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OUTLAY SMINGS FROM BILLS
9/7/76
VETOED BY PRESIDENT FORD
(in millions of dollars)
THE PRESIE
MAS SEEN
Second session/93rd Congress
BERALD FORD LIBRARY
Savings
Deputy Marshall pay rates (H.R. 5094,
vetoed 8/13/74)
2
Regulation of strip mining (S. 425,
vetoed 12/30/74)
10
Increase Federal employee per diem rates
(S. 3341 vetoed 12/31/74)
58
Milk price supports (S. 4206 vetoed 1/4/75)
385
Marad authorization (H. R. 13296,
vetoed 1/4/75)
7
First session/94th Congress
Emergency Farm price supports (H.R. 4296,
vetoed 5/1/75)
1,800
Strip mining legislation (H.R. 25,
vetoed 5/20/75)
19
Emergency employment supplemental
appropriations (H.R. 4481, vetoed 5/28/75)
2,076
Housing subsidies (H.R. 4485, vetoed 6/24/75)
1,997
Tobacco price supports (H. R. 9497, vetoed 9/39/75)
157
Expansion of Executive Protective Service
(H.R. 12, vetoed 11/29/75)
7
Milk price supports (S J. Res. 121,
vetoed 12/31/75)
223
Second session/94th Congress
Local public works capital development and
investment program (H.R. 5247, vetoed 2/13/76)
6,268
Less spending related to veto override of
S. 3201, Public Works employment authorization
-3,950
Child day care standards (H. R. 9803,
vetoed 4/6/76)
125
Federal fire prevention control program
authorization (H.R. 12567, vetoed 7/7/76)
2
Total, estimated savings realized by
President Ford's vetoes
9,186
Savings not realized because:
1. Authorizing legislation only
1,247
2. Congressional override of Presidential veto
8,995
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TO:
BOB LINDER
FROM:
TRUDY FRY
The attached is sent to you for
review before it is forwarded to the
President.
NR
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date 9/4
TO:
MR. PRESIDENT
FROM:
TERRY 'DONNELLOP 'DONNE
I thinks this is the memo
you requested.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 1, 1976
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JIM LYNN
FROM:
JIM CONNOR
SUBJECT:
Federal Civilian Employment
as of June 30, 1976
The President reviewed your memorandum of August 30 on the
above subject and made the following notation:
"This looks good. Would it be good to be released
for P. R. ?
I should have these figures for Debates!"
Please follow-up with appropriate action.
cc: Dick Cheney
FORD LIBRARY
Dave Gergen
Mike Duval
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Jun Lepon
This looks good to
Would be released it be for good P. R.?
2 should have these
figures for Delates
ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESERVATION
PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE*
UNITED
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
STECUTIVE
STATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
AUG 30 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
James T. Lynn
SUBJECT:
Federal civilian employment as of
June 30, 1976
It is a pleasure to report that Federal civilian employment
for the Executive Branch (excluding the Postal Service) as of
June 30, 1976 was below the levels estimated in the 1977
Budget:
Government-wide civilian employment--Executive Branch
(excluding the Postal Service)
Full-time
permanent
Total*
1977 Budget estimate
for June 30, 1976
1,931,800
2,116,700
Actual employment
June 30, 1976
1,905,930
2,112,872
Difference
25,870
3,828
% under Budget
1.3%
0.2%
*"Total" employment includes full-time permanent as well
as temporary, part-time, and intermittent employees.
Actual full-time permanent employment on June 30, 1976 was
lower than on any June 30 since 1973, when the corresponding
figure was 1,874,417. Full-time permanent employment on
June 30, 1976 was nearly 11,500 lower than one year earlier.
Total employment on June 30, 1976 was about 6,500 higher than
on June 30, 1975, due primarily to the need for temporary
employment in such areas as fire suppression and related work
in the Forest Service and Bicentennial activities in the
National Park Service.
2
Tab A details employment for the larger Executive Branch
agencies. As the notes on the table indicate, every one of
these agencies came in under its adjusted ceiling for full-time
permanent employment (i.e., the January budget estimate
adjusted to reflect unanticipated requirements). Five of
these agencies exceeded their adjusted total employment
ceilings. In only two cases--Agriculture and Interior--were
the excesses substantial. In all these cases, as well as in
the case of some smaller agencies who exceeded their ceilings,
we have begun to followup. Where necessary, corrective action
will be taken.
Tab B details employment within the Executive Office of the
President (including the White House Office) and is presented
in the same format as Tab A. Unfortunately, of the 13 agen-
cies listed, six exceeded the "total" ceiling and two the
"full-time permanent" ceiling.
The following summary shows June 30, 1976 actual employment
and the ceiling estimates for 1977 for both the Executive
Branch and the Executive Office of the President.
Employment-Executive Branch (excluding
the Postal Service)
Full-time
permanent
Total
June 30, 1974, actual
1,916,304
2,092,282
June 30, 1975, actual
1,914,352
2,106,391
June 30, 1976, actual
1,905,930
2,112,872
September 30, 1977, estimated
1,914,636
2,085,679
Employment-Executive Office of the President
Full-time
permanent
Total
June 30, 1974, actual
1,508
1,694
June 30, 1975, actual
1,607
1,847
June 30, 1976, actual
1,579
1,831
September 30, 1977, estimated
1,605
1,757
The September 1977 full-time permanent estimates are suf-
ficiently close for both categories that steady pressure over
the next 13 months should be enough to bring them down to the
June 30, 1976 actuals.
Attachments
A
TAB A
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 1/
(Excluding the Postal Service)
Total
Full-Time Permanent
Federal Employment
January
June 1976
January
June 1976
Agency
Estimate
Actual 2/
Estimate
Actual
Agriculture
80,400
80,413
119,380
125,842 /
Commerce
28,900
28,869
36,023
37,021
DOD-Mil. Funct.
930,700
921,544
962,275
958,138
Corps of Eng., etc.
29,100
28,648
33,069
32,803 3/
HEW
135,000
136,462
147,503
149,154
HUD
15,000
14,942
16,885
16,378
Interior
59,200
59,130
78,754
80,638 3/
Justice
51,600
51,201
53,171
53,370 3/
Labor
14,600
14,771
16,259
16,687
State
22,900
22,634
24,555
24,133
DOT
72,400
71,593
74,594
73,451
Treasury
113,500
107,787
123,614
123,809 3/
ERDA
8,300
8,283
8,824
8,816
EPA
9,600
9,481
10,565
10,447
GSA
36,800
35,679
38,788
37,789
NASA
24,300
24,039
25,711
25,426
VA
196,600
192,453
222,759
218,646
Other
100,900
98,001
121,971
120,324
Subtotal
1,929,800
1,905,930
2,114,700
2,112,872
Contingencies
2,000
---
2,000
---
Total
1,931,800
1,905,930
2,116,700
2,112,872
1/
Source of data: Civil Service Commission.
2/
Every agency was under its adjusted full-time permanent employment ceiling.
3/
Exceeds adjusted "total" employment ceiling.
FORD
LIBRARY
B
TAB B
EMPLOYMENT-EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Full-Time Permanent
Total Employment
January
June 1976
January
June 1976
Agency
Estimate
Actual
Estimate
Actual
2/
White House Office
500
478
515
541
Office of the
Vice President
29
23
30
24
Office of Management and
Budget 1/
682
640
729
707
Citizens' Advisory Committee
on Environmental Quality
1
1
1
1
Council of Economic
Advisers
46
37
60
39
Council on Environmental
Quality
44
44
61
59
Council on International
Economic Policy
29
28
40
34
Council on Wage and
Price Stability
44
40
54
55
Domestic Council
40
42
45
49
Executive Residence
82
77
82
83
National Security Council
72
67
91
95
Office of the Special
Representative for Trade
Negotiations
45
44
48
48
Office of Telecommunications
Policy
48
58
65
96
Total
1,662
1,579
1,821
1,831
1/ Includes Office of Federal Procurement Policy
2/ White House Office employment at the end of previous years was:
Full-time
Total
permanent
employment
June 30, 1973
484
513
June 30, 1974
506
583
June 30, 1975
534
625
FORD
LIBRARY
TEL PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
VETO DIGEST
August 12, 1974 - September 8, 1976
93rd Congress - 2nd Session
Bill Number
Date Vetoed
Title
Presidential Objection
Actual Savings Final Resolution
1.
HR 5094
To increase deputy
Increased deputy Marshall sal-
$2M
NOA
8/13/74
Marshall pay rates
aries and not other Federal
(No override
law officers and would create
attempt)
discrepancies among deputy
marshall positions.
2.
HR 11873
To authorize
Established new categorical
$47M was an
NOA
8/15/74
Animal Health
grant program, authorizes $47M
authorization
Research programs
annually and duplicates exist-
and not an
ing programs, especially fish,
actual saving
shellfish and predator control.
3.
HR 10626
Private bill
Failed to meet either of
NOA
9/30/76
relating to sale
required criteria; (1) mineral
of reserved
interests have no value;
phosphate land
(2) minerals interfere with
in Florida to John
development of surface which
and Marsha Carter
is more beneficial than min-
eral development.
4.
HR 15323
To amend the
Section 12 provides act
NOA
10/12/74
Atomic Energy Act
becomes operative 30 days
after JAEC submits to Congress
evaluation of Reactor Study
and bill does not go into
effect if Congress adopts
Con Res disapproving exten-
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sion of Price-Anderson make
bill unconstitutional.
FORD
Bill Number
Date Vetoed
Title
Presidential Objection
Actual Savings Final Resolution
5. HR 15301
To broaden Railroad
250M over budget on annual basis;
The $250M is
Congress Overrode
10/12/74
Retirement Coverage
since 1970 Railroad Retirement
not an actual
10/16/74
benefits increased 68% without
saving due to
beneficiaries paying any cost
veto override
and to solve current problem
taxpayer would contribute $250M
annually for 25 years.
6. HJRes 1131 To extend the
Contained an amendment cutting
House sustained
10/17/74
Continuing Res-
off immediately all military
10/15/74
olution for 1975
assistance to Turkey.
7. HJRes 1163 To extend the
Contained a second time an
House sustained
10/17/74
Continuing Res-
amendment cutting off all
10/17/74
olution for 1975
military assistance to Turkey
8.
HR 12471
To amend the Free-
Under this bill a determination
Congress Overrode
10/17/74
dom of Information
by the Secretary of Defense
11/21/74
Act
that disclosure of a public
document would endanger national
security would have to be over-
turned, even though reasonable,
if a Federal district judge
found the plaintiff's case
just as reasonable.
9.
HR 11541
To establish
Existing law is adequate to
NOA
10/22/74
National Wildlife
protect our wildlife refugees
Refugee system stan-
and new standards for rights-
dards
of-way as they affect energy
facilities are not necessary.
10. HR 6624
Private bill for
To pay these sums for injuries
NOA
10/29/74
benefit of Alvin
sustained by two newsmen in
V. Burt, Jr.
Dominican Republic at hands of
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Eileen Wallace
U.S. Forces on broad moral con-
Kennedy Pope &
siderations or conscience with-
FORD
David Douglas
out legal or equitable claims
Kennedy, a minor
would set the wrong precedent.
Bill Number
Date Vetoed
Title
Presidential Objection
Actual Savings Final Resolution
11. HR 7768
Private bill for
Sharp who contacted Multiple
NOA
10/29/74
benefit of Nolan
Sclerosis 6 years after dis-
Sharp
charge from the Army did not
qualify for benefits under
1962 revision extending the
presumption of service con-
nection from 3-7 years because
of a prohibition of retro-
activity in the 1962 law.
12. HR 13342
To amend Farm Labor
Under Sec. 17 of the bill
Congress passed a
10/29/74
Contractor Regis-
hearing officer positions in
new bill S 3202
tration Provisions
the Department of Labor are
deleting the
arbitrarily reclassified and
hearing examiner
existing hearing officers
provisions which
become Administrative law
the President
judges regardless of qual-
signed 12/7/74
ifications.
13. HR 14225
The Rehabilitation
This bill administered through
Congress repassed
10/29/74
Act Amendments of
legislation; it transferred
the bill in
1974
programs; it dictated minute
identical form
decisions; it created inde-
as HR 17503 which
pendent units and a new 250
the President
man bureaucracy in HEW; it
signed on 12/7/74
dissipated accountability.
14. HR 6191
To suspend tempor-
An Amendment to the bill
House sustained
11/26/74
arily the Zinc
allows certain taxpayers
veto on 12/3/74
Import duty
who have already deducted
casualty losses to exclude
from taxable income any
amount received from tort
compensation or Federal loan
cancellation.
LISEARY
FORD
Bill Number
Date Vetoed
Title
Presidential Objection
Actual Savings Final Resolution
15. HR 12628
Veterans Education
Adds $500M to deficit by
$500M is not
Congress overrode
11/26/74
and Rehabilitation
increasing benefits 23% instead
an actual
12/3/74
Amendments of 1974
of 18.2% and extending benefits
savings
from 36 to 45 months for under-
because of
graduates.
veto override
16. S 3537
An act to modify
To assist Heppner, Oregon to
NOA
12/17/74
the Flood Control
relocate its water system
Act of 1965
Congress made two exceptions
to standard practice; reten-
tion of 31/40 interest rate
verses current rate of 5 7/8%
and authorization of advance
payment before project actually
begins.
17. HR 11929
To provide special
Amendment would not require
NOA
12/21/74
repayment treat-
TVA to reflect cost of pollu-
ment for TVA
tion equipment in power rates
Pollution Control
and would require taxpayers
Expenditures
to make up the difference.
18. HR 14214
To authorize a
The bill authorizes $1B over
$1B was an
12/21/74
Health Revenue
President's recommendation
authorization
Sharing Program
and not an
actual saving
19. S 425
To regulate
The bill would cut 1977 coal
$10M
NOA
12/30/74
Strip Mining
production between 48-141
million tons, create pro-
tracted litigation and require
excessive Federal expenditures.
Bill Number
Date Vetoed
Title
Presidential Objection
Actual Savings Final Resolution
20. HR 8193
To establish an oil
20% the first year and 30%
NOA
12/30/74
import quota for
after 6/30/77 of all imported
U.S. flag vessels
oil must be shipped in U.S.
bottoms which is inflationary,
protectionist and violates
several U.S. treaties on Com-
merce and navigation.
21. S 3341
To increase Federal
Included provision for disabled
$58M
NOA
12/31/74
Employee per diem
veterans traveling for treat-
rates
ment, but unlike Federal
employees there is no provision
for reduced payments where the
occasion requires.
22. HR 17085
To authorize a
Bill is a general approach at
NOA
1/2/75
Nurses Training
a time when nurse surpluses
Program
exist in some areas and short-
ages exist in some specialties
where the legislation should
have been applied.
23. S 4206
To increase milk
Bill increases price support
$385M
NOA
1/3/75
price supports
by $1.12 per hundred weight
to $7.69 thus raising price
of milk 6¢ per half gallon
and further reducing demand
for milk products which dairy
farmers cannot afford.
24. S 3943
To extend author-
Makes $125M available for one
$125M was an
NOA
1/24/75
ization of the
additional year for water and
authorization
Rural Environ-
soil conservation programs
and not an
mental Assistance
which are not necessary because
actual saving
Program (REAP)
adequate funding and successful
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programs already exist.
FORD
Bill Number
Date Vetoed
Title
Presidential Objection
Actual Savings Final Resolution
25. HR 2933
To establish quotas
Existing law already requires
NOA
1/24/75
on filberts
imported foodstuffs to meet
F.D.A. standards and to add
filberts would hurt our
markets abroad and violate
certain obligations under
GATT.
26. HR 13296
To authorize the
One section required Secretary
$7M
NOA
1/4/75
1975 Maritime
of Commerce to provide indef-
Administration
initely for certain losses
Program (MARAD)
to U.S. fishing vessels caused
by foreign ships in U.S.
continental shelf waters.
Would cause serious adminis-
trative problems and is not
necessary because international
procedures for recovering
damages now exist.
27. HR 11897
To name Federal
No Federal Office Building
NOA
1/4/75
Office Building
has been named for an incum-
and Court House in
bent President and while
Grand Rapids, Mich.
honored feels this precedent
the President
shouldn't be changed.
Gerald R. Ford
Federal Office
Building
94th Congress - 1st Session
2nd Session
Bill Number
Date Vetoed
Title
Presidential Objection
Actual Savings Final Resolution
28. HR 1767
To limit Presidential Proposed Congressional compro-
NOA
3/4/75
authority to impose
mise - Vetoed 60-day extension
petroleum import fees
and amended proclamation to
postpone for 60 days increase
in import fees hoping Congress
will enact energy program.
29. HR 4296
To establish emer-
Costly to consumers, taxpayers
$1.8B
House sustained
5/1/75
gency farm price
and farmers. Damaging to U.S.
5/13/75
supports
international marketing
positions.
30. HR 25
Regulate strip
Excessive Federal regulation
$19M
House sustained
5/20/75
mining
and tax provisions; enables
6/10/75
States to control mining on
Federal lands; cut coal pro-
duction 40-162 M tons in 1977;
cost up to 36,000 jobs and
force higher electric bills.
31. HR 5357
Authorize appropria-
Excessive appropriation
$75M was an
NOA
5/28/75
tions for the pro-
authorization for forcing
authorization
motion of tourist
tourist promotion; reinstitutes
and not actual
travel
domestic travel promotion
saving
program. Authorization thru
1979.
Bill Number
Date Vetoed
Title
Presidential Objection
Actual Savings Final Resolution
32. HR 4481
To provide emergency
Not an effective response to
$2.07B
House sustained
5/28/75
employment supple-
unemployment problem.
6/4/75
mental
Exacerbates budgetary and
economic pressures. Author-
ized $3.3 B above budget
requested.
33. HR 4485
To provide new
Would take excessive time
$1.9B
House sustained
6/24/75
housing subsidies
to implement; is inequit-
6/25/75
able because some with
$25,000 income qualify while
others earning $6,000 would
not; mortgage subsidies
give some buyers excessive
benefits at taxpayers
expense; $1.9B over budget
in 1976 and beyond.
34. HR 4035
To provide for
Increase petroleum consumption
NOA
7/21/75
more effective
cuts domestic production,
Congressional
increases reliance on imports
review of exempt
avoids phasing out price
petroleum products
controls.
from the Emergency
Petroleum Alloca-
tion Act of 1973
35. HR 5901
To provide Educa-
Increases appropriations for
$1.5B is not
Congress overrode
7/25/75
tion Appropria-
all programs; does not con-
actual saving
9/10/75
tions
sider Presidential recommen-
due to override
dation on impact aid to
higher education reduction.
36. S 66
To amend Health
Excessive Appropriation level;
$550M is not
Congress overrode
7/26/75
Service Act of
expands Federal role in
an actual
7/29/75
1973
health service programs thru
saving due to
narrow categorical grants.
override
Exceeds FY '77 by $1.1B
Bill Number
Date Vetoed
Title
Presidential Objection
Actual Savings Final Resolution
37. S 1849
To extend Emergency
Does not solve or move U.S.
