Testimony regarding Forest Service budget before the Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior and Related Agencies

Title

Testimony regarding Forest Service budget before the Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior and Related Agencies

Description

Testimony of U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin before the Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior and Related Agencies regarding the Forest Service budget. In his statement, Congressman AuCoin argued for a 30% increase in the Forest Service budget in response to what he called a "woefully inadequate" budget proposed by the the Office of Management and Budget. Congressman AuCoin described the importance of such a budget, briefly mentioning Oregon's role in the timber industry. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date: Display

May 4, 1979

Identifier

PUA_MS147_344

Subject

United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
Bills, Legislative
Speeches, addresses, etc.
United States. Forest Service.
Budget--Law and legislation--United States

Place

United States
Oregon

Copyright

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Type

Text