Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-07

as one OF unity and achieve
|ment."
The ailing Texas Senator, still
hospitalized after a heart attack,
Knowlond Reps Failure Of 84th Congress
on "Key" Bills. Pose AS
pointed out that no session ever
adjourns without leaving some
unfinished business. But he said
in a statement this Congress
advanced. most major issues to
a point where the incomplete
bills can be dealt with early next
year.
Among these subjects he
listed:
/. The highway bill, which was
beaten in the House after pass
ing the Senate. but there is
ample groundwork for another
look next year"
2. Federal aid to school con-
struction. which did not pass
either branch, but received
committee consideration in both.
Senator johnson said the leader
ship sis keenly aware of the
pressing urgency of this prob
lem and hopes that needed
measures can be approved early
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Social Security Action
3. More liberal Social Secur-
lity benefits for women and dis
abled persons. which passed the
House, but was held up for
hearings in the Senate Finance
Committee.
4. The bill to restore 80 per
cent as the parity price support
level for basic farm crops, which
passed the House and will be
under study by the Senate Agri-
culture Committee during the
recess.
S. The Upper Colorado River
basin project. which passed the
Senate but was sidetracked in
the House. Senator johnson said
this will open for development
one of the largest under-devel-
oped areas In the United States.
This is one Of several water
resource projects the President
Ialso has listed as urgent.
The johnson statement took
mo notice of President Essen
Ihower's statement Thursday
that, while he has made no de-
Icision on the need for a special
session before January, he has by
mo means ruled it out as pos
sibility.
The highway, school construc-
ton and water resources bills
were singled out by the Presi-
dent, along with his health rec
concentrations, as subjects Con-
igress should tackle early in the
next session.
The Social Security and farm
parity changes are subjects the
Democratic leaders in Congress
originated. Both will have a
lot of political appeal in an cleo
ton year, and it is a safe as
sumption the Democrats will
push them In January.
Unity on Foreign Policy.
Laying stress on the whole
hearted support the Democratic
controlled Congress gave the
President on foreign policy,
Senator johnson said:
This session demonstrated
that national unity can be
achieved in the field of foreign
policy when men put national
interest above partisan interest. +"
Senator johnson said the
Democratic promise to CO.
operate with the President was
fulfilled in the passage of the
resolution to defend Formosa,
on several important treaties
and when the President pre-
sented his disarmament inspec-
Ition plant to the Big Four con-
ference.
At his Thursday press con-
ference. the President praised
this spirit Of cooperation on
foreign policy by both the 83d
and the present Congress. But
be made clear his belief that the
session was not as successful as
Ito should have been on domestic
legislation.
Senator johnson said the box
score Of bills enacted or deferred
lis an interesting topic for study,
but he added that the real test
of a Congress Is whether 1t met
the problems before the people
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