US House Ways and Means Committee
US House Ways and Means Committee - Pre-Conference on Spending
US House Ways and Means Committee - Pre-Conference on Spending; United States Congressional hearing room. Predominately adult Caucasian men conversing and walking around; Congressmen, staff members, and press; some Caucasian women, one African American man. Adult Caucasian man with bowtie and tobacco pipe. US Representative Sam Gibbons (D-FL) walking around chamber, shakes hands with African American man; Caucasian male press photographers and US Capitol Police officer in FG. Rep. Gibbons talking. Caucasian news camera man. Rep. Gibbons talking with Younger adult Caucasian man.
US House Ways and Means Committee - Pre-Conference on Spending
US House Ways and Means Committee - Pre-Conference on Spending; United States Congressional hearing room. Predominately adult Caucasian men conversing and walking around; Congressmen, staff members, and press; some Caucasian women, one African American man. US Representative Sam Gibbons (D-FL) walking, stops to talk to Representative Barber Conable (R- NY), Chairman Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) in BG. Crowd in Congressional chamber including Adult Caucasian male press photographer and cameraman.
US House Ways and Means Committee - Pre-Conference on Spending
US House Ways and Means Committee - Pre-Conference on Spending; United States Congressional hearing room. Predominately adult Caucasian men conversing and walking around; Congressmen, staff members, and press; some Caucasian women. US Representative Sam Gibbons (D-FL) talking to Rep. Barber Conable (R-NY). Gibbons and Conable talking to Chairman Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL); Rostenkowski walking. Two unidentified Adult Caucasian male politicians talking. Rostenkowski talking takes seat; Caucasian male press photographer.
US House Ways and Means Committee - Pre-Conference on Spending
US House Ways and Means Committee - Pre-Conference on Spending; United States Congressional hearing room. Predominately adult Caucasian men conversing and walking around; Congressmen, staff members, and press; some Caucasian women and African American men. Caucasian male press photographers taking pictures. Chairman US Representative Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) talking with politicians. Eagle molding on ceiling. Crowd in chamber. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) talking. Rep. James R Jones (D-OK) talking. Rangel and Rep. JJ Pickle (D-TX) talking. Conference booklet featuring House Bills HR 4961, HR 6877, and HR 6878; Rep. Barber Conable (R-NY) seated; Caucasian female hands flipping booklet pages. Jones standing with another politician.
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference
US House Ways and Means Committee - Pre-Hearing; United States Congressional hearing room. Predominately adult Caucasian men conversing and walking around; Congressmen, staff members, and press. US Representative James R Jones (D-OK) talking. Chairman Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) asks attendees to take their seats. Rostenkowski welcomes US Senators in attendance. Rostenkowski discusses revenue legislation. Rostenkowski nominates US Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) as Chairman of the conference; commends Sen. Dole's legislation. Dole is made Chairman of the conference.
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference on spending. US Representative Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) commends the spending and revenue bill the Senate has brought to the conference for discussion and markup. Rep. Rostenkowski says failure of this legislation before the conference would be destructive to the economy. Rostenkowski says the success of this legislation will need the full support of Congress and participation from the Executive Branch. Rostenkowski calls for "full court press" from the President of the United States (Ronald Reagan).
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference on spending. Conference Chairman, US Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) recognizes a statement from US Representative Barber Conable (R-NY). Rep. Conable discusses the role of The House of Representatives regarding the proposed spending legislation and the unorthodox circumstances that have led to the conference. Conable hopes that this conference will help refine issues for The House regarding spending legislation. Conable commends the legislation Sen. Dole has brought to the conference. Conable hopes to improve the equity, revenue raising potential, and success of Dole's legislation. Caucasian male and female Congressional staff in BG; one man wearing a bowtie and smoking a pipe; Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY).
