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Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before Senate Government Operations Subcomittee on Budgeting, Management, and Expenditures, April 12, 1973
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before Senate Government Operations Subcomittee on Budgeting, Management, and Expenditures, April 12, 1973
Identifier
camh-dob-002057
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, United States. Congress. House
Dates
1973-04-12
Box
2007-255/282
Folder
246.4
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
In the annotated statement, Jack Brooks discusses the role of the national budget in consolidating the power of the legislative branch. He states that Congress must implement a computer system in order to access data on the national budget.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, before the Democratic caucus, on legislative veto, Wednesday, March 15, 1978
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, before the Democratic caucus, on legislative veto, Wednesday, March 15, 1978
Identifier
camh-dob-001551
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States. Congress, Legislation
Dates
1978-03-15
Box
2007-255/436
Folder
Speeches 1978
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Jack Brooks's statement against making the legislative veto applicable to all federal rules and regulations that are issued. Brooks argues that it would be transferring Executive Branch duties to Congress. Brooks notes that the impetus for the procedure comes from concern that Congressional oversight has lapsed. As Chairman of the Government Operations Committee, Brooks refutes this belief, providing statistics for his committee's meetings and hearings in 1977 as proof.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before the Democratic Caucus, Wednesday, June 23, 1976
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before the Democratic Caucus, Wednesday, June 23, 1976
Identifier
camh-dob-001291
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Democratic party (U.S.), United States. Congress. House
Dates
1976-06-23
Box
2007-255/359
Folder
289.1
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Jack Brooks's official statement before the Democratic Caucus offering his opinion on the Task Force on Accounts' recommendations for reducing government costs and inefficiencies. This statement combines elements of his earlier drafts [items camh-dob-001285 and camh-dob-001286].
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before the Electronic Industries Association, Tuesday, September 19, 1972
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before the Electronic Industries Association, Tuesday, September 19, 1972
Identifier
camh-dob-001375
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States. Federal Aviation Administration, Governmental Investigations
Dates
1972-09-19
Box
2007-255/267
Folder
35
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
The annotated speech discusses Jack Brooks's investigation of the problems associated within the Federal Aviation Administration and with inadequate air traffic control.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before the Electronic Industries Association, Tuesday, September 19, 1972
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before the Electronic Industries Association, Tuesday, September 19, 1972
Identifier
camh-dob-002234
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates
1972-09-19
Box
2007-255/263
Folder
310.12
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Remarks delivered by Jack Brooks regarding his role as the chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee, its investigation of the Federal Aviation Administration and oversight of the Department of Transportation.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, May 10, 1965
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, May 10, 1965
Identifier
camh-dob-002208
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States. Congress. House
Dates
1965-05-10
Box
2007-255/133
Folder
Joint Committee on Organization 1965 Legislation - 89th Congress
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Carbon copy of statement delivered by Jack Brooks in support of congressional reforms.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation, House Committee of Insular and Interior Affairs, Hearings on H.R. 12034 (Big Thicket National Park), Beaumont, Texas, June 10, 1972
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation, House Committee of Insular and Interior Affairs, Hearings on H.R. 12034 (Big Thicket National Park), Beaumont, Texas, June 10, 1972
Identifier
camh-dob-002135
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
National parks and reserves -- Management
Dates
1972-06-10
Box
2007-255/282
Folder
246.5
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
In the annotated speech, Jack Brooks argues for the creation of a national park in Big Thicket, a heavily forested area in Southeast Texas home to a variety of diverse ecosystems. The area was part of Brooks's district before redistricting.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, Chairman, Government Activities Subcommittee, before the Committee on House Administration [undated]
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, Chairman, Government Activities Subcommittee, before the Committee on House Administration [undated]
Identifier
camh-dob-002239
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Box
2007-255/263
Folder
310.14
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Jack Brooks's statement summarizing the activities of the Government Activities Subcommittee over the past year. The subcommittee held nine hearings on eight subjects and forwarded three reports of matters of significant importance to the Government Operations Committee.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, closing hearing on expenditure of federal funds in support of presidential properties, Monday, October 15, 1973
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, closing hearing on expenditure of federal funds in support of presidential properties, Monday, October 15, 1973
Identifier
camh-dob-001997
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates
1973-10-15
Box
2007-255/213
Folder
BJ's Notebook
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Statement delivered by Jack Brooks at the close of the fourth day of hearings during the Government Activities Subcommittee's investigation of federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, closing hearing on expenditure of federal funds in support of presidential properties, Monday, October 15, 1973
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, closing hearing on expenditure of federal funds in support of presidential properties, Monday, October 15, 1973
Identifier
camh-dob-001996
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates
1973-10-15
Box
2007-255/213
Folder
BJ's Notebook
