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    "ocrText": "These documents were scanned from Box 107 of the Robert T. Hartmann Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nofficer\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nAUGUST 8, 1972\nOFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nPRESS CONFERENCE\nOF\nSENATOR HUGH SCOTT\nAND\nCONGRESSMAN GERALD F. FORD\nGEHALD LIBRARY FORD\nTHE BRIEFING ROOM\nAT 10:30 A.M. EDT\nMR. WARREN: The Leadership Meeting this morning\nbegan at 8:00 and lasted for approximately two hours and\n20 minutes. It was a good extensive meeting and I will\nlet Senator Scott and Congressman Ford describe it to you.\nSenator.\nSENATOR SCOTT: Ladies and gentlemen, Jerry and\nI had asked for a report on the economy and so we heard\nfrom Herb Stein and Cap Weinberger on that, and a number of\npoints were made, particularly on all of the recent good news\nin the economy.\nThere has been a 4-1/2 million increase in peace-\ntime jobs and a 2-1/2 million decrease in wartime jobs\nin this Administration. Some of our questioning brought\nout the fact that the McGovern budget, as reflected in\nthe Democratic platform and as moderated to that extent,\nwould still mean an increase in budget costs of $144 billion.\nIf you leave in the $1,000 program for everybody, for which\nSenator McGovern at one time was for a thousand percent, that\nwould be another $189 billion or a total of $333 billion.\nThe total $333 billion would mean 50 percent or a\ntax of about half the income for most families in America.\nThey would be making more for the government than for\nthemselves and the $1,000 would add 80 million people to\nthe welfare roles, but if you confine yourself simply to\nthe platform figures and the more moderate sum of $144\nbillion, it will mean an increase in taxes, in inflation\nand in unemployment. And the achievements of this Adminis-\ntration would be erased because of the irresponsibility\nof such a radical budget.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: After hearing the report on\nthe situation as far as the McGovern budget is concerned,\nand even the Democratic platform budget, the President\nreiterated his strong support for a $250 billion spending\nlimitation. The $250 billion spending limitation was\nsubmitted to the Congress about a week ago. This is the\nbest insurance against a tax increase.\nMORE\n- 2 -\nNow, if you take the Democratic platform budget\nfigures, as Hugh has pointed out, it would add about $144\nbillion over the $250 billion and if you take the McGovern\nbudget, as he proposed it during his campaign to get the\nnomination, it would add up to a total of about $330 billion\nover the $250 billion.\nNow the President's $250 billion spending limitation\nis the best insurance against the tax increase and, of course,\nthis Administration is against any tax increase.\nIn the House of Representatives, we are getting\ngrowing support for this spending limitation. There are\nDemocrats in the House of Representatives who are concerned\nabout the excessive spending proposed in their own platform\nand they are deeply concerned about the added spending,\nand, of course, the necessities for a tax increase if the\nMcGovern economic policies are proposed and approved and\nif the McGovern budget is a reality.\nSo, sometime within the next week or so, and if\nnot, after the Republican Convention, in the House of\nRepresentatives we are going to make a substantial effort\nto impose a $250 billion spending ceiling which will\npreclude the need and necessity for a tax increase.\nIf we are unsuccessful, and if the McGovern budget\nand the Democratic platform budget is approved and in effect\nby this Congress, the prospects for a tax increase are\nobvious and, of course, the American people are opposed to\nthem.\nLet me just reiterate to some extent some of the\nfigures that Hugh used. If you have the McGovern budget,\nthe average working family's tax increase at the federal\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nlevel will be approximately $2,500. That is an increase\nover what he is paying today under this Administration.\nIf you use the Democratic platform budget, the\naverage working family of four will have a tax increase of\napproximately $1,000. But if we impose the $250 billion\nspending limitation, which President Nixon recommended,\nit obviates the need and necessity for a tax increase.\nSENATOR SCOTT: I would like to add, too, that\nunder the Nixon Administration fiscal policies, the savings\nin personal income tax which taxpayers didn't have to\npay, have taken 9-1/2 million families off the tax roles.