Selected U.S. Senate Proceedings and Debates on Children and Education, 1967-1976

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Early Childhood Education

  • Consideration of appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health, Education, and Welfare. Senator Mondale speaks in support of an amendment by Senator Morse (D-OR) regarding increased funding for Teacher Corps; Senator Morse's amendment is rejected. 90th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 113 (August 2, 1967): 20997-21050. (Mondale at 21016)

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 2060, the Head Start Child Development Act of 1969: "This measure ... would greatly strengthen and expand programs in early childhood development. It would offer preschool children from poverty areas needed health care, nutritional aid, educational assistance, and social services. It would attack the conditions of poverty that can cripple a child's intellect for life. It seeks, in short, to help impoverished children reach their full potential." The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (May 5, 1969): 11294-11302.

  • Senator Mondale submits Amendment No. 152 to S. 1809 (introduced April 15 by Senator Nelson, D-WI), providing additional funding for Head Start: "While few would contend that we have found all the solutions to early childhood problems, these hearings clearly indicated that we know how to prevent a great deal of nutritional, health, and intellectual damage from occurring. They revealed that we know that by providing health care and nutritious diets to infants and young children, we can prevent and correct conditions that otherwise could damage and that by providing proper educational stimulation we can help disadvantaged children get a more equal start in school. They showed, in short, that we know a great deal about how to help poor children gain a better chance to reach their full potential." The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (September 9, 1969): 24782-24783.

  • Senator Mondale opposes an amendment that would cut back on Head Start. The amendment is rejected. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (October 14, 1969): 29913-29916. (Mondale at 29914)

  • Senator Kennedy (D-MA) submits Senator Mondale's testimony to the Committee on National Priorities of the Democratic Council. Mondale expresses concern about a "set of national priorities that places hardware above humans" and calls for a shift of resources from "military gadgetry to high priority investments in human beings." He states that "our unwillingness to provide help to deprived children is perhaps our most tragic and costly mistake." 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (February 26, 1970): 5028-5029.

  • Senator Mondale argues for increased spending for Head Start: "We have an obligation to human beings, and particularly children, who are powerless to fight for themselves. It seems that we tend to forget that as we rush headlong into nonhuman spending on a massive scale for bombs, weaponry, highways, and the like. We must have as a real priority our children, including the children of the poor and disadvantaged." 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (November 20, 1970): 38299-38327. (Mondale at 38319)

  • Senator Harris (D-OK) submits an amendment on behalf of himself and Senators Javits (R-NY), Mondale, and Bayh (D-IN) that strikes a section of H.R. 17550 (introduced in May by Representatives Mills, D-AR, and Byrnes,R-WI) creating a Federal Child Care Corporation; Senator Mondale states, "to do the wrong thing to children may be worse than to do nothing." The amendment is agreed to. 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (December 29, 1970): 43837-43854. (Mondale at 43840)

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 1512, The Comprehensive Child Development Act of 1971, providing a full range of health, education, nutrition, and social services for American children. The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (April 6, 1971): 9869-9881.

  • Senator Mondale submits Senator Bayh's (D-IN) testimony at the joint hearings of the Subcommittee on Children and Youth and the Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (June 4, 1971): 18156-18157.

  • Debate on S. 2007 (introduced June 4 by Senator Nelson, D-WI), providing for the continuation of programs authorized under the "Economic Opportunity Act of 1964." 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (September 8, 1971): 30968-30999.

  • Further consideration of S. 2007. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (September 8, 1971): 31010-31017.

  • Senator Mondale adds several cosponsors to S. 1512: "This makes a total of 33 sponsors and cosponsors of the bill which Senator Javits, Senator Nelson, Senator Schweiker, and I introduced on April 5, 1971, and whose major provisions have been adopted in section 6 of S. 2007, the pending bill which extends the Economic Opportunity Act." 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 117 (September 8, 1971): 30922.

  • Continued debate on S. 2007. The bill is amended and passed. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (September 9, 1971): 31224-31263.

  • Senator Nelson (D-WI) submits the conference report for S. 2007. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (November 30, 1971): 43498-43505.

  • Senator Mondale expresses support for the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1971, S. 2007, conference report: "I am delighted to support its provisions strengthening and improving OEO [Office of Economic Opportunity] programs—including neighborhood health centers, emergency food and medical services, community action programs, alcoholic and drug treatment, family planning, older workers programs, migrant assistance, neighborhood youth corps and community economic development. I am particularly proud that this report incorporates the basic provisions of two bills I had the privilege to sponsor, with bipartisan support—S. 1512, the Comprehensive Child Development Act of 1971, and S. 1305, the National Legal Services Corporation Act." The conference report is agreed to. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (December 2, 1971): 44113-44158. (Mondale at 44120 and 44142)

  • Senator Mondale addresses concerns expressed during the debate on the S. 2007 conference report and clarifies misleading statements made during the debate. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (December 6, 1971): 44838-44839.

  • Debate on President Nixon's veto of S. 2007. Senator Mondale argues: "We all know there are hundreds, thousands, and millions of children who never have a chance, who are mangled and destroyed the first 5 years of life. This bill is the best that the House and Senate could think of to undo the monstrous and immoral wrong that we now visit upon the lives of those tragic children." The Senate fails to override the veto. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (December 10, 1971): 46198-46222. (Mondale at 46201)

  • President Nixon's veto of S. 2007. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (December 10, 1971): 46057-46059.

  • Senators Nelson (D-WI) and Mondale introduce S. 3193, the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1972, establishing a comprehensive child care program. The legislation is a revision of S. 1512 (which was incorporated into S. 2007 in the previous session and vetoed by President Nixon). The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (February 17, 1972): 4412-4441.

  • Senator Mondale introduces two of the five amendments he sponsors or cosponsors to H.R. 1 (introduced in the House in January 1971 by Representatives Mills, D-AR, and Byrnes, R-WI); the amendments are designed to assure that day care provided under the bill "will meet at least minimal standards of quality, focus on the needs of the children served, and be offered under terms which will strengthen family life." 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (April 20, 1972): 13740-13745.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 3617, the Comprehensive Head Start, Child Development, and Family Services Act of 1972, a modified version of S. 2007 adopted in 1971 by Congress but vetoed by President Nixon: "The bill we are considering today seeks to better meet the need for quality, family-oriented preschool programs among millions of young children whose mothers are working or who because of poverty are denied adequate health care, nutrition or educational opportunity." 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (June 19, 1972): 21374-21399.

