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    "ocrText": "4\nCONGRESSLONAL RECORD\nCONGRESSIONAL RECORD\n5\nsession, the Byrnes bill provided a sys-\nAPPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT\nUnder this plan, some families with an\nThe medicare bill passed by the Con-\nA notable improvement in the housing\nOn April 30, the House Republican\ntem of insurance for the elderly-first,\nThe administration bill-s. 3-which\nincome of more than $11,000 in some\ngress incorporates in its provisions much\nbill was made with the adoption of an\nleadership proposed the creation of an\ncovering all medical expenses, not just\nbecame law, provided for an Appalachian\nplaces would be eligible to have a part\nof the Republican bill offered by Repre-\namendment offered by Representative\ninter-American police force to restore\nhospitalization; second, offering volun-\nRegional Commission with authority in\nof their rent paid by the Federal Gov-\nsentative JOHN W. BYRNES, of Wisconsin.\nJOHN C. KUNKEL, of Pennsylvania, aiding\npeace and order in the Dominican Re-\ntary rather than compulsory coverage;\n360 counties in 10 States to plan the ex-\nernment. Beyond this, the bill provided\nThis bill is not limited to hospital care\nhomeowners who became unemployed be-\npublic. On May 3, the administration\nand third, financed by a combination of\npenditure of funds for various public\nlargely for a continuance of existing\nas the administration recommended. In\ncause of the closing of Federal installa-\noffered this proposal to the Organization\ngeneral tax revenues and premium pay-\nworks, particularly highway construction,\nFederal housing programs.\nits final version it covers doctors' bills\ntions. It placed a moratorium on FHA-\nof American States.\nments by the insured, avoiding the\nin a region that includes many severely\nA Republican substitute, offered by\nand other medical costs in provisions\ninsured loan payments of such persons\nThe appropriation of an additional\nregressive social security tax.\ndepressed areas.\nRepresentative WILLIAM B. WIDNALL, of\nborrowed from the Byrnes bill.\nand authorized the Secretary of Defense\n$700 million for defense as a means of\nELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL AID\nThe Republican alternative, offered\nNew Jersey-H.R. 9501-sought to mod-\nThe Housing Act passed by Congress\nto acquire their properties for FHA dis-\nemphasizing national unity and national\nThe administration's bill to aid ele-\nby Representative WILLIAM C. CRAMER,\nify existing housing policy in several im-\ncontains six significant features from the\nposal when the owners were unable to\nresolve in the face of Communist aggres-\nmentary and secondary schools-H.R.\nof Florida-H.R. 4466-would have ex-\nportant respects:\nRepublican substitute proposed by Rep-\ndispose of them on reasonable terms.\nsion on two continents was suggested by\n2362-presented as a measure to assist\ntended Federal assistance to all econom-\nFirst, by giving residential redevelop-\nresentative WILLIAM B. WIDNALL, of New\nThe Voting Rights Act as passed con-\nthe minority floor leader at a White\npoverty stricken children, is in fact the\nically depressed areas throughout the Na-\nment in urban renewal a higher priority;\nJersey:\ntains at least two provisions of Republi-\nHouse Conference on Vietnam problems.\nfirst general aid to primary and second-\ntion instead of to a single region. Unlike\nSecond, by stimulating rehabilitation\nFirst, low-income private housing:\ncan origin. One was the clean elections\nThe administration subsequently re-\nary schools passed by the Congress.\nthe administration bill, which provides\nof existing sound housing;\nThis new program will provide imme-\nprovision proposed by Representative\nquested the increased appropriation. It\nUnder this bill, $2.1 million will be\naid to prosperous as well as depressed\nThird, by utilizing existing privately\ndiate relief to low-income families who\nWILLIAM CRAMER, of Florida, inserted in\nwas granted with the unanimous support\ngranted by the Federal Government to\nareas in the region to which it applies,\nowned rental housing for low-income\nhave been living in substandard housing\nthe bill over the opposition of a ma-\nof Republican Members of both House\nWestchester County, the wealthiest in\nthe Cramer bill proposed to limit aid\ntenants;\nin those areas where there is a long wait-\njority of the Democrats in the House of\nand Senate.\nNew York State, for the education of\nto places suffering economic distress and\nFourth, by lower interest rates on loans\ning list for public housing. It will use\nRepresentatives. The bill as finally\nSince mid-1963, Republicans in Con-\nchildren from poor families. Sunflower\nhigh unemployment.