\nQ\nSenator, as a practical matter, do you\nthink that McGovern, even if he were elected President,\nwould be able to put this kind of budget proposal into\neffect?\nSENATOR SCOTT: of course, it is a heck of a\nway to run a campaign to say, \"I propose to spend many\nbillions of dollars, but don't believe me, because the Congress\nwon't let me have it.\" That is the height of irresponsibility,\nbut I think that is what Senator McGovern was doing when he\ntried to cut $4 billion in the budget.\nMORE\n- 3 -\nThat was a little sample swatch off the whole\ncloth from which he hoped to show that when he couldn't\neven carry his own party and lost 59 to 33 on the $4\nbillion, it is like his letter to the Wall Street Journal:\n\"Don't pay attention to what I am going to say, I am going\nto promise everybody everything, but Congress will be\nresponsible if I am not and they will see that you don't\nget it.\" That is a pretty odd way to run a campaign. But\nI think that is why he proposed that cut.\nQ\nAre you ruling out a tax increase for next\nyear, also? I mean if they hit this so-called ceiling?\nSENATOR SCOTT: The two gentlemen we talked to\nthis morning did not think a tax increase would be necessary\nin the period you mentioned, because they expect to hold\nthe budget down and it will be necessary possibly for the\nPresident to veto some measures if the Congress does not\nact responsibly. So they do not expect tax increases, but\nunder McGovern, they are a certainty.\nQ\nSenator, my recollection of the Democratic\nplatform is that it did not provide precise budget figures.\nI was wondering, one, who calculated the \"Democratic\nplatform budget figures,\" and two, if you could break down\nthe increase in spending that adds up to $144 billion.\nSENATOR SCOTT: We will have a full breakdown sent\nup to us. First, it was calculated by Dr. Weinberger of the\nOffice of Management and Budget, and by Herb Stein and it is\na real problem to try to break down the platform, because it\nis calculated to make people think they are getting more\nin promises than they will get in performance, but some\nof the items would add, with the government as an employer\nof first resort, $12 billion in cost. To insure the\nguaranteed income policy, $25 billion. Educational increases\nunder intrastate equalization, $9.2 billion. Lowering the\nretirement eligibility, $5 billion. Nursing homes, $3\nbillion. The McGovern health program, $60 billion plus.\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nThe full funding of all programs, $26 billion,\nand I will have a memo in the next 48 hours on the remaining\nitems in the $144 billion.\nQ Is it the role of the Budget Director\nto make a campaign attack?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Budget Directors are like weather\nforecasters, they report the good weather and in the present\nAdministration they have to report when the storms and the\nHurricane Agnes type of thing will happen. McGovern is\nequated with Hurricane Agnes as a national disaster, in my\nopinion. They have to do this if we ask. them and Jerry\nand I asked them to project the horrors which could be\nanticipated under this threatened blight on the economy.\nQ\nWell, Senator, did Weinberger or Stein in\nvirtually promising no tax increase if this Administration\ncontinues in office also talk to you about what the budget\ndeficit would be, say, for the follow-on fiscal year and\nthe fiscal year beyond that?\nMORE\n- 4 -\nSENATOR SCOTT: We did not discuss the detailed\nfigures of future budget deficits. You have information\nshowing that the present anticipated deficit is less than\noriginally forecast. We do not know what the Congress will\ndo yet, or how responsible the Congress will be, and\ntherefore to go on into the future, '73, '74 situations,\nyou have to know how much the Congress will hold down\nthe spending and whether or not you get the spending\nlimitation and what vetoes, if any, the President exercises\nand whether or not they will be overriden.\nQ Do either of you gentlemen expect if there is\nno tax increase next year or the year after that, which\nAdministration spokesmen have virtually promised, that\nthis government can operate without a substantial budget\ndeficit beyond full employment concept?\nSENATOR SCOTT: The 80th and 83rd Congresses were the\nonly Republican Congr esses you can go by and they pretty\nwell lived up to that and give us a Republican Congress\nand we will live up to it again.