Portland Observer, M ay 6 1982 Page 5
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Washington Hot Line
by Congressman Ron Wyden
Q. Last week, budget negotia
tions between the White House and
Congress came to an ab ru p t halt.
H o w do you fe e l abo u t the b re ak
down In the negotiations, and the
President‘s speech to the American
people following the breakdown?
A . I ’m sincerely disappointed that
negotiations tow ard a bipartisan
budget compromise—a compromise
that would lower the huge projected
federal deficit— have broken down.
I ’m equally disappointed that as
the process has broken down the
A dm inistration has chosen to lash
out in a partisan fashion.
This is not a time fo r partisan
ship. The problems facing the
U nited States are not D em ocratic
problems, nor are they RenuhHran
problems. They are American prob
lems, and they must be addressed as
such.
So what do we do now that the
budget negotiations between the
Adm inistration and Congress have
broken down?
M y recom m endation is for the
Members o f Congress to work
among themselves, in the context o f
bipartisanship.
T o be successful, however, the
discussions w ill have to factor in
two elements:
Elem ent one is reducing federal
spending. The place to start is with
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the sacred cows that have been un
touched so far in the budget process
— defense, ag ricu ltu ral subsidies
and synthetic fuel handouts. I f sig
nificant cuts are made there, other
cuts will be possible, too, in the spir
it o f fairness to all Americans.
Element two is retooling the tax
cut rammed through Congress last
year. I have said repeatedly that
many aspects o f that tax cut were
ones I support. But the simple truth
is the tax cut was much too big over
all and has not fulfilled its promise
to stimulate the economy. Instead it
has sent deficits soaring— and in
terest rates w ith them . The result:
Recession, and in our neck o f the
woods, depression-like conditions.
If these two elements are factored
in, I ’m convinced Congress can pro
duce a budget that w ill reduce the
deficit and begin moving our econ
omy forward again.
Q The House Energy and C o m
merce Committee last week voted to
accept an amendment you proposed
to the Clean A ir A c t R eauthorlza-
tlon B ill to preserve dean a ir In our
nation‘s parks and wilderness areas.
W hat Is the significance o f this
vote?
A . The significance is that this
vote is the first solid evidence we
have had that there may be a grow
ing consensus in the full committee
for a more moderate Clean A ir bill
than the D etroit-backed b ill which
caine out o f subcommittee.
A nd that is no small m atter. The
b ill which came out o f sub
committee would have allowed pol
lution in our parks and other areas
where the a ir is currently cleaner
than national standards to double.
M y amendment maintains current
standards in these areas, while at the
same tim e allow ing fle x ib ility in
how states meet those standards.
As such, I believe it is a reason
able compromise. And the 24 com
mittee members, including 9 Repub
licans, who voted w ith me on this
amendment, obviously agreed.
O u r task now is to m aintain the
support for this am endm ent i f a
move is made to reconsider it (as has
been rumored). Then we must move
on from there to effect similar rea
sonable compromises on other criti
cal sections o f the Clean A ir A c t,
such as those dealing w ith auto
emissions.
T h e im portance o f this latter
point cannot be stressed too much.
The D etro it-b acked b ill sacrifices
clean air to increased tailpipe emis
sions. For Oregon, that means more
p o llu tio n and less industry. A nd
that spells fewer jobs. I f we clean up
the Banfield, we’ll see expansion at
Rivergate.
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by Gladys McCoy, County Commissioner
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It is time to vote again and we
have both the right and the responsi
bility to register and to vote— intelli
gently. M ay 18, 1982 is the date for
elections for Federal, State and local
government offices plus other is
sues.
For those o f you who still have
not registered, I encourage you to
do so as soon as possible. T im e is
running out. You must be registered
th irty days before an election to
appear in the poll book. H owever,
you may register to vote up to and
including the day o f the May 18 Pri
mary Election. Should you choose
to wait that long, you will need to go
to the Registrar o f Elections at 1040
Southeast M o rris o n . It is a good
idea not to wait until the last m in
ute.
T o qu alify, you must be 18 years
old, a citizen and resident o f O re
gon. Should you wish to change
your party registration, you must do
so p rio r to A p ril 28. Persons who
have changed their name and/or ad- 1
dress must also re-register. V o ter
re-registration m a il-in forms are
available at all public buildings;
banks, lib raries, schools, union
business halls, and post offices.
