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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
JUNE 13, 1972
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESS CONFERENCE
OF
SENATOR HUGH SCOTT
AND
CONGRESSMAN GERALD R. FORD
THE BRIEFING ROOM
10:00 A.M. EDT
MR. ZIEGLER: The Leadership meeting this morning
started promptly at 8:00 o'clock and lasted until 9:45.
Senator Scott and Congressman Ford are here to give
you a report on the meeting. Senator Scott.
SENATOR SCOTT: The President indicated that he is
sending up the treaties and the Executive Agreement resulting
from the Moscow conference. We have been able to assure him,
which was evident after the meeting down here recently, that there
is strong bipartisan support of what the President has accom-
plished.
Time is of the essence in order to get on with
SALT II and limitation of armaments generally. It is my
understanding that the chairman of the Foreign Relations
Committee, Senator Fulbright, is prepared to move expeditiously
on the treaty and is ready to go on with hearings. We had a
meeting of the committee where this was discussed.
I would like to mention, too, that I believe that
any attempt to cut defense appropriations along the lines some
are suggesting would be a very grave error. For example, if
you cut back the Sixth Fleet, you would seriously upset the
balance in the Middle East. You would destroy hopes for any
future arms limitation agreements; unilateral disarmers and
neo-isolationists would leave no hope that the Soviets would
negotiate further. And on the so-called Mansfield Amendment,
this is one of the most unfortunate and, I believe, ill-
grounded proposals that we have had on any of these military
programs for several reasons.
In the first place, just at the moment when it is
becoming clear, even to the most skeptical, that the South
Vietnamese are hacking it over there -- and in any other war I
imagine the lifting of the seige of An Loc would be tremendous
news, for example -- that at a time like this, one of the most
critical times in this whole period of our involvement, to
seek to remove all ground forces by August would do irreparable
damage to any hopes of negotiation whatsoever, would blow the
Paris peace talks out of the water, in my opinion, should this
become law.
Moreover, the resolution is drawn in a rather start-
ling fashion. It undertakes to have us negotiate not with
North Vietnam, but with the Viet Cong, as if North Vietnam had
no connection with this war. The language is clearly language
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which Hanoi could welcome because of its restriction to
the Viet Cong. It does not provide for an internationally
supervised cease-fire; it simply says "verified cease-fire"
as to Vietnam, and does not say how it shall be verified.
It would leave the whole question of prisoners of war
very fuzzy. Most people have forgotten that following the
French withdrawal, that Ho Chi Minh undertook to return the
prisoners of war and the missing in action. There were over
30,000 of them. Only about 10,800 were returned. Two-thirds
of them were never returned or accounted for.
On a cease-fire, it ought to be remembered that in
Korea there was no substantial return of prisoners until after
there had been an effective cease-fire. Unless you have an end-
the-killing agreement here, you are not going to get those
prisoners of war back. Any argument to the contrary simply
will not hold water.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: We also discussed the situation as
far as revenue sharing is concerned. of course, the Democratic
Leadership surprised everybody by pulling the revenue sharing
bill from consideration on the Floor today and tomorrow. I was
extremely disappointed in the timidity of the Democratic
Leadership in not going ahead with the revenue sharing proposal.
The Republican head count shows we have approximately
105 firm Republican commitments for a closed rule, which is a
high percentage out of our 178. If the Democrats had 105 out of
255, there would be no doubt that we could get a closed rule
and revenue sharing would be approved by the House of Repre-
sentatives this week.
There is a meeting called by the Speaker this after-
noon where apparently he is going to try and firm up the Demo-
cratic commitments. We are going to the meeting, and we are
going to report to him that our batting average in this regard
is good and we hope that this meeting will produce the neces-
sary votes on the Democratic side, because this legislation is
the keystone of the President's efforts to do something about
the problem of ever-increasing local taxes, particularly local
real estate taxes.
If the Congress doesn't act on this legislation, and
local taxes, particularly real estate taxes, continue to go up,
I think there will be some political repercussions. So we hope
to get the legislation through the House. It has now been
scheduled for next Wednesday and next Thursday. It could have
been through this week if the Democratic Leadership had been
able to produce the necessary votes on the rule as well as on
the bill.
This morning the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
is meeting on the so-called "End The War" Amendment. We
strongly oppose what has been drafted by the Democratic
majority members, I gather primarily Congressman Rosenthal.
The Rosenthal Amendment, or the Democratic proposal, is the
wrong amendment at the wrong time. If approved, it will
seriously undercut the President's efforts to end the war in
Vietnam either by military efforts or through negotiation.
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The Rosenthal Amendment is not the answer to get-
ting the prisoners of war back. The Democratic resolution, as
it was proposed in the committee, is not the way to end the
killing, and it is not the way to protect the lives of some
60,000 Americans still in Vietnam. The committee proposal as
it is being considered this morning appeals only -- and I say
with emphasis "only" -- to the unilateral disarmers, and also has
a great appeal to the so-called "new isolationists." We hope
to either change it or beat it, or delay it, because we think
the President's approach is infinitely better.