\nQ\nI am asking a very serious question.\nFORD R. GERALO LIBRARY\nSENATOR SCOTT: I am giving you a serious answer.\nQ\nYou had a couple of very large deficits.\nYou have another large deficit coming and you are promising\nno tax increase and there are certain built-in increases\nin government programs that neither the White House nor Congress\ncan control, unless you compare this to legislative massive\nroll-back of federal programs and my question again is,\ndo you seriously suggest that you can have a promise\nof no tax increase and still not talk about the possibility\nof continued large federal deficits?\nSENATOR SCOTT: I am replying by saying first,\nsome of it depends on the responsibility of Congress.\nSecond, the income of this country is increasing and\n4-1/2 million potential taxpayers are being added to\nthe economic situation. There is a strong and definite\ngrowth at the rate presently of about nine percent -- it may\nnot be maintained quite that high, but in that area -- all\nof which increases the tax revenues of the country.\nNow I say to you if we have a Republican Congress,\nyes, we can do it. If we have a responsible Democratic\nCongress, we can do it. If we have a Congress that overrides\nthe President's vetoes, then they will have to take the\nresponsibility if a tax increase insues.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: Hugh, may I respond in part\nto the question. If we have a $250 billion spending\nlimitation, the prospects for a deficit of the\nmagnitude that has been talked about in the past will be\nlessened, because in the interim, in fiscal year 1972, our\neconomic conditions are improving.\nMORE\n- 5 -\nAs Hugh pointed out, more and more people are\nworking. I think in the last 12 months about 2-1/2 million\nmore people are working. The economic figures, the corporate\nincome figures are very, very encouraging and that has to\nhave a plus impact on the revenues, as far as the Federal\nGovernment is concerned.\nSo, as the economic conditions improve, and they\nare improving, both for the worker and for our businesses,\nand if we are successful in imposing a responsible spending\nlimitation, I think in fiscal 1973 the prospects for the\ndeficit going down are very, very encouraging. I am not\nsaying we won't have a deficit, but without a spending\nlimitation, and with a Congress that in some respects today\nis acting irresponsibly on spending, the prospects for an\nincreased deficit and the need for taxes goes up.\nNow, in fiscal '72, I think it is premature to make\nany forecast, but the first step is to put the spending\nlimitation on and we are going to make a massive effort,\nas far as the House of Representatives is concerned,\nand we have some encouraging reports from responsible\nDemocrats in the House that they are as concerned as we\nare and I think we can be successful in that regard in the\nFORD R. GERALD LIBRARY\nHouse and lay the ground work for a diminishing deficit in\n1973 and hopefully with full employment no deficit in\nfiscal '74.\nQ\nAre you saying that the budget people can make\nvery specific projections on the hypothetical McGovern\nbudget, but cannot even give you raw figures on its own\nbudget?\nSENATOR SCOTT: The Administration is giving\nyou the figures on its own budget in accordance with the\nlaw and in the framework of time when they are required\nto do SO. We asked them to give us as close a figuring\nas they could on the McGovern series of proposals, based\non McGovern's own statements. 'And the Democratic platform\ngenerally, I am afraid, has tried to be as indefinite\nas possible, but they have committed themselves to those\nparticular items which I read to you.\nIf you break these items down, they come very\nconservatively to $144 billion. If they do not -- I put\nthese statements in the public domain -- let me show why\nthe figures are inaccurate. It depends on, I suppose,\nwhether they can find some economist who will be as fuzzy\nand as hypothetical as their campaign statements.\nQ Senator, did you return to the White House\nas unacceptable a letter from the President regarding the\nEnd the War Amendments?\nMORE\n- 6 -\nSENATOR SCOTT: No, I indicated that I had\nreservations over a single line, but I later released\nit. I didn't want to be quite as rough on my colleagues\nas the line indicated, but finally decided that I had to\ndo that.\nTHE PRESS: Thank you.\nEND\n(AT 10:50 A.M. EDT)\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nBB\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n8/8/72\nmc Anton -\n5 milhin under nation mone\n11/1/2 million smphyed\nMemphyment rate for first\nemployed 82 million.