Word: capitols
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Predictable Urge. On Capitol Hill, some members of Congress thought that expenditures and/or taxes were 1) not cut enough, 2) cut too much, 3) cut in the wrong places. House minority Leader Sam Rayburn went on record with a worry about the cuts in defense spending. Crusty Republican John Taber, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, growled: "I believe that a $3 billion cut would get rid of the deficit, and I hope and believe that we will be able to accomplish this without any trouble." Probably the first place the economy-minded will look is at the $5.4 billion...
There would doubtless be other sniping in the five months the Eisenhower budget is on Capitol Hill. But the Administration had already proved good management by its voluntary economizing, good faith by its acceptance of the January tax cuts. Now, drawn up on the line of economic growth and stability, its budget would be tough to breach...
...expected to happen in the future. ("One thing we avoid." they say, "is the field of pure prediction, which we leave to the columnists.") One thing Correspondent McConaughy can predict, however, is his usual preferential treatment at the beginning of. a Congress, when many of the elevator operators and Capitol policemen are new on their jobs. McConaughy. 38, and a big six-footer with a shock of grey hair, is often mistaken for a Congressman himself. For a few days he enjoys the luxury of a cop stopping traffic and waving him through a red light, or an elevator operator...
...country's largest farm organization voiced his approval. Said Iowa Hog Farmer Allan Kline, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation: "The program is forward looking, with principles essentially sound for the long-range welfare of American agriculture." But the plan ran head-on into formidable opposition on Capitol Hill. Some longtime students of the farm problem, e.g., Georgia's Democratic Senator Richard Russell, argued with details of the program, but most opposition was based on politics. The opponents thought that most farmers would fear loss in the short run-because some support prices would be reduced...
This week it was clear that the President's farm plan is in serious trouble on Capitol Hill, might never get out of committee. Many members of Congress are ready to base their position on what they think is essential to get farm votes, not on what is good...