2 Votes in Senate Again Slap Carter Inflation Proposal: Senate Hits President's Plan
The Senate took another slap at President CarterÛªs new anti-inflation program yesterday, voting to reject his proposal to step up monitoring of price increases and to repeal by mid-1981 his authority to impose credit controls.</br></br>The actions, in amendments to an otherwise-routine bill to extend the life of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, marked the latest in a series of congressional protest votes against CarterÛªs economic proposals.</br></br>Only last week, the House defied a request by Carter to hold down defense spending and paved the way for a vote tomorrow in which the lawmakers are expected to roll back the presidentÛªs new 10-cent-a-gallon oil import fee.</br></br>YesterdayÛªs amendments were pushed through by a coalition of Republicans and election-conscious Democrats. Sources said some senators still were angry over CarterÛªs attempt last week to take sides in CongressÛª budget debate.</br></br>Û¢	Rejected by an overwhelming 54 to 26 a recommendation by its Banking Committee to authorize tripling the wage-price councilÛªs $9.8 million budget in order to increase price-monitoring efforts, as Carter asked March 14.