SENATOR SCOTT: On the Mansfield Amendment, the same
thing could be said. It is the wrong amendment at the wrong
time.
The Senate Finance Committee, I believe, reports
H.R. 1 out to the Floor today. I hope that the Senate will act
responsibly on H.R. 1, because if they do not, and then the
Democrats meet in convention and attempt to adopt some sort
of a platform plank on welfare reform without ever acting when
they have the chance to act responsibly, that would be the
height of hypocrisy, and they will be held accountable for it.
Q Senator Mansfield -- (Laughter)
I am sorry. Senator Scott.
SENATOR SCOTT: He is my friend.
Q
On your opening statement, you said the Presi-
dent was sending up treaties today. I was under the impression
that there was only a treaty, and this is a little confusing.
SENATOR SCOTT: We are referring to the treaty on the
defensive arms and the Executive Agreement on offensive arms.
I don't believe he is sending up the health treaty, is he?
MR. ZIEGLER: The treaty that is going up today is the
treaty relating to the defensive systems; and also included in
the material going up today will be information relating to the
Executive Agreement which the President will ask the Congress
to give their support to through the passing of a resolution.
Q
That is what I really was concerned about. That
is not, strictly speaking, a treaty, is it?
MR. ZIEGLER: That is not a treaty; it is an Execu-
tive Agreement entered into by the Executive. As the President
said, he will seek the approval of the Congress in the form
of the passage of a resolution.
0 And that applies only to offensive weapons,
and he doesn't have to do it?
MR. ZIEGLER: That applies to only the offensive
weapon agreement, and it is not required by law. It is simply
the intent of the President to have this agreement supported by
the Congress and discussed thoroughly by the Congress.
Q Without belaboring it, I thought there was
part of the Act that created the Disarmament Agency that did
require agreements to be approved by Congress.
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MR. ZIEGLER: That is not the case.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I think it can be argued, but I
think the President felt that he wanted to maximize Congres-
sional consideration and Congressional approval, SO the agree-
ment is going up and it will be most likely referred in the
House to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, because of the
tieback to the disarmament legislation. It will go the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and from all I can find out, it
looks like it will get rapid, thorough and favorable considera-
tion, and I think that will happen in the House as well.
Q Senator Scott, is there enough opposition to
the ABM treaty and the interim agreement to delay seriously
the ratification of the treaty?
SENATOR SCOTT: No. I think the treaty will be
treated separately, and hearings are likely to be expeditious
and I would expect prompt Senate action. The Executive Agree-
ment will take longer, and I do not know which House will act
first on that. The Senators generally talk longer, and you
would expect they might lag behind the House a little bit.
Q
Do you have a target date for the treaty?
SENATOR SCOTT: We have no target date except "expe-
ditious action," because as soon as it is acted upon, the
sooner our representatives can get on with other and equally
desirable agreements.
Q
Both of you mentioned those who advocate uni-
lateral disarmament. Did you have anybody particularly in
mind?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I don't have anybody particularly
in mind, but there are some who have offered amendments and have
voted consistently to slash the defense budget. If you look
at the facts and figures, in effect it means over the next
five years our defense posture will be seriously jeopardized.
There is a hard core in the House, somewhere between
30 and 50, who are on this binge. I think it would be tragic
if the House and Congress went along with it, but I do not
think they will.
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I
Senator Scott, I was thinking you might be
thinking of one of your colleagues in the Senate who is also a
candidate for the Democratic nomination.
SENATOR SCOTT: I don't know. Hanoi indicates now
and then that some Senators are "more flexible" than others in
their attitudes toward the problems of the Vietnamese War. I
would say that whatever Senators have identified themselves as
so highly flexible, that perhaps they are the ones I meant. The
truth is that nothing succeeds like success. The President's
program in Vietnam is succeeding and I have said this many
times.
The Senate is frantic in its effort to try to
convince the American people that they are the ones who can
settle the war,, in spite of all the evidence to the contrary.
Only the President can end this war. So, they are devising
every sort of gimmick they can think of to say to the American
people, "If you only left it to us we would get you out sooner."
It is equivalent to Senator McGovern's rather fatuous statement
that if you simply pulled all American forces out. he knows that
the prisoners of war will be released. It is too bad that it is
too late to ask Premier Mendes France that because Mendes France
probably told the French people that he knew he would get the
prisoners of war, too, and he got one-third of them because he
trusted the Ho Chi Minh government.
Q
Senator, what evidence do you have on the
other side of this that continuing with the President's program
will get the prisoners back?
SENATOR SCOTT: We know it is the only way by which
you will get the prisoners back. Prisoners have normally been
returned following a cease-fire. They have not necessarily
waited for a peace agreement. The difficulty here is the un-
willingness of some Members of Congress to include an inter-
nationally supervised cease-fire. That is the only way we got
the prisoners back in Korea, when we had a cease-fire and proved
it was effective. The provision merely for a so-called
"verified cease-fire", leaving it up to Hanoi's word as to what
verifies the cease-fire, and to restrict the cease-fire only
to the United States and the Viet Cong, is a highly unrealistic
approach.
