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094444 1 (1970-10-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacujc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ADDRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, ELMkR B. STAATS, TO THE REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, TOPEKA, KANSAS, OCTOBER 23, 1970 I11I1I1I111i1ii iT III 094444 THE NATION'S INTEREST IN IMPROVING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT I realize that there are risks involved in making any speech on any subject at this time of the year--even in my own home State and among so many friends. I take some heart, however, from the fact that the American Society for Public Administration has established itself in the past 30 years as a thoroughly nonpartisan organization dedicated to finding ways to make government work more effectively and economically. This is an objective which all party platforms can share in common. Perhaps as a footnote I should add that my courage has been strengthened by the fact that the Comptroller General serves a 15-year term of office to which he cannot be reap- pointed and from which he cannot be removed except by impeach- ment or act of Congress. I suppose there are few periods in our national history when the role of government has been under such serious challenge as to whether government at all levels can be made responsive and responsible for dealing with the Nation's problems. ,One point is clear, however: government is being called upon, and will be called upon increasingly, to perform more services and a growing portion of our national income is going to support governmental programs at all levels--Federal, State, and local. 0c1/L

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