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, 1950U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950 - 107 pages |
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This is in line with the basic recommendation for the concentration of authority in the chairman of the board rather than have it spread all over the map under subordinates . Mr. CONN . I will try to cover those features , particularly ...
This is in line with the basic recommendation for the concentration of authority in the chairman of the board rather than have it spread all over the map under subordinates . Mr. CONN . I will try to cover those features , particularly ...
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I would have the regulatory 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 .
I would have the regulatory 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 .
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... plans through the panels composed of from 20 to 75 accredited repre- sentatives of the national trade organizations of this country . They have met and resolved their opinions , reported them to our board , and the executive ...
... plans through the panels composed of from 20 to 75 accredited repre- sentatives of the national trade organizations of this country . They have met and resolved their opinions , reported them to our board , and the executive ...
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... the control of a man who might be neither com- petent nor qualified to fill one of the positions himself . The CHAIRMAN . Probably no Member of Congress is capable , is qualified to fill the positions held by this Board . Mr. LYON .
... the control of a man who might be neither com- petent nor qualified to fill one of the positions himself . The CHAIRMAN . Probably no Member of Congress is capable , is qualified to fill the positions held by this Board . Mr. LYON .
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... has advocated delegating the powers held for example by the members of the Com- mission or the board , to the chairman of the board . That principle you object to ? Mr. LYON . I do in this particular case . Mr. HOFFMAN .
... has advocated delegating the powers held for example by the members of the Com- mission or the board , to the chairman of the board . That principle you object to ? Mr. LYON . I do in this particular case . Mr. HOFFMAN .
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| Title | 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 ... |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950 |
| Length | 107 pages |
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