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Sen. Robinson Cites
Foot Dragging
Rep. J. Kenneth Robinson said Monday that the first session ol the 92nd Congress is moving toward adjournment “without action on many of the legislative proposals which captured the headlines back in January, when the session began.” He mentioned, in particular, President Nixon’s plans for revenue sharing with the states and for a major reorganization of Cabinet-level Federal departments.
“I might reserve judgment about some of the details of the two plans, but they certainly deserve the serious attention of the Congress, as they could make the huge Federal establishment more responsive to public needs and give the taxpayer better value for his Federal tax dollar,” Robinson said. The 7th District Congressman, at home during a Thanksgiving recess of the House, spoke informally to government students at Lord Fairfax Community College here. He noted that Congressional committees had held hearings on some elements of the revenue sharing and reorganization plans, but no bill had come up for floor debate. He added:
“In another area, Congress has failed to provide a mechanism to protect the public from crippling national labor strikes.
“Still not passed, but on the ‘must’ list for this session, is legislation to extend and expand the President’s economic controls authority.
“The principal controversy in this regard involves an effort to require full retroactivity on pay increases negotiated in collective bargaining prior to the freeze. At present, retroactivity is discretionary with the Pay Board.”
“Various plans of national health insurance will not come up for action in either house until next year, although committee hearings have been in progress on both sides of the Capitol,” Robinson said.
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