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...Problem. The withdrawal of the bill was a humiliating setback for the conscientious Ullman, who hoped to gain the stature of his Ways and Means predecessor Wilbur Mills. Yet the defeat was less a reflection on Ullman's legislative craft than on the condition of Congress, and for that matter, of the country. Said an Ullman aide: "The problem is persuading people that there is a problem. For a lot of people, we're adding a tax to no problem." Yet the U.S. continues to buy huge quantities of oil from the Middle East, remaining perilously dependent...
With the commitment of a crusader, Democratic Congressman Al Ullman spent months trying to produce an energy policy that would reduce U.S. consumption and make the nation less vulnerable to another Arab oil boycott or price boost. As Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, he devoted day after day to hearings and markup sessions on a tough bill that would have raised the tax on gasoline to as much as 40? per gal. in stages by 1979, imposed a windfall-profits tax on the oil companies, put a tax on autos with poor mileage and set oil-import...
...Ullman's bill never stood a chance in the rambunctious 94th Congress. Bit by bit, all the tough provisions were softened in committee until the final bill resembled what White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen called a "marshmal-low." Liberals objected to the gasoline tax. Representatives from oil states did not like the windfall-profits tax. New Englanders protested the import quotas. Congressmen with ties to the auto companies and the United Auto Workers reduced the tax on big cars. Ullman's bill faced at least 100 amendments. Giving up, the House leadership put off consideration...
...House Ways and Means Committee, under Democratic Chairman Al Ullman, has agreed to an initial increase in federal taxes on gasoline by 3? to 7?; as much as 20? more could be added in April 1977 if gas consumption climbs 3% or more above the 1973 level. The committee is still struggling to find agreement on import-quota levels, a windfall-profits tax for the oil industry and a levy on industrial petroleum use. Last week, to Ullman's discomfort, the committee voted down several proposals to place stiff taxes on the sale of gas-guzzling cars. The House...
Both chambers exercised restraint, considering the political temptations toward generosity whenever a tax cut is contemplated. Oregon Democrat Al Ullman, who succeeded Wilbur Mills as head of the House Ways and Means Committee, chaired the conference committee and earned praise as a moderating influence...