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Portland Observer, March 4, 1982 Page 5
Washington Hotline
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by Congressman Ron Wyden
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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
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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.
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Proudly Present
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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. Rustler Breakfast
Two Ranch eggs, any style, served with four strips of bocon or four
sausage links, crispy hash browns, buttered toast ond jelly . $2.09
2. Ham and Eggs
Smoked ham. two Ranch eggs, any style, crispy hash browns, but
tered toast and Je lly................................................................ $309
3. Steak and Eggs
Two Ranch eggs, any style, served with a rib-eye steok, crispy hash
browns, buttered toast and je ll y ............................................ $3.99
4. One Egg, Any Style
10. A "Stack-
Three
syrup
lorge
hot
cokes,
served
with
whipped
butter
................................................................................... $14 9
Continental Breakfast
Hot Danish pastry served with whipped butter, orange juice and
coffee ................................................................................................ $1 49
Side Orders
Short Stack...................................................................................
Served with three strips of bacon or three sausage links, crispy hash
browns, buttered toast ond J e lly ............................................ $ j 79
Omelettes
5. Plain................................................
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6. Cheese .............................................
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7. Ham and Cheese.............................................. $3 09
8. Denver (ham, green pepper & onion) ................................ $3.19
All om elettes are made with three Ranch eggs, and served with crispy
One egg. any s ty le .........................................................................
Bacon or Sausage lin ks.................................................................
Toast with fruit je lly .....................................................................
Orange ju ic e ............................................................ 55
Coffee .................................
99
59
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L a r g e ............ 75
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Hot C h ocolate...........................................................................
Milk ............................................................. .............
49
Danish pastry .................................................................................
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Hash b ro w n s ...............................................................................
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English muffin with je lly .....................................................................
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hash browns, buttered toast and jelly.
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