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The original documents are located in Box 17, folder "Milk Price Supports - S.J. Res. 121" of the Loen and Leppert Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. +RESHMAN DEMOS DEMO VEADERS CANDIDATES FOR H 2062 NEW YORK LABOR DEMOS SENATE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSE March 20, 1975 Much use has been made, however, on I must say that while I knew very little Schroeder Studds Wilson Bob and off the floor. by Members of the about dairy farming until last year, I Sillivan Wilson. Printington Charles H. House of a letter from a surrogate of have learned that the dairy farmer is Sointz Symms Calif. John I, of 2030 M Street NW. We now one of the most hard-pressed individuals Spekman Talcott Wirth have, I say, incontrovertible evidence of of the entire population in upstate New Staggers 1 Wolf Stanton, Thongas: Wylle what I have feared for some time. that York. J. William Van Decrlin Yates John is not infallible. We need not fear Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I would urge Stanton, Vanik Young, Pla excommunication from the association with my colleague and friend the defeat James V. Weaver Young. Ga Steelman Whalen of men seeking good government by sup- of both amendments before this House. Zeferetti Stokes Whitehurst porting 85-percent parity for our suffer- The CHAIRMAN. All time on this Stratton Wiggins ing dairy farmers. amendment has expired. NOES-202 I am a member and I intend to con- The Chair will put the question on the Abdnor tinue to be a member of Common Cause. Grassley O'Hara perfecting amendment. which is the Albert Hagedorn Passinan But our leader is not omniscient, or he amendment offered by the gentleman Alexander Ha.ey Patman would have known better than to accept from New York (Mr. RICHMOND), first. Andrews. N.C. Hall Pattison, N.Y. outright the Department of Agriculture The question is on the perfecting Andrews, Hamilton Perkins N. Dak. Hammer- Pickle figures on a bill to which this adminis- amendment offered by the gentleman Armstrong schmidt Poage tration is so bitterly opposed. from New York (Mr. RICHMOND). Aspin Hanley Pressler In the last few days I have heard The question was taken; and the Baldus Hansen Preyer Baucus Harkin Quie quite a few urban Members of this body Chairman announced that he was in Beard, Tenn. Harsha Quillen state that they could not face their con- doubt. Bedell Hastings Randall stitutents if they voted to maintain 85 RECORDED VOTE Bergland Hayes, Ind. Regula Bevill Hays, Ohio Riegle percent of parity. I do not think that Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Chairman, I de- Biester Hefner Risenhoover they do justice to the intelligence and mand a recorded vote. Blouin Hicks Roberts the spirit of fairplay of their people. Bonker Hillis Robinson A recorded vote was ordered. Bowen We must explain to our people back home Hinshaw Rooney the need for this legislation, just as I The vote was taken by electronic de- Breaux Horton Rose Breckinridge Howe Roush had to do in voting for financial assist- vice, and there were-ayes 222, noes 202, Brinkley Hubbard Runnels ance to Penn Central and in support of answered "present" 1, not voting 8, as Brooks Hungate Ruppe follows: Brown. Calif. Hutchinson Ryan the foreign aid bill. [Roll No. 70) Brown, Mich. Ichord Schulze It is our job to inform our constitutents Brown, Ohio Jeffords Sebelius that the dairy farmers are as much vic- AYES-222 Burgener Jenrette Sharp Burke, Calif. Johnson, Calif. Shipley tims of inflation as the industrial wage Abzug Early McFall Burleson, Tex. Johnson, Colo. Shriver earners and that 85 percent of parity Adams Edgar McKinney Burlison, Mo. Johnson, Pa. Shuster Addabbo Edwards, Calif Macdonald will help preserve our farms, even though Burton, John Jones, Ala. Sikes Ambro Ellberg Madigan Burton, Phillip Jones, Tenn. Simon it does not even meet the cost of pro- Anderson, Emery Maguire Carr Kasten Slack duction in some areas. We must explain Calif. Eshleman Mann Carter Kastenmeler Smith, IOWS that the interests of national domestic Anderson, III. Evans. Ind. Martin Casey_ Kazen Smith, Nebr. Annunzio Fascell Matsunaga production must take precedence over Cederberg Kemp Snyder Archer Fenwick Mazzoli Chappell Ketchum Spence provincial self-interest. Ashbrook Findley Metcalfe Clausen, LaFalce Stark Some of