When hearings were held for the Comprehensive Child Development Act of 1971, sponsored by Senator Walter Mondale and Congressman John Brademas, Dr. Mechner was invited to testify on Early Childhood Development and Educational Day Care before the Senate Finance Committee. His testimony is in the Congressional Record for the 92nd Congress, September 1971. The Act was passed by both houses of Congress in 1971 but vetoed by President Nixon in 1972.