Word: simpson
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Reed quickly rounded up the Republicans on his own committee, who realized that their prestige would be seriously hurt if the House leadership made a complete end run around them. Said Pennsylvania's Republican Representative Dick Simpson: "Let's grab the ball." Unanimously, the 14 agreed to hold hearings on extending the excess profits tax, as Ike requested...
...years ago, when the depression provided tempting arguments for high tariffs, a far-thinking administration initiated the Reciprocal Trade Agreements. In 1953, although world trade is more urgent than ever before, it appears that Congress may replace this vital primer to Western economy with the special interests' dream--the Simpson Act. The Act would hand presidential control of trade agreements to the conservative U.S. Tariff Commission, while providing higher barriers for lead, zinc, and fuel oil. Opposed by Dulles, Eisenhower, and most of the Democrats, the Simpson Act would be the precurser of a dangerous high-tariff program...
...billions of dollars spent getting other nations on their economic feet would be wasted by a tariff policy which would cripple them. More important than the money the Simpson Act would cost would be the loss of confidence in European nations. High tariffs would be a curious object lesson in the benefits of "free enterprise...
Foreign-Trade Policy. He stood on his request for a one-year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Act, pending a combined legislative-executive study. From what he had heard of the Simpson bill [to "amend" the act by gutting it], there were some proposed amendments he couldn't possibly accept. Also, he had always felt that we should not have a rigid "Buy American...
Number two Crimson golfer, Bruce Thurmond, fell before the 2-0 golf of Al Allen. Only other local player to lose was Pete Malkin, playing in the five spot. He lost to Dave Simpson...