Word: follettee
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
A bumbling, inefficient, nineteenth century Congress is not competent to cope with the complex problems of modern government. The need for Congressional reorganization, long heralded by political scientists, has been recognized by progressive Congressmen; and a joint, non-partisan committee, headed by Senator La Follette and Representative Monroney, has recommended...
The La 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...
In an attempt to strengthen party responsibility and Congressional authority, the La Follette-Monroney Committee makes some proposals which will probably be greeted with the same enthusiasm as the recent suggestion of whipping-boy Wallace. Besides recommending adoption of an honest-to-God budget, increases in Congressional salaries, appointment of...
The La Follette-Monroney suggestions do not extend to abolition of seniority rule of the Senatorial filibuster, because it was felt that an attack on these institutions would kill whatever chance of Congressional acceptance he reform proposals night have. The report, however, does advocate another hotly, debated innovation--creation of...
Last week, 63-year-old Bill Evjue (pronounced Ev-you) was mad again. What irked him this time was the death of the Progressive Party (TIME, March 25). A faithful disciple of old "Fighting Bob" La Follette, he had been convention chairman at the party's birth at Fond...