the Members may think I am Ashley Fish Meyner Don H. Landrum Steed AuCoin Fisher Michel Cleveland Latta politically naive in such an approach. I Stelger, Ariz. Badillo Florio Mikva Cochran Litton Steiger, Wis. hope and pray that if this be the case, Bafalis Ford. Tenn. Milford Conable Lloyd, Tenn. Stephens I retain this type of naivete during my Barrett Forsythe Miller, Calif. Cornell Long, La. Stuckey Bauman Frenzel Mineta service in this House. Daniel, Dan Lott Taylor, Mo. Beard, R.I. Frey Minish Davis McCollister Taylor, N.C. Mr. HAYS of Ohio. Mr. Chairman, will Bell Gaydos Mink de la Garza McCormack Teague the gentleman yield? Bennett Glaimo Mitchell, Md. Dent McDade Thone Blaggi Goldwater Morkley Mr. CORNELL. I yield to the gentle- Derrick McEwen Thornton Bingham Goodling Moffett Downing McHugh Traxler man from Ohio. Blanchard Gradison Moorhead, Duncan. Tenn. McKay Treen Mr. HAYS of Ohio. Mr. Chairman, I Boggs Green Calif. Eckhardt Madden Udall Boland Gude want to compliment the gentleman on Moorhead, Pa. Edwards, Ala. Mahon Uliman Bolling Guyer Moss English Mathis Vander Jagt his statement and say that, far from Brademas Hannaford Mottl Erlenborn Meeds Vander Veen being naive, I think he is very enlight- Brodhead Harrington (Murphy, III. Esch Melcher Vigorito Broomfield Harris ened. There are two comments, if the Murphy, N.Y. Evans, Colo. Mezvinsky Waggonner Buchanan Hawkins Myers, Pa. Evins, Tenn. Miller. Ohio Walsh gentleman will permit, that I would like Burke, Fla Hebert Nedzi Fithian Mitchell, N.Y. Wampler to make. Burke, Mass. Hechler, W. Va. Nix Flood Mollohan White The first one is that at the rate peo- Butler Heckler, Mass. Nowak Flowers Montgomery Whitten Byron Heinz O'Brien ple are catching up with John The First, Foley Moore Wilson, Carney Helstoski O'Neill Ford, Mich Morgan Charles, Tex I think he may also be John The Last. Chisholm Henderson Ottinger Fountain Murtha Winn The other comment is concerning Clancy Holland Patten Fraser Myers. Ind. Wright Clawson, Del Holt Patterson, Calif Penn Central. I confess that I voted to Fulton Natcher Wydler Clay Holtzman Pepper Fuqua Neal Yatron bail Penn Central out. But the farmers Cohen Howard Peyser: Gibbons Nichols Young. Alasks of America did not steal themselves into Collins, m. Hughes Pike Gilman Nolan Young, Tex. the situation that Penn Central is in, as Collins, Tex. Hyde Price Ginn Oberstar Zablocki Conlan Jacobs Pritchard Gonzalez Obey some of the directors of Penn Central did. Conte Jarman Railsback Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Chairman, will the Conyers Jones, N.C. Rangel ANSWERED "PRESENT"-1 Corman Jones, Okla. Rees gentleman yield? Daniel, Robert Cotter Jordan Rhodes Mr. CORNELL. I yield to the gentle- W., Jr. Coughlin Karth Richmond man from New York. Crane Kelly Rinaldo NOT VOTING-8 Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Chairman, I would D'Amours Keys Rodino Roe Broyhill Mills Skubitz Daniels, Kindness also like to associate myself with the fine Dominick Flynt Mosher Waxman V. Koch Rogers Hightower Reuss remarks of my spiritual adviser and col- Danieison Krebs Roucalio league, the gentleman from Wisconsin. Delaney Krueger Rosenthal So the perfecting amendment was Dellums Lagomarsino Rostenkowski I wish to say that, like my good friend, Derwinski Leggett Rousselot agreed to. the gentleman from New York (Mr. Devine Lehman Roybal The result of the vote was announced RICHMOND), I, too, am a New Yorker. I Dickinson Lent Russo as above recorded. had the privilege of being raised in Diggs .Levitas St Germain Dingell Lloyd, Calif. Bantini The CHAIRMAN. The question is on Brooklyn. as he was, and I have the Dodd Long, Md. Sarasin the amendment offered by the gentle- privilege now of representing an upstate Downey Lujan Sarbanes man from Illinois (Mr. FINDLEY) pro Drinan McClory Satterfield district which has 3 percent dairy Duncan, Oreg. McCloskey Scheuer posing to strike the section. farmers. du Pont McDonald Schneebell The amendment was rejected. Digitized from Box 17 of the Loen and Leppert Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library October 2, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: MAX L. FRIEDERSDORF THRU: VERN LOEN FROM: CHARLES LEPPERT, JR. SUBJECT: Price Supports on Dairy Products. Rep. Bill Wampler states that the Administration had better get busy and work with the House Agriculture