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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Such is the plain record of Government , the temptation to exercise such controls to serve political ends could hardly be resisted . That , too- Mr. BOLLING . Would the gentleman yield right there ? How would this transfer any more ...
Such is the plain record of Government , the temptation to exercise such controls to serve political ends could hardly be resisted . That , too- Mr. BOLLING . Would the gentleman yield right there ? How would this transfer any more ...
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It would not be possible for any one man , no matter how competent , to efficiently exercise the power that this plan would give the Chairman . Such a Chairman would necessarily either dele- gate much of this power or be governed by ...
It would not be possible for any one man , no matter how competent , to efficiently exercise the power that this plan would give the Chairman . Such a Chairman would necessarily either dele- gate much of this power or be governed by ...
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We provided that when we set up this Bureau of Inspection , and there is nothing in this plan that changes the func- tions or the requirements of those who exercise , who carry out , that law . Mr. HOFFMAN . I most respectfully and most ...
We provided that when we set up this Bureau of Inspection , and there is nothing in this plan that changes the func- tions or the requirements of those who exercise , who carry out , that law . Mr. HOFFMAN . I most respectfully and most ...
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It exercises comprehensive regulatory authority over the railroads with powers over rates , fares , charges , the prescription of joint rates and their divisions , the prevention of undue discrimina- tion , the provision of car service ...
It exercises comprehensive regulatory authority over the railroads with powers over rates , fares , charges , the prescription of joint rates and their divisions , the prevention of undue discrimina- tion , the provision of car service ...
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The Commission has 15 bureaus , each of which is headed by a di- rector or other designated official who exercises immediate adminis- trative control . A part of the general administrative work is taken care of by the Bureau of ...
The Commission has 15 bureaus , each of which is headed by a di- rector or other designated official who exercises immediate adminis- trative control . A part of the general administrative work is taken care of by the Bureau of ...
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Page 99 - Roosevelt addressed a letter to the commissioner asking for his resignation, on the ground "that the aims and purposes of the Administration with respect to the work of the Commission can be carried out most effectively with personnel of my own selection," but disclaiming any reflection upon the commissioner personally or upon his services.
Page 56 - It is hereby declared to be the national transportation policy of the Congress to provide for fair and impartial regulation of all modes of transportation, subject to the provisions of this Act, so administered as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of each...
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Page 49 - The Commission is to be nonpartisan; and it must, from the very nature of its duties, act with entire impartiality. It is charged with the enforcement of no policy except the policy of the law.
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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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