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In the belief that my colleagues also will find the results of this questionnaire valuable. I am attaching a complete tabulation of the questions and the responses in percentages: No No Question Yes No opin- Question Yes No opinion ion Do you favor diplomatic recognition of Communist China? ---- 19.0 72. 6 8.4 Assuming that both employees and employers will bear the costs. Should we continue military and economic aid to friendly na- are you in favor of amending the Social Security Act to include tIOfs? -------------------------------------------------- ------ 82.1 9.9 8.0 all medical expenses after retirement? ------------------------- 50.2 38.1 11.7 Do you favor U.S. defense of Formosa? ------------------------- 68.2 15.7 16.1 Should the Federal Government take over from the States some Do you approve of a firm stand with respect to Berlin? -------- 92.7 2.0 5.3 of the financial obligation for construction and maintenance of Do you think the Federal Government should be given greater our public school system even though this may be accompanied power to arbitrate and enforce agreements between labor and by a corresponding Federal control of our educational system? management when disputes affect a major sector of the national (This is of course. separate from the necessary Federal assisteconomy andfor the national defense? ------------------------- 76.5 18.7 4.8 ance to federally Impacted areas) ------------------------------ 23.3 70.4 6.3 Do you believe the Federal minimum wage should be raised? .... 39.9 42. 6 17. 5 Do you favor increased Federal aid to college students? -------- 43.5 47.0 9.8 Should labor unions be brought under the ntitrnst laws? ------ 76. 1 11.8 12.1 Do you think more Federally administered programs should be Do you favor Federal legislation to tighten taxation of oopera- turned back to the States? ------------------------------------ 62.6 20.7 16.7 tives? --------------------------------------------------- ------ 63.8 15.4 20.8 Do you favor reduction of agriculture price supports? ---------- 77.3 10.9 11.8 Should we allow parents to deduct from their income tax tuition Should we liberalize our immigration laws to allow more people paid for children attending college? ------------------------- 65.1 28. 7 6.2 to enter the United States? ---------------------------- 20.1 67.5 12.4 Do you consider our defense budget to be adequate? ----------- 49. 8 32.0 18. 2 Do you believe the Federal Government should have more anDo you believe sufficient emphasis is placed on or missile and thority to regulate radio and TV programs? ------------------- 42.0 47.8 10.2 space programs? ---------------------------------------------- 35.9 50.1 14.0 Do you favor emphasis on a balanced budget in the coming year?. 72.8 19.9 7.3 Should the President have the right to veto or accept specific Do you believe the House of Representatives should continue the Items in appropriations bills? (He must now accept or veto UnAmerican Activities Committee? ---------------- 67.0 19.2 13.8 the entire bill.) ------------------------------------------------- 74.3 19.8 5.9 The following 2 questions were answered by Federal emDo you favor repeal of the 22d amendment to the Constitution ployees only. Approximately 6.700. or 61.6 percent of the which limits the Presidency to 2 terms? ----------------------- 26.1 69.8 4.1 total. answered 1 or both of the 2 questions. Do you favor a regional authoiity for developing a Washington Do you favor liberalizing the Hatch Act to allow Federal emarea water and sewage disposal plan? -----------.------------- 81.5 7.2 11.3 ployees to take a more active share in partisan political camDo you think the regional authority method is a sound approach paigns?- --------------------------------------- - 51.2 43.8 6.0 to other Washington metropolitan problems jointly affecting Should control over general salary increases of clasilied end Virginia. the District of Columbia. and Maryland? ---------- 70. 5 12. 1 17.4 postal employees remain under the legislative jurisdiction of Do you favor a payasyougo basis for interstate highway con- Congress? ----------------------------------------------------- 0 6.0 29.0 11.0 struction even if it requires a raise in the Federal gasoline tax?-- 65.0 25.7 9.3 Congressman Minshall Announces Poll Results