Committee on the bill on dairy price supports which is now working its way through the House Agri- culture Committee. Wampler expressed the hope that the Administration would not do the same thing on the dairy price supports as it has done on the farm bill and the tobacco price support bill. He suggests that the Admini- stration get in the game early with its position and work something out. FORD & LIBRARY 07V830 2051 B- Votal mher any- December 17, 1975 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSE H 12851 I have a lot of figures that would refute Patterson, Remeis GENERAL LEAVE Calif Stucker what my good friend the gentleman from uson, Ramo symm. Mr. JONES of Tennessee. Mr. Spenker. Illinois (Mr. FINDLEY) has said but I do Pepper Ryan Taylor. Mo. I ask unatumous consent that all Mem- not think it is necessary. Perkins St Germain Taylor, N.C. Peyser Santini Teague bers may have 5 legislative days in which Mr. Speaker. I move the previous ques- Pickie Sarbanes Thompson to revise and extend their remarks. and tion on the conference report. Poage Scheuer Thone include extraneous matter, on the con- The previous question was ordered. Pressler Schulze Thornton Prever Schelius Traxler ference report on the Senate joint reso- The SPEAKER. The question is on Price Selberling Treen lution just agreed to. the conference report. Pritchard Sharp Tsongas The SPEAKER. Is there objection to The question was taken; and the Quie Shipley Vander Just Quillen Shriver Vander Veen the request of the gentleman from Speaker announced that the ayes appear Rallsback Shuster Vigorito Tennessee? to have it. Randall Sikes Waggonner There was no objection. Mr. FINDLEY. Mr. Speaker, I object Rangel Simon Walsh to the vote on the ground that a quorum Rees Sisk Wampler Regula Skubitz Weaver is not present and make the point of Reuss Slack White AUTHORIZING CLERK TO MAKE order that a quorum is not present. Richmond Smith, Iowa Whitten NECESSARY TECHNICAL CHANGES The SPEAKER. Evidently a quorum Riegle Snyder Wilson, C. H. IN PUNCTUATION. SECTION NUM- Risenhoover Solarz Wilson, Tex. is not present. Roberts Spence Winn BERS AND CROSS-REFERENCES The Sergeant at Arms will notify ab- Robinson Staggers Wirth IN ENGROSSMENT OF HR. 11184 Rodino Stanton, Wright sent Members. Roe J. William Yatron Mr. WRIGHT. Mr.' Speaker. I ask The vote was taken by electronic de- Roncalio Stanton, Young, Alaska unanimous consent that the Clerk be Rooney James V. vice, and there were-yeas 307, nays 111, Young, Ga. Rose Stark Young, Tex. authorized to make necessary technical not voting 16, as follows: Rosenthal Steed Zablocki changes in punctuation, section numbers, Rostenkowski Steiger, Wis. Zeferetti [Roll No. 805] and cross-references in the engrossment Roush Stephens of H.R. 11184. YEAS-307 Roybal Stokes The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Abdnor Dent Jones, Ala. NAYS-111 Abzug Derrick Jones, N.C. the request of the gentleman from Addabbo Dickinson Jones, Tenn. Adams Frey Moakley Texas? Alexander Diggs Jordan Anderson, Glaimo Moorhead, Allen Dingell Karth Calif. Gibbons Calif. There was no objection. Ambro Dodd Kasten Anderson, III. Goldwater- AMosher Andrews, N.C. Downey, N.Y. Kastenmeier Archer Gonzalez Mottl Andrews, Downing. Va. Kazen Ashley Gradison- Myers, Pa. AUTHORIZING CLERK TO MAKE N. Dak. Duncan, Tenn Kemp Bafalis Green- Nix Annunzio Eckhardt Keys Barrett O'Brien CORRECTIONS IN SECTION NUM- Gude Bell Hannaford Patten, N.J. BERS, CASE REFERENCES AND Armstrong Edgar Kindness Aspin Edwards. Ala. Koch Blanchard Hansen Pettis PUNCTUATION IN ENGROSSMENT AuCoin Edwards, Calif. Krebs Brodhead Harrington Pike OF S. 2718 Badillo Eilberg Krueger Broomfield Harris Rhodes Baldus Emery LaFalce Broyhill Hechler, W. Va.-Rinaldo Baucus English Landrum Rogers Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Speaker, I ask Buchanan Helstoski- unanimous consent that the Clerk be au- Bauman Esch Latta Burgener Holt Rousselot Beard, R.I. Eshleman Leggett Butler Howard Sarasin thorized to correct section numbers, case Beard, Tenn. Evans. Colo. Lehman Clancy Hyde Satterfield- references and punctuation in the en- Bedell Evins, Tenn. Levitas Clawson, Del - Jacobs Schneebeli- Bennett Fary Litton Collins, Tex. Jarman Schroeder grossment of the Senate bill (S. 2718). Bergland Fascell Lloyd, Calif. Conlan Jones, Okla. Smith, Nebr. