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    "ocrText": "WILLIAM E. TIMMONS\nASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nThese documents were scanned from Box 107 of the Robert T. Hartmann Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nSEPTEMBER 14, 1971\nOFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nPRESS CONFERENCE\nOF\nSENATOR HUGH SCOTT\nP.\nFORD\nAND\nCONGRESSMAN GERALD R. FORD\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nTHE BRIEFING ROOM\n10:20 A.M.\nEDT\nMR. WARREN: The President met with the Republican\nLeadership this morning for two hours, basically to discuss\nthe new economic policies. Senator Scott will report to you\non that meeting.\nSENATOR SCOTT: The President called on Mr. Shultz\nand Mr. Weber and Secretary Walker to discuss the impact of the\nnew economic policy.\nMr. Weber made the point that the new agency has\nanswered some 750,000 questions. They have had only 8,661\nwritten complaints received, which is an infinitesimal number\nconsidering the possibilities. There have been 1,439 requests\nfor exemptions received, and thus far no exemptions have been\ngranted. They are following a rule of stringency on this.\nAs to benefits to consumers, the excise tax repeal will\npass on about $2 billion to consumers. The proposed tax reduc-\ntions to individuals will amount to $4.9 billion, so that is\nnearly $7 billion in reductions to individuals, not counting\nother reductions individuals have received by prior actions\nof the Administration.\nThe benefit to corporations is estimated at approxi-\nmately $1 billion. Therefore, there is little substance to\nthe argument that the President's proposals have benefited\nbusiness, rather than the consumers, and, of course, some\n2-1/2 million individuals in small business will benefit\nfrom the tax reform.\nOn one other matter, before Gerry picks up at this\npoint, the President has already told you, I believe, that\nhe talked to Governor Rockefeller regarding the problem at\nAttica, and he told the Governor that he felt there was no\nother recourse available to him, under the circumstances in\nview of the possible danger of greater loss of life, and so\nfar as any comments made in the meeting, everyone there was\nagreed that in this very difficult situation, Governor Rocke-\nfeller had taken the only course available to him.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: The President also asked for a\nreport on the resolution which will be considered in the\nHouse next week that would seek to override the President's\ndeferral of the pay increase for Federal employees. The\nPresident took the action because it was the only way that he\ncould call upon the Federal employees to meet the same chal-\nlenge that he has asked of those employees, those wage earners,\nin the private sector, and it was also pointed out that Federal\nMORE\n- 2 -\nemployees, since 1969, have had a 21 percent increase in\ntheir pay, and that in order to equalize the sacrifice of the\nprivate sector and the employees in the Federal Government,\nthe President felt that this action was necessary.\nAgain bearing in mind the overwhelming public sup-\nport that is coming in every day for the overall wage-price\nfreeze and the economic package, it is my belief, and I think\nit is shared by others, that the House will support the\nPresident when this matter comes before the House next week.\nQ\nWhat about the Senate, Senator Scott?\nSENATOR SCOTT: I doubt if it ever reaches the\nSenate. If it does, I would think the chances of supporting\nthe President are somewhat better than the other result.\nCertainly the President could not view with anything but a\ngreat deal of concern the passage of the Waldie resolution.\nWe will oppose it strenuously if it comes to the Senate, but\nI doubt that it will.\nQ\nWhat was said about Phase 2 of the President's\neconomic program this morning?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Well, a great deal of discussion\ngenerally, but mostly that the President would later have some\ndecisions to announce regarding ongoing plans. At the end of\nthe 90 days, everything does not stop. There will be further\nstatements made and possible recommendations made for legis-\nlative action, if needed.\nPhase 2 was not discussed in detail, but only the\nfact that Phase 1 seems to be operating quite well, and that\nFORD P. GERALO LIBRARY\nthe Administration has been able to deal, with 4,500 present\nGovernment employees, what it took OPA some 40,000 people to\ndo, because the difference here is that it is a freeze, rather\nthan a broad attempt to control the economy on a permanent\nbasis.\nQ\nDo you anticipate that Phase 2 will require\nmore than 4,500 people to operate?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Nothing was said about that, except\nthat the intention of the Government is to operate the\neconomic plan with personnel available in various agencies.\nCounty agricultural agents, for example, are being used, and\nthe intent is not to increase the employment rolls if at all\npossible.\nQ\nWas there any discussion of the nature of a\nWage-Price Stabilization Board, particularly how much control\nthe Government would have over it?\nSENATOR SCOTT: It was not so discussed, no.\nQ\nWas there any discussion of the international\naspects of the new economic policies?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Some, yes. There was some general\ndiscussion. Mr. Springer made a report on his recent visits\nwith Mr. Sato, and Senator Javits on reports with Western\nEuropean leaders.\nMORE\n- 3 -\nI spoke on behalf of Mr. Allott and myself on a\nmeeting I had recently in Bonn with Chancellor Brandt, who said,\nin effect, he thoroughly understood what we were doing, and\nhe could live with it, and had he been President Nixon, he\nprobably would have done the same sort of thing.\nWe met with the opposition, former Chancellor\nErhard, who said his only criticism would be it would have\nbeen better to do it even earlier.