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1 Portland Observer, March 4, 1982 Page 5 Washington Hotline 1 by Congressman Ron Wyden ¿ /A Q. When I he administration firs t announced its IVtiJ budget propos als it was difficult to ascertain exact ly what the im pact would be on m any program s. N o w that you ‘ve had more lime to study the budget, what do you think o f it? A. U nfortunately, the closer you look at the Administration’s budget proposals for 1983, the more fright ening they get. Consider the figures. Under the Administration's plan: •W e are cutting $300 m illio n from child n u tritio n program s, while continuing to spend $377 m il lion on chemical warfare. •W e have curtailed a federal pro gram to im m unize poor children, but will spend $1.4 m illion in 1983 to innoculate pets o f m ilitary per sonnel. •W e will spend more on the M X missile than we cut from Medicare, and spend more on the B-l Bomber than we cut from Medicaid. •W e are reducing food stamp and school lunch allocations, but leaving alone the $12.06 per meal subsidy chalked up in the Secretary o f D e fense's private dining room. •W e are railing about cutting pro grams for which 70 per cent o f the beneficiaries are c h ild ren , w hile doing nothing about Pentagon pro curement policies that waste $9 bil lion, according to military officials. In fact, the General Accounting O f fice says the U .S . taxpayer could save more than $20 m illion a year just in the way the m ilita ry sends messages to itself. This budget is no, the basic Amer ican principle o f fairness. The feder al budget should stand as a reflec tion o f our priorities and as a testa ment to our sense o f fair play. The Adm inistration's 1983 budget falls short o f both those principles. But that is not to say there is no answer to our budget woes. I believe W' % • Administration has: •m ade large cutbacks in funding for assisted housing and public housing that shelter millions o f our nations’s poor and elderly people; •cut loose efforts to funnel credit to housing, saying that housing should be treated just like any other commodity; •proposed cap p in g — o r even elim inating— mortgage interest tax deductions, a major inducement for homeownership; we can slash as much as $30 billion from the federal budget in 1983 if we fo llo w these essentially fair steps: •R educe federal spending by w ielding the budget ax on sacred cows such as the m ilita ry budget, chopping waste and h altin g huge cost overruns. For example, military cost overruns in just the last three months o f 1980 exceeded a ll the budget cuts enacted by Congress last year. •R e to o l the tax cut, saving the parts that encourage and reward workers and thrift, but trimming the parts that line the pockets o f oil companies and merger-obsessed large corporations. I f we fo llo w these steps we can sig n ifican tly reduce the d e fic it, thereby relieving pressures that are driving up interest rates and unem ployment. These steps will give our economy the breathing space it needs to get going in the right direction, in the direction o f more jobs. Q. You talked this week about the need f o r a national housing policy. Can you explain a little more about why such a program is needed— and what it would mean f o r O reg o n i ans? A , The easiest way to answer that question is to review a little bit o f history. For the past 50 years, the U n ited States has had a n atio n al housing policy. The basic premise o f that policy has been that all Am eri cans have the right to enjoy safe, de cent and a ffo rd ab le housing. And the federal government has done its part to promote that policy by en couraging, aiding and rew arding private homeownership. Now we have an Adm inistration which seems determined to abandon this policy— that overnight has re duced housing from a sacred cow to a sacrificial lamb. Specifically, the Wine Sip benefits Reading Tree The Reading T ree w ill hold a Wine Sip and Silent A uction Sun day, M arch 7th, to raise funds for the annual summer program. The Reading Tree, a program to inspire children to read and to teach reading skills, is held each summer Irving Park. Thr jughout the years the Reading Tree has continued through many administrations because o f the cour age and hard work o f M rs. L illia n M rs . H e rzo g , w ho is a reading teacher, established the p rogram when she found that many children o f the Irvington neighborhood were not learning to read in the public schools. Through the years she has spend much time in recruiting vol unteers, raising money, and finding books and m aterials fo r the program. Items to be auctioned include lun cheons with Commissioners Jordan, Strachan and L in d b e rg , Senator Frank Roberts, and Rep. Barbara Roberts; a " P o rtla n d ” book auto graphed by M a y o r Iv a n c ie , tw o weeks o f "house-sitting," and other exciting prizes. The Wine-Sip will be held at 2134 N .E . 