LETTER TO THE HONORABLE WILLIAM E. COLBY BY JOHN C. STENNIS
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'V JOHN C. STENNIS, MISS., CHAIRMAN
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THOMAS J. MCINTYRE, N.H. WILLIAM L. SCOTT, VA.
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Honorable William E. Colby
Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.
Enclosed herewith is a copy of S. Res. 6, a resolution now
pending before this Committee, which is referred to you for
consideration.
It will be appreciated if you will submit to this Committee
six copies of the recommendations of your Department with
reference to this legislation.
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COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom
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Three bills referred to the
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Committee have been.sent
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January 15, 1975 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE
in Congress assembled, That, in honor of economy back to health. We are ready to
the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, meet the challenge and we shall meet it
Junior, who was born on January 18, 1929, in a way that is both more effective for
January 15 of each year is hereby desig-
nated, as "Martin Luther King Day". The the country and fairer to the average citi-
President is authorized and requested to zen than the program we heard today.
issue a proclamation each year calling upon
the people of the United States to com- By Mr. INOUYE:
?nemlx?ate the life and the service to his S.J. Res. 4. A joint resolution to all-
country and its citizens of the Reverend -thorize and request the President of the
Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior, and to United States to issue a proclamation
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself,
Mr. CHILES, Mr. McixTYRE, Mr.
HATHAWAY, Mr. PELL, Mr. PAS_
TORE, Mr. RIBICOFF, Mr. BROOKE,
Mr. MusxxE, Mr. HOLLIN(;B, and
Mr. LEAHY) : - - {
8.J. Res. 3. A joint resolution to require
the submission and approval by the Con-
gress of fees on oil imports. Referred to
the Committee on Finance.'
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, al-
though I support the main goals of the
President on the economy and energy,
the specific proposals are seriously flawed
iii many basic respects.
The proposal for an immediate tax cut
is a welcome about-face in the admin-
istration's original position, but the
amount of the cut is too small, its two-
stake timing is unwise, and the distri-
bution of the benefits is excessively gen-
erous to the rich.
Although I support many of the details
of the energy package, I am adamantly
opposed to the exorbitant new taxes pro-
posed on domestic and foreign oil, and
I am today introducing legislation to
block: any such action by the President
without the approval of Congress. The
President is tragically wrong in asking
the country to accept $30 billion in higher
prices for gasoline and fuel and he is
wrong in giving the oil companies such a
major role to play in the vital energy
decisions that must be made.
The President's energy tax program is
both inflationary and recessionary. Not
only will it drive prices up by $30 billion,
but it will also drain $30 billion from
other, areas of the economy. It is wishful
thinking to believe the administration
can devise a tax rebate policy to cushion
the enormous and unfair burden that
will be imposed on millions of individuals.
Especially harsh is the proposal to limit
the increase in social security benefits
to 5 percent this year. Why does the
President single out the Nation's 25 mil-
lion elderly for special hardship in the
fight against inflation. The President
spoke not a single word about price and
wage restraint in the private sector. And,
among Federal spending programs, why
is social security the first to feel the
knife? What about the fat in the defense
budget? What about all the other sacred
cows of the special interests? .
Sadly, the social security moratorium
is a clear symbol of the over-all pro-
posais-windfalls for the well off, but
heavy new hardships for everyone else.
Overall, the program is unfair-unfair
to the elderly, unfair to the poor, unfair
to workers, unfair to New England, and
unfair to two hundred million average
American citizens.
It is up to Congress now to act. We
have a mandate of our own to bring the
liberty as guaranteed to Englishmen by the
Magna Carta, and the dedication that caused
our Founding Fathers to forsake the security
of civilization to seek liberty, justice, and
opportunity in the wilderness of the New
World.-
-In recent years, however,. there has
been growing concern and a widespread
belief that our- Government: has been
undergoing .s# constitutional.crisis. The
form and.function$ which the
Day." ,Referred to the Committee 'tion defined for the various branches and
on the Judiciary s ~ eveis of government have been criticized.
Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, today i3flfie constitutional concepts of supreme
am introducing a resolution that will pro, ;law of ; the . land, popular ..sovereignty,
which was signed on July 4, 1770, by the
58 members of the.Continental Congress
marks the .birth of our. Nation sand sets
forth the basic philosophical beliefs upon
which this country was founded.';It ,1.9
the Constitution of the United -Mates,
however, which was signed on Septem-
stitutional Convention .that inaugurated,
the birth of our Government by provid=
ing the legal framework for-all its. opera-
tions. The Constitution defines our. Na
checks and balances, separation of pow-
dxs, Judicial supremacy, freedom of the
press,'and rights'offree speech and as-
sembly have all been challenged by vari-
ous public oflicials,,group spokesmen, and
women and private, citizens.
