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These documents were scanned from Box 107 of the Robert T. Hartmann Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 23, 1971
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESS CONFERENCE
OF
SENATOR HUGH SCOTT
AND
CONGRESSMAN GERALD F. FORD
THE BRIEFING ROOM
AT 10:23 A.M. EST
MR. ZIEGLER: The Leadership met for a little
over two hours this morning with the President.
Senator Scott and Congressman Ford are here to
give you a report on the meeting. We will begin this
morning with Senator Scott.
Senator.
SENATOR SCOTT: The Secretary of Transportation
spoke on the SST and then the President spoke for at least
15 minutes with great emphasis and great determination,
an expression of his strong belief in the necessity for
proceeding with this important and dramatic breakthrough.
He feels that this country must not evidence that it has
lost the feel for greatness, its willingness to proceed
with innovation, its willingness to maintain one of its
great industries and mentioned that we had at times lost
ground with some other industries, as in electronics,
that we should not do this with the aircraft industry,
that he had utter confidence that with the strict limitation
of this program to two prototypes only with the reduction
in the decibal figure to an amount lower than those
exhibited by current planes in many instances from 116
to 108, that the need for the program, he felt, was
evident, that the ecological aspects were taken care of
by the assurances contained in the research program.
Secretary Connally spoke on it and said that
in his view it would be unbelievable for the country
to refuse to go ahead with a program which so strongly
affects our balance of payments, that at times when we
have our fiscal problems to pass up what would ultimately
amount to $22 billion in balance of payment figures,
he thought, would be, as I said, quite unthinkable.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: The other matter that was
discussed was a presentation by Governor Connally as
a member of the Ash Council and as Secretary of the
Treasury urging the Members of the House and the Senate
to look with favor on the restructuring of the government
that will be submitted in a Message to the Congress with
bills the latter part of this week.
The Governor, from his experience both in the
Executive Branch of the government, as Secretary of the
Navy and as Governor and as now Secretary of the Treasury,
spoke very forcefully on the basis that he felt the American
people, as well as himself, thought government was ineffective
and inefficient, and that we were going to provide the kind of
services to the American people that they deserve for the
investment they make through their taxes.
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We had to have the restructuring from 11 to
7 Cabinet offices.
It is a reorganization that is very fundamental,
that will be on a functional basis, and when the Congress
has an opportunity to look at it, it is hoped that we will
bite the bullet, so to speak, and change these 11
Departments or Cabinet offices to 8, the four that we have
and the four that will be left after we go from 7 to 4,
so the people can get a better return on their investment,
better service in a more functional way.
Q
What are the chances for the SST? What
is the outlook now?
SENATOR SCOTT: I could tell you better, Helen,
tomorrow right after four o'clock.
Q
Tell us today. (Laughter).
SENATOR SCOTT: We are doing everything that is
humanly possible to persuade our colleagues of the viability
of the program, and point out that the environmental
studies are still going on, that the President has given
assurance that there will be no development beyond the
prototype unless we are satisfied as to the environmental
effects of the plane.
We think that has moved certain Senators. The
vote will be close and we are doing our best to assure that
we have enough. I can't tell you precisely, because there
are several uncommitted Senators.
But we believe they are open to persuasion and
we are doing just that.
Q
Senator, are you getting a great deal of
help from some of the labor unions in order to put this over?
SENATOR SCOTT: I know what you know on that,
that the AFL-CIO is strongly committed to the program.
There are some 53,000 jobs involved.
I think to vote against the program, unless you
have good reason, and some people feel they do, I don't
agree, but to vote against the program is also going to
put a number of people out of work and possibly more later.
This has a wave effect on the aerospace industry,
and those people who grieved so much about unemployment
might consider what they are doing to it.
Q
Senator, we were told here last week that
alternate means of financing the prototypes would be
examined if the Congress failed to act properly. Was
there any discussion of that today?
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MR. ZIEGLER: Just so we put the question in
perspective, in the statement from the White House last
week, in response to questions on what you raise, Gene,
I indicated that I assumed that if it did not pass the
Senate there would be suggestions made to us. I did
not say that we were examining, nor that we were considering
examining.
