[1][2][3][4] The purpose of the committee was "to provide an ongoing assessment of the conditions of American children and families and to make policy recommendations to Congress and the public.
[1] The initial issues included remarks about the need for preventative interventions rather than therapeutic endeavors in relation to infant development;[1] education's role in a society of learning;[1] troubles that American families face;[1] and suggestions to the committee from outside sources.
"[1] Additional information provided included statements regarding "the importance of the traditional family in producing offspring with right character, on distortions of the ideal of equality, and on implications for public policy.
[1] The hearing report, itself, includes 25 figures and tables associated with family and economic conditions;[1] and an article assessing divorce and marriage data in the US.
[1] In addition to Miller, many members of Congress who comprised the committee were William Lehman from Florida; Patricia Schroeder from Colorado; Lindy Boggs from Louisiana; Matthew F. McHugh and Ted Weiss from New York; Jerry M. Patterson and Barbara Boxer from California; Barbara Mikulski from Maryland; Beryl Anthony, Jr. from Arkansas; Mickey Leland from Texas; Sander Levin from Michigan; Bruce Morrison from Connecticut; J. Roy Rowland from Georgia; Gerry Sikorski from Minnesota; and Alan Wheat from Missouri.