?t'T111s crisis is reflected in a diminishing
respect for our entire governmental and
political system. Rec,:nt public opinion
surveys show'alarge majority of Amer-
icans give our Government fair or poor
marks for honesty, :fairness, justice, ef-
ficiency,` consideration,' and responsive-
tional Government's form and functions',; local government, :31 percent lack faith
and specifies the duties of and restrictions ti, In,State government,-30 percent give lit-
on the Federal Union and the individual l tie or no credence to the -Congress, 25
States. percent express, doubts about the func-
it became a free Nation. And in 1976 a
nationwide bicentennial celebration will
take place commemorating the Declara-
tion of independence and the higtorical
significance of our breaking -free from
the chains of British suppression.:
? I believe the Constitution- deserves
most one-fourth of the public lacks trust
in the executive branch.
In this atmosphere of alienation and
frustration,:, the: Constitution has too
'often been ignored or distorted. rather
than used as a -guide for -resolving our
differences. :Public officials have been
similar national recognition. Gladstone, ..:denied.their constitutional rights of free
the eminent English jurist, believed our speech by bellowing hecklers. In return,
Constitution to be "the most. wonderful 'public officials have attempted to deny
work ever struck off at a given time by ' ''or curtail protestors' constitutional
the brain and purpose of man." The
Founding Fathers who drafted the Con-
stitution included George Washington,
Benjamin Franklin, James Madison,
James Wilson, Edmund Randolph, and
John Rutledge. Thomas Jefferson re-
ferred to these men as "an assembly of
demigods." And it is the genius of their
work that has served this Nation in times
of war and peace, economic hardship
and prosperity, political chicanery and
virtue, governmental crisis and fortune.
For almost 200 years of rapid, revolu-
tionary, and unpredictable change in
American society those few thousand
words have directed the growth of this
Nation toward greatness as the world's
leader and champion of freedom.
In 1966, when Constitution Week ' was
proclaimed by the late President Lyndon
rights of peaceable assembly., The free
pres has been assailed 'at. the highest
`.levels of government. And many citizens
seem willing to see the "bearers of bad
tidings" punished as if newsmen are re-
sponsible for the events they report.
The decrees of the Supreme Court have
been decried, disregarded, or defied by
private citizens and elected representa-
tives alike. Constitutionally guaranteed
civil rights and liberties have come un-
der attack by advocates of law and order,
while constitutional law and civil order
have been ridiculed by proponents of
anarchy.
The growth of Executive power has
also become an issue of great concern
B. Johnson, he eloquently noted the his- balances and separation of powers have
torical and intellectual threads that were ? been weakened with the acquiescence of
woven into the fabric of' our govern- .the Congress as successive .administra-
mental charter by those wise and learned tions have sought more power. The much
hot summer of 1787. President Johnson
stated:
Our Constitution did not spring forth in a
single moment of inspiration. Rather, it was
the culmination of man's long struggle for
freedom, justice, equality, and recognition of
the dignity of man. It reflects the wisdom of
the Old and New Testaments, the democratic
principles of ancient Greece, the justness of
over the.past two decades in the Halls
of Congress and across the Nation. The
constitutional concepts of checks and
impoundments, the war powers, and the
power of the purse are not new-they are
a ? natural outgrowth of the history of
congressional-Executive relations since
the years of the New Deal..Even the
.Leaders of both imajo palitical parties
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''S;220 'CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ='SENATE `Ja iuc ry 15,' 9 71
States uovernmenz or any person, nrm, or new legislation relating to the intelligence nuiurmes 01 TLS Members while concur-
corporation, or any officer or former officer operations or activities of the Federal Gov- rently asking the rest of the Nation tc
or employee of any firm or corporation em- ernment which the select committee con- carry the burden of the present economic
ployed by the United States to conduct any siders necessary or desirable as the result of "difficulties.
intelligence operations or activities for the its study and investigation. Mr. President, last year this same Sen-
,United States, to produce before the commit- SEC. 5. The select committee shall make ate voted against such a pay raise. To..
tee any books, checks, canceled checks, cor- an interim report of its findings not later
financial records, papers, physical evidence, tion is agreed to,, and a final report of the
records, recordings, tapes, or materials in results of the investigation and study con-
obedience in any subpena or order; (7) to ducted by it pursuant to this resolution, to-
take depositions and other testimony on oath gather with its findings and its recommenda-
anywhere within the United States or in tions for any new legislation it deems neces-
any other country; (8) to procure the tem- nary or desirable, to the Senate at the earliest
porary or intermittent services of individual practicable date
but no later than Februar
,
y
consultants, or organizations thereof, in the 28, 1976. The select committee may also sub-
.same manner and under the same conditions mit to the Senate such additional interim
as a standing committee of the Senate may reports as it considers appropriate. After sub-
procure such services under section 202 (1) mission of its final report, the select com-
of the Legislative Reorganization, Act of mittee shall have 90 days to close its affairs,
1946; (9) to use on a reimbursable basis, and on the expiration of such 90 days shall
with the prior consent of the Government cease to exist.
