Speech #810095116

The Department of Justice is vital to the business and welfare of the Nation. and the security and protection of our economy rests in large measure upon the proper conduct of its work. No business enterprise which has had the growth and expansion in size and responsibilities comparable to the Department of Justice would leave the compensation of its executive head at the same level as it was in its early and formative period. The top officials of the Department included in the pending compensation bill are the Solicitor General. the Assistant to the Attorney General. the Assistant Solicitor General. seven Assistant Attcrneys General. the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. the Director of the Federal Prison System. and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. With the exception of the Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Prison System these are all statutory positions requiring Presidential appointment and confirmation by the Senate. � To raise the salaries of these positions. including that of the Attorney General. would amount to an additional cost of less than $90.000 a year as presently contemplated. which is far less than the fee frequently paid opposing counsel in a single important case. The Department is a highly organized professional and technical office handling litigation involving billions of the Governments money and property.