Q Your reading of history rather intrigues me.
What happened to the two-thirds of the French prisoners?
Are you maintaining that they are still in Vietnam?
SENATOR SCOTT: We don't know what happened to them.
The Hanoi Ho Chi Minh government never accounted for them. They
were never returned. It is strange credibility to believe that
two-thirds of the prisoners of war left consisted entirely of miss-
ing-in-action, and otherwise unaccounted for. Hanoi never gave
an accounting and of the 30,000 some 10,800, as I recall the
figure, were returned. Nothing was ever heard of the others.
Q
You said the President's program is working and
you said that the South Vietnamese are hacking it. I think
Congressman Ford said that we were going to win, either militarily
or by a negotiated peace. Could the South Vietnamese hack it,
so-called, without our massive naval and air armadas going in
there and actually, does the President see an end to this war
before the election?
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SENATOR SCOTT: I can't speak for the President on
that, obviously. Whether the war ends before the election depends
on whether Hanoi is willing to negotiate a peace or whether it
concludes that it cannot win one on the battlefield or both.
The success of the Vietnamese is, of course, in
part due to the support given by American forces in the air
and on the sea. At some point it is the expectation that that
kind of aid will no longer be necessary to enable them to hold
on to their own country. But for the present it is essential that
that aid be given because Hanoi has involved all of its divisions
in an all-out attempt to conquer, by invasion, the South Vietnamese.
The South Vietnamese are not only holding, but they are gaining
ground and they are lifting sieges at An Loc and Kontum and all
of the pessimistic prognostications of two or three months ago
are being proven wrong as of now.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I would like to make a correction.
I did not use the words "winning the war" or "would win the war"
or "military victory." I repeat that I said the President's
program would either lead to success in negotiations or success
militarily.
Q
What does that mean?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: It means that the North Vietnamese
are not able to achieve what they set out to do, to make a smash-
ing military accomplishment in South Vietnam. Obviously, they
have not. Their capability is degenerating very seriously and
the South Vietnamese are doing infinitely better. When you have
this set of circumstances, it helps to generate the kind of
atmosphere that, in my judgment -- and I say "my judgment" --
would lead to progress at the negotiating table.
Q
How far away, then, sir, do you see us from a
military victory?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I have never said that the United
States was aiming at a military victory. We are aiming at the
kind of military success that would lead to an effective
negotiated settlement.
Q You are saying, Congressman, that you would
expect serious negotiations to begin fairly soon, then?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: It seems to me that that is the
best and quickest road to success. I was delighted to see that
Ambassador Porter is willing to go back and meet with the North
Vietnamese negotiators. The President made a very generous offer.
It is an offer that I think they ought to accept.
Q
Do you see any indication that Porter's return
to Paris and his more conciliatory attitude was influenced by
anything from Hanoi recently?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I have no way of knowing that.
I would hope that the North Vietnamese, bearing in mind the
military problems they are having, would now realize that the
best way to end this conflict is to negotiate.
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I
Both of you gentlemen talked a bit about what
you called "unilateral disarmers" and "neo-isolationists." Do
you expect these terms to recur during the campaign this Fall?
Do you think this will be an issue?
SENATOR SCOTT: I would expect the terminology to
recur. I think the isolationist of the left is fully as blind
as the ancient isolationist of the right in previous times. I
think that as long as some contend that you can trust the enemy
and as long as some say we should simply withdraw without any
effort to protect the position that we undertook to protect, that
it would be just to refer to them as "neo-isolationists" and
"unilateral disarmers." Anyone who proposes to withdraw
unilaterally is withdrawing arms and he is doing it unilaterally
and therefore he is a unilateral disarmer. I think it follows.
They will have to live with these terms if they seek to impose
these harsh terms on the United States by statute.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: If I might add, I think a great
deal depends on how successful the Democratic efforts are to get
the President's military program, the need for the Trident or
ULNS submarine program, the President's request for the neces-
sary funding for the two ABM sites, and the President's program
for the B-1 bomber. And in addition, if there are some who try
to tear apart and destroy the President's military assistance
program, because if we end up with no capability, the United
States is stripped of any opportunity or capability of helping
allies, then the United States, in effect, is withdrawing and
becoming isolationist.
So we have to maintain our own military strength
and help those other nations who are willing to stand up. So it
depends, really, on what the Congress does in this session. If
the people who want to gut both programs are successful, I think
you will find some strong statements, and properly so, against
those who want to be the 1970 isolationists and the 1970 "Fortress
America" people.
I
I wonder if you have a name for a General who
takes the country's laws into his own hands and bombs the North
without orders?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I think :
handled that matter under the proper circumstances.
I
Secretary Laird said the other day that he
would not support the arms limitation agreements unless the
Congress passed the legislation supporting the bombers and
submarine construction program. Is that the view of the
Leadership?
