Word: congressmen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Reuben wrote to his Congressmen. Post-office crews had to wade through his mail -10,000 letters for Senator Taft alone. Letters poured in from farmers, labor, housewives, white-collar workers. Whatever the sins of OPA, the U.S. consumer had been persuaded by ex-Advertising Man Chester Bowles that only OPA stood between him and disaster...
Acting on the situation which faces the Office of Price Administration on the floor of Congress, the Cambridge Chapter of the AVC passed unanimously at its Wednesday night meeting a resolution calling for a "strong OPA bill," at the same time urging all members to write their congressmen. Today has been designated "Save...
Last week the House took its turn at exploring the public mind on the subject. The Administration, putting up a bold front, had asked a year's extension of OPA's complete powers. Congressmen, whose political careers depend on their ability to gauge the temper of constituents, made a violent response...
...Congressmen seemed to be in esthetic agreement with Harry Truman. They had done their best to represent what they saw. None of it could be called...
...Follette-Monroney report strikes hard at the difficulty of placing responsibility for governmental policy. Congressmen loudly wail that the function of policy formulation has slipped through their fingers and has been lost in the intricate maze of the executive department. The reasons for this sapping of legislative authority can be found in the anachronistic organization of Congress itself...