Speech #930041461

I agree with Commissioner Nicholas Johnson of the Federal Communications Commission. "We simply must open new channels of commhunication between the public and Washington." Parade magazine wrote: Johnson reports that the response to his proposal (for a tollfree telephone line to the Federal Government) shows "the citizens are for all for it. while some bureaucrats think it would require too many people to answer the phones." A study by the General Services Administration will help solve such questions. The administration must assist people with their questions on unemployment. drug abuse. taxation. education. and many other important issues. This legislation will aid the disadvantaged person. the person on welfare. the aged on social security. the miner with a black lung problem. the confused immigrant. and others to have easy accessibility to their Federal Government. Thomas Mann said: Speech is civilization itself. The word. even the most contradictory word. preserves contactit is silence which isolates.