So, I would preface that question with that
statement.
Q
I am sorry. You didn't say last week, Ron,
that if the Congress failed to approve the SST prototypes
that alternate means of financing it would ---
MR. ZIEGLER: No, sir, because the point I was
making at that time was the fact of the ratter is that
our hope rests with the Senate of the United States.
Q
I know where your hope rests.
MR. ZIEGLER: It is our objective to have the
Senate of the United States restore the funds for the
SST. We have not considered, except in a way to
determine that most alternatives that could be put
forth would not be viable alternatives to the Senate
action. But we do not have under active consideration
any other step than to work as hard as we can through
the Senate leadership and within the Senate to assure
passage of the SST.
2
Senator, I assumed that your answer would
be that this wasn't discussed this morning.
SENATOR SCOTT: It was not discussed this morning.
2
Ron, has the White House sent letters to
key bankers in the country to see if they would be
interested in financing the SST program privately if
it doesn't pass the Senate?
MR. ZIEGLER: No, I am not aware of any such
letters.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: There were no letters to
my knowledge, but there were letters, I believe, to Bill
Magruder, to the effect that this was a good investment
and there were letters from Gene Black and one of
his associates, and a letter from one of the Vice
Presidents of one of the large New York banks, addressed
to him that when the two prototypes were built and had
proven their air worthiness, et cetera, that it was a good
investment for the private sector for the production
models up to 500.
And it was a good investment for the airlines.
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SENATOR SCOTT: And there has been government
support for every new major development in aircraft
construction in this country. And the competition is with
government-supported, government-constructed, government-
subsidized airlines in other countries. But in this
country, some $400 million from private and industry is
also involved in SST development.
I
Senator Scott, earlier the Administration
position appeared to be just for the prototype development
program.
Has the position shifted now to the production
of the SST?
SENATOR SCOTT: No.
I
Because you are tying in balance of payments.
That, of course, is an ultimate situation.
SENATOR SCOTT: No, of course, it hasn't shifted.
And nothing that I have said would indicate that it has
shifted. We are sticking to the two prototypes. If
they work, you have an ongoing prospect in industry which
would involve a $22 billion balance of payments situation.
But we are not saying that it will be done. We
are saying we are trying to find out whether it is feasible
to do it and whether you have a clean plane when you have
done it.
Q
Senator Scott, initially, it was my under-
standing at least, that the government felt that the payments
for the prototypes would eventually be shouldered by
private industry, if the plane proved feasible.
Has that plan been dropped or am I wrong?
SENATOR SCOTT: No, you are right on that, that
over a period of time the money would come back to the
government through private industry. But the government
is making the initial outlay, as it has done in other
instances, in support of other scientific progressions
over the years, and as other governments are consistently
doing in their attempt to undercut and ultimately to destroy
the U.S. aircraft industry, if they could.
That is the essence of competition here.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: It is my understanding that if
the prototypes are built, and if the decision thereafter
is made to proceed with the production, that the United
States Government, because of its investment in the two
prototypes, will begin to get a royalty on the production
and delivery of every aircraft to the airlines throughout
the United States.
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And at the point of 300 aircraft, if the
decision is made to proceed, the Federal Government's
investment will be returned with interest and if
the decision is made to go on to a production of 500,
the United States Government will get back on this royalty
basis $1 billion in benefits.
Q
Congressman, wouldn't the record on the
C5A and the TFX lead one to doubt whether that will
actually come about?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: Not at all, because as
Secretary Volpe said this morning, in the last three years,
the production cost figures on this aircraft have
remained relatively stable. That was not true in the
case of the C5A. It was not true in the case of the F-111,
but in the SST; because of good management, they have
been able to keep the cost estimates for the last three
years relatively stable.
So the figures that I mentioned about the
return on the investment on the part of the Federal
Government will come into being if we build 300. Or if
we build 500 the Federal Government will make $1 billion.
2
Mr. Ford, last week you predicted the
House was going to pass this and obviously, you were
wrong on that. But how do you think the House would
feel about the idea of underwriting private investment,
if this fails in the Senate?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I would hope, and I have
hoped for some time, that when we get to the production
that we can find a means of private financing for the
production through a COMSAT type of financial arrangement,
with the Federal Government perhaps guaranteeing the
securities that are used to finance the production.