SENATOR SCOTT: I think that is somewhat taken out
of context. I think the Secretary of Defense was making the
point that these are complimentary programs, and that one without
the other doesn't make a great deal of sense. The defense of
the United States depends on those matters where we have agreed
with Russia, for example, to make certain mutual commitments,
and that the mutuality of those commitments and the strength of
the United States under the arms program are interdependent.
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I
You are saying you would not support the
treaties without the complimentary program?
SENATOR SCOTT: I am saying what I said, and no
more.
Q
But I am asking a new question.
SENATOR SCOTT: The new question doesn't throw any
light on the old question. I am afraid I cannot answer beyond
that.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I think what we have to do, if I
might supplement Hugh's comment, I think we have to work to the
maximum to see to it that the treaty and agreement are approved
and also seek to get the necessary funding for all of the pro-
grams, and it is difficult to determine at this stage which
will come first.
Our objective is the accomplishment of both, the
adequate funding of both the foreign aid military legislation
and appropriations as well as the approval of the treaty and
Executive Agreement.
Q On another subject, I am wondering if either
of you gentlemen would care to defend the President's failure
to hold a formal press conference in more than a year?
SENATOR SCOTT: That is hardly our function. Mr.
Ziegler is here to answer those questions. The President has
been before the people of the United States in many different
ways. I would suggest that you take that up with Mr. Ziegler.
Q We have. (Laughter)
SENATOR SCOTT: He is just across the hall. We will
bring him over.
MR. ZIEGLER: I didn't know UPI had television. Don,
your reference to a formal press conference is referring to
television; right? As you know, the President has had several
press conferences in his office in the past year.
Q
I would be willing to submit questions in
writing at this point.
MR. ZIEGLER: We will have the material we referred
to in 15 minutes.
Q What will that be?
MR. ZIEGLER: We will have a full package that I
will explain. It is quite extensive.
SENATOR SCOTT: I want to thank you for not asking
me any questions on Senator McGovern's position. If you will
just defer that for a few weeks, he will change his position
and we can answer it then.
END
(AT 10:30 A.M. EDT)
HOUSE ACTION, PERIOD MAY 3, 1972 THROUGH JUNE 12, 1972
Wednesday, May 3, 1972
FORD & 071639 LIBRARY
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 14582,
making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1972, and agreed
to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees:
Representatives Mahon, Whitten, Rooney of New York, Passman, Evins
of Tennessee, Boland, Natcher, Flood, Steed, Hansen of Washington,
McFall, Bow, Jonas, Cederberg, Michel, Conte, Shriver, and MeDade.
RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE
The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 11417,
to provide financial assistance to the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation for the purpose of purchasing railroad equipment,
and asked a conference with the Senate. Appointed as conferces:
Representatives Staggers, Jarman, Dingell, Springer, and Devine.
SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
The House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to the amendments
of the House to S. 2676, to provide for the control of sickle cell
anemia, clearing the measure.
PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE -WORLD WEATHER PLAN
The House received and read a message from the President transmitting
the world weather program plan for fiscal year 1973--referred to
the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
DIGESTIVE DISEASES
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 926, providing one hour
of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 357 yeas to 10 nays, the House passed H.R. 13591,
to designate the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic
Diseases as the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and
Digestive Diseases.
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Wednesday, May 3, 1972 (continued)
NATIONAL FORESTS
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted 11. Ren. 951, providing one hour
of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 371 yeas to 5 nays, the House passed H.R. 13089,
to provide For acceleration of programs for the planting of trees
K.
FORD
on national forest Lands In need of reforestation.
PEAR MARKETING ORDERS
GERATO
LIBRARY
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 952, providing for one
hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 14015, to amend section 2(3),
section 8c (6) (I), and section 8c (7) (C) of the Agricultural Market-
ing Agreement Act of 1937.
RECOMMIT
By a voice vote, the House rejected a motion by Mr. Goodling to
recommit the bill to the Committee on Agriculture
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
The House passed by volce vote the following resolutions, all providing
for appointments of the following people to the Board of Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution:
S. J. Res. 173, A. Leon Higginbothan; S. J. Res. 175, Robert Francis
Goheen; and S. J. Res. 174, John Paul Austin.
NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 953, providing for one
hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 14655, to authorize the Atomic
Energy Commission to issue temporary operating licenses for nuclear
power reactors under certain circumstances.
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Thursday, May 4, 1972
PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY ACT
The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 8140,
to promote the-safety of ports, harbors, waterfront areas, and
navigable waters of the United States, and asked a conference
with the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representati Garmatz,
Clark, Lennon, Pelly, and Keith.
DOLLAR DEVALUATION APPROPRIATIONS
By a record vote of 291 yeas to 62 nays, the House passed H.J. Res. 1174,
making an appropriation for special payments to international financial
institutions for the fiscal year 1972.
