Extension of the Appalachian Regional Development Act. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Regional and Community Development of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, Ninety-Seventh Congress, Second Session on S. 2144, March 29, 1982

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The Governors of Tennessee and Mississippi as well as spokesmen for West Virginia and Kentucky commented on continued development aid to the Appalachian region, which is consistently behind the rest of the nation in development. Governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee suggested an orderly phaseout of the program to complete unfinished highway projects and a return to community health care, although he supports continued special treatment for the region. Governor Winter of Mississippi concurred with Alexander's proposal for a phase-out in view of federal budget deficits and the goals of federalism. Dissenting opinions were given by spokesmen of the health care services, the housing sector, and others expressing a need to continue assistance to Appalachia. The testimony of nine witnesses is followed by the report of the Appalachian Governors to Congress, the text of S. 2144 to extend the assistance program, and additional statements submitted for the record. (DCK)

• OSTI ID: 6487028
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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