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/ an idfriltistlatot. wp l)eod irn flrellcy<br />
)4 Bnd an omce recoFnlzed bl.Corrsress <strong>and</strong><br />
lhe Alilarlcan people As lhe commnnd<br />
post ltr ()r.r uar on trnfnc sccldrnts.<br />
llre n(pd to ft'cdt'nlir{r thnt<br />
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Rccidents nr.e lrot itrclllslve<br />
en()rr"h <strong>and</strong> thnt ihe qords,.trRmc acclftfnls'flro<br />
Inelllslvil of clcrv loctdf fotd_<br />
wrt(, ln Llre Nfltion.<br />
V/c need lfadfrshll) whlch will dt.rl<br />
wlih the total envir0nrnent fthd all of<br />
the cctnplex fncl,ors tr,lrir:h enter lnto<br />
deitl) orr thF st,rFets T'hd ernDhasls on<br />
sefer cftr$ nnd the second rolllsion hgve<br />
bcon vrlrlAble. Brrt thc AntFrlcnn pco-<br />
I)1. Elc morfl llttt'rfsl,fd lrr mlrsures t,hnt<br />
\'/lll la:f,s{'il (.brncfs of the flirst colllslon-<br />
IIthe Pre$ldent'F excellent rnessRqe on<br />
tr[nsl]ortil,iolt dellvered to thls body on<br />
Mrrch ?, l!)66, he stated that he had set<br />
ln motiolt a ltumber of stt'ns under exlstinq<br />
lftr:<br />
I trm aqslgnlrrE re8ponilblllty lor ceordtntrl.til,{<br />
Federal HtFh*ay S8lety proBTahs tO<br />
thc srarrtnrv dI Commorca. I fim dlrcctlng<br />
tht Sf.rFt^ry ti, pntnhllAh a rnnjor hlEhwnv<br />
unlt wlthln hli Dennrfnlrnt. Thl. urrlt wlll<br />
ultlmntelv lrc trfinsfcrrfd Lr th€ DcpArtmont<br />
ol TrrrlEDortAtlon.<br />
No olte has chBllenced the presldent'E<br />
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Asscssmrnt of the trAmc problem s belng<br />
second ollly to natlonRl defense yet<br />
no olm cnll fnhly stotc thnt trallc salety<br />
hns bren xiven the klnd of prlorlty <strong>and</strong><br />
&ttehtlon<br />
ls correct,<br />
lt de8ere8 lf thle esrees$ent<br />
Coneres hea the powet to sct 6rld I 6Er<br />
gltld to supfroft lts actlons todEy. Belore<br />
edJournment I trust thnt lt wlll rct to<br />
Sssrrre cmrdlnnted leaderehlp to Edmlhlstcr<br />
the compr€henslve progrEnrs contRlhed<br />
ln the StRscer8 nnil Frllon blllr.<br />
ApproxlmEtFly ?2.500 men. women, erd<br />
chlltlrerr hlrve sufrered vloleht Rnd untimely<br />
death <strong>and</strong> 225,000 Amerldens heve<br />
been disabled slhcc the Sgth Congrcer<br />
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convened Jf,nuBry 9, 1965.<br />
The followlng chErt cannot sqnysy the<br />
lmmenslty of the loffi md grlef occurrlnn<br />
ln ench of the E0 $tater but lt showa<br />
.hRt R vlEorous courrteroFenslve lr urgently<br />
necded:<br />
ML-EEEISIIEE- Mr. Chntrman. I<br />
yteld such time ag he may consurne to<br />
the Beutlerltan f rom Minnes{)te I Mr,<br />
NILSEN | .<br />
Mr. NEL$EN. Mr. ChAll'nan. one fett[re<br />
of thi6 lesiEletlon to w]rlc]r I should<br />
like to call ettentiol)--alrd it has beerr<br />
overlooked to sotrre degree-is adequate<br />
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