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Show Public opposes JFK spending Wallace F. Bennett (R-Utah) (R-Utah) told the Senate Finance Committee today that ,a recent Harris Survey substantiates what he has "felt for a long; time . . . that the public is opposed op-posed to the Kennedy Administration's Admin-istration's policy of increased federal spending." The Utah lawmaker made the point during his questioning question-ing of witnesses in the Finance Committee, which is conducting conduct-ing hearings on the Income Tax Cut Bill. He said, "It is interesting to note that tnis survey snows that only 30 per cent of the American public agrees with the Administration's spending practices." The Utahn is advocating a cut in federal spending to go along with the proposed tax cut offered by the Administration. Administra-tion. He said, "It is apparent the President's failure to keep spending in line received more criticism than any other item with 70 per cent disapproval." disapprov-al." "I hope that this will give many groups the courgae to come before the committee and testify that they want a tax cut bill but first there should be a better job of spending curtailment." |