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Title: Countercyclical section in public works bill, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002027
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Revenue sharing
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement released by Jack Brooks discussing his reservations with a $1.5 billion program in the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act.

Title: Keynote address by Hans G. Tanzler, Jr. to National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors congressional city conference, March 15, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001963
Topic: Revenue sharing, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-03-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Hanz Tanzler, the Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, criticizes Jack Brooks during the National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors Congressional City Conference. Tanzler expresses frustration regarding Brooks's steadfast support for the suspension of the revenue sharing program. The program was being considered within the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of. The speech discusses Brooks's personality and reputation, as well as his relationships with colleagues like Carl Albert, Lyndon B. Johnson and the mayors within his district.

Title: Letter from a San Antonio city councilman to Jack Brooks, March 10, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001960
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Revenue sharing
Dates: 1976-03-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Phil Pyndus, a San Antonio City Councilman, writes to Jack Brooks regarding the suspension of the revenue sharing program. Pyndus expresses support for Brooks after he was criticized at the National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors Congressional City Conference for not supporting the continuation of the revenue sharing program. Legislation regarding the suspension of the revenue sharing program was being considered within the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a San Antonio city councilman, March 16, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001959
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Revenue sharing
Dates: 1976-03-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by Jack Brooks in response to correspondence from San Antonio City Councilman Phil Pyndus. Pyndus had written Brooks in support of his stance against revenue sharing.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to the Mayor of League City, March 25, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001957
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Revenue sharing
Dates: 1976-03-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks responds to the Mayor of League City, Johnnie Arolfo. He discusses his perspective on legislation regarding the suspension of the revenue sharing program. The legislation was being considered within the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of. League City was part of Brooks's district.

Title: Letter from the city manager of Beaumont to the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, March 17, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001961
Topic: Revenue sharing, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-03-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The Acting City Manager of Beaumont, Howard McDaniel, writes to Hanz Tanzler, the Mayor of Jacksonville regarding the comments that Tanzler made about Jack Brooks during the National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors Congressional City Conference. Tanzler made disparaging comments regarding Brooks's support for the suspension of the revenue sharing program. Legislation to suspend the program was being considered within the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of. Beaumont was part of Brooks's district.

Title: Letter from the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida to the city manager of Beaumont, March 25, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001962
Topic: Revenue sharing, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-03-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Hanz Tanzler, the Mayor of Jacksonville responds to the Acting City Manager of Beaumont, Howard McDaniel, regarding the comments that Tanzler made about Jack Brooks during the National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors Congressional City Conference. Tanzler made disparaging comments regarding Brooks's support for the suspension of the revenue sharing program. Legislation to suspend the program was being considered within the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of. Beaumont was part of Brooks's district.

Title: Letter from the Mayor of League City to Jack Brooks, March 10, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001958
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Revenue sharing
Dates: 1976-03-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The Mayor of League City, Johnnie Arolfo, writes to Jack Brooks in order to request the continuation of the revenue sharing program, which gave local and state governments funding from taxes collected by the federal government. Legislation regarding the suspension of the revenue sharing program was being considered within the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of. League City was part of Brooks's district.

Title: News release, October 13, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001965
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Revenue sharing
Dates: 1976-10-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks charges President Ford with supporting the extension of revenue sharing for political gain. Ford signed legislation extending the program a few days earlier. The legislation, which Brooks opposed, originally went through the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, February 23, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001982
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Revenue sharing
Dates: 1976-02-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: In a speech at the National Governor's Conference, Jack Brooks reifies his opposition to revenue sharing and explains his reasoning why. President Gerald Ford also spoke at the Conference, discussing his support of revenue sharing. Brooks and Ford would continue to clash regarding the subject, which Brooks believed to be the major cause of the federal defecit.

Title: Suggested changes in revenue sharing, [1976]
Identifier: camh-dob-001984
Topic: Revenue sharing, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The annotated document lists nine ways to reform the federal revenue sharing system. Jack Brooks opposed revenue sharing, and as the chairman of the Government Operations Committee, was also tasked with reviewing the legislation regarding it. The document also features annotations analyzing the considerations listed.