Government

This memorandum establishes a Council on International Economic Policy.

Frankly, I cannot imagine what the Government would be like without you.

It is no comfort to me that when I came into office I wrote 300 of those letters a week and that this week I will write 27. One is too many.

This order shall take effect as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1971.

IT IS with special satisfaction that I have signed the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1970.

We have done so on this legislation.

Even a partial listing of the vital legislation rejected, or left unenacted, by the departing 91st Congress provides a yardstick of just how far this Congress fell short of the mark of becoming the Great Congress--that might have been.

Congress' failure to enact them, however, in no way diminishes the desirability of the Administration's commitment.

The changes, Mr. Chancellor, are primarily not physical.

Therefore, I am unable to approve S. 578.

In signing this legislation which provides comprehensive authority to help solve a very difficult problem, I must note that the bill contains some deficiencies which I believe warrant corrective action by the Congress.

I am directing the Office of Management and Budget to form a permanent relocation advisory group to review all problems encountered and to make recommendations to improve the relocation assistance guidelines and to recommend legislative…

I thank the Congress, and the country owes a debt to the Congress in its closing days, for acting in this particular field.

I am pleased with this bill which responds to a vital need of the American people.

The Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness shall coordinate, on behalf of the President, such plans and preparations.

This bill deals with that.

The Executive order [11574] I am signing today will ensure that such coordination is provided and that the program is initiated promptly.

Immediate action on this important legislation is essential if we are to continue this program beyond January 1, 1971.