Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1984: Department of Health and Human Services

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Page 722 - must be reasonable, not arbitrary, and must rest upon some ground of difference having a fair and substantial relation to the object of the legislation, so that all persons similarly circumstanced shall be treated alike.
Page 722 - The Equal Protection Clause of that amendment does, however, deny to States the power to legislate that different treatment be accorded to persons placed by a statute into different classes on the basis of criteria wholly unrelated to the objective of that statute.
Page 27 - Labor shall be to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
Page 722 - We recognize that a State has a valid interest in preserving the fiscal integrity of its programs. It may legitimately attempt to limit its expenditures, whether for public assistance, public education, or any other program. But a State may not accomplish such a purpose by invidious distinctions between classes of its citizens. It could not, for example, reduce expenditures for education by barring indigent children from its schools.
Page 1074 - Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties and similar forms of entertainment for government officials or employees: Provided further. That none of the funds contained in this paragraph shall be available or used to aid or support any program or activity excluding from participation in, denying the benefits of, or discriminating against any person [in the United States,] on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.
Page 322 - Your statement in its entirety will be included in the record, and we appreciate very much your coming.
Page 1012 - I will submit a statement for the record. [The statement follows :] Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I welcome this opportunity to appear before you again in support of a number of public works projects contemplated or underway in the State of Florida.
Page 262 - Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available...
Page 1132 - The purpose of the task force was "to make a significant contribution to the delineation of the proper roles of government and private organizations with respect to the generation and dissemination of scientific, technical, business and other information.
Page 1131 - Toward a National Program for Library and Information Services: Goals for Action.