Senate sustained
9/9/75
Petroleum Allocation
toward enactment of national
9/10/75
Act of 1973
energy program. Keeps status
quo for 6 months; increases
dependency on foreign oil;
jeopardizes national security;
exports jobs; and delayscon-
servation.
38. HR 9497
To provide tobacco
Would adversely affect tobacco
$157M
NOA
9/30/75
price supports
exports, lower farm income,
and increase federal spending
in FY and TQ by estimated $157M.
39. HR 4222
To amend school
Although enlarges efforts to
$1. 2B was not
Congress overrode
10/3/75
lunch and child
feed needy children, bill
an actual
10/7/75
nutrition Acts
expands Federal subsidies
savings due
to children of non-needy
to override
families.
40. HR 12
To provide protec-
Extends EPS functions to
$7M
NOA
11/29/75
tion of foreign
area of responsibility of
diplomatic missions
local law enforcement agencies.
and increase size of
Executive Protection
Service
41. HR 5559
To make changes
Does not include requested
House sustained
12/17/75
in certain income
cuts in federal spending
12/18/75
tax provisions
and $28B tax reduction.
(extension of tax
Merely extends for 6 months
reductions)
present tax cuts.
Bill Number
Date Vetoed
Title
Presidential Objection
Actual Savings Final Resolution
42. HR 8069
To provide approp-
Inconsistent with fiscal dis-
$1. B was not
Congress overrode
12/19/75
riations for
cipline and effective restraint
an actual
1/28/76
Departments of
on government growth. Adds
saving due
Labor and HEW
$1B to spending authority
to override
and 8,000 Federal employees.
43. S 2350
To include Secretary
Unnecessary since President
12/31/75
of Treasury as a
has adequate arrangements for
member of NSC
obtaining advice; bill would
lessen flexibility of President
in arranging for advice.
44. HR 5900
To amend National
Does not provide for resolution
Bill returned
1/2/76
Labor Relations Act
of special problems in con-
although Congress
(Common Situs
struction industry. Risks
had adjourned
Picketing)
leading to loss of jobs and
sine die on
work hours, higher costs to
12/19/75
public and slow downs in
construction industry.
94th Congress - 2nd Session
45. SJRes 121 To provide for
Sets support at 85% parity
$223M
Senate sustained
1/30/76
quarterly adjust-
with quarterly adjustments.
2/7/76
ments in milk
Would increase Federal
support price
spending, cause milk surpluses
and raise consumer prices.
'76 - '77 marketing year
increase - $580M; subsequent
years - $350M. Increase
consumer costs in 2 years by
$1.38B.
46. HR 5247
To authorize a
Does not provide solution to
$6.2B
Senate sustained
2/13/76
local public works
unemployment "Election year
2/19/76
capital development
Pork Barrel"; cost $25,000
and investment pro-
per job; few jobs would be
gram
created (250,000) over life
of legislation; no impact in
immediate future.
Bill Number
Date Vetoed
Title
Presidential Objection
Actual Savings Final Resolution
47. HR 9803
To implement new
Runs contrary to concept of
$125M
Senate sustained
4/6/76
child day care
vesting responsibility in
5/5/76
standards -
State and local governments,
Title XX of the
would perpetuate rigid
Social Security
Federal standards - at tax-
Act
payers expense; would impose
costly and unrealistic staff
to children ratios; could
add $125M over next 6 months
and $250M per year thereafter.
48. HR 8617
To amend the
Could endanger concept of
House sustained
4/12/76
Hatch Act
Federal employee freedom
4/29/76
from coercion to participate
in partisan political
activities. Essentially
repeals Hatch Act.
49. S 2662
To authorize 1977
Imposed arbitrary arms
NOA
5/7/76
appropriations
ceiling and human rights
for foreign assis-
provisions; removed restric-
tance programs
tion on trade with North Viet
Nam and undercuts MIA efforts;
terminated MAAG groups unless
Congress authorized and con-
tained unconstitutional
Concurrent Resolution provisions.
50. HR 12384
To authorize
Bill generally acceptable but
Senate sustained
7/2/76
appropriations
Sec. 612 prohibits certain
7/22/76
for military
base closings or reduction of
construction
civilian personnel without
Congressional approval.
Bill Number
Date Vetoed
Title
Presidential Objection
Actual Savings Final Resolution
51. S 391
To amend Federal
In basic agreement with bill,
$ 45M not an
Congress overrode
7/3/76
Coal Leasing Act
but it is littered with
actual saving
8/4/76
rigidities and complications,
due to over-
end result would inhibit
ride
coal production on Federal
lands, raise consumer costs
and delay energy independence.
52. S 3201
To authorize
Would create only 160,000 jobs
$3.95B not
Congress overrode
7/6/76
appropriations for
over the years; would reduce
an actual sav-
7/22/76
public works employ-
unemployment .06 percent at a
ing due to
ment
cost of $4B; cost $25,000 per
override
job; bill is highly inflation-
ary.
53. HR 12567
To authorize
Bill contains provision
$2M
NOA
7/7/76
appropriations for
obstructing President's
federal fire pre-
constitutional responsibil-
vention control
ities over Executive branch
programs
operations. Concurrent
resolution's veto power over
plan to commit funds for
National Academy for Fire
Prevention & Control is
unconstitutional.
54. S 2447
To amend USC -
Federal interference in state
NOA
8/3/76
Title 4 to make
income tax procedures by
clear Members of
Congressional mandate.
Congress may not
be treated as
residents of
any state other
than the one which
elected.
55. HR 12944
To extend the
No provision in Constitution
NOA
8/13/76
Federal Insect-
for procedures in this Act
icide, Fungicide
whereby Congress has 60 day
and Rodenticide
review period and veto power
Act, as amended,
over regulations promulgated.
for 6 months
From the desk of
ALAN GREENSPAN, Chairman
Council of Economic Advisers
CPI Flugus
release
10 AM FIVM
FORD LIBRARY
Sept21
This will be
that inflation is not
regarded as confirmation
accelled
identical to last month.
Results abrost +
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
News
United States
Department
of Labor
Office of Information
Washington, D.C. 20210
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
USDL-76-1143
T. Nakayama (202) 523-1647
TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS
523-1814
EMBARGOED UNTIL 10:00 A.M. (E.D.T.),
523-1902
Friday, August 20, 1976
523-1965
523-1854
K.D. Hoyle (202)
523-1913
333-1384
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX-JULY 1976
FORD LIBRASH
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.6 percent in July before seasonal adjustment to
171.1 (1967=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported
today. Compared with a year ago, the July CPI was up 5.4 percent.
Seasonally adjusted changes
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI rose 0.5 percent in July, about the same
as in recent months. The July increase stemmed from higher prices for a variety of goods
and services, particularly gasoline, apparel, used cars, medical care and transportation
Table A. Percent changes in CPI and components, selected periods
Changes in all items
compound
Changes from preceding month
annual rate
From
Month
From
12 mos.
Commodities
3 mos.
ago
All items
Food
less food
Services
ago
Seas.
Seas.
Seas.
Seas.
Seasonally
Unadj.
adj.
Unadj.
adj.
Unadj.
adj.
Unadj.
adj.
adjusted
Unadj.
July 1975
1.1
1.0
2.4
1.8
0.7
0.9
0.5
0.5
9.1
9.7
Aug.
.3
.4
- .3
- .2
.5
.6
.5
.4
8.5
8.6
Sept
.5
.4
- .2
.3
.5
.3
1.0
.8
7.4
7.8
Oct.
.6
.6
.7
.9
.5
.3
.6
.6
5.8
7.6
Nov.
.6
.6
.4
.6
.3
.3
1.1
1.0
6.8
7.3
Dec.
.4
.5
.5
.6
.1
.4
.6
.6
7.3
7.0
Jan. 1976
.2
.4
.1
- .2
- .3
.2
1.0
1.1
6.5
6.8
Feb.
.2
.1
- .4
-1.0
.3
.3
.7
.7
4.4
6.3
Mar.
.2
.2
- .7
- .8
.4
in
.6
.7'
2.9
6.1
Apr.
.4
.4
.3
.6
.6
.3
.3
.5
2.9
6.1
May
.6
.6
.4
1.0
.8
.6
.4
.4
4.9
6.2
June
.5
.5
.5
.2
.6
.5
.6
.6
6.1
5.9
July
.6
5
.7
.1
.4
.6
.7
.6
6.3
5.4.
Hug
.5
.3
.6
.6
6.0
5.6
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
Flash report on GNP: Not fas publication
GNP
1976 : seasonally adj. annual rates
% change
IQ IQ IIIQ
Real GNP
9.2%
4.5%
4.0%
Price change
3.2
5.2
4.9
FOAD i LIBRARY 076838
Third quarter data will not be published
until mid - October. Will probably be somenstat
better than there early estimates
Employment data as requested
seasonally adjusted (000)
Flugust
August
change
1974
1976
Civilian Labor Force
91157
95487
+4330
Employment
86170
87981
+1811
Unerry Uneversament loyment
4987
7506
+2519
Rate %
5.5%
7.9%
LIBRARY
FORD
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
Price level (% change) :
038875
GNP deflator:
year-over-year
(B)
5.9
6.2
6.1
5.0
4.2
4.0
(T)
5.3
6.0
6.0
5.1
4.0
2.9
4th qtr over
4th qtr
(B)
6.3
6.0
5.7
4.7
4.0
4.0
(T)
5.1
6.2
5.7
4.7
3.6
2.5
CPI:
year-over-year
(B)
6.3
6.0
5.9
5.0
4.2
4.0
(T)
5.7
5.6
5.6
5.1
4.1
2.9
Dec. over Dec.
(B)
5.9
5.9
5.6
4.6
4.0
4.0
(T)
5.0
5.7
5.4
4.7
3.5
2.4
Unemployment rate:
Total
(B)
7.7
6.9
6.4
5.8
5.2
4.9
(T)
7.2
6.4
5.7
5.1
4.8
4.7
Federal pay raise,
Oct. (%)
(B)
4.7
8.6
7.0
6.5
5.75
5.5
(T)
4.7
7.5
7.0
6.5
5.75
5.0
1
Interest rate, 91-day
Treasury bill (%)
(B)
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.0
5.0
(T)
5.3
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
The interest rate forecast may change slightly if actual interest rates change between
now and the publication date. Because interest rates are difficult to forecast, Budget
documents generally assume that rates remain constant at the level prevailing on the day
that the interest outlays are computed. The 1976 interest rate forecast will be slightly-
lower than the forecast for the rest of the period, because the 1976 estimate must take
account of the lower rates prevailing so far this year.
Attachment A
ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS
&
(dollar amounts in billions)
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
Gross National Product:
Current dollars:
Amount - Budget
(B)
1,684
1,890
2,124
2,376
2,636
2,877
Troika
(T)
1,687
1,890
2,121
2,370
2,575
2,747
% change -
(B)
12.4
12.2
12.4
11.9
10.9
9.1
(T)
12.5
12.0
12.2
11.7
8.6
6.7
Constant (1972) dollars:
Amount -
(B)
1,260
1,332
1,411
1,503
1,600
1,679
(T)
1,267
1,339
1,418
1,508
1,575
1,634
% change -
(B)
6.2
5.7
5.9
6.5
6.5
4.9
(T)
6.8
5.7
5.9
6.3
4.4
3.7
Incomes (current dollars) :
Personal income
(B)
1,386
1,538
1,727
1,930
2,138
2,331
(T)
1,381
1,531
1,720
1,920
2,083
2,220
Wages & salaries
(B)
892
1,001
1,126
1,259
1,397
1,525
(T)
889
992
1,121
1,252
1,361
1,452
Corporate profits
(B)
156
181
201
223
247
271
(T)
152
178
201
223
242
258
PRESIDENT 1.43 SEEN
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 21, 1976
MEMORANDUM TO:
RICHARD B. CHENEY
R&B
FROM:
RICHARD S. BRANNON
SUBJECT:
Q and A on Carter's Playboy
Interview
I think the President will want to be careful not to talk
this issue excessively. We can detract from the interview's
obvious damage by having too much to say.
Basically, the President wants to get two points across:
(1) I wouldn't have done it.
(2) It is the kind of inconsistency we have come to expect
from Governor Carter.
1
QUESTION:
You are familiar with Governor Carter's interview with
Playboy magazine. Do you think it is appropriate for a
Presidential candidate to grant an interview with this type
magazine?
ANSWER:
I received an invitation through my Press Secretary in 1975
to be interviewed by Playboy magazine.
Mr. Nessen informed
them that I was not available.
CRO LIBRARY
2
QUESTION:
Do you think that Governor Carter should have granted the
interview?
ANSWER:
The fact that I declined to do it tells you something of how
I feel.
As to the question of whether Mr. Carter should have done it,
that's something for the voters to decide.
FORD i LIBRARY
3
QUESTION:
Governor Carter says that he has "looked on a lot of women
with lust" and he has "committed adultery in his heart many
times". Mr. President, have you ever committed adultery in
your heart?
ANSWER:
If I had, I sure wouldn't want to advertise it. Such an open
admission would be an embarrassment to my wife and children
and it smacks of an open disrespect for women.
I think most women are offended by being viewed as sex objects.
OPTIONAL ANSWER:
I think most women would be offended by being viewed simply as
sex objects. I will leave it to Governor Carter to explain what it
is he meant by his choice of words.
/ FORD LIBRARY
4
QUESTION:
I'm sure you've heard of the language used by Mr. Carter in
the inteview. Do you think that language is appropriate?
ANSWER:
No. I do not think that someone who aspires to the high office
of President should go on the public record using language
that is offensive to many Americans.
I'm not trying to be prudish. I just happen to think that persons
who desire to serve in positions of public trust must earn that
trust. One of the ways to earn trust is by winning the respect of
people in all walks of life, both young and old alike.
People have the right to expect consistency in what we say and
in what we do.
FORD LIBRARY
5
QUESTION:
But wasn't Governor Carter trying to say that we should not
be judgmental of those who choose a different life style?
ANSWER:
I would agree that respect for others who choose to be different
is important. I have always tried to be tolerant of people with
a life style different from my own.
However, the use of words and phrases which are offensive
to some Americans may not be the best way to state the case.
OPTIONAL ANSWER: (Additional)
I understand that Mr. Carter's book has the title: "Why Not
the Best".
I think that many Americans are asking of Gov ernor Carter in
light of this particular interview, "Why Not the Best?"
in personal conversation and personal consistency?
/ GRANTS + FORD VIBRARY
6
QUESTION:
Governor Carter said that his religious beliefs would not be
a determining factor in appointing judges "who would be either
harsh or lenient toward such offenses as adultery, drug use,
and homosexuality". What is your view on this?
ANSWER:
I have not thought in terms of "harsh or lenient".
I have tried to appoint judges who have a record of personal
and professional competence. They should be judicious,
fair and impartial.
FORD LIBRARY
EP 22 1976
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 23, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JACK MARSH
FROM:
BOB WOLTHUIS
RKW
SUBJECT:
President's Votes on Medicare and Medicaid
MEDICARE - HR 6675 - 1965
1. HR 6675 - Motion to recommit bill back to Ways and
Means - April 8, 1965
Rejected 191 - 236
Ford voted yea
2. HR 6675 - Final Passage - April 8, 1965
Passed 313 - 115
Ford voted nay
3. HR 6675 - Adoption of Conference Report
FORD
July 27, 1965
Adopted 307 - 116
Ford voted nay
GRAND
MEDICAID - Kerr-Mills - HR 12580 - 1960
1. HR 12580 - Final Passage - June 23, 1960
Passed 381 - 23
Ford voted yea
2. HR 12580 - Adoption of Conference Report
August 26, 1960
Adopted 369 - 17
Ford voted yea
we disagreeing votes OI the
ternal and child welfare provisions of
Feighan
Kluczynski
Rains
two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr.
the Social Security Act; to improve the
Fenton
Knox
Randall
Fino
Kowalski
Ray
MAGNUSON, Mr. HILL, Mr. ELLENDER, Mr.
unemployment compensation provisions
Flood
Kyl
Reece, Tenn.
ROBERTSON. Mr. ALLOTT, Mr. SALTON-
of such act; and for other purposes.
Flynn
Lafore
Rees, Kans.
STALL, and Mr. YOUNG of North Dakota
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
Fogarty
Laird
Reuss
Foley
Landrum
Rhodes, Pa.
to be the conferees on the part of the
Forand
Lane
Richiman
Senate.
Ford
Langen
Rivers, Alaska
The message also announced that the
CALL OF THE HOUSE
Forrester
Lankford
Roberts
Fountain
Latta
Robison
Senate had passed, with amendments in
Mr. FLYNT. Mr. Speaker, I make the
Frelinghuysen
Lennon
Rodino
which the concurrence of the House is
point of order that a quorum is not
Friedel
Lesinski
Rogers, Colo.
requested, a bill of the House of the fol-
Fulton
Levering
Rogers, Fla.
present.
Gallagher
Libonati
Rogers, Mass.
lowing title:
The SPEAKER. Evidently a quorum
Garmatz
Lindsay
Rooney
H.R. 11776. An act making appropriations
is not present.
Gary
Lipscomb
Roosevelt
Gavin
for sundry independent executive bureaus,
Loser
Rostenkowski
Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I
George
McCormack
Roush
boards, commissions, corporations, agencies,
move a call of the House.
Glaimo
McCulloch
Rutherford
and offices for the fiscal year ending June
A call of the House was ordered.
Gilbert
McDonough
St. George
30, 1961, and for other purposes.
Glenn
McDowell
The Clerk called the roll, and the fol-
Santangelo
Goodell
McFall
Saund
The message also announced that the
lowing Members failed to answer to their
Granahan
McGinley
Saylor
Senate insists on its amendments to the
names:
Grant
McGovern
Schenck
Gray
foregoing bill, requests a conference with
McIntire
Schneebell
[Roll No. 142]
Green, Oreg.
Macdonald
Schwengel
the House on the disagreeing votes of the
Alford
Frazier
Morrison
Green, Pa.
Machrowicz
Scott
two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr.
Anfuso
Healey
Multer
Griffin
Mack
Selden
Ashley
Hess
Mumma
Griffiths
MAGNUSON, Mr. HILL, Mr. ELLENDER, Mr.
Madden
Shelley
Barden
Kelly
Steed
Gross
Mailliard
Sheppard
ROBERTSON, Mr. HOLLAND, Mr. ANDERSON,
Barry
Keogh
Taylor
Gubser
Marshall
Shipley
Mr. ALLOTT, Mr. SALTONSTALL, and Mr.
Blltch
McSween
Thompson, La.
Hagen
Martin
Short
YOUNG of North Dakota to be the con-
Buckley
Magnuson
Wainwright
Haley
Matthews
Sikes
Byrnes, Wis.
Merrow
Whitten
Halleck
May
Siler
ferees on the part of the Senate.