\n3/1 yrs under K.&g. 1 R.N.\nnumber more Nixon. job -412\nabout same - 51/2 (58% Mayt)\nTapes - federal reduced\nyou 27 H THE\nfor family of 4 with\nincome 7,0,000 - -down\natomped 66%. - over 2 million with\nDiffere anttach.\n[Photocopied from Ford Sumpbooks,\nBox 14, Notes on White House\nMeetings, 1969-72]\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nFebrual Demonato can't win\n2\nan ECONOMIC ISSUE. in 1972.\nUnemployment 1961-64-58%\n1969-1972-5470. Down under 470 by WAR.\nJOBS up sender NIXON.\neven Though cut-back\nin industry melitary + defense\nMc Hovern - - Int increase because\nof SPENDING policio.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n3\nmc thream boudget - 1st yr.\nCuts maluded.\nPlatform - 144 Callion\nMc < From 1 185\n329\nTax lite - average for\n1/25 - -peramed - family\n74. -1,200 increase\naverage workyng family f 4 would\npay $1600 MORE.\nof use Mc from - #2,000 for\nmore in Tables for working family\n74.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n4\nNIXON - reduced #22 billin\n9½ removal i families\nMcGovERN- - 44 increase\n(41000) 185 11\n$2,500 TAX INCREASE\nto pay for welfare.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n5\n1970 -\n71 - $211\n72 - #231\n73- -\nVote for Spending whing is a\nrate against tot merean\nInsurance against tax increase\nthe\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nDefane Cut- - #32. billion\nmake 21.5. 2nd in power.\nnational Security vo.\nArvut Union\nCondern 4.5. to 2nd.\nSuch a CUT will ruin\npornble Phase II in\nDemoment.\nHOUSE ACTION, PERIOD JULY 24, 1972 THROUGH AUGUST 7. 1972\nGERACO P. FORD LIBRARY\nMonday, July 24, 1972\nINTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to R.R. 15418. mail---\ning appropriations for the Department of the Interior for fiscal year\n1973, and agreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as\nconferees: Representatives Hansen of Washington, Yates. Galifianakis,\nMahon, McDade, Wyatt. Del Clawson, and tow.\nEHVTRONMENTAL DATA\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate D H.R. 56. to\nprovide for a National Environmental Date System. and asked a con-\nference with the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives\nGarmatz, Dingell, and Pelly.\nCYCLAMATES\nRULE\nBy 2 record vote of 270 yeas to 77 nays, the House adopted H. Res. 1024.\nproviding for one hour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 177 yeas to 170 nays with 4 voting \"present,\"\n(Conable, Gubser, Mailliard, Pirnic) the House passed H.R. 13366,\nto provide payment for losses resulting from the ban on cyclamates.\nDAM INSPECTIONS\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 15951, to authorize the Secretary\nof the Army to undertake national program of inspection of dams.\nHIGHWAY EMERGENCY RELIEF\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 15950, relating to highway emer-\ngency relief, and to authorize additional appropriations necessary as\na result of recent floods and other disasters.\nNATIONAL FORESTS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 13089, to\nprovide for acceleration of programs for the planting of trees on\nnational forest lands in need of reforestation, and asked a conference\nwith the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Foley,\nBurlison of Missouri, Vigorito, Teague of California, and Kyl.\nTERRITO FORD LIBRARY\nTuesday. July 25, 1972\nADJOHRAMENT\nThe House agreed to H. Con. Res. 648, providing that the House of\nRepresentatives and Senate shall not adjourn for 2. period in ex-\ncess of 3 days, or adjourn sine die until both Houses have adopted\na concurrent resolution for an adjournment (in excess of 3 days)\nto a day certain or for adjournment sine die.\nAIR FORCE OFFICERS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted E. kes. 1048. providing one now\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 268 yeas to 128 nays, the House passed H.R. 14542.\nto extend for 4 years the period during which the authorized numbers\nfor the grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel in the\nAir Force may be increased.\nUNIFORMED SERVICES TRAVEL ALLOWANCES\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted I. Res. 1046. providing for on\nhour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed II.R. 3542, to authorize payment\nof travel and transportation allowances to certain members of\nthe uniformed services in connection with leave.