Word: congressmen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Like most Congressmen, Church can say something western drawl. The vowels are sharp and precise. He uses allusions occasionally and effectively: "We've been living with Mars for twenty-two years, and we've grown accustomed to his face...
...Confusing? Of course. But no more confusing than the rest of the continuing Cuba controversy. In what may rank as the silliest statement made so far about that controversy, Texas' Democratic Representative George Mahon, chairman of the House Military Appropriations Subcommittee, called on the Administration, Senators and Congressmen to stop answering questions about Cuba. "There has been talk of an intelligence gap," said Mahon. "There is an intelligence gap. The gap is in the intelligence of those who are daily revealing the secrets of the intelligence operations of the U.S. Government." It was "outrageous," he said. "Critics have made...
...time Ashbrook could have been forced to yield the floor for violating the House rules. Yet some 100 Congressmen heard him out and, by their silence, indicated their approval. When he had finished, six Republicans took the floor to praise Ashbrook. Said Iowa's H. R. Gross: "He has said some things that badly needed to be said." Added Missouri's Thomas Curtis: "I could not agree with the gentleman more." Declared Texas' Bruce Alger: "We should do whatever housecleaning is necessary." Not one word was said on Powell's behalf...
...private discussions during the conference Boone elaborated on his group's current thinking. He said that each project's merits will be weighed against the tenor of local opposition, and then either instituted or rejected. This would mean, in fact, that Congressmen, city councils, or state officials would probably be able to keep out the service corps if they felt strongly enough. And there is little doubt among observers here that projects aimed at changing the social character of their region would meet with insurmountable resistance from the entrenched Southern delegation in Congress...
...South but in other politically volatile situations, local control could well stifle the volunteers' creative attempts to deal with the problems of the area. The ingenuity of various Peace Corpsmen has received wide publicity and appreciation from host countries. But as one delegate remarked, there were no Congressmen standing over the Corpsmen's heads...