Reorganization Plan No. 7 of 1950: Hearings Before the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, House of Representatives, Eighty-first Congress, Second Session, on H. Res. 545, Resolved, that the House of Representatives Does Not Favor the Reorganization Plan Numbered 7 of 1950 Transmitted to the Congress by the President on March 13, 1950United States. Congress. House. Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950 - 107 pages |
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... board rather than have it spread all over the map under subordinates . Mr. CONN . I will try to cover those features , particularly the latter statement . Mr. HOFFMAN . May I ask him a question there ? One objection to following your ...
... board rather than have it spread all over the map under subordinates . Mr. CONN . I will try to cover those features , particularly the latter statement . Mr. HOFFMAN . May I ask him a question there ? One objection to following your ...
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... boards directly responsible to the Congress . The CHAIRMAN . You would place it in the legislative branch ? Mr. CONN . That is where it is now under the Constitution . Mr. BOLLING . No , sir . The CHAIRMAN . You will have to adopt a new ...
... boards directly responsible to the Congress . The CHAIRMAN . You would place it in the legislative branch ? Mr. CONN . That is where it is now under the Constitution . Mr. BOLLING . No , sir . The CHAIRMAN . You will have to adopt a new ...
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... board , and the executive committee has taken action on them . And we have done that in about 5 weeks ' time , Mr. Chairman . That is why I say that these particular plans have not had a going - over , a complete going- over , by the ...
... board , and the executive committee has taken action on them . And we have done that in about 5 weeks ' time , Mr. Chairman . That is why I say that these particular plans have not had a going - over , a complete going- over , by the ...
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... Board . Mr. LYON . That is probably true , sir , and therefore I would say that no Member of Congress should have the task of directing and controlling all of their activities because it is an expert function . That ought to be done by ...
... Board . Mr. LYON . That is probably true , sir , and therefore I would say that no Member of Congress should have the task of directing and controlling all of their activities because it is an expert function . That ought to be done by ...
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... board , to the chairman of the board . That principle you object to ? Mr. LYON . I do in this particular case . Mr. HOFFMAN . Did you not in the other ? Mr. LYON . It may be all right in the other . Mr. HOFFMAN . Is there not as much ...
... board , to the chairman of the board . That principle you object to ? Mr. LYON . I do in this particular case . Mr. HOFFMAN . Did you not in the other ? Mr. LYON . It may be all right in the other . Mr. HOFFMAN . Is there not as much ...
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