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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box D34, folder \"Potato Chip Institute, San\nFrancisco, CA, January 29, 1973\" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and\nSpeech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\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 The Council donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 done in California only\nMaffice Copy\nCONGRESSMAN\nNEWS\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\nExcerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford at 12 noon Jan. 29, 1973, in\nSan Francisco, before the Potato Chip Institute.\nFor release at 12 noon, PST, Jan. 29, 1973\nToday I would like to tell you how I view the domestic scene, particularly\nthe economy and the outlook for legislation in the 93rd Congress.\nThe economy has plenty of zip in it. Profits are good. More Americans\nare working than ever before, and prospects are good for a sharp drop in unemploy-\nment.\nPersonal incomes are setting new records and going higher. It appears the\nnational income will exceed a trillion dollars by the end of this year.\nInflation continues to be a problem, but I think the President acted wisely\nin moving this country to a self-administering price and wage control system. Let\nnoone think all the restraints have been removed. We are simply in a transition\nfrom a system of strict controls to a position where we once again will enjoy a\nfree economy. I am encouraged by the President's action, and I believe it will\nwork. It pains me to see our free enterprise system operating under a set of\nartificial governmental constraints.\nStrikes could be a problem in 1973 but otherwise the business outlook is\nbrighter than it has been for years.\nAs you know, real growth in the economy topped 6 per cent last year. That\nwas a highly unusual rate of growth. I predict now that we will have real growth\nof 5.5 per cent of better in 1973 -- a fine showing in anybody's book. The years\n1972 and 1973 probably will give us more economic growth than any other two-year\nperiod since the Korean War.\nNow let me talk a bit about Congress and the outlook there.\nI will begin by mentioning that there will be a continuing focus on\nconsumerism -- not particularly on packaging and labeling but on overall consumer\nadvocacy.\nBy that I mean the 93rd Congress probably will not enact any packaging and\nlabeling legislation to add to what is now on the books but is almost certain\nto wind up creating a consumer protection agency.\n(more)\nGERALD LIBRARY\nDigitized from Box D34 of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n-2-\nThe House Government Operations Committee will be considering three bills,\nprimarily: H.R. 21, introduced by committee chairman Chet Holifield of California\nand Rep. Frank Horton, R-N.Y.; H.R. 14, introduced by Rep. Ben Rosenthal, D-N.Y.;\nand H.R. 564, cosponsored by Reps. Don Fuqua, D-Fla., and Clarence J. Brown, R-Ohio.\nH.R. 21, the bill cosponsored by chairman Holifield and ranking Republican\nHorton is identical with the bill that passed the House last year. The Rosenthal\nbill is similar to H.R. 21 but gives the consumer agency more authority. Another\nway to describe it is that it is Ralph Nader's bill. The Fuqua-Brown bill is\nsimilar to H.R. 21 but doesn't give the consumer protection agency as much power.\nIt would limit the agency's authority to intervene in other agencies' actions or\nto appeal a matter in court.\nIf I were to guess right now I would say the Holifield-Horton bill has the\ninside track in the Government Operations Committee. It will probably clear the\ncommittee and pass the House. It's possible, of course, that it will undergo\nchanges in the committee -- and what those changes might be I cannot predict.\nIf a consumer protection agency bill passes both houses and is signed by\nthe President, funds still will have to be appropriated for the new agency to\nfunction.\nCongress has a host of money problems.\nThe 93rd Congress will almost certainly see a renewal of the tug-of-war\nbetween the President and the Democratic majority over excessive Federal spending.\nApart from that, there is much major legislation hanging over from the\n92nd Congress which will get early attention in the new Congress.\nI hope the wave of excitement over welfare reform has not already crested\nbecause our welfare system is a disgrace. Prospects may be rather slim but I would\nlike to see welfare reform become one of the top priorities of the 93rd Congress.\nThere is much talk about tax reform but I do not see the 93rd Congress\ndoing much in that area. Congress may boost the 10 per cent minimum income tax\nset four years ago and remove some of the exemptions built into the minimum income\ntax at that time -- because there has been a great outcry against the wealthy whose\nincome is sheltered in various tax preferences. There may also be some tightening\nof inheritance taxes.\nI expect to see enactment of a comprehensive health insurance program -- if\nnot in 1973 then certainly in 1974.\nThere will also be a fresh push for anti-busing legislation. And I see\npension reform legislation as almost a certainty.