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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... ment . Mr. HOFFMAN . While you are right there , may I ask you one more question ? Who pays you , your associates , and the employees of your organization ? I gathered from your statement that you just represent the general public , but ...
... ment . Mr. HOFFMAN . While you are right there , may I ask you one more question ? Who pays you , your associates , and the employees of your organization ? I gathered from your statement that you just represent the general public , but ...
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... ment in railway safety conditions over a long period of years . For at least 30 years there has been at least one member of the Interstate Commerce Commission who , in addition to other qualifications , has had practical and actual ...
... ment in railway safety conditions over a long period of years . For at least 30 years there has been at least one member of the Interstate Commerce Commission who , in addition to other qualifications , has had practical and actual ...
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... enacted by the Congress and disaster to the enforce- ment of safety standards on the railroads of our country . 65835-50-3 Mr. HOFFMAN . What are the efficiency standards as they REORGANIZATION PLAN NO . 7 OF 1950 29.
... enacted by the Congress and disaster to the enforce- ment of safety standards on the railroads of our country . 65835-50-3 Mr. HOFFMAN . What are the efficiency standards as they REORGANIZATION PLAN NO . 7 OF 1950 29.
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... ment you make in your testimony . Mr. LYON . Not necessarily . He would not have to intend to do it . He could do it through incompetence and lack of knowledge . Mr. KARSTEN . If you have the same inspectors in your Bureau of Locomotive ...
... ment you make in your testimony . Mr. LYON . Not necessarily . He would not have to intend to do it . He could do it through incompetence and lack of knowledge . Mr. KARSTEN . If you have the same inspectors in your Bureau of Locomotive ...
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... ment would almost from its inception be headed in the direction of becoming a managing body , or rather the managing body , in the fields now occupied by the managements of the privately owned transportation agencies . The CHAIRMAN ...
... ment would almost from its inception be headed in the direction of becoming a managing body , or rather the managing body , in the fields now occupied by the managements of the privately owned transportation agencies . The CHAIRMAN ...
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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.
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