35-277 O UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 12625 ADMINISTRATION PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE FEDERAL OCTOBER 1, 2, 3, 6, AND 7, 1969 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means CONTENTS Press release, dated September 18, 1969, announcing public hearings on H.R. 12625, the administration proposal to amend the Federal unem- ployment compensation statutes and other pending proposals on the Document containing message of President Nixon, July 8, 1969; H.R. 12625, a bill introduced by Chairman Mills and Mr. Byrnes embodying the President's proposal; material prepared by the Department of Labor consisting of summary of H.R. 12625, explanation of the bill, a com- parison of the provisions of H.R. 12625 with provisions of the House- passed and Senate-passed versions of 1966 unemployment compensation bill, background information and statistical data_- Departmental report on H.R. 12625 received by the committee from the Honorable Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, ORAL STATEMENTS BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS Page American Farm Bureau Federation, Matt Triggs, assistant legislative 282 Beideman, Mrs. Geraldine M., research director, California Employers 498 Brockway, Richard C., New York, N. Y... 466 Brown, William R., secretary, social security committee and associate Commerce & Industry Association of New York, Mahlon Z. Eubank, Conference of State Manufacturer Associations, C. Weber Tuley.. Paul P. Henkel, chairman, social security committee... 475 387 374 374 Eubank, Mahlon Z., director, social insurance department, Commerce & 475 Fair, Clinton M., legislative representative, American Federation of Labor 423 Golodner, Jack, director of Government relations, Actors' Equity Associa- Graham, Harry L., legislative representative, National Farmers Organiza- Gray, L. W., vice president, Texas Manufacturers Association.. Gulan, Jerome, legislative director, National Federation of Independent Harding, Curtis, in behalf of Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies (administrator, Utah Department of Employment Security) -- Henkel, Paul P., chairman, Social Security Committee, Council of State Hibbard, Russell, in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of the United Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies: George J. Vavoulis, president (commissioner, Minnesota Department Jackson, Donald W., in behalf of Tennessee Taxpayers Association and 311 Kruger, Dr. Daniel H., School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Michi- 319 Lumb, H. C., chairman, employee benefits committee, National Association McHenry, William P., Jr., secretary, unemployment compensation com- mittee, Chamber of Commerce of the United States-- Mackey, Walter J., in behalf of the Ohio Manufacturers' Association-- Munts, Prof. Raymond, School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin- National Association of Manufacturers, H. C. Lumb, chairman, employee O'Brien, James, social security department, American Federation of Labor 436 Ohio Manufacturers' Association, Walter J. Mackey- Rothell, Henry, in behalf of Interstate Conference of Employment Security Tetrault, Helene, business representative in charge of unemployment Page. 301 407 316 333 311 395 487 Triggs, Matt, assistant legislative director, American Farm Bureau Tobin, James R., chairman, employment security committee, New Jersey 402 282 Tuley, C. Weber, in behalf of the Conference of State Manufacturer 387 Vavoulis, George J., president, Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies (commissioner, Minnesota Department of Employment Security)___. 331 Wisconsin Industry, Labor and Human Relations Commission, Lawrence Wickenden, Prof. Elizabeth, special consultant, National Assembly for 304 364 MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Aerospace Industries Association of America, statement.. 540 544 Alabama Labor Council, Barney Weeks, president, telegram dated October 2, 1969, to Chairman Mills__ 657 Albany (N.Y.) Building Trades, Raymond F. Maguire, president, telegram dated September 31, 1969, to Chairman Mills.. 662 Albany (N.Y.) Central Federation of Labor, Charles T. Mirabile, presi- American Association of Nurserymen, Inc., Robert F. Lederer, executive American Hospital Association, Kenneth Williamson, deputy director, let- 519 551 American Legion, statement of Austin E. Kerby, director, national economic commission_ 516 American Nurses Association, Hildegard E. Peplau, executive director, letter dated October 3, 1969, to Chairman Mills.. 520 American Paper Institute, Edwin A. Locke, Jr., president, letter dated 513 American Pulpwood Association, R. R. Edgar, president, telegram dated 287 Anderson Clayton, E. L. Ogden, vice president personnel, letter dated October 3, 1969, to Chairman Mills... 687 Armco Steel Corp., B. C. Huselton, vice president, personnel and public relations, statement... 674 Armstead, Alfred Y., secretary of agencies and institutions, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, letter dated October 7, 1969, to John M. Martin, Committee on Ways and Means___ Arywitz, Sigmund, executive secretary, Los Angeles County (Calif.) Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, telegram dated September 31, 1969, to Chairman Mills. Associated General Contractors of America, William E. Dunn, executive director, letter dated October 10, 1969, to Chairman Mills 522 659 516 |