Speech #880066619

There has been no action on tax cut and tax reform. although I have always contended that if the Committee on Finance had held hearings on the measure during the past 4 months. final legislation would have been expedited by at least 60 days. and the necessity for comprehensive hearings when the bills come from the House would have been eliminated. There has been no action on civil defense and the foodstuff stockpile. no action on mental health and vocational rehabilitation. no action on the creation of a Department of Urban Afflairs. no action on a fallout shelter program. no action on housing for the elderly. no action on civil service retirement. no action on maternal and child health care. no action on the Presidental transition act. no action on District of Columbia home rule. for which the senior Senator from Oregon has fought for so many years. and on which I have had the privilege to join him during my time in the Senate. no action on the FPC gas industry bill. no action on the Food and Drug Act Amendment. no action on the food stamp plan. no Senate action on group practice facilities mortgage insurance. no action on land use adjustments. no action on railroad retirement amendments. no action on river basin planning. no action on extending the juvenile delinquency program. There has been no action on the long overdue reform of political campaign activities. no action on the 3percent salary adjustment for civil servants. no action on narcotics control. no action on the REA loan account. no action on civil service salary reform. no action on the Transportation Users Act. no action on the users charges bill. no action on the commercial supersonic aircraft bill. no action on the bill to provide consolidated management for Dulles International Airport. no action on reforming the District of Columbia transit system. no action on the vitally important amendments to the immigration code. no action on stockpile disposal. I believe it is fair to say that well over 70 percent of the Presidents recommendations have not reached the calendar. In addition to the 102 recommendations of the President. there are. of course. a good many measures recommended and bills introduced by individual Senators without administration support. which I feel would be worthy of careful committee and floor consideration.