\nPOW's LEAVE\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted E. Res. 1049, providing for one\nhour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 14911, to authorize members\nof the Armed Forces who are in a missing status to accumulate leave\nwithout limitation.\n(MORE)\nR.\nFORD\nGERALD\nAMYMELL\nTuesday, July 25, 1972 (continued)\nCTVIL DEFENSE\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1047, providing for one\nhour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed n.m. 14538, to Further amend the\nFederal Civil Defense Act of 1950. as amended, to extiene the ex-\npiration date of certain authorities thereunder.\nSubsequently, this passage was vacated, and an identical Senate-\npassed bill, S. 3772, was passed in lieu.\nWednesday. July 26, 1972\nPRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE FEDERAL SPENDING\nReceived and read a message from the President wherein he urges Congress\nto set a spending ceiling of $250 billion to curb inflation and to\navoid higher taxes referred to the Committee of the Whole House on\nthe State of the Union and ordered printed (H. Doc. 92-329).\nINDIAN RIGHTS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted 1. Res. 1054, providing for one\nhour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed 11.10. 11128, to authorize the partition\nof the surface rights in the joint use area of the 1882 Executive\nOrder Hopi Reservation and the surface rights in the 1934 Navaja\nReservation between the Hopi and Navajo Tribes and to provide for\nallotments to certain Paiute Indians.\nARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1053, providing for one\nhour of open debate.\n(MORE)\nWednesday. July 26, 1972 (continued)\nFORD LIGHTER\nARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES (continue.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 12807, to establish Federal\npolicy concerning the selection of firms and individuals to perform\narchitectural, engineering, and related services for the Federal\nGovernment.\nRECOMMIT\nBy a voice vote, the House rejected a motion by Mr. Horten to recommation\nthe bill to the Committee on Government Operations.\nPrior to final passage of the bill. by a record teller vate of\n114 ayes to 276 noes, the House rejected an amendment by Mr.\nEckhardt that sought to require agency heads to solicit design\nproposals including life cycle costs and qualifications with\nthree architect-engineer firms.\nPrior to final passage, by a division vote of 16 yeas to 20 nays,\nthe House rejected an amendment by Mr. Hicks of Washington that\nsought to include the Department of Defense in the bill.\nFIREFIGHTERS RETIREMENT\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1056, providing for one\nhour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 7060, to include firefighters\nwithin the provisions of section 8336(c) of title 5, United States\nCode, relating to the retirement of Government employees engaged\nin certain hazardous occupations.\nSubsequently, this passage was vacated, and a similar Sennte-passed\nbill S. 916, was passed in lieu after being amended to contain\nthe language of the House bill as passed.\nCUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION INSPECTORS RETIREMENT\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1055, providing for one\nhour of open debate.\n(MORE)\n-5-\nWednesday, July 26, 1972 (continued)\nGREATO A. FORD TERANT\nCUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION INSPECTORS RETERIMENT (continued\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed n.k. 440, to amend the Civil\nService Retirement Act, as amended, to provide annuities for\nadditional personnel engaged in hazardous occupations.\nThursday. July 27, 1972\nCUSPENSIONS\nIt was made in order for the Speaker to recognize motions to suspend\nthe rules on Monday, July 31.\nRESERVE OFFICERS\nThe House agreed to S. Con. Res. 73, relating to the Congress\nof the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers to be held in\nWashington, D.C., the week of August 7, 1972, thus clearing the\nmeasure.\nLEGAL SECRETARIES\nThe House passed H.J. Res. 807, authorizing the President to proclaim\nthe second full week in October each year as \"National Legal Secre-\ntaries' Observance Week.\"\nPrior to final passage, the House agreed to amendments that limit\nthe resolution to October 1972.\nNICOLAUS COPERNICUS DAY\nThe House passed H.J. Res. 1026, requesting the President to issue\na proclamation designating February 19, 1973, as \"Nicolaus Copernicus\nDay,\" marking the quinquecentennial of his birth.