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Main reason for the Christian Democratic setback is the refusal of the aged (86) Chancellor to step down (he has agreed to do so some time before the end of next year) and arrange for his successor, most likely Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard. When this was pointed out to him last week, der Alte did not even deign to reply. He only smiled...
Behind the Setback. On the day of the showdown, the Administration expected to win. But when the decisive vote came on a Republican motion to recommit the bill (send it back to the Agriculture Committee), the result was a stunning Administration defeat: 215 to 205 in favor of recommitting. Republicans voted almost unanimously against the bill-the lone Republican to vote for it (that is, against recommitting it) was Nebraska's Phil Weaver, a lame duck recently defeated in his primary race for renomination. But the Republicans could not have defeated the bill by themselves: they were joined...
There were several reasons for the setback. The bill itself was highly controversial. For the proclaimed purpose of holding down surpluses and thereby reducing the costs of price-support programs, the bill would have clamped on U.S. farmers a system of production and marketing controls far more extensive than any yet seen in U.S. agriculture (see box). On this basis, it was opposed by many farmers, and therefore by many farm-district Congressmen. The American Farm Bureau Federation denounced the bill as "folly" and fought it tooth and nail...
...Philippine votes in our districts." But there are plenty of votes in the Philippines. Immediately after the bill's defeat, tough, corruption-fighting President Macapagal canceled his trip to the U.S., silencing foes who have criticized him for being too pro-American. Chagrined by the setback. President Kennedy promised Macapagal that he would give his "wholehearted support" to get the bill reintroduced and passed. If the measure goes through. Macapagal hinted that he might be willing to change his mind once more about comina: to the U.S. Said he: "I would be inclined to consider this a restoration...
Despite this setback, the Administration had high hopes of restoring Freeman's program on the Senate floor. If approved by the Senate, the bill would go to the House, where the issue was close, the pressure was on-and the gladiators could get back to gladiating without worrying about Pixy Proxmire. About the only certain result of Proxmire's action was that he had made himself unpopular at the White House. Said a top Kennedy aide: "This guy cut us without warning...