Once you register and do not change
your name, address or party a ffilia
tion, you will never need to register
again.
I f you are already a registered
voter, you should have received a
new precinct memorandum card in
the mail last month. I f you have any
questions concerning your new
card, please contact the M u ltn o
mah County Elections Center, 1040
S.E. Morrison, 248-3720. The office
is open between the hours o f 8 am
and 3 pm.
When you consider that govern
ment is all o f us, voting is a small
factor for the privelege o f determin-
ing the kind o f government we have.
I f you neglect this im portant role,
then please do not complain. Do not
believe your one vote is un im p o rt
ant. There is evidence which in d i
cates one more vote per precinct
could have changed the course o f
Peninsula
history in the State o f O regon. I
speak o f the time Senator Neuberg-
er was defeated in the early ’30s. It
was a tim e when Dem ocrats were
beginning to make in-roads into
elective o fffices. M o re recently, a
Senator in North Portland was elec
ted by 10 votes. There are other ex
amples. The point is, every vote is
important and often a very few votes
can make a really big d ifference.
Therefore, I am asking every quali
fied citizen in District Two to regis
ter, rc-register i f necessary, and
V O T E ! I f you neglect political par
ticip a tio n , p o litical arenas w ill be
left to others who have d iffe re n t
views on issues. The “ new Federal
ism” is a good example.
Billed as “ The W ay We W e re ,”
the Friday program will include ex
hibits, a slide show, music and re
freshments at 620 N. Fremont St.
P rin cip a l D avid M cC rea said
s ta ff members and students asso
ciated with the school since its open
ing in 1927 are invited to return for
a “ fun night o f nostalgia and to en
joy the program and friends in the
old school.”
The school’s 33-year history has
been recorded in a book to be sold
I. Lom bard
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We are faced with hard economic
times. I encourage you to reap the
benefits o f your voting power exer
cised by your p articip atio n in the
electoral process. Get registered!
V ote in the P rim ary Election on
M ay 18th! Vote in the General Elec
tion in November ¡.VO TE !
Boise Elementary holds reunion
Boise Elementary School alumni
and fo rm e r s ta ff members have
been invited to a reunion at the
school M ay 14 from 3:30 to 9 p.m.
N. Lombard at Interstate
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for SI at the reunion.
Co-chairmen o f the project are li
brarian Elizabeth Nance and Ernest
ine Broadous, media aide.
T he reunion also w ill ack n o w
ledge M rs. Nance’s retirement this
June a fte r 30 years o f teaching at
Boise.
A CANDIDATE THAT WILL REPRESENT ALL THE PEOPLE
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ELECT BOYER
Robert Boyer is the best, most politically adept, contender. He hap
pens to be black, but we think it is more im portant that he was one o f
those responsible for the creation o f District 18; he was one o f the most ac
tive lobbyists to approach the House Reapportionment Committee. W e’re
also impressed by the fact that Boyer was recently elected chairman o f the
Inlandboatmen’s Union, making him the first black to hold a position o f
power in a union whose leadership has always been white. We think that
makes him an excellent choice to lead an ethnically diverse district. In ad
dition. he’s been active in the N A A C P , Headstart and voter-registration
drives. We also like what we’ve heard o f his work with the M etropolitan
Youth Development Corporation, a program that recruits teen-agers to re
habilitate abandoned houses.. . . ”
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— Willamette Week, week o f M ay 4-10, 1982.
I Boyer was also endorsed by the Oregon Journal, May 4, 1982.
(ORGANIZATIONAL ENDORSEMENTS:
National Association of Social Workers,
[Amalgamated C lothing & Textile Workers
Portland Chapter
[Association ol Western Pulp A Paperworkers
Oregon Black Political Convention, OABA
[Boilermakers. Local 72 (L E A P Committee)
Oregon Credit Union League
[Colum bia D istrict Council of ILWU (Longshoremen)
Oregon
State C ouncil of Carpenters
[Laborers', Local 296
Metal Trades Council of P o rtla
n d ^ Vi'cinity
United Food & Commercial Workers. Local 143
United Steelworkers of America
Inland Boatmen's Union of the Pacific
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