  • Continued debate on S. 3617, the Comprehensive Head Start, Child Development, and Family Services Act of 1972; Senator Mondale argues for local control of the program funds: "We think the experience of Head Start has shown that local parentally controlled programs are, without any doubt, the best. They are the closest to the people concerned. They guarantee that the children will be most sensitively handled. They are programs which build upon and strengthen the family, and which build upon the strength of the community itself." The bill is passed and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor (June 21). 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (June 20, 1972): 21557-21627.

  • Continued debate on H.R. 1, to amend the Social Security Act; Senator Mondale opposes an amendment sponsored by Senator Roth (D-DE), calling the child care portion of the amendment "poorly conceived" and "perhaps the worst proposal dealing with children that I have ever seen" due to inadequate adult-child ratios as well as lack of parent participation and local control over programs; he cosponsors an amendment with Senator Percy (R-IL). 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (October 4, 1972): 33667-33684. (Mondale at 33669)

  • Senator Mondale introduces another amendment to H.R. 1, retaining the $800 million in the bill for child care, but making the funds available through the existing program which focuses on state control rather than creating a new federal Bureau of Child Care, as proposed in the Roth amendment. Senator Mondale's amendment is agreed to. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (October 5, 1972): 33961-33972.

  • Consideration of the conference report for H.R. 1. Senator Mondale reluctantly votes in favor. (See Elderly/Aging section for reason.) The conference report is agreed to. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (October 17, 1972): 36804-36825.

  • H.R. 1 is approved by the President and becomes Public Law 92-603. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (October 18, 1972).

  • Senator McIntyre (D-NH) commends Senator Mondale "for his rejection of the crisis mentality and his determination to look beneath symptoms to underlying causes. For Senator Mondale is piercing through the need for a restoration of an American sense of community to reach and examine an even more elemental need—a restoration of the American sense of family." 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (October 1, 1973): 32203-32204.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 2700, postponing the Head Start fee schedule. The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (November 14, 1973): 37032.

  • Senator Mondale introduces Amendment No. 724 to H.R. 3153 (passed in House on April 2 and reported November 26 from the Committee on Finance), amending the Social Security Act; his amendment seeks to restore the present standards for federally assisted day care: "In my opinion, this amendment is very important for the protection of our children. It is designed to assure that children receiving federally assisted day care service will continue to be protected against dangerous, unsanitary, insensitive, and unhealthy programs.... I regard this as an essential, indispensable measure to assure justice for all children of our country." House and Senate could not agree to amendments. 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (November 28, 1973): 38350-38402. (Mondale at 38384)

  • Senator Mondale submits changes to Amendment No. 724. The amendment is agreed to. 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (November 29, 1973): 38629-38631.

  • Senate consideration of H.R. 11441 (passed by the House on December 3), postponing the implementation of a fee schedule for "nonpoor children" participating in Head Start programs. The bill is identical to S. 2700, introduced by Mondale November 14, 1973. It passes the Senate and becomes Public Law 93-202. 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (December 18, 1973): 42096-42098.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 3754, the Child and Family Services Act of 1974: "Our bill is designed to provide financial assistance to help States and localities upgrade the quality and expand their services for children and families. This measure incorporates the fundamental principles and elements contained in both the child development provisions in S. 2007, the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1971, which passed the Congress in 1971, and was vetoed by President Nixon, and in the Comprehensive Head Start, Child Development and Family Services Act of 1972, which passed the Senate by a vote of 73 to 12 on June 20, 1972." The bill is referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (July 11, 1974): 22765-22776.

  • Senator Mondale submits a section-by-section analysis of S. 3754, the Child and Family Services Act of 1974. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (July 18, 1974): 23968-23970.

  • Senator Mondale continues to argue that the need for adequate child care has increased dramatically. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (August 22, 1974): 29849-29854.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 626, the Child and Family Services Act of 1975, providing services for children and their families. The bill is identical to S. 3754, which Senators Mondale and Javits (R-NY) introduced in 1974. It "incorporates the fundamental principles and elements in the child development provisions in S. 2007" which was passed by Congress and vetoed by President Nixon. The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (February 7, 1975): 2778-2793.

  • Senator Mondale announces the upcoming hearings on S. 626, the Child and Family Services Act of 1975 and submits a section-by-section analysis of the act. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (February 19, 1975): 3441-3443.

  • Senator Mondale submits statements given by Marian Wright Edelman, Gov. Jerry Apodaca, Carmen Maymi, Dr. Rowland Mindlin, and Dorothy Lasday at the February 20 hearings on child and family services: "Their testimony provided an eloquent and compelling case for the need of this kind of legislation." 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (February 22, 1975): 3995-4003.

  • Senator Mondale submits statements given by Joseph Reid, Jeanne Ellis, Congressman Andrew Jacobs, Jr., Fred Weintraub, Hal Benson, Paul Marchand, Richard Dowling, Dr. Samuel Ornstein, Judith Helms, Dr. Frederick Green, and John Sharon at the February 21 hearings on child and family services. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (March 5, 1975): 5354-5363.

  • Senator Mondale submits statements given by Audrey Colom, Mary Grace Plaskett, Carol Burris, Arvonne Fraser, Sandy Hill, Edwina Hertzberg, Ann Ellwood, Tutti Sherlock, Dr. Susan Gray, Dr. James Gallagher, and Erline Kendall at the March 12 hearings on child and family services. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (March 18, 1975): 7170-7182.

  • Senator Mondale submits statements given by Dr. Donald Newman, August W. Steinhilber, James A. Harris, Albert Shanker, and Ray Peterson at the June 5 hearings on child and family services. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (June 5, 1975): 17331-17339.

  • Senator Mondale submits a list of witnesses testifying at the final joint hearings on the Child and Family Services Acts, S. 626 and H.R. 2966 (introduced in the House in February by Representative Brademas, D-IN). 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (June 11, 1975): 18301-18302.

  • Senator Mondale submits statements given by Congresswoman Bella Abzug, Frieda Mitchell, Hannah Atkins, Carlyle Cox, James Kagen, John Himelrick, and David Flagherty at the June 18 hearings on child and family services. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (June 18, 1975): 19458-19470.

  • Senator Mondale submits statements given by Rep. Parren Mitchell, Rep. Gunn McKay, Dr. Rhoda L. Lorand, Dr. Earl S. Schaefer, Dr. Bettye Caldwell, and Dr. Urie Bronfenbrenner at the June 20 hearings on child and family services. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (June 20, 1975): 20039-20050.

