A letter to President Carter from Coretta Scott King – This letter is an urgent request for your personal involvement and intensified activity by your administration in behalf of the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Bill., 7/17/1978

King, Coretta Scott Folder Citation: Collection: Carter White House Central Files: Series: Name Files; Folder: King, Coretta Scott: Container 1776 Full 815 15th St., N.W., Rm. 516 Washington, D.C. 20005 (13) Employment (202) 628-0217 PUBLICTOR Action (if MRICIOPS Council Returns. term U-W home 1.00 importer California five Consternium rive Cobb. July 17, 1978 Charchmes Vermon Crime School The Honorable Jimmy Carter President of the United States NAME College The White House weren thewn AX requester Washington, D.C. 20500 140mg Latt President AFL-CIO Date Dear President Carter: Service Work Creen. Agement Sale Chair This letter is an urgent request for your personal involvement and Change Histh intensified activity by your Administration in behalf of the Humphrey- From Oppositinty Relative Present Hawkins Full Employment Bill. Company (:1 Yes Women , L... Fungery: Chander + Contribute design, As you know, the battle for Hutphrey-Hawkins has now reached a critical Home, because She was CAM point. With your support, the bill has passed the House by a wide trusten. margin and has been reported to the Senate by both the Human Resources CAR Goca and Banking Committees. However, our opponents are attempting to the Character attach to the legislation crippling amendments designed to destroy the bill's purpose. Despite the testimony of Charles Schultze and Labor 1000 Charn of the Shard unitily Secretary Marshall, the Senate Banking Committee added an inflation goal twittenc inderence mpl. of 0% by 1983 to the legislation. # Lens, Doctor NM We face a difficult challenge on the Senate floor to pass a bill we can their Lehicld Shapping Govern of all support. We need to work together very closely if we are to have a chance to defeat those who seek to destroy Humphrey-Hawkins. Fervice Specifically, we are requesting a meeting with you and key members of your staff to discuss how we can work together to pass Humphrey-Hawkins in the form you endorsed last November. The leadership of the civil rights, labor and religious organizations, which make up our broad - coalition, are requesting this meeting to discuss the gravity of the names refull situation and specific steps we can take together to insure passage of Prote/she Humphrey-Hawkins. the i. UNIT Retermon, President senker, Previders Your support of this crucial legislation has enabled us to come this far. Your continued leadership in this effort is vital if we are to defeat attempts to destroy or cripple Humphrey-Hawkins. We will be in touch with your staff in the near future regarding this request. Sincerely, Carth Murray Finley Coretta Scott King Co-Chairpersons, Full Employment Action Council