Word: woodrum
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...irate Joe Starnes of Guntersville, Ala. exclaimed last week upon the floor: "Two weeks ago he had the power to override one of the ablest members of the House of Representatives and his subcommittee-I refer to the gentleman from Virginia [Clifton Alexander Woodrum]. A week ago, according to the press, he came on the Hill and held a meeting in the office of the majority whip of the House, and yesterday he entered into the sanctum sanctorum, the office of the majority leader of this House, or the holy of holies. That is what the members of the House...
...trouble began originally when Representative Woodrum, head of the Appropriations' subcommittee, suggested cutting the President's proposed $1,500,000,000 WPA bill for 1938 to $1,000,000,000. Harry Hopkins, who felt that even the President's figure was too small, declared that 500,000 of WPA's 2,000,000 dolesters would have to be discharged as it was. So the full Appropriations Committee overrode Mr. Woodrum's economy plan...
Virginia's Woodrum-When the Congressional Record goes to President Roosevelt tomorrow morning and he looks over the roll call, I warn you Democrats to be careful where your names are found. This vote is the test of loyalty. [Loud boos & hisses...
...officer. The Marine Band Orchestra was led by Representative La Guardia of New York. Representative Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida sang "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag" as she used to sing it in War canteens. The Speaker played on the piano while Virginia's Woodrum sang "Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny." It was all very merry, the most noisy and exciting closing in years...