A statement by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin on the Gramm-Rudman Acts, government spending, and issues with the Oregon housing market. In his statement, Congressman AuCoin discussed how portions of the Gramm-Rudman Acts were found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The Gramm-Rudman Acts were the first laws to limit the spending of the federal budget. He also discussed the Federal Housing Administration loan program and how the president planned to limit eligibility. 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).
A speech by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin on the Oregon housing market, the Oregon economy, the federal budget and the Gramm-Rudman Acts. In his speech, Congressman AuCoin expressed his support for the Gramm-Rudman Acts as a way to "cut spending and prioritize" the federal budget. The Gramm-Rudman Acts were the first laws to limit the spending of the federal budget. 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).