I believe it is feasible. I would hope that
would be the way in which we would move into production;
to relieve the Federal Government of any further investment.
I think we can do it and I hope we will.
Q
Sir, I mean if the plan does not go through
the Senate tomorrow, then you have to move to some other
alternative. I am asking you what about the underwriting
of private investment for the prototype.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: If you want to get my analysis
of what happens if the Senate turns down the SST tomorrow,
I think within a relatively short period of time you will
have layoff slips for 13,000 employees who are now working
at the various plants in the production of the two prototypes.
There will be at least 13,000 layoff slips going out. And
in the second tier of sub-contractors, I think the estimate
is another 10,000 or 15,000.
That will be the immediate action. Some 20,000
or more layoff slips in a very short period of time.
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They cannot proceed, if the appropriations aren't
made available. Whether there is a possibility that some other
force would come in or not, I just don't see how it could be
done in a timely fashion. I think the program would
undoubtedly collapse.
And the jobs would be gone and the leadership of the
United States in this very important field would be lost
permanently.
SENATOR SCOTT: The Russian supersonic plane will
be on exhibition at the Paris Air Show this autumn. They
are ready to sell planes. They are negotiating with
Japan and India right now.
I find it very hard to visualize the decision
where the United States will be willing to sacrifice its most
successful industry, perhaps, an industry which builds 85
percent of all the commercial jets in the world, to Russia
and to Britain and France because of the refusal and the
timidity of the American Congress under pressure in refusing to
go ahead with the development of just two prototypes of this
plane to be tested out on some remote airfield.
Q
Do you mean that the House would have any
hesitancy about accepting those funds? They turned them down
by a pretty good margin, even if the Senate approves
them tomorrow.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I don't think we should speculate
at this point what the House might do. I disagree with your
analysis that there was an overwhelming defeat.
Q
It was 15 or 20 votes.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: No. It was 214 to 203.
Q
217 to 204.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: Let's talk about the role call
vote. You are talking about the teller vote with the clerks.
On the final vote, it was 215 to 204, on the role call vote.
If there had been 5 more votes on our side to make
it 209, and if there had been 5 less votes on the other side,
the Speaker could have voted either to make a tie or break
a tie and the amendment would not have prevailed.
So there are 5 votes out of 435. There were 219
members present. That means that because of 2 absentees, or
2 seats not filled because of deaths, you have 433.
So you have 14 people who are absent. I think the
absentees could very easily make the difference.
Q
Senator Scott, the British and French aircraft
industries are old hands at building aircraft and both have
been very successful in constructing aircraft in World War I.
As a matter of fact, the British aircraft industry, as you
know, put out the first successful jet transport. They
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have gotten together in recent years and they have built the
Concorde. The Concorde has cost far more than they ever
thought it would in the beginning.
And its per mile return now,it is figured, cannot
be successful, unless this aircraft is flown on each flight
crammed to the gills with people, which is an unreasonable
prediction.
Yet, you two gentlemen seem to have a boundless
faith that this aircraft we are talking about isn't going
to cost any more than is being predicted at this time.
Doesn't the experience of the Concorde give you
some pause as to how much this American SST might well cost?
SENATOR SCOTT: I think your question involves a
considerable amount of editorializing. (Laughter) I don't
accept a lot of the premises. But that would mean going
back and taking each sentence apart.
I would summarize it by saying that you have
already concluded that the British can't fly it.
There were a lot of people who said that about the Wright
Brothers, too.
I recall that when Isabella asked ---
Q
Do you recall?
SENATOR SCOTT: Yes, I recall. (Laughter) I do.
I have been around a long time.
I recall that when Isabella asked whether it would
be possible to make this voyage of discovery, the six wisest
men of the court all advised her that this couldn't happen.
Yes, it costs money for research. Yes, it may
cost more. But it is certainly more important to preserve
an industry and to find out with two prototypes whether or
not this is workable.
Perhaps the British-French were not as good as
managers as they might have been. Perhaps a joint partnership
of this kind between two nations is not the most economical
way to develop a plane.