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: I think it could also be said\nthat the President reaffirmed what he said before the Joint\nSession of the Congress last week; that our position inter-\nnationally will be one of not only being concerned about\nforeign affairs, but also deeply concerned about the domestic\nproblems at home, and that we were not going to sacrifice our\nposition at home in order to placate countries or areas abroad.\nSENATOR SCOTT: The President further made the point\nseveral times that the package is an integral one, and while\nsome might wish to remove one part of it or another, the\nsuccess of this new economic policy is a situation where the\nwhole depends on the adherence of all of the parts of the pro-\ngram.\nQ What is the outlook in Congress for the whole\npackage, not only for the new legislation requested, but for\nkeeping tax relief to the level the President advocated, and\nalso keeping Congressional expenditures down?\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: Congressman Byrnes, our ranking\nmember on the Committee on Ways and Means, gave a report, and\nhe indicated that the package recommended by the President,\nthe tax package, would be the basic vehicle, with some perhaps\nminor modifications.\nHe felt that the legislation would be on the Floor\nthe last week in October, and felt that the package would\nget through the House, just with some minor modifications,\nlike the President recommended. The hold-down on expendi-\ntures is primarily, at this point, action that can be taken\nby the Executive in the freezing of funds already appropriated.\nWe have, I believe, 10 out of the 14 appropriations\nbills already approved and as a matter of law. The ones that\nare left are, of course, Defense, but that will probably be\nFORD R. DERALO LIBHAHY\nreasonably what the President recommended. The others are\nrelatively minor in dollar amount. I think the Congress --\nor I should say, more specifically, the House -- will probably\nbe more economy minded because of the President's action, and\nbecause of the public support for a position that the Federal\nGovernment ought to tighten its belt if they are asking the\nAmerican people to do the same as far as their expenditures\nand their opportunities are concerned.\nSenator Scott points out that in a poll that was\ntaken just recnetly, the public support for the overall pro-\ngram, the wage-price freeze, is in the magnitude of about\n77 percent. That is overwhelming support, and that will have\nan impact, unquestionably, on the action of the Congress on\nappropriations, as well as on the tax package.\nMORE\n- 4 -\nQ\nWho brought up the Attica Prison situation?\nSENATOR SCOTT: The President brought it up himself, at\nthe end of the session and he also brought it up in conversation\nwith me later, that he had talked to Governor Rockefeller and he\nhimself had lived through many hard decisions, that he had sympathy\nfor the Governor's courage in meeting this as he did. He said he\nfelt greater loss of life would have occurred had the decision not\nbeen made. He called the Governor and told him he agreed with him.\nOn another matter, the President, as you know, is having a\nbipartisan Congressional meeting next Friday afternoon. I don't\nhave the hour. He is meeting with Senator Mansfield and myself\nat 3:30 this afternoon.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: On the Attica matter, Congressman\nBarber Conable of New York, who lives within three miles of the\nprison, is going up there today because of the tragedy. He indicated\nhis full support of the action taken by the Governor. Attica is in\nhis District. He actually pointed out that some of the prisoner-\nguards, the hostages, were actaully neighbors of his family in that\narea. He is leaving shortly to go up to attend some of the funerals.\nSENATOR SCOTT: Senator Javits also indicated his approval\nof the Governor's action.\nQ\nDid they also agree that the Governor should not have\ngone to Attica himself?\nSENATOR SCOTT: No statement was made on that. That was\na decision for the Governor to make. It was p!ointed out that 28\nout of 30 demands had been agreed to and the other two he felt he\ncould not agree to.\nQ\nWhat is the outlook for the new economic proposals\nin the Senat , Senator Scott?\nSENATOR SCOTT: I think it looks pretty good for\nfavorable action, with such modifications which the Committee, in\nits wisdom, might make, which are not considered to be major. I\nsuspect the Senate will go along. We will take longer and make\nmore noise, but in the end we will go along.\nQ\nWas the military aid, the draft bill discussed?\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: Senator Scott gave a report on the\nstatus in the Senate. The House Members urged that action be taken\nto support the Conference Report because of problems that might\narise if the Conference report were defeated in the Senate?\nQ\nWhat is the status in the Senate?\nSENATOR SCOTT: The status is that because of the\nFOERATO R. FORD LIBRARY\ndiscussions over the military pay raise various tabling motions\nare being considered. One could be offered at any time, either\nby Senator Mansfield, for example, or by several others, some\nof whom are on the Appropriations or Armed Services Committees.\nThe outcome of a tabling motion is in my judgment doubtful. I\nhad thought yesterday that such a motion would lose. Now there\nis evidence that it is closer than that. However, the House has\ndischarged their duty, so it would be a real \"schmazle\" if we sent\nit back, under the circumstances. They would have to make a new\ndecision.\nMORE\n- 5 -\nQ\nDid the President ask Senator Allott to withdraw his\nefforts to restore the cut in the pay raise?\nSENATOR SCOTT: The President did not say anything to\nSenator Allott at the time. Senator Allott indicated that some\nSenator might make a motion to table. He did not indicate\nthat he would be the one, although he did make some such\nstatement on the Floor yesterday. The President did not,\nat this meeting, as Senator Allott to withdraw it.