</s>This document scanned from Box D2 of the Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers at the General R Ford Presentation your Washington Review 5 Congressman by JERRY FORD May 1, 1968 Broadcasting a vote of $9 million in the House of Representatives for Public. An "one-on-one" proposition to get the Corporation under way. The last Wednesday. This is a "one" vote of 241 to 133 in the house of Representatives last Wednesday, established last year to assist in developing radio and educational programs, to make these more readily available, and to help in the establishment and development of one or two systems of non-commercial educational TV or radio stations. Financing after the first year is not yet said to involve general tax dollars. But some of those the proposed tax laws are not yet yet to be implemented. However, there are also some of these financing. This article on TV can be used specifically for the Corporation has been suggested. But but has been general agreement that after the first Year there should be no dependence on general tax funds nor any direct control by the Congress. I voted for the bill with the funds understanding that there is to be no further funding for general treasury funds. FIRST APPROVATION BILL. The house of representatives has approved the first of the 14 government bill which must be passed into finance to supply funds to operate the government. It provides a $1.8 billion million to finance the Treasury. The Office of the President. The Executive Committee must make sure that the federal budget is house cut out the President's $1,8 billion small budget for fiscal 1969 is still $610 million more than this year. The President is expected to request an additional $22 million to a supplemental appropriation to these departments between now and June 30. However there is nothing in the 1999 budget to cover the federal pay increase to go. In effect on July 1 and which will require an additional $1.6 billion to chase departments. Postal revenues, estimated at $6.63 billion in 1969, will be used to offset in part these expenditures. So the tax funds appropriated for which Post Office and Treasury Department will be paid to $1 billion for which Postal Office is to subsidiaries. REPUBLICANS' WAR AGALIST CREDIT: Republicans have made 3 specific recommendations- tions for combating the law in order of our country. In the last seven years crime has increased while the population has advanced only 10 per- cent. In presenting its recommendations, "The Republican Party believes that crime can and must of which I am a member, said, "We Republican Party believe that crime and must 2023 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

John F. Kennedy's assassination is not mentioned in this document. The House of Representatives approved legislation setting four new Monday holidays: Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, and Veteran's Day. A federal-interstate cooperative inspection program was set up to ensure wholesome and undiluted products are honestly labeled.

The Vocational Education bill of 1968 was unanimously approved by the House, increasing authorization for vocational education programs by $225 million to $355 million for this fiscal year. The Republican members of the Committee on Education and Labor endorsed this program, saying it is necessary due to the failure to emphasize and carry out intensive programs of vocational-technical education.

The House has also approved legislation prohibiting the sale of rifles and shotguns to minors (those under 18) and to out-of-state residents. A state can authorize its citizens to purchase long guns in an adjacent state if the gun laws of both states are obeyed.

About 90 members joined in introducing legislation which, in effect, would halt the sale of switchblade and gravity knives. Existing law prohibits the manufacture and distribution of these instruments in interstate commerce. The new bill prohibits anyone who deals in interstate commerce from manufacturing or distributing knives.

The House may consider a bill to authorize an additional stamp program for fiscal year 1969 to provide $1 million. Designed to serve the unemployed, the under-employed, and those unknown, the program now assists two million persons. For the current legislation (H.R. 1849), also to correct abuses brought to the attention of the Committee on behalf of those in areas who have received food stamps because their assets and monthly income has fallen below the minimum requirement.

The House reduced President Johnson's request for foreign assistance from $2.9 billion to $1.6 billion, a cut of $1.3 billion. The Senate conference agreed to give the new Administration sufficient time to develop alternatives for a four-year extension of the agricultural program.

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