But the Concorde, in my opinion, is going to fly.
It is going to compete and it is going to compete with
government subsidies.
We had better try to find a way where we can compete
in this country with that British-French plane. That is my
view.
Q
The Santa Maria sank. (Laughter)
SENATOR SCOTT: The Santa Maria sank, but that was a
66.7 percent successful operation.
Q
Was there any discussion of Laos or
troop withdrawals?
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CONGRESSMAN FORD: The President, I think, pretty
adequately covered the situation last night in his interview.
The objectives of the operation are being
accomplished. They were to disrupt the flow of supplies and
manpower down the trails.
The withdrawal is according to schedule. I think
the President's statement on television last night pretty
well summarized the objectives and the results.
Q Senator, on the SST, you have made sort of a
clear-cut case why the SST, the fact that it is only two
prototypes, no problem with sound, no problem with ecology,
the threat of unemployment, the prestige of American aviation,
the threat and the importance on the economy.
Why the hard-core opposition?
SENATOR SCOTT: The hard-core opposition, I think,
arises in part from the fact that so many Members of Congress
who were candidates in the last campaign were led into
giving some indication of their future voting intentions,
perhaps without full awareness of all of the arguments that
I have made so well and so skillfully here. (Laughter)
When you are appearing before a bunch of voters, or
constituents, you often make statements that you live to
regret, as no one knows better than I do.
I have run into a number of people who have said,
"I wish I hadn't moved so fast here, because the ecologists
made it appear that this was a violently dirty operation
all the way through, as if we were going to build the planes,
fly them and so besot the atmosphere that you couldn't breathe."
You only have to recall some of the cartoons to get
that picture.
Then it was told to the candidates that it was
economically not feasible, they had the priorities in the wrong
order and they hung themselves on every cliche in the book.
Now it is a little hard to go through the process of extraction.
It is very difficult for a man who has hung himself
on the coat hook in the back to disengage himself.
α
Senator Scott, one Pennsylvania Congressman
told me that his mail was running 100 to 1 against SST.
How has your mail been running and do you have any feel for
Senatorial mail in general on this?
SENATOR SCOTT: I don't speak for the others. My
mail is surely running against it. I am not sure I can give
you any percentage. But it is several times to one
against the SST. This is normal.
It also would run against a number of other things,
which are needed. Mail generally reflects who is the most
active in the pressure groups, and I take it that the AFL-CIO
activity may equalize that to some Senators.
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I have learned not to just weigh my mail in
attempting to weigh my judgments. Also, I have found that
people who are against something of this type are also
against a dozen other things.
And there is an ancient maxim: People can be against
you thirteen times. They can only vote against you once.
I suggest that to my colleagues.
Q
Mr. Congressman, you said that the withdrawal
is according to schedule. Was it always the plan that on
March 22, March 21, we would pull out of Loas?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I don't think there was ever a
precise date that was picked or selected. But when the
basic objectives have been accomplished, then the mission
is in the process of being terminated.
When you look at the payoff, when you see the whole
truth, which is the substantial disruption of the supply lines,
the very, very heavy casualties on the part of the enemy,
when you see that this operation is going to accelerate
our troop withdrawal, when you see that the threat to the
American forces has been diminished and when you see the
increased capability of the South Vietnamese, I think we can
say that a great deal has been accomplished for the good of
the United States.
2
Would not have been accomplished had the South
Vietnamese remained in Laos until the end of the dry season?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I think this is a decision that is
made by General Abrams and his counterparts in the South
Vietnamese forces.
I wouldn't want to pass judgment from Washington
on that.
Q
You think the decision was based on the fact
that they had completed their objectives?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I have to believe that to be the
basis for the decision.
THE PRESS: Thank you, gentlemen.
END
(AT 10:48 A.M. EST)
HOUSE ACTION, PERIOD MARCH 9, 1971 THROUGH MARCH 22, 1971
Tuesday, March 9, 1971
APPOINTMENTS
The Speaker appointed the following Members on the part of the House to
the below listed:
Commission on Highway Beautification: Representatives Wright, Edmondson,
Don H. Clausen, and Schwengel.
