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(Archived document, may contain errors) May 31, 1977 HEALTH CARE COSTS AND THE FREE MARKET INTRODUCTION In recent years the American health care system has become the subject of controversy. Though nearly all critics agree that the quality of health care has improved, many find that the improvement in quality has not been commensurate with the Limcreases in costs. In 1975, the United States spent $118.5 billion, or 8.2% of its GNP, on health care; this was an increase from $38.9 billion, or 5.9% of the GNP, in 19
(Archived document, may contain errors) 30 August 8, 1977 ANAL YSIS OF CARTER'S WELFARE REFORM PROPOSAL At 1O:OO a.m. on August 6, in a press conference in Plains President Carter outlined his long-awaited proposals for the comprehensive reform of the American welfare system. The pro posals the mselves took up fifty pages of text in the release from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, in addi tion to over thirty pages of charts and outlines as an appendix.
(Archived document, may contain errors) November 9 1979 LA TIN AMERICAN TERRORISM THE CUBAN CONNECTION INTRODUCTION The fall of the Somoza govern ment in Nicaragua to the Sandi nista guerrilla forces (FSLN, Sandinista Front for National Liberation) and their foreign collaborators in July, 1979, has raised concern throughout the Western hemisphere that similar insurgency movements in other Latin Ame rican countries could lead to the weakening or overthrow of their governments as well.
One of the most important and controversial measures now before the 97th C ongress is the Intelligence Identities Protection Act (S. 391, H.R. 4), also called the "Names of Agents" bill. It is designed to protect the lives of American intelligence officers and the operational integrity of American intelligence organiza- tions. s i milar legislation, never enacted into law, was introduced in preceding Congresses. Representative Edward P. Boland (D-Mass.), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced H.R. 5615, the predecessor to H.R. 4, in the 96th Co n gress on October 17, 1980. Hearings on H.R. 5615 were held by the.Intelligence and Judiciary Committees of the 96th Congress, and these two Committees reported out an amended bill that was identical to H.R. 4 as introduced in the 97th Congress. Hearings o n H.R. 4 were held in 1981, and on July 22, 1981 the full Perma- nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa- tives reported out H.R. 4 as amended. On September 23, 1981, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4 by a vote of 354 to 5 6, after substituting an amendment offered by Congressman John M. Ashbrook (R-Ohio) that made the House bill identical to the Senate version, S. 391.
(Archived document, may contain errors) 62 August 9, 1978 RHODESIA IN TRA MSI TION i INTRODUCTION On March 3, 1978, the Rhodesian government, represented by Prime Minister Ian Smith, reached an agreement with.three nation alist leaders for a transition to constitutional majority rule.