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Bevill Fish Lloyd, Tenn. Cotter Kelly Spellman. Biaggi Fithian Long, La. Coughlin Steelman the request of the gentleman from West ({Ketchum Biester Flood Lott Crane Lagomarsino- Steiger, Ariz. Virginia? Bingham Florio McCloskey Daniel, R. W. Lent Studds There was no objection. Blouin Flowers McCormack Danielson- Long, Md. Symms. Boggs Flynt McDade Dellums Lujan Talcott Boland Foley McEwen Derwinski McClory Van Deerlin- REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF Bolling Ford, Tenn. McFall Devine McCollister Vanik Bonker Forsythe McHugh Drinan- McDonald Whalen CONFEREES ON S. 2718. RAIL RE- Bowen Fountain McKay Duncan, McKinney- Whitehurst VITALIZATION AND REGULATORY Brademas Fuqua Madden du Pont- Madigan Wiggins REFORM ACT OF 1975 Breaux Gilman Mahon Early Mann Wilson, Bob- Breckinridge Ginn Mathis c Erlenborn Martin Wolff Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Speaker, I ask Brinkley Goodling Matsunaga Evans, Ind. Michel BWydler Brooks Grassley Mazzoli Fenwick Mikva Wylie- unanimous consent to take from the Brown. Calif Guyer Meeds Findley Milford- Yates Speaker's table the Senate bill (S. 2718) Brown. Mich. Hagedorn Melcher Fisher Minish Young, Fla. to improve the quality of rail services in Brown, Ohio Haley Metcalfe Frenzel Mitchell, Md.- the United States through regulatory Burke, Calif. Hall Meyner NOT VOTING-16 Burke, Mass. Hamilton Mezvinsky reform, coordination of rail services and Burleson, Tex Hammer- Miller, Callf. Ashbrook Hastings Sullivan facilities, and rehabilitation and im- Burlison, Mo. schmidt Miller, Ohio Burke, Fla. Hébert Udall provement financing, and for other pur- Burton, John Hanley Mills Daniels, N.J. Hinshaw Uliman Burton, Phillip Harkin Mineta Ford, Mich. Macdonald Waxman poses, with a House amendment thereto, Byron Harsha Mink Fraser Maguire insist upon the House amendment, and Carney Hawkins Mitchell, N.Y. Gaydos Moss request a conference with the Senate Carr Hayes, Ind. Moffett Carter Hays. Ohio Mollohan The Clerk announced the following thereon. Casey Heckler, Mass Montgomery pairs: The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Cederberg Hefner Moore Mr. Hébert with Mr. Ullman. the request of the gentleman from West Chappell Heinz Moorhead, Pa. Chisholm Mr. Dominick V. Daniels with Mr. Maguire. Virginia? Henderson Morgan Clausen, Hicks Murphy, DL Mr. Ford of Michigan with Mr. Ashbrook. Mr. CLANCY. Mr. Speaker, I object. Don H. Hightower Murphy, N.Y. Mr. Macdonald of Massachusetts with Mr. Clay Hillis Burke of Florida. The SPEAKER. Objection is heard. Murtha Cleveland Holland Myers, Ind. Mrs. Sullivan with Mr. Moss. Cochran Holtzman Natcher Mr. Udall with Mr. Fraser. Cohen Horton Neal APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON Collins, III. Howe Nedzi Mr. Waxman with Mr. Hastings. S. 2718, RAIL SERVICES ACT OF Conable Hubbard Nichols Conte Hughes Nolan Messrs. DELLUMS and BUCHANAN 1975 Conyers Hungate Nowak changed their votes from "yea" to "nay." Corman Hutchinson Oberstar Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Speaker, I ask So the conference report was agreed to. Cornell Ichord Obey unanimous consent to take from the D'Amours Jeffords O'Hara The result of the vote was announced Speaker's table the Senate bill (S. 2718) Daniel, Dan Jenrette O'Neill as above recorded. to improve the quality of rail services in Davis Johnson, Calif. Ottinger de la Garza Johnson, Colo. Passman A motion to reconsider was laid on the United States through regulatory re- Delaney Johnson, Pa. Patman, Tex. the table. form, coordination of rail services and 3 FORD LIBRARY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 30, 1976 Office of the White House Press Secretary THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I am withholding my approval from S. J. Res. 121, which would increase the Federal support price for milk and require mandatory quarterly adjustments, for the following reasons: 1. It would saddle taxpayers with additional spending at a time when we are trying to cut the cost of government and curb inflation. 2. It would stimulate excessive production of milk, discourage consumption, force the Federal government to increase purchases of dairy products under the milk support program and build up huge and costly surpluses. 