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...people of this nation made a very serious decision last November," shouted Long. "They did not expect us to simply sit here and vote for the Eisenhower program . . . However, we are told when we consider these bills that in order to make the bills vetoproof, we must pare them down ... to the point where they have about one-quarter of the significance we intended. As a result the bills are 90% Eisenhower bills and 10% Democratic amendments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Clouds on the Hill | 7/13/1959 | See Source »

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