\nQ\nSenator, what is the nature of the meeting today\nwith the President?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Well, I have not been advised. I believe\nit is partly to get a report from Senator Mansfield and myself\non our activity with the Interparliamentary Union. We did\nuse the bus, by the way, part of the time, for the benefit\nof Newsweek. (Laughter)\nWe did have an interesting meeting with a great many\npeople, including the Russian leaders, the Bulgarians, the\nRomanians and all. I have a lot to report to him on my two\nhour and 40 minute session with President Ceausecu of Romania\nand the meeting I had for 45 minute meeting with Suslov, the\nnumber three man in Russia, the head of the Foreign Affairs\nSection, who has hitherto never met with an American, so that\nwas an interesting session.\nQ Senator Scott, when you were there, did you hear\nanything concerning reported troop maneuvers into Bulgaria\nin which airborne Russian units might have participated?\nSENATOR SCOTT: No. I was in Bulgaria and I could see\nfor myself there were not Soviet forces during the tail end\nof the maneuvers. A country which normally has virtually no\ntraffic had heavy truck traffic, consisting entirely, to the\nbest of my observation, as a former intelligence officer,\nconsisting entirely of Bulgarian forces. Certainly if there\nwere any Russians there they were in Bulgarian uniforms,\nand I doubt that.\nΩ\nWhat did Suslov tell you?\nSENATOR SCOTT: That has to be pretty much off the record.\nHe is generally regarded as the number one ideologue and\ndialectician. He didn't get into any of that sort of thing.\nHe is said to be aloof and an iceberg. He is not. He is a\nvery affable fellow who reminds me of a sort of sardonic New\nEnglander, a big 200 pound New Englander, who has strong\nopinions and does not approve of our foreign policies in some\nparticulars, but who was affable, surprisingly friendly and\nwitty. I enjoyed the conversation very much and at the end I\nreminded him that I had often proposed that the astronauts\nand the cosmonauts make a joint venture into space. His\ncomment was, at the close of the interview, that \"I think\nwe have got troubles enough on earth.\"\nFORD of LIBRARY UERALD\nQ Did you discuss the trip to Red China with him,\nSenator?\nSENATOR SCOTT: No, that was a misunderstanding. He\ndid not mention the journey to Peking. He mentioned China only\nvery peripherally. He did talk about the Viet Cong and on\nthat I cannot talk.\n- 6 -\nBut he talked at some length on his opinions on our actions\nin Southeast Asia, some references to Japan, and only a passing\nreference to the Peoples Republic of China, and needless to\nsay, he does not agree with our policies in Southeast Asia.\nQ\nDid you discuss with the President this morning\nthe movements on the Hill to repeal the accelerated deprecia-\ntion allowances?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Yes. Congress Ford can discuss that.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: Congressman Byrnes indicated that there\nundoubtedly would be a fight in the Committee to negate the\nExecutive action in approving ADR. He felt those moves could\nbe defeated.\nOn the other hand, there is a possibility that there might\nbe some action that would, in effect, approve the action taken\nby the White House or the Secretary of the Treasury so that\nsome of the legal problems that have arisen because of law\nsuits filed might be eliminated. In other words, there would\nbe an approval of the action, giving it Congressional approval,\neven though there might be some minor change in one way or\nanother as to what was done specifically.\nTHE PRESS: Thank you, gentlemen.\nEND\n(AT 10:42 A.M. EDT)\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRANY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n79/14/71\nnew Policies - -\n2\nBi- Partison mesting\nCurrency me- - valuation\nFriday afternoon\nmarh - 8'2 90\nyen - 61/2 1/2 %\nBebulty -DWenshing down of War in form\nInterest\n2 Imition show -deffase\nindustries\nPres law. couldn't freeze under\n2) 2nflation - of no action\n890 +\nDROPPING.- -\n1971 -\n3) Economy expanding -\nStockes -\nHousing -\nnew stockes 20%\nRetailsales -\nbut not fast enough.\nover 50% of old strikes settled\n7.6\nConsumer confidence- 1\n-\nSamp\nsenee\n4) International problems\nSupply\nmoney Inetory\nFORD R. GERALO LIBRARY\nORIGINAL RETIRED TO\nSPECIAL DOCUMENTS FILE\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n3\nand Willer I\n4\nWalker - tab proposals.\nauthority - Economic Wages/Prices/ments Upanaron act\n1969\n34 billion -\nplas1971\n/\n\"\nnot profection, dividends,\n- corporation-incrian\ninterest.\nADR-\nPhilosphy - consistiney strongery.\nN\n3\nmasm.\nwage deferral- - -\nResults 1 must await until after\nfreen is over. Lag.\nConference\nI\n1\nPubha support-\n2\nCost 3 tring -\n3\nIngures - 20,000 per day.\n750, 000 answered\n4\n151. peoplaints\nORIGINAL RETIRED TO\nSPECIAL DOCUMENTS FILE\nHOUSE ACTION, PERIOD JULY 20, 1971 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13, 1971\nLIBRANT GERALD P FORD\nTuesday, July 20, 1971\nAGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 9270, mak-\ning appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year\n1972, and agreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as\nconferees: Representatives Whitten, Natcher, Hull, Shipley, Evans\nof Colorado, Mahon, Andrews of North Dakota, Michel, Scherle, and Bow.\nENVIRONMENT\nRULE\nBy a record vote of 372 yeas to 18 nays, the House approved H. Res. 424,\nproviding one hour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.J. Res. 3, to establish a Joint\nCommittee on the Environment.\nPrior to final passage, by a voice vote, the House agreed to an\namendment by Mr. Aspinall that forbids the joint committee to\ninvestigate any matter under investigation by any other com-\nmittee of Congress.