Word: bill
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President signed the bill appropriating $89,820,000 to run the Departments of State, Labor and Justice. The Administration's Navy-building program appeared blocked, so the President agreed to cut down on it if Congress would at least authorize building 25 cruisers (see p. 9). Fresh warnings emanated from the White House on tax-cutting, tariff-tampering, flood control, shipping policy, etc., etc. Congress had sat long and done little. Should it become extravagant to make up for lost time, vetoes might ensue...
...Debated and passed a bill appropriating $2,290,000,000 for the Treasury and Post Office Departments; sent it to the Senate...
...Passed a bill to allow heads of government departments to settle tort claims up to $5,000 without bothering Congress; sent it to the Senate...
Lobbyists had pressed special claims. Businessmen had pictured the Basin's real financial extremity. Politicians had embarked on the flood for a joyride, and the bill at last said: "$473,000,000 for federal flood-control, without local contribution...
...Double Bill...