Monday, May 8, 1972
emmery GERATO I FORD
DISTRICT DAY - D. C. LEGISLATION
The House considered and passed the following legislation pertaining
to the District of Columbia:
Medical records: H.R. 9769, concerning medical records, information,
and data to promote and facilitate medical studies, research, edu-
cation, and the performance of the obligations of medical utilization
committees in the District of Columbia. (Passed by a voice vote).
D. C. BILL FAILED
Bus subsidy: By a record vote of 50 yeas to 270 nays with 1 voting
"present", the House failed to pass H.R. 14718, to provide public
assistance to mass transit bus companies in the District of Columbia.
ASTRONAUTS
It was made in order for the Speaker to call a recess at any time on
Tuesday, May 16, for the purpose of receiving Apollo 16 Astronauts.
Tuesday, May 9, 1972
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
The House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 8083, to
improve air traffic controllers' career program, clearing the measure
for the President.
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Tuesday, May 9, 1972 (continued)
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
The House insisted on its amendment to S. 1736, to provide for financing
the acquisition, construction, alteration, maintenance, operation, and
protection of public buildings, and agreed to a conference asked by
the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Gray, Kluczynski,
Wright, Harsha, and Grover.
SEABEES MONUMENT
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 960, providing for one
hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 364 yeas to 4 nays, with 1 voting "present", the
House passed H. J. Res. 55, proposing the erection of a memorial on
public grounds in the District of Columbia, or its environs, in
honor and commemoration of the Seabees of the United States Navy.
FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES
RULE
FORD LIBRARY
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 957, providing for one
hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 357 yeas to 9 nays, the House passed H.R. 4383,
to authorize the establishment of a system governing the creation
and operation of advisory committees in the executive branch of
the Federal Government.
Wednesday, May 10, 1972
BLACK-LUNG BENEFITS
By a record vote of 275 yeas to 122 nays, the House agreed to the
conference report on H.R. 9212, to extend black-lung benefits to
orphans whose fathers die of pneumoconiosis.
MINIMUM WAGE
RULE
By a record vote of 338 yeas to 57 nays, the House adopted H. Res. 968,
providing for three hours of open debate.
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Wednesday, May 10, 1972 (continued)
MINIMUM WAGE (continued)
The House concluded all general debate on H.R. 7130, Fair Labor
Standards amendments. Proceedings under the 5-minute rule will
continue tomorrow.
Thursday, May 11, 1972
HIGHER EDUCATION
By a record vote of 275 yeas to 124 nays, the House agreed to a motion
by Mr. Waggonner to instruct the conferees to insist on the House
antibusing amendments to S. 659, omnibus education amendments of
1972.
By a record vote of 126 yeas to 273 nays, the House rejected a motion
by Mr. Yates to lay the previous motion on the table.
MINIMUM WAGE
PULE
On Wednesday, May 10, 1972, by a record vote of 338 yeas to 57 nays
the House adopted H. Res. 968, providing for three hours of open
debate.
FORD & LIBHARY 7830
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 330 yeas to 78 nays, the House passed H.R. 7130,
Fair Labor Standards amendments.
RECOMMIT
By a voice vote, the House rejected a motion by Mr. Ashbrook to
recommit the bill to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By a record teller vote of 217 ayes to 191 noes, the House agreed
to the Erlenborn amendment in the nature of a substitute to the
committee amendment that contained the provisions of H.R. 14104.
The House agreed to the following amendments to the Erlenborn
amendment:
By a record teller vote of 216 ayes to 187 noes, an amendment
by Mr. Anderson of Illinois that would provide a minimum wage
for nonagricultural employees covered prior to the 1966 amend-
ments of $1.80 an hour for the first year and $2 an hour there-
after, and would provide a minimum wage for employees first
covered by the 1966 amendments of $1.70 an hour the first year,
$1.80 an hour the second year, and $2 an hour thereafter.
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Thursday, May 11, 1972 (continued)
MINIMUM WAGE (continued)
The House agreed to the following amendments to the Erlenborn
amendment: (continued)
By a voice vote, an amendment by Mr. Cordova that would pro-
vide for a minimum wage increase for agricultural workers
in Puerto Rico.
By is division vote of 68 yeas to 20 nays, an amendment by Mr.
Conte that would exempt the canal zone employees from the
minimum wage.
The House rejected the following amendments to the Erlenborn amend-
ment:
My it record teller vote of 184 ayes to 208 noes, an amendment
1,7 M. Randall that nought to provide overtime pay for transit
employees who work over 44 hours a week and on January 1, 1974,
overtime pay for all over 40 hours a week.
By a record teller vote of 170 ayes to 227 noes, an amendment by
Mr. William D. Ford that sought to strike language which es-
tablishes youth subminimum wage rates.
Monday, May 15, 1972
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THE HOUSE CONSIDERED THE CONSENT CALENDAR
SUSPENSIONS (2 BILLS)
The House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following bills:
Judicial circuits: H.R. 7378, to establish a Commission on
Revision of the Judicial Circuits of the United States, amended
(passed by a record vote of 317 yeas to 25 nays).
