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1961 CR REFERENCES
Economy, Commerce, Agriculture, Fisheries 1961 1st Session, 87th Congress
Area redevelopment bill, 4032, 4033.
4032; March 15, 1961; During debate on S.1, the Area Redevelopment Act, Muskie makes a
statement supporting the economic development goals of the bill, discusses the program's effects
and cites Maine unemployment rates to justify its passage. Read Muskie's statement here.
The numbering of this bill (S.1) denotes that it was the first bill to be introduced in this session of the Congress. Traditionally, the first five bills introduced in a Congress reflect the priorities of the majority party. Designation as S.1 meant that the Democratic majority of the time was anxious to act on the widespread pockets of high unemployment around the country. This particular bill was also one on which President Kennedy had campaigned, and it thus became a priority for his party in the Congress. An authorization is a statutory provision in a law which authorizes funding for a program, an agency or a project. The House of Representatives is often reluctant to fund programs or projects where no authorizing legislation exists. As a result, Senators seek to authorize local projects such as this one to make sure that when the appropriations bill reaches the Senate, the authority to appropriate the funds will be in place.
Farm Credit Act: amend, 16456, 16457.
Federal Loan Act: amend, 16456, 16457.
16456; 16457; August 21, 1961; Muskie clarifies a tax impact question arising in connection
with the Farm Credit Act, S.1927, in an exchange with Sen Holland (D-FL). MAKE COPY OF
THIS DEBATE.
Mexican farm labor: bill (H.R. 2010) to protect, 18781. 18781; September 8, 1961; In debate over the Mexican Farm Labor program, H.R.2010, Muskie briefly discusses with Senator McCarthy (D-WI) his proposed amendment, to raise minimum wages for agricultural workers, and whether the amendment is procedurally inappropriate since the underlying bill itself seeks to raise wages. Arguments had been made that opposition to McCarthy's amendment could be based on the principle that its subject matter should be approached through different floor and committee action. Energy 1961 1st Session, 87th Congress
Residual fuel oil: import restrictions, 18340, 18341.
18340; 18341; September 6, 1961; Muskie participates in a discussion organized by Senator
Pastore (D-RI) about the unfairness of the restrictions on the importation of residual fuel oil into
New England. Muskie's description of the program and its effects on Maine can be read here.
At this time, the domestic oil industry had successfully achieved an import ban against the New
England states, preventing the importation of non-domestic residual fuel oil from Venezuela, to
maintain domestic oil prices within the U.S. New England Senators, including Muskie,
repeatedly attempted to repeal the import quotas but without success until the Arab Oil Embargo
twelve years later.
Environment, Parks, Historic Preservation, Wildlife 1961 1st Session, 87th Congress
Udall, Stewart L.: Cabinet nomination, 1035.
1035; January 21, 1961; Muskie makes a very brief statement supporting Senate confirmation of
Stewart L. Udall as Secretary of the Interior. Read the text here.
Nursery tree planting: use certain soil bank funds for (see bill S. 2563), 19710.
Use of Certain Property for State Forestry Work, by, 19710.
19710; September 15, 1961; Hart (D-MI) introduces, on behalf of Muskie, S.2563, a bill
authorizing the Agriculture Department to permit state forestry work on certain lands. Muskie's
introductory remarks and background materials are included. When a Senator is forced to be
absent, a colleague can introduce his proposals and statements for publication in the Record.
The introduction of revised versions of bills is a fairly common phenomenon. Upon its first introduction, a bill is referred to the Committee of jurisdiction. If that Committee finds that the bill is, for some reason, improperly drafted, committee staff will work with a Senator's staff to re-draft the legislation in better form. When a committee receives a bill, it is commonly circulated immediately to the Executive Branch agency or department whose functions it would affect. In some instances, Executive Branch agencies propose alternative ways of achieving the bill sponsor's goals, and bills are then re-drafted accordingly. National Security/Foreign Affairs 1961 87th Congress, 1st Session White Fleet: establish to render emergency assistance to other nations (see bill S. 324),465. 465; January 10, 1961; Muskie is listed as a cosponsor of a Humphrey (D-MN) bill, S.324, to authorize the establishment of a White Fleet to render emergency assistance and medical care to third world nations. This bill was first introduced by Senator Humphrey in 1960, but was not enacted. Bills that are not enacted in the same Congress in which they are introduced must be re-introduced in the next Congress.
Coffin, Frank M.: nominated Director of the Development Loan Fund, 1722, 1724.
