Ann Arbor's Second Chance Page 8-Friday, February 9, 1979-The Michigan Daily New education dept. outlined $13.5 billion and exceed the size of five other departments. It would have 16,000 employees. IN AN APPEARANCE before the Senate Governmental Affairs Commit- tee McIntyre said establishing the department "is a very high priority of this administration." The Carter bill is similar to one already being considered by the com- mittee. But it is less ambitious than a proposal drafted last year. That bill passed in the Senate but was never taken up by the House. Other legislation was given a higher priority by congressional leaders at the close of the session because of the opposition the proposed department had attracted. BUT ADMINISTRATION spokesmen are already predicting a different fate for this year's tighter version. "This year we think we're going to have the department of education established: We're very, very optimistic," Vice President Walter Mondale said at a briefing before the hearing. He pointed out that the Senate version has 45 of the 100 senators as its co- sponsors and said key House committee chairmen are backing, similar legislation. "I EXPECT a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden by June," said White House lobbyist Terry Straub. The administration mairitains that removing education from the Depar- tment of Health, Education, and Welfare would give it the attention and priority it deserves, increase efficien- cy, improve accountability and better assist states and schools. McIntyre said he would expect con- solidation to be one of the highest priority objectives of a new department once it was established. BUT OPPONENTS of the new depar- tment, such as Sen. William Cohen, (R- Maine), insist it would encroach upon the rights of states and localities to provide education and would not guarantee more efficiency or quality. The proposed department would combine most of HEW's education fun- ctions with some education programs from the departments of Defense, Justice, Housing and Urban Develop- ment, Agriculture and a few indepen- dent entities. But a number of controversial programs, whose powerful interest groups object to any transfer, would be omitted. Among them are Headstart, the Agriculture Department's school lunch and nutrition programs, the In- terior Department's Indian education programs and Labor Department education and training programs. BLUMENTHAL PREPARES NO SPENDING: Tax cuts to stimulate economy WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal said yesterday the Carter administration in- tends to rely in the future on income tax cuts, rather than higher spending, to stimulate the economy. Although it would be dangerous to reduce taxes in 1980, he told the Senate Budget Committee, the economy may require a tax cut in 1981. Blumenthal conceded the necessity of such a reduc- tion would further delay President Car- ter's goal of balancing the budget. "WE CAN'T have tax cuts until in- flation is under control," he said. If economic growth next year falls. significantly short of current expec- tations, Blumenthal added, the Carter administration would take a careful look at the feasibility of tax cuts. "Farther ahead, it is clear that the combination of restrained growth of outlays (federal spending) and a progressive tax structure will make tax reductions both possible and desirable," he said. IN the recent past, Congress has used a mixture of tax cuts and spending in- creases, such as for public works and job creation, to fight recession. In the future, Blumenthal said, "This ad- ministration is determined to restrain the growth of federal expenditures and to rely principally on the private sector as the source of economic growth." THE TREASURY secretary also said that if Congress approves Carter's plan for slight reductions in some special Social Security benefits and enacts legislation to control hospital costs, a reduction in Social Security taxes star- ting in 1981 may be considered. He said less government borrowing will be necessary in 1979 and con- siderably less in 1980. If that forecast proves true, it could mean lower in- terest rates as home-builders and business feel less competition froni the government for available credit. Meanwhile, the House Ways and Means Committee failed to muster a quorum and had to delay consideration of Carter's request for an additional $98 billion in borrowing authority through Sept. 30, 1980. 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