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...been attracted to Washington, where they prowl the halls of Congress and the corridors of HEW. They conquer by dividing. At their urging, Congress passes narrowly focused legislation???so-called categorical grants ?that explicitly directs the action HEW is to take. One example: the program to help handicapped children that puts extremely detailed and restrictive requirements on administrators...
...take a final vote. The galleries of the chamber were crowded to their maximum capacity with diplomats, distinguished visitors and breathless journalists. On the floor of the chamber, 441 Reichstag members assembled. A two-thirds majority, or 294 votes, was needed to enact certain parts of the Experts' Plan legislation???the mortgaging of the Reich railways to the Allies, for example. Failure to obtain the required majority would have meant dissolution of the Reichstag and a general election...
...ignore political attacks, and devote their energies to improving the facilities of transportation. In this connection, the Association declared itself in favor of a continuation under the Esch-Cummins Transportation Act of 1920. This means that, by and large, the roads are content with present railroad legislation???so much attacked in political quarters...
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