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Statement delivered by Jack Brooks at the beginning of the fourth day of hearings during the Government Activities Subcommittee's investigation of federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, coastal energy impact program loan program, Port Arthur City Hall, Port Arthur, Texas, May 12, 1980
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, coastal energy impact program loan program, Port Arthur City Hall, Port Arthur, Texas, May 12, 1980
Identifier
camh-dob-002357
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Political Campaigns, Energy industries
Dates
1980-05-12
Box
2007-255/483
Folder
Brooks - Speeches, 1980
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Typed copy of remarks delivered by Jack Brooks at the Port Arthur City Hall. Brooks touches on the importance of the energy business for the Gulf Region. He also highlights the Coastal Energy Impact Program Loan as an example of a government program working as intended.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, April 20, 1993
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, April 20, 1993
Identifier
camh-dob-001001
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Dates
1993-04-20
Box
2007-255/746
Folder
12
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
News release from Jack Brooks, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, announcing a full committee hearing regarding the Waco Standoff. Brooks notes that a full committee hearing is an extraordinary occurrence for the Judiciary Committee, but that the events in Waco encompassed matters well beyond the jurisdiction of a single subcommittee.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks (D-Texas) before Transportation and Aeronautics Subcommittee, House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, Tuesday, May 20, 1969
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks (D-Texas) before Transportation and Aeronautics Subcommittee, House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, Tuesday, May 20, 1969
Identifier
camh-dob-001706
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Intracoastal waterways
Dates
1969-05-20
Box
2007-255/189
Folder
174.3
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Statement by Jack Brooks before the Transportation and Aeronautics Subcommittee regarding the Intracoastal Waterway and its economic importance to his district.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, Democratic Caucus, Committee on the Judiciary, Wednesday, March 28, 1990
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, Democratic Caucus, Committee on the Judiciary, Wednesday, March 28, 1990
Identifier
camh-dob-001488
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates
1990-03-28
Box
2007-255/662
Folder
10
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
During a meeting with the Democratic Caucus of the Judiciary Committee, Jack Brooks announces the subcommittee assignments for two new Democratic Judiciary Committeee members. In 1989, Brooks succeeded Representative Peter W. Rodino as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, which he had served on since his freshman year in Congress.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, February 5, 1973
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, February 5, 1973
Identifier
camh-dob-002037
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Legislation, Journalists
Dates
1973-02-05
Box
2007-255/283
Folder
247.4
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
In the annotated statement, Jack Brooks introduces a bill that would legally protect journalists from disclosing their sources. The introduction of the bill came two days before the Senate voted to establish a special committee to investigate Watergate.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks for CBS - Cronkite News, February 19, 1976
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks for CBS - Cronkite News, February 19, 1976
Identifier
camh-dob-001983
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates
1976-02-19
Box
2007-255/369
Folder
301.1
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Statement given by Jack Brooks to CBS News regarding his Government Operations subcommittee's investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration's regulation of hazardous materials by air. He discusses how the FAA reviewed the subcommittee's findings and improved their inspection procedures after a cargo plane crashed in November 1973 because of improperly packaged hazardous materials. Brooks was a longstanding advocate for FAA reform.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, House Floor, May 31, 1989
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, House Floor, May 31, 1989
Identifier
camh-dob-001478
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States. Congress. House, Scandals
Dates
1989-05-31
Box
2007-255/662
Folder
0.12
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Statement made by Jack Brooks after Jim Wright announced he would be resigning the Speakership in the wake of a scandal. Brooks and Wright served together in the Texas House and the U.S. House of Representatives for decades.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, House Judiciary Committee, Thursday, December 12, 1974
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, House Judiciary Committee, Thursday, December 12, 1974
Identifier
camh-dob-001750
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates
1974-12-12
Box
2007-255/302
Folder
254.25
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Statement by Jack Brooks supporting Nelson Rockefeller's nomination as Vice President.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, in House of Representatives, February 7, 1977
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, in House of Representatives, February 7, 1977
Identifier
camh-dob-001536
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States. Congress, Legislation
Dates
1977-02-07
Box
2007-255/409
Folder
9
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
A statement delivered by Jack Brooks introducing congressional reorganization legislation. The aim of the legislation was to improve efficiency.
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, introducing House Resolution expressing the sense of the House on the Supreme Court decision regarding desecration of the flag, Tuesday, June 27, 1989
Title
Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, introducing House Resolution expressing the sense of the House on the Supreme Court decision regarding desecration of the flag, Tuesday, June 27, 1989
Identifier
camh-dob-001562
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States. Congress. House, Flags---Law and legislation--U.S. States
Dates
1989-06-27
Box
2007-255/661
Folder
0.11
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Statement released by Jack Brooks responding to the Supreme Court decision in Texas vs. Johnson. The decision invalidated legislation banning desecration of the flag of the United States. Brooks disagreed with the Court's decision and announced that the Judiciary Committee would begin hearings to explore other ways to ban desecration of the flag.