Word: session
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Because the first session of the 89th Congress gave Lyndon Johnson so much, most congressional observers expected him to request a minimum amount of domestic legislation in his State of the Union message. They got quite a surprise. Herewith seven areas in which the President asked for legislation...
...have not come here tonight to ask for pleasant luxuries and for idle pleasures," said Johnson. "I have come here to recommend that you bring the most urgent decencies of life to all your fellow Americans." Then he put forth his faith and his warning for the coming session: "I believe that we can continue the Great Society while we fight in Viet Nam. But if there are some who do not believe this, then, in the name of justice, let them call for the contribution of those who live in the fullness of our blessing rather than...
...crime and lawlessness" through a federal program to "modernize and strengthen local police forces," 5) a bill requiring honest labels on packages, 6) a program demanding that all interest and credit charges be fully revealed by lenders to unsuspecting borrowers, 7) a revival of an Administration bill, beaten last session, in which a traveling Teachers Corps would be sent to impoverished U.S. districts, and 8) congressional reconsideration of a bill offering federal money for the ailing and the aged to help pay their home rentals...
...Maine's Edmund Muskie. Democrats gave unanimous approval to both plan and candidates. Some saw Mansfield's move as an attempt to put a brake on the runaway ambitions of Louisiana's Long, who also takes over the duties of chairman of the Finance Committee this session and is believed by some Democrats to have his eye on Mansfield's leadership post. Others saw it as a White House-ordered reminder to Long, who at times last year worked at cross purposes to Administration goals, that even a Long has to go along to get along...
Before DeGuglielmo can take office, Curry must have a public hearing, and last night the Council set a firm date for this session: 4:30 p.m., Jan. 31. The four members of the Council who favor retaining Curry immediately warned that the hearing would be long and exciting...