Word: woodrum
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Bitterly Virginia's Clifton Woodrum strove, recalled economy pledges, shouted: "How are you going to pay the bill. Are you going to have a tax bill [the House shuddered], or are you going to raise the debt limit and borrow the money? You know as well as I know that the Congress has no idea of doing either one . . . at this session...
...Committee reported out the Independent Offices Supply Bill, shrunk by over $94,000,000 from what Mr. Roosevelt warned was the lowest figure that could be attained without impairing efficiency. Declared Representative Clifton A. Woodrum of Virginia, member of the Committee: "We believe these reductions have been made . . . without seriously crippling any needed Government activity." Wielder of many an ice pack in the past, fleshy Clifton Woodrum has taken an oath, and made the rest of his sub-committee swear, not to let any bill get past the committee if its appropriation exceeds the President's budget estimate. Last...