The people's voice., 1959-06-26
Repr. Leroy Anderson
Reports To You From
The Nations Capitol

during the week. In the Senate-House
conference to resolve the two legis.
lative versions, the Senate conferees
refused to go along with the ideas in
the House bill and failed to include
adequate provisions to maintain the
level of farm income. Then when the
conference committee report came
before the House, it failed to carry by
a vote of 215 to 202.
| reluctantly supported the con-
ference committee report for two
reasons: | knew the Administration
supporters would vote against it al
most to man, and that the big city
congressman would not be too con-
cerned with the farm problem. [
knew that we congressman who want
ed the House version of the Wheat
Bill and who knew the Senate meas
ure was no good might jeopardize
what chance we had for possible legis-
lation this year. felt that too strong
vote against the conference bill
would lead to wheat legislation de-
feat if we could get it brought up
again. So by keeping close tally on
the situation, in cooperation with
other wheat state congressman, felt
the bill would be defeated, but that
we could keep the margin close
enough so that the door would not
be closed against favorable vote
later.
Thus we can ask the conference
committee to reconsider the two
Wheat Bills and possibly come out
with more of the House version which
would cut production, cut costs of
operation of the program, and yet
not reduce the income of our Mon
5ana wheatgrowers. The Senate bill
would have cut our Montana income
by more than 10 per cent. The income
slash, when coupled with a substan-
5ial reduction in crop production this
year and the spectre of drouth, would
cad to chain reaction that would |
De felt on the Main Street of every
Eastern Montana community, and |
across the Dakotas into the industrial |
and business areas of the Midwest.
The question now is whats next?"
| have talked the situation over
With Rep. Carl Albert, chairman of
,ur House Wheat subcommittee. and
We plan to actively press the Senate
or acceptance of the original House
ill calling for 80 per cent parity.
Senators Murray and Mansfield have
Ilready assured me that they will give
his their fullest support. Unfortun-
tely, time is short. Unless new legis-
alton is signed before the end of
uly, it will be too late for the 1860
rop.
Budgeteering-The has been a
'reat deal of propaganda spread
round concerning the Balanced Bud
'et. The facts are. that we who are
n the House of Representatives have
in reducing the so-called
minimum" budget by whopping
1916, 1852 to date. We have acted !
n 13 appropriations bills in achiev- {
1g this nearly billion-dollar reduc-
onl Only four more major appro- {
ration bills remain. The other day, {
nough, the Administration, which {
proposed the Balanced
udget", came forth quite casually I
18th the statement that when the {
udget was made in January, the t
ublic debt cost was estimated at So h
illion. Now, it has been acknowl-
1ged, the tight money, high interest :
lite policy of the Administration has 7
ade it necessary to add about half
billion dollars more to the SO bill |.
on interest figure. So apparently !
hat we in Congress save will be
vallowed up by the nations finan- h
al interests who naturally rejoice q
hen they can maneuver higher in Il
rest rates to increase their already q
lge profits. T
To DENVER plan to be in Denver Fl
is weekend along with other MEM ii
RS of my Committee on Armed Serv- Il
es. We will be participating in the ST
of the annual meeting m
the U. S. Reserve Officers Asso- VI
alton which represents citizen SOL H
ers of the Army, Navy, Marines and o.
r Force. This group has substantial fl
which helps determine 81
e pattern of our nations civilian u
litary components strengths and ri
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