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: H. J. Res. 812, to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the planning
and design of a national memorial to Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(passed by a record vote of 330 yeas to 8 nays).
Tuesday, May 16, 1972
APOLLO XVI ASTRONAUTS
The House went into recess at 12:32 p.m. and received the Apollo XVI
astronauts. The astronauts were escorted into and out of the Chamber
by Representatives Boggs, O'Neill, Miller of California, Teague of
Texas, Gerald R. Ford, Arends, and Mosher. House reconvened at 1:10 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 16, 1972 (continued)
GOVERNOR WALLACE
The House passed S.J. Res. 234, deploring the attempted assassination
of Cov. George C. Wallace of Alabama, clearing the measure for the
President.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
The House agreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 14070. National
Aeronauties and Space Administration authorization, clearing the
measure for the President.
THE HOUSE CONSIDERED THE PRIVATE CALENDAR
U. S. MAGISTRATE'S SALARIES
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 969, providing for one
hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 7375, to remove the statutory
ceiling on salaries payable to U.S. magistrates.
Prior to final passage, by a division vote of 72 yeas to 23 nays,
the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Mayne to the committee
amendment that limits a full-time magistrate's salary to 75 per-
cent of a district judge's salary.
Wednesday, May 17, 1972
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SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
By a record vote of 339 yeas to 33 nays, the House agreed to the con-
ference report on H.R. 14582, making supplemental appropriations for
the fiscal year 1972.
The House receded and concurred with amendment to Senate amendment
No. 33, which would appropriate $170 million for AMTRAK (agreed to
by a record vote of 300 yeas to 70 nays).
STATE DEPARTMENT AND USIA AUTHORIZATION
RULE
By a voice vote, the House approved H. Res. 984, providing for one
hour of open debate.
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Wednesday, May 17, 1972 (continued)
STATE DEPARTMENT AND USIA AUTHORIZATION (continued)
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 305 yeas to 65 nays, the House passed H.R. 14734,
to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and for the
U.S. Information Agency.
STATE, JUSTICE, COMMERCE, AND THE JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
RULE
By a voice vote, the House approved H. Res. 983, the rule waiving
points of order against the consideration of the bill.
The House concluded all general debate on H.R. 14989, making appro-
priations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year 1973. Proceed-
ings under the 5-minute rule will continue tomorrow.
Thursday, May 18, 1972
PRESIDENTIAL MESSACE--SOCIAL SERVICES
The House received and read a message from the President urging the
enactment of the Allied Services Act of referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means.
INDIANS
The House agreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 5199, to pro-
vide for the disposition of funds appropriated to pay judgments in
favor of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Miami Indians of
Indiana, clearing the measure for the President.
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KANSAS-NEBRASKA COMPACT
The House agreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 8116, to give
congressional consent to the Kansas-Nebraksa Big Blue River compact,
clearing the measure for the President.
STATE, JUSTICE, COMMERCE, AND THE JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
PASSAGE
By a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 14989, making appropriations
for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary,
and related agencies for the fiscal year 1973.
The House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Railsback that adds $1 million
for salaries and expenses for the Bureau of Prisons.
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Thursday, May 18, 1972 (continued)
STATE, JUSTICE, COMMERCE, AND THE JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS (continued)
By a division vote of 44 yeas to 42 nays, the House agreed to an
amendment by Mr. Hosmer that adds $1 million for the International
Atomic Energy Agency.
By a record teller vote of 156 ayes to 202 noes with 1 voting "present",
the House rejected an amendment by Mr. Derwinski that sought to add
$25.1 million for the United Nations and sought to delete a proviso
that limits the payment to the United Nations not to exceed 25 per-
cent of the total annual assessment.
By a record teller vote of 142 ayes to 198 noes, the House rejected
an amendment by Mr. Mikva that sought to add $9.5 million for the
U.S. probation office.
By a record teller vote of 106 ayes to 206 noes, the House rejected
an amendment by Mr. Yates that sought to delete $450,000 for the
Subversive Activities Control Board.
By a record teller vote of 132 ayes to 180 noes, the House rejected
an amendment by Mr. Dingell that sought to prohibit the payment
of U.S. Government employees salaries appropriated by this act
who refuse to testify before Congress.
By a record teller vote of 71 ayes to 231 noes, the House rejected
an amendment by Mr. Gonzalez that sought to prohibit the use of
funds for wiretaps on conversations of Members of Congress or the
Federal judiciary.
Monday, May 22, 1972
MINERAL RESEARCH CENTERS
& FORD TIBRAND
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted 11. Res. 958, providing for
one hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 278 yeas to 33 nays, the House passed H.R. 6788,
to establish mining and mineral research centers, and to promote a
more adequate national program of mining and mineral research.
Subsequently, this passage was vacated and a similar Senate-passed
bill (S. 635), was passed in lieu, after being amended to contain
the language of the House bill as passed.
