DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1970 HEARINGS COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas, Chairman MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Ohio JOHN J. ROONEY, New York EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts GEORGE E. SHIPLEY, Illinois ROBERT N. GIAIMO, Connecticut DAVID PRYOR, Arkansas FRANK E. EVANS, Colorado FRANK T. BOW, Ohio CHARLES R. JONAS, North Carolina WILLIAM E. MINSHALL, Ohio KENNETH SPRANKLE, Clerk and Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE AND RELATED AGENCIES DANIEL J. FLOOD, Pennsylvania, Chairman WILLIAM H. NATCHER, Kentucky NEAL SMITH, Iowa W. R. HULL, JR., Missouri, ROBERT H. MICHEL, Illinois GARNER E. SHRIVER, Kansas CHARLOTTE T. REID, Illinois ROBERT M. MOYER, Staff Assistant to the Subcommittee (11) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1970 WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1969. CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES WITNESSES HON. JAMIE L. WHITTEN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI HON. ROBERT L. SIKES, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA HON. GEORGE W. ANDREWS, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ALABAMA HON. CHARLES R. JONAS, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Mr. FLOOD. Having concluded with the Government witnesses' after some 3 months of hearings, we begin this morning to hear our colleagues from Congress and other interested persons with reference to the matters with which they are concerned within the jurisdiction of this subcommittee. We are especially pleased again this year to have as a spokesman the distinguished gentleman from Mississippi, Mr. Whitten, who is a ranking member of the full Committee on Appropriations and chairman of the very important Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of Agriculture. He has appeared before us before. He is a strong and eloquent advocate of his position and always receives rapt attention from this committee. Congressman Whitten is accompanied by the distinguished gentleman from Florida, Mr. Sikes, who has appeared with Mr. Whitten and his associates through the years on these problems concerning them. He is also accompanied by the distinguished gentleman from Alabama, Mr. Andrews, whose eloquence is well known, and whose appearance we welcome again. By coincidence, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Sikes, and Mr. Andrews serve with me I should say I serve with them since they have been here longer than I have on the great Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations. So we are not unknown to each other or to the House in these matters. As well, there is the distinguished gentleman from North Carolina, Mr. Jonas, who has appeared before with the colleagues mentioned above on this subject and who frequently represents the minority in the full Committee on Appropriations and on the floor as the ranking minority Member. We are pleased again, Mr. Whitten, to have you make your presentation. (1) |