Editorial: Coffin To Direct Development Loan Fund, from Maine newspapers, 1723, 1724.
1723; 1724; February 6, 1961; The nomination of Frank M. Coffin to be Managing Director of
the Development Loan Fund is voice voted. Muskie statement supports the nomination and
includes editorials from Lewiston Evening Journal and Daily Sun, Portland Sunday Telegram,
and the Waterville Sentinel.
Letter: Peace Corps proposals, to Sargent Shriver, from, 3790.
Peace Corps, creation of, 3790, 3791.
3790; 3791; March 13, 1961; Muskie makes a statement on the great success of the Peace Corps
in appealing to the public imagination, and includes a letter he has sent to the Director, Sargent
Shriver, with suggestions for international education programs for the time when the Peace Corps
would have a statutory basis, instead of being based only on a President's Executive Order, as it
was at this time. Read Muskie's statement and the letter here.
Cuba: Castro's offer to trade prisoners for bulldozers, 9130. Income tax: deductions for contributions to Castro tractor fund, 9131. 9130; May 26, 1961; Muskie endorses President Kennedy's call for voluntary donations to purchase tractors for the Cuban people, a statement made in response to Castro's offer to exchange local malcontents for tractors. Muskie objects to making such donations tax deductible because, he says, that is tantamount to a government endorsement of such an "exchange" and could give credence to the claim that the government was being successfully blackmailed by Castro. 9131; This appears to be a Congressional Record Index error. The Muskie statement, which does refer to income tax deductions, is complete on the previous page.
Leahy: launching of, 12012.
Launching of the Leahy, by Senator Mansfield, 12012.
Mansfield, Mrs. Mike: tribute to, 12012.
12012; July 7, 1961; Muskie statement on the launching of a frigate from Bath Iron Works by
Mrs. Mike Mansfield, wife of the Senate Majority Leader. Ships are traditionally launched by
women. The text of Muskie's remarks and the Mansfield speech can be read here.
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (S. 1983) authorize, 15434-15440.
Foreign Assistance: borrowing authority, 15434-15437.
Government Corporation Control Act, 15437.
15434-15440; August 10, 1961; During debate on the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, S.1983,
Muskie makes a statement defending the proposed mechanism for long-term financing of foreign
aid in the bill, describing the borrowing authority as analogous to lending by a commercial bank.
He lists the safeguards written into the law against the possible loss of Congressional control
over the lending program. In the course of this discussion, Muskie engages in a colloquy with
Senator Gruening (D-AK) about the Alliance for Progress and debates briefly with Senator
Morse (D-OR) the openness of the borrowing authority proposed for the foreign aid bill.
Disarmament Agency for World Peace and Security, 18754.
18754; September 8, 1961; During debate on S.2180, a bill creating a Disarmament Agency,
Muskie speaks in support of its passage. Initially, the creation of this agency was sparked as
much by the internal organizational needs of the U.S. government and the perceived need to send
a more coherent international message of U.S. willingness to engage in arms limitation
negotiations. Muskie's brief remarks can be read here.
Human Resources Programs 1961 1st Session, 87th Congress Unemployment: alleviate conditions of in certain areas (see bill S. 1), 138. 138; January 5, 1961; Muskie is listed as one of 43 original cosponsors on a Douglas (D-IL) bill, S.1, to establish an effective program to alleviate conditions of substantial and persistent unemployment and under-employment in certain economically distressed areas. This bill was the Area Redevelopment Act, a measure the Senate had passed three times without successfully enacting it into law. At the time, the national unemployment rate was 6.5 percent, and 100 areas of "substantial and persistent unemployment" had been identified, affecting 15 million citizens. In Maine, the areas were Biddeford-Sanford, Lewiston-Auburn. The unemployment rate in these identified areas of "substantial and persistent unemployment" was about twice the national rate, and in twenty of these regions, it was 15 percent. President-elect John F. Kennedy appointed a task force on unemployment and area redevelopment, which recommended the approach taken by this bill. His endorsement accounts for the high number of cosponsors, and the bill's status as S.1. The designation S.1 as a bill number signifies that the bill is a priority for the Senate majority in that Congress. Bill numbers S.1 through S.10 have traditionally been set aside to enumerate the five bills that the majority and minority see as their most significant legislative proposals for a given year.
Public Health Service programs: handling of Federal grants, 5104.