3. It would result in unnecessarily high consumer prices. Under this bill, government outlays would be increased by $530 million, including $180 million during the 1976-77 marketing year and $350 million during the subsequent 1977-78 marketing year. In addition, consumers would be required to pay an estimated $1.38 billion more at retail for dairy products over the next two years. If S. J. Res. 121 became law, the support level for milk would be set at 85 percent of parity, with adjustments at the beginning of each quarter, through March 31, 1978. This would result in substantial increases in the support level over the next two marketing years without taking into account either changing economic conditions or agricultural policies. In disapproving similar legislation last January, I said: "To further reduce the demand for milk and dairy products by the increased prices provided in this legislation would be detrimental to the dairy industry. A dairy farmer cannot be well served by Government action that prices his product out of the market." This is still the case. As far as this Administration is concerned, future changes in the price support level will be based, as in the past, on a thorough review of the entire dairy situation. Major economic factors, including the level of milk production, recent and expected farm prices for milk, the farm cost of producing milk, consumer prices and government price support purchases and budget outlays, will be considered. Elimination of this thorough review by mandating an inflexible support price would be inadvisable. As you know, present legislation provides the Secretary of Agriculture with sufficient flexibility to increase the level of milk price supports between 75 and 90 percent of parity whenever the conditions indicate that an increase is necessary and advisable. The two increases announced by the Secretary of Agriculture last year--one in January and another in October-- should make it clear that this Administration intends to provide the price assurance dairy farmers need. In this regard, to ensure adequate milk price support levels, I have directed the Secretary of Agriculture to review support prices quarterly, starting April 1. If it appears necessary and advisable to make price support adjustments to ensure the supply of milk, the Secretary of Agriculture will do SO. In vetoing S. J. Res. 121, I urge the Congress to join me in this effort to hold down Federal spending, milk surpluses and consumer prices. GERALD R. FORD THE WHITE HOUSE, January 30, 1976 # # # # # # FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 30, 1976 Office of the White House Press Secretary THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I am withholding my approval from S. J. Res. 121, which would increase the Federal support price for milk and require mandatory quarterly adjustments, for the following reasons: 1. It would saddle taxpayers with additional spending at a time when we are trying to cut the cost of government and curb inflation. 2. It would stimulate excessive production of milk, discourage consumption, force the Federal government to increase purchases of dairy products under the milk support program and build up huge and costly surpluses. 3. It would result in unnecessarily high consumer prices. Under this bill, government outlays would be increased by $530 million, including $180 million during the 1976-77 marketing year and $350 million during the subsequent 1977-78 marketing year. In addition, consumers would be required to pay an estimated $1.38 billion more at retail for dairy products over the next two years. If S. J. Res. 121 became law, the support level for milk would be set at 85 percent of parity, with adjustments at the beginning of each quarter, through March 31, 1978. This would result in substantial increases in the support level over the next two marketing years without taking into account either changing economic conditions or agricultural policies. In disapproving similar legislation last January, I said: "To further reduce the demand for milk and dairy products by the increased prices provided in this legislation would be detrimental to the dairy industry. A dairy farmer cannot be well served by Government action that prices his product out of the market." This is still the case. As far as this Administration is concerned, future changes in the price support level will be based, as in the past, on a thorough review of the entire