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University of MississippieGroveEastland Correspondence: Nixon Administration James O. Eastland Executive BranchCorrespondence6-19-1974Dewey F. Bartlett to President Richard M. Nixon,19 June 1974Dewey F. BartlettFollow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/joecorr_fPart of the American Politics CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the James O. Eastland Executive Branch Correspondence at eGrove. It has been accepted forinclusion in Eastland Correspondence: Nixon Administration by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contactegrove@olemiss.edu.Recommended CitationBartlett, Dewey F., "Dewey F. Bartlett to President Richard M. Nixon, 19 June 1974" (1974). Eastland Correspondence: NixonAdministration. 89.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/joecorr_f/891tnittb ~tatt5 ~tnatt MEMORANDUM Attached for your information is th~ letter we have sent to President Nixon concerning a reformulation of the proposed Federal , budget for fiscal year 1975. Sincerely, . ~ HENRY M. J~CKSON, WASH., CHAIRMAN ) ALAN BIBLE, NEY. FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO \ LEE METCALF, MONT. J. BENNETT JOHNSTON, JR., LA. JAMES ABOUREZK. S. OAK. FLOYD K. HASKELL, COLO. GAYLORD NELSON, WIS. PAUL J. FANNIN, ARIZ. CLIFFORD P. HANSEN, wYO. MARK O. HATFIELD, OREG. JAMES L. BUCKLEY, N.Y. JAMES A. MC CLURE, IDAHO DEWEY F. BARTLETT, OKLA. JERRY T. VERKLER, STAFF DIRECTOR June 19, 1974 The Honorable Richard President .. of the Uni te i The White House I Washington, D. C. I Dear Mr. President: I i COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS WASHINGTON, D.C. ' 205 t 0 • Nixon States We, the undersigned are deeply concerned the United States. mebbers 'of a~out the the United States Senate, financial crisis confronting I I I We are convinced that [the. spending ,pra~tices of t .he federal governm~nt are a subst~nt1al contr1but1ng factor to the intolerable inflation ~hich the nation is now experiencing. I As a resul t of continu1ing budget defici ts, the debt of our country has risen almolst $200 billion in the last ten years. I We have sustained annual deficits, with a few notable excep-tions, for the last 431 years. It is estimated that the national debt will exceed one half trillion dollars by the end of this year. I Respected eC,onomists ail e sounding dire warning of the results . of continuation of our past and present spending practices. . I . I . . We' believe remedial, d~amatic action is called for 'by the Administration and thei Congress. " We believe the only wa~ to turn the situation around is to bring an immediate hal't to government spending in excess 'Of • government 1ncome. Therefore, we respectffllY request that you submit to us a proposed balanced budg~t 'for fiscal year 1975, incorporating changes in programs anld funding of programs you believe necessary to meet that Objectivel • . ',':" I ' .. ' I t· I I I . , . ',' -, . . . ", ,~".' , ." :, I" • ~. • • .. '. -, ~ ", . ;;', . .... .,' '. , ~. , I ~-I \. , ',' , .' , > I The Honorable Richard iM. Nixon Page 2 June 19, 1974 I ~ With such a budget av1ilable , we will be able to intelligently offe~ ~roposalsfora*propriation reductions, with the goal of atta1n1ng a balanced ~udget. I " I We con. ~ider this proj1ct.Of utmost importance and will apprec1ate your coopefat1on. Since ely, ' ~Q ,~ \.. ) f "-J"'" A.! ,I '. .' ! , ., • , 01" ',_, -. -,-, .. , I f";":'(~/" ",,' I . . ~. '. . ". r " .. I I , . < • ' . - .. ' " . .- ~ .-, ';;',9 " . . . ~ .' , . '. ~"- , -- ': -'" " it' . :" ; -~ . . The Honorable Richard M. Nixon Page 3 June 19, 1974 , ; l , J 1 J I I ! " ,;, Ii ILl':/"-'-j ( '. , . / . I , ,,' . " .. , , .. .~. -. , . , , ',- ~--e . .. , " . ~. ../I(_~ .. , .... ' > • , ' , . , " ,,' ... , .... " 

Dewey F. Bartlett to President Richard M. Nixon, 19 June 1974

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