\nRURAL AMERICA\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1057, the rule waiving\npoints of order against the conference report.\nBy a record vote of 214 yeas to 162 nays, the previous question was\nordered on the resolution.\n(MORE)\nORD\nThursday. Julv 27, 1972 (continued)\nSERVICE\nCIBRARY\nRURAL AMERICA (continued)\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 339 yeas to 36 nays, the House agreed to the\nconference report on H.R. 12931, to provide for improving the\neconomy and living conditions in rural America.\nMonday, July 31, 1972\nACRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.K. 15690,\nmaking appropriations for Agriculture-Environmental and Consumer\nProtection programs for fiscal year 1973, and agreed to = confer-\nence asked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives\nMahon, Whitten, Natcher, Hull, Shipley, Evans of Colorado, Bow,\nAndrews of North Dakota, Michel, and Scherle.\nMISSOURI RIVER BASIN\nThe House agreed to the conference report on S. 3284. to increase the\nauthorization for appropriction for completing work in the Missour:\nRiver Basin by the Secretary of the Interior, clearing the measure\nfor Senate action.\nCOLORADO RIVER BASIN\nThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 13435, to increase\nthe authorization for appropriation for continuing work in the Upper\nColorado River Basin by the Secretary of the Interior, chearing the\nmeasure for the White House.\nSUSPENSIONS\nThe House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following bills:\nLiberty ships: H.R. 5741, amended, to authorize the Secretary of\nCommerce to transfer surplus Liberty ships to States for use in\nmarine life conservation programs (passed by a record vote of 325\nyeas to 2 nays).\nShip mortgage insurance: H.R. 11300, amended, to amend section 50.9\nof the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (passed by a record\nvote of 332 yeas to 1 nay). Subsequently, this passage was vacated,\nand S. 2684, an identical Senate-passed bill was passed in lieu.\nItalian War Veterans: H.R. 13804, amended, to provide that certain\nproceedings of the Italian American War Veterans of the United\nStates, Inc., shall be printed as a House document.\n(MORE)\n-7-\nMonday, July 31, 1972 (continued\nGENATO FORD\nSUSPENSIONS (continued)\nDepository library: S. 2207, to authorize the Public Printer to design\nnate the library of the highest appellate court in each State as a\ndepository library (passed by a record vote of 331 yeas to 1 nay).\nU.S. court libraries: S. 3463, to provide copies of the daily and semi-\nmonthly Congressional Record to libraries of certain U.S. F. courts.\nTuesday, August 1, 1972\nJUDICIAL CIRCUITS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 7378. to\nestablish a Commission on Revision of the Judicial Circuits of the\nUnited States, and asked 2 conference with the Senate. Appointed\nas conferees: Representatives Celler, Brooks, Hungate, Mikva.\nMcCulloch, Hutchinson, and McClory.\nPUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to B.R. 15586.\nmaking appropriations for Public works for fiscal vens 1970, and\nagreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed 22 conferees:\nRepresentatives Evins of Tennessee, Boland, Whitten, Slack, Passman.\nMahon, Rhodes, Davis of Wisconsin, Robison of New York, and Bow.\nMINIMUM WAGE\nBy 2 record vote of 190 yeas = 198 nays, the House rejected a motion\nby Mr. Perkins of Kentucky to disagree to the amendments of the\nSenate to H.R. 7130, Fair Labor Standards amendments, and asked a\nconference with the Senate. A point of order was overruled against\nthe motion.\nINTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 11350,\nto increase the limit on dues for U.S. membership in the International\nCriminal Police Organization, thus clearing the measure for the White\nHouse.\nMARINE MAMMALS\nThe House disagreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 10420, to\nprotect marine mammals and =0 establish a Marine Mammal Commission,\nand agreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees:\nRepresentatives Garmatz, Dingell, Anderson of California, Goodling,\nand McCloskey.\n-8-\nFORD 3 LIBRARY SERVED\nTuesday, August 1, 1972 (continued)\nDRUG LISTING\nThe House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 9936, to\nprovide for a current listing of each drug manufactured, prepared,\npropagated, compounded, or processed by 2 registrant under the Fed-\neral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, thus clearing the measure for\nthe White House.