Word: congressmen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Johnson would find himself in an awkward box. He met the issue head-on at a press conference with a classic head-ducking remark. "I am supporting the President's program," announced Johnson flatly. Then he added warily: "And I'm not quarreling with Congressmen...
...Congressmen will soon have a chance to get their paws on an Administration bill to pass out $300,000,000 to the nation's public schools. Although supporters of this aid to education are reasonably confident that the House and Senate will agree with the measure, they are also understandably nervous. For the last 30 years, the national legislature has consistently batted down so-called "general-aid" education bills, although it has approved such specific programs as land-grant colleges and funds for vocational training...
...other prejudices and obsession. Needless to say, a policeman is daily called upon to pass judgment many more times than the robed figure behind the bench. A mentally-ill police officer can be a dangerous thing. Periodical psychiatric checkups should be required for all public officials, including policemen and congressmen...
...Revival of Righteousness." Birddog lobbyists of the American Legion, controlled by World War I veterans who would profit soonest from the scheme, squatted watchfully in the galleries. Thus faced with going on the record, a group of frightened Congressmen did what John...
...Administration, which wanted a two-year extension and stricter controls, glumly accepted the compromises as the best it could get. But what was safe enough for the rest of the country was not safe enough for the Congressmen themselves. Taking no chances, the House passed a rent-control bill for the District of Columbia (where about half the members of Congress are tenants), freezing rent ceilings for the next 15 months, retaining controls on hotel apartments, and allowing no second guessing by local boards...