Box 1
Contains 86 Results:
High Cost Government, August 1976
Rep. Elinor Z. Taylor cites the rising cost of government operations at the reason taxes are rising. Mostly she discusses how much money Governor Shapp and his employees are spending. She also supports the "Sunset Legislation," which would periodically review all Commonwealth agencies and commissions to insure efficient spending.
Government by Crisis, August 1976
Rep. Elinor Z. Taylor discusses the current state government in crisis. Topics include: unrestrained malpractice, bankruptcy of state Department of Transportation, bailing out the state Housing and Finance Agency, and Governor Shapp's role in these issues.
American Association of Retired People (AARP), 1978
Rep. Elinor Z. Taylor gave this speech soon after Senate Bill 74 of 1978, Act 70, was signed by Governor Milton Shapp. This established the state Department of Aging. The American population is aging, and families can no longer house their elderly relatives.
Commencement Address, 1984
Topics covered include: fears of the future, how to insure success, and education.
Gannon Speech, February 1988
Topics in this speech include: the importance of education, to contribute to the world, and how the legislature is trying to support education.
List of Quotes
Issues that were important to her were: basic and higher education, charter schools, schools of choice, student grants and loans, the tuition account program, health and welfare issues of long-term and “uncompensated” care for the elderly, and child care. A researcher interested in Representative Taylor or the topics in which she was involved should examine her Oral History Interview, which was conducted on September 27, 2006.