Gleason, Martin, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Harrington, R. E., Inc., Warren G. Blue Page 422 708 Hassett, Paul E., Wisconsin Manufacturers Association_. 494 Henkel, Paul P., Council of State Chambers of Commerce_ 129 Herndon, Terry, National Education Association. 432 Hotten, George E., National Association of Manufacturers. 441 International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Evelyn Dubrow. 671 Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies, Inc., Frank J. 213 Jehn, Christopher, Public Research Institute of the Center for Naval 259 Jordan, Hon. Barbara, a Representative in Congress from the State of 703 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Gibson Kingren.. 759 Kalman, Robert, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal 422 Kasper, Harold, New York Department of Labor.. 152 759 Kreyling, Conrad M., Chamber of Commerce of the United States. 641 Lesser, Leonard, Council for Community Action... 464 Lynch, Edith M., National Retail Merchants Association.. 764 Matthews, Bruce, National Retail Merchants Association 764 Massachusetts, Commonwealth of, Lt. Gov. Thomas P. O'Neill III. 227 McCart, John A., American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. 485 Metcalfe, James S., U.S. Industrial Council. 171 National Association of Manufacturers, George E. Hotten, James S. 441 National Education Association, Terry Herndon, Charles Olson, and 432 National Retail Merchants Association, Bruce Matthews, Paul L. Sommerer, and Edith M. Lynch___ 764 Naumann, William E., Associated General Contractors of America. 753 169 152 Newton, Floyd C., Jr., American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc. - 235 401 O'Neill, Lt. Gov. Thomas P., III, Commonwealth of Massachusetts-- 227 432 Public Research Institute of the Center for Naval Analysis, Christopher 259 Romig, Michael J., Chamber of Commerce of the United States. 641 Seidman, Bert, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial 401 Shaw, Roderick, K., Jr., Citrus Industrial Council. 630 Siegel, Margie, American Federation of State, County & Municipal 422 Snelling, Robert O., Sr., Snelling & Snelling, Inc.- 728 Sommerer, Paul L., National Retail Merchants Association. 764 Strugs, George W., Jr., United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural 187 Tarlau, James, Committee for Full Employment_. 248 United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of 187 U.S. Industrial Council, James S. Metcalfe 171 Walsh, Frank J., Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies, 213 Wisconsin Manufacturers Association, Paul E. Hassett... 494 Woodcock, Leonard, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America___ 187 MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Alameda County (Calif.), Legal Aid Society of, Stephen E. Ronfeldt, statement___ 989 American Bar Association: Richard H. Appert, letter forwarded by Congressman Rostenkowski_ Appert, Richard H., American Bar Association, letter forwarded by Con- Page 977 977 978 978 980 984 977 Associated General Contractors of Iowa, Ray Henely, letter- 982 1002 Becker, Arnold G., Brockway (Pa.) Glass Co., Inc., letter._ 988 988 989 California, University of, Labor and Urban Studies Program, Bruce Poyer, letter and paper. Callejo, Ricardo A., Spanish Speaking Research & Development Associ- "Some Major Policy Issues in Unemployment Insurance and General 992 1027 520 545 1002 853 Datt, John C., American Farm Bureau Federation, statement__ 980 Davis, Charles W., National Association of Independent Insurers, state ment.. 1014 de Lugo, Hon. Ron, a Delegate to Congress from the Virgin Islands, statement. 1003 De Mars, Louis G., Minneapolis, Minn., City Council, letter to Congressman Fraser......... 505 Denver (Colo.), Senior Citizens Law Center Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan, George A. Hacker, letter. 1026 Dettman, Cynthia, Organizaciones Unidas, letter- 1023 Dunbar Construction Co., Robert L. Varnon, Jr., letter.. 1004 1011 Edgell, David L., and Stephen A. Wandner, article from Monthly Labor 769 Harvard Business Review, "Unemployment Insurance: Time for Reform". 792 506 1026 978 1006 Henely, Ray, Associated General Contractors of Iowa, letter.. 982 Hoffman, Joseph A., New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry, letter. 1020 Hutton, William R., National Council of Senior Citizens, statement. Illinois Employers' Joint Policy Committee on Unemployment Compensation, Paul L. Sommerer, statement.... 1016 1011 Leathley, Burton R., Oliver Instrument_Co., letter 1022 1037 National Tax Journal, "Unemployment Compensation: Adverse In- Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, George F. Sorn, letter... Harrington, James C., American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, letter. Page Louisiana Construction Industry Legislative Council, statement__ Minneapolis, Minn., City Council, Louis G. DeMars, letter to Congressman Myers, Jess, Martin K. Ely Construction Co., Inc., letter- ment National Council of Senior Citizens, William R. 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Senior Citizens Law Center Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Denver, George A. Hacker, letter Sommerer, Paul L., Illinois Employers' Joint Policy Committee on Unemployment Compensation, statement.... Sorn, George F., Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, letter... 1005 1027 Tierney, Paul J., Transportation Association of America, letter with enclosure... 1027 Transportation Association of America, Paul J. Tierney, letter with enclosure.. 1027 Unemployment Compensation Control Systems, Inc., statement on behalf 1032 1035 1004 1036 Wandner, Stephen A., and David L. Edgell, article from Monthly Labor 769 1037 Worthy, Martin, American Bar Association, letter forwarded by Congressman Rostenkowski... 