\nHEART AND LUNG DISEASE\nThe flouse insisted on its amendment to S. 3323, to enlarge the authority\nof the National Heart and Lung Institute in order to advance the na-\ntional attack against diseases of the heart and blood vessels, the\nlungs, and blood, and agreed to a conference asked by the Senate.\nAppointed as conferees: Representatives Staggers, Rogers, Satterfield,\nNelsen, and Carter.\nCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL\nThe House insisted on its amendment to S. 3442, to extend the authority\nfor grants for communicable disease control and vaccination assist-\nance, and agreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as\nconferees: Representatives Staggers, Rogers, Satterfield, Nelson,\nand Carter.\nMULTIPLE SCLEROSIS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1065, providing for one\nhour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 15475, to provide for the\nestablishment of a national advisory commission to determine the\nmost effective means of finding the cause of and cures and treat-\nments for multiple sclerosis.\nCOOLEY'S ANEMIA\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1064, providing for one\nhour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 377 yeas to 11 nays, the House passed H.R. 15474,\nto provide assistance for programs for the diagnosis, prevention, and\ntreatment of, and research in, Cooley's anemia.\nFORD\n-9-\nGERALE\nWednesday, August 2, 1972\nPRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE--TROPICAL STORM AGNES\nMessage urging prompt enactment of previously submitted administration\nproposals which would aid tropical storm Agnes victims and victims\nof the flood in Rapid City, S. Dak. referred to the Committee of\nthe Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered printed (H. Doc.\n92-333).\nINTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS\nBy a record vote of 378 yeas to 9 nays, the House agreed to the con-\nFerence report on H.R. 15418, making appropriations for the Depart-\nment of the Interior and related agencies for fiscal year 1973, and\nsent the measure to the Senate for further action.\nNSF AUTHORIZATION\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 14108,\nto authorize appropriations for the activities of the National Science\nFoundation, clearing the measure for the President.\nCOASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted II. Res. 1063, providing for one\nhour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 376 yeas to 6 nays (Ashbrook, Gross, Hall, Schmitz)\nthe House passed H.R. 14146, to establish a national policy and\ndevelop a national program for the management, beneficial use, pro-\ntection, and development of the land and water resources of the\nNation's coastal zone.\nSubsequently, this passage was vacated, and a similar Senate bill,\nS. 3507 was passed in lieu, after being amended to contain the\nlanguage of the House bill as passed.\nPrior to final action, the following action was taken:\nBy a record teller vote of 261 ayes to 112 noes, agreed to an\namendment by Mr. Kyl that authorizes the Secretary of the Interior\nto administer the program in lieu of the Secretary of Commerce.\nBy a record teller vote of 190 ayes to 191 noes, rejected an amend-\nment by Mr. Gonzalez that sought to provide free and ready access\nto public beaches.\n-10--\nFORD LIERANI\nThursday, August 3, 1972\nMILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION\nThe House disagreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 15495,\nmilitary procurement authorization for fiscal year 1973, and agreed\nto a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Repre-\nsentatives Hebert, Price of Illinois, Fisher, Bennett, Byrne of\nPennsylvania, Stratton, Arends, O'Konski, Bray, Bob Wilson, and\nCubser.\nPRINTING RESOLUTION\nMajority-Minority Leaders Report to House on mission to PRC.\nThe House passed H. Res. 1070, providing for the printing as a House\ndocument the joint report of the House of Representatives by the\nmajority and minority leaders on their recent mission to the People's\nRepublic of China.\nHUD APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 15093, making appro-\npriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for\nspace, science, veterans, and certain other independent executive\nagencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the\nfiscal year 1973, clearing the measure for Senate action.\nINTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY COUNCIL\nRULE\nBy a record vote of 372 yeas to 3 nays (Ashbrook, Gross, Hall), the\nHouse adopted H. Res. 1071, providing for one hour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 15989, to establish a Council\non International Economic Policy, and to extend the Export Adminis-\ntration Act of 1969.\nOn a demand for a separate vote, the House agreed to an amendment by\nMr. Wiley that deletes the language that provides for a Council on\nInternational Economic Policy. The same amendment was also agreed\nto in the Committee of the Whole.\nSubsequently, this passage was vacated and a similar Senate-passed bill\nS. 3726, was passed in lieu, after being amended to contain the language\nof the House bill as passed.\n(MORE)\n-11-\nOF\nFORD\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nThursday, August 3, 1972 (continued)\nINTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY COUNCIL (continued)\nPrior to final passage, the following action was taken:\nBy a record teller vote of 192 ayes to 174 noes, the House agreed\nto an amendment by Mr. Culver that limits the existence of the\nCouncil on International Economic Policy to fiscal year 1973.\nBy a record teller vote of 177 ayes to 158 noes with 2 voting\n\"present\" the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Gonzalez\nthat removes the President's authority to control exports of\ncattle hides.\nMonday, August 7, 1972\nTHE HOUSE CONSIDERED THE CONSENT CALENDAR\nSUSPENSIONS\nThe House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following bills:\nSupreme Court widow's annuities: H.R. 12101, relating to annuities\nof widows of Supreme Court Justices, amended (passed by a record vote\nof 280 yeas to 97 nays with 2 voting \"present\"). Subsequently, this\npassage was vacated and a similar Senate-passed bill S. 2854, was\npassed in lieu after being amended to contain the language of the\nHouse bill as passed.\nForeign officials: H.R. 15883, to provide for extended protection\nof foreign officials, amended (passed by a record vote of 380 yeas\nto 2 nays).\nRadio Free Europe authorization: S. 3645, to further amend the U.S.\nInformation and Education Exchange Act of 1948 (passed bv a record\nvote of 375 yeas to 7 nays).\nUniform Relocation Assistance: S. 1819, to amend the uniform Relocation\nAssistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act to provide for\nminimum Federal payments after July 1, 1972, for relocation assistance\nunder federally assisted programs and for an extension of the effective\ndate of the Act, amended (passed by a record vote of 374 yeas to 10\nnays).\nNational labor relations: H.R. 11357, to amend the National Labor\nRelations Act to extend its coverage and protection to employees\nof non profit hospitals (passed by a record vote of 285 yeas to 95\nnays with 1 voting \"present\").\nService contract wage rates: H.R. 15376, to amend the Service Contract\nAct of 1965 to revise the method of computing wage rates under such\nAct, amended (passed by a record vote of 274 yeas to 103 nays).\n(MORE)\n-12-\nDERALD\nMonday, August 7, 1972 (continued)\nDISASTER LOANS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 15692, to\namend the Small Business Act to reduce the interest rate on Small\nBusiness Administration disaster loans, and asked a conference with\nthe Senate. Appointed 38 conferees: Representatives Patman, Barrett,\nSullivan, Reuss, Ashley, Stephens, Widnall, Johnson of Pennsylvania,\nJ. William Stanton, and Wylie.\nMILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION\nThe House disagreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 15641, to\nauthorize certain construction at military installations, and agreed\nto a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Repre-\nsentatives Fisher, Nedzi, Lennon, Hagan, Long of Louisiana, Daniel\nof Virginia, Montgomery, Bray, Pirnie, Clancy, and Powell.\nPROGRAM AHEAD\nTuesday, August 8, 1972\nH.R. 16029 - Foreign Assistance Act of 1972\n(OPEN RULE - 3 HOURS DEBATE)\nGENERAL DEBATE ONLY\nH.R. 13694 - American Revolution Bicentennial Commission\n(OPEN RULE - 1 HOUR DEBATE)\nGENERAL DEBATE ONLY\nWednesday, August 9, 1972 and Balance of Week\nH.R. 16029 - Foreign Assistance Act of 1972\nCONCLUDE CONSIDERATION\nH.R. 13694 - American Revolution Bicentennial Commission\nCONCLUDE CONSIDERATION\nH.R. 15417 - Labor-H.E.W. Appropriations, FY 1973\nCONFERENCE REPORT\nH.R. 12350 - Economic Opportunity Act Amendments\nCONFERENCE REPORT\nH.R. 15690 - Agriculture-Environmental and Consumer\nProtection Appropriations, FY 1973\nCONFERENCE REPORT\nH.R. 15003 - Consumer Product Safety\n(SUBJECT TO A RULE BEING GRANTED)"
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