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Show . iir present ( w elfare) system is an economic and disaster. social If it continues unchanged, it can only lead to higher costs, more broken homes, and hopeless numbers of otherw ise employable people living off government welfare. with reaThe Januly assistance plan offers an alternative sonable hope of less cost in the long run than the present program, and with reasonable hope that there will result greater proportionate employment and less proportionate de- .... pendence on government. Education there is no question but that in an era in which we are spending $20 billion annually for a war and amounts in the exploration of space, we must give continuing consideration to our priorities, and I for one am in favor of adjusting these priorities to plaee greater emphasis on the obvious needs and opportunities in the field of education. " ". . . , ever-increasi- Congressional Record July31, 1969 Congressional Record April 16. 1970 Sherm Lloyd voted for the Family Assistance Plan recommended by the Administration to reform the present antiquated welfare system. The bill recognizes a federal responsibility to put a floor under subsistence for needy individuals, which may be supplemented by the states. It requires every ablebodied head of a family to register for work or work training, and provides day care for mothers who are heads of families. He opposes the McGovern proposal, since modified, of a guaranteed annual payment of man. woman and child regardless of need. S 1 .000 per year to every Rep. Lloyd has been a consistent supporter of programs aiding Utah education, both in elementary and secondary schools and in institutions of higher learning. These federal programs will provide this year: - S6.3 billion for elementary and secondary schools, with over half in grants to local districts. - S530 million for vocational education. - $7.4 billion for higher education. Social Security "I support the principle of social security as an accepted part of our free system. HV must make sure that this remains a responsible insurance program and not a system providing welfare at wholesale, thereby encouraging independent citizens to become ini reasingly dependent. " Congressional Record August 17, 1967 Sherm Lloyd supported legislation which passed the House in June, 1972, increasing Social Security benefits by 20 percent. At the same time, he recognizes the adverse effects of continued increases in Social Security tax base for both the young wage earner and the small businessman. His votes on Social Security in Congress have reflected this concern that the system and the Social Security fund maintain its integrity as an insurance program. - S3. 8 billion in student loans for undergraduate and graduate three-folincrease from 1968. In August. 1971, Lloyd asked the Cost of Living Council to freeze to avoid exempt public school teacfiers from the wage-pricbecause of of teacher effective contracts. dates varying inequities Cabinet-leveHe has sponsored a bill establishing a l Department of e Education. Human Resource Program itself should never be a bar to employment either in private industry or in the federal government, and I feel that Congress should do all that it can to insure that the federal government does not discriminate on the basis of age in Press Release January 24. 1972 Congressional Record Vote on Extension of the Poveity Program. December 1, 1967 ".l.eo by .... self-relianc- its hiring practices. " Rep. Lloyd has supported legislation in the House to prohibit age discrimination in the hiring of federal employees. 1 Sherm Lloyd has supported shifts in national priorities reflecting the transition from a wartime to peacetime economy. In the current fiscal year, spending on human resource programs represents 45 percent of the total federal budget, compared with 32 percent on defense programs. This is an exact reversal of the priorities in 1968. These changes in emphasis are reflected in: - Greater oenefits for the aged and other beneficiaries under So- cial Security and other assistance to the needy. - Additional training opportunities for the disadvantaged. - More efficient management of the federal poverty progranisand of successful programs to appropriate agencies the spinning-of- f - Better health care for the aged and low-incom- e families. - Reform of the food stamp program to give more help to the most needy. - Expanded and improved veterans programs. - Increases in minority hiring by the federal government, and forcement of civil rights statutes. Gun Control " do not believe prohibition in the case of guns sold for a civilian's normal sporting and protective use will work. The law would be observed by ilizens and ignored by w so criminals would end criminals, up ith gun s. law-abidi- In Sherm's eight years of sen ice in Washington be has maintained the respect of he met with Ex President Dwight D. Eisenhower governmental leaders. In in Gettysburg .7 -a d "It does not seem to me that, given the problem of poverty in America, and given the investment we have made in lives and treasure, we can turn our backs and walk away This is a because we do not agree with all the mechanics vote to attack the root causes of poverty. Whether my vote proves to be wise or unwise will be determined by whether those from impoverished homes will be trained properly for e rather Ilian dependtangible jobs, and whether will be taught at the community action centers throughency out America Discrimination Against the Aged stu-dent- c The Sherm Lloyd Report July I, 1972 en- |