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Congressional Record
United States
of America
PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 89tb CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
Observations on the 1st Session of 89th Congress
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
year felt that the legislative initiative has
It is one thing for a Congress to adopt
OF
passed irretrievably to the executive
Presidential proposals after thorough de-
HON. GERALD R. FORD
branch. One of the experts at that con-
liberation and adequate discussion. It is
vention, Lewis A. Dexter, said that the
quite another thing for a Congress to
OF MICHIGAN
Congress will come to have the same im-
rush through such proposals without
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTTATIVES
portance in the American system of gov-
careful scrutiny and without reasonable
Friday, October 22, 1965
ernment as the House of Lords has in
debate. No Congress that performed its
the British, particularly if several future
constitutional duty would do the slipshod
Mr. GERALD R. FORD. Mr. Speaker,
Presidents resemble Lyndon Johnson.
job of which Senator MANSFIELD in-
the record of the 1st session of the 89th
Eric Sevareid wrote:
dicted the present Congress when he
Congress is spotty. Along with the en-
actment of some meritorious and needed
We know of a number of Congressmen who
said that it must now devote most of its
would be very grateful to learn what they
effort to tightening up "its hasty enact-
legislation, the Congress often acted
have really done this year.
ments."
hastily, blindly, and indiscriminately.
The majority leader of the Senate, Mr.
He also found that the Congress has so
EXAMPLES OF RUBBERSTAMPING BY THE CONGRESS
MANSFIELD, of Montana, has confessed
often acted under "a curious kind of in-
On many important bills the House of
serious deficiencies in the laws enacted
timidation" that the "once-exalted title
Representatives acted without adequate
by the Congress this year. He has an-
of Senator or Representative has lost
consideration, without full hearings in
nounced that the 2d session of the 89th
much of its prestige."
committee, and without sufficient debate
Congress should "spend less time on new
One of the leading newspapers in the
on the floor.
legislation and more time correcting
home State of the Vice President summed
The arts and humanities bill was rail-
oversights in legislation we have just
it up this way:
roaded through the Committee on Edu-
passed." He has said that the Congress
Anyone following the daily deliberations of
cation and Labor after about 15 minutes
"must tighten up the hasty enactments"
the House of Representatives must be struck
of consideration. Even a motion by the
and must eliminate from the laws of the
by the ruthlessness with which the Demo-
minority that the bill be read was sum-
session just ended "a number of gaps and
cratic majority of so-called liberals is flexing
marily rejected by the majority. When
its muscles. It is not, in fact, a deliberative'
any number of rough edges, overexten-
the committee met to act on the bill, the
body. Representative government is in a sad
sions and overlaps."
and critical state.
members were presented for the first
The Mansfield confession should be
time with a new committee print, dated
Columnist Ted Lewis said:
good for the soul of the American peo-
the same day, containing a number of
ple. It should convince them that one-
The presidential image of a miracle pro-
significant amendments which the mi-
party government does not serve them
ducer of new laws makes the legislative
nority members had never seen before.
branch of Government appear to be a crea-
well.
Thereafter, several additional amend-
ture of the executive branch.
One conclusion to be drawn from the
ments, which the Republican members
1st session of the 89th Congress is that
The Chicago Tribune, in an editorial
had never seen, were quickly adopted in
whenever the party that holds possession
entitled "Legislating by Scoop Shovel,"
committee, and the bill was reported with
of the executive branch of the National
said:
great haste.
Government also enjoys overwhelming
It would take a truck scale to weigh the
The Education and Labor Committee
dominance in the Congress, the Congress
legislation forwarded by the White House and
made virtually no change in the admin-
becomes a satellite of the President.
automatically approved, most of it wasteful,
istration bill to provide assistance for
much of it unnecessary, and all of it putting
The failure of the Congress to act as a
elementary and secondary education, de-
the individual in the grip of the Federal vise.
deliberative body, coequal with the Ex-
spite vigorous bipartisan complaints
He [the President] has been legislating
ecutive, is the most striking feature of
about the formula for distributing Fed-
everything and anything, and, with two-
this past session. Until the closing days
thirds majorities in either Chamber, he has a
eral funds contained in the bill. On the
of the session, it rubberstamped the pro-
Congress of robots that is totally compliant.
floor, at least 10 of 25 amendments were
posals of the White House in far too
rejected without discussion due to the
The Knoxville Journal editorialized:
many instances.
gag-rule limitation on debate.
Any Congress which voluntarily yields its
The members of the American Politi-
right to perform as a coequal part of the
As this far-reaching legislation was
cal Science Association who gathered in
Federal Establishment, as this one has, is a
being considered by the House of Rep-
Washington in early September of this
continuing threat to the Nation.
resentatives, Democratic Congresswoman
793-858-0591
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Until the closing days\nthirds majorities in either Chamber, he has a\neral funds contained in the bill. On the\nof the session, it rubberstamped the pro-\nCongress of robots that is totally compliant.\nfloor, at least 10 of 25 amendments were\nposals of the White House in far too\nrejected without discussion due to the\nThe Knoxville Journal editorialized:\nmany instances.\ngag-rule limitation on debate.\nAny Congress which voluntarily yields its\nThe members of the American Politi-\nright to perform as a coequal part of the\nAs this far-reaching legislation was\ncal Science Association who gathered in\nFederal Establishment, as this one has, is a\nbeing considered by the House of Rep-\nWashington in early September of this\ncontinuing threat to the Nation.\nresentatives, Democratic Congresswoman\n793-858-0591"
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