The man who you recently nominated to replace Phillips. however. has initiated many changes that seem inconsistent with your policy. Since taking over as Acting Director. Al Arnett has: (1) in testimony before a Congressional committee requested funds to continue the operations of OEO and community action programs (2) funded many grants which had been rejected or stalemated under Phillips. included the Colorado Migrant Council. the Community Nutrition Institute and the Rural Housing Alliance (3) extended funding of all OEO legal service backup centers for an additional six months and voiced strong support for them (4) transferred funds from conservativeoriented new initiatives into community action programs. (5) funded the Rand Corporation Dayton health experiment despite strong Congressional opposition to the experiment and the questions of propriety involved (6) failed to reaffirm the regulations which Phillips issued to restrict the use of Federal funds for left wing lobbying activities (7) instituted a joint unionmanagement task force for participatory leadership of OEO (8) removed and failed to reinstate many of the employees and consultants hired by Phillips to carry out your stated objectives (9) agreed to transfer the OEO migrant didivision to HEW rather than the Labor Department and to protect the left wing activists now working in the division Do these changes. Mr. President. reflect a change in your position regarding the poverty program or are these changes an example of a holdover bureaucracy in OEO subverting your policy?
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