\nBy a division vote of 25 yeas to 30 nays, the House rejected an\namendment by Mr. Gross designed to forbid any member of the\njoint committee from being a candidate for the office of President\nof the United States.\nEGG PRODUCTS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 547, providing one hour\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 9020, to amend the Egg Products\nInspection Act to provide that certain plants which process egg\nproducts shall be exempt from such act for a certain period of time.\nPrior to final passage, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Smith\nof Iowa that calls for continuous inspection and is operated in a\nsanitary manner and that it complies with other requirements of\nthis act not related to the pasteurization of egg products.\n-2-\nWednesday, July 21, 1971\nLIBRARY GERALD R FORD\nINTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 9417,\nmaking appropriations for the Department of the Interior for fiscal\nyear 1972, and agreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed\nas conferees: Representatives Hansen of Washington, Flynt, Obey,\nYates, Galifianakis, Mahon, McDade, Wyatt, Del Clawson, and Bow.\nNURSES TRAINING\nBy unanimous consent, the Speaker appointed Representatives Preyer of\nNorth Carolina and Carter as additional conferees in the conference\non H.R. 8630, to provide for training increased numbers of nurses.\nPreviously appointed conferees are: Representatives Staggers, Rogers,\nSatterfield, Springer, and Nelsen.\nHEALTH MANPOWER TRAINING ACT\nBy unanimous consent, the Speaker appointed Representatives Preyer of\nNorth Carolina and Carter as additional conferees in the conference\non H.R. 8629, to provide increased manpower for the health professions.\nPreviously appointed conferees are: Representatives Staggers, Rogers,\nSatterfield, Springer, and Nelsen.\nVESSELS RADIOTELEPHONE\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 549, providing one hour\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed S. 699, to require a radiotelephone\non certain vessels while navigating upon specified waters of the\nUnited States, clearing the measure for the President.\nBUS WIDTH LIMITS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 546, providing two hours\nopen debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 4354, to amend section 127\nof title 23, of the United States Code relating to vehicle width\nlimitations on the Interstate System, in order to increase such\nlimitations for motor buses.\n(MORE)\n-3-\nWednesday, July 21, 1971 (continued)\nBUS WIDTH LIMITS (continued)\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRANI\nRECOMMIT\nBy a record vote of 178 yeas to 213 nays, with 2 voting \"present,\"\nthe House rejected a motion by Mr. Schwengel to recommit the\nbill to the Committee on Public Works.\nThursday, July 22, 1971\nPENSACOLA, FLORIDA\nThe House passed H. Con. Res. 373, to extend greetings and commenda-\ntions to the people of Pensacola, Fla., on the occasion of the\n150th anniversary of the transfer of the sovereignty of Florida\nfrom Spain to the United States.\nHUD, SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS' APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 9382,\nmaking appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban\nDevelopment, space, science, veterans, and certain other independent\nexecutive agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices\nfor the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and agreed to a conference\nasked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Boland,\nEvins of Tennessee, Shipley, Giaimo, Pryor of Arkansas, Roush,\nMahon, Jonas, Talcott, McDade, Del Clawson, and Bow.\nHOUSE SPEAKER\nThe House agreed to H. Res. 533, to provide for additional compensation\nfor the officers and employees of the Office of the Speaker of the\nHouse of Representatives.\nMILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 555, providing two hours\nof open debate - waiving points of order against Sec. 504.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 359 yeas to 31 nays, the House passed H.R. 9844,\nto authorize certain construction at military installations.\nPrior to final passage, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr.\nAndrews of North Dakota that adds $5.2 million to assist communities\nto cope with sudden changes in local facility and utility require-\nments as a result of construction, installation, testing and opera-\ntion of the Safeguard missile.\n(MORE)\n-4-\nThursday, July 22, 1971 (continued)\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nTRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 9667,\nmaking appropriations for the Department of Transportation for\nfiscal year 1972, and agreed to a conference asked by the Senate.\nAppointed as conferees: Representatives McFall, Boland, Yates,\nSteed, Mahon, Conte, Minshall, Edwards of Alabama, and Bow.\nMonday, July 26, 1971\nDISTRICT DAY - (No Bills)\nINVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY\nThe House agreed to H. Res. 538, to authorize the Committee on Veterans'\nAffairs to conduct an investigation and study with respect to certain\nmatters within its jurisdiction. Agreed to the committee amendments.\nTuesday, July 27, 1971\nAGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS\nBy a record vote of 230 yeas to 162 nays, the House agreed to the con-\nference report on H.R. 9270, making appropriations for the agriculture-\nenvironmental and consumer protection programs for fiscal year 1972.\nThe House receded and concurred with amendment in Senate amendments Nos. 4,\n34, and 38, and sent the measure to the Senate for further action.\nSTATE, JUSTICE, COMMERCE, AND THE JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 9272, mak-\ning appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce,\nand the Judiciary for fiscal year 1972, and agreed to a conference\nasked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Rooney\nof New York, Sikes, Slack, Smith of Iowa, Flynt, Mahon, Bow, Cederberg,\nand Andrews of North Dakota.