dairy situation. Major economic factors, including the level of milk production, recent and expected farm prices for milk, the farm cost of producing milk, consumer prices and government price support purchases and budget outlays, will be considered. Elimination of this thorough review by mandating an inflexible support price would be inadvisable. (OVER) ALL FORD LIBRARY As you know, present legislation provides the Secretary of Agriculture with sufficient flexibility to increase the level of milk price supports between 75 and 90 percent of parity whenever the conditions indicate that an increase is necessary and advisable. The two increases announced by the Secretary of Agriculture last year--one in January and another in October-- should make it clear that this Administration intends to provide the price assurance dairy farmers need. In this regard, to ensure adequate milk price support levels, I have directed the Secretary of Agriculture to review support prices quarterly, starting April 1. If it appears necessary and advisable to make price support adjustments to ensure the supply of milk, the Secretary of Agriculture will do so. In vetoing S. J. Res. 121, I urge the Congress to join me in this effort to hold down Federal spending, milk surpluses and consumer prices. GERALD R. FORD THE WHITE HOUSE, January 30, 1976 307-111 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 30, 1976 Office of the White House Press Secretary THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I am withholding my approval from S. J. Res. 121, which would increase the Federal support price for milk and require mandatory quarterly adjustments, for the following reasons: 1. It would saddle taxpayers with additional spending at a time when we are trying to cut the cost of government and curb inflation. 2. It would stimulate excessive production of milk, discourage consumption, force the Federal government to increase purchases of dairy products under the milk support program and build up huge and costly surpluses. 3. It would result in unnecessarily high consumer prices. Under this bill, government outlays would be increased by $530 million, including $180 million during the 1976-77 marketing year and $350 million during the subsequent 1977-78 marketing year. In addition, consumers would be required to pay an estimated $1.38 billion more at retail for dairy products over the next two years. If S. J. Res. 121 became law, the support level for milk would be set at 85 percent of parity, with adjustments at the beginning of each quarter, through March 31, 1978. This would result in substantial increases in the support level over the next two marketing years without taking into account either changing economic conditions or agricultural policies. In disapproving similar legislation last January, I said: "To further reduce the demand for milk and dairy products by the increased prices provided in this legislation would be detrimental to the dairy industry. A dairy farmer cannot be well served by Government action that prices his product out of the market." This is still the case. As far as this Administration is concerned, future changes in the price support level will be based, as in the past, on a thorough review of the entire dairy situation. Major economic factors, including the level of milk production, recent and expected farm prices for milk, the farm cost of producing milk, consumer prices and government price support purchases and budget outlays, will be considered. Elimination of this thorough review by mandating an inflexible support price would be inadvisable. As you know, present legislation provides the Secretary of Agriculture with sufficient flexibility to increase the level of milk price supports between 75 and 90 percent of parity whenever the conditions indicate that an increase is necessary and advisable. The two increases announced by the Secretary of Agriculture last year--one in January and another in October-- should make it clear that this Administration intends to provide the price assurance dairy farmers need. In this regard, to ensure adequate milk price support levels, I have directed the Secretary of Agriculture to review support prices quarterly, starting April 1. If it appears necessary and advisable to make price support adjustments to ensure the supply of milk, the Secretary of Agriculture will do SO. In