  • Senator Mondale states that, "once again efforts are being made to water down or delay implementation of the day care standards that provide minimal levels of protection for children in federally assisted child care programs. Legislation has been introduced which for some age levels would permit twice as many children per adult as present standards permit in child care centers.... this is not just some academic matter. These standards concern the health and well-being of thousands of young children in federally assisted child care programs. To weaken them further, or to delay their implementation or their enforcement, would be a tragedy;" Senator Mondale submits a letter he and Senators Ribicoff (D-CT) and Buckley (C/R-NY) sent to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare urging him to implement the established day care standards immediately. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (September 23, 1975): 29760.

  • Senators Long (D-LA) and Mondale introduce S. 2425, a bill designed to provide the funding necessary to assure that child care programs meet current standards. The bill is referred to the Committee on Finance. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (September 29, 1975): 30661-30664. (Mondale at 30664)

  • Senator Mondale speaks in favor of S. 2425, urging his colleagues to not delay indefinitely the enforcement of day care standards, but instead to support his and Senator Long's (D-LA) bill that will make it possible for day cares to be in compliance. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (October 20, 1975): 33165-33166.

  • Senator Mondale vehemently defends S. 626, the Child and Family Services Act of 1975, against allegations that are "absolutely and completely false:" "A vicious and totally inaccurate propaganda campaign is currently being waged against the child and family services legislation pending before Congress. This bill ... is being subjected to one of the most distorted and dishonest attacks I have witnessed in my 15 years of public service. Wild and completely false allegations are being made that this legislation would somehow give children the legal right to disobey their parents; somehow prohibit parents from providing religious training to their children; somehow give the Government authority over child rearing; and somehow give children the right to complain about their parents and teachers 'without fear of reprisal.'" Senator Mondale provides material rebutting each of the allegations made in a widely circulated, unsigned flyer. He provides a summary of the Child and Family Services Act, and a section-by-section analysis of the legislation. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (November 19, 1975): 37380-37384.

  • Senator Mondale states, "as many of my colleagues are aware, the Child and Family Services Act [S. 626] is being subjected to an outrageous and totally dishonest propaganda attack. As I pointed out in my speech in the Senate on November 19, 1975, wild and completely false allegations are being made that this legislation would somehow give children the legal right to disobey their parents; somehow prohibit parents from providing religious training to their children; somehow give the Government authority over child rearing; and somehow give children the right to complain about their parents and teachers 'without fear of reprisal.' These allegations are absolutely and completely false. There is not a shred of truth in anyone of them. If there were, neither I nor any Member of Congress would be sponsoring this legislation;" he submits an "inter-religious statement" in support of the Child and Family Services Act, refuting the false allegations against the act. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (December 12, 1975): 40373.

  • Senator Mondale gives a brief legislative history on the child care provisions in H.R. 9803 (brought up for consideration in the Senate on January 29), a bill postponing by six months the effective date of the requirement that child day care centers meet specified staffing requirement; he argues for the necessity of upholding the federal interagency day care requirements (FIDCR). 94th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 122 (January 26, 1976): 961-966.

  • Further consideration of H.R. 9803; Senator Mondale argues for upholding the federal interagency day care requirements (FIDCR) and for providing funds to help day cares meet the standards: "Why is it that we insist upon minimum day care standards? Is there a substantial reason why the federal government should be concerned about what happens to children when they are away from their parents and in day care? I think there is. Practically every professional in the field thinks there is." The bill is passed. 94th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 122 (January 29, 1976): 1513-1568. (Mondale at 1522)

  • Senator Mondale introduces Amendment Nos. 1388 and 1389 to S. 626, the Child and Family Services Act (introduced by Senator Mondale February 7, 1975); both amendments are offered in reaction to "totally dishonest propaganda" against the act. 94th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 122 (February 5, 1976): 2518-2519.

  • The Senate considers the conference report on H.R. 9803; Senator Mondale speaks in support of the report. The conference report is agreed to. 94th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 122 (March 24, 1976): 7909-7913. (Mondale at 7912)

  • President Ford's veto of H.R. 9803. 94th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 122 (April 6, 1976): 9559-9560.

  • The Senate considers President Ford's veto message on the Child Day Care Standards Act, H.R. 9803; Senator Mondale urges his colleagues to override the veto: "The record will show that I have long believed in a strong state role in the administration of social services.... But at the same time, I have been impressed with the special responsibility we in the federal government must bear when we undertake to provide care for children, and especially young children, outside their homes. And that is why I have supported, and must continue to support, federal minimum standards for federally financed day care.... This bill does not require states to change their own day care standards. It says only that where federal funds are used to provide care for children outside their homes, then the federal government has some responsibility to see that the care they receive meets minimum standards." The Senate fails to override the veto. 94th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 122 (May 5, 1976): 12679-12687. (Mondale at 12685)

Vocational Education

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 3205, a bill to strengthen the work study program in the Vocational Education Act of 1963. His bill would: increase the amount of money available to State and local authorities for administering the program; remove present limits on the amount a student may earn in a month or a school year; provide a modest increase in the amount of work study funds available for administration at the State and local level. The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 89th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 112 (April 7, 1966): 7952-7955.

  • Senator Mondale calls attention to a "unique and highly successful program" that provides job training for disadvantaged young women. 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (August 21, 1970): 29709-29710.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 2603, amending the Vocational Education Act of 1963 "to assure equal educational opportunities in vocational education programs for individuals of both sexes:" "The aim of the legislation I am introducing today is to advance the full participation of both sexes in vocational education in a variety of areas including administration--both at the national and state levels--counseling, curriculum development and materials, as well as research and training, to mention only a few." The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (November 3, 1975): 34668-34670.

Child Advocacy

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 1638 and S. 1639, providing benefits to children of disabled or deceased parents up to their 26th birthday if they are still in school. S. 1638 is referred to the Committee on Finance and S. 1639 is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (March 24, 1969): 7193-7196.

  • Senator Mondale introduces on behalf of Senators Cranston (D-CA), Murphy (R-CA), Yarborough (D-TX), Tower (R-TX), and Kennedy (D-MA) an amendment to S. 2548,a bill to amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, (reported from the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry), providing increased funds for supplemental services centers, guidance counseling, bilingual education, and grants to local education agencies. The amendment is rejected. 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (June 25, 1970): 21485-21492.