\nfor college housing and housing for the\nany adequate existing housing on a vol-\npassed dealt with the question of the poll\ngress have been urging the administra-\nCounty, Miss., with median family in-\nThe Public Works and Development\nelderly; and\nuntary basis at a cost not exceeding\ntax by directing the Attorney General to\ntion to take the lead in convening an in-\ncome only one-fifth that of Westchester\nAct of 1965-Public Law 89-136-is, like\nFifth, by providing new FHA mort-\npresent public housing rental levels,\nsecure a speedy court test of the consti-\nternational monetary conference to deal\nCounty, will receive only $745,000 for\nthe Cramer bill, a measure intended to\ngage financing for veterans.\nwithout the gigantic expense of con-\ntutionality of the tax-the approach used\nwith the urgent balance-of-payments\nthe education of an equal number of\nassist depressed areas throughout the\nMany of the features of the Widnall\nstructing new public housing units.\nin the Ford-McCulloch bill.\nproblem. In 1965, the urging was re-\nchildren from poor families.\nNation. It raises serious problems of\nbill were incorporated in the measure\nSecond, veterans housing program:\nThe immigration bill contains a ceiling\nnewed by Representative ROBERT ELLS-\nRepublicans sought to make it a bill\nduplication and conflict with the Ap-\nwhich was enacted.\nThe first major veterans' benefits legis-\non immigrants from the Western Hemi-\nWORTH, of Kansas, and by the joint Re-\nwhich would do what it professed to do:\npalachian Regional Development Act.\nREPUBLICAN IMPACT ON LEGISLATION\nlation affecting so-called cold war vet-\nsphere because of Republican effort.\npublican leadership on July 1. On July\naid poor children without undue Federal\nCABINET DEPARTMENT DEALING WITH URBAN\nIn spite of the fact that Republicans\nerans ever to be enacted by the Congress,\nBecause of opposition from the White\n10, Secretary of the Treasury, Henry\ncontrol of State, local, and private\nAFFAIRS\nin this Congress hold only one-third of\nthis will also apply to an estimated 21\nHouse and the State Department, an\nFowler, announced that the U.S. Govern-\nschools.\nThe administration bill establishing\nthe seats, there were occasions when the\nmillion veterans who have failed to use\namendment to bring such immigration\nment would issue a call for such\na\nThe Republican effort was directed to-\na new Cabinet agency, the Department\nRepublican minority exerted an im-\nor qualify for VA home loan benefits.\nunder control presented by Representa-\nconference.\nward first, channeling Federal funds only\nof Housing and Community Affairs-H.R.\nportant influence on legislation.\nComprehensive benefits include no down\ntive CLARK MACGREGOR, of Minnesota, was\nOTHER NOTEWORTHY REPUBLICAN INITIATIVES\ninto areas of need within each State;\n6927-was defective in many respects.\nA 7-percent increase in social security\npayments for homes costing up to $15,000,\nvoted down by Democrats in the House.\nRepresentative MELVIN R. LAIRD, of\nsecond, recognizing differences in finan-\nIt did no more than confer a more pres-\nbenefits was approved-a proposal which\nwith as little as $500 down on a $20,000\nThis provision prevailed in the Senate,\nWisconsin, and Representative GLENARD\ncial ability and need among States; third,\ntigious title on certain existing agencies.\nRepublicans made in 1964, but which was\nhome.\nhowever, and was incorporated in the\nLIPSCOMB, of California, performed im-\nconcentrating the program upon the\nIt brought together in the new Depart-\nvoted down in the last Congress by Dem-\nThird, low interest rate college hous-\nfinal version of the law.\nportant service in bringing to public at-\nneeds of deprived children; and fourth,\nment less than one-third of the Federal\nocrats acting on White House orders.\ning: Conferees accepted this proposal,\nRepublican initiative and solid Repub-\ntention the inadequacy of the admin-\nreducing the discretionary authority of\nGovernment's housing activities and only\nThe repeal of Federal excise taxes-a\ndespite the firm opposition of the John-\nlican support saved for State Governors\nistration's defense budget for the prose-\nthe U.S. Commissioner of Education.\na minor fraction of Federal activities\nstep which Republicans have advocated\nson administration. It will provide $1.2\nsome power of veto over projects under\ncution of the war in Vietnam. In order\nA Republican approach to the problem\nand funds aimed at assisting States and\nfor many years and which was called for\nbillion in lower rent college housing,\nthe poverty program within their States\nto give the appearance of holding Fed-\nof expanding and improving elementary\nmunicipalities to solve the problems of\nin the Republican platform of 1964-was\navoiding an expensive Federal grant pro-\nin opposition to the effort of most Demo-\neral expenditure below the level of $100\nand secondary schools was incorporated\nmetropolitan areas. As passed by the\naccomplished in this session. In 1964, a\ngram.