illegible] Rudman Simpson Specter Stevens [illegible] Bey Symms Thurmond. Wallop Alex [illegible] Warner [illegible] Wilson (Printed by the Secretary for the Minority) GPO: 1989 98-242 (m)