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been included as an amendment to H R. 2640 The revised provisions make
■t a Federal * rime for any person to make any false statement, or to make or
use any false wntir j regarding the status of a concern as a small business
or small disadvantaged business, in order to obtain an 8 (a) contract, a small
business set aside a subcontract under P L 95 507. or a contract or sub
contract under the 10% set aside program established by Section 105lf I of
the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1962
H R 3483
Congressman Parren J Mitchell introduced H R 3483, the Legislative
and Independent Agencies Small Business Procurement Act of 1965. that
would affect the Legislative agencies and Independent agencies These
agencies which are not affected under P L 96 507 have a combined annual
procurement budget of approximately three (3) billion dollars
Mitchell
introduced H R 3483 to increase the participation of small and minority
small business concerns in these agencies
H R 1575
P h o to by R ich ard J B ro w n
Flenard Grisby and Hattie Porter,
Owners
Broadway Hairweevers And
Designers Beauty Salon
Broadway Hairweevers and Designers Beauty Salon, located at 1634
N f 7th is one of Portlanrf s most successful Black beauty salons Flenard
Gristry and Hattie Porter are owners of the establishment.
Gristly and Porter have been in business together since 1980 and offer
then customers a wide variety of designer weaves, cuts, and curls. In an
effort to keep up witfi the latest hair styles. Grisby, Porter, and Ethel Bates,
w h o is s ta ff designer at Broadway Hairweevers, have attended cl»«**»« in
H R 1575. introduced by Congressman Mitchell, would amend the Equal
Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 (ECOAt. eliminating the current exemption
for business credit except for narrowly defined classes or distinctions
The bill is needed to ensure objectivity and fairness in the evaluation and
disposition of loan requests
H R 3482
H R 348? was introduced for the purpose of expanding the Minority
Small Buesmess Program and Capital Ownership Development Program
and will replace the present Fixed Program Participation Term (FPPTI system
will) a tiered program encompassing three distinct stages (developmental,
transitional, and mainstreaming) Each stage would provide the firm with
different types ot assistance, and movement of the firm from one stage to
another would depend on how much progress the turn is making toward
competitiveness H R. 3482 would, however, impose maximum time limi
tations on each stage as follows, eight (81 years for the development stage,
four (41 years for the transitionel staoe: end tw o (21 veer« «rw the main.
Minority Shut Out
In Pharmaceuticals
A Survey Analysis
A recent survey conducted by the Office of U S Congressman Ct. ,• it
A Hayes, suggests that minorities ate being shut out ot the m lit- r .
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dollar pharmaceutical industry
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More than 30 governmental agencies were surveyed to detei ■ ■ " «
dollar amount of pharmaceutical purchases, the names of suju" - ■ •-
ceiving the largest dollar amount of pharmaceutic al co n tra cts and «h.
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for awarding these contracts
"W e have singled out government because the publii se- tor bus p
primary responsibility to spend taxpayer dollars with the utmost , . «»u * «
price and social consciousness, said Hartth Bazaar, executive aid tv
the Congressman
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Analysis of the survey revealed that the largest smgle fpdenii p.e ' ■
of pharmaceutical products is spending more than $100 million a yeai • M
pharmaceutical products As one would expect the leading phuim,). .
tical suppliers and manufacturers are getting the bulk ot the m d cn Ptize P
Smith. Kline and French, Upjohn and Marion
The survey indicates that most of these prime contrac tors do have si
type of plan for minority subcontracting However ttie plan desigi tie., ,’rti
percent in purchases from small businesses and only , percent tor sm.eb
minority owned businesses
Another interesting trend being set try th e g o ve rn m e n t's largest sing
purchaser of pharmaceutical products was the basis used to aw.nd cum:
tracts Over the past three years. 95 percent of the contracts were award-
as sole source
"If the interest ot government is to get the best price and to save ta-
payer dollars, then this practice of no bid awards is unethical It s institu
tional welfare for the drug industry," said Razaar
The b o tto m line fo r m in o rity turns is h u w m any c o o t r a v t s w e r e a w a rd *
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H R 1961 b H R 2640
H R 1961. introduced on Apnl 3, 1966 has n o w been re w ritte n and has
atmosphere using puppets and
games which are appropriate for all
ages
Over 5600 children in Multnomah,
Washington, Clackamus and Clark
counties went through the CAT pro
gram last year and more are current
ly being trained
Learn To Lose
Weight —
Permanently
Participants will learn how io per
nianently lose weight at a new ses
sion of the Weighing the Choices"
class sponsored by St Vincent Hos
pita) and Medical Center It will be
held Mondays. Oct 6 through Dec.
8, from 7 to 8 30 p.m at the hos
pital's Health and Lifestyle Center,
11640SW Parkway
The class will focus on nutrition
habits, physical activity, stress reac
tions and emotions
Free weight
management classes are available to
participants after their completion
of Weighing the Choices
Class fee is $95
To register persons may drop by
the center weekdays, 8 30 a m. to
5 p.m , or mail in a registration
form.
For more information, call Jill
Jaccard, press relations officer, 291-
2225
Fall Benefit Fashion Show
Saturday, October 4, 1986
7 pm No Host Cocktail • 8 pm Show
Tickets A vailable at:
HOUSE OF SOUND
3 6 3 4 N. WILLIAMS
For More Information Call: 2 85 -2 0 6 5
Ticket P rice
$ 10 ADVANCE
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