Durham
Metcalf
Withrow
Halpern
Meader
Simpson
The message also announced that the
Edmondson
Morris, Okla.
Young
Hardy
Meyer
Sisk
Senate agrees to the amendments of the
Hargis
Michel
Slack
The SPEAKER. On this rollcall 400
Harmon
Miller, Clem
Smith, Calif.
House to bills of the Senate of the fol-
Members have answered to their names,
Harris
Miller,
Smith, Iowa
lowing titles:
Harrison
a quorum.
George P.
Smith, Miss.
Hays
Miller, N.Y.
Spence
S. 1765. An act to authorize and direct the
By unanimous consent, further pro-
Hebert
Milliken
Springer
Treasury to cause the vessel Edith Q., owned
ceedings under the call were dispensed
Hechler
Mills
Staggers
by James O. Quinn, of Sunset, Maine, to be
with
Hemphill
Minshall
Stratton
documented as a vessel of the United States
Henderson
Mitchell
Stubblefield
with full coastwise privileges; and
Herlong
Moel'er
Sullivan
Hiestand
S. 3019. An act to provide for certain pilot-
Monagan
SOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENTS
Teague, Calif.
Hoeven
Montoya
Teague, Tex.
age requirements in the navigation of U.S.
OF 1960
Hoffman, Mich.
Moore
Teller
waters of the Great Lakes, and for other
Hogan
Moorhead
Thomas
purposes.
The SPEAKER. The question is on
Holifield
Morgan
Thompson, N.J.
the passage of the bill HR 12580.
Holland
Morris, N. Mex.
Thompson, Tex.
The message also announced that the
Holt
Mr. BYRNES of Wisconsin. Mr.
Moss
Thomson, Wyo.
Senate insists upon its amendments to
Holtzman
Moulder
Thornberry
the bill (H.R. 10644) entitled "An act
Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and
Horan
Murphy
Toll
nays.
Hosmer
Murray
Tollefson
to amend title V of the Merchant Marine
Huddleston
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Natcher
Trimble
Act, 1936, in order to change the limita-
Hull
Nelsen
Udall
tion of the construction differential sub-
The question was taken and there
Ikard
Nix
Uliman
were-yeas 381, nays 23, answered "pres-
Inouye
Norblad
Vanik
sidy under such title," disagreed to by
Irwin
ent" 3, not voting 24, as follows:
O'Brien, III.
Van Pelt
the House; agrees to the conference
Jackson
O'Brien, N.Y.
Van Zandt
asked by the House on the disagreeing
[Roll No. 143]
Jarman
O'Hara, III.
Vinson
Jennings
O'Hara, Mich.
Wallhauser
votes of the two Houses thereon, and ap-
YEAS-381
Jensen
O'Konski
Walter
points Mr. PASTORE, Mr. BARTLETT, and
Abernethy
Bolling
Collier
Johnson, Calif.
O'Neill
Wampler
Mr. BUTLER to be the conferees on the
Adair
Bolton
Colmer
Johnson, Colo.
Oliver
Watts
part of the Senate.
Addonizio
Bonner
Conte
Johnson, Md.
Osmers
Weaver
Albert
Bosch
Cook
Johnson, Wis.
Ostertag
Weis
The message also announced that the
Alexander
Bow
Cooley
Jonas
Passman
Westland
Senate had passed bills of the following
Allen
Bowles
Corbett
Jones, Ala.
Patman
Wharton
titles, in which the concurrence of the
Andersen,
Boykin
Cramer
Jones, Mo.
Perkins
Whitener
Minn.
Brademas
Cunningham
Judd
Plost
Whitten
House is requested:
Anderson,
Bray
Curtin
Karsten
Philbin
Widnall
2388. An act relating to the separation
Mont.
Breeding
Curtis, Mass.
Karth
Pilcher
Wier
Andrews
Brewster
Curtis, Mo.
Kasem
Pillion
Williams
and retirement of John R. Barker: and
Arends
Brooks, La.
Daddario
Kastenmeier
Pirnie
Willis
S. 3319. An act to authorize the Admin-
Ashley
Brooks, Tex.
Dague
Kearns
Poage
Wilson
istrator of General Services to release the
Aspinall
Broomfield
Daniels
Kee
Poff
Winstead
recapture provisions contained in the con-
Auchincloss
Brown, Ga.
Davis, Ga.
Keith
Porter
Withrow
veyance of certain real property to the city
Avery
Brown, Mo.
Davis, Tenn.
Kilburn
Preston
Wolf
of Little Rock, Ark., and for other pur-
Ayres
Brown, Ohio
Dawson
Kilday
Price
Wright
Bailey
Broyhill
Delaney
Kilgore
Prokop
Yates
poses.
Baker
Budge
Dent
King. Calif.
Pucinski
Young
Baldwin
Burdick
Denton
King. Utah
Quie
Younger
Baring
Burke, Ky.
Derounian
Kirwan
Quigley
Zablocki
SOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENTS
Barr
Burke, Mass.
Derwinski
Kitchin
Rabaut
Zelenko
OF 1960
Barrett
Byrne, Pa.
Devine
NAYS-23
Barry
Byrnes, Wis.
Diggs
The SPEAKER. The unfinished busi-
Bass, N.H.
Cahill
Dingell
Abbitt
Gathings
Rivers, S.C.
ness is the passage of the bill (H.R.
Bass, Tenn.
Canfield
Dixon
Alger
Hoffman, III.
Rogers, Tex.
Bates
Cannon
Donohue
Ashmore
Johansen
Scherer
12580) to extend and improve coverage
Baumhart
Carnahan
Dooley
Brock
McMillan
Smith, Kans.
under the Federal Old-Age, Survivors,
Becker
Casey
Dorn, N.Y.
Burleson
Mahon
Smith, Va.
and Disability Insurance System and to
Beckworth
Cederberg
Dowdy
Dorn, S.C.
Mason
Taber
Belcher
Celler
Downing
Fisher
Norrell
Tuck
remove hardships and inequities, im-
Bennett, Fla.
Chamberlain
Doyle
Flynt
Riley
prove the financing of the trust funds,
Bennett, Mich.
Chelf
Dulski
ANSWERED "PRESENT"-3
and provide disability benefits to addi-
Bentley
Chenoweth
Dwyer
Berry
Chiperfield
Elliott
Pelly
Rhodes, Ariz.
Utt
tional individuals under such systems;
Betts
Church
Everett
to provide grants to States for medical
Blatnik
Clark
Evins
NOT VOTING-24
care for aged individuals of low income;
Blitch
Coad
Fallon
Alford
Buckley
Frazier
Boggs
Coffin
Farbstein
Anfuso
Durham
Healey
to amend the public assistance and ma-
Boland
Cohelan
Fascell
Barden
Edmondson
Hess
Mills
6/23/60
Adoption of Conference
1960
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE
17881
such care, or for initiating programs of
for 42 days (whether or not consecutive) as a
which it is required to make under such
medical assistance for the aged, or both.
result of this diagnosis are also not included.
section 116. The Senate amendment deleted
Under existing law the Federal percentages
(Under the Senate amendments, the term
this provision of the House bill. The Sen-
for the several States vary inversely with the
"medical assistance for the aged" did not ex-
ate recedes.
square of their respective per capita in-
clude payments with respect to care or serv-
CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES
comes, but with a minimum of 50 percent
ices for individuals who are patients in insti-
and a maximum of 65 percent. The Federal
tutions for tuberculosis or mental diseases,
Amendment No. 106: Section 707(a).(3)
medical percentage would be determined in
and did not exclude individuals who have
(A) of the House bill amended section 521
the same way except that the maximum
been diagnosed as having tuberculosis or
of the Social Security Act so as to increase
would be 80 percent instead of 65 percent.
psychosis and are patients in medical insti-
from $17,000,000 to $20,000,000 the amount
For all States which have approved pro-
tutions as a result thereof.)
authorized to be appropriated each year to
grams for medical assistance for aged per-
The new section 6(c) defines the term
enable the Secretary of Health, Education,
sons who are not recipients of old-age assist-
"Federal medical percentage". The Federal
and Welfare to make grants to State agencies
ance, the Federal payments would be equal
medical percentage for any State would be
for child-welfare services. The Senate
to the Federal medical percentage of the
100 percent minus the percentage which
amendment increased this amount to $25,-
total amounts expended under these pro-
bears the same relationship to 50 percent
000,000. The House recedes, with an amend-
grams.
as the square of the per capita income of
ment providing that the uniform amount in
Also (as under existing law), all States
the State bears to the square of the per
the allotments to each State as prescribed by
would continue to receive Federal payments
capita income of the 50 States. The Federal
the present child-welfare services law (which
equal to one-half of their expenditures for
medical percentage could not, however, be
is based on the ratio between the amount
necessary and proper administration of their
less than 50 percent or more than 80 per-
authorized and the amount appropriated for
State plans.
cent. Also, this percentage for Puerto Rico,
child-welfare purposes, applied to a dollar
Section is a conforming amend-
the Virgin Islands, and Guam would be set
amount which is increased from $60,000 to
ment to section 3(b) (2) (B) of the Act, strik-
at 50 percent.
$70,000 by the bill) shall in no case be less
ing out "old-age assistance" and inserting in
As under the Senate amendments, these
than $50,000.
lieu thereof "assistance".
changes in title I of the Social Security
AID TO THE BLIND
Section (e) is a conforming amend-
Act will take effect on October 1, 1960.
Amendment No. 107: This amendment
ment to section 4 of the Act under which the
PLANNING GRANTS TO STATES
added to the House bill a new section 710.
Secretary could suspend or deny Federal pay-
ments to States whose plans do not conform
Amendment No. 93: Section 603 of the
amending section 1002(a) (8) of the Social
to the requirements of the Act or whose
House bill authorized a two-year program
Security Act to provide that the State agency
programs are operated in contravention of
of grants to the States to cover one-half of
administering aid to the blind, in taking
their costs, up to a maximum Federal pay-
an individual's income and resources into
the provisions of the State plan.
Section 601 (f) amends section 6 of the Act.
ment of $50,000, of making plans and initiat-
consideration for purposes of determining
Existing section 6 becomes subsection (a) of
ing administrative arrangements for opera-
his need for such aid, may either disregard
section 6 and two new subsections (b) and
tions under the new title XVI of the Social
the first 81,000 of his earned income per
(c) are added. The new subsection (a) con-
Security Act (relating to medical services for
year plus one-half of the excess over $1,000
tinues the present definition of "old-age as-
the aged). The Senate amendment deleted
or continue to disregard the first 850 per
sistance", except that it (in effect) permits
this provision of the House bill. The House
month of earned income as it is directed to
Federal financial participation in State ex-
recedes.
do under existing law, with the further pro-
penditures for medical care on behalf of an
vision that effective July 1, 1961, the State
INCREASE IN LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE PAY-
individual who is a patient in a medical in-
agency must disregard the first 81,000 of
MENT TO PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS,
stitution, as the result of a. diagnosis of
the individual's earned income each year
AND GUAM
tuberculosis or psychosis, for 42 days
plus one-half of his earned income in excess
Amendment No. 97: Senate amendment
(whether or not consecutive) after such
of that figure. The House recedes with an
numbered 97 added to the bill amendments
diagnosis. (Under the Senate amendments,
amendment which places the new earned in-
the definition of "old-age assistance" in-
to section 1108 of the Social Security Act.
come exemption on a monthly basis as in
cluded money payments to. or medical care
This section of the Act places dollar limita-
existing law rather than on an annual basis
on behalf of or any type of remedial care
tions on the amounts which may be paid to
as in the Senate amendment, and provides
recognized under State law on behalf of,
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam
that the new exemption will become manda-
individuals who are patients in institutions
under titles 1, IV, X, and XIV of the Act.
tory on the States on July 1, 1962; under
for tuberculosis or mental diseases and in-
The Senate amendment increased these dol-
the conference agreement the State agency,
dividuals who have been diagnosed as having
lar amounts. No comparable provision was
in determining need, is permitted either to
included in the House bill. The House
tuberculosis or psychosis and are patients in
disregard the first $85 of the individual's
medical institutions as a result thereof.)
recedes.
earned income per month plus one-half of
The new subsection (b) of section 6 de-
Under the conference agreement, section
his earned income in excess of that figure
fines "medical assistance for the aged."
1108 of the Social Security Act is amended
or to continue to apply the existing $50 per
This term is defined to mean payments for
to increase the dollar limitations described
month exemption until the 1962 date, after
medical services to persons 65 years of age
above as follows:
which it must disregard the first $85 of
or over who are not recipients of old-age
Puerto Rico-from $8,500,000 to $9 million
earned income per month plus one-half of
assistance, but whose income and resources
per fiscal year;
earned income in excess of that figure.
are insufficient to meet the cost of the fol-
Virgin Islands-from 8300,000 to $315,000
W. D. MILLS,
lowing care and services:
per fiscal year; and
AIME J. FORAND,
(1) Inpatient hospital services:
Guam-from $400,000 to $420,000 per fiscal
CECIL R. KING,
(2) Skilled nursing-home services;
year.
N. M. MASON,
(3) Physicians' services:
These increases may be used only for pay-
JOHN W. BYRNES,
(4) Outpatient hospital or clinic services;
ments certified under section 3(a) (2) (B) of
HOWARD H. BAKER,
(5) Home health care services;
the act (relating to Federal matching for old-
Managers on the Part of the House.
(6) Private duty nursing services;
age assistance expenditures in excess of the
(7) Physical therapy and related services;
present maximum of $35 per month per bene-
Mr. MILLS Mr. Speaker, I yield my-
(8) Dental services;
ficlary). However, the dollar limits would
self 10 minutes.
(9) Laboratory and X-ray services;
not apply to payments under the new section
The agreement reached by the con-
(10) Prescribed drugs, eyeglasses, den-
3(a) (3) of the act (relating to Federal pay-
ferees on the part of the House and the
tures, and prosthetic devices;
ments for medical assistance for the aged).
Senate on H.R. 12580. the Social Security
(11) Diagnostic, screening. and preven-
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON SOCIAL SECURITY
Amendments of 1960, represents, as is
tive services; and
FINANCING
usually the case, some degree of com-
(12) Any other medical care or remedial
care recognized under State law.
Amendment No. 101: Section 704(b) of
promise on the part of all concerned.
The term "medical assistance for the aged"
the House bill amended section 116 of the
I can give assurance to the Members of
does not include services for any individual
Social Security Amendments of 1956 50 as
the House, however, that in my opinion
who is an inmate of a public institution
to direct the Advisory Council on Social
the provisions upon which agreement
except as a patient in a medical institution;
Security Financing which will be appointed
was reached on the part of the conferees
nor does it include services for any individual
during 1963 (under section 116(e) of the 1956
represent substantially the basic House
who is a patient in a tuberculosis or mental
Amendments as amended by sec. 704(a) of
institution. In the case of an individual
the bill) to make findings and recommenda-
bill with only a few substantive modifi-
who is a patient in a medical institution
tions with respect to extensions of coverage,
cations, and I believe the substantive
(other than a tuberculosis or mental institu-
adequacy of benefits, and all aspects of the
modifications, for the most part, repre-
tion) as a result of a diagnosis nf tubercu-
old-age. survivors. and disability Insurance
sent improvements in the bill.
1960
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSE
17893
benefits under the bill may be made
of war, and he has served his people in
Lane
O'Hara, III.
Shipley
available almost immediately, if adopted
time of peace, always with distinction.
Langen
O'Hara, Mich.
Short
Lankford
O'Konski
Siler
by any State government.
It would be difficult to find a Congress-
Latta
O'Neill
Simpson
The passage of this bill does not mean
man who has worked harder and with
Lennon
Oliver
Sisk
the end of the fight for medical care for
greater zeal and devotion to his con-
Lesinski
Osmers
Slack
Levering
Ostertag
Smith, Calif.
our senior citizens. This is merely the
stituency than has AIME FORAND. He is
Libonati
Passman
Smith, Iowa
beginning. I am certain that next year
a man of great intelligence and integrity.
Lindsay
Patman
Smith, Miss.
there will be reintroduced a bill which
He had the respect and admiration of
Lipscomb
Perkins
Spence
Loser
Pfost
will contain the social security approach
Springer
his colleagues and I am sure not one
McCormack
Philbin
Staggers
providing insurance against the cost of
among us would wish to deny him his
McCulloch
Pilcher
Steed
hospital, nursing home, and surgical
well-earned retirement, which he has
McDonough
Pillion
Stratton
McDowell
Pirnie
care for persons eligible for old-age
Stubblefield
voluntarily chosen. I consider AIME
McFall
Poage
Sullivan
and survivors insurance benefits. Such
FORAND a great statesman and a great
McGinley
Poff
Taylor, N.C.
a bill will obviate the necessity for any
American, and I wish him good health
McGovern
Porter
Teague, Calif.
means test and will permit all our citi-
McIntire
Powell
and good fortune in the future.
Teller
Macdonald
Price
Thomas
zens to support themselves in their old
Mr. MILLS. Mr. Speaker, I move the
Machrowicz
Prokop
Thompson, N.J.
age by making small contributions dur-
previous question.
Madden
Pucinski
Thompson, Tex.
ing their working years.
Mailliard
Quie
Thomson. Wyo.
The previous question was ordered.
Marshall
Quigley
At least the problem has been recog-
Thornberry
The SPEAKER. The question is on
Martin
Pabaut
Toll
nized. The conservative combination in
the conference report.
Matthews
Rains
Tollefson
the Congress had permitted only a
May
Randall
Trimble
Mr. MILLS. Mr. Speaker, on that I
Meader
slight step forward to be taken. I am
Ray
Udall
demand the yeas and nays.
Merrow
Reece, Tenn.
Ullman
certain that this step will be lengthened
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Metcalf
Rees, Kans.
Vanik
in the years to come.
Michel
Reuss
Van Pelt
The question was taken; and there
Miller, Clem
Mrs. GRANAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I am
Rhodes, Pa.
Van Zandt
very happy to join so many of my col-
were-yeas 369, nays 17, answered
Miller, N.Y.
Riehlman
Wainwright
Milliken
Riley
Wallhauser
leagues in the House of Representatives
"present" 1, not voting 44, as follows:
Mills
Rivers, Alaska
Walter
[Roll No. 197]
Minshall
in a well-deserved tribute to the gentle-
Rivers, S.C.
Watts
Moeller
Roberts
Weaver
man from Rhode Island [Mr. FORAND]
YEAS-369
Monagan
Robison
Wels
who is retiring from Congress this year
Abernethy
Cannon
Gavin
Montoya
Rodino
Westland
after long and distinguished service to
Adair
Carnahan
George
Moore
Rogers, Colo.
Wharton
Addonizio
Casey
Giaimo
Moorhead
Rogers, Fla.
Whitener
the people of his district and to all of
Albert
Cederberg
Gilbert
Morgan
Rooney
Whitten
the people of this great country.