\nBy a record vote of 246 yeas to 141 nays, the House agreed to a motion\nby Mr. Rooney of New York to table a motion by Mr. Edwards of\nCalifornia to instruct House conferees to agree to Senate amend-\nment No. 35 (regarding additional duties for the Subversives Activi-\nties Control Board). Objection was heard to a unanimous consent\nrequest that House conferees be permitted to file a conference re-\nport by midnight Wednesday, July 28.\nNASA AUTHORIZATION\nThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 7109, NASA authoriza-\ntion for fiscal year 1972, and sent the measure to the Senate for\nfurther action.\n(MORE)\n-5-\nR FORD\nTuesday, July 27, 1971 (continued)\nGERALD\nAEC AUTHORIZATION\nThe House agreed to the amendment of the Senate No. 1, and agreed to\namendment No. 2 with an amendment, and returned to the Senate for\nfurther action H.R. 9388, to authorize appropriations to the Atomic\nEnergy Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic\nEnergy Act of 1954, as amended.\nLABOR-HEW APPROPRIATIONS\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 372 yeas to 25 nays, the House passed H.R. 10061,\nmaking appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and HEW, and\nrelated agencies for fiscal year 1972.\nBy a record teller vote of 236 yeas to 153 nays, the House agreed\nto an amendment by Mr. Giaimo that adds $82.4 million for several\nvocational rehabilitation programs.\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Rogers\nthat adds $14 million for Public Health Hospitals and clinics.\nBy a record teller vote of 169 yeas to 214 nays, the House re-\njected an amendment by Mr. Yates designed to add $200 million\nfor several health programs.\nBy a record teller vote of 185 yeas to 201 nays, the House rejected\nan amendment by Mr. Burke of Massachusetts that sought to add\n$64 million for child welfare services.\nWednesday, July 28, 1971\nEGG PRODUCTS\nThe House agreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 9020, to amend\nthe Egg Products Inspection Act to provide that certain plants which\nprocess egg products shall be exempt from such act for a certain period\nof time.\nGOVERNMENT RATE EMPLOYEES\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 553, providing two hours\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 9092, to provide an equitable\nsystem for fixing and adjusting the rates of pay for prevailing\nrate employees of the Government.\n(MORE)\n-6-\nWednesday, July 28, 1971 (continued)\nFORD R. DERALO LIBRANY\nGOVERNMENT RATE EMPLOYEES (continued)\nRECOMMIT\nBy a voice vote, the House rejected a motion by Mr. Gross to recommit\nthe bill to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.\nPrior to final passage, the House rejected the following amendments:\nBy a record teller vote of 147 yeas to 233 nays, an amendment\nby Mr. Gross that sought to eliminate non-appropriated fund\nemployees.\nBy a voice vote, an amendment by Mr. Derwinski that sought to\nremove the fifth pay step.\nAPPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House approved H. Res. 561, providing one hour\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 375 yeas to 27 nays, the House passed H.R. 9922,\nto extend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965\nand the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.\nSubsequently, this passage was vacated, and S. 2317, a similar\nSenate-passed measure was passed in lieu after being amended\nto contain the language of the House bill as passed.\nThursday, July 29, 1971\nBOAT SAFETY\nThe House agreed to the amendment of the Senate on H.R. 19, to provide\nfor a coordinated boat safety program, clearing the measure for the\nPresident.\nHUD APPROPRIATIONS\nBy a record vote of 362 yeas to 30 nays, with 1 voting \"present,\"\nthe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 9382, making\nappropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-\nment, for space, science, and veterans, clearing the measure for\nSenate action.\n(MORE)\n-7-\nR.\nFORD\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nThursday, July 29, 1971 (continued)\nTRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS\nBy a record vote of 393 yeas to 15 nays, the House agreed to the con-\nference report on H.R. 9667, making appropriations for the Department\nof Transportation for fiscal year 1972. The House receded and con-\ncurred to Senate amendment No. 24; receded and concurred with amend-\nment to Senate amendment No. 3; a point of order was overruled against\nHouse motion to Senate amendment No. 5, and the motion to recede and\nconcur with amendment was adopted by a record vote of 306 yeas to 98\nnays, with 1 voting \"present.\" The House then receded and concurred\nwith amendment to Senate amendments 6, 14, 30, 31, and 49.\nThe House insisted on its disagreement to Senate amendments Nos. 22\nand 23, and returned the measure to the Senate for further action.\nPUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 562, a rule waiving points\nof order against certain provisions in the bill.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 386 yeas to 4 nays, the House passed H.R. 10090,\nmaking appropriations for Public Works for fiscal year 1972.\nPrior to final passage, by a record teller vote of 199 yeas to\n181 nays, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Clark that\nstruck out $100,000 for further study of the Dickey Lincoln\nproject in Maine.\nBy a record teller vote of 108 yeas to 282 nays, the House re-\njected an amendment by Mrs. Mink that sought to forbid funds\nfor any testing of nuclear weapons in the Aleutian Islands.\nFriday, July 30, 1971\nSUMMER RECESS\nBy a record vote of 334 yeas to 41 nays, the House passed H. Con. Res. 384,\nproviding for an adjournment of Congress from August 6 until September 8.