5104; March 29, 1961; Muskie's introductory remarks on S.1467, a bill to simplify federal grants to states for public health services. Muskie's strong interest in federalism and his service on the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations led to his frequent sponsorship of bills to
streamline the grant process for state and local governments, and to make grants themselves more
flexible so that states would have broader choices as to how use the funds. The process of
simplifying and streamlining federal programs of aid to the states is an ongoing project.
Education: Federal aid bill, 8444, 8528, 8743, 9051
8444; This page reference is an error in the Congressional Record Index. There is no debate on
the federal education aid bill, nor any Muskie statement on this page.
8528: May 22, 1961; Muskie statement on school desegregation during debate on a Bush (R-CT)
amendment to S.1021, the School Assistance Act. Muskie asks whether the goal of integration
and the goal of federal aid to education can and should co-exist in the same bill.
8743: May 24, 1961; During debate on S.1021, the School Assistance Act, Muskie and
Goldwater (R-AZ) disagree on the question of federal aid to religious schools and federal aid to
schools in general.
9051: May 25, 1961; Muskie makes a closing statement in support of federal financial aid to
public schools, in S.1021, the School Assistance Act.
10609; June 16, 1961; Muskie commends the Presbyterian Church for its condemnation of right to work laws, and publishes the text of the resolution adopted by the Church. Both his remarks and the resolution may be read here. 13007; July 20, 1961; Muskie inserts a background paper on the Presbyterian Church's Right To Work resolution containing a fuller explanation of the Church's position on the issue.
Reorganization Plan No. 5 (NLRB), 13024, 13027.
Analysis of Reorganization Plan No. 5 (NLRB), by National Labor Relations Board, 13025.
Telegrams: Reorganization Plan No. 5 (sundry), 13026.
NLRB: backlog of cases, 13024.
13024; July 20, 1961; During debate over S.Res. 158, a resolution opposing Reorganization Plan
# 5 for the National Labor Relations Board, Muskie argues that the Plan is needed to deal with
workloads which cause delays; the Senate Resolution of disapproval is indefinitely postponed.
In these years, a new incoming Administration would propose plans to reorganize Executive
Branch agencies and departments, and the plans could be disapproved by the Congress. If
Congress declined to disapprove, the reorganization plan would take effect - an early example of
the legislative veto in the relationship between the Congress and the Presidency.
Although reorganization plans dealt with a broad range of agencies, they were generally all
referred to the Committee on Government Operations, on which Muskie served.
Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare appropriation bill (H.R. 7035),
14405.
Public welfare personnel, 14405.
14405; August 2, 1961; During debate on H.R.7035, the Labor-HEW Appropriations bill,
Muskie makes a statement supporting the additional funds in the bill for two programs: captioned
movies for the deaf and public welfare personnel training grants.
Deaf persons: educational and training films for, 14405,18443, 18444
Deaf: educational and training films for (see bill S. 2511), 18443
Text of bill: films for deaf persons, 18443.
Letter: Films for deaf persons, from Sterling McMurrin, 18444.
14405: August 2, 1961; Muskie thanks the Appropriations Committee for adding funds for the
program of films for the deaf.
18443; 18444; September 7, 1961; Muskie joins Senator Pell (D-RI) in the introduction of
S.2511, a bill to expand the captioned films for the deaf program so as to provide a funding
authorization for these films. He makes the argument that the quantity of materials available for
the deaf is extremely limited and lacks the commercial potential which might create an incentive
for the private sector to meet the need.
An authorization is a statutory provision in a law which authorizes funding for a program, an
agency or a project. The House of Representatives is often reluctant to fund programs or projects
where no authorizing legislation exists. And programs which originate as pilot programs within
agencies are particularly subject to being cut to make way for some Congressional priority during
the funding process.
