Date: July 31, 1969
Subject: Increase Education Spending
Description: Joelson (D-NJ) amendment to add $894,547,000 to the appropriations for elementary and secondary education, aid to federally impacted areas, higher education and vocational education. The total increase was over $1 billion more than the Nixon administration had requested, and destroyed efforts to hold the line on federal spending in order to help curb inflation.
Result: Agreed to, 294-119
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