Alexander
Chamberlain
Glenn
Morris, N. Mex.
Roosevelt
Widnall
As a member of the Committee on
Alford
Chelf
Granahan
Morris, Okla.
Rostenkowski
Wier
Morrison
Ways and Means, Congressman FORAND
Allen
Chenoweth
Gray
Roush
Williams
Andersen,
Chiperfield
Green, Oreg.
Moss
Rutherford
Willis
has contributed so very much to the de-
Minn.
Church
Green, Pa.
Moulder
St. George
Wilson
velopment and improvement of the so-
Anderson,
Clark
Griffin
Multer
Santangelo
Winstead
cial security laws, that to many his name
Mont.
Coad
Griffiths
Mumma
Saund
Wolf
Andrews
Coffin
Gross
Murphy
Saylor
Wright
is synonymous with social security. And,
Anfuso
Cohelan
Gubser
Natcher
Schenck
Yates
of course, it was his bill on further ex-
Arends
Collier
Hagen
Nelsen
Schneebell
Young
pansion and improvement of social se-
Ashley
Colmer
Haley
Nix
Schwengel
Younger
Ashmore
Conte
Halleck
Norblad
Scott
Zablocki
curity programs to include health insur-
Aspinall
Cook
Halpern
O'Brien, III.
Selden
Zelenko
ance for beneficiaries of old-age and
Auchincloss
Cooley
Hardy
O'Brien, N.Y.
Shelley
survivors insurance that became the
Avery
Corbett
Hargis
NAYS-17
Ayres
Cramer
Harmon
most talked about piece of legislation
Bailey
Cunningham
Harrison
Abbitt
Jensen
Smith, Va.
of this session. When some form of
Baker
Curtin
Hays
Burleson
Johansen
Taber
health insurance is finally adopted for
Baldwin
Curtis, Mass.
Healey
Dorn, S.C.
McMillan
Teague, Tex.
Baring
Curtis, Mo.
Hechler
Gathings
Rhodes, Ariz.
Tuck
older people, the gentleman from Rhode
Barr
Daddario
Hemphill
Hoffman, III.
Rogers, Tex.
Utt
Island [Mr. FORAND] will certainly be
Barrett
Dague
Henderson
Jackson
Scherer
accorded much of the credit for drama-
Barry
Daniels
Herlong
Bass, NH.
Dawson
Hiestand
ANSWERED "PRESENT"-1
tizing the issue and the needs.
Bass, Tenn.
Delaney
Hoeven
Pelly
Mr. Speaker, I am most grateful to
Bates
Dent
Holifield
the gentleman from Rhode Island for
Baumhart
Derounian
Holland
NOT VOTING-44
the gracious help he accorded me in
Becker
Derwinski
Holt
Alger
Hebert
Miller,
Beckworth
Devine
Holtzman
Barden
Hess
George P.
achieving election to the House Commit-
Belcher
Diggs
Horan
Bolling
Hoffman, Mich. Mitchell
tee on Government Operations and I
Bennett, Fla.
Dingell
Hosmer
Buckley
Hogan
Murray
want him to know of my high regard and
Bennett, Mich.
Dixon
Huddleston
Celler
Ikard
Norrell
Bentley
Donohue
Hull
Davis, Ga.
great admiration for his abilities and his
Keogh
Preston
Berry
Dooley
Inouye
Davis, Tenn.
Kilburn
Rogers, Mass.
friendliness. I wish him years of happi-
Betts
Dorn, N.Y.
Irwin
Denton
Lafore
Sheppard
ness as he prepares to retire from
Blatnik
Dowdy
Jarman
Doyle
Landrum
Sikes
Blitch
Downing
Jennings
Dulski
McSween
Congress.
Smith, Kans.
Boggs
Dwyer
Johnson, Calif.
Durham
Mack
Taylor, N.Y.
Mr. SMITH of Mississippi. Mr.
Boland
Edmondson
Johnson, Colo.
Flynt
Magnuson
Thompson, La.
Speaker, the retirement of AIME FORAND
Bolton
Elliott
Johnson, Md.
Goodell
Mahon
Viuson
Bonner
Everett
will take from us one of our most dis-
Johnson, Wis.
Grant
Mason
Wampler
Bosch
Evins
Jonas
Harris
Meyer
Withrow
tinguished Members, who has made a
Bow
Fallon
Jones, Ala.
lasting contribution to the work of the
Bowles
Farbstein
Jones, Mo.
So the conference report was agreed to.
Boykin
Fascell
Judd
House of Representatives. One of
Brademas
Feighan
The Clerk announced the following
Karsten
AIME'S qualities of which the public is
Bray
Fenton
Karth
pairs:
generally not aware is his great skill as a
Breeding
Fino
Kasem
On this vote:
parliamentarian. He has been one of
Brewster
Fisher
Kastenmeier
Brock
Flood
Kearns
Mr. Hoffman of Michigan for, with Mr.
the ablest Presiding Officers of the House
Brooks, La.
Flynn
Kee
Alger against.
during my period of service.
Brooks, Tex.
Fogarty
Keith
Mr. Hess for, with Mr. Mason against.
I want to express my personal appre-
Broomfield
Foley
Kelly
Brown, Ga.
Forand
Kilday
Until further notice:
ciation for his courtesies to me through
Brown, Mo.
Ford
Kilgore
the years.
Brown, Ohio
Forrester
King, Calif.
Mr. Hébert with Mrs. Rogers of Massachu-
Mr. FEIGHAN. Mr. Speaker, it has
Broyhill
Fountain
King, Utah
setts.
been a great privilege to serve in the
Budge
Frazier
Kirwan
Mr. Keogh with Mr. Kilburn.
Burke, Ky.
Frelinghuysen
Kitchin
Mr. Celler with Mr. Lafore.
Congress with our esteemed colleague,
Burke, Mass.
Friedel
Kluczynski
Mr. Buckley with Mr. Smith of Kansas.
AIME FORAND, whose personal friendship
Byrne, Pa.
Fulton
Knox
Byrnes, Wis.
Gallagher
Kowalski
Mr. Hogan with Mr. Taylor of New York.
I have enjoyed these many years. Mr.
Cahill
Garmatz
Kyl
Mr. Meyer with Mr. Withrow.
FORAND has served his country in time
Canfield
Gary
Laird
Mr. Dulski with Mr. Goodell.
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Pm
September 1, 1976
10:57 a.m.
MEMORANDUM FOR COUNSELLOR HARTMANN
DOUG SMITH
FROM:
GWEN ANDERSON
ya
SUBJECT:
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
Doug, in response to your phone call of 10:45 a.m. today
as to the Mondale comments on hitting the President on
Medicare and Medicaid, the President voted for Medicaid
which is the Kerr-Mills Bill in 1960 and against Medicare
in 1965.
The attached three pages show his voting record and his
remarks pertaining to the 1965 Medicare legislation according
to the Congressional Record.
Also attached is his voting for Medicaid as reported in
Congressional Quarterly.
Also attached is Mondale's voting record in 1965 on the
voluntary health insurance program on Medicare.
FORD LIBRARY is 074839
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TO: Dick
FROM:
MIKE DUVAL
For your information
Comments:
Prepared by Im Lonnor
- for the President
Debate Prep.
mike
THE IDENT EAS seen
$1.35 BILLION "WINDFALL" FOR THE OIL COMPANIES
QUESTION
The recent revelation of a $1.35 billion regulatory mix-up --
and of FEA's proposal to allow refiners to keep the associated
windfall benefit -- seems to confirm the administrative
incompetence of the FEA and a pattern of excessive regulatory
friendliness toward the U.S. oil companies at the expense
of consumers. What is your position on this?
ANSWER
The discussion of this issue that has occurred so far indicates
a clear misunderstanding of the facts, which are as follows:
No "windfall" has been granted to the oil companies by
FEA. This case is wide open. FEA is considering a variety
of alternatives to deal with it -- some of which could
result in penalties for the refiners involved.
The alternatives for dealing with the problem will be
fully aired by FEA in public hearings. FEA first announced
its intention to hold hearings on the matter on August
3, 1976.
When the public hearings are held -- they are now scheduled
for October 13, 1976 -- all parties at interest, including
consumers, will be heard.
When all the facts are in, I am confident that FEA
Administrator Frank Zarb will decide in a way that is
correct and fair for consumers and others involved.
VORD
BACKGROUND
The $1.35 billion "windfall" issue has arisen because of
an interpretation by some refiners of complex FEA and
Cost of Living Council oil price regulations govering the
pass through of "product" (crude oil) and "non-product"
(operating) costs.
Briefly, when markets were so competitive that all costs
could be passed through, refiners had the option of "banking"
higher product costs and passing them through at a later
date when the market would permit higher prices. However,
refiners were prohibited from banking "non-product" costs.
FEA regulations were not specific on which costs -- product
or non-product could be passed through first. The result
was that:
(1) Some refiners passed through product costs first,
lossing the opportunity to pass through non-product
costs.
(2) Some refiners passed through product and non-product
costs proportionately, thus, "banking" the remaining
product costs for later recovery.
(3) Some refiners passed through non-product costs
first, and "banked" all products costs for later recover.
FEA intended the first approach. Refiners following
approaches 2 and 3 are the now focus of the FEA action.
FORD
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
LIGRARY
Points from Lynn on Carter's
new budget restraint posture
-- Given the massive spending programs promised in Carter's
platform and his pledge to balance the budget, the only
way he can get from here to there is by raising taxes.
The burden of such tax increases would, one way or
another, hit middle income Americans.
-- The Carter speeches and platform are honest in at least
one respect -- they nowhere promise the people that
their taxes won't go up. All they promise is that taxes
will be more progressive -- in other words, knowing that
the taxes of those better off are going up even more
should make middle income people feel better when their
own taxes go up too.
According to the Post, Carter says that economic growth
in the next four years would produce $60 billion in new
revenues and that this would provide enough money for
needed social programs.
connent
First, given eminent programs, we don't see any $60
billion fiscal dividend. Second, even if there were one,
we don't see how that would take care of his
problem -- We price only 5 (of the 62) spending promises
in the Carter platform at $103.3 billion per year cost.
-- If Governor Carter can do it at $60 B he must know the
details of his proposals, because otherwise he couldn't
price them out. If he know he should share such program
proposals with the American people.
his proposals.
The Governor emphasizes phase - in all of
programs
All right then, when does he propose they be fully phased-i
1980, 1981, 1990? He owes such an explanation to each of
the groups to whom he made those promises.
-- There is no way he could raise $100 billion
more
per year in taxes without hitting middle income people.
If he raises business taxes, prices will go up at the
stores. And he can't raise it all by hitting the rich;
if he had taxed away at 100% rates all 1975 income,
without allowing any deductions, over $100,000, he would
have raised somewhere aroung $9 to $13 billion, depending
on how he calculated it. If he tried to raise $100 billion
under current corporate and individual tax laws on an
equal % surtax basis it would require a 50% surtax. If
he had some other magical way, the should tell the American
people now.
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-- As the line goes in the song from the King and I,
"Tis a puzzlement."
SOME QUESTIONS TO CANDIDATE CARTER ON
GREATE FORD LIBRANT
SPENDING, TAXES AND BALANCED BUDGETS
The Democratic-controlled Budget Committee of the
House of Representatives has just published figures which
show that even if no new spending programs are added and even
if tax rates are kept where they are -- which means that
under the progressive tax rate structure everybody's taxes
keep going up as they get wage increases -- the growth
in spending will be such that there couldn't be a balanced
budget until 1981. Yet the Democratic platform, which is
supposed to be the Democratic contract with the American
people, promises over sixty different kinds of increased
federal spending and also a balanced budget.
I know you have tried to explain this.
I know you have said your new programs would cost
less than $60 billion even though the President's people
calculate that just five of the 62 Democratic proposals
would cost $103.3 billion. But for you to talk about
even a $60 billion total, you must know what your programs
are going to be -- because how can you price them without
fairly detailed proposals? Assuming you do know them,
why don't you share them with the American people?
Second, I know you have said you will phase-in
such new programs. Well, if that's so, shouldn't you tell
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the folks who think those new programs are good stuff how
long they are supposed to wait for them -- 1980, 1985,
19902
Third, I also know you have talked about soaking the
rich more and closing business tax loopholes to raise more
taxes. But isn't it true that this would only bring in a
small fraction of what would be needed to cover all the
new spending you and your platform propose and that
therefore, to balance the budget, there would not only
be no room for any tax cuts for middle-income folks as
the President has proposed but you would have to raise
the taxes collected from people making $15, $20, $25
thousand a year? Is this why you and your platform
don't promise a thing about tax cuts or tax increases?
To summarize, will you please get specific?
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
ANSWER
As has been stated previously, I did, on a number of occasions as a
Congressman, accept the hospitality of William Whyte, a close,
personal friend.
Obviously, I did not see anything improper in these invitations or I
would not have accepted them.
There is no question but what such practices were until recently quite
commonplace. And as my opponent well-knows, and as has been publicly
disclosed, until recently the acceptance of such invitations by elected
officials at the state as well as federal level was not deemed
improper or inappropriate.
The key test under the standards then applied was whether the acceptance
of such an invitation in any way influenced the exercise of the official's
responsibility to his constituents. I feel confident in my own case
and in Governor Carter's case that neither of us ever permitted
such gifts to influence our conduct or our responsibilities.
Although the principles of public servants remain as they always have,
namely that elected officials must exercise their responsibilities to
their constituents by deciding issues on their merits without regard
to outside influence, the standards of public behavior, which we as a
people now demand of our elected officials, are considerably higher
today than was true in the past. I feel confident that I can pledge
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to the American people that I have done everything in my power to
insure that I live up to the expectations they have of their President.