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference on spending. Conference Chairman US Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) recognizes a statement from Senator William Roth (R-DE). Sen. Roth says last year's emphasis was on reducing taxes and spending; saying this year's emphasis is on reform, closing loopholes, and tightening compliance with tax laws; ensuring everyone pays their fair share of the tax burden. Roth says the bill is not a repudiation of supply-side economics, it is the second step in the process of reforming tax laws; while raising the revenue necessary to control the deficit. Roth says some would like the avoid their responsibilities like Pontius Pilate, but the Senate made hard decisions and exercised leadership. Roth says Congress had to prove to the American people that it can act and act responsibly.
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference on spending. US Senator William Roth (R-DE) continues his statement. Sen. Roth says many are not happy about raising taxes in a recession. Roth calls the proposed bill a compromise that gets the job done, while improving the tax system; ensuring that all segments of society bare their fair share. Roth calls conference Chairman Sen. Bob Dole's (R-KS) legislation the best package to put through. Roth says the bill does not touch across-the-board tax cuts for individual tax payers; Congress will not go back on it's promise of real tax relief for working Americans. Roth commends Dole's leadership and legislation, calling it fair, balanced, and equitable. Roth says more than 40 percent of revenue from this bill will come from enhanced compliance with tax laws. Roth says the bill will collect taxes already owed, broaden the tax base, and eliminate loopholes for special interest groups.
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference on spending. US Senator William Roth (R-DE) continues statement. Sen. Roth addresses conference Chairman Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS); saying critics of the bill offered no alternatives to the proposed bill, except higher taxes on the working people. Roth says politicians who called for tax reform were not present to vote on tax reform; saying they voted to take tax cuts away from working people, but leave tax loopholes intact. Roth says when tax reform was offered, they offered higher taxes on the working people. US Representative Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) and Dole talking while Roth continues his statement. Roth ends his statement, thanks Dole.
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference on spending. Conference Chairman, US Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) makes opening remarks and welcomes the attendees. Sen. Dole commends the conference members and Congressional staff members who worked on the proposed legislation. Dole briefly discusses the Senate's scheduled proceedings for the day.
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference on spending. Conference Chairman, US Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) gives his opening statement. Sen. Dole hopes the final stage of deliberation has been reached with HR 4961 (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982). Dole traces back on how the bill has reached this point. The Senate version of this bill was passed in response to the first budget resolution for the 1983 fiscal year. Dole says steps must be taken to reduce the deficit by 378 billion dollars over the next three years, including 98.3 billion dollars in new revenues and 15.9 billion dollars in spending reductions. Dole says the Senate Finance Committee has acted to cut 16.7 billion dollars over three years through changes in Medicare, Medicaid, AFDC, and other areas; achieving savings of 18.6 billion dollars with improvements in the US Savings Bonds program.
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference on spending. Conference Chairman, US Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) continues his opening statement. Sen. Dole says 98.9 billion dollars have been provided in new revenues. Dole says changes in spending are focused on administrative improvements, better allocations of costs, and reasonable tightening of benefit rules. Dole says the goal is not to hit beneficiaries, but to take steps to encourage better cost control by reviewing role of providers of services. Dole says there are good and bad ways to reduce the defecate; there are good and bad ways to raise revenues. Dole says this bill (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982) raises revenues in the most equitable way possible, by broadening the tax base and ensuring compliance.
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference on spending. Conference Chairman, US Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) continues his opening statement. Sen. Dole says this is a bill to raise revenues (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982). Dole says the bill is also a tax reform bill, not a tax increase bill. Dole says it is a fair bill. Dole mentions the Windfall Profits Tax and the Social Security amendments of 1977. Dole says the bill does not represent a backslide from the commitment to lower taxes for both individuals and businesses; saying there has been a lot of misinformation on this subject. Dole says we have to "consider just what this bill is about."
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference
US House Ways and Means Committee & Senate Conference on spending. Conference Chairman, US Senator Bob Dole (R-KS). Sen. Dole says this legislation does not increase the tax burden on the average American; it targets areas where taxes are due and not paid; areas with loopholes and unjustified preferential treatment (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982). Dole discusses major provisions of the bill, mentioning the individual minimum tax.