Board of Directors of Gallaudet College: Representatives Carey of
New York and Ruth.
SELECT COMMITTEE ON CRIME
By a voice vote, the House agreed to H. Res. 115, creating a select com-
mittee to conduct an investigation and study of all aspects of crime
affecting the United States.
Wednesday, March 10, 1971
PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE--SPECIAL REVENUE SHARING FOR RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The House received and read a message from the President containing a pro-
posal for a new program of rural community development through revenue
sharing--referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union. (H. Doc. 92-66)
COMMISSION ON MODERNIZATION OF HOUSE GALLERY
The Speaker appointed as members of the Special Commission on Moderniza
tion of House Gallery Facilities, Representatives Waggonner, Scheuer
Denholm, Smith of California, and Devine.
GERA R. FORD LIBRARY
WAGE AND PRICE CONTROLS
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 276, providing two hours
of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 381 yeas to 19 nays, the House passed H.R. 4246, to
extend until March 31, 1973, certain provisions of law relating to in-
terest rates, mortgage credit controls, and cost-of-living stabilization.
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Wednesday, March 10, 1971 (continued)
WAGE AND PRICE CONTROLS (continued)
RECOMMIT
By a voice vote, the House rejected a motion by Mr. Rousselot to
recommit the bill to the Committee on Banking and Currency with
instructions to report it back forthwith containing an amendment
that strikes out section 2 of the bill (extension of standby wage
and price control authority).
Prior to final passage, a point of order by Mr. Patman was sus-
tained against an amendment by Mr. Brown of Michigan that sought
to strike out the standby wage and price control authority and
would authorize the Joint Economic Committee to conduct a study
on the necessity for such controls.
INTEREST EQUALIZATION TAX
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 277, providing four hours
of general debate.
FORD A. GERALD LIBRARY
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 391 yeas to 5 nays, the House passed H.R. 5432, to
provide an extension of the interest equalization tax.
APPOINTMENTS
The Speaker appointed the following Members on the part of the House to
the below listed:
National Visitor Facilities Advisory Commission: Representatives Gray,
Blatnik, Howard, McEwen, Schwengel, and Zion.
National Commission on Consumer Finance: Representatives Sullivan,
Gonzalez, and Williams.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission: Representatives Thompson
of New Jersey, Murphy of New York, Gude, and Fish.
Thursday, March 11, 1971
NO LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
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Monday, March 15, 1971
PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT
The House disagreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 4690, to
increase the public debt limit set forth in section 21 of the Second
Liberty Bond Act, and agreed to a conference asked by the Senate.
Appointed as conferees: Representatives Mills, Watts, Ullman, Byrnes
of Wisconsin, and Betts.
PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE--ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
The House received and read a message from the President wherein he
transmits to Congress the report of the U.S. Arms Control and Dis-
armament Agency for calendar year 1970--referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
FORD R. GERALD LIBRARY
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
It was made in order to consider on Tuesday, March 16, H. J. Res. 465,
making a supplemental appropriation for fiscal year 1971, for the
Department of Labor.
LOBBYISTS
The compilation by the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate
of all new registrations and reports for the fourth calendar quarter of
1970, and reports for the third calendar quarter of 1970 received too
late to be previously published, that were filed by persons engaged in
lobbying activities appear in this issue of the Congressional Record.
SELECT COMMITTEE ON CRIME
The Speaker appointed the following Members to the Select Committee on
Crime: Representatives Pepper, chairman, Waldie, Brasco, Mann, Murphy
of Illinois, Rangel, Wiggins, Steiger of Arizona, Winn, Sandman, and
Keating.
Tuesday, March 16, 1971
PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT--SOCIAL SECURITY
By a record vote of 358 yeas to 3 nays, with one voting "present," the
House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4690, to increase the
public debt limit set forth in section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond
Act, clearing the measure for Senate action.
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--LABOR
By a record vote of 356 yeas, the House passed H.J.Res. 465, making a
supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year 1971 for the Department
of Labor.
