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    "ocrText": "6\nCONGRESSIONAL RECORD\nCONGRESSIONAL RECORD\n7\nCommunity issued a thoughtful report on\nin agreement with the majority of their\nFor these reasons most Republicans sup-\nmeans of strengthening the Atlantic A1-\nparty. These 93 votes reveal some sig-\nported a prohibition against American\nFederal civil service: ANCHER NELSEN,\ncomprise\na comprehensive,\nbroad-\navailable a maximum of information to\nliance and improving the strained rela-\nnificant differences between Republicans\nof Minnesota.\naid to nations engaged in supplying\ngauged, and constructive legislative pro-\ncitizens and taxpayers.\ntions of the United States with France\nand Democrats.\nNorth Vietnam and against further ship-\nLatin America: Cochairmen F. Brad-\ngram.\nThe House Republican conference\nafter a study trip to Paris.\nThe general conclusions to be drawn\nment of agricultural commodities to\nFORD MORSE, of Massachusetts, and DON-\nAt least 256 bills expanding and liber-\nadopted the recommendation of its task\nRepresentative FINDLEY, along with\nfrom these votes is a Republican prefer-\nALD RUMSFELD, of Illinois,\nEgypt's Nasser and Indonesia's Sukarno.\nalizing social security were offered by\nforce on education, headed by Repre-\nRepresentative RALPH HARVEY, of In-\nence for a more discriminating approach\nIn order to preserve the integrity of\nNATO and Atlantic Community: PAUL\nRepublicans. These bills dealt with\nsentative ALBERT QUIE, of Minnesota, for\ndiana, also took the lead in an unsuccess-\nFINDLEY, of Illinois.\nto national problems. Republicans op-\nState and local governments, most\nsuch matters as reduction of the age\nlegislation granting a tax credit against\nful fight against the administration on\nposed and sought to modify the loosely\nRepublicans sought to-\nNuclear affairs: CRAIG HOSMER, of Cali-\nrequirements for beneficiaries, increas-\nthe costs of higher education. A large\nfornia.\nthe sugar bill in an effort to recapture\ndrawn, ambiguous, blank check approach\nRetain the veto power of State gov-\ning the maximum age for eligibility of\nnumber of Members have sponsored bills\nfor the taxpayers of the United States a\nof the Democratic majority.\nPlatform implementation: JAMES BAT-\nernors over poverty program projects;\nchildren, expansion of the system to\nlike Mr. QUIE'S which permits a credit up\nTIN, of Montana.\npart of the excess profit which foreign\nRepublicans showed themselves more\nMaintain the power of the States to\ngroups not presently covered, and in-\nto an amount of $325 per student\nsugar producers derive from sales in this\nconcerned than most Democrats about\nforbid compulsory unionism;\nUnemployment compensation system:\ncreasing the amount of earnings per-\nannually.\ncountry because Government action\nsuch things as prudent use of tax dollars,\nPermit the people of each State to\nJOHN W. BYRNES, of Wisconsin.\nmissible without sacrifice of benefits.\nAt least 78 Republicans have joined\nUnited Nations: JOHN B. ANDERSON, of\nmaintains a domestic price more than\nthe danger of inflation fired by big in-\ndecide the basis of representation in one\nAt least 61 Republican bills were in-\nwith Representative THOMAS CURTIS, of\nIllinois.\ndouble the price in the world market.\ncreases in Government spending and un-\nhouse of their State legislature;\ntroduced for the reduction or repeal of\nMissouri, in offering the Human Invest-\nUrban and suburban affairs: CLARK\nRepresentative ROBERT J. CORBETT, of\nending deficits, the stifling of State, lo-\nDefeat appropriations for a federally\nexcise taxes.\nment Act, a bill granting credits against\nMACGREGOR, of Minnesota.\nPennsylvania, fought unsuccessfully to\ncal, and private initiative by the spread\ncontrolled National Teacher Corps;\nAt least 59 Republicans introduced\nthe Federal income tax to business for\nVoting rights: William M. McCUL-\nbring about an adjustment of the pay\nof an overweening Central Government,\nSecure legislative recognition of the\nvoting rights legislation, generally pat-\nthe expenses of retraining present or\nLOCH, of Ohio.