GENERAL REVENUE SHARING 02-1 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON THE SUBJECT OF GENERAL REVENUE SHARING JUNE 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 1971 Part 1 of 8 Parts (June 2 and 3, 1971) Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON THE SUBJECT OF GENERAL REVENUE SHARING JUNE 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 1971 Part 1 of 8 Parts (June 2 and 3, 1971) 63-829 O Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS WILBUR D. MILLS, Arkansas, Chairman JOHN C. WATTS, Kentucky JAMES A. BURKE, Massachusetts JOE D. WAGGONNER, JR., Louisiana JOHN W. BYRNES, Wisconsin HERMAN T. SCHNEEBELI, Pennsylvania JOEL T. BROYHILL, Virginia BARBER B. CONABLE, JR., New York CHARLES E. CHAMBERLAIN, Michigan JERRY L. PETTIS, California JOHN J. DUNCAN, Tennessee DONALD G. BROTZMAN, Colorado JOHN M. MARTIN, Jr., Chief Counsel CONTENTS Press release dated Tuesday, May 11, 1971, announcing public hearings on Message from the President on revenue sharing (House Doc. No. 92–47), Draft bill (H.R. 4187), introduced by Mr. Betts and others on February ORAL STATEMENTS BY GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 19 Staats, Hon. Elmer B., Comptroller General of the United States____ Ahart, Gregory, Deputy Director, Civil Division.. Dittenhofer, Mortimer A., Assistant Director, Office of Policy and American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations: Baker, Hon. Howard H., Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of Tennessee_ Bartell, Robert M., tax program coordinator, Liberty Lobby. Bartley, Hon. David M., National Legislative Conference (Speaker, Mas- |