Word: beitered
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Dates: during 1936-1936
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...House bloc headed by New York's Alfred Beiter was determined to get nearly half of the relief appropriation earmarked for the heavy permanent projects of Secretary Ickes' PWA. Their argument: not only does PWA give the country something for its money, it is boosting the construction and other heavy industries back to normal. At the White House last week President Roosevelt, who is sold on Harry Hopkins' quick jobmaking, said NO to this Congressional group, refused to haggle over a $400,000,000 compromise. Calling a Democratic caucus, the bloc was voted down...
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