  • Senator Mondale expresses his hopes for the 'White House Conference on Children': "I hope the delegates will... focus on the question of how to insure that immediate implementation of the Conference's recommendations will follow. Certainly the past history of White House Conferences and President's Commissions is that they make strong, sweeping, perceptive reports which ultimately do nothing but gather dust....although we like to think of ourselves as a child-oriented society, I do not believe that there are many industrial nations which permit as many of our children to be mangled and destroyed by hunger and neglect and poor housing and poor education as we in the United states do." 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (December 9, 1970): 40505-40519.

  • Congressman John Rarick (D-LA) issues a scathing statement against Senator Mondale and the "leftwing assault on our society which has taken over the White House Conference on Children." 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (December 11, 1970): 41268-41269.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 1568 and S. 1569, providing benefits to children of disabled or deceased parents up to their 26th birthday if they are still in school. S. 1568 is referred to the Committee on Finance and S. 1569 is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (April 19, 1971): 10678-10679.

  • Senator Mondale expresses support for Senator Ribicoff's (D-CT) National Child Advocacy Act: "The concept of a child advocacy system to help assure that families and children receive the services or treatment they need, and to help assess community needs for children's services makes a good deal of sense. We should test this concept, find out how it works in actual practice, discover its strengths and weaknesses. This is precisely what Senator Ribicoff's bill would provide—by establishing Neighborhood Offices of Child Advocacy in up to 20 communities throughout the Nation—and precisely the reason I support this proposal." 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (June 4, 1971): 18120-18125. (Mondale at 18124)

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 3909, the Youth Programs Act of 1972, providing small grants for the operation of youth services such as runaway hotlines and houses, and for programs to address the issue of alienation of young people from government, the political process, and society as a whole. The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (August 11, 1972): 27899-27912.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 949, a re-introduction of S. 2909, the Youth Programs Act from 1972; the bill provides small grants for youth crisis services. The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (February 21, 1973): 4816-4817.

  • Senator Mondale is critical of the administration's decision not to fund the Neighborhood Youth Corps program in New York City: "I feel this decision would seriously aggravate the desperate shortage of work opportunities for young people. Ultimately, I believe it would be extremely wasteful in terms of America's greatest resource, the ability and potential of our youth." He urges Congress to fund the New York City program. 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (June 4, 1973): 17923.

  • Senator Mondale calls attention to the "Week of the Young Child" and its attempt to "focus public attention and awareness on the rights and needs of the young." 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (April 9, 1974): 10303-10304.

  • Senator Mondale discusses his amendment to restore $20 million to the "Follow Through" program which "has proven itself a valuable asset for improving, through education, the life chances of low income children;" Senator Mondale expresses appreciation for the Appropriations Committee's decision to include his amendment in the supplemental appropriations bill. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (May 1, 1974): 12667-12668.

  • Senator Mondale argues in favor of section 409 in S. 1539, supporting a wide range of initiatives designed to eliminate sex discrimination in education (reported in March from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare): "I am extremely distressed at the inexcusable delay of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in issuing guidelines and therefore providing for enforcement of Title IX. A year and a half after the enactment of Title IX, all HEW has to show us is the latest draft of the proposed regulations. I fully appreciate the complexities and the controversy involved in this matter. Yet with every day's delay we are telling another group of women that they have no recourse against the sex discrimination which stands between them and their right to develop as individuals to their fullest educational potential." The measure is indefinitely postponed and provisions are inserted in H.R. 69, which is passed in lieu of S. 1539 and becomes Public Law 93-380. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (May 20, 1974): 15278-15293. (Mondale at 15291)

  • Senator Mondale introduces an amendment to S. 1539, providing "special incentive grants to states which make high efforts in support of education." 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (May 20, 1974): 15309-15333. (Mondale at 15325)

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 3639, the Children and Youth Camp Safety Act of 1974; "As chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Youth, I have been troubled by reports of inadequate safety and health standards in some of the camps to which we entrust our children. No reliable, comprehensive statistics are available on the extent of accidents and illnesses incurred by youngsters while they are attending camp. But the most recent figures show that in the summer of 1973, 25 children died; 1,448 were injured, and 1,223 suffered serious illnesses while at camp....we can no longer delay definitive congressional action on this problem." The bill is placed on the Senate calendar under Subjects on the Table. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (June 13, 1974): 19122-19128.

  • Senator Mondale expresses gratitude that the supplemental appropriations was passed and signed into law, appropriating $12 million for the Follow Through program; he is distressed, however, that the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare plans to designate a considerable portion of the appropriation for research activities connected with Follow Through rather than targeting it for direct classroom support. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (June 24, 1974): 20771-20772.

  • Senator Mondale's bill S. 3639, the Children and Youth Camp Safety Act of 1974, is reported from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (November 18, 1974): 36160.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 422, providing for the development of programs for youth camp safety: "Parents have a right to expect that their children are being cared for and supervised according to reasonable standards of health and safety. They have a right to know exactly what conditions they are sending their children into, and they have a right to know which camps provide the safest experience." The bill is placed on the Senate calendar under Subjects on the Table. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (January 27, 1975): 1347-1349.

  • Senator Mondale announces hearings to be held by the Subcommittee on Children and Youth concerning adoption and foster care. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121(March 5, 1975): 5363.

  • Senators Mondale and Javits (R-NY) introduce Amendment No. 577 to S. 2145, the Indochina Refugee Children Assistance Act of 1975 (introduced July 21 by Sen. Cranston, D-CA); the amendment authorizes funds for adult education services to Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees. The bill is reported from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare in October and passes the Senate. It becomes Public Law 94-405 in September 1976. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (September 1, 1975): 28622.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 2604, the Adoption Information Exchange Act of 1975, creating a national adoption information exchange. The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (November 3, 1975): 34670.

K-12 Education

  • Senator Mondale states his support of H.R. 2362, the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (referred from the House on March 29): "The measure of this Nation's future lies in the steps we take to prepare our youth to assume their responsibilities as the custodians of that future. While this legislation is designed primarily to elevate the educational level of the disadvantaged—of the children of poverty, it will provide a major 'shot in the arm' for our total educational system." The bill passes the Senate on April 9 and becomes Public Law 89-10 on April 11. 89th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 111 (April 8, 1965): 7550-7589. (Mondale at 7571)

  • Senator Mondale opposes a proposed 80% cut to a program providing milk to school children: "The relationship between hunger and nutrition, and the academic performance of children in school is very clear. Children who have not had an adequate, well-balanced diet, do much less well than others who have." 89th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 112 (February 8, 1966): 2525-2527.

