Congress Faces Big Issues for 85th Legislature
The 85th Congress, to convene January 3, faces federal aid for school construction civil rights farm and labor policy statehood for Hawaii and Alaska and tax and immigration debates. Democrats hold majorities but expect a Southern coalition influence. issues include Taft Hartley reforms voting rights civil rights division and wage and immigration debates. Alaska and Hawaii statehood drives, with Hawaii electing a Democratic delegate, add to the agenda alongside budget appropriations and presidential appointments.