department or agency concerned and the SEC. 8. Expenses of the select committee
Committee on Rules and Administration, the under this resolution shall be paid from the
services of personnel of any such department contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers
or agency; (10) to use on a reimbursable approved by either of the two cochairmen
basis or otherwise with the prior consent of of the select committee.
the chairman of any other of the Senate SEC. 7. (a) It is the sense of the Senate
committees or the chairman of any subcom- that the President immediately` designate
mittee of any committee of the Senate the an individual of the highest character and
facilities or services of any members of the Integrity from outside the Executive Branch
staffs of such other Senate committees or to serve as special prosecutor for the Gov-
any subcommittees of such other Senate ernment of the United States in any and all
committees whenever the select committee criminal investigations, indictments, and ac-
or its chairman deems that such action is tions arising from any violations of the Na-
necessary or appropriate to enable the select tional Security Act of 1947 or the Central In-
committee to make the investigation and telligence Act of 1949 by any person acting
study authorized and directed by this reso- Individually or .in combination with others.
lution; (11) to have access to any data, evi- (b) It is further the sense of the Senate
dence, information, report, analysis, or doc- that the President should grant such special
ument or papers relating to any of the mat- prosecutor all authority necessary and pro-
ters or questions which it is authorized and per to the effective performance of his duties
directed to investigate and study in the and should submit the name of such designee
custody or under the control of any depart- to the Senate re
uestin. o of
q
ernment having the -power under the laws
of the United States to investigate any al-
leged criminal activities or to prosecute per-
sons charged with crimes against the United
States which will aid the select committee
to prepare for or conduct the investigation
and study authorized and directed by this
resolution; and (12) to expend to the ex-
tent it determines necessary or appropriate
any moneys made available to it by the
Senate to perform the duties and exercise
the powers conferred upon it by this resolu-
tion and to make the investigation and study
it is authorized by this resolution to make.
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SENATE RESOLUTION 7-SUBMIS-
SION OF A RESOLUTION CON-
CERNING SALARY INCREASES IN
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
(Referred to the Committee on Post
Office and Civil Service.) -
Mr. HANSEN. Mr. President, today,-we
find the Nation confronted with a num-
ber of serious and complex economic
problems. The economle woes of the Na-
tion
have affected almost every individ-
poenas may a
ssue
e select
committee acting through either of the co- ual in our great country.
chairmen or any other member designated The President has recognized these
by either of them, and may be served by any problems and has made recommenda-
person designated by such chairman or other tions to the Congress to ease and, hope-
member anywhere within the borders of the fully, put an end to our present economic
United States. Either the chairman of the difficulties.
select committee, or any other member, Both the President and the Congress
thereof, is hereby authorized to administer recognize there will be no immediate re-
oaths to any witnesses appearing before the lief, but rather hope for steady economic
committee. recovery. During this recovery period,
(c) In preparing for or conducting the in- Americans are being asked to - sacrifice '
vestigation and study authorized and directed and conserve.
by this resolution, the select committee shall -
be empowered to exercise the powers con- At a time when the President and the
ferred upon committees of the Senate by Congress are asking Americans to sacri-
section 6002 of title 18 of the United States face, it seems completely ridiculous that
Accordingly, this: year' the need is even
greater for the Senate to go on record
opposing a pay raise.
It is in this context I introduce my
resolution expressing the sense of the
Senate that, first, the President should
not recommend a pay raise for the Con-
gress and other high-level Government
officials, and, second, If the President
should make such a recommendation, the
recommendation should be disapproved,
Adoption of this resolution is neces-
sary to express to the American people
that the Congress, in time of economic
difficulty, is holding the lid on unneces-
sary spending,, and more importantly,
will not consider -raising salaries of its
Members while asking those who elected
them to sacrifice during these troubled
economic times. ::
Mr. President, I ask unanimous con-
sent that my resolution be printed at
this point in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the resolu-
tion was ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
S. RES. 7
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate
that (1) the President should recommend,
with respect to his recommendations to be
transmitted to Congress during calendar year
1975 under section 225 of the Federal Salary
Act of 1967, that salaries of positions referred
to in such section net be increased, and (2)
if recommendations are made during calendar
year 1975 for Increases in salaries, those
recommeruiaWe. a ss-ould be disapproved.
SENATE RESOLUTION 8--SUBMIS-
-SION OF A RESOLUTION CON-
CERNING PROPOSED BUDGETARY
RESCCS
(Ordered held at the desk, by unani-
mous consent.)
Mr. CANNON. Mr. President, today I
have introduced a resolution which if
passed will in spirit disapprove a pro-
posal by the President of the United
-States to rescind $1.3 million previously
appropriated by the Immigration and
Naturalization Service for detention and
deportation of illegal aliens. It is imper-
ative that we act on this resolution with
great speed, to set the record and to in-
form the President that the U.S. Senate
will not approve rescissions where - the
-Integrity of the law enforcement sys-
tem is put in jeopardy. -
Recently, in my home State of Nevada,
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