\nEMERGENCY LOANS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted 11. Res. 566, providing three hours\nof open debate. The previous question on the rule was ordered by a\nrecord vote of 323 yeas to 67 nays.\n(MORE)\n-8-\nFriday, July 30, 1971 (continued)\nFORD of GERALD LIBRANY\nEMERGENCY LOANS (continued)\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 192 yeas to 189 nays with one voting \"present,\"\nthe House passed H.R. 8432, to authorize emergency loan guarantees to\nmajor business enterprises.\nPrior to final passage, the House took the following action:\nBy a voice vote, agreed to a series of amendments by Mr. Ashley\nthat would alter the composition of the Emergency Loan Board\nby including the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Com-\nmission and delete the president of the Federal Reserve bank\nin the district in which the loan is made; add language requiring\nborrower to pay a guarantee fee; reduce maximum obligation of\nBoard under all outstanding loans guaranteed from $2 billion to\n$250 million; and strike out language forbidding the Board to\nmake loans after October 1, 1971.\nBy a teller vote of 163 yeas to 76 nays, agreed to an amendment by\nMr. Dingell that provides for detailed GAO audits of borrowers.\nBy a record teller vote of 175 yeas to 205 nays, rejected an\namendment by Mr. Colmer that sought to establish a 90-percent\nloan guarantee; the remaining 10 percent to be provided by\nprivate lending institutions.\nBy a voice vote, rejected an amendment that provides first priority\nto the United States if a loan recipient were to go bankrupt;\nprior to that action, agreed to an amendment to this amendment\nthat placed employees wage claims over U.S. claims.\nLABOR-HEW APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 10061,\nmaking appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health, Education,\nand Welfare, and related agencies for fiscal year 1972, and agreed\nto a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Repre-\nsentatives Flood, Natcher, Smith of Iowa, Hull, Casey, Patten, Mahon,\nMichel, Reid of Illinois, Conte, and Bow.\nMonday, August 2, 1971\nTHE HOUSE CONSIDERED THE CONSENT CALENDAR\n(MORE)\n-9-\nMonday, August 2, 1971 (continued)\nFORD R. GERALD LIBHANY\nD. C. LEGISLATION\nBy unanimous consent, the following bills from the Committee on the\nDistrict of Columbia were called up, considered, and passed:\nPodiatry: H.R. 2595, to amend the act entitled \"An Act to regu-\nlate the practice of podiatry in the District of Columbia.\"\nFood servers health standards: H.R. 7096, to direct the estab-\nlishment of health standards for employees of food service estab-\nlishments in the District of Columbia, amended.\nSTATE, JUSTICE, COMMERCE, AND THE JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS\nBy a record vote of 337 yeas to 35 nays, the House agreed to the con-\nference report on H.R. 9272, making appropriations for the Depart-\nments of State, Justice, Commerce, and the Judiciary for fiscal year\n1972. House receded and concurred in Senate amendments Nos. 20, 21,\n22, 23, 24, 25, and 27. House receded and concurred with amendment\nin Senate amendment No. 26, and returned the measure to the Senate\nfor further action.\nINTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 9417,\nmaking appropriations for the Department of the Interior for fiscal\nyear 1972. The House receded and concurred in Senate amendments\nNos. 5, 15, and 28. House receded and concurred with amendments to\nSenate amendments Nos. 3, 6, 18, 19, 21, 31, and 32, and sent the\nmeasure to the Senate for further action.\nSCHOOL BUSING\nBy a record vote of 252 yeas to 129 nays, the House agreed to a motion\nby Mr. Collins of Texas to discharge the Committee on Education and\nLabor from further consideration of H. Res. 539, to direct the Secre-\ntary of Health, Education, and Welfare to furnish certain documents\nto the House of Representatives. Subsequently, by a record vote of\n351 yeas to 36 nays, the House agreed to the measure.\nSUSPENSIONS (12 BILLS)\nThe House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following bills:\nWar powers: H. J. Res. 1, concerning the war powers of the Congress\nand the President. (passed by a voice vote)\nLincoln home historic site: H.R. 9798, to authorize the Secretary\nof the Interior to establish the Lincoln Home National Historic\nSite in the State of Illinois. (passed by a voice vote)\n(MORE)\n-10-\nFORD R. GERALO LIBRARY\nMonday, August 2, 1971 (continued)\nSUSPENSIONS (continued)\nVessel documentation: H.R. 760, to revise and improve the laws\nrelating to the documentation of vessels, amended. (passed by\na voice vote)\nMigratory bird hunting stamps: H.R. 701, to amend the Migratory\nBird Hunting Stamp Act of March 16, 1934, to authorize the Secre-\ntary of the Interior, in his discretion, to establish the fee for\nsuch stamp, amended. (passed by a voice vote)\nFishermen's Protective Act: H.R. 7117, to amend the Fishermen's\nProtective Act of 1967. (passed by a voice vote)\nPositions for GAO: H.R. 9442, to authorize compensation for five\nGeneral Accounting Office positions at rates not to exceed the\nrate for Executive Schedule Level IV. (passed by a voice vote)\nGS overtime pay: H.R. 8689, to provide overtime pay for intermittent\nand part-time general schedule employees who work in excess of 40\nhours in a workweek.\nEqual treatment for married women Federal workers: H.R. 3628, to\namend title 5, United States Code, to provide equality of treat-\nment for married women Federal employees (passed by a record vote\nof 377 yeas to 11 nays).\nPublic Health Service hospitals: H. Con. Res. 370, to express the\nsense of Congress relative to certain activities of Public Health\nService hospitals, outpatient clinics, and clinical research centers,\namended (passed by a record vote of 370 yeas to 4 nays); subsequently,\nthis passage was vacated, and S. Con. Res. 6, a similar Senate-passed\nmeasure was passed in lieu after being amended to contain the language\nof the House measure as passed.