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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box D32, folder \"Manufacturing Chemists\nAssociation, Chemical Forum, Washington, DC, January 11, 1972\" of the Ford\nCongressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential\nLibrary.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The Council donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDistribution Full\nGallerus 11:30 am 1/11/71\nMail\na.m. 1/12/71\nOffice Copy\nREMARKS BY REP. GERALD R. FORD, R-MICH.\nREPUBLICAN LEADER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\nBEFORE THE MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION CHEMICAL FORUM\nAT THE MADISON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D.C.\n12 NOON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1972\nFOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON, TUESDAY, JAN. 11, 1972\nThis will be a tough year politically but I look at it with anticipation\nand with hope.\nI see 1972 as a year for cleaning up the unfinished congressional business\nof 1971--the nation's business--and in doing that we will be achieving great\nobjectives.\nYou may recall that President Nixon went before the Congress roughly a year\nago and sketched out some great goals for the country.\nUnfortunately, the President's major legislative objectives revenue sharing,\nwelfare reform, and quality health care--are still in congressional limbo. They\ndeserve to be enacted into law. For the good of the American people they must be\nenacted into law this year. I think they will be.\nThere is little doubt that the President's proposals in these three areas\nwill be modified before final enactment. But I think they will survive in\nessentially the same form as cast by the Administration.\nWelfare reform already is through the House. It should make it through the\nSenate this year.\nThe House Ways and Means Committee has conducted hearings on revenue sharing\nand health care. The need for action in both of these areas has been fully\nestablished. Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur Mills recognizes the imperatives in\nboth cases. Mills has introduced revenue sharing legislation which goes about\n80 per cent of the way with the President. Surely a compromise is possible.\nAlthough there are some who view the prospects for health care legislation\nas dubious, I do not. I think the chances are good that a bill closely resembling\nthe Administration's proposal in this field will pass both houses of Congress this\nyear.\nThere are some bills which look like sure bets this year--at least a modest\nincrease in Social Security, consumer protection on warranties, the creation of a\n(more)\nDigitized from Box D32 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n-2-\nconsumer advocacy agency, campaign spending reform, a multi-billion-dollar program\naimed at fighting water pollution, an increase in the minimum wage, pension\nlegislation, and additional aid for colleges and universities.\nPresident Nixon's bills to reorganize the cabinet departments of the Federal\nGovernment may prove to be the sleeper of this Congress's second session.\nWhile many observers don't give government reorganization much of a chance,\nI think there is a strong possibility that one or more of the departmental\nreorganization bills will emerge from committee and be enacted into law.\nI look for an increase in defense spending in fiscal 1973. Observers are\npredicting a tough fight on this issue, but I don't see it that way. I believe\nthe need for a rise in defense spending will be so apparent as to obviate a\nbruising battle.\n# # #\nSuprines 1971\nPerpring\n12mppy\nr) moserve\n3) Wager Prece\n5) 5)18 you all\n4) campaign Surpines -1177\nVaryan\nTruch Road?\n3\nREMARKS BY REP. GERALD R. FORD, R-MICH.\nHN.\nthe\nREPUBLICAN LEADER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\nwill be some\nBEFORE THE MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION CHEMICAL FORUM\\\nAT THE MADISON HOTEL, WASHINGTON,\n12 NOON, TUESDAY, JANUARY\n11, 1972 IMANAC D.C. 2)\nEMENT Explain Action\nOR RELEASE Aregov AT 12\nNOON, TUESDAY, JAN. 11, 1972\nRevome Alway\nclashe\n?)\nThis will be a tough year politically but I look at it with anticipation\npensin Pollution\nand with hope.\nI see 1972 as a year for cleaning up the unfinished congressional business\nof 1971-the nation's business--and in doing that we will be achieving great\nobjectives.\nYou may recall that President Nixon went before the Congress roughly a year\nWAGE\nago and sketched out some great goals for the country.\nUnfortunately, the President's major legislative Vectives--revenue, sharing,\nPmin\nWelfare reform, and quality health care--are still in congressional limbo. They\ndeserve to be enacted into law. For the good of the American people they must be\nenacted into law this year. I think they will be.\nThere is little doubt that the President's proposals in these three areas\nwill be modified before final enactment. But I think they will survive in\nessentially the same form as cast by the Administration.