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This Week in Washington, 1970-06-12

 Item — Box: 44, Folder: 2
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_44_2_0023
This Week in Washington
This Week in Washington
The House Agriculture Committee has no meetings scheduled on the farm bill, and none have occurred since Committee Chairman W. R. (Bob) Poage (D-Tex.) adjourned the meeting after rejection of the Nixon Administration proposal on wheat and feed grains. The National Farm Coalition is asking USDA officials for a meeting on the wheat referendum that must be held by Aug. 1 if no farm bill is passed.

The CCC selling price for grain sorghum was raised by the USDA 7 cents per cwt. over that previously announced.

Hearings on increases in social security and Medicare and Medicaid will begin June 17 in the Senate Finance Committee. The Administration welfare proposal includes health insurance for the poor, adding to Medicare a new plan that would include, on a voluntary basis, all families with incomes below $5,620 per year.

Backers of a strong clean air bill were defeated Tuesday when the House turned down a series of amendments that would have strengthened HR

Dates

  • 1970-06-12

Extent

4 pages

Overview

91st (1969-1971)

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General

Congress; Energy; Labor and Employment; Social Welfare
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Repository Details

Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository

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