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"ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 1, folder \"First Debate: Briefing Materials -\nMiscellaneous Issues\" of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford\nPresidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 1 of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nOUTLAY SMINGS FROM BILLS\n9/7/76\nVETOED BY PRESIDENT FORD\n(in millions of dollars)\nTHE PRESIE\nMAS SEEN\nSecond session/93rd Congress\nBERALD FORD LIBRARY\nSavings\nDeputy Marshall pay rates (H.R. 5094,\nvetoed 8/13/74)\n2\nRegulation of strip mining (S. 425,\nvetoed 12/30/74)\n10\nIncrease Federal employee per diem rates\n(S. 3341 vetoed 12/31/74)\n58\nMilk price supports (S. 4206 vetoed 1/4/75)\n385\nMarad authorization (H. R. 13296,\nvetoed 1/4/75)\n7\nFirst session/94th Congress\nEmergency Farm price supports (H.R. 4296,\nvetoed 5/1/75)\n1,800\nStrip mining legislation (H.R. 25,\nvetoed 5/20/75)\n19\nEmergency employment supplemental\nappropriations (H.R. 4481, vetoed 5/28/75)\n2,076\nHousing subsidies (H.R. 4485, vetoed 6/24/75)\n1,997\nTobacco price supports (H. R. 9497, vetoed 9/39/75)\n157\nExpansion of Executive Protective Service\n(H.R. 12, vetoed 11/29/75)\n7\nMilk price supports (S J. Res. 121,\nvetoed 12/31/75)\n223\nSecond session/94th Congress\nLocal public works capital development and\ninvestment program (H.R. 5247, vetoed 2/13/76)\n6,268\nLess spending related to veto override of\nS. 3201, Public Works employment authorization\n-3,950\nChild day care standards (H. R. 9803,\nvetoed 4/6/76)\n125\nFederal fire prevention control program\nauthorization (H.R. 12567, vetoed 7/7/76)\n2\nTotal, estimated savings realized by\nPresident Ford's vetoes\n9,186\nSavings not realized because:\n1. Authorizing legislation only\n1,247\n2. Congressional override of Presidential veto\n8,995\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nTO:\nBOB LINDER\nFROM:\nTRUDY FRY\nThe attached is sent to you for\nreview before it is forwarded to the\nPresident.\nNR\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDate 9/4\nTO:\nMR. PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nTERRY 'DONNELLOP 'DONNE\nI thinks this is the memo\nyou requested.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 1, 1976\nADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJIM LYNN\nFROM:\nJIM CONNOR\nSUBJECT:\nFederal Civilian Employment\nas of June 30, 1976\nThe President reviewed your memorandum of August 30 on the\nabove subject and made the following notation:\n\"This looks good. Would it be good to be released\nfor P. R. ?\nI should have these figures for Debates!\"\nPlease follow-up with appropriate action.\ncc: Dick Cheney\nFORD LIBRARY\nDave Gergen\nMike Duval\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJun Lepon\nThis looks good to\nWould be released it be for good P. R.?\n2 should have these\nfigures for Delates\nORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESERVATION\nPRESIDENT\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nOFFICE*\nUNITED\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nSTECUTIVE\nSTATES\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503\nAUG 30 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nJames T. Lynn\nSUBJECT:\nFederal civilian employment as of\nJune 30, 1976\nIt is a pleasure to report that Federal civilian employment\nfor the Executive Branch (excluding the Postal Service) as of\nJune 30, 1976 was below the levels estimated in the 1977\nBudget:\nGovernment-wide civilian employment--Executive Branch\n(excluding the Postal Service)\nFull-time\npermanent\nTotal*\n1977 Budget estimate\nfor June 30, 1976\n1,931,800\n2,116,700\nActual employment\nJune 30, 1976\n1,905,930\n2,112,872\nDifference\n25,870\n3,828\n% under Budget\n1.3%\n0.2%\n*\"Total\" employment includes full-time permanent as well\nas temporary, part-time, and intermittent employees.\nActual full-time permanent employment on June 30, 1976 was\nlower than on any June 30 since 1973, when the corresponding\nfigure was 1,874,417. Full-time permanent employment on\nJune 30, 1976 was nearly 11,500 lower than one year earlier.\nTotal employment on June 30, 1976 was about 6,500 higher than\non June 30, 1975, due primarily to the need for temporary\nemployment in such areas as fire suppression and related work\nin the Forest Service and Bicentennial activities in the\nNational Park Service.\n2\nTab A details employment for the larger Executive Branch\nagencies. As the notes on the table indicate, every one of\nthese agencies came in under its adjusted ceiling for full-time\npermanent employment (i.e., the January budget estimate\nadjusted to reflect unanticipated requirements). Five of\nthese agencies exceeded their adjusted total employment\nceilings. In only two cases--Agriculture and Interior--were\nthe excesses substantial. In all these cases, as well as in\nthe case of some smaller agencies who exceeded their ceilings,\nwe have begun to followup. Where necessary, corrective action\nwill be taken.\nTab B details employment within the Executive Office of the\nPresident (including the White House Office) and is presented\nin the same format as Tab A. Unfortunately, of the 13 agen-\ncies listed, six exceeded the \"total\" ceiling and two the\n\"full-time permanent\" ceiling.\nThe following summary shows June 30, 1976 actual employment\nand the ceiling estimates for 1977 for both the Executive\nBranch and the Executive Office of the President.\nEmployment-Executive Branch (excluding\nthe Postal Service)\nFull-time\npermanent\nTotal\nJune 30, 1974, actual\n1,916,304\n2,092,282\nJune 30, 1975, actual\n1,914,352\n2,106,391\nJune 30, 1976, actual\n1,905,930\n2,112,872\nSeptember 30, 1977, estimated\n1,914,636\n2,085,679\nEmployment-Executive Office of the President\nFull-time\npermanent\nTotal\nJune 30, 1974, actual\n1,508\n1,694\nJune 30, 1975, actual\n1,607\n1,847\nJune 30, 1976, actual\n1,579\n1,831\nSeptember 30, 1977, estimated\n1,605\n1,757\nThe September 1977 full-time permanent estimates are suf-\nficiently close for both categories that steady pressure over\nthe next 13 months should be enough to bring them down to the\nJune 30, 1976 actuals.\nAttachments\nA\nTAB A\nEXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 1/\n(Excluding the Postal Service)\nTotal\nFull-Time Permanent\nFederal Employment\nJanuary\nJune 1976\nJanuary\nJune 1976\nAgency\nEstimate\nActual 2/\nEstimate\nActual\nAgriculture\n80,400\n80,413\n119,380\n125,842 /\nCommerce\n28,900\n28,869\n36,023\n37,021\nDOD-Mil. Funct.\n930,700\n921,544\n962,275\n958,138\nCorps of Eng., etc.\n29,100\n28,648\n33,069\n32,803 3/\nHEW\n135,000\n136,462\n147,503\n149,154\nHUD\n15,000\n14,942\n16,885\n16,378\nInterior\n59,200\n59,130\n78,754\n80,638 3/\nJustice\n51,600\n51,201\n53,171\n53,370 3/\nLabor\n14,600\n14,771\n16,259\n16,687\nState\n22,900\n22,634\n24,555\n24,133\nDOT\n72,400\n71,593\n74,594\n73,451\nTreasury\n113,500\n107,787\n123,614\n123,809 3/\nERDA\n8,300\n8,283\n8,824\n8,816\nEPA\n9,600\n9,481\n10,565\n10,447\nGSA\n36,800\n35,679\n38,788\n37,789\nNASA\n24,300\n24,039\n25,711\n25,426\nVA\n196,600\n192,453\n222,759\n218,646\nOther\n100,900\n98,001\n121,971\n120,324\nSubtotal\n1,929,800\n1,905,930\n2,114,700\n2,112,872\nContingencies\n2,000\n---\n2,000\n---\nTotal\n1,931,800\n1,905,930\n2,116,700\n2,112,872\n1/\nSource of data: Civil Service Commission.\n2/\nEvery agency was under its adjusted full-time permanent employment ceiling.\n3/\nExceeds adjusted \"total\" employment ceiling.\nFORD\nLIBRARY\nB\nTAB B\nEMPLOYMENT-EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nFull-Time Permanent\nTotal Employment\nJanuary\nJune 1976\nJanuary\nJune 1976\nAgency\nEstimate\nActual\nEstimate\nActual\n2/\nWhite House Office\n500\n478\n515\n541\nOffice of the\nVice President\n29\n23\n30\n24\nOffice of Management and\nBudget 1/\n682\n640\n729\n707\nCitizens' Advisory Committee\non Environmental Quality\n1\n1\n1\n1\nCouncil of Economic\nAdvisers\n46\n37\n60\n39\nCouncil on Environmental\nQuality\n44\n44\n61\n59\nCouncil on International\nEconomic Policy\n29\n28\n40\n34\nCouncil on Wage and\nPrice Stability\n44\n40\n54\n55\nDomestic Council\n40\n42\n45\n49\nExecutive Residence\n82\n77\n82\n83\nNational Security Council\n72\n67\n91\n95\nOffice of the Special\nRepresentative for Trade\nNegotiations\n45\n44\n48\n48\nOffice of Telecommunications\nPolicy\n48\n58\n65\n96\nTotal\n1,662\n1,579\n1,821\n1,831\n1/ Includes Office of Federal Procurement Policy\n2/ White House Office employment at the end of previous years was:\nFull-time\nTotal\npermanent\nemployment\nJune 30, 1973\n484\n513\nJune 30, 1974\n506\n583\nJune 30, 1975\n534\n625\nFORD\nLIBRARY\nTEL PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nVETO DIGEST\nAugust 12, 1974 - September 8, 1976\n93rd Congress - 2nd Session\nBill Number\nDate Vetoed\nTitle\nPresidential Objection\nActual Savings Final Resolution\n1.\nHR 5094\nTo increase deputy\nIncreased deputy Marshall sal-\n$2M\nNOA\n8/13/74\nMarshall pay rates\naries and not other Federal\n(No override\nlaw officers and would create\nattempt)\ndiscrepancies among deputy\nmarshall positions.\n2.\nHR 11873\nTo authorize\nEstablished new categorical\n$47M was an\nNOA\n8/15/74\nAnimal Health\ngrant program, authorizes $47M\nauthorization\nResearch programs\nannually and duplicates exist-\nand not an\ning programs, especially fish,\nactual saving\nshellfish and predator control.\n3.\nHR 10626\nPrivate bill\nFailed to meet either of\nNOA\n9/30/76\nrelating to sale\nrequired criteria; (1) mineral\nof reserved\ninterests have no value;\nphosphate land\n(2) minerals interfere with\nin Florida to John\ndevelopment of surface which\nand Marsha Carter\nis more beneficial than min-\neral development.\n4.\nHR 15323\nTo amend the\nSection 12 provides act\nNOA\n10/12/74\nAtomic Energy Act\nbecomes operative 30 days\nafter JAEC submits to Congress\nevaluation of Reactor Study\nand bill does not go into\neffect if Congress adopts\nCon Res disapproving exten-\nLIBRARY\nsion of Price-Anderson make\nbill unconstitutional.\nFORD\nBill Number\nDate Vetoed\nTitle\nPresidential Objection\nActual Savings Final Resolution\n5. HR 15301\nTo broaden Railroad\n250M over budget on annual basis;\nThe $250M is\nCongress Overrode\n10/12/74\nRetirement Coverage\nsince 1970 Railroad Retirement\nnot an actual\n10/16/74\nbenefits increased 68% without\nsaving due to\nbeneficiaries paying any cost\nveto override\nand to solve current problem\ntaxpayer would contribute $250M\nannually for 25 years.\n6. HJRes 1131 To extend the\nContained an amendment cutting\nHouse sustained\n10/17/74\nContinuing Res-\noff immediately all military\n10/15/74\nolution for 1975\nassistance to Turkey.\n7. HJRes 1163 To extend the\nContained a second time an\nHouse sustained\n10/17/74\nContinuing Res-\namendment cutting off all\n10/17/74\nolution for 1975\nmilitary assistance to Turkey\n8.\nHR 12471\nTo amend the Free-\nUnder this bill a determination\nCongress Overrode\n10/17/74\ndom of Information\nby the Secretary of Defense\n11/21/74\nAct\nthat disclosure of a public\ndocument would endanger national\nsecurity would have to be over-\nturned, even though reasonable,\nif a Federal district judge\nfound the plaintiff's case\njust as reasonable.\n9.\nHR 11541\nTo establish\nExisting law is adequate to\nNOA\n10/22/74\nNational Wildlife\nprotect our wildlife refugees\nRefugee system stan-\nand new standards for rights-\ndards\nof-way as they affect energy\nfacilities are not necessary.\n10. HR 6624\nPrivate bill for\nTo pay these sums for injuries\nNOA\n10/29/74\nbenefit of Alvin\nsustained by two newsmen in\nV. Burt, Jr.\nDominican Republic at hands of\nLIBRARY\nEileen Wallace\nU.S. Forces on broad moral con-\nKennedy Pope &\nsiderations or conscience with-\nFORD\nDavid Douglas\nout legal or equitable claims\nKennedy, a minor\nwould set the wrong precedent.\nBill Number\nDate Vetoed\nTitle\nPresidential Objection\nActual Savings Final Resolution\n11. HR 7768\nPrivate bill for\nSharp who contacted Multiple\nNOA\n10/29/74\nbenefit of Nolan\nSclerosis 6 years after dis-\nSharp\ncharge from the Army did not\nqualify for benefits under\n1962 revision extending the\npresumption of service con-\nnection from 3-7 years because\nof a prohibition of retro-\nactivity in the 1962 law.\n12. HR 13342\nTo amend Farm Labor\nUnder Sec. 17 of the bill\nCongress passed a\n10/29/74\nContractor Regis-\nhearing officer positions in\nnew bill S 3202\ntration Provisions\nthe Department of Labor are\ndeleting the\narbitrarily reclassified and\nhearing examiner\nexisting hearing officers\nprovisions which\nbecome Administrative law\nthe President\njudges regardless of qual-\nsigned 12/7/74\nifications.\n13. HR 14225\nThe Rehabilitation\nThis bill administered through\nCongress repassed\n10/29/74\nAct Amendments of\nlegislation; it transferred\nthe bill in\n1974\nprograms; it dictated minute\nidentical form\ndecisions; it created inde-\nas HR 17503 which\npendent units and a new 250\nthe President\nman bureaucracy in HEW; it\nsigned on 12/7/74\ndissipated accountability.\n14. HR 6191\nTo suspend tempor-\nAn Amendment to the bill\nHouse sustained\n11/26/74\narily the Zinc\nallows certain taxpayers\nveto on 12/3/74\nImport duty\nwho have already deducted\ncasualty losses to exclude\nfrom taxable income any\namount received from tort\ncompensation or Federal loan\ncancellation.\nLISEARY\nFORD\nBill Number\nDate Vetoed\nTitle\nPresidential Objection\nActual Savings Final Resolution\n15. HR 12628\nVeterans Education\nAdds $500M to deficit by\n$500M is not\nCongress overrode\n11/26/74\nand Rehabilitation\nincreasing benefits 23% instead\nan actual\n12/3/74\nAmendments of 1974\nof 18.2% and extending benefits\nsavings\nfrom 36 to 45 months for under-\nbecause of\ngraduates.\nveto override\n16. S 3537\nAn act to modify\nTo assist Heppner, Oregon to\nNOA\n12/17/74\nthe Flood Control\nrelocate its water system\nAct of 1965\nCongress made two exceptions\nto standard practice; reten-\ntion of 31/40 interest rate\nverses current rate of 5 7/8%\nand authorization of advance\npayment before project actually\nbegins.\n17. HR 11929\nTo provide special\nAmendment would not require\nNOA\n12/21/74\nrepayment treat-\nTVA to reflect cost of pollu-\nment for TVA\ntion equipment in power rates\nPollution Control\nand would require taxpayers\nExpenditures\nto make up the difference.\n18. HR 14214\nTo authorize a\nThe bill authorizes $1B over\n$1B was an\n12/21/74\nHealth Revenue\nPresident's recommendation\nauthorization\nSharing Program\nand not an\nactual saving\n19. S 425\nTo regulate\nThe bill would cut 1977 coal\n$10M\nNOA\n12/30/74\nStrip Mining\nproduction between 48-141\nmillion tons, create pro-\ntracted litigation and require\nexcessive Federal expenditures.\nBill Number\nDate Vetoed\nTitle\nPresidential Objection\nActual Savings Final Resolution\n20. HR 8193\nTo establish an oil\n20% the first year and 30%\nNOA\n12/30/74\nimport quota for\nafter 6/30/77 of all imported\nU.S. flag vessels\noil must be shipped in U.S.\nbottoms which is inflationary,\nprotectionist and violates\nseveral U.S. treaties on Com-\nmerce and navigation.\n21. S 3341\nTo increase Federal\nIncluded provision for disabled\n$58M\nNOA\n12/31/74\nEmployee per diem\nveterans traveling for treat-\nrates\nment, but unlike Federal\nemployees there is no provision\nfor reduced payments where the\noccasion requires.\n22. HR 17085\nTo authorize a\nBill is a general approach at\nNOA\n1/2/75\nNurses Training\na time when nurse surpluses\nProgram\nexist in some areas and short-\nages exist in some specialties\nwhere the legislation should\nhave been applied.\n23. S 4206\nTo increase milk\nBill increases price support\n$385M\nNOA\n1/3/75\nprice supports\nby $1.12 per hundred weight\nto $7.69 thus raising price\nof milk 6¢ per half gallon\nand further reducing demand\nfor milk products which dairy\nfarmers cannot afford.\n24. S 3943\nTo extend author-\nMakes $125M available for one\n$125M was an\nNOA\n1/24/75\nization of the\nadditional year for water and\nauthorization\nRural Environ-\nsoil conservation programs\nand not an\nmental Assistance\nwhich are not necessary because\nactual saving\nProgram (REAP)\nadequate funding and successful\nLIBRARY\nprograms already exist.\nFORD\nBill Number\nDate Vetoed\nTitle\nPresidential Objection\nActual Savings Final Resolution\n25. HR 2933\nTo establish quotas\nExisting law already requires\nNOA\n1/24/75\non filberts\nimported foodstuffs to meet\nF.D.A. standards and to add\nfilberts would hurt our\nmarkets abroad and violate\ncertain obligations under\nGATT.\n26. HR 13296\nTo authorize the\nOne section required Secretary\n$7M\nNOA\n1/4/75\n1975 Maritime\nof Commerce to provide indef-\nAdministration\ninitely for certain losses\nProgram (MARAD)\nto U.S. fishing vessels caused\nby foreign ships in U.S.\ncontinental shelf waters.\nWould cause serious adminis-\ntrative problems and is not\nnecessary because international\nprocedures for recovering\ndamages now exist.\n27. HR 11897\nTo name Federal\nNo Federal Office Building\nNOA\n1/4/75\nOffice Building\nhas been named for an incum-\nand Court House in\nbent President and while\nGrand Rapids, Mich.\nhonored feels this precedent\nthe President\nshouldn't be changed.\nGerald R. Ford\nFederal Office\nBuilding\n94th Congress - 1st Session\n2nd Session\nBill Number\nDate Vetoed\nTitle\nPresidential Objection\nActual Savings Final Resolution\n28. HR 1767\nTo limit Presidential Proposed Congressional compro-\nNOA\n3/4/75\nauthority to impose\nmise - Vetoed 60-day extension\npetroleum import fees\nand amended proclamation to\npostpone for 60 days increase\nin import fees hoping Congress\nwill enact energy program.\n29. HR 4296\nTo establish emer-\nCostly to consumers, taxpayers\n$1.8B\nHouse sustained\n5/1/75\ngency farm price\nand farmers. Damaging to U.S.\n5/13/75\nsupports\ninternational marketing\npositions.\n30. HR 25\nRegulate strip\nExcessive Federal regulation\n$19M\nHouse sustained\n5/20/75\nmining\nand tax provisions; enables\n6/10/75\nStates to control mining on\nFederal lands; cut coal pro-\nduction 40-162 M tons in 1977;\ncost up to 36,000 jobs and\nforce higher electric bills.