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Tuesday, March 16, 1971 (continued)
APPOINTMENTS
The Speaker appointed the following Members on the part of the House to
the below listed:
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group: Representatives Gallagher,
chairman, Johnson-of California, Randall, Morgan, Kyros, Stratton, Meeds,
Harvey, Horton, Buchanan, McEwen, and VanderJagt.
U.S. Group of the North Atlantic Assembly: Hays, chairman, Rodino, Clark,
Brooks, Burton, Arends, Devine, Corbett, and Mathias of California.
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group: Nix, chairman, Wright,
Johnson of California, Gonzalez, de la Garza, Moss, Kazen, Frelinghuysen,
Thomson of Wisconsin, Steiger of Arizona, Wiggins, and Lujan.
Wednesday, March 17, 1971
PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES
FORD R. GERALO LIBRARY
Read the following messages from the President received on Tuesday,
March 16:
Pollution Control: Message transmitting to Congress the Department of
Transportation's report on "Control of Hazardous Polluting Substances"
--referred to the Committee on Public Works and ordered printed with
illustrations (H. Doc. 92-70).
National Science Foundation: Message transmitting to Congress the
Twentieth Annual Report of the National Science Foundation--referred
to the Committee on Science and Astronautics and ordered printed with
illustrations (H. Doc. 92-69).
Public Broadcasting: Message transmitting to Congress the Annual Report
of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal year 1970--referred
to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Message transmitting the
Twenty-Second Semiannual Report of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration--referred to the Committee on Science and Astronautics
and ordered printed with illustrations (H. Doc. 91-371).
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS--TRANSPORTATION (including SST)
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 300, providing modified closed
rule (closed on Sec. 1 only) three hours of debate.
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Wednesday, March 17, 1971 (continued)
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS--TRANSPORTATION (continued)
The House concluded all general debate on H. J. Res. 468, making certain
further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1971, and began read-
ing the measure for amendment when the Committee of the Whole rose.
Proceedings under the 5-minute rule will continue tomorrow.
VOTING AGE
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 299, providing for the con-
sideration of and 2 hours of general debate on H. J. Res. 223, con-
stitutional amendment extending voting rights to 18-year-olds.
Thursday, March 18, 1971
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS--TRANSPORTATION
GERALD R. FORD LIBRARY
RULE
On Wednesday, March 17, 1971, the House, by a voice vote, adopted
H. Res. 300, providing three hours of modified closed debate (closed
on Sec. 1 only).
PASSAGE
By a voice vote, the House passed H. J. Res. 468, making certain fur-
ther continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1971.
Prior to final passage, by a record vote of 215 yeas to 204 nays,
with 1 voting "present," the House agreed to an amendment by Mr.
Yates that strikes out further funding of the SST (while in the
Committee of the Whole, same amendment was agreed to on a record
teller vote of 217 yeas to 203 nays).
PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE--SPECIAL REVENUE SHARING FOR TRANSPORTATION
Received and read a message from the President containing his proposal
for a Special Revenue Sharing Program for Transportation--referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed. (H. Doc. 92-71).
Monday, March 22, 1971
NO LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
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PROGRAM AHEAD
Tuesday, March 23, 1971
FUNDING RESOLUTIONS FROM HOUSE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
1. H. Res. 149 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs
2. H. Res. 175 - Committee on Judiciary
3. H. Res. 202 - Committee on Armed Services
4. H. Res. 210 - Committee on Rules
5. H. Res. 218 - Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
6. H. Res. 225 - Committee on Ways and Means
7. H. Res. 226 - Committee on Banking and Currency
8. H. Res. 236 - Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
9. H. Res. 253 - Committee on Agriculture
10. H. Res. 272 - Committee on Education and Labor
11. H. Res. 279 - Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
12. H. Res. 285 - Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
13. H. Res. 290 - Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
14. H. Res. 301 - Committee on House Administration
H. J. Res. 223 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the
U. S., extending the right to vote to citizens
eighteen years of age or older.
(OPEN RULE - 2 HOURS DEBATE)
FORD a. GERALO LIBRARY
Wednesday, March 24, 1971, and Balance of Week
H. Res. 304 - Committee on Government Operations Investigating
Authority.
H. R. 7
- Rural Telephone Bank
(SUBJECT TO A RULE BEING GRANTED)