Word: couzenses
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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In the Senate, opposition developed quickly. Led by Messrs. Couzens, La Follette and Connally, 45 Senators (35 Democrats, 20 Republicans) signed a round-robin to "vote against any and every form of a general Sales Tax in the pending bill."
Senator Couzens: What do you mean "handled?"
Hunters. To expedite the investigation, Chairman Peter Norbeck, a onetime South Dakota well-digger, last week organized a sub-committee of five. Besides himself, Senator Norbeck appointed Republicans Couzens and Townsend, Democrats Fletcher and Glass. Conspicuously omitted was President Hoover's good friend Senator Walcott of Connecticut, who started the...
Senator Couzens: How much is "terrible?" Mr. Rockefeller: A good many millions.
Senator Couzens: How did the operation come out? Mr. Bragg: I lost $400,000. Others may have lost more. Senator Couzens: What representations were held out to get people to join? Mr. Bragg: Possible profit. Counsel Gray: Wasn't that pool formed because of the ability of this group...