Public affairs radio programs

Abstract

Congressman Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington in late May 1962. Rep. Dominick discusses the topic of providing health care for senior citizens, stating that the debate in Congress centers on how a medical assistance program will be structured and financed. Dominick reviews elements of the 1960 Kerr-Mills Act as well as the current proposal called the King-Anderson Bill, comparing covered medical costs and funding for each plan.

Abstract

Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Sept. 27, 1967. Sen. Dominick discusses U.S. Army procurement practices, exemplified by a cost plus incentives R&D contract awarded to the Nortronics division of Northrup Aviation, a large defense contractor, over a lower fixed price bid from Customs [sic] Packaging Company, a small business in Aurora, Colo.

Abstract

Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Oct. 3, 1967. Sen. Dominick and journalist Robert Seacrest discuss U.S. Army procurement practices, exemplified by a contract for walkie-talkies awarded to RCA, a large defense contractor, over a lower bid from Desitron, a small business in New York.

Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on June 26, 1964. Sen. Dominick discusses the recent vote by members of the United States Congress to raise the national debt limit, stating that he voted against the measure because he thinks that legislators should cut spending programs rather than increase the public debt. He also shares his opinion that the government should return to sensible fiscal policies, exercise greater fiscal...

Abstract

Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Feb. 23, 1966. Sen. Dominick discusses topics including a recent nuclear test explosion jointly conducted in New Mexico by the AEC and El Paso Natural Gas as part of the Plowshare program, additional tests to be conducted in Colorado, and the potential for peaceful nuclear applications in oil, gas and oil shale recovery.

Abstract

Senator Peter H. Dominick delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on March 13, 1963. As a member of the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Sen. Dominick discusses the committee's activities in promoting the acquisition and development of land for outdoor recreational opportunities. He also announces the establishment of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation within the U.S. Department of Interior, which will coordinate planning of outdoor recreation facilities.

Abstract

Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Sept. 10, 1965. Sen. Dominick discusses topics including his planned trip to India, his experience in the area during World War II, the border dispute over Kashmir, the current Pakistan-Indian War, economic and political conditions in the two countries, Pakistan's position as an ally of the U.S., India's position in the non-aligned nations movement, and the Hindu-Muslim religious conflict.

Abstract Senator Everett M. Dirksen (R-Ill.) fills in for Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) on Dominick's weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on August 19, 1965. Sen. Dirksen discusses the Senate debate over the $1.6 billion appropriations bill to expand funding for President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty program, noting that Sen. Dominick vigorously debated the bill and also offered numerous amendments that were defeated. Dirksen reports that he and Dominick voted against the bill...

Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on May 28, 1964 . Sen. Dominick discusses topics including the scope of the Administration's proposal, its duplication of existing programs, and the lack of a requirement for state approval or participation in local programs. He notes that even without the $962.5 million appropriation requested, in FY 1965 the government will spend nearly $9 billion (excluding Social Security and other trust funds)...

Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Apr. 21, 1965. Sen. Dominick discusses topics including the high salaries and fees paid to anti-poverty officials and consultants in New Jersey, New York and Virginia; the comparatively small amount of federal dollars allocated to West Virginia, an Appalachian area of severe poverty, compared to Texas and Minnesota, the far less poverty-stricken home states of the President and Vice President;...