Education: federally impacted areas, 18950, 18962-18965, 19045 Education: federally impacted areas, includes entire country, 18965. 18950; September 11, 1961; During debate on S.2393, a one-year extension of aid for school construction and operating costs in federally-impacted areas, Muskie discusses briefly that some school districts already have committed themselves to servicing bond debts to improve schools in the affected areas and should not therefore be precluded from eligibility for federal grants just because they took action on school improvement before Congress created the federal program. Muskie said: "In addition to the statement the Senators have made, I believe it should be stated that there are districts which have so committed their revenues to the servicing of such bond issues that for some years in the future they cannot be expected to do an adequate job in the fields of school construction and the payment of teachers salaries For that reason , as well as the other reasons stated, I hope the senior Senator from Michigan will accept the amendment offered by his junior colleague." The Hart (D-MI) proposal to include such school districts in the bill is accepted as a perfecting amendment to the basic McNamara (D-MI) amendment which allocated funds among the states for school construction costs. 18962-18965; During debate on the underlying bill, Muskie engages in a colloquy with Metcalf (D-MT) seeking to dispel the claim that local school districts were being "dictated to" through the grant of school aid funds. Muskie remarks that general aid to education from the federal government will become reality because people want it, and cites the Maine state legislature, which is both rural and Republican but which nonetheless passed a resolution favoring federal aid. The debate rests on the circumstance that action in the House Rules Committee has sought to force the Senate to accept a longer-term extension of the education bills, rather than the 1-year extension requested by President Kennedy. Read excerpts from the debate here. 19045; September 12, 1961; Muskie agrees to the withdrawal of the amendment he cosponsored for additional school aid, in part because earlier in the debate, a letter from President Kennedy indicated the President's preference for delaying action on a definitive aid bill for a year and in the meantime accepting the 1-year extension bill then on the floor. The Kennedy letter is on Page 19012.
Educational television, 19087.
Educational TV, by Kenneth G. Larrabbee, 19087-19089.
19087; September 12, 1961; Muskie inserts an article on educational television from Shopping
Notes, a Maine local newspaper, written by Ken Larrabbee, about the use of television as an
audiovisual teaching aid especially useful in thinly populated regions.
Larrabbee went on to cover Muskie in Washington for many years. Governmental Affairs 1961 1st Session, 87th Congress At this time, the Postal Service was a federal agency and its activities were directly subject to Congressional action. The appointment of postmasters in a Senator's state was a source of patronage; postal rates were set directly by the Congress; and tiny post offices were kept open, regardless of the number of persons they served, even as the demographics of a town or county changed over the decades. The Postal Service of today took shape in the 1970s, as Congress relinquished control over the agency's daily operations.
Reorganization Plan No. 1 (SEC), 10998-11000
Funston, Keith: statements by, 10999.
10998-11000; June 21, 1961; During debate over the President's Reorganization Plan for the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Muskie was active in the exchange over S. Res.148, the
resolution to disapprove the reorganization plan. In the course of the debate, Muskie cites the
testimony of Keith Funston, President of the New York Stock Exchange, in connection with the
proposed Reorganization Plan for the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Arguments over the power of governmental reorganization have waxed and waned throughout
the nation's history, and various mechanisms have been adopted over time to formalize the
process by which the powers and responsibilities of agencies are expanded or contracted. At this
time, Presidents submitted formal reorganization plans to the Congress which took effect unless
affirmatively rejected. This is one form of the legislative veto which the Congress used for
decades to attempt to overcome Administration policies with which it disagreed. The use of the
legislative veto over agency regulations was overturned by the Supreme Court ruling, I.N.S. v.
Chadha, in 1983.
States: congressional review of grants-in-aid programs for, 12969.
Grants-in-aid programs: congressional review, 12969.
12969; July 20, 1961; Muskie's introductory remarks on his bill, S.2286, establishing an
automatic 5-year termination of federal grant programs. The bill would have required
Congressional Committees to review grant programs on a regular schedule with a view to
terminating those which no longer served a useful purpose. This is one of the early signs of
Muskie's long-standing interest in the concept of "sunset" laws - procedural mechanisms to
force the Congress to periodically review older programs to determine if they still deserve
funding.
General Services Administration: restore funds to Transportation and Public Utilities Service
(Proxmire amendment), 14142, 14143.
Independent offices appropriation bill (H.R.7445),14142,14143.
14142; 14143; July 31, 1961; During debate on the Independent Agencies appropriation,
H.R.7445, Muskie expresses support for a Proxmire (D-WI) amendment which would have
restored the Administration's request of $300,000 for the General Services Administration's
representation of the federal government as a consumer in utilities rate-making procedures.
Muskie's statement and part of the debate can be read here.
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Civil Law 1961 1st Session, 87th Congress
This Is My Country, before the Florida Civil Liberties Union by, 258.
258; January 5, 1961; Williams (D-NJ) inserts the text of a Muskie speech to the Florida Civil
Liberties Union. Muskie speaks of civil liberties.
Miscellaneous 1961 1st Session, 87th Congress
Baker, Robert G.: awarded degree, 9958.
9958; June 12, 1961; Muskie joins colleagues in praise of Bobby Baker's getting a Doctorate of
Law from American University.