\nWelfare reform already is through the House. It should make it through the\nSenate this year.\nThe House Ways and Means Committee has conducted hearings on revenue sharing\nand health care. The need for action in both of these areas has been fully\nestablished. Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur Mills recognizes the imperatives in\nboth cases. Mills has introduced revenue sharing legislation which goes about\n80 per cent of the way with the President. Surely a compromise is possible.\nAlthough there are some who view the prospects for health care legislation\nas dubious, I do not. I think the chances are good that a bill closely resembling\nthe Administration's proposal in this field will pass both houses of Congress this\nyear.\nThere are some bills which look like sure bets this year--at least a modest\nincrease in Social Security / consumer protection on warranties, the creation of a\n(more)\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\n-2-\nconsumer advocacy agency, / campaign spending reform, a multi-billion-dollar program\naimed at fighting water pollution an increase in the minimum wage pension\nlegislation, and additional aid for colleges and universities.\nPresident Nixon's bills to reorganize the cabinet departments of the Federal\nGovernment may prove to be the sleeper of this Congress's second session.\nWhile many observers don't give government reorgenization much of a chance,\nI think there is a strong possibility that one or more of the departmental\nreorganization bills will emerge from committee and be enacted into law.\nI look for an increase in defense spending in fiscal 1973. Observers are\npredicting a tough fight on this issue, but I don't see it that way. I believe\nthe need for a rise in defense spending will be so apparent as to obviate a\nbruising battle.\n###\nGERALD\nLIBRARI\nFull Distribution\nOffice Copy\nREMARKS BY REP. GERALD R. FORD, R-MICH.\nREPUBLICAN LEADER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\nBEFORE THE MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION CHEMICAL FORUM\nAT THE MADISON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D.C.\n12 NOON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1972\nFOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON, TUESDAY, JAN. 11, 1972\nThis will be a tough year politically but I look at it with anticipation\nand with hope.\nI see 1972 as a year for cleaning up the unfinished congressional business\nof 1971--the nation's business--and in doing that we will be achieving great\nobjectives.\nYou may recall that President Nixon went before the Congress roughly a year\nago and sketched out some great goals for the country.\nUnfortunately, the President's major legislative objectives--revenue sharing,\nwelfare reform, and quality health care--are still in congressional limbo. They\ndeserve to be enacted into law. For the good of the American people they must be\nenacted into law this year. I think they will be.\nThere is little doubt that the President's proposals in these three areas\nwill be modified before final enactment. But I think they will survive in\nessentially the same form as cast by the Administration.\nWelfare reform already is through the House. It should make it through the\nSenate this year.\nThe House Ways and Means Committee has conducted hearings on revenue sharing\nand health care. The need for action in both of these areas has been fully\nestablished. Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur Mills recognizes the imperatives in\nboth cases. Mills has introduced revenue sharing legislation which goes about\n80 per cent of the way with the President. Surely a compromise is possible.\nAlthough there are some who view the prospects for health care legislation\nas dubious, I do not. I think the chances are good that a bill closely resembling\nthe Administration's proposal in this field will pass both houses of Congress this\nyear.\nThere are some bills which look like sure bets this year--at least a modest\nincrease in Social Security, consumer protection on warranties, the creation of a\n(more)\n-2-\nconsumer advocacy agency, campaign spending reform, a multi-billion-dollar program\naimed at fighting water pollution, an increase in the minimum wage, pension\nlegislation, and additional aid for colleges and universities.\nPresident Nixon's bills to reorganize the cabinet departments of the Federal\nGovernment may prove to be the sleeper of this Congress's second session.\nWhile many observers don't give government reorganization much of a chance,\nI think there is a strong possibility that one or more of the departmental\nreorganization bills will emerge from committee and be enacted into law.\nI look for an increase in defense spending in fiscal 1973. Observers are\npredicting a tough fight on this issue, but I don't see it that way. I believe\nthe need for a rise in defense spending will be so apparent as to obviate a\nbruising battle.\n###"
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