vetoing S. J. Res. 121, I urge the Congress to join me in this effort to hold down Federal spending, milk surpluses and consumer prices. GERALD R. FORD THE WHITE HOUSE, January 30, 1976 # # # # # # February 4, 1976 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE Veto Sustained 1233 years-or be used for manufacturing. In to the United States Treasury of this I further announce that the Senator the latter case, dairy product prices legislation over the next several years is from Nebraska (Mr. HRUSKA) is absent could fall precipitously, as production of expected to approach half a billion dol- attending the funeral of a friend. manufactured dairy products increased. lars. The Congressional Budget Office has The yeas and nays resulted-yeas 37, With regard specifically to the in- also pointed out that the cost of this nays 51, as follows: roads of class I milk from Order No. 4 legislation exceeds the spending celling producers, it appears that New York which Congress has imposed upon itself. [Rollcall Vote No. 27 Leg.] producers could regain their markets This ceiling, of course, is in excess of the YEAS-37 and sales levels by bearing the costs of President's budget. Abourezk Hart, Gary Mondale Bentsen Hartke Montoya farm to plant hauling and reload sta- Nevertheless, Mr. President, I feel both Bumpers Haskell Morgan tion costs. If New York State dairy the Congress and the administration Burdick Hathaway Nelson farmers believe that price equilibrium should treat the problems of the dairy Byrd, Robert C. Huddleston Proxmire Church Humphrey with Order No. 4 milk for Class I farmer with the utmost seriousness. To- Randolph Clark Inouye Schweiker use would help regain their markets, I ward that end, Secretary of Agriculture Cranston Kennedy Stafford would work with them in their efforts to Butz has today given his personal assur- Culver Leahy Stone Eagleton Magnuson amend the Federal milk order. I under- ance, and that of the President, that milk Talmadge Ford Mansfield Young stand that hearings on these amend- prices will be supported at a minimum of Glenn McIntyre ments are to be held in New York City 80 percent of parity. Furthermore, Secre- Gravel Metcalf on February 17 and in Syracuse on Feb- tary Butz has agreed to examine the level NAYS-51 ruary 23. I intend to follow these closely of price support quarterly, and to make Allen Fong Pastore and to do my utmost to assure that dairy the necessary adjustments to assure an Baker Garn Pearson farmers preserve and maintain their adequate supply of dairy products. Beall Goldwater Pell Bellmon Griffin Percy competitive position. I am pleased that President Ford and Biden Hansen Ribicoff I might add by way of conclusion that Secretary of Agriculture Butz have made Brock Hatfield Roth the original Senate version of this bill this commitment. We have achieved a Brooke. Helms Scott, Hugh Buckley Hollings Scott, stipulated only that the Secretary of good compromise on this issue-one that Byrd, Javits William L. Agriculture was to adjust the support will provide price protection to the dairy Harry F., Jr. Johnston Sparkman level for milk on a quarterly basis rather farmer and reasonable dairy product Carinon Laxalt Stevens Case Long Stevenson than on the annual basis that now pre- prices to the consumer, without greatly Chiles McClellan Taft vails. Quarterly adjustment would en- increasing the cost of dairy support pro- Curtis McClure Thurmond able milk producers to keep pace with grams to the taxpayer. Having achieved Dole Moss Tower Domenici Muskie increases in the prices they pay. I under- this commitment from the President, and Welcker Durkin Nunn Williams stand that slippage between prices re- in light of the likely undesirable situa- Fannin Packwood ceived by dairy farmers and prices paid tion that would occur if this legislation NOT VOTING-12 by them sometimes causes the parity were allowed to become law, I urge the Bartlett Hruska McGovern percent to fall too low. This is why I Senate to sustain the President's veto. Bayh Jackson Stennis supported the original Senate version of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ques- Eastland Mathias Symington this bill. The House version, however, tion is, Shall the joint resolution (S.J. Hart, Philip A. McGee Tunney added the provision to mandate the 85 Res. 121) pass, the objections of the