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WHERE OUR NATION STANDS AT HOME AND ABROAD
WHERE OUR NATION STANDS AT HOME AND ABROAD
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Republican Senators and Republican Members of the House of
6 economy rollcall votes in the House, 1966
Representatives proposed programs in 1965 and 1966 covering every
aspect of our daily domestic lives and our affairs abroad. It would
Republicans
Democrats
take a book to list them.
voting for
voting for
economy
economy
In addition, the Republican Coordinating Committee, representing
every facet of republicanism from national level to the grassroots,
Percent
Percent
For 5 percent cut in Interior appropriations, Apr. 6, 1966
95
has offered detailed programs. These included:
12
For 5 percent cut in Postal-Treasury appropriations, Apr. 6, 1966
89
7
Strike out $12 million for rent subsidies, Mar. 29, 1966
95
25
Against $750,000 new authority for Humphrey mansion, Mar. 22, 1966
95
24
Date proposed and program
For low interest rates in sale of Government "participations," May 18, 1966
100
19
Against 8th national debt limit increase during Kennedy-Johnson admin-
stration, June 8, 1966
99
22
June 1965, United States Foreign Policy in Vietnam.
August 1965, The Balance of Payments.
NOTE.-Strength in House: 293 Democrats versus 140 Republicans.
September 1965, Equality in America: a Promise Unfulfilled.
December 1965, Vietnam Policy Statement.
How did Republican Senators vote on some of the other issues in the
December 1965, Toward a Stronger Federal System.
1st session of the 89th? Here are some samples:
December 1965, Toward Fair Elections in America.
March 7, 1966, (Economic) Opportunity Crusade Act of 1966.
Republican Senators voted 100 percent on auto tire safety standards;
and 100 percent for the cold war GI benefits bill; and solidly in ap-
March 1966, The Case for Revenue Sharing.
March 1966, Latin America-United States: Progress or Failure?
proval of legislation for more flexible farm credit; 100 percent for the
March 1966, The Human Investment-Job Opportunities.
dogs and cats humane and petnaping bill; 96 percent for a National
Wild Rivers System; 84 percent for a plan to provide hard-pressed
March 1966, The Rising Costs of Living.
June 1966, The United Nations.
parents or students with some income tax credit for college tuition
June 1966, Effective Water Management.
(Democrats defeated it) ; 100 percent in favor of a bill to expand library
June 1966, The Challenge of the Modern Metropolis.
services and construction; 100 percent for the auto safety bill (S. 3005).
June 1966, Federal, State, and Local Responsibilities for Problems
Also: Republicans supported 100 percent a plan under the aid for
of Education.
the blind law to extend books and other materials to other handicapped
June 1966, Transportation in Modern America.
persons; 100 percent to liberalize benefits to dependents of veterans,
June 1966, Housing and Urban Development.
and to liberalize indemnities to parents of veterans; 100 percent to
June 1966, The Alleviation of Poverty.
give automobiles to certain cold war veterans who suffered serious
June 1966, Jobs and People-Jol Opportunities.
service-connected disabilites; 100 percent support for a military pay
June 1966, The Needs of the Aging.
raise; 100 percent to provide a coordinated national highway safety
In recent weeks the White House had blamed the Congress for
program.
appropriating more than it asked in some cases. Again I point out it
IX
is the administration's own Democratic-controlled Congress. But
for the record, who is trying to save your tax dollar? Here are some
"But now the squeeze is clearly on" reports The Atlantic Monthly
examples:
for October in an article entitled "Consensus Politics: End of an
9 economy rollcall votes in the Senate, 1966
Experiment." The article observes that the President's salad days
are over. Sooner than later he is going to have to make some vital
Republicans
Democrats
decisions because of "the rising cost of the war in human terms and in
voting for
voting for
treasures." What is more, the magazine says, "the world will not
economy
economy
hold still for the Johnson treatment." The Atlantic Monthly also
observed:
Percent
Percent
Against sale of participations in SBA loan pools (back-door spending), Mar.
15, 1966
100
0
All year long the Administration has been walking the tightrope on a tax
Strike out funds ($12 million) for rent subsidies, Apr. 27, 1966
86
32
increase or a Reserve callup, either of which would signal an end to domestic
Against borrowing on federally owned loan collateral (back-door spending),
business as usual. In avoiding them, it has resorted to economic policies that
May 5, 1966
80
6
Cut $250 million in foreign aid authorization for Development Loan Fund,
have brought both tight money and inflation. Politically, the once-happy allies
July 20, 1966
90
50
of the Great Society consensus are chewing on each other. Labor is angry over
Strike provision for rent subsidies, Aug. 10, 1966
73
27
the failure to repeal 14(b); the farmers are blaming Freeman for allegedly trying
Strike $17,920,000 to construct new buildings in the District of Columbia,
Aug. 10, 1966
77
47
to slow the rise in food prices; the South is sore at the school desegregation "guide-
Strike $19,700,000 for Project Mohole, Aug. 10, 1966
70
30
lines", and even the freshman Democrats elected on Mr. Johnson's coattails are
Reduce $150 million in authorizations for mass transit program, Aug. 15, 1966.
87
40
chafing visibly at the rubberstamp label.
Reduce authorizations in poverty program from $2,496 million to $1,750 mil-
lion (the budget figure), Oct. 4, 1966
92
48
As Alan L. Otten pointed out in The Wall Street Journal, the stance Mr. Johnson
was forced to take in Congress this year was difficult to defend. He told Congress
first that "it cannot cut any of his proposals a penny, because every cent is
NOTE.-Strength in the Senate: 67 Democrats versus 33 Republicans.
urgently needed to overcome long-accumulated and burdensome national de-
ficiencies, but, second, that it cannot add a penny to what he has asked because
that would aggravate inflationary pressures."
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Again I point out it\nIX\nis the administration's own Democratic-controlled Congress. But\nfor the record, who is trying to save your tax dollar? Here are some\n\"But now the squeeze is clearly on\" reports The Atlantic Monthly\nexamples:\nfor October in an article entitled \"Consensus Politics: End of an\n9 economy rollcall votes in the Senate, 1966\nExperiment.\" The article observes that the President's salad days\nare over. 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Politically, the once-happy allies\nJuly 20, 1966\n90\n50\nof the Great Society consensus are chewing on each other. Labor is angry over\nStrike provision for rent subsidies, Aug. 10, 1966\n73\n27\nthe failure to repeal 14(b); the farmers are blaming Freeman for allegedly trying\nStrike $17,920,000 to construct new buildings in the District of Columbia,\nAug. 10, 1966\n77\n47\nto slow the rise in food prices; the South is sore at the school desegregation \"guide-\nStrike $19,700,000 for Project Mohole, Aug. 10, 1966\n70\n30\nlines\", and even the freshman Democrats elected on Mr. Johnson's coattails are\nReduce $150 million in authorizations for mass transit program, Aug. 15, 1966.\n87\n40\nchafing visibly at the rubberstamp label.\nReduce authorizations in poverty program from $2,496 million to $1,750 mil-\nlion (the budget figure), Oct. 4, 1966\n92\n48\nAs Alan L. 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