\n31. HR 5357\nAuthorize appropria-\nExcessive appropriation\n$75M was an\nNOA\n5/28/75\ntions for the pro-\nauthorization for forcing\nauthorization\nmotion of tourist\ntourist promotion; reinstitutes\nand not actual\ntravel\ndomestic travel promotion\nsaving\nprogram. Authorization thru\n1979.\nBill Number\nDate Vetoed\nTitle\nPresidential Objection\nActual Savings Final Resolution\n32. HR 4481\nTo provide emergency\nNot an effective response to\n$2.07B\nHouse sustained\n5/28/75\nemployment supple-\nunemployment problem.\n6/4/75\nmental\nExacerbates budgetary and\neconomic pressures. Author-\nized $3.3 B above budget\nrequested.\n33. HR 4485\nTo provide new\nWould take excessive time\n$1.9B\nHouse sustained\n6/24/75\nhousing subsidies\nto implement; is inequit-\n6/25/75\nable because some with\n$25,000 income qualify while\nothers earning $6,000 would\nnot; mortgage subsidies\ngive some buyers excessive\nbenefits at taxpayers\nexpense; $1.9B over budget\nin 1976 and beyond.\n34. HR 4035\nTo provide for\nIncrease petroleum consumption\nNOA\n7/21/75\nmore effective\ncuts domestic production,\nCongressional\nincreases reliance on imports\nreview of exempt\navoids phasing out price\npetroleum products\ncontrols.\nfrom the Emergency\nPetroleum Alloca-\ntion Act of 1973\n35. HR 5901\nTo provide Educa-\nIncreases appropriations for\n$1.5B is not\nCongress overrode\n7/25/75\ntion Appropria-\nall programs; does not con-\nactual saving\n9/10/75\ntions\nsider Presidential recommen-\ndue to override\ndation on impact aid to\nhigher education reduction.\n36. S 66\nTo amend Health\nExcessive Appropriation level;\n$550M is not\nCongress overrode\n7/26/75\nService Act of\nexpands Federal role in\nan actual\n7/29/75\n1973\nhealth service programs thru\nsaving due to\nnarrow categorical grants.\noverride\nExceeds FY '77 by $1.1B\nBill Number\nDate Vetoed\nTitle\nPresidential Objection\nActual Savings Final Resolution\n37. S 1849\nTo extend Emergency\nDoes not solve or move U.S.\nSenate sustained\n9/9/75\nPetroleum Allocation\ntoward enactment of national\n9/10/75\nAct of 1973\nenergy program. Keeps status\nquo for 6 months; increases\ndependency on foreign oil;\njeopardizes national security;\nexports jobs; and delayscon-\nservation.\n38. HR 9497\nTo provide tobacco\nWould adversely affect tobacco\n$157M\nNOA\n9/30/75\nprice supports\nexports, lower farm income,\nand increase federal spending\nin FY and TQ by estimated $157M.\n39. HR 4222\nTo amend school\nAlthough enlarges efforts to\n$1. 2B was not\nCongress overrode\n10/3/75\nlunch and child\nfeed needy children, bill\nan actual\n10/7/75\nnutrition Acts\nexpands Federal subsidies\nsavings due\nto children of non-needy\nto override\nfamilies.\n40. HR 12\nTo provide protec-\nExtends EPS functions to\n$7M\nNOA\n11/29/75\ntion of foreign\narea of responsibility of\ndiplomatic missions\nlocal law enforcement agencies.\nand increase size of\nExecutive Protection\nService\n41. HR 5559\nTo make changes\nDoes not include requested\nHouse sustained\n12/17/75\nin certain income\ncuts in federal spending\n12/18/75\ntax provisions\nand $28B tax reduction.\n(extension of tax\nMerely extends for 6 months\nreductions)\npresent tax cuts.\nBill Number\nDate Vetoed\nTitle\nPresidential Objection\nActual Savings Final Resolution\n42. HR 8069\nTo provide approp-\nInconsistent with fiscal dis-\n$1. B was not\nCongress overrode\n12/19/75\nriations for\ncipline and effective restraint\nan actual\n1/28/76\nDepartments of\non government growth. Adds\nsaving due\nLabor and HEW\n$1B to spending authority\nto override\nand 8,000 Federal employees.\n43. S 2350\nTo include Secretary\nUnnecessary since President\n12/31/75\nof Treasury as a\nhas adequate arrangements for\nmember of NSC\nobtaining advice; bill would\nlessen flexibility of President\nin arranging for advice.\n44. HR 5900\nTo amend National\nDoes not provide for resolution\nBill returned\n1/2/76\nLabor Relations Act\nof special problems in con-\nalthough Congress\n(Common Situs\nstruction industry. Risks\nhad adjourned\nPicketing)\nleading to loss of jobs and\nsine die on\nwork hours, higher costs to\n12/19/75\npublic and slow downs in\nconstruction industry.\n94th Congress - 2nd Session\n45. SJRes 121 To provide for\nSets support at 85% parity\n$223M\nSenate sustained\n1/30/76\nquarterly adjust-\nwith quarterly adjustments.\n2/7/76\nments in milk\nWould increase Federal\nsupport price\nspending, cause milk surpluses\nand raise consumer prices.\n'76 - '77 marketing year\nincrease - $580M; subsequent\nyears - $350M. Increase\nconsumer costs in 2 years by\n$1.38B.\n46. HR 5247\nTo authorize a\nDoes not provide solution to\n$6.2B\nSenate sustained\n2/13/76\nlocal public works\nunemployment \"Election year\n2/19/76\ncapital development\nPork Barrel\"; cost $25,000\nand investment pro-\nper job; few jobs would be\ngram\ncreated (250,000) over life\nof legislation; no impact in\nimmediate future.\nBill Number\nDate Vetoed\nTitle\nPresidential Objection\nActual Savings Final Resolution\n47. HR 9803\nTo implement new\nRuns contrary to concept of\n$125M\nSenate sustained\n4/6/76\nchild day care\nvesting responsibility in\n5/5/76\nstandards -\nState and local governments,\nTitle XX of the\nwould perpetuate rigid\nSocial Security\nFederal standards - at tax-\nAct\npayers expense; would impose\ncostly and unrealistic staff\nto children ratios; could\nadd $125M over next 6 months\nand $250M per year thereafter.\n48. HR 8617\nTo amend the\nCould endanger concept of\nHouse sustained\n4/12/76\nHatch Act\nFederal employee freedom\n4/29/76\nfrom coercion to participate\nin partisan political\nactivities. Essentially\nrepeals Hatch Act.\n49. S 2662\nTo authorize 1977\nImposed arbitrary arms\nNOA\n5/7/76\nappropriations\nceiling and human rights\nfor foreign assis-\nprovisions; removed restric-\ntance programs\ntion on trade with North Viet\nNam and undercuts MIA efforts;\nterminated MAAG groups unless\nCongress authorized and con-\ntained unconstitutional\nConcurrent Resolution provisions.\n50. HR 12384\nTo authorize\nBill generally acceptable but\nSenate sustained\n7/2/76\nappropriations\nSec. 612 prohibits certain\n7/22/76\nfor military\nbase closings or reduction of\nconstruction\ncivilian personnel without\nCongressional approval.\nBill Number\nDate Vetoed\nTitle\nPresidential Objection\nActual Savings Final Resolution\n51. S 391\nTo amend Federal\nIn basic agreement with bill,\n$ 45M not an\nCongress overrode\n7/3/76\nCoal Leasing Act\nbut it is littered with\nactual saving\n8/4/76\nrigidities and complications,\ndue to over-\nend result would inhibit\nride\ncoal production on Federal\nlands, raise consumer costs\nand delay energy independence.\n52. S 3201\nTo authorize\nWould create only 160,000 jobs\n$3.95B not\nCongress overrode\n7/6/76\nappropriations for\nover the years; would reduce\nan actual sav-\n7/22/76\npublic works employ-\nunemployment .06 percent at a\ning due to\nment\ncost of $4B; cost $25,000 per\noverride\njob; bill is highly inflation-\nary.\n53. HR 12567\nTo authorize\nBill contains provision\n$2M\nNOA\n7/7/76\nappropriations for\nobstructing President's\nfederal fire pre-\nconstitutional responsibil-\nvention control\nities over Executive branch\nprograms\noperations. Concurrent\nresolution's veto power over\nplan to commit funds for\nNational Academy for Fire\nPrevention & Control is\nunconstitutional.\n54. S 2447\nTo amend USC -\nFederal interference in state\nNOA\n8/3/76\nTitle 4 to make\nincome tax procedures by\nclear Members of\nCongressional mandate.\nCongress may not\nbe treated as\nresidents of\nany state other\nthan the one which\nelected.\n55. HR 12944\nTo extend the\nNo provision in Constitution\nNOA\n8/13/76\nFederal Insect-\nfor procedures in this Act\nicide, Fungicide\nwhereby Congress has 60 day\nand Rodenticide\nreview period and veto power\nAct, as amended,\nover regulations promulgated.\nfor 6 months\nFrom the desk of\nALAN GREENSPAN, Chairman\nCouncil of Economic Advisers\nCPI Flugus\nrelease\n10 AM FIVM\nFORD LIBRARY\nSept21\nThis will be\nthat inflation is not\nregarded as confirmation\naccelled\nidentical to last month.\nResults abrost +\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nNews\nUnited States\nDepartment\nof Labor\nOffice of Information\nWashington, D.C. 20210\nBUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\nUSDL-76-1143\nT. Nakayama (202) 523-1647\nTRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS\n523-1814\nEMBARGOED UNTIL 10:00 A.M. (E.D.T.),\n523-1902\nFriday, August 20, 1976\n523-1965\n523-1854\nK.D. Hoyle (202)\n523-1913\n333-1384\nTHE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX-JULY 1976\nFORD LIBRASH\nThe Consumer Price Index rose 0.6 percent in July before seasonal adjustment to\n171.1 (1967=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported\ntoday. Compared with a year ago, the July CPI was up 5.4 percent.\nSeasonally adjusted changes\nOn a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI rose 0.5 percent in July, about the same\nas in recent months. The July increase stemmed from higher prices for a variety of goods\nand services, particularly gasoline, apparel, used cars, medical care and transportation\nTable A. Percent changes in CPI and components, selected periods\nChanges in all items\ncompound\nChanges from preceding month\nannual rate\nFrom\nMonth\nFrom\n12 mos.\nCommodities\n3 mos.\nago\nAll items\nFood\nless food\nServices\nago\nSeas.\nSeas.\nSeas.\nSeas.\nSeasonally\nUnadj.\nadj.\nUnadj.\nadj.\nUnadj.\nadj.\nUnadj.\nadj.\nadjusted\nUnadj.\nJuly 1975\n1.1\n1.0\n2.4\n1.8\n0.7\n0.9\n0.5\n0.5\n9.1\n9.7\nAug.\n.3\n.4\n- .3\n- .2\n.5\n.6\n.5\n.4\n8.5\n8.6\nSept\n.5\n.4\n- .2\n.3\n.5\n.3\n1.0\n.8\n7.4\n7.8\nOct.\n.6\n.6\n.7\n.9\n.5\n.3\n.6\n.6\n5.8\n7.6\nNov.\n.6\n.6\n.4\n.6\n.3\n.3\n1.1\n1.0\n6.8\n7.3\nDec.\n.4\n.5\n.5\n.6\n.1\n.4\n.6\n.6\n7.3\n7.0\nJan. 1976\n.2\n.4\n.1\n- .2\n- .3\n.2\n1.0\n1.1\n6.5\n6.8\nFeb.\n.2\n.1\n- .4\n-1.0\n.3\n.3\n.7\n.7\n4.4\n6.3\nMar.\n.2\n.2\n- .7\n- .8\n.4\nin\n.6\n.7'\n2.9\n6.1\nApr.\n.4\n.4\n.3\n.6\n.6\n.3\n.3\n.5\n2.9\n6.1\nMay\n.6\n.6\n.4\n1.0\n.8\n.6\n.4\n.4\n4.9\n6.2\nJune\n.5\n.5\n.5\n.2\n.6\n.5\n.6\n.6\n6.1\n5.9\nJuly\n.6\n5\n.7\n.1\n.4\n.6\n.7\n.6\n6.3\n5.4.\nHug\n.5\n.3\n.6\n.6\n6.0\n5.6\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nFlash report on GNP: Not fas publication\nGNP\n1976 : seasonally adj. annual rates\n% change\nIQ IQ IIIQ\nReal GNP\n9.2%\n4.5%\n4.0%\nPrice change\n3.2\n5.2\n4.9\nFOAD i LIBRARY 076838\nThird quarter data will not be published\nuntil mid - October. Will probably be somenstat\nbetter than there early estimates\nEmployment data as requested\nseasonally adjusted (000)\nFlugust\nAugust\nchange\n1974\n1976\nCivilian Labor Force\n91157\n95487\n+4330\nEmployment\n86170\n87981\n+1811\nUnerry Uneversament loyment\n4987\n7506\n+2519\nRate %\n5.5%\n7.9%\nLIBRARY\nFORD\n1976\n1977\n1978\n1979\n1980\n1981\nPrice level (% change) :\n038875\nGNP deflator:\nyear-over-year\n(B)\n5.9\n6.2\n6.1\n5.0\n4.2\n4.0\n(T)\n5.3\n6.0\n6.0\n5.1\n4.0\n2.9\n4th qtr over\n4th qtr\n(B)\n6.3\n6.0\n5.7\n4.7\n4.0\n4.0\n(T)\n5.1\n6.2\n5.7\n4.7\n3.6\n2.5\nCPI:\nyear-over-year\n(B)\n6.3\n6.0\n5.9\n5.0\n4.2\n4.0\n(T)\n5.7\n5.6\n5.6\n5.1\n4.1\n2.9\nDec. over Dec.\n(B)\n5.9\n5.9\n5.6\n4.6\n4.0\n4.0\n(T)\n5.0\n5.7\n5.4\n4.7\n3.5\n2.4\nUnemployment rate:\nTotal\n(B)\n7.7\n6.9\n6.4\n5.8\n5.2\n4.9\n(T)\n7.2\n6.4\n5.7\n5.1\n4.8\n4.7\nFederal pay raise,\nOct. (%)\n(B)\n4.7\n8.6\n7.0\n6.5\n5.75\n5.5\n(T)\n4.7\n7.5\n7.0\n6.5\n5.75\n5.0\n1\nInterest rate, 91-day\nTreasury bill (%)\n(B)\n5.5\n5.5\n5.5\n5.5\n5.0\n5.0\n(T)\n5.3\n5.5\n5.5\n5.5\n5.5\n5.5\nThe interest rate forecast may change slightly if actual interest rates change between\nnow and the publication date. Because interest rates are difficult to forecast, Budget\ndocuments generally assume that rates remain constant at the level prevailing on the day\nthat the interest outlays are computed. The 1976 interest rate forecast will be slightly-\nlower than the forecast for the rest of the period, because the 1976 estimate must take\naccount of the lower rates prevailing so far this year.\nAttachment A\nECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS\n&\n(dollar amounts in billions)\n1976\n1977\n1978\n1979\n1980\n1981\nGross National Product:\nCurrent dollars:\nAmount - Budget\n(B)\n1,684\n1,890\n2,124\n2,376\n2,636\n2,877\nTroika\n(T)\n1,687\n1,890\n2,121\n2,370\n2,575\n2,747\n% change -\n(B)\n12.4\n12.2\n12.4\n11.9\n10.9\n9.1\n(T)\n12.5\n12.0\n12.2\n11.7\n8.6\n6.7\nConstant (1972) dollars:\nAmount -\n(B)\n1,260\n1,332\n1,411\n1,503\n1,600\n1,679\n(T)\n1,267\n1,339\n1,418\n1,508\n1,575\n1,634\n% change -\n(B)\n6.2\n5.7\n5.9\n6.5\n6.5\n4.9\n(T)\n6.8\n5.7\n5.9\n6.3\n4.4\n3.7\nIncomes (current dollars) :\nPersonal income\n(B)\n1,386\n1,538\n1,727\n1,930\n2,138\n2,331\n(T)\n1,381\n1,531\n1,720\n1,920\n2,083\n2,220\nWages & salaries\n(B)\n892\n1,001\n1,126\n1,259\n1,397\n1,525\n(T)\n889\n992\n1,121\n1,252\n1,361\n1,452\nCorporate profits\n(B)\n156\n181\n201\n223\n247\n271\n(T)\n152\n178\n201\n223\n242\n258\nPRESIDENT 1.43 SEEN\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 21, 1976\nMEMORANDUM TO:\nRICHARD B. CHENEY\nR&B\nFROM:\nRICHARD S. BRANNON\nSUBJECT:\nQ and A on Carter's Playboy\nInterview\nI think the President will want to be careful not to talk\nthis issue excessively. We can detract from the interview's\nobvious damage by having too much to say.\nBasically, the President wants to get two points across:\n(1) I wouldn't have done it.\n(2) It is the kind of inconsistency we have come to expect\nfrom Governor Carter.\n1\nQUESTION:\nYou are familiar with Governor Carter's interview with\nPlayboy magazine. Do you think it is appropriate for a\nPresidential candidate to grant an interview with this type\nmagazine?\nANSWER:\nI received an invitation through my Press Secretary in 1975\nto be interviewed by Playboy magazine.\nMr. Nessen informed\nthem that I was not available.\nCRO LIBRARY\n2\nQUESTION:\nDo you think that Governor Carter should have granted the\ninterview?\nANSWER:\nThe fact that I declined to do it tells you something of how\nI feel.\nAs to the question of whether Mr. Carter should have done it,\nthat's something for the voters to decide.\nFORD i LIBRARY\n3\nQUESTION:\nGovernor Carter says that he has \"looked on a lot of women\nwith lust\" and he has \"committed adultery in his heart many\ntimes\". Mr. President, have you ever committed adultery in\nyour heart?\nANSWER:\nIf I had, I sure wouldn't want to advertise it. Such an open\nadmission would be an embarrassment to my wife and children\nand it smacks of an open disrespect for women.\nI think most women are offended by being viewed as sex objects.\nOPTIONAL ANSWER:\nI think most women would be offended by being viewed simply as\nsex objects. I will leave it to Governor Carter to explain what it\nis he meant by his choice of words.\n/ FORD LIBRARY\n4\nQUESTION:\nI'm sure you've heard of the language used by Mr. Carter in\nthe inteview. Do you think that language is appropriate?\nANSWER:\nNo. I do not think that someone who aspires to the high office\nof President should go on the public record using language\nthat is offensive to many Americans.\nI'm not trying to be prudish. I just happen to think that persons\nwho desire to serve in positions of public trust must earn that\ntrust. One of the ways to earn trust is by winning the respect of\npeople in all walks of life, both young and old alike.\nPeople have the right to expect consistency in what we say and\nin what we do.\nFORD LIBRARY\n5\nQUESTION:\nBut wasn't Governor Carter trying to say that we should not\nbe judgmental of those who choose a different life style?\nANSWER:\nI would agree that respect for others who choose to be different\nis important. I have always tried to be tolerant of people with\na life style different from my own.\nHowever, the use of words and phrases which are offensive\nto some Americans may not be the best way to state the case.\nOPTIONAL ANSWER: (Additional)\nI understand that Mr. Carter's book has the title: \"Why Not\nthe Best\".\nI think that many Americans are asking of Gov ernor Carter in\nlight of this particular interview, \"Why Not the Best?\"\nin personal conversation and personal consistency?\n/ GRANTS + FORD VIBRARY\n6\nQUESTION:\nGovernor Carter said that his religious beliefs would not be\na determining factor in appointing judges \"who would be either\nharsh or lenient toward such offenses as adultery, drug use,\nand homosexuality\". What is your view on this?\nANSWER:\nI have not thought in terms of \"harsh or lenient\".\nI have tried to appoint judges who have a record of personal\nand professional competence. They should be judicious,\nfair and impartial.\nFORD LIBRARY\nEP 22 1976\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 23, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJACK MARSH\nFROM:\nBOB WOLTHUIS\nRKW\nSUBJECT:\nPresident's Votes on Medicare and Medicaid\nMEDICARE - HR 6675 - 1965\n1. HR 6675 - Motion to recommit bill back to Ways and\nMeans - April 8, 1965\nRejected 191 - 236\nFord voted yea\n2. HR 6675 - Final Passage - April 8, 1965\nPassed 313 - 115\nFord voted nay\n3. HR 6675 - Adoption of Conference Report\nFORD\nJuly 27, 1965\nAdopted 307 - 116\nFord voted nay\nGRAND\nMEDICAID - Kerr-Mills - HR 12580 - 1960\n1. HR 12580 - Final Passage - June 23, 1960\nPassed 381 - 23\nFord voted yea\n2. HR 12580 - Adoption of Conference Report\nAugust 26, 1960\nAdopted 369 - 17\nFord voted yea\nwe disagreeing votes OI the\nternal and child welfare provisions of\nFeighan\nKluczynski\nRains\ntwo Houses thereon, and appoints Mr.\nthe Social Security Act; to improve the\nFenton\nKnox\nRandall\nFino\nKowalski\nRay\nMAGNUSON, Mr. HILL, Mr. ELLENDER, Mr.\nunemployment compensation provisions\nFlood\nKyl\nReece, Tenn.\nROBERTSON. Mr. ALLOTT, Mr. SALTON-\nof such act; and for other purposes.\nFlynn\nLafore\nRees, Kans.\nSTALL, and Mr. YOUNG of North Dakota\nThe Clerk read the title of the bill.\nFogarty\nLaird\nReuss\nFoley\nLandrum\nRhodes, Pa.