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

Identifier: PUA_MS147_344
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: Year(s): 1979
Date: Display: May 4, 1979
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
Source: Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Type: Text