LEGISLATION TO AMEND THE HATCH ACT

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 80, S. 980, H.R. 10

JULY 18, 19, SEPTEMBER 22 AND 26, 1977

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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1977

MARILYN A. HARRIS, Executive Administrator and Professional Staff Member

ELIZABETH A. PREAST, Chief Clerk

PAT DONAT, Assistant Chief Clerk

JOHN B. CHILDERS, Chief Counsel to the Minority
BRIAN CONBOY, Special Counsel to the Minority
HAROLD C. ANDERSON, Staff Editor

Opening statements:

Senator Ribicoff_

Senator Sasser_.

Senator Stevens_.

Senator Percy---

CONTENTS

WITNESSES

MONDAY, JULY 18, 1977

William L. Scott, a U.S. Senator from the State of Virginia_

Edward J. Derwinski, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Illinois

William L. Clay, a Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri__

Alan K. Campbell, Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, accompanied

by Lynn Collins, Deputy Assistant General Counsel of the Commission__

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1977

Quentin N. Burdick, a U.S. Senator from the State of North Dakota_--

Kenneth Meiklejohn, legislative representative, AFL-CIO__.

Kenneth Blaylock, president, American Federation of Government

Employees

Emmet Andrews, president, American Postal Workers Union----

James La Penta, director, Federal Employees Division, Laborers Interna-

tional Union__.

140

Jerome R. Waldie, administrative assistant to the president, National

Association of Letter Carriers__.

141

John A. McCart, executive director, Public Employee Department,

AFL-CIO

149

Albert J. Schaffer, member, International Personnel Management

Association

227

Jon Minarik, director of congressional affairs, Public Service Research

Council, accompanied by David Denholm, executive vice president______

237

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1977

Thomas C. Matthews, Jr., American Civil Liberties Union__

Victor Cunigilo, acting executive director, and member of the Board of

Directors, Federal Executives League__.

George Tilton, associate general counsel, accompanied by Tom Trabucco,

legislative liaison officer, National Federation of Federal Employees---

C. H. Fields, assistant director, national affairs, American Farm Bureau__

249

270

276

279

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1977

Steven J. Solarz, a Representative in Congress from the State of

New York___

283

Michael Cole, legislative director, Common Cause_

Alan Morrison, director of litigation for Public Citizen__.

296

308

Vincent L. Connery, President, National Treasury Employees Union, ac-

companied by Michael Goldman, legislative director; and Robert Bias,

general counsel____

371