\nto be the conferees on the part of the\nForand\nLane\nRichiman\nSenate.\nFord\nLangen\nRivers, Alaska\nThe message also announced that the\nCALL OF THE HOUSE\nForrester\nLankford\nRoberts\nFountain\nLatta\nRobison\nSenate had passed, with amendments in\nMr. FLYNT. Mr. Speaker, I make the\nFrelinghuysen\nLennon\nRodino\nwhich the concurrence of the House is\npoint of order that a quorum is not\nFriedel\nLesinski\nRogers, Colo.\nrequested, a bill of the House of the fol-\nFulton\nLevering\nRogers, Fla.\npresent.\nGallagher\nLibonati\nRogers, Mass.\nlowing title:\nThe SPEAKER. Evidently a quorum\nGarmatz\nLindsay\nRooney\nH.R. 11776. An act making appropriations\nis not present.\nGary\nLipscomb\nRoosevelt\nGavin\nfor sundry independent executive bureaus,\nLoser\nRostenkowski\nMr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I\nGeorge\nMcCormack\nRoush\nboards, commissions, corporations, agencies,\nmove a call of the House.\nGlaimo\nMcCulloch\nRutherford\nand offices for the fiscal year ending June\nA call of the House was ordered.\nGilbert\nMcDonough\nSt. George\n30, 1961, and for other purposes.\nGlenn\nMcDowell\nThe Clerk called the roll, and the fol-\nSantangelo\nGoodell\nMcFall\nSaund\nThe message also announced that the\nlowing Members failed to answer to their\nGranahan\nMcGinley\nSaylor\nSenate insists on its amendments to the\nnames:\nGrant\nMcGovern\nSchenck\nGray\nforegoing bill, requests a conference with\nMcIntire\nSchneebell\n[Roll No. 142]\nGreen, Oreg.\nMacdonald\nSchwengel\nthe House on the disagreeing votes of the\nAlford\nFrazier\nMorrison\nGreen, Pa.\nMachrowicz\nScott\ntwo Houses thereon, and appoints Mr.\nAnfuso\nHealey\nMulter\nGriffin\nMack\nSelden\nAshley\nHess\nMumma\nGriffiths\nMAGNUSON, Mr. HILL, Mr. ELLENDER, Mr.\nMadden\nShelley\nBarden\nKelly\nSteed\nGross\nMailliard\nSheppard\nROBERTSON, Mr. HOLLAND, Mr. ANDERSON,\nBarry\nKeogh\nTaylor\nGubser\nMarshall\nShipley\nMr. ALLOTT, Mr. SALTONSTALL, and Mr.\nBlltch\nMcSween\nThompson, La.\nHagen\nMartin\nShort\nYOUNG of North Dakota to be the con-\nBuckley\nMagnuson\nWainwright\nHaley\nMatthews\nSikes\nByrnes, Wis.\nMerrow\nWhitten\nHalleck\nMay\nSiler\nferees on the part of the Senate.\nDurham\nMetcalf\nWithrow\nHalpern\nMeader\nSimpson\nThe message also announced that the\nEdmondson\nMorris, Okla.\nYoung\nHardy\nMeyer\nSisk\nSenate agrees to the amendments of the\nHargis\nMichel\nSlack\nThe SPEAKER. On this rollcall 400\nHarmon\nMiller, Clem\nSmith, Calif.\nHouse to bills of the Senate of the fol-\nMembers have answered to their names,\nHarris\nMiller,\nSmith, Iowa\nlowing titles:\nHarrison\na quorum.\nGeorge P.\nSmith, Miss.\nHays\nMiller, N.Y.\nSpence\nS. 1765. An act to authorize and direct the\nBy unanimous consent, further pro-\nHebert\nMilliken\nSpringer\nTreasury to cause the vessel Edith Q., owned\nceedings under the call were dispensed\nHechler\nMills\nStaggers\nby James O. Quinn, of Sunset, Maine, to be\nwith\nHemphill\nMinshall\nStratton\ndocumented as a vessel of the United States\nHenderson\nMitchell\nStubblefield\nwith full coastwise privileges; and\nHerlong\nMoel'er\nSullivan\nHiestand\nS. 3019. An act to provide for certain pilot-\nMonagan\nSOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENTS\nTeague, Calif.\nHoeven\nMontoya\nTeague, Tex.\nage requirements in the navigation of U.S.\nOF 1960\nHoffman, Mich.\nMoore\nTeller\nwaters of the Great Lakes, and for other\nHogan\nMoorhead\nThomas\npurposes.\nThe SPEAKER. The question is on\nHolifield\nMorgan\nThompson, N.J.\nthe passage of the bill HR 12580.\nHolland\nMorris, N. Mex.\nThompson, Tex.\nThe message also announced that the\nHolt\nMr. BYRNES of Wisconsin. Mr.\nMoss\nThomson, Wyo.\nSenate insists upon its amendments to\nHoltzman\nMoulder\nThornberry\nthe bill (H.R. 10644) entitled \"An act\nSpeaker, on that I demand the yeas and\nHoran\nMurphy\nToll\nnays.\nHosmer\nMurray\nTollefson\nto amend title V of the Merchant Marine\nHuddleston\nThe yeas and nays were ordered.\nNatcher\nTrimble\nAct, 1936, in order to change the limita-\nHull\nNelsen\nUdall\ntion of the construction differential sub-\nThe question was taken and there\nIkard\nNix\nUliman\nwere-yeas 381, nays 23, answered \"pres-\nInouye\nNorblad\nVanik\nsidy under such title,\" disagreed to by\nIrwin\nent\" 3, not voting 24, as follows:\nO'Brien, III.\nVan Pelt\nthe House; agrees to the conference\nJackson\nO'Brien, N.Y.\nVan Zandt\nasked by the House on the disagreeing\n[Roll No. 143]\nJarman\nO'Hara, III.\nVinson\nJennings\nO'Hara, Mich.\nWallhauser\nvotes of the two Houses thereon, and ap-\nYEAS-381\nJensen\nO'Konski\nWalter\npoints Mr. PASTORE, Mr. BARTLETT, and\nAbernethy\nBolling\nCollier\nJohnson, Calif.\nO'Neill\nWampler\nMr. BUTLER to be the conferees on the\nAdair\nBolton\nColmer\nJohnson, Colo.\nOliver\nWatts\npart of the Senate.\nAddonizio\nBonner\nConte\nJohnson, Md.\nOsmers\nWeaver\nAlbert\nBosch\nCook\nJohnson, Wis.\nOstertag\nWeis\nThe message also announced that the\nAlexander\nBow\nCooley\nJonas\nPassman\nWestland\nSenate had passed bills of the following\nAllen\nBowles\nCorbett\nJones, Ala.\nPatman\nWharton\ntitles, in which the concurrence of the\nAndersen,\nBoykin\nCramer\nJones, Mo.\nPerkins\nWhitener\nMinn.\nBrademas\nCunningham\nJudd\nPlost\nWhitten\nHouse is requested:\nAnderson,\nBray\nCurtin\nKarsten\nPhilbin\nWidnall\n2388. An act relating to the separation\nMont.\nBreeding\nCurtis, Mass.\nKarth\nPilcher\nWier\nAndrews\nBrewster\nCurtis, Mo.\nKasem\nPillion\nWilliams\nand retirement of John R. Barker: and\nArends\nBrooks, La.\nDaddario\nKastenmeier\nPirnie\nWillis\nS. 3319. An act to authorize the Admin-\nAshley\nBrooks, Tex.\nDague\nKearns\nPoage\nWilson\nistrator of General Services to release the\nAspinall\nBroomfield\nDaniels\nKee\nPoff\nWinstead\nrecapture provisions contained in the con-\nAuchincloss\nBrown, Ga.\nDavis, Ga.\nKeith\nPorter\nWithrow\nveyance of certain real property to the city\nAvery\nBrown, Mo.\nDavis, Tenn.\nKilburn\nPreston\nWolf\nof Little Rock, Ark., and for other pur-\nAyres\nBrown, Ohio\nDawson\nKilday\nPrice\nWright\nBailey\nBroyhill\nDelaney\nKilgore\nProkop\nYates\nposes.\nBaker\nBudge\nDent\nKing. Calif.\nPucinski\nYoung\nBaldwin\nBurdick\nDenton\nKing. Utah\nQuie\nYounger\nBaring\nBurke, Ky.\nDerounian\nKirwan\nQuigley\nZablocki\nSOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENTS\nBarr\nBurke, Mass.\nDerwinski\nKitchin\nRabaut\nZelenko\nOF 1960\nBarrett\nByrne, Pa.\nDevine\nNAYS-23\nBarry\nByrnes, Wis.\nDiggs\nThe SPEAKER. The unfinished busi-\nBass, N.H.\nCahill\nDingell\nAbbitt\nGathings\nRivers, S.C.\nness is the passage of the bill (H.R.\nBass, Tenn.\nCanfield\nDixon\nAlger\nHoffman, III.\nRogers, Tex.\nBates\nCannon\nDonohue\nAshmore\nJohansen\nScherer\n12580) to extend and improve coverage\nBaumhart\nCarnahan\nDooley\nBrock\nMcMillan\nSmith, Kans.\nunder the Federal Old-Age, Survivors,\nBecker\nCasey\nDorn, N.Y.\nBurleson\nMahon\nSmith, Va.\nand Disability Insurance System and to\nBeckworth\nCederberg\nDowdy\nDorn, S.C.\nMason\nTaber\nBelcher\nCeller\nDowning\nFisher\nNorrell\nTuck\nremove hardships and inequities, im-\nBennett, Fla.\nChamberlain\nDoyle\nFlynt\nRiley\nprove the financing of the trust funds,\nBennett, Mich.\nChelf\nDulski\nANSWERED \"PRESENT\"-3\nand provide disability benefits to addi-\nBentley\nChenoweth\nDwyer\nBerry\nChiperfield\nElliott\nPelly\nRhodes, Ariz.\nUtt\ntional individuals under such systems;\nBetts\nChurch\nEverett\nto provide grants to States for medical\nBlatnik\nClark\nEvins\nNOT VOTING-24\ncare for aged individuals of low income;\nBlitch\nCoad\nFallon\nAlford\nBuckley\nFrazier\nBoggs\nCoffin\nFarbstein\nAnfuso\nDurham\nHealey\nto amend the public assistance and ma-\nBoland\nCohelan\nFascell\nBarden\nEdmondson\nHess\nMills\n6/23/60\nAdoption of Conference\n1960\nCONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE\n17881\nsuch care, or for initiating programs of\nfor 42 days (whether or not consecutive) as a\nwhich it is required to make under such\nmedical assistance for the aged, or both.\nresult of this diagnosis are also not included.\nsection 116. The Senate amendment deleted\nUnder existing law the Federal percentages\n(Under the Senate amendments, the term\nthis provision of the House bill. The Sen-\nfor the several States vary inversely with the\n\"medical assistance for the aged\" did not ex-\nate recedes.\nsquare of their respective per capita in-\nclude payments with respect to care or serv-\nCHILD-WELFARE SERVICES\ncomes, but with a minimum of 50 percent\nices for individuals who are patients in insti-\nand a maximum of 65 percent. The Federal\ntutions for tuberculosis or mental diseases,\nAmendment No. 106: Section 707(a).(3)\nmedical percentage would be determined in\nand did not exclude individuals who have\n(A) of the House bill amended section 521\nthe same way except that the maximum\nbeen diagnosed as having tuberculosis or\nof the Social Security Act so as to increase\nwould be 80 percent instead of 65 percent.\npsychosis and are patients in medical insti-\nfrom $17,000,000 to $20,000,000 the amount\nFor all States which have approved pro-\ntutions as a result thereof.)\nauthorized to be appropriated each year to\ngrams for medical assistance for aged per-\nThe new section 6(c) defines the term\nenable the Secretary of Health, Education,\nsons who are not recipients of old-age assist-\n\"Federal medical percentage\". The Federal\nand Welfare to make grants to State agencies\nance, the Federal payments would be equal\nmedical percentage for any State would be\nfor child-welfare services. The Senate\nto the Federal medical percentage of the\n100 percent minus the percentage which\namendment increased this amount to $25,-\ntotal amounts expended under these pro-\nbears the same relationship to 50 percent\n000,000. The House recedes, with an amend-\ngrams.\nas the square of the per capita income of\nment providing that the uniform amount in\nAlso (as under existing law), all States\nthe State bears to the square of the per\nthe allotments to each State as prescribed by\nwould continue to receive Federal payments\ncapita income of the 50 States. The Federal\nthe present child-welfare services law (which\nequal to one-half of their expenditures for\nmedical percentage could not, however, be\nis based on the ratio between the amount\nnecessary and proper administration of their\nless than 50 percent or more than 80 per-\nauthorized and the amount appropriated for\nState plans.\ncent. Also, this percentage for Puerto Rico,\nchild-welfare purposes, applied to a dollar\nSection is a conforming amend-\nthe Virgin Islands, and Guam would be set\namount which is increased from $60,000 to\nment to section 3(b) (2) (B) of the Act, strik-\nat 50 percent.\n$70,000 by the bill) shall in no case be less\ning out \"old-age assistance\" and inserting in\nAs under the Senate amendments, these\nthan $50,000.\nlieu thereof \"assistance\".\nchanges in title I of the Social Security\nAID TO THE BLIND\nSection (e) is a conforming amend-\nAct will take effect on October 1, 1960.\nAmendment No. 107: This amendment\nment to section 4 of the Act under which the\nPLANNING GRANTS TO STATES\nadded to the House bill a new section 710.\nSecretary could suspend or deny Federal pay-\nments to States whose plans do not conform\nAmendment No. 93: Section 603 of the\namending section 1002(a) (8) of the Social\nto the requirements of the Act or whose\nHouse bill authorized a two-year program\nSecurity Act to provide that the State agency\nprograms are operated in contravention of\nof grants to the States to cover one-half of\nadministering aid to the blind, in taking\ntheir costs, up to a maximum Federal pay-\nan individual's income and resources into\nthe provisions of the State plan.\nSection 601 (f) amends section 6 of the Act.\nment of $50,000, of making plans and initiat-\nconsideration for purposes of determining\nExisting section 6 becomes subsection (a) of\ning administrative arrangements for opera-\nhis need for such aid, may either disregard\nsection 6 and two new subsections (b) and\ntions under the new title XVI of the Social\nthe first 81,000 of his earned income per\n(c) are added. The new subsection (a) con-\nSecurity Act (relating to medical services for\nyear plus one-half of the excess over $1,000\ntinues the present definition of \"old-age as-\nthe aged). The Senate amendment deleted\nor continue to disregard the first 850 per\nsistance\", except that it (in effect) permits\nthis provision of the House bill. The House\nmonth of earned income as it is directed to\nFederal financial participation in State ex-\nrecedes.\ndo under existing law, with the further pro-\npenditures for medical care on behalf of an\nvision that effective July 1, 1961, the State\nINCREASE IN LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE PAY-\nindividual who is a patient in a medical in-\nagency must disregard the first 81,000 of\nMENT TO PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS,\nstitution, as the result of a. diagnosis of\nthe individual's earned income each year\nAND GUAM\ntuberculosis or psychosis, for 42 days\nplus one-half of his earned income in excess\nAmendment No. 97: Senate amendment\n(whether or not consecutive) after such\nof that figure. The House recedes with an\nnumbered 97 added to the bill amendments\ndiagnosis. (Under the Senate amendments,\namendment which places the new earned in-\nthe definition of \"old-age assistance\" in-\nto section 1108 of the Social Security Act.\ncome exemption on a monthly basis as in\ncluded money payments to. or medical care\nThis section of the Act places dollar limita-\nexisting law rather than on an annual basis\non behalf of or any type of remedial care\ntions on the amounts which may be paid to\nas in the Senate amendment, and provides\nrecognized under State law on behalf of,\nPuerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam\nthat the new exemption will become manda-\nindividuals who are patients in institutions\nunder titles 1, IV, X, and XIV of the Act.\ntory on the States on July 1, 1962; under\nfor tuberculosis or mental diseases and in-\nThe Senate amendment increased these dol-\nthe conference agreement the State agency,\ndividuals who have been diagnosed as having\nlar amounts. No comparable provision was\nin determining need, is permitted either to\nincluded in the House bill. The House\ntuberculosis or psychosis and are patients in\ndisregard the first $85 of the individual's\nmedical institutions as a result thereof.)\nrecedes.\nearned income per month plus one-half of\nThe new subsection (b) of section 6 de-\nUnder the conference agreement, section\nhis earned income in excess of that figure\nfines \"medical assistance for the aged.\"\n1108 of the Social Security Act is amended\nor to continue to apply the existing $50 per\nThis term is defined to mean payments for\nto increase the dollar limitations described\nmonth exemption until the 1962 date, after\nmedical services to persons 65 years of age\nabove as follows:\nwhich it must disregard the first $85 of\nor over who are not recipients of old-age\nPuerto Rico-from $8,500,000 to $9 million\nearned income per month plus one-half of\nassistance, but whose income and resources\nper fiscal year;\nearned income in excess of that figure.\nare insufficient to meet the cost of the fol-\nVirgin Islands-from 8300,000 to $315,000\nW. D. MILLS,\nlowing care and services:\nper fiscal year; and\nAIME J. FORAND,\n(1) Inpatient hospital services:\nGuam-from $400,000 to $420,000 per fiscal\nCECIL R. KING,\n(2) Skilled nursing-home services;\nyear.\nN. M. MASON,\n(3) Physicians' services:\nThese increases may be used only for pay-\nJOHN W. BYRNES,\n(4) Outpatient hospital or clinic services;\nments certified under section 3(a) (2) (B) of\nHOWARD H. BAKER,\n(5) Home health care services;\nthe act (relating to Federal matching for old-\nManagers on the Part of the House.\n(6) Private duty nursing services;\nage assistance expenditures in excess of the\n(7) Physical therapy and related services;\npresent maximum of $35 per month per bene-\nMr. MILLS Mr. Speaker, I yield my-\n(8) Dental services;\nficlary). However, the dollar limits would\nself 10 minutes.\n(9) Laboratory and X-ray services;\nnot apply to payments under the new section\nThe agreement reached by the con-\n(10) Prescribed drugs, eyeglasses, den-\n3(a) (3) of the act (relating to Federal pay-\nferees on the part of the House and the\ntures, and prosthetic devices;\nments for medical assistance for the aged).\nSenate on H.R. 12580. the Social Security\n(11) Diagnostic, screening. and preven-\nADVISORY COUNCIL ON SOCIAL SECURITY\nAmendments of 1960, represents, as is\ntive services; and\nFINANCING\nusually the case, some degree of com-\n(12) Any other medical care or remedial\ncare recognized under State law.\nAmendment No. 101: Section 704(b) of\npromise on the part of all concerned.\nThe term \"medical assistance for the aged\"\nthe House bill amended section 116 of the\nI can give assurance to the Members of\ndoes not include services for any individual\nSocial Security Amendments of 1956 50 as\nthe House, however, that in my opinion\nwho is an inmate of a public institution\nto direct the Advisory Council on Social\nthe provisions upon which agreement\nexcept as a patient in a medical institution;\nSecurity Financing which will be appointed\nwas reached on the part of the conferees\nnor does it include services for any individual\nduring 1963 (under section 116(e) of the 1956\nrepresent substantially the basic House\nwho is a patient in a tuberculosis or mental\nAmendments as amended by sec. 704(a) of\ninstitution. In the case of an individual\nthe bill) to make findings and recommenda-\nbill with only a few substantive modifi-\nwho is a patient in a medical institution\ntions with respect to extensions of coverage,\ncations, and I believe the substantive\n(other than a tuberculosis or mental institu-\nadequacy of benefits, and all aspects of the\nmodifications, for the most part, repre-\ntion) as a result of a diagnosis nf tubercu-\nold-age. survivors. and disability Insurance\nsent improvements in the bill.