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Show Sunday, January 23, idloes Reeagan By ARNOLD SAWISLAK UPI Senior Editor WASHINGTON - Presi(UPI) dent Reagan gives his second State of the Union address Tuesday, but it will be a different Congress and a different nation that will be listening. In his first Slate of the Union address last year, as well as his two other appearances before joint sessions of the House and Senate in 1981. Reagan was a dominant and confident figure, riding a crest of success and popularity. He made all the proper noises about amity and comity between the White House and Capitol Hill, but he was clearly there to give marching orders to the lawmak- ers. No more. In 1983, both Reagan and the national economy are in slumps and he will be a supplicant. He may make no direct reference to the changed shape of the Washington world, but this time when he asks for help he really needs it His first appearance in the great hall of the House was on Feb. 18, 1981, to present his economic pro- gram. Reagan made a second speech to Congress on the economic program in 1981 and last Jan. 26, he delivered his first State of the Union address. (As custom- ary, the outgoing president, Jimmy Carter, gave the State of the Union speech as his term ended.) In 1981, he declared his program to cut federal spending and taxes and reduce federal regulation would "help America create 13 million new jobs." He cited both work this coming week, faced with a "firestorm of controversy" over changes in the Social Security system and agonizing budget decisions. The new Congress, more Democratic, more liberal, was sworn in Jan. 3 but quickly recessed. It regroups Tuesday for President Reagan's annual State of h the Union speech the assessment of where the nation stands at the midpoint of his term and where it is broad-brus- headed. Six days later, Reagan delivers to Congress the fiscal 1984 budget with all its cuts and slashes and a deficit climbing periously close to $200 billion. It is the deficit-lade- n budget that will dictate the work of Congress over the next 12 months. Only one other issue demands equal attention and stirs the same high level of controversy the proposed changes in the Social Security system. Congressional leaders have given the fiscal bailout of the pension program top priority. Among other, political divisive issues before Congress are legislation to create jobs, a new attempt at fashioning an anti-crim- e package, a new round of shelling over the MX missile, demands for new restrictions on foreign imports, and old standbys like abortion, school prayer and busing. But very little is expected in either the Senate or the House in the first several weeks of the session. Traditionally a new Congress is slow to start moving. Every bill no matter how often it has been before the Senate or House has to go again through the process of hearings, drafting, chamber action, conferences and finally ap- proval and dispatch to the White House. Senate leaders hope to act quickly on Reagan's nomination of White House aide Eliza Get n. Heck- chosen to head ler, the Department of Health and Human Services, does not need confirmation quickly because Secretary Richard Schweiker does not plan to step down until Feb. 12. In the House, the schedule is even more sparse. With a much larger turnover, House com- mittees will take longer to organize although panel assignments have been made. Despite the obstacles, hearings will begin in earnest, starting this week, and the very first legislation to get attention incorporates the reforms progress on inflation and tax cut1981 ting and did confront the - beth Dole as transportation secretary. Hearings are scheduled to begin Wednesday and confirmation is assured for the wife of Sen. Robert Dole, Former Rep. Margaret pro- posed by a Reagan-appointe- d national commission and approved 12-Hearings by the Senate Finance committee begin this week and the House Ways and Means committee starts calling in the witnesses Feb. 1. 3. Whether the Tennessean's successor will take office as majority or minority leader depends on the 1984 elections in which 19 Republican seats, including those of sev- eral contenders, are at stake. By tradition, Senate leaders are expected to have served at least one term and shown an ability to compromise and negotiate with two-year-o- ld year. Last year, Reagan was as emphatic as presidents ever are when he said, "1 will seek no tax increases this year and I have no .intention of retreating from our basic propgram of tax relief." But cost-of-livi- federal entitlement programs the intemporary freeze on benefit creases proposed for Social Secure-But the principal change this year may be in tone. In 1982, concerned were aware he had ramrodded his victories by getting Republicans to march in lockstep and by exploiting a bitter division in Democratic ranks. This time, on the clear evidence of what happened in the late stages of the 97th Congress and in the November elections, Reagan is on notice that the honeymoon is over and the time for negotiation between equals has arrived. That he is aware of that may have been signaled last week by his agreement to the Social Security compromise. If he hopes that accomplishment can be expanded into a breakthough in his relations with Congress, the 1983 State of the Union message may be the occasion to begin. "WB CAD SBHWT the various factions they want to lead. The most prominently mentioned are Sens. Robert Dole of Kansas, Pete Domenici of New Mexico, Richard Lugar of Indiana and Paul Laxalt of Nevada. Each has some pluses and minuses. All are considered conservatives of varying degrees. 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Congress Expects To Get Down to WASHINGTON (UPI) The 98th Congress finally goes to half and the president can be depended upon to exult about it, but the jobless figure has reached He blamed high interest rates, and conceded that "the already high unemployment (had) increased." But his basic message was the same as last fall during the 1982 recession - Paw f Union Talk SeDid State double digit inflation and unemployment of "almost 8 million Americans" to illustrate the "pretty grim picture" left behind by Carter. Today, inflation has been cut in THE HERALD. Provo, Utah. 1983 116 West Center, Provo 373-046- 0 Half Price Sale Policy e No refunds or exchanges e No layawayi e All sales final |