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Monday, May 22, 1972 (continued)
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 959, providing for
one hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 254 yeas to 38 nays, the House passed H.R. 11627,
to promote competition among motor vehicle manufacturers in the
design and production of safe motor vehicles having greater resist-
ance to damage.
Subsequently, this passage was vacated and a similar Senate-passed
bill, S. 976, was passed in lieu after being amended to contain
the Language of the llouse bill as passed.
Tuesday, May 23, 1972
HUD, SPACE, SCIENCE, AND VETERANS' APPROPRIATIONS
RULE
404
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 990, the rule waiving
GERALD
points of order against the bill.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 367 yeas to 10 nays, the llouse passed H.R. 15093,
making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment; for space, science, and veterans for the fiscal year 1973.
TOBACCO
By a voice vote, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 13361,
to amend section 316(c) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938,
clearing the measure for the President.
Wednesday, May 24, 1972
MEMBER SWORN
The House agreed to H. Res. 986, authorizing the Speaker to administer
the oath of office to William S. Conover II, of Pennsylvania. Sub-
sequently, Mr. Conover presented himself in the well of the House
and was administered the oath of office by the Speaker.
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Wednesday, May 24, 1972 (continued)
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
RULE
By a record vote of 358 yeas to 6 nays, the House adopted H. Res. 991,
the rule waiving points of order against the bill.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 367 yeas to 1 nay (Paul Findley), the House
passed H.R. 15097, making appropriations for the Department of
Transportation for the fiscal year 1973.
Prior to final passage, the House, by a voice vote, agreed to an
amendment by Mr. Conte that provides $31.7 million for Coast
Guard Reserve training.
Tuesday, May 30, 1972
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION
The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 11350,
to increase the limit on dues for U.S. membership in the Inter-
national Criminal Police Organization, and asked a conference with
the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Edwards of
California, Conyers, and Wiggins.
SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL BOARD
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RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 994, providing for two
hours of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 226 yeas to 105 nays, the House passed H.R. 9669,
to amend the Subversive Control Act of 1950.
Wednesday, May 31, 1972
MOTOR VEHICLE FEES
The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 9580, to
authorize the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to enter into
agreements with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland
concerning the fees for the operation of certain motor vehicles, and
asked a conference with the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Repre-
sentatives McMillan, Stuckey, Nelsen, and Broyhill of Virginia.
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Wednesday, May 31, 1972 (continued)
PUBLIC BROADCASTING
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 956, providing for two
hours of open debate.
The House concluded all general debate on H.R. 13918, Public Broad-
casting Act of 1972. The bill was being read for amendment when
the Committee of the Whole rose. Proceedings under the 5-minute
rule will begin tomorrow.
Thursday, June 1, 1972
FLAG DAY
It was made in order for the Speaker to call a recess at any time
on Wednesday, June 14, for commemorating Flag Day. The Speaker
appointed Representatives Nichols, Kyros, Hall, and Kemp to serve
on a committee to make the necessary arrangements for appropriate
ceremonies.
PUBLIC BROADCASTING
RULE
By a voice vote, on Wednesday, May 31, 1972, the House adopted
H. Res. 956, providing for two hours of open debate.
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PASSAGE
By a record vote of 254 yeas to 69 nays, the House passed H.R. 13918,
the Public Broadcasting Act of 1972.
On a demand for a separate vote, by a record vote of 166 yeas to 170
nays, the House rejected an amendment by Mr. Heinz that sought to
prohibit the authorization of any funds after fiscal year 1973 until
GAO audits funds through fiscal year 1972.
By a division vote of 73 yeas to 46 nays, the House agreed to an
amendment by Mr. Mathis of Georgia to the second committee amend-
ment that limits the salary of all employees of the Corporation
to $42,500 per year.
By a record teller vote of 203 ayes to 135 noes, the House agreed
to an amendment by Mr. Chappell that prohibits the Corporation
from conducting voter polls or public opinion surveys pertaining
to Federal, State, or local elections.
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Thursday, June 1, 1972 (continued)
PUBLIC BROADCASTING (continued)
By a record teller vote of 163 ayes to 182 noes, the House rejected
an amendment by Mr. Waggonner that prohibits the Corporation from
making grants and entering into contracts with any corporation or
institution who pays their officers, employees, or performers over
$42, 500 per year.
By a record teller vote of 166 ayes to 183 nays, the House rejected
an amendment by Mr. Harvey that sought to reduce the authorization
to $45 million for fiscal year 1973 and delete the authorization
for fiscal year 1974.
INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY
The House agreed to H. Res. 985, authorizing additional investigative
authority to the Committee on Public Works.