\nof Federal employees to provide full com-\nthe peril of runaway bureaucracy, and\nrights of States to set standards of water\nterned after the Ford-McCulloch bill.\nprospective employees to upgrade their\nparability with pay scales in private in-\npurity in rivers instead of transferring\nREPUBLICAN SUPPORT OF ADMINISTRATION BIILS\nthe application of the commonsense\nAt least 54 Republicans introduced\nskills.\ndustry. Though full comparability is\nprinciples of good management in Fed-\nthis authority to the Federal Govern-\nSeveral enactments of the past session\nbills providing for a new program of\nAt least 60 Republicans have intro-\ngiven lip service by the administration,\neral programs.\nment;\nreceived strong Republican support.\nmedical care for the aged. The three\nduced legislation of the type recom-\nit is opposed to putting this principle\nFor all of these reasons, a majority of\nMaintain State authority to deter-\nRepublican House Members judged each\nmajor approaches were typified in the\nmended by the House Republican task\nin practice.\nRepublicans in the House of Representa-\nmine the use to be made of areas adjoin-\nbill on its merits and gave approval to\nproposals of Representative THOMAS B.\nforce on agriculture, headed by Repre-\nRepresentative ANCHER NELSEN, of\ntives, in contrast to a majority of the\ning highways; and\nadministration measures that served the\nCURTIS-H.R. 3728; Representative\nsentative ODIN LANGEN, of Minnesota, to\nMinnesota, continued his efforts to pro-\nDemocrats, voted against such things\nMaintain the right of States to deny\npublic interest.\nFRANK T. Bow-H 21; and Represent-\nestablish a World Food Study Commis-\ntect Federal employees from illegal po-\nas-\nthe suffrage to people unable to read or\nAmong the bills that were given strong\native JOHN W. BYRNES-H.R. 7057.\nsion to determine population trends and\nlitical pressures imposed by the admin-\nDoubling the authorization for the\nwrite the English language.\nRepublican support on final passage were\nAt least 46 Republicans proposed a\nfood needs for the future.\nistration, particularly in the matter of\npoverty program at a time when loose\nPLANNING AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE\nthe following: The higher education bill,\nconstitutional amendment to permit the\nThis list could be extended indefinitely.\nforced contributions to Democratic fund\nadministration prompted the Committee\nvocational training loan bill, the immi-\nEarly in the session the planning and\npeople to employ factors in addition to\nIt is meant to be illustrative not ex-\nraising events.\non Education and Labor to launch a full\nresearch committee was established as\ngration bill, the Export Control Act, con-\npopulation in the apportionment of one\nhaustive.\nRepresentative Ross ADAIR, of Indiana,\ninvestigation of the program;\nstitutional amendment on Presidential\nhouse of State legislatures.\nCONCLUSION\nan organ of the Republican conference\nsought vainly to secure for the service-\nA rent supplement program whereby\nsuccession, the Older Americans Act of\nof the House of Representatives. This\nAt least 27 Republicans introduced bills\nLooking back on the session just con-\nmen fighting in Vietnam educational\ntaxpayers would help to pay the rent of\nnew agency was created to help mobilize\n1965, various bills in the field of health,\nto establish a coordinating office con-\ncluded, the Republican Members of the\nbenefits similar to those granted to the\nfamilies earning in some areas more than\nactivity toward the development of long-\nexcise tax cuts, manpower development\ncerned with urban area affairs in the\nHouse of Representatives can take pride\nveterans of the Second World War and\n$8,000 a year and possessing assets of as\nterm solutions to national problems.\nand training bill, expansion of veterans'\nExecutive Office of the President.\nin the role that they have played. They\nKorea.