17th Avenue from 1:00 am to 5:00 pm. D onation is $2. For fu r ther information call 288-8970. and Staff •slash ed g o v e rn m e n t-b a c k e d mortgage securities which has brought safety, m arketab ility and cash flow to banks and other finan cial institutions that lend for hous ing. O regon lite ra lly cannot a ffo rd proposals like these. Our economic health depends on the good health o f the tim b er and housing indus tries. In order to assure Oregon’s good health— and that o f the rest o f the country— I have urged a return to the National Housing Policy o f old. Herzog, one o f its founders. o Proudly Present o We must encourage long-term sav ings. W e must encourage and re ward in d iv id u a l hom eow nership through such measures as the inter est earning tax deduction. W e must stimulate new housing construction innovations that w ill achieve cost savings for builders and buyers. We must reward financial institutions and pension funds for investing in housing. I f we do not take these steps— do not recommit ourselves to a mean ingful housing p o licy— fewer and fewer Americans will be able to af ford their own home. T h at means fewer and fewer homes w ill be b u ilt— and that our society w ill become less and less stable. And that's a price I don’ t think any o f us are willing to pay. From the Boardroom by Gladys McCoy, County Commissioner Based on Federal and State bud get cuts, wha, will the impact be on local government road fund dollars? The degree o f the im pact o f Federal and State budget cuts on County road fund dollars cannot be determined until Congress and the Oregon Slate Legislature resolve their fiscal problems. County road fund services are funded basically from Federal and State gas tax rev enues. For the 1982 fiscal year, the State o f Oregon received $110 m il lion federal dollars and the Portland metropolitan area received approxi-, mately $45 m illio n in road funds, l or the 1983 fiscal year, it is expect ed that the State o f Oregon and the P o rtla n d m e tro p o lita n area may only reveive 50 per cent o f the Fed eral funding it received for the 1982 fiscal year because o f Federal spend ing disagreements. Therefore, I do feel it is safe to say that there will be fewer Federal and State dollars pro vided for the same level o f road ser vices p erfo rm ed by the C o u n ty . County road maintenance is part o f the Operations & Maintenance D ivi sion o f the Department o f Environ mental Services. This departm ent has the third largest budget in the County. How will Federal and State bud get cuts impact District 2? In District 2, County road m ain tenance services could possibly d i minish and planned highw ay im provements may disappear because o f reduced dollars. The Oregon De partm ent of T ra n s p o rta tio n (O D O T ) has prepared a Statewide S ix-Y ear H ig h w ay Im provem ent Program fot 1982 through 1987. This program is contingent on the availability o f Federal and State gas tax funds. The follo w in g projects planned for District 2 could result in the delay or the elim in atio n from the O D O T Six Year Program : ( I ) the Greeley Avenue connection to I- 5— $12,200.000; (2) the 1-5 Oregon Slough Bridge (northbound)— $18, 160,000; (3) The 1-5 Oregon Slough Bridge (southbound)— $17,000,000. What can voters do to help raise road fund revenue dollars? The 1981 Oregon State Legisla ture plans to refer a bill to the voters in M a y , 1982, which w ill increase the State gas tax by an additional 3 cents per gallon over a period o f 2 derstand it and learn about the eco nomic benefit it will be to the State o f Oregon, to M ultnom ah County, and to District 2. I urge you to vote for this measure as a vehicle for rais ing road fund revenues. I f the gas tax measure is not approved, then the above projects planned for Dis trict 2 may disappear and C ounty road services will diminish. The con d itio n o f the roads have a serious im pact on the econom ic develop ment o f the area. Good roads and easy access are necessary and desir able throu g h o u t the C o u n ty. Voters, you can help! years. I f voters approve this ballot measure, then the increase should compensate for inflation in the near fu tu re . The 1981 Legislature ap proved a State gas tax increase o f one cent per gallon effective Jan uary 1982, which will prevent any decrease in the State gas tax fund this year and makes additional road funds available to the County. I support the 3 -cen t-p er-g allo n gas tax measure. I urge you, my constituents, to be aware o f this measure. I, will be on the M ay, 1982 ballot. I urge you to read it, to un- CORA SMITH HAIR DESIGNS FOR WOMEN AND MEN 727 S .W . 12th - 228-0038 RUSTLER STEAK HOUSE From the Griddle 9. Real French Toast Made with two thick slices of golden egg bread, served with whip ped butter ond syrup, sprinkled with powdered sugar ........ $1.69 1. 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