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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Mr. Chairman , you spoke about the fact that the Congress has been very liberal . Do you mean just for railroads , or do you mean- The CHAIRMAN . Every form of transportation - land grants ; we give the airplanes subsidies ; we provide ...
Mr. Chairman , you spoke about the fact that the Congress has been very liberal . Do you mean just for railroads , or do you mean- The CHAIRMAN . Every form of transportation - land grants ; we give the airplanes subsidies ; we provide ...
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I understand that point , sir , but you are not being responsive to the argument which I have just made which I believe is based on fact . You are not being responsive now . You are not re- sponding to the ...
I understand that point , sir , but you are not being responsive to the argument which I have just made which I believe is based on fact . You are not being responsive now . You are not re- sponding to the ...
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Because of the fact that the Chairman of this Commis- sion is an appointee of the President . Mr. BOLLING . The others are , too . Mr. CONN . I understand that . But he works direct - the Chairman of the Commission under this thing ...
Because of the fact that the Chairman of this Commis- sion is an appointee of the President . Mr. BOLLING . The others are , too . Mr. CONN . I understand that . But he works direct - the Chairman of the Commission under this thing ...
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The fact has been brought out that sometimes members of the Commission are good members who are not necessarily of the type to become a proper chairman , while certain members of the Commis- sion might excel in the executive ability ...
The fact has been brought out that sometimes members of the Commission are good members who are not necessarily of the type to become a proper chairman , while certain members of the Commis- sion might excel in the executive ability ...
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In fact , any chairman of any major agency that would attempt to attend to all the administrative detail would overburden himself to the point where he could not function and , as you know ...
In fact , any chairman of any major agency that would attempt to attend to all the administrative detail would overburden himself to the point where he could not function and , as you know ...
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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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