Word: hallecks
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Attendance dwindled as Congressmen gossiped in the cloakrooms, began checking out for the weekend. Democrats slyly turned over their speaking time to Republicans, who had to send out search parties for reinforcements. But Majority Leader Charlie Halleck was adamant: "If the Democrats want to rubber-stamp this program, they can do it. We want this program to be debated and threshed out before the votes are taken...
...political issue and because he had called the session without a by-your-leave, Republicans felt free to declare the session wide open. One of the first issues many of them wanted to take up was tax reduction, which the President had twice vetoed. Said House Majority Leader Charles Halleck: "Tax reduction ... is urgently needed if we are to have increased production...
Majority Leader Halleck: Mr. President, I don't want to be put on the spot here. You must realize there is a growing resistance to these programs. I've been out on the hustings and I know. I think we should hear from our committees who are in Europe now. I don't feel that I can commit the House until Mr. Taber and the others return...
...President himself had recommended a straight price-support program for domestic wool-growers, to replace the old program, which was terminated April 15. Congress had drawn up a bill along those lines, then loaded it down with amendments. Majority Leader Charley Halleck had tacked on provisions for import fees and import quotas to be imposed when the President "has reason to believe" that the inflow of foreign wool is harmful to U.S. sheepmen. Specifically because of that amendment the President vetoed...
...House, Majority Leader Halleck fumed at the Senate's compliance. So did many another high-tariff Congressman. But G.O.P. leaders knew that they did not have enough votes to override. On this one Harry Truman would have...