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Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, September 7, 1983
Identifier: camh-dob-002567
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Prayer in the public schools
Dates: 1983-09-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent C.M. Karr of Groves, TX urging Jack Brooks to maintain the separation of church and state and hold firm against prayer in public schools.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, October 17, 1983
Identifier: camh-dob-002568
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Prayer in the public schools
Dates: 1983-10-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter sent by Jack Brooks in response to a letter from constituent C.M. Karr who urged Brooks to maintain the separation of church and state and oppose prayer in public schools.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, legislative workshop - national league of cities, Washington Hilton, Monday, March 13, 1989
Identifier: camh-dob-001641
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Cities
Dates: 1989-03-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Speech delivered by Jack Brooks regarding the state of city inequalities and programs that can improve urban areas in the United States. Brooks mentions legislation aimed at revitalizing urban areas. Those initiatives addressed education, industrial and commercial development, environmental protection, drug abuse, and homelessness. Brooks criticizes the Reagan administration for ignoring the nation's cities.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, NBC/ABC/CBS Affiliates conference on legislative issues, Washington Court hotel, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 16, 1989
Identifier: camh-dob-001644
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Legislation
Dates: 1989-03-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks delivered by Jack Brooks regarding the Judiciary Committee, of which Brooks is Chairman, and how its work will affect the television network industry. Brooks highlights his legislation, H.R. 1236, the "Price Fixing Prevention Act of 1989," and its relation to an upcoming merger between Time Incorporated and Warner Communications Incorporated. The Economic and Commercial Law subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee investigated whether the merger would create a monopoly. Brooks sought to gather information from the CEOs of the major networks involved. He acknowledges that government oversight operations used to work in complement with the Executive Branch, but the Reagan Administration has been oppositional.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Port Neches Chamber of Commerce, Port Neches, Texas, Wednesday, January 11, 1988 [sic]
Identifier: camh-dob-001640
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Legislation
Dates: 1988-01-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A typo in the title misdates the speech, but context shows it was delivered in 1989. Jack Brooks's speech with handwritten notes addresses the important issues confronting the 9th Congressional District, the 101st Congress, and the United States. He highlights the prominence of Texas representation in the federal government, including incoming President George H.W. Bush, Speaker of the House Jim Wright, and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Lloyd Bentsen. He is hopeful for the Bush administration in comparison to the Reagan administration, but reminds the audience to be critical of the bigger picture, including the unemployment rate, trade deficit, and national debt.