977 PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE PERMANENT FEDERALSTATE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAMS TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1975 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 8 a.m., pursuant to notice, in room 2358, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. James C. Corman (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. [Press release announcing the hearing follows:] [Subcommittee on Unemployment Compensation press release of Monday, June 16, 1975] SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JAMES C. CORMAN (D., CALIF.), SUBCOMMITTEE ON UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, ANNOUNCES PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE PERMANENT FEDERAL-STATE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SYSTEM SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1975 The Honorable James C. Corman (D. Calif.), Chairman of the Unemployment Compensation Subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that public hearings on proposed changes in the permanent FederalState Unemployment Compensation program have been scheduled to begin on Tuesday, July 15, 1975. These hearings will focus on legislation pertaining to basic issues of expanding coverage, establishing standards, revising financing provision, modifying triggers for extended and supplemental benefits and other proposed changes in the Unemployment Compensation law. Hearings will be held on July 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, and 30. Exact time and place of the hearings, as well as specific bills to be considered, will be announced at a later date. For almost 40 years Unemployment Compensation has provided financial protection against temporary unemployment for most of the nation's wage and salary earners. Through this program, millions of individuals and families have received cash assistance during periods of involuntary unemployment, without having to submit to a demeaning investigation of their income or financial need. With unemployment at 9.2 percent and 81⁄2 million Americans jobless, we are facing the worst economic crisis since the depression of the 1930's. Present conditions would be much worse if we did not have Unemployment Compensation, and if Congress had not provided additional benefits during this period of extraordinarily high unemployment. In recent months many have received direct assistance and everyone has benefited from the general stabilizing effect of this program. There have been some important modifications, but Unemployment Compensation is essentially the same program enacted in 1935. It is a successful program and is now a permanent element in our economic structure. The purpose of these hearings is to examine proposed improvements in light of almost 40 years of experience, including recent months during which the permanent program has been under such great strain and temporary supplemental programs have been in effect. (1) [Subcommittee on Unemployment Compensation press release of Wednesday, July 9, 1975] SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JAMES C. CORMAN (D., CALIF.), SUBCOMMITTEE ON UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, ANNOUNCES TIME AND PLACE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE PERMANENT FEDERAL-STATE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SYSTEM SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1975 The Honorable James C. Corman, (D., Calif.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the public hearings on proposed changes in the permanent Federal-State Unemployment Compensation system will begin on July 15, as previously announced, and continue on July 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 20, and 30. They will begin each morning at 8:00 A.M. and will be held in room 2358 of the Rayburn House Office Building (the hearing room of the Subcommittee on Transportation of the House Appropriations Committee). These hearings will focus on legislation pertaining to basic issues of expanding coverage, establishing standards, revising financing provisions, modifying triggers for extended and supplemental benefits and other proposed changes in the Unemployment Compensation law. Among the specific bills to be considered will be H.R. 8366, H.R. 8431, H.R. 2320, H.R. 4611, H.R. 4789, H.R. 6176, H.R. 7161, and H.R. 8050 Testimony will also be received on the Administration's Unemployment Compensation bill expected to be introduced later this week. Department of Labor Secretary John T. Dunlop will be the leadoff witness on July 15th. The schedule of witnesses for the remaining days will be announced later. Mr. CORMAN. Today we begin the third phase of hearings on Federal-State unemployment compensation programs that began last April. The first phase, April 8-22, were background hearings. They provided the subcommittee with an overview of existing programs and were preliminary to later hearings on proposed changes in temporary and permanent programs. During the second phase, April 30 and May 1, the subcommittee heard testimony on proposals to extend unemployment benefits under two temporary programs: The Federal supplemental benefits program for insured workers and the special unemployment assistance program for workers not protected under permanent unemployment compensation programs. Subsequent to these hearings, Congress passed H.R. 6900-Public Law 94-45-which provides additional benefits under both of the temporary programs. Focusing on reform issues, the hearings that begin today will consider proposed changes in coverage, financing, benefit standards, triggers and other basic components of the unemployment compensation law. These issues were passed over during the last set of hearings because the subcommittee wanted to approve emergency legislation before expiration of certain temporary measures. Unemployment insurance was enacted during the Great Depression of the 1930's, a part of the Social Security Act of 1935. The programs contained in this landmark legislation-unemployment insurance, social security, public assistance-were intended to provide individuals with economic security against conditions beyond their control that limited their ability to provide for themselves. They were controversial programs, generating intense opposition at the time they were enacted and for years after. The Social Security Act of 1935 has proven to be one of the most significant and positive laws in the history of this Nation. The programs it established are sound and permanent elements in our economic structure. Since 1935, millions of individuals and families have received financial assistance and everyone has benefited from the stabi |