Word: congressmen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Congressmen considerably less unfavorable to the Alliance than Mr. Otto E. Passmann of the House subcommittee for foreign aid have tended to judge the Alliance by a set of important but essentially arbitrary criteria. These men want (1) tax reform (2) land reform (3) contracts from specific firms or agencies, before they will feel easy about appropriating funds. On the whole, they have remained singularly unmoved by Administration statements that meaningful political legislation often depends on economic stability, that one cannot commit funds absolutely before one has them, and that it is silly to connect every political event in Latin...
...noting that the Corps' "early successes have fulfilled expectations." Peace Corps Director R. Sargent Shriver went before a House committee to ask $63.7 million for fiscal 1963, more than twice his current $30 million appropriation. His reception from the 19 Congressmen who questioned him showed that he has a good chance of getting most...
...reluctant to have Powers appear on Capitol Hill for fear that he might spill some secret or mislead the Congressmen by being unable to answer their questions fully. Powers has been told that, as a free citizen, he can refuse to testify before the committee or meet reporters-but he will probably follow the advice of the Administration, which has already promised that he will get a chance to appear in public...
Rising Demagogues. Anarchy is every where evident. Congressmen avoid the isolated new capital of Brasilia (built by free-spending Kubitschek to encourage development of Brazil's interior). Not a single major law has been passed since before Christmas-even though important land-and tax-reform bills are pending. Economists gloomily predict that inflation will raise the cost of living 60% this year...
Richard J. Rothstein '63, chairman of the drive, said yesterday that literature on the bill will be distributed in the House dining halls and the Union on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week. Postcards will also be available for writing to Congressmen...