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17 Tax Foundation's Washington News 1 (1965)

handle is hein.tera/wingnews0019 and id is 1 raw text is: January o, 1^5 Vol. 17 No. _I_ 1900 L Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20036 THE STATE OF THE UNIOH MESSAGE -- REACTION AND OUTLOOK As predicted, the President's State of the Union message sketched the outline of his Great Society program, but provided few details. The Chief Executive proposed a new education program to help at every stage alonp the road to learning, a massive attack on crippling di- seases and medicare for the aging, a national effort to improve our cities, to beautify America and combat water and air pollution, a new program for development of depressed regions, new efforts to control crime and delinquency, and other programs. Detailed proposals for national action in all these areas, he said, would be set forth in a series of special messages over the next six weeks (see page. 2). No dollar signs were attached to these proposals -- except the men- tion of a $1.5 billion first-year authorization for the new education program -- and, unlike last year, the President gave no hint as to the size of his forthcoming budget. He promised an all-out campaign against waste and inefficiency, but identified no existing programs to be curtailed or eliminated. He reiterated the Administration intention to seek a substantial cut in excise taxes, uhile promising to continue along the path toward a balanced budget. Hcw this will be achieved must await careful analysis of the new budget to be submitted January 25. First reactions in ashington indicated the message contained few surprises; some even described it as restrained. Administration sup- porters in Congress declared the President's program to be attainable.; some, like Senator Byrd (D-Va.), said they would have to await further details for proper assessment. Meanwhile, the new 89th Congress labored through its organizational chores. The House minority changed floor leaders, electing Representative Ford (R-Ilich.) to that post; while the Senate majority chose Senator Long (D-La.) as assistant leader. The most significant organizational developments were the House-approved rules changes designed to curb the powers of the Rules Committee (and place more authority in the Speaker), and the agreement to adjust the party ratios on House committees -- in- cluding the Appropriations and Ways and Means units, which have not been changed in a generation. While it has been widely assumed that the new Ways and Means Committee line-up assures early action on medicare legis- lation, there has been some quiet speculation as to what effect, in the longer run, this change might have on Administration tax and other proposals. Both Houses still must complete committee assignments, and t ore are ether problems yet to be resolved. Still - despite the huge Administra- tion majorities and the optimistic forecasts -- there is some feeling that this new Congress may make haste more slowly than predicted earlier.

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