Bobby Baker served as Secretary for the Majority under Lyndon Johnson and Mike Mansfield,
rising from a position as a Senate page. He Cormier, Lucia M.: tribute to, 12621. 12621; July 17, 1961; Muskie lauds Ms. Cormier as one of the first two women to become customs collectors following Senate approval of her nomination earlier in the day. Senate Rules, Procedures, Assignments, and Housekeeping 1961 87th Congress, 1st Session Until passage of the 1974 Budget Act, Congress did not consider a unified budget but instead passed a series of 13 different appropriations bills each year. Assorted suggestions, such as a Joint Budget Committee, were offered but never seriously debated. It was not until budget deficits began to rise after 1969, that pressure to change this appropriating process was sufficient for passage of the Budget Act. Remarks by Senator Humphrey regarding views on unemployment compensation bill, 4532. 4532; March 22, 1961; Senator Humphrey (D-MN) makes a statement explaining the reasons that Muskie and McCarthy (D-WI) missed a vote on the Byrd (D-WV) amendments to the extended unemployment compensation act. Most Senators are anxious to compile and maintain high voting records, because a spotty voting record is one of the easiest means for a challenger to attack an incumbent Senator in an election. In addition to the overall desire to maintain a strong voting record, there are always specific votes of particular importance to various constituencies. Senators who are not present to cast such votes seek to make as full an explanation of their absence as possible. One way to do so is to have the bill manager or sponsor make a statement exonerating the absence. Because both Houses of Congress must agree on all elements of a bill before it can be placed before the President to be signed into law, temporary committees of conference are created to meet and iron out differences in the two versions of the bill as passed by each House. Service on a conference committee can be extremely significant to the final shape that a law takes. Bills passed over, 9109, 9111, 9980,12646 9109; May 26, 1961; Muskie objects to consideration of a bill to promote urban renewal. 9111: Muskie objects to a bill on civil rights enforcement, and the Treasury and Postal Department Appropriations bill; 9980: June 12, 1961; Muskie objects to S.120, amending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; 12646: July 17, 1961; Muskie objects to three House bills dealing with servicemen's insurance, operating differentials for merchant marines, and disability payments; 12649: Muskie objects to a House bill on DC sales tax. 12650: Muskie objects to a House bill 3279, increasing per diem rates for government workers; 16446-16449: August 21, 1961; Muskie objects to a Peace Corps bill; a bill withholding retirement benefits from National Guard civilian employees; a bill providing pensions for tax court judges' widows; and a bill amending the Federal Reserve Act; 16453: Muskie objects to bills amending the Atomic Energy Act, the Federal Fair Loan Act, establishing a national hog cholera eradication program, amending the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, and a resolution authorizing a commission to study a Woodrow Wilson memorial; 16454: Muskie objects to a bill for a Georgia land conveyance to the Boy Scouts. These series of occasions where Muskie "objected" to consideration various bills reflect a parliamentary practice that was common in the 1960s but has since been modified. The Rules of the Senate prescribe virtually every action that any Senator can take on the Senate floor while the body is in session. Under the rules of the Senate, a bill must have three readings before it can be voted on. Specific Senate rules then govern procedure with respect to each step in the process. Rule XIV requires that when a bill or resolution is introduced it must lie over for a day "under the rule" before it can be considered. Upon second reading, a bill is open to amendment and further action, unless objection to the second reading is heard. In that case, the bill in essence goes into limbo, because it cannot go to third reading unless it has had second reading. Rather than limbo, the Senate assigns such bills to the General Orders Calendar, where they are in effect dead for the remainder of the Congress. This procedure was used frequently in the 1960s and into the 1970s to clear the backlog of bills that had not been assigned to Committees, House bills that had been received or measures that had been introduced but then superceded for some reason. Because these backlogged bills were generally noncontroversial, the chore of objecting to second reading was often assigned to junior Senators, who were obliged to be present on the Senate floor while the procedure was conducted. Today this process is generally made part of the end-of-day wrap-up of Senate business and no longer requires a clerk to read, a Presiding Officer to make the motion to move to second reading, and a Senator on the floor to object. Instead, the procedure is reduced to paper, and is agreed to by unanimous consent, usually with no one on the Senate floor except the two Senate leaders. Hayden, Carl: sympathy on death of wife (see S. Res. 166*), 11254. 