CARD DIVISION DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, 4-K HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND JOHN E. FOGARTY, Rhode Island, Chairman HENDERSON LANHAM, Georgia WINFIELD K. DENTON, Indiana JOHN TABER, New York MELVIN R. LAIRD, Wisconsin ROBERT M. MOYER, Staff Assistant to Subcommittee Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations 57-4/830 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, J.S. Congress. House. HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND JOHN E. FOGARTY, Rhode Island, Chairman HENDERSON LANHAM, Georgia WINFIELD K. DENTON, Indiana JOHN TABER, New York 88970 ROBERT M. MOYER, Staff Assistant to Subcommittee Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1957 HV85 .A 2 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas ALFRED D. SIEMINSKI, New Jersey JOE L. EVINS, Tennessee HENDERSON LANHAM, Georgia EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts DON MAGNUSON, Washington WILLIAM H. NATCHER, Kentucky DANIEL J. FLOOD, Pennsylvania WINFIELD K. DENTON, Indiana TOM STEED, Oklahoma HUGH Q. ALEXANDER, North Carolina JAMES B. BOWLER, Illinois JOHN TABER, New York RICHARD B. WIGGLESWORTH, Massachusetts H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota FREDERIC R. COUDERT, JR., New York EARL WILSON, Indiana BENJAMIN F. JAMES, Pennsylvania GERALD R. FORD, JR., Michigan EDWARD T. MILLER, Maryland CHARLES W. VURSELL, Illinois HAROLD C. OSTERTAG, New York FRANK T. BOW, Ohio HAMER H. BUDGE, Idaho CHARLES RAPER JONAS, North Carolina MELVIN R. LAIRD, Wisconsin KENNETH SPRANKLE, Clerk and Staff Director (II) DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1957. WITNESSES HON. MARION B. FOLSOM, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, ELLIOTT L. RICHARDSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY WILLIS D. GRADISON, JR., ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY JAMES F. KELLY, DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET OFFICER Mr. FOGARTY. The committee will come to order. We have before us this morning the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Mr. Folson. Do you have a statement for the committee, Mr. Folsom? Secretary FOLSOM. Yes, I have. Mr. FOGARTY. Go right ahead. GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY Secretary FOLSOM. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee: The 1958 budget and legislative proposals related to the programs administered by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare are designed to continue forward progress in the areas of health, education, and welfare. They are designed to foster a pattern of cooperative action, a sharing and division of responsibility, by individuals, private groups and local, State, and Federal governments to provide the best combination of services for all of the people. This concept is inherent in most of our existing legislation and continued in our proposed legislation. It can be briefly stated that the Federal role is one of leadership and assistance but not domination. Thus, the Federal Government supports and encourages local and private effort, where this is appropriate, but does not supplant it. In the development of legislative and budget proposals, we have endeavored to emphasize constructive programs. These proposals are directed at roots and causes of problems and are designed to prevent as well as treat human needs, emphasizing research in every field in the Department. By taking these actions now, we forestall more serious problems in the future. As we advance and correct or prevent deficiencies in health, education, and economic security of the people, we are making investments in human resources and we are contribut (1) |