Speech given at the 25th annual meeting of the Washington County Council on Aging

Title

Speech given at the 25th annual meeting of the Washington County Council on Aging

Description

A speech by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin given at the 25th annual Washington County Council on Aging meeting on January 20, 1986. In his speech, Congressman AuCoin stated his support for the Gramm-Rudman Acts, though expressed his concerns with the manner in which the bills went through Congress, including senior programs being put in jeopardy. He also discussed the federal budget deficit, Social Security, and Medicare. 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

January 20, 1986

Identifier

PUA_MS147_449

Subject

United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
Bills, Legislative
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Washington County (Or.)
Budget--Law and legislation--United States
Older people--Government policy--United States.

Place

Washington County, Oregon
United States

Copyright

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

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Type

Text