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Reciprocal Trade. Before passing the Administration bill by a resounding vote of 72 to 16, the Senate knocked out the Senate Finance Committee's most damaging piece of butcherwork: a provision that the President may not overrule Tariff Commission recommendations for higher tariffs unless majority votes in both houses of Congress back him up (TIME, July 21). Co-sponsors of the amendment to undo the Finance Committee damage: Majority Leader Johnson and California's Minority Leader William Fife Knowland, joining forces in an overwhelming coalition. "This was not a party matter," said Johnson. "This was Congress standing there...
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