\nmuch as $25,000;\nThe planning and research commit-\nbenefits, various anticrime bills, pay\nAt least 28 Republicans introduced bills\ntried to make the Congress what it should\nRepresentative WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD,\nA foreign aid program of $3.2 billion\ntee issued in August a report entitled,\nraises for military and civilian personnel,\nestablishing a Commission on the Orga-\nbe-a deliberative body, independent of\nof California, sought with limited success\nwhich all agree needs drastic overhaul-\n\"Vietnam: Some Neglected Aspects of the\nlegislation for the control of air and\nnization of the Executive Branch of the\nand coequal with the Executive, judging\nto secure legislative action to reinvigorate\ning;\nHistorical Record.\" Columnist Roscoe\nwater pollution and water resources\nGovernment to do the job which two\nlegislation by the sole standard of the\nthe merchant shipping of the United\nA farm bill which will mean that Gov-\nplanning, and the voting rights bill.\nnational interest. Their success cannot\nDrummond said of this report:\nHoover Commissions did in the past.\nernment payments in 1966 will equal\nbe measured in terms of the votes on\nStates.\nThis is \"loyal opposition\" at its best.\nA SAMPLING OF REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE\nNine Republicans introduced a free-\nREPUBLICAN SOLIDITY\none-third of. realized net farm income\nPROPOSALS\nwhich they prevailed-which were few.\nHeaded by Representative CHARLES E.\ndom of information bill defining the au-\nRepublican ranks in the House of Rep-\nbut will not solve the farm problem;\nRepublican Members of the House\nThe verdict on their work will not be\nresentatives held fast on important votes\nGOODELL, of New York, this committee\nof\nthority of Federal agencies and officials\nA Public Works and Redevelopment\nRepresentatives introduced bills which\nknown until the people speak in the elec-\nthroughout the session. On the 26 roll-\nAct modeled after the discredited Area\nsupervises the activities of 13 task forces,\nto withhold information in order to make\ntions of 1966.\nRedevelopment Act and the Advanced\neach of which has spent this year in the\n793-358-0591\ncall votes in which a party position was\nformulated by the House Republican pol-\nPublic Works Act; and\nstudy of major public policy problems in\nits field of jurisdiction. Several of the\nicy committee headed by Representative\nA Highway Beautification Act rushed\nJOHN RHODES, of Arizona, 87 percent of\ntask forces have made reports contain-\nthrough the House without adequate de-\nthe votes cast by Republican Members\ning constructive proposals in 1965. All\nliberation.\nwill make a substantial contribution to\nwere in support of the party position and\nRepublican Members even voted\nonly 13 percent in opposition.\nthe positive Republican program in 1966,\nagainst a pay raise for themselves, again\nThe task forces and their chairmen\nDIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PARTIES\nunlike a majority of the Democrats.\nare:\nDuring this past session of the Con-\nIn order to provide a more consistent\nAgriculture: ODIN LANGEN, of Minne-\ngress, there were 93 rollcall votes on\nand vigorous foreign policy, Republicans\nsota.\nwhich a majority of the Republi-\nunsuccessfully attempted to place re-\nCongressional reform and minority\ncan Members of the House voted in op-\nstrictions of foreign aid funds so that\nstaffing: JAMES CLEVELAND, of New\nposition to a majority of the Democrats.\nthe American taxpayer would not be fi-\nHampshire.\nOn these votes in the aggregate, 81.4 per-\nnancing anti-American regimes or as-\nEconomic opportunity: PETER FRELING-\ncent of the Republican votes were on the\nsisting nations that are helping North\nHUYSEN, of New Jersey.\nside of the majority of their party and\nVietnam in the war in which 150,000\nEducation: ALBERT H. QUIE, of Minne-\n80.2 percent of the Democratic votes were\nAmerican fighting men are now engaged.\nsota.\n793-358-0591\nU.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:1965"
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