\nDespite all the predictions from Democrats of a turbulent first session,\nI do not expect the 93rd Congress to be an obstructionist Congress. Considering\nthe size of the President's election win, it seems to be the Congress will have to\nbe responsive to some extent even though controlled by the opposition party.\n# # #\nDistribution done in California only\naffice Copy\nCONGRESSMAN\nNEWS\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\nExcerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford at 12 noon Jan. 29, 1973, in\nSan Francisco, before the Potato Chip Institute.\nFor release at 12 noon, PST, Jan. 29, 1973\nToday I would like to tell you how I view the domestic scene, particularly\nthe economy and the outlook for legislation in the 93rd Congress.\nThe economy has plenty of zip in it. Profits are good. More Americans\nare working than ever before, and prospects are good for a sharp drop in unemploy-\nment.\nPersonal incomes are setting new records and going higher. It appears the\nnational income will exceed a trillion dollars by the end of this year.\nInflation continues to be a problem, but I think the President acted wisely\nin moving this country to a self-administering price and wage control system. Let\nnoone think all the restraints have been removed. We are simply in a transition\nfrom a system of strict controls to a position where we once again will enjoy a\nfree economy. I am encouraged by the President's action, and I believe it will\nwork. It pains me to see our free enterprise system operating under a set of\nartificial governmental constraints.\nStrikes could be a problem in 1973 but otherwise the business outlook is\nbrighter than it has been for years.\nAs you know, real growth in the economy topped 6 per cent last year. That\nwas a highly unusual rate of growth. I predict now that we will have real growth\nof 5.5 per cent or better in 1973 -- a fine showing in anybody's book. The years\n1972 and 1973 probably will give us more economic growth than any other two-year\nperiod since the Korean War.\nNow let me talk a bit about Congress and the outlook there.\nI will begin by mentioning that there will be a continuing focus on\nconsumerism -- not particularly on packaging and labeling but on overall consumer\nadvocacy.\nBy that I mean the 93rd Congress probably will not enact any packaging and\nlabeling legislation to add to what is now on the books but is almost certain\nto wind up creating a consumer protection agency.\n(more)\nGERALD LIBRARY FORD\n-2-\nThe House Government Operations Committee will be considering three bills,\nprimarily: H.R. 21, introduced by committee chairman Chet Holifield of California\nand Rep. Frank Horton, R-N.Y.; H.R. 14, introduced by Rep. Ben Rosenthal, D-N.Y.;\nand H.R. 564, cosponsored by Reps. Don Fuqua, D-Fla., and Clarence J. Brown, R-Ohio.\nH.R. 21, the bill cosponsored by chairman Holifield and ranking Republican\nHorton is identical with the bill that passed the House last year. The Rosenthal\nbill is similar to H.R. 21 but gives the consumer agency more authority. Another\nway to describe it is that it is Ralph Nader's bill. The Fuqua-Brown bill is\nsimilar to H.R. 21 but doesn't give the consumer protection agency as much power.\nIt would limit the agency's authority to intervene in other agencies' actions or\nto appeal a matter in court.\nIf I were to guess right now I would say the Holifield-Horton bill has the\ninside track in the Government Operations Committee. It will probably clear the\ncommittee and pass the House. It's possible, of course, that it will undergo\nchanges in the committee -- and what those changes might be I cannot predict.\nIf a consumer protection agency bill passes both houses and is signed by\nthe President, funds still will have to be appropriated for the new agency to\nfunction.\nCongress has a host of money problems.\nThe 93rd Congress will almost certainly see a renewal of the tug-of-war\nbetween the President and the Democratic majority over excessive Federal spending.\nApart from that, there is much major legislation hanging over from the\n92nd Congress which will get early attention in the new Congress.\nI hope the wave of excitement over welfare reform has not already crested\nbecause our welfare system is a disgrace. Prospects may be rather slim but I would\nlike to see welfare reform become one of the top priorities of the 93rd Congress.\nThere is much talk about tax reform but I do not see the 93rd Congress\ndoing much in that area. Congress may boost the 10 per cent minimum income tax\nset four years ago and remove some of the exemptions built into the minimum income\ntax at that time -- because there has been a great outcry against the wealthy whose\nincome is sheltered in various tax preferences. There may also be some tightening\nof inheritance taxes.\nI expect to see enactment of a comprehensive health insurance program -- if\nnot in 1973 then certainly in 1974.\nThere will also be a fresh push for anti-busing legislation. And I see\npension reform legislation as almost a certainty.\nDespite all the predictions from Democrats of a turbulent first session,\nI do not expect the 93rd Congress to be an obstructionist Congress. Considering\nthe size of the President's election win, it seems to be the Congress will have to\nbe responsive to some extent even though controlled by the opposition party.\n###"
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