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one of the duties of the members of Congress is to answer the questions which have asked of them by very competent, able reporters representing the press, radio and television from our state. We do this regularly, and I thought it would be of interest to you to see how this operation works.

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And so I've invited Mr David. Craze Low represents The Miami Herald, Mr Gordon White, the Jackson, The Times Union, too conduct a sort of regular press conference for your benefit here today. David, do you have a question? Yes, Senator. There's a fight brewing this week in the Senate over the amendment to the Interstate Highway System Bill, which would ban billboards from the roads and offer an incentive the states to pass such legislation.

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How do you feel about it? Well, day 1st may I say that I share the view of the average motorists that I don't like to see billboards cluttering up the highway, Certainly in an unrestricted and unregulated fashion in my first emotional thought was that I would be for any bill which would eliminate this particular bill.

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This particular bill boards on the highway. However, after studying the provisions of this bill, I've decided to vote against it in our state. We already have a commission set up to regulate the use of billboards on the highways. Our state would also now regulate them on this federal highway.

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And I'm frankly, a little concerned about the federal government endeavoring to move into the field, which is properly a state function, which is that of regulating these matters on the roads in their states. Well, Senator, since this would be a purely voluntary thing on the part of the states doesn't have removed your objection on federal government stepping into perhaps where the state might have jurisdiction, states don't have to come in under this bill.

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That's right. It's voluntary. But on the other hand, it's a offering to them. Such a large inducements, such a large amount of money that very few states could afford not to go in on it. And in effect, what's happening is the federal government is doing with you might say, by not bribe, but by inducement, with taxpayers money the federal government is accomplishing within a state what it could not do by law, it's getting the state to give up some of its sovereignty.

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And I think it's just a bad practice, even though I am opposed to the unrestricted use of billboard, according to you. Have a question. Yes, Senator, If this only involves, I believe $15 million in Florida now there is a great deal of money being greedy or more being spent on the highway system as a whole.

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Uh, would you say that the state's rights are more easily given up in, uh, the highway system, which can tell so much money and not giving up 13 quarters of 1%? Well, I think this that it's the principle, which is bad. Gordon. I think that it's the money, of course, is the inducement.

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But I think what happens is that the state gives away its authority when in fact the state should be regulating the use of the billboards along the highway. But they'll give away their authority for the full hold. The money, they're giving it away, Of course, sure, we build highways up and down all over the state today, but I don't believe that the principal does sound well since the federal government senator is financing 90% of the cost of this highway system.

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Don't you think that the federal government, perhaps you have a little bit more to say than the states about whether or not Billboard should be allowed to be honest way? I think that they should, and I think that they are. They're actually setting up the whole pattern for it.

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But with respect to whether or not a man 660 ft, that's what the federal provisions is, whether or not a man could put up on his farm property assigned, I think we should not take that right away from the states and the counties to govern that particular provision.

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Let's get on to the recession of the late senator. Do you think that all these cures which have been proposed for the recession, uhh and unemployment in the country today do you think they could do more than lowering prices? I believe that we should embark upon these programs, which you've talked about.

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My own feeling is what we need is a public works programs in the areas where there's where there's large unemployment. I think in addition to that, we should have a selective tax program to stimulate business activity and business expansion Ah. What? Do you have any particular tax cut proposals?

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Do you propose? I think we should take off. Certainly the excise tax on transportation. It's the most restrictive tax in addition to many others. Well, gentlemen, I see my time's up. I wish we could go on here. Thank you all. And thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for looking in.