  • Senator Mondale speaks in support of Senator Nelson's (D-WI) amendment to H.R. 18037 (introduced in June by Representative Flood, D-PA) regarding Teacher Corps: "In the dark world of poverty, one door that does remain is the one marked 'education.' With a good education, many opportunities can become available—jobs, income, advancement, housing. Without it all the other barriers remain. But a head start is not enough, for the dropout potential continues in our ghetto schools. Change all along the way is required if the disadvantaged child is to reach graduation. Teacher Corps members are change agents." The amendment is passed. H.R. 18037 passes the Senate on September 6 and later becomes Public Law 90-557. 90th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 114 (September 5, 1968): 25804-25808. (Mondale at 25807)

  • Senator Mondale submits Amendment No. 269 to S. 2218, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (introduced May 20 by Senator Pell, D-RI), establishing a National Advisory Commission on School Finance: "We all recognize the importance of quality education to the Nation, as an investment in its human resources and as a source of strength for its democratic institutions. We further appreciate the importance of education to the individual, whose personal fulfillment and economic well-being in an increasingly complex society are closely related to his educational level. The solution to inadequacies and inequities in school finance cannot be postponed. The damage inflicted upon the undereducated individual is irreparable and inexcusable." The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (November 5, 1969): 33019-33024.

  • Senator Mondale submits a series of amendments to S. 2218, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, authorizing funding for various educational programs and for libraries. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (November 13, 1969): 33992-33996.

  • Senator Mondale submits his testimony before the Labor, Housing, Education, and Welfare Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations urging the committee to recommend substantial increases in funding for education at all levels. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (December 5, 1969): 37335-37337.

  • Senator Mondale urges the Nixon administration to release the appropriated funds for education. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (December 17, 1969): 39581-39582.

  • Senator Mondale submits Amendment No. 641 to H.R. 16916 (reported to the Senate from the Committee on Appropriations May 15), increasing funds for dropout prevention programs. The bill passes the Senate on June 25, 1970. 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (May 19, 1970): 16047.

  • President Nixon's veto message of H.R. 16916, a bill for appropriations for the Office of Education. 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (August 11, 1970): 28170-28171.

  • Debate over President Nixon's veto of H.R. 16916; Mondale states, "I would like to see some of the burden of the fight against inflation borne by the ABM and other wasteful and unnecessary weapons systems. I would welcome a plea from the President to make reductions in the space program budget as a contribution to holding down prices. I do not want to place this burden upon the shoulders of our children. Investments in education are investments in the Nation's future." The Senate overrides the President's veto and the bill later becomes Public Law 91-380. 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (August 18, 1970): 29318-29391. (Mondale at 29387)

  • Senator Mondale is angered by the administration's withholding of Title I funds appropriated to schools: "The effect on many of the programs which depend upon Title I funds may soon be abandonment or severe cutbacks in services. And the result for our children will be to once more be made victims of this administration's distorted priorities and their concern for bookkeeping over the education and welfare of our most needy children." 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (October 14, 1970): 36935-36937.

  • Senator Mondale argues in favor of Amendment No. 1076 to amend H.R. 18515 (reported to the Senate from the Committee on Appropriations October 13), the Labor, HEW Appropriation Bill, striking a section of the bill that cut programs for the aged, blind, and children, calling it "most unfair and unwise." The amendment is agreed to. The bill passes the Senate and later becomes Public Law 91-667. 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (November 20, 1970): 38299-38356.

  • Senator Mondale introduces Amendment No. 1080 to S. 3883, The Emergency School Aid Act of 1970 (introduced by Senator Javits, D-NY, May 26 and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare); the amendment authorizes $80 million in federal funds for research, development, and production of educational television programs for children: "Our children no longer have to wait until they reach school age to begin learning the three R's. 'Sesame Street' has changed all that." 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (November 23, 1970): 38456-38461.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 3779, the Elementary and Secondary Education Assistance Act of 1972, providing federal financing to schools; he discusses the "desperate financial condition" of elementary and secondary education in his introduction. The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (June 29, 1972): 23138-23148.

  • Senator Mondale expresses concern over the administration's "Better Schools Act of 1973," (introduced by Senator Dominick, R-CO, on March 22 as S. 1319) stating that it will have a "disastrous impact" on Minnesota's schools. The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (May 10, 1973): 15185-15187.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 2414, the Elementary and Secondary Education Assistance Act of 1973, increasing education aid to help reduce per pupil spending disparities among school districts, to provide urban school districts with sufficient funds, and to generally increase general education aid to states. The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (September 13, 1973): 29552-29558.

  • Senator Mondale introduces Amendment No. 1330 to S. 1539, the Education Amendments of 1974 (introduced by Senator Pell, D-RI on April 11); his amendment funds programs in advanced mathematics for disadvantaged children. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (May 14, 1974): 14446-14459.

  • Senator Mondale speaks in favor of the committee bill for S. 1539, arguing against an amendment introduced by Senator McClellan (D-AR) that would change the funding structure for programs and schools. Senator McClellan's amendment is agreed to. H.R. 69 is passed in lieu of S. 1539 and becomes Public law 93-380. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (May 15, 1974): 14823-14838. (Mondale at 14834)

  • Debate on H.R. 16900 (reported from the Committee on Appropriations October 9), providing supplemental appropriations in 1975; Senator Mondale argues for his Amendment No. 1989, providing incentive grants to states that make a "higher than average effort to support elementary and secondary education." The amendment is agreed to. The Senate passes the bill and it later becomes Public Law 93-554. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (November 20, 1974): 36732-36774. (Mondale at 36736)

  • Senator Mondale expresses support for S. 6, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (introduced January 15 by Senator Williams, D-NJ): "It is clearly landmark legislation which holds the promise of new opportunity for the 7 million handicapped children in this country.... In the past, many children have been left to sit at home, providing little opportunity for adequate training and development. Under S. 6, priority is given to provision of a free appropriate public education to children not currently receiving any, as well as those currently receiving inadequate assistance." The bill is passed and becomes Public Law 94-142. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (June 18, 1975): 19478-19511. (Mondale at 19503)

  • Senator Mondale applauds Senator Pell (D-RI) for acting "expeditiously" on H.R. 8304 (introduced and passed in the Senate on December 17), assuring funding for "right to read" programs such as Reading is Fundamental. It becomes Public Law 94-194. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (December 19, 1975): 42095-42098.

