L t UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (iongrcssional1Rccord PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 924 CONGRESS SECOND SESSION VOLUME 118-PART 19 JULY 17, 1972 TO JULY 25, 1972 , (PAGES 23915 TO 25346) UNITED, STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, 1972 July 25, 1972 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -SENATE 25229 have a vote on this matter as soon as Mr. President, I ask unanimous con­ President, and established a Joint Eco­ possible, while memories are fresh and sent that the name of the distinguished nomic Committee in the Congress. while we know exactly what we are do­ junior Senator from Texas (Mr. BENT­ It is our belief that this legislation will ing. If possible, I would like to see if we SEN) be added as a cosponsor of the accomplish for the broad range of social could work out an agreement to bring pending measure. policies what the Employment Act has up this amendment, and I would be de­ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without done so well in the economic sector. By lighted with a time limit before all the objection, it is so ordered. declaring a new national objective and other amendments that relate to mili­ Mr. MONDALE. Mr. President, this increasing the quantity, quality, and visi­ tary weapons, and so forth, have been bill was reported from the Committee bility of information needed to pursue brought up and considered. Would the en Labor and Public Welfare on June 15. that objective, we should markedly ad­ Senator be willing to work out such an 1972. I am proud to state that it has 24 vance our prospects for effective social agreement? cosponsors from both sides of the aisle. action. Mr. STENNIS. I am always willing to The Senator from New York (Mr. Mr. President, by now we have had a consult with the Senator from California JAVITS), who is the principal cosponsor series of studies by prestigious commis­ or anyone else on the business of the of the bill, has contributed very signifi­ sions which have told us about the gap Senate. I have outlined briefiy what to cantly to the bill, inclUding the spon­ which remains in our society between me seems to be the better course. sorship of a most important amendment the promise of full opportunity and the But those things rest with the Senate, to it. This amendment appears as title II realities of deprivation, powerlessness, and I will confer about them. I believe of the bill. and poor fortune into which millions that we can finish the military part this A predecessor bill was extensively con­ of our citizens are born. The increasing week and will have a better chance to de­ sidered by the Subcommittee on Govern­ affluence of great segments of our society bate the other part next week. ment Research of the Government Op­ has merely sharpened the division be­ The Senator from California already erations Committee during the 90th Con­ tween them and those who have not yet has referred to the confusion here yes­ gress under the distinguished leadership benefited from the phenomenal growth terday, to apparent inconsistencies in of the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. in our economy, in our technological and the shifting of the votes. Maybe we had HARRIS) . An identical bill was considered scientific base, and in our educational better let the dust settle a little and get and passed by the Senate in the second systems. a chance to reconsider. I think we need session of the 90th Congress. We have As a result, the demands of the de­ some reconsideration of some of those now accumulated five volumes of hear­ prived for their fair share in the bene­ votes. So, anyway, we will get at it and ings on this bill and a consensus in sup­ fits of our society and the responsive­ see what can be worked out. pe·rt of it has been growing throughout ness of our political institutions have I thank the Senator very mUCh. the Nation. both increased dramatically. At the same Mr. CRANSTON. I thank the Senator Testimony in support of the bill has time, however, we have also become from Mississippi. We tried to get con­ been heard from a number of former acutely aware of the fundamental inade­ sideration last week and reconsideration Cabinet members and White House quacy of the information upon which last night and failed on a tabling motion. aides. Former HEW Secretaries John social policies and programs are based Gardner and Wilbur Cohen and former We have seen this phenomenon Treasury Secretary Barr have testified pressed upon us repeatedly and often FULL OPPORTUNITY AND NATIONAL tragically. One result of our information GOALS AND PRIORITIES ACT for the bill. Former Labor Secretary Wirtz has spoken publicly in favor of it. gaps is that national problems go nearly The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. A number of thoughtful spokesmen in unnoticed until they are forced upon us STAFFORD). The hour of 2 p.m. having the fielJ of public affairs have supported by some significant and shocking event. arrived, under the previous order, the the bill. The late Whitney Young was SUddenlY, we learn of widespread hunger Senate will now proceed to the consider­ among them. A special study for the in America, of the rapid deterioration of ation of Calendar No. 827, S. 5, which National Academy of Science's National our enVironment, of dangerous tensions the clerk will state. Research Council included a recom­ and unrest in our great urban centers, of The second assistant legislative clerk mendation for enactment of this bill. the shocking conditions under which read as follows: The report of the Commission on Vio­ migrant farmworkers live, ..nd of the S. 5, to promote the pubHe welfare. lence, headed by Dr. Milton Eisenhower, absence of decent medical care for tens The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under also recommended enactment. of millions of our citizens. the agreement, there is a time limitation Few objections have been raised to We desperately need ways to monitor on t.his bill of 1 hour. Who yields time? enactment of this measure and those such problems before they destroy or Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I have dealt principally with the orga­ seriously damage our society. suggest the absence of a quorum and ask nizational aspect. It has been claimed Another tremendously expensive con­ unanimous consent that the time be that existing elements in the Executive sequence of our lack of adequate in­ taken equally out of both sides. Office of the President can do the job. formation is that we devise and operate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without However, I would like to point out that programs based on myth and ignorance objection, it is so ordered, and the clerk former Budget Director Zwick and or guess and supposition. Congress is now will call the roll. former Special Assistant to the President groping with the problem of welfare re­ The second assistant legislative clerk Califano have testified in support of the form, but it is painfully evident that we proceeded to call the roll. bill. They now agree that the develop­ lack some of the basic information which Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, ment of an annual social report and of a we need in order to design a system in I ask unanimous consent that the order social indicators system would make an which we could all have confidence. Sim­ for the quorum call be rescinded. important contribution to dealing effec­ ilar problelllS are presented with respect The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tively with social pr0blems. A Council of to urban renewal, mass transportation, objection, it is so ordered. Social Advisers in the Executive Office air and water pollution, and health de­ Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, would assist the President in stimulating livery systems. In practically every major I ask unanimous consent that the time and guiding these developments and in social problem in this country, it is not consumed under the quorum call just preparing an annual social report to be only a question of resources; it is not ended be charged against the time on submitted :,y the President to the Con­ only a question of will; often it is simply the bill allotted to the distinguished Sen­ gress. a question of the unavailability of the ator from Minnesota (Mr. MONDALE) The bill is patterned generally after information we need with which to deal rr.ther than against both sides. the Employment Act of 1946 which, for effectively with the problem. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the first time, established as a national After years of experimenting with such objection, it is so ordered. goal the achievement of maximum em­ techniques as program planning and Who yields time? ployment, production, and purchasing evaluation systelllS, we still are quite ill­ Mr. MONDALE. Mr. President, I yield power. To assist in achieving that goal, equipped to measure what our existing myself such time as I may require in the Employment Act established the programs do accomplish. And we have no 11'.aking an opening statement on the Council of Economic Advisers, provided adequate means to compare the costs and pending measure. for the annual economic report of the effectiveness of alternative programs. I 25230 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -SENATE htly 25, 1972 A Council of Social Advisers, dedi­ solution of human problems. We have a vise the rlghest officiar in the land on do­ cated to developing indicators of our tactical approach, a great deal of data, mestic programs. social problems and progress, could well and a great deal of minute detail in small He recounted several instances of the be a source of enormous savings to the areas and a failure to develop a proper phenomena to which I have made refer­ taxpayer as well as of more effective so­ overall approach to dealing with our ence.