Word: congressmen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...authority, the G.O.P. Congressman in New Deal-Fair Deal days had only to satisfy the narrow interests of his own constituency; it was every Republican for himself. It still is. The habit of opposition, born during the years of exile, has not been broken. The appropriate charge against Republican Congressmen is not that of venality, or even of personal selfishness. It is that of a failure to understand the meaning of party responsibility, loyalty and discipline which are fundamental to the two-party system. Examples are numerous and startling...
National directives advocate writing of letters to congressmen and arousing organized interest in opposition to McCarthy. Utilizing the Robin Hood theme, the "Merry Men" behind the movement will wear anti-McCarthy buttons with green feathers...
...long pull, that is the important point. The investigative right of Congress must not be impaired, and probably cannot be restrained by new rules. It can be restrained if Congressmen get burned, as McCarthy is being burned, for stepping over the line...
...Many Congressmen are surprised when they find that the millions of dollars poured into foreign aid since the last war have often failed to win enthusiastic friends for the United States. Much of the blame for this failure lies, with this country's stringent immigration laws. Obsolete, discriminatory provisions in the McCarran-Walter Act have created a jungle of arbitrary and unfair rulings. The result has been a growing resentment towards the United States on the part of foreign government who feel that America is excluding their nationals. On the opposite page of today's paper there is a survey...
FREE TRADE program, inspired by the Randall report, is already running into trouble in Congress. Protectionist Congressmen show so little desire to go along with the Administration's program that Ike may end up with only a one-year "as is" extension of present Reciprocal Trade...