\ncrats to eliminate any vestige of State\nbillion in the fiscal year and to leave\nin H.R. 6349, offered by Representatives\nHouse of Representatives, it made\nno\nRepublican proposal to repeal retail ex-\nFourth, low interest elderly housing:\ncontrol over this program.\nroom for Great Society legislation, the\nWILLIAM AYRES, of Ohio, and THOMAS\nprovision for the continued existence of\ncise taxes was defeated by Democratic\nTo prevent the phasing out of a highly\nRepublican initiative and solid Repub-\nadministration devised its defense budget\nCURTIS, of Missouri, and others. This\nthe Federal Housing Administration, a\nvotes.\nsuccessful program administered by\nlican support led to the denial of funds\non guidelines set in 1963, which did not\nbill relied chiefly on the device of tax\ndefect which Republicans sought to cor-\nOther changes made in the social secu-\nchurches and other nonproft organiza-\nfor the rent supplement program under\ntake account of the involvement of 150,-\ncredits for individuals who pay for\nrect and which was finally remedied in\nrity system were influenced by Republi-\ntions, a program with rents at a level\nthe Housing Act.\n000 American troops in a shooting war\nschools through State and local taxes\nconference.\ncan initiatives and conform to long-\nthey can afford will be available\nto\nRepublican initiative and solid Repub-\nin Asia. The result, as the Preparedness\ndirectly or indirectly as well as for those\nThe Republican alternative, offered by\nstanding Republican policy. One was\nelderly people of low income.\nlican support led to the denial of funds\nSubcommittee of the Senate Armed\nwho incur expenses for students in higher\nMrs. DWYER, of New Jersey-H.R. 5173-\nthe liberalization of the earnings limita-\nFifth, compensation for condemnees:\nfor a federally directed National Teacher\nServices Committee under Senator STEN-\neducation. This bill would have diverted\nand several other Republicans, would\ntion beyond which elderly people become\nThis provides, for the first time, prompt\nCorps.\nNIS has found, is a dangerous drain on\n$3 to $5 billion annually from the Fed-\nhave created an agency in the Executive\nineligible to collect their social security\nand equitable compensation for home-\nOn the other hand, an initial Repub-\nowners and small businessmen displaced\npersonnel, equipment, and ammunition\neral Treasury and made it available for\nOffice of the President to deal with met-\nbenefits. The other was the liberaliza-\nlican success-the prohibition of the use\nin other parts of the world.\nadditional support for education at the\nropolitan area problems. This agency\ntion of coverage requirements for people\nby urban renewal and other housing pro-\nof agricultural funds for aid to Nasser,\nRepresentative H. R. GROSS, of Iowa,\nState and local level.\nwould have been a center of coordina-\nover the age of 72 in order to qualify for\ngrams.\nvoted by the House at the motion of Rep-\nIn addition, H.R. 6349 provided $300\nSixth, rehabilitation loan program:\nserved as the public conscience, along\ntion and information for all Federal pro-\nbenefits.\nresentative ROBERT MICHEL, of Illinois,\nwith Senator JOHN WILLIAMS, of Dela-\nmillion annually to the States for the\ngrams and activities relating to urban\nSimilarly, Republicans took the lead\nSponsored by Republicans in the 1964\non January 26-was reversed under se-\nware, in endeavoring to raise the ethical\neducation of deprived children aged 3\nareas.\nin advocating changes in tax policy to\nHousing Act, the low-interest loan pro-\nvere administration pressure on Febru-\nstandards of the administration with\nto 7. Unlike Project Head Start under\nHOUSING\nlighten the burden of medical expenses.\ngram for tenants, homeowners, and\nary 8.\nspecial attention to the treatment given\nthe poverty program, which provides un-\nThe administration's housing bill-\nThe Congress repealed maximum limi-\nsmall businessmen in urban renewal\nREPUBLICAN INFLUENCE ON EXECUTIVE ACTION\nOtto Otepka and the inadequately ex-\neven summer schooling for some deprived\nH.R. 5840--as originally presented, of-\ntations on income tax deductions for\nareas received a $400 million authoriza-\nIn some instances the policy of the\nplored aspects of the Bobby Baker case.\nchildren, this bill proposed a systematic\nfered a scheme of rent supplements for\nmedical care insurance and authorized\ntion, This was not requested by the\nPresident and other executive agencies\nRepresentative PAUL FINDLEY and his\nnational effort to give preschool educa-\nfamilies whose incomes were above the\na deduction of one-half the cost of med-\nadministration.\nresponded to Republican proposals.\ntask force on NATO and the Atlantic\ntion to children who need it.\nlevels set for public housing tenants.\nical care insurance up to $150.\n793-358-0591\n793-358-0591"
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