  • Debate on S. 2657, the Education Amendments of 1976 (reported from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare on May 17); Senator Mondale's statement is submitted by Senator Muskie (D-ME): "The bill before us today represents the Committee's attempt to improve the quality of education in this country and provide access to education to all Americans, regardless of their age, sex or socio-economic status. I urge my colleagues to give it their most enthusiastic support." The bill is passed and later becomes Public Law 94-482. 94th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 122 (August 27, 1976): 28148-28192. (Mondale at 28178)

Children's Health and Nutrition, including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

  • Senator Mondale introduces Amendment No. 515 to S. 2548, improving the special food service program for preschool and school-age children; he gives a history of the program designed to improve the nutritional status of preschool and school-age children on a year-round basis. H.R. 515 is passed in lieu of S. 2548 and becomes Public Law 91-248. 91st Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 116 (February 23, 1970): 4378-4380, 4401-4429, 4492-4516. (Mondale at 4408)

  • Senator Mondale introduces Senate Joint Resolution 163, to assure every school child a free or reduced-priced lunch: "I believe it is of utmost importance for the Congress to take action to restore adequate funding and payment levels to the school lunch program. Now, just 1 month into the school year, some schools are already on the verge of abandoning lunch programs. Legislation I offer today is designed to achieve the urgent objectives of maintaining lunch programs in these schools and fulfilling the commitment made by Congress to an estimated 2 million hungry children in the United States." The measure is referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (September 30, 1971): 34133-34138.

  • Senate debates Senate Joint Resolution 157, to assure every school child a free or reduced-priced lunch; Senator Mondale expresses support for the resolution: "I cannot think of anything that is more disgraceful than living in this land of agricultural abundance, great wealth, and great power, and trying to save a few pennies on the school lunch program that is needed to provide nutritious meals for the schoolchildren of this country...." The resolution is passed. It is referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (October 1, 1971): 34457-34489. (Mondale at 34471)

  • Senator Mondale expresses support for House Joint Resolution 923, providing nutritious school lunches for every needy child (introduced in October by Representative Perkins, D-KY); he provides details of recent activity on the topic and explains the differences between the administration's position and the House Joint Resolution. The measure passes and becomes Public Law 92-153. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (October 20, 1971): 37043-37047. (Mondale at 37045)

  • Senator Mondale announces hearings by the Subcommittee on Children and Youth on sudden infant death syndrome. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (January 20, 1972): 541-542.

  • Senator Mondale submits the testimony of Dr. Abraham B. Bergman, Judith Choate, Dr. Jay M. Arena, Dr. Merlin K. DuVal, and Saul Goldberg, witnesses before the Subcommittee on Children and Youth, concerning sudden infant death syndrome. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (January 21, 1972): 1788-1801.

  • Senator Mondale introduces Senate Joint Resolution 206, on sudden infant death syndrome, "which I hope will stimulate a major initiative to solve one of the most tragic and perplexing problems that threaten American families...." 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (February 17, 1972): 4441-4443.

  • Senator Mondale resubmits his statement from his opening remarks on Senate Joint Resolution 206 because the final two paragraphs of his statement were omitted in the first printing. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (February 25, 1972): 5634.

  • Senator Mondale submits correspondence with Elliot Richardson, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, regarding the implementation of a program that provides early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment of health problems of children covered by Medicaid; HEW had, in Mondale's words, "dragged its feet in implementing this program." 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (March 30, 1972): 11106-11108.

  • Senator Mondale submits statistics from the White House Conference on Children's publication "Profiles of Children," showing that many children have problems which go untreated; this is in response to the Finance Committee's postponement of services to 6 to 21 year olds on Medicaid. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (May 23, 1972): 18394.

  • Senate Joint Resolution 206 is amended and passed. Senator Mondale submits the report of the Labor and Public Welfare Committee on sudden infant death syndrome. The resolution is referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (June 7, 1972): 19985-19992.

  • Senator Mondale cosponsors Amendment No. 1431 to H.R. 14896, the National School Lunch Act (passed in House June 29 and reported August 8 from the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry). The amendment ensures that children who participated in the previous year's free or reduced-price lunch program are still eligible, that states are not required to provide 25 percent in matching funds for the program, and that funding is available for a pilot program that would provide food assistance to pregnant women or women with children aged birth to four. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (August 10, 1972): 27740-27741.

  • Consideration of Senator Humphrey's (D-MN) amendment to H.R. 14896, to amend the National School Lunch Act, assuring adequate funds are available for summer food service programs for children living in poor economic conditions; Senator Mondale speaks in favor of Senator Humphrey's amendment. The amendment is passed. The bill is passed and becomes Public Law 92-433. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (August 16, 1972): 28579-28592. (Mondale at 28583)

  • Senator Mondale urges Congress to appropriate funds for school lunch programs: "I believe that the Federal Government must take all possible steps to assure that needy youngsters in these schools receive nutritious meals." 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (April 11, 1973): 11899-11900.

  • *Senator Mondale introduces S. 1745, providing financial assistance for research into Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and cites a report written by the National Foundation for Sudden Infant Death that indicates "a desperate need for an immediate focus on SIDS to relieve the suffering of families who lose children and to find out why these children continue to die so mysteriously." Senator Mondale states: "For this reason today I am introducing legislation authorizing the creation of SIDS research centers; and authorizing support for information, counseling and training activities related to SIDS." 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (May 8, 1973): 14693-14694.

  • Senator Mondale submits an analysis of the Nixon administration's performance in the area of child health by a New York citizens' committee for children: "In a careful review of maternal and child health, school lunch, Medicaid regulations, child development and other programs with child health components, the committee carefully documented the efforts of the administration to freeze or cut back vitally important initiatives for children." 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (October 16, 1973): 34258-34259.

  • Senator Mondale applauds the Senate for passing S. 1745, the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Act of 1973: "For nearly 2 years I have had a deep interest in the tragedy of crib death or sudden infant death syndrome. One of the most frustrating aspects of this disease is our inability to predict it or to prevent it from striking thousands of babies who give every appearance of being healthy. It is very gratifying to note the growth in both public and professional interest in SIDS. I am pleased that the Senate has passed and the House is considering the legislation needed to counsel families who lose children and to mount a major medical research effort." He submits articles from the New England Journal of Medicine on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (December 18, 1973): 42171-42173.