\nAlien amateur radio operators: S. 485 (in lieu of H.R. 9261), to\n-\nprovide that certain aliens admitted to the United States for per-\nmanent residence shall be eligible to operate amateur radio stations\nin the United States and to hold licenses for their stations, clear-\ning the measure for the White House. (passed by a voice vote)\nMotor carriers annual reports: H.R. 1074, to permit motor carriers\nto file annual reports on the basis of a 13-period accounting year,\namended. (passed by a voice vote)\nFederal-State communications joint board: H.R. 7048, to establish\na Federal-State Joint Board. (passed by a voice vote).\n(MORE)\n-11-\nFORD R. GERALO LIBRARY\nMonday, August 2, 1971 (continued)\nCONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS\nBy a record vote of 350 yeas to 6 nays, the House passed H. J. Res. 829,\nmaking further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1972.\nTuesday, August 3, 1971\nCOMMEMORATIVE RESOLUTIONS\nThe House passed the following resolutions, in commemoration of:\nTeacher's day: H. J. Res. 98, authorizing the President to proclaim\nthe 28th day of September of each year as \"Teacher's Day.\"\nField Service Week: H. J. Res. 527, to authorize and direct the\nPresident to proclaim September 12 through 19, 1971, to be\n\"American Field Service Week.\"\nWorld minority language groups: S.J. Res. 105, authorizing the\nPresident to issue a proclamation designating 1971 as the \"Year\nof World Minority Language Groups,\" clearing the measure for the\nPresident.\nSmithsonian Institution: H. J. Res. 782, to authorize the President\nto issue a proclamation to announce the occasion of the celebration\nof the 125th anniversary of the establishment of the Smithsonian\nInstitution and to designate and to set aside September 26, 1971, as\na special day to honor the scientific and cultural achievements of\nthe Institution.\nGeneral Accounting Office: H. Con. Res. 309, to provide for recog-\nnition of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the General\nAccounting Office.\nNational square dance week: H. J. Res. 543, authorizing the President\nto proclaim the period September 12 through September 18, 1971, as\n\"National Square Dance Week.\"\nSUGAR\nThe House disagreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 8866, to amend\nand extend the provisions of the Sugar Act of 1948, and agreed to a\nconference asked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives\nPoage, Abernethy, Foley, Belcher, and Teague of California.\nTHE HOUSE CONSIDERED THE PRIVATE CALENDAR\n(MORE)\n-12-\nFORD R GERALD LIBRARY\nTuesday, August 3, 1971 (continued)\nDUTY-FREE MATERIALS\nThe House concurred to Senate amendments Nos. 1 and 3 to H.R. 4590,\nrelating to the dutiable status of aluminum hydroxide and oxide,\ncalcined bauxite, and bauxite ore. The House concurred to Senate\namendment No. 2 with amendments, and agreed to the Senate amend-\nment to the title of the bill.\nMILITARY ASSISTANCE\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to a motion by Mr. Hebert to table\nH. Res. 557, directing the Secretary of Defense to furnish informa-\ntion regarding the extent of military assistance to certain countries.\nNSF AUTHORIZATION\nThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 7960, authorizing\nappropriations to the National Science Foundation, clearing the\nmeasure for the President.\nFOREIGN AID\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 570, providing three\nhours of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 200 yeas to 192 nays, the House passed H.R. 9910,\nto amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.\nRECOMMIT\nBy a voice vote, the House rejected a motion by Mr. Whalley to\nrecommit the bill to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.\nWednesday, August 4, 1971\nCOAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 5208,\nauthorizing appropriations to the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1972,\nand asked a conference with the Senate. Appointed as conferees:\nRepresentatives Garmatz, Sullivan, Lennon, Pelly, and Keith.\n(MORE)\n-13-\nA.\nFORD\nWednesday, August 4, 1971 (continued)\nGERALD\nMILITARY DRAFT\nLIBRANY\nRULE\nBy a record vote of 250 yeas to 150 nays, the House adopted H. Res. 578,\nwaiving points of order against the conference report.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 297 yeas to 108 nays, the House agreed to the\nconference report on H.R. 6531, to amend the Military Selective\nService Act of 1967, clearing the measure for Senate action.\nRECOMMIT\nBy a record vote of 131 yeas to 273 nays, the House rejected a\nmotion by Mr. Whalen to recommit the measure to the committee\nof conference.\nMOTOR VEHICLE FEES\nBy unanimous consent, the House considered and passed H.R. 9580, to\nauthorize the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to enter\ninto agreements with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State\nof Maryland concerning the fees for the operation of certain motor\nvehicles.\nAgreed to an amendment that authorized the Commissioner to adjust\nthe District of Columbia hauling permit fees to be uniform with those\nof States a party to the agreement.\nTOBACCO QUOTAS\nBy unimous consent, the House considered and passed H.R. 6915, to\namend the tobacco marketing quota provisions of the Agricultural\nAdjustment Act of 1938, as amended.\nEMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 577, providing one hour\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 321 yeas to 76 nays, the House passed H. J.\nRes. 833, making an appropriation for the Department of Labor\nfor the fiscal year 1972.\n(MORE)\n-14-\nWednesday, August 4, 1971 (continued)\nEMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT (continued)\nFORD R. GERALD LIBRARY\nRECOMMIT\nBy a voice vote, the House rejected a motion by Mr. Scherle to\nrecommit the measure to the Committee on Appropriations.