It expanded and extended for 5 years research and development programs for conversion of saline water. it extended loan programs to commercial fisheries. it increased aid to communities to combat water pollution and established a Water Pollution Control Administration. All of those matters were important but more important were the laws enacted which dealt with human rights rather than material privileges. The improved voting rights law and the new immigration law that does away with the obnoxious and inhumane quota system were among the high spots of the accomplishments of this Congress. Some will argue that all this impverishes initiative and makes for a listless and dependent citizenry. The reverse is true.
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