  • *Consideration of Senator Mondale's bill S. 1745, the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Act of 1974; the bill being considered is a compromise between the House and Senate bills. The Senate agrees to the House amendments with an additional Senate amendment. It becomes Public Law 93-270 in April. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (March 6, 1974): 5508-5515.

  • Senator Mondale expresses frustration at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's "unwillingness" to fully implement a program that provides early diagnostic screening and treatment for poor children. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (July 18, 1974): 23975-23978.

  • Senator Mondale speaks in favor of H.R. 4222, the 1975 Amendments to the National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (reported from the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry in June); he calls special attention to the provision that directs the Secretary of Agriculture to require State education agencies to expand the program's coverage to "all schools where it is needed to provide adequate nutrition for children in attendance," believing that "it will substantially improve and expand the school breakfast program....[and] this will help poor children in their efforts to obtain high quality educations." The bill is passed. The House and Senate override the President's veto and it becomes Public Law 94-105. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (July 10, 1975): 22188-22224. (Mondale at 22217)

The American Family

  • Senator Mondale submits expert statements given by Vincent P. Barabba, Edward Zigler, Robert Coles, and James O'Toole at the hearings on "American Families: Trends and Pressures." 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (September 26, 1973): 31663-31672.

  • Senator Mondale submits expert statements given by Dr. Margaret Mead, Dr. Urie Bronfenbrenner, George B. Williams, and Dr. Harvey E. Brazer at the hearings on "American Families: Trends and Pressures." 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (September 28, 1973): 31961-31973.

  • Senator Mondale submits expert statements given by Sophie B. Engel, Mrs. Morton A. Langsfeld, Jr., Rev. Msgr. James T. McHugh, Rev. Msgr. Lawrence J. Corcoran, Rev. William H. Genne, Leon Smith, Chris Hobgood, Dr. Andrew Billingsley, and Dr. Gunnar Dybwad from the third day of testimony on "American Families: Trends and Pressures." 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (October 1, 1973): 32204-32220.

  • Congressman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) submits an article written by Senator Mondale entitled, "The Burdened Family," in which Senator Mondale discusses his work on the Subcommittee on Children and Youth. Congressman Rangel praises Senator Mondale: "We are lucky to have in the Congress a man whose work as chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Youth has shown the way to a more compassionate and sensitive view of this problem." 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (June 4, 1974): 17626-17627.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 2250, providing funds for a program of research concerning pressures on families: "During my decade in the Senate, I have served on as many or more of what might be called human problem committees as any one of my colleagues.... For much of this time we have been dealing with problems that have often been directly related to pressures on families: housing problems, welfare problems, nutritional problems, the health problems, and all the rest. The more I have focused on these problems, the more I am convinced of the absolute centrality and fundamental importance of healthy families in American life as the key, best, and superior way of raising children. There is really no substitute for a healthy family in developing a secure, physically sound, motivated child who has a sense of worth. And that is the base for a good citizen—a person who can be a participating and contributing member of society." The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (July 31, 1975): 26549-26551.

Higher Education

  • Debate on H.R. 9567, the Higher Education Act of 1965 (reported September 1 from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare); Senator Mondale strongly supports the act, stating that "the federal government must play an increased role in supporting higher education." In particular, he speaks in favor of the work study provisions of the bill, which eliminates a rigid income ceiling, leaving it to universities and colleges to determine student eligibility. The bill is passed and becomes Public Law 89-329. 89th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 111 (September 2, 1965): 22684-22717. (Mondale at 22705)

  • Senator Mondale expresses disappointment in the failure to appropriate sufficient funds for federal assistance to colleges and universities for community service and continuing education programs: "Surely one-fifth of the amount authorized by Congress last year is hardly an excessive amount to support a program which can make such a valuable contribution to universities and the communities they serve." 89th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 112 (September 28, 1966): 24242-24257. (Mondale at 24256)

  • Senator Muskie (D-ME) submits Senator Mondale's commencement address at Kansas State College, entitled "Education and Public Responsibility." 90th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 113 (June 16, 1967): 16149-16151.

  • Senator Morse (D-OR) submits Senator Mondale's commencement address at Anoka-Ramsey Junior College. 90th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 113 (July 25, 1967): 20130-20131.

  • Senator Williams (D-NJ) submits a speech by Senator Mondale to the American Association of Junior Colleges: "This speech constitutes an important contribution to the continuing discussion of how this Nation must meet society's growing demands on the education process." 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (March 10, 1969): 5715-5716.

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 1788, the Student Assistance Act of 1969: "Because these 'working poor' live their lives in incessant struggle so quietly, they are sometimes called the 'forgotten Americans.' It is time that they be forgotten no longer. Many of these parents dream of sending their children to college. Some, through fantastic sacrifice, are able to do so. Most are not. It is time this Nation do something to help them realize their dreams. It is time to relieve them of some of their struggle. After all, it is not just the individual family or child that benefits from post-secondary or higher education. The benefit to society is just as large. And it is time for this government to assume a larger share of the cost of college educations. The poor and the low-income working man—these are the people this bill will help. Both are caught in a vicious cycle of poverty. Their low levels of training lead to low-paying jobs—or to no job at all. There is no money to pay for education. And this is passed from one generation to another and another and another. We must break this cycle now." The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (April 14, 1969): 8775-8783.

  • Senator Mondale introduces Senate Joint Resolution 109 establishing a commission to study student unrest on college and university campuses. The measure is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (May 12, 1969): 12105-12116.

  • Senator Mondale submits his commencement speech at St. Olaf College, in which he tried to put student unrest into perspective and lists several conclusions he had arrived at: violence cannot be tolerated on campuses; forcible suppression of unrest is just as deadly as violence; students are becoming the most dynamic element of the American political system; much of student unrest has nothing to do with the campus itself, but is a reflection of the unrest, the contradictions, and the disarray of American life. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (May 26, 1969): 13681-13683.

