Abstract
was firmly committed to conducting a systematic and continuing search for constitutionally acceptable methods of providing aid to par ents whose children attend nonsegregated private schools. In part be cause of this openness to nonpublic school aid, Carter received 57 percent of the Catholic vote in his narrow election victory over incum bent Republican President Gerald Ford. However, in August 1978, by a vote of 57-41, the United States Senate deleted from a bill an amend ment, co-sponsored by Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York and Republican Robert Packwood of Oregon, which would have provided federal tuition tax credits for parents of nonpublic schoolchil dren. President Carter had led the successful opposition to this legislation.1 In October 1980, Republican Party presidential candidate Ronald Reagan reminded the Chief Administrators of Catholic Education of Carter's campaign promise. Not only did Mr. Carter refuse to help parents [of private and parochial elementary and secondary school pupils], said Reagan, but he played a major role in defeating the tui tion tax credit bill when it was before the Senate. Quoting his party's platform, Reagan pledged, Next year, a Republican White House will assist, not sabotage, congressional efforts to enact tuition tax relief into law. In part because of his openness to nonpublic school aid, Reagan
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