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Now it was a race against the clock to get the bill through the 

 two committees in time for consideration by both the House and Senate 

 before Congress adjourned on October 14. Getting members from two 

 committees together late in the summer was difficult, but a joint mark- 

 up between the Agriculture and Science Subcommittee was successtully 

 arranged for August 1. 



SUCCESSFUL JOINT MARKUP SESSION 



The staffs of the two subcommittees produced a substitute draft 

 which slashed the authorization originally proposed by Brown from 

 $60 million to $35 million over a three-year period, and added other 

 amendments suggested during the hearings. Unblinking, Brown 

 immediately stated to Chairman de la Garza: "Mr. Chairman, I will 

 accept the substitute." He elaborated that the time was ripe to move. 

 He explained: 



Some encouragement was given to the Department in the new crops section of the 

 Agricultural bill which was passed a couple of years ago, but the Department has 

 not taken any initiative. We feel that this legislation will encourage them to move 

 forward beyond the minuscule programs that they have at the present time. 



A week later the full Science Committee approved the bill, with 

 Thornton calling attention to the "strong and positive incentive led 

 by our colleague from California, Mr. Brown." Hollenbeck gavestrong 

 support to the bill as attacking at once the problems of balance of 

 payments, resources, materials, policy, and employment, adding: 



I think it is time that not only this committee but other committees in Congress 

 focus more of their attention on the development of our own resources, be they 

 mineral or agricultural. 



After raising several questions about why additional research 

 was needed, Wydler stated: 



Realizing the realities of the situation, where we are in the course of the Con- 

 gressional session, I'm going to support this legislation in a lukewarm fashion. 



Thornton responded: 



Your lukewarm support is warmly appreciated. 



Brown and de la Garza realized that it was too late to get the 

 bill heard by the Rules Committee, so they worked through the leader- 

 ship to get the legislation considered on the suspension calendar, 

 requiring a two-thirds vote. Teague and Foley wrote a letter to Speaker 

 O'Neill urging early action. Through the interest of Teague, Poage, 

 and de la Garza, pretty soon the entire Texas delegation, including 

 Majority Leader Jim Wright, were rampantly touting the guayule bill. 



Brown had laid the groundwork very carefully. Intellectually, 

 substantively, and strategically, he greased the way so that when the 