TRAVEL AUTHORITY
By a record vote of 192 yeas to 80 nays, the House agreed to H.Res. 965,
authorizing the Speaker to appoint delegates and alternates to attend
the International Labor Organization Conference in Geneva.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ON MOSCOW SUMMIT
Before a joint session of Congress, President Nixon delivered a special
report on the results of his trip to Moscow. The Message was referred
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered
printed as a House document (H. Doc. 92-305)
Monday, June 5, 1972
THE HOUSE CONSIDERED THE CONSENT CALENDAR
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RECESS
It was made in order for the Speaker to call a recess at any time on
Thursday, June 15, for the purpose of receiving the President of the
United Mexican States in a joint meeting.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
By a record vote of 277 yeas to 40 nays, the House agreed to a conference
report on S. 1736, public buildings amendments of 1972, clearing the
measure for the Senate.
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Monday, June 5, 1972 (continued)
FISHERMEN'S PROTECTIVE ACT
The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 7117, to
amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, and asked a conference
with the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Garmatz,
Dingell, and Pelly.
SUSPENSIONS (5 BILLS)
The House voted to suppend the rules and paus the following bills:
National cemeteries: H.R. 12674, to establish a National Cemetery
System within the Veterans' Administration, amended. (Passed by
a record vote of 310 yeas to 4 nays.)
North Pacific fisheries: H.R. 9501, to amend the North Pacific
Fisherles Act of 1954, amended. (Passed by a voice vote.)
Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge: H.R. 10310, to establish the
Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge, amended. (Passed by a record
vote of 314 yeas)
Shooting from aircraft: H.R. 14731, to provide for the effective
enforcement of the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956
prohibiting the shooting at birds, fish, and other animals from
aircraft, amended. (Passed by a record vote of 310 yeas to 5 nays.)
Water resources: H.R. 14106, to amend the Water Resources Planning
Act to authorize increased appropriations, amended. (Passed by
a record vote of 317 yeas.)
Tuesday, June 6, 1972
THE HOUSE CONSIDERED THE PRIVATE CALENDAR
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D. C. APPROPRIATIONS
The House concluded all general debate on H.R. 15259, making appro-
priations for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1973.
Proceedings under the 5-minute rule will begin tomorrow.
INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE
The Speaker appointed Representatives Thompson of New Jersey, and
Erlenborn to attend the International Labor Organization Conference
in Geneva, Switzerland between June 7 and June 28, 1972, and Repre-
sentatives Clay and Esch as alternates.
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Wednesday, June 7, 1972
D. C. APPROPRIATIONS
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 302 yeas to 67 nays, the House passed H.R. 15259,
making appropriations for the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year 1973.
Prior to final passage, by a voice vote, the House agreed to an
amendment by Mr. Myers that prohibits the use of District of
Columbia funds and school facilities for promoting demonstra-
tions.
MOTOR VEHICLE FEES
The Speaker appointed Representative Cabell as an additional conferee
on H.R. 9580, to authorize the Commissioner of the District of Columbia
to enter into agreements with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the
State of Maryland concerning the fees for the operation of certain
motor vehicles.
AEC AUTHORIZATION
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1007, providing for one
hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 367 yeas to 2 nays, the House passed H.R. 14990,
to authorize appropriations to the Atomic Energy Commission.
Subsequently, this passage was vacated, and an identical Senate-
passed bill S. 3607; was passed in lieu.
Thursday, June 8, 1972
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MILITARY HEALTH PERSONNEL
The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 2, to estab-
lish a Uniformed Service University of the Health Science, and asked
a conference with the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives
Hebert, Price of Illinois, Fisher, Bennett, Arends, Bray, and Hall.
HIGHER EDUCATION
By a record vote of 218 yeas to 180 nays, the House agreed to the con-
ference report on S. 659, Higher Education Act of 1972, clearing the
measure for the President.
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Thursday, June 8, 1972 (continued)
PEACE CORPS AUTHORIZATION
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1011, providing for one
hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 14149, to authorize appro-
priations for the Peace Corps.
STATE-USIA AUTHORIZATION
The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 14734,
to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and for
the U.S. Information Agency, and agreed to a conference asked by
the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Morgan,
Zablocki, Hays, Fountain, Fascell, Mailliard, Frelinghuysen,
Broomfield, and Thomson of Wisconsin.
Monday, June 12, 1972
LOAN CEILING
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1010, providing one hour
of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 320 yeas, the House passed H.R. 10792, Small
Business Administration loan ceiling.
Subsequently, this passage was vacated and a similar Senate-passed
bill S. 3166, was passed in lieu, after being amended to contain
the language of the House bill as passed.
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DRUG TREATMENT
RULE
By a record vote of 303 yeas, the House adopted H. Res. 995, providing
for one hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 322 yeas to 1 nay, the House passed H.R. 12846, to
authorize a treatment and rehabilitation program for drug dependent
members of the Armed Forces.
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PROGRAM AHEAD
Tuesday, June 13, 1972, and Balance of Week
H.R. 11417 - Conference Report on AMTRAK Authorization
H.R. 15418 -- Interior Appropriations, FY 1973
H.R. 15417 -- Labor-HEW Appropriations, FY 1973
WEDNESDAY IS FLAG DAY
THRUSDAY TS JOINT MEETING TO HEAR PRESIDENT ECHEVERRIA OF MEXICO
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