\nPrior to final passage, by a record teller vote of 172 yeas to\n212 nays, the House rejected an amendment by Mr. Smith of Iowa\nthat specified that the formula for distributing funds shall\nbe based solely on the proportion total unemployment in each\nState as bears to total unemployment in the United States.\nBy a record teller vote of 171 yeas to 219 nays, the House re-\njected an amendment by Mr. William Ford that would forbid funds\nto pay any State or local government which may be itself an\neligible applicant.\nThursday, August 5, 1971\nCALIFORNIA PEACHES\nThe House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4263, to add California-\ngrown peaches as a commodity eligible for any form of promotion, in-\ncluding paid advertising, under a marketing order, clearing the measure\nfor the President.\nNATIONAL GUARD TECHNICIANS\nBy unanimous consent, the House considered and passed S. 2296, relating\nto appropriations for the National Guard and to National Guard tech-\nnicians, respectively, clearing the measure for the White House.\nEXPORT EXPANSION FINANCE ACT\nBy a record vote of 219 yeas to 140 nays, the House agreed to the\nconference report on S. 581, Export Expansion Finance Act of 1971,\nclearing the measure for the White House.\nCOAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION\nThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5208, to authorize\nappropriations for the Coast Guard, clearing the measure for the\nWhite House.\nOCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE\nThe House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 2587, to\nestablish the National Advisory Committee on the Oceans and Atmos-\nphere, clearing the measure for the President.\n(MORE)\n-15-\nGERALD R FORD LIBRARY\nThursday, August 5, 1971 (continued)\nLABOR-HEW APPROPRIATIONS\nBy a record vote of 280 yeas to 56 nays, the House agreed to the con-\nference report on H.R. 10061, making appropriations for the Depart-\nments of Labor, Health, Education, and Welfare, for fiscal year 1972,\nclearing the measure for Senate action.\nFriday, August 6, 1971\nNO LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS\nPursuant to H. Con. Res. 384, adjourned until noon, Wednesday, September\n8, 1971 for the Summer Recess.\nWednesday, September 8, 1971\nJOINT SESSION\nAgreed to H. Con. Res. 395, providing for a joint session of Congress\nat 12:30 p.m., on Thursday, September 9, to receive the President of\nthe United States.\nPRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES\nFederal pay increase deferment -- Message transmitting to Congress\nthe President's announcement of a 6-month delay for the January 1972\nFederal employees pay increase -- referred to the Committee on Post\nOffice and Civil Service and ordered printed (H. Doc. 92-158).\nSPEAKER\nPassed H. J. Res. 850, authorizing the Honorable Carl Albert, Speaker\nof the House of Representatives, to accept and wear The Ancient Order\nof Sikatuna (Rank of Datu), an award conferred by the President of\nthe Philippines.\nMARINE DUMPING\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House approved H. Res. 554, providing two hours\nof open debate.\nThe House concluded all general debate on H.R. 9727, to regulate the\ndumping of material in the oceans, coastal, and other waters. The\nfirst section of the bill was read and open for amendment when the\nCommittee of the Whole rose. Proceedings under the 5-minute rule\nwill continue tomorrow.\n-16-\nThursday, September 9, 1971\nFORD R GERALD LIBRARY\nJOINT SESSION\nIn a joint session, Congress received the President, and heard an\nan address on economic policy -- referred to the Committee of the\nWhole House on the State of the Union and ordered printed (H. Doc.\n92-162).\nAPOLLO 15 ASTRONAUTS\nIn a joint meeting, Congress received Apollo 15 astronauts Scott,\nWorden, and Irwin.\nMARINE DUMPING\nRULE\nBy a voice vote on Wednesday, September 8, 1971, the House approved\nH. Res. 554, providing two hours of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 304 yeas to 3 nays, the House passed H.R. 9727,\nto regulate the dumping of material in the oceans, coastal, and\nother waters.\nRECOMMIT\nBy a voice vote, the House rejected a motion by Mr. Hall to recommit\nthe bill to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.\nPrior to final passage, the House agreed to the following amendments:\nBy a voice vote, an amendment by Mr. McCloskey that includes interested\nmembers of the general public in the consideration of the granting\nof Environmental Protection Agency permits for the transportation\nand dumping of materials.\nBy a division vote of 26 yeas to 25 nays, an amendment by Mr. Sandman\nthat strikes out language that preempts State regulations on the\ndumping of material in oceans, coastal, and other waters.\nMonday, September 13, 1971\nPUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 10090, making\nappropriations for the Public Works and Atomic Energy Commission for\nfiscal year 1972, and agreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed\nconferees: Representatives Evins of Tennessee, Boland, Whitten, Andrews\nof Alabama, Slack, Mahon, Rhodes, Davis of Wisconsin, Robison of New York,\nand Bow.\n(MORE)\n-17-\nFORD of OF LIBRARY\nMonday, September 13, 1971 (continued)\nDETENTION CAMPS\nRULE\nBy a record vote of 344 yeas to 1 nay, the House approved H. Res. 483,\nproviding three hours of open debate.\nThe House concluded all general debate on H.R. 234, prohibiting detention\ncamps, when the Committee of the Whole rose. Proceedings under the\n5-minute rule will continue tomorrow.\nPROGRAM AHEAD\nTuesday, September 14, 1971\nH.R. 234 - Prohibiting Detention Camps\nWednesday, September 15, 1971, and Balance of Week\nH.R. 1746 - Equal Employment Opportunities Enforcement Act\n(OPEN RULE - THREE HOURS OF DEBATE)\nH.R. 9936 - Drug Listing Act\n(SUBJECT TO A RULE BEING GRANTED)\nH.R. 7072 - Airport and Airways Trust Fund\n(SUBJECT TO A RULE BEING GRANTED)"
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