\n1960\nCONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSE\n17893\nbenefits under the bill may be made\nof war, and he has served his people in\nLane\nO'Hara, III.\nShipley\navailable almost immediately, if adopted\ntime of peace, always with distinction.\nLangen\nO'Hara, Mich.\nShort\nLankford\nO'Konski\nSiler\nby any State government.\nIt would be difficult to find a Congress-\nLatta\nO'Neill\nSimpson\nThe passage of this bill does not mean\nman who has worked harder and with\nLennon\nOliver\nSisk\nthe end of the fight for medical care for\ngreater zeal and devotion to his con-\nLesinski\nOsmers\nSlack\nLevering\nOstertag\nSmith, Calif.\nour senior citizens. This is merely the\nstituency than has AIME FORAND. He is\nLibonati\nPassman\nSmith, Iowa\nbeginning. I am certain that next year\na man of great intelligence and integrity.\nLindsay\nPatman\nSmith, Miss.\nthere will be reintroduced a bill which\nHe had the respect and admiration of\nLipscomb\nPerkins\nSpence\nLoser\nPfost\nwill contain the social security approach\nSpringer\nhis colleagues and I am sure not one\nMcCormack\nPhilbin\nStaggers\nproviding insurance against the cost of\namong us would wish to deny him his\nMcCulloch\nPilcher\nSteed\nhospital, nursing home, and surgical\nwell-earned retirement, which he has\nMcDonough\nPillion\nStratton\nMcDowell\nPirnie\ncare for persons eligible for old-age\nStubblefield\nvoluntarily chosen. I consider AIME\nMcFall\nPoage\nSullivan\nand survivors insurance benefits. Such\nFORAND a great statesman and a great\nMcGinley\nPoff\nTaylor, N.C.\na bill will obviate the necessity for any\nAmerican, and I wish him good health\nMcGovern\nPorter\nTeague, Calif.\nmeans test and will permit all our citi-\nMcIntire\nPowell\nand good fortune in the future.\nTeller\nMacdonald\nPrice\nThomas\nzens to support themselves in their old\nMr. MILLS. Mr. Speaker, I move the\nMachrowicz\nProkop\nThompson, N.J.\nage by making small contributions dur-\nprevious question.\nMadden\nPucinski\nThompson, Tex.\ning their working years.\nMailliard\nQuie\nThomson. Wyo.\nThe previous question was ordered.\nMarshall\nQuigley\nAt least the problem has been recog-\nThornberry\nThe SPEAKER. The question is on\nMartin\nPabaut\nToll\nnized. The conservative combination in\nthe conference report.\nMatthews\nRains\nTollefson\nthe Congress had permitted only a\nMay\nRandall\nTrimble\nMr. MILLS. Mr. Speaker, on that I\nMeader\nslight step forward to be taken. I am\nRay\nUdall\ndemand the yeas and nays.\nMerrow\nReece, Tenn.\nUllman\ncertain that this step will be lengthened\nThe yeas and nays were ordered.\nMetcalf\nRees, Kans.\nVanik\nin the years to come.\nMichel\nReuss\nVan Pelt\nThe question was taken; and there\nMiller, Clem\nMrs. GRANAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I am\nRhodes, Pa.\nVan Zandt\nvery happy to join so many of my col-\nwere-yeas 369, nays 17, answered\nMiller, N.Y.\nRiehlman\nWainwright\nMilliken\nRiley\nWallhauser\nleagues in the House of Representatives\n\"present\" 1, not voting 44, as follows:\nMills\nRivers, Alaska\nWalter\n[Roll No. 197]\nMinshall\nin a well-deserved tribute to the gentle-\nRivers, S.C.\nWatts\nMoeller\nRoberts\nWeaver\nman from Rhode Island [Mr. FORAND]\nYEAS-369\nMonagan\nRobison\nWels\nwho is retiring from Congress this year\nAbernethy\nCannon\nGavin\nMontoya\nRodino\nWestland\nafter long and distinguished service to\nAdair\nCarnahan\nGeorge\nMoore\nRogers, Colo.\nWharton\nAddonizio\nCasey\nGiaimo\nMoorhead\nRogers, Fla.\nWhitener\nthe people of his district and to all of\nAlbert\nCederberg\nGilbert\nMorgan\nRooney\nWhitten\nthe people of this great country.\nAlexander\nChamberlain\nGlenn\nMorris, N. Mex.\nRoosevelt\nWidnall\nAs a member of the Committee on\nAlford\nChelf\nGranahan\nMorris, Okla.\nRostenkowski\nWier\nMorrison\nWays and Means, Congressman FORAND\nAllen\nChenoweth\nGray\nRoush\nWilliams\nAndersen,\nChiperfield\nGreen, Oreg.\nMoss\nRutherford\nWillis\nhas contributed so very much to the de-\nMinn.\nChurch\nGreen, Pa.\nMoulder\nSt. George\nWilson\nvelopment and improvement of the so-\nAnderson,\nClark\nGriffin\nMulter\nSantangelo\nWinstead\ncial security laws, that to many his name\nMont.\nCoad\nGriffiths\nMumma\nSaund\nWolf\nAndrews\nCoffin\nGross\nMurphy\nSaylor\nWright\nis synonymous with social security. And,\nAnfuso\nCohelan\nGubser\nNatcher\nSchenck\nYates\nof course, it was his bill on further ex-\nArends\nCollier\nHagen\nNelsen\nSchneebell\nYoung\npansion and improvement of social se-\nAshley\nColmer\nHaley\nNix\nSchwengel\nYounger\nAshmore\nConte\nHalleck\nNorblad\nScott\nZablocki\ncurity programs to include health insur-\nAspinall\nCook\nHalpern\nO'Brien, III.\nSelden\nZelenko\nance for beneficiaries of old-age and\nAuchincloss\nCooley\nHardy\nO'Brien, N.Y.\nShelley\nsurvivors insurance that became the\nAvery\nCorbett\nHargis\nNAYS-17\nAyres\nCramer\nHarmon\nmost talked about piece of legislation\nBailey\nCunningham\nHarrison\nAbbitt\nJensen\nSmith, Va.\nof this session. When some form of\nBaker\nCurtin\nHays\nBurleson\nJohansen\nTaber\nhealth insurance is finally adopted for\nBaldwin\nCurtis, Mass.\nHealey\nDorn, S.C.\nMcMillan\nTeague, Tex.\nBaring\nCurtis, Mo.\nHechler\nGathings\nRhodes, Ariz.\nTuck\nolder people, the gentleman from Rhode\nBarr\nDaddario\nHemphill\nHoffman, III.\nRogers, Tex.\nUtt\nIsland [Mr. FORAND] will certainly be\nBarrett\nDague\nHenderson\nJackson\nScherer\naccorded much of the credit for drama-\nBarry\nDaniels\nHerlong\nBass, NH.\nDawson\nHiestand\nANSWERED \"PRESENT\"-1\ntizing the issue and the needs.\nBass, Tenn.\nDelaney\nHoeven\nPelly\nMr. Speaker, I am most grateful to\nBates\nDent\nHolifield\nthe gentleman from Rhode Island for\nBaumhart\nDerounian\nHolland\nNOT VOTING-44\nthe gracious help he accorded me in\nBecker\nDerwinski\nHolt\nAlger\nHebert\nMiller,\nBeckworth\nDevine\nHoltzman\nBarden\nHess\nGeorge P.\nachieving election to the House Commit-\nBelcher\nDiggs\nHoran\nBolling\nHoffman, Mich. Mitchell\ntee on Government Operations and I\nBennett, Fla.\nDingell\nHosmer\nBuckley\nHogan\nMurray\nwant him to know of my high regard and\nBennett, Mich.\nDixon\nHuddleston\nCeller\nIkard\nNorrell\nBentley\nDonohue\nHull\nDavis, Ga.\ngreat admiration for his abilities and his\nKeogh\nPreston\nBerry\nDooley\nInouye\nDavis, Tenn.\nKilburn\nRogers, Mass.\nfriendliness. I wish him years of happi-\nBetts\nDorn, N.Y.\nIrwin\nDenton\nLafore\nSheppard\nness as he prepares to retire from\nBlatnik\nDowdy\nJarman\nDoyle\nLandrum\nSikes\nBlitch\nDowning\nJennings\nDulski\nMcSween\nCongress.\nSmith, Kans.\nBoggs\nDwyer\nJohnson, Calif.\nDurham\nMack\nTaylor, N.Y.\nMr. SMITH of Mississippi. Mr.\nBoland\nEdmondson\nJohnson, Colo.\nFlynt\nMagnuson\nThompson, La.\nSpeaker, the retirement of AIME FORAND\nBolton\nElliott\nJohnson, Md.\nGoodell\nMahon\nViuson\nBonner\nEverett\nwill take from us one of our most dis-\nJohnson, Wis.\nGrant\nMason\nWampler\nBosch\nEvins\nJonas\nHarris\nMeyer\nWithrow\ntinguished Members, who has made a\nBow\nFallon\nJones, Ala.\nlasting contribution to the work of the\nBowles\nFarbstein\nJones, Mo.\nSo the conference report was agreed to.\nBoykin\nFascell\nJudd\nHouse of Representatives. One of\nBrademas\nFeighan\nThe Clerk announced the following\nKarsten\nAIME'S qualities of which the public is\nBray\nFenton\nKarth\npairs:\ngenerally not aware is his great skill as a\nBreeding\nFino\nKasem\nOn this vote:\nparliamentarian. He has been one of\nBrewster\nFisher\nKastenmeier\nBrock\nFlood\nKearns\nMr. Hoffman of Michigan for, with Mr.\nthe ablest Presiding Officers of the House\nBrooks, La.\nFlynn\nKee\nAlger against.\nduring my period of service.\nBrooks, Tex.\nFogarty\nKeith\nMr. Hess for, with Mr. Mason against.\nI want to express my personal appre-\nBroomfield\nFoley\nKelly\nBrown, Ga.\nForand\nKilday\nUntil further notice:\nciation for his courtesies to me through\nBrown, Mo.\nFord\nKilgore\nthe years.\nBrown, Ohio\nForrester\nKing, Calif.\nMr. Hébert with Mrs. Rogers of Massachu-\nMr. FEIGHAN. Mr. Speaker, it has\nBroyhill\nFountain\nKing, Utah\nsetts.\nbeen a great privilege to serve in the\nBudge\nFrazier\nKirwan\nMr. Keogh with Mr. Kilburn.\nBurke, Ky.\nFrelinghuysen\nKitchin\nMr. Celler with Mr. Lafore.\nCongress with our esteemed colleague,\nBurke, Mass.\nFriedel\nKluczynski\nMr. Buckley with Mr. Smith of Kansas.\nAIME FORAND, whose personal friendship\nByrne, Pa.\nFulton\nKnox\nByrnes, Wis.\nGallagher\nKowalski\nMr. Hogan with Mr. Taylor of New York.\nI have enjoyed these many years. Mr.\nCahill\nGarmatz\nKyl\nMr. Meyer with Mr. Withrow.\nFORAND has served his country in time\nCanfield\nGary\nLaird\nMr. Dulski with Mr. Goodell.\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nPm\nSeptember 1, 1976\n10:57 a.m.\nMEMORANDUM FOR COUNSELLOR HARTMANN\nDOUG SMITH\nFROM:\nGWEN ANDERSON\nya\nSUBJECT:\nMEDICARE AND MEDICAID\nDoug, in response to your phone call of 10:45 a.m. today\nas to the Mondale comments on hitting the President on\nMedicare and Medicaid, the President voted for Medicaid\nwhich is the Kerr-Mills Bill in 1960 and against Medicare\nin 1965.\nThe attached three pages show his voting record and his\nremarks pertaining to the 1965 Medicare legislation according\nto the Congressional Record.\nAlso attached is his voting for Medicaid as reported in\nCongressional Quarterly.\nAlso attached is Mondale's voting record in 1965 on the\nvoluntary health insurance program on Medicare.\nFORD LIBRARY is 074839\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nTO: Dick\nFROM:\nMIKE DUVAL\nFor your information\nComments:\nPrepared by Im Lonnor\n- for the President\nDebate Prep.\nmike\nTHE IDENT EAS seen\n$1.35 BILLION \"WINDFALL\" FOR THE OIL COMPANIES\nQUESTION\nThe recent revelation of a $1.35 billion regulatory mix-up --\nand of FEA's proposal to allow refiners to keep the associated\nwindfall benefit -- seems to confirm the administrative\nincompetence of the FEA and a pattern of excessive regulatory\nfriendliness toward the U.S. oil companies at the expense\nof consumers. What is your position on this?\nANSWER\nThe discussion of this issue that has occurred so far indicates\na clear misunderstanding of the facts, which are as follows:\nNo \"windfall\" has been granted to the oil companies by\nFEA. This case is wide open. FEA is considering a variety\nof alternatives to deal with it -- some of which could\nresult in penalties for the refiners involved.\nThe alternatives for dealing with the problem will be\nfully aired by FEA in public hearings. FEA first announced\nits intention to hold hearings on the matter on August\n3, 1976.\nWhen the public hearings are held -- they are now scheduled\nfor October 13, 1976 -- all parties at interest, including\nconsumers, will be heard.\nWhen all the facts are in, I am confident that FEA\nAdministrator Frank Zarb will decide in a way that is\ncorrect and fair for consumers and others involved.\nVORD\nBACKGROUND\nThe $1.35 billion \"windfall\" issue has arisen because of\nan interpretation by some refiners of complex FEA and\nCost of Living Council oil price regulations govering the\npass through of \"product\" (crude oil) and \"non-product\"\n(operating) costs.\nBriefly, when markets were so competitive that all costs\ncould be passed through, refiners had the option of \"banking\"\nhigher product costs and passing them through at a later\ndate when the market would permit higher prices. However,\nrefiners were prohibited from banking \"non-product\" costs.\nFEA regulations were not specific on which costs -- product\nor non-product could be passed through first. The result\nwas that:\n(1) Some refiners passed through product costs first,\nlossing the opportunity to pass through non-product\ncosts.\n(2) Some refiners passed through product and non-product\ncosts proportionately, thus, \"banking\" the remaining\nproduct costs for later recovery.\n(3) Some refiners passed through non-product costs\nfirst, and \"banked\" all products costs for later recover.\nFEA intended the first approach. Refiners following\napproaches 2 and 3 are the now focus of the FEA action.\nFORD\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nLIGRARY\nPoints from Lynn on Carter's\nnew budget restraint posture\n-- Given the massive spending programs promised in Carter's\nplatform and his pledge to balance the budget, the only\nway he can get from here to there is by raising taxes.\nThe burden of such tax increases would, one way or\nanother, hit middle income Americans.\n-- The Carter speeches and platform are honest in at least\none respect -- they nowhere promise the people that\ntheir taxes won't go up. All they promise is that taxes\nwill be more progressive -- in other words, knowing that\nthe taxes of those better off are going up even more\nshould make middle income people feel better when their\nown taxes go up too.\nAccording to the Post, Carter says that economic growth\nin the next four years would produce $60 billion in new\nrevenues and that this would provide enough money for\nneeded social programs.\nconnent\nFirst, given eminent programs, we don't see any $60\nbillion fiscal dividend. Second, even if there were one,\nwe don't see how that would take care of his\nproblem -- We price only 5 (of the 62) spending promises\nin the Carter platform at $103.3 billion per year cost.\n-- If Governor Carter can do it at $60 B he must know the\ndetails of his proposals, because otherwise he couldn't\nprice them out. If he know he should share such program\nproposals with the American people.\nhis proposals.\nThe Governor emphasizes phase - in all of\nprograms\nAll right then, when does he propose they be fully phased-i\n1980, 1981, 1990? He owes such an explanation to each of\nthe groups to whom he made those promises.\n-- There is no way he could raise $100 billion\nmore\nper year in taxes without hitting middle income people.\nIf he raises business taxes, prices will go up at the\nstores. And he can't raise it all by hitting the rich;\nif he had taxed away at 100% rates all 1975 income,\nwithout allowing any deductions, over $100,000, he would\nhave raised somewhere aroung $9 to $13 billion, depending\non how he calculated it. If he tried to raise $100 billion\nunder current corporate and individual tax laws on an\nequal % surtax basis it would require a 50% surtax. If\nhe had some other magical way, the should tell the American\npeople now.\n- 2 -\n-- As the line goes in the song from the King and I,\n\"Tis a puzzlement.\"\nSOME QUESTIONS TO CANDIDATE CARTER ON\nGREATE FORD LIBRANT\nSPENDING, TAXES AND BALANCED BUDGETS\nThe Democratic-controlled Budget Committee of the\nHouse of Representatives has just published figures which\nshow that even if no new spending programs are added and even\nif tax rates are kept where they are -- which means that\nunder the progressive tax rate structure everybody's taxes\nkeep going up as they get wage increases -- the growth\nin spending will be such that there couldn't be a balanced\nbudget until 1981. Yet the Democratic platform, which is\nsupposed to be the Democratic contract with the American\npeople, promises over sixty different kinds of increased\nfederal spending and also a balanced budget.\nI know you have tried to explain this.\nI know you have said your new programs would cost\nless than $60 billion even though the President's people\ncalculate that just five of the 62 Democratic proposals\nwould cost $103.3 billion. But for you to talk about\neven a $60 billion total, you must know what your programs\nare going to be -- because how can you price them without\nfairly detailed proposals? Assuming you do know them,\nwhy don't you share them with the American people?\nSecond, I know you have said you will phase-in\nsuch new programs. Well, if that's so, shouldn't you tell\nEERALE FORD\n-2-\nthe folks who think those new programs are good stuff how\nlong they are supposed to wait for them -- 1980, 1985,\n19902\nThird, I also know you have talked about soaking the\nrich more and closing business tax loopholes to raise more\ntaxes. But isn't it true that this would only bring in a\nsmall fraction of what would be needed to cover all the\nnew spending you and your platform propose and that\ntherefore, to balance the budget, there would not only\nbe no room for any tax cuts for middle-income folks as\nthe President has proposed but you would have to raise\nthe taxes collected from people making $15, $20, $25\nthousand a year? Is this why you and your platform\ndon't promise a thing about tax cuts or tax increases?\nTo summarize, will you please get specific?\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nANSWER\nAs has been stated previously, I did, on a number of occasions as a\nCongressman, accept the hospitality of William Whyte, a close,\npersonal friend.\nObviously, I did not see anything improper in these invitations or I\nwould not have accepted them.\nThere is no question but what such practices were until recently quite\ncommonplace. And as my opponent well-knows, and as has been publicly\ndisclosed, until recently the acceptance of such invitations by elected\nofficials at the state as well as federal level was not deemed\nimproper or inappropriate.\nThe key test under the standards then applied was whether the acceptance\nof such an invitation in any way influenced the exercise of the official's\nresponsibility to his constituents. I feel confident in my own case\nand in Governor Carter's case that neither of us ever permitted\nsuch gifts to influence our conduct or our responsibilities.\nAlthough the principles of public servants remain as they always have,\nnamely that elected officials must exercise their responsibilities to\ntheir constituents by deciding issues on their merits without regard\nto outside influence, the standards of public behavior, which we as a\npeople now demand of our elected officials, are considerably higher\ntoday than was true in the past. I feel confident that I can pledge\n-2- -\nto the American people that I have done everything in my power to\ninsure that I live up to the expectations they have of their President."
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