Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on the District of ColumbiaU.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - Legislative hearings |
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... citizens attested to the grim fact that all the regular route bus transit operations in the area - including the D.C. Transit System , the W.V. and M. Coach Co. , the A.B. and W. Transit Co. , and the W.M. and A. Transit Co. - have ...
... citizens attested to the grim fact that all the regular route bus transit operations in the area - including the D.C. Transit System , the W.V. and M. Coach Co. , the A.B. and W. Transit Co. , and the W.M. and A. Transit Co. - have ...
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... citizen fares , a reduction in senior citizen fares . FARES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS This is one group that never quite catches up in our economy , they are always behind . The cost of living goes up , and their annuities and fixed income in ...
... citizen fares , a reduction in senior citizen fares . FARES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS This is one group that never quite catches up in our economy , they are always behind . The cost of living goes up , and their annuities and fixed income in ...
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... citizens fares , then they could do that . How would you feel about an amendment to this legislation which would enable the jurisdictions , to the extent they wanted to , to go beyond subsidization and support senior citizens ? Mr ...
... citizens fares , then they could do that . How would you feel about an amendment to this legislation which would enable the jurisdictions , to the extent they wanted to , to go beyond subsidization and support senior citizens ? Mr ...
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... CITIZENS ' FARES Mr. GUDE . I had amendments to offer which would provide , if the lo- cal jurisdictions wished to go beyond the present subsidies to subsidize senior citizens ' fares , that they could do so . What is your thinking in ...
... CITIZENS ' FARES Mr. GUDE . I had amendments to offer which would provide , if the lo- cal jurisdictions wished to go beyond the present subsidies to subsidize senior citizens ' fares , that they could do so . What is your thinking in ...
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... citizens we find that the 25 - cent fare that they are charged now has been a substantial assistance to them in increasing their mobility . And we find that the trips that they are taking are to them very necessary trips . And we think ...
... citizens we find that the 25 - cent fare that they are charged now has been a substantial assistance to them in increasing their mobility . And we find that the trips that they are taking are to them very necessary trips . And we think ...
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Page 18 - ... as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, and the purposes for which securities may be issued under such Act, as amended, are extended to include any purchases of such notes and obligations.
Page 87 - Congress has by sundry statutes empowered the commissioners to make building regulations; plumbing regulations; to make and enforce all such reasonable and usual police regulations as they may deem necessary for the protection of lives, limbs, health, comfort, and quiet of all persons, and the protection of all property within the District, and other regulations of a municipal nature.
Page 87 - Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out this title, hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable.
Page 85 - Board shall have power to issue subpenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence that relates to any matter under investigation or in question before the Board, its member, agent, or agency conducting the hearing or investigation.
Page 27 - The Secretary of the Treasury, in his discretion, is authorized to purchase any obligations of the corporation to be issued hereunder, and for such purpose the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds...
Page 29 - ... and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States.
Page 37 - Chairman shall have the power to — (1) appoint and fix the compensation of an Executive Director, and such additional staff personnel as he deems necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and...
Page 99 - And the extent of the burden that will be tolerated will of course depend on the nature of the local interest involved, and on whether it could be promoted as well with a lesser impact on interstate activities.
Page 48 - The representatives of the General Accounting Office shall have access to all books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the...
Page 87 - Commission. (3) While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 (b) of title 5 of the United States Code.