Democratic Party Rally, Wassau, Wisconsin, March 21, 1969

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Assembly Minority
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Joe Wimmer -- State Chairman of Democratic
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J,.....we are here tonight to help elect the next
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Democratic Congressman from the 7th District of
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What a pleasure it is to see this kind of unity behind
a Democratic candidate./There is nothing like a narrow}/
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Republican victory to get Democrats together again.
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and city interests working together to elect a Democrat
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who understands the problems of all his constituents.
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the Democratic parties
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of Wisconsin and Minnesota. And tarmer-labor team
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is rolling to victory in the 7th Disbid.
J... I hadn't planned to make a political speech so soon
this year . . . I was ready for the rough and tumble of
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the classroom . . . but that was about all. f
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L.. Then Dave Obey told me he was going to ru~ And
I told him I would be here . . . and I want to tell you
why I am here to help him.
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This race in the 7th District is the opening round
in the 1970 Congressional and Senatorial races.
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~eople seldom agree on turning points in American
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politics . . . but in my judgment the next 16 months will
de.!;!,mine not only the c.~.nt.ro_l_o_f_c_on_g_re_s_s_a_fte_r_I_97.,S. but,
more importantly, will chart the political direction in this
nation for at least the next decade .•
~Today in the United States Senate an~use of
Representatives there are razor thin majorities for
progressive social and economic legislation.
The majorities that hammered out th:=ains in
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education, conservation, socia I secu rit¥4 child health care
and all of the advances under Kennedy-Johnson years are
critically threatened in 1970.
Already underway is the largest fund raising effort
in the history of a national party to reverse the Democratic
majorities in the
Con;ess~ Republicans are raising
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millions of dollars this year to be spent in 1969 to build
their candidates in every statet-"'
~Why are the Republicans so vitally
interested in
the control of the Congress after 19Z~? IJ
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/,...The answer is clear,\ Congress stands as the
principal check on the Republican Administration.
"In Congress the Gaylord Nelsons, the Bill Proxmires,
the George McGoverns and the Fritz Mondales --to name
just a few of our neighbors --are setting the goals and
leading the national debate on consumer affairs, economic
policy, hunger and arms control.
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in 1970 we will also be electing key governors
and state legislatures.khese will be the legislators and
the governors who will redistrict the Congress and State
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Houses after the 1970 census.,.
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'/..what greater incentive do we need to start working
now and keep working right through November 1970?
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But I didn 'I come out here to talk generalities.
I came here to say what most of you already know__
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Dave Obey would make a great Congressman..
His record in Madison as one of Wisconsin's
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outstanding legislators is testimony enough. But Dave'
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Obey has something extra which I know is needed in
Washington.
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From the effective leadership Dave has given to his
party in Madison, he has obtained insight and understanding
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into one of the most crucial and immediate problems facing
not only the people of Wisconsin, but the entire nation.
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Dave Ob,W understands that the federal government
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must make a major change in our national tax policies.
/..We are now approaching a time in Congress when
these tax changes are going to be made. ~e 7th District
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have a Congress;an who is able to
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participate in these debates and who has a basic understanding
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of what needs to be done in tax reforms at the local, state,
and federal levels.
Let me sketch for you this tax reform agenda that
Dave will be working on:
--a significant portion of national tax revenues
resulting from the growth of the economy must be
automatically shared with the states and
localities;~
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--tax loopholes must be closed, In 1967 there were
at least 155 tax returns filed nationally with adjusted gross
incomes above $200, 000 on which no federal tax was paid
at all/!,e must have a minimum tax requirement for every
taxpayer, no matter what his sources of income.
--the federal government must use its tax-sharing
powers to require reform in regressive and repressive
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property and sales taxesl Where state leadership has not
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been effective we must design the federal tax-sharing to
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work to correct this failing. •
Congress needs young leaders who understand the
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dynamics of our society(We need men in Congress who have
grappled with tax reforms of their states -- men who can
fashion tax revisions of the federal system --rebuild strength
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corners of the nation --and ease the repressive burdens of
tax systems
The voters here in the 7th District are going to speak
loudly for the progressive young man who will become their
United States Representative on Apri I I.