  • Consideration of H.R. 11400 (passed by the House May 21 and reported June 12 from the Committee on Appropriations); Senator Mondale argues to restore money cut from the educational opportunity grants program: "We will be keeping faith both with our institutions of higher learning and with our most disadvantaged students." The bill is passed and becomes Public Law 91-47. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (June 17, 1969): 16128-16133. (Mondale at 16132)

  • Senator Mondale expresses disappointment that the 1969 Second Supplemental Appropriations Bill Conference Report (H.R. 11400) did not include supplemental funding for the educational opportunities grants program: "Reductions in educational investments are simply false economies. I believe that the conference committee decision not to include any supplemental [funds] for the educational opportunity grant program was a serious mistake, just as I believe the administration's proposed budget reductions in education programs for fiscal year 1970 are serious mistakes. I am disappointed that this effort to keep the educational opportunity grant program operating at a steady level has been unsuccessful, and I pledge my support for efforts to assure that important programs of federal aid to education—from preschool education to elementary and secondary, higher education and adult education—are funded at a fuller and more adequate level in fiscal year 1970." 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (July 9, 1969): 18925-18941. (Mondale at 18930)

  • Senator Mondale discusses the difficulties students face in financing their education and he expresses hope that cuts to student aid will be reversed. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (July 29, 1969): 21130-21131.

  • Senator Mondale speaks in support of S. 2721, the Insured Student Loan Emergency Amendments (introduced July 29 by Senator Javits, D-NY), a bill providing federal subsidies to lenders in order to ensure student loans for low and middle income students. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (August 12, 1969): 23415-23433. (Mondale at 23423)

  • Senator Mondale urges his colleagues to adopt H.R. 13194 (passed in lieu of S. 2721), the Emergency Insured Student Loan Act of 1969 Conference Report; he is pleased that two important principles from the original Senate bill were kept: increased authorizations for the national defense student-loan program, the college work-study program, and the educational opportunity grant program; prohibiting discrimination by lending institutions in making guaranteed student loans. The bill is passed and becomes Public Law 91-95. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115 (October 13, 1969): 29584-29590. (Mondale at 29590)

  • Senator Mondale introduces S. 1161, the Student Assistant Act of 1971, removing the financial barriers to higher education: "It is estimated that over a million young people must forgo college today, not because they lack ability or desire, but because they lack the necessary money. Unless we do something now to eliminate these inequities and end this waste of manpower, higher education may once again become the privilege of the wealthy few." The bill is referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (March 9, 1971): 5474-5478.

  • Senator Mondale submits the testimony of higher education leaders, Richard C. Hawk, Robert P. Van Tries, Donald K. Smith, Phillip C. Hellend, G. Theodore Mitau, and Edgar Carlson, before the Senate Education Subcommittee. The testimonies provide a case study of higher education in Minnesota. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (May 6, 1971): 13896-13908.

  • Final debate on S. 659, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (reported August 3 by Senator Pell, D-RI, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare); Senator Mondale voices support for the bill. The bill is passed. 92nd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 117 (August 6, 1971): 30481-30500. (Mondale at 30495)

  • Senator Mondale asks Senator Pell (D-RI) for clarification regarding the provisions in S. 659 concerning the establishment of a National Foundation for Higher Education. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (February 28, 1972): 5797-5801.

  • Debate on the conference report on S. 659; despite the many programs established by the conference report that Senator Mondale supports, he does not support the final report. In response to Congressman Broomfield's (R-MI) amendment to postpone the transfer or transportation of children to achieve segregation, Senator Mondale states: "I do not think we can compromise the basic human rights even for a magnificent program of higher education such as that embodied here. Therefore, in sorrow, and not in anger, I cannot support the conference report." The conference report is agreed to. The bill later becomes Public Law 92-318. 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 118 (May 24, 1972): 18842-18863. (Mondale at 18845)

  • Senator Mondale expresses his opposition to the proposed rules for the family contribution schedule for higher education: "I was shocked to learn this week that the proposed rules would discriminate severely against young people from farm families or families which operate small businesses. This discrimination would occur because the assets needed to operate a farm or small business would be treated in the proposed formula in the same way as all other assets, including stocks and bonds and savings accounts." 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (February 28, 1973): 5806-5807.

  • Senator Mondale summarizes the time line of communication with John Ottina, U.S. Commissioner of Education-Designate regarding the family contribution schedule for a student's education; he submits the correspondence regarding the new student aid program for higher education, also known as the "Pell grant program." 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (July 13, 1973): 23833-23840.

  • Senator Mondale expresses enthusiasm for recent changes to federal scholarship aid to college students: "The basic educational opportunity grant program is one of the most promising and important programs enacted in recent years. I hope very much that we can, through further modifications of some of its existing regulations, improve it to the point where it can truly provide the kind of assistance so desperately needed by many families and young people across the country." 93rd Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 119 (December 4, 1973): 39478-39488.

  • Senator Mondale submits Amendment No. 1329 to S. 1539, the Education Amendments of 1974; the amendment is designed to continue federal support for disadvantaged students studying law. H.R. 69 is passed in lieu of S. 1539 and becomes Public Law 93-380. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (May 16, 1974): 15110-15126. (Mondale at 15112)

  • Senator Mondale reacts to President Ford's veto of H.R. 12628, the Vietnam-Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (passed by the House February 19 and sent to the Senate June 19 where it replaced S. 2784); Senator Mondale calls the veto a "cruel blow" to the men and women who served in Vietnam: "We could help these veterans with welfare or unemployment benefits, or we can help them with educational benefits. I choose the latter." Both the House and Senate override the veto and the bill becomes Public law 93-508. 93rd Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 120 (December 3, 1974): 37836-37852. (Mondale at 37850).

  • Senator Mondale submits the remarks made at a hearing of the Subcommittee on Education hearing by leaders of postsecondary education in Minnesota: Sister Joyce Rowland, Richard C. Hawk, Dr. Philip C. Hellend, Dr. C. Peter Magrath, Dr. G. Theodore Mitau, and Robert P. Van Tries. 94th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 121 (July 24, 1975): 24651-24662.

  • Senator Mondale introduces Amendment No. 1376 and 1377 to S. 2657, a bill to extend the Higher Education and Vocational Acts (referred February 3 to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare); Amendment No. 1376 "would encourage states to develop and expand their efforts toward increased educational planning and cooperation on an interstate and regional basis." Amendment No. 1377 would provide financial assistance for higher education to middle-income families. The bill is passed August 27 and becomes Public Law 94-482. 94th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 122 (February 3, 1976): 2046-2048.

  • Citing his concern over the "tremendous cost squeeze of post-secondary education on middle-income families," Senator Mondale introduces S. 3487, a bill providing income tax credit for post-secondary education costs. The bill is referred to the Committee on Finance. 94th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 122 (May 26, 1976): 15544-15545.

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