Word: congress
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Gardner certainly should resent the imputation that he is a tax dodger . . . Those who so accuse him show a woeful lack of understanding of why Congress sanctions tax exemptions on incomes earned within the island...
...position toward its possessions is that of a parent with lusty, growing children, who must be supported until they become self-sustaining. For the past half-century Puerto Rico has been a costly child, its upkeep running into millions annually ... To reduce this drain on U.S. resources, Congress has tried to encourage American industry and investment in the island through tax exemptions and other inducements . . . GEORGE R. MERCADER Beverly Hills, Calif...
...keeping carbons for the record. Patiently Nourse replied by letter-also for the record. Increasingly Nourse dissented from Harry Truman's economic views; consistently Keyserling agreed with them, supported them. Finally Nourse wrote his resignation, remarking to a friend after the President's 1949 Economic Report to Congress: "I'm too old for such nonsense. I haven't many years left and I ought to live them out honestly...
...foreign policy, the record of President-Congress cooperation was much better than on the domestic front. Bipartisan policy was continued this year with the North Atlantic Treaty, the Mutual Assistance Program, and extension of ERP. The Administration succeeded in extending reciprocal trade agreements in spite of strong Republican opposition...
...Republican-controlled 80th Congress continually harped on its "mandate" from the people to curb labor unions and "halt the trend to socialism." But the mandate of the 1948 elections seems to have been trampled underfoot along with most of Truman's proposals. The people, as the President said, have a right to expect Congress to carry out the program which they, the people, have endorsed. The next session will be the 81st's last chance...