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material was then used with telling effect to bolster the complete and 

 persuasive testimony which was subsequently delivered by Teague and 

 Mike McCormack on June 8. Originally scheduled for May 11, Teagur 

 and McCormack decided to wait until the last day of the first phase of 

 the hearings so their combined testimony could be fully assembled 

 and have a greater impact. From the standpoint of committee influence, 

 this developed into better strategy because it enabled Davis and Mosher 

 to present their case on May 11, followed by Cronin, Pickle, and Ket- 

 chum who appeared later in May. 



DAVIS AND MOSHER TESTIMONY 



Both Davis and Mosher called attention to the wide range of 

 activities and accomplishments of the Science Committee. They also 

 quoted House Minority Leader Ford, who a few days before had 

 mentioned he was in on the creation of the Science Committee, and 

 had stated: 



With our space program now more or less stabilized, it seems to me that this 

 committee could justifiably be given additional responsibility. 



Representative Dave Martin (Republican of Nebraska), vice chairman 

 of the Boiling committee, asked Mosher: "Do you have any specific 

 suggestions, Charlie, as to additional jurisdiction that you do not 

 now have?" Mosher responded: 



John Davis had the temerity to suggest that NOAA might come within the 

 purview of the Science Committee. It happens that I am the ranking Republican on 

 the Subcommittee on Oceanography of the Merchant Marine Committee and sort of 

 grandparent of NOAA in many ways and so that puts me in the middle. However, 

 it is true that NOAA is an agency which, I think, has great potential as precisely the 

 type of agency that could well be assigned to the Science Committee. 



Both Davis and Mosher elaborated on the new work which McCor- 

 mack's task force and Subcommittee on Energy had done, and Mosher 

 advised: "We do have the capacity, the interest, and the willingness 

 to accept added responsibilities." 



TEAGUE AND MCCORMACK TEAM UP 



Because of the rising importance of energy in the work of the 

 committee, Teague and McCormack decided to testify in tandem on 

 June 8, 1973. The stack of supporting documents which they presented 

 to the Boiling committee was so impressive that Boiling observed at 

 the outset : 



Mr. Teague, I have had the chance to read your statement. I know how much 

 effort has gone into it and many other documents that were submitted. We are very 