11254; June 26, 1961; Muskie is listed as a cosponsor of a Mansfield (D-MT) Resolution, S.Res. 166, expressing the sympathy of the Senate on the death of Senator Hayden's wife. Designated Acting President pro tempore, 11961. 11961; July 3, 1961; Muskie is named the Designated President pro tempore. The Constitution provides that the Vice President shall be President of the Senate but that the Senate may choose a President Pro Tempore to serve in the absence of the Vice President. Under the Constitution, the Vice President has no authority to do anything preside and cast tie-breaking votes. Most Vice Presidents do not spend much time in the Presiding Officer's chair during normal Senate sessions. Instead, the Senate chooses a President pro tempore, who is traditionally the longest-serving Senator of the majority party. It is the President pro tempore who, usually by letter, names a designee to fulfil his duties when he cannot be present. As with most such Senate chores, the designee is usually a junior Senator of the majority party. Senate Shows Hushed New Look -- A Tribute to Mansfield, by Russell Baker. 12652. Mansfield, Mike: tribute, 12652. 12652; July 17, 1961; Muskie statement paying tribute to Senator Mansfield (D-MT), the Senate Majority Leader, and the insertion of a Russell Baker article from the New York Times on Mansfield's leadership style and the large Senate majority that President Kennedy enjoys, which makes for a much more placid Senate. Declaration on Rule XXII, by, 19830. 19830; September 16, 1961; Muskie is one of a number of Senators listed as signing a statement of intent to filibuster in order to bring to a vote a proposal to change Rule 22, the filibuster rule. The Senate rule of "unlimited debate" has undergone modifications since the beginning of the body's history. At this time, the rule was that two-thirds of Senators present and voting were required to vote affirmatively to end debate in order to bring a filibuster to a close. Efforts were made repeatedly to reduce the two-thirds voting requirement so that the Senate could not be tied up and prevented from acting by the votes of just one-third-plus-one of those present. These reform efforts were strongly and successfully resisted until 1975. Budget, Taxes, Fiscal Policy 1961 1st Session, 87th Congress
Inheritance and estate taxes: Federal-State coordination of, 3853.
3853; March 14, 1961; Muskie introductory remarks on S.1344, a bill that would coordinate state
and federal tax collections on estates and gifts along the lines recommended by the Advisory
Council on Intergovernmental Relations.
Silver: permit operation of free market for (see bill S. 2420), 15882. 15882; August 15, 1961; Muskie is listed as a cosponsor of a Pastore (D-RI) bill, S.2420, permitting the operation of a free market for the purchase of silver. Trade, Export Subsidies, Tariffs 1961 1st Session, 87th Congress
Meriwether, Charles M.: nomination to Export-Import Bank, 3363.
3363; March 7, 1961; Muskie makes a statement during the nomination debate of Charles M.
Meriwether, to the Export-Import Bank. Meriwether was laboring under accusations of anti-semitism. On a motion to recommit (send the nomination back to the committee)the Senate
voted 18 to 66 against doing so. Muskie voted against recommital.
Textile industry problems, 4376-4379, 12560 Foreign Trade, before the National Shoe Manufacturers Association, by, 4377. Foreign trade policies, 4378, 4379. Letter: Textile imports, by James R. Franklin, 12560. 4376-4379; March 21, 1961; In debate over the supplementary report on the problems of the domestic textile industry, Muskie speaks in support of trade management for the textile industry and includes a reprint of his remarks on the same broad subject to the National Shoe Manufacturers, in Florida earlier that month. 12560; July 14, 1961; Muskie introduces a letter about orderly marketing agreement issues from an executive of J.P. Stevens.
Orderly marketing bill, 6792.
Foreign trade: orderly marketing bill, 6792-6794.
Table: import levels under Orderly Marketing Act, 6794.
6792-6794; April 27, 1961; Muskie introductory statement on S.1735, the Orderly Marketing
Act, which is illustrated by a table showing what import levels would be under the concept
of orderly marketing.
Housing, Urban Renewal, Economic Development 1961 1st Session, 87th Congress Cash, James B.: FHA appointment, 1638. Semer, Milton P.: Kennedy appointment, 1638 1638; February 2, 1961; Muskie makes a brief statement in support of the nominations of two Banking Committee staffers, Milton P. Semer, the former Staff Director, to be General Counsel of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, and James B. Cash, the former Committee Counsel, to be Deputy Housing Commissioner at the Public Housing Administration. Muskie refers to President Kennedy raiding Senate staffs for appointees. Muskie remarks contain no substantive comment. |