Nelson in the Congress.
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are here t<Q>Ight to help elect the next Democratic Con-
gressman from the 7th District of Wisconsin.
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rural and city interests working together to au£ l L SliC 215&33¢
who understands the problems
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of~his iilll••l"tacncte%.~his
cooperation 4ili&AIIillilllilllihw.ilillah.,_._...llllu..
a :lec built the Democratic parties of Wisconsin
and Minnesota.
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campaign last fall'
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told me he was going to run"I told him I would be here ... and I
want to tell you why I am here to help him.
{.;:;is race in the 7th District is the opening round in the 1970
Congressional and Senatorial races.
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turning points in American
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politics ... bui dt '"'my judgment wthillll. .l?llit the next 16 months •
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more important!,. will
this nation for
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next decade.
in the United States Senate
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tatives/t s r or8i
sf £11djb itillll! for progressive social and economic
legislation,i e ra zen t1 in:
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majorities that hammered out the gains in education, con-
servation , social security, child health care and all of the advances
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under the Kennedy-Johnson years are
t....:;:.eady underway is the largest fund raising effort in the
history of a national party
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majorities in the Congress.
The Republicans are raising millions
of dollars this year to be spent in 1969 to build their candidates in
every state.
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are the Republicans so vitally interested in the con-
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trol of the Congress after 1970.
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B\11 Proxmires, the George McGoverns and the
Fritz Mondales --to name just a few of our neighbors -- are setting
the goals and leading the national debate on consumer affairs, economic
policy, hunger and arms control.
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electing key governors and state legislatures.
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will be the legislators and the governors who will redistrict the
Congress and State Houses after the 1970 census.J.::/ILW..
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incentive SliP
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start working now and keep working right
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through November 1970.
G...ut I didn 1t come out here to talk generalities 1 &
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already know.
Dave Obey would make a great Congressman.l.:::.
tw't most of you ..........-t....-·•g!llllt<
record in Madison as one of Wisconsin's outstanding legislators is
testimony enough.
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But Dave Obey has something extra which I
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know is needed in Washington.
From the effective leadership Dave has given to his party in
Madison, he has obtained. insight and understanding into one of the
most crucial and immediate problems facing not only the people of
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Wisconsin, but the entire nation .
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the federal government must make a
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when these tax changes are going to be made.
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to have a Congressman who is able to par-
ticipate in these debates and who has a basic understanding of what
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needs to be doneAat the local, state and federal levels 1
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...L~t me sketch for you this tax reform agenda t h a t • - •
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Dave ObeyJ\working on:
_ .. a significant portion of national tax revenues resulting
from the growth of the economy must be automatically shared with
the states and localities.
--tax loopholes • • • • • c l o s e d .
In 1967 there were at
least 155 tax returns filed nationally with adjusted gross incomes
above $200, 000 on which no federal tax was paid at all.
We must
have a minimum tax requirement for every tax payer, no matter
what his sources of income.
--the federal government must use its tax sharing powers
to require reform in regressive and repressive property and sales
taxes.
Where state leadership has not been effective we must design
the federal tax sharing to work to correct this failing.
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divisions.
rural America to th'· cities.
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~ongress needs young leaders.&; d-~
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understand/ the dynamics of our society.
We need in Congres
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who have grappled with the tax reforms of their state~ ~en who
can fashion the tax revisions of the federal system -- rebuild strength
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into the federal systeffil\ redirect growth to the forgotten corners of
the
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natio~and
ease the repressive burdens of tax systems that were
conceived in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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ill the lselltf
tat~ voters here in the 7th District
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are going to speak loudly for the progressive young
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will be-
come their United States Representative on April l LWe:.ant Dave
Obey to join Bill Proxrnire and Gaylord Nelson in the
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