The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. percent support level. is that particu- President of the United States to the con- HELMS). On this vote the yeas are 37, and lar provision that is defective. trary notwithstanding? On this question, the nays 51. Two-thirds of the Senators The President's veto of Senate Joint the yeas and nays are mandatory under present and voting, not having voted in Resolution 121 seeks to prevent unneces- the Constitution, and the clerk will call the affirmative, the joint resolution on sarily high consumer prices, huge milk the roll. reconsideration, failed of passage. surpluses, and additional taxpayer costs. The legislative clerk called the roll. Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, Pres- Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. I announce ident Ford has vetoed Senate Joint Res- that the Senator from Indiana (Mr. WETLANDS LOAN EXTENSION ACT olution 121, which provides for support- BAYH), the Senator from Mississippi Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask ing milk prices at a minimum of 85 per- (Mr. EASTLAND), the Senator from Michi- the Chair to lay before the Senate a mes- cent of parity, with adjustments to be gan (Mr. PHILIP A. HART), the Senator sage from the House of Representatives made quarterly in line with changing from Washington (Mr. JACKSON), the on H.R. 5608. production costs. After thorough con- Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Mc- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. sideration of all aspects of this question, GOVERN), the Senator from Mississippi HELMS) laid before the Senate the I have deemed it in the best interest of (Mr. STENNIS), and the Senator from amendments of the House of Representa- the dairy industry, consumers of dairy California (Mr. TUNNEY) are necessarily tives to the amendment of the Senate to products, and the-taxpayers to vote to absent. the bill (H.R. 5608) to extend until the sustain the President's veto. I further announce that the Senator close of 1983 the period in which appro- I want to emphasize, Mr. President, from Wyoming (Mr. McGEE) is absent priations are authorized to be appropri- that I am very sympathetic to the prob- on official business. ated for the acquisition of wetlands, to lems of dairy farmers, and I firmly be- I also announce that the Senator from increase the maximum amount of such lieve they deserve a fair return for their Missouri (Mr. SYMINGTON), is absent be- authorization, and for other purposes, as efforts. However, the present facts are cause of illness. follows: that milk prices are well above the sup- On this vote, the Senator from Wash- ington (Mr. JACKSON) and the Senator Page 1, line 18, of the Senate engrossed port level in this bill, and, furthermore, amendment, strike out "1963" and insert: milk production has been increasing. from South Dakota (Mr. McGovern) are "1962". Dairy farmers do not need an additional paired with the Senator from Nebraska Page 1, line 19, of the Senate engrossed stimulus to spur production, in the face (Mr. HRUSKA). If present and voting, the amendment, strike out "000,000," and all that of a constant or slightly declining de- Senators from Washington and South follows thereafter" and insert: "000,000.". mand for fluid milk and most dairy Dakota would vote "yea" and the Sen- Page 2, line 2, of the Senate engrossed products. ator from Nebraska would vote "nay." amendment, strike out "715k-53)" and in- Thus, while Senate Joint Resolution I further announce that, if present sert: "715k-5)". 121 purports to guarantee stability, it and voting, the Senator from Missouri Page 2, line 7, of the Senate engrossed very easily could create extreme insta- (Mr. SYMINGTON) would vote "yea." amendment, strike out "1983" and insert: bility by stimulating the overproduction Mr. GRIFFIN. I announce that the "1983,". of milk. Should surpluses occur, dairy Senator from Maryland (Mr. MATHIAS) Page 2, line 8, of the Senate engrossed prices would fall, and USDA would be is necessarily absent. amendment, strike out "year;" and insert: "year:". required to greatly increase its purchases I also announce that the Senator from of dairy products at considerable cost to Oklahoma (Mr. BARTLETT) is absent on Page 3, line 7, of the Senate engrossed amendment, strike out "fund," and inserti the taxpayers. In fact, the estimated cost official business. "fund".