The last time Washington had a champion was when Franklin Roosevelt was President.

The lobbying effort against this legislation is formidable, and the issue is in doubt.

VIRON P. VAKY, of Texas, a Foreign Service officer of the Class of Career Minister, to be an Assistant Secretary of State.

We are also trying to provide some mechanism by which we can control and make the Federal bureaucracy more effective.

The proposal is good, sound, and fair.

I think we have a fairly good prospect for getting this passed.

It was not built upon a single person.

I think that some control over these costs is imperative.

What made this tremendous victory possible for the Bullets is the fact that it was a team effort.

I will nominate Bruce P. Johnson, of Reno, Nev, to be a member of the United States Metric Board for a 2-year term.

I'm very proud of this.

I think much more enlightened, much more progressive, I think much more sound loan policies can evolve if there's a clearer understanding among those who shape policy of the needs for people who in the past have been excluded.

We are very pleased at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board's making available to the public a supplementary opportunity for $10 billion in new loans.

We will seek peace, better communication and understanding, cultural and scientific exchange, and increased trade with the Soviet Union and with other nations.

I'm convinced that the people of the Soviet Union want peace.

Approval of this bill is essential for restraining health care costs.

We desire to dominate no one.

I urge the members of the committee to approve that bill and to work for congressional passage this year.